Visitors: 458 A writ has been filed today by Dr Nutan Thakur, Convener of the National RTI Forum in the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. Sri Ashok Pande is the counsel for the petitioner. The writ is against the Notification No 2339/39-4-2010- 21/05, dated September 22, 2010 issued by Principal Secretary, Vigilance, Uttar Pradesh through […]
Visitors: 222 Koyapad the Bastar Band was formed by Anoop Ranjan Pandey, Chhattisgarh with the support by local tribal youth and others to protect traditional tribal music & instruments from extinction. All instruments, all clothes and other stuffs used in the Koyapad the Bastar Band are made by local tribals themselves by hands. Many team […]
Visitors: 198 Video Report by:Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 173 Video Report by:Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 173 Video Reports by: Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 150 Video Reports by: Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 181 Video Reports by: Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 224 The order of the Madras High Court closing down the copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu is one more serious set back for the growth of the chemical and allied industries in Tamil Nadu. A few years back, a well operated and profit making South India Viscose Ltd., […]
Visitors: 173 The Supreme court has ordered and the Government of India has agreed that the poorly stored food grains (may be rotten and not fit for human consumption) should be distributed to the people living below poverty line. The Supreme Court has not suggested and the Government of India has also not thought it […]
Visitors: 184 Murugan, belonging to Devendrar, Scheduled Caste community, hailing from Thoothukudi District of Tamilnadu, died on 7 September under mysterious circumstances. Murugan was working as Assistant Quality Control Inspector in the State Civil Supplies Corporation, Thoothukudi. While on duty, he had noticed some pilferages and illegal smuggling of the stored food items of the […]
Visitors: 215 Dr. Manmohan Singh’s government is the cause for the humiliation faced by the country , with the Commonwealth Games village being termed as filthy by no less a person than the Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Millions of Indians feel bitter about this and think that they deserve better. One wonders […]
Visitors: 205 The National Fishworkers Forum completely rejects the draft CRZ Notification 2010 put up on the MoEF website. Given the fact that there are only cosmetic differences between the pre-draft Notification and the Notification pertaining to Coastal Regulation Zone, it appears that either the Minister for Environment and Forests is trying to fool the […]
Visitors: 1,039 Guru Valmiki Banerjee founder director of both Delhi Ballet Group (1954) and Rabindranatyam Training & Research Center is perhaps the only guide continuing research on Rabindranatyam , the classical dance form created by Rabindranath to propagate the message of peace. Because of his endeavour since early fifties, Rabindranatyam is now recognized as a […]
Visitors: 223 The government and the military are engaged in competition for supremacy. The judiciary is struggling for its due role, vis-à-vis the executive. Often with collusion of those who should be protecting them, very survival of minorities is repeatedly threatened by the aggressive elements of the majority community. Millions of innocent citizens, already lacking […]
Visitors: 177 Church Burnt in Punjab: According to media reports, an irate mob of Muslims set a church on fire on late Sunday night, September 11, 2010 in the state of Punjab. Following rumours of burning of a Quran in the US, a mob gathered and proceeded to the town’s only church in Loha Bazar, […]
Visitors: 248 Nandini Voice For The Deprived, a Chennai based NGO is presently conducting quiz competition for school students studying in 9th std to 12th std. in Chennai on the life sketch of Mahatma Gandhi, in the context of the forthcoming Gandhi Jayanthi Day on 2nd October 2010. The quiz masters are surprised to find […]
Visitors: 205 By: Krishnaraj Rao These are the proceedings of the Mock Send-off to the Chief Information Commissioner held on Thursday, 9th September, 2010 at Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Mumbai. The send-off was to show the government what RTI appellants feel about the current batch of Information Commissioners, both in Maharashtra and at the Centre. Despite […]
Visitors: 295 The Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement (NCYM) organized one day evaluation and planning for the diocesan youth activities and a two day retreat for the parish Youth Leaders of the Diocese at Mt. Tabor Retreat Center, Kohima from 10th -12th of September 2010. Speaking on the occasion Rev. Fr. Carlus Vicar General, diocese of […]
Visitors: 183 Karnataka Department of Town and Country Planning in association with several urban planning and administration divisions of Karnataka are investing huge amounts of public money in a workshop on “Transfer of Development Rights – Pros and Cons & Town Planning Schemes” to be held at the elite Hotel Capitol in Bangalore on 14 […]
Visitors: 246 13 September 2010 Tens of thousands of detainees held without trial in Iraq, many of whom were recently transferred from US custody, remain at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, Amnesty International said in a new report launched today. NEW ORDER, SAME ABUSES: Unlawful detentions and torture in Iraq details thousands […]
Visitors: 179 Upon nomination by their colleagues and admirers, the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) has decided to honor Dr. Mohammad Arif, Jatin Desai, Ashfaq Fateh, Faisal Khan, Dilafrose Qazi and Awais Sheikh, all peace and harmony activists from India and Pakistan, with the ACHA Peace Star Award 2010. They now join the […]
Visitors: 172 Mumbai, 10 September, 2010 RTI Activists allege that there is a direct link between the uptrend in attacks on whistleblowers and RTI activists, and the arbitrary political appointments of Information Commissioners and Vigilance Commissioners’ at the Centre and various states. A At a press conference held yesterday, organized by RTI Activists G R […]
Visitors: 201 The following is the text of the press statement issued by the All India Christian Council secretary general Dr John Dayal, Member, National Integration Council, Government of India. “The Christian community in India has denounced the threat of a Pastor in Florida, USA, to burn a copy of the Holy Quran to “commemorate […]
Visitors: 174 Future lies in the hands of Balagokulam Kids – Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan Panthalam: “Future of Kerala is secure in the hands of these kids and certainly not in the hands of Achuthanandan’s or Umman Chandi’s ” – Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan made this comment by taking part in […]
Visitors: 246 Name of the Victim: Mr. Govinda Mondal, son of Late Ananta Mondal, aged about-35 years, by faith-Hindu, by Caste-Schedule Caste, residing at village-Char Rajapur, Post Office- Char Rajapur, Police Station- Raninagar, Sub Division- Domkol, District- Murshidabad. Name of the Perpetrator(s) : (1) Mr. Tutu Ustad (Constable of Char Mou Rashi Border Out Post […]