For the top post of Director in the CBI four IPS officers are in the recokning. They are DG BSF Rajni Kant Mishra, DG NICSF Jveed Ahmad, DG RPF Arun Kumar and DG Vigilance in UP Hitesh Chandra Awasthi.

Rajni Kant Mishra	Jveed Ahmad	Arun Kumar	H C Awasthi

Pranab Kumar Das has been appointed as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) on superannuation of S Ramesh.  Das is a 1983 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

The tenure of A K Dhasmana as Secretary, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) has been extended for a period of six months beyond the present tenure i.e. December 29, 2018.

 (We  said this on April 3 and December 3)

Parimal Rai has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Goa. A 1985 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer was posted in Chandigarh.

Manoj Kumar Parida, 1986 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, has been appointed new Advisor to Administrator Chandigarh.

Dharmendra Sharma has been transferred from Goa to Delhi Government. He is a 1988 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer.

After taking over the reigns Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is going to change the entire Chief Minister’s Secretariat.

In case present Rajasthan DGP O P Galhotra is  changed then 1983 batch IPS officer Kapil Garg will be new DGP.

Kuldeep Ranka is likely to be appointed Principal Secretary to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.

Gaurav Dwivedi, 1995 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, has been made Principal  Secretary to newly appointed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

D M Awasthi, Special DG, Anti-naxal Operation, has been given additional charge of EOW and ACB in Chhattisgarh. He is 1986 batch IPS officer.

DG EOW Mukesh Gupta has been appointed as Special DGP,  PHQ,  Chhattisgarh. He is 1988 batch IPS Officer.

Sanjay Pillay has been appointed as Special DG (Intelligence),  Chhattisgarh. He is 1988 batch IPS officer.

ADG Intelligence Ashok Juneja has been moved  to STF and Administration. He is 1989 batch IPS officer.

Taran Prakash Sinha had been given charge of Public Relations Department in Chhattisgarh.He is 2012 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

T S Sonwani, currently posted as Commissioner, Surguja division had been appointed as Joint Secretary to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

Pravin Shukla would be OSD to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

Rajat Kumar, currently Special Secretary to CM and CEO NRDA is likely to be shifted as Secretary, Industries Department.

Niranjan Das, Secretary, Urban Administration Department could be moved as a Divisional Commissioner.

Ritu Sain, OSD cum Additional Residential Commissioner, New Delhi could be called back as Secretary, Urban Administration in Chhattisgarh.

Dilip Kumar Wasnikar, currently Commissioner, Durg Division may be shifted as MD, CSIDC in Chhattisgarh.

Dr Kamal Preet Singh, currently Secretary, Commerce and Industries Department is likely to be moved to Health Department.

Shahla Nigar could be retained as Secretary, Mantralaya in Chhattisgarh

Subodh Kumar Singh could be divested of the charge of Secretary to Chief Minister but may continue as Secretary, Mineral Resources Department.

Mrs Renu G Pillay, Director General, Chhattisgarh Administration Academy could be moved to GAD Department as Principal Secretary in Chhattisgarh.

Sunil Kumar Kujur, currently Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Biotechnology has good chance of becoming Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh.

The post of Madhukar Gupta as Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has been upgraded to the level of Additional Secretary. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Ms Madhavi Goradia Divan, Advocate, has been appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India (ASGI) in the Supreme Court of India.

Ajaneesh Kumar , presently DDG,ICWA will soon assume charge as the next High Commissioner of lndia to Brunei Darussalam.He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1996 batch.

A Headless and without Director Finance Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), State Trading Corporation Limited (STC), has recovered an amount of Rs 800 crore while a sum of Rs 600 crore as interest will later be paid by defaulting Mittal-owned Global Steel Holding Ltd and Global Steel Philippines Inc. The Supreme Court has settled the case after the defaulter assured and paid principal amount. The recovery would provide the shot in the arm that this PSU so badly needs. Presently, Rajiv Chopra, Director Marketing, STC, holding an additional charge of CMD.

According to information, presently, in the CIC, there are eight vacancies including that of the Chief and more than 26,000 appeals /complaints are pending before the CIC.

Raj Kumar Mallick has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

The Allahabad High Court is working with 14 Permanent Judges against the working strength of 62 as on December 1, 2018.

As many as 43 Protocol Officers have been reverted to their parent organizations/ departments in Rajasthan.

Dr M Vijayalakshmi has been appointed as non-official Independent Director on the Board of Directors of BHAVINI for a period of three years.

Khalid Bin Jamal, a 1994 batch IA&AS officer  is likely to be appointed PS to Kamal Nath, CM of MP . He is a 1995 batch officer and presently posted at CAG, hq. 

Sujit Kumar has been appointed as SP, Sitamarhi while Vikas Burman was made Commandant, Bihar Armed Police force-5, Patna in Bihar.

None of the short-listed candidates appeared for the selection meeting held by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for the post of Director (Marketing), Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) on December 18, 2018. The Board has now decided that the concerned Ministry should take appropriate course of further action for selection.

Hardeep Singh has been appointed as Special Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department in Haryana. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Vijayagopal N, ED, BPCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

The post of M Nageswara Rao as Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has been upgraded to Additional Director level in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Ruchir Garg likely to look after Public Relations work at CM's Secretariat in Chhattisgarh. 

Manoj Rai, SP, Rail, Bhopal, has been appointed as Superintendent of Police, Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer.

Vinod Verma is likely to manage Chief Minister's work at CM Secretariat in Chhattisgarh. 

Mahesh Chandra Chaudhary, Rewa Commissioner, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in Secretariat, Bhopal while J K Jain was given an additional charge of Commissioner, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.

Kuldeep Ranka has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(We said this in the morning of Dec 18)

Ajitabh Sharma has been appointed as Secretary to Chief Minister in Rajasthan. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Ms Arti Dogra has been appointed as Joint Secretary to Chief Minister in Rajasthan. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. 

Rajan Vishal has been appointed as Joint Secretary to Chief Minister in Rajasthan. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

As many as 40 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Mukesh Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Chairman, Revenue Board, Ajmer while Rajiv Swarup was made ACS, Home, Jail & Rajasthan State Investigation Bureau and ex-officio Vigilance Commissioner and Sudarshan Sethi is ACC, Forest & Environment, Mining. Similarly, Giriraj Singh has been appointed as Chairman, Rajasthan Civil Service Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur; Mrs Vinu Gupta as ACS, PWD and Chairperson, RSRDC; Dr Subodh Agrawal as ACS, Industries, NRI Affairs, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and Special Officer, Bhiwadi Industrial Development Authority; Niranjan Kumar Arya as Principal Secretary, Finance, Excise; Rohit Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary, Health and Medical & Family Welfare; Dr R Venkateshwaran as Principal Secretary, Horticulture; Tanmaya Kumar as Commissione, Irrigation Area Development, Bikaner; Akhil Arora as Principal Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment and Regional Tribal Development; Alok as Principal Secretary, MSME, Jaipur; Mrs Aparna Arora as Principal Secretary, Minority Affairs and Wakf Board; Shikar Agrawal as Member, Revenue Board, Ajmer; Kuldeep Ranka as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister; Mrs Shreya Guha as Principal Secretary, Tourism, Arts and Culture; Naresh Pal Gangwar as Principal Secretary, Planning and Commissioner, IT and Communication; Mrs Roli Singh as Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education; Pravin Gupta as Member Revenue Board, Ajmer; Bhaskar Atmaram Sawant as Secretary, School Education and Language and Library and Panchayati Raj; Ajitab Sharma as Secretary to CM; Hemant Kumar Gera as Secretary, Medical Education; Navin Mahajan as Secretary, Water Resources; Mrs Gayatri A Rathod as Secretary, Women & Child Development; T Ravikant as Secretary, Personnel; Navin Jain as Commissioner, Labour and Employment; Dr Krishn Kant Pathak as Commissioner, Industries; Ashutosh A T Pednekar as Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief and Citizen Security; Dr Prithvi Raj as Secretary, Finance Revenue; Krishna Kunal as Commissioner, Religious Places; Dr Samit Sharma as Mission Director, National Health Mission and Secretary, Health; Pradeep Kumar Borad as Commissioner, College Education and Secretary, Higher Education; Suresh Chand Gupta as MD, Rajasthan Medical Service Corporation Limited; Gaurav Goyal as MD, RIICO, Jaipur; Ms Arti Dogra as Joint Secretary to Chief Minsiter; Virendra Singh Bankawat as Director, Persons with Disabilities; Mukatanand Agrawal as Collector, Kota; Jagrup Singh Yadav as Special Secretary, GAD, Cabinet, Sampada, Moter Garage, Civil Aviation and Rajan Vishal was made Joint Secretary to Chief Minister, Rajasthan.