On Monday, Bandyopadhyay, the officer at the heart of the Modi-Mamata tussle, resigned from service and was appointed an advisor to the CM for 3 years.
While Centre can't unilaterally initiate disciplinary proceedings against an IAS officer posted with a state govt, it has instead used NDMA under which anyone can be tried for non-compliance of orders.
According to experts, matter could end up in CAT, which aggrieved officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay can move, or another court if Centre initiates disciplinary proceedings.
Bandyopadhyay, who was scheduled to retire 31 May, was given a three-month extension until 30 August this month. He was suddenly deputed to Delhi in an unprecedented move Friday.
CM Mamata and Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay didn’t receive the PM at the Kalaikunda airbase Friday, and then skipped his review meeting on Cyclone Yaas.
Abhishek Singh, Deputy Commissioner in Delhi, launched the portal ‘United by Blood’ a week ago to handle 'information asymmetry' about blood plasma donations.
Nandurbar has stood out for its robust health infrastructure — oxygen plants, hospital beds, a central control room — all set up in anticipation of second Covid wave.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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