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Topic: Compensation

Death in the line of duty: How states allocate compensation for families of slain personnel

ASI Shambhu Dayal whose fatal stabbing was caught on CCTV to get additional ex gratia from Delhi Police. Kejriwal govt has already announced Rs 1 cr for family of the slain cop.

‘Only place we’ve ever known’: As Joshimath crumbles, the displaced demand ‘fair compensation’

Govt offering Rs 1.5 lakh, residents demand at least Rs 5 lakh. Protesters want to halt demolitions until agreement is reached on displacement & compensation.

Nitish Kumar is riding a tiger with prohibition in Bihar. Everyone knows it’s failed

Last week's hooch tragedy, which killed over 70, has again raised questions on implementation of prohibtiion law, with many blaming corruption in police & system for easy availability of liquor.

Not ‘unforeseeable’ — why Delhi HC rejected bank’s ‘act of God’ claim after signboard injured man

Court awarded Rs 18 lakh to the family of a man who was severely injured after a Bank of Baroda signboard fell on him, rejecting bank's claim that an 'Act of God' had led to accident.

‘Getting compensation a struggle’ — in Srinagar, a slain policeman’s family fights to survive

While the police officer's family continues to fight to get what's rightfully theirs, such targeted killings have demotivated youth in the Valley from joining the police force.

ThePrint’s story helps Shakti Mills rape survivor raise money—‘Ready for a new chapter’

Public personalities including film producer Manish Mundra, actress Richa Chaddha and film critic Stutee Ghosh offered to pay for her education.

Who gets what, will it measure up — the complexities of colonialism reparations & compensations

It might be enough if schools and universities in the former colonial powers acknowledged in their curricula the reality of how they became wealthy, and at what cost to whom.

Modi govt’s reluctance shows caste census is politically inflammable. But it’s also a necessary evil

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Covid death after 30 days in hospital will also be eligible for compensation: New guidelines

SC had asked for these guidelines on 30 June, saying compensation was a must under Disaster Management Act, and pulled up Centre last week for delaying them.

Parents of road accident victims should be compensated for loss of maintenance, says Delhi HC

High court's view was that parents of the deceased are considered dependent on their children by law since they are bound to require support in their old age.

On Camera

US-Pakistan romance is not new. Why does India feel betrayed?

I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.