Will B P Singh succeed ?

Why Executive Director of the World Bank B P Singh is seen in Delhi these days ?.Insiders say that he is aspiring for the post of CAG soon to fall vacant.Will 1964 batch IAS Officer Singh be able to overcome the impediment of continuity mandatory for the same ?.Posting as CAG requires continuity of job but while the post in question is falling vacant in March ,B P Singh is to retire in January

1982 batch IAS empanelment delayed

Empanelment of 1982 batch IAS Officers to the rank of Joint Secretary will now only take place early next year. Internal assessment of 14 IAS Officers of this batch has led to delay in empanelment. Now number of empanelled officers is likely to cross 75.

Pathak is Deputy Secretary Foreign Trade Investment

Keshav Kumar Pathak is the new Deputy Secretary Foreign Trade Investment in the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He is 1990 batch IAS Officer of Bihar cadre.

Ashish Bahuguna is JS Agriculture

Ashish Bahuguna is the new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture in Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS Officer of Rajasthan cadre. Bahuguna has replaced Govindan Nair.

Ravi Saxena gets extension

Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ravi Saxena has been granted three months extension in his tenure.His tenure ended on December 15.Saxena is 1974 batch IA &AS Officer.

Bains is Excise Commissioner Madhya Pradesh

Iqbal Singh Bains has been appointed Excise Commissioner Madhya Pradesh. 1985 batch IAS Officer Bains will replace V K Dalela .

Four IPS Officers promoted in Uttar Pradesh

Four 1985 batch IPS Officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG in Uttar Pradesh.Mahendra Pratap Singh will now be DIG Railways Allahbad..Ashok Kumar Mishra has been posted as DIG Prosecution.Radheshyam Tripathi has been made DIG PTC Sitapur.Amardutt Mishra has been posted as DIG Allahbad.

Case registered against Dy Secretary Orissa

Vigilance Department has registered a case against Deputy Secretary School Education L K Samantray for possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income.

Director Health Services arrested in Himachal Pradesh

Director Health Services in Himachal Pradesh Dr K S Rana has been arrested on charges of irregularity in the purchase of medicines. Former Director Health Services Dr K S Sohal has also been arrested.