NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday provided a ray of hope for a visually impaired man and asked the Union Public Service Commission to appoint him within 6 weeks on the basis of the civil service examination he cleared in 2006.

A division bench comprising of Justices A K Sikri and Suresh Kait imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) for the delay in Ravi Prakash’s appointment and forcing him to file a case over the issue. The court also directed the government to fill 7 other posts lying vacant since 1996 under the quota for disabled persons.

AGARTALA: The Tripura Assembly was adjourned twice today after opposition created a din in the House demanding implementation of Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.

As the House assembled, leader of the opposition Ratan Lal Nath (Cong) demanded immediate implementation of the Commission recommendations for state government employees.

AIZAWL: Mizoram holds the dubious distinction of holding second position in the list of states where corporal punishment and humilitation of students in schools are rampant, second only to Assam.

According to a study on Child Abuse India 2007, conducted by the UNICEF and Delhi-based PRAYAS (Save the Children) under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Welfare Development, at least 90.86 per cent of students in the state are the victims of corporal punishment, second to Assam’s 99.56 per cent.

AGARTALA: The central government is likely to compensate the northeastern states for the whopping financial burden due to implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, officials said here Friday.

‘Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia during a meeting with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in New Delhi Thursday said the issue was presented before the finance ministry for active consideration,’ a government spokesperson said.