Parliamentary panel flays underutilisation of funds
Ministry comes under fire A Parliamentary Committee has pulled up the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for underutilisation of funds of various welfare schemes for the marginalised communities.
New facility for Balaji devotees In a move to help pilgrims thronging the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, the temple administration will construct a short-stay accommodation facility at an estimated cost of Rs 314 crore for housing more than 12,000 devotees.
'Everyone has right to express' Observing that it was nothing new for celebrities to be at the receiving end, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan said that he was not an exception to it and people in a democratic country were free to express themselves.
VRS can't be claimed as right, says apex court A government employee cannot derive an automatic right for availing voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) merely because he was initially given an offer, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Defacement of Indian website on the rise Amid growing concerns of cyber security threats, hackers had wrecked the Indian cyberspace and defaced 612 websites in March, showing a two-fold rise in such crimes compared to February.
Together we go... Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan arrive for the Zee Cine film awards 2008, at the ExCel center in London, on Saturday. AP
Many candidates have made it a habit to change parties just to contest elections. Should people of Karnataka reject the party-hoppers lock, stock and barrel? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Not surprisingly, most readers called the turncoats as a sign of decadence in democracy and ideology, and that they should be written off with the bullets of the ballot. Voting for stable, honest and ideal-driven candidates, requires maturity on the voters’ part, said some.
There were a handful who felt that it was okay to be search for “greener pastures” to seek gain and sure enough, hop and jump.
