‘Visva Bharati varsity v-c not given clean chit’
New Delhi: The HRD Ministry on Monday informed Parliament that the vice-chancellor of Visva Bharati University, Sushanta Dattagupta, was not given a clean chit on charges of sexual harassment when he was director of the SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) in Kolkata. As per a report of a committee set up by the Department of Science and Technology, Dattagupta "was not given a clean chit and the committee held the view that the Visakha guidelines have been violated, if not in letter at least in spirit, HRD Minister Smriti Irani told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question whether it was a fact that there were charges of sexual harassment against the V-C.
star mp rekha attends RAJYA SABHA SESSION
New Delhi: Film star and nominated Rajya Sabha MP Rekha was the centre of attraction in the House on Monday with several women MPs getting themselves photographed with her besides BJD MP AV Singh Deo. Attending the proceedings for the first time in this session, Rekha clad in a light cream coloured saree was seen happily obliging her colleagues during a brief interval when the House was adjourned. The women MPs to get photographed included Vijay lakshmi Sadho, Rajni Patil and Renuka Choudhary.
DOPT REFUSES TO GIVE CIC SElECTION INFO
New Delhi: DoPT, which is the nodal authority for handling RTI matters, has refused to furnish records related to appointment process of the CIC without citing any exemption clause for the same, which is mandatory as per CIC orders.
water lever depleted in 39% wells: govt
New Delhi: The ground water level in about 39 per cent of wells in the country has shown declining trend, the Government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday citing a recent analysis. In his reply, Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar lal Jat said that Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) had informed that around 56 per cent of the wells are showing decline in ground water level in various parts of the country as per the data of pre-monsoon 2013, compared with decadal mean of pre-monsoon (2003-2012).
‘TECH INVENTIONS HAVEN’T BENEFITED MASSES’
New Delhi: Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Monday noted that technological inventions in the past few years have not benefited the masses and said that the scientific community must connect to people and use their work for public welfare. Addressing a gathering of scientists, industrialists and students on the occasion of ‘Technology Day' here, the Minister also advised the community to seek inspiration from India's historians and scientists, who worked in "adverse conditions".
AMITY lAW SCHOOl CONDUCTS WORKSHOP
New Delhi: The Amity law School in association with National law School of India University, Bangalore and Menon Institute of legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum conducted professional development training workshop on "Intellectual Property law Practice and Public Interest Advocacy" at Amity Campus last week. The four-day workshop was inaugurated by Padmashree Prof NR Madhava Menon and saw participants from the advocates and teachers to develop their skills in a variety of law related areas.