-The Hindustan Times The Supreme Court agreed to hear a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). An apex court bench, however, said there was no urgency in taking up the matter and posted the case for hearing in July. The 61-year-old 1976-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer has replaced Vinod Rai, who demitted office on Wednesday after a five-and-a-half year tenure. Advocate ML Sharma said...
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Anganwadi worker's daughter tops MP high school exam -Rajesh Bhatia
-The Hindustan Times Betul: She lives in a shanty in Jaiprakash slum area, Betul. The shanty is adjacent to highway as well as railway track and, therefore, throughout the day she had to put up with sound of heavy vehicles or the trains as she studied for her high school examination. But, such detractions were too small against her willpower and she stood first in the merit list. Meet Poonam Ghore, daughter of...
More »Finance Ministry agrees to Rs 1 lakh cr diesel, LPG subsidy for FY'13
-PTI NEW DELHI: Finance Ministry today agreed to dole out a record Rs 100,000 crore towards diesel and cooking fuel subsidy in 2012-13 but wants pricing formula to be changed from current year to cut down the outgo. Finance Ministry, which had previously given out cash subsidy of Rs 55,000 crore, agreed to give Rs 40,000-45,000 crore more to cover for unmet revenue losses on fuel sale in the fiscal year ending...
More »India Inc trying to get proactive in handling sexual harassment cases -Sreeradha D Basu, Devina Sengupta & Saumya Bhattacharya
-The Economic Times MUMBAI/ BANGALORE/ NEW DELHI: For 100,000 employees in the group, ICICI gets 60-odd sexual harassment complaints in a year. Of this, 30-40% are found to be true. India's second-largest bank by assets does not insist on absolute proof when it comes to allegations of sexual harassment. In case of circumstantial evidence, the person is asked to resign. If there is stronger proof, the person is sacked. ICICI is among...
More »NREGA benefited marginal farmers, reveals survey
-The Hindustan Times After a report by the government's auditor (CAG) last month that slammed the UPA's flagship right to work scheme, a survey by an NGO says that MG-NREGA has been successful in improving quality of land and generating extra income for marginal farmers. The survey in six states - Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - by Sambodhi, a Delhi based NGO is in collaboration with...
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