Tribal girls are brought from Jharkhand as domestic workers but forced to work for free as placement agencies pocket all the salary. Cruelty, rape and murder are often part of this sad story The month of May alone has seen three cases of domestic help abuse come to light from Delhi — and all three […]

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ALMOST ONE CRORE PEOPLE WILL BE ADDED TO THE BURGEONING POPULATION OF THE CAPITAL CITY. WE ARE LOOKING AT CRIPPLING TRAFFIC, OVERFLOWING SLUMS, WADING THROUGH GARBAGE, AND SEWAGE ENTERING OUR FOOD “There once was a fair city, among cities of the world, the first in fame, it hath been ruined and laid desolate, to that […]

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Importance of the release certificate upon being rescued from bonded labour is exemplified by the impact it has had on this family’s living Bina Manjhi is among the lucky few to receive their Release Certificates (RCs) after being rescued from bonded labour. This critical document also enables her to receive R20,000 of the initial rehabilitation […]

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They have been freed from bondage but the administration is in no hurry to give them the release certificates that would free them of debt and get them back on their feet There are approximately 18 million people in India living and working without freedom of movement, abused, and on miserably low wage. The 81 […]

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Traffic bottlenecks continue to dog the city, despite all the scientific planning and the new Metro routes and flyovers. Perhaps the answer lies in project delays Delhi is a city of constant construction. When will one be able to see roads without girders, scaffolding, and the haze of dust, coupled with the inevitable traffic congestion […]

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They may be kings of the jungle but bred in captivity in the Delhi zoo, white tigers are reduced to a mere curiosity — and their quality of life greatly compromised July 21, a warm summer day in 2007, Yamuna gave birth to Vijay. Yamuna is from Delhi — her union arranged like many others […]

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WITH THE DELHI GOVERNMENT LOOKING TO INTRODUCE A COMMISSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, IT MUST REMEMBER THE BASICS OF HOME, SECURITY, and LEGAL AID Senior citizens of Delhi will soon have a commission which will ensure, or at least look into their welfare and safety. The draft ‘Delhi commission for Senior Citizens bill, 2017’ in its […]

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While experts feel the ‘Rape Capital’ tag given by the media to Delhi is unfair, it seems to be true that most predators work in private spaces like homes, not in the public sphere In Delhi, from 2017 to March 31, 2018, approximately 3.75 per cent rapes were committed by strangers while almost 96.5 per […]

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