Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma has taken over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the prestigious Northern Command. A 1987-batch officer from the MADRAS Regiment, he is a seasoned leader and alumnus of premier defence institutions including NDA, IMA, and DSSC. His appointment places him at the helm of operations in a strategically crucial region.
In a major administrative exercise, 14 officers of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) have been posted to new ministries and departments. Notable among them, Anil Srivastava is now Chief Controller of Accounts for the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, and Abhijit Roy becomes Controller of Accounts at CBIC. Subhash Chandra will handle finances […]
Seven judicial officers have been appointed as Judges to the Gujarat High Court, strengthening its judicial bench. The newly appointed judges include Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada, Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani, Jayesh Lakhanshibhai Odedra, Pranav Maheshbhai Raval, Mool Chand Tyagi, Dipak Mansukhlal Vyas, and Utkarsh Thakorbhai Desai. Their induction is expected to expedite case disposals and reinforce judicial […]
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has assumed charge as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) at the Headquarters in New Delhi. A distinguished officer of the Indian Air Force, he takes over from Lt Gen JP Mathew and will be instrumental in enhancing tri-service coordination and strategic planning.
In a reshuffle of High Court judges, Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad has been transferred to the Orissa High Court. Justice Krishnan Natarajan will now serve at the Kerala High Court, while Justice N S Sanjay Gowda moves to the Gujarat High Court. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar and Justice Kasoju Surendhar have both been transferred to the […]
Senior IPS officer Deven Bharti has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, succeeding Vivek Phansalkar upon his retirement. Bharti, who previously headed the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, assumes leadership at a time when the commissioner’s post has been upgraded to Director General (DG) rank, underscoring its strategic importance.
