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Making policies for safety person accused under the ‘informal summit’ between
Special RepoRt Is rape a culture now In IndIa? 22
` of women isn’t enough Scheduled Castes and the Tainted people must not springing surprises of sorts as Prime Minister Narendra Modi

issue
8&9 With reference to the report “Court-monitored Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of decide the fate of bank there are no permanent foes and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Volume 15 CBI probe comes as respite in Unnao case” by On April 25, 2018, the residence or friend. Remember, both the
15 may 2018 Atrocities) Act. in Wuhan, that apparently
New Delhi Mudit Mathur (May 15) The country witnessed the of IDBI Bank Deputy Managing Bhartiya Janta Party as well ended on a positive note,
The children younger than 12 years; killing of ten people including a Director GM Yadwadkar was as the SP have been partners ‘solidified’ or ‘reset’ India-China
The death penalty for rape of
raided by the CBI team and later
at different times in coalition
huge loss to the public property.
relations. We cannot expect
and of rape of a girl under 16
Governments led by the BSP in
an FIR was filed against him in
relations to improve overnight.
Some miscreants were also
Black years, minimum punishment seen indulging in arson and connection with a fraudulent Uttar Pradesh. It is an ongoing process.
has been increased from 10
But smarting from their
loan worth Rs 523 crore given to
Hence, efforts must continue
brandishing the guns during the
years to 20 years, which can be
drubbing at a resurgent BJP’s
Axcel Sunshine Ltd.
demonstrations.
towards the normalisation of
TruTh extended to imprisonment for were committed on the streets Yadwadkar was a panel member hands in the 2014 Assembly relations. Throughout his visit,
On May 4 and 5, 2018,
The worst part is that crimes
the rest of life. These are the first
election in the most politically
the Prime Minister did not
right steps.
raise the Doklam episode (one
important State of Uttar
in an interview committee
just to show resentment over
But in most such cases the
Larger than CoaL accused is known to victim. The an Apex Court’s ruling on which selects future leadership Pradesh, the Mayawati-Akhilesh had expected him to do so with
BLoCk sCam reporting of known persons for an Act that governs how the of the Bank. duo tried an alliance in the nationalistic fervour) may be for
It didn’t catch public attention due to difficulties in linking big names such heinous crime of rape is government prosecutes cases Department of Banking recently held by-polls for the a good reason. Perhaps he did
with illegal mining and export of precious minerals 16 of hate crimes against people Supervision talks of ‘good Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats not want to strike a dissonant
ignored in most cases. Another
form of punishment for other belonging to lower-caste tribal governance’ while supporting, vacated by Chief Minister Yogi note and felt that the voluntary
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Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya
or chemical castration of rape The question is not whether tainted officers, to select was the right option as India had
BOYCOTTING FILM convicts, with heavy fines; also, the Supreme Court’s ruling leadership who will carry respectively. Their success nothing to gain from ‘fight’ or
out their illegal orders, thus
encouraged both to firm up and
was in the larger interest or it
‘flight’.
AWARDS IS FINE for other sexual offences. genuinely weakens the Dalits’ derailing the clean government continue this tie-up at least till Be that as it may, the
The strict implementation of
these laws is a must for safety security in the country. But movement being advocated by the 2019 General Election. attribution of the Doklam
of our women. And to reduce there is a need to ponder over Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With the SP-BSP coming stand-off by Modi and Xi to
This refers to the mass boycott such number of crimes equally the way Indians protest on the A complaint was given to together, the split of votes their armies is hard to digest.
of the National Film Awards by it is important that there’s streets, despite knowing the Secretary, Deptt of Banking they shared, mainly of Yadavs, That the militaries acted on
Muslims and Dalits is unlikely in
ramifications that the acts of
Supervision, on May 7, 2018 with
their own and the way they
winners as they learnt that the urgent need to launch a national violence can have on their own request to scrap the results of the next poll. did without political nod or
awareness campaign through
Especially, given that
President would honour a select the media — print, e-media, future. Damaging the public the interview but no action has the workers of both parties backing, is hard to believe.
few. If the President cannot internet, posters, advertisements property has become a new been taken so far. have come to terms with the With construction of watch-
trend to show resentment.
towers and helipads, there is
Meanwhile Managing
attend a function for more than — to educate the public about Blocking national highways, Director of IDBI Bank is prevailing political situation now no chance of restoration
the vital importance of gender
an hour, except requiring his equality and respect for women. halting the trains, closing the appearing for interview for even as SP chief Akhilesh Yadav of the status quo ante. It is to be
has succeeded in overcoming
hoped that ‘strategic guidance’
schools have become easy
the post of Deputy Governor,
In addition, girl children and
presence as the Constitutional women should be trained in options for the ‘influential and Reserve Bank of India. With the internecine bickering within by the two leaders to their
authority, then the practice martial arts and self-defence well-connected’ protestors a record of keeping tainted his party. respective armies will cool down
officers in interview Board who
Whether or not this union
must be changed. Film-awards techniques in all schools who take to the streets just to will agree to selection of his will prove a masterstroke ‘operational tensions’ along the
showcase their power and have
Line of Control.
must be presented by the Vice and colleges, and gender nothing to do with the cause of nominees, is he a fit and proper against the BJP in the Lok Sabha Boundary dispute is a thorny
sensitisation classes should be
President then. compulsory for male children the demonstrations. person for this post? team — save iDBi election only time will tell. But issue and how best it can be
both leaders have successfully
Have we forgotten how to
resolved by diplomatic means
Else, speeches can be cut short and their parents. mahesh kapasi protest? Have we forgotten the made their political significance should engage New Delhi and
so that the function finishes way Mahatma Gandhi brought Joining hands of bitter felt across the country, as was Beijing. Nevertheless, for all the
bonhomie on display, Xi could
seen in the Dalit-support to
freedom to the country? And
off within an hour with all Have we forgotten have we forgotten the teachings rivals likely to pay off the Bharat bandh call despite not be persuaded to drop his
how to protest?
With reference to the report “Bypolls: Signs of
awardees getting awards from With reference to the report “The politics of Dr BR Ambedkar who Opposition’s recovery” by Anil Siha (April 15) the desertions of powerful BSP objection to India’s entry into the
the President, like it was done of protests and its repercussions” by Anil always advocated for justice, The coming together of two leaders. azhar khan Nuclear Suppliers Group. The
Singh (May 15)
Indian and Chinese leaderships
equality and liberty without any
by former President APJ Abdul The whole country bore the violence? The country needs to bitter political rivals — the should relegate geo-political
Samajwadi Party (SP) and the
Kalam. brunt of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ look and learn from the poor Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) — India and China should rifts and give precedence to geo-
build on the momentum
observed by Dalit factions
economic opportunities for 40
farmers who took to the streets
SC AGRAWAL to protest against the recent peacefully to put forth their who once would never see eye- With reference to the report “Chabahar: China’s per cent of humanity to unlock
Supreme Court ruling barring demands. to-eye, has ruffled a few feathers entry may hurt India’s interest” by Syed their potential.
the immediate arrest of the Gourav Gupta in both State and Central politics. Nooruzzaman (May 15) G DaviD milton
It cannot be assumed that the
But politics is all about
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