Polity News

Centre may scrap UGC, proposes new regulator

Setting for major reforms in higher education the Centre has placed in the public domain a draft Bill for a Higher Education Commission of India aimed at replacing the University Grants Commission for eliciting suggestions from educationists.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 28th Jun 2018

34 years on, compensation for Blue Star detainees

The detainees who were arrested and kept in a Jodhpur prison following the Army operation to flush out militants from the Golden Temple in 1984 will finally get some relief with Punjab.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 28th Jun 2018

TN Assembly passes resolution against Dam Safety bill, wants consensus

The Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted a “unanimous” resolution urging the Centre to “keep in abeyance” all efforts towards enacting the Dam Safety Bill 2018

posted by Jawwad Kazi 27th Jun 2018

Supreme Court notifies new roster for judges

Two days after the retirement of Justice J. Chelameswar, the Supreme Court notified a new roster for the allocation of cases to judges which will come into effect from July 2 when the top court reopens after summer vacation.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 25th Jun 2018

India’s first river interlinking project caught in U.P.-M.P. tussle

 Disagreements over water-sharing and difficulty in acquiring non-forest land impede the Rs.18,000-crore Ken- Betwa river interlink project.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 21st Jun 2018