Budget would indicate poll timings

It may sound to be intriguing but it is a fact that the Union Budget this year would tell much about the timings of the Lok Sabha polls. In case the budget is soft, the observers feel, mid-term polls will not be a far cry.

Post of Deputy Chairman to be filled

Post of Deputy Chairman, Kandla Port Trust, is to be filled by an officer of Deputy Secretary or Director level. This post comes under the Ministry of Shipping.

Post of Special Secretary Coal to be down-graded !

Grapevine has it that post of Special Secretary, Coal, in the Government of India is being down-graded to the rank of Additional Secretary. Currently the post is held by Secretary level officer Charan Das Ahah.

Sahu to be JS Environment !

Maheshwar Sahu is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary, Forests and Environment, in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

DG Shipping is from outside Maharashtra this time

After a long time, the post of DG Shipping has this time gone to someone from outside Maharashtra cadre. GS Sahni from MP cadre has been lucky enough to have been appointed on tje said post despite the fact that, as far as memory goes, there has always been a man from Maharashtra on the coveted post.

Samant is back to Assam

Nandan Singh Samant - Director in the Ministry of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals is back to the parent Asssam-Meghalaya cadre after completion of his tenure. He is 1986 batch IAS officer.

IFS officer is PS to Judeo

Vikram Singh is the new PS to Union Minister of State for Forests and Environment Dilip Singh Judeo. He is an Indian Forests Service officer of Orissa cadre.

All praise for Chhattisgarh Annual Budget 2003-04

Chhattisgarh government is receiving all round praise for its third annual budget (2003-04) of the Jogi Government presented on Monday. And it deserves appreciation as the income has gone up substantially, while non plan expenditure has been curtailed drastically. Establishment cost is only 32 per cent of the total costs which in turn has resulted in a remarkable increase in budgets for roads, irrigation, power, health and education

Suspension of IAS officer revoked

Punjab Government has revoked the suspension of IAS officer D K Tiwari with a warning to be careful in future in the discharge of his duties.

Bhaskar Chatterjee gets new posting in Haryana

Bhaskar Chatterjee has been appointed new Chief of the Haryana Power Utilities in place of Meenakshi Anand Chaudhry who has proceeded on leave.