-The Hindu Godda (Jharkhand): More than 50 tribal farmers, including women, were detained for over six hours on Tuesday at the Sundarpahari police station in Godda, a kilometre from the venue where President Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation for a thermal power plant to be set up by Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL). Farmers from 11 villages in Nimpaniya and Goiarijor blocks said they had gathered in Sundarpahari to oppose land...
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What makes someone rape a child? -Sutapa Deb
-NDTV April 15, Gandhi Nagar, Delhi: A five-year-old girl is raped by two sexual predators, both young adults The shocking gang-rape has raised many questions. Where are the perpetrators of rape coming from? What makes them commit rape? To prevent sexual abuse and sexual violence against children, understanding the minds of the sex offenders is of utmost importance. Experts in the field of mental health and child abuse say perpetrators are like any of...
More »She lives it! -Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
-The Hindu Well-known feminist Kamla Bhasin says that Indian men will have to change, not to support women but to save themselves from being brutalised by centuries of exposure to patriarchy. "Mian, aap mein kuch kami hai" (Gentleman, there is something wrong with you)." Some months ago, when Kamla Bhasin, well-known feminist from Delhi, came up with this retort to Aamir Khan on his headline-grabbing tele-show Satyameva Jayate on saying that he...
More »Police behaviour worse than mad animals', will intervene directly now, SC warns states -Utkarsh Anand
-The Indian Express Referring to the recent incidents of two women protesters being assaulted by police officers in Delhi and Aligarh, the Supreme Court on Thursday warned all state governments and police departments against such action. "We are making it very clear that if such incidents are repeated anywhere in the country again, the culprit will have it directly from the court. We will go beyond the norms laid down as a...
More »Policeman who tried to hush up 5-year-old’s rape identified
-The Indian Express New Delhi: Constable claims seniors instructed him to hand Rs 2,000 to girl's father. The Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have identified the policeman who allegedly offered a bribe of Rs 2,000 to the family of the five-year-old rape victim. According to Vigilance Wing officers, the constable was identified by the child's father. The constable reportedly told investigators that he had offered the money to the family at the...
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