-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on finance failed on Tuesday to adopt two Reports critical of the government — on demonetisation and on the revised formula for calculating growth — in the face of vocal opposition by BJP and some non-NDA parties. The report on demonetisation, circulated in the morning ahead of the committee meeting, said the measure had cost the economy 1% of GDP. The other...
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Panel makes Ponzi firms pay -Lalmohan Patnaik and Subrat Das
-The Telegraph Cuttack: What the state government failed to do, the Justice Madan Mohan Das Commission did. The commission, which is identifying small investors duped by dubious financial companies, has on its own ensured return of the invested amount usurped by sham companies to more than 1,200 persons even as the government continues to drag its feet on the issue. Some of the investors got their money on Tuesday. Though the number of...
More »North Block verdict: Wilful neglect -Imran Ahmed Siddiqui
-The Telegraph New Delhi: Union home ministry sources today blamed the Haryana government's "wilful neglect" and "abject surrender to lumpen elements" for yesterday's mayhem by Dera Sacha Sauda followers. "Initial assessment Reports from the ground suggest a complete administrative and police failure. There was no leadership and no instruction from the police brass to deal with the mob. The will was lacking," a senior ministry bureaucrat told The Telegraph . "It points to...
More »Why govt-subsidised Amma, Indira canteens are lifesavers -Reetika Khera
-Hindustan Times After Tamil Nadu’s pioneering Amma canteens, many states have started community kitchens, such as Karnataka’s Indira Canteens. This is a welcome development. The first coverage of the recently inaugurated “Indira canteens” in Karnataka that I noticed were two Reports on television channels. Both were poking fun (justifiably) at Rahul Gandhi’s goofy speech at the launch. Sadly though, neither commented on the rationale or importance of the Karnataka government’s initiative. This...
More »Assam appeals China for sharing Brahmaputra data -Prabin Kalita
-The Times of India GUWAHATI: Crippled by three waves of devastating flood, Assam on Wednesday appealed to China to share hydrological data of Brahmaputra river, which flows through Tibet, with India to help state prepare for the oncoming disaster in advance. State education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that according to central government, China for "mysterious reasons" has not shared the hydrological data. "We appeal to China to share the data. We...
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