-The Times of India Over a million Ashas and Ushas across the country are restive and angry, but nobody is listening to them. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and its urban counterpart known as USHA, are the business end of the gigantic public health apparatus run by the central and state governments. They are in every village, they visit every home, know every mother, every child, and they are the first 'port...
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Nariman praises bold HC judges who pulled up Centre, Khattar
-The Tribune Noted jurist Fali S Nariman on Sunday congratulated the judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court who pulled up the Centre and the Manohar Lal Khattar government for their failure to prevent the loss of lives and property in the violence after a CBI court convicted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim of rape. “Heartiest congratulations to the brave judges of the Full Bench of the High Court, who...
More »'PM is of India, not BJP': Haryana HC takes Centre to task over Panchkula violence -Shailee Dogra
-Hindustan Times The high court called the PM Narendra Modi-led government’s reaction to the violence “only a knee-jerk” one, disMISsing the argument that the havoc occurred in different states ruled by different parties. Chandigarh: The Prime Minister is of the nation and not the BJP, the Punjab and Haryana high court remarked on Saturday as riots engulfed two states after controversial “godman” Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of rape. The court...
More »Why govt-subsidised Amma, Indira canteens are lifesavers -Reetika Khera
-Hindustan Times After Tamil Nadu’s pioneering Amma canteens, many states have started community kitchens, such as Karnataka’s Indira Canteens. This is a welcome development. The first coverage of the recently inaugurated “Indira canteens” in Karnataka that I noticed were two reports on television channels. Both were poking fun (justifiably) at Rahul Gandhi’s goofy speech at the launch. Sadly though, neither commented on the rationale or importance of the Karnataka government’s initiative. This...
More »After Kejriwal's Takeover Threat, Delhi Schools Grudgingly Ask Parents To Come And Take Extra-Fee Refunds
-Outlook The schools are among the ones identified by a committee headed by Justice Anil Dev Singh as having overcharged parents on the pretext of implementing recommendations of the Sixth Pay ComMISsion. Just a few days after the Delhi government issued show-cause notice to 449 private schools asking them to implement Justice Anil Dev Singh's order to roll back unjustified fee hike and pay back excess fees, many schools have started...
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