Patna, May 30 (IANS) In a major administrative action, the Bihar government on Saturday suspended two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers following investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) into allegations of tender manipulation, corruption, and money laundering linked to contractor Rishu Shree. The officers against whom action has been taken are Yogesh Kumar Sagar, a 2017-batch IAS officer currently serving as Director of the Social Welfar…
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Chennai, May 29 (IANS) In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday transferred and posted several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across key departments and districts. The large-scale exercise involved district collectors, departmental secretaries, commissioners, and heads of state-run corporations.According to the official government order, E. Sundaravalli, who served as Commissioner of Collegiate Education, has been transferred and posted as Spec…
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Monday, announced the appointment of Neelam Meena, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the West Bengal cadre of the 1998 batch, as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal. The erstwhile CEO of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, is currently the state’s Chief Secretary.He was appointed to that position soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led new state Cabinet under the leadership of the state’s n…
Dehradun, May 23, (IANS) The Uttarakhand government has undertaken a significant administrative reshuffle by issuing transfer orders for several senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officers. The orders, issued on May 22, 2026 by the Personnel and Vigilance Section, have come into immediate effect, aiming to bring fresh administrative vigour across various departments and districts.In the IAS cadre transfers, notable changes include BVRC Purushottam (2004…
Patna, May 22 (IANS) The Bihar government on Friday carried out another major administrative reshuffle involving several senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, officials said. The notification issued by the General Administration Department under the leadership of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, announced new appointments, transfers, and additional responsibilities across multiple departments.Under the new postings, 1992-batch IAS officer Deepak Kumar Singh has been appointed as P…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled West Bengal government has carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the state, transferring as many as 17 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers at one go.As per the order issued by the state Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department, a copy of which is available with IANS, the 17 transferred IAS officers include departmental secretaries, municipal commissioners and additional district magistrates.Sources in the…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government’s notification enforcing a set of restrictions for its employees at all levels, from making media statements, participating in media debates, making government documents public, among others, is nothing but a “strangulation of democracy”, Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee said on Thursday.In a social media post on the wall of his official X handle, Banerjee had claimed that use of the p…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government has issued a set of restrictions for its employees at all levels, from making media statements, participating in media debates, making government documents public and even leaking crucial state government information, among others.In the notification issued by the state personnel administrative reforms department on Wednesday night, and signed by the Chief Secretary, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, a copy of which is available with IANS, it has been clarifi…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government has sent a panel of three Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the state cadre to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the latter to appoint one of them as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state.The erstwhile CEO of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, is currently the Chief Secretary of the state. He was appointed to that chair soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led new state cabinet under the leadership of t…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s decision to release the provisional answer key for the Civil Services (Preliminary) examination 2026 soon after the test, has been hailed by the exam body’s chairman as “a new beginning”, a move that will go a long way in addressing candidates’ grievances and also making the entire procedure transparent.Undertaking a major change in the evaluation process, the UPSC on Monday announced that the Commission will share t…