Tarnaka Times

Collective Civil Society effort needed to address juvenile delinquency

By Ram Awadh Yadav Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has been passed by Parliament of India. It aims to replace the existing Indian juvenile delinquency law, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, so that juveniles in conflict with Law in the age group of 16–18, involved in Heinous Offences, can be tried as adults. It came into force from 15 January 2016 after being passed on 7 May 2015 by the Lok Sabha amid intense protest by several Members of Parliament. It was passed on 22 December 2015 b…

January 26 Celebrations

As a run up to the January 26 Celebrations the Gokulnagar Welfare Society kicked off competitions among resident children, women and senior citizens in the colony. The first of these competitions was the Rangoli competition which was held on January 11 at the Community Centre. N S Prasad General Secretary Gokulnagar Welfare Society Republic Day Flag Hoisting at Malkajgiri [caption id="attachment_550" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Shri Komitla Vijaya Prasad Reddy hoisted the flag at Komitla Commercial Complex…

Where are our footpaths?

By Professor B. R. Sant A nation-wide mission for Encroachment Free Footpaths (EFE) is apt to be part of the challenge set Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming the country into a ‘New India’ by 2022 — the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. Footpaths and Pedestrians Everybody is a pedestrian at one time or the other and have to walk, both by law and convention, only on footpaths (also called pavements or sidewalks). But definitely not on roads which are meant for motorized/vehicular traffic. The two are equally essential, import…

S.C.O.T.R.W.A Team for 2018 - 2020

The annual General Body meeting of the Standing Committee of Tarnaka Residents' Welfare Associations (SCOTRWA) was held on 23rd December, 2017 at the Nagarjuna Nagar community Hall. The following office bearers have been elected for the period 2018-2020: Prof. T. Tirupati Rao - President, Sri N.S.Prasad - General Secretary Syed Khaled Shah Chishti Hussaini - Joint Secretary Sri. KSLVS Raju - Treasurer. Further, a core team of the following memebrs has been elected as a part of restructuring of the body for more effective func…

What is a Civil Society Organisation?

Dr. Rao VBJ Chelikani Human beings as they evolved into living in societies have acquired certain natural expectations and claims against each other, on reciprocal basis, such as, respect for life, family and property, civil liberties, fair play and justice, fraternity and solidarity. When we formed political states, we expected the state to convert those values into legal rights and duties and to reconcile them with authority in the interests of all. In our modern state, we have the constitution, which articulates the same as mandate to t…