South Asia Citizens Web

Massive wrong doing in sale of lands by Gujarat govt to Adani the big Mr money bag in Gujarat

WHEN we read about Hakeemullah Mehsud’s death by drone, some accounts of his final moments mentioned that he was at the gate of his lavish mansion in North Waziristan. Nobody speculated on how this house was paid for, but my guess would be that the money came from Karachi: over the years, the city has become a giant ATM for the Taliban. Instead of plastic cards, however, these terrorists use Kalashnikovs.

Militias in the Central African Republic are slitting children’s throats, razing villages and throwing young men to the crocodiles. What needs to happen before the world intervenes?

NWMI
Atonement is Insufficient: The Rule of Law Must Prevail
“NWMI Demands Institutional Redress of Sexual Harassment and Assault”
Recent developments at the weekly news magazine Tehelka demonstrate that media houses have a long way to go in ensuring safety for women media professionals.
A journalist working with Tehelka revealed that she was sexually assaulted by the editor, Tarun Tejpal, on two occasions on 7 and 8 November 2013. The repeated harassment and assault over two days (…)

In all cases of sexual offence, the media has carried out sustained campaigns and very rightly so to punish the accused. When a member of the same profession gets into the accused box, the punishment should be swift and exemplary. The same yardstick should apply to the member of the judiciary, the legal professional and the police, specially the judiciary since they have handed over extreme punishments of death in rape/murder cases.
People who are public servants or in professions where in (…)