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News ScanFed up with corruption, Karnataka Lokayukta resigns
Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, known for his crusade against corruption and the mining lobby, made a sudden decision to resign from his post, criticising the state government for its indifference towards the Lokayukta institution. Civil society groups feel his resignation has exposed the rot in the system More... Food security, Naxal violence, communalism are NAC prioritiesThe new National Advisory Council has decided to put food security, communal violence, and tribal development at the top of its priority list, besides monitoring better implementation of existing social sector schemes More... National Advisory Council appointments hint at socialist agendaThe Indian government has appointed several intellectuals and social activists to a policy advisory body, signalling the possibility of higher spending on social programmes More... Govt drafts new law to guarantee land titlesTo bring uniformity across the country and replace the existing deeds system that’s fraught with litigation due to inaccuracies in property records, the rural development ministry has drafted a model law to usher in a system of conclusive property titles with title guarantees through registration of immovable property More... Vice President Ansari for CAG audit of NGOs, societies, trustsVice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari strongly favours bringing NGOs, autonomous organisations, societies and trusts within the purview of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to ensure better “transparency and accountability” in the spending of public funds More... Centre should step in to check riots, says panelTouching upon several significant areas, a panel reviewing relations and the balance of power between the Centre and state governments has made over 200 recommendations including radical ones like amending Articles 355 and 356 to enable the Centre to bring specific trouble-torn areas under its rule, for a limited period More... MPLADS constitutionally valid, says SCA five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutional validity of the MPLAD scheme under which MPs are allocated Rs 2 crore annually to develop their constituencies More... National Advisory Council to be revivedThe NAC, responsible for major pro-poor legislations and schemes, is back on track with Sonia Gandhi as its head More... India stays at 134 on UN’s Human Development IndexIndia has showed no progress in its ranking among countries on the Human Development Index, according to the latest Human Development Report for the year 2007, released by the United Nations Development Programme. But India’s average annual growth rate for literacy, life expectancy and income are moving up slowly More... |
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