Chikkamagaluru DC prohibits vehicles in view of Bhima Koregaon celebrations

Chikkamagaluru DC prohibits vehicles in view of Bhima Koregaon celebrations

Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner Meena Nagaraj has prohibited the movement and parking of vehicles between Hanumanthappa Circle and Azad Park (MG Road) in Chikkamagalur city on January 8 because of the Bhima Koregaon Vijayotsava to be held by pro-Dalit organisations. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the celebrations on the day. To avoid … Read more

5 years on, Bhima Koregaon violence accused yet to get 60% of clone copies

5 years on, Bhima Koregaon violence accused yet to get 60% of clone copies

It is almost five years since caste-based violence broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune but more than 60% of ‘clone copies’ of the evidence against the 15 accused, who are activists, lawyers, journalists, and professors, have not been shared with them. A forensic clone is an exact, bit-for-bit copy of a piece of digital … Read more

This is what NIA’s Bhima Koregaon chargesheet says about Stan Swamy

This is what NIA’s Bhima Koregaon chargesheet says about Stan Swamy

There has been a huge uproar since the arrest of 83-year-old priest and tribal activist Stan Swamy by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). But in the 10,000-page NIA chargesheet in Bhima Koregaon case, Swamy has emerged as the central character, who is allegedly hand in glove with the CPI-Maoist, a banned outfit in India. The … Read more

Delhi High Court shouldn’t have taken up Gautam Navlakha’s plea, says Supreme Court

Delhi High Court shouldn’t have taken up Gautam Navlakha’s plea, says Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Delhi High Court ought not to have dealt with activist Gautam Navlakha’s case and instead the Bombay High Court or the top court should have been approached, while setting aside a Delhi HC order seeking all the records of his sudden transfer to Mumbai in … Read more