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Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
The pithy, non-indulgant factual ‘note’ by the former editor of Telehraph, Kolkatta who is revered for his unique headlines for the newspaper, generated heat and waves over the week-end even as an utterly compromised and non-responsive administration watched on. R. Rajagopal penned this even as he informed the Prem Bhatia Journalism award that he was resigning from the Jury due to his acute disenchantment with the media profession.
CropData: Agri Ministry’s new app uses farm data without farmers’ consent!
Coupled with the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act 2020, the app can leave farmers vulnerable to corporate businesses
Uttarakhand HC pulls up Centre for “callous attitude” on oxygen allocation
The Central Government’s officer failed to appear for hearing on the Covid-19 suo motu matter
MHA relaxes validity of FCRA registration certificates, deadline for opening bank accounts
Measures taken in wake of Covid-19, even as Delhi HC hears plea for exemption for organisations engaged in relief work
Is the right to health a forgotten constitutional mandate?
CJP Team -
How Indian governments have systematically violated the constitutional mandate, the right to health and what needs to be urgently done given the harsh lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
PMO announces old fertilizer rates for farmers with 140% hiked subsidy on DAP fertiliser
Move comes shortly after AIKS demanded a roll back on hiked fertiliser prices; DAP fertilisers now back to the former price of Rs. 1,200 per bag
Peasantry to assemble on May 26, SKM calls for ‘Black Day’ across India!
Farmers, workers and peasant organisations across India are to gather on May 26 to mark six months of the national struggle and seven years of the Modi-regime
Lucknow: Right to Public Health activists called anti-Modi-Yogi, beaten by mob
Cops however detain the activists for hours; the three were pasting posters on right to free masks, sanitisers, talking about shortage of oxygen in UP
Black Fungus kills 90 in Maharashtra; shortage of drug to treat it
State government asks Centre for injections, directions to manufacturers to supply the centrally controlled drug
Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin includes Opposition leaders in Covid-19 advisory committee
Inclusivity, working for the people seems to be motto for CM, like counterparts from Maharashtra, Kerala
UP: 1,621 people on polling duty dead, but gov’t recognises only 3!
Teacher’s union demands compensation, compiles a state-wide list identifying over 1,600 members across 72 regions who died after contracting Covid-19 or due to other ailments while serving at polling stations during the Panchayat elections
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