government appointments

Mumbai, March 28 – In an effort to expedite long-standing land acquisition disputes related to National Highway projects, the Central government has appointed 57 new arbitrators in Maharashtra.This decision is expected to resolve more than 28,000 pending claims from individuals affected by...

Mumbai, March 28 As many as 57 tribunals have been appointed in Maharashtra to expedite the disposal of over 28,000 pending land acquisition claims linked to national highway projects, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Saturday.Pending land acquisition claims often delay...

New Delhi, March 26 Senior diplomat Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, according to an official order.Tandon is a 1994-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the...

Jammu, March 23 "Justice has finally been done," said Abrar Ahmed of Rajouri, who lost his parents to terrorism 26 years ago, after he received his appointment letter from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday.Abrar is among 438 beneficiaries who were handed government letters by the...

Dehradun, March 20 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expanded his cabinet on Friday, with five MLAs taking oath as ministers at the Lok Bhavan here.With the induction of the new ministers – Khazan Das, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra, and Ram Singh Kaida – the...

Nainital, March 19 R. Meenakshi Sundaram, the Principal Secretary (Energy) of the Uttarakhand Government, appeared before the Uttarakhand High Court via video conference on Thursday during the hearing of a contempt petition.This contempt petition was filed regarding the non-compliance with a...

Dehradun, March 18 The Uttarakhand government has removed the Managing Directors of two energy sector corporations from their posts with immediate effect, bringing the total number of Managing Directors removed in the state to three in the last 20 days.Both the removed Managing Directors were...

New Delhi, March 18 As many as 63 appointments have been made in various government departments through lateral entry since 2018, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Lateral entry refers to the appointment of specialists, including those from the private sector, in government departments...

Kolkata, March 17 – Just days after taking office as the Governor of West Bengal, R.N. Ravi has taken proactive steps to expedite administrative operations.According to a state government official, an email has been sent to the state secretariat, Nabanna, requesting the filling of several key...

New Delhi, March 16 A parliamentary committee has recommended that the Centre examine the feasibility of establishing a structured 360-degree review mechanism for the appointment of officers to Joint Secretary and other senior positions across all central services.The committee believes that...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission of India on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to appoint new police superintendents in four districts.The EC made the decision after reviewing the state's preparedness for upcoming assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on...

Kolkata, March 16 A day after the announcement of the West Bengal assembly election schedule, the Election Commission on Monday removed DGP Peeyush Pandey and Kolkata Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar, an official said.The EC appointed senior IPS officer Siddh Nath Gupta as the director...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday said that states that have enacted a separate Act for the appointment of the Director General of Police (DGP) will have to follow the law, but in its absence, they will have to follow the guidelines laid down by the apex court.A bench of Chief...

Appointment letters were distributed to 5,690 candidates in Guwahati.In Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today distributed appointment letters to 5,690 candidates in the Education Department at a program held at the playground of the College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara, in...

Chennai, March 12 Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was sworn in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu on Thursday in a simple ceremony held here at the Lok Bhavan.Upon arrival at the Bharathiar Mandapam of Lok Bhavan, Arlekar was warmly welcomed by Chief Minister M K Stalin and Chief Justice of the Madras...

New Delhi, March 11 Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was sworn in as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in a ceremony held at Lok Niwas on Wednesday.Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sandhu in the presence of Chief...

Jammu, March 9 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hosted a dinner here on Monday in honor of the members of the Union Territory's cricket team, which recently won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in more than six decades.Abdullah, along with his Cabinet colleagues and senior...

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 9 Dismissing the ruling DMK's mega-conference being organized on Monday in Trichy as a "manufactured awakening", TVK claimed that no amount of "artificial boosters" could save the ruling party from the growing public tide in favor of actor-politician Vijay.In...

Srinagar, February 28 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced a cash reward of Rs 2 crore for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team on Saturday, following their maiden Ranji Trophy victory.Calling it a watershed moment for Jammu and Kashmir cricket, he said that this landmark win has filled the...

Dhaka, February 25 The government of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman appointed a new central bank governor on Wednesday, effectively terminating the contract of the incumbent, who was appointed by the interim government.Mostaqur Rahman, an economist, will serve as the Governor of the...