Yogi Adityanath government suspends former Ghaziabad DM Nidhi Kesarwani over corruption charges
Nidhi Kersarwani is a 2004-batch Manipur cadre officer. She was the district magistrate of Ghaziabad in 2016. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Nidhi Kesarwani over alleged irregularities in land acquisitions for the Delhi-Meerut and Eastern Peripheral Expressways. The officer is currently on central deputation, and the state government has recommended action against her. “Following zero-tolerance policy toward corruption, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered the suspension of the then DM Ghaziabad, now on central deputation, and ordered to forward the matter to the Centre to initiate departmental action,” the CM office said in a tweet in Hindi. The Yogi Adityanath government has promised strict action against those involved in irregularities in land acquisition. “A section officer and a review officer of the Appointment Department will also be suspended for the delay in taking up the matter on the probe report. De...