The chairman of the National Council for Teacher Education, a statutory body monitoring teachers’ education in the country, has been found guilty of corruption by a vigilance inquiry, sources said. M.A. Siddiqui is likely to be issued a chargesheet within a week. A professor from Jamia Millia Islamia University on Deputation to NCTE since 2008, Siddiqui is also likely to be repatriated to the university after it wrote to the human...
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Using RTI difficult for us, says Indians abroad by Prathiba Raju
Living overseas for education, employment or other reasons, Indians abroad find it difficult to use the Right to Information (RTI) Act due to the cumbersome fee-payment process. 'Even after five years of the RTI Act, Indian citizens living abroad are unable to use it effectively because of a cumbersome fee payment system. The Indian government has not framed any rules or procedures for the payment of RTI fee in foreign currency...
More »High alert for third leg of rural polls by Amit Gupta
Heavy security bandobast is in place for the third phase of panchayat elections which will take place tomorrow in 61 blocks of 20 districts, with many of the areas considered rebel strongholds.This phase covers as many as 999 panchayats where 40,471 candidates are in the fray for 12,011 posts of gram panchayat members, mukhiyas, panchayat samiti members and zilla parishad members. The electorate strength is over 32.58 lakh.“Polling parties have...
More »Koda, Lalu on new CBI boss radar by Suman K Shrivastava
The new CBI director has promised to speed up investigations into corruption cases being handled by the agency in Jharkhand, including the ones faced by former chief minister Madhu Koda and pending fodder scam cases against RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Soon after assuming charge, the Jharkhand cadre 1974-batch IPS officer Amar Pratap Singh said he would ensure that these corruption cases got more attention. “We will see that investigations and trials...
More »CM for plan panel avatar in state by Suman K Shrivastava
Chief minister Arjun Munda is all set to revive the Jharkhand State Planning Board — first formed during his second innings as head of state — to assist his government in drawing up development plans based on scientific assessment of available resources. The move comes close on the heels of the government setting up a three-member panel, headed by noted economist Bibek Debroy, to prepare the state’s development report. Speaking to The...
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