-The Times of India The maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Friday filed a criminal complaint against Lavasa Corporation and 15 people, including nine directors and six senior officials, for alleged violation of environmental laws. Sources in the ministry of environment and forests said that with this final pre-condition for clearance met by the maharashtra government, the Centre would soon clear the project allowing work to continue on the first phase of...
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Nine Malegaon blast accused secure bail by Mateen Hafeez & Rebecca Samervel
Nine persons accused in the 2006 Malegaon serial blasts that left 31 dead got bail on Saturday. The maharashtra ATS had arrested them claiming that they belonged to outlawed SIMI and aided a Pakistani in carrying out the attacks. The NIA, which has taken over the probe after Swami Aseemanand's confession that a saffron group was behind the blasts, did not oppose bail. Two of the nine, Shaikh Mohd Ali Alam Shaikh...
More »Civil rights groups rally round Sharmila
-The Hindu Demanding that the government engage in a dialogue with Irom Sharmila who has been on a hunger strike since 11 years demanding repealing of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), many civil rights groups, activists and student groups on Friday evening held a protest march at the Marine Drive here as a part of the ‘Irom Sharmila Solidarity Campaign'. “She [Irom Sharmila] is the symbol of non-violence. You [the government]...
More »Audit on for rural job plan
-The Telegraph The comptroller and auditor general today began a performance audit of the rural job scheme in 12 states, including Bengal, amid allegations of widespread corruption hobbling India’s largest social sector programme. The idea is to see whether the scheme has indeed secured villagers’ livelihood by providing guaranteed employment, and whether rules have been followed in its implementation. For instance, at least 60 per cent of the expenditure on every project under...
More »CAG to monitor spending of all rural, potable water schemes: Jairam Ramesh
-PTI The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will now scrutinise all the schemes of Rural Development Ministry and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said today. Announcing the decision, Ramesh said the two Ministries annually spend Rs 88,000 crore which is the single largest amount of public expenditure other than Defence and it is very important to have CAG audit in the Ministry schemes for ensuring accountability and...
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