-The Hindu Direct cash transfer of subsidies through the Aadhaar card would be rolled out in 51 districts across 15 States from January 1, 2013, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced on Saturday. The scheme would aim to cover the entire country by the end of 2013, he said. Speaking at the annual Bankers’ Conference (BANCON), Mr. Chidambaram said banks would play an essential role in the direct cash transfer, as every...
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Select committee report on lokpal to be tabled in RS by Cong, BJP
-PTI In an apparent show of unanimity, the report of the select committee on Lokpal Bill, which has recommended delinking creation of Lokayuktas in states from the central bill, is scheduled to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today by Congress and BJP. According to the revised list of business of Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley will table the report along with Shantaram Naik of Congress who is...
More »‘PM ignored my note to hike 2G entry fee to Rs. 36,000 crore’ -Shalini Singh
-The Hindu Former Cabinet Secretary Chandrashekhar deposes before JPC The former Cabinet Secretary, K.M. Chandrashekhar’s shocking revelation on Thursday to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigating the 2G scam that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had ignored his recommendation that an entry fee of Rs. 36,000 crore be charged for spectrum, has brought the ghost of the 2G scam back to the Prime Minister’s doorstep. Mr. Chandrashekhar’s disclosure that he had submitted a note...
More »No end in sight to face-off between NHRC, J&K govt -Maneesh Chhibber
-The Indian Express The long-standing tiff between the National Human Rights Commission and the National Conference-Congress led government in Jammu and Kashmir on the issue of jurisdiction in cases involving alleged human rights violations is yet to be resolved. The latest flashpoint is the high court stay that the government has managed to get on NHRC proceedings in 34 pending cases of alleged human rights violations, most of them against security forces...
More »Ex-CJI, law panel also opposed post-retirement jobs -Maneesh Chhibber
-The Indian Express While Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley may have been the first frontline politician to raise the issue of a “cooling-off” period for retired judges, many who have been a part of the higher judiciary have voiced this concern in the past. Former union law minister Jaitley said on Sunday that the “clamour for post-retirement jobs among judges is affecting the impartiality of the judiciary” and...
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