-PTI &NBSp; We will see,' an SC bench told her. New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked Kashmir Times Editor Anuradha Bhasin on Tuesday to hand over the memo to its registrar for urgent listing of her plea which seeks removal of restrictions on the media in Jammu and Kashmir after the scrapping of the provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra told advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for Bhasin, “you hand...
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New Andhra Pradesh Cultivators Act Unlikely to Solve Tenant Farmers' Problems -G Ram Mohan
-TheWire.in Unless the state government has a system to ensure that landowners sign tenancy agreements, the new Act may not bring in any noteworthy changes. On July 25, soon after coming to power with an absolute majority, the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party-led state government passed the Andhra Pradesh Crop Cultivators Rights Act, 2019. The promises made to farmers by the YSRCP in the run up to the polls had elicited great hope...
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-TheWire.in Shamnad was not just an expert in intellectual property rights, but a relentless crusader who worked towards ensuring diversity and representation of marginalised communities in legal practice. The untimely and tragic death of professor Shamnad Basheer was a bolt from the blue for many of us. As I scuttled to get more information on what initially seemed impossible to believe, I realised that apart from the loss of a friend, the...
More »Manisha Verma, principal secretary, tribal development department, Maharashtra interviewed by Sugandha Indulkar (The Times of India)
-The Times of India Manisha Verma, principal secretary, tribal development department, Maharashtra talks to Sugandha Indulkar about The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and related issues, with today being World Tribal Day. * What’s the precise positioning of the tribal welfare departments at the Centre and states on FRA? This is a seminal legislation. The preamble to the Act itself states that it aims...
More »Media's ability to report fairly, accurately compromised in Kashmir Valley: Editors Guild
-The Indian Express "The Guild urges the government to take immediate steps to restore normalcy for the media’s communication links. Media transparency has and always should be India’s strength, not fear," the statement said. &NBSp; The Editors Guild of India on Saturday expressed concern about the lockdown in Kashmir and the “consequent curtailment of the media’s freedom and ability to report”, and asked the government to ensure safety of journalists there and...
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