SC extends ban on properties of those suspected of criminal activities being demolished without court's permission. Victims struggle to rebuild homes, livelihoods yrs after such action.
Uttarakhand govt began drive to remove structures from forest land in May this year. Congress calls it polarisation bid, BJP says 'no religious angle'.
District town planner says commercial building of 'Sahara Family Restaurant' is from where hooligans threw stones at a religious procession where communal clashes broke out.
Police say structures built on forest land were used to attack religious procession on 31 July, MLA says innocent people being targeted. Nuh deputy commissioner & SP transferred.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
The purpose of punishment is deterrence. It is often born from the fear of the criminals who are punished. Zenaira would rather have Muslims rewarded even if they commit crimes, only because they are minorities
In a country where courts often take 30 to 40 years to deliver a verdict, bulldozer justice is inevitable.
If the Indian judiciary delivered on it’s promise of justice, things would not have come to such a head.
The purpose of punishment is deterrence. It is often born from the fear of the criminals who are punished. Zenaira would rather have Muslims rewarded even if they commit crimes, only because they are minorities
In a country where courts often take 30 to 40 years to deliver a verdict, bulldozer justice is inevitable.
If the Indian judiciary delivered on it’s promise of justice, things would not have come to such a head.