-TheNewsMinute.com Social workers tell TNM that very often domestic violence survivors are discouraged from filing a complaint with police officials focusing on compromise and counselling. Recently, BRInda Adige, a Bengaluru-based feminist activist and a volunteer-mentor at Global Concerns India, spent seven days running pillar to post to help a domestic violence survivor in Bengaluru register a complaint. She and the survivor had gone to a women’s police station, but BRInda alleges that...
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Activists hold press conference to emphasize the rights of the Khori villagers who are facing eviction
-Press release by Bandhua Mukti Morcha dated 18th June, 2021 New Delhi, 18 June,2021: The 50 year old secular Khori village, near Surajkund tourist spot (Faridabad, Harayana), inhabited by various sections is on the verge of being uprooted because of the Supreme Court order. Despite the existence of various farmhouses and high rise hotel buildings, the government and the administration is only eyeing these 10,000 houses which house more than 1...
More »AstraZeneca Chief Investigator Backs India's 12-16 Week Gap Between Covishield Jabs -Karan Thapar
-TheWire.in Professor Andrew Pollard tells Karan Thapar why India's 12-16 week Covishield gap makes sense, but refutes claim a single dose AstraZeneca vaccine is likely soon. The Chief Investigator of AstraZeneca and the Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group has, in this interview, addressed the present controvery over how long the gap between two doses of Covishield should be, clearly endorsing the Centre’s present policy of a 12-16 week gap. Professor Sir Andrew...
More »Early floods in Bihar after heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak in Nepal -Mohd Imran Khan
-Down to Earth Bihar usually gets heavy rains in July and August; floods in June are an unusual occurrence, experts said Several villages have been flooded after 3-4 days of early monsoon rains in the catchment areas of the Gandak and Burhi Gandak rivers in Nepal and north Bihar. Affected districts include West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj and Muzaffarpur. Other rivers including the Bagmati, Koshi, Kamla Balan, Bhuthi Balan and Ghaghara are also...
More »UP Woman, 5 Children Went Hungry For 2 Months; No Ration, Aadhaar Cards -Alok Pandey
-NDTV.com A senior Aligarh official expressed "surprise" over the fact that the family members had neither a ration card nor Aadhar cards. Aligarh: A 45-year-old woman and her five children are in hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town after battling intense hunger for over two months. They were able to get medical help after a local NGO stepped in to help after it was informed of the family's condition.The family members...
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