The 1976-batch IAS officers will occupy the top bureaucratic posts in 2011 as the year will see retirement of as many as 38 bureaucrats in key positions, starting with the superannuation of finance secretary Ashok Chawla (Gujarat, 1973), corporate
After opposing the RTI rules, draft of which was made public early this month, the civil society now plans to write to the government to extend the December 27 deadline for public feedback on the proposed changes. The civil society has reportedly
Right to education (RTE) violations will not be given a pass, as Haryana government schools found out the hard way. These schools had collected over Rs 10 crore from students for a `development fund`, but later had to everything to the last coin,
A special three-day session of parliament in mid-February is being contemplated to ease the logjam on the 2G spectrum controversy so that the budget session can be smooth. If the session is convened, the Lok Sabha will discuss only the 2G
A division bench of the Delhi high court has on Wednesday issued a notice to the government of Delhi on the basis of a public interest litigation (PIL) to ban junk food and aerated drinks in schools in Delhi. Uday Foundation had filed a PIL in the
Independent bodies like the Lokayukta can check systematic corruption in the healthcare delivery systems under strong leadership, sums a study done earlier this month on the role of the Karnataka Lokayukta (KLA) and the vigilance director.
Telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the growth in the sector is essentially centered on adequate spectrum availability, assuring government will make all efforts to provide requisite airwaves to meet industry`s demand. "The
National advisory council (NAC) member Aruna Roy has said that while formulating laws, the government should make sure that none of the clauses of the law overrules the provisions of the right to information (RTI) act. “If there is already s
In a setback to agitating Gujjars, the Rajasthan high court on Wednesday held that members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs. A division bench of chief justice Arun Mishra and justice Mahesh Bhagwat
Delhi homes are not just by its wide roads. For some, the roads are the only home they know. While the government night shelters are a welcome way to escape the bitter cold, too few are available and too far away for some. All pictures
Former telecom minister A Raja will be questioned by the CBI in Delhi in the next couple of days in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. "I am going to Delhi. I will be there for two-three days. I will cooperate with the i
A senior telecom official and his associate were arrested by the CBI in Orissa on Wednesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case, CBI sources said. Abanindra Mohanty, general manager of Nagpur telecom district in Maharashtra,
Some of the crucial documents which could throw light on Commonwealth Games deals have gone missing with the probe agencies fearing that they could have been destroyed or hidden. Official sources said that the key files, which contain impo
The government is clearing the way for commerce secretary Rahul Khullar to take over from Ashok Chawla as finance secretary in February, a month before the union budget for 2011-2012 is presented. Doing away with a long-held practice of re
Facing growing criticism over its inability to curb rampant criminal activity in Nagaland, the police has formed a Special Operational Force (SOF) to tackle the problem. Extortion, kidnapping, blackmail and other criminal activities have d
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a USD 1.5 billion credit and loan for India`s Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) aimed towards improving rural accessibility of roads. The new project will concentrate on the states of Himachal Prad
Going by Sharad Pawar’s words and deeds in the past one-and-half years, you can be pardoned for thinking that he heads the ministry for blackmarketeers and hoarders, rather than food and agriculture that he actually does. Look at his latest
The union urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday warned that nearly a fourth of the members of the Lok Sabha could harbour a conflict of interest with the house`s business, quoting a study. "When rich people come into Parl
An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to meet by end-December to consider raising prices of diesel and domestic LPG. "We are hopeful of an EGoM meeting soon ... hopefully i
Pulling up the Maharashatara government, the Bombay High Court today observed that the controversial Adarsh society smacked of "a clear-cut case of manipulation" by its officers in which everybody who was supposed to clear the file was &
