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Audit officer arrested on graft charges

An officer attached to the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) office of Mumbai was arrested by the CBI here for allegedly accepting a bribe from a canteen contractor in Goa. S Chedda, an assistant audit officer from CAG Mumbai, was arrested

Suryanelli: Special team set up to trace absconding convict

Kerala Police has set up a special team to trace and arrest the absconding convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case, who appeared on a Malayalam TV channel alleging that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien was involved in the case, as claimed by

Poor state of juvenile justice in Assam: ACHR

Assam has reported the highest number of cases of juvenile delinquency in the Northeast consistently for the last few years, according to a human rights watch group. The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in its latest study report claim

Bharat Nirman Kendras to bridge digital divide

With Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Kendras, Rajasthan is creating a platform for taking information technology to villages and thus bridge the digital divide. "In order to bridge the digital divide and to extend the benefits of I

State Wide Area Network launched in Rajasthan

A State Wide Area Network (SWAN) project, which will connect more than 5,000 offices across Rajasthan upto the block level, was inaugurated by the chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday.  The CM inaugurated the project while delivering the ina

Need to adopt the changing e-governance practices, says Narayanasami

Based on the reports of second administrative reforms, the government has taken the initiative of open and transparent governance by accepting e-governance reforms, said V Narayansami, minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pension

Who will take the onus for 36 deaths in Allahabad stampede?

“Allahabad stampede: Toll mounts to 36, UP govt orders inquiry” ran a typical headline of a national daily to announce that a stampede at the Allahabad railway station on Sunday evening claimed 36 lives. An inquiry has been ord

IGNOU to launch educational programme for sex workers in Guj

After Kolkata, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is all set to launch an educational programme for sex workers and their children in Gujarat. "Deliberations are on... We are gearing up to launch the programme in July. The

Probe into stampede after clearing Kumbh rush: Railways

Railways today said a probe will be initiated into the railway station stampede here, which left 36 dead, once it is through with the task of clearing the rush of Kumbh pilgrims. Alok Johri, general manager of the north central railway zon

National e-Governance award for Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has been conferred upon the prestigious National e-Governance Gold Award for 2012-13, for its `Sparsh Abhiyan` aimed towards the disabled and the aged. The state will receive the award at Jaipur during the two-day 16th Natio

Guru’s hanging a trigger for a new round of militancy?

Afzal Guru’s execution has alienated the Kashmiri people far more than any other event in at least a decade. It has shaken the faith of people in India’s systems of justice, legal and political. It has hugely increased the feeling ther

IOB completes 76 years

Indian Overseas Bank has completed 76 years of operations in February 2013. From being the smallest bank to be nationalised in 1969 and the tenth largest nationalised bank in 2010, IOB is now the seventh largest nationalised bank in the co

What Congress wants from flash execution of Kasab and Afzal

The Congress seems to lack the cognitive ability to discern that toughness in governance cannot be demonstrated only by flash executions of convicted terrorists. But that`s exactly what it wants to convey through the hangin

Rahul a flop, Afzal Guru hanging Cong’s last ace?

Now that Afzal Guru has been hanged, buried, the press conferences addressed, and clarifications made and sought — respectively by the UPA government and the BJP — it’s time to get back to the core question: why now? Read

BJP questions delay, calls for zero tolerance

The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remained critical of the UPA government, questioning the delay of over five years in hanging parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Addressing a press briefing within hours of Guru`s hangin

Omar appeals people for peace

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah appealed to the people of his state to maintain peace in the aftermath of the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru on Saturday morning. Addressing media persons, Abdullah said there

Shiv Sena all praise for Shinde

Among the opposition, the Shiv Sena was the first to come out in full support of the move to hang parliament attack convict Afzal Guru on Saturday morning. Sanjay Raut, Sena spokesman, told media persons that home minister Sushilkumar Shinde must

"No vote consideration when it comes to national security"

The UPA government does not look at electoral considerations when it comes to national security, said information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari, shortly after JeM terrorist Afzal Guru was hanged on Saturday. Addressing a press me

Prez, Shinde spring surprise again: Afzal Guru hanged

Afzal Guru, convicted in the audacious attack on Parliament in 2001, was today hanged in Tihar Jail, in an operation shrouded in secrecy. "Afzal Guru was hanged at 8 AM," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said shortly

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