PRAGOTI

With the shock and trauma of the serial bombings in Delhi yet to wear off, we are distressed to see the manner in which elements of the saffron brigade are seeking to make political capital out of a national tragedy by pushing for a special law on terrorism. We are struck by the irony that the saffron brigade is concurrently orchestrating a mass campaign of bigotry and lawlessness that began in Orissa and has now spread to Karnataka and even threatens hitherto tolerant and peaceful Kerala.

Statement issued to the press by intellectuals on the 'land deal' in Kashmir.

About 800 Muslim women are expected to attend the first National Convention of Muslim Women to be organized by the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA).

The convention will be held in New Delhi on 27th August. Muslim women from UP, Bihar, Delhi, MP, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Kerala, AP, Orissa, and Uttarakhand will participate in the convention, according to the president of AIDWA, Subhashini Ali.

Sitaram Yechury writes on the crisis in Jammu & Kashmir over the allotment and withdrawal of land to the Amarnath Shrine board and how petty politics/ rumour mongering has endangered lives both in the valley and in the state. Article courtesy, The Hindustan Times. Cartoon, courtesy The Hindu newspaper.