Will Advani contest from Bhopal ?

Will the Union Home Minister, LK Advani contest his next Lok Sabha elections from Bhopal ? Plans are afoot to shift Uma Bharati to some Assembly seat in case she is to be made the CM-designate and place Advani on the LS seat thus vacated by the firebrand leader.

Saikia to be promoted in PMO

Ashok Saikia is being promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office. 1971 batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre Saikia who is Joint Secretary in the PMO has recently been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary.Meanwhile, Sakia is believed to have politely declined the offer of Chief Secretaryship in the parent Assam state.

IPS post abolished in Orissa

Post of ADG (Administration) in Orissa has been abolished. One post of ADG had fallen vacant following the deputation of U S Mishra in the CBI.Now Suchit Dash has been made ADG Police Training, Supplies and Modernisation.

Will Arya join Cabinet Secretariat ?

Those who know proximity of O P Arya with Cabinet Secretary designate Kamal Pande do not rule out the possibility of the later's joining the Cabinet Secretariat. 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttranchal cadre Arya is currently Joint Secretary Home (Police) . His extended tenure also expired on August 31.

Vigilance probe ordered against IAS officer

Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered vigilance probe against Tulsi Gaud, an IAS officer of 1980 batch.

30 IAS officers to be sent on deputation

Orissa Government has decided to send 30 IAS officers on deputation to the Government of India. The only question is about vacancies in the GoI.

Mishra takes over as Special Director CBI

U S Mishra has taken over as Special Director in the CBI. He is 1968 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Retired IPS officer is HPPCC Member

O C Sharma has been nominated as Member of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. Sharma is 1964 batch retired IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

New Patna High Court Judge

Justice Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as Judge of the Patna High Court on Monday.

Singh is back to Jullandhar

Jagjeet Singh has been reposted as Commissioner of the Jullandhar Municipal Corporation. Gopal Krishna Sabharwal will be Deputy Commissioner Firozpur.

Rakesh Mohan is new RBI Dy Governor

Rakesh Mohan has taken over as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years.