-The Times of India If the proposed legislation providing reservation to SCs and STs in promotion in government jobs gets the mandatory Parliament nod, it will pave the way for filling as many as 16,864 vacancies incentral services. These vacancies were supposed to be filled through promotion to members of SC and ST community, but Pendency persisted in the absence of clarity in policy. Officials in the ministry of personnel believe that...
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-The Hindu The listing of the Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill for discussion and adoption in the current session of Parliament is a welcome step. It is also welcome that the government has reversed its earlier unjustifiable position of keeping domestic workers outside the purview of the proposed legislation. Amendments moved on August 7 now include these sections of working women in a sector which has seen...
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The Guwahati molestation incident throws light on the violence women face overtly and covertly in India, at home and outside. The shocking incident of the beating and molestation of a young woman by a mob in Guwahati in Assam on July 9 has exposed the ugly underbelly of modern, globalised India, where women face violence, covertly and overtly, at home and outside. The incident has also exposed the lackadaisical manner in...
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-The Times of India LUCKNOW: RTI activists from all over the state have come together to highlight the plight of the RTI users and the failure of the RTI infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh. The activists have launched a signature campaign to mop up public opinion on the half-hearted implementation of the Act in the state. The campaign which was launched on Monday has got more than 100 signatures of RTI users from...
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Yet another case of judicial corruption was exposed last month when the Andhra Pradesh High Court suspended additional special judge for CBI cases T. Pattabhi Rama Rao following allegations of corruption. Charged on the basis of a complaint filed by the CBI, the special judge had allegedly taken a bribe of Rs 5 crore to grant bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in the illegal mining case. The...
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