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Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday appointed veteran bureaucrat K P Bakshi as the chairman of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority on the recommendation of a high-level search committee headed by chief secretary Sumit Mullick.

A day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis appointed seasoned bureaucrat K P Bakshi to head the home department, a debate raged in the corridors of power as several high-ranking IPS officers led by director general Sanjeev Dayal are senior to him.

Additional chief secretary (Home) K P Bakshi on Friday asked the Kolhapur district administration and Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to either remove or regularise all illegal shrines immediately.

MUMBAI: The state government on Monday transferred Thane municipal commissioner K.P. Bakshi and 30 other bureaucrats in a major administrative reshuffle.

Even as additional chief secretary K P Bakshi had said that former police commissioner Rakesh Maria will continue to monitor the probe into the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, the home department, headed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, is yet to issue an order for the same

Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi and Lt Gen P M Hariz, who were superseded by Gen Bipin Rawat in the race for Army chief, have been awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal. The medal is awarded to officers for their meritorious service.

A fortnight after retirement, veteran bureaucrat K P Bakshi appears to be in trou ble over assurance given by him to the Bombay high court for procurement of decibel meters.

A retired Brigadier was shot at and injured by unidentified persons at his house in Meerut, police said.

The state public works department, in a first-of-its-kind action, has imposed a penal rent of over Rs 13 lakh on retired bureaucrat K P Bakshi for overstaying in the government quarters at Yashodhan building near Mantralaya in south Mumbai.

He had abused their positions to grant recognition to several homeopathy medical colleges in violation of norms.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday appointed veteran bureaucrat K P Bakshi as additional chief secretary (home) in place of Amitabh Rajan. Bakshi, a 1982-batch IAS officer, had been the additional chief secretary (planning).

KOLKATA: Trinamul leader Sanjay Bakshi surrendered to Girish Park police station on Friday, three days after he allegedly assaulted a constable for doing his duty.

Amid continuing confusion over who will head the Sheena Bora murder case, additional chief secretary K P Bakshi said he has asked for a status report on the probe and the government will take a final call on the issue.

The state government told the Bombay high court on Thursday it has decided to conduct noise mapping in major cities of Maharashtra.

Henna Bakshi was booked on Friday for allegedly using abusive language in her posts on UT traffic police's Facebook page.

BATHINDA:A feverish race is on among teachers of SSD Girls College here for the post of officiating principal. All the hopefuls have had been trying to ingratiate themselves with the college management for more than one year.

That rural markets are driving consumption of FMCG products is well known, but the fact that comparatively lesser developed eastern states such as Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Assam are leading rural sales is a trend that is being closely tracked.