Whispers that turned louder

We carried the following items as early as on April 13,April 15 and April 27 ,2002

13 April 2002
Jaswant Singh to replace Yashwant Sinha ?

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is likely to reshuffle his cabinet in May. There are indications that External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh will replace Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha. Name of Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie is also doing the round for the post of Finance Minister. Yashwant Sinha may be shifted to Ministry of External Affairs .

15 April 2002
Will BJP President get Cabinet Berth ?

Will President of Bharatiya Janata Party Jana Krishnamoorthy be inducted in the Union Cabinet during next Cabinet reshuffle ?. Highly placed sources said that since there is no representation of BJP from TamilNadu,Jana was being given Cabinet rank in the next reshuffle.

27 April 2002
Will Venkaiah Naidu be next BJP Chief ?

There are strong reports that Union Rural Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu will be new BJP President. Chances of BJP President Jana Krishnamoorthy joining the Union Cabinet are bright.Though name of Union Parliametary Affairs and IT Minister Pramod Mahajan was in circulation, he is now out of the race. A major Cabinet reshuffle at the Centre is expected to take place in May.

Shatrughna Sinha to be Minister!

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is believed to have decided to give a berth to Shatrughna Sinha during the next cabinet reshuffle at the Centre. A major cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place in May.

Rastogi to be JS Defence

P K Rastogi is being tipped to be Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Prem Narain is JS Agriculture

Prem Narain is the new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture in Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Vasudev to leave North-Block on July 15

Secretary Finance in Government of India C M Vasudev is leaving the North-Block on July 15. He is scheduled to take up new job as ED World Bank early next month.

Sanat Kaul to get foreign assignment

Sanat Kaul is likely to go to Gineva to join International Civil Aviation Security Organisation. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Kaul is 1971 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Tarun Kapoor joins GoI

Tarun Kapoor has joined the Government of India. Himachal Pradesh cadre 1987 batch IAS officer Kapoor has taken over as Chief of Hydel Project at Shimla.

Jayaraman is NLC Chairman

S Jayaraman has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managaing Director of public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).

Rafiquddin appointed Member CAT

Rafiquddin has been appointed Judicial Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Lucknow.

IRDA head-office shifted to Hyderabad

Head -office of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been shifted from New Delhi to Hyderabad.

Bajaj is Chairman of CEA

H L Bajaj has taken over as Chairman of Central Electricity Authority .Prior to this assignment he was Director in the NTPC.

Nair to be Director IGI Airport

P S Nair is being appointed Director of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.He would succeed N V Sridhar who has taken over as MD of Pawan Hans Helicopters.

IAS changes in TamilNadu

PP V Rajaraman will be Chairman of the TamilNadu Industrial Investment Corporation. He is 1967 batch IAS officer.Jayanthi has been appointed Vice-Chairperson of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.Thandan Shankarnarayanan has been made Chairperson of Teachers Recruitment Board. P R Bindumadhavan has been shifted to the Planning and Development Department.

Rakesh Chandra is Dy PS to Punjab CM

Rakesh Chandra has been appointed Deputy Principal Secretary to the Punjab Chief Minister.

Anil Vaish is Chairman of IG Canal Board

Anil Vaish has taken over as Chairman of the Indira Gandhi Canal Board in Rajasthan. He is 1970 batch IAS officer.

IFS changes in TamilNadu

A N Singh General Manager of the TamilNadu Tea Plantation Corporation will now be Conservator of Forests in PCCF office Chennai. A Samant Singhar has been appointed Conservator of Forests Vellore Circle. K G Shanmugham will be General Manager TamilNadu Tea Plantation Corporation.

Mathur and Brar to be promoted in Gujarat

O P Mathur and R M S Brar are being promoted to the rank of Additional Director General in Gujarat. They are 1975 batch IPS officers.