Come August 23 and Bhikhu Jethava, father of slain RTI activists Amit Jethava, will become a joint applicant in the last petition filed by the latter against illegal Mining. Bhikhu will also mention his dissatisfaction with the police investigation in the much talked about murder case. Bhikhu said he would also demand a CBI investigation into the case. Talking to DNA, Bhikhu alleged that the Gujarat police had tried to divert the...
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UPA hindering Orissa’s growth: BJD by Debabrata Mohanty
With the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) showing the red flag to Posco and Vedanta projects in Orissa while giving a green signal to the Polavaram hydel project in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling Biju Janata Dal has accused the UPA of hatching a conspiracy to sabotage the state’s growth. All the 20 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of BJD on Wednesday staged a dharna in Parliament alleging that the...
More »Centre plans to give tribals a share in Mining profits
The Centre is planning to give a 26 per cent share in Mining profits to tribal people and to set up a regulatory body to check illegal Mining, Union Minister of Mines B.K. Handique informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The draft of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill — prepared on the basis of the policy directions set forth in the 2008 National Mineral Policy and the recommendations...
More »RTI under attack by V Eshwar Anand
EVEN though the Right to Information Act guarantees citizens their right to know and expose corruption in government offices, increasing attacks on RTI activists have put this most important right in jeopardy. The RTI Act was enacted after a long struggle by civil rights organisations. However, those who dare question the ways of the powers that be and expose them are eliminated in cold-blooded murders. The manner in which Amit...
More »Govt forms inquiry commission to look into illegal Mining
The public outcry over illegal Mining has compelled the government to set up a commission of inquiry into illegal Mining of manganese and iron ore. The proposal, cleared by the Cabinet on Monday, will look into individual allegations of illegal Mining. The inquiry commission will submit its final report in 18 months. It will also produce interim reports. While commission will investigate past cases of illegal Mining, its findings could...
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