-The Hindu The general elections are expected to be held in March-April 2024 and the completion of both the phases of census will take at least 11 months, even if done at accelerated pace from October, there by ruling out the possibility of census happening anytime in 2023 and early 2024. The decennial census exercise has been postponed till September, at least, as the government informed States that the date of freezing...
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RTI Reveals 122 Deaths by Suicide in WB District; NCRB Report, State Govt Had 'Zero'
-TheWire.in 'The Hindu' has reported on RTI replies revealing a high figure of deaths by suicide among farmers and farm labourers in Paschim Medinipur district. This is contrary to claims by the state government and the most recent NCRB report. New Delhi: A Right to Information response has revealed that a district in West Bengal saw 122 deaths by suicide among farmers and those associated with agricultural work, The Hindu has reported....
More »122 farmer suicides in a single district in WB in 2021, reveals RTI query -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu In contrast, State Government has been maintaining that there were no deaths by suicide in agricultural sector; NCRB data also concur A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that there were 122 farmer and farm-related suicides in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district in 2021. The West Bengal government has for the past several years maintained in public forums and the State Assembly that there has not been a single...
More »Bihar Cuts Train Services As 'Agnipath' Rampage Continues: 10 Points
-NDTV.com Trains and stations have been vandalised and set on fire in Bihar over the last four days by Agnipath protesters. New Delhi: Train services were stopped in Bihar till 8 pm today and will be suspended again at 4 am tomorrow till 8 pm, authorities said, as the state continued to reel under the worst outbreak of violence over the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme. Here are the 10 latest developments in this...
More »Manipur to honour Irom Sharmila for her 16 years’ anti-AFSPA movement -Sobhapati Samom
-Hindustan Times Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh appreciated Irom Sharmila saying that she has sacrificed half of her life staging dharna and hunger strike for 16 years as part of the anti-AFSPA movement. IMPHAL: Hours after the Centre removed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from several parts of three northeastern states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, the Manipur government has decided to felicitate “Iron Lady” Irom Chanu Sharmila for...
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