-The Telegraph Former CEC Sushil Chandra retired on May 14 this year, handing over charge to Rajiv Kumar The post of the third election commissioner has been vacant for the last four months. While this is not unprecedented, former heads of the poll panel said a delay makes the Election Commission of India vulnerable to a potential deadlock. Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra retired on May 14 this year, handing over...
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Bengaluru rains: How rampant corruption led to massive encroachment on lakes -Prathima Nandakumar and Abhinav Singh
-TheWeek.in Immediate steps needed to protect city's image One night of relentless rain, and even the richest tech bosses were stranded in knee-deep waters in their plush homes, looking for coracles to reach safety. According to the India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru received 370mm of rainfall this August (131.66mm on August 30), falling just short of the all-time record of 387mm in August 1998. This day was expected. Over the years, rampant corruption in...
More »Delhi HC to hear pleas over legal status of PM CARES fund on January 31
-PTI/ The Hindu In July, the court had asked the Centre to file a ‘detailed and exhaustive’ reply on the petition by Samyak Gangwal seeking to declare the PM CARES Fund a ‘State’ The Delhi High Court on September 16 listed for hearing on January 31 pleas concerning the legal status of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) under the Constitution and the Right...
More »TN: Stalin Launches Free Breakfast Plan for Govt Primary Students
-PTI/ Newsclick.in The scheme, with an allocation of Rs 33.56 crore, will be implemented in 1,545 schools benefitting 1,14,095 students across the state. Madurai: The breakfast scheme for government school students from class 1 to 5 was launched here on Thursday by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and he served and had food with children. Inaugurating the programme, Stalin said the scheme would bring beneficial change in the lives of the...
More »CBI to probe AAP Delhi govt for 'irregularities' in purchase of 1,000 low-floor buses
-PTI/ The Telegraph Complaint was forwarded to the Chief Secretary on July 22 to seek comments from departments of Delhi government and consequently their recommendations Delhi LG V K Saxena has approved a proposal to forward a complaint to the CBI to probe the alleged corruption in the procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the DTC, official sources said on Saturday. A complaint addressed to Saxena in June this year had highlighted the...
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