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Rashme Sehgal
Doon Residents Ask: Why Build Another Highway if it Hardly Saves Time?
02 May 2022
The new Delhi-Doon expressway will save just about an hour in travel time. Its benefits don’t outweigh the harm it brings to the local environment and livelihoods.
Sruti MD
About to Become Homeless, Bethel Nagar Residents Shocked at DMK’s U-Turn
01 Feb 2022
The DMK promised house-site pattas to the residents of the Injambakkam locality in south Chennai prior to the Assembly election. Now the government is citing court order and claiming helplessness.
Sruti MD
TN: Marshland or Housing Land? Eviction Uncertainty Shrouds 4,000 Families in Bethel Nagar
12 Oct 2021
NGO files second PIL against Bethel Nagar residents alleging encroachment of marshland area and demands their eviction. Families resist through demonstrations and legal battles.
Ayaskant Das
Vedanta Rs 1,240 cr Proposal to Expand Odisha Aluminium Plant Nixed by Govt Panel
21 Sep 2021
Union ministry of environment committee has rejected the proposal on grounds of violation of green norms.
Damayantee Dhar
‘Love Jihad’ Law Challenged in Gujarat High Court
29 Jul 2021
The PIL filed by 2 minority rights organisations are scheduled to be heard between August 5 and August 8.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
SC Asks Centre, State Govts to Respond to Plea on Mismanagement in Private Healthcare Facilities
28 Jul 2021
The petition, filed by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, demands the regulation of standards in clinical establishments and was heard by a bench headed by CJI NV Ramana.
PTI
COVID-19: PIL Seeks Sale of Vaccines by SII, Bharat Biotech at Rs 150
28 Apr 2021
'These pharma giants are milking the fear psychosis of the increased death rates due to COVID-19,' the PIL filed on April 24 said.
Yash Agarwal
The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill Needs Careful Consideration
17 Nov 2020
Democracy requires a graded system of accountability for its judiciary that is not limited to impeachment. There are a number of other aspects to the whole debate on the accountability of the j
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telangana HC Warns State Govt of Contempt Proceedings, Directs to Reveal Covid-19 Data on Daily Basis
09 Jun 2020
Recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the state is alarming as the 1394 new confirmed cases and 70 deaths were reported in the span of the last ten days.
Newsclick Report
Retired Army Officer Moves SC Against Centre, Challenges Move to Suspend Dearness Allowance
27 Apr 2020
The move to suspend dearness allowance due to army officers was taken retrospectively on April 20, with allowance due to veterans in the first week of April.