-Press Information Bureau As per the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin, December 2011 released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), it is noted that Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has dropped further by 3 points from 50 to 47 infants deaths per 1000 live births during 2010. The IMR for rural areas has dropped by 4 points from 55 to 51 infant deaths per 1000 live births while the Urban...
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2G scam: SC quashes 122 licences, trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role, CBI to submit probe report to CVC
-The Times of India In a major setback for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed all 122 spectrum licences granted during the tenure of former communications minister A Raja. Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in 2G The Supreme Court on Thursday said the trial court will decide on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make home minister Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum allotment case, IANS reported....
More »Scam collective failure of govt, corporates should refund benefits: Swamy, Bhushan
-The Indian Express The cancellation of 2G licences by the Supreme Court has further exposed the big scam, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy said today. He said the scam was a "collective failure" of the government, which "overlooked" warnings given by the CAG and the CVC on the issue. "Everyone had warned including the CAG and the CVC but the government overlooked it," Swamy said soon after the Supreme Court cancelled the 122...
More »Maoist leaders forcing vasectomy on cadres by Rakhi Chakrabarty
Seven Maoists, who surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Kanker, claimed their leaders forced them to undergo vasectomy to ensure the ultras' cause doesn't get lost in domestic compulsions. Besides three senior commanders, East Bastar divisional committee member Sunil Kumar and his wife Jayanti, a senior member of the Maoist cultural wing, are among those who surrendered. All the four men claimed they had to undergo vasectomy. Maoist veterans said vasectomy of members...
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-The Telegraph The Supreme Court today said a public servant facing corruption charges need not be heard before the competent authority decides on sanctioning prosecution. “…the person for whose prosecution the sanction is sought is not required to be heard before a decision in the matter. What is required to be seen is whether the facts placed before it, which, in a given case, may include the material collected by the complainant...
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