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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.
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Lady Hardinge Hospital: Delhi HC Intervenes, Stalls Lay-Off of Workers
31 Jul 2020
The medical staff at the Delhi-based hospital stand to face loss of livelihoods as the hospital changes contracts every few months. The workers had filed a writ petition asking for the court’s…
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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…
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Delhi Riots: ‘Shunned’ by SDMs, No Compensation in Sight for Victims
29 Jul 2020
Despite the Delhi High Court cracking a whip on the government, the victims and lawyers are struggling to get forms, are awaiting delayed verifications and battling apathy to receive compensation.
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‘Our Biggest Risk is Lack of Blood, Not the Virus’: Say Thalassemia Patients as Blood Banks Face Shortage
23 Apr 2020
With donors unable to get to donation centres, the lives of patients who need blood transfusion is at risk.
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COVID-19: ‘Treat Women’s Health as Top Priority,’ Delhi HC tells State Government
23 Apr 2020
A pregnant woman was denied entry into multiple hospitals in Delhi, and are now resorting to childbirths at home out of fear.
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COVID-19: Odisha’s Betel Farmers Stare at Losses Worth Rs 10,000 Crore as Stocks Rot
20 Apr 2020
The particularly vulnerable tribes in Odisha that cultivate the crop are demanding that the government announces relief for them.
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‘Democracy More Contagious than the Virus’: India’s Crackdown on Activists Continues
18 Apr 2020
Authoritarian regimes across the world are using the pandemic as an opportunity to pass draconian laws, suppress media freedom and shrink spaces of dissent.
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COVID-19: Ignoring Women and Children’s Health Could Lead to Parallel Health Crisis, Say Experts
17 Apr 2020
Activists say that the state is sidelining maternal healthcare with women not being able to access pre-natal care while children’s health is seriously at risk with lack of immunisation and growth…
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COVID-19: ‘Do Not Know When I Will Get My Next Meal,’ Say Stranded Migrants
16 Apr 2020
A civil society group, which spoke to 12,000 workers for a report, mentioned that about 96% had not received rations from the government and 70% had not received any cooked food, and were on the…