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Karnataka govt to look into cut in cess on petrol prices
-PTI Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said his government would look into the possibilities of reducing cess on petrol after the June 11 biennial Elections to the state Legislative Council. "I will look into the possibilities of reducing cess on petrol soon after the Elections to the legislative council. For now, I can't comment on the issue due to model code of conduct," he told reporters. The statement comes in the...
More »Petrol price hike not a correct step: AK Antony
-The Hindustan Times In a first sign of dissent within the UPA government over the recent Rs. 7 hike in petrol prices, defence minister AK Antony on Tuesday said it was “not a correct step”. Antony's remarks came soon after he landed at Neyyattinkara in Kerala to campaign for Congress candidate R Selvaraj for the June 2 assembly by-Elections. “The hike in petrol price was not a correct step. The oil companies should...
More »The Constitution, Cartoons and Controversies Contextualising the Debates by Kumkum Roy
A close reading of the Political Science textbook shows that it is complex, moves beyond pat answers, and treats the Constitution as a living document. It was produced in the light of the National Curriculum Framework 2005, which in itself was a major attempt to democratise education, and reverse the National Curriculum Framework 2000 which was casteist and sexist. Kumkum Roy (kumkumr@yahoo.com) is with the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru...
More »Bathani Tola and the Cartoon Controversy by Anand Teltumbde
Why has there been such a silence from dalit leaders over the Bathani Tola judgment acquitting all those accused of killing 21 dalits? At the same time, what explains their loud protests over the Ambedkar cartoons in the textbooks? Has the elevation of Ambedkar as an icon relegated the dalit leadership to a politics of empty symbolism? Is the issue of a lack of accountability in the judicial system towards...
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