Accepting a key demand of Maoists for safe release of an abducted Jharkhand Block Development Officer, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren said last night that the legal process had begun to free some of the jailed persons who the Naxals claimed
The centre has asked the states to prepare a `village water security plan` before taking up installation of water supply system for rural households and said women should be involved in management of such schemes. Issuing guidelines
The External Affairs Ministry has sought to put an end to some members of parliament misusing their diplomatic passports for work and business. Diplomatic passports are issued to MPs going abroad on diplomatic assi
Will the upcoming general budget, for 2010-11, reflect people’s needs? Will the budget translate the Congress-led government`s proclaimed vision of inclusive growth into reality? Will there be enhanced accountability and commitment towards v
Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has brought important changes in the question hour procedures from Monday when the upper house meets for the budget session. In a notification issued by the upper house today, it has been made clear
Following union government`s directive, ministers in Rajasthan will file their declaration of property and liabilities to the chief minister by August 31 every year. Disclosing this, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told media persons th
Open-source is similar to PPP in the sense that our business development model requires partnerships. Technology plays a small role – the bigger issue in e-governance is that of building viable business models. As an open-source technology w
India cannot be dictated by HuJI and al-Qaeda and will not be deterred by threats of their leader Iliyas Kashmiri, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said today. "Ilyas Kashmir cannot dictate our course of action. We cannot be d
Would you swap lions for tigers? That was the offer from Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has rejected it, according to a report. "You give me lions and I will give you
In a clear violation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), which calls for the construction of permanent structures, the Gujarat government has built boribunds (temporary structures to block the runoff of water) in the state a
Wayside amenities may be bid out separately Projects to build wayside amenities on highways may now be bid out separately for all build-operate-transfer (BOT) road projects, according to a report. After toying with th
In the wake of complaints about inaccessibility of some ministers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked them to spare time for MPs who want to raise issues pertaining to the people. Singh has written to all union ministers, askin
The Supreme Court today ruled that courts have powers to order CBI probe without the consent of state governments with a rider that this should be used cautiously and sparingly. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Benc
Late Sheikh Abdullah`s eldest daughter Khalida Shah on Tuesday did not spare even her nephew Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, saying he has lost credibility and right to power as "at times, it seems there is no government." S
Top eGov policy-makers and practioners will converge in Jaipur for the two-day 13th National Conference on e-Governance, the biggest annual event in this sector, which begins on Thursday Rajasthan Governor Prabha Rau will inaugurati
India’s wild tiger population is less than 1,411, the figure often claimed, the Hindustan Times reported on Wednesday. “It (the figure) is an exaggeration,” Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said, whil
The finance ministry is considering a proposal to do away with the public distribution system and start issuing food coupons to beneficiaries who can then buy food items from the open market, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday. Aimin
The government`s failure in realizing Private Public Partnership (PPPs) is because of its own structural set up. It doesn`t have adearth of schemes but implementation of the projects requires active cooperation between several departments. T
Palakkad has become the first fully electrified district of the country. Announcing this on Tuesday, Union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said, the government was working on a target of bringing electricity to all village
Telecom Minister A Raja said on Tuesday he was waiting for directions from the finance and the law Ministries on the timing for auctioning of third generation radio waves, which will help telcos offer faster data services. "The
