Ghaziabad, Mar 3 (PTI) The Ghaziabad Mayor has been issued a notice by the District Nagar Nigam asking her to pay Rs 1.72 lakh incurred by the Uttar Pradesh Government on providing her security. Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam Additional Municipal Commissioner Nirupma Mishra on Thursday issued the notice to Mayor Damayanti Goel asking her to deposit 10 per cent of the security expenses. Following the order, Goel today claimed that being the Mayor of the city, she enjoys the status of state ministers who do not have to pay for their security cover. She said the Nagar Nigam can withdraw her security, but she will not pay the amount as it is "absolutely illegal and wrong." PTI COR ASY
Independent Schools’ Federation of India is observing a ‘token strike’ on Thursday against the district administration’s order to set up the committee to scrutinise their accounts. The committee is to look into the schools’ accounts and investigate other complaints forwarded by parents and associations. An association of private schools in Ghaziabad has decided to shut nearly 128 schools on Thursday as a mark of protest against the district administration’s decision to set up a committee to inquire into allegations of the unjustified fee hike. The committee comprises the additional district magistrate (finance), district inspector of schools and the basic education officer. The president of the Independent Schools’ Federation of India (ISFI) on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the district officials and said that 128 private schools will observe a ‘token strike’ on Thursday against the district administration’s order to set up the committee. The committee is to look in...
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