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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM

Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026

Gujarat’s Covid-19 recovery rate lowest in India!

Gujarat ranks 2nd after Maharashtra when it comes to number of Covid-19 positive cases

Kerala HC calls bail condition requiring cash deposit in PM CARES, improper and unjust

Interestingly, a similar condition was imposed by Jharkhand High Court last week

5 to 7 years in jail, hefty fine for attacking healthcare workers

Causing damage to property is now also made an offence under the Epidemic Diseases Act

Migrant travels 2,800 km on foot from Gujarat to reach home in Assam amid lockdown

45-year-old Jadav Gogoi was robbed of his cash and valuables on the way and survived by begging

State governments release aid for construction workers amid lockdown

The assistance in Maharashtra is set to benefit 12 lakh workers

Covid-19: Muslim religious leaders and groups urge people to pray at home during Ramzan

Karnataka bans public namaz in mosques, and food on streets during the Muslim holy month

Millions inconvenienced as lockdown prevents banks from delivering renewed debit, credit cards

Courier services are still not allowed to function by local authorities thereby leaving customers in the lurch

When journalists test positive for COVID19, who is liable?

Let us explore the liability of news media houses in such a situation

Watch: India must feed its toiling millions – Jean Drèze and Teesta Setalvad

 First Published on 19th April 2020In an illuminating chat...

Eminent citizens write to President of India to restore dignity of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

They have also asked that monitoring committees be formed to oversee the facilities and shelters provided to migrants during the lockdown

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