Babus, mantris & buzz: All is not well in Karnataka

All is not well in Karnataka

In Karnataka, ruling party Congress is facing reportedly hidden challenges but party leaders deny such a thing. CM Siddaramaih and Deputy CM DK Shivkumar are in Delhi to meet the party high command. This is their second Delhi visit in a fortnight. Both met with Defence minister Rajnath Singh. Sources said, the Karnataka result will be out after intervention by the Gandhis and Kharge.

July 11 to 17 will be hectic?

Informed sources said that from July 11 to 17 would be hectic from the political point of view, especially for the ruling dispensation. Let us wait and see what 'important' happens?

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Finance Secretary?

Now PM is back from his Foreign tour. Appointment of new Finance Secretary is likely in weeks time. Who will make it Secretary Financial Services Nagaraju Maddirala or DPE Secretary K Moses Chalai.

DG, CISF, will superannuate in September

R S Bhatti, DG, CISF is scheduled to superannuate in this year. He is a Bihar cadre IPS officer.

Tripura, not a preferred choice of IAS officers?

Tripura is one of the important states in Northeast but it seems that it is not a preferred destination for the IAS officers. More than a dozen newly recruited Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have left the state cadre in recent years. Transfers have been mostly sought on the grounds of marriage or personal choice. This has sparked concern within the state administration, which is already grappling with a severe shortage of senior officers. Around 12 officers from batches between 2019 and 2023 have been transferred out of Tripura.

CEO Prasar Bharti holding additional charges

Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, Prasar Bharti is holding the additional charges of Member Personnel and Finance. Both posts have been lying vacant for the last several months.


Ajaneesh Kumar accredited as Ambassador to Uruguay

Ajaneesh Kumar, presently Ambassador of India to Argentina, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, with residence in Buenos Aires. He is a 1996 batch IFS officer.

Girija Shankar in race for Director (Mkt), IOCL

Girija Shankar, MD, Green Gas Ltd Lucknow, GAIL India Limited is in the race for the post of Director (Marketing), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

Sundeep Pal in race for Director (Fin), NHPC Ltd

Sundeep Pal, Ed, Railways, is in the race for the post of Director (Finance), NHPC Limited.

Karthik Malladi inducted as SP, NIA

Karthik Malladi has been inducted as Superintendent of Police, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on deputation basis. He is a 2016 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre.

Rudolf Alvares appointed as DIG, SSB

Rudolf Alvares has been appointed as DIGP, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on deputation basis for a period up to December 13, 2027. He is a 2009 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Chief Secretary sends notice to IAS to end her service, she ignores

The Haryana government is all set to forcibly retire an IAS officer of 2014 batch due to her constant absence from the duty for a very long time. She has even not responded to the fourth notice sent to her by state Chief Secretary to end her services. The state government has sent a proposal for her forcible retirement to the Union Ministry of Personnel and Training in this connection. She has been missing from duty since October 28, 2020.

IPS officer is under suspension since February 2019

In UP, Jasvir Singh, a 1992 batch IPS officer is under suspension since February 14, 2019. He was ADG at that time

Chanchal Shekhar is president of MP IPS Association

Chanchal Shekhar has been elected as President of the Madhya Pradesh IPS Association. He is 1995 batch IPS officer.

Chandra Mohan Mishra appointed DIG (Training), JRRPF Academy
Chandra Mohan Mishra, who is presently working as Senior Divisional Security Commissioner (Sr.DSC), Lucknow, in North Eastern Railway (NER), has been transferred to JRRPF Academy, Lucknow, and posted as Deputy Inspector General (Training). He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

IIM Kashipur appoints Prof Neeraj Dwivedi as the new Director

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur has announced the appointment of Professor Neeraj Dwivedi as its new Director. He has over 25 years of experience spanning academia, the corporate sector, and executive leadership. He is an alumnus of IIM Lucknow, who has completed his Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) in Strategic Management.

Even after 26 years of division, inter-state assets and liabilities issue is unresolved

It was November 9, 2000 when Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh but pending matters related to assets and liabilities division between the two states remains unresolved yet. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami last week chaired a high-level review meeting at the Secretariat to discuss the pending matters. The Chief Minister directed officials to expedite resolution of issues where consensus had been reached in previous meetings between the two states. He ordered that for matters currently in progress, follow-up meetings with Uttar Pradesh officials should be held to ensure timely resolution. Chief Minister Dhami is likely to hold a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath soon to address and resolve remaining inter-state matters.

IRRI advertises for HR Business Partner-Country Office, Varanasi

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has advertised for HR Business Partner-Country Office, Varanasi. Applications must reach latest by July 21, 2025.


WB seeks Finance Associate, Malawi

World Bank (WB) has advertised for Finance Associate, Lilongwe, Malawi. Applications must reach latest by July 24, 2025.

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