THE response to the call for an uninterrupted siege of the Fort St. George, Chennai, the seat of power of the Tamil Nadu government was unprecedented. Thousands of disabled persons had, braving many obstacles, began their journey from various parts of the state towards the state capital to participate in the siege that was to commence in the morning hours of April 22.

The Left Front organised a protest at the Kharagpur Divisional Railway Manager’s (DRM) office on April 10 to strongly object to the ongoing issues affecting passenger train services.

IN a historic judgment, the Supreme Court has struck down the West Bengal School Service Commission’s (SSC) 2016 recruitment panel, annulling 25,752 appointments and branding the entire selection process “tainted beyond redemption.” This ruling has not only shattered public confidence in the recruitment system but also plunged thousands of affected teachers into an uncertain future.The verdict has ignited widespread political controversy and unrest, with the cancellation of appointments impacting nearly 26,000 teachers.

During the Holi festival, there were at least four reported attacks on dalits in Uttar Pradesh. In Farrukhabad district, dalits sustained gunshot wounds inflicted by members of a dominant caste. In Mathura and Basti, dalit families were brutally beaten by upper-caste men.

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