Abraham, who worked in key depts including finance and higher education, retired as state’s chief secretary in 2017. Post retirement, he was appointed CM's chief principal secretary.
Transfer of Shishir Singh, director of UP govt's info dept, came as shocker for many in bureaucratic circles. Former vice-chairman of Ayodhya Development Authority takes his place.
Vumlunmang Vualnam named expenditure secy, K Moses Chalai secretary, Dept of Public Enterprises. This is 1st time Centre's appointed ST members from Northeast as finance ministry secys.
Crucial post of principal secy to CM remains vacant even now. Due to his limited administrative experience, CM is taking some time to pick & choose the right team, say officials.
Action came after names of these officials surfaced during interrogation of Patna-based ‘middleman’ in a money laundering probe against suspended IAS officer Sanjeev Hans.
Data shows that until October 2024, of the AIS officers working at Centre as secy, additional secy & joint secy, only 7 were from Maharashtra & 12 from UP—2 of the largest cadres of AIS.
At least one of them plans to challenge order in Central Administrative Tribunal. Latest move comes months after 5 Telangana IAS officers were repatriated, decade after bifurcation.
The IAS Officers’ Wives Association in UP is no longer headed by just the wife of an IAS officer. In July 2024, Rashmi Singh became the first IAS officer to be its president.
It would have been understandable if Himanshi Narwal and Aarti R Menon demanded vengeance or gave in to communal hatred. Instead, they chose something much harder—grace and courage.
A sectoral note by the US credit rating agency says continued tensions may hinder Pakistan's access to foreign funds, putting pressure on its ability to meet external debt payment needs.
Hackers have targeted prominent defence websites, including those of Indian Military Engineering Service & Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies & Analysis.
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