Topic: PMO
Eyes moist, heavy voice: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was helpless after meeting 10 Kashmiri Pandits
Former IAS officer Jarnail Singh writes in his book 'With Four Prime Ministers' about the meeting former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had with Kashmiri Pandits.
To cut cost, PM Modi cuts size of his personal staff by almost 50%, PMO by at least 15%
The reduction of staff strength has come at the PM's residence-cum-office at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, and the PMO. Personal staff include peons and clerical employees.
Minor fire breaks out at PM’s house complex, Modi’s residence and office unaffected
The PMO said a minor fire broke out at 9, Lok Kalyan Marg in the SPG reception area. It was caused by a short circuit.
Modi’s advisor P.K. Sinha doesn’t have a rank even 2 months after joining PMO
P.K. Sinha’s colleagues in the PMO — Principal Secretary P.K. Mishra and NSA Ajit Doval — were both given cabinet ranks earlier this year.
PMO defines work areas for Ajit Doval, PK Mishra and PK Sinha
The PMO order states NSA Doval will look into all matters relating to national security and policy matters — except appointments.
Modi PMO studying plan to have ‘sectoral secretaries’ for better management of ministries
Sectoral secretaries will be put in charge of liaising with groups of related ministries on policy issues. They’ll report directly to the PM.
Why Modi has created a new ‘super power centre’ in his PMO
Modi govt gives cabinet berth to Ajit Doval, Nripendra Misra and P.K. Mishra. Retired and serving officers say it's a ‘strong message’ to bureaucracy.
Govt spent Rs 393 crore on PM Modi, council of ministers travel in last 5 years
An RTI response said the bulk of the foreign and domestic travel expenses were incurred in 2014-2015.
Dalit IAS officer accuses top PMO official of caste bias, says he fears for his life
IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju alleges he’s still two ranks below his 1985 batchmates due to discrimination from P.K. Mishra, addl principal secy to the PM.
India is hoping for a stable govt post-Lok Sabha polls, but bureaucrats not so much
Bureaucrats are unanimous in their conclusion about five years of this govt: Modi is following Indira Gandhi’s model of committed bureaucracy.
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/11
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives.
Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?
PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.