FIR against official for not handing over charge
The Hindu
The Deputy Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, has been booked under Karnataka State Public Records Act for refusing to hand over official records to her successor for almost eight months.Based on a
The Deputy Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, has been booked under Karnataka State Public Records Act for refusing to hand over official records to her successor for almost eight months. Based on a complaint filed by Anwar Pasha, Deputy Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, the Vidhana Soudha police registered an FIR against Jyothi on Monday and issued notice to appear for questioning. In his complaint, Mr. Pasha said Ms. Jyothi worked as Deputy Secretary in the Food and Civil Supplies Department from December 2018 to March 2020. Later, the government transferred Ms. Jyothi to DPAR, replacing him in the position.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.