Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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By the WayHow sleuths guarded Pratibha’s flanks
In the Presidential election last month, the towering personality of BJP candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a cause of sleepless nights for the...
Bric a BracDivided we stand: UP loyalty split
The change of power in UP has split the state bureaucracy vertically. The officers who ruled the state from a certain floor of...
Digging It OutBank on a roll
The Kolkata-based UCO Bank has come under the scanner of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, the apex bank of the...
TrackingTracking August 2007
Vijay SinghThe 1970-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh is the new Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. Christy Leon FernandezThe 1973-batch IAS officer...
First StirringsPrabhat Kumar : Bitter sweet journey
I took the civil service examination by chance. But I stood first in the country in the examination. During the interview, the UPSC...
Bric a BracProcrastinating Patil’s a pain!
Minister-bureaucrat collision course Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil’s ouster in the run-up to the Presidential election is seemingly a body blow for bureaucrats...
Out Of The BoxTransformation in hell
My first impression of Tihar jail, when I took over in 1993, was that I was myself imprisoned. As far as the jail...
By the WayApang’s blunder,babu’s wrath
When babus decide to take on politicians, they mean business! Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang learned this the hard way. He had...
Global ScanHey, Guys! Alphonso… Langra, anyone?
The advent of the desi aam in America is the fruit of bureaucratic cooperation The first shipment of India’s king of fruits –...
By the WayPaul’s wagon hitched to Pranab’s star
Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul has held the post for three-and-a-half years but this longish tenure may soon come to an end....
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