Four IPS officers reshuffled in HP
Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday reshuffled four Indian Police Services officers. SP Singh, ADGP (state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau), has been posted as ADGP (CID), while 1996-batch IPS officer Satwant Atwal Trivedi on her return from central deputation will be posted as ADGP (state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau) and would also hold the charge of the ADGP (prisons). PD Prasad, a 2003-batch IPS officer, has been posted as inspector general of southern range in superannuation of Himanshu Mishra. Rameshwar Singh Thakur, IG, state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau, has been posted as the IG CID (intelligence).
10 injured in road mishap in Ramban
At least 10 passengers, including two women and a girl, were injured in a road accident in Ramban on Saturday when their taxi collided with an oil tanker at Parnote. The injured persons were shifted to district hospital in Ramban.
HP: Medical professionals seek uniform curriculum
Over 500 medical professionals and technologists from different parts of the country stressed upon uniform curriculum and qualifications for the selection of healthcare technologists. Taking part in a conference in Shimla, they advocated for the need to implement national commission for Allied health Service Act. HP principal secretary, health, Subashish Panda said allied health professionals play an important role and the state government would be soon implementing the same.
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Delhi: Tools to help schools assess mindset curriculum impact
The Delhi government introduced the Happiness curriculum in 2018, Entrepreneurship mindset curriculum in 2019 and the Deshbhakti curriculum last year with the aim of inculcating problem-solving approaches among students and making them more self-aware, self-confident and socially responsible.
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Delhi LG inspects drainage at flooding hot spots
While the LG appreciated the work done at Indraprastha and Pul Prahladpur, he was displeased at the drainage system at Minto Bridge, flagging “technical flaws” in the drainage system and warned that engineers concerned “will be held responsible and strict action will be taken in the event of waterlogging at the site.”
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Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs return to Mumbai after 11 days, show of strength with BJP
BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said the MLAs were informed about the election process for upcoming election for Speaker’s post. “They were told that the election will be held through a voice vote or they may have to stand up to vote for their candidate if asked,” said Mungantiwar.
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Dry day pushes Delhi’s temperature up; IMD forecasts light rain for today
The weather department classifies rainfall between ‘trace’ and 2.4 mm as ‘very light rainfall’, as ‘light rainfall’ when it is between 2.5 mm and 15.5 mm, as ‘moderate’ rainfall when it is between 15.6 mm and 64.4 mm and as ‘heavy’ when it is over 64.5 mm in a single day.
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Ring Road relief: Underpass on Benito Juarez Marg opens after several delays
The 1.2km-long one-way underpass, which is now open for regular traffic, begins near Sri Venkateswara College and goes beneath the South Campus Metro Station on to the Ring Road. One of its arms opens on to San Martin Road and the other on to Ring Road towards Moti Bagh, officials said.
