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EC appoints Sanjoy Mukherjee as Bengal DGP, shunts out Vivek Sahay within a day

Kolkata, Mar 19 (PTI) The Election Commission on Tuesday removed Vivek Sahay as West Bengal DGP, less than 24 hours after naming him for the post, and directed the state government to appoint Sanjoy Mukherjee, a year junior to Sahay in the IPS cadre, in his place. The move, unprecedented in recent memory, rendered Sahay the shortest-serving DGP of West Bengal. Sahay, an IPS officer of the 1988 batch, was initially offered the appointment since he was the senior-most officer in the force. But owing to his scheduled superannuation on May 31, well ahead of the formal conclusion of the

Air pollution a major source of lung diseases needs to be controlled Health experts

New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Air pollution has become a major source of lung diseases and plays a major part in exacerbating other ailments such as diabetes and sleep apnea, health experts said on Tuesday and called for measures to control it. There is an urgent need to control it in summer months to ensure air pollution woes do not impact people in the winter, they stated. On the second day of the ‘Illness to Wellness’ summit organised by ASSOCHAM Foundation for CSR, medical practitioners shared their views on how air pollution has become a major source of lung diseases

Caught in catch-22: Matua body asks members not to apply under CAA till formation of new govt

Kolkata, Mar 19 (PTI) The Matua community’s initial jubilation over the implementation of CAA has been dampened as its key organisation advised its members not to apply for citizenship under the new law for now as many of them do not have documents required to prove their previous residential address in Bangladesh. The All India Matua Mahasangha has asked its members to apply for Indian citizenship only after the formation of a new government at the Centre. Matuas, originally from East Pakistan, are a weaker section of Hindus who migrated to India during the Partition and after the creation of

Supreme Court asks Centre to respond within 3 weeks to pleas seeking stay of CAA Rules, 2024

New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond within three weeks to applications seeking a stay on the implementation of the CAA [Citizenship (Amendment)] Rules, 2024. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud posted the matter for resumed hearing on April 9. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told the bench that he needed four weeks to file a reply to the 20 applications. These applications have sought a stay on the Rules till the apex court disposes of the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment)

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