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Three Years of the Congress Government
A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments
One in Manipur, another in Kashmir: Veterans slam two faces of Indian Army
'I am sure the army would have responded in a different manner if such an incident had happened in Kashmir. What we are witnessing in Manipur over the past 50 days is a complete collapse of law and order and for that the credit goes to the Prime Minister for remaining silent on the crisis'The Telegraph
Vanishing villages depict struggle of erosion-affected families, impact migration: Assam
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For so many like 80-year-old Ziad Ali erosion and displacement have been a mental trauma. The octogenarian has been displaced a dozen times as Beki river’s destructive current has eroded Rasulpur village in Barpeta district almost every flood season “, especially since 2004”. Despite the existence of erosion benefit schemes (2021) these have not reached Barpeta district.
Animal husbandry minister not consulted on contentious livestock bill, RSS affiliate BKS claims
The said bill, which included the word 'bovine' in the definition of animal products, has now been withdrawn
Accusing Shivraj Chouhan of graft, posters surface in several MP cities
Just a day before the scheduled visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhopal, posters targeting Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over alleged corruption surfaced in Bhopal, Indore and several other cities of the state on Monday, June 23
PM Modi met with criticism, pushback during US visit
Apart from the rosy, festive picture painted by the India’s electronic media, Modi met with a slew of street protests and some pushback from US lawmakers as well
Gandhi Peace Prize, 2021 awarded to Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Press’ contributions to Social Transformation are yet to be found
The founder-editor duo of the Press, Jayadal Goyankda and Hanuman Prasad Poddar were among the 25,000 arrested in the country after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Implementation of a Uniform Civil Code
IntroductionCurrently, within the existing legal framework, there exists no...
Reconciliation conference in presence of actor, Amol Palekar on June 26: Kolhapur
A meeting convened under the banner of the Bharatiya Lok Andolan last week vowed to take the ideals of equality and non –discrimination on which Shahu Maharaj reigned, to the people
Manipur is Burning but who cares?
In this impassioned and well researched piece, the writer a vocal human rights activist lists the long line of abdication by the Indian state since the north-eastern state of Manipur erupted in violence, visibly since May 3, 2023
Despite efforts, three delegations from violence-struck Manipur failed to meet PM Modi
Two sets of BJP MLAs from Manipur have been camping in New Delhi for the past five days, since June 15 to meet the PM, who has now left for the US today.
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Rule of Law
SC greenlights SIR, upholds ECI’s power to revise electoral rolls
The SC has upheld the ECI’s power to conduct SIR expressly stating that the contested process does not violate either election law nor rules; Court however directs that cases of voter exclusion should be provided routes and methods of adjudication
Farm and Forest
“₹4 a Kilo for a Crop That Costs ₹20 to Grow”: Nashik’s onion farmers erupt in protest over deepening price crisis
Farmers in the thousands blocked the Mumbai–Agra Highway in Maharashtra’s onion belt, demanding fair procurement prices, compensation for distress sales and relief from export restrictions; the protests were supported by the Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders who were also detained
Communal Organisations
Attempts to communalise Mira Road Eid preparations defused by residents and police
Outside fringe mobilisation attempted to turn a long-standing local practice into a communal flashpoint
Environment
Himalayan Courts: Young folds & new cracks in environmental jurisprudence
This third part of a careful and exhaustive legal analysis looks at the environmental jurisprudence of the Himalayan High Courts over the last decade that reveals an unsettling paradox: the vocabulary of ecological protection has never been richer, yet the physical landscape has never been more legally vulnerable. The courts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have masterfully preserved the text of environmental law while pronouncing judgements that blunt its teeth.
Rights
Bhodu Sekh Case: Union agrees before Supreme Court to repatriate deported Bengali-speaking individuals pending citizenship inquiry
Union tells Court those sent to Bangladesh will be brought back and their citizenship claims examined in India; clarifies decision is confined to the exceptional facts of the case
Communalism
Have Hindus always been Vegetarian?
The author academic exposes the propaganda in what he terms as the “Hindutva Hoax of Vegetarian Hinduism”
Rule of Law
J&K High Court quashes preventive detention in cattle transport case, says PSA cannot substitute ordinary criminal law
Court holds allegations relating to cattle transportation and offences under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act concern “law and order” at best, and do not justify preventive detention under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act
Rule of Law
Supreme Court refers UAPA bail jurisprudence to larger bench; grants interim bail to Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi in Delhi riots conspiracy case
Court says K.A. Najeeb cannot be reduced either to a “mathematical formula” mandating bail solely due to delay or to a hollow constitutional safeguard overridden entirely by Section 43D(5) of the UAPA