16 children die every day in Mumbai: State Health minister
2015-08-10
Health experts say malnutrition the reason, but govt plays it down and blames communicable diseasesContinue Reading
Quake hits Afghanistan; tremors in northern India
2015-08-10
New Delhi — A high-intensity earthquake struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan on Monday, tremors of which were felt in several parts of north India including Delhi and Noida. Tremors were also felt in Srinagar and adjoining areas of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), theContinue Reading
Goa police launch app to report crimes, emergencies
2015-08-10
Panaji: Goa police have launched a mobile app to enable vigilant citizens to report a law or traffic violation, police said today. The new application, available for now on Android and IOS platforms, provides for reporting law and traffic violations via video and photos straight to the police department, enablingContinue Reading
Anti-liquor activist’s death in Tamil Nadu protested
2015-08-10
New Delhi: Members of civil society groups staged a protest outside the Tamil Nadu House in the national capital on August 8 in the afternoon, demanding enquiry into the death of Gandhian activist Sasi Perumal, who was actively campaigning demanding liquor ban in the southern state. The demonstration was jointlyContinue Reading
Stampede in Jharkhand temple kills 11
2015-08-10
Mondays during August sees highest rush at the templeContinue Reading
Jharkhand villagers kill five women suspecting witchcraft
2015-08-09
Ranchi: Five women have been killed in a village in Jharkhand, 45 kilometres from capital Ranchi, reportedly on allegations of witchcraft. The village falls under Ranchi’s Mandar block. The police have confirmed the incident and say they have taken 50 villagers into custody. The cops also say that prima facie itContinue Reading
70 Vyapam accused seek President’s nod to kill selves
2015-08-09
Bhopal: Seventy doctors and medical students accused in the Vyapam scam and lodged in Gwalior Central Jail have in a letter requested the President to allow them to commit suicide, saying they have been behind bars for long and their “future is dark”. They alleged they are victims of “judicialContinue Reading
Rape victim and Indian society
2015-08-09
As if being sexually abused weren’t traumatic enough, an Indian rape survivor from the state of Gujarat is being asked to endure a “purity test” involving her balancing an 88-pound rock on her head before she will be permitted to once again reside with her husband, reports VICE News. DesignedContinue Reading
Naga rebels hike tax on traders, government employees
2015-08-09
Dimapur: “The demand letters come by March, April and we need to pay up within a month,” Akali, (name changed) a Dimapur-based entrepreneur said. Two more slips demanding payments – euphemistically called tax – issued by NSCN (IM) and other by Naga National Council (Accordist) lay on her table. TheContinue Reading
Birds get their basic right in Meghalaya
2015-08-09
Khasi – An order of the East Khasi Hills district administration has become the ‘wind beneath the wings’ of birds and now they have their ‘fundamental right’ to fly. The district has become one of the few places where keeping or selling of caged birds is an offense, after Friday’sContinue Reading