Pune trainee IAS officer, who demanded private cabin and staff, transferred over ‘misuse of power’
5 months, 1 week ago

Pune trainee IAS officer, who demanded private cabin and staff, transferred over ‘misuse of power’

Hindustan Times  

Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer posted in Pune, has been transferred over alleged misuse of power as a civil servant after she kicked up a controversy with her demands for a private cabin and staff. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar Puja Khedkar, a 2023-batch IAS officer, will complete the remaining term of her training in Washim, and will serve there as a "supernumerary assistant collector" till July 30, 2025, said the official letter. “The 2023 batch IAS officer will serve the remaining period of her probation as supernumerary assistant collector in Washim district,” the order stated. Khedkar's father, who is a retired administrative officer, reportedly pressured the District Collector's office to make sure that the demands of the trainee IAS officer were fulfilled.

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UPSC cheating case: Delhi HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to ex-IAS trainee Puja Khedkar
13 hours, 37 minutes ago

UPSC cheating case: Delhi HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to ex-IAS trainee Puja Khedkar

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to dismissed Indian Administrative Services trainee Puja Khedkar in the UPSC cheating case. She is accused of fraudulently availing attempts in the UPSC examination beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity, The high court said that the steps taken by Khedkar were “a part of the large conspiracy …

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

The Hindu  

In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. In a notification, the personnel ministry said the UPSC "is allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, for verification of …

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications The move assumes significance as the commission last month …

UPSC has no power to disqualify me: Puja Khedkar refutes fraud charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC has no power to disqualify me: Puja Khedkar refutes fraud charges

India Today  

Puja Khedkar, the former IAS trainee officer who was stripped of her role for allegedly misusing her powers, has challenged her disqualification, saying the Union Public Service Commission has no power to act against her. In a response filed before the Delhi High Court on the UPSC's charges against her, Puja Khedkar argued that once selected and appointed as a …

FIR against Puja Khedkar’s father for obstructing government work
4 months, 2 weeks ago

FIR against Puja Khedkar’s father for obstructing government work

Hindustan Times  

The Bund Garden Police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty, officials said on Friday. Read Here: Puja Khedkar moves Delhi HC seeking anticipatory bail in cheating case The barred 2023 batch officer is also accused of …

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Puja Khedkar's father for obstructing government work in Pune
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Puja Khedkar's father for obstructing government work in Pune

India TV News  

Maharashtra news: The police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty in Pune district, officials said today. "The complaint says that during Puja Khedkar's posting as an assistant collector, Dilip Khedkar allegedly used threatening language against tehsildar …

Case against Puja Khedkar's father for threatening tehsildar at Pune collectorate
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Case against Puja Khedkar's father for threatening tehsildar at Pune collectorate

India Today  

A case for allegedly threatening senior government officials was registered against Dilip Khedkar, the father of Puja Khedkar, whose IAS candidature was recently cancelled by the Union Public Service Commission after she was found to have forged documents to claim the disability quota for the Civil Service examination. According to the FIR, after Puja Khedkar joined the Pune Collectorate as …

‘Nonsensical’: Pune collector on ‘harassment’ charge by trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Nonsensical’: Pune collector on ‘harassment’ charge by trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar

Hindustan Times  

Pune collector Suhas Diwase has denied the harassment charge levelled by Puja Khedkar, the trainee Indian Administrative Service officer whose candidature was cancelled by the UPSC on Wednesday. Washim, Jul 16 : IAS trainee Puja Khedkar speaks to the media regarding the police interrogation at her residence, in Washim on Tuesday. Diwase, whose report to the Maharashtra government regarding Khedkar's …

UPSC, Delhi police press for ‘custodial interrogation’ of Puja Khedkar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC, Delhi police press for ‘custodial interrogation’ of Puja Khedkar

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission and Delhi Police on Wednesday pressed for the custodial interrogation of controversial trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who is accused of falsifying her identity to secure additional attempts in the civil services examination. UPSC on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar Seeking pre-arrest bail, Khedkar, however, maintained …

UPSC cancels candidature of probationary IAS Officer Puja Khedkar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC cancels candidature of probationary IAS Officer Puja Khedkar

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai:The Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and permanently debarred her from all future examinations and selection procedures. Khedkar had been under scrutiny following complaints about alleged fake certificates and misconduct during her appointment as a probationary IAS officer in Pune. On 18th July 2024, the UPSC issued a …

IAS officer Puja Khedkar row: UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s candidature for CSE 2022, debars from all future exams
4 months, 3 weeks ago

IAS officer Puja Khedkar row: UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s candidature for CSE 2022, debars from all future exams

The Hindu  

The Union Public Service Commission on July 31 cancelled the candidature of probationer Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar and she has been debarred permanently from all the future examinations and selections of the Commission. Regarding submission of false certificates by candidates, specifically those of Other Backward Classes and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, the UPSC said it “neither has the …

Deadline over, Puja Khedkar fails to report at IAS training academy
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Deadline over, Puja Khedkar fails to report at IAS training academy

India Today  

Controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, accused of submitting fake disability and caste certificates to get selected, failed to report to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie by her scheduled deadline on Tuesday. On July 16, Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary Nitin Gadre wrote to Puja Khedkar, stating that her training period with the government had been …

Puja Khedkar fails to report at training academy
5 months ago

Puja Khedkar fails to report at training academy

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who was instructed by Mussoorie-based Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration officials to join the institute latest by July 23, did not report on Tuesday. Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who was instructed by Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration officials to join the institute latest by July 23, did not report …

Probationary IAS officer Puja fails to appear before Pune police
5 months ago

Probationary IAS officer Puja fails to appear before Pune police

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar did not appear before the Pune police on Saturday to record her statement, according to police officials. Puja Khedkar had lodged a complaint of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase at Washim on July 16. Ranjan Kumar Sharma, joint commissioner of police, said, “Following her non-appearance, authorities plan to issue a …

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar's father interim protection from arrest till July 25
5 months ago

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar's father interim protection from arrest till July 25

The Hindu  

A Pune Session Court has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a local farmer over a land dispute. Meanwhile, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has sealed a company in Pune named ThermoVerita linked to Manorama Khedkar for alleged …

UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for 'faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts'
5 months ago

UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for 'faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts'

Op India  

The Union Public Service Commission said on Friday that it has registered a First Information Report against IAS probationer Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar for allegedly “faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond permissible limit”. From this investigation it has been revealed that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the Examination Rules by faking her identity by …

FIR against Puja Khedkar, UPSC debars IAS officer from future exams – Firstpost
5 months ago

FIR against Puja Khedkar, UPSC debars IAS officer from future exams – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The UPSC said Pujha Khedkar ‘fraudulently’ availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under examination rules by ‘faking her identity’ The UPSC has on Friday filed an FIR against controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from future examinations as well as selections. The Union Public Services Commission on Friday said Puja Khedkar changed her name, father’s and mother’s name, …

Pune Court grants interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar's father till July 25
5 months ago

Pune Court grants interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar's father till July 25

India TV News  

A Pune Session Court on Friday granted Dilip Khedkar, the father of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, interim protection till July 25 after he filed an anticipatory bail plea in the court today. In another major development, the Union Public Service Commission said that it has initiated criminal proceedings against Maharashtra cadre IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar for a series of …

Cops ask Puja Khedkar for statement on harassment charges against collector
5 months ago

Cops ask Puja Khedkar for statement on harassment charges against collector

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Pune police have asked trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar to record her statement regarding allegations of harassment against the Pune district collector, a senior officer said on Wednesday. IAS probationer Puja Khedkar had accused Pune district collector Suhas Diwase of harassment. Another official said correspondence by the Pune police asking Khedkar to record her statement was served to …

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report
5 months ago

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report

Hindustan Times  

Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS officer accused of misusing the UPSC reservation quota, used a false address and a fake ration card to obtain a disability certificate, reported India Today. Puja Khedkar came under fire after she was transferred from Pune to Washim following suspicions of forgery and misuse of the reservation policy for people who are disabled people and …

Amid Puja Khedkar controversy, a look at rules governing IAS officers, trainees
5 months ago

Amid Puja Khedkar controversy, a look at rules governing IAS officers, trainees

Hindustan Times  

Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer, was relieved from the District Training Programme of the Maharashtra government on Tuesday after being found at the centre of a controversy over her alleged misuse of power as a civil servant. According to a report by The Indian Express, Puja Khedkar's actions as a civil servant are governed by two key rules - …

Puja Khedkar summoned by Pune cops after she files harassment case against collector
5 months ago

Puja Khedkar summoned by Pune cops after she files harassment case against collector

India TV News  

Taking action on the complaint filed by probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the police on Wednesday asked her to record her statement regarding allegations of harassment against the Pune district collector, a senior officer said. Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar confirmed that Puja Khedkar has been asked by the department to come to Pune to provide her statement. She lodged …

Maharashtra IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Relieved Amid Allegations
5 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Relieved Amid Allegations

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday relieved controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar on the instruction of the Mussoorie-based Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Meanwhile, Dr. Khedkar has made serious allegations of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase. Therefore, you are hereby relieved from District Training Programme of the Government of Maharashtra,” a letter sent by additional …

IAS probationer Puja Khedkar files harassment complaint against Pune collector
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS probationer Puja Khedkar files harassment complaint against Pune collector

Hindustan Times  

IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who was called by the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration on Tuesday has levelled charges of harassment against her former boss and Pune collector Suhas Diwase. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar Khedkar had landed in trouble after the collector Diwase sent a report to the government on Khedkar encroaching into the additional collector Ajay …

IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Lodges Harassment Complaint Against Pune District Collector, Asked To Appear Before Cops
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Lodges Harassment Complaint Against Pune District Collector, Asked To Appear Before Cops

News 18  

Pooja Khedkar, the controversial probationary IAS officer currently under public scrutiny, has filed a police complaint alleging harassment against Pune District Collector Suhas Diwase. “Women police personnel visited Khedkar at her residence in Washim on Monday when she lodged a complaint of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase,” an official said. It was Pune District Collector Suhas Diwase who …

Puja Khedkar's Training Put On Hold Amid Probe, IAS Trainee Called Back To Mussoorie
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar's Training Put On Hold Amid Probe, IAS Trainee Called Back To Mussoorie

News 18  

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said that the district training programme of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar was put on hold on amid allegations of forging disability certificates to clear her civil services examination. According to a letter issued by Additional Chief Secretary of Maharashtra, Nitin Gadre, the trainee IAS officer has been directed to return to the Lal Bahadur …

Puja Khedkar's district training put on hold, says Maharashtra govt
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar's district training put on hold, says Maharashtra govt

Hindustan Times  

Controversial Indian Administrative Services probationer Puja Khedkar's district training has been put on hold, the Maharashtra government said on Tuesday. Khedkar has been relieved from her District Training Programme after Mussoorie-based Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration recalled her for "further necessary action" by putting her district training programme on hold, as stated in the letter by Maharashtra additional …

Big Revealations About Trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar, Watch Full Video | ABP News
5 months, 1 week ago

Big Revealations About Trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar, Watch Full Video | ABP News

ABP News  

IAS Pooja Khedkar News: Controversies are coming to light one after the other regarding probationary IAS Pooja Khedkar in Pune. Amidst all these allegations, Pune Police has seized Pooja Khedkar's Audi car. Pooja Khedkar had paid a fine of Rs 27,600 for this Audi car two days ago. Let us tell you that trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar has been transferred …

Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar recalled to academy; training put on hold amid allegations
5 months, 1 week ago

Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar recalled to academy; training put on hold amid allegations

New Indian Express  

Earlier in the day, Khedkar said she had been the victim of a misinformation campaign and claimed that fake news was being published about her every day. Khedkar had earlier submitted two certificates, provided by the Ahmednagar District Civil Hospital in 2018 and 2021, to the UPSC under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category. After joining as a probationary officer, …

Puja Khedkar's IAS training cancelled in Maharashtra amid selection row, recalled to academy
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar's IAS training cancelled in Maharashtra amid selection row, recalled to academy

India TV News  

The training of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar was cancelled on Tuesday amid a row over her selection in the civil services exam. The letter stated, "It is informed that Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie has decided to keep your District Training Program on hold and immediately recall you for further necessary action. In the latest set …

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar breaks silence on fake certificate row: ‘Proving guilty by…’
5 months, 1 week ago

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar breaks silence on fake certificate row: ‘Proving guilty by…’

Hindustan Times  

Facing allegations of misusing Other Backward Class quota and disability provisions to secure a position in the civil service, probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar on Monday said the truth will prevail after she makes a submission before the central committee probing the charges. Read: ‘Accused on the run, their phones switched off’: Police after IAS officer Puja Khedkar's …

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's father defends her, says, 'She did nothing illegal'
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's father defends her, says, 'She did nothing illegal'

India TV News  

The father of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of using fake disability and OBC certificates to pass the civil services exam, defended her on Sunday, asserting that she had not engaged in any illegal activity. Her father, Dilip Khedkar, a former Maharashtra government employee who declared property worth Rs 40 crore in his Lok Sabha election affidavit, …

Maharashtra: FIR registered against parents of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar for threatening a farmer
5 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra: FIR registered against parents of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar for threatening a farmer

Op India  

On Saturday, an FIR was registered against the parents of the trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, for allegedly threatening a farmer with a pistol. The development comes after the central government formed a panel to probe trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s candidature. The Police said, “The Police have registered an FIR against Manorama Khedkar, Dilip Khedkar, parents of trainee IAS …

Puja Khedkar could face termination, forgery charges: Ministry official
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar could face termination, forgery charges: Ministry official

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The central government-appointed committee led by IAS officer Manoj Dwivedi, looking into allegations against trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, can recommend her termination and even criminal prosecution under charges of forgery if allegations of her distorting her caste certificate are proven to be true, officials aware of the matter ministry said on Friday. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar …

IAS probationer Puja Khedkar on govt probing her candidature: ‘I will…’
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS probationer Puja Khedkar on govt probing her candidature: ‘I will…’

Hindustan Times  

Indian Administration Services probationer Puja Khedkar, who is embroiled in multiple controversies including acts of indiscipline, on Friday reacted to the Centre's decision to set up a panel to probe her candidature. According to details available on the Department of Personnel and Training portal, Puja Khedkar reportedly has seven immovable properties, including three plots, three land parcels, and a flat, …

IAS Puja Khedkar row: Centre forms panel to probe ‘candidature claims’
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS Puja Khedkar row: Centre forms panel to probe ‘candidature claims’

Hindustan Times  

In fresh trouble for probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the Central government on Thursday formed a one-member panel to probe allegations against her candidature in the UPSC exam. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar The officer is accused of taking undue benefits under the disability and Other Backward Class quotas while taking the UPSC exam. "The Central Government has constituted a …

Controversial probationary IAS officer Pooja Khedkar joins duty in Washim; mum on row
5 months, 1 week ago

Controversial probationary IAS officer Pooja Khedkar joins duty in Washim; mum on row

The Hindu  

Controversial probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Pooja Khedkar who is in the eye of a raging storm for seeking special privileges and faking certificates, joined the Washim district administration on July 11 to complete the remainder of her training amid clamour from activists demanding an in-depth probe into the murky circumstances of her recruitment. A 2023 batch IAS officer, Ms. …

Pressure Mounts On IAS Officer Puja Khedkar; Centre Forms Probe Panel, Pune Traffic Police Sends Notice Over Beacon Use
5 months, 1 week ago

Pressure Mounts On IAS Officer Puja Khedkar; Centre Forms Probe Panel, Pune Traffic Police Sends Notice Over Beacon Use

News 18  

Amid the ongoing controversy over “misuse of power” by 2022-batch probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the central government has formed a one-member committee to look into the matter. The Pune traffic police, meanwhile, sent a notice to Puja after initiating action against her on the use of an amber beacon on her personal Audi car, with ‘Government of Maharashtra’ written …

Who is Pooja Khedkar? Pune Trainee IAS Officer Transferred Amid 'Audi With Beacon' Controversy
5 months, 1 week ago

Who is Pooja Khedkar? Pune Trainee IAS Officer Transferred Amid 'Audi With Beacon' Controversy

News 18  

Pooja Khedkar, a promising 2022 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Maharashtra, is in the spotlight due to allegations of “exceeding her authority”. A probationary IAS officer in Maharashtra, she was recently transferred from Pune to Washim following complaints of misuse of power. Her father Dilip Khedkar, a former state government officer, while contesting the Lok Sabha elections, had reportedly …

Maharashtra IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar accused of using fake certificates for selection
5 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar accused of using fake certificates for selection

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Dr Pooja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, has landed in major controversy over the alleged submission of fake disability and Other Backward Class certificates to secure her position in the Indian Administrative Service. After joining as a probationary officer, Dr. Khedkar reportedly made several demands, including a VIP number plate for an Audi car, …

Major rejig of IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Major rejig of IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government shuffled several IAS officers on July 2. was issued to this effect by Chief Secretary Neerab Kumar Prasad. A. Shyam Prasad, working as Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Palnadu, was transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate of Parvathipuram-Manyam in place of Nishant Kumar. Venkateswar Salijamala, working as Director, Secondary Health, was transferred and …

IAS Officer Tina Dabi takes charge as Jaisalmer collector, shares pics of new office
2 years, 5 months ago

IAS Officer Tina Dabi takes charge as Jaisalmer collector, shares pics of new office

Hindustan Times  

Indian Administrative Service officer Tina Dabi, a UPSC 2016 exam topper, on Wednesday took charge as the Collector of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan. Sharing a picture of herself while working in her office, the IAS officer wrote: “Joined as District Collector and Magistrate Jaisalmer today.” Image shared by IAS officer Tina Dabi on Twitter. A total of 33 IAS officers …

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