As a country grappling with political and infrastructural problems, there are very few issues that do not evoke extreme, often diametrically opposite, reactions in India. Population control Bills, vaccination policy, farmer income initiatives, river water sharing mechanisms or surrogacy laws—there is no dearth of topics that have triggered controversy, and …
In Mumbai, new forms of cooperation between local government and citizens seek to improve local representation and the quality of services. This paper examines which residents are represented or excluded in these arrangements, the mandates and processes by which the arrangements are negotiated and the outcomes. Local representation through elected …
Bs Reporters / Kolkata September 17, 2008, 0:50 IST Mamata Banerjee today hinted that the Trinamool Congress and its allies could resume the agitation for return of 300 acres inside the 997-acre Tata Motors Nano factory at Singur, and another 100 acres around it, because the West Bengal government had …
Marcus Dam Governor requests Opposition to suspend agitation; traffic resumes near Tata Motors project site A step forward: West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi with the former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Chittatosh Mukerjee (left) at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday. KOLKATA:
Bangalore: What with the country headed for Lok Sabha elections before the next budget, Yeddyurappa would be under political compulsion to deliver a populist budget to consolidate his party's position ahead of the general elections... As Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa rises to present his BJP government's maiden budget in …
the recently held elections in Karnataka paved the way for several mine owners to the state assembly. Some of them who belong to Bellary district have even got key ministerial berths such as the revenue ministry and the ministry of tourism and infrastructure development. The district, located in the eastern …
Intellectuals write to Manmohan, seeking his intervention Job card should specify payments made and rights of labourers Keep muster roll at workplace Intellectuals and social activists have sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme and to ensure the safety of activists associated …
The meeting of the UPA-Left panel on the India-US nuclear deal on Wednesday could well be the final opportunity for the controversial pact to go through before both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US president George Bush reach the end of their tenures in office. The government is preparing for …
Party in the dock for accepting donation from Dow Chemical BHOPAL: The Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Jamuna Devi, has written to the Election Commission asking that Bharatiya Janata Party be de-recognised because it had accepted donation from Dow Chemical International Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of …
