On March 29, 2011, a Right to Information application on AIIMS faculty members travelling abroad on official tours was filed. The applicant sought details of their reasons for the visits, money spent and sponsors of the trips. AIIMS public information officer Lalit Kumar replied six days later saying, “The information is not available. Presently there are 450 committee members. The details for permission of this kind of work, thus the...
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3,000 IAS, IPS posts vacant by Vishwa Mohan
Noting that many young people join Indian Police Service (IPS) only when they don't get their first choice of job in the civil services - specifically Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Foreign Service (IFS) -- a parliamentary panel has suggested a separate examination for IPS where "attitude and aptitude" of aspirants are thoroughly tested so that the quality of 'service' is not compromised. Asking the government to "explore the possibility...
More »Woman MP claims rough treatment by Gujarat police, cries in House
-The Times of India A tribal woman MP from Gujarat broke down in Lok Sabha on Wednesday alleging rough treatment by state police, triggering an outpouring of solidarity and demand for action from members across party lines. Dahod MP Prabha Kishore Taviad sat quietly as Congress leader Girija Vyas stood up to recount her tale, saying the hurt MP was not in a position to talk. Prabha was stopped by Gujarat police from...
More »DNA investigation: Nabard’s lies on restructuring process-Sandeep Pai
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) set up to finance agriculture and rural development, has been giving evasive replies to specific questions raised by the Union finance ministry and by Parliament on the nature of recommendations made by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to restructure the bank. Some MPs believe that the restructuring violates the role mandated for Nabard by Parliament. DNA earlier reported that the restructuring/repositioning of Nabard...
More »New divorce law loaded against women: Arun Jaitley
-The Economic Times A bill seeking to make 'irretrievable breakdown of marriage' as a ground for divorce appeared to be in trouble with MPs from within the ruling side as well as the Opposition attacking the changes. The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, which was taken up passage in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, was seen to be loaded against women by a significant section of the House. In the face of concerns...
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