Can’t ignore DoB in
Class X certificate: Army to ministry
New Delhi, September 4
The embarrassing controversy over
the Chief of the Army Staff General VK Singh’s two different dates of
birth, followed by an unprecedented “statutory complaint” by the
General under the Army Act, went through another twist on Sunday when
the Army Headquarters went on record to say that the “matriculation
certificate of the Army Chief cannot be ignored”.
FICCI recommends
changes in land acquisition draft Bill
New Delhi, September 4
The Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has suggested that the proposed land
acquisition Act should apply to private companies only if they buy 500
acres or more, instead of the 100 acres as suggested in the draft Bill.
"The industry feels the threshold of 100 acres is very low for
projects, especially in rural areas.
Act quickly on uranium
poisoning in Punjab, House panel tells Centre
New Delhi, September 4
Expressing concern over the
presence of uranium in drinking water in Punjab, a Parliamentary panel
has asked the Centre to take remedial measures "without any loss of
time" after it received a BARC report on the matter.
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