Wednesday, September 23, 1998
President yet to okay Rabri's sack
A day after Rabri Devi won the vote of trust, and more dramatically, a day after Laloo Yadav actually pleaded with the Prime Minister not to plumb any crisis, the Centre went ahead and recommended dismissal of the Rabri Devi government and imposition of President's Rule while putting the Bihar state Assembly in suspended animation. Meanwhile, President K R Narayanan assured that he would not take any hasty step on the Union Cabinet's recommendation.
DoT considers offering arbitrator role to TRAI
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is actively considering offering the role of an arbitrator to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in settling disputes between the Department and private operators in the field of basic, cellular, paging and other services. A note proposing to bestow the status of an arbitrator on the TRAI was discussed at the last meeting of the Telecom Commission.
SC "puts on hold" CVC ordinance
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government not to implement the August 25 ordinance, granting statutory status to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) till the disposal of a challenge made to its validity before the court.
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