-The Indian Express Its report on the allocation of coal blocks is marred by a major legal error The legal fraternity celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court of India in 2000 with a book, Supreme, But Not Infallible. The unusual title of the book was a powerful way for the legal fraternity to remind itself, and the public, that the highest court in the land is fallible, that it can...
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Begin prompt probe to trace MISsing children, NCPCR asks States -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu ‘Important to have dedicated website, to be networked across country’ Concerned over a large number of children going MISsing in the country, the National ComMISsion for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought a report from the States on creation of websites for reporting cases. Pursuing the October 12, 2011 Supreme Court order, the ComMISsion has said the issue of MISsing children and trafficking in children within and across States requires...
More »Madhya Pradesh to hear out Omkareshwar dam oustees -Mahim Pratap Singh
-The Hindu After standing in waist to neck-deep water for the past two weeks as part of their jal satyagraha , oustees of the Omkareshwar dam project have successfully managed to make the Madhya Pradesh Government sit up and take notice. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has deputed Industries Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah to tour the site of the jal satyagraha and work out a solution. The...
More »PM's speech on wildlife changed thrice in a day
-The Times of India The official version of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) on Wednesday changed thrice in the space of one day. In a highly unusual sequence of events, the version of Singh's speech released by the PMO on its website on Wednesday was withdrawn on Thursday afternoon only to return in its original form by late evening. The flip-flop-flip is perhaps the...
More »UPA minister's kin linked to coal block allocation deal
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The DMK has once again landed the UPA government in a spot as the focus now shifts to the family of Union minister of state for information and broadcasting S Jagathrakshakan for their involvement in a company that was awarded a coal block in 2007 despite the fact that it had no track record in the sector. The Jagathrakshakan-owned J R Power Gen Pvt Ltd was barely...
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