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Women in India: Bringing in the Other Half by Sruthi Gottipatti and Nikhila Gill

When put in charge, women in India are better than men at providing clean water and adequate sanitation for their communities. And despite the gains women have made in the developed world, they’re still doing about as much of the housework and childcare as women in India. The World Bank’s recently released 2012 World Development Report on gender equality and development shows progress in some areas, while in others gaps in...

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SIT refuses to submit Naroda Patiya report in special court by Manas Dasgupta

“Will be submitted to appropriate magisterial court” The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team on Wednesday refused to submit its report to the special court hearing the Naroda Patiya massacre case, just as it had informed the special court trying the Gulberg Society massacre case on Tuesday. The SIT told the special court that it would submit its report to an “appropriate magisterial court” as directed by the Supreme Court. Supreme Court order The Supreme...

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UN study shows murder rates highest in parts of Americas and Africa

-The United Nations   Young men in Central and South America and Southern and Central Africa are most at risk of being killed in cases of homicide, while women face an increased likelihood of being murdered in domestic violence, the United Nations Office on Drugs and crime (UNODC) said in a report unveiled today.   Evidence points to rising homicide rates in Central America and the Caribbean, which are “near crisis point,” according to...

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Special courts to check MGNREGA fraud by B Dasarath Reddy

For the first time in the country, the Andhra Pradesh government is launching special courts for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on November 1 to try cases of misappropriation and fraud being committed by staff during its implementation. The special courts can impose a two-year jail term apart from ordering recovery of the amount defrauded by the accused officials if proved guilty. The courts, to be set...

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'Credibility Of The Government Is At Its Lowest' by Vinod Rai

Full text of the speech delivered by the Comptroller and Auditor General to young police officers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad on October 11, 2011. I am happy to be present today at this premiere training institution to address a group of young officers at the threshold of their careers, as well as senior officers occupying responsible positions in the State Police forces. In a world...

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