None of the 10 IAS officers of the 2024 batch has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate. They've been made Officers on Special Duty, a designation with no real work.
The issue of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji has been exploited as political capital by every major party in Punjab. Each has invoked the wounds of the Panth when in opposition and delivered precious little when in power.
After a decade of failed attempts, the Punjab government deployed a new legal strategy that uses the state law route to push through the tough anti-sacrilege legislation.
After a news report on Arvind Kejriwal getting a large official residence in Chandigarh, Punjab Kesari has alleged that the AAP govt is using agencies to target it. Four different premises owned by the group were raided between 10 January and 15 January.
In past 2 months, a kabbadi player was shot dead at a tournament, a gang opened fire at a wedding killing 2 guests, a shopkeeper was killed for refusing to give in to extortion.
Since the formation of AAP govt in 2022, several senior officers have often been kept without postings for months, for reasons which have never been clearly spelt out.
Punjab BJP chief has cited CAG report to suggest state disaster relief fund had Rs 9,041 cr as on 31 March, 2023. Chief secy says the amount ‘cannot be used at the drop of a hat’.
What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.
The development was announced by Forum of Resident Doctors, Punjab. Over 2,000 students of govt medical colleges in Amritsar, Faridkot & Patiala had been protesting since 7 May.
SGPC & Akal Takht slam Haryana govt advertisement for 'mislabelling' Baba Banda Singh Bahadur as 'Bairagi', alleging a conspiracy to distort the Sikh warrior’s identity and legacy.
None of the 10 IAS officers of the 2024 batch has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate. They've been made Officers on Special Duty, a designation with no real work.
At the centre is OGEL framework—a standing, one-time export authorisation that allows eligible defence exporters to generate authorisations for multiple consignments without applying separately for each.
At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.
The 1981 batch had just two. Dhanbir Singh Bains, a very lanky figure, and Ms Anjuli Chibb. A highly sought after cadre. At the other end of the spectrum lay the north east, not a pleasing prospect for outsiders.
The 1981 batch had just two. Dhanbir Singh Bains, a very lanky figure, and Ms Anjuli Chibb. A highly sought after cadre. At the other end of the spectrum lay the north east, not a pleasing prospect for outsiders.