Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has launched initiatives to address infra, connectivity issues to improve healthcare in such areas & provide entrepreneurship ecosystem for tribal youth.
D Ravikumar's letter to TN law minister follows MHA directive to states, UTs to end such discrimination in prisons. It says convicts are even allotted separate barracks based on caste.
At 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu Kashmir' event in Srinagar, Modi rebuked previous governments for corrupt practices that destroyed bank & risked thousands of crores of depositors' money.
Officers write to state govt, citing service rules to say their seniority should be higher than that of 2 colleagues from same 1990 batch, who they say were transferred from other cadres.
Secretary-level officer says this has brought in a great deal of stability and continuity in governance, as well as better coordination with states and between ministries.
Draft policy published last month, public views invited till 15 March. Proposals include 100% exemption from stamp duty & (for 10 years) electricity duty for green hydrogen projects.
State chief secretary indicates high court's decision will be challenged. Cash-strapped Congress govt had estimated to earn revenues worth Rs 1,800 crore per annum from power firms.
Under the feature, MGNREGS workers must mark attendance from within 10-mt radius of a spot at a geo-tagged worksite. As a result, some of them have to walk back long distances to do so.
Legislation passed by assembly this week proposes setting up sports registration councils at state & regional level, prescribes imprisonment and fine for failure to comply with norms.
The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
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