OBITUARY: 1998 batch IPS Praveen Kumar who fought many a battle against the Naxals lost one to cancer

AS Ranchi SSP, this 1998 batch Jharkhand cadre IPS, Praveen Kumar, bravely fought against the Naxal menace, gunning down many and forcing others to surrender. On Sunday, this IPS officer and DIG in National Investigating Agency (NIA) lost a crucial battle; his opponent this time was not the Maoists, but cancer. He was 46. After his death in New Delhi on Sunday, his mortal remains were flown to…

IRS (C and CE) officer Debi Prasad Dash nominated as India’s candidate for Deputy Secretary General, WCO

INDIA has nominated 1985 batch IRS (Customs and Central Excise) officer Debi Prasad Dash as the country’s official candidate for the post of Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organisation (WCO). Dash is currently serving as the Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the premier agency tracking smuggling and black money. Only a couple of days ago, the finance minister Arun Jaitley released the…

Naresh Chandra: Former defence, home and cabinet secretary, and ex-ambassador to US died in Goa, aged 82

THIS former Rajasthan cadre IAS officer is often addressed as ambassador thanks to his five years long eventful innings as India’s ambassador to US. Ambassador Naresh Chandra is no more. He died at a hospital in Goa late Sunday, aged 82, due to multiple organ failure. BoI presents here 10 facts that summarize life and career of one of the most influential and impactful civil servants of post-independence India:

2016 batch IAS Ashish Dahiya drowns in a Delhi swimming pool while rescuing a lady officer

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AN OFFICER trainee IAS officer — Ashish Dahiya was found dead on Monday late night in a swimming pool in Foreign Service Institute, situated in south Delhi. The 2016 batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS died as he tried to rescue a lady officer, according to preliminary reports based on what the eye witnesses had told police. A probe has been ordered after Dahiya was rushed to the…

2007 batch IAS Anurag Tiwari found dead in Lucknow; More about the officer

IN A shocking news in Wednesday morning, 2007 batch Karnataka cadre IAS Anurag Tiwari was found dead outside VIP guest house in Hazratganj area of Lucknow, leaving suspicions on whether it was an unnatural death. Initial reports however suggest that there was no foul play and it could be the result of high blood pressure, but the exact cause of the officer's death will be clearer only after the postmortem report is available. Here are more about this 36-year-old IAS officer:

Obituary: Anita Kaul — former IAS and reformer of India's elementary education

RIP Anita Kaul

1979 batch retired IAS officer of Karnataka cadre — Anita Kaul died early this week aged 62. Hailing from Delhi and married to a fellow IAS officer, Mrs Kaul retired as union secretary in the department of justice. But if one piece of her achievement as a civil servant is to be chosen, it’s clearly her stellar role in crafting…

“Is this the service we are in!” An obituary of 2003 batch IAS Sripriya Rengarajan goes viral among officers

RIP: Sripriya Rengarajan

“…when I heard about her demise, I felt lonely in this heartless bureaucracy. Is it worth it to serve honestly at faraway places, leaving friends and family and still bear this ignominy?” A long message written by a colleague after the death of 2003 batch West Bengal cadre IAS Sripriya Rengarajan, 42, has gone viral on WhatsApp among IAS and other civil servants across the country. Rengarajan who was suffering from cancer died on Sunday in a Madurai hospital leaving behind…