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N Sridhar’s tenure as CMD of SSCL ends, N Balram takes full additional charge

January 2, 2024 northsouthblock No Comments

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) chairman and managing director (CMD), N. Sridhar, has been asked to report to the General Administration Department on completion of his tenure as the CMD of the public sector mining company.The term of extension of Mr. Sridhar as the SCCL CMD expired on December 31,2023 and he had accordingly been…

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Apurva Chandra gets additional charge of Department of Health and Family Welfare

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 northsouthblock No Comments

The Competent Authority has approved assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare to Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting with immediate effect and till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Chandra assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry…

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UPSC Member R N Chaubey to retire in January

January 2, 2024 northsouthblock No Comments

Rajiv Nayan Chaubey is retiring in January. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) conducts prestigious civil services examination to select the country’s bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers.

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Dr Arvind Panagariya appointed as 16th Finance Commission Chairman

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 northsouthblock No Comments

The government on Sunday appointed former Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya as the chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. Joint secretary in the finance ministry Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey will be the secretary to the commission, the government said in a notification.“The President is pleased to constitute a Finance Commission with Dr Arvind Panagariya, former Vice-Chairman,…

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S. Suresh Kumar, IAS assumed the charge of Chairman, Damodar Valley Corporation

January 1, 2024 northsouthblock No Comments

S Suresh Kumar (IAS) has assumed the charge of Chairman of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) with effect from Monday. Prior to joining the post, Kumar was working in the capacity of Director General at Netaji Subhash Administrative Training Institute, Kolkata. Kumar joined the Indian Administration Services in the West Bengal Cadre in 1988. He holds…

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UP chief secretary DS Mishra makes history with 3rd service extension

January 1, 2024 northsouthblock No Comments

Having got his third extension in service, Durga Shankar Mishra, IAS, will now set a record as the second longest serving chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh. He has already made history for being the first IAS officer in the country to have already got three extensions as chief secretary (CS) after retirement. Following the Centre’s…

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RINL Achieves Historic Milestone As CMD, RINL, Restarts Blast Furnace-3

December 31, 2023 northsouthblock No Comments

In a momentous event heralding a significant turnaround for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Shri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL lit up Blast Furnace-3 today at RINL. This monumental achievement is a pivotal step towards the rejuvenation of RINL’s operations and a testament to its commitment to growth and excellence. CMD RINL expressed his elation, describing…

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Ms. Seema Kumar to continue as CMD, IRCTC

December 31, 2023 northsouthblock No Comments

Ms. Seema Kumar, Additional Member (Tourism & Catering), Railway Board, will continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) with effect from January 1, 2024. She is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

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IPS Nitish Kumar promoted to ADGP rank in J&K

December 31, 2023 northsouthblock No Comments

IG, Jammu and Kashmir Nitish Kumar has been promoted to ADGP rank. Kumar has served as SDPO Nowshera, SDPO Gandhi Nagar, SP South Srinagar, SP Handwara, SP Pulwama, SSP Anantnag, AIG (CIV) PHQ, DIG SKR Anantnag, DIG NKR Baramulla,. The officer is presently posted as IGP, CID, J&K.

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28 IAS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in December

December 30, 2023 northsouthblock No Comments

As many as 28 IAS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in December, 2023. They are: Somesh Kumar of AP cadre; Rakesh Agarwal of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; Sanjay Kumar Upadhyay of Bihar; Amit Kashyap of Himachal Pradesh; Arun Kumar Singh of Jharkhand; Ajay Tirkey and Rajeev Ranjan of Madhya Pradesh; Manoj Saunik, Ashwani Kumar,…

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