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Sonia dedicates thermal SURARTGARH (RAJASTHAN), Oct 13: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today dedicated to the nation, the 250 mw second unit of the first phase .......more Govt to safeguard NEW DELHI, Oct 13: Government will safeguard the interests of workers while modifying various labour laws under liberalisation, Union Labour Minister......more
Govt has to take hard decisions sometimes: PM MUMBAI, Oct 13: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said the Government had to take sometimes hard....more Bihar tops in custodial NEW DELHI, Oct 13: A prisoner dies every two days in Bihar as the state heads the list of custodial deaths .....more |
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Rao, Buta do not deserve leniency, says court NEW DELHI, Oct 13: The CBI court, which yesterday sentenced P V Narasimha Rao and Buta Singh in the JMM MPs.....more Second round of talks COIMBATORE, Oct 13: The Centre will soon initiate second round of talks with members of All India Bar Council on the proposed amendment to Civil......more
Scindia charges Vajpayee NEW DELHI, Oct 13: Senior Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia today charged Vajpayee Government with reversing its Minimum Support Price ....more Appointment starts on
Oct 15 LUCKNOW, Oct 13: Sticking to its earlier decision of having a manageable administration.....more |
Sonia dedicates thermal power plant to nation SURARTGARH (RAJASTHAN), Oct 13: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today dedicated to the nation, the 250 mw second unit of the first phase of multi-crore ambitious super thermal power project of Rajasthan. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Energy Minister Dr Chandrabhan, State Congress president Girija Vyas and several officials were present. The desert State’s two phased Rs 4357 crore 1000 mw (four units of 250 mw each) super thermal power plant is located in village Thukrana in this township in Sriganganagar district. The first phase’s first unit had started commercial production in February last while the second unit began electricity generation in July this year. The installation work on the third and fourth units under the second phase has been going on "warfooting" and were expected to begin production in March and September 2002 respectively. (UNI) |
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Govt to safeguard workers’ interests NEW DELHI, Oct 13: Government will safeguard the interests of workers while modifying various labour laws under liberalisation, Union Labour Minister Satyanarayan Jatiya said today. "We are committed to protect the interests of the labour force. Their interests will never be compromised while bringing about legal changes to ensure industrial and economic growth", he told reporters here. Jatiya said Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would hold discussions with representatives of different trade unions next month on issues relating to workers as part of the Government’s efforts to deal with their problems. He said the Prime Minister has already held one round of such discussions with trade union leaders recently. The Minister said the second National Commission on Labour, set up to suggest rationalisation of existing labour laws in the organised sector, is also likely to recommend an umbrella legislation for ensuring a minimum level of protection to the workers in the unorganised sectors. He said seven industrial tripartite committees have been revived or reconstituted to look into industry specific problems emanating from economic reforms. (PTI) pri aux gen nat espl nat .Newdel des18labour two last(reopens del22) outlining some of the achievements of his ministry duringthe past year, jatiya said that promoting labour standards wassolely the mandate of international labour organisation (ilo)and there is no merit in world trade organisation (wto)assuming this mandate on its shoulder. He said the government has decided to enhance minimumamount of compensation for death payable under the workmen’scompensation act from rs 50,000 to rs 80,000 and that forpermanent total disablement from rs 60,000 to rs 90,000. The provision relating to coverage of casual workers isbeing simplified and it is proposed to make all the casualworkers coverable under the act without any exception, hesaid, adding the workmen’s compensation (amendment) bill, 2000has already been passed by rajya sabha for this purpose and itis likely to be passed by lok sabha in the winter session. Jatiya said the impact of globalisation on unorganisedsector where labour is vulnerable to exploitation, has beenvisualised and necessary steps have been initiated to protecttheir interests by making minimum wages act, 1948 and paymentof wages act, 1936 more effective in order to give thesweated sector of labour their due share. Referring to employment and training, he said a draftpaper proposing new policy initiatives for vocational traininghas been prepared and reviewed by an expert committee comprising all stake holders. On child labour, he said the government followed aproactive policy in tackling the problem. (PTI). |
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Govt has to take hard decisions sometimes: PM MUMBAI, Oct 13: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said the Government had to take sometimes hard decisions in the long-term interests of the nation as in the case of hike in petroleum products prices and the haves must bear a greater share of the burden than the have-nots in the transition period. Vajpayee, who completed one year in office today, in a statement from Breach Candy hospital where he is recuperating after knee replacement surgery, assured the people that the Government would do its duty in a fair, impartial and determined manner and urged them to discharge their duty as responsible and aware citizens. Reminding the people that the path of reforms is never easy or straight, he said "sometimes, the Government has to take hard decisions in the long-term interests of the nation." Citing an example, he said that the unprecedented hike in global oil prices forced his Government to pass on some of the burden on common masses to face such challenges collectively." "Together, we shall overcome the challenges facing the country. Together, we shall take India to a better position next year," the Prime Minister said. Stating that the NDA Government had fulfilled several promises contained in its common manifesto, Vajpayee said it would be its earnest endeavour to implement many more that were still unaccomplished. "Our Governance has been free of corruption scandals, and we are determined to further bring transparency in Government and probity in public life," he said. The Centre-State relations had become "harmonious" and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and North-East was improving, he said, expressing the hope that it would improve further in the coming months. Simultaneously, the circle of international support for India’s stand on Kashmir was expanding rapidly, Vajpayee said, asserting "our fight against terrorism continues and shall continue till the terrorists’ gun falls silent." Referring to progress made on various fronts, he said economy was growing steadily and the Government was now removing the hurdles for its faster growth so that it could achieve the ambitious target of doubling the per capita income by the end of this decade. Stating that the number of people living below the poverty line had declined and food security was no longer a distant dream, he assured the people that economic reforms initiated by the Government had no other aim than to create employment for all and bring the fruits of prosperity for all — especially to those who had so far been deprived of it. (PTI) |
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Bihar tops in custodial deaths; UP and Maharashtra follow NEW DELHI, Oct 13: A prisoner dies every two days in Bihar as the state heads the list of custodial deaths with maximum number of cases reported from the area in the first six months of the current year followed by Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. With 78 cases of custodial deaths, Bihar is followed by Uttar Pradesh, 61 and Maharashtra, 60, according to latest figures compiled by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The NHRC received 488 cases of custodial deaths in the last six months, Commission sources said. Though various guidelines were issued by NHRC to the judicial authorities regarding the human rights of the prisoners, the custodial deaths were taking place showing only a marginal decline in some states, they said. While no cases of custodial deaths were reported from Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry, Goa, Andaman and Nicobar, Daman and Diu, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, minimum cases of custodial deaths were reported from Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Mizoram. Despite various recommendations by the Commission, the irony of the situation is that Bihar not only tops the list of custodial deaths but lacked in having its own State Human Rights Commission. Bihar has not yet set up a State Human Rights Commission though a notification to this effect was issued some time back, NHRC sources said. Uttar Pradesh stands second in the list of custodial deaths and also has the dubious distinction of maximum cases of human rights violation, they said. In the first six months, out of a total of 30,631 cases received by the NHRC, 60 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh alone. The UP Government is yet to act on the Allahabad High Court ruling. A total of 17,417 complaints of human rights abuses were reported in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Bihar and Delhi with 2,272 and 2,178 cases respectively. The minimum number of complaints on human rights abuses like custodial death, rape, atrocities on minorities and SC, ST and illegal detention, were reported from seven states of North-East, Andaman and Nicobar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. (PTI) |
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15 LUCKNOW, Oct 13: Sticking to its earlier decision of having a manageable administration, the four-member committee set up to work on the number of new departments in Uttaranchal has decided to keep down the number to 12. The appointment of departmental heads is expected to start from October 15. The four-member committee headed by Cabinet Minister Ramesh Pokharial had been authorised by the Cabinet sub-committee on economic affairs to take a decision in this regard. The present Government in Uttar Pradesh has 55 departments. In the case of the fledgling state, it has been decided to merge a few departments to avoid an unwieldy administration. To start with, Secretaries will be appointed for these twelve departements. Four more Secretaries and a Resident Commissioner of Uttaranchal will be posted at New Delhi and a Reorganisation Commissioner stationed at Lucknow. Pokharial said that the decision of the committee would be placed before the Cabinet for final approval. The twelve departments which would start functioning once the new State comes into being from November one include agriculture, tourism, irrigation-energy, law, finance and planning, public works and forest, revenue and food, appointement and personnel, home, health and industries. The committee has also prepared a draft for establishing 23 directorates, as compared to 78 in Uttar Pradesh. It has also decided to retain some of the important directorates and offices, currently existing in Uttaranchal. Also, the departmental heads already posted in Uttaranchal would continue to remain there, Mr Pokharial said. Other members of the four-member committee are Ministers Matwar Singh Kandari, Bansidhar Bhagat and Narayan Ram Das. (UNI) |
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