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Remove restrictions on visitors to Secretariat: CPI(M)

Remove restrictions on visitors to Secretariat: CPI(M)

P. Shanmugam, State Secretary of the CPI(M). File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu P. Shanmugam, State Secretary of the CPI(M), on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), urged the State government to lift the restrictions that make it mandatory for members of the public to obtain tokens to enter the Secretariat. “A lot of restrictions are already in place. The new measures will prevent people from approaching the government machinery,” he said in a social media post. Published – June 04, 2026 01:22 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay takes oath as MLA at Chennai secretariat

Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay takes oath as MLA at Chennai secretariat

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday took oath as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) during the first session of the newly constituted Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai following the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) landmark electoral victory. The oath was administered by Pro-Tem Speaker M V Karuppaiah at the Assembly session held at the Secretariat. Assembly proceedings for the oath-taking ceremony began at 9.30 am with a formal introduction by the Pro-Tem Speaker. Vijay was the first legislator to take oath, followed by members of his cabinet and newly elected MLAs from various political parties. Among the ministers who took oath were N Anand and Aadhav Arjuna. Former Chief Ministers And Senior Leaders Attend Proceedings Several senior political leaders and former chief ministers also participated in the Assembly proceedings. DMK legislature party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin took oath as an MLA during the session. Former Chief Ministers including AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami and former AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam were also sworn in as members of the …

Transformer catches fire at Prasar Bharati Secretariat on Copernicus Marg, fire brought under control

Transformer catches fire at Prasar Bharati Secretariat on Copernicus Marg, fire brought under control

A transformer caught fire at the Prasar Bharati Secretariat building located on Copernicus Marg in the national capital on Saturday afternoon, triggering panic among people present in the area. However, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident, officials said. #BreakingNews | A transformer caught fire at the Prasar Bharati Secretariat building on Copernicus Marg this afternoon. Fire tenders quickly reached the spot and brought the blaze under control. The situation is now completely under control.#Delhi pic.twitter.com/gKsWkNkEyh — DD News (@DDNewslive) May 9, 2026 Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

AAP writes to Rajya Sabha Secretariat to remove Raghav Chadha as deputy leader

AAP writes to Rajya Sabha Secretariat to remove Raghav Chadha as deputy leader

AAP senior leader and Member of Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha. File. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday (April 2, 2026) submitted a letter to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to appoint MP Ashok Mittal as Deputy Leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, replacing MP Raghav Chadha, according to party sources. According to sources quoted by PTI, the letter also states that Mr. Chadha — who is also a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab — should not be allotted time for speaking in the House from the AAP’s quota. Mr. Mittal is a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab. He was elected to the House in April 2022 and, since then, has been a part of several parliamentary committees, including the Committee on Defence and the Committee on Finance. He was also a part of an all-party delegation, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, which visited Russia, Latvia, Slovenia, Greece, and Spain after the Pahalgam terror attack last year. The AAP currently has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, …

Actor Vijay pushed at Chennai Secretariat amid crowd, urges fair treatment for TVK campaigns ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

Actor Vijay pushed at Chennai Secretariat amid crowd, urges fair treatment for TVK campaigns ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

Actor‑turned‑politician Vijay, founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), was pushed amid heavy crowding as he arrived at the State Secretariat in Chennai on Saturday to meet the State Chief Election Commissioner. Several videos surfaced online showing Vijay repeatedly pushed and jostled by supporters and media personnel, creating chaotic scenes at the entrance while security personnel struggled to manage the crowd. Vijay was mobbed and pushed around by the crowd as he arrived at the Chennai Secretariat on Saturday. Vijay gets pushed at the Chennai Secretariat As Vijay tried to enter the Secretariat to raise his concerns, he was pushed by the crowd at multiple points, according to eyewitness posts on social media. His visit comes amid TVK’s ongoing agitation against what it describes as “unfair restrictions” by secondary election officials. The party has alleged that election authorities denied permission for its campaign events at several locations, including Perambur in north Chennai, despite applications being submitted well in advance. This includes a planned rally at Mullai Nagar Junction that was refused permission at the last moment. …

Bill Gates visits Real Time Governance Society Centre at Andhra Secretariat

Bill Gates visits Real Time Governance Society Centre at Andhra Secretariat

Gates Foundation Chairman Bill Gates on Monday visited Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) Centre at Andhra Pradesh Secretariat here to view utilisation of technology in governance.  Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu explained to him how faster civic services are being provided and the results being achieved through Real Time Governance. Bill Gates enquired about the functioning and progress of Data Lake, Aware 2.0, WhatsApp Governance, Sanjeevani project and Amaravati projects. He also witnessed presentations on the display walls in the RTGS during which CM Naidu apprised him of the fact that all government wings are interconnected with Data Lake. According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Bill Gates appreciated the efforts being made to simplify citizen services through Data Lake and WhatsApp governance. The Chief Minister also informed him that Real Time information is being gathered through Aware 2.0 following which decisions are being taken expeditiously. Bill Gates examined the way the state government is gathering public opinion on the implementation of various schemes and policies. The Chief Minister told Gates that the growth of …

Kerala govt. medical college doctors stage Secretariat dharna, begin relay hunger stir

Kerala govt. medical college doctors stage Secretariat dharna, begin relay hunger stir

The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) staged a Secretariat dharna and began a relay indefinite fast on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) in protest against the alleged neglect shown to their long-pending demands related to pay revision arrears and rectification of anomalies in the entry-cadre pay revision. Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) doctors held a token boycott of out-patient (OP) services, non-emergency services, and teaching services. A relay hunger strike will also begin at Thiruvananthapuram MCH here from Wednesday (January 28, 2026). The KGMCTA had earlier deferred its agitation following discussions with the State government. It has been protesting since July 1 last year against the government decision to freeze salary revision arrears for doctors while releasing them for other State government staff. Government Order After multiple rounds of negotiations, the most recent one on January 12 this year, a government order that was issued subsequently proved to be disappointing for it provided only a partial allowance to compensate for the pay cut in the entry cadre, without retrospective effect or continuity into the …

Kerala govt. medical college doctors stage Secretariat dharna, begin relay hunger stir

Man arrested for misusing name of joint secretary in CM’s secretariat to cheat assistant professor

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) on January 24 announced the arrest of a man from Mysuru for allegedly misusing the name of a joint secretary in the Chief Minister’s secretariat and cheating an assistant professor of lakhs of rupees. The accused has been identified as K.C. Jagadish, a resident of Mysuru. He allegedly used the name of M. Ramaiah, joint secretary in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat at Vikasa Soudha, to carry out the fraud. The victim has been identified as Venkatesh Mutthannanavar, an assistant professor at JSS Science College. According to the complaint, Mr. Mutthannanavar had been attempting to become a member of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). He met Jagadish through a paying guest accommodation owner in Kengeri. Jagadish allegedly promised to help him obtain KPSC membership and claimed that the work would be done through Ramaiah. However, Ramaiah was unaware of the matter and learnt about it only later. He subsequently submitted a complaint to Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, who handed over the case to the CCB. The police arrested Jagadish …

Punjab CM Mann appears before Akal Takht Secretariat to clarify remarks on Sikh traditions

Punjab CM Mann appears before Akal Takht Secretariat to clarify remarks on Sikh traditions

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday (January 15, 2026) appeared before the Akal Takht Secretariat here after being summoned by the highest temporal seat for the Sikhs for his alleged remarks on Sikh traditions and tenets, and submitted his clarification. Before appearing before the Takht Secretariat, where he was present for more than an hour, Mr. Mann offered prayers at the Golden Temple. The Chief Minister later told mediapersons that he has submitted his clarifications to the acting jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj. Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Baba Tek Singh was present along with jathedar Gargajj at the Secretariat, sources said. Mr. Mann, who carried a suitcase containing some documents which he submitted at the venue, said, “As per the orders of the Jathedar Sahib, I appeared here as a humble Sikh and submitted my explanation in response to the queries raised”. “Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the supreme authority for the entire Sikh community, and it is supreme for me as well. The Jathedar Sahib recorded my statement, and …

Students ‘vandalise’ BTC secretariat over Assam cabinet nod to report on ST status to 6 communities

Students ‘vandalise’ BTC secretariat over Assam cabinet nod to report on ST status to 6 communities

Kokrajhar , Students of the Bodoland University here on Saturday stormed the assembly hall of the BTC secretariat, and allegedly vandalised properties in protest against the Assam cabinet’s approval of a report on granting ST status to six other communities of the state, officials said. Students ‘vandalise’ BTC secretariat over Assam cabinet nod to report on ST status to 6 communities Hundreds of tribal students took out a six-km-long march from the university campus to the Bodoland Territorial Council secretariat, where they “broke through the barricades and closed the main gate, before barging into the assembly hall”. They “vandalised the hall by breaking chairs and other furniture, pulling out mikes, smashing window panes and throwing flower pots around”, the officials said. Additional security forces were rushed to the spot and the situation brought under control following their negotiations with District Commissioner Masanda M Pertin and SSP Akshat Garg. The agitating tribal students also submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs through the DC …