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Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Bank Strike Successful, 3 School Students Die in Wall Collapse
18 Dec 2021
3,000 women workers of Foxconn blocked the Chennai-Bengaluru highway after the health of 8 workers affected by food poisoning was not disclosed.
Neelambaran A
DMK’s Strict Target-Based Vaccination Drive Exhausts Stressed Health Workers
19 Nov 2021
Tamil Nadu village health nurses staged protests across the state against overtime and the threat of disciplinary action.
Neelambaran A
TN: Despite Risking Life During Pandemic, Ad-hoc Nurses Stare at Job Loss
30 Sep 2021
The MRB Covid Nurses Association held a sit-in protest on September 28, demanding consolidated wages and the regularisation of jobs. The protest was withdrawn temporarily after the government agreed…
The Leaflet
CJI Expresses Concerns Over Fake News on Social Media; Says Everything is Given a Communal Colour
03 Sep 2021
The Supreme Court Thursday expressed concern about the communal colour given to news even as it sharply criticized web portals and social media platforms for allowing the circulation of fake news and…
The Leaflet
SC Sends Notice to Manipur Govt on Activist Erendro Leichombam’s Plea Seeking Compensation for Illegal NSA Detention
20 Jul 2021
The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Manipur Government in a petition filed by activist Erendro Leichombam seeking compensation and fixing of accountability for the “frivolous” invocation…
The Leaflet
SC Gives Last Opportunity to UP to Reconsider Holding Kanwar Yatra, Says Right to Health is Paramount
16 Jul 2021
The Supreme Court Friday gave one last opportunity to the Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider its decision to hold the Kanwar Yatra in the midst of the threat of a third wave of the Covid19.
Azhar Moideen
Pravasis Pitch in to Help Kerala During Covid-19 Second Wave
03 Jul 2021
The Department of Non-resident Keralites Affairs, with the support of various expatriate organisations, has been instrumental in sourcing and providing life-saving medical equipment to the state.
Sravasti Datta
Staggering Number of Children Impacted by Parental Loss, Abuse Due to Covid-19
17 Jun 2021
Experts say this is a situation of child protection emergency that highlights the dire need to systematically address issues of children in distress.
Shinzani Jain
Government Must Spend More to Help People in This Hour of Crisis
17 Jun 2021
As India has been facing a demand crunch since before the pandemic, prominent economists and the left movement have been relentlessly asking the government to pump up spending to stimulate demand.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Farmers’ Padayatra Kicks Off From Bulandshahr to Reach Ghazipur Border, More to Come
15 Jun 2021
The BKU is leading the marches in UP districts to mobilise farmers and re-energise the protest against farm laws at Delhi borders.