L M Mehta to be Member CAT

Secretary Urban Development in Government of India L M Mehta is being appointed Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Chandigarh.

Roy to retire this month

West Bengal Chief Secretary Surendra Nath Roy is superannuating on November 30.He is 1966 batch IAS officer.

Suri joins IB

Former DGP of J & K A K Suri has joined the Intelligence Bureau as Additional Director. He is 1969 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

Post goes to IAS in Defence Ministry

As predicted in this column on October 11, the post of Additional Secretary in the Defence Ministry has this time gone to the IAS. V Thulasi Das has been appointed in place of Somi Tandon an officer of Defence Accounts Service..

Will Sudha Bhave get another extension ?

Something unprecedented is happening regarding Central Deputation of Maharashtra Cadre 1974 batch IAS officer Mrs Sudha Bhave. She is currently in Department of Atomic Energy. Her 5 year term ended on 8-12-2002. She was first given extension for three months. Then she was given a second extension of 10 months. Her 6 year 1 month term draws to a close on 31st December 2003. Will she get another extension ?. If it so happens, it will be unprecedented in recent years.

Why did Pandit not assume charge ?

Mohammad Shaffi Pandit has so far not assmed charge as Chairman of the J & K Public Service Commission though the appointment had been made more than a month ago. Why 1969 batch IAS officer Pandit has not assumed charge so far ?.

Punjab cadre IAS officer dies

Punjab cadre 1991 batch IAS officer B Vikram has died. He was on deputation to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power.

Andhra Pradesh IAS officer to resign

There are strong reports that a senior IAS officer in Andhra Pradesh is going to tender his resignation today for the Telangana cause. One IPS officer M Srinivaslu has already resigned.

Top army commander resigns

One of the top army commanders posted in the North-East Lt Gen. Rajender Singh is reported to have resigned.

IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh

A Sridhar and Y V Anuradha will be new Collectors of Chittoor and Anantpur respectively.B Rajsekhar has been made Director Backward Classes. Paul Buyan will now be Commissioner Inquiries. Prabhakar D Thomos has been appointed Additional Director General of Dr Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute.

New CIT Bangalore

Vijya Manoharan 1968 batch IRS officer is the new Chief Commissioner Income-Tax, Bangalore.

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Appointment of Narain Swamy cleared

Some questions raised by the DoPT regarding the appointment of Narain Swamy ED of the Punjab Bank for the post of CMD of the Andhra Bank have been answered.Now the appointment of Narain Swamy is almost certain.

SEBI act to be amended !

The Government is Planning to amend the SEBI Act to provide for more full-time members.The proposal now is to appoint four full time members apart from the Chairman.

Rajsekhar is President APCC

The Andhra Chamber of Commerce has elected S S Rajsekar as president. The other office-bearers who were elected at the chamber's 75th annual general meeting include R Ramakrishnan, Sailesh R Mehta and A Ramesh all vice-presidents.