DRMs to get advance training in Milan
New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has given green signal to Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs), a key functionary in rail operation, to go abroad for advanced training, banned since 2009. The first batch of 30 DRMs will go to SDA Bocooni in Milan for two-week training from September 7 in high speed train service, working out strategy and planning among others, sources in Railways said.
SC junks Mutalik’s plea against Goa entry ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Mutalik against a Bombay High Court decision upholding the order restraining him and his associates from entering the territory of Goa, saying they indulge in “moral policing”. “The order might have been passed to maintain peace in Goa,” a Bench comprising Chief Justice Hl Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy said.
Babu on unofficial leave deemed to have resigned
New Delhi: A senior IAS officer has been deemed to have resigned from service after he reportedly failed to return after completion of his foreign assignment. Shishir Priyadarshi, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been on unauthorised leave for over nine years. He is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with effect from June 1, 2006, an order issued by DoPT said.
Gangrape: uttarakhand, UP cops’ reply sought
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Police on a plea seeking transfer to Delhi a case of alleged gangrape of a minor girl by three persons. A Bench of justices Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra has issued notices to Principal Secretary and the DGP of both Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
skill development: MSDE to hold Google Hangout
New Delhi: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in partnership with the World Bank on September 2 will organise a Google+ Hangout to enable greater engagement of the Indian corporate sector in India’s skill development initiatives. The Google+ Hangout will have different stakeholders — including Government, World Bank and CEOs of large Indian corporations deliberate ways in which CSR funds of Indian companies can be channeled for skill development initiatives of the Government.