Kottayam, Feb 25 (IANS) A day after the Kerala High Court came down heavily on the State government over alleged breach of privacy, senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala escalated the attack, accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of directly orchestrating a large-scale collection of personal data of government employees. Addressing a press conference, Chennithala alleged that the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) had written to SPARK, the Service and Payroll Administrative Repo…
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Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) In a scathing attack on administrative lethargy, BJP legislator Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday expressed intense fury in the Legislative Assembly over excessive delays in responses to suggestions made by members through various parliamentary tools. Highlighting a glaring example of red tape, Mungantiwar revealed that a Cut Motion he moved on March 16, 2022, received a response only on February 18, 2026, almost four years later.Expressing his dissatisfaction with the pace of …
Kochi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) over allegations that it accessed and used personal data of government employees to circulate promotional messages, observing that the matter involved a serious intrusion into privacy.Hearing a petition challenging the alleged use of employees’ contact details from official databases, the Court questioned how the CMO obtained information from the Service Payroll Administrative Reposit…
Kochi, Feb 23 (IANS) AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Monday questioned the State government’s handling of the arrest of the Sabarimala tantri, alleging an undue eagerness to portray him as guilty despite the absence of evidence cited by the court.Venugopal said that if credible evidence existed, no one would object to the arrest. However, he pointed out that the Vigilance Court, while granting bail, had observed that there was not even a shred of evidence against the Tantri.“What is…
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) A senior woman doctor of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has filed an FIR on Tuesday alleging workplace harassment by the institution’s principal, Dr Achyut Baishya, triggering a police probe and a government-appointed inquiry into the matter. The Associate Professor and former Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology earlier submitted a detailed complaint to the Chief Minister’s Office on February 6, alleging a pattern of inappropriate conduct, intim…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that all government departments must work effectively and in coordination to ensure the direct benefits of these reforms reach the common citizen. He stated that this is necessary when the state government has launched an ambitious administrative reform initiative, ‘GPR 2.0’, to bring about a radical transformation in Maharashtra’s administrative functioning, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has specially lau…
Amaravati, Feb 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday ordered an inquiry into a food poisoning incident in which 92 tribal students of a government-run Ashram boys’ hostel fell ill.The incident occurred at the Ashram hostel in Devarapalli village in Rampachodavaram Mandal of Polavaram district on Saturday.The Chief Minister directed officials to submit a detailed report by Monday and made it clear that strict action would be taken against those found responsible fo…
Kannur, Jan 26 (IANS) Kannur witnessed some tense moments on Monday when State Registration Minister Kadannapally Ramachandran fell ill while addressing a gathering during an event to mark the Republic Day in the Kerala district.The incident occurred shortly after the minister unfurled the national flag at the parade ground, here and began delivering his inaugural address.Eyewitnesses said the minister complained of dizziness mid-speech and appeared visibly uncomfortable before collapsing on the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan, on Saturday, launched a sharp attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government over the handling of the Sabarimala gold theft case, alleging serious lapses by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) due to pressure from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) which, he said, enabled the primary accused to secure statutory bail. Speaking to the media here, Satheesan said the SIT’s failure to file charge sheets w…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Thursday remained paralysed as the Opposition sharpened its attack on the CPI(M)-led government over the Sabarimala gold theft, with Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, asserting that the issue warranted ministerial resignations, not another round of legislative debate.Addressing the media outside the Assembly, LoP Satheesan said the Opposition had deliberately refrained from giving notice for a discussion as there was “nothi…