-The Hindu Delicacies sold like hot cakes with stalls running out of food before 8 p.m. New Delhi: Now, savour an idli for Re.1 and other South Indian delicacies at equally attractive prices in Delhi. Chennai's popular ‘Amma Canteen' has become an instant hit with Delhiites on the first day of its three-day sojourn at the Tamil Nadu Bhawan here. Visitors who came to attend Pongal celebrations thronged the ‘Amma Canteen' stall and...
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Now, Uttarakhand helpline on illegal mining -Vikram Rautela
-The Times of India DEHRADUN: Apparently taking a cue from the Aam Admi Party (AAP) government's recently launched helpline in Delhi for complaints against corrupt officials; the Uttarakhand government has come up with a similar helpline for dealing with illegal mining in the hill state. With this, Uttarakhand has become the only state in the country to have a dedicated helpline for complaints against illegal mining. The Uttarakhand Special Mining Vigilance Force...
More »Do not insist on RTI applicants to provide address: Centre
-PTI NEW DELHI: Government departments should not insist on seeking address of an RTI applicant if a post box number is being provided to them for communication, the Centre has said. The ministry of personnel has written to all central government ministries or departments, who act as public authorities mandated with providing information on RTI applications made to them, citing a judgement by Calcutta high court in this regard. "When the legislature thought...
More »CAG’s Taj e-way audit may indict 2 ex-CMs -Pradeep Thakur
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) is finalizing a report on yet another instance of massive loss to the state exchequer because of favours shown to private parties by the political establishment. The CAG's audit report on the Taj Expressway project could also find place among India's biggest scams, with successive Uttar Pradesh governments being accused of causing loss of thousands of crores to the...
More »Have a phone? Go sting the corrupt, CM Arvind Kejriwal tells Delhi -Pragya Kaushika
-The Indian Express New Delhi: In a step unprecedented in governance, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while announcing an anti-corruption helpline on Wednesday, said each citizen armed with a phone could "use audio or video to perform a sting" to entrap corrupt officials. "Today the people of Delhi will have to cooperate with us to abolish corruption. Each citizen of Delhi will be an anti-corruption inspector. Your phone will be your...
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