PM vows india’s support in Nepal Donors’ meet
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday conveyed to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala India’s support to the upcoming Donors’ Conference on the quake-hit country’s rehabilitation but left open the issue of his participation in the meet. Modi assured Koirala that India would respect and be with Nepal in all its decisions taken on rehabilitation when the latter called him up to invite him for the conference being hosted by the Nepal government on June 25 in Kathmandu.
SC rejects lokayukta’s plea against BSP MlA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court’s order quashing the Uttar Pradesh governor’s decision disqualifying Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
MlA Uma Shankar Singh’s membership. A vacation Bench of justices RK Agrawal and Amitava Roy dismissed Uttar Pradesh (UP) lokayukta’s petition challenging the Allahabad High Court May 28 judgement and seeking stay on its operation.
CVC to check delay in vigilance clearance
New Delhi: The CVC will check delay in giving vigilance clearance to Government officials for their promotion and empanelment, its newly-appointed Vigilance Commissioner TM Bhasin said on Thursday. Besides, the CVC will also take steps to check vexatious complaints of corruption against the government officials. Bhasin, former Indian Bank CMD who took over as new Vigilance Commissioner in the CVC, took a review meeting here with the Commission officials. “We will look for ways to check delay in granting vigilance clearance to officials,” he told the media after taking over the new charge.