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Topic: CMO

Haryana sees late-night rejig. Khullar remains most powerful officer in Saini CMO with 18 depts

A late-evening order of April 16 redistributes work among officers in the Haryana CMO, with the former Gurugram DC getting charge of depts left in limbo after Saket Kumar’s removal

Behind Centre’s hurried recall of blue-eyed boy Sudhansh Pant, a chief secy vs CMO turf war

Sudhansh Pant’s abrupt recall to Centre comes after months of strife with the Rajasthan CMO, prompting Delhi to intervene. Pant is now secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Transfer raj in MP? 4th big IAS shake-up in 2 yrs under Mohan Yadav keeps civil servants on toes

Addl chief secy Rajesh Rajora replaced by 1993-batch IAS officer Neeraj Mandloi. Latest rejig, involving 10 IAS officers, had been under consideration for a month, it is learnt.

Kanpur DM–medical officer spat exposes faultlines within UP BJP. Dy CM Pathak is caught in the middle

One section of the party is backing the medical officer, while some officials from Chief Minister’s Office siding with the DM. 'It’s turning into a CM office-vs-dy CM conflict,' sources say.

Haryana CMO rejig shows chief principal secy Rajesh Khullar still power centre amid buzz of shift to Centre

Though his share of responsibilities is reduced slightly, Khullar still oversees 16 departments—the maximum—thereby underscoring his influence in Saini administration.

Tarun Bhandari, Saini’s new political secy, is ex-Congressman who ‘engineered 100+ defections to BJP’

Bhandari, who earlier served as Khattar's publicity adviser, also faces investigation in connection with cross-voting by Himachal Congress MLAs in Rajya Sabha poll last year.

Now at helm of 21 depts, Khattar aide Rajesh Khullar continues as power centre in Nayab Saini’s CMO

As chief principal secretary, he will oversee almost all portfolios held by CM, will also be involved with departments of most other Haryana ministers. In Khattar’s second CMO, he held 17 departments.

3 months before MP chief secretary’s tenure ends, IAS Rajesh Rajora gets profile boost in CMO

Additional chief secretary to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Rajesh Rajora has been entrusted with overseeing 15 tasks including policy issues, cabinet and ministerial work.

On Camera

Eight journalists, four states and 1 UT—how ThePrint covered 2026 Assembly elections

As I read through the reports by these journalists, it became clear that ThePrint’s coverage was more about depth than breadth.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.