CABE approves drafting of law to check malpractices in schools The provision of free and compulsory education will soon be extended up to Class X. A proposal to this effect was approved at a meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) — the highest decision-making body on education in the country — held here on Tuesday. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, provides for...
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Declaration of assets made compulsory in Assam by Sushanta Talukdar
Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik on Tuesday said the annual declaration of assets by Ministers, parliamentary secretaries and all officials would be made compulsory and the institution of Lokayukta would be strengthened in the State. In his customary address at the ongoing inaugural session of the 13th Assam Assembly the Governor also announced that four new services — Assam Rural Service, Assam Economic Service, Assam Revenue Service and the Assam Information Service...
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-The Indian Express It may be too early to take stock of the repercussions and political costs of the midnight round-up of yoga guru Ramdev and his followers from the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi — though the Congress must surely be conscious of the momentum its missteps have acquired. The chaos engendered is obvious. The first thing that the Central government must now do is call a session of parliament....
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-PTI CPI has refused to answer a questionnaire on provisions of Lokpal Bill sent by the government, saying it will state their views and suggestions during the discussion on the issue in parliament. In a letter to joint Lokpal Bill drafting committee chairman and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, party general secretary A B Bardhan said at no stage were the political parties involved or ever consulted during the entire process of...
More »Pillai, top cop get Supreme Court notice on Ramdev
-IANS The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta asking them to explain the circumstances under which yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters were forcibly evicted from Delhi's Ramlila Ground. A notice was also issued to Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi. All the three have been asked to respond to the notice within two weeks. Ramdev and thousands of his supporters who...
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