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Parth MN
They Don’t Want us to Sing our Songs, Read our Poems
09 Sep 2021
Moved by the death of anti-caste activist Vira Sathidar, Ramesh Gaichor, an Elgar case accused, had penned a poem in Taloja prison, but the jail chief found it ‘objectionable’ for circulation.…
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Bengal Elections: In Birbhum, TMC’s Political Violence Reason Behind Anti-incumbency
05 Apr 2021
The memories of brutal political violence unleashed by TMC workers during the panchayat elections in 2018 are still fresh among the workers of other political parties, leading to massive anti-…
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Bengal Elections: In ‘Swing’ Region of Jangalmahal, Many Swear by Duare Sarkar, Some do not
27 Mar 2021
TMC aims to wrest the region that goes to vote today from BJP, which still seems to be in the pole position here.
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Palghar Lynching: Who are the People Accused of Killing Two Sadhus and their Driver?
17 Aug 2020
Four days after the lynching in the Gadchinchle village, the RSS mouthpiece had claimed that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was behind the incident and that the five main it accused are “said…
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Palghar Lynching: Saffronisation of Tribal Areas and Islamophobia Behind the Curtain
13 Aug 2020
“The Islamophobic messages ahead of the mob lynching in Gadchinchle are symptomatic of the slow saffronisation that has been happening in Adivasi areas,” said Kapil Patil.
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Maharashtra: 7 Months After Favouring Verdict, 41 Public Service Aspirants Wait for Appointment Letter
29 Jul 2020
These 41 candidates, who were on the waiting list for the tax assistant posts, had earlier missed out on the recruitment opportunity owing to the administration’s goof-up.
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Dalit Atrocities: In Pursuit of Justice Amid Lockdown
18 Jul 2020
Ever since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in India at around mid-March, Rahul Dambale, a Pune-based Dalit activist with Republican Yuva Morcha, said he has recorded over 50 serious cases of…
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‘We Found Him Lying on Urine-Soaked Bed,’ Says Varavara Rao’s Family
16 Jul 2020
The 80-year-old poet-activist, whose health has been deteriorating since May-end in Taloja jail, has tested positive for COVID-19
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“Don’t Kill Him in Jail. His Brain is Getting Damaged,” says Varavara Rao’s Family
12 Jul 2020
In a press conference held on Sunday morning, Varavara Rao’s family members talked about the alarming deterioration in health and said he was receiving no treatment.
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No Headway in Decongestion of Maharashtra Prisons, Despite SC Directive
27 Jun 2020
In its affidavit, the state government has virtually admitted that coronavirus has penetrated the overcrowded Taloja jail, where activists, mostly aged 60+, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case are…