India’s love-hate relationship with Free Speech
By News Desk| Published: 16th February 2021 1:07 pm IST Disha Ravi (photo-Twitter)
Amir Ullah Khan and Netheena Mathews
The continuing clampdown on journalists, activists and comedians critical of the government stands in glaring contradiction to the protection it offers to those like Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami. At least six senior journalists are facing charges for reporting allegations that Delhi police shot a protesting farmer to his death during the violence that erupted on Republic Day. Of the 154 cases of journalists being arrested, interrogated or detained recorded since 2010, 67 of them were in 2020 alone.
India’s rank slipped by two to 142 among 180 countries and territories in the World Press Freedom index in 2020, when compared to the previous year. The country witnessed the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2020. As many as 83 such shutdowns were reported in 2020. The longest
(MENAFN - IANS) y Rajnish Singh
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The role of the Dark Net has been a major concern of India s drug law enforcement agencies with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) itself admitting in a secret note that the medium is being used increasingly here by drug traffickers.
The note, shared with a high-level committee consisting of 31 Parliamentarians, reveals that the changing pattern in the illegal trade is safer, compared to previous mediums used by the drug traffickers. The drug traffickers are increasingly using the Dark Net for trafficking in drugs. Dark Net medium offers complete anonymity because of the use of onion routing and use of crypto currency for payment, says the note accessed by IANS.
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has resumed classes for its schools as per the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and state governments across the country.According to data compiled from all the Kendriya Vidyalayas .
Govt begins exercise for imposition of Property Tax through ULBs
Govt begins exercise for imposition of Property Tax through ULBs Step to help in availing Rs 503 cr addl borrowings from GoI
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Feb 15: In a move which may not be welcomed by the people but has become compulsion to get additional borrowings from the Centre, the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has started an exercise for the imposition of Property Tax through Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipal Committees).
Moreover, Property Tax Board will be constituted shortly on the recommendations of the Housing and Urban Development Department to deal with all the aspects relating to assessment and valuation of properties across the Union Territory.
He also requested the Raj Bhavan to provide “day by day” progress on his mercy petition in a flow chart manner as to which officer/authority was dealing with his application and for how long.