-Live Mint It's obvious that Indian experience with local governance is not what it should have been, but a change is underway Later this week, the country will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the constitutional amendments that made it mandatory for the creation of panchayats-the village-level bodies that deliver self-governance. Most may not be aware that this could well have been the eve of its 25th anniversary, but for the three-vote defeat...
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Babus too canny for biometry scanner -Nishit Dholabhai
-The Telegraph The Prime Minister today tipped civil servants on technology's power to carry government services to the remotest corners. He might have been surprised to learn that closer home, it was a different story. At the capital's seat of power, the babus are beating technology hands down. In 2009, then home minister P. Chidambaram had introduced a biometric attendance system to ensure punctuality in his ministry. He himself was often seen holding...
More »With police help, banned Naxal group takes on Maoists in Jharkhand -Deepu Sebastian Edmond
-The Indian Express As coming-of-age rituals go, the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) couldn't have planned it better. Acting on intelligence by its cadre, it moved in on a group of Maoists in Chatra district's Lawalong Tola on the intervening night of March 27-28, killing 10. Among the dead was Lalesh Yadav, secretary of the Bihar-Jharkhand-North Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee, and his closest subordinates, thus leaving a vacuum at the heart...
More »Soon, voter ID cards to get a sleek makeover -Bharti Jain
-The Times of India The humble elector's photo identity card - commonly called voter EPIC - is getting a sleek makeover. The laminated paper cutout, with a rather grainy black and white photograph, is set to transform into a shiny, plastic card with a colour photo of the voter, just like a driving licence. "The plastic card will be more aesthetic and durable. It, will, however, not be a smartcard like the...
More »Minority students in Hyderabad sans Aadhaar may lose scholarship -Rohit PS
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: Thousands of minority students in the city without an Aadhaar card may have to forgo their Centre-sponsored scholarship as the amount disbursal is coming to an end in a month's time and less than 20% of students have enrolled so far. The Centre has taken up Direct Benefit Transfer through Aadhaar linkage on a pilot basis in Hyderabad, Chittoor, Anantapur, East Godavari and Rangareddy districts. The Centre approved...
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