A 45-year-old woman, who was shifted from Umaid Hospital to M.G. Hospital — the medical centres in the city where 15 women died last month after developing serious post-delivery complications — died on Tuesday. “Geeta Devi was admitted to Umaid Hospital on January 10 and operated upon for a gynaecological problem. She suffered a cardiac Arrest the next day, and was admitted to the intensive care unit of M.G. Hospital on...

A deafening silence hovers over Jerua three days after firebrand activist Niyamat Ansari was dragged out of his home, beaten up and killed for exposing fraud perpetrated by unscrupulous contractors, possibly in cahoots with Maoists, while implementing projects meant to ensure financial empowerment for villagers. Around 150km from the state capital, Jerua is part of Manika block in the Maoist hub of Latehar district. The 10-km mud road through dense forests...

NREGA activist Niyamat Ansari was brutally murdered on March 2 and of the eight accused, one person has been Arrested so far. The latest attack has prompted Aruna Roy, one of the architects of the RTI and the NREGA to write to Congress President Sonia Gandhi emphasising on the urgency of protecting anti corruption efforts. There are reasons for grave concern. Demanding information, especially at the grassroots, poses a serious threat to...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's visit to Jaitapur didn't cut any ice with locals protesting the 9900 MW nuclear power project planned there. Soon after, several people were Arrested in a case of rioting filed in December, the Arrest of Dr Milind Desai, a local protester who was stopped by industries minister Narayana Rane while slamming the government on stage has further incensed the situation. Activists now allege that the Arrests are...

People's Union for Civil Liberties leader and paediatrician Binayak Sen on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in a Maoist-linked sedition case, in which he has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Sen's petition challenges a February 10 decision of the Chhattisgarh High Court refusing bail during the pendency of his appeal against conviction and sentence. A Raipur additional district and sessions court had on December 24 convicted Sen and Kolkata businessman...