BHOPAL: Expressing concern over repeated droughts in Bundelkhand region, the two-day convention organised by water man Rajendra Singh in Khajuraho urged the Centre to "reconsider" the controvertial ken-Betwa river linking project. In the times of the climate change and global warming, the convention said, when the rivers are threatened and …
Leading the farmers’ protest on the third consecutive day, against land acquisition Act, social activist Anna Hazare said that the government is misleading farmers by saying that the new law is more effective and farmer-friendly. Mr Hazare was addressing around 5,000 farmers. The main Opposition Congress has also joined the …
A group of farmers from Gurgaon, Mewat Pataudi and Manesar joined Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar today. They demanded the withdrawal of amendments to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. “We have been protesting for last two years. We had hoped for a change with the new realm, …
Sena flays legislation | Cong seeks withdrawal | PM says open to suggestions On a day when social activist Anna Hazare upped the ante on the land ordinance and the Opposition toughened its stand on the issue, the government said it was open to suggestions even as it introduced the …
Farmers of Gandevi taluka in Navsari district launched an agitation on Monday against the central government's ordinance on land acquisition. These farmers fear that about 100 sq km of fertile land in Surat, Navsari and Valsad districts where mango and chikoo are cultivated could be acquired for the high-speed train …
Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, a founder member of India Against Corruption and close associate of Anna Hazare, has said a delegation will meet President Pranab Mukherjee and demand a CBI probe into illegal mining on riverbeds going on in Uttarakhand. Qasmi told mediapersons here today that despite a ban on mining …
Environmental Fraternity Throws Its Weight Behind City-Based Ecologist's Recommendations To Protect ESAs In 12 Dists Social crusader Anna Hazare on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept and implement the Western Ghats' Ecological Expert Panel report prepared by the committee headed by noted environmentalist Madhav Gadgil. In his first …
The government resolution notifying the scheme was issued on May 20. Village panchayats with a track record of managing forests will be given a larger role on World Environment Day on Thursday (June 5). At least 50 panchayats (village local bodies) will be bestowed more powers under the ‘Gram Van’ …
Nervous Govt Hurries Bill Through LS New Delhi: After a 46-year wait, India is set to get a Lokpal after the Lok Sabha on Wednesday took barely an hour to pass the landmark legislation to create a powerful anti-corruption ombudsman amid sustained disruptions by anti-Telangana MPs. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi …
After eight unsuccessful attempts, India took the historic step of enacting the Lokpal law on Wednesday, by which an anti-corruption watchdog would be established that will have in its purview even the office of the Prime Minister. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2013, was passed by voice vote amid a …
Sending out a clear message against corruption in high places ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote a Bill for setting up a Lokpal with vast powers to look into complaints against the Prime Minister, his Cabinet colleagues and Central Government officials, …
Prime Minister included in its ambit with conditions; Anna Hazare thanks government In a show of solidarity, marred only by Samajwadi Party walk-out, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed by voice vote the historic Lokpal Bill that provides for setting up an independent ombudsman to investigate charges of corruption against …
The Lok Sabha will take up the Lokpal Bill debate on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011 which provides for formation of an anti-graft ombudsman. The Lok Sabha will take up the Lokpal Bill debate on Wednesday. Social activist Anna Hazare’s supporters started …
Parliament on Wednesday passed the Lokpal bill with the Lok Sabha adopting the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion, amid the din created by members for and against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Members from Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena, opposed the bill and staged …
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Friday strongly opposed South Korean steel major Posco’s proposed `52,000-crore integrated steel project at Paradip in Orissa on the ground that it was a “foreign” company. He said that apart from Posco — all other foreign investment projects in the state and country needed be …
PANJIM: Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday appealed to India Against Corruption (IAC) volunteers to take the mining issue in Goa, to the grassroots and assured that it would also figure in his nationwide campaign starting January, 2013. “On the issue of mining you should go to the grassroot level. …
As his fast entered the second day, Anna Hazare today warned the government that it will have to go if it does not bring a strong Lokpal Bill as a "wave of protest" is building up. After an impressive turnout yesterday, the morning crowd at the fast venue of Jantar …
Shillong, July 9: In the wake of the assault on RTI activist and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi, the National Campaign for Peoples’ Right to Information (NCPRI) today demanded a strong and effective Whistleblowers’ Protection Bill to protect RTI users and anti-corruption crusaders. Akhil was assaulted while he …
Since its inception, the residential complex of Kakade city in Hinge, Pune, has raised several questions. The land on which the project has been constructed was meant for rehabilitation of the project-affected people of Kopregaon. The land was acquired by the government for the expansion of the National Defence Academy. …
Petrol Hike Should Have Been Done Earlier: Pawar Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has said that the UPA government could have managed the petroleum price hike in a better manner, to spread out the burden over a longer period of time. On NCP’s 13th anniversary, Pawar spoke on a range of …
Bhubaneswar:In a strong rebuttal to charges by Team Anna, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday said that there was no scam in allocation of coal blocks and his department was not aware of any CAG report on the issue. There is no CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) report with me. …
