16 Jun 2006

The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government following a petition filed by a widow from Sabarkantha against...

15 Jun 2006

A widow from Sabarkantha has filed the first petition in Gujarat High Court against irregularities in paying minimum wages under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme.

01 Jun 2006

Waking to discrimination in flagship job scheme, UPA asks for corrective steps, explanation; minorities panel, too, seeks report

31 May 2006

Reacting to the series on Muslims being left out of the NREGA scheme in Gujarat, the director of information for the state, and the district collector of the Panchmahals have written separately to The Indian Express.

30 May 2006

After the 2002 post-Godhra riots, Muslim families from many villages of Sabarkantha and Panchmahals fled to the nearest talukas to find safety in numbers. Even today, many go back to their villages during the day to do odd jobs and return before nightfall.

29 May 2006

Last week when the Congress called its state unit leaders to hardsell the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, they should have paid extra attention to Gujarat.

28 May 2006

An investigation by The Sunday Express uncovers that in Gujarat villages worst-hit by the 2002 riots, Muslim residents are being kept out of the UPA’s showpiece national rural employment guarantee scheme.