Independent probe sought into incidents from 2003 to 2006 Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Monday expressed his resolve to decide petitions filed by journalist B.G. Verghese and lyricist Javed Akhtar for an independent and fair investigation into 22 “fake” police encounters that occurred in Gujarat between 2003 and …
Read More »Central guidelines for crèches at workplaces
The Centre has prepared guidelines for setting up of crèches at workplaces, which prescribe trained personnel to man the facility as well as infrastructure requirements and safety norms. In March this year, Parliament passed the Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2017, enhancing paid maternity leave from a period of 12 weeks …
Read More »Delhi fixes weight of school bags
Taking some burden off school students in Delhi, the AAP government issued a circular on Saturday fixing the maximum weight of a school bag. It stated that school bags for students in Class I and II should not weigh above 1.5 kg, 2-3 kg for Classes III to V, 4 …
Read More »Let CBFC examine whether Zero hurts religious sentiments: HC
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to examine before December 18 whether the movie Zero has content that hurts the religious sentiments of the Sikh community and submit its findings.A Division Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari and S.V. Kotwal was hearing a plea …
Read More »‘Fake news affects voting behaviour in a big way’
The biggest challenge as CEC was back-to-back elections throughout the year and it is almost getting resolved. I took over in the midst of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland polls. All those elections were very sensitive, because of issues like the terrain and underground cadres. But, that went off very well. …
Read More »Collectors’ meet goes paperless
In yet another major initiative towards paperless administration, the State government conducted a paperless Collectors’ conference on Friday.Lauding the efforts of the officials, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the conference was being conducted paperless for the first time. The government would save Rs. 6 lakh to Rs. 7 lakh …
Read More »71.1% voting in J&K election
The fifth phase of panchayat elections in J&K on Thursday saw a 33.7% turnout in the Kashmir division and a high 85.2% in the Jammu division. “Overall poll percentage stood at 71.1,” Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra said. Pulwama registered a mere 0.5% and Anantnag 10.1%. The south Kashmir …
Read More »71.1% voting in J&K panchayat polls
The fifth phase of panchayat elections in J&K on Thursday saw a 33.7% turnout in the Kashmir division and a high 85.2% in the Jammu division. “Overall poll percentage stood at 71.1,” Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra said. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/kamala-mills-fire-9-civic-officers-found-guilty/article25628812.ece
Read More »Delhi gets new CS
Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Kumar Dev has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary in the Delhi government, according to an order of the Union Home Ministry.Mr. Dev, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, takes over from Anshu Prakash, a 1986-batch officer of the same cadre, the …
Read More »RTI request to see RTI Amendment Bill denied
The Centre has denied a Right to Information (RTI) request for a copy of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2018, which had been notified for introduction in the monsoon session of Parliament.The Bill sought to give the Centre power to set the tenure and salaries of State and Central …
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