Sociologists warn against reading the reaction to the encounter killing of the four rape accused men as a ‘universal acceptance of extrajudicial killings’, but irresponsible media coverage and bloodthirsty public figures are making the situation worse. In 2012, the Delhi gang-rape case led to a nation-wide debate on death penalty for rapists, and a change […]
Category: Crime & Justice
Why Politicians And Bureaucrats Forget SC Guidelines Not To Disclose Identity Of Rape Victim?
Senior politicians and bureaucrats seem to have given the go-by to the Supreme Court’s guidelines not to disclose the identity of rape victims. Four days after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian on the city outskirts, there was visible outrage from different walks of life. Cutting across party lines, several politicians condemned […]
Why A ‘Hindu Customer’ Refused To Accept Ordered Food Through A ‘Muslim Swiggy Delivery Executive’ In Hyderabad?
In a sheer shocking mode, a Hindu man from old city area of Hyderabad refused to accept food that was to be delivered to him by a Muslim Swiggy delivery executive. The Swiggy executive has filed a police complaint with the Shah Ali Banda police station over the incident that took place. One gets to […]
Land Encroachments And GHMC Plantation Works Halt Historic ‘Mir Alam Lake’ Development in Hyderabad
The historic Mir Alam Tank development is being hampered by land encroachment and lack of coordination between various departments, especially among GHMC, R&B and Irrigation wing, is posing a grave threat to water bodies in and around the city and causing the wastage of public money spend on rejuvenation projects. The latest example is the […]
Why Telangana State Waqf Board Not Issuing ‘Talaq Or Divorce’ Certificate?
Hyderabadis are confused and wary over the attitude of Wakf board officials, Qazzaz section and qaazis as they are not interested to issue the talaq or divorce certificates after the triple talaq law. Why the officials stopped the certificate issuance remained a million dollar question. Several sections of people protesting and politicians are raised the […]
Are Telangana ‘Police Academies’ Becoming ‘Dumping Yards’?
A shocking comment by VK Singh, Director of Telangana State Police Academy rattles and surprised everyone on the hopeless and deteriorating standards at the police training academies. This makes a clear picture of entire police management in the state. When a chief of training academies reveal the facts, then it makes the clear counter of […]
The ‘Frustrated Loneliness’ Of A ‘Food Delivery Partner’ In South India
The narrow, meandering lanes of HSR Layout in south-eastern Bengaluru has, for some years, held up a sign to the rest of the country on what’s going to be the next big thing in the start-up realm. Flipkart and Swiggy started life a few streets to the west, in Koramangala, HSR’s older, more congested cousin. […]
BJP MLA Raja Singh Announced ‘Hindu Vigilante Army’ To Combat With ‘Anti Nationals’ In Hyderabad
In a dramatic mood, Goshamahal Constituency BJP MLA Raja Singh from Hyderabad has announced the creation of a vigilante army to ‘deal with’ traitors and ‘send them to hell’. In two videos released, the always-controversial, often-bigoted legislator proudly claimed that he is currently holding a conference discussing the formation of this vigilante army. Raja Singh […]
Why AP Govt Undertake The Sale Of Alcohol In Retail?
In a major move, which is being touted as the first step towards total prohibition in Andhra Pradesh, the state’s cabinet earlier this week decided that the government would soon run all liquor retail outlets in the state, through the AP Beverages Corporation. The corporation, which is the sole agency in the state involved in […]
The Plight Of Lawyers And Advocates At ‘Amaravati High Court’ In Andhra Pradesh
It was an out-of-the-blue Presidential order that announced the formation of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on January 1, 2019. This gave High Court lawyers from both the Telugu states very little time to prepare and set their affairs in order before the court was shifted out of Hyderabad to Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh. Close […]