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NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday expressed confidence that the party would form its first government in West Bengal, where assembly elections are scheduled for April 23 and 29.Nabin pointed to the party's strong surge in the 2021 state assembly poll, when it won 77 seats -- up from just 3 in 2016 -- and secured a 38% vote share, its best-ever showing in West Bengal."We are definitely going to form our government there... Where were we in Bengal in 2016, and where were we ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 election for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced the state's chief secretary, N Muruganandam, with senior bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (armed police, vigilance and anti-corruption) S Davidson Devasirvatham with Sandeep Mittal, a 1995-batch IPS officer, a decision that drew an angry reaction from CM M K Stalin.The move follows multiple complaints from the opposition, alleging that the state's administrative ma ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a probe into the money laundering racket run by fraud godman Ashok Kharat by tracing the money trail. Ashok Kharat was arrested in 12 cases, which include sexually exploiting 150 women and allegedly running the money laundering-hawala network from Dubai to Australia by parking politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen's dirty money through his temple trust. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the development of ED action ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four officers of Kolkata Police, including a deputy commissioner ranking officer, in relation to the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari on April 1. The convoy was approaching the Alipore Survey Building in South Kolkata, where Adhikari was supposed to file his nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Himachal Pradesh government, alleging widespread corruption and administrative irregularities, and demanded a High Court-monitored probe into the alleged 'Chester Hill' land issue. The opposition party has also announced a protest across all 68 Assembly segments in the state to expose the corrupt and anti-people policies of the state government. Also Read | Global Food Pr ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A trial court in Haryana's Panchkula on Friday closed the Enforcement Directorate's complaint against Congress leader and two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) regarding the re-allotment of an institutional plot at old rates in 2005. AJL is linked to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Special Judge under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Rajeev Goyal, closed the ED's complaint against Hooda ...Read More >
After BJP, the Communist Party of India (CPI (M)) on Monday on Monday levelled serious allegations against the Himachal Pradesh government and chief secretary Sanjay Gupta accusing them of facilitating land mafia activities and benami land deals in the state. They also sought a probe by special investigation team (SIT). However, chief secretary termed the allegations as "baseless". The CPI (M) raised the issue of violation of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act cit ...Read More >
Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL against Election Commission officer transfers, finds no public injury, upholds ECI authority, says aggrieved officers may file individual cases The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of officers by the Election Commission of India (ECI), holding that the petition lacked merit and failed to establish any violation of public interest. In its decision, the court pointed out that the petitioner could not p ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: A colonial-era government residence in Delhi's Civil Lines, known as Bungalow No. 33 on Shamnath Marg, is set to be demolished after remaining unoccupied for more than two decades. Authorities plan to replace the structure with a modern office complex, potentially for the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), citing the impracticality of leaving prime land unused. Built in the 1920s during British rule, the two-storey bungalow once served as an official residence for s ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 2 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Thursday criticised Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for "remaining a mute spectator" despite complaints of irregularities being raised against the state's top bureaucrats. Talking to reporters here, he referred to allegations of irregularities in the Chester Hills housing project in Solan, and said the chief minister is unable to take any action or offer a comment against these officials, even as the ...Read More >
BJP MLA calls for deferring business of departments absent in House Jammu, Apr 01: Cutting across party lines, MLAs on Wednesday expressed concern over the absence of bureaucrats in the Legislative Assembly during Question Hour. As Question Hour was nearing its end, NC MLA Nazi Gurezi alleged that bureaucrats were taking the House lightly. Pointing to the officers' gallery, the legislator said, "You look towards the gallery. This House is being taken lightly. I have been a member of this Hous ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ashwini Bhide, 55, an IAS officer of 1995 batch, widely known as the 'Metro Woman of Mumbai' for spearheading the Aqua Line (Metro 3) and navigating challenges of land acquisition and resettling project affected people, has emerged as the front-runner for the post of commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC), the country's richest civic body. Bhide will become the first woman IAS officer to make it to the position, when she takes over from the current civic chief Bh ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (31st March) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which challenged transfers of senior bureaucrats and police officials ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal. A Bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen observed that just because a large number of transfers have been made, it does not make the action of the ECI arbitrary, capricious, or mala fide. "Merely because the ECI ...Read More >
A group of retired Indian Administrative Service and Indian Forest Service officials and wildlife conservationists has raised "serious concerns" over the Assam government deploying around 1,600 personnel of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) on election duty. An Assam government official confirmed to The Hindu that it was the "first time" forest personnel were requisitioned for election duty. Assam votes in a single phase on April 9. In a joint representation addressed to authorities on ...Read More >
The government on Tuesday appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vir Vikram Yadav as the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai. Kidwai, a 1996 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as additional secretary in the department of personnel and training (DoPT), according to an order by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Yadav, an Odisha cadre IAS officer who replaces Kidwai at DGC ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: As Ashwini Bhide, who has 31 years of experience in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), takes charge as the new civic commissioner of Mumbai, she is tasked with handling key infrastructure projects, pre-monsoon preparations, and other civic issues. Her appointment comes two months after the BMC elections, in which the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance won, and a month after the administration presented the massive budget of over Rs 80,000 crore. Track record of delivering key pro ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Two days after six former bureaucrats and wildlife conservationists opposed the deployment of 1,600 forest personnel for election duty in Assam, another group of 40 retired civil servants on Tuesday demanded retraction of the order by the state government. Issued on March 19, the order by Assam's environment department directed the deployment of Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel to assist the state police for the elections, which are scheduled to take place ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered four mobile SIM cards from self-styled Godman and self -styled astrologer Ashok Kharat, who is accused of sexually exploiting over 150 women under the pretext of solving their personal and career problems. The Maharashtra government had formed the SIT, headed Tejaswi Satpute, to probe the case. Kharat, who had claimed to be a retired Indian Navy Captain despite failing in the 10th grade, was interrogated for over five hours. During ques ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Two days after six former bureaucrats and wildlife conservationists opposed the deployment of 1,600 forest personnel for election duty in Assam, another group of 40 retired civil servants on Tuesday demanded retraction of the order by the state government. Issued on March 19, the order by Assam's environment department directed the deployment of Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel to assist the state police for the elections, which are scheduled to take place ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 31: The Calcutta High Court has rejected pleas challenging the transfer of bureaucrats and police officers by the Election Commission of India in West Bengal. The court dismissed two Public Interest Litigations filed by a Trinamool Congress leader against large scale administrative changes ahead of elections. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The case was argued by Kalyan Banerjee, who appeared as counsel for the petitioner. One petition questioned the transfer of top officials such ...Read More >
Guwahati: A group of 40 prominent former civil servants has written to the Assam Chief Secretary, expressing "serious concern" over the state government's decision to deploy approximately 1,600 personnel from the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), comprising retired officers from the IAS, IPS, and IFS, alleged that the move directly contravenes established legal norms and recent Supreme Court directives. In the ...Read More >
Shimla, Mar 31 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday dismissed the allegations in connection with the Chester Hill housing project in Solan as baseless, asserting that the truth will prevail once the investigation is completed. Gupta was speaking at a press conference a day after the CPI(M) claimed violation of land laws in the project and demanded an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into alleged land mafia activities, including benami land deals, in ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide, who played a key role in developing Mumbai's metro rail network, on Tuesday became the first woman commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which was established more than 150 years ago. She took charge from senior bureaucrat and outgoing civic commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who retired on Tuesday, at a ceremony at the BMC headquarters in south Mumbai in the evening. The Mumbai civic body, set up in 1872, is one of the o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 31 (Reuters) - India appointed a senior bureaucrat to lead its aviation regulator on Tuesday, with the incumbent moving to another government role following a tough year for the country's civil aviation sector. The government named Vir Vikram Yadav, additional secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as the chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), as part of a wider reshuffle of roles. The current head of the DGCA, Faiz Ahmed Kidwa ...Read More >
Shimla, Mar 31 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday dismissed the allegations in connection with the Chester Hill housing project in Solan as baseless, asserting that the truth will prevail once the investigation is completed. Gupta was speaking at a press conference a day after the CPI(M) claimed violation of land laws in the project and demanded an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into alleged land mafia activities, including benami land deals, in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed as the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Yadav, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Odisha cadre, succeeds incumbent Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, who has now been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Yadav is an Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest an ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha-cadre IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation in a reshuffle of senior bureaucrats by the central government on Tuesday. The 1996-batch officer was serving as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. Yadav will replace Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, who has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Trai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed as the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Yadav, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Odisha cadre, succeeds incumbent Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, who has now been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Yadav is an Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environme ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major administrative reshuffle, the Maharashtra government, on Tuesday, transferred 10 bureaucrats, government officials said. Lokesh Chandra, an IAS officer of the 1993 batch and Chairman as well as Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister in Mumbai. Ashwini Bhide, an IAS officer of 1995 batch and Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, h ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into self-styled godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat has uncovered a sprawling sexual exploitation racket, with investigators estimating that more than 150 women were exploited. According to a report from The New Indian Express, the SIT conducted a raid on Kharat's Nashik office on Monday, March 30, seizing digital evidence that suggests a systematic abuse of power under the guise of spiritual and career guidance. During the search of Kh ...Read More >
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