One dozen IAS officers to retire this month

Altogether one dozen IAS officers are retiring this year in the country. They are Mssrs B N Jha (Bihar), R M Joshi (Gujarat), Pradeep Baijal (Madhya Pradesh), N L Lakhanpal and R K Pingle (Maharashtra), K Rajendran Nair (Punjab) Bhure Lal , Satya Narain Shukla and Padam Singh (UP), A Deb , Subrato Mitra and Ajay Kumar Das (West Bengal).

R P Singh promoted

Raj Pratap Singh is the first IAS officer of 1983 batch to get promotion to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. R P Singh who is UP cadre officer is currently PS to the Prime Minister.

Namita Datta goes to Cornell University

Namita Datta, 1991 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is doing PhD in Urban Studies at Cornell University.

Post of CVO Air India and Jairath

Secretary to the Maharastra Governor V K Jairath is not getting the post of CVO in Air India. Earlier the name of 1982 batch IAS officer of Maharastra cadre, Jairath, had figured prominently for the post.

Who will succeed Seth ?

Who will replace D P S Seth, Member Services Telecom, who is superannuating this month end ? Tie is said to be between Prithvi Pal Singh and B P Ramchandran.

Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya to return

Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya, IG-CISF, Mumbai, is returning to the parent Uttaranchal cadre early next month. Extended tenure of the 1973 batch IPS officer, Chaudhry, is coming to an end on February 28.

Posting of Secretary Disinvestment locked

With the Union Disinvestment Minister, Arun Shourie, showing reservation over the posting of Charan Das Aarah as Secretary-Disinvestment, the process has been locked once again. Aarah name was in circulation for the post so much so that he appeared to be the strongest contender for the post.

AP HC CJ to be Supreme Court judge !

Justice Devender Gupta Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court is being tipped to be judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Topden to be ambassador to Laos !

S Topden is being tipped to be India's ambassador to Laos. He is currently Consul-General in Frankfurt.

Pachricha to be ADG BSF

Dr P S Pasricha has been appointed ADG BSF. He is 197o batch IPS officer of Maharastra cadre.

K J Singh to be ADG CRPF

West Bengal cadre 1969 batch IPS officer Kanwal Jeet Singh has been appointed ADG CRPF. He is currently ADG ITBP.

IAS officer dies

TamilNadu cadre 1976 batch IAS officer Ravindra Kumar Sharma died in Chennai on Thursday. He was 55.

IPS changes in Punjab

Paramjit Singh Gill on promotion has been appointed DIG Patiala IRB Administration. Param Pal Singh DIG has been shifted to Phillor Police Academy. Rajender Pal Singh Barad has been made SSP Gurdaspur. Varinder Kumar will now be SSP Jullandhar.

Action to be taken against IPS officer

West Bengal Government has decided to take disciplinary action against 1998 batch IPS officer Anirban Ray. The officer who is ADC to the Governor had addressed a press conference against the state Governor Viren J Shah.