Rushing out laws is not the answer to a tragedy
In the wake of a horrific crime, we should resist the temptation to agree in haste to propositions that are essentially political
16 March 2021 • 7:00am
It is only natural, when some horrible crime has been committed, to call for more laws against it. The murder of Sarah Everard was a peculiarly horrible crime, so this reaction has been strong.
But rushing to lay down laws ignores the fact that they should be built to last. The making of new ones in angry haste is therefore dangerous. It frequently turns out that there are already plenty of laws, and stiff sentences, against what has happened, but little enforcement.
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There is an intriguing legend behind the naming of Koilaghat Street or the Koilaghat building. And do you know the British constructed Strand Road with soil shipped from UK? Check the report below to know more. Old Koilaghat Building Koilaghat Street Strand Road View Kolkata (Pic credit: Biswarup Ganguly on Wikimedia Commons) 
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The British empire first began with the English traders getting a toe hold in the natural harbour of what was then named Calcutta
The Old Fort William they built there was known as Qila by the Indians and since it lay on the banks of a waterbody, the word Ghat came along
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