-The Telegraph Kerala finance minister pitched for extending it beyond June next year as the state was already grappling with a significant revenue shortfall The clamour for compensation to states beyond June 2022 grew louder on Saturday with Kerala finance minister K.N. Balagopal saying the financial situation of the state would be deeply impacted if the assistance is not extended. Balagopal pitched for extending the GST compensation beyond June next year as his...
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Eminent individuals oppose the appointment of Justice Arun Mishra as Chairperson of NHRC
-Press release by People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) dated 2nd June, 2021 We, the members of various Human Rights Organisations and Concerned individuals, condemn the appointment of former SC Judge, Shri Arun Kumar Mishra, as the next Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India by the selection Committee headed by the Prime Minister. What is troubling is that the decision to appoint Justice Arun Kumar Mishra as NHRC...
More »Panel Cautions Govt Against Rushing Into FTA Eith EU
-Outlook As the India and the EU negotiate a free trade agreement, a Parliamentary panel today cautioned against its early signing and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to wait for the committee's report before finalising it. Chairman of the Department Related Parliamentary Committee on Commerce Shanta Kumar has written to Prime Minister today asking him not to rush through the EU-India Broad based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) before the panel gives...
More »Left demands discussion on AIIMS Bill -Gargi Parsai
-The Hindu The government was unable to get approved in the Rajya Sabha a Bill for setting up AIIMS-like premier medical-cum-educational institutions across the country, with the Left parties protesting against a legislation being passed without discussion. The Bill hence couldn’t be taken up for discussion, as the house was frequently adjourned with din on the coal blocks allocation scandal. As soon as Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, S....
More »AIIMS clone bill hits Left hurdle
-PTI The government’s attempts to push through a bill to set up AIIMS-like institutions in the country failed today with Left parties objecting to passing it without discussion. After the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was moved by minister of state for health and family welfare S. Gandhiselvan, Left members were on their feet in the Rajya Sabha, with some from the CPM storming the well. As the BJP raised...
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