Chennai, July 25 (IANS) In a major administrative reshuffle at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) is set to move from its long-standing location inside the historic Fort St. George complex to the Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai (NKM), with renovation work progressing rapidly to prepare the new premises.The relocation marks one of the most significant changes to the functioning of the Secretariat since the AIADMK government led by the late J. Jayalalithaa shifted key depar…
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Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) A day after issuing a notice to former top bureaucrat and Naveen Patnaik’s close aide V.K. Pandian, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday served a notice to another retired IAS officer, Upendra Nath Behera, directing him to appear before the investigating officer in connection with the alleged disappearance of two high‑profile inquiry reports from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) regime. The notice has been served in c…
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government has confirmed the deaths of two devotees but denied reports of any stampede-like incident during the annual Rath Yatra festival, which commenced in the holy coastal town of Puri with the participation of lakhs of pilgrims from across the state, the country and abroad. As per an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the world famous Ratha Yatra 2026 of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Mahaprabhu Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and C…
Gandhinagar, July 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday approved the creation of 28 additional Section Officer (Class II) posts in the State Secretariat, increasing the sanctioned strength from 606 to 634 as part of an effort to improve administrative efficiency and speed up the disposal of government files.The decision, taken through a resolution issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), is aimed at addressing the growing workload in the Secretariat and ensuring quicker imp…
Chennai, July 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Law Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) joint general secretary R. Nirmalkumar on Tuesday strongly rejected allegations that the ruling party was luring leaders from rival parties through horse-trading, insisting that those joining TVK were doing so out of political conviction rather than monetary inducements. Addressing reporters in Chennai, Nirmalkumar said several leaders from the DMK and the AIADMK had become disillusioned with their respective part…
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The Telangana government will constitute an official committee to make recommendations to strengthen digital governance in the state, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Tuesday.Revanth Reddy directed officials to take steps towards implementing digital governance to ensure greater transparency in administration.During a meeting with top officials, he sought the details of the implementation of digital governance and instructed the officials to formulate plans f…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday warned of strict action against Congress party leaders not following the party instructions with regard to the ongoing process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electrical rolls by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Participating in a Zoom meeting on SIR with party leaders, Chief Minister Reddy instructed Ministers, MLAs, MPs and constituency in-charges to be extra vigilant on SIR in the wake of the repor…
Gandhinagar, June 22 (IANS) The Gujarat government has directed that when public grievances involve two or more departments, the principal department concerned will be held responsible for ensuring their resolution. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel pressed officials to reduce delays and improve accountability during the State SWAGAT public grievance redressal programme held on Monday.Reviewing grievances received under this month’s State SWAGAT programme, Patel instructed district administrations …
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) At least three persons were killed as a fire broke out at a coaching centre in Purania area of Lucknow’s Aliganj on Monday, while many students were trapped inside the building, officials said.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered senior officials to rush to the spot and directed a swift rescue operation.Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firemen broke down a building wall to evacuate trapped victims, including two dozen students, the police said.Shakeel Ahm…
Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday announced a significant increase in reservation for students belonging to Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in technical and professional educational courses, including engineering and medicine, effective from the 2026-27 academic session. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a statement that a formal memorandum was issued by the Department of Scheduled Tribe and …