Bangluru 24 January! The National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO) organises the Mukundan C Menon Award since 2006 every year. The award is instituted by NCHRO in memory of late Mr. Mukundan C Menon,…
CHRO in solidarity with Sunita Narayanan
Dear Friends, What happened in the last couple of weeks in India, in the world of books, sends an alarming and chilling message to the forces of democracy in the country. Books by Bhagat Singh, Che…
Beyond boundaries : Sandeep Pandey
THE TIMES OF INDIA, 28 Oct, 2006Human beings differ from preceding stages and beings in at least two basic ways. They have a capacity to imagine, and are endowed with freedom of action. Pre-human stages…
On Books, Moral Policing,
Nalini Taneja, People's Democracy, Vol. XXX, No. 44October 29, 2006THE CHANDRAPUR INCIDENTSWE are witnessing today a pragmatic collaboration of forces that defend ‘moral’ policing in the name of protecting ‘Indian’ culture, justify trampling on democratic…
One day seminar on water resources with special…
Date: 11th November 2006 (Saturday) Venue: Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram - 695018. Read More
Twin blasts kill boy, injure 10 in Guwahati
Sat Oct 28, 2006GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - A 14-year-old boy was killed and at least 10 people were wounded in twin explosions during Chat festival on Saturday in Guwahati, police said.Two bombs exploded on the…
Arundhathi Roy : 'And His Life Should Become…
The Very Strange Story of the Attack on the Indian ParliamentARUNDHATI ROY, OutLook Magzine , October 2006Arundhathi Roy We know this much: On December 13, 2001, the Indian Parliament was in its winter session. (The…
Singapore suspends human rights lawyer of Indian Origin…
Sat Oct 28, 2006SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has suspended a prominent opposition and human rights lawyer for a year on disciplinary grounds, according to court documents and media reports on Saturday.M. Ravi, who has represented…
Cops picked up ultras 15 days ago: Landlady
Saturday October 28 2006, NEWINDPRESS.COM MYSORE: The encounter between two Pakistani militants and the police on the Mysore-Husnur Ring Road has raised suspicions as the militants’ landlady has revealed that the police had already taken…