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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune
Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move
‘Rationalisation’ of Text books or Communalisation of the Polity?
Representation ImageText books of schools are also a site...
BHU: Students, Civil Society Members Protest Changes in Syllabi, Rising Religious Extremism
The protesters demanded strict action against miscreants and called for halt to ‘tampering’ with educational courses.
UP: Sonbhadra district directs govt teachers to partake in Ram Navami celebration
The teachers have been directed to go to temples and read Ramayana chapters
File FIR against Head Counsellor, Ms Hima Anaredy under Atrocities Act: NCST to IIT Mumbai
The NCST pulls up IIT-Bombay for its insensitivity, absence of adequate mechanisms or response and also directs implementation of measures to tackle lack of accountability towards Dalit students
Activist Harsh Mander addresses TISS event online after entry ‘barred’ on March 23
The activist had been invited, authorities pressurised students body to cancel event
67 suicides in central institutes of higher learning despite 80 % claiming SC/ST cells for “assistance”
While 87/108 such institutes, that is a high 80 %, have SC/ST cells for assistance according to a reply by the ministry of education in Parliament, the rates of suicides (67 over five years) is high, suggesting structural flaws, both in their construct and functioning
Towards Quality Universal and Accessible Education for All! Protests against NEP 2020
Roll Back NEP 2020! This was the resounding slogan at the Jantar Mantar protest on March 14, against the Modi 2.0 much touted New Education Policy (NEP)
Haleema Beevi: Pioneer of Social Reform and Broad-Based Muslim Education in Kerala
At a time when our society is again falling in the grip of conservatism, irrationalism and over-religiosity, we must remind ourselves of the work of Late Haleema Beevi, the first female journalist from Kerala.
Dalit MBBS female intern allegedly died by suicide due to caste discrimination
Another fateful; incident of death by suicide of a Dalit student in a professional institute has come to the fore but no relief or redressal mechanism seems forthcoming
UP: Over 51,000 Teaching Posts in Primary, 33,000 in Secondary Schools Lying Vacant, Union Says Violation of RTC Act
The new academic session of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board schools is about to begin next month but about 51,000 posts of assistant teachers are lying vacant in the government schools teaching classes I to VIII (primary and upper-primary) in the state.
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Calcutta High Court says political dissent must not be stifled, directs police to protect CPI(M) bookstall near Durga Puja Pandal
Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stresses that democracy requires space for competing political ideologies, directing West Bengal Police to ensure the Left party can set up its traditional bookstall amid allegations of preferential treatment for the Hindu Jagran Manch.
Rights
Seeking justice for Ankita Bhandari, parents detained in pre-dawn crackdown at India Gate
The pre-dawn police action came as the family demanded that Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim Governor be put on hold until the CBI completes its probe into the alleged VIP angle
Rights
Mumbai Police detain Ambedkarite leaders demanding justice for Sahil Wakode; IIT Bombay refuses to hear delegation
As Sahil Wakode’s parents continue their hunger strike over his death and allegations of caste discrimination, Mumbai Police barricaded access to IIT Bombay and detained civil society leaders
India
Jantar Mantar shut to protest, CJP leaders sent to jail, Delhi police invoke ‘breach of peace’
Denotification of the protest site precedes preventive action against Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who attempted to enter the barricaded area and unfurl the Tricolour
Rule of Law
Bihar custodial death: Six suspended after Dilshad Ansari’s death in custody; family demands high-level probe
Dilshad Ansari’s family disputes the police claim that he jumped from a moving vehicle, demanding a thorough probe into his fatal head injury
Media
Supreme Court seeks senior Delhi Police officer’s presence over alleged assault on women journalists; NWMI seeks binding safeguards
The Network of Women in Media, India, has moved the Supreme Court under Article 32, alleging that the detention, physical handling and forcible removal of journalists covering protests violate Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(d) and 21 of the Constitution
Rule of Law
Bombay High Court orders Maharashtra DGP to review arrest forms, flags failure to communicate grounds of arrest
Ruling in a murder case, the Court orders Shingare’s release over non-compliance with Article 22(1), states signed arrest notice cannot cure failure to communicate factual grounds of arrest
