Opposition likely to submit notice in both Houses of Parliament to remove CEC
New Delhi: The opposition is likely to submit a notice in both Houses of Parliament to remove Gyanesh Kumar as the chief election commissioner. This will be the first time that a notice will be submitted to remove a CEC. The opposition has often accused him of siding with the ruling BJP, disenfranchising genuine voters […]
Census 2027 to also include transgender-headed households, RS told
New Delhi: The upcoming Census will collect data on sex of head of household–Male, Female and Transgender, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written response, said Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases. The questions for the first phase, which covers Houselisting and […]
Centre proposes changes in Drug Rules
New rules to align blood product testing with global standards New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has proposed to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945, to align regulatory requirements for testing blood products with internationally accepted pharmacopoeial standards and remove testing requirements not warranted under global best practices. It has issued a draft gazette notification, […]
CS pushes for fast-track recruitment to fill vacancies across departments
Over 40,000 posts vacant across govt departments: Officials JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Tuesday stressed the need for expeditious filling of all critical vacancies to strengthen governance and improve public service delivery. He called upon all Administrative Secretaries to hold regular follow-up meetings with their departments and recruitment agencies to ensure that pending […]
Time has come for Uniform Civil Code: SC
Hears plea seeking striking down of Shariat law provisions New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory to Muslim women as a “very good […]