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Year after sizing down MP Chambers project, govt ‘rethinks’ plans to build it near new Parliament

In January, CWPD invited pre-qualification bids for construction of new office spaces for MPs. Discussions going on about looking for alternate plots and other aspects, it is learnt.

Gender-neutral adultery provision, Sec 377 on non-consensual acts: What House panel wants in penal code

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, introduced in Lok Sabha in August to replace IPC, has also sought to introduce a new provision dealing with crimes linked to mob lynching and hate.

Shinde govt to provide arms licence seekers 3-day training in handling guns, a 1st for Maharashtra

According to govt resolution, this is being done to avoid mishaps. Armed police personnel will teach cleaning of weapons, loading, unloading, trigger control under voluntary programme.

Khattar-Vij war escalates as Haryana health minister goes missing in action

Anil Vij has not cleared any health dept files since 5 October, when CMO chief principal secretary held meeting of dept officials without keeping Vij in loop, it is learnt.

Modi govt’s model village scheme has fared poorly. MPs adopted only half of targeted panchayats

Launched in 2014, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is nearing its 2024 deadline, but lack of dedicated funds & interest from MPs means even in adopted villages, work completed is under 75%.

How Centre’s ‘Aaina’ portal could help 4,700+ urban local bodies take long, hard look in the mirror

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is crafting a single portal to aggregate data from ULBs, spanning domains like planning, finance, & citizen services, to improve their functioning.

‘Symbolic, throwback to Nehruvian socialism’, say economists about Modi govt’s subsidised Bharat Atta

After Bharat Dal in July, Modi govt Monday launched Bharat Atta, a brand under which it will sell subsidised wheat. Economists say it will likely be forgotten after 2024 elections.

Centre blames Telangana for ‘defective’ Kaleshwaram project but central agencies gave clearances too

4 years after over Rs 1 lakh crore-Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project was commissioned, 6 piers of one of 3 barrages sank in Oct. Probe to begin, restoration yet to be undertaken.

Tale of 2 poll-bound states: Why Chhattisgarh is doing better despite parent state MP’s faster growth 

Between 2011-12 and 2022-23, the GSDP of MP grew by 6.7% per annum on average (compound annual growth rate or CAGR). The growth was 5.6% for Chhattisgarh but there’s more to data.

What ails industry growth in agri-led MP? Growth centred in clusters, govt fixes ‘too late’

Encouraging industry is a stated objective of MP govt, and there have been some promising outcomes. But industry’s contribution to state economy has fallen over the past decade.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?