-The Hindu Six of them have written to Centre opposing any such move. The Union government is planning to acquire for itself overriding Powers to transfer IAS and IPS officers through Central deputation, doing away with the requirement of taking the approval of the State governments. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) wrote to the States on January 12 that the Union government proposes to amend Rule 6 (deputation of cadre officers)...
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A realpolitik appraisal of the ‘Mandal-Kamandal’ fight in UP -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times The BJP, on the other hand, has always claimed that Mandal-based parties such as the SP have only helped their own causes (for instance, the Yadavs in both Bihar and UP) in the name of social emancipation after capturing Power. The Uttar Pradesh elections seem to be resurrecting the past memories of Mandal versus Kamandal contest only at the level of polemics. After chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
More »See Sonar Bangla shine and leave behind India, Pakistan on economic & social indices -Mani Shankar Aiyar
-The Telegraph With a per capita income at a whopping $2554, poverty is down; exports are up and GDP is fueled by both agriculture and manufacturing; but the downside is a growing nexus between politics and business There is justifiable pride all around at Bangladesh’s remarkable performance in both the economic and social development dimensions. “Pakistan and India don’t matter. We have done better than both!” The figures speak for themselves. The renowned...
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-The Telegraph Event was first mooted on social media A two-day walkathon got under way in Nagaland on Monday, seeking the withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and justice for the victims of the Oting massacre that took place last month. The 74km march from Dimapur to Kohima, which started at 6.30am and would conclude on Tuesday afternoon with the submission of a memorandum to the state governor, is...
More »Controversial Law AFSPA Extended In Nagaland For 6 Months -Arvind Gunasekar, Ratnadip Choudhury and Vishnu Som
-NDTV.com Nagaland's rights groups and even the state government have been demanding the centre to withdraw AFSPA Kohima: The controversial law AFSPA that protects security forces from persecution has been extended for another six months in Nagaland, where the army is conducting a court of inquiry into an ambush that went horribly wrong on December 4. The Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act, or AFSPA, gives sweeping Powers to the military to operate freely...
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