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One comes across all sorts of news. This happens everywhere, in every country, in every part of a country. News are of various types, of different qualities, relating to different happenings. There are news that are pleasant; they are welcome; they are heartening. Contrary-wise, there are news that are unpleasant, news that hurt, news that are heart-rending and heart-breaking, and sadly there are news that can only be described as news that bleed, that cause intense agony and pain. While in o...

H.D. Shourie One comes across all sorts of news. This happens everywhere, in every country, in every part of a country. News are of various types, of different qualities, relating to different happenings. There are news that are pleasant; they are welcome; they are heartening. Contrary-wise, there are news that are unpleasant, news that hurt, news that are heart-rending and heart-breaking, and sadly there are news that can only be described as news that bleed, that cause intense agony an...

Everybody is aware of the enormous delay that comes about in the decision of criminal as well as civil cases filed in the various courts of India, right from Supreme Court to the District Courts. A very important and welcome initiative has now been taken by Mr. F.S. Nariman, Member of Parliament, in introducing the Judicial Statistics Bill alongwith the Constitution (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The Judicial Statistics Bill states that economic reforms cannot succeed unless accompanied by...

In July, 2004, some newspapers highlighted an outrageous perpetration which had been going on for sometime in the construction of a Police Memorial at the crossing of Shanti Path and Panchsheel Marg, claimed to be part of beautiful lay-out of Lutyen’s Delhi. The steel structure had already been erected very high, to an extent that the view of dome of Rashtrapati Bhawan was being obstructed. Height of the ultimate Memorial was supposed to exceed even the height of India Gate. From COMMON C...

“With its design facing criticism, the 47-metre Police Memorial at the Shantipath-Panchsheel Marg junction could well be demolished. Who then approves the design of public strcutures? Why isn’t Delhi an aesthetically-designed city? What can be done to ensure that eyesores have no place in this metro? Delhi times brings you the lowdown on the who and howdunnit of the Capital’s architecture. If you pass by it, you must have turned up your nose at it — the huge steel gird...

The common minimum programme of the United Progressive Alliance at the centre makes several promises requiring not only very large investment of funds but also massive organizational effort. The promises made to the farmers, the rural population and the common man generally, form the core responsibility of the administration at the centre and even more so in the States. Particularly in this year, when extensive flood damage, loss of crops and destruction of rural habitations have occurred, and d...

The Consumer Coordination Council of India, of which Director of COMMON CAUSE, had the privilege of being the Founder Chairman, recently held a Conference on the subject of “CITIZENS’ & CONSUMERS’ PERCEPTION OF EXPECTATIONS FROM CIVIL SERVICES IN INDIA”. This is obviously a subject of wide interest and importance. Conclusions and Recommendations arising from the Conference have been published by CCC. We are presenting hereunder these Conclusions and Recommendations wh...

COMMON CAUSE, a registered Society with membership all over the country and operating on All India basis, has earned reputation and credibility as an Organisation dedicated to public causes for seeking redress for problems of the people. Its initiative in public interest litigation, for solving the common and collective problems of the people, has greatly contributed to the evolution and spread of the system in the country and its adoption by the people on a substantial scale for effecting redre...