Annasaheb Misal took charge of the civic body on Thursday, replacing Ramaswamy N read more

Words of Wisdom: KR Lakhanpal, a former chief secretary of Punjab, believes Chandigarh needs a chief commissioner who is accountable besides transparency in the local bureaucracy that actually runs the system read more

In last week’s annual budget, the government earmarked an insignificant amount of Rs 500 crore for Amaravati, thereby sending clear signals that construction of the capital city was not in the list of priorities of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy. read more

The Haryana CM had reduced the grading in IAS officer’s appraisal report to 9 from 9.92 given by science and technology minister Anil Vij; HC had restored his grading in a March 18 order. read more

CBI spokesperson RK Gaur said the agency conducted searches at 12 locations in Uttar Pradesh, including Bulandshahr, Lucknow, Fatehpur, Azamgarh, Allahabad, Noida, Gorakhpur and Deoria on Wednesday. read more

The IAS officer had allegedly taken the bribe to give a favourable report after the RBI asked the state government to probe the companys businesses, they said. read more

Sewa Ram, an urban transport systems design expert and a faculty member at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), said that the existing civic plans have been designed to deal with a “crisis” rather than finding a “solution”. read more

It also ordered the state to pay Rs 5 lakh to the officer as compensation within four weeks along with other dues, saying the court cannot undo the harm done to him but the amount awarded would apply some balm to his wounds. read more

Keshni Anand Keshni is only the fifth woman IAS officer in Haryana to have been appointed to the top bureaucratic post. Her two elder sisters, Meenaxi Anand Chaudhary (2005-06) and Urvashi Gulati (2009-12), have also served as chief secretaries. read more

In Unnao, departmental proceedings have been initiated against four jail officials on grounds of laxity and dereliction of duty. A show-cause notice has been issued to the prison superintendent and the jailor. read more

The official said the services department, which falls under the L-G, issued an order on June 21 notifying the formation of the committee headed by urban development department secretary Manisha Saxena. read more

After obtaining sanction of the central government, the state government or investigating agency files the charge-sheets to prosecute the accused IAS \/ IPS officer before the court of law, the minister said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. read more

Naveen Patnaik asked senior IAS officers to make the State’s policies the best in the country in every sector. read more

Saket Kumar’s appointment has been approved till July 29, 2023, by the competent authority, the order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. read more

Ravindra Kumar said he scaled the mountain again to give a call to people of India from the top of the world towards the urgent need of controlling water pollution, saving rivers and other sources of water and ensuring availability of clean water to... read more