Durga Shakti Nagpal

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UP: Departmental inquiry against Durga Shakti Nagpal closed

The departmental inquiry against woman IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has been closed, two days after the Uttar Pradesh government revoked her suspension and reinstated her.

Akhilesh's ego drove him to suspend Durga Shakti Nagpal: BJP

The BJP on Tuesday criticised the "ego-driven" Akhilesh Yadav for first suspending IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, then reinstating her, making her apologise to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, and using the state PR machinery to publicise it.

Why Durga Nagpal's reinstatement highlights SP govt's hypocrisy

Obviously, the Uttar Pradesh state government is trying to make symbolic amends without eating humble pie. There is no clean chit yet, the government has said – in fact the principal secretary-level enquiry report is still to come.

UP govt revokes IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension

Enquiry report not yet in, but UP government gives in and reinstates suspended IAS officer a day after she met CM.

UP govt unsatisfied with Durga Nagpal's response, orders fresh probe

Nagpal was suspended as sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) July 27, attached with the state revenue board and served a chargesheet August 4.

UP transfers Durga's boss, puts Gautam Buddh Nagar DM on wait list

The action comes days after Singh had supported Nagpal, the 28-year-old SDM of Gautam Budh Nagar, who led the crackdown on sand mining mafia in her district.

SC dismisses contempt plea on IAS officer Nagpal's suspension

The sub-divisional magistrate was suspended on 27 July ostensibly for ordering demolition of the wall of an under construction mosque in a village in Noida without following the due process.