Loknath Behera To Take Over As Kochi Metro MD
Behera had retired from the police force in June this year after completing five years of service.
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Over the last 7 years, Mohammad Sujeetha’s tryst with khakhi has been beset with opportunities to...
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In his present posting as the Superintendent of Police,Thanjavur, Shekhar Deshmukh's thrust areas...
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Wherever he has been posted, Dr. T. Prabhushankar has left his mark and empowered people. As the...
Net Savvy Cop Opens 'Windows' To The Public: V. Vikraman, IPS By Sanjay Pinto
By being accessible to the public and putting down rowdyism, illicit liquor retailing, sand...
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Hitting the road running, T.S. Jawahar, IAS, is racing against time and is on a mission to reduce...
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With justifiable pride, the suave 2012 batch IAS officer, Dr. G. S. Sameeran, notes how...
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From salons across the country flooded with requests for the Abhinandan gun slinger moustache to...
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Close to 70 years old, Puducherry’s Lt. Governor seems to have the same energy of her teenage...
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As a second generation lawyer, Arvindh does not shy away from admitting that his legal luminary...
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A simple google search of his name will prove that he has avoided the media glare throughout his...
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Almost clean shaven with no handle bar moustache, slim and with no visible six pack, in plain...
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Defying odds and getting his way has been the common thread that runs through Pankaj Kumar...
Dancing To Her Own Tunes At Work: Kavitha Ramu, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
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‘A Tax Man’ may well be his core avatar, but it’s a title that Dr. Sibichen Mathew is not...
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In a sixteen year career, that has seen an impressive variety of action packed postings, this...
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Quite like a Bollywood movie, Anand Mohan's first posting was as Assistant Commissioner of...
LEAN, MEAN AND TECH–SAVVY: SUMIT SHARAN, IPS By Sanjay Pinto
On his repatriation to the Tamil Nadu cadre, Sumit Sharan held dual charge as the Deputy...
A HAT-TRICK AT RIPON BUILDING: D. Karthikeyan, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
The partnership with the police aside, D. Karthikeyan is a veteran boss at the Corporation, with...
THE ACE INVESTIGATOR: Mahesh Aggarwal, IPS By Sanjay Pinto
For almost half his twenty three year long stint in the Indian Police Service, Mahesh Aggarwal...
MASCOT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT: GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
Throughout his 24 year stint in the IAS, Gagandeep Singh Bedi has always strived to be “above...
MOTHER OF MINE: Judith Pinto By Sanjay Pinto
Mother, you gave me everything. Much more than words can say. I miss you with every heartbeat.
Quenching His Thirst For Service: Arun Roy, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
A short stint as a Legal Manager in the private sector reinforced Arun Roy's conviction that he...
CEO OF BENGALURU POLICE!: Praveen Sood, IPS By Sanjay Pinto
When a top ranking official casts the trappings of power and his uniform aside and steps into the...
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The common thread that runs through Dr. Rajeev Ranjan‘s 32 year stint is his tryst with Finance.
OPERATIONS SUCCESSFUL, CITIZENS BENEFITTED: Dr. B. Chandra Mohan, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
Over the last twenty two years, Dr. Chandra Mohan, now the Revenue Secretary of Tamil Nadu, has...
AN IAS OFFICER WHO MEANS BUSINESS !: Sandeep Nanduri, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
hen the passion for public service is so deeply ingrained in your psyche, a leap of faith from...
DCP A Myilvaganan – The Silver-Tongued Cop Who Inspired Millions During The Jallikattu Protests. An Exclusive By Sanjay Pinto
It’s not his lathi or service revolver or tear gas or striking force that is A. Myilvaganan’s...
THE REAL 'POWER' STAR ! : Dr. M. Saikumar, IAS By Sanjay Pinto
With a Masters in Political Science from the University of Hyderabad and later, an M Phil degree...
PASSING ON THE BATON, BIDARI STYLE : Vijayendra Bidari, IPS By Sanjay Pinto
As the son of Shankar Bidari, who was the Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Head of the Special...
DOORDARSHAN'S NEW JACKPOT! : Supriya Sahu By Sanjay Pinto
A 1991 batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Supriya Sahu is still hailed for her stint as...
'FIVE STAR' COP : Ashwin Kotnis, IPS By Sanjay Pinto
A seat, a patient hearing, a steaming hot cup of tea or coffee and the promise of immediate...
Double Barrel Approach: Kindness & Fear – By Sanjay Pinto
In barely a few months as the Superintendent of Police -Thanjavur and the Deputy Commissioner of...
India's 'Mission Impossible' Super Cop
At sixty four and away from khakhi for four years, now you know why K.Vijay Kumar still looks at...
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Sunil Kumar Singh has served as Superintendent of Police in Tuticorin, Pudukottai & Nilgiris, as...
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If there is a vote for the most down to earth and self effacing, soft spoken but tough bureaucrat...
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In the mid eighties, when Selvaganesh completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Loyola...
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There used to be a detergent ad with the tagline ‘hard on dirt, soft on clothes.’ This dual...
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Wilfred Davidar’s firm handshake is the only clue you can possibly get of his boxing talent....
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The first graduate in his agricultural family in Kanyakumari, V. Balakrishnan or ‘Balky’ as his...
A STAMP OF CLASS – Mervin Alexander By Sanjay Pinto
For almost half his career, Mervin Alexander held posts in God’s Own Country where “everyone was...
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On deputation with the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi since 2012, Sandeep Rai Rathore, the...
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While the rest of his classmates were probably playing book cricket, this Class VIII school boy...
J K Tripathy, IPS – An Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove – By Sanjay Pinto
In plain clothes, he can easily pass for a Professor or a Corporate Head Honcho. Or even a...
Richard Rahul Verma, U.S Ambassador To India – Fiat From An Ambassador! – By Sanjay Pinto
Meet Richard R.Verma, lawyer turned diplomat and the first Indian American to be posted to New...
Davidson Devasirvatham, IPS – Khakhi Action Hero – By Sanjay Pinto
For an honest officer, beyond a point, it doesn’t matter where you are posted. Davidson...
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If Dr. Abdul Kalam was referred to as the ‘People’s President’, Dr. J. Radhakrishnan would...
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A graduate from the Patna College and a Post Graduate in History from the premier Jawaharlal...
Dr. Jayanth Murali, IPS – SIX PACK TOP COP!! – By Sanjay Pinto
Throughout his stint, Dr. Jayanth Murali, IPS has focussed on making a difference sans the...
Dr. Santhosh Babu, IAS – TRANSFORMER – By Sanjay Pinto
This 1995 batch IAS Officer, Dr. Santhosh Babu, IAS, who has had a fair share of the conventional...
Dr. T. Prabhakara Rao, IAS – A TRANSPORT CHIEF’S JOURNEY – By Sanjay Pinto
Two roads converged and Dr. T. Prabhakara Rao, IAS took the one less travelled by. And that has...
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At Aayakar Bhawan – Chennai’s Income Tax Commissionerate, Rajib Hota is the boss of Tax Deducted...
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As it was my first rush with this 2002 batch IAS Officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre on...
Dr. Prateep V. Philip, IPS – A 'FILLIP' TO POLICING – By Sanjay Pinto
The only piece of ‘uniform’ that this top cop, Dr. Prateep V.Philip, likes to have on always is...
BOARD ROOM TO THE TOWN HALL: Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan By Sanjay Pinto
Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan, Minister for Finance & Human Resource Management, Tamil Nadu
GALLOPING COP WHO DOES NOT RIDE THE HIGH HORSE!
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