PTI, New Delhi
Over 26,000 complaints were received against government officers, including senior officials, last year, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
As per the information received from the Central Vigilance Commission, 26,052 complaints were received against the government officials in 2017, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Of these, 22,386 complaints were disposed.
California county votes to join Trump’s ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit
AP, Santa Ana
In a dramatic one-two punch, leaders in California’s Orange County voted Tuesday to condemn the state’s sanctuary law that limits police cooperation with federal immigration authorities and to join a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to overturn it.
The all-Republican Board of Supervisors in the county that is home to 3.2 million people and many immigrants approved the measures by unanimous votes. One of the five supervisors was absent.
Kentucky House passes bill restricting abortions
Reuters, Kentucky
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to ban a common abortion procedure from the 11th week of pregnancy, in what would be one of the strictest abortion limits in the United States.
The bill, which was approved by the state Senate last week, will now go for approval to Governor Matt Bevin, a Republican who has described himself as “100 percent pro-life.”
Officials at Bevin’s office could not immediately be reached for comment.
Five jailed in UK for drug smuggling
PTI, London
Three Indian-origin men along with their two Pakistani accomplices have been sentenced to a total of 95 years in jail by a UK court for running an international drug-smuggling racket to “flood the streets of Britain” with more than 10 million pounds of illegal Class A drugs.
The five men were part of a Leicester-based organised crime gang involved in importing heroin and cocaine hidden in purpose-built secret compartments in furniture, industrial bolts and children’s clothes, the Leicestershire Police said.
Haiti installs leaders of reborn army
AFP, Port-Au-Prince
Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Tuesday installed the leaders of his country’s army, a symbolic step in the impoverished Caribbean country’s reformation of a military demobilized 23 years ago after decades of coups and political interference.
Human rights activists have criticized the choice of the general and five colonels who will lead the army, as they are members of the old guard.
