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Copping Out

As per latest official report Bihar, UP, West Bengal and Assam have more than 1/4th of their constable and officer posts vacant. One in three of 17, 233 police stations does not have a single CCTV camera and at the present rate of increase, it will take 33 years to reach of 33% women officers target.

Confusion Confounded

A Supreme Court order in 2017 had directed all deemed universities to not use the word “university”. Now a government panel has said that they should be allowed to use the word “university” to avoid confusion abroad

An Inhuman Practice

With the recent Karnataka High Court ruling directing the state police to make available body cameras to all police personnel entitled to arrest a person, the issue of handcuffing an accused without necessary permission from courts has again taken centre-stage.

Reverse Gear

The Aarey Colony in the Goregaon region spreads over 13,000 hectares of land and is home to thousands of tribals and Adivasi people, who live in 27 hamlets. Some of its area is part of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, which is home to a range of flora and fauna. 

Judging the Judges

Personal attacks have been made against two judges of the Supreme Court for their strong remarks against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma leading to a dangerous scenario where judges will now have to consider what the media thinks instead of what the law really demands

Furore in Forests

A June 3 apex court order that all protected forest tracts and wildlife sanctuaries should have eco-sensitive zones of one kilometre from their boundaries has led to protests in Kerala. It is now thinking of bypassing the order

Temple Tempest

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg “I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I’m telling people that, I myself continue with them combined. Hyp...

Split Verdicts

A division bench of the Karnataka High Court has permitted a man to obtain a divorce from his wife on the grounds that the woman falsely accused him of being impotent, stating that allegations of imp...

Monumental Misgivings

The Union culture ministry is looking to rationalise the prohibited and regulated zones around protected monuments by amending the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The whole idea is to make them more flexible and public friendly

The Mining Mess

The Madhya Pradesh government has proposed to open 292 hectares for mining in five stretches along the Chambal river and its tributary, Parvati, to fight illegal mining in the National Chambal Sanctu...

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