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TopicKK Pathak

Topic: KK Pathak

Why Bihar BJP is training guns on ally Nitish’s trusted man, controversial IAS officer KK Pathak

BJP legislators have slammed Pathak, additional chief secretary in education dept, over video that purportedly shows him using foul language against teachers and govt officials.

IAS officer KK Pathak is the TN Seshan of Bihar schools. But can fear bring reform?

Pathak's 'undemocratic' measures as the additional chief secretary of education are infamous in Bihar. He’s suspending teachers, slashing salaries, striking truant students off rolls.

Barring minister’s PA from edu dept to tabs on teachers — all about controversial Bihar IAS KK Pathak

Additional chief secy of education dept, Pathak is making waves with decisions that include slashing school holidays to banning coaching classes during school & college hours.

‘Rant’ against deputy collector lands Bihar IAS officer Pathak in another row, FIR lodged

State officers' association accuses KK Pathak of abuse and intimidation but Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development says he apologised, blames trainee officials.

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Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.