-The Times of India In a significant moment for UPA-II's plans to make cash transfers a reform motif and a pro-poor vote hook, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will hand out Aadhar number 21 crore in the Rajasthan village of Dudu on Saturday. Situated some 60-odd km from Jaipur, Dudu will be the stage for the launch of a scheme integrating benefits like rural employment guarantee, pensions and state...
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Why was I transferred? asks Haryana IAS officer who ordered probe into Vadra's land deals
-The Times of India A top IAS officer in Haryana, Ashok Khemka, who was recently trasferred by the state government for allegedly ordering a probe into the land deals of Robert Vadra, has spoken out against his abrupt transfer. Khemka had cancelled the mutation of a land sold by Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law to the DLF and also ordered probe into the alleged undervaluation of some of his land deals. Speaking to Times Now,...
More »Karat, others booked for clashing with police during protest against rapes in Haryana -Deepender Deswal
-The Times of India ROHTAK: The Rohtak police have registered a case against CPM politburo member Brinda Karat and several other Activists in connection with a violent clash with police during a march in Rohtak on Monday to protest the spate of rape incidents in Haryana. The protest, organized by All-India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) - the women frontal organisation of CPM, was led by Karat and attended by around 400 Activists. They...
More »They’re out on a limb in a heartless system -Deepa Kurup
-The Hindu Bangalore: Many persons with disabilities are jobless and unable to get or denied their paltry pension Seven-year-old Sadiya lies awake as her parents and siblings, who have just returned from an overnight trip to a dargah, catch up on their sleep. Lying on her back, no taller than an average toddler, she wails when she spots strangers at her door. Sadiya shares the tin-roofed 10 ft by 10 ft space...
More »Gutkha lobby on ad blitz, ministry plans counter-offensive-Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express A series of surrogate advertisements by the gutkha lobby against the ban on it in 14 states in quick succession is now threatening to erupt into a full-scale ad war. The Health Ministry is considering the option of issuing ads of its own to rebut the claims made by gutkha makers. Interestingly, the ministry does not appear to be keen on invoking the anti-tobacco law, which forbids advertising of...
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