21 additional High Court judges get extension
New Delhi: Clearing the first set of recommendations made by the collegium after its comeback, the Government has given extension to 21 additional judges of three high courts. The Government had earlier cleared the extension of Bombay High Court additional judge Vl Achliya made by the collegium before it was scrapped on April 13 when the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and an accompanying Constitutional Amendment Act were brought into force.
SC to hear CVC plea on Sinha’s visitors’ book
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on November 12 a plea filed by Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) seeking clarification if it could share the confidential reports on coal scam with former CBI official Ml Sharma who is enquiring about meetings of agency's ex-chief Ranjit Sinha. Sharma was appointed by the apex court to enquire whether meetings of Sinha with accused in coal block allocation scam had impacted probe or their final outcome.
First Hindi atlas book on Mars Mission released
New Delhi: The first-ever Hindi atlas book on "Mars Orbiter Mission" (MOM) was released on Monday by the Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh on the occasion of the first meeting of reconstituted "Joint Hindi Salahkar Samiti" of the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy. He said, even though India's achievements in Space missions are being appreciated the world over, Hindi language can serve as a medium for spreading further awareness within the country about recent Space missions, particularly the MOM.
Govt hospitals’ financial power enhanced
New Delhi: To further ease access to financial assistance under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), the Centre has decided to enhance the financial powers delegated to designated its hospitals/institutes from Rs2 lakh to Rs5 lakh for providing financial assistance in cases where emergency surgery is to be conducted. This would also enable to curtail the procedural delay for treatment, which would bring relief to thousands of patients annually, said a statement from the Union Health Ministry.
PF scam: Allahabad HC CJ’s intervention sought
New Delhi: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan has written a letter to Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, also marked to CJI Justice Hl Dattu, seeking his immediate intervention in the Ghaziabad PF scam case to drop recovery proceedings against service providers given clean chit by CBI or made approvers. The CBI had chargesheeted some judicial officers, staff and around 10 service providers in the case.
Sunil Gupta’s book to be launched next week
New Delhi: Renowned chartered accountant and financial services advisor Dr Sunil Gupta has authored a book titled "Thoughts Gallery" which is a compilation of most of his blogs on a variety of subjects containing facts, impressions and opinions, concerning various national and international problems and issues that modern India is currently facing. The author refers the mandate of the General Elections 2014 as the turning point for India heightening expectations that the current government will enable this country to realize its massive potential and make rapid progress. "The country is, at last, on its course from darkness to light, in deference to the prayer of every Indian, past and present. That is the core spirit which this book tries to capture," says Gupta in his book to be launched next month.
Former Delhi Minister booked for graft
New Delhi: The CBI has registered a corruption case against former Minister of Food and Supply of Delhi Government Asim Ahmad Khan and conducted searches at his residential premises. The agency registered the case following a complaint from Delhi Government in the alleged bribery incident. "It was alleged in the complaint that there was demand and acceptance of illegal gratification of Rs 6 lacs from a builder by the minister for allowing him to construct a building in violation of Building Bye laws,' a CBI spokesperson said. Searches were conducted at two locations in Delhi and one in Noida at the former minister's premises leading to the recovery of certain incriminating documents.