Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to furnish details on the filling of long-pending vacancies in key constitutional bodies by April 13.The constitutional bodies with pending vacancies include the Lokayukta, the State Human Rights Commission, and the State Information Commission.A division bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) and related contempt petit…
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Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) In a clear push to wrap up pending institutional appointments before the Assembly election process begins, the Tamil Nadu government has intensified efforts to fill several important statutory posts across commissions and public bodies. The move comes at a politically sensitive time, with the Model Code of Conduct expected soon. The Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has opted out of participating in a crucial selection committee meeting. Among the immediate pri…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Central government of “systemically weakening” the RTI Act and failure to implement a UPA-era law that sought to protect truth-seekers and the activists from attacks.Kharge criticised the government for delivering identical fatal blows to the rural job scheme and the transparency law, seeking a “re-examination” of the Right to Information Act as suggested by the latest Economic Survey.“After killing MGNREG…