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Bangalore, India
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Samar Halarnkar retweeted
Officials who use UAPA like this should be punished by the courts. That is the only way to stop this menace.
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
#पुणे मावळ तालुक्यातील सह्याद्रीच्या थोरण-जांभवली पठार येथे वीज प्रकल्पासाठी जवळपास ५० ते ७० हजार वृक्षतोड केली जाणार आहे.
जैवविविधतेने समृद्ध असलेल्या या पठाराच्या संरक्षणासाठी स्थानिकांचे आंदोलन सुरू आहे, या आंदोलनास अभिनेते सयाजी शिंदे यांनी पाठिंबा दिला!
#सह्याद्रीवाचवा
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
What is more concerning is that the actual number could be higher than 61,000, as the consolidated records (Form-10) on the @ECISVEEP website have consistently shown less applications than figures cited by the @ceo_karnataka. Between Sept 24 & Oct 22, the CEO’s office reported 1,70,442 Form-7, against 1,56,634 as per the ECI website - a gap of 13,808
@pon_vasanth & I had highlighted this discrepancy in a recent report - thehindu.com/news/national/k…
SIR: Over 61,000 Form-7, one third of the total, were filed in the names of EROs/AEROs in Karnataka, with none citing a reason for seeking deletion
More than 53,000 such forms were filed in just the last week of the window for the disposal of notices, which ended on Oct 22
In at least 26 constituencies, ERO/AEROs filed more Form-7 than voters or third parties
Read: thehindu.com/news/national/k…
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
🍝 Pasta, French fries, hummus, falafel: "Third Class"
🥙 What is Pita bread in front of 'Mata ki Roti'?
🍫 Raids on mithai makers to push chocolates and dry fruits
After lecturing Muslims on what they should eat, the Sangh Parivar starts its dictation to Hindus. @mumbaimirror
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
टोरंट प्रकल्पासाठी हजारो झाडांची कत्तल, कर्जतच्या जंगलतोडीची ड्रोन दृश्यं
#karjat #Deforestation #Bhimashankar #TreeCutting #TorrentPower
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
"A Shame for Bihar."
"Indian Govt should be ashamed."
Look at this village in Madhubani. It has no schools, hospitals or roads. The villagers use roads built by Nepal to vote in elections in India. Kids study in Nepalese schools.
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
Lol @DelhiPolice deleted this tweet "Say no to Crackers" appeal in less than 5 hours. Almost everyone had predicted this would happen. Wonder if it was after Pressure by the Home Ministry or from someone from the Delhi Govt. 🤣🤣🤣
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
Mangroves .. 😱
📍Andheri, Mumbai
Seriously, aren't we suffering enough already ? Look at the air we are breathing, the heat we are dealing with !
Mumbai will pay a very heavy price for this greed 😥
Save Mumbai Mangroves 🙏
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
From @jyotipunwani
Please 🙏 continue ignoring RSS.
Until, it gets into your kitchens and bedrooms.
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
ITBP - a special paramilitary tasked to be at the border - alongwith other paramilitaries was inside a central University in the national capital.
Just that one thing should make clear what is happening in 2026 India.
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
When the accused are Muslim, I’ve often seen CM @himantabiswa or the police prominently publicise their names and/or photographs. Why does the same transparency appear to disappear when the accused are associated with right wing groups?
In this case, 13 accused were arrested and later granted bail. Later, Four more (Sumit Kumar Das, Arnab Kumar Roy, Priyanshu Paul and Priyanshu Das) were arrested.
Yet I haven’t seen the CM or the police highlight their names or publish their photographs on their official handles. Nor have I seen them disclose the BNS sections invoked against them.
If the accused were granted bail almost immediately, the police should clarify exactly which sections they were booked under.
Why this selective.
The news of an attack on a Bihu troupe in Sribhumi is deeply disturbing and unfortunate.
Bihu is the soul of Assam, our pride and our identity. We will never tolerate any insult to our culture and heritage.
I have directed the @DGPAssamPolice to ensure immediate action against those responsible.
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
A year ago, #SulemanPathan was lynched by a mob that included his closest Hindu friends in Maharashtra’s Jamner.
The Supreme Court had recommended speedy six-month trials in such cases.
A year later, most of the accused are out on bail and the trial is yet to begin. The family faces threats and setbacks. Its hopes for justice are dissipating.
I report for @Article14live:
article-14.com/post/a-year-a…
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
"His dedication to the cause of serving humanity is infectious"
Odisha police have arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement
Police claim he has been instigating tribals
@Ayaskant_Das has this profile
article-14.com/post/-mobile-…
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
The skeletons keep tumbling out, thanks to real journalists like @rishitaakhanna. So in Karnataka, @ECISVEEP officials submitted least 61,059 Form-7 applications seeking the deletion of names with no mention of the reason for deletion. State govt must demand action @DKShivakumar
At least 61,059 Form-7 applications seeking the deletion of names from Karnataka’s electoral rolls were filed by election officials themselves, with not a single application mentioning a reason for the deletion, a mandatory requirement under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
✍️@pon_vasanth and @rishitaakhanna
thehindu.com/news/national/k…
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
Watch: What people in Arunachal Pradesh are saying about China & our government!
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
Only RSS is allowed to serve where the state doesn't reach, next month they will pass a bill to ensure it stays like that for decades to come.
"Doctor Babu is like a mobile hospital. He lives in a tiled hut. He visits households & provides free treatment"
Odisha police arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement. @Ayaskant_Das reports
article-14.com/post/-mobile-…
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
Neighbourhood disputes
Action against journalists
‘Drinking tea suspiciously’
CJP leaders @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were the latest to be sent to jail by a police officer using powers under #Modi govt’s new criminal-procedure law
Decades of court rulings have warned against "disproportionate use” of such colonial-era preventive powers. Yet the BNSS retains them, writes @surbhi_karwa
article-14.com/post/how-the-…
Samar Halarnkar retweeted
“Why would the police beat me?” I asked my mother after I was arrested during a student protest in 1978
@chetnavsinha recalls the movement to rename Marathwada University after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, 13 days in jail, and why parents must let young people find their own political voice
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WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
President Trump escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a ‘shit house country’ and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize reut.rs/3U1joSt
