-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a major boost to transparency in school admissions, the Delhi high court has ruled that private unaided schools in the capital will be covered under the RTI Act. Justice Rajiv Shakdher on Thursday dismissed the challenge by a federation of schools to Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking them to ensure that information regarding admission is made public. HC upheld the order asking schools...
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200 farmers detained for 6 hours -Vandana Keelor
-The Times of India GREATER NOIDA: Nearly 200 farmers , many of them partly clothed, courted arrest on Yamuna Expressway . The farmers planned to protest before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at theAsian Development Bank (ADB) summit in Greater Noida on Saturday . The agitators , who were on their way to the Expo Mart , were intercepted and taken to the police lines . The protesters alleged that the cops...
More »A constitutional contradiction-Manoj Rai
-Live Mint Why do the central and state govts deliberately undermine the constitutionally created panchayats? The collector of any district in India would be heading 100 to 150 committees related to various development initiatives in the area. Collectors often don't get time to prepare for or preside over the meetings of these committees-imagine what happens to implementation then. On the other hand, the heads of district panchayats and municipalities in the...
More »Parliamentary panel approves bill to empower EC on seat nomenclature
-PTI A Parliamentary committee has approved a bill which seeks to give limited powers to the Election Commission to determine change in nomenclature of a parliamentary or assembly seat where a caste has been included or excluded from the SC/ST list in the last one decade. The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Bill, 2013 was referred to the Standing Committee on Law...
More »Mani Shankar Aiyar, diplomat-turned-politician interviewed by Nidhi Sharma
-The Economic Times My target for fulfilling Rajiv's vision has always been 2018. We can get there in less than 5 years if govt acts on our recommendations, says diplomat-turned-politician Mani Shankar Aiyar. You have been passionately talking about Panchayati Raj. But your party doesn't seem to share the same passion lately... Mani Shankar Aiyar: I don't agree with you here. The commitment of the party to Panchayati Raj and devolution of...
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