Mukerjee will now succeed Vineet Joshi, who was last month appointed as secretary, Panchayati Raj (File photo) In a late-night order issued Monday, the Union government appointed Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, as the new Higher Education Secretary. The order came from the Department of…
T’puram: The long-pending demand for a comprehensive development package for the state’s capital region received a significant boost after representatives of Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) met chief minister V D Satheesan. TCCI submitted a memorandum seeking special attention for development of Thiruvananthapuram and its surrounding region. According to its president S N…
T’puram: Chief minister V D Satheesan on Monday defended Rathan U Kelkar’s appointment as his secretary amid opposition criticism, asserting that the controversy surrounding the IAS officer was baseless and politically manufactured.Satheesan told reporters after the cabinet meeting that the allegations raised against Kelkar in connection with the conduct of the recent assembly elections were…
