Pak improving in corruption, India not

While corruption in India is increasing by the day, its bete noire Pakistan is doing just the reverse if one was to go by the projections of an International Organisation , Germany based- Transparency International. India's position has changed from 72 nd to 73 rd in the list of 108 countries, mentioned in the survey, while Pakistan's position has changed from 79th to 77th. Bangladesh has, however, come out as the most corrupt country and Finland the least.

Ashok Darbari appointed DGP Chhattisgarh

Ashok Darbari has been appointed Director General of Police Chhattisgarh. 1968 batch IPS officer Darbari would succeed V K Das who is superannuating this month end.

Madiyal to be DGP of Karnataka

T Madiyal is being appointed DGP of Karnataka. He is 1966 batch IPS officer. Madiyal will replace 1965 batch IPS officer V V Bhaskar who is superannuating this month end.

Will Raghuvendra Singh succeed as Finance Minister's PS ?

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh wants Raghuvendra Singh as his PS. But the PMO and the DoP are not willing as the 1983 batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre Raghuvendra Singh had been on deputation for several years. It however seems that the Finance minister may prevail upon the PMO and the DOP and Singh may be made his PS.

1971 batch IPS gets DG rank in Chhattisgarh

Vasudev Dube has been promoted to the rank of DG in Chhattisgarh. 1971 batch IPS officer Dube would be DG Home Guards and Jails.

Tussle over JS

A tussle is going on in the ministry of Chemicals over the posting of a Joint Secretary since the minister concerned has declared that only a Sikh that too from Punjab would be acceptable to him.

Four posts to fall vacant this week

Three Director level and one Deputy Secretary level post will fall vacant this week in the Government of India.

Orissa bureaucrats for Delhi

With the uncertainty prevailing over the government of Naveen Patnayak, in Orissa, the bureaucrats from the state have also started feeling unsecured. Afraid of the kind of new set up that would be, most IAS have started thinking of moving on deputation to Delhi

CBI to have prosecution wing

A separate prosecution wing is being set up in the CBI for speedy and effective prosecution. The wing will be headed by Legal Adviser, S K Sharma, who is a Joint Secretary level officer.

Uttaranchal proposal turned down

The Government of India is learnt to have turned down the proposal of the Uttaranchal government to increase the IPS strength in the state from 42 to 63.

Mishra to take charge on October 1

Bipin Bihari Mishra is all set to take the charge of the next DG of CISF on October 1. The outgoing DG HJ Dora has been made member, Vigilance Commission.