-The Hindu Medha Patkar ends fast on day 9 Medha Patkar, leader of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), ended her nine-day fast at Mumbai's Golibar colony on Saturday after the government handed her two resolutions incorporating the demands of the agitators. “It is a victory for the lakhs of people fighting for their right to live in the financial capital of India with dignity,” Ms. Patkar said. “The real fight...
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Panel set up to curb black money by Surojit Gupta
The central government on Saturday set up a committee to examine ways to tighten laws to curb black money generation. The panel is to submit its report within six months after consultations with the stakeholders. The panel headed by thw Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman will study ways to prevent the transfer of black money abroad, besides recovering such illegal assets. The committee will also examine the existing legal and...
More »Hazare says Gujarat is a ‘land of scams', more liquor than milk flows in the State by Manas Dasgupta
In a volte-face, social activist Anna Hazare, whose praise for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had invited displeasure from his own supporters, on Thursday described the State as a “land of scams” where despite prohibition “more liquor flows than milk.” Mr. Hazare, who, along with fellow activists Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal, was on a day's visit to the State for an “interaction” with the people to take inputs for the...
More »BJP demands Special Investigation Team probe in corruption cases in Orissa
-The Economic Times, The BJP today demanded a thorough probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into all corruption cases in Orissa. "All scams that have taken place during the 11-year-rule of Naveen Patnaik should be investigated thoroughly by SIT," BJP's national secretary Kirit Somaya told reporters after releasing a chargesheet against the state government. SIT should be formed to probe scams relating to MGNREGA, dal scandal, mining, water, cheating of farmers,...
More »Chhattisgarh govt shields tainted IAS officer by Hemender Sharma
The Chhattisgarh government has been exposed for shielding IAS officer Babulal Agarwal, who is worth Rs 253 crores, with 473 bank accounts. He owns 30 companies, set up in the last 11 years and has a life insurance policy worth Rs 85 lakh in his son's name. He was raided by the vigilance department in February last year, suspended and then reinstated. Agarwal is now serving as the Secretary, Corporation, in the Chhattisgarh...
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