Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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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....
Bric a BracDev’s Industrious Man Friday
Central Public Works Department (CPWD) employees are duty-bound to look after MPs’ flats in Delhi. And, some of them – being ambitious as...
Digging It OutPirated Earth
Delhi government sits on a shocking report showing an illegal mega-crore land grab by religious bodies Prime land in Delhi totalling 19.55 acres...
Talk Time‘Empower field personnel to make on-the-spot decisions’
JP Batra served in the Indian Army before joining the Indian Railways, where he has had a 35- year career and held key...
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