Sexual harassment: IAF starts Court of inquiry
New Delhi: The IAF has initiated a court of inquiry against a Group Captain following allegations of harassing two women. The two women, including the wife of another IAF officer, had reportedly complained to the Chief of Air Staff against the officer. A fighter pilot, he was recently decorated. Meanwhile, the IAF has removed him from his present charge in Eastern Command, Kolkatta pending the outcome of the probe, officials said here on Tuesday.
SMART CITY PlANS: NO EXTENSION of DEADlINE
New Delhi: Union Urban Development Ministry on Tuesday asserted that there will be no extension of time beyond December 15, 2015 this year for submission of city level Smart City Plans by respective urban local bodies and States. This was made clear by the Ministry at a meeting with Principal Secretaries of state Urban Development departments and Municipal Commissioners of some cities included in the Smart City Mission, from nine States.
bjp fields Devaiah for warangal bypoll
New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday announced Dr Pagidipati Devaiah as its candidate for the Warangal (SC) bypoll in Telangana, which is scheduled for November 21. A BJP Press release here said, party president Amit Shah has approved the recommendation of Telangana’s State election committee regarding the bypoll to the Warangal (SC) Parliamentary seat.
Chaturvedi’s cash prize to Rastriya Arogya Nidhi
New Delhi: Over a month after Magsaysay Award winner Sanjiv Chaturvedi donated his cash prize to AIIMS, the Health Ministry has said that the money might be donated to Rastriya Arogya Nidhi, a scheme under which patients living below poverty line are provided with financial assistance. The Ministry also directed the administration of the institute to take necessary action in this regard.
WORKSHOP held ON PARlIMENTARY BUISINESS
New Delhi: One-day workshop on procedure for parliamentary business was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha Secretary General Shumsher K Sheriff here on Tuesday. Over 240 officials from 55 Union Ministries participated in the workshop aimed at updating officials on parliamentary practices and procedures.
‘ASMAN’ unveiled to cut infant mortality
New Delhi: Project ASMAN, a major healthcare initiative aimed at reducing infant, neonatal and maternal mortality in the country, was kicked off on Tuesday by a consortium of leading private and development sector partners. The initiative is an alliance between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD India, Reliance Foundation, Tata Trusts and the United States Agency for International Development, said a statement.
3-hr traffic jam in DND as SP workers on road
Noida: Commuters on the DND flyway were caught in a massive traffic jam for nearly three hours on Tuesday when huge crowd of SP workers gathered at the toll plaza to welcome newly-inducted UP Minister Madan Chauhan.