UP: 12 PPS officers shifted, 1 IAS gets addl charge

Dr Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has given the additional Labor Department to Principal Secretary PWD-II IAS Ajay Chauhan. This department was running vacant after the retirement of

ACS Suresh Chand of the Labor Department.

IAS Suresh Chandra retired on 31 January. After which the government has given the additional charge of 1998 batch IAS Ajay Chauhan here.

On the other hand, after the transfer of 11

Blast near Sunny Leone’s fashion show

Imphal (PTI): A powerful explosion took place on Saturday near the venue of a fashion show event in Imphal which actress Sunny Leone is scheduled to attend on Sunday, an official said.

However, no injuries were reported in the incident that took place in Hatta Kangjeibung area of Manipur’s capital.

The blast took place 100 metres from the venue at around 6.30am on Saturday.

It is not yet clear whether the explosion was caused due to an improvised explosive device or a grenade, he said. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far.

IPS officers, 12 PPS officers have been transferred to make better law and order in the government. Ghaziabad, PPS Mahesh Tyagi ACP Noida, PPS Navina Shukla DSP Gonda, PPS Santosh Kumar DSP Shravasti, PPS Rajiv Dwivedi DSP

Aligarh, PPS Pawan Gautam ACP Noida, PPS Ajit Kumar ACP Ghaziabad, PPS Shahida Nasreen Circle Officer Aligarh, PPS Daddan Prasad DSP Sonbhadra, PPS Satya Prakash Sharma has been made ACP LIU Agra.

PT Usha cries while complaining about encroachments at her athletics school

Thiruvananthapuram: Legendary Indian athlete and president of the Indian Olympic Association PT Usha on Saturday complained about encroachments at her athletics school at Balussery near Kozhikode.

Usha said this was noticed at the 30 acre facility of her school which has several girls who are inmates.

“We have seen some construction that has begun in our property that was given to us for the

We have to be very careful as there are girls and hence safety and security are a must.

—PT Usha, Legendary Indian athlete and president of the Indian Olympic Association school. I have lodged a complaint with CM Pinarayi Vijayan. We have to be very careful as there are girls and hence safety and security are a must,” said Usha.

After the complaint, the work was stopped.

Usha added that this has happened after she recently became a nominated member of the Upper House.

3rd KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES

With all G20 countries showing interest and commitment in constructively working towards the objective of the three priority areas of Addressing Global Skills Gaps, gig and platform economy and social protection and Sustainable Financing of Social Security set by the Indian Presidency, the first G20 Employment Working Group meet concluded on Saturday.

The three-day meeting of the Indian Presidency, led by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, had the mandate of addressing priorities of labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced, and jobrich growth for all.

The EWG meetings began on Thursday with panel discussion on ‘Exploring Strategies for

The 3-day meet of Employment Working Group was held from Feb 2-4 in Jodhpur to Washington from January 30-February 1. He was accompanied by senior government officials and leaders of Indian industry.

Global Skills and Qualifications Harmonisation and developing a Framework for Common Skill Toponomies’.

Welcoming the delegates at the G20 Employment Working Group in Jodhpur, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat called upon the members of the international community in the opening session of the second day to strive together to make meaningful progress in creating more opportunities for decent work and inclusive growth for all people.

Delegates during the first G20 Employment Working Group meeting, in Jodhpur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

PFI member held for ‘conspiring against govt’ in MP

Bhopal (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested a member of the banned PFI outfit from Bhopal for allegedly conspiring against the government and indulging in unlawful activities, officials said on Saturday.

Officials said the arrest was made on Friday in connection with a case registered by the state police’s Special Task Force (STF) last year. The member identified as Wasid Khan, a Sheopur district resident of Madhya Pradesh, absconded in the case registered at STF.

“PFI member Wasid Khan (26), a resident of Sheopur, was arrested under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 121A (conspiracy to wage war against govt), 153B (assertions prejudicial to national inte-

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gration) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) besides the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,” officials said.

Khan was associated with the PFI and had been attending the organisation’s various programmes and secret meetings since 2017.

“He used to participate in secret meetings of PFI and was in contact with senior officials of the organisation,” the official said. After the arrest, he was produced before the court which sent him to police remand till February 8.

New Delhi (PTI): A day after its plant was inspected by Indian drug regulatory bodies over allegations that its eye drop was linked to vision loss in the US, Tamil Nadu-based Global Pharma Healthcare has been asked to stop manufacturing all ophthalmic products till the inquiry is completed, officials said on Saturday.

A three-member team each from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the State Drug Controller visited the plant in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram, 40 km from Chennai, on Friday after the company recalled the eye drop. The teams have also collected samples of eye drop — Artificial Tears — which were exported. The eye drop is not sold in India.