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Mridula Chari
Mridula Chari is a Scroll.in staffer.
One year ago, Dalits were forced to leave Maharashtra village. Why have most failed to return?
Scroll.in revisited the case of Rudrawadi village which had seen an exodus of Dalit families in June 2018.
Mridula Chari
· Jun 07, 2019 · 09:00 am
What is a Modi wave? Political scientists are looking for answers
Do voters vote for Modi himself, for the BJP’s ideology or for an entirely different reason?
Mridula Chari
· May 28, 2019 · 06:30 am
2019 results: BJP, Shiv Sena repeat their 2014 Maharashtra sweep as Opposition collapses
There was widespread anger over unemployment, farm distress and Maratha reservation, but the Congress-NCP alliance failed to tap into it.
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· May 23, 2019 · 04:41 pm
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· May 22, 2019 · 07:30 am
Cyclone Fani: Dalits in Puri say they were turned away from shelters at height of storm
On May 3, around 85 people were reportedly barred from three public shelters, even as the wind speed touched 200 km per hour.
Mridula Chari
· May 13, 2019 · 04:54 pm
A week after Cyclone Fani battered Odisha, survivors reel under shortages of food, water and power
In all, 1.5 crore people in 159 blocks of 14 districts have been affected. But the government is struggling to assess the extent of the damage.
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· May 10, 2019 · 03:48 pm
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The Election Fix: India’s farm crisis is alarming. What are politicians promising to do about it?
India has seen numerous farmer protests in the last five years. Will that have an impact on the elections?
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· May 05, 2019 · 09:30 am
The Silent Army: When it comes to monitoring parties’ social media campaigns, EC guidelines flounder
The poll body still has no realistic method to track model code of conduct violations on social media.
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Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 03, 2019 · 12:30 pm
The Silent Army: EC’s women-only booths, disabled-friendly election themes are running thin
Many polling stations in the third phase were not really accessible to voters with disabilities, while women-only booths were not, well, women-only.
Mridula Chari
· Apr 26, 2019 · 07:30 am
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Cat-astrophe? Trailer of ‘Cats’ movie spooks the internet
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Modi chopper controversy: Odisha election observer’s suspension is put on hold
Mohammed Mohsin, a Karnataka-based IAS official, approached the Central Administrative Tribunal in Bengaluru, which stayed EC’s suspension order.
Mridula Chari
· Apr 25, 2019 · 10:19 pm
The Silent Army: How EC implements confusion by design for poll teams, EVMs to ensure fair elections
Computer programmes randomise the selection of both staff and machines. The groups fall into place only the day before polling.
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· Apr 24, 2019 · 07:00 am
Elections 2019: In Ahmednagar, farmers who went on strike in 2017 still unhappy with BJP government
But for many, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is the target of their anger. They still support Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mridula Chari
· Apr 23, 2019 · 07:00 am
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