State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said criminal cases would be registered against the guilty officials and some could face dismissal from service Pune: State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said 15 revenue officials, including deputy collectors and tehsildars, were suspended for allegedly misusing Section 155 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code to carry out…
Dumka: The ACB on Thursday arrested Anand Kumar Bhardwaj, head clerk – in charge at Saraiyahat circle office, for allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe from a man for settling a land dispute.Bharadwaj demanded money from Deepak Das of Mandaldih to forward an inquiry report on his land dispute to Dumka sub-divisional officer.“After verifying the…
SSI accused of using seized bikes Chennai: A special sub-inspector (SSI) attached to the Thazhambur police station has come under scrutiny for using motorcycles seized in criminal cases for personal purposes. A special team has recovered two such vehicles from his residence.According to police sources, several vehicles seized in connection with criminal cases were kept…
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…
The probe report is expected to be submitted by Monday, civil surgeon Dr Jujhar Majhi said Jamshedpur: A probe ordered by the health authorities in West Singhbhum into the alleged negligence in blood transfusion at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital has found that a private blood testing agency may have triggered panic by circulating incorrect information about…
Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Odisha chief secretary, taking suo motu cognizance of reports about an elderly woman in Sundargarh district who, along with her daughter, was allegedly boycotted by their community while she was alive, and was denied support for her last rites after death.Observing that…
Rourkela: An 80-year-old woman in Sundargarh’s Bonai block died on Wednesday after being socially ostracised for 12 years, with villagers allegedly refusing to even participate in her cremation. The administration stepped in to perform the last rites.Suni Mundari (80) and her daughter, Prabhati Mundari (45), of Mahuldiha under Mahulpada police station limits, had been boycotted…
