IPs Binita is private secy to Smriti irani
New Delhi: IPS officer Binita Thakur has been appointed as Private Secretary to Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani. Thakur, a 1996 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed at the level of Director for a period up to December 17, 2016 which maximum period of seven year stay outside the cadre in a single stint, or on co-terminus basis with the tenure of the Minister, said an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Thakur has been working as Deputy Inspector General in CBI. She had joined CBI in 2009
‘steps needed to stop environment disruption’
New Delhi: In view of incessant rains and floods causing massive destruction in Jammu & Kashmir, French Ambassador to India Francois Richier on Wednesday said Government should take initiatives to stop disruption of environment to prevent catastrophes in the future. Referring to a media report which suggested that a report on disruption caused to the environment in that particular region was submitted to the State and Central Governments five years ago, he said, “One cannot be sure whether J&K floods is a result of climate change or not, but efforts should be made to stop climate change and help prevent future destruction.”
Advani new chairman of lS ethics panel
New Delhi: BJP veteran lK Advani is the new chairman of the prestigious Ethics Committee of the lok Sabha. 86-year-old Advani, who missed the bus to be a senior Minister in the Narendra Modi Government due to the decision to keep out those above 75, was appointed to the post by lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Manikrao Gavit of Congress was heading the Committee in the last lok Sabha. Other members of the Committee are A Arunmozhithevan, Ninong Ering, Sher Singh Ghubaya, Hemant Tukaram Godse, Pralhad Joshi, Bhagatsingh Koshyari, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Bhartruhari Mahtab, Kariya Munda, Jayshreeben Patel, Malla Reddy, Sumedhanand Saraswati and Bhola Singh.
Restraining orders on Saidham issue sought
New Delhi: Saidham Charitable Trust, which manages various temples in Maharashtra including that of Sai Baba, on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking its direction to the Centre to restrain people from making derogatory statements against the saint. The petitioner submitted that the Government be ordered to restrain Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati and his followers not to make any statements against Sai Baba.