-The Hindu So far, from March 2018 to April 2022, over 18 thousand bonds worth over ₹9.8 thousand crore have been sold by the SBI in 20 tranches The story so far: The Supreme Court is expected to hear the petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) challenging the Centre’s electoral bonds Scheme soon. . The plea has been pending since 2017. The interim petitions seeking to stay the electoral bonds...
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Election commissioner's seat vacant for four months -Pheroze L Vincent
-The Telegraph Former CEC Sushil Chandra retired on May 14 this year, handing over charge to Rajiv Kumar The post of the third election commissioner has been vacant for the last four months. While this is not unprecedented, former heads of the poll panel said a delay makes the Election Commission of India vulnerable to a potential deadlock. Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra retired on May 14 this year, handing over...
More »MGNREGA Fund Impasse Big Worry for CM Mamata, Offers to Follow Norms -Rabindra Nath Sinha
-Newsclick.in The brake on the release of funds by the Centre, which has found blatant and persistent violation of norms by Nabanna, has queered Mamata Banerjee's pitch. Kolkata: It’s a tough call suddenly for Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee; TMC’s very comfortable majority in the Assembly notwithstanding. Mamata finds herself in an awkward situation after the arrest of two of her trusted aides – Partha Chatterjee and...
More »Freebies: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra are among top-2 states with highest liabilities
-Livemint.com A PIL said that Indian states have outstanding liabilities of ₹59,89,360 crore as of March 31, 2021 A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against freebies by state governments. As per the petition, the Indian states have outstanding liabilities of ₹59,89,360 crore as of March 31, 2021, and new sources of risk have emerged in the form of rising expenditure on non-merit freebies. Among the Indian states, Uttar Pradesh and...
More »Chhattisgarh: Mining & Allied Activities Promises In INC’s 2018 Election Manifesto Yet to be Implemented
-Press release by Mineral Inheritors Rights Association dated August 4, 2022 The promises made by the INC during the 2018 elections for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in the Mining and Allied Activities portion of their manifesto are yet to be implemented. Four years have passed, and the Indian National Congress (INC) has yet to implement any of the five promises stated in the Mining & Allied Section of their 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative...
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