-TheWire.in Though the Police superintendent claims his officers were 'sensitised' before arriving at the refugee camps on July 26, residents tell a different tale. Nuh (Haryana): Before the break of dawn on July 26, 10 Police jeeps and six Police buses encircled the 10 Rohingya refugee camps in the Nuh district of Haryana. More than 600 Policemen walked into the camps and allegedly barged into each jhuggi, pushing people out of their...
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3-day MGNREGA dharna concludes today after highlighting the demands of the workers to the media & policymakers
-Press note by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated August 4, 2022 On the final day of the 3-day dharna, despite heavy rains, hundreds of mazdoors from 15 states stayed on at Jantar Mantar to continue raising their voices. Currently, 14 states are running a negative balance on NREGA funds, and 64 percent of the budget for this financial has already been spent. More than Rs. 6800 crores are due in wages to...
More »Police in Assam, Uttar Pradesh flag concerns at demographic changes in districts bordering Bangladesh, Nepal -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu They highlight an increase in number of mosques, seminaries and a high decadal growth in population in these areas Flagging concerns about demographic changes in districts along the international border with Nepal and Bangladesh, at the annual Police meet last year, the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Assam Police highlighted an increase in number of mosques, seminaries and a high decadal growth in population in these areas. The annual Director...
More »Police cannot use arrest as tool of harassment, rules SC -R Balaji
-The Telegraph Observations part of a detailed judgment explaining why the apex court on July 20 granted interim bail to AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair Police cannot use arrest as a “punitive tool” or “tool of harassment”, the Supreme Court has ruled, warning that such practices amount to “abuse of power”. The observations are part of a detailed judgment explaining why the apex court on July 20 granted across-the-board interim bail to AltNews co-founder...
More »Deep nexus: Haryana mining dept's pleas for deputing cops go in vain -Bhartesh Singh Thakur
-The Tribune Of sanctioned strength of 78, only 18 personnel have joined on deputation to carry out anti-mining raids Chandigarh: A total of 78 Police personnel were sanctioned to join the Mines and Geology Department on deputation in 2021 for carrying out raids to stop illegal mining, but just 18 joined. Despite the department requesting the Haryana Police thrice to send the remaining 60 personnel, none has joined, not even after DSP...
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