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SC questions reservation benefits for children of advanced families in backward classes

SC questions reservation benefits for children of advanced families in backward classes

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Observing that with educational and economic empowerment there is social mobility, the Supreme Court on Friday questioned the continued grant of reservation benefits to children of economically and educationally advanced families within backward classes. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a plea challenging a Karnataka High Court judgment which upheld the exclusion of the petitioner, whose parents are both state government employees, from reservation. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

New postings for over a dozen senior bureaucrats in secy-level overhaul| India News

New postings for over a dozen senior bureaucrats in secy-level overhaul| India News

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a major reshuffle at the Secretary level of bureaucracy, transferring and posting more than a dozen Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across key central government ministries and departments. Nivedita Shukla Verma, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, posted as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. (Photo: cipet.gov.in) The order, issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on March 31, 2026, effects immediate changes across ministries ranging from Information & Broadcasting to Rural Development, Tourism, Finance, and Education. New charge for Nivedita Shukla Verma Nivedita Shukla Verma, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been moved from the Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals to take charge as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. She has additionally been given charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare. Her previous charge …

UPSC bars candidates already ‘selected, appointed’ as IFS, IAS from Civil Services Exam 2026; check CSE guidelines here

UPSC bars candidates already ‘selected, appointed’ as IFS, IAS from Civil Services Exam 2026; check CSE guidelines here

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released a notification on Wednesday, announcing 933 vacancies for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) Examination 2026. However, the guidelines governing eligibility restrict candidates already appointed or selected as IAS or IFS officers. Giving no second chance to candidates already appointed as IAS or IFS officers on their previous examination, the Commission bars candidates from eligibility in CSE 2026. A similar rule is in place for those “selected or appointed” to the Indian Police Service (IPS), which implies that they will not be eligible for CSE 2026. The UPSC laid down strict rules, imposing restrictions on IAS or IFS officers’ reattempt. The circular dated 4 February states, “A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) based on the results of an earlier Examination and continues to be a member of that Service will not be eligible to appear at the Civil Services Examination-2026.” If a candidate gets appointed to the post of IAS or IFS after …

Supreme Court says IAS officers ‘show supremacy’ over IPS, IFS; questions Uttarakhand’s CAMPA fund use | Latest News India

Supreme Court says IAS officers ‘show supremacy’ over IPS, IFS; questions Uttarakhand’s CAMPA fund use | Latest News India

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Mar 05, 2025 09:29 PM IST The apex court’s observation came during a hearing on the misuse of the CAMPA fund in Uttrakhand, which is meant for afforestation and forest conservation. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers often try to assert their supremacy over Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers. Supreme Court says IAS officers assert supremacy over IPS, IFS.(HT_PRINT) The apex court’s observation came during a hearing on the misuse of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) fund in Uttrakhand, which is meant for afforestation and forest conservation. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih observed that, based on their experience as government pleaders and judges, IAS officers often see themselves as superior to IPS and IFS officers. Justice Gavai added that this issue persists across all states and has led to resentment among IPS and IFS officers. “In my experience as a government pleader for three years and a judge for 22 years, I can tell you …

Odisha | The Majhi makeover

Odisha | The Majhi makeover

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Five months after taking power in Odisha, in a turn of events whose success may have surprised even the protagonist, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has one objective. To set a gove­rnance benchmark by which to disting­uish itself from its predecessor. What it grapples with is this: a humble roots politician like Mohan Charan Majhi, ele­vated to the chief minister’s post, invites comparison with a giant like Naveen Patnaik, the transformative effect of whose governance era no one denies. How to get a positive hue in such a juxtaposed frame? Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Noida DM clarifies after ‘Pappu’ jibe at Congress leader triggers uproar | Latest News India

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Sep 13, 2024 10:01 PM IST Noida DM later clarified that the account was misused by “anti-social elements” and that legal action has been initiated. A social media post from the official X handle of District Magistrate Gautam Budh Nagar, trolling Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, stirred controversy on Friday, with questions being raised about political bias within the bureaucracy. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate (File Photo) Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate posted a clip from her conversation with historian Ashok Pandey on X, where she remarked: “History is made and cannot be changed. Narendra Modi knows how history will remember him and that is why he is worried.” Also Read | Jaishankar’s veiled jibe at Rahul Gandhi: ‘Life is not Khata-Khat’ In response, the official X handle of the District Magistrate Gautam Budh Nagar/Noida replied: “You should think about yourself and your Pappu,” a comment widely interpreted as a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Expressing outrage over the reply, Shrinate said: “This is DM Noida, he is responsible for the whole district. His language and thoughts …

Nitish Kumar govt transfers over 100 bureaucrats amid Bihar uncertainty | Latest News India

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The Bihar government on Friday transferred 22 IAS, 79 IPS and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times) The transferred officers included five district magistrates (DMs) and 17 SPs. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here According to a notification by the general administration department, Patna DM Chandrasekhar Singh, a 2010-batch IAS officer, has been made special secretary in the chief minister’s secretariat. Singh was recently in the news for his war of letters with the state education department over closure of schools in Patna in view of cold wave conditions. He has been replaced by 2011-batch IAS officer Shirsat Kapil Ashok, who is currently the IG (prisons). Naval Kishor Choudhary (2013-batch IAS officer), currently Gopalganj DM, will take over as the new Bhagalpur DM. Bhagalpur DM Subrat Kumar Sen (a 2013-batch IAS officer) has been appointed as Muzaffarpur DM. Arvind Kumar Choudhary (1995-batch IAS officer), presently posted as principal secretary (finance), has been given additional charge of principal secretary …

IAS officers meet CM: Bhagwant Mann asks CS to check if vigilance took prior sanction

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Chandigarh Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday directed chief secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua to check whether the prior sanction was taken by the Vigilance Bureau (VB) from the state government before booking IAS officer Neelima and other officials for allowing the bifurcation of an industrial plot and submit his report within 24 hours. Mann gave the direction to the chief secretary after more than 50 IAS officers along with office bearers of the Punjab IAS Officers Association met him at his office in the civil secretariat to register their protest against the registration of the FIR against Neelima, a 2008 batch IAS officer, and others without following due procedure. The IAS told the CM that the mandatory prior approval was not taken by the VB from the competent authority under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Meanwhile, the Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officers, who went on mass casual leave from Monday onwards against the arrest of a colleague, also met the CM separately but refused to call off their protest unless the state …