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Telangana Farmer Unions Demand Tenant Rights in ROR Draft Bill Revision
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Farmer Unions Demand Tenant Rights in ROR Draft Bill Revision

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Farmer unions, while welcoming several provisions of the Record of Rights draft Bill, pointed out to the lack of recognition of tenant farmers' rights. The unions opine that this section is needed to identify tenant farmers in order to help them avail institutional loans, provide crop insurance, procure seeds and other inputs on subsidy. According to the farmer unions …

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Will bring draft bill against black magic, aghori practices: Gujarat govt to HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will bring draft bill against black magic, aghori practices: Gujarat govt to HC

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad, The state government told Gujarat High Court it will bring a draft bill for enactment in the next session of the assembly to curb black magic practices and 'aghori' activities. "It is most respectfully submitted that the draft bill for enactment to curb the black magic and inhuman activities such as Aghori practices will be brought up in the …

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Draft Bill proposes to introduce proportional representation in ward committees
5 months, 1 week ago

Draft Bill proposes to introduce proportional representation in ward committees

The Hindu  

The draft of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, reimagines ward committees by introducing proportional representation empowering all contestants in the civic polls to nominate one member for every 10% vote share they secure. Proportional representation in ward committees will make them more representative of the voters of the ward, and since representatives of multiple parties will be there, it …

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Include access to washrooms, safeguards against customer misbehaviour in draft Bill, say women gig workers
5 months, 1 week ago

Include access to washrooms, safeguards against customer misbehaviour in draft Bill, say women gig workers

The Hindu  

As the Karnataka government readies the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers Bill, women workers with ride-hailing apps and on-demand home services companies have highlighted the need to include provisions that take into account the female workforce. Speaking at the Karnataka Gig and Platform Workers’ Convention held in Bengaluru on Wednesday, several women workers demanded that the Bill should include provisions ensuring …

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Proposed Broadcasting Bill may result in greater government control of broadcast, digital media: NWMI
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Proposed Broadcasting Bill may result in greater government control of broadcast, digital media: NWMI

The Hindu  

Raising concerns about the proposed Broadcasting Services Bill, 2023, the Network of Women in Media, India, has said, in a submission to the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, that the Bill may potentially result in control and over-regulation of the broadcast and digital media. The government bestows inordinate powers on itself through this Bill to control the country’s entertainment and news …

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Concerns mental health ‘fallen off Government’s radar’ ahead of King’s Speech
1 year, 1 month ago

Concerns mental health ‘fallen off Government’s radar’ ahead of King’s Speech

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We urge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take his final chance to deliver a …

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France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

Associated Press  

PARIS — New legislation to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, following the release of a report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing medically assisted suicide and euthanasia. In a speech at the Elysee presidential palace, Macron vowed to “move forward toward a French model regarding end-of-life options.” Macron’s move follows …

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Political Line | Public Debate on Privacy
2 years ago

Political Line | Public Debate on Privacy

The Hindu  

India’s new draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 is being debated intensely. Privacy activists and legal scholars are concerned that the draft is going in the wrong direction, with the government giving itself too much power to collect data, and snoop on people. The draft DPDP bill reiterates state authority and sovereignty over all questions related to data, including …

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Offline Personal Data Not Within The Purview Of The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
2 years ago

Offline Personal Data Not Within The Purview Of The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

Live Law  

The draft digital personal data protection bill, 2022 was released on 18th November. Section 4 of the draft digital personal data protection bill, 2022 states that the Act shall not apply to offline personal data. Firstly, the bill could have included offline personal data within its purview. California Consumer Privacy Act applies to both online and offline collection of data …

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Govt. dusts off draft Bill prepared by Kerala Law Reforms Commission to curb inhuman and evil practices
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt. dusts off draft Bill prepared by Kerala Law Reforms Commission to curb inhuman and evil practices

The Hindu  

Shocked by the purported human sacrifice of two women in Pathanamthitta, the Kerala government has decided to dust off the draft legislation prepared by the Kerala Law Reforms Commission to curb inhuman and evil practices. The government may either opt for an ordinance or a legislation on the floor of the Assembly to take forward the Kerala Prevention and Eradication …

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'Kannada, Kannadigas First': K'taka Has Last Word, Draft Bill Proposes 'No Sops' for Firms Flouting Norm
2 years, 3 months ago

'Kannada, Kannadigas First': K'taka Has Last Word, Draft Bill Proposes 'No Sops' for Firms Flouting Norm

News 18  

In a move to promote Kannada, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Karnataka government has proposed that companies that do not give first preference to Kannadigas in jobs will not be eligible for sops and incentives. According to the proposed bill, a ‘Kannadiga’ is defined as a person who is a domiciled citizen for “not less than 15 years" and has learned …

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Karnataka to give sops to firms only if Kannadigas get priority in jobs
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka to give sops to firms only if Kannadigas get priority in jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Industrial establishments not giving first priority to Kannadigas in jobs, as prescribed, will not be eligible for rebates, tax exemptions and incentives from the state as the Karnataka government moots wide-ranging measures for comprehensive development and promotion of Kannada at different levels. Activists have been demanding for many years now a legal framework providing teeth to existing rules and …

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Draft Bill seeks to regulate online pharmacies, clinical trials and medical devices
2 years, 5 months ago

Draft Bill seeks to regulate online pharmacies, clinical trials and medical devices

The Hindu  

The recently-released draft of the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed to regulate e-pharmacies, clinical trials and medical devices among others. The draft includes provisions for penalties, including imprisonment, for failing to pay compensation for injury or death during clinical trials for both drugs and medical devices. …

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The long road to winning the battle against trafficking
3 years, 4 months ago

The long road to winning the battle against trafficking

The Hindu  

July 30 is United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Between April 2020 and June 2021, an estimated 9,000 children have been rescued after being trafficked for labour, according to a child rights non-governmental organisation. It has also caused, in some instances, loss of parental care due to death, illness or separation, thereby placing children at heightened risk for …

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An irrational draft population control Bill that must go
3 years, 5 months ago

An irrational draft population control Bill that must go

The Hindu  

Many of us working in the field of public health and social development have been taken aback, if not downright shocked, by the recently announced draft Uttar Pradesh Population Bill, 2021 that focuses exclusively on making a two-child norm a law, specifying various incentives and penalties for contravention. Signs of stabilisation Consider the rationale below with the facts as they …

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UP Population Control Bill Draft Proposes Bar On Contesting Elections, Subsidy
3 years, 5 months ago

UP Population Control Bill Draft Proposes Bar On Contesting Elections, Subsidy

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has come up with a draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population Bill, 2021, and has invited suggestions on it from the public at large.The suggestions on the draft bill have to be sent through e-mail – [email protected] or by post, latest by July 19, 2021.UP State Law Commission comes with draft of. The Uttar …

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Uttar Pradesh law panel proposes ’two-child’ population draft bill. All you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh law panel proposes ’two-child’ population draft bill. All you need to know

Live Mint  

Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a population control bill that calls for debarring those with more than two children from contesting in local polls, as well as preventing them from applying for or getting promotion in government jobs, and even receiving government subsidy. The provisions are part of the draft bill, titled The Uttar Pradesh Population Bill, 2021, as floated …

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'Draft Bill On Online Betting & Gambling Ready': Karnataka Government Tells High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

'Draft Bill On Online Betting & Gambling Ready': Karnataka Government Tells High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court, which is hearing a petition seeking ban on all forms of online betting and gambling, was on Thursday informed by the State Government that a draft bill has been prepared for the consideration of the cabinet on the subject after due consultation with various departments and legal experts. It has been stated in affidavit that "As …

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DNA Bill can be misused for caste-based profiling, says panel draft report
4 years, 3 months ago

DNA Bill can be misused for caste-based profiling, says panel draft report

The Hindu  

The Bill that proposes DNA sampling and profiling of citizens accused of crime or reported missing and storing their unique genetic information for administrative purposes has some alarming provisions that could be misused for caste or community-based profiling, a draft report of the parliamentary standing committee on science and technology has flagged. Sensitive info The committee, in its draft report, …

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