IPS Siddharth Goyal ,a 2019 Batch Officer of Karnataka cadre and currently posted as Superintendent of Police in Bagalkote District is focused on communal harmony and maintaining peace through community-driven approach.

Recognising the district’s sensitive social fabric, his strategy goes beyond traditional policing and emphasizes trust, dialogue, and prevention.

At the heart of it lies a simple idea that peace must be community-led and long lasting. “Peace has to be community-initiated, not just enforced through force.” He quoted .Instead of relying solely on force, he is bringing neutral and members of society onto common platforms to foster dialogue and reduce tensions

One part of the effort is also keeping an eye on social media, where misinformation or provocative content can quickly create unrest. Additionally there is also an attempt to spread more positive messaging.

Beyond monitoring, the strategy also involves strict enforcement. When incidents do occur, action is taken against those responsible .

With a mix of monitoring, enforcement and constructive dialogue, IPS Siddharth Goyal is working to bring peace and trust in Bagalkote.

As many as 20 IAS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in March, 2026. The officers are: Taru Talo of AGMUT cadre; Mridul Kumar Mahanta, Riju Gogoi, Monita Borgohain of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; H J Desai and K B Thakkar of Gujarat; Mukesh Kumar Ahuja of Haryana; Gopal Chand of HP; Shailesh Kumar Singh of Jharkhand; Rajesh Kumar Sinha of Kerala; Ms Smita Bharadwaj of MP; Bhushan A Gagarani, Ganesh B Patil, Manoj Kumar M Suryavanshi of Maharashtra; Mrs Temsunaro Aier of Nagaland; Saroj Kumar Sethi of Odisha; Anurag Agarwal, J M Balamurugan, Bhupinder Singh of Punjab and Ms Sima Sarkar of West Bengal cadre.

Some Secretary level postings in the Government of India are expected this month end.The list will include 1995 batch IAS officers also.

Lt Gen Sandeep Jain (current Chief of Staff, Southern Command) to take over as Southern Army Commander, Pune.

In Maharashtra bureaucracy it is said that either Ashwini Bhide or Vikas Kharge  will be new BMC Commissioner in case Bhushan Gagrani is denied extension in service on March 31.

Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as Secretary, East under the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a 1994 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service.

The central deputation tenure of Ms Roopa Mishra working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been extended for a period of six months beyond February 2, 2026. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. 

Rohit Anand, Director, Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2008 batch IRS-IT officer

The Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) announced that Dr. Madhaiyaan Angamuthu, IAS, has been granted a six-month extension as Chairman (Additional Charge) of the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA). Dr. Angamuthu, a 2002-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, continues to hold the additional charge of the port authority alongside his leadership role at DCI. The extension ensures continuity in the administration of one of India’s key major ports, which plays a vital role in enabling maritime trade on the east coast. During his tenure, the VPA has focused on operational efficiency, infrastructure modernization, and synergy with DCI for maintenance dredging and capacity expansion. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways approved the extension to align both institutions’ strategic priorities and maintain momentum in port-led development initiatives.

The name of Rakesh Kashyap has been recommended for the position of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

KVR Murty, a former Indian defence accounts Service has been appointed Whole-Time Member of SEBI for a period of three years.

Krishna Gopal Agarwal, Director (Finance), RITES Limited, is in the race for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

 Asheesh Pandey (former ED, Bank of Maharashtra) appointed as MD & CEO, Union Bank of India.

 Kalyan Kumar (former ED, Punjab National Bank) appointed as MD & CEO, Central Bank of India.

 

Amit Kumar Srivastava (former Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank) appointed as Executive Director, Punjab National Bank.
 

 Amresh Prasad (former Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank) appointed as Executive Director, Union Bank of India

 Amresh Prasad (former Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank) appointed as Executive Director, Union Bank of India

Sh. E. Ratan Kumar (former Chief General Manager, Central Bank of India) appointed as Executive Director, Central Bank of India.

 

Ms. Mini T M (former Chief General Manager, Bank of Baroda) appointed as Executive Director, Indian Bank.

Amid rising global oil prices triggered by the ongoing West Asia fuel supply disruptions, Indian airlines have urged the government to consider tax relief measures to offset the steep surge in operational costs. Airline operators have approached the Ministry of Civil Aviation, seeking reductions in excise duty and state-level value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), which now accounts for more than half of their operating expenses. Sources said the Ministry is closely examining these representations and is in consultations with the finance and petroleum ministries to assess possible fiscal interventions. Officials indicated that while the government remains cautious about revenue implications, it recognises the industry’s financial strain and the downstream impact on airfares and passenger demand. The Civil Aviation Ministry has assured stakeholders that it is “closely monitoring the situation” and evaluating short-term support measures to stabilise the sector.

In all probability FTA between India and UK could be rolled out in May this year. Both countries signed an FTA last year in July.

Bureaucratic reshuffle likely in Chattisgarh following new CPR appointment.

A major bureaucratic reshuffle is likely in Maharashtra before the end of March.

P B Pandya has been appointed as Collector, Jamnagar, while G H Solanki was made Collector, Surendranagar and Ravindra Dnyaneshwar Khatale is now Collector, Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

 Former Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai publicly backed the collegium system as “best suited for India for the time being.” He urged the adoption of a National Litigation Policy to reduce court pendency, emphasising inputs from the Central Government, intelligence agencies, and stakeholders. This is framed as a reform-oriented call rather than a personnel change or new project launch, but it highlights ongoing discussions on systemic efficiency in the higher judiciary.

Personality Tests (Interviews) of  369 candidates for Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2025 will commence from April 6, 2026. Details can be availed from UPSC website

Arun Kumar Sharma and M J Joseph have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from Indian Bank.

Gangaram Aloria and Vinay Ranjan Mishra have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from Indian Bureau of Mines (IBoM), M/o Mines.

Om Prakash Dadhich has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1986 batch IRS officer and retired as Member CBIT & Customs.

Otem Dai has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer and retired as Secretary, CVC.

 National e-Governance Division is seeking to fill the posts of General Manager/ Senior General Manager (Finance) on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by April 2, 2026.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has advertised the posts of Vice-Chairman, Financial Adviser and Chief Engineer (Level-II) for Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati. Details can be availed from the ministry’s website.

Posts of Executive Member and Member (Environmental and Rehabilitation) have been advertised for Narmada Control Authority (NCA), Indore. Details can be availed from Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is seeking applications from IRSE-Civil Engineering officers for the post of General Manager (Civil), Bhopal/Indore on deputation basis. Details can be availed from www.rvnl.org.

World Bank is seeking Chief/ Principal Investment Officer-Waste Sector for Washington, DC, United States. Applications must reach latest by April 7, 2024.

Debraj Banerjee, who is presently working as Deputy Chief Commercial Manager (Claims), South Eastern Railway (SER), has been selected for deputation to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) as Joint General Manager at Ranchi for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Rajkumar Singh, who is presently working as Executive Director, Gati Shakti (Electrical), Railway Board, has been posted as Executive Director, Electrical Engineering (Maintenance), Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Gajendra Kumar, who is presently working as Executive Director, Electrical Engineering (Maintenance), Railway Board, has been posted as Executive Director, Gati Shakti (Electrical), Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Praveen Kumar Yadav, who is presently working in North Central Railway (NCR), has been transferred to Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and posted as Director (UTHS). He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Arun Kumar Srivastava, who is presently working in Eastern Railway (ER), has been posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Howrah (HWH). He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Ms.Tarika Roy, who is presently working as Chief Administrative Officer (IT), Northern Railway (NR), has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Chief Administrative Officer (Traffic & Revenue), in addition to her own, till further orders. She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Yashpal Kumar, who is presently working in Western Railway (WR), has been appointed as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Mumbai Central (MMCT), on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Brijesh Kumar Singh, who is presently working in North Western Railway (NWR), has been transferred to Western Railway (WR), and appointed as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Rajkot (RJT). He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Uttam Prakash, who is presently working as Principal Chief Safety Officer (PCSO), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been posted as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME), on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Devashish Tripathi, who is presently working in Central Railway (CR), has been transferred to Western Railway (WR) and posted as Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Anil Kumar, who is presently working in North Eastern Railway (NER), has been transferred to Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM) and posted as Senior Professor (Commercial & Business Development). He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Ms. Rekha Sharma, who is presently working in North Central Railway (NCR), has been transferred to Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM) and posted as Senior Professor (Transportation Management & IT). She is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Naveen Agarwal, who is presently working in Northern Railway (NR), has been appointed as Chief Project Director (CPD/SD). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

G Murali Krishna, who is presently working in South Western Railway (SWR), has been transferred to South Central Railway (SCR), appointed as Chief Project Director (CPD/BW). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Ms Priyanka Nashine is posted as Deputy Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Power, New Delhi. She is a 2017 batch ICAS officer.

Services of three IAS officers have been placed at the disposal of the Office of the Chief Electoral officer, West Bengal. Accordingly, services of Mrs Neelam Meena, PS, Consumer Affairs, and Tanmoy Chakraborty, Director, ESI Scheme, Labour Department, are placed at the disposal of Observer Cell and Web Casting Cell respectively, while the services of Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, will be at the disposal of MCC Cell and Complain Monitoring Cell, which are constituted in connection with the General Election to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

In a major administrative reshuffle, as many as 21 IAS officers have been given new postings in Haryana. Amit Kumar Agrawal, Commissioner & Secretary, industries & Commerce Department, Commissioner & Secretary to Government, Information, Public Relations, Languages, Culture Department and Commissioner & Secretary, Heritage & Tourism. will also hold charge of Member Secretary, Kurukshetra Development Board, Kurukshetra, in addition to his present duties. Similarly, Geeta Bharti has been appointed as Commissioner, Hisar Division; Ravi Prakash Gupta as Secretary, Urban Estate Department and Commissioner, Gurugram Division; Narhari Singh Banger as Managing Director, CONFED; Satyender Duhan as Director, Skill Development & industrial Training and Additional Secretary, Skill Development & Industrial Training Department; Satbir Singh as Director, Fire Services and Chief Executive Officer, Ayushman Bharat Haryana Health Protection Authority; Vandana Disodia as Additional Secretary, Home-l and Home-ll Department and Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes, Finance & Development Corporation; Jaideep Kumar as Additional Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department; Lakshit Sareen as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Hansi and District Municipal Commissioner, Hansi; Anjali Shrotriya as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Faridabad and Special Officer, APZ Faridabad; Ankit Kumar Chouksey as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Panipat; Arpit Sangal as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Sirsa and CEO, Zila Parishad, Sirsa and CEO, DRDA, Sirsa; Shashvat Sangwan, Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) was assigned additional charge of Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana and Special Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department and Mission Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission and State Urban Development Authority, in addition to his present duties; Jyoti as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources lnformation Officer, Nuh and CEO, Zila Parishad, Nuh and CEO, DRDA, Nuh; Utsav Anand as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources lnformation Officer, Hisar; Dr Rahul Raiya as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources lnformation Officer, Karnal; Ankita Puwar as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Sampla; Abhinav Siwach, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil). Bahadurgarh gets additional charge of District Municipal Commissioner, Jhajjar; Kanika Goyal will join as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Ambala Cantt and Estate Officer for Management of Government Land in Excised Area Ambala Cantt; Yogesh Saini as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Mahendragarh and Ravi Meena was made Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Jhajjar

Dr Siddaraju, member of Non-State Civil Service of Karnataka, has been promoted as IAS and allocated Karnataka cadre of IAS for the Select List of 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual meeting with all Chief Ministers tomorrow to review key national priorities, including development initiatives, welfare schemes, and the implementation of central policies across states. The meeting is expected to cover issues such as infrastructure projects, fiscal matters, and coordination on upcoming national programs. It will also serve as a platform for states to share progress updates and flag major challenges. Senior officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Secretariat are likely to attend. This interaction comes as part of the Centre’s ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperative federalism and ensure closer alignment between central and state-level governance objectives.

Bharti family office (India) appointed Rohan Pewekar (former Pizza Hut India MD) as CEO of its hospitality & dining business. He will lead expansion and operations for international brands including PizzaExpress, Chili’s, P.F. Chang’s, and Olive Garden across India, focusing on premium dining growth and brand strengthening.

 Kantar (global data & consulting MNC) appointed David Gompel as Executive Managing Director for the UK business. He joins from Valtech (where he was CEO Europe) and brings more than 25 years of experience from Publicis Groupe (Europe & Asia). Focus: client centricity, tracking market shifts, ROI decisions, and growth opportunities in a changing consumer landscape.

hashank Jha, Chief Executive Officer, Artson Limited has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director of the company.
 

Neeraj Agrawal has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) of Artson Limited.

Jyotisman Dasgupta has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Artson Limited.

Srinivasan Varadarajan has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Titan Company Limited.

Rajagopalan Madhavan has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of NIBE Limited.

Rakesh has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of My Money Securities Limited.

Munish Jain has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director of Capital Small Finance Bank Limited.

Ashish Chhabria has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Swan Corp Limited.

Yogesh Chander Modi has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Asian Hotels (North) Limited.

Chilakamarri Lakshmi Narasimha Charyulu has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Capacite Infraprojects Limited.

Navratan Baid has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Mega Corporation Limited

President Trump’s five-day war pause is an eye-wash

Ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump is a sham. Those following the Iran and US-backed Israel strikes would be able to join the dots. President Trump declared a ceasefire on Monday morning before the stock market opened. And barely hours later, the declining American stock market stabilised and gradually began to soar. The five-day pause will end on Friday, and the stock market will not be affected until next Monday morning.

 It is important to note that the war and military actions are continuing even as Gulf countries are coming increasingly under attack from Iranian strikes.  

The fact is that the US declared war on a weekend (Feb 28) and again issued a 48-hour ultimatum over the weekend to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to target Iranian energy infrastructure. A close watch on developments reveals that all decisions are being strategically announced on weekends, keeping in mind American welfare. It wouldn’t be a surprise if President Trump comes up with some other mind-boggling statement just around the next weekend.

Tyaga Roy

Civil servants 90% are hand in glove with politicians,

Civil servants 90% are hand in glove with politicians, it may be any form of Government in the universe. 10% left who are honest suffer and normally do not go beyond Grade IV or at the most Grade III joint Secretary. In today's corrupt world dishonesty has a big edge over honesty. Strange but so true.

Harish Kumar

Clear files and render justice

I have been reading the good work by Collectors and SPs, very inspiring. However, I wonder how many of them are able to clear files and render justice to the common man who throng their offices.

Shankar

 Corps Commanders selection

Let the Corps Commanders be duly selected after a thorough analysis of their Technological knowledge & software skill-sets to appreciate & integrate the software & domain expertise on World Theatre. There should be NIL human involvement.

Samarjit

Champion Farmer initiative

Champion Farmer initiative is a highly impactful and practical model for agricultural transformation. It is creating leaders from the leaders like peer learning.

Suresh

Aadhar Biometric - Print of the fingers and thumb impressions

Mentioning his Aadhar Card Number, the appellant requested to provide a print of the ten fingers and thumb impressions taken on biometric. The PIO replied that the "core biometric information" has been defined in Section 2(i) of the Aadhaar Act and there is a clear prohibition under the law against sharing or using core biometrics for any reason whatsoever. The CIC held that appropriate response in keeping with the provisions of the law has been duly provided to the Appellant. The CIC further observed that since the response of the PIO is found legally appropriate and the Appellant has chosen not to buttress the case at hand, no further intervention is deemed necessary in this case, under the RTI Act.

Comments

When a citizen seeks information which originates from him, the public authority can take the plea that the information is not “held” by it. However, in this case, the CIC has remained silent about section 22 of the RTI Act (Act to have overriding effect) and has preferred not to discuss which Act is supreme in case of inconsistencies between them.

Citation: Shri Suresh Chand Meena v. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Second Appeal No. CIC/UIDAI/A/2024/638600; Date of Decision: 04.09.2025

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