UP govt issues protocol order asking officials to welcome MPs, MLAs by standing upUttar Pradesh officials must now strictly follow protocol for elected representatives. Legislators and ministers will be welcomed standing ...
09 May, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Reports again raise spectre of 'demolition' of Patna's Sultan Palace, spark outcryThe Bihar Cabinet has greenlit plans for a luxurious five-star heritage hotel at the Sultan Palace, a remarkable edifice constructed in 192...
18 Apr, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Step out of that old Bureau bubbleCabinet Secretary T V Somanathan encouraged senior bureaucrats to engage with diverse external groups like trade unions, NGOs, and the priv...
15 Jul, 2025, 11.33 PM IST
Amended anti-graft law a challenge for probe agenciesA blanket protection shield for all bureaucrats at inquiry level has been brought in by NDA govt.
26 Jul, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
Delhi government officers body writes open letter to Arvind Kejriwal, seeks meeting over 'safety'In the letter, the joint forum, which consists of IAS, DANICS and DASS cadre officers of Delhi government, said that bureaucrats and civil ...
19 Jun, 2018, 10.56 PM IST
Modi Sarkar@2: PM Narendra Modi consolidates his grip on bureaucracyAlmost all appointments and policy moves are initiated from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and then percolated through ministries.
19 May, 2016, 05.22 AM IST
BJP demands FIR against guilty before probing Adarsh Society scam furtherAfter the BJP-led state government took over in 2014, the present Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao granted CBI the permission to prosecute the gu...
30 Apr, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
Amendment in anti-graft law: Bureaucrats relieved, legal experts skepticalWhile babus feel it will help tackle policy paralysis, legal experts have questioned move to provide a blanket protection from criminal act...
03 May, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
'No shield for graft, but babus need protection in case of honest error'Legal experts also said they feel that the proposed changes will help in checking corruption in the country.
30 Apr, 2015, 05.00 PM IST
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis plans to revamp CMO on the lines of the PMOStrengthening of CMO will remove the bottlenecks and pendency of work would be reduced when bureaucrats enter the scene to help ministers, ...
01 Nov, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
Modi effect: Delhi government servants have to clock in on time, stay back late and even give up holidaysStaff at a defence ministry office in Delhi were last week asked to sign up to notice pledging that they would be in by 9 am or face action.
23 Jun, 2014, 08.19 AM IST
DoPT issues 'Competency Dictionary' listing qualities in ideal bureaucratA new training manual for civil servants lists the ability to defuse stressful situations with humour as a high level of competency.
14 Jan, 2014, 04.28 AM IST
Hope Ikea won't face red tape in India: Annie Loof, Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Regional AffairsSweden is excited about furniture major Ikea's proposed India foray, but hopes it won't run into bureaucratic delays and taxation barriers.
02 Nov, 2012, 07.47 AM IST
- Remove officials close to Mayawati: BJP to EC
BJP today asked the Election Commission to remove top bureaucrats and police officials close to Chief Minister Mayawati accusing them of wo...
24 Dec, 2011, 07.08 PM IST
- Aruna Roy blasts PM Manmohan Singh for RTI remark
Stating that even earlier, bureaucrats were not making file notings, Roy said, "No one wanted to take the onus (to make a noting) if it was...
16 Oct, 2011, 07.11 AM IST
- Chavan for amendment to DC rules
CM for amendment to DC rules for govt to take possession of mill lands.
12 Aug, 2009, 02.44 AM IST
- A year on, state housing policy remains on paper
Even as the Vilasrao Deshmukh government celebrates its three years in office, with tall claims of achievements in urban development, its m...
10 Nov, 2007, 12.53 AM IST