-The Times of India RANCHI: The district superintendent of education (DSE) has decided to take strict action against theprivate schools that have not filed the application for recognition under the Right To Education (RTE) Act. According to DSE Jayant MIShra, there are 626 private schools in the city. Of these, only 398 schools have applied to the education department for recognition under the RTE Act. MIShra added, "A deadline of May 15 for...
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Whither the food security law?-Himanshu
-Live Mint The failure of the UPA government to get the food security Bill passed has exposed its hypocrisy With the budget session of Parliament coming to an early close amid a political logjam, the food security Bill has been stalled again. The blame for this important legislation not winning parliamentary passage in the last four years rests entirely on the Manmohan Singh government, despite its last-minute posturing. The Bill, which was cleared...
More »Centre approves Rs 511 crore for drought, flood-hit Rajasthan, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
-The Economic Times An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday approved Rs 511-crore assistance for Rajasthan, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh - the states affected by floods and droughts in 2012. Further, an additional grant of Rs 256 crore was given to Maharashtra for rejuvenation of orchards. However, the high-level committee didn't take a decision on extending the duty-free import of oil cakes for...
More »Heart of coal report changed, says Supreme Court -Utkarsh Anand
-The Indian Express The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was perturbed by the CBI changing the "heart" of the coal blocks allotment probe status report at the instance of its "masters" and ordered the agency's director to ensure that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and other ministers do not have access to such reports in the future. The keenly-watched hearing lasted three hours and witnessed the CBI incurring the wrath of the court...
More »CAG report cannot be gospel truth on any issue: Supreme Court
-PTI CAG report commands respect and cannot be brushed aside but it cannot be the final word on an issue, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while noting that the auditor's findings cannot be gospel truth as it is subject to scrutiny by Parliament. A bench of justices KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak MISra said that CAG's report is always subject to parliamentary debates and it is possible that public accounts committee (PAC)...
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