Will Lalli be DG FT ?

Name of Baljit Singh Lalli is doing the round for the post of Director General Foreign Trade. He is 1971 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Anupam Das Gupta to be Secretary Civil Aviation ?

Will Anupam Das Gupta be Secretary of Civil Aviation?.Sources close to Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel are sure that 1970 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Das Gupta would be new Secretary Civil Aviation.

Nand Lal to be State Election Commissioner Maharashtra !

Nand Lal is being tipped to be new State Election Commissioner Maharashtra .1969 batch IAS officer Nand Lal would succeed 1964 batch IAS officer Yashwant Rajwade whose tenure is coming to an end.

Dr Sharma to join SSB

Dr Rajvir Pratap Sharma is joining the SSB as DIG. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

D M Mitra to go US

D M Mitra is going to Caifornia in US for a period of eighteen months to join a prestigious training course.1983 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Mitra is currently posted in the BPR&D.

Amit Garg is back to Andhra Pradesh

Amit Garg who was on deputation to the CBI is back to the parent Andhra Pradesh cadre..On return 1993 batch IPS officer Garg has been posted as DCP Crimes.

Shailja Chandra to be Adviser to the Chief Minister !

Grapevine has it that Delhi Chief Secretary Shailja Chandra is being appointed Adviser to the Chief Minister after her superannuation on June 30. She is 1966 batch UT cadre IAS officer.

Jyotiraditya Scindia to manage Congress affairs in MP

Grapevine has it that young Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia is being sent to Madhya Pradesh to mobilize and strengthen the Congress party.

N N Jha on his way out !

Lt Governor of Pondicherry N N Jha is being changed soon after the budget session of the Parliament.He is retired 1957 batch IFS officer.

Bala Banerjee gets additional charge

Bala Banerjee,Joint Secretary in the Ministry of HRD has been given additional charge of Director Kendriya Hindi Sansthan,Agra.

Rajeev Verma is PS to Tytler

Rajeev Verma(RR AGMUT IAS 1992) is joining as PS to Jagdish Tytler MoS NRI Affairs. Presently he is posted as Secretary(Rural Development) Govt. Of Goa.

Will Dhirendra Singh be Defence Secretary ?

Secretary Disinvestment Dhirendra Singh is likely to be appointed Secretary Defence. He is 1968 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

R Poornalingam to be Secretary Petroleum ?

Now scenerio has changed.1970 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre is likely to be appointed Secretary Petroleum.Earlier name of Poornalingam was being mentioned for the post of Secretary Textiles.

Prem Kumar is out of the race

Now R M Prem Kumar 1968 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre is unlikely to be made Secretary Home in Government of India.Former CAG V K Shunglu must be knowing the reason ?.

Who will be Secretary Home ? Chawla or Joseph ?

Who will be Secretary Home in Government of India. Now the tie is said to be between Secretary Shipping D T Joseph and Secretary Information and Broadcasting Naveen Chawla.Joseph is 1968 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer while Chawla is 1969 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

R K Yadav is PS to Prem Chand Gupta

Ramesh Kumar Yadav is the PS to Union Minister of State for Company Affairs Prem Chand Gupta.He is 1987 batch IRS officer.

Sailesh is PS to Santosh Mohan Deb

Sailesh is the PS to Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Santosh Mohan Deb. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

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Aaj Ki Awaz

People do talk about two power centres, but rest assured there is only one power centre……Sonia.

Once bitten twice shy…..Sonia is making it abs sure that Manmohan has no doubts about who is Numero Uno……..indirect ways to make Manmohan realize the true power source…….whenever Manmohan sits on the PM's chair a tape recorded reminder is set off……Madame forsake this chair in your favour!!!! Manmohan's daily table top appointment placard , which gives his daily appointments, always has pearls of wisdom from Sonia at the very top…..example……Have fun, as long as you realize that I am number one.

Of course, the direct way is intervening in matters and over ruling Manmohan……this does not happen in Public view….but tacitly. DMK Ministers getting the Ministries was just a prequel.

Mani Shankar Aiyer and Chidambram have very cleverly placed the fuel rise buck at Manmohan's doorstep. Aiyer a career diplomat is being diplomatic with the public by showing that the fuel rise decision is Manmohan's . Aiyer believes in diplomatic notings on files……can be, may be, as per your recommendations . Mani is still eyeing the Foreign Affairs Ministry and is keeping his fingers crossed that Natwar continues with his 'foot in mouth' diplomacy …..exit Natwar and enter Mani…that is Mani's dream!!!!! By the way Mani has quite a few scores to settle in the External Affairs Ministry.

RSS is fuming at Vajpayee's statement on Modi. RSS say that the lack of oxygen at high altitudes is affecting Vajpayee. Actually ' seeing things from the top' Vajpayee is seeing things more clearly and is able to look at the bigger picture.

It has become a penchant with quite a few in the Media to take pot shots at Vajpayee's poetry…… Vajpayee kindly note…… haar math manana - geeth naya likhna, yaad karaa doh is sarkaar ko kisi ne nahi hai yaha hamesha ke liye tikna.. Chadthe suraj ko karthe hai sabh salaam, Sachiye ki kavita peh hassi aur jutho ke kehkiyo ka yaha hai daam.

In the coming elections in Maharashtra the kerb info is that BJP and Shiv Sena will get about 170 seats. But, BJP's calculations could be upset if Mayawathi decides to ally with Congress. The Sena-BJP's strategy is KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid. Strengthen strongholds and work on the weaker areas. Shinde wants the Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka show to roll out in Maharashtra….Pawar is not amused at this suggestion!!!!!

Some of the Commies are rueing the decision to stay out of the Government……trappings of power are so luring????? They next time such a decision has to be taken the Meeting should be held in a Five Star Hotel with lavish Meals………maybe this will serve as an enticer.

Vapjpayee enjoying Italian…..Sonia enjoying 'dehathi' food………Manmohan enjoying his favourite karelas with innovative stuffings by the Ashoka Chefs…….Natwar on a diet of nuts……….Chidambram living on sandwiches and filter coffee (Budget compulsions)………just an insight to some dietary likings of some of the Powerful.

What about Laloo????? He is missing Rabdi's cooking………..he is homesick. Maybe the Railways will start a Rabdi Super Express from Patna to New Delhi that will carry Rabdi's cooked meals for Laloo!!!! Food may be important but the way to Laloo's heart is not through his stomach but through his pocket......all Power Brokers please take note!!!!!!
B Kumar

IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh

There is major IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh. New changes are as under :- Mssrs Vijyanand Collector Nalgonda,Nageshwar Rao Collector Srikakulam,R P Sisodia Director E-Seva,Praveen Prakash Collector Vishakhapatnam,Udaya Laxmi Collector Prakasam,B Raj Shekhar Collector Nellore,Rawat Collector Chittoor,Jagdishwara Rao Collector Mahbubnagar,C Parthsarthi Collector Karimnagar,A R Sukumar Backward Class Welfare Commissioner,J Ananta Ramulu Collector Nellore,Manmohan Singh Commissioner Tribal Welfare,P Krishnaiah Director School Education,M T Krishna Babu Director Fisheries, Srikanth Commissioner Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Guljar ED to the Chief Minister,Suresh Chandra Secretary Irrigation,K Raju Commissioner Rural Development,A C Punitha Commissioner Horticulture,Bir Singh Pareshar APC,Sabyasachi Ghosh Deputy Commissioner Commercial Taxes,T Bhanumurthi Special Officer Krishna Pushkarams,Sumita Dawra SAAP Managing Director,Syed Omar Jaleel Joint Collector Warangal ,Lav Agrawal Deputy Secretary in CMs office,G Ashok Kumar MD and Vice-Chairman HUDA, Prem Chandra Reddy Ranga Reddy District Collector,K Ram Gopal ED APIIC,B Venkateswara Rao CEO Rytu Bazar,P V Satyanarayana Murthy Director Endowments,G Rajendra Prasad Joint Collector Chittoor,B Janardan Reddy Joint Collector Guntur,R Appa Rao Deputy Secretary Gad,N Mukteswar Rao Joint CEO TTD,v Durga Das Joint Collector Adilabad,G Ramnarayan Reddy Joint Collector Karimnagar.

IAS changes in UP

Navin Chandra Bajpai will be Principal Secretary IT and Electronics.Jagjit Singh has been moved to the Board of Revenue.Sanjeev Sharan has been made Secretary Rural Development.Devesh Chaturvedi will be Special Secretary Industries.Shri Narayan Pande has been shifted to the Board of Revenue.Shyam Singh Yadav has been appointed Additional Commissioner Gorakhpur Division.

Deepak Chatterjee gets three months extension

Secretary Commerce Deepak Chatterjee has been granted three months extension in service.1966 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Chatterjee was to superannuate on June 30.

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Phenomenal growth of ONGC

The stock markets are never too kind to PSU stocks. Belying this statement has been the phenomenal growth of ONGC. The group market capitalization crosses 1lakh crore making ONGC No. 1 in the BSE 30. As per Stock Exchange Listing, ONGC has proved that across all companies in India, in terms of wealth creation, both in EVA and MVA terms that ONGC is far ahead of certain private sector companies which are supposed to be very well managed. ONGC and MRPL have more than 10% of BSE market cap.

This was not the case when Mr. Raha stepped in as C&MD, ONGC in May 2001.

What is recognized as the most valuable company in India was thought to be closing down! Three years back the share price of ONGC was Rs. 130. Morale and motivation were at its lowest ebb, pushing the officers' community to express lack of confidence in the Board! Today, ONGC's overseas capital investment makes it the largest MNC from India. On financials, as a group revenue it has crossed 10 billion dollars, which should qualify them for Fortune 500. A case in point for the exceptional managerial ability of Mr. Subir Raha.

Appointments of GM in BHEL on June 25

Altogether 42 General Managers are being promoted to the rank of General Maneger in the BHEL on June 25.

Ramesh Kumar is CMD of NMDC

B Ramesh Kumar has taken over as CMD of the National Mineral Development Corporation.

Alagh joins GATI Ltd

Former CEO and MD of Brittania Sunil Kumar Alagh has joined the GATI Ltd..