Who is N Prashanth, Kerala IAS officer suspended on disciplinary grounds?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is N Prashanth, Kerala IAS officer suspended on disciplinary grounds?

Hindustan Times  

N Prashanth, an IAS officer in Kerala who is also known as ‘Collector Bro,’ was suspended on disciplinary grounds after publicly criticising a senior officer on Monday. 'Collector bro' Hailing from Thalassery in Kerala's Kannur district, N Prasanth joined the IAS in 2007 after finishing his studies at Loyola School and Government Law College in Thiruvananthapuram. Prasanth got into trouble after using his social media platform to make multiple posts against IAS officer, additional chief secretary A Jayathilak. In a post on Facebook she said, she knew about Prasanth since 2021 and that “Kerala is witnessing the fallout of Shri Prashanth IAS breaking all service rules and common decency.”

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Kerala extends IAS officer N. Prasanth’s suspension, reinstates Gopalakrishnan pending disciplinary action
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala extends IAS officer N. Prasanth’s suspension, reinstates Gopalakrishnan pending disciplinary action

The Hindu  

The Kerala government has extended IAS officer N. Prasanth’s suspension for 120 days, starting Friday. In her inquiry report, Ms. Muraleedharan took strong exception to Mr. Prasanth’s alleged reference to Mr. Jayathilak as a “psychopath.” Ms. Muraleedharan concluded that Mr. Prasanth’s actions had caused “irreparable injury” to the government. She noted that Mr. Prasanth’s allegedly combative social media posts and …

Reining in civil servants in Kerala
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Reining in civil servants in Kerala

The Hindu  

In the last few days, the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala has been grappling with two controversies involving civil servants. On November 11, following the submission of an inquiry report by the Chief Secretary, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan suspended both Mr. Gopalakrishnan and Mr. Prasanth on charges of official misconduct, neglect of service rules, and impropriety. Citing Article 311 …

'Collector Bro' suspended: What led to action against popular Kerala IAS officer
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Collector Bro' suspended: What led to action against popular Kerala IAS officer

India Today  

N Prashanth, Special Secretary in the Agricultural Department, widely known as 'Collector Bro,' has been suspended by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government, along with another senior IAS officer, K Gopalakrishnan, who served as the Director of Industries and Commerce. Prasanth, who became famous during his tenure as Kozhikode District Collector for his active social media presence and social initiatives, faced …

Senior IAS officers Gopalakrishnan, Prasanth suspended
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Senior IAS officers Gopalakrishnan, Prasanth suspended

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government late on Monday evening suspended two senior IAS officers, K Gopalakrishnan and Prasanth N, from service for breach of discipline. The action against the officers came at the directions of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after Chief Secretary Sarada Murlaeedharan apprised him of the two bureaucrats’ conduct. Gopalakrishnan allegedly created a WhatsApp group of IAS officers on …

Kerala government suspends two IAS officers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala government suspends two IAS officers

Deccan Chronicle  

DC CORRESPONDENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Nov 11 : The Kerala government on Monday suspended Industries Director K. Gopalakrishnan, IAS, due to his involvement in forming a WhatsApp group named 'Mallu Hindu Officers', which sparked major controversy in the state. The IAS officer also formed a group named 'Muslim Officers' to support his claim that his phone was compromised. The government also suspended …

Report on IAS officers’ tiff reaches CM Pinarayi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Report on IAS officers’ tiff reaches CM Pinarayi

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The spat between two IAS officers in Kerala intensified on Sunday with special secretary, agriculture, Prasanth N continuing his tirade on social media against senior colleague A Jayathilak, additional chief secretary, finance. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Prasanth said criticising the government or its policies is not allowed as per Civil Services rules but it does not prevent …

IAS officers spar over attendance, FB post lands Prasanth in trouble
4 months, 2 weeks ago

IAS officers spar over attendance, FB post lands Prasanth in trouble

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A squabble between two IAS officers has come out into the open with N Prasanth, special secretary in the agriculture department, criticising his senior A Jayathilak, additional chief secretary, in a Facebook post on Saturday. Prasanth was provoked by a news report which said that Jayathilak had submitted an adverse report against him to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Jayathilak …

Kerala Police cop suspended for leaking sensitive information to SDPI
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Police cop suspended for leaking sensitive information to SDPI

Op India  

Kerala Police has suspended its officer PK Anas who allegedly worked as a mole of radical political Islamic outfit Social Democratic Party of India and leaked sensitive information including details of the RSS workers to SDPI. Anas was suspended later on following an internal probe of Kerala Police confirming he had entered into a criminal conspiracy with SDPI to share …

Kerala HC Relief For Professor Who Was Suspended For Facebook Post Criticising University [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC Relief For Professor Who Was Suspended For Facebook Post Criticising University [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala has ordered the re-instatement of Prasad Pannian, Associate Professor of Central University of Kerala,who was placed under suspension for a making a post in Facebook criticising the University's action against a student. "I am of the view that the posting can be treated only as a healthy criticism and not as detrimental to the collective …

Kerala HC Relief For Professor Who Was Suspended For Facebook Post Criticising University [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC Relief For Professor Who Was Suspended For Facebook Post Criticising University [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala has ordered the re-instatement of Prasad Pannian, Associate Professor of Central University of Kerala,who was placed under suspension for a making a post in Facebook criticising the University's action against a student. "I am of the view that the posting can be treated only as a healthy criticism and not as detrimental to the collective …

Kerala HC Asks TDB To Reinstate Employee Suspended For ‘Insulting’ Facebook Post Against Kerala CM And Devaswom Minister [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC Asks TDB To Reinstate Employee Suspended For ‘Insulting’ Facebook Post Against Kerala CM And Devaswom Minister [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

“Going by the nature of allegations against the petitioner it need not be necessary to keep him outside anymore.”The Kerala High Court has directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to reinstate a temple employee, who was kept under suspension for his Facebook posts allegedly insulting Chief Minister and the Devaswom Minister.Justice PV Asha, in a brief order, disposed of a plea …

Kerala govt in a spot as fight between Kozhikode collector, Congress MP escalates
8 years, 8 months ago

Kerala govt in a spot as fight between Kozhikode collector, Congress MP escalates

Firstpost  

An open fight between a bureaucrat and a politician in Kerala has put the Left Democratic Front government in a tight spot. The new generation demonstrates their support to Prashanth, whom they call ‘collector bro’, mainly through social media. With over 2.5 lakh followers in Facebook alone, Prashanth is perhaps one of the most popular district collectors in the social …

Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma held in graft case
10 years, 5 months ago

Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma held in graft case

The Hindu  

Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma, who had made allegations against Narendra Modi when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister in the ‘snoopgate’ row, was arrested in a graft case on Tuesday. The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Mr. Sharma for according undue favours to a firm in Kutch in 2004, when Mr. Sharma was the district Collector. According to the FIR registered …

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