When the revenue departments sleep over cases they had lost in the courts and do not appeal for long, it is difficult to tell whether it is just red tape or something else. Their lethargy causes losses to the government and gains to tax dodgers. The new chief justice of India (CJI) started his stint in the Supreme Court a few months ago with a strict code for the indolent babus....
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Vigilance hunt on for Bokaro teacher scamster by Shashank Shekhar
Vigilance officers probing misappropriation of over Rs 2 crore from funds meant to build schools in Bokaro district today revealed how a schoolteacher siphoned off Money and kept his opponents at bay by threatening them with punishment postings in Naxalite-hit areas. DSPs Narendra Singh, Jayant Kumar, Dhaneshwar Ram and inspectors Shashi Bhushan and Tej Narain, who arrived here from Ranchi two days ago following a high court censure over the tardy...
More »Illegal mining threatens Sariska by Rachna Singh
Despite crores being spent in the name of conservation and Project Tiger, illegal mining activity is back in full gear in the protected area of Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary. "Rampant mining is going on at Jaisinghpura, Malana, Goverdhanpura, Palpura and Jamwa Ramgarh, in spite of the Supreme Court's 1991 order banning mining in the area. After SC's order, 215 mines were closed. But recently, some of them have restarted activity in the...
More »Pesticide-laced grass kills pregnant jumbos
The Kaziranga National Park in Assam lost two pregnant cow elephants after they strayed into a nearby tea estate and consumed grass sprinkled with pesticides. According to the officials from the reserve, one of the elephants died at Panbari, the elephant corridor across NH-37, and the other died 13 km away at Lengerapahar, under Dolamari range of the park, on Monday, they said. The two elephants had ventured out of the park....
More »PDS ration to be delivered in Tsg
Bringing much relief to the general public of Tuensang district, after many years of undelivered PDS ration, the village council of Chang villages was able to deposit Money for respective PDS items on October 6 and 7. “Hopefully from this month onwards the villages will be receiving regular ration directly from the department godown and this happened due to cooperation from the State Government and the District Supply department in the...
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