Appointments
Shalini Rajneesh to replace husband Rajneesh Goel as Karnataka CS
Shalini Rajneesh became the third chief secretary to have replaced her husband. She replaced Rajneesh Goel, who is retiring on July 31
Action (Disciplinary)
IPS Pankaj Choudhary writes DoP for dismissal of IPS Rahul Barhat
In a strange development, IPS Pankaj Choudhary has written a letter to DoP demanding dismissal of another IPS Rahul Barhat
Crime
Court orders murder trial against cops for ‘killing’ of Anand Pal
Court ordered investigation and murder trial against cops in Anand Pal Singh encounter case
Appointments
Brijesh Dixit named managing director of REIL
Brijesh Dixit, an accomplished mechanical engineer with Indian Railways, has been selected as managing director of REIL
Bureaucracy
Wife of IAS, who eloped with gangster, dies by suicide
Surya J, wife of Gujarat cadre IAS officer Ranjeeth Kumar J committed suicide
Appointments
IPS Nitin Deep Blaggan tenure extended, IAS Rajesh Yadav repatriated
Nitin Deep Blaggan, a 2003-batch IPS , gets two years extension in centre while Rajesh Yadav, 1996-batch IAS has been repatriated prematurely
Bureaucracy
Wife of IAS Ranjeeth Kumar attempts suicide
Surya J, the estranged wife of Gujarat cadre IAS officer Ranjeeth Kumar J, attempted suicide for unknown reasons. She is admitted in hospital
Bureaucracy
IAS panel to fight dog bite in MP
To rein in rising incidents of dog bites, Madhya Pradesh government has set up a 15-member panel, which includes seven IAS officers
Bureaucracy
Mridula Singh gets cadre-transfer to Rajasthan post marriage
Mridula Singh, a 2021 batch IFS officer has been transferred to Rajasthan from Uttar Pradesh on basis of her marriage with batchmate Rahul
Bureaucracy
UPSC chief Manoj Soni resigns five years before end of his term
At a time when UPSC is under fire regarding seetiyon of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, UPSC chairman Manoj Soni is said to have resigned.