IPS Association refutes media report; says “IPS officers welcome challenges”

THE association of the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers on Tuesday said that its members, all IPS officers, “welcome challenge” while refuting a media report saying that the IPS officers avoid joining the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as DIGs because “there is little scope for cushy postings at its Delhi headquarters, challenging field positions and rigours of daily operations.” Calling the analysis…

Govt promotes 8 IPS officers in CBI, IB, BSF, CRPF; CBI’s Rakesh Asthana will now be Spl Director

IN A Sunday night order, the Central government promoted eight senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers belonging to 1984 batch, to the rank of Special Director, thereby upping their pay matrix as well. Amid some news that the vigilance department had barred CBI's additional director Rakesh Asthana’s promotion, the ACC order was issued where Asthana's promotion as CBI special director, figured. Other IPS officers who were also promoted, are from Intelligence Bureau (IB), BSF and CRPF. Here are the details of each of the promotion:

Govt appoints 1983 batch IPS Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar as new CRPF DG; CBI joint director Shankhabrata Bagchi prematurely repatriated

Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar

THE government on Wednesday appointed 1983 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar as Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, from the date of joining the post. Bhatnagar will have a tenure till December 31, 2019 i.e. the date of his superannuation. The appointment came a couple of days after the deadly Maoist attack on a CRPF team in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district that left 25 of its men martyred, leaving many critics to ask why…