Chief Secretary

The Rajasthan government appointed Pant as chief secretary on December 31 following the retirement of Usha Sharma. Pant will also hold the additional charge of president of Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Corporation Limited.

New chief secretary appointed in violence-hit Manipur

Vineet Joshi, a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Manipur cadre, replaced Rajesh Kumar.

Prabodh Saxena appointed Himachal Pradesh chief secretary

The 1990-batch IAS officer replaces R D Dhiman who retired on Saturday and has been appointed as the state's chief information commissioner.

K Vijayanand assigned additional charge as AP Chief Secretary

Sharma has been admitted in a private hospital in Hyderabad, where he underwent treatment for a cardiac ailment, an official release said.

West Bengal Chief Secretary Row | Civil servants have one boss and that’s the Constitution of India

Civil servants, including chief secretaries, must not become yes-men. They do not work 'under' a Chief Minister but 'with' them as a colleague; and definitely not as a supplicant

Centre is planning to proceed criminally against former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay

Under Section 56 of the Disaster Management Act, an government officer has to prove he “obtained the express written permission of his official superior or has other lawful excuse” for withdrawing from a duty under the Act.

Mamata Banerjee requests PM Modi to rescind order recalling Chief Secretary, says will not release him

In a five-page letter, Banerjee urged the prime minister to reconsider the Centre's decision to recall the chief secretary after giving him a three-month extension.

Delhi govt asks departments to update websites regularly

The Delhi government has directed all its departments to update official websites on a regular basis, a move intended to provide updated information about the government's works to Delhiites.

S P Singh takes over as new Chief Secretary of Telangana

Senior IAS officer S P Singh today took over as the new Chief Secretary of Telangana government.

'Make in India' Week: Sena chief not invited for Modi's event

Modi will be arriving in Mumbai tomorrow to inaugurate the 'Make in India' event at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) followed by an event at National Sports Club (NSC) ground in Worli.

Rs 4.6-lakh cr investment likely during Make in India week

The state government expects investments in textile sector as many foreign and domestic companies are ready to invest in Maharashtra.

Odisha records above 23% growth in own tax revenue

Presenting the updates of the revenue position, Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Finance R Balakrishnan said that own tax revenue up to November, 2015 is satisfactory.

Need to check flaws in banking system: Rajan

"Our country is today facing number of challenges regarding implementation of economic reforms and we are putting it back on the right path by certain measures." Rajan said.

Cabinet nod for new land acquisition rules

Under the new set of rules, prior sanction will be sought from land owners and more compensation and rehabilitation ensured to those who lose their lands.

Eid holiday will not be cancelled: Rajasthan govt

Facing protest from various quarters, state Health Minister Rajendra Rathore said that the camps will be "voluntary and not binding" and the government holiday was not cancelled.

Odisha okays expansion plans of BPSL, Utkal Alumina

The BPSL has proposed to pump in Rs 4837 crore in its expansion plan while Utkal Alumina estimated that the entire cost of the refinery would be Rs 7563 crore.

Tata Group to sign 3 MOUs with Tripura govt

Chief Secretary Y P Singh said an MOU would be signed with the department of Industries and Commerce for providing higher technological knowhow to two Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in West Tripura district and Dhalai district.

Coal scam: Order on charge in case against Koda on July 14

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Rajhara North coal block in Jharkhand to Kolkata-based Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL).

Govt forms 10-member panel to revisit PPP infra model

Among the members of the committee are C S Rajan, Chief Secretary, Rajasthan Government; S B Nayar, CMD, IIFCL; Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER; Pradeep Kumar, MD, CBG, SBI; Vikram Limaye, MD, IDFC; P S Behuria, former IRS and Sudipto Sarkar, Barrister-at-law, Kolkata.

Jan Lokpal Bill draft will be ready in 1-2 days: Kejriwal

The committee is being headed by the Chief Secretary, while other members are secretaries of Urban Development, Law and Finance departments, besides senior advocate Rahul Mehra.

Cyclone, flood toll rises to 43, relief work expedited

Five more bodies were recovered in Ganjam (3) and Nayagarh (2) districts, Mohapatra said. Stating that Ganjam, Balasore and Mayurbhanj were identified as the worst cyclone-flood hit districts in the state, Revenue and Disaster Management minister S N Patro said that relief and restoration work was the focus of the government now.

Odisha to seek clarification from ministry on coal blocks

Annoyed over the manner of coal block allocation by the Centre, the Odisha government today decided to seek certain clarifications from the Ministry of Coal before signing on the lease agreements with concerned parties, official sources said.