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FEB 28 UNION BUDGET 2015-16 28 February 2015 New Delhi Modi Budget: Dalits/Adivasis left out, ‘Sab kaVikas’only for corporates Pursuing unabashedly and openly a pro-rich  policy, the Modi Budget outlines a  corporate vision of  India that   unashamedly eats into the budgetary allocations meant for the  millions of its poorest and neediest citizens, the Dalits and Adivasis, said the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) - Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan (DAAA), which works towards the elimination of caste-based discrimination. The Budget has severely fallen short on its fiscal promises and takes away 57% per cent of state money meant for welfare schemes for Dalits and Adivasis. “Where are the ';achhe din,'; asks an agitated aam aurat. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to whip the budget into shape and make the economy fairer for Dalits, Adivasis and other marginalized sections, unfortunately, his words...

5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Pakistan A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir on Friday. The earthquake hit Islamabad, Murree, Swat, Peshawar Nowshera, Mansehra, Batgram, Muzaffarabad and other areas. According to Pakistan's National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicenter of the quake was 51 kilometer north of Mansehera while its depth was measured 32 kilometer. There were no reports of any loss of life and property from areas hit by the earthquake Posted  3 hours ago  by  Naresh Kumar Sagar

Immediate Pension Plan !!!   Contact : 9810974027     Reg - Immediate Pension Plan !!! Respected Sir/Madam, Government of India in the Union Budget 2014-2015, announced the revival of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana(VPBY). Excerpts from Budget speech by Hon'ble Finance Minister are, NDA Government during its last term in office had introduced the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana(VPBY) as a pension scheme for senior citizens. Under the scheme a total number of 3.16 lakh annuitants are being benefited and corpus amounts to Rs.6,095 Crore. I propose to revive the scheme for a limited period from 15th August 2014 to 14th August 2015 for the benefit of citizens aged 60 years and above To fulfil the promise made by Finance Minister in his budget speech, the Govt. of India has launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana on 14th August, 2014 in association with LIC of India. LIC of India has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme. Benefits of this scheme are as...

BJP Continues to Mislead Farmers and their Supporters in Various Parties The Real Battle is between Farmers and Land Grabbing Corporates and BJP, not between Bharat and Pakistan! BJP is Hiding Behind the Poor in its Defence The Ordinance now Bill is Bringing Back the Colonial Legacy: Unacceptable   February 27 :  Forcible land acquisition has always been an issue of life and death for millions of people in India, not only farmers but also agricultural laborers and fish workers. With the Land Ordinance it has become a political hot-potato. More than 350 people’s organizations gathered at the Parliament Street on February 24 th , with 25,000 people from Gujarat to Orissa to Assam, and from Himachal Pradesh to Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It has forced the political parties to take a stand on the issue and leading to heated debate and discussion on the floor of the Parliament. It is certainly a result of the anti-farmer and anti-poor move of undemocratically amending ...

Norman Chan says HK home prices at an all-time high   Roland Lim  ‏ @ CNA_RolandLim     10 minutes ago # HKMA monetary chief Norman Chan says HK home prices at an all-time high, announces new cooling measures. Posted by  Naresh Kumar Sagar   at  2/27/2015   No comments:  Links to this post Dear Mr. Sagar Please see my article written jointly with Geetima Das Krishna titled 'The Myth of Revenue Foregone..' which appeared in Mint newspaper on 26 February. Your feedback is as always welcome. Best/warm regards Rajiv Kumar The myth of foregone revenue It is dishonest to say tax giveaways are doled to private firms. States and citizens gain most from exemptions The issue of tax revenues foregone by the Union government has been raised repeatedly by eminent persons such as Amartya Sen and S. Gurumurthy and politicians such as Sitaram Yechury. It has become fashionable to raise this issue to ca...