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Kharge writes to PM expressing concern over ‘politicisation’ of bureaucracy, seeks withdrawal of orders

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the government’s recent orders asking officials to “showcase” the achievements of the last nine years would lead to “politicisation” of the bureaucracy and demanded their withdrawal. In his letter, Kharge objected to the government order issued on October 18 that,…

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Centre working on plan to assess vulnerability of all glacial lakes: Sources

New Delhi: In collaboration with the states, the Centre will reassess the vulnerability of all glacial lakes in the country through ground surveys and establish a monitoring system to disseminate information about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), according to government sources. This decision follows the devastating floods caused by the Lhonak lake outburst in Sikkim…

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Will pollsters eat crow in Telangana?

The election fever is catching up in Telangana, but the pollsters, slowly but surely, accepting the fact that the elections this time are becoming extremely difficult to predict. This is evident from the varying projections from the C-Voter to the latest India Today TV. While the C-Voter survey claims that the Congress set to cross the…

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