-The Indian Express New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi government and CAG on a PIL alleging that private unaided schools in Delhi had been submitting incorrect data on enrolment and receipt of fee. The special bench of Justice BD Ahmad and Justice Sidharth Mridul, which has been monitoring the issue of fee in private unaided schools in Delhi, issued notice to the Department of Education,...
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In UP's overcrowded jails, 60% inmates are undertrials -Neha Shukla
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: Jails may not be meant for comfortable stay, but prisons in UP could well put a can of sardines to shame. There are 81,027 prisoners lodged in UP jails against the actual total capacity of 48,298 prisoners that these jails are meant to accommodate. What makes these overcrowded jails a case fit for human rights violation is the fact that more than half of the prisoners in...
More »In major reform, SC orders fixed tenure for bureaucrats-J Venkatesan
-The Hindu Officials told not to act on oral orders from political executive To insulate the bureaucracy from political interference and to put an end to frequent transfers of civil servants by political bosses, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the States to set up a Civil Services Board (CSB) for the management of transfers, postings, inquiries, process of promotion, reward, punishment and disciplinary matters. A Bench of Justices K.S....
More »145 Odisha Officials Dismissed Over Corruption in 5 Yrs
-Outlook Bhubaneswar: As many as 145 government officials were dismissed and 424 others convicted in corruption charges in Odisha in last five years after being booked by vigilance department. This was stated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while addressing the Vigilance Awareness Week celebration today. "The continued emphasis on effective prosecution in Courts has started yielding dividends, and I am happy to learn that conviction percentage in vigilance cases has reached a record...
More »Planning Commission calls meet on mining
-PTI Mining output fell 3.4% in April-August compared to a dip of 1.8% a year ago, due to SC ban on mining in Karnataka and Goa The Planning Commission has convened a meeting of ministries concerned next month to discuss the issues related to mining, including the ban on such activities in some states. "We have called a high-level meeting of the ministries concerned next month to discuss the issues related to mining...
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