2 new CMDs, 1 MD and extension of tenure for ITPO CMD and former home secretary LC Goyal

LC Goyal, CMD of ITPO (File photo)

ON MONDAY, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) gave its nod to the appointment of two CMDs — of Andrew Yule and Co Ltd and Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL)—, one MD (IFCL Ltd), apart from extending the tenure of LC Goyal, the CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) for one more year. Goyal’s tenure has been extended for one year beyond…

Action Packed Monday: Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as new home secretary; LC Goyal shifted as ITPO chairman

Mehrishi

IN A highly action-packed Monday which witnessed many a twist and turn in the corridors throughout the day, the Centre appointed 1978 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS Rajiv Mehrishi as union home secretary after removing 1979 batch Kerala cadre IAS LC Goyal from the post, even as Goyal’s two-year-term in the North Block would have ended only in February 2017. Most bureaucrats across ministries were thoroughly confused with the way…

Know Your Babu: New home secretary and 1979 batch IAS LC Goyal

LC Goyal

THE Centre on Wednesday curtailed the tenure of union home secretary and Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS Anil Goswami for reportedly influencing the CBI not to arrest former Congress minister Matang Sinh, an accused in multi-crore Saradha scam, and appointed 1979 batch Kerala cadre IAS and rural development secretary LC Goyal as India’s new home secretary for two years from the date of taking over his new charge. Here are 10 things you may like to know about Goyal: