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Govt offices in Delhi to stay closed on Feb 12 for 'Guru Ravidas Jayanti'

In honor of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Delhi LG declares February 12 a holiday for all government offices, independent bodies, and public projects in the National Capital Territory of Delhi

Commerce Min, Indian mission officials to hold talks to boost exports

Senior officials from the commerce ministry, and commercial wings of Indian Missions of 20 countries will hold a three-day meet, beginning here on Monday, to discuss ways to promote exports of goods and services, an official said. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will also interact with these commercial representatives on January 6. The issues, which would come up during the three-day celebration included opportunities and challenges and the way ahead in six focus sectors (of goods and services each) in 20 countries of significance; non-tariff barriers; logistics; WTO (World Trade Organisation) matters; and role and importance of MAI (market access initiative), the official said. The commerce ministry is in the process of formulating a strategy to push exports of six key product categories, including engineering goods and electronics, to 20 focus countries, including the US, Australia, France, China, Russia, the UK, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia. These ...

AI at work for governance: How technology is helping various ministries

From ensuring regulatory compliance to tracking coal transport, the tech has various uses

A new PSU isn't the answer

Government needs to rethink fleet expansion strategy

At Rs 3.1K crore, revenue mop-up of top local bodies of UP soars 33%

According to a former UP Chief Secretary, the rising tax and non-tax revenue from the local bodies augurs well for the urbanisation agenda of the Yogi Adityanath government

Dhami directs officers to make solar panels mandatory in all govt offices

Along with this, the Chief Minister also gave instructions to make solar panels mandatory in big commercial buildings

Ram temple consecration: Public holiday in Noida govt offices, schools

Monday will be observed as a public holiday at all government establishments, including offices, schools and colleges, in Noida and Greater Noida, according to an official order. The holiday has been announced on account of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. "In view of the event on January 22, it has been declared a public holiday in Uttar Pradesh under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881," Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said in the order. Verma separately told PTI that government offices and other establishments like educational institutions will observe a day off on Monday. "However, private organisations and commercial facilities are open to take a decision on their own," he said. The district magistrate said the sale of liquor will also be prohibited on Monday in compliance with the state government's order made recently. He added that the sale of meat would also be restricted during the day.

Courts must refrain from summoning govt officials as first resort: SC

Courts must refrain from summoning government officials as "first resort" as asking them frequently to appear without a just cause is not permissible, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday and framed standard operating procedure for courts across the country to follow while seeking their presence. Constantly summoning officials of the government instead of relying on the law officers representing the government runs contrary to the scheme envisaged by the Constitution, it said. "The appearance of government officials before courts must not be reduced to a routine measure in cases where the government is a party and can only be resorted to in limited circumstances. The use of the power to summon the presence of government officials must not be used as a tool to pressurize the government, particularly, under the threat of contempt," a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said. The verdict came on an appeal of the Uttar Pradesh ...

Indian Navy Recruitment 2023: Registration open for 910 vacancies

Interested and qualified applicants for the INCET 2024 can register online through the official website at joinindiannavy.gov.in for 910 vacancies

If office inaccessible to divyangjan, then officers must go to them: Ruling

If a government office is operating from a building or premise which is not accessible to divyangjan, then the officers concerned should go to the ground floor or another accessible location to serve such people, the court of chief commissioner of persons with disabilities has said. The ruling of the chief commissioner came after a video of wheelchair-bound Virali Modi going through a harrowing experience on the day of her marriage went viral. She had to be carried to the second-floor office of a marriage registrar in the city on her wedding day because the building had no lift and the officials refused to come down to complete the formalities. Following the viral post, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Rajesh Aggarwal held a hearing and ruled that despite very clear statutory mandates various public buildings and public services are still not made fully accessible. The court of the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities, in its order on Thursday, said the

Bureaucrats not 'rath prabharis' but nodal officers to oversee Yatra: Govt

The campaign will cover 260,000 gram panchayats and over 3,700 urban local bodies (ULBs) in around 14,000 locations across India

A dangerous precedent

Deploying government machinery for PR is disturbing

Delhi govt offices to be closed from Sept 8 to 10 in for G20: Officials

All central government offices in the national capital will be closed from September 8 to 10 in view of the G20 summit, according to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry on Thursday. The G20 summit will be held in Delhi on September 9 and 10. "Recognising the magnitude of this event and the substantial logistical arrangements involved, it has been decided to keep the central government offices located in Delhi closed from September 8, 2023 to September 10, 2023 on the occasion of G20 summit to be held in Delhi," said the order issued to all central government ministries and departments. The summit will be attended by a number of heads of states and governments and heads of international organisations, it added.

Supreme Court to issue guidelines on summoning of govt officials to courts

The Supreme Court said on Monday it will lay down the broad guidelines to be followed by courts across the country while summoning government officials. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said there must be different sets of procedure to deal with contempt proceedings arising out of non-compliance of final judgements and the interim orders passed in pending cases. In pending cases, the affidavits of officials may serve the purpose, while in contempt cases, arising out of non-compliance of court orders, the presence of government officials concerned may be necessary, the bench said. "We will lay down some guidelines for summoning of government officers. There must be bifurcation of matters pending and the ones in which adjudication is complete. For pending (cases), summoning officers is not needed but once adjudication is complete then contempt steps in, it said. While reserving its order on framing the guidelines for summonin

Non-essential govt offices, school to remain closed in Delhi till Sun: DDMA

With Yamuna levels rising to a record high, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Thursday directed that non-essential government offices, schools and colleges be closed till Sunday, officials said. Private establishments are advised to work from home, they said. The decision was made at the DDMA meeting held at the LG Secretariat here on Thursday. "Commercial establishments around Kashmere Gate to be asked to close till Sunday. Buses coming to ISBT will stop at Singhu Border, and DTC buses will ferry people from there," the officials added. Several key areas in Delhi, including the Secretariat housing the chief minister's office, were flooded on Thursday, impairing normal life and traffic movement as authorities scrambled to lead rescue and relief efforts. The Yamuna flowed at 208.53 metres at 10 am on Thursday, breaking the 45-year-old record, officials said.

CVC asks its officers not to seek perks for additional charge assignments

The Central Vigilance Commission has asked chief vigilance officers (CVOs) not to request perks and facilities from organisations where they hold only additional charge, according to an official order. The CVO act as a distant arm of the Commission to check corruption in an organisation. Every organisation is required to have a separate CVO, and major ones appoint full time CVOs. Sometimes, an officer appointed as CVO in an organisation is given additional charge of another on a temporary basis due to administrative reasons. "CVOs should not request for or avail of any facility, perks, perquisites etc. from the organisation, where they are holding only additional charge," the commission said in the order issued to secretaries of all central government departments, chief executives of public sector banks and enterprises among others. The organisations where an officer is holding the post of CVO as additional charge should continue to provide him or her the required support for ...

SDM, revenue officials booked for giving incorrect information under RTI

An FIR has been registered against a sub divisional magistrate and two other officials for allegedly providing incorrect information under the Right To Information Act, police said on Monday. Acting on a complaint by Parshuram Rai of Kothia village of Narhi police station area, a case was registered against SDM Sadanand Saroj, revenue officials Ranjit Singh and Tara Rakesh Anand posted in Rasda here on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Pandey said the case was registered on the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. Rai, in his complaint, alleged that he had sought information on six points from the sub divisional magistrate (SDM), Sadar on March 9, 2022. The SDM, however, gave misleading information to the complainant in violation of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, leading to fraud and forgery.

Record 11,801 Kerala government employees set to retire on Wednesday

A record 11,801 Kerala government officials are set to retire on Wednesday

Delhi govt offices closed on April 14 for Ambedkar's birth anniversary

All offices of the Delhi government's various departments, undertakings and autonomous bodies will remain closed on Friday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, according to an order. Lt Governor VK Saxena has declared April 14 as a 'closed holiday' in all government offices, autonomous bodies and public sector undertakings of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi on account of Ambedkar's birth anniversary, the order issued on Thursday by the General Administration department said.

Punjab Govt changes office timings, to function from 7.30 am to 2 pm

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced new office timings for all the state government offices ahead of the summer season