Odisha Vigilance unearths properties during raids linked to govt official

Odisha Vigilance unearths properties during raids linked to govt official

Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on state government officials involved in corrupt practices, the Odisha Vigilance, on Tuesday, conducted simultaneous searches at locations linked to an Assistant Engineer of the State Works Department, following allegations of amassing assets beyond his known sources of income, officials said. “On the … Read more

Indian courts burdened with backlog of 5.29 crore cases: Official data

Indian courts burdened with backlog of 5.29 crore cases: Official data

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Indian courts are burdened with a massive load of 5.29 crore pending cases, official data up to July 21 available on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) showed on Sunday. The maximum number of 4.65 crore cases are pending in district and subordinate courts, followed … Read more

Rajasthan: Safety of school children is the foremost responsibility, says top official

Rajasthan: Safety of school children is the foremost responsibility, says top official

Follow Us on Google News Jaipur, July 26 (IANS) In the wake of the tragic roof collapse at a government school in Piplodi village of Rajasthan Jhalawar district, Secretary of the School Education Department, Krishna Kunal has issued a stern message, stating that the safety of school children is the department’s foremost responsibility. He emphasised … Read more

Natural gas consumption in India likely to reach 103 bcm per year by 2030: Top govt official

Natural gas consumption in India likely to reach 103 bcm per year by 2030: Top govt official

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Overall natural gas consumption in India is estimated to reach 103 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year by 2030, representing a near 60 per cent increase from current levels, a top government official said here on Thursday. In his address at an event, organised by … Read more

Hospitalised Stalin continues official duties, to resume district visits soon

Hospitalised Stalin continues official duties, to resume district visits soon

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, currently admitted to Apollo Hospitals here after experiencing giddiness during a morning walk on Monday, has continued to oversee government affairs from his hospital bed. Despite being under medical observation, the 72-year-old leader interacted with senior officials, reviewed the status … Read more

TN CM discharges official duties from hospital, reviews ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ programme

TN CM discharges official duties from hospital, reviews ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ programme

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who has been hospitalised following a brief spell of giddiness during his morning walk, continued to discharge official duties from his hospital room on Tuesday. The 72-year-old leader, currently under medical supervision at Apollo Hospitals on Greams Road, held a … Read more

Gujarat: CBI court sends ex-railway official to three years’ jail for taking bribe

Gujarat: CBI court sends ex-railway official to three years’ jail for taking bribe

Follow Us on Google News Ahmedabad, July 21 (IANS) A Special CBI court on Monday sentenced a former railway official in Gujarat to 3 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a case related to the offence of demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 5,000. The Special Judge sentenced … Read more

CBI books Delhi forest official, aide for taking bribe to ‘protect’ temple from demolition

CBI books Delhi forest official, aide for taking bribe to ‘protect’ temple from demolition

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A Delhi government Deputy Forest Officer and a Forest Guard were booked by the CBI for demanding and taking Rs 95,000 bribe from a temple priest in exchange for shielding the premises from demolition in the Old Rajinder Nagar area of the Ridge. Rajesh Tandon, … Read more

Rajasthan govt transfers 91 IPS officers; CM’s security and vigilance official changed

Rajasthan govt transfers 91 IPS officers; CM’s security and vigilance official changed

Follow Us on Google News Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) After the recent transfer of 62 IAS officers last month, the Rajasthan government has now implemented a significant reshuffle in the Rajasthan police department and transferred a total of 91 IPS officers on Saturday. The reshuffle marks one of the biggest administrative changes in the state’s … Read more