A forested area in Morni Hills, Panchkula Panchkula: In a move which raises several questions, senior forest officials suspended over illegal cutting of over 1,000 Khair trees have been posted back to the same locations where they earlier served. The officials include a divisional forest officer, and a divisional wildlife officer.The latest order issued by…
Chennai: “A public servant is expected to behave properly both inside and outside the office. This being the expected conduct of public servants, any criminal case registered outside the purview of job is also to be intimated to employer,” Madras high court has said.However, mere registration of criminal cases may not be a ground to…
DC Manjunath Bhajantri reviews enumeration form distribution, collection and digitisation under the SIR exercise at the collectorate on Friday Ranchi: District election officer and deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri on Friday warned that “negligence at any level during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work will not be tolerated”, and said action as per rules will be…
Garhwa: The headmaster of a govt school in Garhwa district was suspended by deputy commissioner Pashupati Nath Mishra on Saturday for allegedly molesting a Class 8 student, following an inquiry.The action was taken after the district administration took cognisance of the student’s complaint. On the direction of Mishra, district superintendent of education Anurag Minz conducted…
Patna: In a major crackdown on corruption within the police force, Kosi range DIG Kumar Ashish on Friday suspended 10 sub-inspectors (SIs) from Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul districts. The officers are accused of influencing police cases and investigations through brokers.Sharing the information, the DIG said, “Departmental proceedings have been initiated against all suspended policemen. Police…
Guwahati: Assam Police have ordered an inquiry against a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a havildar over allegations that a Brahmin student was compelled to remove his sacred thread during frisking at a NEET re-test centre in Assam’s Nalbari district on Sunday.The move follows a magisterial probe by the Nalbari district administration in which…
Several teachers assigned BLO duties had left for their native place when summer vacation had begun in their schools Gurgaon: Amid concerns of delay in the ongoing door-to-door voter verification exercise of the SIR, the govt has ordered teachers who have been assigned Booth Level Officer (BLO) duties not to leave their place of posting…
Gaya: Magadh range IG Vikas Vaibhav has suspended three police personnel, including Jehanabad Sadar circle inspector (CI) Raghunath Prasad, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Shreekant Sinha and Bankebazaar police station SHO Mantu Kumar.In a press note issued on Wednesday, the IG said disciplinary action was initiated against the Jehanabad CI and the investigating officer for allegedly framing…
Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal at a meeting in Patna Patna: The revenue and land reforms department has dismissed one official and initiated action against nine others on charges of corruption, irregularities, dereliction of duty and violation of departmental directives.Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Tuesday approved the disciplinary…
Patna: The revenue and land reforms department on Tuesday initiated action against eight circle officers (COs) and revenue officers (ROs) over alleged corruption and administrative irregularities. The measures include departmental proceedings, charge sheets, increment freezes and special investigations.Among those facing action is former Dehri CO Seema Rani, now retired, who has been accused of ignoring…
