Gowda plans to meet Prez on cattle bill
Taking serious note of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010, the Janata Dal (Secular) national president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda would lead a delegation to President Pratibha Patil on the August 5 to request her to reject the bill.
MEA refutes CWG’s email claim, says it was doctored
The email that Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has cited to justify payment of a large sum of money to a London-based company is not authentic. This is what the ministry of external affairs, headed by Mr S.M. Krishna, is understood to have conveyed to Mr Kalmadi when he called on the minister here Tuesday.
Expired food, defective copters for forces
Rations unfit for human consumption that includes flour, sugar, rice, tea, pulses, and edible oils well past the expiry date were supplied to troops under the Army’s crucial Northern and Western Commands, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed. Another CAG report also highlights the acquisition of “life-
Sheila denies it, but were SC/ST funds diverted?
Despite vehement denials by Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit that no funds were diverted from the special component plan (SCP) meant for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC) towards Commonwealth Games projects, the Housing Rights and Land Rights Network claimed on Tuesday that there was indeed diversion of funds to the tune of Rs 744.35 crores.
Opp demands probe into Games
Alleging diversion of funds meant for SC/ST to Commonwealth Games projects, BSP on Tuesday disrupted Parliament proceedings.
The Left parties and the BJP also alleged that there was “bungling” in organising the sporting event. In Rajya Sabha, BSP members demanded that a parliamentary committee should probe into the matter. In Lok Sabha, BSP members staged a walk out on the issue.
BJP slams govt for being silent on corruption
Releasing a white paper on the status of Commonwealth Games preparations, senior BJP leader and party incharge for Delhi M. Venkaiah Naidu alleged “violent” corruption by several agencies and demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to institute a monitoring mechanism by “honest” Central ministers. He also alleged that in the name of Commonwealth, the ruling party was indulging in creation of “individual wealth”.
Some J&K cops quit over stir
Caught in a different situation and facing tremendous pressure, a section of Kashmiri policemen is desperately trying to placate the local population as the anger over the killings in security forces’ actions is ever-increasing.
NDMC bill is tabled in Lok Sabha
The amendment bill aimed at giving more say to the local representatives in the New Delhi Municipal Council was on Tuesday tabled in the Lok Sabha.
The bill, introduced by the minister of state for home M. Ramachandran, seeks to give the Member of Parliament, representing the constituency falling under the NDMC j
PC to make statement on Kashmir
Home minister P. Chidambharam will make a statement in the Parliament on the situation in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday. While the Centre is weighing various options on how to restore normalcy in the Valley which has been under the grip of tension for the last five days, the Left MPs urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a delegation of parliamentarians to assess the situation.
DDA official, engineer in a war of words
A day after the All-DDA Engineers’ Association went to the press saying that the Vasant Kunj flat projects could not be completed on time, its president was apparently involved in a heated exchange of