Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Amid hectic efforts to break the deadlock on Lokpal issue, social activist, Mr Anna Hazare, today shot off a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, saying that he would break his fast if Parliament agrees to his three key demands but will continue his protest till the legislation …
Sheila for bringing Chief Ministers under Lokpal's jurisdiction Realising that Anna Hazare's fast for the Jan Lokpal Bill has struck a chord with a large number of Delhiites, both the Delhi Cabinet and the Opposition BJP on Wednesday tried to score brownie points over the issue by demanding a stronger …
There are two broad governance issues that concern every citizen in this country today: corruption at different levels in the government, and grievances arising from the government’s poor functioning. The last few months have seen an outpouring of emotions related to these issues. It is amply clear that the people …
Union minister Jairam Ramesh has proposed a new bill that will address cases of corruption at the lowest level of the administration, hoping it will satisfy those opposed to the Lok Pal Bill introduced by the government. Touting it as a Public Services Grievance Redressal Bill, Ramesh said that the …
Congress MP Praveen Singh Aron has moved Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill before the Parliamentary Standing Committee for consideration to "add more strength" to the official Lokpal Bill. "The Congress itself is keen on having a strong Lokpal Bill. Therefore, if Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal bill is discussed along with …
New Delhi: Emboldened by the swelling crowds at Ramlila Maidan, Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare upped the ante within hours of emerging from Tihar Jail on Friday. He set a threeweek deadline for Parliament to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, pending which he wouldn’t budge from the grounds. This was …
NEW DELHI: As Anna Hazare continued his protest fast, a parliamentary standing committee on Saturday invited public suggestions on the Lokpal Bill. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal dismissed it as an attention diverting tactic. The Parliamentary Standing committee on Personnel, Public grievances, Law and Justice, which is to suggest amendments …
"The government is in favour of a strong and effective Lokpal Bill. There is a lot of scope of give and take...we must all work together," the PM said. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is committed to the enactment …
PM's announcement in I-Day address went unnoticed in public focus on corruption Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement on Monday on setting up a commission “to make suggestions for improvements at all levels of education” has largely gone unnoticed amid the public focus on corruption. Even though his Independence Day address …
As the movement against the government’s daft Lokpal Bill gathers momentum, another proposal recommending five measures to tackle corruption is doing the rounds. The National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI), an organisation that seeks to empower people by promoting their right to know, has mooted a proposal that …
Congress confronts a mobilised citizenry capable of influencing its fortunes Given the widespread support received by the campaign for the Jan Lokpal Bill, the Congress has discovered a new threat in civil society – not just to its own existence but, by the hyperbolic extension typical of the ‘Indira is …
Jamshedpur, Aug. 14: It’s never too late to learn. Shivani Mukhi (58) will agree. The sweeper, referred to as “angootha chhap” till now, had her first brush with the English alphabet, thanks to ADLS Sunshine School’s adult education initiative for its illiterate or semi-literate support staff. Like Shivani, 12 other …
Debate should reflect confidence that we can overcome the challenge, says Manmohan With his government pilloried over corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that he did not have a magic wand’ to deal with corruption, which had become “a big obstacle” in India’s transformation into a major economic …
Government procedures in India are known to confound people. What documents do we submit to apply for a PAN card? How does one get an educational loan? How to apply for a passport? Log on to www.wikifyindia.com and help is at hand. The website, a non-profit initiative, is an aspiring …
High on symbolism and evocative speeches, the call for a ‘second freedom struggle’ by Anna Hazare and other proponents of the Lokpal Bill on the 69th anniversary of the Quit India Movement fell several thousands short of a revolution, but it was indisputable by the end of Tuesday that it …
Team Anna has taken its eyes off issues that bother the average citizen If the Lokpal Bill presented to Parliament is a dud, Anna Hazare and his team must accept their share of the blame. They took their eyes off citizens and concentrated almost exclusively on big people in important …
Anna Hazare has written an open letter to the MPs making an appeal to them not to allow introduction of an 'anti-poor' Lokpal Bill in the Parliament. In his letter to the parliamentarians, Mr Hazare has written that there are many critical issues affecting poor people which have been left …
Claiming overwhelming support for its version of the Lokpal Bill in a ‘referendum’ conducted by itself, the civil society group led by Anna Hazare on Monday attacked the Prime Minister and questioned whether the government still represented the people of India. The Hazare-led group unveiled the ‘result’ of a ‘referendum’ …
Stormy monsoon session starts today; Lokpal Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha by August 3 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said bringing the office of Prime Minister under the ambit of the Lokpal would “not be advisable.” The government took the decision after “taking all factors into account,” …
