Source: newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: In a development which can be seen as a voice of dissent by civil servants facing vindictiveness and harassment for doing their duty honestly, Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, donated the money he received from the Centre in compliance with the Uttarakhand High Court order settling a dispute over
Source: outlookindia.com Nainital, Sept 13 The Uttarakhand High Court Thursday began hearing a petition challenging an ordinance that exempted politicians from paying the market rent for government bungalows allocated to them as ex-chief ministers. Last week, Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya promulgated the ordinance exempting former chief ministers from paying the high rent. The ordinance
Source: outlookindia.com Dehradun, Sep 3 The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday restrained all bar associations of the state from passing resolutions to prevent advocates from representing a person or persons in a particular criminal case saying all accused have a constitutional right to be defended in court. The high court”s order came on a PIL
source: hindustantimes.com When the first of this monsoon’s waterlogging occurred in Mumbai in early July, Mumbai municipal commissioner Pravinsinh Pardeshi blamed climate change for the crisis. “The city’s infrastructure is not capable of handling climate change and change in rainfall pattern,” he told this newspaper on July 5. Indeed, in a matter of just eight days, from 8.30 am
Source: indiatvnews.com The Centre has finally paid Rs 25,000 as compensation to IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi in compliance with the Uttarakhand High Court order issued in August 2018, after contempt notices were issued by the court in June this year. Chaturvedi had filed a case before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in a matter pertaining
Source: morungexpress.com The Uttarakhand government is planning to ban single-use plastics in all government offices in the state. “We are in the process of banning single-use plastics in all government offices including the Secretariat,” said a top government official. Through this initiative, the use of plastic glasses, folders, bottles, cups and other plastic items will
Source: business-standard.com The Supreme Court Monday said forest fire is a serious problem in the hilly states, especially in summers and the reason behind it is the large presence of pine trees in most of the areas. A vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai allowed the petitioner to file a copy
Source: newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: Exploiting loopholes in the Union Government’s mega health scheme – Ayushman Bharat, hundreds of doctors allegedly pocketed huge amounts of public funds meant for the treatment of poor patients. Though the scandal seems to have spread across various states, initial reports indicate that several hospitals in Uttarakhand have been found involved
