A batch of fresh pleas was filed in the court on Monday by a group of IAS (Indian Administrative Service) and IPS (Indian Police Service) officers of the 2018 batch for a fresh chance to mark their preferences for cadre allocation after nearly two dozen similarly placed officers were granted the benefit by the court on May 17
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What cost Jammu & Kashmir top cop SP Vaid his job?
The shifting at midnight of the Jammu and Kashmir police chief, S.P. Vaid, has triggered an interesting debate in the state. The replacement surprised many although a few in the bureaucratic and police circles had been expecting the change sooner rather than later. An order issued by the state home department around midnight on Thursday said,: “Dr.[Read More…]
Bihar: Six DMs, 28 IAS and 44 IPS officers transferred after new govt came to power
Six district magistrates (DM), 28 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 44 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred in Bihar just days after the formation of a new government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. Although there is no report of these high-rank[Read More…]
Exclusive: Govt to reform bureaucratic empanelment process
A major bureaucratic reform is in the offing. Government has proposed that IAS officers with 30 years in service should be eligible for empanelment as a Union Secretary. Likewise, an IPS officer with 30 years service can become a DG in central police forces. Currently, it takes 33-34 years for[Read More…]
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed as new CRPF DG
According to reports, Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF). The decision comes just two days after 25 jawans of the CRPF were killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district. The formal announcement is likely to be made late at[Read More…]
Geetha Johri takes over as new Gujarat DGP
Soon after PP Pandey was accused in the Ishrat Jahan case, Geetha Johri, was appointed the state’s director general of police on Tuesday, ANI reported. Johri, Gujarat’s first female IPS officer was earlier charged in the Sohrabbudin Sheikh encounter case, but the charges were dropped. Her appointment was announced after Gujarat’s[Read More…]
Government forces IPS officers to go on compulsory retirement
Modi government has forced two IPS officers to go on compulsory retirement in public interest. Under Rule 16(3) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, the Union Home ministry prematurely retired Mayank Sheel Chohan of AGMUT cadre, 1998 batch and Raj Kumar Dewangan of Chhattisgarh cadre, 1992 batch on[Read More…]