While 298 votes were received in its favour, 230 votes went against the proposed amendments, thereby falling short of two-thirds majority needed to clear the House.
A late-evening order of April 16 redistributes work among officers in the Haryana CMO, with the former Gurugram DC getting charge of depts left in limbo after Saket Kumar’s removal
Speaking on delimitation in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah said proportion of Lok Sabha seats in southern states will increase from 23.76 per cent to 23.87 per cent after increase in size of Lok Sabha.
Preliminary paper by NITI Aayog member is a data-intensive assessment of India’s education system, whose findings conflict the narrative of progress that has accompanied both RTE & NEP 2020.
Copies of the Bills were shared with MPs Tuesday afternoon, as a press conference over ‘opaque and non-consultative manner’ in which govt is bringing the Bills was underway.
The first set of 11,000 tenements, each 350 square feet, will be constructed in Dharavi’s Sector 6, which refers to the Matunga railway land obtained from Railways.
It started with a police complaint alleging violations of Section 118—which restricts transfer of agricultural land to non-agriculturists—of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act.
Against backdrop of sweeping draft amendment to India's intermediary rules, the case has broader implications for how the law governs what social media platforms host.
With less than two weeks to go for polling day, senior bureaucrat M. Sai Kumar is the new chief secretary, while cybercrime expert Sandeep Mittal has taken over vigilance and anti-corruption.
Audit finds that nearly 86% of operators of common services centres are earning less than Rs 500 per month, and the DoT has failed to recover Rs 107.07 crore in fines.
Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.
The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Firstly, the consultants who prepare the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) must be held accountable. The DPRs for infrastructure projects provide wildly exaggerated figures. Figures and numbers are cooked up in favour of the project. Egregiously optimistic estimates, far removed from the realities of life, are made.
An example of this are the metro projects across cities. Except Kolkata and Delhi, none of rhe metro projects have crossed even 25% of the projected ridership volume.
It’s high time the agencies/consultants preparing the DPRs are held accountable and penalised.
Secondly, the land acquisition issue must be looked into. In every single infrastructure project, delays are primarily due to land acquisition issues. This leads to severe cost overruns. A political consensus must be arrived at to ensure swift and smooth procedures of land acquisition.
Investment in defence is guided by strategic considerations. However, road and rail, accounting for the bulk of government capital expenditure must pay for themselves, as commercial enterprises. Be able to service debt. Railways recently wanted 70,000 crores of loans to be converted into a grant, ie, written off.
Firstly, the consultants who prepare the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) must be held accountable. The DPRs for infrastructure projects provide wildly exaggerated figures. Figures and numbers are cooked up in favour of the project. Egregiously optimistic estimates, far removed from the realities of life, are made.
An example of this are the metro projects across cities. Except Kolkata and Delhi, none of rhe metro projects have crossed even 25% of the projected ridership volume.
It’s high time the agencies/consultants preparing the DPRs are held accountable and penalised.
Secondly, the land acquisition issue must be looked into. In every single infrastructure project, delays are primarily due to land acquisition issues. This leads to severe cost overruns. A political consensus must be arrived at to ensure swift and smooth procedures of land acquisition.
Investment in defence is guided by strategic considerations. However, road and rail, accounting for the bulk of government capital expenditure must pay for themselves, as commercial enterprises. Be able to service debt. Railways recently wanted 70,000 crores of loans to be converted into a grant, ie, written off.