B K Chaturvedi to be next Petroleum Secretary

B K Chaturvedi will be new Petroleum Secretary. 1966 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre Chaturvedi is currently Secretary Education in the Government of India. Orders of Chaturvedi are to be issued either today or tomorrow.

Suresh Prabhu and post of Power Secretary

Union Energy Minister Suresh Prabhu is believed to have dissociated from the selection process of Power Secretary's post. .Search Committee is meeting in Delhi on Saturday to suggest names of technocrats for the job.The PMO is keen to push the name of a technocrat. Who is the nominee of the Prime
Minister ? One has to wait and watch.

Dr Ravindra appointed CS of Karnataka

Dr A Ravindra has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Karnataka. 1965 batch IAS officer Ravindra would take over from Teresa Bhattacharya on Monday who is superannuating.

Four new HC Judges in J&K

Four new Judges are being appointed in the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. Names of Ms Pramod Kohli, Yashpal Nargotra, Bashir Ahmad Kirmani and A G Goni are being mentioned .

Jawed Chaudhary to retire

Secretary Health in the Government of India Javed Chaudhary is superannuating on April 30. He is 1965 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Bureaucratic rshuffle in UP next month

A major IAS and IPS reshuffle is going to take place in Uttar Pradesh in the first half of next month. Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri is giving final touch to the transfers list.

New Himachal Pradesh AG

Dr A K Banerjee has been appointed as new Accountant General of Himachal Pradesh. Currently he is DG in National Academy of Audit and Accounts .

Menon is Judge of MP High Court

Rajendra Menon a leading lawyer of Kerala has been appointed Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

New Goa Press Officer

Rajesh Singh a Journalist in Vasco has been appointed new Press Liaison Officer in Goa Chief Minister's office.He has replaced Julio D'Silva.

Punjab CS to be PS Personnel

Punjab Chief Secretary Y S Ratra by an official order would also work as Principal Secretary Personnel,General Administration and Grievances.

Mohanty is new Secretary TNEC

Ashok Ranjan Mohanty Special Secretary Commercial Taxes has been appointed Secretary Tamil Nadu Election Commission.

Kidnapped IAS officer released

Yamben Thamkishore DC of Chandel District in Manipur who was kidnapped last week was released
by his hostages on Friday.