BJP is screaming hoarse about corruption in the UPA and demanding telecom minister A Raja's scalp for alleged misdeeds related to 2G spectrum allotment. But in karnataka, where the party is in power, more skeletons are tumbling out of the scam-scarred B S Yeddyurappa government's cupboard. The latest to come to light had the chief minister allot land to his sons' company. In the first of the three cases, about which...
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ICAR to brand agri products by Sharath S Srivatsa
All horticultural crops will be branded under common logo Agri and horticultural planting material that have been developed by the associate institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will be branded and will come with a logo soon. If all goes as planned, all horticultural crops will be initially branded under a logo, which has been acquired by Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bangalore. The Bangalore-based institute, which is...
More »Sonia prods Singh with rural job letter by Imran Ahmed Siddiqui
Sonia Gandhi has written to the Prime Minister requesting him to find a way so that workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are paid the minimum wages across the country. In a letter dated November 11, Sonia wrote: “Since the matter is of an urgent and inter-ministerial nature, you may wish to have it examined and give suitable directions.” The National Advisory Council, headed by Sonia, had in...
More »Ensure all NREGA workers get their due: Sonia to PM by Seema Chishti
National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give “suitable directions” to rescue the MNREGA and ensure that all workers get paid in accordance with the Minimum Wages Act (1948). In a letter dated November 11, Sonia Gandhi, who is also UPA chairperson, has appended a 10-page note on the subject. The note details the concerns and outlines the legal arguments in support of paying workers...
More »Posco may shift to karnataka by TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan
A senior government official told reporters here on Thursday that Posco might shift to karnataka, which was making active overtures to the Korean company. This gives a new twist to the ongoing tussle between the Ministry of Environment and Posco. The Ministry had recently asked Posco to stop work in Orissa, where the company has been trying to start operations for many years. Asked about the delays and Posco's predicament, the official said...
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