-Hindustan Times Barmer (Rajasthan): The last time clouds of despair descended on Trimohi, a hamlet in Rajasthan’s Barmer district about half a kilometre from the Pakistan border, was during the 1971 war. This time, the pain is a lot more personal. Delta Meghwal, 17, the first Dalit girl from the village to pursue higher education, was found dead in a water tank of the Jain Adarsh Teachers’ Training Institute for Girls in...
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In Gujarat, only 530 doctors served in rural areas in 5 years
-PTI AHMEDABAD: Out of more than 4,300 MBBS students who passed out from state-run medical colleges between 2009 and 2014 in Gujarat, only 530 served in government-run hospitals in rural areas for three years as per the bond they have to sign at the time of admission. According to the data tabled in the Gujarat assembly recently, the state government has collected more than Rs 15.68 crore from those MBBS students who...
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-The Hindu A recent study by researchers at the University of Michigan, published in the Economic and Political Weekly, provides insights into how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s online image was constructed and evolved over time. By analysing data from @narendramodi Twitter handle — official account of Mr. Modi — researchers found that a combination of carefully crafted tweets and strategic follow-backs to other Twitter accounts helped Modi build a powerful online...
More »Tax waiver on 'affordable' flats may mean big profits for builders -Nauzer Bharucha
-The Times of India MUMBAI: The 100% tax waiver announced in the Union Budget on `small flats' to encourage affordable housing can lead to builders laughing all the way to the bank. Take a hypothetical case: Nothing stops a developer from constructing tiny 300square-foot apartments in tony Napean Sea Road in south Mumbai, selling them at, say, Rs 70,000sq ft, and getting a total tax waiver on profits. Experts say no law...
More »Pro-Farmer? It’s Just An Eye-Wash: Read NAPM’s Critique Of The Budget-2016
-Press Release from National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) Government Running away from Responsibility: Pushing Farmers on edges Overlooked the need of majority of population, catering to few Political ‘Jumlas’ continues, ditching farmers once again under the garb of corporate regime; reduced responsibilities of public sector In recent times, announcement of the Union budget seems to be becoming a futile exercise, even with all the publicity and hype associated with it. We...
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