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Is Suvendu not popular in whole of Bengal?
Political Observers from Bengal said that the BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is not a state level leader. He is popular in the southern part of the state.
Is National Herald case bigger crisis for Congress ?
In political circles people say that the National Herald case is the biggest crisis for the Congress party.The outcome will be known in the months to come.
- Women-driving force behind Sikkim’s future tourism: C S Rao
- Speculation is rife in Kerala’s power corridors about new DGP!
- Viplav Kumar Choudhary appointed as Special Director, ED
- T Sankar appointed as Special Director, ED
- N Padmanabhan appointed as Special Director, ED
- R D Barman appointed as Special Director, ED
- Manu Tantiwal appointed as Special Director, ED
- IRS C&IT probationer officers posted
- Sampath Kumar K in line for DMD promotion
- Sandeep Bhatnagar listed for DMD evaluation
- Justice Hemant Chandangoudar recommended for transfer to Madras HC
- Justice Krishnan Natarajan recommended for transfer to Kerala HC
- Justice NS Sanjay Gowda recommended for transfer to Gujarat HC
- Ms Justice Perugu Sree Sudha recommended for transfer to Karnataka HC
- Justice K Surender recommended for transfer to Madras HC
- Justice K Manmadha Rao recommended for transfer to Karnataka HC
- Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad recommended for transfer to Orissa HC
- Two IAS officers in Bihar get new postings
- MD NERAMC post advertised
- Various posts advertised by President’s Secretariat
- NIHFW seeks Director
- Sr Admin Officer post advertised by Agri Ministry
- Manager-HR post advertised by KMRCL
- Two Sr Accounts Officers transferred on promotion
- FA Ahmed to look after charge of Director, Gati Shakti (Civil)-V, Railway Board
- Anoop Singh appointed GM (Civil), RITES
- Arun Singh relieved as Director (Projects), RITES
- Deepak Tripathi given additional charge as Director (Projects), RITES
- Major administrative reshuffle in UP
- IAS officers get field postings as DM of dists in UP
- Rajit Punhani empanelled as Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
- Keshav Kumar Pathak empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
- Satyabhrata Sahu empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
- Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Haryana (UPDATED)
- IPS officers in Haryana get field posting as SP (UPDATED)
- Anju Sharma empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
- Anju Sharma empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
- Nitishwar Kumar empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
- Sunil Kumar Barnwal empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
- Manish Bhardwaj empanelled for Additional Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
- Shantanu empanelled for Additional Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
- Ramesh Kumar Sudhanshu empanelled for Additional Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
- Anuj Chandak appointed as Deputy Secretary, EF&CC (UPDATED)
- Nand Kumarum gets charges of CEO, MyGov and MD/CEO, Digital India Corp (UPDATED)
- Additional charge of Director Finance to Bhuwan Chandra Pathak extended (UPDATED)
- Post of Sanjay Pandey upgraded to Additional Secretary level (UPDATED)
- Hemant Sikka appointed MD & CEO, Mahindra Logistics Ltd
- Ms Malvika Sinha re-appointed Ind. Director, Mahindra Logistics Ltd
- Dhananjay Mungale re-appointed Ind. Director, Mahindra Logistics Ltd
- Dinesh Gohel appointed MD, Chandrima Mercantiles Ltd
- Pranav Trivedi re-designated ED, Chandrima Mercantiles Ltd
- Ms Sujatha Mohan appointed Addl. Director, Indostar Capital Finance Ltd
- Mrs Manisha Lakhani re-appointed NE Director, Chemtech Industrial Valves Ltd
- GR Kanakavidu appointed Ind. Director, Hemisphere Properties India Ltd
- Rajeev Deoras re-appointed ED, Purple Finance Ltd
- Rampraveen Swaminathan quits as MD & CEO, Mahindra Logistics Ltd
- Jyoti Bhramar Tubid bows out as NE Director, National Fertilizers Ltd
- Nandlal Sanghai quits as NE Director, Polo Queen Industrial and Fintech Ltd
- Rahulkumar Sanghai resigns as NE Director, Polo Queen Industrial and Fintech Ltd
In the serene and verdant hills of Sikkim, a quiet yet impactful revolution is underway — led by the women of the state. As tourism emerges as one of the key pillars of Sikkim’s economy, particularly in its rural areas, women have assumed a pivotal role in shaping and driving this transformation, C S Rao, Principal Secretary, Tourism & Civil Aviation, informed. He further said that the rural Sikkim offers one of the most unique and enriching tourism experiences in India. At the centre of this experience are the women, who manage a wide range of tourism-related responsibilities. Their warm hospitality, combined with their expertise in traditional culinary practices and deep-rooted knowledge of local customs, leaves a lasting impression on visitors, fostering meaningful cultural connections.
Read full story in May 2025 Hindi & English Magazine issues.
The incumbent Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Shaik Darvesh Saheb is all set to retire on June 30, and now the state’s power corridors are abuzz with a few names. The officers said to be in consideration belong to 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995 batches. Nitin Agrawal, a 1990-batch officer who was BSF Chief, is the most senior member of the group. Next is Ravada A Chandrasekhar, a member of the 1991 batch who is presently employed with the Intelligence Bureau. Another officer said to be in reckoning is Yogesh Gupta, a 1993 batch officer, who is presently leading Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. Also, state’s Law and Order Chief, Manoj Abraham (1994 batch) is also in the race. Two 1995-batch officers S Suresh and MR Ajith Kumar are also under consideration. On July 1, 2023, Saheb assumed the position of DGP of Kerala after his appointment on 27 June 2023.
Viplav Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as Special Director of Enforcement in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation basis for a period of five years. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.
T Sankar has been appointed as Special Director of Enforcement in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation basis for a period of five years. He is a 2003 batch IRS (IT) officer.
N Padmanabhan has been appointed as Special Director of Enforcement in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation basis for a period of five years. He is a 2005 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Rajnish Dev Barman has been appointed as Special Director of Enforcement in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation basis for the period till December 20, 2025. He is a 1999 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Manu Tantiwal has been appointed as Special Director of Enforcement in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation basis for the period till December 20, 2025. Manu is a 2003 batch IRS (IT) officer.
IRS (C&IT) officers (probationers) in the grade of Assitant Commissioners of Customs and Indirect Taxes have been posted. Dr Sushant Singh has been posted to Thiruvanthapuram GST & CX Zone, while Shantanu Sunil Malani was shifted to Hyderabad GST & CX Zone and Riju Shrivastava is transferred to Ranchi GST & CX Zone. Similarly, Sreekumar Ravindrakumar will be posted to Bengaluru GST & CX Zone; Ishan Ajit Tipnis to Guwahati GST & CX Zone; Anuradha to Thiruvanthapuram GST & CX Zone; Afnan Abdu Samed to Bhopal GST & CX Zone; Niranjana M to Mumbai GST & CX Zone; Deepak Dangi to Pune GST & CX Zone; Mohammed Siddiq Shariff to Panchkula GST & CX Zone; Pandu Wilson to Nagpur GST & CX Zone; R R Golla to Ranchi GST & CX Zone; Ayushi Kalwar to Jaipur GST & CX Zone; Sapavath Amitha to Kolkata GST & CX Zone; Tanvi Bamnawat to Vadodara GST & CX Zone; M S Chakradhar to Ahmedabad GST & CX Zone; Muskan Khurana to Visakhapatnam GST & CX Zone; Ankit to Chennai GST & CX Zone; Nidhi Pal to Chandigarh GST & CX Zone; Khushboo Oberoi to Meerut GST & CX Zone; Tarun Bansal and Shivam Kumar to Nagpur GST & CX Zone; Abhishek Maji to Visakhapatnam GST & CX Zone; Damini Diwakar to Pune GST & CX Zone; Udham Patel to Panchkuka GST & CX Zone; Rahul to Bhubaneswar GST & CX Zone; Sathya Parvathy to Lucknow GST & CX Zone; Sivaprakash S V to Delhi GST & CX Zone; Satish Somjal to Bhopal GST & CX Zone; Apurva Rastogi to Panchkula GST & CX Zone; Rahul Agrawal to Meerut GST & CX Zone; K R Kevalsing to Guwahati GST & CX Zone; Mukund Kumar to Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar GST & CX Zone; Dia Dutta to Kolkata GST & CX Zone; Abhinav Khandelwal to Ahmedabad GST & CX Zone; R S Meena to Pune and Pooja Barwal has been transferred to Bengaluru GST & CX Zone.
Sampath Kumar K has been named in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.
Sandeep Bhatnagar is in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar from the Karnataka High Court to the Madras High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Krishnan Natarajan from the Karnataka High Court to the Kerala High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda from the Karnataka High Court to the Gujarat High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Ms Justice Perugu Sree Sudha from the Telangana High Court to the Karnataka High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Kasoju Surendhar from the Telangana High Court to the Madras High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Dr Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao from the Andhra Pradesh High Court to the Karnataka High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad from the Karnataka High Court to the Orissa High Court.
Two IAS officers in Bihar have been given new postings. Krishna Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Road Construction Department, while Mrs Ananya Singh (upon her transfer to Bihar cadre from W Bengal cadre) was appointed as Deputy Development Commissioner-cum CEO, District Council, Aurangabad.
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Managing Director in North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMC). Applications must reach on or before May 2, 2025.
Applications have been invited for various posts in the President’s Secretariat. Applications must reach on or before May 23, 2025.
The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) has advertised for the post of Director. Applications must reach on or before May 5, 2025.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has advertised for one post of Senior Administrative Officer, General Central Services Group A (Non-Ministerial) posts in the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad on deputation basis.
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) has advertised for the post of Manager-Human Resources (HR) for Kolkata on deputation basis. Applications must reach on or before May 16, 2025.
Two Senior Accounts Officers have been promoted and transferred on regular basis. Mrs B Lakshmi Muralikrishna has been transferred to PCDA (R&D) Hyderabad and V K Nair has been posted at PAO (ORs) MRC Saugor. Both are IDAS officers.
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who is presently serving as Director, Gati Shakti (Civil)-IV, Railway Board, has been assigned additional duties of the post of Director, Gati Shakti (Civil)-V, Railway Board, during the deputation period of Md. Tanveer Khan, IRSE, who has been deputed as Coordinator (Administration) for Haj 2025. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
Anoop Kumar Singh, Deputy Chief Operations Manager (Goods), North Eastern Railway (NER), has been selected for deputation to RITES Limited as General Manager (Civil), Gurgaon, for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.
Arun Kumar Singh has been prematurely relieved from the post of Director (Projects), RITES Limited, with effect from May 5, 2025.
Deepak Tripathi, who is presently serving as Director (Technical), RITES, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director (Projects), RITES, for a period of six months starting May 5, 2025.
IAS officers in UP have been given new responsibilities in a major administrative reshuffle. Lakko Venkateshwarlu has been relieved of the charge of PS, Transport and Chairman, State Transport Corporation and will continue to hold charges of other posts, while Amit Gupta has been given the responsibility of Principal Secretary Transport and Chairman of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in addition to his current assignments. Similarly, Vishal Singh has been appointed as Information Director; Shishir Singh as Special Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department as well as CEO, Khadi Village Industries Board; Kaushal Raj Sharma as Secretary, Chief Minister's Office; S. Rajalingam as Divisional Commissioner, Varanasi; Sanjay Kumar Meena as Vice Chairman (VC), Meerut Development Authority; Anubhav Singh as VC, Moradabad Development Authority; Gaurav Kumar as Municipal Commissioner, Lucknow; Indrajit Singh as Special Secretary, Energy and Director, UP-NEDA; Vishal Bhardwaj as Special Secretary, Chief Minister's Office; Navneet Singh Chahal as Special Secretary, Chief Minister; Prerna Sharma as Director, SUDA; Ujjwal Kumar as MD, Uttar Pradesh Medical Supply Corporation; Pulkit Khare as Mission Director, Skill Development Mission; Aryaka Akhouri as Special Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare; Harshika Singh as CDO, Prayagraj; Shahid Ahmed as CDO, Shravasti; Jagdish as Secretary, Home Department; Abhay as Member, Revenue Council and Dr. Vedpati Mishra is shifted as Secretary, Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission.
Eleven IAS officers have been given field postings as DM of various districts in UP. Satyendra Kumar has been posted as DM, Varanasi, while Avinash Kumar takes over as DM, Ghazipur and Mridul Chaudhary was made DM, Jhansi. Similarly, Gazal Bhardwaj was appointed as DM, Mahoba; Mahendra Singh Tanwar as DM, Kushinagar; Alok Kumar as DM, Sant Kabir Nagar; Avinash Singh as DM, Bareilly; Anupam Shuklaas DM, Ambedkar Nagar; Ravindra Kumar II as DM, Azamgarh, Shailesh Kumar as DM, Bhadohi and Abhishek Pandey is now DM, Hapur
Rajit Punhani has been empanelled for holding Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Keshav Kumar Pathak has been empanelled for holding Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Satyabhrata Sahu has been empanelled for holding Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.
As many as 42 IPS officers have been shifted and given new assignments in a major reshuffle in Haryana. Accordingly, Sibash Kaviraj has been appointed as Police Commissioner, Panchkula while Rakesh Kumar Arya takes over as IGP (Law and Order) Panchkula and Y Puran Kumar was shifted as IGP, Rohtak Range. Similarly, Sangeeta Kalia was posted as Joint Commissioner of Police, Gurugram; Mamta Singh as ADGP, Crime; Dr M Ravi Kiran as ADGP, Karnal Range; Sibash Kaviraj as Commissioner of Police, Panchkula; Rajshree Singh as Commissioner of Police, Jhajjar; Y Puran Kumar as IG, Rohtak Range; Rakesh Kumar as IG, Haryana Law and Order. PHQ, Panchkula; Pankaj Kumar Nain as IG, Ambala Range; Virendra Kumar as Commandant, 1st IRB, Bhondsi; Sunil Kumar as SP/State Crime Branch; Vikrant Bhushan as SP/STF; Ms Jasleen Kaur as DCP/Hqrs, Jhajjar; Medha Bhushan as SP/ACB (H); Rajesh Mohan as DCP/Traffic, Gurugram; Prateek Gahlot as Addl SP, Kurukshetra; Manpreet Singh as ADC to the Governor with addl charge of SP/Lokayukta and Kuldeep Kumar was posted as IG, Anti Corruption Bureau.
IPS officers in Haryana have been given field posting as SPs of various districts. Manveer Singh has been appointed as SP of Bhiwani; Aastha as SP of Kaithal, while Surendra Singh Bhoria will take over as SP, Yamunanagar and Rajesh Kumar was made SP, Nuh. Similarly, Nitika Gehlot is posted as SP, Railway Ambala; Varun Singla as SP, Palwal; Nitish Agarwal as SP, Kurukshetra; Ajit Singh as SP, Ambala; Bhupendra Singh as SP, Panipat; Siddharth Jain as SP, Fatehabad; Nikhil Khattar as SP, Dabwali; Amit Yashvardhan as SP, Hansi; Hemendra Meena as SP, Rewari; Kuldeep Singh as SP, Jind and Mayank Gupta will be the new SP of Sirsa.
Anju Sharma has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Aniruddhe Mukerjee has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
Nitishwar Kumar has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Sunil Kumar Barnwal has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Manish Bhardwaj has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Shantanu has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.
Ramesh Kumar Sudhanshu has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Anuj Chandak has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. He is a 2012 batch IIS officer.
Nand Kumarum, President & CEO, National e-Governance Division (NeGD), has been assigned additional charges of CEO, MyGov and MD/CEO Digital India Corporation for a period of six months. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
Additional charge of Director Finance, NPCIL to Bhuwan Chandra Pathak, CMD, NPCIL, has been extended for a period of six months.
The post of Sanjay Pandey as Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. He is a 1994 batch ICAS officer.
Hemant Sikka has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (Designate) of Mahindra Logistics Limited for the interim period from April 22, 2025 to May 4, 2025. He will take over as Managing Director and CEO of the company for a term of five years with effect from May 5, 2025.
Ms. Malvika Sinha has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Mahindra Logistics Limited, effective July 30, 2025.
Dhananjay Mungale has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Mahindra Logistics Limited, effective July 22, 2025.
Dinesh Hareshbhai Gohel has been appointed as Managing Director of Chandrima Mercantiles Limited.
Pranav Kamleshkumar Trivedi has been re-designated from Managing Director to Executive Director of Chandrima Mercantiles Limited.
Ms. Sujatha Mohan has been appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) on the Board of Indostar Capital Finance Limited.
Mrs. Manisha Lakhani has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Director of Chemtech Industrial Valves Limited.
GR Kanakavidu has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Hemisphere Properties India Limited.
Rajeev Deoras has been re-appointed as Executive Director of Purple Finance Limited.
Rampraveen Swaminathan has resigned from the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of Mahindra Logistics Limited with effect from close of May 4, 2025.
Jyoti Bhramar Tubid has ceased to be Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of National Fertilizers Limited, upon completion of his tenure.
Nandlal Sanghai has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Director of Polo Queen Industrial and Fintech Limited.
Rahulkumar Nandlal Sanghai has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Director of Polo Queen Industrial and Fintech Limited.
PM intervention required
Recently seen sudden heart & brain strokes in young generation youths are a serious matter of concern for the society at large. Maybe COVID vaccine is one of the major reasons but acceptability by the government will be a tough decision. Immediate Government action is required in the form of Training or some proper curable medicine, Checkups or Natural ways for keeping the heart & mind healthy & avoiding sudden collapse for further saving the country’s youth.
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