Tag: Chief Secretary
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PWD(isaster)
Ten days after the collapse of Kolkata’s Majerhat bridge, the report crafted by West Bengal’s Chief Secretary has confirmed the worst misgivings that were expressed on 4 September. Specifically, the Public Works Department is primarily responsible for the peak-hour disaster. Yet eyebrows are bound to be raised over the Chief Minister’s clean chit to the...
September 18, 2018 -
Vigilance questions former Himachal Chief Secretary in land case
Presently holding constitutional post, the retired IAS may be called again by vigilance sleuths.
September 18, 2018 -
Himachal HC directs CS to probe delay in auction of mineral bearing sites
The Court directed to assure that the said inquiry would be conducted by the CS in a free, fair and impartial manner and no official, officer shall unnecessarily be shielded or protected.
September 8, 2018 -
Issue guidelines to redress grievances of public: HC to CS
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed Chief Secretary to issue strict guidelines to the authorities concerned in the field to redress the genuine grievances of the public. The directions were issued by the court while disposing off a writ petition filed by Jan Kalyan Vikas Manch, Garli, District Kangra last Thursday, regarding directing...
July 24, 2018 -
Chief Secretary ‘assault’ case: Delhi CM Kejriwal agrees to join investigation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also informed the police that he will video record the proceedings.
May 17, 2018 -
Chief Secretary assault: Delhi Police summons AAP MLAs for questioning
Out on bail, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal were on Saturday summoned for questioning by the Delhi Police in the chief secretary assault case, officials said. According to reports, both the MLAs were asked to appear before the police at 10 am. Khan and Jarwal were arrested for allegedly assaulting...
March 17, 2018 -
HC terms assault on Delhi bureaucrat ‘unfortunate’
Delhi High Court on Wednesday termed as “unfortunate” an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by ruling legislators and said the trust among bureaucrats and legislators was vanishing. Justice Mukta Gupta, while reserving order on the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Prakash Jarwal, arrested for allegedly assaulting Prakash last month, said...
March 7, 2018 -
‘Assault’ on CS: Baijal asks Kejriwal to reach out to officials
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday said he had urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to reach out to government employees to resolve the impasse after an alleged attack on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two AAP MLAs. “Reassured him (Kejriwal) of my complete support for steps to remove mistrust with government employees. Encouraged again...
February 28, 2018 -
CS assault row: Plea in HC claims constitutional breakdown in Delhi
The Delhi High Court is likely to hear tomorrow a plea claiming that the constitutional scheme of governance in the national capital has collapsed after the alleged assault on the Chief Secretary at the Chief Minister’s house. The petition, filed by Delhi-based ‘Society for Abatement of Ill-governance’, sought a declaration from the court that neither...
February 27, 2018 -
Chief Secretary hasn’t resolved problems in ration delivery: Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Tuesday that Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash has “done nothing” over the past one week to resolve problems associated with the delivery of ration in the city. Addressing the media after a cabinet meeting, Sisodia said that during the last cabinet meeting the Chief Secretary was asked to...
February 27, 2018 -
AAP government mulls live streaming of official meetings
A week after Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly attacked by two ruling AAP MLAs, the Delhi government is planning to live stream all official meetings, an official said on Monday. The official told IANS that the government was planning to make an available live feed of meetings on a website, which can be viewed...
February 26, 2018 -
Court terms incident premeditated conspiracy, denies bail to AAP MLAs
A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the bail pleas of AAP legislators Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal, who were arrested on a charge of assaulting Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at Chief Minister Kejriwal’s residence. The court observed that prima facie the circumstances point to a “premeditated criminal conspiracy” and it cannot be treated in...
February 24, 2018 -
In the name of ‘common man’, AAP MLA justifies assault on Chief Secretary
Days after the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators of assaulting him, party MLA Naresh Balyan on Friday justified the act, saying anyone obstructing the work for the common man deserves a beating. “They are taking up to three to six months for doing work which should be done...
February 23, 2018 -
Chief Secretary assault: Cops at Kejriwal’s home to review CCTV footage
Delhi Police on Friday swooped down on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here to review CCTV visuals of the night of February 19 when Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly assaulted in the premises by two AAP MLAs. A team of at least two dozen police officers reached the CM’s residence in Flagstaff Road in Delhi’s Civil Lines at...
February 23, 2018 -
Delhi Chief Secretary ‘assault’ row: State govt employees observe 5-minute silent protest
Delhi government employees observed a five-minute silence outside their respective offices on Thursday as a protest against the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAs. The five-minute silence was observed at Delhi Secretariat, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) headquarters, the Women and Child Development department among other offices. The IAS Association said that...
February 22, 2018 -
Delhi Chief Secretary ‘assault’ case: Delhi Police is ‘biased’, says AAP
After the arrest of its two MLAs over the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded action against those involved in manhandling and beating up a party’s minister and his aide. AAP leader Ashutosh told the media that Delhi Police was “biased” against party MLAs Amanatullah Khan and...
February 22, 2018 -
AAP minister detained for protest against Chief Secretary
AAP minister Rajendra Pal Gautam was detained here on Thursday as he was moving towards Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence along with some party workers to protest against the “casteist remarks” made by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. This came two days after the Aam Aadmi Party’s Ambedkar Nagar MLA Ajay Dutt filed a police complaint...
February 22, 2018