MANS work against superstitions in India has now penetrated in different states outside Maharashtra. Founded in 1989, MANS started its first branch in Satara and most of its work was mainly in western Maharashtra. read more

The chief minister has already faced the flak from the opposition parties for attending a laser show in Gorakhpur when the violence broke out in Bulandshahr on Monday. read more

The chief secretary and the DGP has been urged to take appropriate security measures to maintain peace and security on these occasions. “I have asked the officials to deploy central and para military forces. read more

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, named as accused in the chief secretary assault case, have also challenged the order, permitting two other advocates to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the officer of the Delhi Police, instead... read more

Vijay Dev , who will succeed Anshu Prakash as Delhi’s chief secretary, is currently posted as the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi, his second stint as the top official in the national capital’s poll panel. read more

On October 22, a trial court had allowed former chief secretary Anshu Prakash’s plea, seeking direction to conduct the prosecution through the counsel nominated by Delhi Police and not through lawyers empanelled by the AAP government. read more

The issue of ‘services’ – dealing with transfers, postings and accountability of bureaucrats in Delhi -- has been a contentious one ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power in 2015. The party has alleged that the Centre’s “sudden” move to remove... read more

Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash, who accused two AAP MLAs of beating him up in presence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, will be additional secretary in the telecom department, while Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief Ajay Bhushan... read more

Dabhade was being examined before the judicial commission investigating anti-Dalit violence that took place in the aftermath of the Bhima Koregaon event on December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2018. read more

The plea by Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash has also challenged the complaints by the two committees and has sought setting aside of the breach of privilege proceedings initiated by the Assembly’s Privileges Committee. read more

The Mizoram government has proposed the names of three IAS officers, as desired by the Election Commission , for the post of a new chief electoral officer in the state, an official said Sunday. read more

Even as Esma is in force, roadways employees are on strike since October 16 in protest against the government’s move to induct 700 private buses, which they allege is a step towards privatisation. read more

A Maharashtra government official was drowned when a boat carrying senior officials including chief secretary DK Jain was flooded and capsized after hitting a rock near Prongs Reef Lighthouse off Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon. (HT Correspondent)read more

A Maharashtra government official died as a boat carrying senior government officials including the state’s top bureaucrat Dinesh Kumar Jain capsized near Prongs Reef Lighthouse. read more

“The circular regarding the introduction of some religious books stands withdrawn ab initio under the orders of the chief secretary,” an official said Tuesday. read more