-Business Standard Say old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes coming back to banking channels in much higher proportion than expected New Delhi: Burdened by the deluge of suspected black money cases after demonetisation of high denomination currency, two staff associations of income tax (I-T) department have in a recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they are reaching the breaking point. "Personnel and infrastructure are severely short," the Income Tax Employees...
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Every 3rd Indian migrant, most headed south -Zeeshan Shaikh
-The Indian Express Census 2011 data shows a 98% increase in Tamil Nadu’s migrant population, 77% in Kerala’s; 69% of migrants are women . MIGRATION patterns in India are increasingly reflecting the economic divide in the country, with more migrants over the last decade heading to the southern states, which have grown at a faster clip during this period. According to Census data released on Thursday, southern states, especially Tamil Nadu and Kerala,...
More »80% govt hospitals in Delhi don?t have basic fire safety measures in place -Anonna Dutt
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: Almost 80% of government-run hospitals in Delhi, which together have a daily footfall of about 50,000, do not have basic fire safety measures in place. Overcrowding, lack of trained Manpower and poor maintenance are other problems that put the city’s hospitals at risk. At least 20 people were killed and scores injured in a fire that broke out at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Monday night. “In government...
More »Three ministries to join hands to 'drought-proof' India from October 2 -Aman Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The government's big plan to fight drought will be unveiled on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2, with three ministries on directions of the Prime Minister, joining hands to converge their schemes to 'drought-proof' vulnerable districts using technology. Narendra Modi, during meetings with the chief ministers of droughtaffected states earlier this year, had asked for a massive effort to be launched for water conservation and storage...
More »Physician, heal thyself: How graft afflicted NRHM in UP -Devesh K Pandey
-The Hindu Chief medical officers of 72 districts colluded with politicians and contractors in swindling funds meant for poor patients; the CBI has filed 82 cases so far Investigations into the Rs. 9,000-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam in Uttar Pradesh have led to the arrest of 149 persons, with the Central Bureau of Investigation arraigning 350 people as accused in 82 cases of corruption, cheating, forgery and conspiracy registered so...
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