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Gaurav Yadav appointed regular DGP of Punjab

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LO Bureau
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Chandigarh: The Punjab Government on Friday (October 9, 2026) appointed 1992-batch IPS officer Gaurav Yadav (IPS:1992:PB) as Director General of Police (Head of Police Force), Punjab, with a minimum tenure of two years.

The appointment order was issued in the name of the Governor by the Department of Home Affairs, Punjab, under its Home-I Branch.

Yadav was selected from a panel of three IPS officers empanelled by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the post. The other two officers on the panel were Dr Sharad Satya Chauhan (IPS:1992:PB) and Harpreet Singh Sidhu (IPS:1992:PB). The UPSC forwarded the panel to the Punjab Government on July 1, 2026, after assessing the names proposed by the state government.

The order refers to the Supreme Court’s directions dated September 22, 2006, and July 3, 2018, in the Prakash Singh and Others vs Union of India and Others case concerning police reforms and the appointment and tenure of state police chiefs.

Yadav has been functioning as the head of the Punjab Police on an additional-charge basis since July 2022, when the then DGP, Viresh Kumar Bhawra (IPS:1987:PB), proceeded on leave. At the time, Yadav was serving as Special DGP, Administration, Punjab. His appointment as regular DGP ends the prolonged arrangement under which he had been holding the charge of the state police chief without a regular appointment.

CAPF Act comes into force amid pending challenge in Supreme Court

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Bureau Desk (LO)
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AI courses for IPS

Nearly five months after the Parliament passed the legislation, the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026, is now in force. The Union Home Ministry has notified its coming into force from October 8, 2026.

The new law formalises the deputation of IPS officers to senior positions in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), even as its constitutional validity is under challenge in the Supreme Court.

Serving CAPF officers have challenged its validity in the top court, as the cadre dispute affects around 13,000 CAPF officers.

The Home Ministry’s notification assumes significance as the new law has emerged as a key issue in separate contempt proceedings concerning the implementation of the Supreme Court’s May 23, 2025, judgment, which directed the Centre to progressively reduce the deputation of IPS officers in the CAPFs over the period of two years.

The contempt proceedings began after several petitions were filed alleging that the Union Govt has not fully implemented the May 2025 judgment.

Further, the petitioners told the top court that the new Act did not cover several directions of the 2025 judgment and, therefore, there was no reason to defer the contempt proceedings until November 18, which had earlier been fixed as the returnable date in the writ petitions challenging the legislation.

Following it, a bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan on September 30 decided to hear the contempt petitions along with three writ petitions challenging the validity of the CAPF Act on October 15.

Preeta Verma IPS Biography: Batch, Cadre, Education & Posting

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Santosh Suman
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Preeta Verma IPS
Preeta Verma IPS

Preeta Verma IPS Biography: Preeta Verma is a 1991-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Bihar cadre. She is currently serving as Director General-cum-Commandant General of Home Guards and Bihar Fire Service. She is also holding the additional charge of Director General of Police (DGP), Bihar, until further orders.

Born on July 1, 1968, Preeta Verma belongs to Rajasthan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree and joined the IPS on October 11, 1992. During her career, she has served as Superintendent of Police in several Bihar districts and held senior positions in CID, Vigilance, Police Modernisation and Training.

She has also served on central deputation as Chief Executive Officer of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). Her other senior assignments include Director General (Training), Bihar, and Director General-cum-Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation.

Preeta Verma IPS: Quick Information

DetailInformation
Full NamePreeta Verma
ServiceIndian Police Service (IPS)
Batch1991
CadreBihar
Date of Birth1 July 1968
Age58 years (as of October 2026)
Home StateRajasthan
EducationBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
IPS Joining Date11 October 1992
Current PostDG-cum-Commandant General, Home Guards & Bihar Fire Service
Additional ChargeDirector General of Police (DGP), Bihar
IPS ID19911043

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Preeta Verma IPS Posting History

Period / DatePost / PositionDepartment / Organisation
Various periodsSuperintendent of Police, SaharsaBihar Police
Various periodsSuperintendent of Police, SiwanBihar Police
Various periodsSuperintendent of Police, BegusaraiBihar Police
Various periodsSuperintendent of Police, VaishaliBihar Police
Various periodsSuperintendent of Police, MuzaffarpurBihar Police
Various periodsPolice OfficerCriminal Investigation Department (CID), Bihar
Various periodsPolice OfficerVigilance, Bihar
2017Additional Director General, Police ModernisationBihar Police
2017Additional Responsibilities, Wireless & Technical Services and State Crime Records BureauBihar Police
Central deputationChief Executive OfficerKhadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
December 2022 / January 2023Director General, TrainingBihar Police
January 2026Director General-cum-Chairman-cum-Managing DirectorBihar Police Building Construction Corporation
2026Director General-cum-Commandant GeneralHome Guards & Bihar Fire Service
September 2026Additional Charge of DGPBihar Police
October 2026 – PresentDGP (Additional Charge)Bihar Police

Preeta Verma IPS: Current Posting

Preeta Verma is currently serving as Director General-cum-Commandant General of Home Guards and Bihar Fire Service. She was assigned the additional charge of Bihar DGP on September 15, 2026, after the then DGP, Vinay Kumar, proceeded on leave.

On October 5, 2026, the Bihar government extended her additional charge until further orders. She continues to hold her substantive Home Guards and Fire Service responsibilities alongside the additional DGP assignment.

Preeta Verma IPS: Awards

YearAward
2009Police Medal for Meritorious Service
2023President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service

LIC appoints five Independent Directors including former IAS Shailesh Kumar Singh

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LO Bureau
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Life Insurance of India

New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has inducted five new Independent Directors on its Board for a four-year term with effect from October 7, 2026, subject to approval of the members and fulfilment of applicable regulatory requirements.

The appointments were approved by the LIC Board on the recommendations of its Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The new appointees bring diverse experience from public administration, banking, international finance, central banking and financial technology.

The five Independent Directors are:

  1. Shailesh Kumar Singh is a retired 1991-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre and former Secretary, Rural Development, Government of India. During his administrative career spanning around 35 years, he handled responsibilities across rural development, infrastructure, energy, industry, MSMEs, urban development and information technology.
  2. David Paul Rasquinha, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank), brings more than three decades of experience in export credit, international finance and cross-border project financing. His career has included work in international fundraising and large-scale project finance.
  3. Shyam Srinivasan, who served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Bank from 2010 to 2024, has extensive experience in banking and financial services. His areas of expertise include business strategy, organisational transformation, governance, risk management and financial-sector leadership.
  4. Ganesh Kumar Sundara Iyer, a former Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, has over three decades of experience in central banking and financial infrastructure. His professional expertise covers payment and settlement systems, information technology, cybersecurity and financial market infrastructure.
  5. Gaurav Kumar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yubi Group, brings more than two decades of experience in banking and financial technology. He previously co-founded Vivriti Capital and Vivriti Asset Management and has worked extensively in building technology-led financial services businesses.

PESB invites applications for BHEL Director (Operations, R&D) post

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LO Bureau
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New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Operations, Research & Development), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

According to a vacancy notification issued on October 8, 2026, eligible candidates can submit their applications online through the PESB portal by 3:00 PM on October 29, 2026.

Applications of candidates, except those employed in private sector companies, are required to be forwarded to the PESB by the concerned Nodal Officer, Head of Organisation, Competent Authority, Administrative Secretary or Cadre Controlling Authority by 5:00 PM on November 9, 2026.

The post will effectively replace or restructure the portfolio currently managed under the Engineering, Research & Development (E, R&D) wing. The current Director (E, R&D), SM Ramanathan, is scheduled to superannuate on January 31, 2027, with the revised board responsibilities taking effect from February 1, 2027.

PESB fails to recommend candidate for Braithwaite & Co CMD post

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LO Bureau
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New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) did not recommend any candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Braithwaite & Co. Limited, following a selection meeting held on Thursday (October 8, 2026).

The PESB interviewed nine candidates for the top post but did not find any candidate suitable for recommendation. The Board advised the Administrative Ministry/Department to decide the appropriate course of further action for the selection, including through a Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC) or any other mechanism deemed appropriate with the approval of the competent authority.

The nine candidates interviewed by the PESB were:

  1. Sanjeev Rastogi, Director (Production), Braithwaite & Co. Limited.
  2. Prem Prakash Srivastava, Senior General Manager, HR/A, UP (West) Circle, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
  3. Amber Kumar, General Manager, Consultancy Wing, NTPC Limited.
  4. Yogesh Vijay, Chief General Manager, Planning & Coordination, Pipeline Head Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
  5. Renu Sarin, Additional General Manager, Business Development, NTPC Limited.
  6. Vinod Kumar Sahebrao Bhoyar, Additional General Manager, RE Hydrogen Energy and Head of 4 GW RE Project, NTPC Limited.
  7. Amrendra Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager, Durgapur, MECON Limited.
  8. Sheel Bhadra, Chief Mechanical Engineer (Construction), Ministry of Railways.
  9. Naveen Kumar Singh, SAG (Senior Administrative Grade), Principal Chief Materials Manager/NFR Con, Indian Railway Stores Service.

Delhi government transfers 22 IAS, 12 DANICS officers in major bureaucratic reshuffle

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LO Bureau
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Delhi govt's new directive

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday (October 8, 2026) ordered a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and posting 22 IAS and 12 DANICS officers with immediate effect.

The order issued by the Services Department includes changes in several key departments, including Social Welfare, Power, Education, Health and Family Welfare, Transport, Planning, MCD, NDMC, PWD and Food Safety. The details of the officers and their new postings are as follows:

IAS Officers

  1. Bipul Pathak (IAS:1992:AGMUT), Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, SC/ST/OBC and Additional Chief Secretary, WCD, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare, with additional charges of MD (DCHFC), MD (DSFDC), Additional Chief Secretary, SC/ST/OBC, Additional Chief Secretary, WCD, and Financial Commissioner.
  2. Prashant Goyal (IAS:1993:AGMUT), Additional Chief Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies with additional charge of CMD (DFC), CMD (DSCSC), Additional Chief Secretary (AR) and Additional Chief Secretary, Power, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Power, with additional charges of CMD (DFC), CMD (DSCSC), Additional Chief Secretary (AR) and Additional Chief Secretary (H&FW).
  3. Navin Kumar Choudhary (IAS:1994:AGMUT), Additional Chief Secretary, I&FC with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, GAD, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, GAD, with additional charges of Additional Chief Secretary, I&FC and Additional Chief Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies.
  4. Dilraj Kaur (IAS:2000:AGMUT), Principal Secretary, Education with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Higher Education and TTE, MD (DCHFC) and MD (DSFDC), has been posted as Principal Secretary, Education with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Higher Education and TTE, divesting the charge of MD (DCHFC) and MD (DSFDC).
  5. Niharika Rai (IAS:2005:AGMUT), Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport with additional charge of Secretary, Tourism and Chairman (DTC), has been posted as Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport with additional charge of Chairman & MD (DTC), divesting the charge of Secretary, Tourism.
  6. Rupesh Kumar Thakur (IAS:2006:AGMUT), Secretary, H&FW holding additional charge of CEO (DUSIB), has been posted as CEO (DUSIB).
  7. Sanjay Kumar (IAS:2008:AGMUT), awaiting posting, has been posted as MD (DSIIDC) with additional charge of Secretary (IT) and OSD (Planning) till the superannuation of Yashpal Garg, IAS (AGMUT:2008), and thereafter as Secretary (Planning).
  8. K. Mahesh (IAS:2008:AGMUT), MD (DKVIB) holding additional charge of Secretary (Art, Culture & Language), has been posted as Secretary (Art, Culture & Language) with additional charge of MD (DKVIB).
  9. Ajay Kumar Gupta (IAS:2009:AGMUT), Commissioner (Food Safety) holding additional charge of Secretary (Home), has been posted as Commissioner (Food Safety) with additional charges of MD (DTL), Chairman (IPGCL/PPCL), CMD (DPCL) and Chairman (Pension Trust), divesting the charge of Secretary (Home).
  10. Prasanna Ramaswamy G (IAS:2010:AGMUT), awaiting posting, has been posted as Additional Commissioner (MCD).
  11. Arti Lal Sharma (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Secretary (I&FC), has been posted as Secretary (I&FC) with additional charge of Secretary (Tourism).
  12. B.S. Jaglan (IAS:2011:AGMUT), Additional Commissioner (MCD), has been posted as Controller (W&M).
  13. Satyendra Singh Dursawat (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Additional Commissioner (MCD), has been posted as Director (TTE & Higher Education).
  14. Pankaj Kumar (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Controller (W&M) holding additional charge of Special Secretary (NCR), has been placed at the disposal of MCD.
  15. Awanish Kumar (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Director (TTE & Higher Education), has been posted as Commissioner (Excise).
  16. Eda Raja Babu (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Special Registrar (Cooperative Societies), has been posted as Special Secretary (Home).
  17. Mekala Chaitanya Prasad (IAS:2015:AGMUT), Special Secretary (Health), has been posted as Special Secretary (Health) with additional charge of Special Secretary (PWD).
  18. Nazuk Kumar (IAS:2016:AGMUT), MD (DSIIDC), has been posted as Special Secretary (Land & Building).
  19. Dilkush Meena (IAS:2019:AGMUT), Member (DUSIB), has been placed at the disposal of DDA.
  20. Cheemala Siva Gopal Reddy (IAS:2020:AGMUT), Special Secretary to Lt. Governor, Delhi, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner (MCD).
  21. Rajeev Singh (IAS:2021:AGMUT), Member (DUSIB) holding additional charge of Special Secretary (Land & Building), has been posted as Member (DUSIB) with additional charge of Special Secretary (PWD).
  22. Swati Sheemar (IAS:2023:AGMUT), awaiting posting, has been posted as Additional Director (Education).

DANICS Officers

  1. Lekhraj (DANICS:2008), Additional Secretary (ACL), has been posted as Special Secretary (ACL).
  2. Arun Gupta (DANICS:2009), on joining GNCTD, has been placed at the disposal of NDMC.
  3. Padmakar Ram Tripathi (DANICS:2011), awaiting posting, has been posted as Joint Commissioner (Transport).
  4. Mohd. Rehan Raza (DANICS:2012), Additional Secretary (Planning), has been posted as Additional Secretary (H&FW).
  5. Harshit Jain (DANICS:2014), Joint Secretary (LAS), has been posted as Joint Secretary (CMO).
  6. Rohankar Piyush Arun (DANICS:2014), NDMC, has been posted as Joint Commissioner (Development).
  7. Harminder Singh (DANICS:2014), Director (NDMC), has been posted as Additional Private Secretary to Lt. Governor.
  8. Mohan Kumar (DANICS:2016), Joint Commissioner (Development) holding additional charge of ADM (East), Revenue, has been posted as ADM (East), Revenue, with additional charge of ADM (North-East), Revenue.
  9. Deepak Pundir (DANICS:2018), Additional Private Secretary to Lt. Governor, has been posted as Director (NDMC).
  10. Dr. Shrikant Tapdiya Rajendra Prasad (DANICS:2018), Deputy Commissioner (Food Safety), has been posted as Deputy Commissioner (Food Safety) with additional charge of CATS-Programme Officer.
  11. Ravinder Kumar (DANICS:2021), awaiting posting, has been posted as Deputy Director (WCD) with additional charge of Member Secretary (DCW).
  12. K. Buzar Jamhar (DANICS:2023), awaiting posting, has been posted as Assistant Commissioner (Food & Civil Supplies).

Gautam Ghosh appointed Executive Member of Narmada Control Authority

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LO Bureau
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New Delhi: Gautam Ghosh, Chief Engineer, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has been appointed as Executive Member, Narmada Control Authority (NCA).

The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), according to an Information note issued on Wednesday(October 7, 2026).

The Narmada Control Authority (NCA) was constituted in 1980 under the Narmada Water Scheme for implementing the decisions and directions of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal. It is responsible for matters including the storage, apportionment, regulation and control of Narmada waters, sharing of power benefits from the Sardar Sarovar Project, regulated water releases and rehabilitation-related issues. The NCA is headquartered in Indore.

ACC empanels two officers for HAG in Central Water Engineering Service

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LO Bureau
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Central Water Engineering Service

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) approved the empanelment of two officers for promotion to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) of the Central Water Engineering Service (Group ‘A’).

The empanelment is for promotion to Level 15 of the Pay Matrix for the panel year 2026.

ACC Approves Promotion of 107 Scientists/Engineers/Professors in Department of Space

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LO Bureau
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New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the promotion of 107 Scientists, Engineers and Professors in the Department of Space to higher grades.

According to an Information note issued on Wednesday (October 7, 2026), the ACC has approved the promotion of 78 Scientists/Engineers/Professors from the grade of Scientist ‘SG’/Professor to the grade of Scientist ‘G’/Sr. Professors.

The ACC has also approved the promotion of 26 Scientists/Engineers from the grade of Scientist ‘G’ to the grade of ‘Outstanding Scientist’, while three Scientists have been promoted from the grade of ‘Outstanding Scientist’ to the grade of ‘Distinguished Scientist’.

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