A trail court in Etah in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday awarded the death sentence to 10 persons on the charge of murdering three persons, including a girl and her paramour, in a suspected case of honour killing. On the night of November 13/14, 2008 Rameshpal Singh, Udaypal Singh alias Bhura and Vidya were beaten up and then shot from point blank range by the girl's relatives at Bilkhatra village. The judgment was...
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Socialism, globalisation, cow slaughter in Rajghat melting pot by Anirudh Mathur
‘Till they stop murdering cows, corruption will not end,’ said Dolath Prachapati of Deshram Memorial Gau Seva Trust at Rajghat on Wednesday. While India Against Corruption and other social groups of the kind were an integral part of the mela, calling for the removal of corruption, a host of other groups descended on Rajghat with views of their own. Though united in a common grouse — the eviction of Baba Ramdev...
More »Introduction of Lok Pal bill in Parliament sought
-The Hindu Members of the newly-formed Anti-Corruption Civil Forum and the Forum for Good Governance on Wednesday demanded that the Lok Pall Bill be introduced in the monsoon session of the Parliament, apart from firm steps by the Centre to get back the hordes of money stashed illegally by people in other countries. A motley crew of eminent persons led by former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court Ambati Lakshmana...
More »Indian court sentences 10 to hang for honour killing
-BBC A court in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has sentenced 10 people to death for killing a young couple who married against their parents' wishes. Vijaya, 18, and her husband, Udai Pal Singh, were killed by her family after they found out about the marriage, the court in Etah district heard. The groom's brother was also killed. India's Supreme Court recently said so-called honour killers should face the death penalty. It...
More »Impasse over Lokpal: Is there a lesson in the 2G scam? by Shalini Singh
Anna fasts to include PM in Lokpal. Govt says no. Is there a lesson in the 2G scam? One of Anna Hazare's main demands, leading to his renewed fast against the government's brutal attack on the common man at Ramlila Grounds is the government's refusal to negotiate on the PM being brought under the purview of the Lokpal Bill. A careful analysis of the government's resistance fails to demonstrate good intent, both...
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