The Assam government has failed to utilise central funds meant for granting scholarships to minority students, prompting Delhi to ask Dispur to either come up with a transparent procedure or drop the scheme altogether. A long-winding process has apparently delayed the scholarships in Assam, though the Centre has sanctioned funds for the scheme for the past three financial years. A source told The Telegraph that the adviser to the Prime Minister, T.K.A....
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IPS officers failing to submit IPRs to be denied promotion
-PTI Toughening its stand on IPS officers who fail to submit their immovable property returns (IPRs) by January 31, next year, government has decided to deny promotion to them. The decision to deny vigilance clearance to those IPS officers who do not submit their IPRs has been taken by the home ministry after it was found that the property returns of 713 officers for the year 2010 (as on 1.1.2011) had not...
More »'26% fall in migration of labourers from Bihar'
-The Indian Express Migration of labourers from Bihar in search of livelihood to places like Punjab and Delhi has declined by over 26 per cent, thanks to initiatives taken by the Nitish Kumar government in the past five years to check their exodus, according to a survey report. Flight of unskilled workers from Bihar to different parts of the country came down by 26.53 per cent in 2006-08 as compared to 2001-03,...
More »Maoist couple surrender: The real story by Caesar Mandal
Jagori Baske's dramatic surrender before chief minister Mamata Banerjee recently has only added to the mystery that has surrounded the dreaded Maoist for most of her life. When exactly did she surrender? Was it before the last assembly polls? Did Kolkata police play a crucial role? How were Jagori and her husband, Maoist comrade Rajaram Soren, clad in crisp battle fatigues if they were on the run for months? And what...
More »Auditor may have taken PAC’s cue by Appu Esthose Suresh
Exact math used by the government’s auditor in its calculation of losses and the process it followed still unclear The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) may have taken a cue from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) while calculating losses arising from the improper allocation of second-generation spectrum to telecom companies in 2008 (or the so-called 2G scam), according to documents reviewed by Mint. This is not to suggest that the...
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