-The Hindu Encounter killings militate against the rule of law Cicero famously said, “We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.” John Adams said about the Massachusetts Constitution that it was intended to have a “government of laws not of men”. The rule of law has rightly been argued to be part of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution. It is an unqualified human good....

-The Telegraph Ranchi: Food and civil supplies minister Saryu Roy on Tuesday said there was "nothing wrong" in direct benefit transfer (DBT) piloted in Nagri block, against which beneficiaries, Opposition and activists staged a Monday padyatra to Raj Bhavan, citing mass glitches in cash transfers to Banks. Roy said he reached this conclusion after carefully analysing PDS supplies in Nagri. "I want to say that 83 per cent beneficiaries are smoothly getting ration...

-TheWire.in Three related pleas before the Central Information Commission throw up numerous facts on demonetisation, including how Ambedkar’s photo was proposed to be printed on new notes. New Delhi: With the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) being reticent about the events around demonetisation that was announced late on November 8, 2016 and refusing to part with information about it in response to a query filed under the Right to Information Act, the Central...

-Firstpost.com/ The Ladies Finger “After all, what did the widows of farmers know about agriculture, crop management, Bank loans, private debts, land documents, health bills, power connections, panchayat politics, children’s education? The short answer was – everything.” When farmers commit suicide in India – an occurrence so common that ‘farmer suicides’ is a phrase that’s become commonplace in newsrooms and policy spaces – their deaths are assessed and a compensation is given...

-Livemint.com The strategy for doubling farmer incomes will differ from state to state, and from one region to another even within a state After two consecutive years of drought, in 2014-15 and 2015-16, farmers of many crops were hit by low market prices in several states in 2016-17. In view of widespread discontent, there is a sense of urgency about addressing their issues. Therefore, the conference organized by the ministry of agriculture...