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Journalism of Courage
Anjali Damania the new poster girl of Arvind Kejriwals India Against Corruption found herself at the receiving end of some tough questions at an event in New Delhi. A self-proclaimed Anna Hazare supporter from Haryana reminded Damania of a letter she had written to Maharashtra irrigation department some time back asking that the location of a proposed dam be shifted by about 500-700 metres so that 30 acres of her property would not be submerged. In that letter,she had argued that beyond 700 metres,there is no private land,and it will only be Adivasi land and we are sure they will be adequately compensated. Damania tried to explain that tribals get land in lieu of their acquired land,but was not very convincing.
Cabinet race
Cable helpline
AMID the continuing apprehensions in a section of the population regarding digitisation of cable television,the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has set up a special cell with a toll-free number to answer queries in this regard. The cell,which works from morning till late at night,has been operating for about a week and is receiving more than 150 calls on an average every day,with all kinds of queries,including those related to charges,availability of channels,and even privacy.
Taking stock
THE new CRPF director general,Pranay Sahay,is not wasting any time. In the next few days,possibly over this weekend,he is planning to visit Chhattisgarh,the worst Naxal-hit state where the CRPF has its biggest presence. This is likely to be followed by visits to other Naxal-affected states.
