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Locked, unclean, little upkeep: An audit of 16 public toilets across north west, south Delhi

A leaking roof results in a pool of water in the women’s section of the public toilet on Teen Murti Marg outside the famed Pradhan Mantri Museum. The facility, maintained by the New Delhi Municipal Council, has a defunct sanitary napkin vending machine and often inconsistent water supply, especially during…

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From ‘jumla’ question to ‘bid to claim moral high ground’: What papers said on Kejriwal’s shocker

Elections in Delhi are due next year. But chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded that they be held along with Maharashtra later this year, after he shocked many by announcing that he would step down from his post soon.

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Power theft, ‘illegal’ charging, no safety: Inside Delhi’s e-rickshaw chaos

It had been less than a year since Deepu switched gears from driving someone else’s vehicle to owning and operating his own e-rickshaw in northeast Delhi’s Mandoli. It was a fresh start for him – a chance to be his own boss after a long career of driving for others,…

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‘Need to speak for ourselves’: Meet the women keeping Kolkata protests alive

What started as a protest by doctors against the Kolkata rape-murder has branched out into a movement featuring women from different socio-economic backgrounds coming out on the streets in West Bengal to reclaim public spaces and demand a safer environment.

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TV Newsance Rewind: Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370, and the media circus

In this special episode of Newsance, we look back at the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and the stark difference between the media spectacle and the reality on ground zero. Jammu and Kashmir is headed for an assembly poll for the first time since the abrogation.

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Hafta letters: Creators vs journalists, NL-TNM subscriptions, Ravish Kumar

On the blurring between YouTube creators and journalists, it is surprising that the Hafta missed two important distinctions – the social media news creators who hold a journalism degree versus those who don’t.

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India’s oldest and greatest: A new book weaves history and culture with India’s iconic trees

About two decades ago, naturalist Pradip Krishen wrote a book which aroused the interest of young nature lovers about important trees in the capital. In his book Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, Krishen wrote about more than 250 trees and some of their subspecies, encouraging environment lovers and researchers…

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Exclusive: Iltija Mufti on the struggles of politics, identity and youth in Kashmir

Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande sits down with Iltija Mufti, PDP’s candidate from Bijbehara, ahead of the first Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections in 10 years.

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From ‘separatism’ to democratic politics: Talat Majeed on constitution, contest from Pulwama

In the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, set to take place after a 10-year hiatus, the political temperature has intensified with the entry of several local leaders previously accused of separatist leanings. Besides the candidates from mainstream parties like the National Conference and PDP, the polls will see Sheikh…

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Ahead of assembly polls, SC relief for Kejriwal

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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‘No malafide intention’: Kerala HC quashes case against Mathrubhumi journos over ‘sting operation’

The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the reporters and staff of Mathrubhumi TV in connection with their “sting operation” accusing a government official of corruption, LiveLaw reported. The court held that the reportage did not involve malice or prejudice.

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Gunmen fire ‘10 rounds’ at home of Biren Singh critic in Imphal

The house of Yambem Laba, a journalist with The Statesman and long-time critic of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, was shot at by unidentified assailants at Uripok Yambem Leikai in Imphal West in the early hours of Wednesday. Laba, who was unhurt, subsequently filed a police complaint with the Imphal…

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Nicobar project to hack 10 lakh trees: Govt invites proposals despite pending nod and cases

Over 9.6 lakh trees are set to be axed for a “holistic” infrastructural project on Great Nicobar Island, as its quasi-government agency, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation, has set the ball rolling by issuing an expression of interest, a prelude to the bidding process.

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In MP, postmortem report delay points to a ‘custodial death cover-up’

Three weeks after a tribal man’s death in police custody, the police are yet to accept his family’s request to share a copy of the postmortem report in Diwal village of Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district.

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Hours before rape-murder at Kolkata medical college, principal ‘flouted norms’ at his ‘private clinic’

As the principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Sandeep Ghosh allegedly attended a private clinic and even issued a prescription without his registration number – in violation of norms – on August 8.

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Internet shutdown imposed in Manipur for five days, curfew in Imphal

The Manipur government has imposed a five-day “temporary suspension or curbing of internet and mobile data services” across the state, along with curfews in Imphal East and West districts and prohibitory orders in Thoubal, Bishnupur and Kakching, as per The Hindu.

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‘Need political solution from centre’: Editorials on Manipur violence

A fresh wave of violence has killed at least 10 people in strife-torn Manipur since September 6.

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Rs 580 cr of public money, but Noida’s largest multilevel parking is now a private godown

Despite Rs 580 crore of public money being used to construct an eight-storey parking facility, including a basement, in Noida, only 10 percent of it is open to the public. Most of it is being used as a warehouse by dealers of major automobile brands, from MG to Tata.

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Vijayawada floods: Several dead, lack of rehabilitation, demand for funds

National Disaster Security Force personnel Raja dusted off his palms against his neon orange shorts after yet another round of shifting people out of the flood-affected Ajith Singh Nagar area in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada. “I have witnessed several floods. I was in Chennai when it flooded eight months ago and…

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Let Me Explain: How 39 accused of 2012 Mangaluru assault now walk scot-free

On July 28, 2012, Hindu Jagarana Vedike members assaulted 13 youth and molested women at a homestay in Karnataka’s Mangaluru. The assault, caught on video, led to national outrage and protests. This came after a series of similar incidents, including the 2009 Mangaluru pub attack.

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Maharashtra: Is sculptor Jaydeep Apte a ‘scapegoat’ in Shivaji statue collapse?

After a 28-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed in Maharashtra’s Rajkot Fort on August 26, its hapless sculptor became the target of abuse, hate and threats online, culminating in his arrest earlier this week.

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Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case

Last week’s letters:

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Faridabad shooting: Was Aryan Mishra really murdered over ‘cow smuggling’?

In the 14 days since the murder of Aryan Mishra in Faridabad, fact has battled fiction across media and social media.

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India’s media wars: Press freedom in crisis

Press freedom is in crisis in the "world's largest democracy" with attacks against journalists, concentration of media ownership, pro-government bias and expulsions of foreign reporters. Since India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, several mainstream Indian TV channels have effectively turned into government mouthpieces.

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‘If you don’t like India, please don’t work in India’: Delhi HC warns Wikipedia over ANI defamation case

The Delhi High Court came down heavily on Wikipedia for failing to comply with an order to disclose information about alleged defamatory edits made to the Wikipedia page of news agency ANI, labeling it as a “propaganda tool” of the government, Bar and Bench reported.

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