News for 'Development Commissioners'

Joshimath declared landslide-subsidence zone, 60 families evacuated

Joshimath declared landslide-subsidence zone, 60 families evacuated

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

The local administration has set up relief centres at four-five places in the Himalayan town, Garhwal commissioner Sushil Kumar said.

SC recalls its verdict on indirect taxes from duty free shops at airports

SC recalls its verdict on indirect taxes from duty free shops at airports

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

While recalling the order, the bench agreed to the contention of the law officer that there was a "breach of principle of natural justice" as the government department was not accorded the hearing.

Special officer may pass Delhi civic budget as mayoral poll still in limbo

Special officer may pass Delhi civic budget as mayoral poll still in limbo

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

If this happens, it will be an "unprecedented development" in the civic body's journey as budget is traditionally passed by a House, they said.

Sec 144 clamped in Nuh after 'shobha yatra' call, no entry for outsiders

Sec 144 clamped in Nuh after 'shobha yatra' call, no entry for outsiders

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Officials said security personnel, including those from paramilitary forces, have been deployed to keep a strict vigil. Security at inter-state and inter-district borders has also been tightened, they said.

Pistorius eligible for parole over miscalculation in sentence duration

Pistorius eligible for parole over miscalculation in sentence duration

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

The documents submitted to the Constitutional Court clarify the error, with authorities now acknowledging that Pistorius had completed half his sentence by March 21. These documents were presented on behalf of South Africa's minister of justice, the commissioner of the corrections department, and parole and prison authorities by a senior parole board official.

Manipur is peaceful: India rejects UN experts' remark

Manipur is peaceful: India rejects UN experts' remark

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

India has strongly rejected comments by United Nations experts on Manipur, terming them 'unwarranted, presumptive and misleading' and asserting that situation in the Northeast state is peaceful.

SP leader's wife, mother killed in Lucknow building collapse

SP leader's wife, mother killed in Lucknow building collapse

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

A coordinated multi-agency search operation is underway to locate the two, even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered setting up a three-member committee to probe the incident and submit a report in a week.

Khalistani attack on Indian Commission: 1 held in London

Khalistani attack on Indian Commission: 1 held in London

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

Scotland Yard has arrested a man on suspicion of 'violent disorder' in connection with an attack on the Indian High Commission in London in March this year.

AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi

AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institute of national importance for animal health, education and research in Delhi to be called the All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS).

Some people spread wrong news on China issue for politics: Jaishankar

Some people spread wrong news on China issue for politics: Jaishankar

Rediff.com29 Jan 2023

He, however, said sometimes such people spread wrong news or information about China on purpose.

Hung verdict in Pak, Sharif bids to form govt with Army backing

Hung verdict in Pak, Sharif bids to form govt with Army backing

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

The three main political parties in Pakistan on Sunday intensified their efforts for the formation of a coalition government after it became clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung Parliament after general elections marred by allegations of rigging.

Haryana defends Nuh demolition drive, says not a case of ethnic cleansing

Haryana defends Nuh demolition drive, says not a case of ethnic cleansing

Rediff.com19 Aug 2023

The government, while removing encroachments or unauthorised constructions, never adopted "pick and choose" policy and that too on the basis of caste, creed or religion, the affidavit stated.

Diwali firecrackers only from 7-10 pm in Mumbai: HC

Diwali firecrackers only from 7-10 pm in Mumbai: HC

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice G S Kulkarni said while it was not going to order a ban on bursting of firecrackers, a balance needs to be struck considering the deteriorating air quality index (AQI) in the metropolis.

Bengaluru police arrests main accused in voter data theft case

Bengaluru police arrests main accused in voter data theft case

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Co-founder of the Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural Development Institute (Chilume Trust) Krishnappa Ravikumar was the main accused, according to the police.

Shivraj evades question on becoming MP CM again

Shivraj evades question on becoming MP CM again

Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said his party would pull off a spectacular victory in the state assembly elections, but evaded a direct reply to a question whether he would be the chief minister for the fifth time, as he just said 'Bharatiya Janata Party Zindabad'.

Maha to set up panel to strictly implement beef ban law

Maha to set up panel to strictly implement beef ban law

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

The 'Maharashtra Gau Seva Aayog' (Maharashtra Commission for Cow Service) will supervise the rearing of livestock and assess which of them are unproductive and rendered unfit for milking, breeding, and carrying agricultural works etc, said the animal husbandry department official.

Nashik CP among top cops transferred in Maharashtra

Nashik CP among top cops transferred in Maharashtra

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Jayant Naiknavare, deputy inspector general of police (VIP security), will replace Pandey as the Nashik police commissioner.

Lawyers go on strike in Bihar over colleague's arrest

Lawyers go on strike in Bihar over colleague's arrest

Rediff.com2 May 2012

The Bihar State Bar Council gave a call to advocates across the state to abstain from judicial work on May 2 to protest against the arrest of lawyer Anil Kumar Singh by the district authorities in Samastipur district.

J'khand: RJD MLA held for beating up govt official

J'khand: RJD MLA held for beating up govt official

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

A Rashtriya Janata Dal member of Legislative Assembly was on Thursday arrested after he allegedly beat up a senior government official for "refusing" to take up the agenda brought by his wife and zilla parishad chairperson Kalpana Devi during a meeting in Godda, Jharkhand.

L-G puts final seal of approval on Delhi's makeover for G20 summit

L-G puts final seal of approval on Delhi's makeover for G20 summit

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Ahead of the G20 summit, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday went on a final round of inspection of Rajghat, Pragati Maidan and other places to take stock of preparations for the mega event.

'Attacking Dalits has become part of Dravidian culture'

'Attacking Dalits has become part of Dravidian culture'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

'Both the DMK and ADMK are equally to blame.' 'When the question is violence against Dalits, they don't take measures to protect Dalits.'

BoA for SEZs to meet on Nov 23

BoA for SEZs to meet on Nov 23

Rediff.com10 Nov 2011

Development commissioners have been asked to forward proposals regarding SEZs along with their comments at the earliest so that they could be deliberated over at the meeting, it said.

Advani asks Indian diaspora to help develop India

Advani asks Indian diaspora to help develop India

Rediff.com3 Feb 2003

Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Monday asked the Indian diaspora to join hands with the people in India in transforming the country to a developed nation, in Singapore.

JD-S may merge with BJP after Deve Gowda, should drop word 'Secular': Sidda

JD-S may merge with BJP after Deve Gowda, should drop word 'Secular': Sidda

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Calling former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda-led party "communal" following its alliance with the BJP, he urged Janata Dal-Secular, to remove the word 'Secular' from its name.

Sisodia aide Arora will turn approver in excise case: CBI to court

Sisodia aide Arora will turn approver in excise case: CBI to court

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Special judge MK Nagpal will also hear arguments on Arora's plea to grant him pardon in the matter and allow him to become a witness in the matter.

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The central probe agency has got an alleged 'close associate' of Sisodia -- Dinesh Arora -- to spill beans by turning approver in the case, they said.

Delhi bureaucrat arrested for rape of minor, suspended by Kejriwal govt

Delhi bureaucrat arrested for rape of minor, suspended by Kejriwal govt

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

A 51-year-old deputy director in the woman and child development department of the Delhi government and his wife were arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of minor girl, the police said.

ED raids Raut aide in Mumbai Covid centre scam

ED raids Raut aide in Mumbai Covid centre scam

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Patkar and his three partners allegedly bagged Mumbai civic body contracts fraudulently for managing COVID-19 field hospitals during the pandemic, the official said.

Maha building collapse: Toll rises to 6, owner of structure detained

Maha building collapse: Toll rises to 6, owner of structure detained

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

Nine persons were still feared trapped under the debris of the structure which collapsed at 1.45 pm on Saturday at Wardhaman Compound in Valpada area, they said, adding that search and rescue operations were on.

Women strip to protest eviction drive in Guwahati

Women strip to protest eviction drive in Guwahati

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.

Centre drafts green SEZ policy

Centre drafts green SEZ policy

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

There are 344 notified SEZs spread across 40,000 hectare in the country that have so far attracted Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion).

How 3 trains collided in Odisha: Railways hints at...

How 3 trains collided in Odisha: Railways hints at...

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

They described the functioning of the interlocking system which prima facie seemed to have been part of the problem which led to the accident, in which at least 275 people were killed.

Assembly elections in J-K likely by year-end: Rajnath Singh

Assembly elections in J-K likely by year-end: Rajnath Singh

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The indication of a timeline comes two days after the Election Commission initiated the revision of electoral rolls in the union territory and prepare the draft rolls by August 31.

2 K'taka women officers transferred after public spat

2 K'taka women officers transferred after public spat

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

The quarrel between Roopa and Rohini Sindhuri Dasari on Monday reached the office of the Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, with both of them submitting a petition seeking action against each other, and explaining their stance.

Bihar boat capsize toll rises to 28

Bihar boat capsize toll rises to 28

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

With the recovery of three more bodies, the death toll in the boat mishap in the swollen Kosi river in Supaul district has climbed to 28, a senior official said on Thursday.

North America's first Gandhi museum opens in Houston

North America's first Gandhi museum opens in Houston

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

The Eternal Gandhi Museum is the only Gandhi-related museum in the United States, dedicated to Gandhi, to preserve and promote his ever-lasting legacy of nonviolent conflict resolution.

IT cos allowed to outsource jobs to SEZ units

IT cos allowed to outsource jobs to SEZ units

Rediff.com25 May 2010

Earlier, this relaxation was given to only 'de-capacitated' employees or those who are travelling.

UP chief secretary quits in a huff

UP chief secretary quits in a huff

Rediff.com23 May 2008

Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Prashant Kumar Misra resigned on Friday. His resignation was accepted within minutes of its submission, following which Mayawati appointed Atul Gupta.

4 held in MP's Indore for slogan against Prophet during 'Pathaan' protest

4 held in MP's Indore for slogan against Prophet during 'Pathaan' protest

Rediff.com26 Jan 2023

Some right-wing organisations held protests against the movie in parts of Madhya Pradesh on the day of its release on Wednesday over certain scenes.

Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; Modi calls Dhami

Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; Modi calls Dhami

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

Officials said 13 more families living in houses with huge cracks were moved by the administration to safe locations on Sunday.