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TopicHaryana IAS officers

Topic: Haryana IAS officers

Retd IAS write to Haryana CM on engaging stalking accused Vikas Barala—‘betrayal of Beti bachao’

Gurugram: The appointment of Vikas Barala, stalking accused and son of BJP Rajya Sabha member and former BJP Haryana chief Subhash Barala, as Assistant Advocate...

Why UPSC has returned Haryana govt’s proposal for promotion of 27 of its officers to IAS

UPSC's move has significant implications for Haryana, which is grappling with a severe shortage of IAS officers. The state has only 171 officers against a sanctioned strength of 215.

Haryana IAS-IPS assets revealed—chief secy owns mango orchard, DGP’s wife’s house fetches Rs 1.6 cr/yr

From mango orchards in UP to builder floors in Delhi & land in Punjab, property disclosures show the vast & varied real estate interests of Haryana’s senior IAS & IPS officers.

IAS officers’ happily ever afters in Haryana & Fadnavis’s sweet escape

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‘Rig Veda to Republic’—launch of retired IAS officer’s book draws Haryana cadre to Delhi

Retired IAS officer Ram Varma's writing skills came in handy during the India-Pakistan war of 1965 when Haryana's Hisar needed a district public relations officer to mobilise public opinion.

Haryana CM orders inquiry into IAS officer lifting stay on sale of land later bought by husband, son

Family bought 5 acres of 14-acre Panchkula land, owned originally by Raja Bhagwant Singh. Haryana chief secretary stopped registration of sales deeds, flagging legal discrepancies.

In race for Haryana chief secretary’s post, 3 IAS officers seek revision in seniority list

Officers write to state govt, citing service rules to say their seniority should be higher than that of 2 colleagues from same 1990 batch, who they say were transferred from other cadres.

Haryana IAS officer arrested for ‘Rs 5 lakh bribe demand’, sent to 14-day judicial custody

FIR against Vijay Singh Dahiya was filed in April this year for allegedly taking bribes in his capacity as commissioner of Haryana skill department. His bail plea was dismissed in June.

IAS officer’s father booked under SC/ST Act for slur against son’s batchmate at protest in Haryana

Ashok Swami, who has a sweet shop in Charkhi Dadri and belongs to backward classes, is the father of Saurabh Swami, a 2015-batch IAS officer. His comments targeted Charkhi Dadri DC Preeti.

RSS grooming future BJP leaders is clear by Sangh’s embrace of Adityanath, workers slogging in UP

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Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.