Lucknow: On 19 May 2017, after returning from central deputation in Delhi, when SP Goyal was appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, he...
A social media post she wrote before retiring as chief secy drew considerable response from ministers, politicians & bureaucracy. Even in sympathetic responses, she saw colourism creep in.
Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao has made it a point to meet his junior officers informally once a week to build rapport, mentor them & draw on their potential and views.
Rao has headed the state's finance dept since its formation in 2014. CM Revanth Reddy chose him for the post over another IAS officer Shashank Goel, who is a batch senior to him.
Somanathan is an IAS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre. He holds a PhD in economics. Most of his colleagues admit that an academic expert of his kind is rare in the civil services.
Anurag Rastogi’s appointment is in supersession of 2 officers of his batch placed above him in the cadre seniority list. The officers' seniority was disputed last yr by Rastogi & 2 others.
In Haryana IAS Officers Gradation list, Sudhir Rajpal and Sumita Misra stand at 1st and 2nd place, respectively, while Rastogi is third. All three are from the 1990 IAS batch.
Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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