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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Congress questions need for BJP to "poach" their members
Nagpur: As the BJP continues to induct taluka-level Congress leaders ahead of the crucial local body polls in Nagpur district, the Congress has raised questions about the urgency behind this 'recruitment drive'. Recently, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed that several Congress members from Saoner and other talukas were joining the BJP, adding that many more were in the queue. Saoner, long considered a stronghold of Congress leader Sunil Kedar, was wrested by the BJP in the 2024 Assembly elections with Ashish Deshmukh's victory. Now, the BJP is aiming to take control of the Zilla Parishad (ZP), currently dominated by Kedar loyalists. Party insiders believe that dismantling Kedar's influence in rural Nagpur could help the saffron party consolidate its position as the district's dominant political force. Many political analysts argue that in the rural local body elections, the BJP is effectively contesting against Kedar rather than the Congress as a whole. During the Lok Sabha elections, Kedar-backed candidate Shyam Barve managed to secure a win despite an aggressive campaign by the Mahayuti alliance. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Bawankule's statements, along with videos of Congress members joining the BJP being circulated on social media, have triggered sharp reactions from Kedar supporters. Kunda Raut, former vice president of Nagpur ZP, took a jab at the BJP on social media, saying, "If the BJP is truly in a strong position, why would they need to steal Congress members?" "Those joining the BJP know they are likely to lose the polls, so they want to be associated with the party in power at the state level. But people have seen through their hunger for power and shifting loyalties. BJP's poaching tactics won't work in local polls, where voters prioritize the individual over the party," another Congress leader said.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Panchayat officer, GRS suspended for swindling Rs 1.5cr of govt funds
Berhampur: The Kandhamal administration has suspended the panchayat executive officer (PEO) and a former gram rozgar sevak (GRS) of Durgapanga panchayat for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 1.50 crore of development funds in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Kandhamal collector Amrit Ruturaj suspended PEO Bishnu Charan Behera and Balaram Sethi, former GRS, recently after the district administration found the misappropriation following an inquiry. Sethi is now assistant data entry operator in Gumma panchayat, sources said. "We conducted an inquiry through assistant executive officers (finance and administration) of the zilla parishad (ZP) after getting a complaint from the block development officer (BDO) of Kotagarh recently," Sambhu Nath Nandi, chief executive officer of the ZP, said on Sunday. Besides office documents, they also conducted field visits fields to enquire into the allegations. "The inquiry revealed that the duo misappropriated over Rs 24.82 lakh from the Central Finance Commission (CFC) fund, Rs 21.51 lakh from the State Finance Commission (SFC) fund and around Rs 1.08 crore from MGNREGS from 2023 to 2025," he said. Earlier, several people had alleged the duo had misappropriated funds without executing works. He said they also filed a complaint against the duo with the vigilance department to take appropriate legal action. "The anti-corruption agency is enquiring into the matter," he added. Involvement of the sarpanch in the corruption was being probed. Vigilance sleuths would also enquire about the misappropriation of govt funds and those involved in the corruption, sources said. "We have formed a special team at the district level. The team visits the spot to take stock, if they get any complaint about corruption," said Nandi.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Injured woman's brother blames officials for Mangaluru landslide tragedy
Teju stated in the complaint, 'Following heavy rain, a portion of the hill collapsed on the house of my brother-in-law Seetharam at 3.30 am on Friday. Seetharam's father Kanthappa Poojary suffered a fracture in his leg, while my sister's children and my brother-in-law's mother died. Seetharam is devastated by the tragedy. Three lives were lost because of the unscientific road work taken up by the officials on the hill above the house.' He blamed Manjanady Gram Panchayat PDO Chaitra, KRIDL officials and engineers, and contractors of the ZP for taking up 'negligent and unscientific work on the hill'. He alleged that the PDO and KRIDL officials were aware of the possibility of a mishap, but still carried out the work. 'They must be booked under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 106 (death by negligence) of BNS ,' he stated in the petition to the police. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy told TNSE that a case of unnatural death has already been registered by the Konaje police regarding the incident. 'The police have received a petition from Teju Kumar. If any evidence is found in support of the contents of the petition, relevant law will be applied and action will be taken accordingly,' Reddy said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Recounting of SSC answer sheets reveal evaluation lapses in over 11,000 papers in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: The revaluation/recounting process of class X (SSC) answer sheets, initiated by the Andhra Pradesh school education department, has preliminarily uncovered discrepancies in the evaluation of as many as 11,175 papers. Marks were increased between one to five in 8,863 papers and between six and 10 in 1,506 papers. More than 10 marks were increased in the remaining papers. The corrections reported so far have highlighted significant shortcomings in the evaluation process. Consequently, several students have already reported improved marks and, in some cases, have passed the examinations as a result of the recounting and re-evaluation. According to officials, a total of 64,251 applications for reverification and 2,112 for recounting were received from 34,709 students. The results for 47,484 of these scripts were released on May 16, and the official announcement regarding the release of remaining revaluation marks is yet to be made. This issue came to public attention after a meritorious student from Bapatla district was declared failed in the examiniation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Writing in English Doesn't Have to Feel Hard Grammarly Learn More Undo Emani Tejaswini, who studied at ZP high school in Kolluru of Bapatla district, scored an average of 95 marks out of 100 in five out of six subjects. She was initially awarded only 23 marks in social studies, and was declared to have failed the examinations. Her parents and teachers were shocked. However, upon re-evaluation, her marks in social studies were corrected to 96, raising her total to 575 (out of 600). Initially, Emani's parents expressed concern that, due to these developments, they had missed the deadline (May 20) to apply for the IIIT programme. However, govt later clarified that students who were unable to apply due to recounting-related issues would be allowed to submit their applications along with their revised mark sheets. Dr KV Srinivasulu Reddy, director of govt examinations department, said that a preliminary investigation revealed that these errors occurred as a result of the omission of one or more rows in the four-row marks entry method used during this year's evaluation. "Students will be allowed to submit their applications to the IIIT programme with the revised mark memos. The department is taking this matter seriously, and disciplinary action is being initiated against the assistant examiners and special assistants found responsible for these errors," he said. Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed his dissatisfaction over the error, which caused undue distress among several students. He instructed the relevant departmental officials to ensure that affected students do not face any obstacles in getting admission to intermediate courses. "Strict action must be taken against the officials and staff responsible, and a detailed report should be submitted immediately. The need of the hour is systemic reform to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future," Naidu said. Former education minister and opposition leader in the Legislative Council, Botsa Satyanarayana, said that several students who had been declared to have failed the SSC exams, ended up receiving up to 90 marks after applying for reverification. "Have we ever seen such a situation before? As many as 66,000 applications came for re-evaluation/reverification of answer sheets. This clearly indicates that the evaluation was carried out with utter negligence," he added.
Hans India
6 days ago
- Hans India
Spontaneous response to yoga programme
Nellore: The rewas spontaneous response to the Yogandhra programme with more than 1,000 people participating in the programme, organised by Tourism department at Swarnala Cheruvu on Wednesday. ZP Chairperson Anam Arunamma, district Collector O Anand, SP G Krishna Kanth, Municipal Commissioner YO Nandan and officials from several departments participated. Collector Anand has advised people to practice yoga regularly as it will keep them with better health but also but also makes them stress free. He said that it was proposed to conduct integrated yoga programme at tourist places like Mypadu Beach, Penchalakona, Udayagiri very soon. The Collector said that administration is expecting around 10 lakh people to participate in the yoga programme on the occasion of International Yoga Day, being organised on June 21 in the district. To make the event success, training was given to 300 master trainers, while 7,000 people at village and ward level, he added. Tourism and Ayush Regional Directors Raman Prasad and Dr Padmavathi, district tourism officer Ushasree, and others participated.
