-Scroll.in Such methodology to gauge the effectiveness of policing has only resulted in underreporting of cases and institutionalising dishonesty. We are happy to blame the politicians and the government for the various shortcomings of India’s criminal justice system but are reluctant to understand certain underlying reasons for these and focus on possible solutions. Two of these problems are corruption and general unfriendly behaviour in the police department. Most citizens know how difficult it...
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Delhi HC issues summons to Baba Ramdev on lawsuit filed by doctors’ association for alleged misinformation
-Hindustan Times “From the perusal of the clips, there is definitely a case for the institution of the suit. They (plaintiffs) may have nothing for an injunction but the case is not frivolous,” Justice C Hari Shankar said. The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued summons to Yoga guru Ramdev in connection with a lawsuit filed by many doctors' associations for his alleged spreading of misinformation against allopathy during the times of...
More »Controversial order to split MNREGA payments on caste lines withdrawn after states object -Neelam Pandey
-ThePrint.in Social justice ministry noted that its field report indicated a deepening of caste division within village communities over segregation of workers into SCs, STs and others. New Delhi: The Modi government’s controversial decision to split wage payments along caste lines under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been withdrawn and the earlier system of payment from a single account has been restored, ThePrint has learnt. The move made...
More »Supreme Court to hear pleas for independent probe
-PTI/ The Hindu Pleas are related to reports of alleged snooping by government agencies on eminent citizens, politicians and scribes The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on September 13 a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged snooping on certain people in India involving Pegasus, the Israeli spyware. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana had on September 7 granted more time to the Centre to decide...
More »More than 2.57 lakh people evicted in India during the pandemic; 21 people evicted from their homes every hour, says latest report
-Press release by Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) dated 9th September, 2021 Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), today, released its new report on forced evictions in India. Titled, Forced Evictions in India in 2020: A Grave Human Rights Crisis During the Pandemic, this report presents comprehensive data and an analysis of forced evictions and demolitions of homes of the urban and rural poor across the country in 2020. It...
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