Reshuffle in Finance Ministry soon after Budget Session !

A major Secretary level reshuffle is expected to take place in the Ministry of Finance in Government of India soon after the budget session of Parliament.Two officers are likely to be shifted to the Planning Commission.

Few Secretaries aspiring for extension

Following extension of service to Deepak Chatterjee, Commerce Secretary a few Secreatries to Govt. of India due for superannuation in the next couple of months have mobilised their political mentors and are pressuring the PM to grant them extensions. Whispers are that one such worthy travelled South recently on official trip to get support of a former PM . Will he succeed ?

Sinha to be JS I&B ?

Binay Kumar Sinha is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.Heis 1975 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Mahesh Shukla is PS to Patil

Mahesh Shukla has joined as PS to Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil.He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

K P Singh proceeds on leave

Outgoing Chief of Intelligence Bureau K P Singh has not joined as Secretary Security in Government of India.K P Singh who is scheduled to superannuate on August 31 has proceeded on leave.

Brijesh Mishra shifts to his flat

Once the most powerful man in the country,Brijesh Mishra has shifted to his Vasant Vihar flat in Delhi.He is however,closely monitoring the political developments.

Changes in Media

Bhavdeep Kang and Murli Krishnan are leaving the Outlook to join the India Today.Amit Bhattacharya is leaving the Pioneer to join the Outlook.Rahul Pathak has joined the Indian Express as Editor of ENS.Earlier he was Editor of Strait Times in Singapore.Ravindra Shukla has left Naidunia Indore and joined as Editor of National News Desk of ETV at Hyderabad.Shantanu Dutta is new Resident Editor of New Indian Express Pune.R Shankar has joined as Resident Editor of Bangalore Edition of the New Indian Express.Hartosh Singh Bal is leaving the Indian Express to join the Tehelka on August 1 in Delhi.Sandeep Bhushan has been moved from Bhopal to Delhi by the NDTV.

IAS reshuffle in Punjab

There is major IAS reshuffle in Punjab.New changes are as under :- K.R. Lakhanpal is back as the Principal Secretary, Finance and Disinvestment. B.R. Bajaj, Principal Secretary, Local Government. Lakhanpal will continue to hold the charge of Irrigation. Saraveet Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur, will be Director, Rural Development and Panchayats. Hussan Lal, DC Sangrur . Alok Shekhar DC Faridkot.. Mandep Singh Deputy Commissioner, Moga. R.K. Ganta, Joint Development Commissioner, Integrated Rural Development. Ms Rupan Deol Bajaj is now the Financial Commissioner, Revenue. P.K. Verma is back as the Financial Commissioner, Development.Dr B.C. Gupta, Principal Secretary, Food and Supplies. A.K. Dubey is now the Financial Commissioner, Cooperation. D.S. Jaspal is the Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Archives and Transport. J.R. Kundal is new the Financial Commissioner, Forests, in place of P. Ram, who is now the Presiding Officer, Sales Tax Tribunal. T.R. Sarangal is the Secretary, Expenditure, vice G. Vajralingam, who goes as the Director, Local Government, vice R.L. Kalsia, who has been appointed as the Secretary, Social Security, Women and Children Development. S.S. Gill Secretary, Home Affairs and Justice. Narinderjit Singh Director, Technical Education and Industrial Training. Som Parkash Labour Commissioner and Director Employment, S.R. Ladhar, Director, Social Security, Women and Children Development. Surinderjit Singh Sandhu Special Secretary, Elections, Coordination and Jails. Iqbal Singh Sidhu Additional Registrar, Cooperation and Satwant Singh Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar.

IPS changes in UP

Ashok Kumar Mishra has been appointed DIG Inter-State Police.Hari Shankar Prasad will now be DIG Prosecution.

Kamlesh Sharma is Envoy to UK

Kamlesh Sharma has been appointed India's new Envoy to the United Kingdom.

Bisariya is part-time member of Prasar Bharti

R N Bisariya has been appointed part-time Member of the Prasar Bharti.

RAW Chief to continue !

Finally Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is believed to have decided to continue present RAW Director C D Sahay.Bad news for the contenders.Sahay is scheduled to retire on January 31.

Sudhir Kumar to be DG NCB !

Sudhir Kumar is being appointed DG of the Narcotics Control Bureau.1968 batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Sudhir Kumar is presently Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau.

Who will be Additional Solicitor General ?

Who will be new Additional Solicitor General?.Names of Mssrs Amrendra Saran,B Mohan and A K Ganguly are currently doing the round.

IFS changes in Madhya Pradesh

Eight Indian Forest Service officers have been reshuffled.Samyukta Mudgal is back from her Central deputation.On her return she has been posted in HQ as Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests.Other changes are Mssrs U S Keera Forests College Balaghat,K S Netam South Balaghat,R P Shukla DFO South Seoni,Renu Singh DFO Betul,R C Sharma Forests School Betul,R B Sharma DFO DamohVishwaraj DFO South Betul.

IAS changes in Orissa

Lingraj Khadanga has been appointed Director Pension and Grievances.Gadadhar Parida will continue to be Director Consolidation.

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BHEL to close down Patna office

BHEL is planning to close down the regional office located in Patna.

World Bank unhappy with UP Government

World Bank is unhappy with the Uttar Pradesh Government for the large-scale transfers .

Batra is CFO Cummins India

Rajiv Batra has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Diesel Engine and Power major Cummins India.

Shetty goes to UK

M S Shetty DGM of Oriental Bank of Commerce has left for UK for a training course.