D C Gupta to be ED IMF

All hurdles are over.Finance Secretary D C Gupta will be new ED in the IMF.Formal orders are expected to be issued in a week or two. He is 1967 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Will Nripendra Mishra be new Secretary Commerce ?

If insiders are to be believed now Secretary Fertilisers Nripendra Mishra is ahead in the race for the post of Secretary Commerce.He is 1967 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Harbhajan Singh to be JS Fertilisers

Director in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Harbhajan Singh is being promoted to the rank of Joint Secretary in a week or two. 1983 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Harbhajan Singh would be Joint Secretary Fertilisers.

Reddy to be Special Secretary Home

M R Reddy is being appointed Special Secretary Home in Government of India. 1967 batch Maharastra cadre IPS officer Reddy, is currently Minister in the Indian Embassy at Berlin. He would succeed R K Sharma.

Madhavan Nair takes over as Secretary Space

Madhavan Nair, an eminent scientist has assumed the charge of Secretary Space in Government of India.He has also been given additional charge of ISRO.The post had fallen vacant following the nomination of Dr Kasturirangan to the Rajya Sabha.

Garg to return

Dr R K Garg who was on deputation to the CBI is returning to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre next week. He is 1986 batch IPS officer.

Upadhyay not going as PS

If sources in the Department of Personnel are to be believed then the proposal relating to appoint Madhya Pradesh cadre 1989 batch IAS officer Ashish Upadhyay as PS to Union Minister of State Petroleum Sumitra Mahajan has been shelved.

Tolia is new Chief Secretary Uttaranchal

Dr Raghunandan Singh Tolia is the new Chief Secretary of Uttaranchal. 1971 batch IAS officer Dr Tolia has succeeded Madhukar Gupta who is joining the Government of India as Additional Secretary Mines.

Singh gets additional charge of NOIDA

Most trusted officer of Mayawati ,Shashank Shekhar Singh has been given additional charge as CEO of NOIDA and Greater NOIDA.

Justice Rajaratham is new MP Chief Justice

Justice Kumar Rajarathnam of Karnataka High Court has been appointed new Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Amitabh Chakravorty is APIO Defence

Amitabh Chakravorty has joined as Additional Press Information Officer.1970 batch IIS officer Chakravorty has succeeded P K Bandhopadhyay.

1976 batch IPS officer gets ADG rank in Rajasthan

Six IPS officers belonging to batches of 1972,1973,1974 and 1976 have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Rajasthan. They are Mssrs Madan Lal Sharma ,Pramod Kumar Tiwari and P N Ranchoya all 1972 batch, R S Chauhan 1973 batch, Ram Jeevan Meena 1974 batch and H C Meena 1976 batch.

Nine DIGs promoted in Rajasthan

Nine IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of IGP in Rajasthan. They are Mssrs Ajit Singh and Laxman Lal Meena(1982 batch),Kapil Garg ,Kalyan Mal Sharma and Shankar Lal Suroliya (1983 batch),Pradip Kumar Vyas, R V Sharma ,V K Godika and Somnath Shekhar (1984 batch).

Shivraj Singh is back to Chhattisgarh

Joint Secretary Petroleum Shiv Raj Singh has returned to the parent cadre of Chhattisgarh after completion of his tenure.He is 1973 batch IAS officer.

Shukul is new PS to Jaswant Singh

Prashant Shukul is the new PS to Union Minister for Finance ,Jaswant Singh. He is an officer of Indian Defence Service.

Lalit Sharma to replace Virendra Singh !

With talks of 1971 batch UT Cadre officer, Lalit Sharma replacing Virendra Singh as the Advisor to the Administrator, Chandigarh Administration, the bureaucratic circle in the UT seems to be in quite a speculative mood.Grapevine has it that Sharma, currently posted as Chief Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh, should be more than keen to join Chandigarh Administration, since hometown Delhi is at a short distance from Chandigarh. Rumour mill has it that Dy P.M L K Advani has already spoken to Sharma about this and his name has been cleared on file. However, the Home Ministry is waiting to find a suitable replacement , who could assume office as the Chief Secretary, Arunachal, once Sharma hands over charge.Both of Sharma couple are known to be officers par excellence .Wife Navrekha Sharma, is a renowned officer of the Indian Foreign Services.She is also of the 1971 batch.

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