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This is an archive article published on December 25, 2023

Delhi Confidential: Sharing updates on Covid-19

Mansukh Mandaviya started a public WhatsApp channel last week to share updates from the departments he is in-charge of.

Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya, covid 19Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya started a public WhatsApp channel last week to share updates from the departments he is in-charge of. One of the first updates was on his meeting with senior health officials and state health ministers to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country. It was followed by posts on drones being used to revolutionise the agriculture sector.

First Event

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will organise an event in the litigants’ canteen on the court premises to celebrate Christmas on Monday. An invite from the SCBA said that this will be association’s first such event, and that Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will attend as chief guest.

Return, Shift

Maharashtra-cadre IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, who is currently heading the Sashastra Seema Bal, is set to take over as Maharashtra DGP in a week or so. Sources said the authorities have already set the ball rolling in this regard. Shukla, who was accused of allegedly tapping phones of Opposition leaders during the 2014-19 tenure of Devendra Fadnavis government when she was the intelligence wing chief, was recently cleared of all charges by the Bombay High Court.

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