Rajiv Mahirshi to be JS Company Affairs

Rajiv Mahirshi is to take over as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Company Affairs. Name of 1978 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS Officer Mahirshi has been cleared by the ACC.

Term of Mago extended

Tenure of the Mumbai Port Trust Chairman A K Mago has been extended for six months. Tenure of 1967 batch IAS Officer of Maharastra cadre, Mago was coming to an end on October 31.

Will Kamal Pande be shifted to Defence?

Capital's rumour mill says that Union Home Secretary Kamal Pande is being shifted to the Defence Ministry.His batchmate Defence Secretary Yogendra Narain according to the rumour mill will go to the North Block as Home Secretary.

Sudhir Sharma to head CAS task force

Sudhir Sharma Joint Secretary (Broadcasting) in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is being appointed convener of the task force to be set up by the Government on Conditional Access System(CAS) ,which gives viewers the choice for paying only for the channels they want to watch.

New CJ for J&K High Court

Justice Hotoi Khetoho Sema judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of the same High Court.

Changes in Mandi House

T K Das Controller of Programmes Sports has been shifted to the Kashmir Desk. T K Rai another Controller of Progarammes has been made incharge of Sports.

R K Jain is JS Shipping

R K Jain is the new Joint Secretary Shipping in the Government of India. 1981 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS Officer was Director in the Ministry of Personnel prior to his promotion. He has replaced AP cadre 1976 batch IAS Officer K V Rao.

Police officer gets award

J K Tripathi, Joint Commissioner Police South Chennai has been given International Night Vision Community Policing Award in the 2,50,000 plus population category.

Reddy is new CJ of Madras High Court

B S Reddy judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. Meanwhile, Meghraj Kalla was sworn in as a judge of the Jodhpur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court.