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I am sorry to share another painful news. My batchmate (1974 Batch) Shashi Shekhar 564 (Nalanda House) has lost his battle with the virus. I spoke with him on phone just 2 weeks before he stopped messaging in a group. Didn't realize that it was due to the infection that he was quite. We knew of his battle for the last two weeks. He was lucky with the Netarhat network for support in getting a bed, oxygen etc. (that too was after a lot of wait).
I was very close to him during matriculation PL. He left the school after matriculation.
Shocked. Hurt. Angered. Pained. It didn't have to be this way. Totally unnecessary.
RIP my friend, you will always live in my memory. As a very brave man. That's what I messaged him last (not about the virus, but something else personal that he shared with me). 🙏🏿
अत्यंत दुखद। ईश्वर उनकी आत्मा को शांति दे🙏🏻🙏🏻
By Atul Bhaskar 1974586 Raman Ashram
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Former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana was on Monday appointed Director-General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF).
Asthana, a 1984-batch Gujarat cadre officer, has been involved in investigating some high-profile cases such as the Sabarmati Express fire incident in Godhra in 2002. He also arrested Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam in 1997, while holding the post of superintendent of police in the CBI.
"IAS officers are selected to the PMO on the basis of their good performance... I have been selected under the central staffing system for a period of four years. I am happy about my elevation," said District Collector Naval Kishore Ram.
District Collector Naval Kishore Ram, who was known for his accessibility and response time to complaints and suggestions from Pune residents, has been transferred to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as deputy secretary.
The collector received the orders from the Ministry of Personnel Affairs on Tuesday.