Panaji Apr 21 PTI Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday held a review meeting of the finance department wherein he emphasised the need to focus on revenue generation and to curtail wasteful expenditure This was the first meeting of the finance department after Sawant took over the charge for the second term following the BJPs win in the recent Goa Legislative Assembly election The Chief Ministers Office CMO said in a press release that the CM who is also the finance minister emphasised on revenue generation measures curtailing wasteful expenditure and use of unutilised funds lying for various purposes so that the benefit reaches the common man The chief minister also appreciated the finance department for availing low interest of NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development Fund at the rate of 275 per cent for various health sewerage waste management and water supply projects PTI RPS NP NP

Ghaziabad Apr 21 PTI Family members of a 10-year-old boy who was killed after his head hit an electricity pole while he was peeping out a window of his school bus protested here on Thursday accusing police of shielding the accused Parents of the Class 3 student had filed a complaint against the school management holding them responsible for his death Police have booked two people from the school management and the bus driver who has been arrested The victims relatives staged a dharna outside the police station on Thursday and tried to obstruct traffic on the Delhi-Meerut road They accused police of conniving with the accused One side of the Delhi-Meerut highway was blocked for some time due to the protest SP Rural Iraj Raja said adding that the boys family members were assured that the accused will be nabbed soon The district authorities have also ordered a safety audit of the bus which will be conducted by a technical officer of the Regional Transport Department The Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers Office also sought a report about the incident PTI CDN CDN RDK RDK

Jaipur Jan 27 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said strong law and order in the state and sensitive transparent and accountable good governance is the basic mantra of the state government The state has a policy of zero tolerance towards crime and it is the important responsibility of the district superintendents of police to make it a reality Gehlot directed that all district SPs should discharge their duties with full devotion and dedication towards upholding the law effective prevention of crimes and providing justice to the victims All police officers should work with fairness and positive thinking so that Rajasthan Police is at number one position in the country he added Gehlot was reviewing the law and order situation in a meeting with Inspector General of Police and District Superintendent of Police on Thursday He said that the state of development and investment in any state depends on its law and order In such a situation it is the direct responsibility of the District Superintendents of Police to maintain an atmosphere of peace and harmony in the state and present a clean and fair image of the police he said He said that by hearing sensitively the complaints of the people coming to the police stations the trust of the general public in the police should be strengthened He also stressed that such efforts should be made that the complainant does not have to come to the Chief Ministers Office or any other higher level The Chief Minister directed the officers to make preparations to bring a law in the upcoming assembly session for effective prevention of organised crimes He said that there is a great danger to the future generations from organised crime including illegal drug trade He said strict action should also be taken on the sale of narcotic substance on the National Highways The Minister of State for Home Rajendra Yadav said that there is a need to crack down on the sale of illegal cartridges and demanded an effective monitoring of the sale of cartridges from the gun dealer PTI AG VN VN

Bhopal Oct 18 PTI Most parts of Madhya Pradesh received rains in the last 24 hours and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also postponed his campaign tour on Monday to Khandwa for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll there due to the rough weather officials said Almost the entire state received post-monsoon showers in the 24-hour period ending at 830 am on Monday and more rains are likely over the next couple of days P K Saha senior meteorologist at the India Meteorological Departments IMD Bhopal office told PTI Western parts of MP received more rainfall than the eastern areas he said CM Chouhan postponed his Monday visit to Khandwa due to the inclement weather an official from Chief Ministers Office said The overnight rains caused slush at the venue where the CM was supposed to address public meetings ahead of the Lok Sabha bypoll in Khandwa on October 30 the official said adding that there was also a forecast of more rain in the area A low pressure area lying over south-west MP was causing the wet spell IMD Bhopal offices senior meteorologist G D Mishra said The interaction between the easterly and westerly winds was also resulting in rains in the state among other reasons he added According to Saha Karhal area in Sheopur district received the highest 312 mm rainfall in west MP while Niwari city recorded the maximum 101 mm downpour in the eastern part of the state in the 24-hour period ending at 830 am on Monday The state capital Bhopal received 481 mm downpour during the same period he said The wet spell is likely to prevail for two more days he added PTI LAL GK GK