Government
Gujarat high court issues contempt notice to Modi government
15 Feb 2012
The Gujarat high court today issued a contempt notice to the state government for failing to comply with its order on compensation to people whose shops were burnt down in the 2002 post-Godhra riots
NREGA funds being diverted to buy SUVs: Ramesh
13 Feb 2012
A status report on the implementation of the job scheme in Assam prepared by Jairam Ramesh’s rural development ministry shows that only 6.3 per cent of the work sanctioned under the programme has been completed.
Meet on UIDAI, home ministry turf war to resume Friday
25 Jan 2012
With no immediate resolution of the turf war between Chidambaram’s ministry of home affairs and Nilekani’s UIDAI, the prime minister has scheduled a cabinet meeting for Friday to resolve differences between the two
Turf war between UIDAI, home ministry intensifies
20 Jan 2012
The bone of contention is who will collect citizen data – the Registrar General of India under the home ministry or the Unique Identity Authority under Planning Commission
Gujarat moves SC against HC order on Lokayukta
19 Jan 2012
The Gujarat government today moved the Supreme Court challenging a high court verdict upholding the appointment of retired judge R A Mehta as the state's Lokayukta
Pawar policies led to Rs12,000 crore loss on pulses: CAG
28 Dec 2011
The central auditor’s report says the food distribution ministry allowed private players to cartelise imports paid for by the government
Lokpal storm in Parliament
27 Dec 2011
The battle-lines are not as clear as might have seemed earlier, as the opposition has shown no eagerness to pass the bill as it stands
Assembly poll results to be announced on 4 March
24 Dec 2011
CBI probes will stay independent of lokpal: Khurshid
24 Dec 2011
Following strong objections by the Central Bureau of Investigation to being controlled by the proposed lokpal, law minister Salman Khurshid today said the lokpal could refer investigations to the CBI but the actual investigations would remain outside its purview
PIL filed over venue for Anna's Mumbai fast
23 Dec 2011
Lokpal bill tabled; most opposition parties object
22 Dec 2011
Several parties have questioned the "haste" in tabling the bill and asserted that Parliament should not "succumb" to some individual threatening agitation
Houses to reconvene after Xmas for lokpal
20 Dec 2011
The union cabinet has cleared the draft of the lokpal bill for a central corruption watchdog, and the government has decided it will need to extend the winter session of Parliament for its passage
PM honest, good, but remote-controlled: Anna Hazare
19 Dec 2011
Failure to pass an effective anti-corruption bill would result in his launching his fast at Ramlila maidan in Delhi and the start of the ‘jail bharo’ agitation
Lokpal bill to be tabled on Monday, vows PM
17 Dec 2011
Talking to newspersons on board his aircraft on his way back from Moscow, Singh said the government is determined to pass the Lokpal Bill in this session of Parliament
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