Trinamool Congress government’s policies in West Bengal are leading to suicides of small farmers, a reign of terror in the Jangalmahal area and a curbing of academic and trade union rights. Its student activists beat up students and teachers who do not profess loyalty to the party. Will the CPI(M) which led the previous Left Front government for 34 years and paid the price for its insolence and corruption...
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Film on dalit atrocities kicks up hot debate on Narendra Modi
-DNA A discussion launched on chief minister Narendra Modi during the question and answer section after the screening of the film Jay Bhim Comrad, saw vitriolic attack about the portion of the film which showed Modi's visit to Mumbai for election campaigns. The film is mainly focused on the cultural movement by dalit youths called Kabir Kala Manch and deals about atrocities on dalits and their struggle to sustain cultural revolution in...
More »2 crore Indian children study in English-medium schools by Anahita Mukherji
The last eight years have seen a staggering rise in the number of children studying in English-medium schools across the country. Data on school enrolment for 2010-11 shows that, for the first time, the number of children enrolled in English-medium schools from Classes I to VIII has crossed the two crore mark - a 274% rise since 2003-04. For the fourth year in a row, English is the second-largest medium of...
More »Small loans add up to lethal debts by Erika Kinetz
-AP The microfinance industry pursued a path of rapid business growth in recent years; two investigations now link it to debtor suicides First they were stripped of their utensils, furniture, Mobile phones, television sets, ration cards and heirloom gold jewellery. Then, some of them drank pesticide. One woman threw herself into a pond. Another jumped into a well with her children. Sometimes, the debt collectors watched nearby. More than 200 poor, debt-ridden residents of...
More »Centre's initiative to provide livelihood for tribals in naxal-affected areas by K Balchand
Foundation to be set up with a corpus fund of Rs. 500 crore The Centre is in the process of setting up a foundation with a corpus fund of Rs. 500 crore to provide a livelihood to tribals in about 900 blocks, spread over 170 districts of nine States, to strengthen its anti-naxalite campaign. The latest proposal, evolved jointly by the Ministry of Rural Development and the Planning Commission, envisages a concerted...
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