JS Mathur new Secy in Ministry of Panchayatai Raj
New Delhi: Senior IAS officer J S Mathur was on Friday appointed as Secretary in the Union Ministry of Panchayatai Raj. Mathur, who is presently Special Secretary in Information and
Broadcasting Ministry, will take over the new charge on Monday, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said. He has been appointed in place of S M Vijayanand, who was last month sent back to his cadre state - Kerala - before completion of his tenure.
Ishrat Jahan case: Panel asked to finish probe
New Delhi: A one-man inquiry panel of the Home Ministry, probing the missing files related to the case of alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan, has been asked to expedite its work and finish the task at the earliest. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi is believed to have told Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry B K Prasad to speed up the probe and file a report at the earliest as the government may have to face queries of MPs in the coming session of Parliament beginning Monday, official sources said.
20 Smart Cities asked to firm up projects
New Delhi: The Urban Development Ministry on Friday asked the 20 Smart Cities selected in the first round of competition to quickly firm up bankable projects for obtaining loan assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the BRICS Development Bank. Rajiv Gauba, UD Secretary told the city officials that the ADB has in principle agreed to extend a loan of US $ 1 Billion while the World Bank is willing to extend a loan of US $ 0.50 billion for the mplementation of Smart City Mission. BRICS Development Bank is keen to support smart city projects, a statement from the Ministry said here.