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Communal Violence in 2013: Part – I ( Irfan Engineer)

The year 2013 was worse than 2012 from the standpoint of communal violence. According to the Home Ministry data released in the National Integration Council meeting, 107 people were killed in communal riots across the country, which includes 66 Muslims and 41 Hindus in 479 incidents of communal violence this year. Apart from those killed, 1,697 people including 794 Hindus, 703 Muslims and 200 policemen … Continue reading Communal Violence in 2013: Part – I ( Irfan Engineer)

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Pradeep Sharma hits back in the Mansi Soni stalking case, issues defamation notice to Madhu Kishwar

BJP supporter Madhu Kishwar Demonized Pradeep Sharma In the noise that followed the exposé of the stalking of Mansi Soni under the orders of Narendra Modi, one person silently suffered the insults heaped on him by the BJP spokesperson as well as their supporters. The person was none other than Mr Pradeep Sharma IAS, the Municipal Commissioner of Bhavagar, who was himself being stalked in … Continue reading Pradeep Sharma hits back in the Mansi Soni stalking case, issues defamation notice to Madhu Kishwar

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NGO demands to stop work on weir across Narmada river, begun “without environmental clearance”

In a strongly worded letter to the secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, top Gujarat-based environmental body Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS) has demanded to “stop the construction of Garudeshwar weir” “immediately”. This is being constructed across the Narmada river, about 12 km downstream of the Narmada dam. Citing a letter written by a senior official attached with the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), … Continue reading NGO demands to stop work on weir across Narmada river, begun “without environmental clearance”

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The RSS and the GUJARAT CARNAGE

Adept at its role behind the scenes, the fountainhead of Hindutva, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi administration after the Gujarat carnage. Describing the violence after the Godhra incident as a “natural reaction of Hindus,” the RSS on Friday gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi administration in Gujarat, saying that no government could have controlled the “upsurge.” … Continue reading The RSS and the GUJARAT CARNAGE

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Gujarat Anu-urja Mukti Andolan and Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti shocked with dilution of Nuclear Liability Act

Bhavnagar Jilla Gram Bachao Samiti, Gujarat Anu-urja Mukti Andolan and Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti are shocked at the media reports that indicate Government of India’s (GOI) reported move to further dilute the Nuclear Liability Act to seal the nuclear deal with the US government. · To register their strong protest affected people of Mithi Virdi, Jaspara, Mandva, Khadarpar and other 50 +villages have organised massive rally … Continue reading Gujarat Anu-urja Mukti Andolan and Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti shocked with dilution of Nuclear Liability Act

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Did Narendra Modi make Gujarat Vibrant?

        Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi‘s supporters – whether inside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), out on the streets or in cyber space, are fond of saying Modi’s Gujarat is the best thing that has happened to the country in a long time. To support their claim, they offer explanations like annual 10-plus per cent growth in the past 10 years, stellar … Continue reading Did Narendra Modi make Gujarat Vibrant?

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Ishrat case: Gujarat senior cop on the run – Darshan Desai

He evaded arrest for three months, then appeared on a stretcher in a CBI court, subsequently came somewhat erect on a wheelchair seeking protection from arrest and when his anticipatory bail plea was rejected, quickly stood up and ran away in his car. And now he is on the run again — after being on the crutches of legal reprieve for some days — as … Continue reading Ishrat case: Gujarat senior cop on the run – Darshan Desai

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Preaching History – Teesta Setalwad

Doesn’t every country or nation, society or civilization have a need, an urge, a natural one if you like to glorify its past? Haven’t we all been disillusioned with and faulted, on valid grounds, the sanitised, drudgery that is being dished out to our hungry, fresh and eager minds under the epithet of the word ‘education’? Haven’t we all, also, been speaking of the urgent … Continue reading Preaching History – Teesta Setalwad

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Tenth Day of Arguments in the Zakia Jafri Protest Petition

August 1 The conclusions drawn by the SIT in its final report on complainant Zakia Jafri’s allegation that the political executive and state bureaucracy barring a few upright officials had wilfully misled statutory and Constitutional bodies like the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Central Election Commission (CEC) are extremely perverse meant to facilitate the case of the state government and powerful accused. Arguing for … Continue reading Tenth Day of Arguments in the Zakia Jafri Protest Petition

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दोपहर से किसी भाजपाई से रिश्ता तय कर रहे होते हैं, शाम ये सत्तासीन सुअरों के यहाँ चर रहे होते हैंः पाणिनि आनंद

स्क्रिप्ट यों शुरू होती है…. गुजरात के मेहसाणा का बड़नगर. यहां एक लबालब भरा तालाब. इस तालाब के बीच एक मंदिर. मंदिर पानी में जलमग्न. उसका शिखर पानी से बाहर. शिखर पर पुराना झंडा. इस झंडे को बदलना था क्योंकि पुराना हो गया था. पर बदलने का साहस किसी में नहीं था क्योंकि इस लबालब भरे तालाब में मगरमच्छ थे. गांव का एक भी आदमी … Continue reading दोपहर से किसी भाजपाई से रिश्ता तय कर रहे होते हैं, शाम ये सत्तासीन सुअरों के यहाँ चर रहे होते हैंः पाणिनि आनंद

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