Top Ten powerful people in Government of India

1. Pullock Chatterjee, Joint Secretary PMO
2. B K Chaturvedi, Cabinet Secretary
3. J N Dixitt, National Security Advisor
4. T K A Nair, Principal Secretary to the PM
5. M K Narayanan, Security Advisor
6. Arun Bhatnagar, Secretary National Advisory Council
7. Naveen Chawla, Secretary Information and Broadcasting
8. V N Kaul, CAG
9. Subir Raha, CMD ONGC
10. Pradip Baijal, chairman TRAI

Foreign posting of R P Singh cleared

Foreign posting of former PS to ex-Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is believed to have been cleared. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Will Mohan Kanda return to the Centre ?

Grapevine has it that Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Mohan Kanda will return to the Centre as a Secretary. 1968 batch IAS officer Kanda was Secretary Agriculture prior to his return to Andhra Pradesh as Chief Secretary.

IAS reshuffle in Manipur

Dr J Suresh Babu , 1986 batch IAS officer will be the new Secretary to the Manipur Chief Minister. 1978 batch IAS officer R C Mishra on his return from his central deputation has been appointed Principal Secretary - Relief and Disaster Management. 1984 batch IAS officer Nikhilesh Jha is back to Manipur after completion of his central deputation tenure. On his return Jha has been posted as Commissioner Rural Development and Public Relations. H Dev Shekhar has been made Commissioner FCS. 1979 batch IAS officer P C Lawmkunga is also back from his central deputation. He has been appointed Commissioner Transport. L Lakher will beSecretary Social Welfare.

Rakesh Bahadur is Chairman of Greater NOIDA

Rakesh Bahadur has been appointed Chairman of Greater NOIDA. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

IPS changes in Tamil Nadu

K R Shyam Sunder will now be ADG Training. Serabjit Singh has been made IG Special Operations in TamilNadu.

Bhanu joins AP Government

M G V K Bhanu has taken over as Special Secretary to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. Bhanu is 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He has come on deputation for three years.

Thakral is RC Manipur Bhawan in Delhi

Vinod Kumar Thakral has been appointed new Resident Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Dearth of DGs likely

Several posts of DGs are likely to remain vacant even after all the empaneled officers of the 1968-69 batch are absorbed on the post in the CPOs.

TN bureaucrats hold their breathe

With the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha all set to address a conference of Collectors and Police Superintendants of the state today, the IAS and the IPS in the state are waiting with bated breathe to see its outcome. Given the iron lady's whimsical nature, some of them are even afraid of being axed.

IPS changes in Bihar

Anupama S Nilekar will be SP of Madhubani.G P Verma has been moved to CID.Krishna Chaudhry will now be IG Training.

Uttaranchal IPS cadre management meeting

Uttaranchal is expected to get 19 more IPS officers. Cadre management meeting is taking place in Delhi today.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Haath Ki Safai…..this is what comes to mind when one sees the Congress's Hand!!!! Congress's haath is now being perceived as a chamaat (slap)!!!

Congress kaa haath aam aadmi ke saath….in actuality it is Congress ka vishwaasghaath aam aadmi ke saath!!!! Instead of the haath …aam aadmi has got Congress's laath!!!! Inflation is galloping….and mind you the 7.52 % inflation rate does not incorporate the fuel hike!!! Would the good Doctor please step in and order the inflation 'bed rest'…..and then do something to cure it of its hyper condition!!!

Rahul Gandhi is at pains to let Amethiwasis know that he is not sitting haath pe haath rakh ke but says that his hands are tied…..again the blame is put at Maulayam's doorstep!!! Amethiwasis throng around Rahul to get solutions to their problems…Rahul is helpless, literally……Rahul's ayaah Rajiv Shukla has advised him to use the Jadoo ki Japi (Munna Bhai) method……Sunjay Dutt is being requisitioned through Papa Sunil Dutt to tutor Rahul on the Jadoo ki Japi!!!! Hope Rahul realizes that next time he goes for Votes the people will give him a Jadoo ki Japi and lo and behold he won't be an MP any longer!!!

Amrinder has his collar up….Punjab has been adjudged the best State…..balle balle!!! Bihar has been adjudged as the worst…..Laloo has taken this positively and is citing this to get more funds for Bihar. However, Punjab has one worry……the influx of Biharis into Punjab…..and with this report the influx will go up……very soon the MPs and MLAs from Chandigarh, Jullandhar and Ludhaina could be Biharis!!!! Fitting Laloo's Master Plan to become the PM of India.

Vidhya Bhaiya says that 'vidhya' has dawned on him and he wants to return to the Congress!!! This is the fifth time his 'vidhya' has brought him back to Congress!!! Actually Vidhya Charan Shukla realizes the futility in his situation and wants to come back into Congress…Jogi is in London for treatment. Shukla feels it is now or never……Madam however will want surety …Is this forever????

Jagdish Tytler laments that he has no work…he cries on every available shoulder……..all play and no work is making his life dull….chal re Tytler ab kya roe, Kurta Pyjama na bheegh jaye rothe rothe (remember that yesteryear Hindi song…Chal ri sajni abh kyaa soche kajraa na beh jaaye rothe rothe)!!!!

Inside job……Bihar's Forest and Environment Department has sued the Railways Ministry for Rs. 1000 crores!!!! Could this be 'insider trading' by Laloo so that he can give Bihar a largesse at the expense of the Railways???? Of course once the money reaches Bihar, Laloo's personal 'railway' will take over…..Gravy Train!!!!

In case you cannot track your file in the GOI…….please contact PMO……PMO is tracking all files….all files will be dog-tagged …….any file found to be in a resting/ static position for more than 24 hours will set off an alarm in PMO…….advice the good Doctor and PMO Officials….please get ear muffs.

Hulka Fulka….Bush says that he wished that he was not the President when USA went to War…someone in the crowd should have let him know that if he had not been the President there would have been no war…..Papa's war was known as 'Wimp Strikes' and Junior's war is known as ' Chimp's revenge'.

Junior's command over the English is legendary…recently he showed it again…at a White House signing ceremony for a $417 billion defence spending bill ….."Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." How true!!!!!
B Kumar

WHISPERS ---- CORPORATE WORLD :---

Shailendra Jain to get importance in Birla empire !

President of the GRASIM Shailendra Jain is likely to be shifted to the corporate office of Kumar Manglam Birla to look after important work.

A visionary CEO !

'Gas and Beyond' is an apt watchword for some CEO's - they go much beyond their deskwork ! Preempting an official enquiry in decisions like pipeline procurement they justify the specifications and technical parameters of purchase to the media during press conferences.After all this 'double' vision would ensure that the watchdog keeps a shuteye'. 'Media' - A man's best friend! You are doggone right!