Senior diplomat Sanjay Rana (IFS:1996) was on Wednesday (18.09.2024) appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Morocco. Presently, he is serving as Ambassador of India to Bulgaria since February 2021 and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
In a statement, the MEA said, “Shri Sanjay Rana (IFS: 1996), presently Ambassador of India to Bulgaria, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Morocco.”
“He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the statement added.
The central government on Tuesday (17.09.2024) announced the appointment of Central Prabhari Officers (CPOs) for 6 districts under the Aspirational District Programme.
Newly appointed CPOs for 6 districts are as follows:
Gulzar N (IAS:1999:AP), Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, has been appointed as CPO of Alluri Sitharamaraju, Andhra Pradesh.
Niraj Kumar Bansod (IAS:2008:CG), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as CPO of Korba, Chhattisgarh.
Nand Kumarum (IAS:2008:MP), CEO, National Egovernment Division (NEGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has been appointed as CPO of Narayanpur.
Anand Kumar Jha (IFoS:1992:AP), Joint Secretary, M/o Cooperation, has been appointed as CPO of Godda, Jharkhand.
Puma Chandra Kishan (IAS:2005:RJ), Joint Secretary, D/o Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, has been appointed as CPO of oraput, Odisha.
Rajesh Agarwal (IAS:1994:MN), Additional Secretary, D/o Commerce, has been appointed as CPO of Chandel, Manipur.
Manoj Kumar (IRS-IT:2003), Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Mumbai, has been given additional charge of the post of CVO, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI), Mumbai. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (17.09.2024), the competent authority has approved the proposal for entrustment of additional charge of the post to Mr Kumar for six months with effect from 03.07.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Shambhu Sharma has been selected as Director (Operations), India Optel Limited (NACL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 18, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Additional General Manager ( OLF)/ India Optel Limited, Indian Ordnance Factories Service.
He will be appointed to the post of Director (Operations) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
The following 04 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:
Shishir Khare, Executive Director (Yantra India Ltd), Indian Ordnance Factories Service
Shambhu Sharma Additional General Manager ( OLF)/ India Optel Limited, Indian Ordnance Factories Service
Kamlesh Kukreti, Senior General Manager (Operations), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Satyam Singh, General Manager, Central Electronics Limited
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appointed Manoj Kumar Verma as Kolkata’s new police chief on Tuesday following her meeting with protesting junior doctors on Monday. Verma’s appointment as Kolkata’s new Police Commissioner at this crucial juncture, when the state is witnessing widespread doctors’ agitation, has generated public interest in knowing more about him.
Before being tipped for the city’s top cop, Verma was serving as Additional Director General (Law and Order) in the Bengal Police. A 1998 batch IPS officer, Verma has many feathers in his cap as an upright police officer. An alumni of National Police Academy, Hyderabad, Verma has been a decorated police officer. He was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS) in 2017 as Inspector General of Traffic Police and the Chief Minister’s Police Medal for his role as Barrackpore Police Commissioner in 2019. He has also served as ADG (Intelligence Bureau).
Born to a middle class family at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, Verma is a mechanical engineering graduate. He showed his mettle in his very first posting as Superintendent of Police (SP) at West Midnapore where he earned public laurels for his role in curbing Maoist activities.
But it does not mean that Verma has not courted controversy. The latest was during his tenure as West Bengal ADG (law and order). He was greeted with severe criticism for labeling the Nabanna Abhijan rally (organized in support of agitating doctors) “illegal” and treating it as an act aimed to incite unrest in the state. But his action suited the interests of his political masters. It perhaps paid dividend.
Retired IAS officer MG Gopal (IAS:1983:TG) has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner for a period of three years. Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari issued orders to this effect on Tuesday. He also took charge the same day. Gopal held several posts in the state government.
The Telangana government on Tuesday (17.09.2024) appointed retired IAS officer I Rani Kumudini (IAS:1988:TG) as the new State Election Commissioner (SEC) for three years. She succeeds C Parthasarathi (IAS:1998:TG), whose tenure ended on September 8.
I Rani Kumudini retired from service in July 2023 after serving in various capacities with both the State and Union governments. Previously, she served as the Special Chief Secretary of Labour department, Secretary of Social Welfare Residential Schools, Rangareddy District Collector, Managing Director of Housing Corporation, Commissioner of Labour and Horticulture departments in the state government. At the Union level, she worked as Joint Secretary of Agriculture department and Chief Executive of National Fisheries Development Board.
Former Foreign Secretary MK Rasgotra celebrated his 100th birthday on September 11. A special function was hosted at Hyderabad House on Monday night. The event was attended by a mix of retired and serving officers, and featured a special address by Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, who hailed Rasgotra as the “GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of IFS.” Jaishankar also posted on the social media platform X, saying: “We celebrate a legend of the Indian Foreign Service today, former Foreign Secretary MK Rasgotra, who just turned 100. A titan of his times, Foreign Secretary Rasgotra indeed is the #GOAT of IFS.”
100 years young!
We celebrate a legend of the Indian Foreign Service today, former Foreign Secretary MK Rasgotra, who just turned 100.
A titan of his times, Foreign Secretary Rasgotra indeed is the #GOAT of IFS.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, a 1989-batch IFS officer, also joined the celebrations and posted on X: “A singular privilege to host Ambassador Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra, Foreign Secretary of India (May 1982 to Jan 1985), on his attaining the age of 100.” He added, “His grace, charm, and wit remain undiminished, and he continues to be a role model for diplomats.”
A singular privilege to host Ambassador Maharajakrishna Rasgotra, Foreign Secretary of India (May 1982 to Jan 1985), on his attaining the age of 100! His grace, charm and wit remain undiminished and he continues to be a role model for diplomats. Thank you for these moments, Sir! pic.twitter.com/F7Mnu5yM37
The three senior IPS officers, suspended by the Andhra Pradesh government for alleged harassment and wrong confinement of Mumbai-based actress Kadambari Jethwani, are planning to move the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) challenging their suspension by the government. According to sources, the three officers, former intelligence chief PSR Anjaneyulu (IPS:1992:AP), former police commissioner of Vijayawada Kranti Rana Tata (IPS:2004:AP) and former Vijayawada deputy commissioner Vishal Gunni (IPS:2010:AP), will be arguing that they were suspended on the basis of a frivolous complaint without establishing their involvement through a proper investigation.
The three officers were suspended after the actress filed a police complaint against them alleging that she and her father were picked by police, brought to Vijayawada and kept in confinement for three days illegally. In her complaint she alleged that the action was taken against her in haste at the behest of YSRCP leader and film producer K V Vidyasagar Rao, who accused her of forgery and extortion.
Based on her complaint, the AP police chief had ordered a probe. The probe report said that IPS officers, Kranthi Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni, proceeded to arrest the actress even before producer Vidyasagar Rao had formally lodged a police complaint. The report said that it was done on the direction of former intelligence DG Anjaneyulu. The finding is believed to have paved the way for the government action against the trio.
The actress had also named two more police officers, an ACP and a circle inspector, in her complaint. They are already serving suspension.
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday (17.09.2024) revised its earlier recommendations for the appointment of Chief Justices to four High Courts due to a two-month delay from the Central government in action on the Collegium’s July 11 suggestions. Justices Suresh Kumar Kait, GS Sandhawalia, Tashi Rabstan, and Indra Prasanna Mukerji, have been recommended as Chief Justices for the Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and MeghalayaHigh Courts, respectively.
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was initially recommended for the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. Justice Kait is now proposed as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Justice GS Sandhawalia was originally recommended for the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He is now proposed as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. This appointment will take effect following the retirement of Justice Rajiv Shakdher in October 2024.
Justice Tashi Rabstan, instead of being appointed to the Meghalaya High Court, Justice Rabstan is now proposed as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
Meanwhile, Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, the seniormost puisne judge of the Calcutta, was recommended as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, replacing the earlier nomination of Justice Tashi Rabstan.
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