India: Screening of passengers for Ebola
New Delhi: Even though possibility of Ebola virus disease spreading in India is low, the Government said it has still put in place mechanisms to prevent spread of virus. These mechanisms, include screening of passengers at airport and flights, tracking persons with symptoms and isolating them in specials wards. All hospitals have to keep special wards ready to deal with such cases. While India has advised its citizens to avoid travel to countries having Ebola virus disease, authorities have asked all airlines and airports to be alert and monitor passengers for any symptoms of the virus.
Modi to visit Siachen glaciar next week
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi is expected to visit Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, during his tour of ladakh next week. He is likely to interact with soldiers deployed in forward posts there in an effort to boost their morale. The PM is expected to be in leh and Kargil districts of ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to dedicate two hydroelectric projects and lay the foundation stone of a electricity transmission line there next week or in the third week of the month. He is likely to club his visit to Siachen during that period, sources said here on Wednesday. Pakistan is seeking withdrawal of Indian troops from there as a confidence-building measure but this has been opposed by the Army and the Defence Ministry which say the Siachen Glacier is of strategic importance.
SC: Nod to try public servant not illegal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of prior sanction required to prosecute public servants charged in corruption cases. Dismissing a petition that challenged the validity of Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, the court said, “Requirement of sanction has the salutary object of protecting an innocent public servant against unwarranted and mala fide prosecution.” The decision by a bench headed by Justice TS Thakur said, “A fine balance has to be maintained between the need to protect a public servant against mala fide prosecution on the one hand and the object of upholding probity in public life in prosecuting the public servant against whom prima facie material in support of allegation of corruption exists on the other hand.”
lS passes Sebi bill to tackle ponzi menace
New Delhi: The crucial Sebi Bill aimed at tackling the ponzi menace was on Wednesday approved by lok Sabha with Government saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon announce a financial scheme which will discourage people from being allured by fraudulent operators. The Securities laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014, has been brought in the backdrop of lakhs of small investors being duped by fraudulent investment schemes, like in the alleged Saradha scam. The new law will empower Sebi investigators to conduct searches and seek information from suspected entities, both within and outside the country. However, as a safeguard, any search operation can be conducted only after approval of a designated court in Mumbai, where Sebi headquarters is based.