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Why isn't plea-bargaining being practiced In India?

While the demands for Taliban-type punishments grow louder, one point being missed is that tougher the punishment, lesser the chances of it being awarded and longer it will take to execute.

Why should the 17-yr old rapist be allowed to get away lightly?

While the cacophony for the death sentence for the accused grows louder, most of us ignore the fact that the main accused in this crime is a juvenile. Forget about the death penalty, he cannot be jailed in a regular prison even for a day. Nor can he be tried in a regular court of law. This case should provoke a rethinking about our juvenile justice laws.

'Globalization, Development and Inequality' -Joseph Stiglitz, Ravi Kanbur and Robert Wade; Tuesday, 8th Jan

8 Jan 2013 17:00
Asia/Calcutta
Economy

Azim Premji University - Public Talks series

Dec-16 as Nirbhaya/ Damini (rather, the actual name) Raakhee day

Governance

The Delhi gang-rape case has brought to the fore the need for fast-tracking of not just the courts, but all of the following:

1) Professionalisation of preparation and maintenance of voters' lists:

Mid day pass, and age for senior citizen pass in BMTC

Bus

Kudos to KSRTC for age reduction - now decreased fare by 25% for senior citizens for 60 yrs from 65 earlier.

But still in BMTC daily pass is still 50 for senior citizen even after having proof.

They accept only BMTC id card. Why should we need one more card if we already have KSRTC id card /voter's id/govt id card ?

Praja Party - New year, Award for Namma Railu Project and anything else for celebration

Commuter Rail

Prajagalu's

- Long time from the last meet

- Long time we celeberated together

- Long time we had discussed something concrete on Namma Railu as how to move forward

(SB was also mentioning about meeting after new year break to discuss further strategies regarding PIL for Namma Railu)

 

Reasons:

- New Year

- Christmas

Are our current efforts good enough?

I understand Praja is doing an outstanding work in terms of creating awareness and action groups .

However, do we think that we could have utilized the recent Delhi incident to highlight growing crimes and violations in our city? 

Outraged? Show your anger in an email to Justice Verma!

It is really sad and depressing to end 2012 and start 2013 with grief, pain and angst. The 23 year old 'Amanat' left us grieving and with a mission to accomplish. The mission was to make our homes, streets, workplaces, public places safe for women and everybody else.

Mysore ITS - Experience to share

Bus

I was in Mysore this weekend along with my laptop and Internet Dongle. 1 Month back, Intelligent Transport System, an online tracking of buses was launched in Mysore. Project is called 'Mitra'.

Protest Lodged with PM, CJI on Increasing Crime Against Women!

Enforcement

Enough is Enough !

This is precisely what the whole nation said in past 10 days since the unfortunate horrific incidence of brutal rape in New Delhi. Rightly nation erupted in protest and anger which was displayed on the streets of every city across India.

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