Faced with the good and the bad NGO
The Narendra Modi Government, undaunted, seems to be cracking down on bigger global outfits. Some, like Greenpeace and Ford Foundation, have been already been put under the scanner It was probably CNN, when it was owned by Ted Turner, which first gave credence and pride of place to the ‘citizen journalist’,...
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Dealing with a new Afghanistan
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A constitutional logjam
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Terror to silence the critic
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Smiling bureaucrat who can deliver
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Unsafe buildings add to tragedies
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THINK NOW | Swami Vivekananda Spritual leader
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Suo-Motu by NHRC on labourer rape case
30 April 2015 | Pioneer News Service
Tremor felt in Pharenda assembly section
The devastating earthquake on last Saturday, which had caused widespread damage in neighbouring Nepal, also made its presence felt in Pharenda assembly segment of Maharajganj, which will go for by-poll on Thursday. The earthquake has rattled the voters in this constituency on the Indo-Nepal border and the campaigning in the constituency,...
State executive BJP meeting start from May 11 in Ghaziabad
In the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh achieving a milestone of enrolling 18 million new members, the crucial state executive meeting of the state BJP will be held at Ghaziabad from May 11 next. BJP President Amit Shah and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with several Union ministers from the state along...
Committee formed to give new laws to help farmers : CM
With an aim to simplify revenue records so that benefits could reach farmers directly Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has formed a committee that would suggest new laws after consultation with advocates and people associated with revenue department. The committee would be headed by Additional Advocate General Raj Bahadur Singh. Yadav said...
Thakur seeks permission for State to file PIl
Senior IPS officer, Amitabh Thakur, has sought permission from the State government to file Public Interest litigation (PIl) against them regarding rapid and frequent transfers of senior administrative officers and incharges of police stations. In his representation to Principal Secretary Home, dispatched on Wednesday, Amitabh Thakur, presently posted as IG (Civil...
local leaders to discuss strategy of their upcoming demonstration
With Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi nailed down the Narendra Modi’s government on the farmer’s issue, local leaders here in Uttar Pradesh, who had decided to take the issues of new Ordinance on land acquisition law, insufficient compensation to farmers against their crops damaged due to unseasional rains etc, would collect on...
RTI helps teacher to get his stalled promotion
Complaint under the Right To Information (RTI) Act helped a teacher of the Hindu Inter College in Bijnore, to get promotion which was up till now has been stalled by the college management. Interestingly, the District Inspector of School (DIoS) of Bijnore, who was aware of the management evil design...
Form law to protect tenancy: Experts
It is important to study and examine the existing legal instruments to protect tenancy in the State," said experts attending a consultation on Tenancy in Odisha organised by landesa here on Tuesday. According to the experts, tenancy is highly restricted in the State. Such restrictive leasing or tenancy has led...
