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Since hostile online interactions are the norm these days, it takes something extraordinary to catch our attention—and what IPS officer D Roopa and IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri have served up is something truly shocking. The conflict between the two senior women bureaucrats in Karnataka has been so public, ugly, and embarrassing that it has even affected the state administration. Opponents have sought to portray this disorderly brawl as evidence of a weak government in the midst of an intense election season. Both cops were swapped out yesterday in a move that appears to be a counter. What this shocking conflict has shown, however, is a bigger, troubling shift in the culture of civil service brought about by engagement in social media. There are 22% less IAS officers in the countr...

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How Bad Is It In Madhya Pradesh To Deal With The Bureaucrats There?

Sayani ChakrabortyAugust 11, 20220

Concerns about the 'functional autonomy' of state civil officials have been expressed in light of the increasing number of Indian Administrative Service personnel who are retiring voluntarily or facing disciplinary action. The functional liberty of public workers in Madhya Pradesh has come into question when six government officials, including five Indian Administrative Service officers, retired voluntarily in the previous five years. Varad Murti Mishra (52), who joined the list in January after being promoted from the state administrative services, is the most recent addition. Even though he still had seven years of service time available when he retired on August 4, he decided to leave on his own will. Mishra told The Wire that he believes there was once a period when individuals ente...

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Is Delhi Police Commissioner Becoming A Laboratory For BJP? IPS Of Different Cadre Appointed By BJP!!

Gunjan ChaudharyAugust 1, 20220

1988 batch IPS officer Sanjay Arora of Tamil Nadu cadre, who was the DG of ITBP, has taken over as the Delhi Police Commissioner on Monday. He is the third IPS in entire history of Delhi Police system to have commanded the Delhi Police despite being a police officer from outside the 'AGMUT' (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre. The most special thing is that these three IPS have become Delhi Police Commissioners only during the NDA rule. First one was Ajay Raj Sharma who was given command in 1999, then Rakesh Asthana in 2021 and now Sanjay Arora has been made Delhi Police Commissioner. Former IPS officers said in a sarcastic style, now the post of Delhi Police Commissioner has become a 'laboratory'. The 'AGMUT' cadre is being underestimated. LK Advani did the ...