-The Hindu Cyber crimes that are grave in nature will now attract detention under the Goondas Act. Winding up a conference of senior IAS/IPS officers here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced that suitable amendments would be made to include cyber crime under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982. Departing from the principle...
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Chhattisgarh govt pays for all TV news that is fit to buy-Ashutosh Bhardwaj
-The Indian Express Raipur: In May 2010, Hindi TV channel Sahara Samay presented a five-point proposal to the public relations department of the Chhattisgarh government about covering government activities during 2010-11: 1. Two-minute special package: Sahara Samay will show the package 15 times a day during news bulletins. It will contain “CM’s speeches, government policies, and special news related to various departments.” Cost: Rs 3.28 crore per year at Rs 3,000 per...
More »In Manipur, a build-it-yourself road, led by inspiring IAS Officer -Kishalay Bhattacharjee and Samira Shaikh
-NDTV Manipur: At 4 pm on a sunny winter afternoon, a group of people are hard at work, trying literally to move mountains. These are residents of Tamenlong district in Manipur; tired of years of being fobbed off by the government, they have decided to build for themselves a much needed main road to link the district to nearby towns of Assam and Nagaland. There are such few roads in this area that...
More »Cash subsidy transfer is not a magic wand but people will get purchasing power: Expert -Joseph John
-The Times of India RAIPUR: Expert in public policy and capacity building T R Raghunandan, a former IAS Officer of Karnataka Cadre, said on Thursday that transfer of cash subsidy to the beneficiaries was not a "magic wand" but it could help create purchasing power among the masses in the respective areas. Speaking at the media capacity building workshop, organised by the centre and the UN joint programme on convergence here, he...
More »136 government officials under CVC scanner for alleged graft
-PTI The Central Vigilance Commission has recommended action against 136 officials working in various government departments for their alleged involvement in corruption. Of the total, a highest of 32 are working in Department of Telecommunications, 17 in State Bank of India, 11 in Ministry of Railways and nine in Bank of India among others. Besides, seven officials working in Central Board of Excise and Customs and four officials each in Bharat Sanchar Nigam...
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