A new CIS division under MHA begins work; mandate includes weeding out child pornography

A NEW division called Cyber and Information Security (CIS) was created on November 10, 2017 under the ministry of home affairs (MHA) under which Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and the Cyber Police Force are being set up. The CIS Division will have four Wings, namely…

Kashmir interlocutor and retired IPS Dineshwar Sharma given cabinet secretary's rank; IAS Utpal Kumar Singh prematurely repatriated to Uttarakhand

Dineshwar Sharma (right) with home minister Rajnath Singh

THE CENTRAL government on Monday appointed former Intelligence Bureau chief and 1979 batch retired IPS Dineshwar Sharma as the interlocutor in Kashmir, bestowing on him the rank of a cabinet secretary, the topmost rank in Indian bureaucracy. As home minister Rajnath Singh had announced, Sharma as the representative of Government of India would initiate and carry forward a dialogue with the elected representatives, various organisations and other individuals concerned in Jammu and Kashmir. By giving the rank of the cabinet secretary, the government clearly wanted to…

Home minister Rajnath Singh reminds IAS officers that “ego is like a decimal…”, 5 highlights of his speech

HM interacting with some young IAS; LBSNAA director also seen

UNION home minister Rajnath Singh last week reminded the IAS officers that ego is like a decimal point which if added before a number reduces the value of that number. Singh said this while addressing the officer trainees of 92nd foundation course and participants of mid-career training programme for IAS officers (Phase-V) at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. Here are the 5 key highlights of his speech at LBSNAA:

11 union ministers, 35 young IAS and a discussion on the last man in the queue

2014 batch IAS officers during the interactive session

IN A unique interaction between 11 union ministers, all from Uttar Pradesh, and about 35 IAS officers of 2014 batch —either of UP cadre or those hailing from the state —the Central government on Wednesday wanted to send a message to the young bureaucrats: Bear empathy for the last man in the queue. The young officers presently posted in various ministries and departments as assistant secretaries, participated in the interactive session which was addressed by three cabinet ministers including…