Bihar IAS officer apologises for her 'condom', 'sanitary pad' remarks
IANS -
In a letter, Bamhrah explained the utility of the "Shashakt Beti Samridh Bihar" event and apologised to the girl students. "If any girl was feeling hurt over my statements, I apologise to them." Earlier in the day, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took cognisance of the matter and said that he will look into it and take action.
ED to file 5,000-page charge sheet against IAS officer Pooja Singhal in money laundering case
IANS -
Besides Singhal, few mining officials and others also have been named as accused in the matter. Singhal, the mining secretary in Jharkhand, was dismissed from her post soon after her arrest. In May, the ED grilled Ravi Kejriwal, the former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) treasurer in this connection. The central probe agency had scanned last three years' transactions of Singhal to check the suspicious money trail if any.
IAS officer Pooja Singhal suspended after arrest in money laundering case
IANS -
The action against her was taken by the Department of Personnel and Training. Singhal is presently in five-day ED's custody in connection with alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Jharkhand. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is scanning her last three years' transactions to check the suspicious money trail if any. The agency is also scanning all her properties.
Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal arrested by ED
IANS -
The ED sources said that they would scan her transactions of the last three years, to check the suspicious money trail, if any. The agency is also scanning details of all her properties. A source said that total of four cars of her husband Abhishek Jha's CA Suman Kumar, who was arrested on Saturday, have been seized, as sources said that someone else had made the payments for luxury cars, which is suspicious.
‘I am wearing the smile you have me’: IAS officer Tina Dabi to marry again, announces engagement with Pradeep Gawande
Newsmen News Desk -
Indian Administrative service (IAS) officer and 2016 UPSC topper Tina Dabi will marry her IAS colleague Pradeep Gawande in April. She made the announcement of her engagement on Instagram. IAS Pradeep Gawande also took to social media to announce the good news. “Together, is my favourite place to be!” he wrote on Instagram along with a picture with Tina in which he can be seen wearing a red Kurta.
Durga Shankar Mishra to be new Chief Secretary of UP
IANS -
He will be taking charge on December 31 following superannuation of incumbent Rajendra Kumar Tiwari. According to the notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Mishra, a UP cadre IAS officer of the 1984 batch, has been repatriated to his home cadre, after central deputation.
Popular IAS couple Tina Dhabi, Athar Amir get court's nod for divorce
IANS -
Both had filed for divorce on mutual consent in a family court of Jaipur around nine months back. On Tuesday, the court granted them permission for separation. Both were present in the court. The 'celebrity' couple got married in March 2018 and their love story took the social media by storm. Athar is Kashmiri, while Tina was born in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).
Retired IAS Anup Chandra appointed Election Commissioner
IANS -
The appointment restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next set of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand next year. Pandey, a 1984-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre officer, has been appointed to the post in the Election Commission with effect from the date he assumes the office.
Mysuru IAS tussle: War of words continues between Sindhuri and Nag
IANS -
The war of words erupted on Thursday after the Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Shilpa Nag, held a press conference to announce her decision to resign from her post, accusing Mysuru DC Sindhuri of humiliating her at every step. However, hours after Nag's announcement, Sindhuri flatly denied all the accusations and termed them as "contrary to real facts".
Advertisement