-The Hindustan Times An anonymous letter — written on behalf of Delhi Police personnel over the ‘unfairness’ of forgoing a day’s salary for their recently slain colleague, constable Subhash Chand Tomar — warned senior officers of a potential rebellion within its ranks on Monday afternoon, sources claimed. A statement released by Delhi Police on December 25 stated that one day’s salary of all police personnel would be donated to the family...
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'Gujarat among states with poorer Muslims'-Prasad Nichenametla
-The Hindustan Times Gujarat may have a small Muslim population but the state, according to the Planning Commission, contributes significantly to the high incidence of poverty among the community nationally. In the 12th Plan approved by the National Development Council, the plan panel lists Gujarat along with UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam as the states accounting for high urban and rural poverty ratio among Muslims. “Poverty ratio for Muslims was 33.9%...
More »EC gets teeth to change SC/ST constituencies -Nagendar Sharma
-The Hindustan Times The government has decided to give the Election Commission the powers to make changes in seats reserved for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, where fresh changes have been detected during the last one decade in the population percentage of any caste. The law ministry is ready to seek the cabinet's approval for an ordinance soon, which will empower the EC to determine the...
More »Hike plans: subsidised LPG price may go up by Rs. 130, diesel by Rs. 1.5 -Anupama Airy
-The Hindustan Times The government is planning to hike the price of subsidised LPG cylinders — capped at six a year — by Rs. 130 during January-March 2013. It also plans to hike diesel prices by Rs. 1.5 a litre every month, which will take the hike to Rs. 4.5 a litre during the period. On kerosene, the proposal is that the prices be either increased by 35 paise a litre per...
More »Two sides of a coin -Sitaram Yechury
-The Hindustan Times Some weeks ago, much before the gruesome gang rape and murder in the capital ruptured the country's conscience and forced our people out of their stupor to rise in widespread angry protests, The Guardian had posed the following question: "Of all the G-20 nations, India has been labeled as the worst place to be a woman. But how is this possible in a country that prides itself as being...
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