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Will drop Koregaon Bhima cases: Uddhav to NCP leaders

Will drop Koregaon Bhima cases: Uddhav to NCP leaders

Times of India / by Prafulla Marpakwar & Swati Deshpande

MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday assured a delegation of NCP leaders that criminal cases filed against Dalit activists in connection with the violence at Bhima-Koregaon on January 2 and 3, 2018 would be withdrawn as early as possible …
The Bhima-Koregaon cases are different from the ones related to the Elgar Parishad rally held before the January violence. Nine activists held in the Elgar Parishad case have been accused of having links with the banned CPI (Maoist), which Pune police claim supported and funded the Elgar Parishad in Pune on December 31, 2017.
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Bhima Koregaon violence: NCP leaders ask Uddhav Thackeray to drop cases against Dalit protesters

Bhima Koregaon violence: NCP leaders ask Uddhav Thackeray to drop cases against Dalit protesters


Poster: Solidarity program Nov 2018

Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff

They claimed the youngsters were falsely implicated.
A delegation of the Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to demand that the new state government withdraws cases against all Dalit protesters in connection with the violence at Bhima Koregaon in January 2018, reported The Times of India. The NCP is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition government led by Thackeray.
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Maha Vikas Aghadi bats for release for Bhima Koregaon activists

Maha Vikas Aghadi bats for release for Bhima Koregaon activists

Sabrangindia / by Sabrangindia

Leaders urge Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray to quash the cases against activists who have been fighting for marginalized sections of society.
On Monday, after the Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra government decided to review the Aarey and Bhima Koregaon cases, state NCP leader Jitendra Awhad among others have requested the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to withdraw the cases against rights activists in the BhimaKoregaon matter.
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Bhima-Koregaon Inquiry Commission: No sight of final report after 21 months

Bhima-Koregaon Inquiry Commission: No sight of final report after 21 months

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Pic: Solidarity banner, 2018

Hindustan Times / by Shalaka Shinde

Last extension ended on Nov 9; current extension to end in Feb 2020.
After 21 months and four extensions, the two-member Bhima Koregaon Inquiry Commission set up by the previous Devendra Fadnavis Government is nowhere close to submitting its findings into the causes of the caste riots that shook up Maharashtra in January 2018.
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‘Government-backed attacks’: Google warned 500 Indians against hacking

‘Government-backed attacks’: Google warned 500 Indians against hacking

Sabrangindia / by Sabrangindia

The search giant issued over 12,000 warnings to users across the country against hacking state-sponsored attackers from July – Sept 2019.
The statement by Google read, “We’ve had a long-standing policy to send users warnings if we detect that they are the subject of state-sponsored phishing attempts, and have posted periodically about these before.”
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Bhima-Koregaon: 2-member panel gets fourth extension

Bhima-Koregaon: 2-member panel gets fourth extension

The Hindu / by Shoumojit Banerjee

Commission receives 500 affidavits; Ambedkarite parties question tardy progress.
The two-member commission set up by the State government to probe the causes of the Bhima-Koregaon clash that occurred on January 1, 2018, and identify those responsible for it has received another extension for a period of three months.
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Israeli Spyware: India Turns to WhatsApp For Answers, But What Should We Really Be Asking?

Israeli Spyware: India Turns to WhatsApp For Answers, But What Should We Really Be Asking?

The Wire / by The Wire Analysis

While the home ministry says reports have attempted to malign the Centre, we need to know who wanted to snoop on Indian targets and how successful they were.
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on Thursday sought a detailed response from WhatsApp over the issue of an Israeli spyware allegedly being used to target Indian journalists and human rights activists through its platform.
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Bhima Koregaon panel faces uncertain future

Bhima Koregaon panel faces uncertain future

Pune Mirror / by Shruti Ganapa

The Bhima Koregaon Commission’s future has been left hanging in the balance due to the delay in the formation of the Maharashtra government. The panel’s tenure ends on November 8, and the new chief minister needs to approve any extension.
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Mockery being made of right to privacy: Kabir Kala Manch activist

Mockery being made of right to privacy: Kabir Kala Manch activist

The Hindu / by Shoumojit Banerjee

Canada-based Citizen Lab advised Kabir Kala Manch activist Rupali Jadhav to change Android phone.
Rupali Jadhav (32), an activist of the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) – a predominantly Dalit and working class troupe using protest music — was contacted through WhatsApp by the Canada-based Citizen Lab on October 28.
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