Since the lockdown Rohit Kansal’s tweets and media briefs about how UT of Jammu and Kashmir has been faring in the battle against Covid-19 has become most awaited thing every day. He shares infection rates, protection equipment, lockdowns and testing, among others, and generally tries to reassure the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir through the … Read more
Shah Faesal, a Kashmiri IAS officer who topped the 2010 exam, has quit the civil services and is likely to join politics. Announcing his decision in a Facebook post, he said he was quitting to protest against “unabated killings” in Kashmir and the “marginalization of Indian Muslims”. Faesal had invited the wrath of the government … Read more
Meet Shashank Bhardwaj from RS Pura, Jammu who left a lucrative job in the US to return back home to serve the nation. 31 year old Shashank finished his degree in Electronic Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur in 2008. Soon after getting married, he moved to United States and got a job in a multinational company. … Read more
A decision that would benefit thousands of youths aspiring for Civil Services Examinations this year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today issue a notification extending age relaxation of five years exclusively for the candidates of Jammu and Kashmir. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), headed by Union Minister of State (MoS) in Prime … Read more
A new policy for cadre allocation has been finalised by the Central government for IAS, IPS and other officers, aimed at ensuring “national integration” in the country’s top bureaucracy. Officers of all-India services — the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) — will have to choose cadres from … Read more