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Andhra Pradesh Government Accuses Ex-Union Health Secretary Of Misusing Position

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 24, 2021

The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday issued an order asking former Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan to explain why disciplinary proceedings under relevant rules should not be initiated against her, close to seven months after the 1983 batch IAS officer retired from service.

Amid Probe Into Illegal Mining, CBI Books Retired IAS Official For Corruption

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 2, 2021

The CBI has booked a retired IAS officer for alleged corruption in giving leases to facilitate illegal mining of minor minerals in Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh when he was posted as a district magistrate during 2012-14, officials said today.

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 28 in a money- laundering case registered in connection with gold-smuggling in the state.

Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar Arrested In Dollar Smuggling Case

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 21, 2021

The Customs on Thursday arrested suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in the dollar smuggling case that came to light during the probe into the gold smuggling racket in Kerala in which he is also an accused.

Speaker Om Birla's Daughter's Reply To Trolls On IAS Backdoor Entry Charge

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 21, 2021

Anjali Birla, the daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, said today that rumours and social media posts of her clearing the civil services examination without appearing for it affected her at first but ended up fortifying her for a future in public service.

West Bengal Government Makes Key Poll Appointments Ahead Of Election Commission Visit

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 20, 2021

IAS officers Smaraki Mahapatra and Sanghamitra Ghosh were appointed as the joint chief electoral officer and additional chief electoral officer, respectively, by the West Bengal government on Tuesday, a day before the full bench of the Election Commission visits the state to review the poll preparedness, an official said.

Senior IAS Officer's Brother Found Dead In Field In UP's Saharanpur: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

The brother of a senior IAS officer was found dead in a suspicious condition in a field near his factory in Pilkhani industrial area of Saharanpur district, police said on Tuesday.

"IAS Backdoor Entry" Claim On Speaker Om Birla's Daughter Fact-Checked

India News | Edited by Nandini Gupta | Wednesday January 20, 2021

A fact-check into the social media claims that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter Anjali Birla cleared the country's top civil services exam without even appearing for the highly competitive tests are false.

Ten BJP Candidates File Nomination For UP Legislative Council Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma and former IAS officer AK Sharma were among 10 BJP candidates who filed their nomination for the biennial polls to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Monday.

Day After Joining BJP, PM's Trusted Aide Named For Key Polls In UP

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday January 15, 2021

Former IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma was named BJP candidate for the legislative council polls in Uttar Pradesh, a day after he joined the party, days after he opted for voluntary retirement from the service. Elections to 12 Legislative Council seats will take place on January 28.

PM Modi's Trusted Officer Of 20 Years Joins BJP, May Get Big UP Role

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 15, 2021

A former IAS officer who spent years in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's team and is among his most-trusted aides, joined the ruling BJP today. Arvind Kumar Sharma, who quit the civil services recently, is likely to play a big role in Uttar Pradesh politics.

Centre Brings Ordinance To Merge J&K Officers With Union Territory Cadre

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday January 7, 2021

The Jammu and Kashmir cadre of Indian Police Service, Indian Administrative Service and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) was merged with the AGMUT cadre on Thursday and its officers will now be posted by the central government.

Rajasthan Government Transfers 288 Officials In Major Reshuffle

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 5, 2021

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Rajasthan government has transferred 288 officers, including 77 from the IAS and IPS cadre. The reshuffled bureaucrats also included 28 officers from the Indian Forest Service and 183 belonging to the the Rajasthan Administrative Services.

Weeks After Court's Concern, UP Government Transfers Hathras District Magistrate

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 1, 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 16 IAS officers, including Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar, under whose jurisdiction the case of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who was raped and murdered, was being handled.

"UP Epicentre Of Politics Of Hate": 104 Ex-IAS Officers To Yogi Adityanath

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday December 30, 2020

The UP government's controversial anti-conversion ordinance has transformed the state into "the epicentre of politics of hate, division and bigotry", a letter signed by 104 former IAS officers and released Tuesday said