Kaushal had proceeded on leave two days after Nayab Saini took over as chief minister in March. He had taken over as chief secretary on 30 November, 2021.
While a senior IAS officer argued that educational qualifications play key role in domain expertise, an ex-finance secy says what secretary-level officers learn on ground matters far more.
1984-batch IAS Durga Shanker Mishra hangs up his boots after an extended 2.5 years of service as chief secretary & 1988-batch IAS Manoj Kumar Singh takes charge of the top post.
Saunik, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, succeeds Nitin Kareer who retired as the chief secretary Sunday. She will have a year’s tenure before retiring in June next year.
Civil servants held press briefing to say West Bengal had no pending utilisation certificates, as flagged by CAG in audit report. CM Mamata Banerjee has also raised issue with PMO.
Appointments of Durga Shankar Mishra & Sudhansh Pant in UP & Rajasthan, respectively, are part of a trend of central govt officers taking charge as chief secretaries in BJP-ruled states.
DS Mishra's extension has dashed hopes of other officers set to retire in next 6 months. Former IAS officer, opposition say, such extensions 'adversely' impact integrity of polls.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said that the actions or inactions of a chief secretary must not put the elected government at a ‘standstill.’
SC bench allows central govt to extend Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar's term by 6 months, but clarifies its order is prima facie opinion of the dispute brought before it by Delhi's AAP govt.
The SC bench had earlier sought to know if the Centre had the necessary power to do so, and questioned if it was 'stuck with only one person' because of lack of worthy IAS officers.
By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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