-Scroll.in A farmer describes her efforts to preserve 12 breeds of draught as well milch indigenous cattle. On Monday, the so-far peaceful protests against jallikattu on Chennai’s Marina Beach turned violent as the police sought to clear agitators from what had become ground zero of the movement against the Supreme Court Ban on the bull-taming sport. Though an ordinance cleared on Saturday allowed the sport to take place this Pongal, the controversy...
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Cash withdrawal curbs may be lifted by Feb. -end
-The Hindu With the cash crunch situation easing, Reserve Bank of India may do away with the weekly withdrawal limits from Banks as well as ATMs by the end of next month, Bankers said. The RBI had recently raised the ATM withdrawal limit to Rs. 10,000 a day but maintained the weekly cap at Rs. 24,000 for savings account and Rs. 1 lakh for current account holders. “I think the restrictions on withdrawal...
More »India in red zone on transparency list
-The Hindu The annual index of Transparency International issued on Wednesday for 2016 placed India with Brazil and China in the 40th position. A major international index of corruption and transparency has placed India on the watch list for its inability to curb mega corruption scandals and petty bribery. The annual index of Transparency International issued on Wednesday for 2016 placed India with Brazil and China in the 40th position. India’s condition...
More »EC requests RBI to allow higher withdrawals for poll candidates
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a relief to candidates contesting the upcoming assembly polls, the EC on Wednesday requested RBI to hike the weekly limit for withdrawals from their poll expenditure accounts to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 24,000 imposed for all in view of the demonetisation. Stating that it had been apprised about the problems being faced by candidates due to imposition of limits on withdrawal of cash from...
More »Lift the veil of secrecy -K Padmanabhaiah
-The Hindu The primary aim of the demonetisation exercise was to tap black money. To mark the last day for depositing the demonetised notes, on December 31, 2016, the Prime Minister, in his address to the nation, fully acknowledged the great hardship suffered by common people due to the serious delay in making the new currency notes available in the Banks, ATMs and rural areas, and thanked them for the faith...
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