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
Politics and Current Affairs
Eyewitness account of Kargil war
Tiger Hills, Tololing, 5123 were recaptured in July, 1999 to complete the two months long Kargil War with Drass being the epicenter.
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
Preamble of Constitution tops mind of IAS Neha Giri
Neha Giri, a 2010-batch IAS officer, serving as managing director of RMSCL, has introduced practices to bring more transparency in system
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
Former IAS Rohit Kumar Singh has ideas to mitigate cyber threat
Singh advocates for a robust cyber security system and emphasis on public private partnerships in technological ventures to mitigate impact of cyber threat.
Bureaucracy
Sans minister IAS Vaibhav Galriya ploughs farms in monsoon
In absence of any agriculture minister, principal secretary Vaibhav Galriya is putting up an impressive performance ensuring timely input
