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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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

New Delhi prefers to look at Manipur as a horizontal problem, not vertical

‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.