Ombudsman

TDB president complains against commissioner

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president C.K. Guptan has accused commissioner P.V. Nalinakshan Nair of creating an administrative deadlock by approaching the Ombudsman without taking the board into...

Tracking one's credit footmarks is possible

5 Dec 2008, 0039 hrs IST, Rucha Biju Chitrodia If in a dispute over repayment with your lending or credit card-issuing bank, can you be forced to pay up or else face an entry of your refusal in Cibil database? Borrowers must...

CBC Sells Controversial Program Ahead of Ombudsman Decision

The motives of some CBC producers are being questioned regarding a Radio-Canada program maligning the Falun Gong spiritual group. The program, “Malaise in Chinatown,” has been sold to broadcasters in France despite the fact...

Court report cites risks at 'Ewa, Liliha hospitals

A court-appointed patient ombudsman has raised concerns about some areas of care being provided at Hawaii Medical Center's two hospitals. Ombudsman Dianne Okumura said she had concerns about the potential for serious harm in...

Beattie deal not by the book

PUBLIC servants were forced to justify former premier Peter Beattie's decision to personally negotiate a $900,000 publishing deal instead of ordering a tender. A damning Queensland Ombudsman's report has revealed the former...

The Washington Post Names Andrew Alexander Ombudsman

The Washington Post today announced that Andrew Alexander, currently the Washington bureau chief for Cox Newspapers, will become the newspaper's ombudsman. Alexander, 60, joined the Cox Washington bureau as a reporter in 1976...

S.African newspaper stops using 'xenophobic' language

Dec 3 2008 - JOHANNESBURG. The Daily Sun, with nearly 4-million readers the biggest daily newspaper in South Africa, has promised to stop using terms such as 'aliens and evil aliens' when reporting about foreigners.

Order to shift seven convicts from Viyyur

They misbehaved with jail officials Several inmates had sent complaints against them Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered shifting of seven life convicts who received the support of leaders of a political party in...

Cox's Alexander named Washington Post ombudsman

Romenesko Memos Cox Newspapers Washington bureau chief Andy Alexander will become the Washington Post's ombudsman for a two-year term beginning Feb. 2. "He brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the news industry...

NSW failing disabled in care: opposition (AAP)

The NSW government's failure to act on the ombudsman's disability service recommendations has led to a string of preventable deaths, the opposition says. NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled the first volume of his annual report...

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