CHANDRAWAL, India—Satbir Sharma's wife is dead. His family lives in fear. His father's left leg is shattered, leaving him on crutches for life. Sharma's only hope lies in a new law that gives him the right to know what is happening in the investigation of his wife's death. Most of all, he wants to know what will happen to the village mayor, now in jail on murder charges. He talks quietly, under...
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“Employees can't be forced to work for new management” by J Venkatesan
Comply with High Court order on retirement benefits: Bench If there is change of ownership of a company, the existing employees cannot be forced to work under a different management without their Consent and in that event, those workmen are entitled to retirement/retrenchment compensation under the Industrial Disputes Act, the Supreme Court has held. Giving this ruling on Friday, a Bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar accepted the contention of...
More »Jairam Ramesh's controversial Land Bill draws flak by AM Jigeesh
-India Today Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh's pet land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement Bill, 2011 has run into major roadblocks in the parliamentary standing committee. Various stakeholders, including farmers' organisations, NGOs and legal experts contend that in its present form, the Bill is an empty shell that exempts 90 per cent major development projects - highways, nuclear plants, mines, SEZs et al-in the name of which, land is being acquired across...
More »What Is The Real Goal Of The Anna Movement? by Rohini Hensman
Many people including members of Team Anna have expressed reservations about the way in which their campaign has been developing, and some have even resigned. This raises questions about the real aim of the leadership around Anna. Is it really what it is proclaimed to be? Is the aim to get the Jan Lokpal Bill passed by parliament? Team Anna has repeatedly stated that they have just a one-point agenda: to get...
More »NREGS: Jairam writes back, says CBI probe only option
-Express News Service Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has rejected the charge of being politically motivated in seeking Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government’s Consent for a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme (NREGS). He reiterated that a CBI inquiry is the only option to send a strong message against instances of irregularities in the state. Ramesh made this point in his letter to Uttar...
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