Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill: Changes arrest, custody and remand procedure.

National Tax Tribunal Bill: Sets up tribunal for taxation issues.
Disaster Management Bill: To set up authority to deal with disasters.
Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill: Permits plea bargaining. Brings safeguards for witnesses.

Workers leave tea gardens for better NREGA wages More than 5,000 tea garden workers in Tripura have switched jobs in the past six months. They have found a better option in the works under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega), 2005, leaving a tea industry in crisis in their trail. Concerned about workers not reporting to tea estates, the Tea Association of India, a

Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey on Wednesday condemned the UP goverment for the anarchy previling in the state and rising crime against poor.

Addressing a press conference at the Gandhi Bhawan here on Wednesday, Pandey said the National Rural Employment Guaranteed Scheme had become an instrument of exploitation in the hands of gram pradhans and village-level government officials.

PISAWADA: Baldev Makwana, 40, keenly watched the budget. A Dalit farmer from this village, 60 km from city, he wanted more. And, he seems to be let down by budget announcement. Now, only National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) is the ray of hope afloat for Baldev.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed State governments to provide jobs under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) to those rendered jobless due to the economic slowdown, particularly in the real estate sector. Union Rural Development Department secretary Rita Sharma told reporters that this instrument of poverty alleviation was now being used as a safety net to protect livelihoods.

BAIHATA CHARIALI, Feb 8

The scheme is creating an experienced rural supervisory cadre

According to recent World Bank estimates, over 45 percent of India lives under the $1.25-a-day poverty line. This translates to a staggering 450 million Indians, which is more than the population of the US!

Durgesh Nandan Jha | New Delhi

Forest land surrounding all major tiger reserves in the country may turn into farmland and commercial establishments following recategorisation of these expanses as revenue land. The decision has been taken to lure inhabitants out of the villages in core tiger habitats across the country.