Violation of standing

06/12/2019
As per the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the labourers engaged on various works under MGNREGA in Panchayats/ Blocks must get their wages maximum by 14 days, but officials of RDD, in sheer violation of standing Govt norms and Labour Laws, have failed to make payments to the labour class even after four years. Liability created by the Rural Development Department (RDD) towards payment of the wages of the labour class and the material used in various dev...

Generating solar power

05/12/2019
Solar energy is the nature available source of energy; it is continuous providing by the Sun. It is the most important of non-conventional sources of energy therefore it is one of the non-polluting energy and helps in less the greenhouse effect. The method as solar panels absorb energy from sun to gain heat for water heating. Similarly as we use the energy of the sun to dry our clothes. Such systems are readily available in the market and are being used in worldwide factories and homes. Solar w...

Clarity on disposal of RTI applications

04/12/2019
India’s Right to Information Act, recognised the world over as one of the most robust sunshine laws, and has been mutilated. The RTI Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament, strikes at the heart of the law by undermining the institution of information commissions. It was surreptitiously introduced by this government and pushed through both houses in the face of strong resistance from citizens and several opposition parties. The RTI Act provides a practical regime for ensuring peoples’ right to inf...

Improving road infrastructure

03/12/2019
In the year 2015 the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had approved up-gradation of eight National Highways in the strategically important Jammu and Kashmir after a study spanning over six months to improve road infrastructure in pilgrim and border towns and backward areas. It was announced that these National Highways would be developed under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), National Highway Development Project (NHDP) and National Highway (Original) schemes and entire e...

Arrangement for abolished Commissions

02/12/2019
The High Court last week had directed the Government to inform it about the steps taken for alternate arrangement of abolished Commissions and District Forums for both Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in order to settle the pending cases in these Commissions and Forums after implementation of J&K Re-Organization Act 2019 on October 31. Now, the UT Government has informed the Court that it has sought advice for re-constitution of erstwhile abolished Commissions and District Consumer Forums fr...