-PTI/ Livemint.com The Congress on Saturday alleged that ₹935 crore had Been misappropriated in MGNREGA schemes over the last four years and said the government must be held accountable for failing to check corruption. The party also demanded that the government restore the 4 per cent quota for differently-abled persons in police forces. Please click here to read more. ...
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Lessons from India’s all-cause mortality data -Aashish Gupta and Murad Banaji
-The Hindu Data suggest there were 3.5 million to 3.7 million ‘excess deaths’ nationwide, from April 2020 to June 2021 The scale of devastation caused by India’s COVID-19 epidemic is gradually becoming clearer. This is thanks to the efforts of journalists, The Hindu included, who have Been gathering all-cause mortality data from around the country. The mortality data, from State and city civil registration systems, paint a grim picture of a major increase...
More »How local businesses in Bengaluru IT hubs have Been badly hit due to WFH -Luke Koshi
-TheNewsMinute.com From eateries to PG hostels and transportation, many businesses in and around the IT hubs have Been severely hit with most employees working from home. Gajanana owns a khanavali (a place that serves north Karnataka-style meals) close to Manyata Tech Park in Bengaluru and has Been struggling to keep his eatery afloat after the pandemic struck. His business took a drastic hit after most of the IT firms made work from...
More »Is Crime Rising in Rajasthan? -Avadhesh Akodia
-TheWire.in While the BJP says that the state leads in crime, the Rajasthan government attributes the rise in cases to its policy of compulsory registration of FIRs. Jaipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Rajasthan lately have Been vocal on one issue: rising crime in the state. Whenever a case of loot, murder or rape is reported, local leaders rally against chief minister Ashok Gehlot with the charge that Rajasthan has topped...
More »SC pulls up state govts for 'choking' peoples' right to know: Info Commission vacancies -Anjali Bhardwaj, Lokesh Batra and Amrita Johri
-Counterview.net On August 18, 2021, a petition regarding delay in appointment of information commissioners under the RTI Act was heard by the Supreme Court. The bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari heard the matter. During the hearing, it was pointed out that despite the judgment of the SC, the Union of India and several states had failed to fill the vacancies in the information commission leading to a...
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