Monday 1 June 2015

Delhi Court on June 24 on plea against Smriti Irani

Jun 1
Delhi court to order June 24 on plea against HRD minister Smriti Z Irani for allegedly giving false information on educational qualification.
A Delhi Court has reserved order on an application filed against Union Human Resources Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification given in various election affidavits. Court will pronounce its verdict on whether cognizance of application should be taken or not, on 24th June.
Earlier, the Patiala house court has adjourned hearing in the matter till June 1 after imposing a fine of Rs 1,000 for non appearance to the complainant n May 14. The complaint alleged that Smriti Irani had given “false information” about her educational qualifications in the affidavits before the Election Commission. It requested the court to take cognizance of the offences alleged in the plea and summon Irani for trial.

2G PMLA case: Final arguments deferred till July 27

Jun 1
A special court in Delhi has deferred till July 27 the final arguments in a 2G scam related to money laundering case, in which ex-Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others are facing trial.
Special CBI judge, O P Saini had on April 17th fixed the case for commencement of final arguments today after concluding the recording of evidence in the case in which the Enforcement Directorate, ED had named 19 accused, including nine firms, in its charge sheet. The ED on April 25th, last year had filed the charge sheet against the accused for alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, PMLA. The court had on October 31st last year framed charges against the accused.
If convicted of the charges against them, Raja and others will face a maximum sentence of up to seven years. This is the second case in the 2G spectrum allocation scam in which Raja, Kanimozhi and others are facing trial for their alleged involvement. In the first case probed by CBI, Raja, Kanimozhi besides others, are facing trial for criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery, cheating and other offences punishable under the provisions of IPC and under Prevention of Corruption Act.

App to register complaints against quality of Hallmarked jewelry

Jun 1
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today launched a BIS App for complaint registration which will allow consumers to register complaints regarding sub-standard quality of ISI marked products or Hallmarked jewelry.
Briefing reporters in New Delhi on completion of one year of NDA government, Mr Paswan said operation of godowns under Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been made online to increase transparency in the functioning of the corporation. He said NDA government’s priority is to bring Food Security Act into operation to curb corruption. He added, end-to-end computerization of FCI operations will bring further transparency in the system and stem corruption.
Mr Paswan said government has decided to continue food grain allocation for other welfare schemes for the poor. Saying that food grains older than a year and a half are not kept in the godowns, the Minister said 20 lakh tonnes storage capacity is being added.
Highlighting the achievements of his Ministry, Mr Paswan said import duty on sugar was first increased from 15 to 25 per cent and then to 40 per cent to facilitate payment of sugarcane arrears. He said norms for procurement of wheat have been relaxed to give relief to the farmers affected by unseasonal rains. He said an action plan is being finalized by FCI to provide better price support services to farmers in eastern states.

Anti-minority remarks by Sangh Pariwar leaders uncalled for: PM Modi

Jun 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that his government had succeeded in ushering in acche din–good days–for the country during its one year in office. In an interview to a news agency, he however, regretted that the opposition is trying to belittle the work done by his government.
The Prime Minister described some anti-minority comments made by Sangh Pariwar leaders as uncalled for. Mr Modi asserted that he will not tolerate any discrimination or violence against any community. He said, country’s Constitution guarantees religious freedom to every citizen which is not negotiable.
On the Opposition’s aggressive campaign against the Land acquisition Bill, Mr Modi said criticism against the legislation was politically motivated. He maintained that the changes made by his government corrected serious flaws in the earlier bill.
Expressing satisfaction over the performance of his government, he said there were neither any charges of corruption against the government nor any scandals. Mr Modi said that one year ago when the UPA was in power, large scale corruption at various levels of government gave rise to scams on a regular basis.
On the sharp reaction by political parties to his speeches during his overseas visits, Mr Modi said, the Congress was under the impression that nobody abroad knew about the scams which took place when it was in power. He rubbished the Opposition charge that his was a pro-corporate, anti-farmer and anti-poor government.
Asked why he did not visit Pakistan despite his promise to improve ties with neighbouring countries, he said his only expectation from Islamabad is that it will walk on the path of peace and non-violence and there is no other problem.
To a suggestion that there was a disconnect between the government and the BJP, the Prime Minister asserted that the government is working in complete harmony with the party as well as with the people of the country.
President of India’s message on the eve of Republic Day of Italy
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Italy on the eve of their Republic Day (June 2, 2015).
In his message to his Excellency Mr. Sergio Mattarella, the President of the Republic of Italy, the President has said, “On behalf of the Government, people of India and on my own behalf, it gives me great pleasure to convey to you and to the people of the Republic of Italy warm greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your Republic Day.
Bilateral ties between our two nations are rooted in strong foundations of shared values, democracy and pluralism and we look forward to advancing our partnership in various areas of mutual interest.
Please accept, Excellency, my best wishes for your good health and personal well being and for the continued progress of the people of the Republic of Italy”.
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