Grapevine has it that the outgoing DRDO Chairman, Samir Kamat, is joining the board of NIBE Defence and Aerospace, a defence manufacturing company focused towards making India self-reliant in defence production. One can only wait and watch.

According to sources, PM Modi is likely to meet some Indian Editors on June 8 at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.

In all probability 2009 batch IRS (C&CE) officers will be promoted to the rank of Commissioner next year.

Secretary DEA Anuradha Thakur has been given additional charge of the Department of Expenditure. She is 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

If sources are to be believed, in future ,the Government will not sanction any VRS case without proper investigations, including the applicant's service span. The Income Tax department on an average receives 20 VRS applications per year, but sources said, the government is unlikely to clear such cases on flimsy grounds.

PESB has recommended the name of Shri Bhaskar Chowdary Nettem, Executive Director, for the post of Director (Production), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal takes charge as Director General of Police (DGP) ,Tamil Nadu.He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.

Ms Manisha Saxena (IRS (C&CE) 2000-batch officer) took charge as Joint Secretary, Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. She was previously serving as Senior Deputy Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and looked after its administration. This is an upgradation/deputation from ICMR to DHR.

Former IAS officer Atheeq L K has been appointed as Financial Adviser to the Chief Minister of Karnataka D K Shivakumar. He will also continue as Chairman, Bengaluru Business Corridor.

Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday posted two IAS officers as ACS and Secretary to CM in Karnataka. Tushar Giri Nath of 1993 batch has been appointed as ACS to CM and placed in concurrent charge of ACS, Urban Development Department.

The MIB has appointed five IIS officers as Special Correspondents. Accordingly, Ritesh Chaudhary will go to Colombo, while Akhilesh Sharma will go to Dhaka. Manish Shiva Zile has been appointed as Dubai Special Correspondent. Arvind Kumar Jain has gone to Kathmandu, and Ms Manju Meena has been posted in Beijing.

The ACC has approved repatriation of Rohit Kumar, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog, to his parent cadre on the request of Government of Rajasthan with imposition of extended cooling off. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

United Forum of Bank Unions issued a circular outlining ongoing discussions with the government and Chief Labour Commissioner on Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) for senior officers (scale IV and above). The forum opposed the early introduction of PLI, citing concerns over unequal payouts e.g., up to 365 days’ salary for senior officers vs 15 days for others, and opposition to the existing equal-incentive system based on bank performance.

The Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production promoted 15 officers on junior administrative scales (JAG) to the senior administrative scale on Wednesday. Those promoted include- Pankaj N Agrawal,, Vikash Kumar, Suman Trivedi, Ashwini Kumar Bhati, Dinesh Chandra, Dilip Kumar Singh, Puneet Narayan Pandey, Naveen James,  Shailesh Ramchandra Patil Amrita Chakraborty, Vijaykumar Vinayakrao Patil, Vijay Ganeshan, Akhilesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Suhel Sidhi.

Continued emphasis on anti-narcotics (NCB operations) and internal security coordination.

Whispers around minor IPS reshuffles in MHA and CAPFs for anti-crime/internal security roles continue, but nothing concrete materialised as there were delays due to “political sensitivities”.

In the power corridors, the buzz is that one senior IPS officer who is posted in a high profile agency, nowadays in a denial mode, because his name was reportedly circulating for another hi-fi agency as new Chief. He is saying this is wrong - I am not in the race. But the question- who is behind such "Shararat"?

Senior IPS officer Mukesh Singh assumed charge as Director General of Police (DGP), Manipur. This is the first major top-level DGP-level change reported in the North-East window.

Ms Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, Judge of the Sikkim High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court with effect from June 5, 2026, consequent upon the retirement of incumbent Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo on June 4, 2026.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three Judicial Officers for appointment as Judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. They are: Chirag Bhanu Singh, Bhupesh Sharma, and Yogesh Jaswal.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of two Additional Judges for appointment as Permanent Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They are: Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal and Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Amit Lahoti, Advocate, for appointment as a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of six Advocates for appointment as Judges of the Karnataka High Court. They are: Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa, Ms. Hema Kulkarni, Subramanya Rangarao, Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeswara Pramod, and Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan.  

The Tamil Nadu govt on Tuesday advertised for three posts of Additional Advocate General from leading advocates practicing in the High Court of Madras and Madurai bench. Candidates with 10 years of experience fulfilling eligible criteria can apply to Additional Chief Secretary, Home, P&E department, Secretariat, Chennai by June 16.

Is Laddu Mehra, Executive Director at NTPC, a notable name for the CMD position?

Ajay Kr. Shukla, ED at NTPC, is seen as one of the strong claimants for CMD.

Ministry of Home Affairs is seeking to fill three vacancies of Deputy Director General (DDG) in Narcotics Control Bureau. Applications must reach latest by June 10, 2026.

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited has advertised the post of Chief Project Manager for Vadalapudi Workshop, Visakhapatnam on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by June 22, 2026.

Railtel Corporation of India Limited has advertised the post of Design Director (Chief Manager/ Senior Manager) for Western Region (Jabalpur). Details can be availed from https://indianrailways.gov.in/.

Ministry of Defence is seeking six Young Professionals on contract basis. The positions are one each for International Relations, Cybersecurity/ Artificial Intelligence, International Law and Defence Economics and two posts of Media Handling. Applications must reach latest by July 10. 2026.

As many as 80 candidates will be interviewed for various posts of Drugs Inspector(Medical Devices) in Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Interview dates will be announced soon

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has advertised the post of Consultant.  Applications must reach latest by June 24, 2026.  Details can be availed from https://shipmin.gov.in/. 

Ministry of Civil Aviation has advertised for the post of one Young Professional for the Parliament Section. Details can be availed from the Ministry’s website.

Raman Research Institute (RRI) has invited nominations for the post of Director. Applications must reach latest by June 30, 2026.

World Bank is seeking Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, Caribbean for Kingston Jamaica, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Applications must reach latest by June 16, 2026.

12th Undergraduate Convocation Ceremony scheduled for 6 June 2026 (guest: Shri Ajay Kumar, Chairman, UPSC).

G S Manna, an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer, has been permanently absorbed in RITES Limited with effect from June 3, 2026. His technical resignation from Railway service has been accepted.

Pradeep Kumar Behra, who is presently serving as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Khurda Road (KUR), East Coast Railway (ECoR), has been granted an extension of tenure by one year beyond July 21, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Ms. Kalyani Sethuraman, on return from deputation to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been posted as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA), South Western Railway (SWR). She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Sirra Santhi Raju, who is presently serving as Additional Director General (ADG), Indian Railways Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM), has been transferred to South East Central Railway (SECR) and posted as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA). He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Mohd Jawed Mazhar, who is presently serving as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA), South East Central Railway (SECR), has been transferred to Eastern Railway (ER) and posted as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA). He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Ms Bandana Sharma, who is presently serving as Principal Financial Adviser (Construction) [PFA(Con)], East Central Railway (ECR), has been transferred to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA). She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Ms. GV Ramaaah Deviie, who is presently serving in South Western Railway (SWR), has been transferred to Central Railway (CR) and posted as Principal Financial Adviser (Construction) [PFA(Con)]. She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Sudhir Kumar, on return from deputation to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), has been transferred to West Central Railway (WCR), and posted as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA). He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Pranav Kumar Mallick, who is presently serving as Executive Director (Transformation), Railway Board, has been transferred to East Central Railway (ECR), and posted as Principal Financial Adviser (Construction) [PFA(Con)]. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer. 

Two Senior Accounts Officers have been shifted. Anil Kumar Rai has been moved to CBIC, Siligur and Ashok Kumar was transferred to CBIC, Patna.

Cadre of Karthik Panigrahi has been transferred from Kerala to Maharashtra on grounds of marriage to IPS Ms Aparajita Agnihotri. He is a 2022 batch IAS officer.

Ms Smriti Sharan has been posted as Senior DDG (Work Study), Postal Directorate, New Delhi. She is a 1993 batch officer of the Indian Postal Service (lPoS).

Sanjay Kumar, currently Additional Secretary, Rural Works Department in Bihar, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Governor’s Secretariat, Bihar Lok Bhavan, Patna. He is a 1917 batch IAS officer.

Two Senior Accounts Officers have been shifted. Anil Kumar Rai has been moved to CBIC, Siligur and Ashok Kumar was transferred to CBIC, Patna.

Visakhapatnam: GVMC Public Health officials appealed to citizens to completely avoid dumping waste in open places and extend their cooperation in eliminating Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) across the city. Recently, a special awareness programme on the elimination of Garbage Vulnerable Points was conducted at BC Colony in Ward No. 85 under the Aganampudi Zone limits of GVMC. The programme was organized by Sanitary Supervisor Amarnath in association with local residents. On this occasion, awareness was created among local residents and representatives of commercial establishments regarding the health hazards and environmental damage caused by indiscriminate dumping of waste in open areas. Citizens were advised to segregate wet and dry waste at the source level and hand it over separately to sanitation workers.

Officials stated that the complete elimination of Garbage Vulnerable Points would help create a clean and healthy environment. They appealed to citizens to cooperate in making Visakhapatnam one of the leading clean cities in the country under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26.

West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress is in its most existential crisis since 2021. After BJP’s landslide victory in the 2026 Assembly polls (securing over 200 seats and ending TMC’s 15-year rule), internal revolt has erupted. On June 3, 2026, the party dissolved every committee and frontal wing — a dramatic last-ditch move to avoid a vertical split. Rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, expelled in 2021, was recognised as Leader of the Opposition by Speaker Rathindra Bose with support from nearly 60 MLAs, directly challenging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Senior leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay asserted the “majority of MLAs will remain with Mamata,” while rumours swirl of 20-50 defectors. Analysts see this as a test of loyalty post-defeat: will the party fracture along generational lines (Mamata vs Abhishek) or hold as a united opposition? The dissolution and reconstitution pledge signal a desperate bid for renewal, but the real question is whether TMC can reinvent itself as a credible alternative or face irreversible decline under BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari government. This split is not just personal, it is a verdict on Mamata’s post-poll strategy.

Mrs Lata Gaurav Kimtani has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Purple Agrotech Industries Limited.


 

Harsha Viji has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Wheels India Limited.


 

Anand Kumar Jain has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Additional Director designated as Executive Director of Ishaan Infrastructures and Shelters Limited.

Ravi Srinivasan has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Odyssey Technologies Limited.

Abdulaziz Fakirmamad Luhar has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Shrydus Industries Limited

Ashwani Bhatia has been appointed as Additional Director in the capacity of Non-Executive Independent Director of Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited.

Mohammad Mehmood Qureshi has resigned from the position of Managing Director and Director of HMA Agro Industries Limited.
 

Gulzeb Ahmed has retired from the position of Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HMA Agro Industries Limited.

Athar Shahab has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Director of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited.


 

Jalpaben Nirav Joshi has resigned as Independent Director of Purple Agrotech Industries Limited.

Disparity !

CAPF officers of 1993 batch are still serving as DIG, which is 4 ranks below DG. Such disparity !

AK

Don't regret Annamalai

Just don't regret Annamalai, we are with you, always, Good decision indeed, bjp loser, if it doesnt make sense from where you are standing, move away, we love you, wish you happiness always Annamalai is a God in disguise, realise that people of TN and BJP I’ ll stop casting my vote for BJP henceforth

Priy

Mamata Banerjee

Her party is disintegrating superfast - thanks to her and her nephew/son . BJP needs to do nothing

Atul

Overhaul in Congress

"Overhaul" in Congress terminology means replacing one set of sycophants with another, and expecting them to deliver every time using the same assumptions and methodology!

Abhijit

Mode of sending the RTI reply by the PIO

The appellant sought certified copies of registration documents pertaining to Dev Prabhat Samachar Hindi newspaper. His application was transferred under Section 6(3) of the RTI Act to Office of Press Registrar General of India. The respondent claimed that information was denied U/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act vide letter dated 04.07.2024. The CIC enquired about the mode by which the reply dated 04.07.2024 was sent to the complainant. The respondent submitted that the reply was uploaded on website but could not corroborate their submission. The respondent could not confirm whether they had sent the letter dated 04.07.2024 to the complainant by post within stipulated time limit as per the RTI Act. The CIC issued a show cause notice to the then PIO Mr. Suresh Kumar, as to why penalty U/s 20(1) of the RTI Act should not be imposed upon him for not providing reply to the complainant within stipulated time limit.

Comments

Every PIO must reply to the RTI Application as per the time limit prescribed under the RTI Act, and keep the proof of reply.  

Citation: Shravan Mishra v. Office of the Press Registrar General of India, File No: CIC/MOIAB/C/2024/127395; Date of Interim Decision: 23-01-2026
 

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