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To Karnataka’s Anti-SIR Movement: A note of caution and concern
While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Intellectuals Criticise Visva Bharati VC for Accusing Amartya Sen of Occupying University Land
"The allegations are a matter of shame and unfortunately, it is demeaning to Visva Bharati's prestige before the entire world," said Professor Anjan Bera of Calcutta University.
Why and How the Homes of Tughlaqabad’s Workers Should be Protected from Demolition
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“The ASI is hiding some key facts. We found that the 100-metre radius contains a government school and dispensary as well as houses of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri. None of those buildings seems to have been earmarked for demolition,” said Sucheta De.
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20,000 residents of Delhi near Tughlaqabad fort face eviction
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Karnataka: 17th All India CITU Conference Starts in Bengaluru
Tapan Sen, CITU general secretary underlines importance of trade union movements in the backdrop of mounting attacks on working people.
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