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19 of 44 accused in PDS scam arrested so far, says SIC
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vants the SIC had sought sanction from the state government, he aid. "Charge sheets have been filed against 41 accused, including few IAS officers under various sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988," he informed. When asked about the magnitude of the scam, Chauhan said it could be well above Rs 1,000 crore and the involvement of politicians, bureaucrats, contractors as well as under ground elements was evident from statemen |
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Right to Food Campaign wants APL included in PDS by Gargi Parsai
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on for introduction of fortified atta in the PDS, as flour has a shelf life of only a fortnight, while wheat grains can last up to a year. “Replacing wheat with fortified atta will lead to more Corruption due to central processing of wheat by private flour mills.”
Referring to the Centre's decision to release 2.5 million tonne of foodgrains under the PDS, the campaign demanded that this be utilised to expand the Antyodaya Anna Yojana |
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Jethwa, two other chosen for RTI gallantry awards
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nal RTI Forum, has instituted several gallantry awards for RTI activists who have dared the adversities to get information from government on the issues concerning larger public interest and exposing Corruption in the process.
Jethwa will be given the ‘Satish Shetty Award for Gallantry’ posthumously.
The ‘Lalit Mehta Award for Gallantry’ is being given to Biswajit Mohanty who is also a wildlife activist based in Oriss |
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Protecting whistleblowers
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ced in the Rajya Sabha in 2006 was allowed to lapse. Like other whistleblower laws around the world, the proposed legislation has two main aims: to protect the identity of those who call attention to Corruption and misuse of power in an organisation, and to safeguard them against punitive disciplinary action. It empowers the CVC, which will have the powers of a civil court, to punish those who reveal the identity of whistleblowers.
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“Make Lokpal, Lokayukta apex, independent agencies” by Vidya Subrahmaniam
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nce Commissioner, P. Shankar, has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to take measures to pass a Lokpal Bill to effectively and impartially tackle cases of political and bureaucratic Corruption.
The September 1 letter impressed on Dr. Singh the need for setting up Lokayuktas and Lokpals as independent, impartial institutions with the powers and resources to accept, investigate and prosecute complaints against politicians and bure |
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Managing the Mass Media by Jayati Ghosh
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p with anodyne suggestions for restraint and self-regulation, which have clearly not worked so far. Meanwhile, the same TV channels and newspapers that have shouted themselves hoarse over the evident Corruption in the preparations for the Commonwealth Games were completely quiet on this major scandal of Corruption in their own ranks, to the point of almost blacking out such coverage.
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Poor spoil appetite for debate by Sanjay K Jha
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ive issue of the poor coming into play, few lawmakers were willing to resume the debate today.
Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for Corruption-fuelled leaks.
“We don’t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... |
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Inform us of steps to preserve grain: court
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;The Food Corporation of India must properly evaluate the capacities of its godowns and procure only that much of grain that can be properly preserved.”
The court also expressed anguish at Corruption in the Public Distribution System. “We have to develop a culture of zero tolerance for Corruption. Unless immediate and urgent steps are taken, the ultimate effect will be on the poorest citize |
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Not all that unique by Reetika Khera
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e records and pocketing the difference. In 2008, the government made it mandatory for all NREGA wages to be paid through banks and post offices. The introduction of payments through accounts has made Corruption difficult, but three ways of siphoning off money remain — extortion, collusion and fraud. Extortion means that when ‘inflated’ wages are withdrawn by labourers from their account, the middleman turns extortionist and takes a s |
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RTI activist who exposed Corruption found dead in Nanded
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A Right to Information (RTI) activist who was in the forefront in exposing Corruption in PDS, foodgrain and fuel distribution in the Marathwada region has been found dead in Nanded. The circumstances behind how 43-year-old Ramdas Ghadegavkar, a local Shiv Sena leader, died is shrouded in mystery.
The death of Ramdas, who used the RTI Act, adds another name in the victim list of whistleblowers in the country. The Shivajinagar police in Nan |
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