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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.
Declining trend in unemployment rates in urban and rural areas: Ministry of Labour
In the ongoing Parliament session, the Ministry put forth data to indicate that total unemployment rate for 2020-21 was at 4.2%
9 Rohingyas arrested at Agartala railway station by RPF
The Rohingyas who were arrested were about to catch a train for travelling outside the Northeast, in search of shelter and jobs, according to the police version
J&K: Row Over New Land Rules Intensifies as Parties, Trade Bodies Oppose Move
Political parties fear opening of a “dark chapter in blatant ‘othering’ of Kashmiris”, while KCCI says it may hit livelihood and employability.
M’tra Govt’s move to set up “Commission” on inter-caste, interfaith marriages strongly opposed by women’s groups, Opposition
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2,000+ govt jobs, transit accommodation & cash relief to Kashmiri Pandits, says MHA mum on their security
In the ongoing session of Parliament, the government says that they have taken several steps to ensure the safety of Kashmiri Pandits while the ground reality significantly differs
Three States have demanded caste census, says MHA
When questioned about the schedule for the all India Census, the government still cites COVID-19 as a reason and says that it has been postponed ‘until further orders’
MHA says NRC of August 2019 was a supplementary list
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The Assam government, the NRC coordinator and the MHA have been back and forth on the finality of the August 2019 NRC, which has been deemed to be final by the Supreme Court, as well as the Registrar General of India
Displaced Khori Gaon residents mark human rights day, plan protests in Jan-end
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Indian Railways not to Restore Ticket Concessions for Senior Citizens
The Ministry of railwayss, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak on March 19, 2020, issued a circular withdrawing all the concessions given on train tickets for various categories, including senior citizens
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