Everything you need to know about Administrative Buildings: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Administrative Buildings: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday urged Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan to sack six allegedly tainted state ministers.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A Delhi government school teacher, facing departmental proceedings for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for the job, has got relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal, which has annulled the action against her and ordered an inquiry into the veracity of the document.
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday that the government would ban online lottery "Online lotto".
Panaji, May 21 (IANS) The Goa government will complain to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about some Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers indulging in "politics", said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday while accusing a central officer of trying to intimidate state bureaucracy.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma will be the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, replacing Vinod Rai, who retires May 22, the government announced Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, who demits office Wednesday, will be remembered for turning the statutory body into a pugnacious watchdog of good governance and administrative integrity at a time when India is experiencing the need for greater transparency and a rebalancing of power that has tilted over the years towards the executive.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) office here Monday morning, said a fire service official. No one was injured in the incident.
Hyderabad, May 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister D Prasada Rao, who were named as accused in a disproportionate assets case involving incarcerated Kadapa Member of Parliament Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, have resigned.
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will meet President Pranab Mukherjee to demand that tainted ministers in Andhra Pradesh be sacked, party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu said Wednesday.
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy goes to New Delhi later Wednesday amid dissidence and increasing demands within the Congress party to drop tainted ministers.
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Monday urged Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan to sack "tainted" ministers.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Monday said IAS aspirant V.Y. Manjunath, who allegedly committed suicide over a goof up in the civil services exam results, had not even qualified the preliminary exam held in 2012.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Monday launched an indirect attack on the judiciary for calling the Central Bureau of Investigation a "caged parrot".
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) An Indian-origin lawyer in Australia has been disbarred from practising after it was found that he was guilty in a case of trying to pervert the course of justice while earlier practising in Fiji.
Dubai, May 7 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai Municipality is categorising areas in the emirate in order to move bachelors from residential areas designated for families, and prevent them from sharing family accommodations.
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) The toll in the building collapse on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka has swelled to nearly 600, authorities said Sunday, even as rescuers continued removing concrete slabs and debris 12 days after the industrial tragedy.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Activists and former bureaucrats working on Dalit issues Saturday demanded that two sub-plans for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes be passed as legislation to help in uplifting the marginalised groups.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Youth Congress and the BJP's women front Friday staged separate demonstrations to protest against the chit-fund scam in West Bengal and demanded strictest action against Saradha Group kingpin Sudipta Sen.
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) The West Bengal government will set up a Rs.500 crore relief fund for compensating depositors who have lost money by investing in chit funds run by the Saradha Group, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Wednesday.
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday tried to defend a party MP who headed the media operations of the chit fund-funded Saradha Group which has gone bust, but said "the law would take its own course if he has done any wrong".
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal Monday set up a high-powered commission headed by a former Calcutta High Court judge and a special investigation team to unravel the chit fund mess in wake of the Saradha Group going bust, affecting lakhs of depositors and agents.
Jammu, April 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday underplayed the the incident of Home Minister Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo slapping a Kashmir Administrative Service officer.
New York, April 20 (ANI): A high school teacher from California was fired for her alleged involvement in setting up of porn sites on her work laptop, one of which was called mysluttyteacher.com.
London, Apr. 20 (ANI): The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England is looking for a new general manager, who will be the chief custodian of Britain's oldest national monument: the Stonehenge.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, today launched the India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN).
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Amid speculation over the future of the BJP-JD-U ruling alliance in Bihar, the union cabinet Thursday substantially enhanced the special grant for the state to Rs.12,000 crore for the next four years.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government Monday disagreed with a major recommendation made by the Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) on the setting up of a new federal agency to deal with federal crimes.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A meeting to evolve a consensus over police reforms and public order called by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday proved to be a low-key affair with several chief ministers staying away.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Opposing the union government's move to introduce a new law and procedure of investigation in crimes that may have national or international ramifications, the Punjab government Monday termed it as an "encroachment upon the authority of the state governments".
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Police need to be provided a better working environment "insulated from pulls and pressures", union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday as he pitched for police reforms.
New Delhi, Apr. 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday called for enhancing transparency and accountability in police forces, and said that the men in uniform must be free from pulls and pressures.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Police need to be provided a better working environment that is "insulated from pulls and pressures", union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday as he pitched for police reforms.
Cape Town, Apr 15 (ANI): Family members of Nelson Mandela are planning to celebrate the former South African president's 95th birthday on July 18 in Pretoria, London and Monaco.
Kabul, Apr. 14 (Xinhua-ANI): An Afghan investigation team assigned by President Hamid Karzai found 17 civilians had been killed in NATO-led forces airstrike in eastern province of Kunar earlier this month, said a statement of Presidential Palace on Sunday.
Mumbai, Apr. 10 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard Ship H-191, the fifth of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs), was commissioned here on Wednesday by Director General Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal.
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Threatening to blacklist corrupt contractors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday urged the young generation to come up as contractors to help in the development of the state.
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government will later this month release 22 political prisoners, languishing in various state correctional homes (jails) for years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday.
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor and Annamalai University Chancellor K. Rosaiah Saturday suspended vice chancellor M. Ramanathan with immediate effect for the smooth conduct of investigations into the financial irregularities and maladministration of the institution.
New Delhi, April 4 (ANI): A group of 34 state civil service offficers promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and undergoing the 113th induction training programme at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will call on ailing legendary singer Manna Dey in Bangalore Thursday.
Cairo, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt has prepared technologies and equipment to block access to websites with pornographic content, the deputy head of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority Sherif Hashem said.
Sydney, Mar. 29 (ANI): Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib has won the right to make a claim of racial discrimination against the New South Wales Police.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government Thursday made English optional for those seeking to get into the Indian Administrative Service, and said aspirants will be able to write the exam in a regional language also.
New Delhi, Mar. 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V. Narayanasamy on Saturday said that there is an urgent need to strengthen Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and make it more effective.
Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer M. K. Aiyappa, posted as deputy commissioner of Bangalore Rural, was Saturday granted bail by a court here in an alleged illegal land deal case.
Amid the massive oppose by the Lok Sabha members in the changes for Indian Administrative Servies (IAS) examination, the government has decided to put on hold the controversial notification making proficiency in English a requirement for aspirants of the (IAS) examination
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government Friday put on hold a controversial notification making proficiency in English a requirement for aspirants of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as most Lok Sabha members opposed it.
Bangalore, March 14 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer M. K. Aiyappa, posted as deputy commissioner of Bangalore Rural, was Thursday sent to jail for a day by a court here pending bail in an alleged illegal land deal case.
Melbourne, Mar 12 (ANI): Not many of us would hate their bosses as much as chemists and dental hygienists do.
Ghaziabad, March 7 (IANS) Ajay Katara, prime witness in the 2002 Nitish Katara abduction and murder here, was attacked here by nine people, police said Thursday.
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Parliamentary elections in Egypt, scheduled to begin next month, have been suspended by a court amid political tensions in the country which have been going on for months.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Recycling sewage for human use is the solution for depleting water in rivers and lakes, and rising domestic and industrial waste in Indian cities and towns, said participants at a seminar here Monday.
Bangalore, Mar 2 (IANS) The Karnataka capital's civic body is much maligned, justifiably so as its record on the matters it deals with is dismal. Unfortunately, thousands of Bangaloreans are proving they are no better when it comes to doing their bit to keep the city's flag flying.
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) A Bihar woman constable was arrested for sending vulgar SMSes and regularly calling on the mobile phone of a trainee IAS officer, police Tuesday said.
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) The 11-month-old Akhilesh Yadav government has undertaken the biggest reshuffle of the bureaucracy by transferring 51 Indian Administrative Service, 48 Provincial Civil Service, 88 Indian Police Service and 92 Provincial Police Service officials.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Canadian supplies of high quality uranium to India are expected to begin once procedural formalities are completed, the country's envoy has said.
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) has submitted a bill imposing fines of up to 50,000 rubles (about $1,700) on officials for using American and British "loan-words" that have Russian equivalents.
Dubai, Feb 22 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai Municipality last year gave permission for the construction of 23,243 buildings in the emirate.
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday asked the Election Commission to ban the political parties for calling shutdowns, evoking criticism from the opposition and trade unions.
More than 500 people, including 84 children, have been injured in a meteorite shower that rained down on three regions of Russia, and neighbouring country Kazakhstan on Friday.
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS) More than 500 people, including 84 children, were injured when a meteorite shower rained down on three regions of Russia, and neighbouring Kazakhstan, officials said Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Venu V., joint secretary in the culture ministry, has taken over as director general of National Museum here, the government said Saturday.
Jammu, Feb 7 (IANS) Iqbal Khandey may be appointed the new Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary, official sources said Thursday.
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken Monday said mega-cities like Mumbai needed to review their FSI (floor space index) policy in order to encourage affordable mass housing.
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Government of India), along with the Department of Information Technology and Communication (Government of Rajasthan) are organizing 16th National Conference on e-Governance on February 11 and 12 in Jaipur.
HPPSC HPAS Mains Exam Date Sheet has been released. The mains exam for Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service will commence from 9th February 2013.
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) A special court Monday permitted the CBI to prosecute a senior Andhra Pradesh minister and a former minister in a case related to YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's disproportionate assets.
Kingston (Jamaica), Jan 16 (IANS/CMC) Jamaica's sportsman of the year 2012, Usain Bolt, says he is not tired of receiving awards since they are a reflection of the hard work he put into preparing for competition.
Kingston (Jamaica), Jan 9 (IANS) Jamaica's star sprinter Usain Bolt and Olympic 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAA) top awards.
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A number of people were injured Tuesday in firing and stone pelting in clashes between the workers of ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition CPI-M in West Bengal, leaders from rival parties claimed.
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Energy efficient chulhas (stoves), alternative fuel sources, refrigerators that run without electricity and green buildings -- young innovators at the Children's Science Congress showcased an environment-friendly India here.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on two PILs seeking fast-tracking of all cases of sexual abuse against women and awarding them compensation.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government, all states and union territories and the National Commission for Women on a plea seeking measures for the "comprehensive security" for women.
Guwahati, Jan 2 (IANS) A conglomeration of civil society and rights groups from the northeastern region Wednesday asked the central government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur.
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl was murdered by a youth in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy district. She was suspected to have been raped by the accused before killing her.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Voicing disquiet over the recent trend of "questioning the basic fundamentals" of the constitution, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has hoped for a solution to the problem of accountability of public servants.
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Monday said the government has initiated action to attach properties worth over Rs.9,700 crore in cases of illegal mining of granite in the state and secure early conviction of the accused.
Patna, Dec 10 (IANS) In a bid to check money laundering in Bihar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged complaints against four senior suspended government officials, including an Indian Administrative Service officer, an official said Monday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) Veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan, who has been arraigned in a land scam case, Wednesday blamed Chief Minister Oomen Chandy and the state's industry minister for pursuing a political vendetta against him, a charge Chandy rejected.
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Hyderabad Forum for Peace and Communal Harmony has sought Andhra Pradesh governor's intervention to protect the Charminar and other monuments and common heritage of the city.
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) Egyptian judiciary has rejected a request made for transfering country's former president Hosni Mubarak from prison hospital to a military hospital, Xinhua reported.
Doha, Nov. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): The latest UN climate change conference opened Monday in Doha, Qatar, where delegates from over 190 countries gathered for discussions on major issues relating to global anti-warming efforts, including details of the Kyoto Protocol's second commitment period.
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet Friday refused to give permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute a senior state cabinet minister in YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's illegal assets case.
Moscow, Nov 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of Greek civil servants has fallen by 400,000 in three years of crisis, Administrative Reform Minister Antonis Maniatakis said.
Ghaziabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Neera Yadav, who served as Noida chairperson, and another Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer were given three years' jail by a CBI special court here for irregular land allotments.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) English is fast developing a dynamism all its own in the non?English?speaking world, says former Indian Administrative Service officer, writer and noted theatre personality Bhaskar Ghose, whose first novel is a tale of two bureaucrats.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Noted historian Ramachandra Guha Wednesday blamed the communists as well as the Trinamool Congress for not allowing a strong civil society to grow in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday allowed the central government's plea to promote controversial IPS officer Kuldip Sharma, whose annual confidential report (ACR) was allegedly downgraded by Gujarat's Narendra Modi government, to the rank of director general of police.
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Two former Maoist guerrillas, who were detained Saturday for wandering near Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence, later met her and complained that they were yet to get the promised rehabilitation package.
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) MDMK general secretary Vaiko called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Writers' Buildings here Friday and backed her stand that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime had no moral right to continue.
London, October 26 (ANI): After hiring a 'house healer' to ward off evil spirits at his 15million-pound Beverly Hills mansion last month, Simon Cowell has now done the same for his London home.
New Delhi, Oct. 24 (ANI): A three day-long conference of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) kicked off in New Delhi on Wednesday, with members discussing ways to adapt to new systems of governance compliant with the changed conditions of the 21st century.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India and Japan Monday held their second 2+2 dialogue involving their defence and foreign ministry officials to expand security cooperation between the two countries. They also decided to hold a dialogue on cyber security.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded an independent and fair investigation into land deal between Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and DLF, and said the entire documentary evidence should be seized.
Chandigarh, Oct 18 (ANI): Indian Administrative Service officer Ashok Khemka, who was transferred just days after ordering a probe into Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deals with DLF, met Haryana's Chief Secretary P.K. Chaudhary here on Thursday, and said he was fully satisfied with the explanation about his transfer.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Senior Haryana government officer Ashok Khemka, shunted out of his post, was transferred 43 times in over 21 years in the state, an unprecedented service record for an officer anywhere in the country, government officials said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Senior Haryana government officer Ashok Khemka, shunted out of his post, was transferred 43 times in over 21 years in the state, an unprecedented service record for an officer anywhere in the country, government officials said Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan Friday said the police are now verifying facts about Kerala Information Commissioner K. Natarajan's alleged intervention in a land scam case involving former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan before taking action.
Jakarta, Oct. 12 (Xinhua-ANI): A shallow under sea quake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck off Papua in easternmost Indonesia earlier Friday, damaging buildings but posing no potential for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
Cairo, Oct. 11 (Xinhua-ANI): The drafting commission in the Egyptian Constituent Assembly has finished the first draft of the constitution except some articles to be worked out within a week, official news agency MENA reported on Wednesday.
