Fourth Police Commission members call on CM
The Hindu
Panel set up to examine measures to ensure welfare of the police personnel
The chairperson and members of the Fourth Police Commission that was recently constituted by the State government called on Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat in Chennai on Tuesday. Panel’s chairperson and retired Madras High Court judge Justice C.T. Selvam led members — retired IAS officer K. Alauddin, retired IPS officer K. Radhakrishnan, Dr. C. Ramasubramaniam, retired Professor Nalini Rao, senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal — to the meeting. Home Secretary S.K. Prabakar, Director-General of Police C. Sylendrababu and senior officials were present. The State government constituted the Commission to extensively examine measures to be taken to ensure the welfare of police personnel and various other aspects related to policing.
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.