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-

The Railways certainly isn’t chugging along smoothly when it comes to executing a plan that would ensure the safe running of trains. So its been slammed in a performance audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for failing to meet many of the targets set by its Corporate Safety Plan, the first phase of which included the period from 2003 to 2008.

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.

The government was roundly criticised by both its friends and foes in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday when the House began discussion on a motion to discuss the impact of rising prices on the common man.

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.

With banks, schools, hospitals, chemists and markets shut for the last two months, the silent majority in Kashmir has now come to the end of its tether. Irate parents whose children are studying in schools across the valley are complaining that if the situation is not brought under control, their children will end up missing an academic

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.

The Delhi government has given the deadline of August 10 for clearing all the construction debris. With barely a week left and the MCD contractors on strike, it is going to be a tough ask for the government to meet the deadline.

The Central Vigilance Commission’s Chief Technical Examination Wing has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to submit a detailed report and explain why its hotel projects related to Commonwealth Games failed to take off. It also wants to know whether or not the builders involved in construction of the hotels were availing of the tax benefits extended to them for making their projects viable.

At least 20 contracts related to the supply of materials to the Commonwealth Games venues are being scrutinised by the revenue intelligence agencies as well as other probe agencies.