122,IPS officers to retire this year

Altogether 122 IPS officers are retiring in the country this year.
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Who will be Home Secretary ?

Name of new Secretary Home in Government of India will be decided in a day or two.Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani is going to discuss this matter with the Prime Minister.Home Secretary 1966 batch Gujrat cadre IAS officer N Gopalswami has been appointed Commissioner Election Commission.

Vidya is JS IT

Ajeer Vidya is the new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information Technology in Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

( We said this on December 8)

2239 crore IRBT project cleared

Prestigious Rs 2239 crore Inter Rail-Bus Transit System (IRBT) has been cleared for Delhi by the National Capital Region Planning Board.Only two months ago 1972 batch Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer B K S Ray had taken over as Member-Secretary of the NCRPB.

IAS officer unlikely to be posted in Planning Commission

Grapevine has it that a technocrat is being posted in the Planning Commission in place of 1967 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Ms Krishna Bhatnagar who superannuated last month.

IAS officers not getting along in US ?

.Did a 1994 batch IAS officer almost break down after her final presentation at Syracuse University. The officer is part of the Public policy program being conducted for IAS ofifcers.Prior to that two IAS officers openly squabbled. There have been numerous incidents of different officers not getting along in this class. What a poor impression it conveys of IAS ?.

Did Naidu recommend promotion of an army officer ?

Did Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu recommend promotion of a Major General to the rank of Lt General ?It is believed that the recommendation did not find favour in the Defence Ministry.

Kohli to retire

Secretary Chemicals and Petrochemicals Vinay Kohli is superannuating on January 31.He is 1966 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Agrawal is MD Forest Corporation UP

Senior IFS officer P C Agrawal has been appointed Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation.

Upadhyay to be promoted in Chhattisgarh this week

1985 batch IPS officer A N Upadhyay is being promoted to the rank of IG in Chhattisgarh this week.

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Damodaran to be CMD of IDBI

It is almost certain that UTI Chairman M Damodaran will go as full time CMD of the IDBI.He is 1971 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Sagar is OBC Director

Karuna Sagar Principal of Bankers Training College ,Mumbai has been appointed Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.