Empanelment of 1968 batch IPS

One dozen-IPS officers of 1968 batch have been empanelled to the rank of Director General in the Government of India. Meeting for empanelment was held in Delhi on Monday.

Pankaj Agrawal to be JS IT

Pankaj Agrawal will join the Ministry of Information Technology as Joint Secretary next month. Name of 1978 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Agrawal has been cleared at all levels.

Ali to be shifted in J & K

There are indications that DG Jails A S Ali is being shifted to the Jammu and Kashmir Secretariat as Special Secretary Home.

Tenure of Mago to end

Tenure of Arun K Mago Chairman of the Mumbai Port Trust is coming to an end on April 30. He is 1967 batch IAS officer of Maharastra cadre.

V B Singh to join CRPF

V B Singh is joining the CRPF as IG. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Arya to return next month

If Home Ministry sources are to be believed Joint Secretary Home looking after police affairs O P Arya is returning to the parent Uttranchal cadre next month. He is 1975 batch IAS officer.

Will Manohar Joshi become Speaker?

Why did Union Communications Minister Pramod Mahajan meet Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thakre? Grapevine has it that the meeting had something to do with the Speakership of the Lok Sabha. Name of Union Heavy Industries Minister Manohar Joshi had figured at the meeting.

Alok Kumar appointed Director Central Bank

Alok Kumar has been appointed Director of the Central Bank of India as Government of India nominee. Alok Kumar is 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Swaminathan to be new CS Andhra Pradesh !

If grapewine is to be believed, K Swaminathan, a 1965-batch IAS officer is all set to become the next Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. Swaminathan is currently the Chief Commissioner of Land Administratin and it has always been a tradition in AP to make the CCLA earlier the CLR as the chief secretary. Incidentally, the current Chief Secretary P V Rao was also the CCLA before elevation.
A 1966-batch IAS officer C Arjuna Rao, Special Chief Secretary, Revenue, is also trying for the post of CS, though Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly made up mind to appoint Swaminathan as the Chief Secretary.