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Indira Jaising
Can the State Dictate what Religion you will Follow and who you will Marry?
14 Jan 2021
The State has created watertight personal laws, where there is no possibility of moving from one system of personal laws to another system of personal laws, not even to be able to marry a loved
Sumedha Pal
Love Jihad Ordinance: 104 Former IAS Officers Demand Withdrawal Even as Courts Grant Protection to Couples
30 Dec 2020
A survey of the orders passed by the Allahabad High Court in the month of November reportedly showed that it had granted relief to 117 couples of inter-faith marriages.
Sumedha Pal
MP: Tribals in Burhanpur Launch Agitation Against Alleged Assault on Farmer
04 Dec 2020
Tribals walked for over a 100 km in protest against the forest department. They alleged that a farmer, Gyarsi Lal Awaye, a resident of Lingi, was thrashed badly, without any stated reason.
Kashif Kakvi
MP Govt Jobs Reserved for Locals, But Does CM Have Resources to Reduce Unemployment?
20 Aug 2020
Also, the constitutionality of the MP CM’s announcement remains to be scrutinised because discriminating or denying a job to anyone on the grounds of domicile is said to be a violation of Article 15…
Sumedha Pal
Under Pandemic Cover, Atrocities Against Dalits Rising, say Activists
04 Aug 2020
Registering a case under SC/STAct is more of a struggle during pandemic, especially in BJP-ruled states, activists allege.
Sumedha Pal
Narmada Valley: No Rehabilitation a Year on
31 Jul 2020
The flooding of the Narmada River is touted as a major policy failure of the Madhya Pradesh government, the brunt of which is being borne by over 30,000 families currently living in makeshift…
Kashif Kakvi
MP Govt Stops Widow Pension of 4,500 Bhopal Gas-hit Victims, Dept Says 'Funds Exhausted'
21 Jul 2020
The sexagenarian widows claimed that the pension is their only lifeline for survival as they can’t work due to age and diseases.
Kashif Kakvi
COVID-19 Lockdown Leaves Workers Jobless in Bhopal, Wages Slashed, Cost of Construction Surges
14 Jul 2020
Reduced demand has further lowered the wages as the fear of contracting the illness has prompted households to put off renovation and construction work.
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Politicians Making Mockery of Social Distancing, Lockdown Ahead of Bypolls
16 Jun 2020
While politicians from ruling party as well as Opposition are addressing huge rallies, the state government has moved the districts where by-polls are to be held to the Green Zone despite the rising…
Kashif Kakvi
MP Forest Official Burnt Down Mudhouse, Threatened to Burn More: Tribals of Burhanpur
02 Jun 2020
Similar incident was reported on July 9, 2019 in the same village when forest officials had allegedly opened fire on villagers, leaving four tribals injured.