lS passes bill on bounced cheques
New Delhi: A Bill providing for filing of cheque bounce cases at the place where a cheque is presented for clearance and not the place of issue, was approved by the lok Sabha on Thursday. The amendments in the Negotiable Instruments Act will have implications for over 18 lakh cheque bounce cases pending in various courts, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said while piloting the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2015 in the House. The Bill seeks to replace an Ordinance which was re-promulgated earlier. Though the Bill was passed by the lok Sabha in the Budget Session, it could not be approved by the Rajya Sabha.
India sends aid to cyclone-hit myanmar
New Delhi: India on Thursday airlifted several tonnes of rice, noodles and medicines to Myanmar which has been severely-affected by cyclone Komen. Twelve regions and States of Myanmar have been severely hit by the cyclone, which has led to widespread floods and landslides in that country. Around 2,50,000 people have been affected and over 5,00,000 acres of farmland destroyed. In response, India has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Myanmar.
1,100 cases pending with cbi: Minister
New Delhi: Over 1,100 cases are at different stages of investigation by the CBI, the Government said on Thursday. “As per information made available by CBI, a total number of 1,126 cases are at different stages of investigation as on June 30,” MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
BJP Privilege motion against congmen
New Delhi: BJP members have submitted a privilege motion against Youth Congress leaders for “attacking” the office of Speaker by demonstrating outside her residence in protest against her decision to suspend 25 Congress members from the lok Sabha. When the matter was raised in the House by several BJP MPs, including Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu who wanted the notice to be sent to the Privileges Committee, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan sounded reluctant but later said she would consider it.
OBC scholarship not revised: minister
New Delhi: The pre-matric scholarship for OBCs is between `25 and `50 per month for day scholars and the rate of scholarship under the scheme has not been revised due to paucity of funds, the Government said on Thursday. MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar said that an ad-hoc grant of `500 per student per annum as other allowance is given to all students, hostlers as well as day scholars OBC students under the scheme of pre-matric scholarship for OBC students.
‘Over 14K jobs for differently-abled’
New Delhi: Social Justice Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said 14,267 vacancies have been identified for persons with disabilities in the Government sector and a special recruitment drive would be launched to fill up vacancies by February next year.