-The Times of India One of India's most unusual experiments with citizen participation in governance is set to come to an end on Friday, when central information commissioner (CIC)Shailesh Gandhi retires. Gandhi, a noted Right To Information (RTI) activist from Mumbai, was appointed to the central information commission in 2008. Under the RTI Act, there is a state information commission in every state for its laws, and a central information commission for...
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90% people prefer ration over cash transfer: Survey
-The Hindu An odd job that was going to earn her some extra money happened to turn 23-year-old Aarthi Jaiswal into a voice for her neighbourhood in Jahangirpuri here. A few months ago she and a group of her friends were hired for Rs.150 per day to conduct a house-to-house survey asking for people’s opinion on the Delhi Government’s proposal to replace the public distribution system with direct cash transfers into...
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-PTI The government today told the Supreme Court that “auction cannot be the only permissible method for disposal of natural resources” and a uniform policy on their distribution was “neither practical nor can it subserve the common good”. The Centre also said the allocation of natural resources was a policy matter and beyond the purview of judicial review. The submissions came in response to questions by the apex court on the Presidential Reference...
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The State finds a handy tool in a colonial law to quell dissent Wrong Arm Of The Law Why ‘sedition’ rings hollow in India 2012 The law Section 124(A) of the Indian Penal Code, 1870; non-bailable offence The definition Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government...
More »Public Distribution System funds diverted to black market: Ex-SC judge
-The Times of India MARGAO: Claiming that there were allegations that 50 % of the central government funds meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) were being diverted for black marketeering, Justice D P Wadhwa, former judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairman of the Central Vigilance Committee on PDS, encouraged PDS dealers to open grocery shops as well to help them augment their income While addressing a Public Hearing...
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