Contractors working for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation staged a demonstration in front of the corporation’s headquarters on Thursday, demanding immediate payment of money due to them for the works carried out last year. The situation turned tense when a couple of the contractors threatened self-immolation, drenching themselves in kerosene, but their attempt was thwarted … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Secretariat on June 16 became the country’s first green State government headquarters with the inauguration of a 2.5 MW solar power project on its campus, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Installed at a cost of ₹12.5 crore, the grid-connected rooftop solar … Read more
The J&K Lieutenant-Governor administration’s recent transfer order issued to 31 police officers by the Home Department instead of the Director General of Police (DGP) has come under severe criticism from former DGP Shesh Paul Vaid. “The order of DySP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) issued by Home Department instead of the DGP J&K is an attempt to … Read more
Crime Investigation Department (CID) Additional Director General of Police P.V. Sunil Kumar inaugurated the State-Level Transgender Protection Cell at the A.P. Police Headquarters in Mangalagiri on November 22 (Wednesday). Following the directions of DGP K.V. Rajendranath Reddy, the cell for transgenders has been opened. CID Superintendent of Police K.G.V. Saritha will be the nodal officer … Read more
“When we talk of theatrisation we are not amalgamating our fighting units, but amalgamating our headquarters based on operational considerations,” said Lt. Gen. Ajai Singh, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), the country’s only operational triservice command. He also recommended that all Service think tanks be brought under the ambit of the United Service Institution of India (USI), of which all Service Chiefs are vice-patrons, to … Read more