Citing humanitarian grounds, the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said officials had been instructed to identify eligible families who lost shelter and submit a list within two days. The Karnataka government on Monday said it would allot alternative housing to families displaced by the demolition of homes during an anti-encroachment drive in Kogilu village on the...
Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: A sessions court in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district on 14 February acquitted former ward councillor Shafiq Ansari in a rape case after finding that the woman had made false allegations. Following the rape complaint, local authorities demolished Ansari’s home, which was worth ₹2 crore, according to Madhya Pradesh-based journalist Kashif Kakvi, who...
Pratab Bhanu Mehta The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute has long been accompanied by a sense of foreboding. The dispute has been historically charged, politically divisive and communally violent, putting both the nation and the Constitution at risk. So putting the dispute into mediation under the aegis of the Supreme Court evokes a resigned weariness. For...