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NCPRI dharna demanding the passage of the Grievance Redress Bill & the Whistleblowers Protection Bill

-National Campaign for People's Right to Information Press Release   New Delhi: The NCPRI held a dharna outside the Congress office in the morning to demand the passage of the Grievance Redress Bill & the Whistleblowers Protection Bill. Families of whistleblowers from across the country had joined the dharna. Families and colleagues of Satyendra Dubey, Ram Thakur and Shimbu Bishnoi were present at the Dharna. Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Congress...

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Rahul Gandhi meets Manmohan over raising LPG quota

-The Hindustan Times Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and made a strong case for increasing the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders for households besides sought the passage of key anti-corruption bills in the forthcoming session of Parliament. Congress sources said Gandhi is expected to meet the Prime Minister once again in the coming days exclusively on the issue of raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders. Soon...

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UPA keen on passing anti-graft laws along with Vote-on-Account -Smita Gupta

-The Hindu The UPA government hopes to pass a slew of anti-graft laws, Congress sources said, next month along with the mandatory Vote-on-Account when the 15th Lok Sabha meets for the last time for a fortnight, ahead of general elections slated for April/ May. The Congress's confidence, party sources said, hinges on the fact that the Bharatiya Janata Party - shaken by the success of the Aam Aadmi Party that has...

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Lokpal ‘flaw’ puts CBI under CVC in some graft cases

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The lokpal bill was passed by Parliament a fortnight ago and signed by the President last week, but the CBI has now pointed out a flaw in it saying that the agency will not be able to file chargesheets against Group C and D officials without consulting the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as the government has taken away its powers under CrPC through the Lokpal...

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Centre may pick up half the cost of transportation of targeted PDS grain-Gargi Parsai

-The Hindu     In the case of north-eastern and hilly States, Centre should bear 90% of the cost, says panel The Centre may share with the States 50 per cent of the costs for distribution of the foodgrains meant for the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the recently passed National Food Security Act (NFSA). An inter-State committee of secretaries chaired by Union Food Secretary Sudhir Kumar has recommended that the Central government pick...

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