Governance: Accountability
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PIL filed against IAS officer Durga Sakthi's suspension
- The PIL filed by advocate M L Sharma also made the UP government and the Centre as respondents.
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Villagers chase away sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh
- The trucks and machinery left behind by the fleeing mob have been impounded by the police, but they are yet to register a complaint.
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Political parties in India set to get immunity from RTI Act
- The Indian govt has okayed an amendment to the transparency law stating that declaring political parties as public authorities would ‘hamper their smooth internal functioning’.
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Parties in India concerned over erosion of Parl supremacy
- An all-party meeting voiced concern over ‘erosion of supremacy’ of the Indian Parliament.
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Indian woman officer in trouble for ‘uprightness’
- Durga Shakti Nagpal, a 2009 batch IAS officer, was suspended after she got two dozen FIR registered against those involved in illegal sand mining in Uttar Pradesh.
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Indian govt for keeping political parties out of RTI ambit
- India’s Central Information Commission last month held that some of the national parties have the character of public authority.
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India needs systemic reforms in governance: B G Verghese
- India should march ahead despite all the existing cynicism around its achievements as a nation, exhorts senior Indian journalist B G Verghese.
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Effective public service can be transformative: Tharoor
- “If used effectively, public service can pull people out of difficult conditions,” said Shashi Tharoor, India’s Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
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Will the political parties in India enjoy RTI exemption?
- India’s flagship Right to Information Act (RTI) empowers a citizen to seek time-bound information on all matters of governance by paying a fee of Rs 10.
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Rethink aid to Pakistan, British MPs tell DfID
- With a recent news report alleging that development aid to Pakistan was not being used for the intended purposes, MPs have asked DfID to take stock of the money going to Pakistan.