New Delhi, August 31

Two central forces — CISF and NSG — were today rendered headless as their chiefs retired and the government named no full-time successors to the posts.While Central Industrial Security Force Director General (DG), 1980-batch IPS officer Surender Singh, superannuated after over a year at the helm, his batchmate and National Security Guard (NSG) DG RC Tayal too retired after serving at the top post for over a year.A Home Ministry statement said while Indo-Tibetan Border Police DG Krishna Chaudhary will officiate as the CISF DG in an additional capacity, Border Security Force DG K K Sharma will do the same at NSG, till further orders.Officials said while the Home Ministry had cleared a panel of at least four names of DGs for consideration of these two posts, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister was still to take a decision on the names. — PTI