Bengaluru: DGP ranked IPS officer resigns citing harassment by Karnataka government
Bengaluru: Director General of Police (DGP), Dr. P Ravindranath on Tuesday resigned from the Indian Police Services (IPS) citing harassment from the Government of Karnataka.
Ravindranath has expressed displeasure over his recent transfer to the training wing of the Karnataka State Police and called it harassment for taking legal action against people involved in the fake caste certificate issue.
In his resignation letter, Ravindranath wrote, "I am pained to observe the opacity shown by Karnataka Chief Secretary, Ravikumar when I requested him to issue government order to set up protection cell as per rules of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995."
Further, he wrote, "I am prematurely transferred without any public interest just to harass me, since I have taken legal action against people involved in fake caste certificate issue."
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Cabin crew strike: AI Express issues termination letters to 25 members; asks others to join work
New Delhi (PTI): Air India Express has issued termination letters to around 25 cabin crew members who reported sick that led to the cancellation of more than 90 flights, airline sources said on Thursday.
The Tata Group-owned airline has also given an ultimatum to the remaining cabin crew members reporting sick to join back duty by 4 pm on Thursday or face termination, they added.
Air India Express has also cancelled at least 60 flights for Thursday due to the non-availability of cabin crew, the sources said and added that mass leaves by a section of the cabin crew have caused immense inconvenience to passengers.
There are around 1,400 cabin crew, including about 500 at the senior level, at the airline.
Over 200 cabin crew started reporting sick from Tuesday night to protest against alleged mismanagement at the airline that caused the cancellation of over 90 flights.
