CM Siddaramaiah clarifies role of IAS officers at opposition meeting
HDK had alleged IAS officers were serving party leaders during the meeting
Bengaluru: Amid allegations made by JD(S) senior leader HD Kumaraswamy regarding the deployment of IAS officers to serve party leaders during the Opposition meeting, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has provided clarification, stating that the officers were called in solely to extend a warm welcome to the leaders.
Taking to Twitter account on Monday, Siddaramaiah tweeted, "The IAS officers were assigned duties related to protocol, considering the former Union ministers and chief ministers as esteemed guests of the state. They were instructed to welcome the senior leaders appropriately."
The Chief Minister further emphasised that the state government was not an active participant in the event but had been following established etiquette in such matters, as all previous governments in the state have done.
The clarification came in response to allegations made by HD Kumaraswamy, who had raised concerns about the involvement of IAS officers from Karnataka in serving party leaders during the Opposition meeting.
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After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: Railways
New Delhi (PTI): With a new, stringent system to establish user identity, the number of new user IDs being added daily on the IRCTC website has declined to about 5,000 from nearly one lakh, officials said on Saturday.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that the crackdown by Indian Railways on train ticket booking through fake identities is yielding positive results, according to a press note.
Before the latest reforms, this number had touched nearly one lakh new user IDs per day, it said.
"Following the introduction of a stringent system to establish user identity and detect fake IDs, about 5,000 new user IDs are now being added daily on the IRCTC website," the note said.
The officials stated that these steps have already helped Indian Railways deactivate 3.03 crore fake accounts.
"Another 2.7 crore user IDs have either been temporarily suspended or identified for suspension based on the suspicious activities they are indulging in," they said.
The Union minister directed officials to ensure that the ticketing system is reformed to a level where all travellers are able to book tickets easily through a real and genuine user ID, the press note added.
Additionally, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to provide local cuisine of the region in Vande Bharat trains.
Introducing local cuisine that reflects the culture and tastes of the regions being traversed will significantly enhance the passenger experience, officials said.
This facility will be expanded to all the trains progressively in future, they added.
