Sir, With reference to : Shankkar Aiyar: EC Credibility and the Missing Seshan Effect There is a discernible disquiet among the public over the approach and accommodation of political practices by the Election Commission. It is said justice must be seen to be done. Similarly, conduct of elections must be seen to be truly free […]
जजों की नियुक्ति की चालू व्यवस्था द्वारा सुझाए गए नामों में नापसंद नाम को सरकार स्वीकृति देने में विलंब कर सकती है। एक साल पहले एक अधिवक्ता ( मुस्लिम) के नाम की स्वीकृति में साल भर लग गया। एक बार इंदिरा जी ने महाराष्ट्र के एक सज्जन का नाम जजों की सूची से इसलिए हटाया […]
The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) is announced that the ‘ICPA Award for the Best Reportage on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes’, [sponsored by the CBCI Office for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes], will be awarded to Father Irudhaya Jothi SJ for authentically and consistently being the voice of people’s rights, especially the poor Dalits […]
Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) will honour noted journalist, writer and human rights activist John Dayal conferring its prestigious annual Louis Careno Award for Excellence in Journalism for his bold, continuous and consistent writing against communalism and fundamentalism gaining ground globally. According to ICPA President Ignatius Gonsalves, the Award will be conferred on Mr Dayalin […]
An Indian Catholic priest is recovering in a hospital in Ireland after an intruder broke into his residence and stabbed him on October 30. Father Bobit Augusthy was attacked at around 9:30 am at Waterford, in the Republic of Ireland. Th priests’ residence is in the grounds of Waterford Regional Hospital. Father Augusthy is a […]
The Bharat Jodo Yatra (March to unify India) is a “tapasya” (spiritual journey) to seek the soul of India at a time of grave crisis, says Rahul Gandhi, who leads the Kanniyakumari to Kashmir march, covering 3,570 kilometers. Gandhi is from the Indian National Congress party. Gandhi said this while interacting with leaders of around […]
अंगरेजी राज में जब पहली बार जब जनगणना शुरू हुई, तो ऐसे कई समुदाय मिले जो स्वयं को हिंदू मुस्लिम दोनों बताते थे। इसलिए कि वे इन दोनों परंपराओं में गुंथ चुके थे।जैसे, गुजरात के momna, जो खतना करवाते, अपने मृत परिजनों को दफनाते, गुजराती कुरान पढ़ते परंतु बाकी सभी रीति रिवाज में हिंदू थे। […]
Sir, The popular response to the Yatra shows that significant sections of society are worried about the direction which the country seem to be talking. Instead of focussing on Rahul Gandhi, every Congress MP, MLA and office bearer needed to use this as an opportunity to organise in their own areas, and welcome anyone interested […]
‘प्रभात खबर’ अखबार में इस मामले पर कुछ प्रकाश डाला गया है इस मामले काे अनेक नजरिये से देखा जा सकता है: १-आदिवासी नज़रिए:इस कहानी मे चार पात्र है (क) विधायक भूषण बाड़ा,ईसाई आदिवासी,(ख) अनूप भारती,गैर आदिवासी,हिन्दू धर्मावलंबी,(ग) साेनी मिंज,ईसाई आदिवासी,काेरट मैंरेज अनूप संग पर तलाक़शुदा,(घ)रश्मि एक्का,ईसाई आदिवासी और अनूप की राखी बहन । विधायक […]
“In a redux of a bygone age, Buckingham Palace was at the apex of global power — if just for a day”was how one journalist with the Washington Post described the atmosphere in the United Kingdom on Monday, as the nation bid its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. And so it was. The world […]
बिलकिस बानो सामूहिक बलात्कार एवं साम्प्रदायिक जनसंहार कांड के अपराधियों की सजा माफी एवं रिहाई के फैसले को रद्द करो! इस मांग के साथ गुरुवार को यहां लोकतांत्रिक जन पहल के तत्वावधान में, पटना स्थित गांधी संग्रहालय में , एक प्रतिरोध सभा का आयोजन किया गया, जिसमें डेढ़ सौ से ज्यादा लोग शामिल हुए । […]
The Central Government is to constitute a ‘national commission’ to study the social, economic and educational status of Scheduled Caste, or Dalit converts to ‘religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism’, it is learnt. The proposal is being actively discussed at the Centre, and a decision is likely to be taken soon, according to some […]
