Defence Secretary to stay ?

Secretary Defence Ajay Prasad is not going.1969 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Ajay Prasad is now unlikely to be changed.He is accompanying the new Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his first foreign visit.

Dinesh Bhatia to be PS to Renuka Chowdhry

Dinesh Bhatia, Indian Foreign Service 1992 batch will be the PS to MOS Independent Charge for Tourism
Renuka Chowdhry.

Gaur to be OSD to Shivraj Patil ?

Virendra Narayan Gaur is likely to be appointed OSD to Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil.He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Jajoria to be PS to Meira Kumar

Pradip Kumar Jajoria will be PS to Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar.He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Ajoy Mehta is PS to Sharad Pawar

Ajoy Mehta is the PS to Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Four new members of the CBDT

There are going to be four new Members of the CBDT.Names of Mssrs Radha Balakrishnan,Brijendra Singh,A S Narang and Sikandar Talwar are reported to have been cleared.

Mani Shankar Aiyar wants non-IAS as PS !

New Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar doesn't want IAS officer as his PS.Aiyar who is former IFS officer of 1963 batch would like to have a non-IAS officer as his PS.

Orders of Rahul Khullar this week !

Orders of Rahul Khullar are expected to be issued this week. 1978 batch UT cadre IAS officer Khullar is slated to join the PMO as Joint Secretary.

Is it a part of RAW politics?

All of a sudden the RAW has come into limelight.Who broke the news of the missing RAW officer to the media?.Is it a part of the RAW politics?.

Pillai is Chairman J&K ERA

K Balkrishna Pillai has been appointed Chairman of J & K Electricity Regulatory Authority.1967 batch IAS officer Pillai retired only yesterday.

IAS changes in Tamil Nadu

K Skandan has been appointed Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. P Shanmugam will be Transport Commissioner.B Anand has been made Commissioner Town and Country Planning.

IAS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh

Arun Gupta will be new DG Academy of Administration. Other new postings are :-Mssrs Rakesh Bansal Principal Secretary Science and Technology,Dilip Mehra Director Academy of Administration,Bhagirath Prasad Principal Secretary Revenue and Cooperation, M Mohan Rao Commissioner Food and Civil Supplies,Wasim Akhtar Commissioner Tribal Welfare,Malay Shrivastava MD Tilhan Sangh,Aniruddha Mukherjee Executive Directro EPPCO,Hari Ranjan Rao Collector Hoshangabad and Suraj Damore Additional Commissioner Ujjain and Indore Divisions.

IPS changes on cards in Delhi

IPS changes are expected to take place in Delhi police in a day or two.

Mallik Shifted in Assam

Anil Kumar Mallik has been appointed MD of Assam Police Housing Corporation. He is 1979 batch IPS officer.

Sanjay Baru is Media Adviser to PM

Chief Editor of the Financial Express Sanjay Baru has been appointed Media Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Name of Veteran journalist Hari Jai Singh had also been in circulation for the post.

IAS changes in Punjab

Kusumjit Siddhu will be new Secretary Power.A R Talwar has been made Secretary Planning. D S Bais will be new Commissioner NRI.Sarvesh Kaushal has been appointed Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare.Sanjay Kumar will be Director Industries.

Selvaraj gets new posting in Pondicherry

B V Selveraj will be new Secretary Power and Education in Pondicherry.He is 1981 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

IAS changes in Haryana

Bhaskar Chatterjee has been given additional charge of PS Finance.P S Bhoria will be PS Dairy Development and Animal Husbandry.D S Dhensi will now be PS Social Justice.L S M Salins has been made PS excise and Transport.

Sunil Kumar to join GoI

Sunil Kumar is all set to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of HRD.He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Finance Minister wants more names

Finance Minister P Chidambaram is reportedly not happy with the names received for the post of PS. He has asked Vinti to collect details of more IRS men. By evening Revenue Secretary's office had been flooded with Biodatas of Sr. Customs Officials across the country. The minister is however,expected to select his Assistant on Tuesday.

Subodh Agrawal to be PS to Natwar Singh

Subodh Agrawal is joining as PS to External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Neeraj Mandloi to be PS Suresh Pachori

Neeraj Mandloi is being appointed PS to Union Minister of State for Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Pachori.He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.He is the grandson of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Late B R Mandloi.

Arun Kochar to join Arjun Singh as OSD

Arun Kochar is joining the Government of India as OSD to Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Mishra is PS to Ramdoss

Atulya Mishra will be PS to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramdoss.He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Jha to join CISF

Mithiliesh Kumar Jha is joining the CISF as DIG in Bangalore. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

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PSUs to see new Board members

The UPA Government headed by Prime Minister Dr.Man Mohan Singh is going to effect sweeping changes in board of directors Central Government run Public Sector undertakings. Initially such changes would ensue in 9 "Navratna"PSUs.

Will IOC have separate wing ?

Indian Oil Corporation is expected to have separate wing for petro-chemicals business.

Damodaran reappointed

The Government of India has reappointed M. Damodaran as chairman and managing director of the Industrial Development Bank of India up to May 31, 2007. He is 1971 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Kapoor is NHPC ED

Subhash Kapoor has been appointed ED (Finance) of National Hydro-Electric Power Corporation.

Prasar Bharati to be revamped

As the grapevine has it the existing "Prasar Bharati"board will be revamped. However, Major decisions in the UPA government would follow only after June 20.On that day debate relating to motion of thanks on the Presidential address would be over.