Umer Beigh
Manual Scavenging is actually ‘progeny of caste violence’ in Indian society. In the past two years, at least one manual scavenger died every five days while cleaning sewers.
In the recent spree of violence in Kashmir, following the killing of six militants and a 14-year-old girl on November 26, the security forces partially blinded an infant girl.
The fact-finding mission found that the crimes include mass killings and rapes with a genocidal intent
The federation of mine workers has called for a ‘Black Day’ on September 23 in protest against the incident.
Protests were held last week in defence of Article 35 (A), which prevents outsiders from owning land and holding jobs
The two countries are key components of US strategy in the region that seeks to counter rising Chinese influence
