Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the Taratala warehouse collapse incident, seeking a detailed report on the matter from state government officials within two weeks. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NHRC sent notices to the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the State Chief Secretary and the Municipal Commissioner, seeking information on what investigation has been carried out into the incident and how much compensation has been p…
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Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Minister for General Administration Ashish Shelar on Tuesday assured the Maharashtra Legislative Council that the government will convene a meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to deliberate on the benefits and service-related issues of graduate part-time employees and take an appropriate decision in their interest. He was replying to a calling attention motion moved by MLCs Abhijit Wanjari, Ashok (Bhai) Jagtap, Sudhakar Adbale, Dhiraj Lingade, Satej (Bunt…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of School Education Dadaji Bhuse on Monday announced that, starting next year, a dedicated high-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary will be appointed to oversee the deployment of secure digital infrastructure to transition the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and all other state public competitive examinations entirely to a secure online format.He made this announcement while delivering his statement in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on t…
Hyderabad, June 26 (IANS) The Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government has appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju as its Chief Secretary. A Government Order to this effect was issued on Friday.A 1992-batch IAS officer, Jaju will succeed K. Ramakrishna Rao, who is retiring from service on June 30.The government has also issued another order, entrusting some key departments to the Chief Secretary as Full Additional Charge (FACs).He will hold the FAC of the posts of Special Chief Sec…
Jaipur, June 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas on Saturday paid a courtesy call on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar during his visit to Jaipur. The Government of Rajasthan extended a warm welcome to the Chief Election Commissioner, reaffirming the state’s commitment to supporting the democratic and electoral processes of the country.The meeting brought together two distinguished senior civil servants whose careers have been marked by significant contributions to gove…
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026, will be introduced during the forthcoming Monsoon Session to provide legal recognition to women farmers as independent farmers in the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy to safeguard the rights of women farmers and promote their holistic empowerment. He was speaking at a presentation on the Women Farmers Empowerment Bill. CM Fadnavis said women account…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu has relieved Tapasya Raghav, IAS, Special Secretary (H&FW), from the city government for her new assignment in the Central government, an official said on Friday. Raghav, who was holding additional charge of Project Director (CATS), CEO of the State Health Agency and State Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), was relieved on Thursday, said the official.She is expected to take up her new assignment as Deputy S…
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister said on Friday that the census will start from August 1, while asserting that the late beginning of the process had been due to the lackadaisical approach of the previous Mamata Banerjee-led government. “The Union Government sent a communique to the previous state government in February last year to begin the process. But the previous state Cabinet did not act based on that communique. The previous state government did not even bother to reply …
Bengaluru, May 29 (IANS) The Governor of Karnataka, Thaawarchand Gehlot, on Friday accepted the resignation tendered by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and dissolved the Council of Ministers headed by him.In the proceedings issued by the Governor on May 29, it was stated that Siddaramaiah, in a letter dated May 28, had submitted his resignation from the office of the Chief Minister of Karnataka.The order stated: “In exercise of the powers vested in me under Article 164(1) of the Constitution of In…
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Central government and the representatives of Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an understanding in principle which will give the UT an elected chief minister with powers on bureaucracy, a legislative body and protections under Article 371. World-renowned climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was also part of the discussions.In what is seen as a path-breaking understanding aimed at political empowerment and safeguards for Ladakh, the Centr…