Pradip Baijal is new TRAI Chairman

Pradip Baijal on Saturday took over as Chairman of the TRAI.1966 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Baijal has succeeded M S Verma.

Sanjay Mitra to be Chairman of WBSEB

Sanjay Mitra will be the new Chairman of the West Bengal State Electricity Board. 1982 batch IAS officer, Mitra, would succeed 1977 batch IAS officer Gyan Dutt Gautam.

Gupta gets three months extension

Satya Priy Gupta, Joint Secretary-Mines, has been granted three months extension in his tenure. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

ADC posts to be abolished in HP

All the posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner, in Himachal Pradesh, created by the Dhumal Government, are being abolished.

Shrivastava removed

Secretary to the former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Babu Lal Marandi, Ravindra Kumar Shrivastava, has been removed.1984 batch IAS officer, Shrivastava, has been made Secretary Statistics.
( We said this on March 19-go to archives)

Business house employs retd officials

A renowned Business House of the country is reported to have employed over two dozen senior retired officials. What is the purpose ?

Retired IAS officer joins Congress

Dr Indu Prakash Aron has joined the Congress. He is retired 1964 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Chhattisgarh for more IPS

Chhattisgarh government has demanded the Centre to increase its IPS quota from the present 59 to 89.

Sangama is new Secretary to Jharkhand CM

Uttam Kumar Sangama has been appointed Secretary to the new Jharkhand Chief Minister. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Two IPS officers get selection-grade in Haryana

Two 1990 batch IPS officers, Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor and Ranvir Singh Sharma, have been given selection-grade in Haryana.

Not Johny Joseph but B S Ojha
( Received from a visitor of this site)

Johny Joseph is not the only one in the country who has been Principal Secy. to 3 consecutive CM's in a row in Maharastra. Rather this record is held by . B.S. Ojha a 1959 batch retired IAS office of Haryana cardre who retired in 1994 as Haryana Chief Secy. . Ojha was Principal Secy. to 5 Chief Ministers of Haryana and who belonged to not only 1 but two different parties. He also hold's the record of being Principal secy. to CM for 10 years altogether in his career of 34 years. 1979-1986. Principal Secy to Bhajan Lal (then congress CM of Haryana) 1987-1990. Principal Secy. to Devi Lal, Banarasi Das Gupta, Om Prakash Chautala and Hukum Singh. (All from Janta Dal of Devi Lal). While Devi Lal was elevated to the post of Deputy Prime Minister the others succeeded him.

Two former Chief Secys in Congress poll panel

Two former Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretaries S C Behar and K S Sharma figure in the 11-member Congress Committee poll manifesto panel.MPCC Chief Radha Kishan Malviya is the Chairman of the Committee.

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