IAS Officers

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Enforcement Directorate. (Representational Image)

Dilip Cherian | Scare in Maha after ED action in Covid jumbo centres scam

The worries among IAS and IPS officers escalated further following the ED’s questioning of municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal

29 Jun 2023 12:10 AM

Dilip Cherian | New BSF chief’s appointment marks a strategic shift

This move reflects a strategic shift in India’s approach towards securing its borders and signifies a renewed commitment

22 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh asked the states to spare more IAS, IPS and IFoS officers for Central deputation (Photo | PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Deputation blues for Centre: IAS, IPS officers shy away from Delhi

The Centre has to confront a shortage of 1,472 IAS officers and 864 IPS officers.

20 Oct 2022 1:21 AM

Dilip Cherian | The wait continues for a new defence production secy

The delay in the appointment did raise eyebrows in babu circles, but the speculation will surely end now

24 Mar 2022 1:46 AM

Earlier, responding to similar PILs questioning the legality of the guidelines fixed for selecting candidates to the posts of member secretary and chairperson of the board, the state high court, too, had ruled that the state government cannot decide to appoint only an officer from the IAS or IFoS to these posts. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Dilip Cherian | IAS officer’s role in Telangana’s pollution board challenged

Telangana HC is to hear a plea filed by a social worker seeking directions to the state government to remove IAS officer Neetu Kumari Prasad

02 Mar 2022 1:25 AM

Dilip Cherian | Snobby Kerala babus ordered to remove flags on official cars

Even earlier, babus in Kerala had got into trouble for not putting registration number plates on official vehicles

03 Feb 2022 7:16 AM

Will J&K-AGMUT cadre merger solve Valley’s problem of sparse governance?

The cadre merger, the Centre hopes, will allow officers in the AGMUT cadre to be posted in J&K and Ladakh, and vice-versa

25 Mar 2021 4:38 AM

Dilip Cherian | NGT hauls up Kerala govt for ignoring ‘legacy waste’ directive

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is moving ahead with its announcement last year of retiring identified inefficient employees

11 Feb 2021 4:36 AM

in Indore, the divisional commissioner Akash Tripathi visits the Taat Patti Bakhal locality where health workers were attacked by local people. (PTI)

Dilli ka Babu: Behind the scenes, babus take the lead against C-virus

Besides taking salary cuts, babus across the country are also taking other steps in the efforts to fight the novel coronavirus

16 Apr 2020 9:23 AM

Leading the charge of the IAS is none other than whistleblower Ashok Khemka, who has reportedly written to chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar claiming that Mr Singh’s appointment is “illegal and a bad precedent”.

Dilli Ka Babu: Controversial appointment

According to Mr Khemka, the rules state only a cadre officer can occupy a cadre post.

09 Feb 2020 4:59 AM

Dilli Ka Babu: Commissioner system in UP

The government has initiated a major restructuring of the Railway Board, among other “reforms”.

19 Jan 2020 5:22 AM

Dilli Ka Babu: Kaam Wapsi by senior officers?

Indian Economic Service (IES) officers have long felt ignored, overshadowed by the mighty IAS officers.

29 Dec 2019 1:06 AM

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Call for separate Arunachal cadre

Khandu’s main gripe is that officials sent from Delhi to serve in Arunachal Pradesh come for a short duration.

27 Oct 2019 12:17 AM

An IAS officer from Kashmir, Shah Faesal, had quit, but with the aim of entering politics while desiring to distance himself from a government that seemed to be immune to the “unabated” killings in Kashmir and the “marginalisation of a minority community”. (Photo: Facebook | Shah Faesal)

IAS officers’ act of dissent

The emphasis is on national thinking, even though the Kashmir Valley is thousands of kilometers away from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

10 Sep 2019 12:03 AM

When it comes to appointment of private secretaries to Union ministers, looks like the IAS fraternity is having the last laugh.

Private secys to ministers: IAS officers have the last laugh

Besides Mr Jha, the Centre has sounded another IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, Ms Amrapalli Kata, as OSD to Mr Kishan Reddy.

28 Aug 2019 2:14 AM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

Dilli Ka Babu: Power tussle during polls

The Modi sarkar has been working at streamlining the bureaucracy, to cut out the deadwood from the government.

19 May 2019 5:07 AM

Malabar Hill, one of the plush neighbourhoods of Mumbai city, was known for its lacklustre response to elections. (Photo:AP)

Deletion of 10,000 dead improves Malabar Hill voting

According to the collector, 25,000 to 30,000 such voters were identified and their names were deleted from the electoral rolls.

02 May 2019 3:01 AM

It seems that the Centre’s threat to seek action against five police officers who were present at a demonstration led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata recently was mere bluster — easier to say than to implement. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Endless wait

It is rare to put such senior officers under an inordinately long wait.

03 Mar 2019 12:43 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI)

As Kamal Nath takes charge, 48 IAS officers shifted

The transfer list comprised names of 15 collectors who were shunted from ground duty and have been posted at Mantralaya.

22 Dec 2018 2:20 AM

The nation’s top investigative agencies are in a very public meltdown, riven it seems only by the fierce rivalries among their top officials.

Ex-babus eye netagiri

According to sources, retired IAS officer Ajay Singh Chittora is seeking a Congress ticket from Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency.

18 Nov 2018 12:15 AM

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