Protests and black flags greeted the eight-member team from the European Union who arrived in Raipur on Sunday night. The EU delegation, which include representatives of Delhi based diplomatic missions from Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden and the UK, has come to witness human rights activist Binayak Sen's bail hearing. The hearing is scheduled to take place at the Chhattisgarh High Court in Bilaspur on Monday. They were accompanied by BJP's own...
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EU observers want to watch Binayak's trial by Mohua Chatterjee
Foreign observers will keep a close watch on the Chhattisgarh High Court's hearing on rights activist Binayak Sen's appeal on Monday. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has forwarded to the Chhatisgarh government a request from an eight-member European Union (EU) delegation keen to watch the proceedings in the HC in Bilaspur on January 24. Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh has forwarded the Centre's request to the HC, leaving it to the judiciary...
More »Father struggles to get NREGA wages, son dies in hospital by Supriya Sharma
A week after he lost his ailing son, and ten months after he worked on a village road project, Pitbasu Bhoi finally got the ten thousand rupees he had earned under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Program (MNREGA). "Of what use is the money now? I have just immersed my son's ashes. When I needed the money to save his life, I did not have it," says Bhoi. The...
More »Mother hopeful of Binayak's release by Raktima Bose
Asserting that the sentencing of her son on sedition charges made her lose trust in the country's judicial system, renowned physician and social rights activist Binayak Sen's mother Anasuya Sen said here on Saturday that she was convinced that her son was innocent and was hopeful that he would be released soon. Ms. Sen added that she would not appeal to the President or the Prime Minister for Dr. Sen's release...
More »Cloud on Red zone scheme by Nishit Dholabhai
Twelve districts that face no apparent Maoist threat have recently been added to the list of those worst affected by the rebels, officials said. They hinted that powerful politicians with influence in these 12 districts were eyeing a share of the development funds earmarked for the Red zones. Of the 12 districts, at least eight fall within the Lok Sabha constituencies of Congress MPs. Seven of the districts are in Madhya Pradesh...
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