-The Hindu The Constitution Bench in the land acquisition case must show us that the court still respects rules of precedent Entrenched in our commitment to a rule of law is what lawyers describe as stare decisis. That is, in PLAin English, a promise to stand by things decided, to respect and honour precedent. Today, with the Supreme Court seized by a maelstrom of crises, this principle stands deeply undermined. At first,...
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Mid-Day Meal in Himachal: Kitchens of Casteism -Priyanka Ishwari
-Hind Kisan In the hill state, only 16 percent of the cooks working under the school meal programme are Dalits. This is an appalling figure in a state where they make one-fourth of the population. Caste is a stronger divider in this picturesque Himachali village of Saraha than the river which cuts across dividing it into two halves. The west bank hosts mostly Dalit houses and the upper castes have occupied...
More »Rajasthan farmers bar CM Raje, her ministers from entering villages in protest -Dev Ankur Wadhawan
-India Today Jaipur: After being stopped from entering Jaipur to register their protests against the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP regime, Rajasthan Kisan Sabha has decided to give the government a taste of its own medicine. The farmers, who had decided to lay siege around the Vidhan Sabha on February 22, have now threatened Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje that she and her ministers will not be allowed to enter villages in the state. Rajasthan government,...
More »Government okays Rs 2,919cr Nirbhaya fund for creating 'safe cities'
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday approved projects worth Rs 2,919 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund for creating “safe cities” with special focus on women safety in public spaces and quick response systems to create deterrence against crime. Eight cities where these initiatives will take shape include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow. Between 2013 and 2017, the corpus of Nirbhaya Fund has grown to...
More »Dalit students in Himachal school told to sit outside, watch PM Modi's 'Pariksha par Charcha' -Ashwani Sharma
-The Indian Express The courtyard where the Dalit students were made to sit was unkept and apparently used for cattles and horses. The Dalit students were told to not to leave the PLAce midway as this would make them lose marks from their 'assignment'. Shimla: DALIT STUDENTS of a government high school in Kullu were reportedly made to sit separately outside, in a “PLAce used for horses”, during the telecast of Prime...
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