-The Indian Express The incident at Mehtab Shah Kutchi Basti had caused nationwide outrage with activists severely criticising the Rajasthan government after it cited the preliminary post-mortem report to claim that Hussain died due to cardio-respiratory failure. Jaipur: MORE THAN a year after a 53-year-old man died in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh following a scuffle with local civic officials engaged in the Swachh Bharat campaign — he objected to them taking photographs of...
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As Consumers Reel from High Fuel Prices, OMCs Make a Killing Off Inventory Gains -Noor Mohammad
-TheWire.in Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL together made inventory gains of over Rs 12,000 crore in the April-June 2018 quarter alone as the price of crude rallied. New Delhi: Indian consumers of petrol and diesel may be reeling under high prices but oil marketing companies (OMCs) and the government are having a great time. The three state-owned companies – Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL – together made inventory gains of over Rs 12,000...
More »Areas under Maoists have shrunk by 40% in past three years: CRPF chief -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu CRPF Director-General R.R. Bhatnagar says the force is getting closer to the core areas of the extremists, cutting down the striking distance and striking time. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has opened 15 new security camps in Chhattisgarh’s South Bastar this year to choke the presence of Maoists, CRPF Director General R.R. Bhatnagar said. Speaking to The Hindu, he said South Bastar or the Dandakaranya Special Zone Committee (DKSZC), led...
More »With Attack on Himachal Man, Number of Murdered RTI Activists Rises to 73 -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in Family members of slain Kedar Singh Jindan, along with several locals and activists, have demanded a CBI probe into the matter. New Delhi: Even as the Centre dithers on implementing the Whistleblowers Protection Act, which was passed four years ago to protect anyone who exposes alleged wrongdoing in government bodies, another name has Been added to the growing list of RTI activists who have Been killed for raising disturbing questions. The...
More »Nine Mob Lynching Cases across 8 States Despite SC Warning - Vivan Eyben
-Newsclick.in The apex court has rapped state governments for not filing compliance reports. On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the state governments to file compliance reports within a week on the measures taken to tackle mob lynching in furtherance of its July 17 judgement. In the judgement, the Supreme Court had directed the state governments to file their compliance reports with the Court Registry within four weeks. The matter was listed for...
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