district collector news

1,925 85-plus seniors, 360 disabled avail postal voting facility

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has provided the facility of home voting for the elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

Dist draft electoral roll lists 8,417 polling stations; 8,439,729 voters

District collector and district election officer Suhas Diwase released draft electoral roll as per the special summary revision programme of Election Commission of India on Tuesday

Khedkar case: Activist files petition to dist collector seeking criminal case against YCMH doctors

RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar has petitioned the district collector seeking criminal action against staff at YCMH for issuing fake disability certificate to IAS officer Puja Khedkar

Ahmednagar district admin to investigate non-creamy layer certificate issued to IAS trainee Puja Khedkar

Puja’s father, Dilip Khedkar, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Ahmednagar, in his affidavit claimed he and his wife’s assets are worth ₹58 crore while his daughter owns property worth ₹22 crore and an annual income of up to ₹43 lakh

Tourists, trekkers evacuated amid heavy rain, Raigad Fort closed till July 31

Raigad witnessed cloudburst-like rain and tourists visiting Raigad Fort got stuck in the strong current on Sunday. In a video that is going viral on the internet, the tourists can be seen climbing down holding each other and taking support of the fort walls

Pub closure case: Dist collector to begin hearings on June 6

Pune excise department has sealed many bars and pubs across the district for violating norms after the Kalyaninagar crash claimed two lives on May 19

Meet Ghazipur DM whose argument with Mukhtar Ansari's kin went viral

A video of a spat between Ansari's brother and Ghazipur district magistrate Aryaka Akhoury went viral on social media.

Pune district collector reviews security at EVM strong room in Koregaon Park

Diwase’s visit assumes significance in the wake of an EVM theft incident reported in the district recently after which a sub-divisional officer, tehsildar and sub-divisional police officer were suspended

Kota suicides: District collector to have weekly dinner with coaching students

The owner of the hostel, where a student died by suicide on Thursday, was asked reasons for not installing an anti-suicide device on the fan in the victim’s room

Locals oppose garbage depot proposal at Chande, Nande

The Maharashtra government has allotted the land for PMC’s garbage depot at Chande, and Nande villages in Mulshi tehsil

Kota student suicides: DM orders officers to visit coaching centres and hostels

The Kota district collector has ordered a team of 12 nodal officers to weekly visit 10 coaching centres and hostels across the district and submit a report to him on their findings

MCZMA writes to BMC asking to verify alleged CRZ violation on proposed Malabar Hill reservoir reconstruction

The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has written to the district collector and BMC commissioner over a complaint regarding alleged violation of Coastal Regulation Zone rules at Pherozeshah Mehta garden for the proposed reconstruction of Malabar Hill reservoir. The complaint alleges that the construction of the reservoir and other related works are in violation of CRZ rules. The MCZMA has asked the authorities to verify the complaint and take appropriate action if violations are found. The BMC has stated that they will review the details of the complaint before commenting.

Madras HC upholds conviction of 217 officials in Vachathi atrocities

Of the 269 convicts, 217 surviving officials had appealed in the high court against their punishment (ranging from one to 10 years of imprisonment), awarded by a trial court in 2011.

RS Chavan to replace Ayush Prasad as Pune Zilla Parishad CEO

Chavan is an IAS officer of 2013 batch and was posted as joint secretary at the revenue stamps and forest department at Mantralaya

‘Unauthorised’ Tipu Sultan memorial demolished in Dhule, security up, say cops

The memorial was constructed by Farouqe Shah, a local legislator affiliated with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party.

Nagpur: 3 workers killed, 3 injured in factory blaze at Hingma industrial estate

Around 30 workers were trapped in the fire and the injured were rushed to a local hospital, where one of them is reported to be critical

Tamil Nadu collector asks assistant to carry his shoes, sparks outrage

Videos of Kallakurichi collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath, which purportedly showed him asking the duffedar to carry his shoes before entering a temple went viral.

7 killed as tree falls on shed in Maha temple

Chief minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief over the incident, and announced an ex gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.

Salisbury Park: PMC to start recovery of ₹2.06 crore from land owner

The collector on February 28, 2023, fixed the compensation at ₹16.77 crore and PMC had paid ₹18.83 crore

King of fruits out of reach as unseasonal rains affect mango farms

Unseasonal rains have damaged crops such as mangoes, cashews, onions, potatoes, grapes and other vegetables and fruits in Maharashtra, India. The mango season has begun and the supply is still low, which has already increased prices. A shortage of mangoes due to unseasonal rains will further raise prices ahead of Akshay Tritiya, an auspicious day for Maharashtrians. Farmers in the affected districts fear that their crops will be infected by germs. The affected farmers' panchanamas will be prepared to get compensation from the state government.

MP: Houses razed, force deployed in Sewal after attack at police station

The move came a day after a few miscreants allegedly attacked a police station in the district and freed the prisoners locked at the station for looting a forest outpost last year

₹3.75 crores sanctioned for conservation of Sinhagad Fort

The planning would not only include conservation but also development of infrastructure facilities for devotees and tourists visiting these places

Custodial torture: 2 constables transferred

Two Tamil Nadu police constables were transferred in connection with the case custodial torture by IPS Balveer Singh. The move comes amidst victims saying that police are pressuring them to turn hostile.

Right wing groups call for a ‘halal free Ugadi’ in Bengaluru

The members of the group have even submitted a memorandum to Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai through the district collector to ban the halal certificates of vendors.

Lights, Camera, Precautions: Industry reacts to shoots resuming in Maharashtra

From being happy that work will finally resume across films, television and the web in Maharashtra, to being apprehensive about some guidelines laid down by the government, here’s what experts, film association heads and makers feel about the decision.

Rajasthan to buy 100 fire engines to fight locust invasion

District Collectors in Rajasthan have also been allocated funds from SDRF for the purchase of tractor mounted sprayers and other vehicles, chemical and for other arrangements for locust control.

Prohibitory orders imposed in Rajasthan’s Baran, police fear threat to communal harmony

District Collector, Baran, Inder Singh Rao said that Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed to maintain law and order and ensure peace in the district.

Mangrove destruction: Forest dept files fresh report against INS Hamla

Want to fast-track firearm license in Gwalior? Donate 10 blankets for cows

Gwalior’s District Collector said he decided on the blanket donation clause because overcrowded cow shelters in the district need more resources.

Dantewada police fires in air to disperse tribals protesting against security camp

The SP said that Potaali camp is strategically very important to tackle Maoism in the district and was therefore set up.