New chief for Voluntary Health Services
The Hindu
The Voluntary Health Services (VHS) multi-speciality hospital unanimously elected N. Gopalaswami, IAS (retd.) as the presidentof VHS, in its central committee meeting held on December 14. A release sa
The Voluntary Health Services (VHS) multi-speciality hospital unanimously elected N. Gopalaswami, IAS (retd.) as the presidentof VHS, in its central committee meeting held on December 14. A release said the Padma Bhushan awardee and former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr. Gopalaswami, with his rich experience will be guiding the institution in taking its vision forward. of truly affordable quality healthcare.
It was during his tenure that the Election Commission successfully implemented many innovations, among which was the introduction of photo electoral rolls to improve quality and prevent impersonation.
He has served in many important positions in the Central Government, including Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and later as Union Home Secretary before being appointed as Election Commissioner (2004) and later as Chief Election Commissioner (2006).
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.