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  Senior IAS officer TV Somanathan assumes charge as new Cabinet Secretary of India: Who is he?

  India | August 30, 2024 17:42 IST

  IAS officer Somanathan has held important assignments at the Centre like Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in Prime Minister’s Office. He also served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and was deputed as Director.

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  TV Somanathan appointed new Cabinet Secretary, to replace Rajiv Gauba | Know details HERE

  India | August 10, 2024 20:57 IST

  An official order said, "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of TV Somanathan, IAS (TN:87) as Cabinet Secretary with a tenure of two years from August 30, 2024".

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  PM asks top officials to expedite process of Madiga community sub-categorisation in quota: Sources

  India | November 25, 2023 0:11 IST

  PM Modi has called the Cabinet Secretary and other important officials and instructed them to expedite the committee formation and process of sub-categorisation in the reservation to Madiga community, government sources have informed.

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  Government gives 1 year extension to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba

  India | August 08, 2021 6:28 IST

  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service to Shri Rajiv Gauba, IAS (JH:1982) as Cabinet Secy for the period of one year beyond 30.08.2021, read the Govt notification issued late Saturday evening.

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  Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to hold video conference at 11 am

  India | May 10, 2020 10:37 IST

  Cabinet Secy Rajiv Gauba will hold a video conference at 11 am today with Chief Secretaries and Health Secretaries of all States and Union Territories. Discussion in the meeting is likely to focus on seeking the states' views on easing lockdown regulations and need for strengthening enforcement of stringent measures in the containment zones.

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  Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba appointed Cabinet Secretary

  India | August 21, 2019 21:34 IST

  Gauba has wide-ranging experience in senior positions at policy making and programme implementation in both central and state governments and in international organisations.

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  Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha gets third extension, to remain on top post for 3 more months

  India | June 07, 2019 20:05 IST

  Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was on Friday given a three-month extension, according to an official order, making him the longest-serving bureaucrat in the post in the last seven decades.  

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  Rajiv Gauba could be new Cabinet Secretary, new Defence Secretary also on anvil

  India | May 27, 2019 13:55 IST

  He had got a second extension of one year in June last. This way he would have served for four years like his immediate predecessor Ajit Seth who too served for four years.

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  Adhere to Model Code to ensure level playing fields, EC tells Centre

  Politics | January 29, 2017 11:34 IST

  The Election Commission has told the Centre that it should strictly adhere to the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct to ensure level playing fields in poll-bound states.

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  PM's photos at petrol pumps violate model code, says Election Commission

  Politics | January 12, 2017 21:26 IST

  The Election Commission today said that photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on hoardings at petrol pumps in poll-bound Goa and on certificates issued by oil companies in Uttarakhand are violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

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  CWG scam: Parliamentary panel wants Cabinet Secretary, PMO to carry out field surveys

  India | October 13, 2015 20:35 IST

  New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel's sub group examining "irregularities" in Commonwealth Games 2010 today recommended calling Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha and PMO officials from Prime Minister's Office for field surveys of assets created during

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  Senior IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Sinha takes over as Cabinet Secretary

  Politics | June 14, 2015 0:02 IST

  New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Sinha on Saturday took over as cabinet secretary succeeding Ajit Seth who retired after serving in the post for four years.Sinha, an IAS officer of 1977 batch from

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  Pradeep Kumar Sinha appointed cabinet secretary

  India | May 29, 2015 17:48 IST

  New Delhi: Pradeep Kumar Sinha, an IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was on Friday appointed the new cabinet secretary. He will succeed Ajit Seth. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Pradeep

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  Government admits cyber attacks but not able to identify culprits

  India | February 12, 2015 9:56 IST

  New Delhi: Identification of criminals behind cyber attacks on government bodies is becoming a tough nut for it to crack.The attacks used to transmit classified information to overseas servers are being found as “structured” and

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  Cabinet Secretary review preparedness for 'Hudhud' cyclone

  India | October 09, 2014 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth on Thursday chaired a meet of National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) and reviewed the preparedness for the ‘Hudhud' cyclone.The cyclone is likely to hit the coasts of Odisha

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  Govt departments working on repealing archaic laws: Ajit Seth

  India | October 07, 2014 16:54 IST

  New Delhi: Various central government departments are in the process of repealing outdated laws and regulations, Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth said here on Tuesday."We also need to simplify the grievance redressal and government processes. The

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  Cabinet Secretary holds review meeting on Ebola Virus Disease

  India | August 13, 2014 8:17 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government reviewed the preparedness for tackling the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) disease which has claimed hundreds of lives in Western Africa.Union Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth on Tuesday held a review

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  Saurabh Chandra tipped to be next Cabinet Secretary

  India | May 28, 2014 21:50 IST

  New Delhi: Petroleum Secretary Saurabh Chandra may be the next Cabinet Secretary, replacing incumbent Ajit Seth who retires next month.Chandra is a 1978 batch officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre and previously was Secretary, Department

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  Panel suggests flexible labour laws in its report to Cabinet Secretary

  November 18, 2013 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: A government panel has suggested flexible labour laws and simplified taxation system, among other things, to improve manufacturing in small units.The inter-ministerial committee (IMC), headed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Secretary

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  Kalmadi Left Out Of Cab Sec's Dinner Party

  Other Sports | October 24, 2010 16:37 IST

  New Delhi: In yet another snub for him, Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi, facing charges of corruption in the sporting event, was not invited to a thanks-giving dinner hosted by Cabinet Secretary K