-The Hindu KM Yadav of Kanpur emerges as a saviour for rural people GUNTUR (Vijayawada): An RTI activist from Uttar Pradesh, who runs his office from a tea stall in Kanpur, has emerged as an unlikely saviour for people tired of making rounds to government offices. Krishna Murari Yadav may not flex his muscles like Munna Bhai, but earned the title of K.M. Bhai from the residents of villages around Kanpur for addressing...
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Well-oiled ring offering to change old notes for a hefty commission, say officials -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Syndicates target cash hoarders The government's decision to scrap ?500 and ?1,000 notes in 2016 has led to the creation of a space for police acting as complainants in multiple cases of ‘cheating.’ The cash haul in Uttar Pradesh last week, where 16 people were arrested for allegedly storing scrapped ?500 and ?1,000 notes worth ?96 crore is a case in point. The tip-off was provided by the National Investigation Agency...
More »UP Civic Elections: How BJP Has Actually Lost The Battle -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in The ruling party has won just 18% of municipal council wards and 12% of municipal panchayat wards. Contrary to the euphoria being exhibited by the mainstream media and BJP, results of the UP civic body elections are not a one sided victory of the ruling BJP. If anything, these results coming so close to the state Assembly elections held earlier this year, show the rapid disenchantment taking place with the BJP...
More »Delhi,NCR towns need to fight air pollution together -Shivani Singh
-Hindustan Times While Delhi came under flak for running fewer buses than that it did three years ago and therefore failing to enforce blanket road rationing, compliance of even basic anti-pollution measures was impossible in the NCR because of poor infrastructure. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) mandated by the Supreme Court to counter air pollution was meant to be an effort in regional cooperation. The entire National Capital Region (NCR), which...
More »Bad air isn't just a Delhi problem, a lot more than 'odd-even' is needed -Nitya Nanda
-Deccan Chronicle Maintaining green cover (not just trees, but also grass and small plants) is a big challenge in Delhi due to the shortage of water. With the quality of Delhi’s air has again reached critical levels with severe pollution, alarm bells have gone off, and the Delhi government announced it would bring back the “odd-even” scheme, that seems to be turning into an annual ritual. (The plan has been temporarily kept...
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