NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in recent reports, flagged how railways failed to boost its non-fare revenue despite holding vast stretches of vacant land and how dues amounting to Rs 4,087 crore from 269 private siding owners remained unrecovered by different zones till March 2023, pointing to weak monitoring and enforcement mechanisms.CAG audit…
NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged 2,961 annual failures in signalling system in the South Western Railway (SWR) in a recent report and has sought more effective maintenance mechanisms to prevent these occurrences, which is key to prevent accidents. It has also flagged irregular maintenance practices and has also raised concerns over…
KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi took his case on CAA and voter identity concerns to X hours after leaving Kolkata Saturday. He also targeted Trinamool Congress over the chaos at Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit and infiltration from Bangladesh.At 6.25pm, Modi wrote that weather prevented him from addressing a planned rally in Nadia district:…
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh HC has directed the chief secretary to submit a detailed affidavit on what has been done to solve Shimla’s traffic congestion. A division bench of Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj took note of an earlier action taken report, filed on Dec 28, 2024, which spoke of formation…
NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit tabled in Parliament on Thursday flagged serious shortcomings in Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), pointing to inadequate hospital coverage, long-pending manpower shortages, delayed payments and infrastructure gaps that have affected healthcare access for retired defence personnel and their families.It reviewed the scheme’s performance between 2018-19 and 2022-23…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said criminal antecedents and gravity of offence are vital factors while deciding bail plea and quashed bail granted by Patna HC to five accused who had indulged in armed assault and were habitual offenders with multiple cases pending against them.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the HC…
PRAYAGRAJ: Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh informed Allahabad HC it has unanimously decided to suspend licences of advocates who are listed as historysheeters or gangsters in police records. It was also informed that the Bar Council had taken suo motu cognisance against 98 advocates, and proceedings against 23 are presently pending before the disciplinary committee.The…
Kolkata: In an unprecedented move, the urban development and municipal affairs department has dissolved the Basirhat municipal board following complaints over civic services. The decision came after an inquiry, ordered by the department, failed to receive any “satisfactory” explanation regarding alleged mismanagement. Basirhat SDO Jasleen Kaur has taken charge as administrator to run the civic…
Kolkata: In an unprecedented move, the urban development and municipal affairs department has dissolved the Basirhat municipal board following complaints over civic services. The decision came after an inquiry, ordered by the department, failed to receive any “satisfactory” explanation regarding alleged mismanagement. Basirhat SDO Jasleen Kaur has taken charge as administrator to run the civic…
NEW DELHI: Holding that the Constitution itself is put at risk if the balance between power of the State and dignity of the individual is disturbed, Supreme Court held that govt cannot deny renewal of passport to an accused or convict when the court concerned has given no-objection to get it renewed with a condition…