Shourie eats a humble pie

A renowned editor of his times is these days a minister at the Centre. Yes, he is none else but Arun Shourie. Despite being `powerful' in both his roles, Shourie recently had to eat a humble pie. He had no reply when a journalist asked him that while as an Editor he had been exposing scandals and now as a minister doing the opposite - making attempts to cover up the embezzlements.

Four new Joint Directors in CBI

Ms Paramvir Singh, S C Sinha, S P Shrivastava and U S Dutta have been appointed new Joint Directors in the CBI.

Tenure of Gupta ends

Tenure of Joint Secretary Mines in Government of India has expired this week. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Jha proceeds on leave ?

Has Chief of the National Capital Region Planning Ashok Kumar Jha proceeded on leave ?. Insiders say that 1969 batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre Jha has proceeded on leave as he was not getting along with Urban Development Minister Ananth Kumar.

CVO post to fall vacant

Post of Chief Vigilance Officer British ICL under the Ministry of Textile is going to fall vacant next week.

Medical practice is not a business

Nagpur bench of Maharashtra High Court has set at rest all the controversies pertaining to medical practice by the doctors. In a recent judgement, the bench has said that it is a profession and not a business. The debate over the same has been going on for long in Maharashtra.

IAS changes in Haryana

Chandra Singh will be new Principal Secretary Finance. Vivek Malhotra has been made Secretary Fisheries.N Balabhaskar PS PHE has been given additional charge of Irrigation.

IPS changes in Bihar

Ajit Joy has been made new SP of Khagadia. Paresh Saxena has been made AIG.

CJI to talk to Digvijay

Chief justice of India, BN Kripal has assured the aggrieved parents of Bhopal Law Institute students to talk to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Digvijay singh, regarding the alleged anomalies in the institute. In Delhi the parents had brought to his notice the irregularities in the institute.

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