हक़ और आजादी
November 26, 2016
Late in the evening of Friday, November 25, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Friday quashed the orders of PSA detention of human rights activist, Khurram Parvez saying that authorities have abused their powers to detain him.
“The detention of the detenue is not only illegal but the detaining authority has abused its powers in ordering his detention,” observed the court of...
November 26, 2016
To Fidel Castro by Pablo Neruda.
Fidel, Fidel, the people are grateful
for words in action and deeds that sing,
that is why I bring from far
a cup of my country’s wine:
it is the blood of a subterranean people
that from the shadows reaches your throat,
they are miners who have lived for centuries
extracting fire from the frozen land.
They go beneath the sea for coal
but on...
November 26, 2016
No work or cash: Bihari Migrant workers leave Gujarat for home
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Workers from Bihar, who came to Gujarat for work some five years ago are the worst hit after de-monetization, as they cannot be paid due to the cash crunch. As many as 60 workers have already moved back to their native villages in Bihar. A few others who could not return to their villages, said they are...
November 26, 2016
Glossy pamphlets, catchy slogans tell us building toilets at home is all about protecting the honour of bahu-betis. And who else but Dalits will clean them later?
As a development professional, I have walked into the offices of many NGOs and read many a lop-sided, glossy pamphlet with slogans that have made me flinch. As someone working on hygiene and sanitation issues, one among those...
November 26, 2016
The Assam Forest Department Friday filed an FIR against the builder of Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park in Sonitpur district for negligence in providing safety to wild elephants and digging pits at the construction site causing an elephant to die on Thursday.
Jasim Ahmed, Additional Conservator of Forest, West Sonitpur Forest Division, said the FIR was lodged at Salanibari police outpost...
November 26, 2016
Today at the stroke of the midnight hour, thanks to the collective efforts of the Sabrangindia Team and the never dying support of friends, comrades all, Sabrangindia turns one. November 26, Constitution Day. This was a re incarnation of Communalism Combat, a print magazine born out of the fires of hatred, and our commitment to real, meaningful journalism alive between 1983...
November 25, 2016
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी द्वारा बेहद नाटकीय तरीके से की गई नोटबंदी योजना की घोषणा ना केवल लोगों में भूख और बेकारी का कारण बन रही है बल्कि दिन प्रतिदिन इस योजना के कारण जान गंवाने वाले लोगों की बढ़ती संख्या के मद्देनजर अब इसे ‘‘एक हत्यारी योजना‘‘ ही कहना ठीक होगा। अभी तक मीड़िया में 70 से अधिक मौतों के दावे किये जा रहे हैं और 60 अथवा उससे अधिक लोगों की मौत की जानकारी...
November 25, 2016
The world is full of stark contrasts; and contrasts present great opportunities for spin doctors. In India, the spectre of black money – untaxed stashes of cash hoarded by individuals – coexists with the world’s highest number of people living in extreme poverty. This contrast has been there for years.
Image: Himanshu Sharma/Reuters
So when Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
November 25, 2016
Factory and farm workers say that landlords and contractors do not have the cash to pay them.
Image: Abhishek Dey
On platform number six of Old Delhi Railway Station on Tuesday afternoon, a lean man in his 50s stood close to a loudspeaker transmitting information about arrivals and departures to make sure that he was waiting on the right platform for his train .
“It is 10...
November 25, 2016
7 नवंबर 2016 को असम में जब मुख्यमंत्री सर्बानंद सोनोवाल ने बाबा रामदेव के 1000 करोड़ के पतंजलि हर्बल और मेगा फूड पार्क की नींव रखी थी तो बाबा रामदेव ने कहा था, इसमें लोगों को प्रत्यक्ष रूप से रोजगार मिलेगा।
किसानों को उनकी हर्बल फसल के लिए कंपनी उचित मूल्य उपलब्ध कराएगी। इस तरह लाखों किसान और कृषि मजदूर लाभांवित होंगे। लेकिन इस बात का लोगों को अंदाज़ा नहीं होगा की पार्क के इस क्षेत्र में आने...