`No move to divest states of power to punish civil servants`

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 16:23

The government is not planning to divest power from the states to punish a civil service officers, Lok Sabha was told Wednesday.

Govt approves fresh changes to Code of Conduct for ministers

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:14

Seeking to check the misuse of bureaucrats by ministers for political purposes, both at the Centre and in the states, the government on Thursday approved fresh changes to a 50-year-old Code of Conduct for the political executive.

IAS officers will no more act on oral orders: Supreme Court

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 11:22

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central and state governments to usher in bureaucratic reforms, lamenting that political interference was affecting the functioning of bureaucracy.

Don`t bow to political interference: President to civil servants

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 21:45

President Pranab Mukherjee asked bureaucrats to not be subject to political interference and advised that civil servants should tell politicians what cannot be done and why it cannot be done.

Share perception that bureaucrats face political pressure: Pranab

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 16:30

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said he shared the perception that bureaucrats face political pressure and advised civil servants to be patient and communicate to politicians what cannot be done.

New 48-hour strike in Greece over civil service cuts

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 16:45

Greek civil servants on Tuesday launched a 48-hour strike, their second work stoppage in as many weeks to protest job cuts the government is undertaking in return for international bailout funds.

SC declines to entertain PIL to insulate civil servants

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 21:02

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to insulate the country`s civil servants from political victimisation and patronage.

Jindal university to train civil servants

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 12:39

The OP Jindal Global University in Haryana`s Sonipat district will conduct state-specific programmes for civil servants of various states.

Manmohan Singh`s pep talk to young civil servants

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 20:06

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday gave a pep talk to young civil servants, narrating how he entered public life to "wipe" the tears of the country`s citizens.

Tharoor tells babus to be responsive to citizens` demands

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 19:27

Civil servants should be responsive and accountable to meet demands of "informed" citizens for better services, Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor has said.

Don`t bow down to pressure: Govt tells newly induc

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 20:40

The Government Thursday asked newly selected bureaucrats to be upright while facing pressures that might come from various quarters during their service and act as agents of change.