Is the Congress-NC alliance in J&K in trouble?

It was supposed to be a piece of the Congress’s continued upswing in the Assembly elections but the party appears to be in an uncomfortable position in J&K, where it has an alliance with National Conference for the assembly polls. The party is leading the charge in Jammu. But things apparently have not gone to plan. Former J&K Chief Minister and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah has said that his party entrusted the Congress with a significant number of seats in the Jammu division, but, “unfortunately, the Congress has not done as much in the plains of Jammu as we expected them to do”. Does the statement have any political significance?.

Haryana VS polls: Prime Minister taking backseat to local candidates?

The Haryana BJP has earlier relied a lot on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and thus, in 2014 his massive rallies helped party to win Assembly polls. With his 10 rallies in the state ahead of the 2014 assembly election, Modi catapulted the BJP in Haryana from a party that used to get single-digit assembly seats to one that formed the government on its own for the first time with 47 seats in the 90-member state assembly. The party also relied on Modi in 2019, but his rallies decreased to six. This time, Modi has addressed only four rallies in Haryana, raising many eyebrows. The declining trend of his rallies raises questions about the underlying factors shaping the BJP campaign strategy in Haryana. The party appears to be relying more on established local machinery rather than Modi campaigning in person, especially as they face challenges from a resurgent Congress.

BUREAUCRACY

Dy Governor RBI Rao gets one year extension

Deputy Governor RBI M Rajeshwar Rao has been given one year extension beginning October 9.

Will 1995 batch IPS Deepam Seth be regular DGP of Uttarakhand?

Deepam Seth is likely to be appointed regular DGP of Uttarakhand. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Arvind Singh Rawat quits Indian Revenue Service-IT

Arvind Singh Rawat, Addl CIT, Varansi, has resigned from the Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre.

CSS Forum gets new Members

Central Secretariat Service Forum has inducted 12 new Members in the Forum. Ram Kumar has been nominated as Convener, while A J Jha, Rajesh Kumar, Narendra Gautam, Nitin Gupta, Pankaj Sinha, Jitendra Juyal, Hitlar Singh, Ajit Kumar, Zahid Sharif are Advisers and Paras Kumar Singh and Rakesh Kumar will be Special invitees.

Cadre of Pranali Umare transferred to Uttarakhand

Cadre of Mrs Pranali Ramesh Umare has been transferred from Kerala cadre to Uttarakhand on grounds of marriage to IFoS officer Rajat Suman. She is an Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officer of 2023 batch.

Deputation tenure of K Karthikeyan extended

The deputation tenure of K Karthikeyan, presently posted as AIGF(C), Regional Office, MoEF&CC, Chennai, is extended for a period of one year beyond September 6, 2024 till September 6, 2025. He is a 2008 batch IFoS officer of Kerala cadre.

Central deputation tenure of Ms Wormila Jasmine Keishing extended

The central deputation tenure of Ms Wormila Jasmine Keishing working as Deputy Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been extended for a period upto February 3, 2025. He is a 2011 batch IRPS officer.

Central deputation tenure of Prashant Agarwal extended

The central deputation tenure of Prashant Agarwal working as Director, Higher Education has been extended for a period upto December 14, 2025. He is a 2002 batch IRSS officer.

Vikram Gaur promoted to Pr CCIT grade

Vikram Gaur has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax on in-situ basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Interviews for MD, NHDC on Oct 7

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is holding interviews for the post of Managing Director, National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) Limited on October 7, 2024.

Kaushik Rakshit selected as Director (Fin), Jute Corporation

Kaushik Rakshit, Senior GM, NSC, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), The Jute Corporation of India Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 4, 2024. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2024 schedule released

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued the time table for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2024. The examination will commence on November 24 and be held in two sessions. While the forenoon session will be held from 9 am to 12 noon the
afternoon session will be held from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.


UPSC finalises candidates for Asst Prof Organan of Medicine

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued a list of qualified candidates for nine posts of Assistant Professor Organan of Medicine, D/o Health and Family welfare. The selected officers are Sanjib Sahoo, Nisha Sehrawat, Sandhya, Rita, Heema, Sudheer Kumar, Sunil Verma, Navita Bagdi and Akash Kumar Sen.

Dr Rohit Yadav appointed Secretary, Energy in Chhattisgarh

Dr Rohit Yadav has been appointed as Secretary, Energy Department in Chhattisgarh on return from Central deputation and given additional charge of Chhattisgarh State Power Companies. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer.

Temporary attachment of Sanchit Kumar Garg with TRAI extended
The Temporary Attachment of Sanchit Kumar Garg with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been extended. He is an ITS officer.

Shishir Dhamija promoted to CCIT grade

Shishir Dhamija has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) on in-situ basis. He is a 1991 batch IRS officer.

Vikram Gaur promoted to PCCIT grade
Vikram Gaur has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (PCCIT) on in-situ basis. He is a 1990 batch IRS officer.

R K Tanwar is GM, NHSRCL, New Delhi

Rajiv Kumar Tanwar has been sent on deputation as General Manager
(Track) to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for New Delhi on deputation basis. Prior to this appointment, he was working as Executive Director (Track-Mod), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

N S Sridharamurthy transferred to SWR

N S Sridharamurthy has returned from deputation to the Government of Karnataka and transferred to South Western Railway. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Three DANICS officers shifted

Three DANICS officers have been given new places of postings. Accordingly, C Arvind has been shifted from A &NI to Delhi while Pravesh Ranjan was transferred from Delhi to A & NI. Besides, Vinod Kumar Yadav is now shifted to A &NI Administration instead of Lakshadweep.

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