-Outlook National Minorities Commission Chairman Wajahat Habibullah today criticised former Army chief V K Singh for taking to streets against the gang rape of a girl here asking whether allegations of rape against personnel of the force in Jammu and Kashmir have ever been enquired into. A former IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, who was also the first Chief Information Commissioner of the country, said a productive way would...
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Let’s ask how we contribute to rape -Urvashi Butalia
-The Hindu As I write this, there are protests going on all over Delhi, and in other parts of the country, against the gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus a few days ago in the city. People are out there in large numbers — young, old, male, female, rich, poor — and they’re angry. They want the rapists to be caught, they want them to be taught a...
More »Delhi gang rape case: Teargas, water cannons used against protesters
-PTI Police fired teargas shells and used water cannons as several hundreds of young students on Saturday marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan for the second day demanding justice for the 23-year-old gan grape victim. A boy and a girl and a traffic policeman were injured as the police directed water jets and opened a volley of teargas shells that pushed them back a little even as some of the protesters braved the chill...
More »‘How can caste, region-based recruitment go on in Army regiments?’
-The Hindu Supreme Court to examine petition against ‘British legacy’ The Supreme Court will examine whether Army recruitment can take place on the basis of caste or region to its regiments. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishanan and Dipak Misra on Monday asked Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman to assist the court in deciding a public interest writ petition filed by I.S. Yadav of Rewari in Haryana, who alleged that such discrimination was still...
More »Manipur to recommend extension of Disturbed Areas Act for a year -Iboyaima Laithangbam
-The Hindu Under this provision, the AFSPA too will be extended At a late night meeting on Monday, the Manipur Cabinet decided to recommend extension of the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) for one more year as the law and order situation stemming from the burgeoning armed movement is alarming. Under this provision, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958, which gives untrammelled powers to the security forces while dealing with the...
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