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Pawan Kumar Rai selected as Director (Project Planning), DFCCIL

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LO Bureau
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The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Pawan Kumar Rai for the post of Director (Project Planning) in the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited. The selection was made during the PESB interview held on October 25, 2025.

Mr. Rai is presently serving as General Manager (Civil), Northern Coalfields Limited. His name has now been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to the requisite vigilance clearances.

Those who appeared before the PESB were:

  1. Sandesh Shrivastava, Executive Director Project, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Of India Limited
  2. Rajeev Kumar Chaudhary, Executive Director Expotech, Rites Limited
  3. Abhay Pratap Singh, Deputy General Manager Project Manager, Gurugram, Engineers India Limited
  4. Sharad Jaikar, General Manager, Head of the Pumped Storage Power Projects – Maharashtra, NHPC Limited
  5. Sudam Charan Sahu, Additional General Manager (FGD), NTPC Limited
  6. Shankar Narayan, General Manager General Manager, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
  7. Amar Nath Jha, General Manager Head of the Project, Nhpc Limited
  8. Prem Shankar Misra, Additional General Manager Head of civil department, Ntpc Limited
  9. Pawan Kumar Rai, General Manager (Civil), Northern Coalfields Limited
  10. Baldev Singh Jaryal, General Manager / Business Development & Project Coordination, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
  11. Naveen Babu, Executive Director/J&K & ED High Speed, Ministry of Railways

Nivedita Dubey selected as Member (HR), Airports Authority of India

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LO Bureau
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The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Nivedita Dubey for the post of Member (HR) in the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The selection was made during the PESB interview held on October 24, 2025.

Ms. Dubey is presently serving as Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region), AAI. Her name has now been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to the requisite vigilance clearances.

Those who appeared before the PESB were:

  1. Raja Gopal Prabhu, Executive Director (HR), Airports Authority Of India
  2. Nandita Bhatt, Executive Director Planning, Airports Authority Of India
  3. Maya Lavania, Executive Director (Administration), Airports Authority Of India
  4. Nivedita Dubey, Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region), Airports Authority Of India
  5. B Muralidaran, General Manager, Airports Authority Of India
  6. Rishykesh, Priyadarshy, General Manager (HR), Airports Authority Of India
  7. Sunder Singh, General Manager/Human Resources, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Of India Limited
  8. Samita Luthra, Senior General Manager (Enterprise Business Platinum), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
  9. Tekkam Sridhar, Senior Executive Director, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO)
  10. Manish Kumar, Director (Personnel), Northern Coalfields Limited, Northern Coalfields Limited
  11. Sunil Prakash Bhardwaj, Additional Director & HoD (Admin. & Finance), Ministry of Health And Family Welfare
  12. Rajiv Gandhi, Executive Director/Establishment (RRB), Ministry of Railways

Rajasthan: 34 IPS officers transferred; Govind Gupta is new DGP, ACB

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LO Bureau
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Rajasthan Police

In a major restructuring of the police administration, the Rajasthan government has issued transfer and posting orders for 34 IPS officers across the state. The Home Department notification, released on Wednesday (October 22, 2025), includes several senior officials being moved to key positions.

Among the top reshuffles, Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (IPS:1992) has been appointed as DGP, Law & Order, while Govind Gupta (IPS:1993) has been moved as DGP, Intelligence.

Notably, three senior ADGP-rank officers have been elevated to DGP-level responsibilities—Anand Kumar Srivastava, Ashok Kumar Rathore & Malini Agarwal.

In another significant change, Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph (IPS:1995) has been replaced by Sachin Mittal (IPS:1996), who will now lead the capital city’s police force.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

  1. Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (IPS:1992:RJ), DGP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Law & Order.
  2. Govind Gupta (IPS:1993:RJ), DGP, Jail, has been transferred and posted as DGP, ACB.
  3. Anil Paliwal (IPS:1994:RJ), DGP, Technical Services (Telecommunication & Technical) and Traffic, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Training & Traffic.
  4. Anand Kumar Srivastava (IPS:1994:RJ), ADGP, Armed Battalion, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Special Operations.
  5. Ashok Kumar Rathore (IPS:1994:RJ), ADGP, Training, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Jail.
  6. Malini Agarwal (IPS:1994:RJ), ADGP, Civil Rights & Anti Human Trafficking, has been transferred and posted as DGP & Commandant General, Civil Defence.
  7. Prashakha Mathur (IPS:1995:RJ), ADGP, Planning, Modernisation & Welfare and Re-organisation, has been relieved of the charge of ADGP, Re-organisation.
  8. Biju George Joseph (IPS:1995:RJ), Commissioner of Police, Jaipur, has been transferred and ADGP, Personnel.
  9. Sushmit Biswas (IPS:1995:RJ), ADGP, State Human Rights Commission, has been transferred and ADGP, Railways.
  10. Dinesh MN (IPS:1995:RJ), ADGP, Crime Branch, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, ATS, AGTF & ANTF.
  11. Sachin Mittal (IPS:1996:RJ), ADGP, Personnel, has been appointed as Commissioner of Police, Jaipur.
  12. Sanjeev Kumar Narzari (IPS:1996:RJ), ADGP, Vigilance, has been transferred as ADGP-cum-Director, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur.
  13. Vishal Bansal (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP, Law & Order, has been transferred as ADGP, SOG.
  14. Vijay Kumar Singh (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP, ATS & SOG, has been transferred and posted ADGP, Law & Order.
  15. Dr. Hawa Singh Ghumaria (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP, SDRF, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Crime Branch.
  16. S Sengathir (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP-cum-Director, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Vigilance.
  17. P Ramji (IPS:1998:RJ), ADGP, Home Guards, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Jail.
  18. Rupinder Singh (IPS:1999:RJ), ADGP, Jail, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Armed Battalion & SDRF.
  19. Bhupendra Sahoo (IPS:1999:RJ), ADGP, Railways, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Police Housing.
  20. BL Meena (IPS:1999:RJ), ADGP, Community Policing, has been transferred as ADGP, Traffic.
  21. Lata Manoj Kumar (IPS:2000:RJ), IG, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur, has been transferred as ADGP, Civil Rights, Anti-Human Trafficking & Community Policing.
  22. Praful Kumar (IPS:2001:RJ), IG, Vigilance, has been transferred as IG, Intelligence.
  23. HG Raghavendra Suhas (IAS:2001:RJ), IG, Railways, has been transferred as IG, Jaipur Range.
  24. Rahul Prakash (IPS:2006:RJ), IG, Jaipur Range, has been transferred as Special Commissioner (Operations), Police Commissionerate, Jaipur.
  25. Dr Ravi (IPS:2007:RJ), DIG, Planning, Modernisation & Welfare, has been transferred and posted as IG, Planning, Modernisation & Welfare.
  26. Satyendra Kumar (IPS:2007:RJ), awaiting posting order, has been posted as IG, ACB, Jaipur.
  27. Dr. Rameshwar Singh (IPS:2009:RJ), Additional DCP, Law & Order, Police Commissionerate, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as DIG, ACB-I, Jaipur.
  28. Dr. Rajeev Pachar (IPS:2010:RJ), DIG, Intelligence, PHQ, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Additional DCP, Law & Order, Police Commissionerate, Jaipur.
  29. Prahlad Singh Krishnia (IPS:2011:RJ), DIG, ACB, Udaipur, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Crime Branch, Jaipur.
  30. Arshad Ali (IPS:2011:RJ), DIG, Community Policing, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Law & Order, PHQ, Jaipur.
  31. Gyan Chandra Yadav (IPS:2014:RJ), SP, SOG, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as SP-II, ATS, Jaipur.
  32. Amit Jain (IPS:2020:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Principal, Rajasthan Police Training Centre, Jodhpur.
  33. Vishal Jangid (IPS:2022:RJ), Assistant SP, Bikaner Sadar, has been posted as Assistant SP, Circle Sriganganagar.
  34. Anushtha Kalia (IAS:2022:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Assistant SP, Bikaner Sadar.

Dinesh Singh repatriated to parent cadre for promotion benefits

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LO Bureau
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Dinesh Singh (IOFS:1989), currently serving as Development Commissioner (Joint Secretary level) at the Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) in Gujarat, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (October 23, 2025), the competent authority has approved the proposal of the Department of Commerce for his repatriation to enable him to avail the benefit of promotion in the cadre.

Singh has been serving in the post since May 2023, following his appointment order issued by the DoPT on May 18, 2023. His appointment was initially up to the date of his superannuation on December 31, 2025. However, he has now been repatriated ahead of schedule to facilitate promotion in his parent cadre.

Senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Ali Rizvi opts for VRS; key reshuffle in Telangana administration

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LO Bureau
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Telangana

Senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Ali Rizvi (IAS:1999:TG), serving as Principal Secretary, Revenue (Commercial Taxes and Excise), has taken voluntary retirement from service. The Telangana government has accepted his request, which will take effect from October 31.

Following this, M Raghunandan Rao (IAS:2002:TG) has been placed in full additional charge (FAC) of the post of Secretary, Revenue (Commercial Taxes and Excise). The orders were issued by Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao on Wednesday.

In another development, S Harish (IAS:2015:TG), CMD of TGGENCO, has been assigned FAC of the post of Director, Endowments, relieving Shailaja Ramayyar of the additional charge.

Similarly, Bhavesh Mishra (IAS:2015:TG), Deputy Secretary in the IT department, has been given FAC of the post of Director, Mines and Geology.

Further, Garima Agrawal (IAS:2019:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Siddipet, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Rajanna-Sircilla.

Manish Gupta appointed India’s ambassador to Ireland

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LO Bureau
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Manish Gupta RINL CMD

Senior diplomat Manish Gupta (IFS: 1998) was on Friday (October 24, 2025) appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Ireland. Presently, he is serving as High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

In a statement, the MEA said ” Shri Manish Gupta (IFS: 1998), presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Ireland”.

“He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the statement added.

Nagma Mohamed Mallick appointed India’ envoy to Japan

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LO Bureau
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Senior diplomat Nagma Mohamed Mallick (IFS:1991) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Japan. She is presently posted as Ambassador to the Republic of Poland and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

In a statement, the MEA said “Ms Nagma Mohamed Mallick (IFS: 1991), presently our Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Japan”.

“She is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the statement added.

UP govt appoints Archana Agrawal as ACS Transport

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LO Bureau
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In a significant bureaucratic development, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday (October 23, 2025) appointed senior IAS officer Archana Agrawal (IAS:1990:UP) as Additional Chief Secretary, Transport, and Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC).

Ms. Agrawal recently returned to her parent cadre on October 16, 2025, following her premature repatriation from central deputation, where she was serving as Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. She had been on central deputation since 2016.

Meanwhile, IAS officer Amit Kumar Gupta (IAS:2000:UP), who was holding the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Transport Department, and Chairman, UPSRTC, has been relieved of these responsibilities. He will continue as Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration.

Also Read: Senior IAS officer Archana Agrawal repatriated to Uttar Pradesh cadre

PESB invites applications for CMD post in Bharat Dynamics Limited

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LO Bureau
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The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) in Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). The vacancy notification was issued on Thursday (October 23, 2025), setting November 13, 2025, as the last date for submission of applications through the PESB portal.

Eligible candidates from both the public and private sectors can apply for the top post.

The position is expected to fall vacant on May 1, 2026, following the superannuation of Commodore A. Madhavarao (Retd.), the current CMD. Notably, Mr. Madhavarao has been serving as CMD since July 19, 2023.

PESB finds no suitable candidate for AAI Member (Operations)

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LO Bureau
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The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has not found any suitable candidate for the post of Member (Operations) in the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The selection meeting was held on October 23, 2025, in which 12 candidates were interviewed.

After detailed interactions, the Board decided not to recommend any candidate for the post. The PESB has advised the Administrative Ministry/Department to take an appropriate course of action for filling up the position, which may include the constitution of a Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC) or any other process deemed fit with the approval of the competent authority.

The following candidates appeared before the Board for the interview:

  1. Suneel Dutt, Executive Director (CNS Planning), Airports Authority of India
  2. Sridhar Kumar Mallick, Executive Director (CNS Operation and Maintenance), Airports Authority of India
  3. Sujoy Dey, Executive Director (Planning), Airports Authority of India
  4. Nandita Bhatt, Executive Director (Planning), Airports Authority of India
  5. Pulla Hezekiah, General Manager (Operations), Airports Authority of India
  6. Vikram Singh, General Manager (Operations), AAI CHQ, Airports Authority of India
  7. S. Senthil Valavan, General Manager (ATM-Training), Airports Authority of India
  8. Dr. Gursewak Manish, Executive Director, Indian Aviation Academy, Airports Authority of India
  9. Santosh Dhoke, General Manager (Airport Director), Airports Authority of India
  10. Utpal Datta Baruah, General Manager (Air Traffic Management), Airports Authority of India
  11. Anchal Prakash, General Manager (Engg-Civil) – JVC, Airports Authority of India
  12. Shyameshwar Dayal Sharma, General Manager (Project), Bihta Civil Enclave, Patna, Airports Authority of India
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