Failure to notify rules under the Act will deprive it of Central funds The Centre has warned Karnataka and several other states that their failure to notify rules for implementation of the Right to Education Act (RTE) would cost it funding for opening of new schools in the State under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA). If RTE rules were not notified soon, the Ministry of Human Resource Development will also deny the states...
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Mamata joins Oppn in criticising Communal Violence Bill, government says can re-draft
-The Indian Express With UPA constituent Trinamool Congress today joining the Opposition in critising the Communal Violence Bill, the Union government said that the legislation as drafted by the National Advisory Council (NAC) was not final. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was among the eight CMs who stayed away from the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting held in Delhi today, with communal violence on its agenda. Narendra Modi (Gujarat), Nitish Kumar...
More »Jolt to Posco in Odisha as High Court stays the acquisition of land by Nageshwar Patnaik
-The Economic Times The Orissa High Court on Friday stayed the acquisition of land for building the much-delayed 12-million tonne Posco project, dealing a further setback to the India plans of the South Korean steel major which has not been able to progress much for the past five years. In a ruling on Friday, the high court ordered status quo on the private land being acquired by the state government that...
More »Not in writing, but government to enforce sub-limits on rice & wheat exports by Prabha Jagannathan
The formal notification allowing exports of 5 million tonnes of rice and wheat under the open general licence (OGL) will not specify separate cap for cereals, but the government will monitor exports to ensure a ceiling of 2 mt for wheat and 3 mt for rice. "We have had problems earlier with the courts on specification of quantity ceiling under OGL exports and on specific allocation of export quantities to exporters....
More »How we happily abuse our kids
-The Telegraph The “abduction” of children from a school to feed the supply chain of a rally has shed light on how an “enlightened” Bengal has learnt to live comfortably with the abuse of the moral and legal rights of its children. A day after 45 children were plucked out of their school and made to march through the heart of the city, police split legal hairs, some parties found leaving children...
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