-The Hindu ‘In-patients will have to pay up if private agencies are allowed to use diagnostic centres to serve external customers’ The Chhattisgarh government’s move to outsource diagnostic services in public health facilities has evoked a sharp reaction from health activists, who fear that it will destroy laboratory services. The government has issued a request for proposals for private partnership in radiology and laboratory services in 379 public health facilities. Three categories of...
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Chautala and son convicted, jailed in 1999 teacher hirings scam -Aneesha Mathur
-The Indian Express Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, his son Ajay Chautala and two IAS officers were among 55 people convicted by a special CBI court in New Delhi Wednesday of illegally recruiting teachers in 1999. All 55 convicts in the case, known as the JBT (Junior Basic Trained teachers) recruitment scam, were taken into judicial custody and sent to Tihar jail until January 22, when the court is scheduled...
More »Kerala fast-tracks justice for sex offences victims
-The Hindustan Times The Congress-led government in Kerala has decided to set up an exclusive fast-track court to deal with sexual atrocities against women and children. Announcing this here on Wednesday, chief minister Oommen Chandy said the court would be set up in Kochi immediately. “We have decided to sanction 18 new posts to set up a new additional and district court in Kochi. This court would deal only with cases...
More »Chautala main conspirator of recruitment scam, court says -Smriti Singh & Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India The conspiracy of favouring candidates in the JBT exam by former chief minister Om PrakashChautala had begun in 1999 and he had even transferred two officers who did not comply with the directions given by chief minister's office. In its order, the court said Chautala was the "main conspirator" who was aware of every development in the scam. The court on Wednesday noted that Chautala could not carry out...
More »Politicians, officials clean up Rs 101 crore meant for poor -Prafulla Marpakwar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Roiled by a rash of corruption charges, the Maharashtra government appears to be headed for deeper trouble. An investigation has unearthed the involvement of thousands of officials and politicians in a decade-old fraud, in which Rs 101 crore of public funds were siphoned off and disbursed to 1.49 lakh bogus beneficiaries. Of the numerous recipients of the dole meant for the destitute, the probe found, 19,367...
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