https://www.livelaw.in/columns/uapa-wrecking-lives-what-is-the-human-cost-177234 This article is not about how the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) is leading to blatant violations of civil liberties and how the act is being used to criminalize dissent. Much has been written…
Call for release of Maudany
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The PDP has demanded that the Assembly pass a resolution calling for the release of Abdul Nasir Maudany on bail when it meets on March 14 and 15. An all-party delegation should be sent…
Sabharwal for revamping judicial system
J. Venkatesan, Hindu, March 12, 2006 "Witnesses turning hostile is nothing new" New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal on Saturday expressed concern over the slow pace of the criminal justice delivery system and…
Jammu-based journalist wins EU prize for Human Rights…
Source ::: IANS Brussels: Luv Puri, the Jammu-based journalist for The Hindu, has been awarded the European Union’s Natali Prize for articles on human rights and democracy. Puri, 26, won the third prize for his…
Encounters : Fact and Fiction
Encounters Fact & Fiction With the focus on Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, a former terrorist ‘rehabilitated’ by the Punjab police, the ghost of terrorism — because of the methods adopted to counter it — has once…
Court seeks police report on Kerala Christian centre
Kochi: The Kerala High Court Friday asked police to submit a complaint following allegations ranging from murders to foreign funding at one of Asia's largest religious hubs - the Muringur Divine Retreat Centre - near…
Concern over imperialistic influence on education
New courses to help private sector: Aijaz Ahmad PATHANAMTHITTA: Renowned historian and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Political Studies attached to Jawarharlal Nehru University Aijaz Ahmad has expressed concern over the increasing imperialist influence…
M.S. Golwalkar: Conceptualizing Hindutva Fascism
By Ram Puniyani, 10 March, 2006, Countercurrents.org Beginning this twenty Fourth February, RSS combine has undertaken programs in different parts of the country to celebrate the centenary year of RSS second Sarsnghchalak (supreme dictator), Madhav…
Advani gets a rap from RSS, no support…
Ajay Umat, Sunday, March 12, 2006 00:50 IST AHMEDABAD: Deeply upset with LK Advani for having “humiliated” his successor as BJP president Rajnath Singh, the RSS will not support the twin ekta yatras he announced…