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‘Cleared UPSC while serving this face card’: Instagram video goes viral
A viral Instagram video celebrates Poorva Choudhary's success in UPSC 2024, garnering over 2 million views.
Published on Apr 23, 2025 08:02 AM IST
UPSC 2024 toppers: Who are Shakti Dubey, Harshita Goyal, Dongre Archit Parag?
The top five UPSC qualified candidates comprised 3 women and two men. Shakti Dubey topped the exam, with Harshita Goyal and Dongre Archit Parag close behind.
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 07:05 PM IST
UPSC CSE 2024 final results declared; Shakti Dubey tops the exam
UPSC Civil Services final results 2024: Shakti Dubey tops UPSC CSE 2024; Harshita Goyal, Dongre Archit Parag secure 2nd and 3rd ranks respectively.
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 06:02 PM IST
‘Transparent admn my priority’: Himanshu Jain takes charge as Ludhiana DC
In his maiden media address, Jain outlined his vision for a progressive and people-centric administration, emphasising transparency, accountability, and efficient service delivery
Published on Mar 21, 2025 06:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Upgrading the plumbing of India’s administration
One way to build expertise in governance would be to break up the IAS into two divisions — a field division and a policy analysis division
Published on Mar 10, 2025 07:37 PM IST
Ludhiana: SCD Government College honours alumna Kamla Chowdhary with Lifetime Achievement Award
After completing her matriculation as a topper in Ambala division, Chowdhary pursued higher education in Ludhiana and Amritsar, earning her master’s degree in English from SCD Government College in 1961
Published on Mar 10, 2025 07:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
IAS officer, kin booked for arms licence fraud
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) labour and employment department secretary Kumar Rajeev Ranjan and his family members.
Published on Feb 21, 2025 07:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking exclusions from SC, ST quotas in MP
The petitioner approached the court after the Madhya Pradesh high court refused to entertain his plea seeking the exclusion of children of IAS and IPS officers from SC and ST reservation
Published on Jan 09, 2025 02:56 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, 1996 batch IAS officer, appointed DGCA director general
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, a 1996 batch IAS officer, is presently serving as additional secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Published on Jan 03, 2025 10:35 PM IST
Jitendra Dudi appointed as new Pune district collector
Pune district collector Dr Suhas Diwase has been promoted to IAS secretary; Jitendra Dudi appointed as new Pune collector, replacing him.
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 06:50 AM IST
HC cites ‘motive to dupe UPSC’ to deny Khedkar pre-arrest bail
The Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to formerprobationary Indian Administrative (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
CCPA imposes ₹2 lakh fine on Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study for misleading ad
An IAS coaching institute has been penalized for misleading advertisement about its success rates. Discover what they did wrong.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Revenue secy Sanjay Malhotra, 56, appointed RBI governor, takes over on Dec 11
Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Rajasthan cadre, is an IIT Kanpur alumnus
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 06:30 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
Hire IAS officers from B-schools: Narayana Murthy's $50 trillion economy pitch
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy proposes selecting IAS and IPS officers from business schools to enhance governance.
Published on Nov 18, 2024 06:40 PM IST
Muskaan Sharma
India’s richest IAS officer is an IITian with a net worth of ₹8.9 crore
Amit Kataria is India’s richest IAS officer with an estimated net worth of ₹8.90 crore, according to several news reports.
Published on Nov 12, 2024 08:21 AM IST
Jitendra Jorwal takes charge as Ludhiana DC
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Jitendra Jorwal on Saturday took charge as the deputy commissioner (DC) and vowed to ensure optimal use of welfare schemes and seamless delivery of services to locals.
Published on Sep 14, 2024 10:16 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Puja Khedkar dismissed from IAS weeks after UPSC cancelled her selection
The central government discharged Puja Khedkar from the IAS under Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Rules, 1954, with immediate effect.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 06:43 PM IST
How tug of war between Maharashtra bureaucrats, politicians has hit Mantralaya
Weekly cabinet meetings, convened for important policy decisions, almost mandatorily end up in face-offs between babus and netas
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 09:33 AM IST
The friendly interference
Opposition leaders Aaditya Thackeray and Sachin Sawant have already levelled such allegations and wondered whether the Shinde government wants to remove the first woman chief secretary from her post within two months of her appointment
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 07:56 AM IST
Delhi high court directs police against arresting Puja Khedkar until August 21
A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the case against Puja Khedkar primarily seems to be a false representation given in the application form
Published on Aug 12, 2024 01:18 PM IST
CM Sukhu announces overhaul of performance appraisal system
Sukhu said that from now on, all officers, including administrative secretaries and deputy commissioners posted in districts, would be evaluated solely on their performance for their APARs.
Updated on Aug 11, 2024 07:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Dharamshala
UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2024 schedule out, check timetable here
UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2024 schedule has been released. The timetable is given here.
Published on Aug 09, 2024 01:53 PM IST
HT Education Desk | Edited by Papri Chanda
Selection and training of IAS officers
This article is authored by Probir Sen, former chairman Air India, New Delhi.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 03:41 PM IST
Pune cops ask Puja Khedkar for statement on harassment charges against collector
Puja Khedkar had accused Pune district collector Suhas Diwase of harassment hours after the Maharashtra government put her district training on hold.
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 10:26 PM IST
Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report
IAS probationary officer, Puja Khedkar, who has been facing scrutiny for misusing a reservation quota, used a fake ration card to get a disability certificate
Published on Jul 17, 2024 01:19 PM IST
Puja Khedkar files harassment complaint against Pune collector
Puja Khedkar, 34, is facing accusations of using fraudulent means to clear her civil services exam
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 04:48 AM IST
IAS officer transferred to Washim over allegations of bullying & entitled behaviour
Earlier, Diwase had written to additional chief secretary Nitin Gadre requesting the latter to consider giving a posting to Khedkar, 32-year-old junior officer, in another district to avoid administrative complications
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Fresh appointments, several lateral shifts in Centre’s bureaucratic reshuffle
The reshuffling has come at a time when the model code of conduct (MCC) is in effect owing to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
Updated on May 28, 2024 02:09 AM IST
Vrinda Tulsian, New Delhi
Nidhi Khare takes over as department of consumer affairs secretary. Who is she?
Nidhi Khare, a 1992 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre has succeeded Rohit Kumar Singh as secretary, department of consumer affairs.
Published on Apr 01, 2024 09:34 PM IST
Union ministry orders appointment of Haryana officer to IAS on tribunal’s directions
Since he retired on August 31, 2022, from the post of additional director, industries and commerce, the officer cannot be given appointment; Only a member of the state service could be appointed to IAS as per regulations, said DoPT
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 07:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh