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  1. Revenge of the Jedi, aka the I.A.S. lobby

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    / April 4, 2012 /
    Earlier this morning, a friend, a former Commander in the Indian Navy, and I were discussing le affaire Vijay Kumar Singh. Personally, I think that General V.K. Singh is avenging himself for the humiliation of haggling over his date of birth. Though General Singh has cloaked his actions as being...

  2. SC notice to six AP ministers in Jagan case

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    / March 12, 2012 /
    The supreme court has issued notices to the CBI, six ministers from Andhra Pradesh and eight IAS officers with respect to their role in issuance of 26 controversial Government Orders that have become the basis for investigation against Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case. This was done...

  3. An IAS officer should know to say ‘No’

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    / February 11, 2012 / 4 Comments
    Today in India, there is a certain lynch mentality. We are willing to believe the worst about those in public office, be it politicians, bureaucrats or judges. That unless proved otherwise, the fellow is a thorough crook. This is not a very happy situation. We can understand why it has...

  4. In solidarity with the IAS officers

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    / February 6, 2012 / 4 Comments
    The filing of the chargesheet  by the CBI in the EMAAR land scam has become a full-blown battle between the IAS officers and the political establishment. This is because in its  chargesheet, it named two serving IAS officers and a retired IAS officer. One officer, L.V.Subramanyam is currently the Executive officer of...

  5. “Just following orders” doesn’t cut it anymore

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    / February 2, 2012 / 3 Comments
    To return to the current, and wholly welcome, troubles of the I.A.S. Brotherhood, arrested I.A.S. mandarin Bibhu Prasad Acharya’s wail has been that he acted in “good faith”. That he was “just following orders”. It is a transparent ploy to avoid blame. All government orders and government contracts are signed...

  6. IAS folks in gaol. Good for us

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    / February 1, 2012 / 3 Comments
    I knew Mrs. Y. Srilakshmi, currently an uncomfortable inmate of Chanchalguda prison, when she had been Municipal Commissioner of Visakhapatnam, back in 1995. To those who came in late, being Municipal Commissioner of Vizag back then, and even now, means that you were a demi-god. Sure, the port city had...

  7. Who is B P Acharya?

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    / January 30, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Source : AP News Live Bibhu Prasad Acharya, the 1983 batch IAS officer, who has been in the dock over his role in Emaar scam, is a man of many parts. Hailing from Orissa, Acharya has had a brilliant academic record. He is a writer, cartoonist and a keen researcher...

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