The Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC), an independent watchdog for MNREGS, has come under fire from its prominent members - Aruna Roy and Jean Dreze. “The CEGC has wide powers and responsibilities under the act. It was inte
The private telecom operators will have to now open up their accounts for audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. A new clause is being added in the licence terms and conditions to facilitate the CAG`s inspection of th
Phasing out the 1600 private Blueline/Whiteline buses from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) routes from Sunday caused inconvenience to the commuters. Monday morning brought a host of problems for commuters. The worst hit route was Vi
T K A Nair, principal secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), is likely to be appointed the governor of Madhya Pradesh and former chief election commissioner Naveen Chawla may become governor of Rajasthan. The official announcemen
Meena, 40, has been living and working in Gurgaon for more than 10 years. She hails from Chhapra in Bihar but Gurgaon is home to her now. Bihar is just where she goes to meet her relatives not more than once a year. She is as much a resident of Gu
After remaining shut for 100 days, schools in Kashmir Valley reopened today with students and teachers given a free passage by security forces despite curfew and restrictions in many parts. However, attendance was thin against the backdrop
Commonwealth Games Federation boss Mike Fennell today backed his colleague Mike Hooper, saying he neither blamed the Indian government for Delhi`s under-preparedness nor made any disparaging comments about Indians. Fennell said contrary to
Notification was today issued for holding elections to 47 of the 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar going to the first of the six phase elections from October 21. "The notification has been issued by the Election Commission for hold
BJP on Sunday said the Centre`s eight-point formula to defuse the current unrest in the Kashmir Valley had raised questions about the secular credentials of the government. "The formula is demoralising for the security forces and pat
Office of the Labour Commissioner, Delhi, does not have any record of the cases in which laborers were injured or died while working on Commonwealth Games sites. The Labour Commissioner’s office has informed this in reply to RTI application
Even as the government plans to pry into your bank details - passing the espionage off as anti-terror measures - it is now facing some serious heat from heavyweights within over the proposed move. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has decried the
Security agencies could not ensure a complete lockdown of all Commonwealth Games venues, including Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, at midnight last night as authorities failed to finish work at some of the facilities. Union home minister P Chida
Expressing surprise over the Supreme Court`s decision on interim stay on the final verdict in the Ayodhya case, BJP leader L K Advani today voiced hope that the apex court will give a go ahead to the Allahabad High Court next week. He also
Senior journalist and Magsaysay award winner P Sainath shone the torch on Indian media`s shame here on Friday at a talk on paid news saying that the media in the country are "imprisoned by profit". “The instructions and mem
Brushing aside recent stepped up rhetoric from Pakistan, India today said it was ready to discuss all issues with Islamabad, including Kashmir. "Everything that they want to discuss and everything we want to discuss with them w
With advertisers hard to come by, oil PSUs have been roped in to bailout public broadcaster Doordarshan - the official telecaster of the 12-day Commonwealth Games. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and other sta
The Office of the Labour Commissioner, Delhi, does not have any record of the cases in which laborers were injured or died while working on the Commonwealth Games sites. The labour commissioner’s office has given this information in reply to
Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) slammed the delhi government for the mess in the commonwealth games accusing of ignoring its advice. "The current Commonwealth Games mess can partly be blamed to the fact that the Delhi governm
With advertisers hard to come by, oil PSUs have been roped in to bailout public broadcaster Doordarshan - the official telecaster of the 12-day Commonwealth Games. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and other sta
The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre for its failure to coordinate with state governments and union territories for actual implementation of juvenile law aimed at reforming and protecting minors. The apex court expressed its d
