Sanjay Srivastava

The Gujarat government late on Saturday issued transfer orders of 58 IPS officers. Sanjay Srivastava has been made the new Ahmedabad commissioner of police (CP).

He further threatened that party workers will gherao the GMC director of administration and also block the national highway passing through St Cruz, if the issue is unresolved.

Suspended South Goa district collector G P Naik called on chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava at the secretariat on Tuesday and submitted a representation urging the government to revoke his suspension.

The state government on Thursday relieved Sanjay Srivastava as chief secretary from the state administration.Sources said the file was moved on Thursday and was signed by chief minister Manohar Parrikar later in the day.

Col Sanjay Srivastava, a government adviser on disaster management, tells that in case of a major calamity like an earthquake or fire, Jharkhand is not in a position to tackle it and that only the Almighty can help the people of the state

Terming Friday's bus strike which was called off-post lunch as "illegal", transport minister Ramkrishna 'Sudin' Dhavalikar affirmed that the government had given no assurance whatsoever to the striking bus owners and that the government "will not bow down to their demands".

Expressing dismay at the delay in restoring the runway at Dabolim and the consequent impact on tourism and the state's image, the Goa government has urged the navy to complete the work within 24 hours.

A 22-year-old man from Raipur was booked by Paldi police on Sunday as he did not allow police to click a picture of him and his licence for city police’s Tarkash app. This came even as city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava said cops cannot compel anyone to provide their pictures.

Even as the national commission for minorities (NCM) has summoned chief secretary of state Sanjay Srivastava for a third hearing over the kabrastan issue on May 24, moves are afoot to build a modern kabrastan at Sonsoddo for which land has been acquired.

Assuring measures to control ad hoc appointments in the state administration, chief minister Digambar Kamat said chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava has been asked to prepare a detailed report of all departments in this aspect.

An exhibition to promote local art

Intensifying the drive against stray cattle menace, Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia directed the police to book cattle owners under preventive detention law if more than one case is registered, identify cattle hotspots, and ensure stringent action against illegal sale of fodder

A team from the national commission of minorities (NCM), New Delhi, has made known its plans to visit the state early August to take stock of the kabrastan situation.

Chief minister Manohar Parrikar asked chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava who is in Delhi, to follow up with the Union government, Goa's Lokayukta Bill which was forwarded to Delhi in January.

Aldona MLA Dayanand Narvekar has urged chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava to make arrangements for the recovery of 9.61 lakh from the National Organization of Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) which it had received from the state government on the grounds that the amount was to be spent for its programmes in Goa.

A police constable and a traffic brigade jawan, who allegedly sought Rs 30,000 for settling a case of drunk driving incident in Naroda area, were suspended after a complaint was made to the police commissioner.

Healthcare services remain halted at Loco hospital on Tuesday too, after the ruckus created by kin of a patient on Monday.

The traffic police is all set to carry out surprise checks of vehicles ferrying schoolchildren.

State BJP president C R Paatil expressed support for the rights of police personnel but counselled them not to resort to protests to secure those rights. He was speaking at ‘Pahel’, a day-long attitudinal training seminar for Ahmedabad Police personnel.

Sarnath police on Sunday arrested three thieves for stealing cash worth Rs 10 lakhs, 24 silver coins and other valuables from the flat of a hatchery owner Sanjay Srivastava in an apartment of Mavaiyya area on June 25.

Goa is high on the list of preferred wedding destinations for urban US tourists, the Goa tourism delegation that returned last week from a promotional visit to the US west coast said.

The chariots rolled out from Jagannathji temple at 7.10am on Monday and returned just 3 hours and 40 minutes later at 10.50am – creating a record of sorts. A rough estimate indicates a speed of 80 meters per minute for the chariots along with over 2,000 police officers and personnel accompanying the chariots!

The moving picture has long had a profound influence on society, sometimes salutary, occasionally sinister. Last week, this grip tightened with murders most foul - including that of a woman allegedly killed by her partner and her body sawed into many pieces. "Life imitates art far more than art imitates life," wrote Oscar Wilde in 1889. With 29-year-old Aaftab Poonawala citing American TV series "Dexter" as his inspiration for allegedly killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and butchering her body, that oft repeated line from 133 years ago seems right on the money.

Friction doesn’t sit well with the idea of gated condominium living that realtors hardsell. But reality checks have been coming thick and fast, the latest at Hyde Park in Noida, where a power tussle between two groups of residents ended in a brawl on Thursday.

plantation drive was undertaken at a school on Friday. Miss India Earth Prachi Mishra planted saplings in the school premises and urged the students to take interest in the plantation drive to preserve in our environment.

Nitin and Jay Bhargava, both friends and neighbours, said they were happy they had got the appointment easily.

The bhopal ruckus and confusion prevailed as administration undertook demolition of around three dozen properties for development of a sixlane road in Kolar. The properties were at the trijunction in Kolar, and demolition took place with large police presence. The 15kmlong sixlane from Kolar to Gol Jod is being built at a total cost of Rs. 222 crore. Clearing of the road along Gol Jod will lead to the creation of half a dozen bridges and culverts. Clearing of the path from Gol Jod to Bimakunj was swift, however residents protested removal of encroachments up to Kolar Guest House Intersection officials said that notices were already issued a month ago. Sdm Sanjay Srivastava and Tehsildar Avnish Mishra have been directed to conduct another survey.