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Terror in Haryana

The violence in Gujarat has its echo in some Haryana districts that have no recent history of communal tensions.

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Adding insult to injury

The Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 8, International Women's Day, draws flak from women's groups for not

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A law on paper

More than six years after the enactment of the Disabilities Act, the prospects of the disabled getting better opportunities to improve their lot remai

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Terror around the quarries

Private contractors and an unhelpful administration make life difficult for workers in the stone quarries of Bhiwani district in Haryana.

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Condemning a carnage

THE attacks on the Muslim community in Gujarat and the passive role the State and Central governments played have evoked protest not only among politi

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Programmes and pitfalls

The National AIDS Control Organisation's programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV fails to take into account the serious side-effects

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Coping with plague

The latest incidence of plague, in Himachal Pradesh, raises serious questions about the authorities' preparedness to deal with such epidemics and the

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Unheeded warnings

BUBONIC and pneumonic plague occurred in the Rohru area in November 1966, killing eight people in Bhaunda and Larot villages. In 1957, cases of plague

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Questionable proposals

The JNU's proposals to the UGC on new academic disciplines draw flak from students and teachers of the university.

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Imparting prejudice

By introducing a new history syllabus that glorifies ancient India and de-emphasises the medieval period, the NCERT continues to promote the political

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Rehabilitation concerns

A report exposes irregularities in the rehabilitation of people displaced by the Tehri project even as the police wield the lathi against those who se

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Against gender bias

The Supreme Court raps nine State governments for failure to conform to its order of May 2001 relating to the implementation of the Pre-Natal Diagnost

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