-The Hindu Irula woman from Pulicat hamlet of Kulathumedu is part of exchange programme From a small hamlet near Pulicat to South Korea, it is indeed a grand journey for K. Padmavathy. A member of the Irula tribe in Kulathumedu, she will fly to Korea, in a fortnight, as part of an exchange programme in crab fattening, a process she and women belonging to Irular Self Help Groups (SHGs) excel in. On Wednesday, Padmavathy,...
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Arvind Kejriwal and McCarthyism of the uncorrupted-Vivian Fernandes
-CNN-IBN A kind of McCarthyism seems to be operating in the country. Just as the US Senator who gave the term its name saw communists lurking everywhere in the early 1950s, Arvind Kejriwal sees corruption behind every deal. He wants electricity consumers in Delhi not to pay bills, claiming that they are over-stated. He cites the cut in tariff which the former chairman of Delhi's electricity regulatory commission, Berjinder Singh, had recommended....
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-PTI Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said he intends to work with CAG to erase the impression of adversaries in an attempt to restore trust and confidence in all institutions. Addressing a CAG conference in Delhi, Mr. Chidambaram said the official auditor and the government have been cast as adversaries to each other in the aftermath of recent audit findings. “Unfortunately, however, some dissonance has crept into the public discourse and for...
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-The Times of India Comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai on Monday defended his audit reports and said they were carried out with objectivity and in a professional manner. "To ensure that our professional and personal conduct is above reproach, we have adopted a code of ethics comprising the general ethical requirements of integrity, objectivity, professional secrecy and competence," he said addressing an accountants general (AGs) conference in the Capital. The three-day conference...
More »Left breaks silence, demands probe against Robert Vadra
-The Times of India Two days after Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal alleged that realty major DLF gave properties to Robert Vadra at grossly undervalued rates, Left parties on Monday demanded a probe into the dealings of the companies. About the delayed response, a senior CPM leader said, "Why should we react until we have ascertained facts? Moreover, all senior leaders were away in various parts of the country." The CPM politburo...
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