Land rights being a major concern among agriculturalists, a group of farmers led by different organisations have demanded that the government must ensure the urban poor and unprotected workers get shelter and a source of income if they are rendere
The doors of rural development minister Jairam Ramesh were knocked at again on Thursday afternoon by a group of people from Kotkasim, Rajasthan, as a part of the three-day protest demanding comprehensive enactment of the National Food Security Act
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the government will take some more steps in the next few weeks to revive the economy and boost investment sentiments. "I am confident that the steps we have taken, and some more steps that
It was after a meeting between the prime minister Manmohan Singh and Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav and others on Thursday morning that clinched the truce on the quota bill. Senior PMO official played a crucia
It’s not a Bollywood film if all does not end well. Such situations are a little more real — a mishmash of them is strung together and given a four-letter tag: life. But in India, we love Bollywood fare. We know it’s gros
Election Commission on Thursday slapped a notice on former Chief Minister and Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) president Keshubhai Patel for violating election code of conduct while going to a polling booth with a pilot car. Keshubhai, who a
Dugheri is unusually quite on election eve. If not for the fluttering party flags of Sadbhavna Manch (on most houses), it would have been difficult to say the village was going to cast its vote the next day. Only few days back feverish act
Dodiya Bhavsinh and Narendra Jotava arrived at the primary school in Dugheri, the polling station for the village, around 11 am on Wednesday, December 12. Both teachers at the school, they are the booth level officers (BLOs) for Thursday’s p
Last week, it seemed as if the visible (and audible) part of the Gujarat assembly elections will travel only by the highway, from Vadodara to Chhota Udepur and this small village of Achhala will not get any action. This week, the campaign has fina
Can the average population of Kulgaon-Badlapur, a semi-urban township near Mumbai, be richer than the average population of India’s commercial capital? Three years ago, the per capita income of Mumbai was Rs 1.28 lakh, India’s
A Modi meeting, even if it was in the neighbouring Pavi-Jetpur, was probably the biggest election event for Achhala so far. Though it was a different constituency, the rally had all BJP candidates from the region, including Giulsinh, on the dais.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said nationwide Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is expected to be rolled out by February next year, which will allow users to retain their numbers even if they move from one state to another. "
A two-storey colonial-era building, which has seen better days — and looks forward to regaining its glory as headquarters of a promised district instead of a taluka — has a plethora of government offices. The most important of them all
With the campaign to the first phase of Gujarat elections ending on Tuesday, the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has come up with a report on the profile of candidates in second phase of the state elections. The report, compil
If the proverb morning shows the day holds true, the Congress shouldn’t be expecting too much in terms of delivery from its new election coordination committee chief in the 2014 elections. Going by his debut speechification in Gujarat yester
Bowing to opposition pressure, government on Wednesday announced a time-bound inquiry by a retired judge into reports of lobbying by retail giant Walmart to gain entry into India. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath made the announce
FUNDS Being a para teacher, Asim Mahato motivates people to send their children to school, among his other responsibilities. “On Fridays and Saturdays I visit families of children who are not being sent to school or a
A day after Election Commission rap, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the government has not yet taken any decision on raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and the EC would have been informed before announcing any decis
SC acquits 82-year-old Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti of murder charge. SC directs authorities to return all documents, including passport to Chishti who is free to return to Pakistan without any restriction. SC f
