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43 top bureaucrats retire this year

The year 2010 will see a big change at the top-level bureaucracy as 43 senior IAS officers holding the rank of secretaries to the Government of India would be retiring this year. This is rather unusual for so many senior level burea

Country`s first police channel soon

Forget the predictable play on the time-worn cop-and-criminal tale. Come April and you may be able to switch on to an authentic police channel. That is, if a proposal being submitted by Bangalore City Police to the state government is accepted.

Lalit Modi, the new Bal Thackeray!

Just what is happening to the governance of sports in our country? On the one hand, we have the possible situation of India hosting the hockey world cup without our team participating in it because of rank bad administration. On the other hand, we

Protest against riverine control

Thousands of people have raised a banner of revolt against control of mafias over two prominent rivers of Allahabad- Ganga and Yamuna. Inhabitants of the these river beds have found their livelihood threatened by mafias who have virtually monopoli

`Executive trying to take over judiciary`

The Karnataka high court judge who took on the Chief Justice of India on the issue of declaration of assets has trained his gun at the executive now. In his Republic Day greetings, the judge, Shylendra Kumar writes in his blog post

Who cares for Sec 18 Market?

Inadequate parking space, narrow and congested roads, absence of a sub-way or foot-overbridge to connect popular mall, Great India Place are some of the problems that plague the traders as well as the visitors who crowd Sector 18 market in Noida.

Sibal hints at change in question pattern to test intelligence

Taking forward the process of reforms in education, the government wants to change the question pattern in examinations at school level to give more focus on testing the intelligence of children, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday.

India a major contributor to world development: Hillary

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said that countries like India are emerging as major contributors to global development efforts which has emerged as a key foreign policy tool.   “New countries

Panchkula court reserves order on Rathore’s bail plea

A local court today reserved till Friday its order on the anticipatory bail sought by former DGP SPS Rathore following registration of two fresh FIRs levelling serious criminal charges against him in a teenaged girl`s molestation case.

National Knowledge Network coming

Union Cabinet to clear Rs 6,000 crore project........ An innovative programme National Knowledge Network (NKN) with an estimated cost of 6000 crores an ambitious project to connect with gigabit capabilities to connect all Uni

Ordinance to plug hurdle in Metro, games project for CWG in delhi.

The Union Government is promulgating an ordinance to allow unhindered construction of the Commonwealth Games and Metro Rail projects in the vicinity of the protected archaeological monuments in Delhi. The ordina

51 laws to set up a nursing home!

The decline in public investment in health and absence of credible social insurance have caused a precarious situation in medicare. The  unpredictability of illness requiring substantial money at short notice is impoverishing an estimated 3.3

Karnataka plans ‘Japanese village’

Karnataka government has offered to set up a Japanese village, or an industrial hub exclusively for Japanese companies, on 1,000 acres of land in Tumkur district, 60 km from capital city Bangalore. The move, announced by V.P. Baligar, prin

PM for technology, management to preserve heritage

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said modern technology and professional management practices should be introduced to preserve the country`s vast historical and archaeological treasures and cultural heritage. He was speaking after

Justice at your doorsteps, literally

You may get justice at your doorsteps, literally. A court-on-wheels -- perhaps the first-of-its kind -- is being launched in Maharashtra to reduce the number of pending cases. The mobile van will travel to districts and camp for on

Govt proposes test for budding lawyers

Law graduates will have to pass a test before they can become practising lawyers, if a Government proposal on legal reforms is implemented. According to a Law Ministry blueprint on Legal Reforms approved by the Union Cabinet, "

Field day for tiger poachers in 2009

The year 2009 saw 59 tigers falling prey to poaching and man-animal conflicts, the highest figure in the past three years. A government report also showed that 17 tiger reserves in the country are under population depletion threat.

The road to naxal land

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


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