BJP to continue if there is no option?
Veteran Congressman said that BJP is going to flourish throughout the country as long as there is no option in the political world of the country.
Is there any rising star in BJP?
During an informal chat of veterans people were of the opinion that there is no rising star in the BJP and only nominated leaders make it.
BUREAUCRACY
UPSC today is headless!
Union Public Service Commission has been without any Chairman for the last four days. Chairman Preeti Sudan retired on April 29.
Telangana DGP: C V Anand and B Shivadhar Reddy emerged frontrunners
The two senior IPS officers – C V Anand and B Shivadhar Reddy have emerged as the frontrunners for the post of Director General of Police (DGP) in Telangana. The post is falling vacant in a few weeks. Presently, Anand is the Hyderabad Police Commissioner while Reddy is Director General (Intelligence). Anand is due to retire in June 2028, while Shivadhar Reddy’s retirement is scheduled for April 2026. The names of these officers were included in the list, sent by the Government to the UPSC. The other names in the list are Ravi Gupta, Jitender, Shikha Goel, Soumya Mishra, and K Sreenivasa Reddy. Special Chief Secretary (Home) Ravi Gupta, the senior-most officer among the contenders, had served as in-charge DGP from December 2023 to July 2024. The UPSC will now evaluate the list based on different parameters like service record, seniority, tenure, and pending years of service. It will then recommend a panel of three officers to the Telangana Government, from which the final selection will be made.
Karnataka: New DGP by end of this month, five officers in fray
The Karnataka Government has extended the tenure of Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP-IGP) Dr. Alok Mohan until May 21. With just over three weeks left in Mohan’s extended term to end, the Government has started the process to search for a new DGP. The state Government has sent a list of eligible senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the Ministry of Home Affairs for consideration. The list includes five Director General of Police (DGP) rank officers – Prashanth Kumar Thakur, M A Saleem, K. Ramachandra Rao, Malini Krishnamurthy, Pronab Mohanty and two Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) rank officers Alok Kumar and B. Dayananda. These officers of state cadre have completed a total of 30 years of service. The Government expects the selection process to be completed by May 21.
Sameer Kumar Khare is now Chairman of National Shipping Board
Sameer Kumar khare has joined as Chairman of the National Shipping Board in Delhi. He is former 1989 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Arvind Shrivastava takes charge as Secretary, Revenue
Arvind Shrivastava has taken over the charge as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Ms Sujata Chaturvedi takes over as Member, UPSC
Ms Sujata Chaturvedi, former Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has taken over the charge as Member, Union Public Service Commission.
Amit Kumar Ghosh returns to parent cadre
Amit Kumar Ghosh, Additional Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has been repatriated to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit joins Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has taken over the charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff in New Delhi. He succeeds Lt Gen JP Mathew.
Maj Gen Lisamma PV takes over as ADG, MNS
Maj Gen Lisamma PV has taken over the charge as Additional Director General, Military Nursing Service (MNS) in New Delhi. She succeeds Maj Gen Sheena PD who superannuated on April 30, 2025 after serving for four decades. Hailing from Kollam district of Kerala, Maj Gen Lisamma PV is an alumna of School of Nursing, Military Hospital, Jalandhar.
LG Pratik Sharma joins as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command
Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma has taken over the charge as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command. A highly decorated officer, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma is an alumnus of NDA, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He was commissioned into the MADRAS Regiment in December 1987.
Col Arvind appointed new Defence PRO
Col Nishant Arvind will be new PRO, Defence at MoD. He is from 2 Core, Ambala. He replaces Col Sudhir Chamoli, who has been promoted as Brigadier.
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