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Dilip Cherian | After transfers, U’khand forest officers unite to protect turf

With Assembly elections looming, the state government cannot afford to have a large section of forest officers feeling disgruntled

22 Dec 2021 11:30 PM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with her advisor Alapan Bandyopadhyay during a meeting, in Kolkata. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Supreme Court restrains Centre from acting against Bengal babu

The babu failed to attend a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had visited the state in May

16 Dec 2021 1:09 AM

Dilip Cherian | Shadow boxing over Aadhaar seems puzzling

Suspension of Indian Forest Service officer Bennichen Thomas by the Kerala govt has created a row between the Centre and the Pinarayi govt

09 Dec 2021 9:40 AM

The court order came on the appeal of the Centre against a verdict of the Kerala high court, which directed the Centre to grant home cadre to A. Shainamol, a woman IAS officer, who was posted in Himachal Pradesh. (Representational Image. PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Repatriated as future Gujarat chief secy, babu awaits release

The Supreme Court has ruled that successful UPSC aspirants do not have the right to be allocated the cadre of their choice

02 Dec 2021 2:21 AM

The NHAI is key to the Modi sarkar’s calculations — rapid construction of highways could be an achievement that the government can visibly demonstrate to the people. Representational Image. (PT)

Dilip Cherian | Niti Aayog performance under review, rejig on cards

The last time Aayog was reconstituted was when current vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar was appointed after the resignation of Arvind Panagariya

25 Nov 2021 2:55 AM

The view is that Mr Kumar will have ample time to get a grip on the state administration before the elections. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Babu’s return smacks of long term planning, Gujarat style

The current chief secretary is 1986-batch IAS officer Pankaj Kumar, who was brought in after Anil Mukim retired in September this year

17 Nov 2021 1:56 AM

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been pressed into ordering a fire safety audit of all government and private hospitals in the state. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Madhya Pradesh ponders letting IAS officers run medical college

The move to use officers with administrative as well as medical skills worked well for the state given the emergency-like situation

11 Nov 2021 3:07 AM

Dilip Cherian | Mizoram’s curious case of two chief secretaries

Clearly, there has been an obvious lack of coordination between the two authorities leading to the creation of this awkward situation

03 Nov 2021 1:43 AM

While the high-flying Mr Khare did not superannuate as a Cabinet secretary as some had expected given his stellar track record, he still retains key to the mighty PMO. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Amit Khare to ‘get job done’? PMO now has new point man

Given the buzz surrounding his appointment, he may well outshine the Cabinet secretary during his new two-year tenure

29 Oct 2021 2:34 AM

The Air India sale is finally done with, fittingly, the Tatas back in the cockpit. (Photo: AFP/File)

Dilip Cherian | Disinvestment agenda gets a push: BPCL, LIC among targets

The protracted but ultimately successful Air India sale has recharged the government’s resolve to expedite its disinvestment efforts

21 Oct 2021 10:32 AM

A series of unfortunate events have episodes have made senior officials wonder whether something is lacking in the training that IAS recruits receive before starting their career. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | One scrape too many: Is it time now to rethink training for IAS?

There have been at least two similar instances when young IAS officers have dragged their governments and the service into disrepute

15 Oct 2021 12:34 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Taking cue from Centre, Didi nod to lateral entry in state’s executive

Sources say that the state government is hoping to get domain specialists in senior positions, such as special secretary and joint secretary

06 Oct 2021 1:18 AM

Sources say that Mr Rajamony was chosen by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan based on his long innings as a career diplomat. (AP Photo)

Dilip Cherian | Kerala first state to appoint point man for diaspora, is Punjab next?

The bureaucracy in India moves at a slow pace is a truth that needs no explanation

29 Sep 2021 2:57 AM

None else than Chief Justice N.V. Ramana has expressed displeasure at these new appointments, stating that the government ignored the candidates recommended by the selection committee. (PTI photo)

Dilip Cherian | Govt bends to apex court over filling vacancies in law tribunals

An unprecedented new situation has developed at the secretary-level in the Narendra Modi sarkar

22 Sep 2021 1:23 AM

So, while the elevation of a Rajya Sabha cadre officer to the top post is a historic step, the government could do well to clarify doubts about the length of his tenure. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | A big win for Rajya Sabha cadre officers

Parasaram P.K. Ramacharyulu is the first officer of the RS cadre to be appointed as the Secretary-General of the upper house of Parliament

15 Sep 2021 3:16 AM

The biggest challenge for Mr Mohapatra is to resolve the issues with the new income tax portal that has been facing continued glitches more than two months after it was launched with much fanfare. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Hit by glitches in tax portal, new CBDT chief hits the deck running

It’s an embarrassment that the finance ministry would like to put behind it at the earliest

09 Sep 2021 3:05 AM

Chief minister Vijay Rupani had also hinted during a recent Cabinet meet that Gujarat was still keen to avail of his advice and services. (Image : Instagram)

Dilip Cherian | All of Gujarat is abuzz over future role of ex-CS Mukim

Babus are blaming the flood situation in Maharashtra for having missed the deadline for filling the vacant posts in MPSC

02 Sep 2021 1:07 AM

Babus’ ‘equality’? Mid-career course at Mussoorie will lose IAS-only tag

Mr Gauba’s predecessor P.K. Sinha held the post well beyond his two-year tenure thanks to several extensions

26 Aug 2021 1:58 AM

Indian nationals sit on board an Indian military aircraft at the airport in Kabul. (AFP Photo)

Dilip Cherian | Did India's babus miss the bus, fail to read signals right on Taliban?

There are some whispers that external affairs minister S. Jaishankar’s policy framework is now in shambles

19 Aug 2021 1:41 AM

Mr Chahal is looking ahead and preparing to take on the dreaded “third wave” that is expected soon. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Iqbal Chahal, ‘superbabu’ of Mumbai, & his amazing story

Iqbal Singh Chahal, a 1989 batch officer of the Maharashtra cadre, established a new benchmark in crisis management during the pandemic

11 Aug 2021 1:33 AM

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