The Odisha government has transferred 18 senior IAS officers, a notification issued by the General Administration department said. Satyabrata Sahu was appointed Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home department while D K Singh was appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management department. Mr. Sahu is also allowed to hold additional charge of ACS, Forest, Environment … Read more
The Thoraipakkam police arrested a 50-year-old woman for the murder of a 60-year-old resident of Kallukuttai on Saturday (August 17, 2024) night. A senior officer of the city police said the victim C. Shankar, a construction worker residing in Thiruvalluvar nagar of Kallukuttai near Perungudi, used to sleep outside the Perungudi railway station. On Friday … Read more
Some senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the government. It means speciality and associate specialist (SAS) doctors – medics who have finished junior doctor training but are not working as either consultants or GPs – have joined their consultant colleagues in ending their dispute. SAS doctors had not yet taken strike … Read more
An elderly man and three women, all senior citizens, were found dead in a flat in Surat’s Jahangirpura area on Saturday. Prima facie, they died due to asphyxiation as the police found the gas-powered geyser running inside the flat. But the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained. Initially, police also suspected food … Read more
Parukutty, a centenarian voter, sharing a lighter moment with poll officials after exercising the vote at home option at Beypore in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Senior citizens flanked by their kin at polling stations always draw attention during elections. For the majority of octogenarians and nonagenarians, it is one of the rarest occasions … Read more
B. C. Jojo, senior journalist and former Executive Editor of the Kerala Kaumudi daily, died here on Tuesday. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city. Mr. Jojo was 66. He was residing at ‘Uthradam,’ S.N. Nagar, Pettah. He joined the Kerala Kaumudi in 1985 and served as Executive Editor from 2003 … Read more
“Ultimately, each consultant will have their own decision to make, but the BMA’s consultants committee believes the offer marks significant progress in reaching our aims of reforming the pay review process and preventing further pay cuts,” Dr Sharma said. Source link
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that a senior citizens’ census will be undertaken in the State to put the capabilities of the section to good use. State-run Information Kerala Mission has been entrusted with the task for designing the software for the census. The announcement was made while responding to the suggestions that were … Read more
Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The roadmap for 2047, includes an average growth of 7% to 7.5%; rise of domestic savings to 31% of GDP; rise in credit-to-GDP ratio to 130% among others, said Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance on … Read more
Physician associates have been used in responsible positions at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Source link