Durga Shakti Nagpal

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  Undermine Promises Fulfilled in Uttar Pradesh: BJP to Mulayam Singh Yadav

  Alleging that corruption was at its "peak" in Uttar Pradesh, BJP today asked Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to "clearly underline" the promises fulfilled by the state government led by his son Akhilesh Yadav during its three-and-a-half years in power.

• Durga Shakti Nagpal's IAS Husband Suspended

  Indian Administrative Service officer Abhishek Singh, husband of Durga Shakti Nagpal whose suspension as Sub-Divisional Magistrate had triggered a controversy, was today suspended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly treating a Dalit teacher in an "inhuman" manner in Mathura district.

• Akhilesh Yadav suspends IAS officer for allegedly delaying Rs 200 crore swimming pool fund in his village

  A senior IAS officer, on the brink of retirement, has been suspended in Uttar Pradesh because he allegedly delayed sanctioning funds for an all-weather swimming pool in Sefai, the village of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

• IAS officers won't take verbal orders from political bosses: Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court today said IAS officers will no more take oral instructions from their political bosses, and asked the Centre and states to set up a special panel to look into their transfers and promotions.

• The Durga Shakti impact? Centre to change rules for officers

  The Centre is set to change rules to insulate officers from arbitrary 'punishment' by state governments, a move that appears to be a consequence of the alleged victimization of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal by the Uttar Pradesh government.

• IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension revoked by Uttar Pradesh government

  The Uttar Pradesh government has revoked the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal. The 2009-batch officer, whose suspension on questionable grounds had triggered nationwide outrage, had met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav along with her husband yesterday.

• IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal meets Akhilesh Yadav first time since her suspension

  IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, whose suspension by the Uttar Pradesh government in July this year triggered nationwide outrage, met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav along with her husband today. This was her first meeting with the chief minister since her suspension.

• Durga's suspension: decision on IAS officer's reinstatement delayed

  Sources say the Uttar Pradesh government has found discrepancies in Ms Nagpal's reply to its chargesheet accusing her of "poor administrative acumen and lack of foresight" by ordering a demolition that endangered communal harmony in the month of Ramzan.

• Now, man whose report cleared IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal is transferred

  Gautam Budhh Nagar District Magistrate Ravikant Singh, who had given a clean chit to suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, has been transferred.

• Durga's battle: IAS officer's suspension may be revoked; she had met Mulayam Singh Yadav

  The Uttar Pradesh government is reviewing the case of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, whose suspension last month had triggered nationwide outrage and protests against the victimisation of officers.

• Tamil Nadu whistleblower alleges death threats, silence from govt

  His battle against the mining mafia in the southern part of Tamil Nadu has led to death threats, says V Sundaram, a senior bureaucrat in Tamil Nadu. He alleges that repeated requests by him for security have been ignored by the state government.

• After IAS officer Durga's case, babus want states' powers checked

  For the first time since young civil servant Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended by the Uttar Pradesh Government for allegedly taking on the sand mining mafia, three central services - the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS) - have come together and have sought the changes in the ru...

• Supreme Court to hear contempt plea over IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension

  The Supreme Court will take up a plea seeking contempt action against Uttar Pradesh government and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for suspending IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for implementing its order on removing unauthorised religious structures on public land.

• Durga Shakti Nagpal claims innocence in her reply to charges by Uttar Pradesh government: Sources

  Sources said the officer in her reply has claimed innocence after the Akhilesh Yadav government accused her of "poor administrative acumen and lack of foresight" for a decision that could cause communal tension during the month of Ramzan.

• Durga Shakti Nagpal submits her reply to charges by Uttar Pradesh government

  IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who was suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government last month for ordering the demolition of a mosque being built illegally on government land, has filed her reply to the charges by the state government.