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Press Realease Immunity ≠ Impunity Devyani Khobragade Indicted Will the Indian government do the Right Thing in India? Gharelu Kaamgar Sangathana, Haryana welcomes the indictment, of Devyani Khobragade by the grand jury in the United States on two counts – that of visa fraud, and of making false statements in connection with the visa application […]

By Biswajit Roy A teenaged girl was gang-raped twice in between October 25-27, second time on her way back from police station after lodging the complaint against the same rapists. Threatened by the gang who wanted her to withdraw the complaint, her poor migrant family from Bihar was forced to leave Madhyamgram, at Kolkata’s outskirt […]

By Biswajit Roy A teenaged girl was gang-raped twice in between October 25-27, second time on her way back from police station after lodging the complaint against the same rapists. Threatened by the gang who wanted her to withdraw the complaint, her poor migrant family from Bihar was forced to leave Madhyamgram, at Kolkata’s outskirt […]

Uphold doctors’ right to treat the ill. Demand unconditional release of Dr. Samir Biswas. Convention at Students’ Hall, Kolkata on January 17, 2014 at 3 pm Dr. Samir Biswas, a popular physician from Asansol, West Bengal, was arrested on December 14, from his home under allegations of treating a senior Maoist leader. He had been […]

By S. Mohammed Irshad Amartya Sen once defined the question of identity[1]; he explained that “a sense of belonging to a community is thus seen as a resource -like capital. That understanding is important, but it has to be supplemented by a further recognition that a sense of identity can firmly exclude many people even […]

Press Release Date: 11.01.2014 North East organizations and women activists protest at Police Headquarters, ITO. Protesters speak out against lack of character assassination of rape complainants and police inaction. Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) met delegation Today, women activists, trade unionists, students and intellectuals from various North East communities (such Kuki, Naga, Mising, […]

MEDIA INVITATION Public meeting on Implementation of Minimum Wages and other acts at the brick-kilns of Ranga Reddy district   Venue: Dundigal Bus stand Date: 12-01-2014 (Sunday) Timings: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Dear Friends, Brick-kiln Workers’ Union of Ranga Reddy district, Telangana Praja Front (TPF), Indian Federation of Trade union (I.F.T.U), Solidarity Committee for […]

By Democratic Students Union A preliminary report on the solidarity visit to Muzaffarnagar ‘relief’ camps Death of over 30 infants in the extreme cold of Muzzaffarnagar ‘relief camps’ and the overall inhuman conditions in which the evicted people are being forced to thrive there, once again has churned debates in the media lately. The forgotten […]

Hundreds storm offices of Collector and SP, Alirajpur Condemn Illegal Eviction from 2.5 year old Jobat Zameen Hak Satyagraha 8th January: Hundreds of adivasis and farmers, representing a large number of oustees affected by the Sardar Sarovar and Jobat Dam Projects in the Alirajpur District of Madhya Pradesh, stormed the office of the Collector, Mr. […]

Hundreds storm offices of Collector and SP, Alirajpur Condemn Illegal Eviction from 2.5 year old Jobat Zameen Hak Satyagraha 8th January: Hundreds of adivasis and farmers, representing a large number of oustees affected by the Sardar Sarovar and Jobat Dam Projects in the Alirajpur District of Madhya Pradesh, stormed the office of the Collector, Mr. […]