P K Deb to join Finance Ministry

Pradeep Kumar Deb is being tipped to be Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. 1977 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Deb is currently Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel.

Tapan Ray to be JS Defence Production

Tapan Ray is now being appointed Joint Secretary in Defence Production. 1982 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Ray is currently PS to Union Textiles Minister Kanshi Ram Rana. Ray was earlier set to join the Apparel Promotion Council.

Tenure of Om Prakash to expire today

Tenure of Joint Secretary Defence Production and Supplies Om Prakash is coming to an end on Thursday. He is 1968 batch ISS officer.

Bihar cadre officers to file returns

All Bihar cadre IAS and IPS officers have been asked to file an annual immovable property return (IPR) giving details of their property acquired in the recent past. The state government has also warned them of giving evasive answers to the columns given in the return . It is expected that once these returns are filed, a task force is likely to be set up to analyse the details furnished.

Advani rescues JS

A Joint secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, S Behura, has been prevented from shifting at the instance of the Home Minister LK Advani. Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh was interested to see him out but the intervention of the Deputy PM did not let it happen.

Jain to be Chairman of SAIL

Now picture is clear. Arvind Pande is not getting two years reemployment. V S Jain will be new Chairman of the Steel Authority of India Ltd on October 1.Name of Jain who is currently SAIL's Director (Finance) has been cleared at all levels.

Will Venugopalan be Member of CBEC ?

Will V Venugopalan be made Member of the CBEC ?. Venugopalan has won the vigilance case from the CAT and now expecting a senior level post.

Haq shifted from DD to Akashwani

Deputy Director Doordarshan A Haq has been shifted to the Akashvani. What led to this sudden change is anybody's guess?.

Additional charge to Ramanujam

Madhya Pradesh Government has given additional charge of Finance Department to R Ramanujam currently posted as Secretary Technical Education and Manpower Planning.

IPS ridicule govt. move

IPS Officers in Orissa have criticised the State government for urging the Centre to reduce their cadre strength in the state. If the Centre accepts the state's proposal. The state will have to lose One DG, 3 ADGs and four IGs and DIGs.