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Midcoast Senior College, bringing classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning, announces exciting new courses for its Fall Term II. Courses begin the week of Nov. 6 and are five- to eight-weeks long. There is a selection of in-person and...
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NIA Court Allows Jailed Activist Sudha Bharadwaj to Access Five Books a Month Special judge D.E. Kothalikar said the lawyer will be allowed to access books from outside the Byculla prison, but only after the superintendent "carefully" examines them for "objectionable content". Sudha Bharadwaj. Photo: File Rights14/Jan/2021 New Delhi: A special NIA court has allowed lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who is in custody for her alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon case, to access five books a month from outside the Byculla prison. The Hindu, special judge D.E. Kothalikar directed the Bycu...
Court allows 5 books a month to Sudha Bharadwaj Updated: Updated: They should not contain objectionable material, it says. Share Article They should not contain objectionable material, it says. The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has allowed access of five books a month to Sudha Bharadwaj, accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, from outside the Byculla prison. Special judge DE Kothalikar directed the Superintendent of the Byculla district prison to grant the access to Ms. Bharadwaj, trade unionist and human rights lawyer. The court said, “The Superintendent shall ca...
Normal text size Very large text size What a year. Who would have thought this time last year that 2020 would bring a pandemic? And what did it mean for books? Well, publishing schedules went a bit haywire as titles were postponed, trumpeted or slipped under the radar. It was possibly the worst time to be a debut author, with launches taking on a new identity. Writers festivals and bookshop events were cancelled or migrated online. But didn't we readers respond well? We took to virtual events in our homes with alacrity, while festival directors swiftly and imaginatively adapted their offering...