Posts : India

Why should the 17-yr old rapist be allowed to get away lightly?

murali772 - 4-JAN-2013

While the cacophony for the death sentence for the accused grows louder, most of us ignore the fact that the main accused in this crime is a juvenile. Forget about the death penalty, he cannot be jailed in a regular prison even for a day. Nor can he be tried in a regular court of law. This case should provoke a rethinking about our juvenile justice laws.

Dec-16 as Nirbhaya/ Damini (rather, the actual name) Raakhee day

murali772 - 2-JAN-2013

The Delhi gang-rape case has brought to the fore the need for fast-tracking of not just the courts, but all of the following:

1) Professionalisation of preparation and maintenance of voters' lists:

The 'Cash Transfer Scheme' debate

murali772 - 5-DEC-2012

Of course, cash transfers have advantages too: they have lower transaction costs, more convenient for migrant labour, and might be easier to monitor.

World AIDS Day is December 1st. It's Impact on India

samantha360 - 22-NOV-2012

World AIDS day is coming up in a week and I thought it would be important to talk about HIV and AIDS in all of India.

Useful Citizen Information

Naveen - 25-OCT-2012

Links for various services - information could be useful ....

Obtain

For residents of Kadugodi - the way to bus stand is still down and under

Ramesh Menon - 30-AUG-2012

It is a very sad scene each time I pass by this major point of Whitefield. The railway crossing connecting Kadugodi population and the Bus stand is causing lot of difficulties for all. At any given time there will be a goods train waiting, with endless carriages, waiting for signal. It makes life difficult for all age a difficult process to cross over.

Time for deeper judicial reforms - Dr J P

murali772 - 10-AUG-2012

Text of the letter addressed by Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, Gen Sec, Foundation for Democratic Reforms (FDR), to Dr Manmohan Singh.

Esteemed Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh ji,

Right to sack a recalcitrant worker

murali772 - 25-JUL-2012

The brutal attacks on senior managers of Maruti-Suzuki's Manesar unit, leaving one of them dead and several others seriously injured, has again brought to the fore the matter of labour law reforms.

Railways and platform height

GNT - 15-JUL-2012

I am not sure if this is the right forum to raise this question. Since there are lot of people in this forum who have done extensive reasearch on the topic of transportation, I thought I will ask..

The Sodexo Drama

sourav894 - 6-JUL-2012