Sand mafias have turned illegal river mining into a thriving industry, luring young recruits and villagers with promises of wealth and power. Crime and cratered rivers are the collaterals.
Blanket ban on sand mining in place in Punjab since 10 November has done little to abate sand mafia. State govt opened first sand & gravel sale outlet in Mohali earlier this month.
With illegal sand mining becoming a poll issue, ThePrint visited SBS Nagar and Rupnagar districts to find out how and why such sites operate, and what local authorities are doing.
Piketty was speaking at an event hosted by Delhi School of Economics (DSE) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), an autonomous policy research institute.
Meant as message to China, painting juxtaposes Hindu iconography with modern military paraphernalia. Veterans slam removal of painting showing 1971 Pakistani surrender.
BJP’s attack was not merely on American ‘Deep State'. The idea had been acquiring currency across ideological lines for some time. It’s been given greater legitimacy by Trump.
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