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A pill to cure all ill? by Nripendra Misra

One hopes that the hotly contested Lokpal Bill will reach its final denouement during the winter session of Parliament. In fact, the debate on corruption in Parliament and media has focused on the single demand for the establishment of an omnipotent institution of the lokpal with its powers of enforcing the citizen’s charter, establishing state-level lokayuktas and encompassing the bureaucracy from a peon to head of the department. It has...

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Noida extension: Farmers left divided over HC's order on land acquisition

-PTI   The Allahabad High Court's verdict on Greater Noida land acquisition evoked mixed reactions from the farmers today with some of them contemplating to move the Supreme Court on the matter. The High Court today ordered the Mayawati government to return to farmers land acquired in three villages of Gautam Buddh Nagar district and pay higher compensation to similarly affected farmers of other villages. While patwari farmers distributed sweets and welcomed the court...

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Bharatpur: Rajasthan govt announces CBI probe

-IBN   The Rajasthan government on Friday night announced a CBI probe into the community clash in Bharatpur's Gopalgarh village which left eight people dead. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided to hand over the case to the CBI. At the same time, a judicial inquiry by a retired high court judge will be conducted into the incident, officials said. Bharatpur district collector Krishna Kunal and SP Inglaj Dan have...

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Defiant farmers file more writ petitions, want land back by Ayaskant Das

Though Greater Noida Authority claims to have reached an 'out-of-court settlement' with patwari villagers, over a dozen writ petitions have been filed in Allahabad High Court rejecting the same 'pact'. Farmers have rejected the deal and have appealed to the court that they be given their land back. "I have filed writ petitions on behalf of around 20 villagers from patwari who have rejected the settlement and have claimed their land...

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Always hungry for more by Murad Ali Baig

After his successful campaign for the Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare is now targeting electoral reform to curb corruption. While politicians were his main target, few realised that it was the bureaucrats who had enabled the politicians to abuse the system. The war on corruption needs drastic administrative reforms to curb the enormous power of the petty babus. The good intentions of prime ministers, the commitment of good officers and...

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