Former Minister, Writer, Prof. Mumtaz Ali Khan Passes Away
Bengaluru: Former Minister, writer, Prof. Mumtaz Ali Khan passed away at his Ganganagar residence in Bengaluru in the early hours on Monday due to illnesses associated with old age. He was 94 years of age.
In 2008, he had been part of Yediyurappa’s Cabinet of Ministers and served as a Minister. He had been the Minister for Minority Welfare, Hajj, and Waqf Account.
After taking voluntary retirement from his profession as a Professor of Sociology in Bengaluru’s Krishi University. For the last 30 years, he had been running a school named after his late son Noor Ahmed Khan in Bengaluru’s R. T. Nagar. In the unaided Primary and High School run by him, Prof. Mumtaz Ali Khan provided the poor children coming to the school with free education along with mid-day meals, school books, school uniforms, and other required items from his pension money and personal sources. His wife was serving as the Head-teacher in the same school.
Prof. Mumtaz Ali Khan is survived by his wife, one son, one daughter.
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Jharkhand: IAS officer Pooja Singhal's suspension revoked after bail in money laundering case
Ranchi (PTI): The suspension of IAS officer Pooja Singhal, who was in jail for over two years in a money laundering case, was revoked after she secured bail, an official of the Jharkhand government said on Wednesday.
Singhal was suspended on May 12, 2022, a day after her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The case relates to alleged corruption in implementing MGNREGA, the Centre's flagship scheme for rural employment.
"In light of the recommendations made by the Suspension Review Committee after due consideration, Pooja Singhal, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been reinstated with effect from December 7, 2024, following her release on bail," said a notification issued by the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Raj Bhasa on Tuesday evening.
After being relieved from suspension, Singhal will contribute to the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Raj Bhasa, it stated.
The ED had accused Singhal, a former secretary in the state Mines Department, of money laundering. A special court granted her bail on December 7 last year.
