-The Hindu With government yet to begin procurement, many are forced to destroy their yield unable to meet even the transport cost Exactly five years after a police firing claimed the lives of six garlic farmers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur who were protesting demanding minimum support price for their produce, farmers in the districts bordering Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are up in arms against the State and Union governments for price as...
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3 Sisters, 2 Of Them Pregnant, Die By Suicide With 2 Children Over Dowry -Harsha Kumari Singh
-NDTV.com Rajasthan Triple Suicide: One of the children was a 4-year-old boy and the other was a 27-day old infant. Two of the women were pregnant. Jaipur: A tragic suicide case shocked Rajasthan as three sisters, all married into the same family, died by suicide along with two children. One of the children was a 4-year-old boy and the other was a 27-day old infant. Worse, two of the women were pregnant...
More »Fighting child marriage in India, thanks to school and a mobile phone
-United Nations News With the help of an innovative mobile phone service, UN agencies are working with the Government of Rajasthan, India, to combat child marriage. The poster shows a tiny girl with braided hair, tied at the end with pink ribbons. Her face droops in despair as she walks next to an older man. The garlands around their necks indicate that they have just been wed. She holds a little blackboard in...
More »Rajasthan: Attacks on Dalit grooms eminent over the years, police data says -Manish Godha
-FreePressJournal.in Jaipur: Attacks on Dalit weddings and cases of Dalit grooms being taken off mare are still eminent in Rajasthan. Rajasthan Police data tells that 76 FIRs were lodged of such incidents in the state in the last 8 years and 80 per cent of them were found to be true. Looking at the situation the police had to issue a special order recently to give full police protection to such...
More »National helpline for migrant and informal workers launched by civil society organisations
-Press statement by Working Peoples Charter (WPC) and Aajeevika Bureau dated 18th September, 2021 The Working Peoples Charter (WPC), along with Aajeevika Bureau, launched the National Helpline for workers on September 18, 2021, at the Press Club in Mumbai. The helpline, known as the India Labourline, has been operational since July 16, 2021, and has its headquarters in Mumbai. In the last two months, the helpline has received 2497 calls and provided...
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