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Doordarshan episode

The Doordarshan saga seems unending. Now a Member of Parliament has complained against Jawhar Sircar, CEO Prasar Bharati, for treating the Standing Committee...

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His Majesty’s floor

When Manohar Lal Khattar took over as Chief Minister of Haryana in October 2014, he knew nothing about the civil servants of the...

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Basit’s travel woes

It is learnt that Home Ministry officials are worried about the security and well-being of the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Abdul Basit. The...

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Favoured one

When the Ministry proposes, the Prime Minister’s Office disposes. Or so it seems. The latest episode relates to three vacant posts in NHAI,...

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Hot seat

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in a bind; he is not getting the right kind of civil servants to administer the Capital....

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Right connections

Is Home Minister Rajnath Singh aware of what is happening in his ministry? Is he sure that the civil servants are not taking...

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Now for some real news

Supriya Sahu, IAS, has been recommended by the Prasar Bharati Board as the next DG Doordarshan. She will take charge after approval from...

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Skilling the top rung

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Secretary Sanjay Kothari wants to improve the skills of the top civil servants so DoPT has constituted...

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The cost factor

Transport Ministry officials are said to be in a tizzy about what the surface of roads in India should be like. This situation...

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Under Modi’s watch

Two important resource-rich public sector undertakings are on the radar of the government–the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons...