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Abdul Alim Jafri
Migrants Shocked as Their Bicycles Left During Lockdown in UP Auctioned
06 Jun 2022
The Saharanpur district administration has auctioned 5,400 bicycles for Rs 21 lakh without ‘informing’ the workers.
C. Saratchand
How the Dynamic Zero Covid Strategy Proved Superior to Living With Covid
02 May 2022
Significantly fewer deaths, reduced infections, a lower likelihood of new virus variants and far better economic outcomes are the visible benefits of the dynamic zero-Covid strategy.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra Govt Accused of Enabling Dairies to Loot Milk Producing Farmers
19 Apr 2022
Dairies are refusing to share the profit of post-Covid powdered milk rates with farmers, and are buying milk with lockdown time rates only. Meanwhile, the government stands a mute spectator.
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Economic Survey Reveals Scam in Marriage Assistance Schemes During Lockdown
29 Mar 2022
This is the second such case of irregularity that has come to light in the state’s scheme for marriages. Earlier, the state’s Economic Offences Wing unearthed a 30-crore scam into the Marriage…
Bharat Dogra
Economic Recovery a Myth Unless India Takes Inclusive Path
25 Mar 2022
If the government fails to deliver a pro-poor economic agenda, the Opposition should unite to propose one. For, inequality is the strongest brake on India’s economy.
Aditi Nigam
March 25, 2020 - The Lockdown Files
25 Mar 2022
Two years ago, India saw the largest exodus ever of migrant families from cities– no buses or trains were arranged, as poor families scrambled to reach their villages, walking for miles, with some…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Opposition Accuses Nitish Kumar Govt of Manipulating MGNREGA Data
09 Mar 2022
RJD said that 1.53 crore people demanded work in 2021-2022 contrary to the state government’s claim of 62.9 lakh.
Newsclick Report
Yogi Government Targets Critical Journalists With Torrent of Criminal Cases
08 Mar 2022
In five years, 48 journalists have been assaulted and 66 booked or arrested with a total of 138 cases of persecution.
Avinash Kumar
COVID-19: Recounting Many Forms of Losses and Hardships
20 Feb 2022
These stories are from Manikpur block of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh, mostly inhabited by the Adivasi Kol community. All these stories were narrated at a public hearing organised by All…
Nivedita Sarkar, Anuneeta Mitra
Education Budget: Going Nowhere on a Digital Train
20 Feb 2022
There are plans galore, but the government’s commitment towards developing the education field is marred by contradictory policies and lack of financial support.