Cutting across party lines, women Members of Parliament propose to set up pressure groups in both Houses to push for speedy clearance of a number of women-related Bills that are pending passage. The proposal was mooted at a meeting of women MPs, convened by Girija Vyas, chairperson of the National Commission for Women on Thursday. It was attended by 22 women MPs. Ms. Vyas suggested that women MPs, irrespective of their...
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Govt blinks again, to set up 30-member JPC
The government will announce a 30-member joint parliamentary panel with terms of reference expected to cover the period of the execution of the first-come, first-served policy for telecom licences including the opposition NDA's term in office. The committee is expected to submit a report in six months but sources were doubtful if this might be sufficient. The announcement on the JPC, its membership and terms is to be made on Thursday...
More »Badwa committee uncovers PDS racket in Yavatmal
With the arrest of two drivers of trucks transporting wheat and other food grains meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) by the Wadgaon Road police on Sunday night, the unabated PDS food grain pilferage racket stands exposed once again. According to Wadgaon Road police station officer (PSO) Baijnath Latpatte, drivers Firoz Shah Kasam (40) and Rafique Shah Kasam (45), both residents of Jafar Nagar, Yavatmal, were arrested after registering...
More »SC slams food authority over choice of experts
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) for constituting a panel of scientific experts in violation of the Food Safety Act, 2006, which mandates independent experts from the field to be part of this body. It struck down the panel as it housed representatives of various companies involved in the manufacturing of beverages and food products and directed FSSA to resconstitute it within two weeks. The...
More »Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sammelan -2011 gets underway tomorrow
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) completes five years since its launch tomorrow. In order to commemorate the completion of the fifth year of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Ministry Of Rural Development is organizing Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sammelan on Wednesday, the 2nd February ,2011 . Five years ago on the same day, the scheme was launched from Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh with the objective...
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