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By the WayFood Mafia in UP
Who is the most powerful functionary in the Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy? Obvious answer should be the Chief Secretary of the state. No. The...
By the WayKissa kursi ka…
Organising the Republic Day Parade at India Gate is an enormous task but the Defence Ministry manages to make it memorable and exclusive...
By the WayBy the way : Unease after Punjab judgement
There is considerable unease for all those retired civil servants who are still serving in the central and state governments as Principal Secretary...
By the WayBy the way : Talent can’t be crushed
Circumstances may change at any time. The action one takes at a time on duty may sound good but it may boomerang. It...
By the WayBy the way : Ethics in governance
There is some good news for youngsters aspiring to appear for the civil services examination. Dr Dalip Singh, an IAS officer of the...
By the WayBy the way : China factor for Foreign Secretary
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Vijay Keshav Gokhale, 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service, Secretary (economic relations) in the...
By the WayBy the way : IAS-turned Sabziwala
WHEN one hears the chant ‘sabziwala’, a picture of a cart fully loaded with vegetables appears in mind along with a man who...
By the WayBy the way : Women power
It’s surprising that in the election year, Karnataka government has assigned the job to administer the state to two top-ranking women civil servants–Chief...
By the WayBy the way : UPSC sans IAS
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the nodal agency which recruits officers and conducts the civil services exams, doesn’t have a single IAS...
By the WayBy the way : Lavasa looks ahead
EVERY month, approximately 15 to 20 civil servants superannuate but Ashok Lavasa knows how to make it memorable. Lavasa, a 1980-batch IAS officer...
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