State govt. to extend service of CS Rathna Prabha for three months
CM seeks centre’s approval for extension
Bengaluru, June 18: Amidst speculations about the next candidate to head the executive, the state government has decided to extend the service of the Chief Secretary of Karnataka government, K Rathna Prabha for further period of three months, for which Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy sent a letter to the Central government to approve the extension of the service of the officer.
In his letter written to the central government on June 18, the Chief Minister said that Ratna Prabha is under extension service till June, 2018. As she has an exemplary track record with immense experience in the state administration about multitude of central and state government sponsored schemes and there are several issues of governance and administration that need to be dealt with, the newly formed government is needed an officer of her caliber and experience to assist it. Therefore, the government of Karnataka has decided to extend the service of K Ratna Prabha, Chief Secretary to the government of Karnataka for the period of three months- till September 2018 for the smooth functioning of the incumbent government, he said and requested the central government to approve the extension of the service of K Ratna Prabha, a 1981 batch IAS officer, for further period of three months with effect from July 1, 2018.
It is noted that this will be her second extension in the service. She was appointed as Chief Secretary to the government of Karnataka on November 28, 2017 and her term was supposed to end on March 31, 2018. In view of the Assembly elections in Karnataka, the state government had written to the centre seeking extension of her tenure for three months and the centre had approved the extension. Even the extension of her service was to end on June 30, 2018. Once again, the state government has asked the centre to approve the extension of her service for further three months now.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
