-The Hindustan Times Underprivileged people of Muktsar district, the home turf of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, received a lion's share for construction of houses in 2011 in the run-up to the assembly elections, it has emerged. Funds to the tune of over Rs. 40 crore were pumped into Muktsar district alone from the social infrastructure fund (SIF) to help economically weaker sections (EWS) construct or repair their houses, while five districts,...
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Farmer Named by IAC in Gadkari's Case Missing: Family
-Outlook Nagpur: Gajanan Ghadge, former deputy Sarpanch of Khursapur village in the district who was named by Arvind Kejriwal yesterday as someone whose land was given away to BJP president Nitin Gadkari's firms, was missing since last evening, his family said. Durga Ghadge, his wife, said her husband was missing. "If he does not come back by tomorrow morning, we will lodge a police complaint," she told reporters. However, earlier in the day,...
More »Nine subsidised cooking gas cylinders for all households
-The Hindu Government, oil companies to work out modalities THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to provide subsidy for up to nine cylinders of cooking gas (LPG) a year to all domestic consumers. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media here after the weekly Cabinet meeting that the Centre was providing subsidy for six cylinders per household. The State government had earlier decided to extend the subsidy for nine cylinders to people living...
More »For hardy political 'ethic', a battle of survival -Ajaz Ashraf
-The Hindu India Against Corruption has broken the unwritten code that politicians will not target each other’s kin, and in doing so has taken over the role the traditional Opposition and media should be playing The civil society formation, India Against Corruption, is a beast most find stunning and enthralling, yet few are able to define its precise nature. The confusion over IAC’s personality arises from the many simultaneous roles its activists...
More »HC asks CBI to probe mall scam involving Digvijaya Singh
-PTI INDORE: Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the Treasure Island scam case here, involving former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, and report back within six months. The order was passed by the division bench of Justices P K Jaisawal and Moolchand Garg on Thursday, said advocate Dr Manohar Dalal, counsel for petitioner Mahesh Garg. According to advocate Dalal, the HC asked the CBI...
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