A meeting will be held here on April 13 to further discuss the recent murder of MGNREGA whistle blower Niyamat Ansari by Maoists in Latehar district to be attended by human rights activists and civil society members. The long-standing debate on Ansari's character and the role played by him has drawn attention of human rights activists from all over the country. The MGNREGA activist was killed at a time when he...
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Survey identifies 4,000 victims of Endosulfan by Roy Mathew
Evidence is mounting on the ill-effects of Endosulfan sprayed on cashew plantations in Kasaragod district, even as the Union government continues to be ambivalent on the issue. A survey done by the Health Department has identified nearly 4,000 victims after screening 16,000. The household survey and the screening done in 11 affected panchayats during December and January identified 3,937 victims, besides 336 in nearby panchayats. The numbers are likely to go...
More »Cong draws NGO flak for job scheme show
A review of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) implementation in the state revealed "poor performance" by the Congress government, according to North East Social Trust (NEST), an NGO. With barely two days left for the state to go for the first phase of assembly polls, a study conducted by NEST, found that out of 3,749,672 household provided with job cards under MGNREGA, a staggering 24,36,848 households did...
More »Spirited Resolve by Chander Suta Dogra
Sober Reflection * Invoking a clause in the panchayati Raj Act, panchayats in Punjab are going dry * The resolutions have to be adopted by two-thirds majority at panchayat meetings * The excise department has had to shut down 32 liquor vends and relocate 15 of them * Liquor consumption is high in Punjab: per capita consumption is 12 bottles a year *** It's the state that gave the nation the Patiala...
More »Hanhat farmers reap benefits of MGNREGA by Uttam Mukherjee
At a time when there are reports of gross irregularities committed in the implementation of schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state, a success of the scheme has drawn the attention of many. With the district experiencing scanty rainfall for the last three years, farmers at Hanhat panchayat of Kairo block were hardly getting any paddy to fulfil their annual requirement. But a MGNREGA...
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