Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007

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To probe or not to probe

MINISTRY of Defence Production secretariat is agog with the buzz regarding the recommendation of an enquiry by the Chief Vigilance Commission about a...

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Super Chief Minister!

WHO is the most influential functionary after Naveen Patnaik in the Odisha government? It’s an open secret that Patnaik’s private secretary, V Karthikeyan...

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Pawn or puppet

THIS is an old story but it indicates the character of the Swayam Sewaks who are working in the RSS. There was a...

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Retire (retd)

ARE you a retired civil servant and write (retd) on your visiting card. Be careful as a case was registered against KS Premachandra...

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UPSC to Appoint DGPs

THE Chief Minister is the most powerful person in any state because he has complete control over appointment of Director General of Police...

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Fasal Bima in quandary

BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe got his doctorate on ‘Political Parties as Victims of Populism and Electoral Compulsions’. Now, Dr Vinay has been given...

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No Trust, No Respect

For the past four months, the fierce fighting between the civil servants of Delhi and Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has continued. There is...

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Perturbed UP Civil Servants

Civil servants in UP are a perturbed lot. The reason: transfer and suspension spree in the state on one pretext or the other....

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Strengthening the NSA’s Office

Few officers in the government are aware about the activities of the NSA’s office. It is learnt that Ajit Doval, India’s NSA, is...

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Modi’s foreign visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the globetrotting leader of India. He has galvanised external affairs and diplomatic relations. Diplomacy is a sensitive issue,...