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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces end of ‘VIP culture’ in electricity payments | India News

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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces end of ‘VIP culture’ in electricity payments | India News

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that starting July, all ministers and government officials will be responsible for paying their own electricity bills to end the ‘VIP culture‘.This change begins with the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary, who will start paying their power bills from July 1, while a … Read more

China rolls out ‘zero tolerance’ crackdown on fake government officials, financial crimes

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China rolls out ‘zero tolerance’ crackdown on fake government officials, financial crimes

Beijing has launched a nationwide “zero tolerance” crackdown on people who pretend to be government officials to defraud investors by selling fake official seals – among other schemes. In a meeting last week, the Ministry of Public Security called on agencies nationwide to target people who impersonated officials from government ministries or state-owned companies to … Read more