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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicGovernment officers

Topic: Government officers

Suspensions, forced leave, salary cut. Why Khattar’s cracking whip on officials ahead of polls

Though such actions were reported earlier as well, frequency has gone up in last four-five weeks in BJP-ruled state. Often, decisions are taken at Jan Samvads & redressal meetings.

Arvind Kejriwal suspends senior Delhi officer accused of raping deceased friend’s daughter

It is alleged that the deputy director in the Women and Child Department raped the girl several times and also impregnated her.

Prefer online appearance, avoid personal remarks — what SOP on court appearance for govt officials says 

The central govt has drawn up guidelines for the appearance of government officials in court hearings. It comes amid an increase in civil servants being called to court. 

Careers paused, posts vacant — why fight over reservation in promotion has govt officers upset

Issue is controversial, taken up in SC several times. With litigation dragging on, more than 1,000 officers of Central Secretariat Service protested outside North Block Friday.

Modi govt is looking for Zoom, Google Meet equivalents for offices, schools, medical clinics

State-run Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd has initiated tender process seeking software-based video conferencing solutions for 3 categories — general meetings, education, healthcare.

Government officials facing corruption charges won’t get passports

The competent authority can, however, take a view wherein foreign travel is necessitated due to urgent situations like medical emergencies.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.