Inclusion of women officers on panel sends strong message
Having women officers from the Indian Army and Air Force on the Foreign Secretary’s panel is an important and strong message. It shows that India is changing and becoming more modern and inclusive in its military. Their participation highlights the strength of women, challenging old stereotypes about gender roles. The operation itself represents a new approach in India’s military strategy. Unlike previous strikes in 2016 and 2019, this operation demonstrated advanced skills and precision, showing that India is prepared for modern warfare while managing conflicts carefully.
Result of Indo-Pak War will be birth of a New Nation Balochistan?
As the Indo-Pak conflict heats up, the result of this could be the birth of a new nation, Balochistan – currently a province of Pakistan. One can wait and watch.
BUREACRACY
Ms Nidhi Chhibber gets new job in NITI Aayog
Ms Nidhi Chhibber, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog, has been appointed as Director General, Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office in NITI Aayog in the Secretary rank. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Appointment of Nidhi Chhibber as Secretary, Food Processing cancelled
Appointment of Ms Nidhi Chhibber as Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been cancelled. She was to take over the charge on June 1.
80 officers promoted as GM in SBI
As many as 80 officers have been promoted to the grade of General Manager in the State Bank of India. The officers promoted as follows: https://whispersinthecorridors.com/pdf/GM_Select_List.pdf
157 officers promoted as DGM in SBI
As many as 157 officers have been promoted to the grade of Deputy General Manager in the State Bank of India. The officers promoted as follows: https://whispersinthecorridors.com/pdf/DGM_Select_List.pdf
Bhagwati Charan returns to parent cadre
Bhagwati Charan has been appointed as Additional CIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi region on return from deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.
Ashwani Kumar returns to parent cadre
Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as DCIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi region on return from deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.
Post of Ms Yashasvi Mund upgraded as Director, TSU
The post of Ms Yashasvi Mund has been upgraded as Director in the Department of Industry & Internal Trade (TSU). She is a 2011 batch ITS officer.
Ex-cadre post of Excise Commissioner created in Kerala
An ex-cadre post of Excise Commissioner is created in Kerala for a period of one year w e f May 9, 2025 and this post is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the cadre post of Additional Director General of Police, Headquarters.
Ex-cadre post of IGP and DG, Prisons created in Kerala
An ex-cadre post of Inspector General of Police and Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services is created in Kerala for a period of one year w e f May 9, 2025 and this post is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the cadre post of Inspector General of Police, Headquarters.
Nine IPS officers reshuffled in Kerala
Nine IPS officers have been reshuffled in Kerala. Yogesh Gupta is transferred and posted as Director General, Fire & Rescue Services, while Manoj Abraham has been appointed as Director, Vigilance & Anti Corruption Bureau and M R Ajithkumar will take over as Excise Commissioner. Similarly, Balram Kumar Upadhyay was posted as Director, Kerala Police Academy (KEPA); Mahipal Yadav IPS as Additional Director General of Police, Crimes; G Sparjan Kumar as Inspector General of Police, Crimes I, Thiruvananthapuram; P Prakash as Inspector General of Police, Coastal Police; K Sethu Raman as Inspector General of Police and Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services and A Akbar was transferred as Inspector General of Police, Internal Security.
Four IAS officers get new responsibilities in MP
Four IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in MP. Dhananjay Singh Bhadauria has been appointed as the Commissioner, Jabalpur Division, while Sanket S Bhondwe takes over as Commissioner, Urban Administration and Development and Siby Chakravarthy M has been relieved of the additional charge of Commissioner of Urban Administration and Development but will now hold the additional charge of MD of MP Housing Development Corporation Bhopal, alongside his existing role as Secretary to the Chief Minister. Besides, Meenakshi Singh, Deputy Secretary of the Scheduled Caste Welfare Department, has been entrusted with the additional responsibilities of Commissioner of Scheduled Caste Development as well as MD of the MP State SC Finance and Development Corporation Bhopal, in addition to her present duties.
A K Mohanty assigned additional work of CEO, CAMPA
Anjan Kumar Mohanty, ADG (FC), MoEF&CC is assigned the additional work of CEO, CAMPA in addition to his existing assignments. He is a 1992 batch IFoS officer of Sikkim cadre.
Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in Maharashtra
Sunil Ramanand has been appointed as ADG, CID, Pune, while Rajkumar Vatkar is now ADG, State Police Force, Mumbai and K M Mallikarjun Prasanna was made ADG, Training. Besides, Pravin Salunke has been appointed as ADG, Highway Security, Mumbai; Prabhat Kumar as Director, Civil Protection and Prashant Burde was posted as DG, Rail, Mumbai in Maharashtra.
Shaleen Kabra nominated as Spokesperson, J&K
Shaleen Kabra, Financial Commissioner, Jal Shakti Department, has been nominated as Spokesperson, for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer.
Permanand Sharma appointed PCME, Eastern Railway
Permanand Sharma, who is presently serving in South Eastern Railway (SER) as Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE), has been transferred to Eastern Railway (ER) and posted as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
M Muni Kumar appointed ED, TD, CoE, IRISET
M Muni Kumar, who is presently serving in Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) as Director (S&T), Centre of Excellence (CoE), has been posted as Executive Director, TD, CoE (Kavach) on IRISET itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.
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