-CNN-IBN The Central Government on Thursday accepted before the Supreme Court the auction route for allocating 2G spectrum. Attorney General G E Vahanvati told the Supreme Court that the Centre favoured auction for future sale of spectrum. But the government is yet to decide on whether it favours auction for sale of all scarce natural resources to commercial parties. The apex court had on Wednesday said that it cannot reject the presidential reference...
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High court leans on govt to resolve Nagri land row
-The Telegraph Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court today adjourned a hearing on the Nagri land acquisition controversy till Monday but asked the state to begin a dialogue with villagers who have disrupted construction of campuses of three national academic institutes. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Tatia and Justice Jaya Roy allowed the adjournment since advocate-general Anil Sinha was away in New Delhi, but asked the state government to work out a...
More »Jharkhand People's Party to take tribal crusade to President-B Sridhar
-The Times of India JAMSHEDPUR: The stand-off between the tribal people of Nagri village and the state government over acquisition of land for construction of educational institution is to reach the President of India with JharkhandPeople's Party (JPP) calling for a March to Delhi on July 22. Former legislator and founder president of the JPP Surya Singh Besra has announced to lead a delegation to the national capital on July 22 to...
More »Supreme Court asks government to ban import of toxic waste-Moyna
-Down to Earth Seeks changes in hazardous waste rules so that it complies with provisions of the Basel Convention The apex court of India has directed the Centre to ban import of all toxic and hazardous waste into the country in an ongoing case being heard for the past 17 years. The court also asked the government to make changes in the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules of 1989 so that...
More »Judicial probe into Bijapur killings-Aman Sethi
-The Hindu At Kottaguda village, residents are yet to come to terms with loss of lives A week after a late-night raid by the police and the CRPF led to the death of several tribal villagers in Bijapur district, the Chhattisgarh government announced a judicial inquiry to ascertain the chronology of the events, the reasons behind the firing and the identities of those killed. The inquiry will be headed by a judge of...
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