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Faceoff in Kerala

Facebook is becoming the battleground for officials to show their resentment, openly defying the All India Service Rules. It has happened in MP...

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Lavasa, the new Finance Secretary

Ashok Lavasa, a 1980-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre, is the new designated Finance Secretary of the Government of India following the...

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Waiting for a posting

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is not able to reconcile that he is ruling a Union Territory which is completely controlled by the...

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Who owns Prasar Bharati?

The public broadcaster that sparked off the television revolution and helped other channels grow, today totters for lack of serious professionals in its...

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Rules to leave

The Centre believes that a officer, though good, may not be efficient all the time, thereby forcing the government to adopt rules of...

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Celebrating the service

An atmosphere of change prevaded the two-day celebration of the 10th Civil Services Day. This year, rather than calling for nominations to give...

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Doordarshan episode

The Doordarshan saga seems unending. Now a Member of Parliament has complained against Jawhar Sircar, CEO Prasar Bharati, for treating the Standing Committee...

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His Majesty’s floor

When Manohar Lal Khattar took over as Chief Minister of Haryana in October 2014, he knew nothing about the civil servants of the...

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Basit’s travel woes

It is learnt that Home Ministry officials are worried about the security and well-being of the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Abdul Basit. The...

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Favoured one

When the Ministry proposes, the Prime Minister’s Office disposes. Or so it seems. The latest episode relates to three vacant posts in NHAI,...