CAT Sets Aside Vinay Gupta’s PCCF (Wildlife) Appointment, Orders Promotion of Senior IFS Officer Pavan Kumar

  GUWAHATI: In a major setback for the Assam Forest Department, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Guwahati Bench, has quashed the appointment of senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Dr. Vinay Gupta as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Wildlife, and Chief Wildlife Warden, holding that a senior officer was unlawfully superseded. ALSO READ: Assam Expands Healthcare…

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Ramesh Kumar Takes Charge as Additional General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway

  GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway has appointed senior Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer Ramesh Kumar as its new Additional General Manager (AGM). He officially assumed charge on June 1, according to a statement issued by NFR on Wednesday, June 3. ALSO READ: Arunachal’s Longding District Restricts Pig Transport From Assam Over African Swine Fever Concerns…

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Assam Assembly Overhaul Begins as Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass Removes 12 Re-Employed Staff

  GUWAHATI: The Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat has terminated the contractual re-employment of 12 retired officers and employees serving in various departments of the Assembly. ALSO READ: Kaziranga Records Highest-Ever Tourist Footfall, Assam CM Highlights Conservation Success An official order issued by the Secretariat on Friday, May 29, stated that the services of the re-employed personnel had…

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Ranjeet Kumar Dass Elected Speaker of 16th Assam Legislative Assembly Unanimously

  GUWAHATI: Senior BJP leader Ranjeet Kumar Dass was on Thursday, May 21, elected unanimously as the Speaker of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly, becoming the first person to hold the post twice in the State’s legislative history. ALSO READ: Guwahati to Get Vertical Gardens Across 20 Flyovers, Corridors Under Green Infrastructure Push He had earlier…

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