In RTI replies, collectors feign ignorance about V.K. Pandian’s ‘extravaganza’ tours in Odisha 

In RTI replies, collectors feign ignorance about V.K. Pandian’s ‘extravaganza’ tours in Odisha 

Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik with his close aide and bureaucrat-turned-politician V.K. Pandian in Bhubaneswar. File photo | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Whirlwind tours of various districts in 2023 by V.K. Pandian, a close aide of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, caused quite a stir for which Mr. Patnaik had to defend these visits on the … Read more

Collectors told to take steps amid heavy rain forecast in Southern districts: Minister

Collectors told to take steps amid heavy rain forecast in Southern districts: Minister

Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran on Saturday said instructions had been issued to Collectors to take precautionary measures in the wake of forecast of heavy rain in the southern districts on January 1 and 2. In a statement, he said that in the last 24 hours, till 8.30 a.m. on December 30, … Read more

Cyclone Michaung: Collectors review situation, direct officers to evacuate people to safety

Cyclone Michaung: Collectors review situation, direct officers to evacuate people to safety

West Godavari Collector P. Prasanthi interacting with farmers who were drying the harvested paddy on the roadside in a village near Palakol on Sunday. Collectors of coastal districts reviewed the situation ahead of Cyclone Michaung making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coastline, and asked officials to take measures to prevent loss of life and property … Read more

Chief Secretary asks Collectors to regularly inspect PHCs

Chief Secretary asks Collectors to regularly inspect PHCs

Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena has written a letter to all the Collectors asking them to regularly inspect the primary health centres (PHCs) in their respective districts to ensure their efficient functioning. He asked the Collectors to focus particularly on the availability of staff at the PHCs, quality of services offered especially to pregnant women, … Read more

Video of Daffedar picking up Kallakurichi Collector’s shoes goes viral, Collector denies allegation

Video of Daffedar picking up Kallakurichi Collector’s shoes goes viral, Collector denies allegation

Kallakurichi District Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath courted controversy after a video of him reportedly asking the Daffedar to pick up his shoes went viral. The incident occurred at the Koothandavar temple in Koovagam village near Ulundurpet in the district on Tuesday. The Collector had gone to the temple to review the arrangements for the 18-day … Read more