Jaswant Singh to replace Yashwant Sinha ?

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is likely to reshuffle his cabinet in May. There are indications that External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh will replace Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha. Name of Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie is also doing the round for the post of Finance Minister. Yashwant Sinha may be shifted to Ministry of External Affairs .

Two Congress CMs!

The common factor in case of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Ajit Jogi is that both belong to the Congress party. At a high society party their working style was debated. Though, debate was inconclusive, one was described as "an aggressive Chief Minister" and the other as "a submissive Chief Minister." It is for you to guess.

IAS to face legal action in Bihar

If official sources are to be believed a couple of IAS officers in Bihar will soon face criminal proceedings against whom vigilance cases have been pending for quite some time.The Bihar Government has already filed an FIR against Ashok Kumar Singh who is currently in Jharkhand cadre.

No deputation in Kerala

The Kerala Government has decided that All India Service officers of other states and Central Government officials will no longer be taken on deputation in the state.

Kapoor to be Director NTPC

S LKapoor will take over as Director (Technical) in the NTPC on May 31. He will take over from Dr Palit whose tenure is coming to an end on that day .

Use of AC banned in UP

In view of the power shortage the Uttar Pradesh Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri has banned use of air-conditioners in the offices for one month.

Chandra Babu is unhappy with Delhi bureaucrats

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister is annoyed with the bureaucrats in Delhi. This is evident from the fact when he himself said at a meeting that some babus sitting in Delhi were making adverse comments on food for work scheme of his Government.

Rakesh Mehta new MCD Commissioner

Secretary Urban Development in Delhi Government Rakesh Mehta has been appointed Commissioner Municipal Corporation Delhi. He is 1975 batch IAS officer. He will take over on Monday.

IAS officer chargesheeted

Orissa Government has charge-sheeted 1983 batch IAS officer Santosh Kumar Mishra for prosecution. Mishra who was Collector Gajapati has been charge-sheeted for his alleged involvement in purchase of Neem cakes.

Vice Chancellor resigns

Pant Nagar Agriculture University Vice Chancellor Dr J B Chaudhry has resigned .

IPS changes in Delhi

Eight Deputy Commissioners of Police have been shifted in Delhi. New postings are as under: Ishwar Singh Sultanpuri,Sanjeev Kumar Yadav Seemapuri,Satya Vir Katara Women Crime Cell, Ramesh Kapoor Ashok Vihar, Raj Vir Singh Chauhan Chanakyapuri,Gita Rani Verma Gandhi Nagar,R P Meena Traffic ,M D Mehta and Prabhu Dayal President's House.

Passport offices to be networked

Ministry of External Affairs has decided to network all the passport offices in the country. A plan is being prepared in the South Block.

17 Universities without Vice Chancellors

There are seventeen Universities in the country that are running without Vice Chancellors. After Aligarh latest addition to the list is Pant Nagar Agriculture University in Uttranchal.

IAS changes in Karnataka next week

Over a dozen IAS officers are likely to be transferred in Karnataka next week. Final touches are being given to the list .

Bureaucracy has collapsed in Gujarat-TSR

Former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramaniam has gone to the press saying that bureaucracy has collapsed in Gujarat. According to the former Cabinet Secretary new dimension of administrative inaction is quite visible in Gujarat.

S P Agrawal to be PS Urban Development

Outgoing Commissioner of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Satyendra Pal Agrawal is likely to be appointed Principal Secretary Urban Development in Delhi Government. Union Minister Vijay Goyal is said to be instrumental in the removal of 1970 batch IAS officer Agrawal from the DMC.