-Frontline As rural Karnataka reels under an unprecedented wave of suicides by farmers, the State administration looks on, unwilling to address the reasons that have rendered rural livelihoods fragile. DEATH stalks rural Karnataka. In the 41 days between July 1 and August 10, as many as 245 farmers committed suicide, an average of six a day; since April 1, 284 farmers have taken their lives. As a bewildered State government gropes...
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NCRB Data: With 72 cases, Kerala records highest ‘offences against State’, Assam 2nd -Sagnik Chowdhury
-The Indian Express As many as 512 offences against the State were registered across the country last year. With 72 cases, Kerala accounts for 14 per cent of the total, followed by Assam (11 per cent) and Karnataka (9 per cent). Kerala has recorded the highest number of cases registered in 2014 for offences against the State, Data released by the National Crime Records Bureau has revealed. These cases have been lodged under...
More »Madhya Pradesh tops in foeticide: NCRB -Amarjeet Singh
-The Times of India BHOPAL: On October 6, 2011, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had sought the blessings at Peetambara Peeth at Ratangarh in Datia and launched the much-hyped 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan' all over the state with a pledge to protect girl child. Four years down the line Madhya Pradesh is top in the country in having maximum number of foeticide cases. In year 2014, thirty percent of the total cases of...
More »Press council query on gag order
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Press Council of India has sought a clarification from the Union government over a gag order the home ministry issued last month to restrict media access to senior officials. In a letter sent yesterday to the information and broadcasting ministry, the council, the statutory body to regulate the print media in the country, sought an explanation on why a "section of the central government had asked senior...
More »Thought For Food -Jean Dreze & Reetika Khera
-Outlook Even the worst-governed states can improve their PDS and ensure grain for the poorest. Look at Madhya Pradesh. THE National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, is not in very good health. Two years after it came into force, just a few states are implementing it. Others are still struggling with the identification of eligible households, public distribution system (PDS) reforms and other preparations. Yet, recent evidence suggests that some states...
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