South Sudan's displaced women hold communities together In displacement camps and across fractured rural communities, women are holding what remains together. - Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2015/10/south-sudan-displaced-women-hold-communities-151014104024285.html

Eve-teasing, stalking violate women’s right to life: Delhi court | delhi | Hindustan Times

Eve-teasing, stalking violate women’s right to life: Delhi court | delhi | Hindustan Times - http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/eve-teasing-stalking-violate-women-s-right-to-life-delhi-court/story-jBjkrQfuBZLTFslYHq8BMP.html

Bangladesh police probe local Islamic radicals in latest attacks on publishers | The Indian Express

Bangladesh police probe local Islamic radicals in latest attacks on publishers | The Indian Express - http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/bangladesh-police-probe-local-islamic-radicals-in-latest-attacks-on-publishers/

Aung San Suu Kyi rally draws thousands in Myanmar - All the Best!!

Aung San Suu Kyi rally draws thousands in Myanmar

 - http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/1/aung-san-suu-kyi-rally-draws-thousands-in-myanmar.html

Jammu & Kashmir governor reminds us of our values...Kashmir not as a problem, but it's culture, values and tradition as the solution for today's problem!!!

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-politics-of-religious-hatred-needs-to-be-snuffed-out-jk-governor-nn-vohra-2138513

Indian Women Push Back Against Campus Curfews

http://m.ndtv.com/delhi-news/indian-women-push-back-against-campus-curfews-1235460

Why?

http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/why-certain-foreign-journalists-are-barred-from-entering-india-115102400386_1.html

Muslims can live in India, but will have to give up eating beef: Haryana CM ML Khattar

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/muslims-can-live-in-india-but-will-have-to-give-up-eating-beef-haryana-cm-manohar-lal-khattar/

Administrative reforms should complement m/e governance initiatives

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/digital-india-needs-to-go-local/article7723292.ece

Who will now help them?? Médecins Sans Frontières said it withdrew staff from the embattled Afghan city of Kunduz, a day after an apparent U.S. bombing raid on its hospital which the UN said could amount to a war crime.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/msf-withdraws-operations-in-kunduz/article7724336.ece

Mohandas: 20 who were inspired by him!! [Drop caste title Gandhi] - Read what Steve Jobs,Einstein,Mandela, King,Suu Ki,Bernard Shaw felt

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Well, dead or alive, that’s a pretty big list. You know, I think that it might be Gandhi, who is a real hero of mine.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

“Gandhi’s ideas have played a vital role in South Africa’s transformation and with the help of Gandhi’s teaching, apartheid has been overcome.” - See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/#sthash.YCPeNO1F.dpuf

http://www.thebetterindia.com/35422/20-greatest-world-leaders-and-thinkers-who-were-inspired-by-mahatma-gandhi/

Other malalas: Meet the incredible young women standing up with Malala for human rights http://qz.com/511657/photos-meet-the-six-incredible-girls-helping-malala-to-educate-the-world/ also see

If they can do wonders in Afghanistan, Pakistan, why not we in India....

http://qz.com/511657/photos-meet-the-six-incredible-girls-helping-malala-to-educate-the-world/

Palestine flag hoisted in UN. Let justice and peace dawn in west asia!! http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/it-s-a-proud-day-says-abbas-on-raising-palestinian-flag-at-un/s otory-DFWwovGbHBA0n75QT9pMxJ.html see blog for more..

Just and amicable should come sooner.

See HT newspaper for more on this

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/it-s-a-proud-day-says-abbas-on-raising-palestinian-flag-at-un/s otory-DFWwovGbHBA0n75QT9pMxJ.html

UN Sustainable devp goal SDGs’ pledge to “leave no one behind” will remain handicapped by not specifically mentioning caste as a major cause for poverty and deprivation of opportunity said chairperson of Asia Dalit Rights Forum http://indianexpress.com/article/world/americas/sustainable-development-summit-no-caste-in-sdgs-dalits-want-un-to-rectify-critical-lapse/ or see blog

Sustainable development summit: No caste in SDGs, Dalits want UN to rectify ‘critical lapse’.
Various Dalit rights groups have gathered in New York over the weekend to demand that the lapse be addressed by at least ensuring that the caste is recognised in the list of “indicators”, which will be used to monitor the implementation of the SDGs.

Written by Kavitha Iyer | New York | Published:September 28, 2015 2:25 am

While several of the goals are phrased to expressly state growth “for all”, Goal 10 deals specifically with reducing inequality within and between countries.

While inclusive development is one of the principles written into the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the member nations at the United Nations last week, Dalit groups across South Asia have questioned whether the new goals are equipped to deal with exclusion and historic deprivation associated with caste.

While several of the goals are phrased to expressly state growth “for all”, Goal 10 deals specifically with reducing inequality within and between countries. One of the targets within Goal 10 is — “By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.”

That caste is not specifically recognised in the document, which was in negotiation for nearly three years, is seen by Dalit rights activists as a critical lapse.

Paul Divakar, chairperson of Asia Dalit Rights Forum, said the SDGs’ pledge to “leave no one behind” will remain handicapped by not specifically mentioning caste as a major cause for poverty and deprivation of opportunity.

“Discrimination based on work and descent (caste) is an important determinant for the exclusion of a large section of the global population… When age, sex, race, ethnicity, origin are mentioned, why leave 260 million Dalits out of the document,” he asked.

Various Dalit rights groups have gathered in New York over the weekend to demand that the lapse be addressed by at least ensuring that the caste is recognised in the list of “indicators”, which will be used to monitor the implementation of the SDGs. The indicators, including country-specific ones, are in the process of being finalised.

Among those gathered were Members of Parliament from Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Meen Bishwakarma, MP from Nepali Congress, said the country’s new Constitution had taken some historic steps in affirmative action, including guaranteed 13 per cent representation of Dalits in all levels of government.

“But India appears to block all efforts to allow caste to be recognised internationally as a major cause for exclusion. We are demanding that the issue of caste-based discrimination not be seen as simply an internal problem in India — there are Dalit communities across South Asia who are historically deprived,” he said.

Senator Gian Chand from Pakistan, himself a Dalit, said Pakistan’s estimated 25 lakh Dalits remain poorly represented in government processes. “We are demanding that India take the lead in recognising the issue. Other countries in the region will automatically follow,” he said.

Tobacco use Control: Why delay? We shd hv bigger warning in cigarette packs. http://m.ibnlive.com/news/india/india-delays-implementation-of-bigger-tobacco-pack-warnings-1121664.html or see blog

India delays implementation of bigger tobacco pack warnings Reuters 12:15 PM IST Sep 29, 2015

New Delhi: India has decided to delay implementation of bigger health warnings on tobacco packaging by a year until April 2016, as pressure mounts on New Delhi to take urgent steps to reduce tobacco consumption which kills up to 900,000 people a year.

India had in 2014 said 85% of a cigarette packet's surface should be covered in health warnings, up from about 20% now. But the rules, originally to be enforced from April in 2015, were deferred after a parliamentary panel said it was reviewing how the industry will be impacted.

Anti-tobacco campaigners question the panel's decision to delay implementing bigger warnings, pointing out that one member of the committee owns a tobacco company. Two members have said there is no link between tobacco and cancer.

The tobacco industry in India has labelled the packaging rules "drastic" and "impractical". Thousands of companies manufacture and sell cigarettes in India, with ITC Ltd and Godfrey Phillips among the leading players.

New Delhi was under pressure to act after the high court in Rajasthan in July asked the central government to immediately enforce the new rules.

Health ministry officials said the latest directive, issued late on Monday, was to comply with the court ruling, but more time was being sought to allow the industry to change its packaging norms.

"Court order implementation is not feasible considering there are existing stocks in the market with old warnings," said a health ministry official, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media.

India ranks 136th out of 198 countries that use health warnings to deter smokers, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Seema Gupta, an official at the Voluntary Health Association of India, said activists were unsure if the new rules will actually be implemented from April.

Crime, Drag case, Get old, Escape JAIL !! - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/uphaar-fire-tragedy-ansals-are-too-old-to-go-to-jail-rules-sc/

http://www.firstpost.com/india/uphaar-tragedy-age-brings-respite-for-ansals-but-does-the-same-rule-apply-for-others-too-2445130.html

http://thewire.in/2015/09/24/reason-for-sentencing-in-uphaar-case-does-not-impress-victims-11562/

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/nygAxoFwUNco9i6PbdVLRL/Will-others-also-get-the-Uphaar-the-Ansals-got.html

Ad Ad Ad everywhere, Big Claims Tall Claims, Are they all true ? You have any doubt? If you are convinced that it is a wrong claim, report to ASCI.

http://ow.ly/Sz1O1

Telcos Oppose Trai Proposal to Compensate Users for Call Drops

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/telcos-oppose-trai-proposal-to-compensate-users-for-call-drops-743456?site=classic

Every government allopathic doctor serves a population of over 11,000 people, according to National Health Profile 2015.

http://www.thehindu.com/data/national-health-profile-highlights-poor-doctorpatient-ratio/article7678343.ece

Draft encryption policy withdrawn!!

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bowing-to-public-pressure-govt-withdraws-draft-encryption-policy/article1-1392348.aspx