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Sedition law report: A regressive step by Law Commission
The commission’s report on the sedition law is neither unbiased nor does it protect human rights.
Kaleeswaram Raj
India
Indian Railways: Past, present, and future
The Indian Railways is a vital part of the Indian economy, and it employs over 1.3 million people. But it’s infested by a series of maladies.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Interview
‘Deployment of Rashtriya Rifles must not be disturbed’: Lt. General (retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain
The former GOC of 15 Corps in Jammu and Kashmir says that public outreach programmes cannot be effective without taking the Muslim clergy on board.
Ashutosh Sharma
Jammu and Kashmir
Militancy returns to Jammu after 15 years of relative peace
The Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a fresh bout of terrorist attacks.
Ashutosh Sharma
Lessons
Oil palm plantations prove to be a disaster in Mizoram
Farmers have made no money, and efforts to replace oil palm with other crops have failed because of the depleted soil.
Rupa Chinai
Spotlight
New forest laws and ‘development’ push: A prelude to a ‘land grab’ in India’s north-east?
The root of the violence in Manipur can be traced to measures that threaten the rights of tribal communities over land and resources.
Rupa Chinai
Essay
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Fountainhead of fundamentalism in India
To the venom that Savarkar was, we only find an antidote in Gandhi, writes Tamil writer Jeyamohan.
B. Jeyamohan
More stories from India
All you wanted to know about India’s demonetisation drive
Here’s a collection of Frontline stories that may help you gain a holistic view of India’s note-ban and its impacts.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Battleground Barsu: Ecology versus economy conflict continues in Maharashtra
Protests against a refinery in Barsu have pitted the industrial complex against activists and villagers, putting the State government in a tangle.
Amey Tirodkar
Delhi University in the dock following suicide of ad hoc teacher
It blew the lid off one of the university’s worst-kept secrets and drew attention to a serious lacuna in teacher appointments.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
K.K. Shailaja: ‘I am an ordinary party worker’
In her powerful memoir, the former Health Minister of Kerala urges women to be bolder and question regressive beliefs.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Gas poisoning deaths in Giaspura reveal infrastructure neglect
The urban slum for migrant workers in Ludhiana exposes the government’s neglect of planning and pollution control.
Ashutosh Sharma
‘Court abdicated its responsibility’: Rachna Dhingra on the Bhopal gas tragedy
The social activist discusses several critical issues concerning the disaster from the survivors’ perspective.
Ajay Saini
Future of HEC hangs in the balance as salaries remain unpaid for over a year
As employees suffer, there is no clarity whether the government intends to privatise a PSU with good potential for profitability.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
10,000 deliveries in 33 years: Tamil Nadu midwife’s remarkable service wins all-round applause
Katheeza Beevi, an auxiliary nurse midwife at health centre in Villupuram since 1990, retires in June.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Violence in Manipur: An insight into the State’s complex sociopolitical history
Communal violence has erupted in the northeastern state of Manipur, displacing over 9,000 people from their villages. The violence broke out during a
TEAM FRONTLINE
Cops and criminals: Brothers in arms
Both popular cinema and its audiences are enthralled by the brutal encounter cop. But does art imitate life or is it vice versa?
Lawrence Liang
‘Encounter Pradesh’ model of instant justice indicates terror may become state policy
The Adityanath government has ushered in an era of unapologetic state vigilantism in Uttar Pradesh.
Ashutosh Sharma
Editor’s Note: Impunity for the state means impunity for the mobs
To replace a slow-paced and seriously flawed judicial system with “instant” justice via vigilantism is to stare into the abyss of anarchy.
Vaishna Roy
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