-IANS The Calcutta High Court Wednesday admitted a petition by the city's AMRI Hospital, seeking the West Bengal government's intervention in paying compensation to the families of those killed in a fire in its premises last month. Justice J.K. Biswas directed the state government and Kolkata police chief to file Affidavits stating their stand on the issue within three weeks. The court, however, denied any interim relief to the hospital. The hospital in its...
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No farmer suicide in last 3 years, Centre quotes state report by Mahir Haneef
Even as the state government was dealing with the spurt in farmer suicides in Wayanad in 2011, officials informed the central government that no farmer suicides were taking place in Kerala, according to an Affidavit filed by the central government in the Kerala High Court on Monday. In a counter-Affidavit filed before the high court on a petition seeking relief measures to farmers in Wayanad, the central government quoted the report...
More »Facilities in schools: Principal Secretary told to be present in court
-The Hindu The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Principal Secretary, Primary Education Department, to be present in court on January 10 as it was not satisfied with the reply given by the government counsel regarding the action-taken report that was to be submitted to the court on providing toilets and drinking water facility in all government schools in the State. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice...
More »Food Security Bill: Simpler the Better
-EPW The draft Food Bill is in a mess; a simple solution is available to make it an effective legislation. The union cabinet’s inability to clear the National Food Security Bill (NFSB) on 13 December is both a concern and an opportunity. It is a concern because every passing day is a chance lost to bring hunger to an end. It is an opportunity because the Bill is in dire need...
More »Mullaperiyar dam is safe, Tamil Nadu tells Empowered Committee by J Venkatesan
“Reported panic and bandhs are all creations of Kerala government” Tamil Nadu on Friday refuted Kerala's allegation before the Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India, A.S. Anand, that the Mullaperiyar dam was not safe if the water level was maintained at 136 ft. and that it should be reduced to 120 ft. In its response to Kerala's Affidavit filed before the committee on Thursday, the State reiterated that...
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