Visitors: 374The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC) protests in the strongest possible terms the murder of Jean Leonard Rugambage, deputy editor of the banned newspaper Umuvugizi, who was shot dead outside his home on 24 June 2010. Rugambage had reportedly been followed and threatened prior to his death and it is believed […]
Visitors: 223What were your expectations from G-20 Summit, especially when it is seen as a rich countries’ forum against the less richer ones ? Are you satisfied with the bilateral talks?Answer.Well this meeting of the Group of was in some way the preparation for the summit meeting in Seoul this November. I think the Summit […]
Visitors: 323New research from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that corn-based ethanol biofuel is wasteful, inefficient, and a misuse of taxpayer money. This flies in the face of conventional wisdom in Washington (which we all know means “fat wallet wisdom”) but agrees with the research you’ve already seen presented here on NaturalNews several times. […]
Visitors: 253The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, visited Canada from June 26 to June 28 at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Stephen Harper. During his visit, Prime Minister Singh participated in the G-20 Toronto Summit and held bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Harper. The two Prime Ministers, in reviewing […]
Visitors: 270The following is an online petition against discrimination of Dalit students in Indian universities. Please sign in this and make this campaign a success. This needs to be taken up seriously when hundreds of Dalit students are denied of their right to higher studies in most of the professional institutions. Also there are several […]
Visitors: 329New Delhi, India The University Counseling & Guidance Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP), North Zone had organized a workshop on “Providing Crisis Mental Health in Disasters” on June 25, 2010 from 10 AM to 2 PM in the Committee Room of Nehru Guest House, Jamia […]
Visitors: 275The National RTI Forum has decided to bring out a “Journal for Right to Information”. This shall be a six-monthly journal which shall try to cover different aspects related with Right to Information. The journal shall be bilingual (with both Hindi and English language). The first issue shall be brought on 13th October 2010. […]
Visitors: 217A preparatory meeting took place in the house of Sri Sunil Pal, Retired Headmaster, to form the dream institution ‘River’ on Saturday the 19 June, 2010 at 6 P.M. Sri Sunil Pal presided over the meeting. Since long Panihati- Sodpur area is a center of activities for the Welfare of mankind. Efforts have been […]
Visitors: 254Tuesday 22 June, Mumbai, On Saturday, RTI activists’ alarm bells started ringing when a dozen cops in police van no. MH01-SA-3313 parked on Western Express Highway near Borivli National Park, behaved strangely. A posse of cops loitering outside the compound of an under-construction high-rise building belonging to matka-king-turned-builder Pappu Sawla refused to identify themselves […]
Visitors: 306A state level NGO and Civil society consultative process on National policy for children 1974, reaffirming recognition, renewing commitment for Review and Recommendation 2010, was held on 21st June 2010, at Holy Cross Church Hall, Dimapur. Rev. Fr. C.P. Anto, the director, Peace Channel in his keynote address welcomed the participants and while lying […]
Visitors: 256(Roshanlal Agrawal is a social activist and thinker. He has been discussing economic justice issues with social activists, economists and organizations in all over India.) Today, poverty is considered the greatest problem in the whole society or even nation. A lot of economists, scholars, and sociologist, religious and political leaders are suggesting various measures […]
Visitors: 200When dozens of corrupt officials of BMC, MHADA, Registrar of Cooperatives, Mumbai Police colluded with crooked redevelopers and the managing committee of Tilaknagar cooperative society to give Sanjraj Mangeshkar sleepless nights, they never imagined that he could have them booked under the anti corruption laws. But that is exactly what he succeeded in doing, […]
Visitors: 402I Have Seen Her Crying On June 13, 2010, we 12 Human Rights Activists of Jharkhand started our journey before the dawn. We had heard a horrible story about an Adivasi woman who was killed in crossfire between the security forces and the Maoists. Her name was Jasinta. She was mere 25 years old […]
Visitors: 295It was a black and white picture. That too, not of very clear resolution. But what was clear was that a body of a dead was being carried by security personnel. The hands and legs were tied to a pole, and the body was being carried out like that of a carcass by the […]
Visitors: 278Sometimes, the alarm bells in our heads start ringing when we see a sudden surge of activities in a plot that has lain vacant for years and decades….. suspicious activities such as: Trees start getting chopped on an open plot for no apparent reason. Poor people materialize from nowhere and start living on the […]
Visitors: 451Lately, government officials from both sides of the Indo-Pak border have been making right kind of noises in support of peace between the two countries. We hope they really mean it, and pursue it diligently till they succeed. Surely, it will not be an easy task. In order to accomplish this long-awaited dream of […]
Visitors: 328The battle with India’s Maoists has begun, and it has become bloody. Maoists have ambushed and killed over a hundred security personnel in recent months. Media reports say Maoists have also engaged in reprisal killings of alleged informers and “class enemies”. There is suspicion that the Maoists sabotaged tracks, leading to the train wreck […]
Visitors: 337The Writers for Peace Committee follows the Lugano Declaration in condemning individual terrorism as well as State terrorism; we declare that those who resort to violence, even for a good cause, “annull the missions to which they are dedicated and lose all claims to legitimacy” (quoted from the Statement of the 50th Congress of […]
Visitors: 220Opaque and unaccountable selection of Information Commissioners is the tip of the iceberg. Girish Mittal’s RTI applications are veiling a more widespread scam being carried on in broad daylight. There are literally hundreds of posts under various central ministries, theoretically meant for ‘eminent citizens’ from all walks of life, but in practice available only […]
Visitors: 260The Product Certification Scheme of BIS aims at providing Third Party Guarantee of quality, safety and reliability of products to the ultimate customer. Presence of ISI certification mark known as Standard Mark on a product is an assurance of conformity to the specifications. The conformity is ensured by regular surveillance of the licensee’s performance […]
Visitors: 224Responding to the mounting speculation that soldiers may be drafted in the battle against Maoists, Defence minister AK Antony blandly stated: ‘‘I don’t want a public debate on this. The government will take a decision after carefully assessing various implications. We will come to a conclusion only after weighing the pros and cons of […]
Visitors: 261New York The recent killing of three men by soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir in an apparent faked encounter with so-called militants underscores the urgency for the Indian government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers (Jammu and Kashmir) Act (AFSPA), Human Rights Watch said today. Under the Act, which has been in force […]
Visitors: 285Tamilnadu, The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has announced that 50 acres of land along the Old Mahabalipuram Road in Chennai would be allotted to MLAs at market value, so that they may construct their homes. Old Mahabalipuram road is an area in Chennai where the land prices are skyrocketing. Nandini Voice for the Deprived, […]
Visitors: 276(An article by Amitra Sudan Chakraborty, LLM and Faculty of law, ICFAI University, Tripura) ORIGIN and Meaning of RIGHT TO INFORMATIONOur country is a democratic country and the persons who runs our Democratic Government are elected by the people of India . People of India elect them by exercising their voting rights in General […]
Visitors: 252The Government has made minor concession after the public protest for the NEW GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RULES FOR OVERSEAS INDIANS WHO HAVE BECOME NATURALIZED CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. After the first announcement, the government only reduced the fees payable from US$175 to US$20 but many other provisions remain unchanged causing the undue hardships to […]