Bill to allow access to Govt services gets nod
New Delhi: The Government approved a bill that aims to provide access to all Central and State Government services such as passport, ration card and driving licences electronically, especially Internet, within eight years. “The Electronic Delivery of Services Bill has been cleared,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said after the Union Cabinet meeting here.
‘suicides among def personnel decline’
New Delhi: MoS for Defence Jitendra Singh informed the lok Sabha during Question Hour on Monday that the number of suicides by defence personnel due to stressful working conditions has come down, due to steps like psychological counselling, yoga and provision of married accommodation.
BJP, Cong MpS engage
in war of words in RS
New Delhi: Heated exchanges took place in the Rajya Sabha on Monday between the Opposition BJP and treasury members when Congress MP Prabha Thakur demanded resignation of Madhya Pradesh Home Minister over his remarks on gang-rape of a Swiss tourist in the state. She said such incidents were on increase in Madhya Pradesh as well as Chhattisgarh and Gupta’s remarks were unfortunate.
bill to set up 20 more IIITs introduced in lS
New Delhi: A bill to establish 20 more Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and declare the four existing ones as institutions of national importance was introduced in the lok Sabha on Monday.
Jat reservation issue echoes in RS
New Delhi: The issue of Jat agitation for reservation had its echo in the Rajya Sabha on Monday with the BJP accusing the government of “going back on its promise” and “ignoring” the issue. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (BJP) said the agitation, which had brought lakhs of people on the streets in 2011 is again back from March 5 this year and protests are taking place in a number of states including Delhi, Punjab and Haryana.
no proposal to handle space assets: Antony
New Delhi: Government has not received any proposal to set up new commands to handle country’s space assets, cyber infrastructure and for controlling commando operations, Defence Minister AK Antony told the lok Sabha on Monday. Any such proposal, as and when received, will be considered in consultation with the concerned, he said. On whether financial irregularities have been reported in Scorpene project, he said, “A complaint was received alleging financial irregularities against then Director in-charge of Scorpene Submarine project in a Defence Shipyard.”
Govt reply sought on bail to ease jail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought response of the Centre on a PIl to frame a policy to grant bail to prisoners facing trial for petty offences as the prisons in the Capital were overcrowding.