-The Times of India BHOPAL: The family of the 12-year-old Dalit girl who was beaten to death in Shivpuri district on September 25 for defecating in the open has alleged that she was molested by the accused. Her 11-year-old cousin also died in the attack. Bhim Sena has called a complete Bandh in Shivpuri town on Monday to protest the killings. Additional police force has been deployed in the region. Molestation isn’t mentioned...
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Govt may seek Rs 30,000 crore interim dividend from Reserve Bank of India
-PTI Government finances have come under pressure due to moderation in revenue collection and a slew of measures taken to lift growth from a six-year low of 5 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal. The government may seek an interim dividend of about Rs 30,000 crore from the RBI towards the end of the financial year to meet its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent of...
More »Institutions weakened, economy crippled -M Suresh Babu
-The Hindu The credibility of the RBI, the CSO and the Niti Aayog has taken a beating in recent times due to political interference Nobel laureate Oliver Williamson pondered over an important question, around 25 years ago: “Why are the ambitions of economic development practitioners and reformers so often disappointed?” According to him, “one answer is that development policymakers and reformers are congenital optimists. Another answer is that good plans are regularly...
More »Customers mull legal action to revoke RBI order on PMC Bank, access funds
-The Hindu Business Line Mumbai: Thousands of distraught customers of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank gathered at the Bank’s branches in Mumbai for a second day on Wednesday to protest against the Reserve Bank of India’s direction to impose restrictions on withdrawal amounts. Some of them said they would initiate legal action. “I had saved up for my daughter’s marriage in December, but my money is now stuck,” said Harshit Rane, a customer....
More »Premium rates under PM Fasal Bima Yojana continue to rise, pinching farmers and the govt -Rajalakshmi Nirmal
-The Hindu Business Line Insurance companies say changing guidelines under PMFBY have increased their costs Chennai: With insurers increasing premium rates every year, farmers and the government -- State and the Centre -- are coughing up more under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Sample this: In 2016-17, the premium rate was 10.75 per cent (of sum insured). This increased to 12.36 per cent in 2017-18 and to 12.60 per cent in...
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