Visitors: 205 With the election season now commencing in several states such as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, I would advise the politicians to refrain from launching vituperative personal attack against the politicians of other political parties. The other side is capable of similar standards and this would bring the political culture in the country […]
Visitors: 207 Delhi My Fellow Citizens,On the eve of our 64th Independence Day, I extend my warmest greetings to all of you from all walks of life, living in India and overseas. I convey special greetings to the brave personnel of our Armed Forces and the Para-military forces who guard our frontiers and to our […]
Visitors: 205 On Eve of the Indian Independence Day It was nearing midnight three score and three years ago on August 14, 1947. Time stood almost still in Parliament’s Central Hall. All eyes were on the clock above the Speaker’s dais. “Long years ago,” Nehru said, “we made a tryst with destiny. Now the time […]
Visitors: 219 Bangalore, located at 900m above sea level is encompassed by hills, valleys and rivers. The river Arkavathi rises in the Nandi hills, passes by the side of Ramagiri hills, enters through Kanakapura range and joins the Kaveri river at Mekedatu. Similarly Suvarnamukhi originates on Suvarnamukhi hills, traverses through Bannerghattta valley and joins Arkavathi […]
Visitors: 236 64th year of turmoil in Kashmir, due to blinkered vision, inept leadership, puny politics and corruption. We need permanent solutions. I offer, without prejudice, the following crystal clear blue print so that sanity returns to Kashmir once and for all. (a) Peace loving Kashmiris should unite, serve a notice of intention on the […]
Visitors: 280 EU The European Commission has adopted a €10 million emergency decision to further assist the most vulnerable people in Pakistan affected by the disastrous floods. The aid decision takes immediate effect and comes as an addition to the €30 million for humanitarian assistance allocated by the Commission on 30 July (see IP/10/1018). Catherine […]
Visitors: 260 New Delhi, 10 August 2010 A combined team of All India Christian Council (AICC) and Human Rights Law Network’s (HRLN) Anti-Human Trafficking Initiatives along with the help of local police rescued a 16-years-old girl last night from Rohini, Delhi. Police refused to register complaint against the traffickers. Jyothi (name changed), a victim of […]
Visitors: 198 ‘Even if India were to pave the streets of Kashmir with gold, we would still refuse to identify ourselves as Indians,’ insisted a Kashmiri Muslim friend of mine, whom I shall call ‘Salim’, the other day. ‘Salim’ is no fervent Islamist or fiery Kashmiri nationalist. Indeed, he is completely lax in matters religious, […]
Visitors: 240 Executive Summary(please find detailed article at Read Full Article in PDF) Energy has become a crucial sector of the modern society, so much so that per capita availability of energy is considered as an indicator of economic prosperity. However, the social, economic and environmental impacts of demand/supply of energy are so great that […]
Visitors: 290 GRI July-2010-Edition Download PDF File By The Ground Report India (GRI)
Visitors: 304 The allegations of corruption in the commonwealth games must have made millions of Indians who work honestly and look for a resurgent India to feel extremely frustrated and sad. The allegations of corruption in the commonwealth games have received so much of international publicity that it would take several years for India to […]
Visitors: 248 Delhi The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the passing way of Malayala Manorama Chief Editor, K.M.Mathew. In a message to his son Mammen Mathew the Prime Minister noted Shri K.M.Mathew’s commitment to the cause of excellence in journalism and his contributions to promoting the freedom of the press. Following is the […]
Visitors: 237 Political parties, in a democracy, aim at capturing power and then retaining power, ideally for the good of the people. In actual practice in India and many other countries, however, a political party aims at capturing and retaining power by any means, not essentially for the good of the people, but for the […]
Visitors: 247 [The paper below was presented as the Concept Note1 for a National Campaign & Consultation: Who are the barbarians on our Homeland? at Bagachia Conference Centre Namkum Ranchi Jharkhand2. The delegates then voted that it be circulated to all corners of our land as an annexure to the Declaration of the Consultation under […]
Visitors: 231 There has been a spate of 20 attacks on activists in the last 7 months, including 9 killings. [Latest killing “TOI: Home guard killed for seeking info under RTI”: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Home-guard-killed-for-seeking-info-under-RTI/articleshow/6225768.cms ] Digging into individual cases may explain why a particular activist was attacked, but fails to explain the larger mystery: Why this sudden […]
Visitors: 240 THE new National Litigation Policy has special significance for the defence services, particularly disabled veterans. The policy ordains that frivolous appeals would not be filed by government departments and that appeals on orders of Tribunals shall be an exception rather than the rule. Further, false and misleading pleas or technicalities shall not be […]
Visitors: 342 Singapore officials should cease using criminal defamation and contempt laws to silence government critics, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrest of Alan Shadrake, the 75-year-old British author of Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, a critical review of Singapore’s death penalty law and its administration, further narrows the space […]
Visitors: 261 New York, The Indian government should revise its draconian 2008 amendments to counterterrorism laws that can lead to serious violations of human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The amendments mirror previous counterterrorism laws that had been allowed to lapse or were repealed because of the abuses committed […]
Visitors: 205 PATNA, The UPA is not clear about its stand on Dalit Muslims and will take up the issue only after implementing all recommendations of the Sachar report. A recommendation on Dalit Muslims has been made in the Ranganath Mishra report. When asked about UPA’s stand on this sensitive issue boggling the community’s mind, […]
Visitors: 333 Sana’a – Policymakers, researchers, and donors are considering a seven point action plan to improve food security in Yemen by 2020. The discussions are taking place at the Food Security Strategy Workshop hosted by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Government of Yemen, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute […]
Visitors: 263 Akshay Kumar, a 15 year old boy, died of dengue this morning at Mavallipura, Yelahanka Hobli, 20 kms north of Bangalore. Akshay’s untimely death is the tragic outcome of reckless dumping of hundreds of tonnes of garbage daily by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and M/s Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. at Mavallipura, making it […]
Visitors: 200 Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Smt. Sushma Swaraj, and Chairman of the BJP Parliamentary Party Shri L.K. Advani led the nation in paying floral tributes at the portrait of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the Central Hall of Parliament House on his Birth Anniversary, today. Union […]
Visitors: 308 We the activists of PARYAVARAN SURAKSHA SAMITI are horrified at the gruesome murder of Mr. Amit Jethva, President of Gir Nature Youth Club, Khambha, District Amreli who had been raising the issue of illegal mining and other environmental issues in Junagadh area. More shocking is the fact that the murder took place not […]
Visitors: 239 On 22/07/2010, a condolence meeting of the National RTI Forum was held at its office at 5/426, Viram Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. It was in remembrance of the slain RTI activist Sri Amit Jethwa, the eminent environmentalist, RTI activist and the State Coordinator of RTI Forum at Gujarat who was so brutally murdered […]
Visitors: 302 Eyewitness accounts confirm that Chinese security forces used disproportionate force and acted with deliberate brutality during and after unprecedented Tibetan protests beginning on March 10, 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Many violations continue today, including disappearances, wrongful convictions and imprisonment, persecution of families, and the targeting of […]