Three IAS in run for NHAI' chairmanship

Now three IAS officers are in the run for the post of Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Ahead in the race is Textiles Secretary, S B Mohapatra, followed by Ramunni Menon Premkumar and Santosh Nautiyal. Premkumar and Nautiyal are 1968 batch IAS officers of Maharashtra and Orissa cadre respectively. The post will fall vacant this month end.

Anjan Ghosh is Advisor (Security) IOC

Anjan Ghosh is the new Advisor (Security) in Indian Oil Corporation. He is 1970 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre. He has succeeded Madhya Pradesh cadre 1973 batch IPS officer Raman Kackar.

Devesh Shrivastava is back to Delhi

Devesh Chandra Shrivastava who was posted in Goa is back to Delhi. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Ashok Kumar to go to Frankfurt

India's Deputy Chief of Mission in Nepal, Ashok Kumar, is being shifted to Frankfurt as country's Consul General.

UPSC Member from the Army

Who will be the new member of the Union Public Service Commission?. The new member will not be from the IAS or the IPS but from the Army.

Whose nominee is Srinivasan ?

Who got M S Srinivasan posted as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum?.This question is being debated in the bureaucratic circles. There is a general belief that a business house was instrumental in his posting. But, if the top sources are to be believed, one important functionary in the PMO got the 1971 batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Srinivasan, posted in this glamorous ministry.

Raju to return !

Grapevine has it that Joint Director in the CBI R V Raju is returning to the parent Jammu & Kashmir cadre .He is 1975 batch IPS officer.

Laxmi Pravesh is new Chief Secretary of TamilNadu

Laxmi Pranesh has been appointed new Chief Secretary of TamilNadu. She is 1968 batch IAS officer. Laxmi Pranesh would replace Sukavaneshvar, who has been made Chairman of the TamilNadu Small Industries Corporation.

N N Khanna shifted to Urban Development

Secretary Steel in the Government of India N N Khanna has been shifted to the Department of Urban Development.He would succeed S S Dawra who has joined as Secretary Personnel.

IAS changes in TamilNadu

S Ramakrishnan will be new Secretary Food and Cooperation.S P Ilangovan has been made Secretary Forests and Environment. Hemant Kumar will now be Commissioner Municipal Affairs.Swarn Singh has been appointed Secretary Labour and Employment.Surjit K Chaudhry will be MD TamilNadu Housing Board. M R Mohan has been made Director Employment.

Parag Jain returns to Parent cadre

Parag Jain SSP Chandigarh is back to the parent Punjab cadre after completion of his tenure in Chandigarh administration. He is 1989 batch IPS officer.

IPS changes in Orissa

Debasis Panigrahi, Sanjay Kumar and Arun Bothra will be new SPs of Cuttack,Ganjam and Kendrapara respectively.Jasbinder Singh has been made SP Railways Cuttack.B B Kundu and A K Panigrahi have been appointed SPs of Nayagarh and Angul respectively.

Three IPS officers promoted in Orissa

Three 1988 batch IPS officers Mssrs Satyajit Mohanty, Manoj Chabra and A K Akhaya have been promoted to the rank of DIG. Now Mohanty ,Chabra and Akhaya will be DIGs of North Orissa,SAP Cuttack and Vigilance respectively.