Election Commission committed to far-reaching reforms: Quraishi Civil society should take responsibility of cleansing the system: Vinod Rai Political parties not interested in reforms: CEC Both Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi and Comptroller and Auditor-General Vinod Rai on Friday called upon the people to stand up against corruption and underlined their optimism about the future of India. Addressing the CII national conference here, both focussed on governance, ethics and social responsibility. Mr. Quraishi called upon...
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The fatal flaws in the government's Lokpal Bill by Iftikhar Gilani
Anna Hazare’s fast puts into focus the government’s attempts to protect politicians India Against Corruption, a group formed by Anna Hazare and other social activists and former judges, has given 17 reasons why the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde, now the Karnataka Lokayukta, is far better than the Bill prepared by the union government. The Jan Lokpal Bill, hailed as a civil society initiative, provides for...
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The Rural Ministry of Government of India has written a letter to State Government in which it has been directed that corruption and Criminal Cases pertaining to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should be investigated seriously and satisfactory action should be taken against the guilty officers. The Rural Ministry added that if this were not done then Centre would hand over these cases to CBI and take action...
More »New laws for old: Forest rights and red-tape wrongs by Shankar Gopalakrishnan
It is a little known fact that in roughly a fifth of our country’s land area, a different legal system operates. In some of these places, if you are caught with certain items, it is up to you to prove that you are innocent of a crime — and whether you go to jail depends on whether a government official kept proper records years earlier. If you are using some...
More »Oppressor's case by TK Rajalakshmi
Women's organisations rise up against a petition that seeks an amendment to Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. A PETITION that alleges the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which has been admitted by the Rajya Sabha Committee on Petitions, has become an object of concern among leading women's organisations in the country. The petition claims that the law, dealing with dowry-related torture and acute domestic...
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