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PESA Act: 28 years on, still a long road ahead for tribal gram sabhas in countryThe new BJP government in Odisha promises to extend the PESA Act, granting panchayat-like powers to gram sabhas in tribal areas. Despite th...- Sabka Prayas: How the citizens can do their bitAs local govts share greater proximity with the citizens, they enable greater transparency and accountability. Thus, they not only act as a...
- J&K's development Modi govt's top priority: Amit ShahReplying to a discussion on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, he also slammed some opposition members for their claim ...
- View: States outspend the Centre; crippling their fiscal capacity will harm the economyShifting the fiscal centre of gravity means that cutting states’ finances would worsen the slump.
- Essential that state finance commissions are set up after every 5 years: Shaktikanta DasDas said that cooperative federalism should not breed inertia.
- How the Finance Commission can make urban empowerment a realityAdministrative decentralisation requires devolution of functions, plus hiring and firing to local bodies, and no state government wants to ...
- Committee to examine provisions of draft water framework lawThe bill proposes to establish a framework with governing principles for protection, conservation and regulation of waters and for matters ...
- India hopes for genuine reconciliation in Sri Lanka with TamilsOn the fishermen issue, Modi said it was agreed that fishermen's associations on both sides should continue their efforts to find a solutio...
- Looking at devolution of power to Tamils: Ranil WickremesingheIndia has been pressing Sri Lanka to implement the 13th amendment on devolution of powers to fulfil the aspirations of the ethnic Tamils.
- State government initiative to make Arunachal organic stateThrough this policy, the state government shall extensively exploit the rich aromatic and medicinal plants potential for economic sustainab...
- NDA government's 2003 Bill to confer Delhi statehood was not passedNDA government had introduced a Bill in Parliament in 2003 through the then home minister, L K Advani, to confer full statehood on Delhi. B...
- Officials to pay for illegal building: Venkaiah NaiduVenkaiah Naidu said civic bodies agencies that fail to implement the master plan provisions won't get financial help from the ministry.
- Salman Khurshid to visit Sri Lanka from tomorrow for bilateral talksApart from holding talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris, Khurshid will call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and meet other senio...
- Arunachal Pradesh's first municipalities get Rs 5.50 croreArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today said a budgetary provision of Rs 5.50 crore has been made for the state's first municipal...
- Lankan PSC to decide on devolution of powers in Tamil northSri Lanka today said that a parliamentary panel would decide whether to dilute regional powers as planned or their devolution as part of th...
- Indo-Lanka ties at high pedestal: G L Peiris"Our dialogue with India is continuing. Basil Rajapaksa was in India yesterday. The two govts enjoy mutual understanding," G L Peiris said.
- India asks Sri Lanka to fully implement power devolution provisionExternal Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid conveyed India's views to visiting Lankan Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa.
- No violation of 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord: Mahinda Rajapaksa"We have not violated anything on the Indo-Lanka accord", Rajapaksa said, while responding to questions during a media interaction.
- Rs 13,742-cr plan ready for Naxal zoneThe Planning Commission has finalised a Rs 13,742-crore Integrated Action Plan for Naxal-affected districts.
- Fiscal deficit may rise as confusion on service tax prevailsThe price of dither is going to be a higher fiscal deficit for the Centre.
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