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Rajiv`s self-governance dream is shattered, so let`s not talk about it

Censorship is back. Only the style is more subtle this time, not the in-your-face variety that the Emergency of 1975 symbolised. When the prime minister unveiled the “State of Panchayats Report 2008-09” to mark the National Pan

EC gets three months to decide on BSP symbol

The Supreme Court today asked the Election Commission to decide within three months a complaint seeking freezing of Bahujan Samaj Party`s election symbol `elephant` for allegedly violating poll panel`s instructions on use of party symbols.

No annual accounts from Jammu civic authority for the last 37 years

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has indicted 29 J&K government and autonomous bodies for their failure to submit their annual accounts to it, among which the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) tops the list. "As

AP govt under fire for neglecting health services

The Andhra Pradesh government came under fire from the entire opposition in the state Assembly today for grossly neglecting the health care services even as chief minister K Rosaiah announced that the government was contemplating to make one year

Food inflation to come down in a few weeks: Pawar

Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today said the decline in prices of most agricultural commodities in coming weeks will bring down the food inflation, which is 12.63 per cent now. "Prices of most agricultural commodities are coming d

MCD promises action against illegal construction

MCD commissioner K S Mehra today assured strict action against mushrooming "illegal constructions" in various East Delhi residential colonies. During a meeting with the representatives of Residents Welfare Associations, he also s

Tatkal tantrums

City-based ticket agents, as a rebuttal, have denied  any responsibility for the frequent crashes of the IRCTC website, putting them at loggerheads with the Railways. The Railways, earlier this week, decided to bar agents from booking tatkal

Programme for non-communicable diseases approved

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for implementation till the remaining period of the 11th Five-Year Pl

Training doctors to understand patients better

To improve the communication between the doctors and the patients, behavioral sciences classes will be conducted for the new batch of 150 post-graduate students joining the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) who will be serving in the Lok Nayak J

Monsoon session of Parliament from July 26

The monsoon session of Parliament will commence from July 26. Subject to exigencies of government business, the month-long session is likely to conclude on August 27, a Lok Sabha bulletin said. The Rajya Sabha will al

Water security to win panchayats cash award

In order to motivate panchayats to achieve drinking water security and safety for all households in their panchayat on a sustainable basis, the rural development ministry has proposed the introduction of Sajal Gram Puraskar (SJP). Modeled

CVC to look into PSU bribe allegations

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) today said it will look into the allegations of bribery against officials of state-owned BHEL and NTPC once their names are disclosed by the US Department of Justice. "We have our chief vi

45 days reasonable time to dispose second appeal: HC

The Calcutta high court today observed that the state information commission should dispose of appeals under right to information act within 45 days. Hearing a petition claiming that the West Bengal state information commission had

Cabinet defers decision on khaps, honour killings

The khap panchayats and the honour killings turned out to be too hot for the union cabinet to handle all by itself. Instead of giving a go ahead to the ministry of home affairs to amend the laws to check honour killings, the cabinet has opted for

Garib Rath derails

A five-year-old boy died and seven passengers received injuries when coaches of Garib Rath Express (2518) derailed between Chautara and Gossaigaon Hat stations in Kokrajhar district, Assam on Thursday at about 2.20 am. According to the rep

Govt to amend Public Premises Act

Government is bringing amendments to a legislation to enable quick eviction of unauthorised occupants from Delhi Metro and New Delhi Municipal Corporation properties. The Union Cabinet approved amendments to Public Premises (Evictio

Touts to be poster boys in UP

In a bid to check corruption in welfare schemes, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the rural development department to prepare posters of touts and paste them in villages and blocks. "Chief Development Officers should l

Khadi to get Rs 675 cr boost from ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will pump in US$ 150 million (about Rs 675 crores) to promote khadi and village industries products, minister for small and medium enterprises Dinsha Patel said in Mumbai. The money will help modernisation

Khap bill goes to GoM

The bill aiming to curb `honour killings` directed by Khap panchayats will go to a Group of Ministers, it was decided in a cabinet meeting on Thursday. In the meeting, Kapil SIbal, M S Gill and four other ministers took on Home Minister P

Haven`t sought more ministerial berths: Pawar

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said he has not demanded additional ministerial berths for his party leaders or his MP daughter Supriya Sule, in the Union ministry. "I haven`t demanded any additional berths," P

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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