IFS gets “hidden treasure” in Beno Zephine; 10 things to know about India’s first visually challenged diplomat

Beno Zephine being felicitated in DoPT

DURING the last few days senior ministers in the corridors felicitated a 25-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu. She is Beno Zephine. Literally, Beno means daughter of God and Zephine means hidden treasure. Yes, Indian Foreign Service gets a “hidden treasure” when Beno Zephine became the first 100 per cent visually challenged person to be inducted into the country's elite foreign service. Here are 10 things you may like to know about Beno Zephine.

Why Tripura chief secretary’s appreciation for this young IAS means more

Ajit Kumar Yadav, IAS

Ajit Kumar Yadav, IAS, currently working as a sub-divisional magistrate in Tripura’s Dhalai district has recently got appreciation from state chief secretary G Kameswar Rao. The chief secretary, a 1983 batch IAS officer, calls Yadav efficient, energetic and dedicated. But Yadav, as some of you may remember, is not just another administrative officer. Unlike his peers, he had to struggle more to join as an IAS even after getting selected as IAS...