Binita Thakur appointed Natgrid Director
New Delhi: IPS officer Binita Thakur was on Friday appointed as Director of NATGRID, a robust intelligence gathering mechanism set up to track any terror suspect and incident. Thakur, a 1996-batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre, was selected for appointment as Director in the NATGRID under the Home Ministry, an order issued by DoPT said. She has been appointed for the balance period of her central deputation which ends on December 17, 2016, it said.
Judicial exam: Gowda seeks details from CJs
New Delhi: law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has sought details from Chief Justices of High Courts about steps initiated to bring transparency in judicial services examinations in their respective States. Gowda’s letter was written just days before law Ministry received complaints alleging irregularities in selection of district and session judges in Delhi.
sanitary napkin vending machines at Nirman bhawan
New Delhi: The Central Government-owned Hll lifecare ltd has installed four sanitary napkin-vending machines in women’s washrooms at Nirman Bhawan which houses the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the national Capital. Aimed to benefit the female employees of the Ministry, these VENDIGO machines will dispense napkin (pack of three pads) on the press of a button. Priced at `10, a pack can be available on inserting a `10 note or coins of `1, 5 and 10. The state-of-the-art machine was inaugurated on Friday by Additional Secretary and MD National Health Mission CK Mishra.
Sc issues contempt notices to lawyer bodies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notices to lawyer bodies of Delhi courts and Delhi High Courts for giving a strike call despite the SC in a 2012 judgment held that lawyers can neither go on strike nor give a call to boycott courts. The contempt petition was filed by NGO Common Cause led by advocate Prashant Bhushan who named the Secretary of Delhi HC Bar Association, Chairman of Delhi Coordination Committee of District Bar Associations as alleged contemnors for giving a strike call over the introduction of a new law in Parliament by which pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts to try civil cases was increased upto `2 crore.
cong to hold rally to honour farmers
New Delhi: The Congress will hold a Kisan Mazdoor Samman Rally at the Ramlila Ground here on September 20 to greet farmers and party workers for “forcing” the Narendra Modi Government to withdraw the “draconian” land ordinance. New Delhi: Ahead of Bihar assembly elections, CBI has tightened noose around JD(U) MlA Anant Singh by questioning his wife in the case of alleged cartelisation and ring formation during award of contracts in National Thermal Power Corporation in Barh (Bihar).
Cong forms committees for Bihar polls
New Delhi: Congress on Friday constituted its election committee and manifesto committee for the five-phased Bihar Assembly polls beginning October 12, which it is fighting in alliance with RJD and JD(U) to take on a resurgent BJP. Former Speaker Meira Kumar, former Union Minister Akhilesh Singh, AICC general secretary Shakeel Ahmed, party MPs Ranjeet Ranjan and Asrarul Haque along with PCC chief Ashok Choudhury and ClP leader Sadanand Singh have found their place in the 19-member Pradesh Election Committee.