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Month December 2017

India – Do not let Aadhaar rule our lives like Tolkien’s Ring

ABHEEK BARMAN Like most men of his generation, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, an orphan and scholar was sent to war on June 5, 1916. He was an officer, to command young men drawn from the working classes, of the “mining,… Continue Reading →

Jignesh Mevani to attend 200th-yr celebration of ‘Dalit victory’ against Peshwa army

Mevani is scheduled to speak at the “Elgaar Parishad” conference on December 31 at Pune’s historic Shaniwar Wada, the headquarters of the Peshwas. Written by Chandan Haygunde | Pune | Gujarat Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch leader Jignesh Mevani(Express photo by… Continue Reading →

Death of Judge Loya – Prominent lawyer alleges manipulation

Death Of Judge Loya: Occupancy Register With Details Of Judge’s Stay At Ravi Bhavan Manipulated, Prominent Lawyer Alleges By ATUL DEV |  Numerous family members and associates of the late judge BH Loya have raised questions regarding the circumstances of his death,… Continue Reading →

2G Spectrum Case: CBI, Special Prosecutor Anand Grover hits out- Judge missed basic facts

Dhananjay Mahapatra| TNN |  NEW DELHI: The 2G scam case judge O P Saini’s unusual severity in faulting special public prosecutor Anand Grover while acquitting all accused was returned in the same coin by the SPP on Friday when he said the… Continue Reading →

Italy- Modern Day Slavery – Sikh migran workers being secretly exploited

An employer? No, we have a master’  in Italy After years of arduous, badly paid work in the fields of southern Italy, Singh reported his employer to the police. But in a country where justice moves at a glacial pace,… Continue Reading →

Open Letter to Tamil Nadu CM from 85 year old Dr. P.S. Krishnan, IAS (retd) on Dalit Atrocities

Urgent Action to be Taken by the Chief Minister to Effectively Prevent and Severely Punish Atrocities Against SCs and STs including Partners in Dalit and non-Dalit Marriages of Choice   Dear Hon’ble Chief Minister,   I am an 85-year old… Continue Reading →

Australia- W&J Traditional Owners win interim injunction against Govt and Adani in Federal Court #Goodnews

Court order against Qld Government preventing native title extinguishment Injunction hearing set for 30 January 2018, trial in March Brisbane,  Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) representatives, seeking to prevent the extinguishment of their native title by the Queensland Government for Adani,… Continue Reading →

Koodankulam Nuclear Reactors are Dysfunctional, but the Government Remains in Denial

DECEMBER 18, 2017 Nityanand Jayaraman The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plants (KKNPP) are perhaps the World’s Most Expensive Pieces of Useless Machinery. Built at a cost of Rs. 17,020 crore, KKNPP Unit 1 was synchronised with the grid on 22 October,… Continue Reading →

India – Manufacturer of EVMs says its products can be hacked

JKR Staff  – After establishing the possible nexus between the beneficiaries of Gujarat Gas Scam and the manufacturer of microchips used in EVMs, Janta Ka Reporter investigated into the so-called unbreakable security features of EVMs. At least that’s what the technical paper provided on… Continue Reading →

Nuking Narmada: uprooting lives and compounding climate crisis impacts

Kumar Sundaram A protest at the district headquarters in Mandla, held on 12 December 2017 The building of the proposed Chutka nuclear plant in the tribal-dominated Mandla district in central India will mean the local population will be displaced – for… Continue Reading →

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