The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought from the Centre the files on 18 mercy petitions, including that of the Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru who is on death row, pending consideration before the President for periods ranging from one to seven years. A Bench of Justices G. S. Singhvi and S. J. Mukhopadhaya called for the records from Additional Solicitor-General Harin Raval after amicus curiae Ram Jethmalani and senior counsel...
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Kudankulam row: Government has problems with foreign-funded NGOs, but is comfortable with corporate lobbying-Kiran Karnik
Do dollars dictate dissent? Are agendas altered as advised? Government statements related to these questions - specifically, the foreign funding of non-government organisations (NGOs) involved in the protests against nuclear power at Kudankulam - generated much discussion. The uproar is over, and Kudankulam will soon be operational. However, many wider issues remain, and these merit consideration. Among these, two significant ones are the role of NGOs - or, more specifically, civil...
More »NBA is spreading falsehood, say Maheshwar dam promoters by Mahim Pratap Singh
People will resort to ‘jal satyagraha,' warns NBA Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd (SMHPCL), promoters of the Maheshwar dam project, have objected to the Narmada Bachao Andolan's (NBA) claim that massive submergence would take place in the Narmada valley if the dam is filled up to154 metres. Plea to Media In a communication to The Hindu on Monday, the SMHPCL accused the NBA of spreading “falsehood” and urged the Media to “not...
More »Goa, Karnataka give RTE rules notification a miss-Aarti Dhar
Two years after the Centre notified the Right of the Children to Free and Compulsory Act, 2009, which guarantees free education to children aged 6-14 years, Karnataka and Goa are yet to notify the rules. “Last year this time, only 15 States notified the RTE rules. Today, this number has increased to 21. The Ministry will continue to follow up with these States as notification would entitle them to funds from...
More »Lab tests nail polio rumours by Aarti Dhar
The case of 18-month-old Sumi in West Bengal received adverse Media publicity The government on Friday confirmed that an 18-month-old girl from West Bengal, who developed Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) earlier this month, tested negative for polio. Her stool samples tested negative for wild polio virus in the examination conducted in the Institute of Serology here. A section of the Media flashed the case of Sumi Naskar from South 24 Parganas as polio...
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