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Nahi zameen, nahi vote: land reforms activists gear up for 2014
“Aage zameen peeche vote, nahi zameen toh nahi vote” goes the latest slogan of the movement for land reform, as political parties get into poll mode for the Assembly Elections 2014. With the government’s six month deadline to meet demands of Jan Satyagraha movement for land reform led by PV Rajagopal #Land reforms #National Land Reforms Council #NewsTracker #PV Rajagopal
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Teachers, students launch ‘Save Delhi University’ campaign against 4-yr course
Delhi University’s ambitious experiment to introduce a four-year degree programme from July 2013 is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The transition from a three-year to a four-year programme, seen as part of Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh’s big reform push, which began with a shift to a semester system two years #Delhi University #Dinesh Singh #four year degree #Save Delhi University #WhyNow
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AFSPA must go, says Kashmiri student awarded Irom Sharmila scholarship
Shy, eager and armed with a ready smile, Iymon Abdul Majid is thrilled at having won the first Irom Sharmila Scholarship instituted by Delhi University. A student of Political Science at Delhi’s Jamia Milia Islamia University, Majid, a Kashmiri from Sopore, was chosen from among 50 applicants for the scholarship. The one-time #AFSPA #Delhi University #Irom Sharmila #Iymon Abdul Majid #Kashmir #WhoIsThis
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Verdict in Delhi gangrape case out in July?
It has been a little over two months since the trial of the Delhi gangrape case began in a fast-track court in New Delhi. In what has been an eventful eight weeks, statements of over 63 prosecution witnesses out of the 80 have so far been recorded. The prosecution expects to #Delhi gangrape #NewsTracker #Tihar jail
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Delhi gangrape trial: Tihar officials say accused broke hand due to fall
In an outright denial of the defence allegation that accused Vinay Sharma's hand was broken by other inmates, a Tihar Jail official has told the court that is hearing the Delhi gangrape case that the dislocation in his arm was due to a fall. The four accused - Vinay Sharma, Akshay #Delhi gangrape #Delhi Police #NewsTracker #Tihar jail #Vinay Sharma
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Delhi gangrape: Accused tell court they fear for their lives in Tihar
Dramatic scenes played out in the fast track court hearing the Delhi gangrape case after accused Vinay Sharma arrived in court with his right hand in a plaster. Demanding immediate transfer of accused out of Tihar Jail, Vinay Sharma's lawyer AP Singh told the court, "he is scheduled to appear for #Akshay Thakur #Delhi gangrape #NewsTracker #Tihar jail #Vinay Sharma
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Delhi gangrape: Accused change lawyers a third time
The accused in the Delhi gangrape case seem to be playing musical chairs with their lawyers. In what is the third round of changes since trial began in a fast-track court two months ago, Akshay Thakur reverted to his earlier lawyer, AP Singh, whom he had dropped two weeks ago and #Delhi gangrape #Delhi gangrape trial #NewsTracker #Safdarjang Hospital
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Teachers to march to Parl against PPP model in school education
New Delhi: A day after the Minister of Human Resource Development Pallam Raju announced that there will be no extension of the deadline to comply with the infrastructure norms specified under the Right To Education (RTE) Act, primary school teachers, who have gathered in the capital from across India, will #Education #HRD Ministry #PPP model #Schools #WhyNow
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Only 7 percent schools RTE compliant: RTE Forum
Presenting a dismal record of the implementation the Right to Education (RTE) Act on completion of the three-year deadline to comply with the Act’s infrastructure norms and teacher availability, a stock taking report by RTE Forum, a national collective of education networks and teachers’ organisations, has estimated that only 7 #OnOurMind #Right to Education Act #RTE Forum
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Delhi gangrape: Did coffin really contain victim’s body, defence asks airport staff
New Delhi: The cross-examination of an Air India officer, who handled the hand-over of the Delhi gangrape victim's coffin on its arrival at the IGI airport from Singapore, saw the defence pursue an unexpected line of questioning on Tuesday. ML Sharma, defence counsel for Mukesh and Akshay Thakur, confronted the prosecution #air india #Delhi gangrape #IGI airport #ML Sharma #NewsTracker