Shishir Tripathi

Articles by Shishir Tripathi

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  Jun 13, 2018

  Lateral hiring: Gate-crashers or talent pool are the two ways IAS officers may see new entrants

  IAS officers have different views on the government's lateral hiring plan.
  ConnectTheDots IAS bureaucrats UPSC Joint Secretary Civil Services Government Jobs lateral entry lateral hiring
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  Jun 13, 2018

  Lateral recruitment to civil services is a 'very wrong move', says ex-home secretary Madhav Godbole

  Shishir Tripathi spoke to Madhav Godbole, who has served as Union Home Secretary and has authored a widely acclaimed book on governance and civil services titled Good Governance: Never on India's Radar
  QandA Bureaucracy Sarkaria Commission UPSC Indian Civil Services Centre-State Relations lateral recruitment Madhav Godbole
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  Jan 20, 2017

  Despite SC intervention, huge pendency still bogs down India's lower judiciary

  According to the statistics present on the website of the Supreme Court as on 31 March 2016, against the sanctioned strength of 21,017 judges, working strength is 16,135 leaving 4,882 vacancies, which is staggering 23 percent of the total strength.
  Supreme Court ConnectTheDots Judiciary JS Khehar TS Thakur Higher judiciary lower judiciary Malik Mazhar Sultan Vijay Hansaria
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  Jan 16, 2017

  Sunil Rastogi case: Psychiatric illness, personality disorders push paedophiles to engage in sexual abuse, say experts

  After his arrest Rastogi revealed that he had committed similar offences with young girls in the area of New Ashok Nagar Delhi, Ghaziabad and in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand.
  Delhi NewsTracker ConnectTheDots Sexual abuse mental illness Serial Killers psychological abuse serial rapists
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  Jan 14, 2017

  Brand Modi row: Gandhi's legacy lives beyond history, diary or calendar

  In our pursuit of the controversy surrounding Narendra Modi "replacing Gandhi" in a KVIC calendar, and Haryana minister Anil Vij calling Gandhi a lesser "brand", we are forgetting that here we are talking about a man who lives beyond the pages of history, diaries and calendar.
  Narendra Modi InMyOpinion Mahatma Gandhi Albert Einstein George Orwell Anil Vij KVIC KVIC calendar Gandhian philosophy
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  Jan 11, 2017

  UPSC exams: Electoral politics keep the fire burning in Hindi speaking rural heartland

  With assembly elections coming up in five states, including the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, from where lakhs of Hindi speaking students will give the exam, aspirants have once again raked up the issue
  Uttar Pradesh Congress ConnectTheDots Union Public Service Commission Rahul Gandhi UPSC CSAT 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly
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  Jan 06, 2017

  RP Act amendments: Election Commission asks Supreme Court to curb 'money power' in polls

  Acknowledging the role of 'money power' in the elections and seeking ways to curb it, the Election Commission (EC) has sought several amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RP Act).
  Narendra Modi NewsTracker Election Commission Demonetisation Association for Democratic Reforms Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2017 Punjab Assembly Election 2017 Goa Assembly Election 2017 Manipur Assembly election 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2017
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  Jan 05, 2017

  Narendra Modi in Patna: Guru Gobind Singh aside, PM will also have Punjab polls on his mind

  Apart from lakhs of Sikh followers who are reaching Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, from all over the world, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit that is highly anticipated
  Narendra Modi ConnectTheDots Nitish Kumar Patna Gandhi Maidan Guru Gobind Singh Guru Granth Sahib Punjab Assembly Election 2017 Prakash Parv
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  Jan 04, 2017

  Assembly Election 2017: Will SC judgment on Hindutva case curb 'corrupt practices'?

  While responding to a question as to what extra power the SC judgment has given to Election Commission, Zaidi said, “See our model code of conduct has provisions and we will also use substantive law.
  HowThisWorks Supreme Court Model code of conduct Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2017 Punjab Assembly Election 2017 Goa Assembly Election 2017 Manipur Assembly election 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2017 Hindutva case
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  Jan 02, 2017

  Samajwadi Party crisis is power struggle: Don't mistake it for ideological warfare

  On Sunday morning, the ongoing power tussle between two ‘fractions’ of Samajwadi Party (SP) reached another level of ‘no return’ and speaks volumes about a narrative is slowly being built that masquerades self interests as larger good.
  Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party CriticalPoint Mulayam Singh Yadav UP Akhilesh Yadav UP Assembly Election 2017 Ideological warfare