-The Telegraph Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has sought to address stirrings of disenchantment by using the run-up to the Nandigram firing anniversary to reassure her core constituency that she would not budge from her known positions on land and industry. The chief minister emphatically asserted that her government would not endorse special economic zone (SEZ) status for the Infosys project in Rajarhat. She stuck to her stand that land ceiling would not...
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Mayawati's wealth doubled to Rs 111.64 crore during her term as chief minister by Ashish Tripathi
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati's assets doubled to Rs. 111.64 crores (approx. $22 million) during her term as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. In her affidavit filed along with the nomination for the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) elections on Tuesday, Mayawati has declared total assets of Rs 111.64 crore, which is more than double of Rs. 52 crore she declared in May 2007 when she contested for the...
More »Neglect makes Ganga experts quit by Jayanta Basu
Three non-government members of a central body tasked with the Ganga’s clean-up have quit after accusing the government of “gross negligence” towards the river’s worsening condition. Magsaysay winner Rajendra Singh, Ravi Chopra and Rashid Hyatt Siddiqui have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who chairs the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), saying the body has been reduced to a “toothless tiger”. The committee has around 20 members, including senior officials and...
More »The overgrown list by MR Madhavan
Parliament must use budget session to discuss key pending bills The budget session of Parliament begins today. The last few sessions have been characterised by disruptions and consequent loss of productive time. To see one indicator, the 15th Lok Sabha, half-way through its term, has lost 30 per cent of scheduled time — the worst ever. As a result, many important bills have been pending. It is to be seen whether...
More »CWG scam: Court frames charges against 7
-PTI A Delhi court today framed charges against seven accused, including four MCD officials, for their alleged role in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) street lighting scam case. Special CBI Judge Pradeep Chaddah framed charges against MCD Superintendent Engineer D K Sugan, Executive Engineer O P Mahla, Accountant Raju V and the civic body's tender clerk Gurcharan Singh. The court also framed charges against private firm Sweska Powertech Engineering Pvt Ltd, its Managing...
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