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Stricter Norms for Corporate Governance: Punishment for Siphoning off Money from Bank Accounts of “Struck Off” Companies; Disqualifation of Directors from Being Appointed or Reappointed in Companies

In continuation of the Government’s resolve to strengthen the rules and procedures of Corporate Governance, the Government today took some major decisions to further strengthen these norms. It has been decided that in case the Director or authorized signatory of any “struck off” company tries to unauthorizedly read more

Road accidents in India decrease by 4.1% during 2016, fatalities rise by 3.2%

Road accidents in the country have decreased by around 4.1% during 2016, with the year seeing 4,80,652 road accidents as against 5,01,423 in 2015. However fatalities resulting from these accidents have risen by about 3.2% during the same period. Nearly 1,50,785 persons were killed in 2016 as against 1,46,133 in 2015. Releasing the Ministry’s annual publication ‘Road Accidents in India-2016 the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari said that while the accident and fatality figures still leave a lot to be desired in the matter of ensuring road safety, the trends are encouraging. Road Accidents in India, 2016 is a compilation of data on various facets of road accidents as furnished by Police Departments of all States/U.Ts for the calendar year 2016 read more