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High Court awards jail terms to 4 serving & a retired IAS officer—Here’s why
Not following the court’s order proved to be a major mistake for four serving and one retired IAS officer who have been handed out varying jail terms for “willful disobedience” of the court order passed in February 2017. The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday held all the five guilty of contempt. The bureaucrats who...
Pankaj Kumar to replace Anil Mukim as Gujarat’s chief secretary on Aug 31
Senior IAS officer and the additional chief secretary of the home department, Pankaj Kumar, is going to be the next chief secretary of Gujarat. The Gujarat government on Friday announced Kumar’s appointment to the top post in the state bureaucracy. He will replace Anil Mukim, who is superannuating on August 31. As per a notification...
Centre issues showcause notice to former Bengal chief secretary for not attending PM’s meeting
The tussle between Centre and West Bengal government over former chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay continues. After the bureaucrat refused to follow the Centre’s recall order and tendered his resignation on Monday, the Union government has now issued a showcause notice to him for not attending the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Notably, PM Modi...
Rajasthan CM appoints Dalit IAS Niranjan Arya as chief secretary
In a late-night drama, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stunned the state’s bureaucracy by appointing a Dalit IAS as the new chief secretary. Niranjan Arya, a 1989 batch IAS, who was additional chief secretary (finance) replaced Rajeeva Swaroop. The Rajasthan government had sought three months extension for Rajeeva Swaroop’s, but the same was not approved...
Former IAS Rajiv Kumar is new election commissioner
Former IAS Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the election commissioner in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned. Rajiv Kumar is likely to preside over the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024. President Ram Nath Kovind has cleared Rajiv Kumar’s appointment with effect from the date of his assuming office. Rajiv Kumar’s appointment is...
UPSC issues clarification after controversy
Total indented vacancies: 927 Total candidates recommended for civil services: 829 Social media users alleged that less number of candidates were recommended for civil services by the UPSC as against the vacancies indented by the government. Following a controversy over less number of candidates being recommended for civil services, UPSC has issued a clarification terming...
Pradeep Singh tops civil services exam
August 4, 2020, proved to be a life-altering day for 29-year-old Pradeep Singh. The son of a farmer from Sonipat district of Haryana, Pradeep Singh, emerged as the topper of the UPSC civil services exam, the results for which were declared today. He topped the list of 829 candidates who have qualified for the prestigious...
Surat’s Kartik Jivani, training for IPS, is Gujarat UPSC topper
Kartik Jivani attempted the UPSC exams thrice, and topped in Gujarat twice. In 2019, he was one mark and two ranks short of making it to the IAS. He decided to attempt it a third time despite making it as an IPS officer Surat’s Kartik Jivani an IPS officer under training has topped the UPSC...
Hardik Shah is new private secretary to PM Modi
Gujarat’s Hardik Shah is new private secretary to PM Modi Gujarat-cadre IAS officer Hardik Shah has been appointed the Private Secretary to PM Narendra Modi. An order of the Personnel Ministry informed about the new appointment on Thursday. Shah, a 2010-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is currently serving as a Deputy Secretary in the...
IAS Rajkumar Beniwal is new municipalities commissioner
Anil Pushpangadhan, Gandhinagar: Gujarat cadre 2004 batch IAS officer Rajkumar Beniwal has been appointed as the commissioner of municipalities. Beniwal had been on study leave. He has also been given additional charge as Managing Director, Gujarat Urban Development Company and additional CEO, Gujarat Urban Development Mission. Also Read: HSBC to set up IFSC banking unit...
IAS Vini Mahajan becomes Punjab’s first woman chief secretary
The Punjab government on Friday appointed 1987-batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Vini Mahajan as the new Chief Secretary, replacing Karan Avtar Singh. Mahajan becomes the first woman Chief Secretary of the state. The only Punjab cadre officer currently in the state who is empanelled to hold position as Secretary with the government of India, Mahajan...
Former chief secretary JN Singh bids adieu to Gujarat
Anil Pushpangadan, Gandhinagar: Former chief secretary of Gujarat JN Singh has finally bid adieu to the state. He was waiting for a posting post his retirement in November last year. However, after getting no positive response from the state government, he finally left the state for his hometown. Notably, the former bureaucrat was expecting posting...