Did Sonia refuse appointment to Amar Singh?

Did Congress President Sonia Gandhi refuse appointment to Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh?.Ten Janpath sources will say 'Yes". Now only Amar Singhji can confirm or deny the reports of his seeking appointment with the Congress President.

Jarnail Singh to return!

Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office Jarnail Singh is likely to return to the parent Manipur-Tripura cadre. Tenure of 1974 batch IAS Officer has ended this week.

Malhotra to be new Railway Board Chairman!

R N Malhotra is being tipped to be the next Chairman of Railway Board. He is likely to replace Ash Kumar who is superannuating this month end.

Nawani to retire

Chairman of Uttranchal Public Service Commission N P Nawani is retiring this month end. 1964 batch retired IAS Officer Nawani had been appointed Chairman about five months ago.

Trio rules the roost in Meghalaya

There is a trio of bureaucrats which is ruling the roost in Meghalaya Government.The three wise men are led by Chief Secretary J P Singh.Others who assist Singh are Principal Secretary Finance Peter Z Bazely and Secretary GAD Arindom Som.The latter holds the charge of Public Relations Department as well.And blue eyed boy of the trio is Ranjan who is Commissioner and Secretary Health.

Gupta to join CBI !

V K Gupta is being tipped to join the CBI as a Joint Director. Gupta who is 1977 batch IPS Officer of Gujarat cadre is currently Police Commissioner Surat.

PM's message -In isolation

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was loud and clear while delivering message of peace to Pakistan in his Independence day speech.That there were many takers of his message in Pakistan is doubtful but there were hardly takers of his message in his own party in Madhya Pradesh. They were burning the flags of Pakistan and effigies of President Pervez Musharraf. Does this self contradiction within the BJP indicates of yet another bout this time over Pakistan -between the moderates and the extremists in the party?

Two new districts in Chhatisgarh

Two new districts have come into existence in Chhatisgarh. Bijapur and Balrampur are the two new districts.