Woman DIG accused of verbally abusing, slapping, staff at Kilpauk, association seeks actions

Chennai: A police ministerial staff has said a woman deputy inspector-general (DIG) of police assaulted him and threw footwear at him at the Armed Reserve headquarters at Kilpauk, following a dispute over an e-office file number.The Tamil Nadu Police Ministerial Staff Association condemned the incident and adopted a resolution demanding action against the DIG, M…

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Telangana parties brace for SIR rollout as urban BLA shortage emerges

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA BUILDING AT PATEL CHOWK IN NEW DELHI. PHOTO BY RAJESH MEHTA. Hyderabad: Political parties in Telangana have become alert following the announcement of the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Aware of the potential impact of voter deletions and additions on future political prospects, parties are proceeding cautiously.The Election Commission…

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ED quizzes ex-min Rathin Ghosh for 8 hours

Kolkata: Former food minister Rathin Ghosh was questioned for eight hours by the ED on Friday in connection with the alleged civic recruitment scam. Ghosh, who reached the agency’s Salt Lake office at 10am, had skipped five previous summonses.“I do not know why I have been called. I will know once I go inside,” Ghosh…

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Halt hill cutting till monsoon ends: Kamrup-M DC to depts

Heavy rain causes urban flooding in Barak Valley Guwahati: The Kamrup (Metro) district commissioner has directed all departments, including PWD, transport and soil conservation, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), not to permit any earth cutting and earth filling activity in the hilly terrains, water bodies and low lying areas of…

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