Calls for declaration of contributions from Electoral Bonds mandatory and modifications to the Companies Act to put back cap of 7.5% of companies' last three year's average profits for better oversight of political party funding The Chief Election Commissioner of Indian Mr. Om Prakash Rawat has called for greater transparency in political party funding and donations they receive from companies. Towards this the Commission has written to the Government of India not to exclude the proceeds from electoral bonds from the requirement of re…
[caption id="attachment_843" align="aligncenter" width="735"] IT and MA&UD Minister Shri K T Rama Rao kicked off the Mission Kakatiya Programme for restoration of 40 lakes in Hyderabad from Neknampur[/caption] IT and MA&UD Minister KTR kicks off massive programme for clean up of 40 lakes in the twin-cities beginning with Neknampur Lake Hyderabad, April 13, Among all such initiatives in the city, the Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad stands out as a prime example of civil society partnership with the administrat…
Participation in varied events to mark the International Women’s Day cuts across class and age [caption id="attachment_795" align="alignleft" width="2592"] True inclusivity and diversity marked the celebrations[/caption] There was an enthusiastic participation from ladies in the International Women’s Day Celebrations 2018 held under the aegis of Tarnaka Welfare Association and SCOTRWA Women’s Wing, spreading over two days. Ladies from surrounding colonies of Nagarjuna Nagar, Tarnaka, Gokul Nagar and Kimtee Colony…
GAASA- Alwal [caption id="attachment_786" align="alignleft" width="300"] GAAS cautions Railways authorities on the dismal state of Alwal Railway Station[/caption] Concerned at the sorry state of affairs at the Alwal Railway station, a landmark within its own right by virtue of serving Alwal , Old Alwal, Venkatapuram, Army Sub Area, Suchitra, and few more nearby areas nearby, and being one of the major stations between Secunderabad and Medchal station, local residents sensitise Railways Authorities on the sorry st…
[caption id="attachment_779" align="alignleft" width="300"] GHMC App Downloads Jumped a Whopping 47% after the Campaign[/caption] Campaign by a consortium of 20 Civil Society Organisations leads to better awareness and usage of GHMC App provided free of cost for citizens to avail civic services The Citizens Entitlements Campaign, an initiative kicked off on January 26 th this year by over 20 civil society organizations and NGOs has resulted in a whopping 47% increase in the downloads of the My GHMC App indica…
Calls for permanent Authority and information sharing mechanism Team TT The Telangana Government should immediately repeal the TS RERA rules and replace it with new rules in compliance with the ‘Central Real Estate Rules for UTs without legislatures’, the Forum for Peoples’ Collective Efforts (FPCE), a body representing the pan-India Fight for RERA movement, has demanded. Criticizing the constitution of an expert committee by the Telangana Government to study the implementation of the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act in neighbouring …
GVMC Sets up Integrated Command and Communication Centre State-of-the-art Centre to cater to all civic needs and grievances The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) started an integrated command and communication City Operations Centre. It offers a platform for all services and grievances, solid waste management, water supply, etc. It emerged as 8th of 20 cities selected in the first round in January 2016. A total of 22 modules have been taken up for development of applications and six have been completed as a part of e-governance intro…
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