Tag: Punjab

Punjab voters standing in a queue at a local polling booth during the state assembly elections.
Office of the Registrar Cooperative Societies (RCS) of Delhi Government, which is among the most corrupt departments of India. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

Monitoring Power: A Journalism Case Review of Institutional Accountability

Office of the Registrar Cooperative Societies (RCS) of Delhi Government, which is among the most corrupt departments of India. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

Monitoring Power: A Journalism Case Review of Institutional Accountability

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | March 4, 2026

1. The Foundation of Independent Oversight

In an era where digital news is often ephemeral and prone to manipulation, independent outlets like RMN News Service and its flagship publication The Unrest are redefining the architecture of media accountability. This methodology, which I term “Scholarly Journalism,” serves as a structural defense against the transience of digital discourse.

By utilizing the Zenodo open research platform—operated by CERN under the OpenAIRE program—these reports are not merely articles but permanent, scholarly artifacts. Assigned unique Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), these investigations are transformed into citable, immutable records that resist institutional erasure and provide a durable evidentiary base for public scrutiny. read more

Representational image of protesters protesting in Punjab against the Land Pooling Policy of Punjab Government. Image Created with Grok AI by RMN News Service.

Punjab’s Land Pooling Policy: A Cruel Land Grab Violating Indian and International Laws

Representational image of protesters protesting in Punjab against the Land Pooling Policy of Punjab Government. Image Created with Grok AI by RMN News Service.
Representational image of protesters protesting in Punjab against the Land Pooling Policy of Punjab Government. Image Created with Grok AI by RMN News Service.

Punjab’s Land Pooling Policy: A Cruel Land Grab Violating Indian and International Laws

The RMN Foundation, in its report, labels the policy as a “land-grabbing scheme” that disproportionately harms small and marginal farmers, landless laborers, and rural communities.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | August 8, 2025

The Punjab government’s Land Pooling Policy, 2025, has sparked widespread outrage among farmers, activists, and opposition parties for its perceived assault on agricultural communities and fertile lands.  read more