-The Times of India NEW delhi: Water supply was hit in several parts of the city as "dangerously high" levels of ammonia in raw water forced suspension of operations at Chandrawal and Wazirabad treatment plants on Sunday. Areas in north and central delhi, delhi Cantt, parts of south and southwest delhi and those under NDMC were affected. The supply is likely to remain disrupted for a major part of Monday too. At...
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Public Accounts Committee can't summon PM Narendra Modi to answer note ban queries
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Public Accounts Committee chair K V Thomas had to backtrack on his remarks suggesting PM Narendra Modi could be summoned to answer queries on demonetisation with the panel concluding that this is against rules. The meeting of the PAC on Friday saw BJP members vehemently object to Thomas's comments, arguing that he had quoted precedents incorrectly and rules governing financial committee do not permit calling ministers...
More »National Food Security Act, mid-day meal, other welfare schemes suffer as states fail to lift grain quota -Sandip Das
-The Financial Express New delhi: The states have not been lifting the entire volume of foodgrains allocated by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the various social sector schemes including National Food Security Act (NFSA), mid-day meal and other welfare schemes for the past many years due to inadequate storage facilities. According to official data, in FY16, only 84% of wheat and 94% of rice allocated to states for distribution for...
More »Set up body to look into complaints against channels: Supreme Court -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Given the rapid proliferation of TV channels, the Supreme Court suggested on Thursday that the Union government set up a statutory mechanism to decide people's grievances against programmes broadcast on the visual medium. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, "We are of the view that the competent authority, having framed the rules under the Cable TV Network (Regulation)...
More »Allow FM stations to air news, says PIL; Supreme Court seeks govt reply in 4 weeks -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday that it must file its response in four weeks to a PIL by NGO 'Common Cause' seeking permission for private FM radio stations and community radio services to broadcast news. Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Prashant Bhushan told a bench of Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud that the government on one hand permitted private...
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