Lok Sabha polls in February ?

In case the BJP wins Vidhan Sabha election in two states there is every possibility of mid term Lok Sabha polls in February.

41,1972 batch IAS officers get posting in GoI

Altogether 41 IAS officers belonging to 1972 batch out of the total 52 have been accommodated in Government of India to the rank of Additional Secretary.

Coutinho to be JS Environment !

Bevis A Coutinho is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Forests and Environment to Government of India. Coutinho is 1977 batch IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre.

1976 batch IPS officers promoted as ADG in Orissa

Two 1976 batch IPS officers M M Prahraj and P K Mishra have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Orissa. Prahraj will now be ADG Intelligence.Mishra has been made ADG HRC.

IAS changes in Orissa

Two 1989 batch IAS officers Basant Charan Swain and Surendra Chandra Mantri have been appointed Commisssioners of Cuttack and Bhubneshwar Municipal Corporation respectively.

Vijay Raghvan to succeed Narayanan ?

1972 batch IAS officer L N Vijay Raghvan is being tipped to succeed PS Finance N Narayanan in Tamil Nadu in a week or two.

Promotions in IT department this week

About two dozen IRS officers belonging to 1970 and 1971 batch are expected to be promoted to the rank of Chief Commissioner Income Tax this week.

Thulasidas to be CMD Air India !

It seems the name of Vasudevan Thulasidas has been cleared at the highest level for the post of CMD Air India. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Yashwant Malhotra to join SSB !

Yashwant Malhotra is expected to join the SSB in Government of India as IG. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre.

Sai Manohar to join CBI

A Sai Manohar is joining the CBI as SP at Ahemdabad. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Dinesh Singh to return to UP

Grapevine has it that Joint Secretary Women and Child Welfare in the Government of India Dinesh Singh is returning to the parent state Uttar Pradesh without completing his deputation tenure. He is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch.

Vijay Bhushan is new Secretary Posts

Vijay Bhushan has taken over as Secretary Posts. He is 1967 batch Indian Postal Service Officer.

IPS changes in West Bengal

Ajay Nand, the additional superintendent of police of Salt Lake, has been posted as commandant of Eastern Frontier Rifles and the additional superintendent of police of Barrackpore, K. Jayraman has replaced him. Additional superintendent of police of Asansol, Supratim Sarkar, succeeds Jayraman. DIG (presidency), Vijay Kumar.

WHISPERS ---- CORPORATE WORLD :--

Lobby of business houses failed

Lobby by a few top business houses in the appointment of CBI Director has failed.Newly appointed CBI Director U S Mishra is an independent person.

Is SEBI losing charm ?

There is no rush of officers from different services to join the SEBI.Is the SEBI losing charm ?.

Prithvipal Singh denied extension

Chairman of the BSNL Prithvipal Singh has been denied an extension in service by the Cabinet Secretary. He is due to retire by this month end.

Fresh bids to privatize airports

There is going to be fresh bid for the privatization of Delhi and Mumbai airports.

Move to disinvest two steel plants

There is a move to disinvest Alloy Steel Plant and Visweswaraya Iron and Steel Plant very soon.