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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 |
 The Legislators’ Forum for Child Rights is planning to seek a mid-term report on the Karnataka State Plan of Action for Children 2003-10 from the Government during the ensuing session of the State Legislature.
The forum, comprising legislators cutting across party lines, met at Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday morning, and resolved to take necessary steps to ensure that both the Houses of the State legislature take up for discussion the State Plan of Action for Children 2003-10 that had set period-specific goals for the survival and development of children in the State.
“Already a notice has been given for raising the issue in the Legislative Council. A notice will also be issued to discuss the matter in the Assembly,” MLC Manohar Maski informed the meeting, which was also attended by representatives of various non-governmental organisations engaged in child rights activities. |
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009 |
Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde is unhappy that the Herculean efforts he and his team put in to prepare a voluminous report on the illegal mining scandal in the state between the years 2000 and 2006, has not been taken seriously by the state government. He feels, the Action Taken Report submitted to him on July 9, is more of an 'Action not Taken Report'. "It is just a reaction and the action taken is less," he commented.
Hegde said in a press meet held here on Monday July 13 that the report is silent on the action it has taken against the officials after February, the month in which it issued show-cause notices to the officials named in the report. “The chief secretary requested me to allow time till the conclusion of Lok Sabha polls for the submission of the Action Taken Report. Now the report has been submitted, but without taking any action,” he commented. Hegde said, he had painstakingly toured the mining regions and documented the illegal mining. He explained that he had shown how the officials and the mine owners flouted the mining rules to their advantage by de-reserving areas, using patta lands for mining, etc. He commented that illegal mining has been going on even now and whatever action the government says it has taken, remains on paper.
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Monday, 13 July 2009 |
Here is some good news for residents of secondary cities and rural areas reeling under severe power cuts.
With increased inflow into hydel reservoirs of the state, the government is expected to reduce the unscheduled load-shedding by at least a couple of hours.
This decision will be taken by the cabinet sub-committee for power headed by energy minister K S Eshwarappa in a couple of days.
However, there will be no changes in Bangalore city, which is experiencing two hours of power cuts a day.
"We are happy that the recent rain has eased the power demand to a great extent but we still need a good spell of rain for a week to give us enough confidence to withdraw unscheduled load shedding,'' said energy minister K S Eshwarappa.
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Friday, 10 July 2009 |
Here is some good news for those shuttling between Bangalore and Mysore. After a decade-long wait, the 139-km Bangalore-Mysore line is finally cleared. The controversy over the shifting of Tipu’s armoury at Srirangapatna is almost blowing over and the double track is likely to be completed sooner now.
The Railways, state archaeological department and Karnataka government have finally agreed to shift the monument
. Simply put, work on the double-track railway line from Mysore to Bangalore will gain momentum soon.
The monument itself does not occupy a large area, but is expected to cut very deep into the pockets of the Railways. Tipu’s armoury, with historical importance and much archaeological value attached to it, sits bang in the way of the proposed Bangalore-Mysore railway line.
The plan to run a double track railway line from Mysore to Bangalore is a decade old, and has for long been plagued by the controversy revolving around Tipu’s armoury. Now, after several concerns and stays brought forth by archaeologists and conservationists, the line is cleared. |
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Monday, 06 July 2009 |
A U.S. judge on Sunday approved General Motors Corp's bankruptcy sale, in a move that will allow the company's most profitable assets to exit bankruptcy protection under government ownership.
Judge Robert Gerber of the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan said the sale would "prevent the death of the patient on the operating table."
GM, which filed for bankruptcy protection on June 1, had argued that it would be forced to liquidate if the sale was not approved. The U.S. government said it could walk away from funding the automaker if a deal was not approved by July 10.
"If GM liquidates, there will not only be nothing for stockholders; there will be nothing for unsecured creditors," Judge Gerber said in a 95-page opinion.
Under the deal, New GM will operate the best parts of the old company, including its Chevrolet and Cadillac brands, with a less-expensive workforce, smaller dealer network, and much less debt.
The "old GM," which includes unpopular brands and unneeded factories and liabilities, will remain behind in bankruptcy court to be liquidated.
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