UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2020: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the civil services preliminary examination 2020. UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2020 will be held on May 31 for recruitment to the services and posts like IAS, IPS, IFS.
UPSC Civil Services Notification 2020: The IAS 2020 Notification PDF is slated to be released today. Candidates interested in the UPSC Civil Services IAS Recruitment 2020 should note that the notification will be released on the official website.
An IAS aspirant attempted to commit suicide at Delhi's Karol Bagh Metro Station on Monday. The 23-year-old had been preparing for the Civil Services exam. He was depressed as he failed to make it to the Prelims of Civil Services exam of 2019.
Kannan Gopinathan, a former IAS officer from Kerala, was detained by the city police soon after he had arrived at the Prayagraj airport, police said on Sunday. Gopinathan had arrived in the city from Delhi on Saturday to address a two-hour symposium organised by the All India People's Forum on the issue of 'Nagrikta Bachao, Samvidhan Bachao, Loktantra Bachao' (save citizenship, save constitution and save democracy).
As per convention, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official headed the Information and Public Relation Department till Singh became the first Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to hold the post during the previous Devendra Fadnavis regime.
In a big reshuffle, the Yogi government has transferred several IAS officers on the first day of the new year 2020. A total of 22 IAS officers and 28 Senior PCS have been transferred and some of them have been given new responsibilities.
A biopic on Durga Shakti Nagpal who became an IAS officer at the age of 24 is in the making.
The Yogi Adityanath government has so far taken action including compulsory retirement against over 600 lax or corrupt government employees including officers. While over 200 officers and employees were given compulsory retirement, over 400 of them were suspended or demoted, officials said.
A copy of the notice has been shared with the directorate of the state, asking it to proceed with the eviction process as the association has not paid the rental charges, said the communique, a copy of which was received in response to an RTI query filed by social activist Ajay Dubey.
The 33-year-old IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, posted as the Power Secretary in the Union Territories of Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, had tendered his resignation on August 21.
On June 20, Chief Minister Adityanath issued a stern warning to corrupt officials, saying they would be forced to take voluntary retirement.
Development Commissioner SC Mahapatra has been appointed as coordinating officer of Sundergarh Medical College and Hospital and Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research, Burla, the official said on Wednesday.
According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the provincial service officers will continue serving in their current positions till a new order is issued by the Lt Governors for the two new UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam are among 26 IAS officers empanelled in the rank of secretary in the Central government, while 15 others were given rank equivalent to the secretary on Wednesday.
The two officers, Ajay Kumar Singh and Pawan Kumar have been put on the waiting list late on Wednesday. Singh was posted as secretary in the Khadi and Gramodyog Department, while Pawan Kumar was special secretary, Housing and Urban Development.
IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned last month ostensibly over restrictions imposed in Kashmir, was under the scanner of the Union Home Ministry which had issued a show cause notice to him for "indulging in various acts of omission and commission", including "act of insubordination" and "dereliction of duty".
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Kannan Gopinathan, who quit from service in August over curbs in the valley, was in fact issued a show-cause notice in July by the Union Home Ministry for indulging in various acts of "omission and commission" which constitute "misconduct" as well as "dereliction of duty".
Senthil's colleague Gopinathan had resigned from service in August to protest "denial of freedom of expression to the people of Jammu and Kashmir", following the abrogation of Article 370.
Among the other IAS officers, who were transferred, are Additional Chief Secretary for science and technology Kumar Kamlesh, who has been moved to planning and programme implementation in the same capacity.
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