Nair to join in Rome this month

Govindan Nair is joining Indian Embassy in Rome this month as the alternate representative of India to FAO.The 1978 batch IAS Officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre was Joint Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry prior to this new appointment.He will be replacing Neela Gangadharan.

Who will be Governor ?

Names of over half a dozen retired IAS and IPS Officers are currently doing the round for posts of Governor .Five new Governors are soon to be appointed in the country. Names of Ms Shyamal Dutta, Naresh Chandra, Kalyan Rudra, R P Joshi,A S Dulat, Mukund Bihari Kaushal and Subhash Tripathi are being discussed in the corridors of power.

Shanmugham to join GOI

K Shanmugham is set to join the Government of India as Director.He is 1985 batch IAS Officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Who will be CMD of CCL ?

Who will be the next CMD of Central Coalfields Limited after the superannuation of S C Verma later this year ?Tie is between M K Thapar and Mohammad Kalam.

I & B Ministry to close down two divisions

Finally Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has agreed to close down two divisions viz.Publications Division and the Research ,Reference and Training Division.An official announcement in this matter is likely to be made this month.

Seven years deputation !

Joint Secretaries in the Government of India posted as CVO may now be having seven years deputation period instead of five years as usual.It is going to be implemented soon.

GOI's extra love for West Bengal

Civil Servants in West Bengal should be happy.The Government of India has these days developed a special penchant for the state.Even if you have a "very good" CR it is being treated as "outstanding" at the Centre.Nobody knows the reason for it though.

Rao is SRM FCI Hyderabad

Dr D Sambasiva Rao has been appointed Senior Regional Manager Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Hyderabad. He is 1986 batch IAS Officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Dutt to return

Joint Director in the CBI J K Dutt is returning to the parent West Bengal cadre in a couple of months. He is 1971 batch IPS officer.

New political romance

The young scion of the erstwhile princely ruled state of Gwalior Jyotiraditya Scindia gave a ride to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh .The former was on the driving seat while the latter had gone to Gwalior for opening up of the famous trade fair which has now been named after late Madhav Rao Scindia.