-Express News Service The proposed tiger reserve in the Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Adilabad district is facing stiff opposition from tribals who are reluctant to vacate their homes. Though the government offered them a compensation of `10 lakh for each family, tribal leaders are firm on their demand for allocation of a house site and agricultural land as compensation before vacating the villages. Opposing the government's pressure tactics, several organisations along with...
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CJI's office cannot withhold all information: CIC by J Venkatesan
Supreme Court's CPIO asked to give information to RTI activist Subash Chandra Aggarwal in 10 days The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that all information in possession of the office of the Chief Justice of India is not completely exempt from disclosure under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. “While we concede that due to the stay granted by the Supreme Court [in the assets case], all information relating to the...
More »Amartya Sen opposes harsh anti-graft measures
-The Hindu Business Line Even as the blame game over the midnight bedlam in Parliament over the Lokpal Bill continues, Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen on Monday said the issue of corruption should be solved within the “structure of democracy” according to the “rule of law”. “Corruption is a huge issue in India, and it has been so for long. The importance of corruption elimination is a part of this movement,” Prof....
More »The Circus is in Town
-EPW Bereft of any meaningful vision, political parties have reduced politics to gladiatorial contests. Much was promised of the Lokpal Bill in the winter session of Parliament. While a toothless bill was indeed passed by the Lok Sabha, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was unable to have even this endorsed in the Rajya Sabha on the last day of the session. Did this have to do with the inability of the UPA...
More »Corruption and Fairy Tale Elections
-EPW Graft is a major issue in people’s lives, but it is unlikely to figure in voter choice in the assembly elections. A mini-general election will be upon us in February as fivestates go to the polls. Given the high-pitched outpouringson the electronic media around the anti-corruption campaign and the live coverage of the proceedings in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on the Lokpal Bill, we have been led to...
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