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Halt privatisation of BEST services: Workers’ union to BMC
6 days, 19 hours ago

Halt privatisation of BEST services: Workers’ union to BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: If the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking wants to restore its former glory and regain people’s trust, the privatisation of its bus services must be halted immediately. This was the demand made by the BEST Kamgar Sena, a workers’ union, in a letter sent to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the aftermath of the BEST bus accident in …

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Architects slam new system for fire approvals
1 week, 4 days ago

Architects slam new system for fire approvals

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Fire Brigade’s decision to discontinue the use of private contractors in issuing fire safety approvals and appoint their own fire officers instead has been opposed by architects and engineers in the construction industry. Until then, private contractors were allowed to issue fire approvals for buildings less than 32metres high, while structures taller than that must be certified …

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State-run firms in a bind as apex court clips powers to appoint arbitrators
1 month, 1 week ago

State-run firms in a bind as apex court clips powers to appoint arbitrators

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court's move to slash the powers of state-run companies to unilaterally appoint arbitrators on Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud's last day in office leaves the country's public sector units in a cloud of uncertainty. Following this amendment, parties began filing applications under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, seeking to invalidate arbitration clauses where …

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'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining
5 months ago

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently restrained the Enforcement Directorate from carrying out its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against private contractors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining. The court added that unless a case in the scheduled offence was registered and such an offence generated proceeds of crime, the ED could not have initiated any action. …

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A last resort: Families turn to private contractors to help children lost to the street
1 year, 4 months ago

A last resort: Families turn to private contractors to help children lost to the street

LA Times  

Sherry Hill had lost track of her daughter, which wasn’t a surprise. Crisis interventionist Vicki Lucas, center, shows a photo of Sherry Hill’s daughter to Jesus Franco, left, standing outside of a motel in Pasadena, hoping he could provide information that could lead to locating her. “This is why they are where they are, and it’s my responsibility to get …

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Contractors to be paid only after RWA is satisfied with desilting work in Ggm
1 year, 4 months ago

Contractors to be paid only after RWA is satisfied with desilting work in Ggm

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has decided to release the payments to private contractors for desilting the drains and sewer lines only after receiving a satisfactory report from the respective resident welfare associations. The civic agency on Monday set up eight teams of junior engineers to ensure that desilting and cleaning of sewers and drains are being properly undertaken across …

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Manual scavenging: Appalling practice continues in India despite government promises to end it
1 year, 10 months ago

Manual scavenging: Appalling practice continues in India despite government promises to end it

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 23, 2023 10:40 IST On February 1, 2020, Ravi, 25, descended into a 15-20 feet deep sewer at CBD ground at Karkardooma in Delhi. “No place in the world sends people to gas chambers to die,” the Supreme Court had said on sewer deaths in 2019, asking the Centre why protective gear was not provided to sanitation …

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ICE banned from using contractors to arrest immigrants at California jails, prisons
2 years, 5 months ago

ICE banned from using contractors to arrest immigrants at California jails, prisons

LA Times  

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents transfer an immigrant after an early morning raid in Duarte. A California lawsuit has ended with a settlement that bans U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from leaning on private contractors to arrest immigrants at state prisons and jails and send them to deportation proceedings. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California …

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Trump allies explored sending armed private contractors to seize voting machines in 2020 election
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump allies explored sending armed private contractors to seize voting machines in 2020 election

LA Times  

Supporters on the fringes of former President Trump’s circle explored seeking sweeping authority after the 2020 election to enlist armed private contractors to seize and inspect voting machines and election data with the assistance of U.S. marshals, according to a draft letter asking the president to grant them permission. Marshals Service would assist the effort, and the employees of private …

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Study criticizes post-9/11 reliance on war-zone contractors
3 years, 3 months ago

Study criticizes post-9/11 reliance on war-zone contractors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the post-9/11 wars, U.S. …

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From costs to consequences, how Pentagon's reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
3 years, 3 months ago

From costs to consequences, how Pentagon's reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars

Firstpost  

The Pentagon pumped out more contracts than it could oversee, lawmakers and government special investigators said Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defence contractors, a study released Monday found. In the post-9/11 wars, US corporations contracted by the Defense Department not only handled war-zone logistics like running fuel convoys and …

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