Indian eve conquer the Kazan frontier to win the Women's hockey Champions Challenge on Saturday while the Indian team defeated Belgium 6-3 in an exciting final.It was a near perfect for the Indian team as they hardly broke a sweat while dismissing the Belgium challenge.
Both the teams slugged it out in the first 15 minutes, but it was India that finally opened the score when Rani Rampal scored the first of her four goals in the final.India extended the lead three minutes later through a field goal of Saba Anjum.After leading 2-0 at half time, India kept attacking. It was again Rampal who scored three minutes into the second half.
Belgium tried very hard but India scored with counterattack. Indian skipper Surinder Kaur was declared as the player of tournament.With this win Indian team qualify for the Champions trophy.
By : News Team
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Army begins training of regular troops to deal with terror
28 June : Preparing to deal with Mumbai attacks-like terror siege, Army has started training its units deployed at various places considered as potential terrorist targets."We must have troops who are well trained and equipped to carry out hostage rescue operations in situations such as the Mumbai crisis," Army sources told the news agency.
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The Army has assigned its Special Force (SF) units based across the country to train the personnel from regular infantry units for the purpose.
"We realised that our units deployed in the peace locations should also be trained in urban warfare which is different from what we face in Jammu and Kashmir and the north-eastern states".
"Our SF troops have had a long history of dealing with extreme situations in the insurgency-affected areas of J and K and the north-east. Therefore, they have been assigned to train and prepare troops from regular infantry units for these tasks," they said.
Most of the personnel undergoing training with the SF units are deployed in cities having sizable population and attract both foreign and domestic tourists in large numbers.
"Army units based in cities like Goa, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Agra, Goa, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar and various other places spread across the country are being trained to deal with hostage rescue operations as terrorists are most likely expected to strike at such places," the sources said.
These infantry units will also be equipped with modern electronic gadgets and weapons, mostly used by the SF and quick reaction teams to tackle terrorists.
These weapons are normally not available to them.
New courses have been designed by the SF units to train the infantry troops.
"Officers and men from the chosen units have started going to the SF units, which have designed special courses for them. It will help these troops increase their mental and physical endurance and skills to tackle such crises," the sources said.
At the moment, Army has six SF units which are based in locations such as Udhampur and Jodhpur.
"Officers and men from the infantry units will go back to their battalions and teach their own men the skills learned from SF units," they said.
The decision to set up these specialised teams within the infantry units was taken after an assessment of the lessons learned during the 26/11 operations.
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By : News Team
Special kids term visit to Srinagar airport memorable
Srinagar, June 28 : Special children of the Life Help Centre, Barzulla, recently paid a visit to Srinagar International Airport and interacted with officers of the airport. Accompanied by the staff, 20 special children mingled with the officials and the occasion was no less than memorable for them.
It was for the first time that the children got a chance to visit the state-of-the-art airport.
"For the first time, such a visit was organised for special children. They enjoyed the visit. What more could they expect?," said P. Rajan, project coordinator, Life Help Centre, and added, "It was a memorable moment for all of them and each child could watch more than five flights at the same time."
He said some of the children expressed a wish to fly.
Rajan said the children were glad to be on the escalator. For some, it was a first-time visit and most of them were scared. The children of the centre suffer from Down syndrome, mild mental retardation, multiple disabilities and cerebral palsy.
The project coordinator emphasised the importance of daily living skills and socialisation with society among special children. "We are focusing on it at all levels in our centre," said Rajan.
The project coordinator said the centre intended to take these children to parks, the railway station, post offices, banks and other places in the near future. "Such interactions enable them to know the public. In turn, the public also comes to know about them. This in a way leads to their acceptance by the society."
Rajan said the centre had two months ago applied for recognition to the Social Welfare Department (SWD).
An awareness rally about the sensitisation of issues concerning the special children would be organised by the Humanity Welfare Organisation on June 27 and many NGOs had been invited to take part in it.
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By : News Team
Worst water crisis in 10 years
By : BD Kasniyal , Pitthoragarh :Uttarakhand is facing its worst water crisis in 10 years. In the state, 118 wards and 235 villages are facing an acute water shortage.
The residents of these areas are relying on tankers to quench their thirst. The matter has been exacerbated due to the delay in monsoon and almost no winter rain.
Most natural water sources that support the water supply in the state have partially dried up and that in turn has led to the lowering of the water level in tubewells."These tubewells can function at their optimum level only if there is adequate rainfall but that has not happened this year. The water sources need adequate rain for recharging. In some tubewells where the water has gone down below the static level, assembly pipe lines are being added for pumping," said VK Sinha, GM (hq), Jal Sansthan.
Of the 5,471 potable water supply schemes dependent on natural resources, at least 2,030 schemes are expected to be the worst hit and may dry up if there is further delay in rains.
A total of 83 places in urban areas and 169 places in rural areas in Garhwal, 78 places in rural areas in Tehri and 14 places (rural) in Rudraprayag, 13 in Chamoli and 12 in Uttarkashi are facing acute water shortage.
In the urban areas of Pauri (Kotdwar) 12, in Gopeshwar 16 and in Chamoli four areas are facing acute water shortage. In Dehradun, there are 34 places (rural) where there is a scarcity of water, while 41 urban areas are facing a similar crisis.
There are a total of 5,471 potable water supply schemes functioning in the state, 47 pumping schemes in urban and 148 in rural areas while there are 400 tubewells.
"All these schemes require considerable power supply for pumping. The supply does get affected due to voltage fluctuation," said PC Kimothi, secretary appraisal, Jal Sansthan.
The water crisis is being attributed to the rainless winter this year which caused the drying up of natural springs and rivers.
"We are supplying water in 225 villages and 125 towns by tankers. We have also installed 250 new handpumps and dug up 56 infiltration wells," said HP Uniyal, Chief General Manager, Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan.
Uniyal said that the scorching heat is the main reason for the crisis as traditional sources have depleted. The pumping of water has been erratic due to erratic electricity supply. Some old pumping schemes are due for maintenance.
Haldwani is commercial capital of Kumaon and Guala river is the main source of water. With the receding water level of the Guala, coupled by less availability of electricity, the 3.25 lakh residents of Haldwani are getting less than 30 cusecs of water per day.
The fields of Bhabar nearby are also short of water for irrigation. In the Terai and Bhabar area of Kumaon, hand pumps only offer a trickle of water.
In Nainital, where the drinking water demand has reached 20 Mld per day during this peak tourist season, only 14 Mld water per day is being supplied. "This is because the surrounding peaks of Naini Lake have received very low rain fall this year," said MH Khan, Secretary, Water resources, Uttarakhand government.
Almora and Pitthoragarh towns are also facing severe water crisis as the traditional water sources of these town have dried up.
In Almora, as the natural water sources have dried up, the entire town now depends on the water from the Kosi river. But the river too is also drying up.
"We are able to operate only two pumps out of three installed on the Kosi," said an official of Jal Sansthan.
According to Dr SS Bisht, an activist from Almora, the policy of the government is responsible for the neglect of natural water sources of the town resulting in dependence on the Kosi for water.
"In Pitthoragarh town, we need 15.06 Mld water per day and we are getting only 9.96 Mld. More than 25 per cent water resources in rural areas have dried up due to scanty rainfall during winter," said LK Adhlakha, Executive Engineer, Pitthoragarh Jal Sansthan.
Bageshwar is one of worst-hit districts in Kumaon after Champawat. The volume of water in main rivers - Gomti and Saryu - has reduced to one-fourth. The 61 villages in Kharahi Patti in Bageshwer district are worst hit. There is no water to irrigate high-yield paddy fields in Garudh valley.
Lohaghat, Champawat, Tanakpur and Banbasa town of Champawat district are also facing their worst water crisis in the past five years.
Recently, in Lohaghat, villagers ghereoed local Member of Parliament Pradeep Tamta. Though the Jal Sansthan officers are trying to supply water by tankers but the villages far from the main road are not benefiting from this measure.
Some families have left the villages due to water scarcity, said Thakur Singh Bhandari from Ganura village in Bel Patti.
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By : News Team
The residents of these areas are relying on tankers to quench their thirst. The matter has been exacerbated due to the delay in monsoon and almost no winter rain.
Most natural water sources that support the water supply in the state have partially dried up and that in turn has led to the lowering of the water level in tubewells."These tubewells can function at their optimum level only if there is adequate rainfall but that has not happened this year. The water sources need adequate rain for recharging. In some tubewells where the water has gone down below the static level, assembly pipe lines are being added for pumping," said VK Sinha, GM (hq), Jal Sansthan.
Of the 5,471 potable water supply schemes dependent on natural resources, at least 2,030 schemes are expected to be the worst hit and may dry up if there is further delay in rains.
A total of 83 places in urban areas and 169 places in rural areas in Garhwal, 78 places in rural areas in Tehri and 14 places (rural) in Rudraprayag, 13 in Chamoli and 12 in Uttarkashi are facing acute water shortage.
In the urban areas of Pauri (Kotdwar) 12, in Gopeshwar 16 and in Chamoli four areas are facing acute water shortage. In Dehradun, there are 34 places (rural) where there is a scarcity of water, while 41 urban areas are facing a similar crisis.
There are a total of 5,471 potable water supply schemes functioning in the state, 47 pumping schemes in urban and 148 in rural areas while there are 400 tubewells.
"All these schemes require considerable power supply for pumping. The supply does get affected due to voltage fluctuation," said PC Kimothi, secretary appraisal, Jal Sansthan.
The water crisis is being attributed to the rainless winter this year which caused the drying up of natural springs and rivers.
"We are supplying water in 225 villages and 125 towns by tankers. We have also installed 250 new handpumps and dug up 56 infiltration wells," said HP Uniyal, Chief General Manager, Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan.
Uniyal said that the scorching heat is the main reason for the crisis as traditional sources have depleted. The pumping of water has been erratic due to erratic electricity supply. Some old pumping schemes are due for maintenance.
Haldwani is commercial capital of Kumaon and Guala river is the main source of water. With the receding water level of the Guala, coupled by less availability of electricity, the 3.25 lakh residents of Haldwani are getting less than 30 cusecs of water per day.
The fields of Bhabar nearby are also short of water for irrigation. In the Terai and Bhabar area of Kumaon, hand pumps only offer a trickle of water.
In Nainital, where the drinking water demand has reached 20 Mld per day during this peak tourist season, only 14 Mld water per day is being supplied. "This is because the surrounding peaks of Naini Lake have received very low rain fall this year," said MH Khan, Secretary, Water resources, Uttarakhand government.
Almora and Pitthoragarh towns are also facing severe water crisis as the traditional water sources of these town have dried up.
In Almora, as the natural water sources have dried up, the entire town now depends on the water from the Kosi river. But the river too is also drying up.
"We are able to operate only two pumps out of three installed on the Kosi," said an official of Jal Sansthan.
According to Dr SS Bisht, an activist from Almora, the policy of the government is responsible for the neglect of natural water sources of the town resulting in dependence on the Kosi for water.
"In Pitthoragarh town, we need 15.06 Mld water per day and we are getting only 9.96 Mld. More than 25 per cent water resources in rural areas have dried up due to scanty rainfall during winter," said LK Adhlakha, Executive Engineer, Pitthoragarh Jal Sansthan.
Bageshwar is one of worst-hit districts in Kumaon after Champawat. The volume of water in main rivers - Gomti and Saryu - has reduced to one-fourth. The 61 villages in Kharahi Patti in Bageshwer district are worst hit. There is no water to irrigate high-yield paddy fields in Garudh valley.
Lohaghat, Champawat, Tanakpur and Banbasa town of Champawat district are also facing their worst water crisis in the past five years.
Recently, in Lohaghat, villagers ghereoed local Member of Parliament Pradeep Tamta. Though the Jal Sansthan officers are trying to supply water by tankers but the villages far from the main road are not benefiting from this measure.
Some families have left the villages due to water scarcity, said Thakur Singh Bhandari from Ganura village in Bel Patti.
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By : News Team
After Punjab, Haryana too bans use of ACs
28 June : After Punjab, neighbouring Haryana too banned the use of air conditioners in state govt offices and those of boards and corporations, universities and local bodies with immediate effect in a bid to tide over a power crisis.
The step has been taken by the government with a view to economise the use of power in the state. These orders would remain enforced till further orders, an official spokesman said in Chandigarh on Sunday.
He said all administrative secretaries, head of departments, managing directors, chief executive officers, secretaries of boards and corporations, all divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and all registrars of universities in the state have been informed of the decision of the government.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has also appealed to the people to "act with patience" and support the government in dealing with the situation.
With the opposition planning agitations in the state next week to protest the scarcity of power and water, Hooda has also appealed to political parties to give "constructive support" to the government, saying natural calamities are beyond anyone's control.
The Punjab government has already banned the use of air conditioners in its offices and decided to change the office timings to cope with the power crisis in the state.
The new timings in Punjab government offices -- 7:30am to 1:30 pm -- will be in force from Monday.Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has also appealed to market complexes, shopping malls and other commercial establishments they close by 7:30 pm in view of the daily shortage of over 400 lakh units of power in the state.
Meanwhile, the heat wave sweeping the region continued unabated today, with mercury hovering in the range of 42-45 degree celsius at most places.
Both the states have been facing acute power shortage, with residents bearing the brunt of cuts ranging from 8-14 hours. Industry, too, has been adversely hit by the worsening power situation.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, which had sufficient power supply till a few days back, is now grappling with a shortage.On Saturday night, residents in many areas, particularly the southern sectors, had to spend a sleepless night due to frequent power outages.
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By : News Team
The step has been taken by the government with a view to economise the use of power in the state. These orders would remain enforced till further orders, an official spokesman said in Chandigarh on Sunday.
He said all administrative secretaries, head of departments, managing directors, chief executive officers, secretaries of boards and corporations, all divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and all registrars of universities in the state have been informed of the decision of the government.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has also appealed to the people to "act with patience" and support the government in dealing with the situation.
With the opposition planning agitations in the state next week to protest the scarcity of power and water, Hooda has also appealed to political parties to give "constructive support" to the government, saying natural calamities are beyond anyone's control.
The Punjab government has already banned the use of air conditioners in its offices and decided to change the office timings to cope with the power crisis in the state.
The new timings in Punjab government offices -- 7:30am to 1:30 pm -- will be in force from Monday.Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has also appealed to market complexes, shopping malls and other commercial establishments they close by 7:30 pm in view of the daily shortage of over 400 lakh units of power in the state.
Meanwhile, the heat wave sweeping the region continued unabated today, with mercury hovering in the range of 42-45 degree celsius at most places.
Both the states have been facing acute power shortage, with residents bearing the brunt of cuts ranging from 8-14 hours. Industry, too, has been adversely hit by the worsening power situation.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, which had sufficient power supply till a few days back, is now grappling with a shortage.On Saturday night, residents in many areas, particularly the southern sectors, had to spend a sleepless night due to frequent power outages.
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By : News Team
H R Bharadwaj to take over as K'taka Gov
28 June :Former Union Law Minister H R Bharadwaj will take over as the new Governor of Karnataka on Monday, following the shifting of incumbent Rameshwar Thakur to Madhya Pradesh.
He would be administered oath by Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran at 1630 hrs.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa would receive Bharadwaj on his arrival at the airport at noon.All Ministers of the BJP government in the state would attend the function at Glass House inside the Raj Bhavan.Bharadwaj, a veteran barrister, belongs to Rohtak in Haryana.
Meanwhile, Thakur was accorded a grand farewell by the state government on Sunday. Yeddyurappa thanked him for guidance and cooperation.Thakur was seen off at the airport by the Chief Minister and his Cabinet Colleagues.
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He would be administered oath by Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran at 1630 hrs.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa would receive Bharadwaj on his arrival at the airport at noon.All Ministers of the BJP government in the state would attend the function at Glass House inside the Raj Bhavan.Bharadwaj, a veteran barrister, belongs to Rohtak in Haryana.
Meanwhile, Thakur was accorded a grand farewell by the state government on Sunday. Yeddyurappa thanked him for guidance and cooperation.Thakur was seen off at the airport by the Chief Minister and his Cabinet Colleagues.
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By : News Team
Bill to tighten immigration laws in the offing
28 June : Govt on Saturday said a bill tightening immigration laws for Indians moving overseas by providing more powers to police, would be finalised in the next two to three months after consultations with stakeholders including the Law Ministry.
"The Bill, whose draft was ready, would contain penal provisions against unscrupulous agents," Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told reporters in Chennai.
The Bill would provide more power to the state police to deal with such persons, he said declining to elaborate adding talks had to be held with stakeholders including the Law Ministry.
On the racial attacks against Indian students in Australia, he said they (attacks) were actually "racial outbursts" by certain anti-social elements who robbed the students who were not staying in hostels or accommodations provided by the institutions.
"They were attacked especially during late night while they were coming back from their work", he said.
"There is no discrimination from the society. There are many nationalities in Australia," he said adding Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had assured India that his government would show zero tolerance towards racism in that country.
To a query, Ravi said Indian students going abroad should inform the Local Consul General or High Commission and remain in touch with them.
He said there were 97,000 students in Australia with several studying in the state of Victoria.
Ravi said an Australian delegation, comprising academicians, elected representatives and others was likely to visit major Indian cities including Delhi and Chennai and explain the situation in Australia.
They were expected to meet the Chief Ministers and media of the respective states.
To a query on Pakistan Supreme Court turning down Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's mercy plea, Ravi said "it is disappointing. His whole family was waiting for his release".
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"The Bill, whose draft was ready, would contain penal provisions against unscrupulous agents," Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told reporters in Chennai.
The Bill would provide more power to the state police to deal with such persons, he said declining to elaborate adding talks had to be held with stakeholders including the Law Ministry.
On the racial attacks against Indian students in Australia, he said they (attacks) were actually "racial outbursts" by certain anti-social elements who robbed the students who were not staying in hostels or accommodations provided by the institutions.
"They were attacked especially during late night while they were coming back from their work", he said.
"There is no discrimination from the society. There are many nationalities in Australia," he said adding Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had assured India that his government would show zero tolerance towards racism in that country.
To a query, Ravi said Indian students going abroad should inform the Local Consul General or High Commission and remain in touch with them.
He said there were 97,000 students in Australia with several studying in the state of Victoria.
Ravi said an Australian delegation, comprising academicians, elected representatives and others was likely to visit major Indian cities including Delhi and Chennai and explain the situation in Australia.
They were expected to meet the Chief Ministers and media of the respective states.
To a query on Pakistan Supreme Court turning down Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's mercy plea, Ravi said "it is disappointing. His whole family was waiting for his release".
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By : News Team
No drought-like situation in country: Pawar
28 June : Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said that there is no drought like situation in the country and further reiterated that delayed monsoon would not hit agriculture production.
Agricultural Ministry continuously monitoring situation in the states facing delayed monsoon.Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and southern regions of Chhattisgarh and Orissa bringing rains and thundershowers in some parts of northwest India including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The annual rainfall system is expected to cover some more parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim in the next three to four days.The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast widespread rains along the west coast over the next two to three days.
Fairly widespread to scattered rainfall has occurred over west Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, south Orissa, Vidarbha and Telangana.The Centre has procured a record 306.81 lakh tonnes of rice so far in the 2008-09 marketing season ending September this year, according to the data by Food Corporation of India.
FCI, the nodal agency for food grain procurement and distribution and other state agencies had procured 260.09 lakh tonnes in the comparative period of 2007-08 marketing season.
The government has been able to breach the last year's record procurement of 284.93 lakh tonnes of record rice production and higher minimum support price offered to the farmers this year.
It also surpassed the procurement target of 280 lakh tonnes for the ongoing marketing season.
With more than three months left for the procurement season to end, final figure is expected to touch 320 lakh tonnes.
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By : News Team
Agricultural Ministry continuously monitoring situation in the states facing delayed monsoon.Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and southern regions of Chhattisgarh and Orissa bringing rains and thundershowers in some parts of northwest India including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The annual rainfall system is expected to cover some more parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim in the next three to four days.The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast widespread rains along the west coast over the next two to three days.
Fairly widespread to scattered rainfall has occurred over west Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, south Orissa, Vidarbha and Telangana.The Centre has procured a record 306.81 lakh tonnes of rice so far in the 2008-09 marketing season ending September this year, according to the data by Food Corporation of India.
FCI, the nodal agency for food grain procurement and distribution and other state agencies had procured 260.09 lakh tonnes in the comparative period of 2007-08 marketing season.
The government has been able to breach the last year's record procurement of 284.93 lakh tonnes of record rice production and higher minimum support price offered to the farmers this year.
It also surpassed the procurement target of 280 lakh tonnes for the ongoing marketing season.
With more than three months left for the procurement season to end, final figure is expected to touch 320 lakh tonnes.
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By : News Team
Legislation to tackle judicial corruption on anvil: Moily
As part of efforts to make judiciary corruption-free, the UPA govt plans to bring in a legislation with definite provisions to punish corrupt judges, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said.Under the existing Judicial Inquiry Act, there is no provision other than impeachment if someone is found corrupt.
The government is keen to have a law providing for punishment short of impeachment if the judges are found corrupt; he told a meet-the-press at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
With this intention, a bill introduced in the last Lok Sabha had been withdrawn for re-introduction after making it more effective, he said.The new legislation was meant to address the issues of accountability and corruption in the judiciary and also omissions and commissions on their part.
However, while doing so, the judiciary would be taken into confidence as the government was keen that the matter should not pave the way for judiciary-executive conflict.He said the Indian judiciary had been reputed for high standards. Barring rare exceptions, the judges were known for upholding the ethics of the judiciary.
The judges also had difficulty in defending themselves when faced with charges. So they should be protected from vexatious litigations, he said."Under the existing Act no judge had been impeached. We had one case which we could not execute. Now we have the case of Soumitra Sen of West Bengal. The government is keen to initiate proceedings in that", Moily said.
However, the government would go about in the matter taking the judiciary into confidence so as to avoid any confrontation between the judiciary and executive, he said.The judiciary was also not averse to making the system free from corruption at all its levels, he said.
The government was also aware of the limitations and constraints of the judges."Like other officials, the judicial officers cannot come and talk to you. They cannot often come to court to defend themselves. They should also be protected from vexatious litigations", Moily said.
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By : News Team
The government is keen to have a law providing for punishment short of impeachment if the judges are found corrupt; he told a meet-the-press at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
With this intention, a bill introduced in the last Lok Sabha had been withdrawn for re-introduction after making it more effective, he said.The new legislation was meant to address the issues of accountability and corruption in the judiciary and also omissions and commissions on their part.
However, while doing so, the judiciary would be taken into confidence as the government was keen that the matter should not pave the way for judiciary-executive conflict.He said the Indian judiciary had been reputed for high standards. Barring rare exceptions, the judges were known for upholding the ethics of the judiciary.
The judges also had difficulty in defending themselves when faced with charges. So they should be protected from vexatious litigations, he said."Under the existing Act no judge had been impeached. We had one case which we could not execute. Now we have the case of Soumitra Sen of West Bengal. The government is keen to initiate proceedings in that", Moily said.
However, the government would go about in the matter taking the judiciary into confidence so as to avoid any confrontation between the judiciary and executive, he said.The judiciary was also not averse to making the system free from corruption at all its levels, he said.
The government was also aware of the limitations and constraints of the judges."Like other officials, the judicial officers cannot come and talk to you. They cannot often come to court to defend themselves. They should also be protected from vexatious litigations", Moily said.
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By : News Team
Increase in naxal activity a concern for country: BJP
28 June : Concerned with increasing naxal violence in the country, the BJP has said social issues should be examined thoroughly while dealing with the Maoist menace.
In the backdrop of increased naxal activity in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, the Central government had declared Maoist outfits as terror organisations.
As such, all democratic governments should initiate efforts to curb violence, and the BJP supports such effort, the BJP National Spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy told a news conference at Ranchi on Sunday.
He, however, said there should be an evaluation on all social matters which should be addressed to bring about a permanent solution to the problem.--
Extension in period for maintenance of plantation sought
June 28, 2009 :Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister has requested the Centre Government to extend the provision for maintenance of plantations raised under Centrally Sponsored Scheme from five years to seven years to ensure their survival as biotic and abiotic pressures keep on increasing every year.
In a letter written to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Sh. Jai Ram Ramesh, Chief Minister said that the matter was still pending with the Government of India which needed an early decision.
In another letter written to Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister, Dr. C.P. Joshi , Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister has reiterated the demand to include Crop Protectors as one of the permissible works under NREGA for Himachal so as to save the crop worth crores of rupees from the menace of wild animals.
Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal said that he has also requested the Union Government earlier but the decision of the Central Government was still awaited. Since the work, to be performed by the Crops Protectors is unsusceptible to measurement, appropriate methodology will be evolved by the State Government to assign the Crop's Protection work to the workers so engaged alongwith the certification of the duty performed by them.
He said that the farmers of the State would benefit immensely if engagement of Crops' Protectors is allowed as one of the permissible works under NREGA in respect of Himachal Pradesh.
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In a letter written to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Sh. Jai Ram Ramesh, Chief Minister said that the matter was still pending with the Government of India which needed an early decision.
In another letter written to Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister, Dr. C.P. Joshi , Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister has reiterated the demand to include Crop Protectors as one of the permissible works under NREGA for Himachal so as to save the crop worth crores of rupees from the menace of wild animals.
Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal said that he has also requested the Union Government earlier but the decision of the Central Government was still awaited. Since the work, to be performed by the Crops Protectors is unsusceptible to measurement, appropriate methodology will be evolved by the State Government to assign the Crop's Protection work to the workers so engaged alongwith the certification of the duty performed by them.
He said that the farmers of the State would benefit immensely if engagement of Crops' Protectors is allowed as one of the permissible works under NREGA in respect of Himachal Pradesh.
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People s representatives should cooperative in getting children admitted to schools
Bhopal:Sunday, June 28, 2009:Education Minister Smt. Archana Chitnis has written letters to state's MPs, MLAs, presidents of Zila Panchayats and Janpad representatives to cooperate in getting children admitted to schools. Smt. Chitnis informed that School Chale Hum Abhiyan will commence from June 29 in all the villages through Shiksha Chaupals. Under the campaign Praveshotsav (Admission Festival) will be held in every school from June 30 to July 7. At Shiksha Sabhas (education conference) oath will be administered to villagers to get their children registered and send them to school regularly.
In her letter, Smt. Chitnis has said that School Chale Hum Abhiyan cannot be successful without active participation of people's representatives and hoped that they would extend their help in this noble cause.
Smt. Chitnis said that Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan wishes that this year no child should remain outside school and all of them must go to school and acquire quality education. This campaign is conducted every year and has yielded good results. But still some children remain outside schools. Appealing to people's representatives, Smt. Chitnis has drawn their attention specially towards girls and children belonging to scheduled tribes since the government cannot achieve its cherished goal without bring them to the educational mainstream.
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By : News Team
In her letter, Smt. Chitnis has said that School Chale Hum Abhiyan cannot be successful without active participation of people's representatives and hoped that they would extend their help in this noble cause.
Smt. Chitnis said that Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan wishes that this year no child should remain outside school and all of them must go to school and acquire quality education. This campaign is conducted every year and has yielded good results. But still some children remain outside schools. Appealing to people's representatives, Smt. Chitnis has drawn their attention specially towards girls and children belonging to scheduled tribes since the government cannot achieve its cherished goal without bring them to the educational mainstream.
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By : News Team
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