Bureaucratic reshuffle likely in GoI

Top level bureaucratic reshuffle is likely to take place in Government of India in a couple of days.

Sushma Singh is AS Water Resources

Sushma Singh has been appointed new Additional Secretary Water Resources in Government of India. 1972 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Ms Singh has been appointed in place of D C Samant who is back to the parent Rajasthan cadre as PS Irrigation and PHE.

P K Mishra is AS Defence

Prashant Kumar Mishra has taken over as Additional Secretary Defence. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Abhisek is Secretary Personnel Bihar

Ramesh Abhishek is the new Secretary Personnel and Administrative Reforms in Bihar. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Krishnamurthy appointed CEC

Finally T S Krishnamurthy has been appointed the Chief Election Commissioner.He would continue till March 2005.Did Cabinet Secretary Kamal Pande play any role in the appointment of Krishnamurthy ?.

Shyam Sharan to return to South Block !

Grapevine has it that Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shyam Sharan is returning to the South Block in the Ministry of External Affairs as Secretary.

IRS officers to join CBI !

A couple of Indian Revenue Service officers are likely to go on deputation to the CBI.

Sahara and HT to start publications from Mumbai

The Hindustan Times and the Sahara Group are in the process of launching their newspapers in Mumbai in a year or so.

M L Sharma posted in Siliguri

M L Sharma has been posted as IG BSF in Siliguri. He is 1972 batch IPS officer of the Rajasthan cadre.

Dinner and Punjab politics !

While Sir Michael Mc Arthur, British High Commissioner to India and Mr Robin Baker, Deputy Director General of the British Council would be in Chandigarh on the afternoon of 21st January, 2004 to inaugurate the new British Library in Chandigarh, grapevine is also abuzz with the "supposed high profile dinner hosted by a senior bureaucrat of Punjab, later in the evening.Rumour mill has it that the Financial Commissioner, Excise and Taxation, Punjab is hosting a high profile, yet absolutely unpublicized dinner for the British High Commissioner and the Deputy Director General of the British Council which would also be attended by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at the bureaucrat's residence. Is there any specific agenda to be discussed with the British High Commissioner ?.

IAS changes in Sikkim

T Gyamtso will be new Joint Secretary Tourism.Jemina Pradhan has been made Joint Secretary Culture. K N Pradhan has been moved as Joint Secretary Training and Accounts.Pintso Wangyal will now be Joint Secrtary Motor Vehicle Department.Meanwhile N Sridhar Rao has been made SP East and Akshay Sachadeva has been shifted to Armed Police.

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Tatas to take over hydel project

The Tatas are all set to take over the 350 mw hydel project in Uttaranchal.

Srikrishnan to join YES Bank

H Srikrishnan is likely to join the new private sector YES Bank .

New duty-free shops

It has been decided to set up duty-free shops at six airports in the country.