Annual reports to detail employment of PwDs
New Delhi: All annual reports of all Central Government Ministries will need to give details of employment of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in their organisation or establishment, the Government said. The move comes in the backdrop of a recommendation by the lok Sabha Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment which recommended that annual reports of ministries, departments or public sector undertakings, should invariably give data on the percentage employment of PwDs in their organisation or establishment in keeping with the policy of three per cent reservation for the PwDs.
T’s household survey: Guv meets rajnath
New Delhi: Amidst controversy over the holding of the household survey in Telangana, Governor ESl Narasimhan met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and briefed him about the situation in the State, particularly in Hyderabad. Singh was apprised by Narasimhan of the law and order situation in Telangana and the steps taken by the State Government to allay apprehensions among the people regarding the Intensive Household Survey. Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav and Odisha Governor SC Jamir also separately met the home minister and discussed with him various issues concerning their states.
CBI ties with WIPO to tackle IPR crimes
New Delhi: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha sought a multi-disciplinary approach to tackle intellectual property crimes saying these endanger the country’s economy. Inaugurating a three-day workshop organised jointly by CBI and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on intellectual property crimes, trademark infringement and counterfeiting, he stressed the need for capacity building of police officers to deal with these crimes. Sinha said such crimes adversely affect credibility in the field of trade and commerce.
Delay in Nithyananda’s potency test questioned
New Delhi: The Supreme Court questioned self-styled godman Nithyananda’s reluctance to undergo potency test in a 2010 rape case and the “delay” by the police in conducting it, saying such examinations were necessary in view of growing number of rape cases. “These things are becoming necessary day-by-day in view of rise in rape cases. Can you say that potency test cannot be doneIJ We are at least not party to such (proposition),” a Bench headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai said when the controversial godman pleaded that he should not be forced to undergo the test.