-WeeklyBlitz.net As India is approaching towards a general election in less than a year, the leader of ruling Indian National Congress has been listed as world's fourth richest politician with a total wealth of over US$ 18 billion, which is invested in real estate, telecommunication and various business projects around the world, while significant portion of the amount is also deposited in secret bank accounts. Italian born Indian politician Sonia Gandhi...
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Rail travel, govt services may cost more -Mahendra Kumar Singh & Sidhartha
-The Times of India Get ready to shell out more for your train journey and several other services provided by the government — from parcels to patents. Pawan Kumar Bansal, the new railway minister, on Monday hinted at an increase in passenger fares with a caveat that it was not meant to earn a profit for the state-run transporter. "Fares will not be increased for the sake of increasing fare. If fare...
More »It’s unconstitutional and a failed venture -Justice Rajindar Sachar
-The Tribune India is governed by a written Constitution and any policy decision, programme by the Central or state government must be within the constitutional parameter of the Constitution. The State under our Constitution is mandated to protect the human rights. Any government policy, which seeks to shift this responsibility from the state to the private sector, would be, without anything more, unconstitutional and hence impermissible. The United Nations, since its inception, has...
More »Misuse of NREGS funds: Orissa sends notice to NDMC director-Debabrata Mohanty
-The Indian Express The director of New Delhi Municipal Council, on deputation, has been served a notice by the Orissa government for her alleged involvement in the misuse of NREGS money while she was serving in the state. Mrinalini Darswal, of 2002 batch cadre, has been accused of being involved in the embezzlement of Rs 2.53 lakh. The notice was served last week. The Orissa general administration department asked Darswal why no action should...
More »Arvind Kejriwal and McCarthyism of the uncorrupted-Vivian Fernandes
-CNN-IBN A kind of McCarthyism seems to be operating in the country. Just as the US Senator who gave the term its name saw communists lurking everywhere in the early 1950s, Arvind Kejriwal sees corruption behind every deal. He wants electricity consumers in Delhi not to pay bills, claiming that they are over-stated. He cites the cut in tariff which the former chairman of Delhi's electricity regulatory commission, Berjinder Singh, had recommended....
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