Who will be Cabinet Secretary -Baswan or Gupta ?

Who will be the next Cabinet Secretary?.Insiders say that now the tie is between two 1967 batch IAS officers Asoke Gupta and Bhartendra Singh Baswan.Chhattisgarh cadre officer Baswan who is Secretary in Social Justice Ministry is doon school classmate of late Rajiv Gandhi.Asoke Gupta is currently Chief Secretary ,West Bengal Government.

112 officers are now marked men!

A list of 112 officers from the rank of Director to Secretary in Government of India has now been prepared by some officers close to Ten Janpath.They have been marked as BJP and RSS men.

Who will be PS to Sonia Gandhi?

Who will be new PS to PM? Informed sources mention that Mrs.Sonia Gandhi is keen to have a mix of experience and youth as her key advisors. Following in the tradition of Rajiv Gandhi, she is keen to get some clean, dynamic new faces into her administration. Among the names being mentioned for the powerful post of Private Secretary to Prime Minister is that of Harvard MBA-educated Srivatsa Krishna, who is the topper of the 1994 batch. Krishna is well-liked by corporate India for his work in getting investments as a suave,straight-forward and dynamic bureaucrat. Another name doing rounds is that of Vincent George, the old loyalist of 10 Janpath to continue the tradition of R.K.Dhawan. George is keen to make a comeback and old party loyalists are lobbying for him. Whether IAS wins or the party only Mrs.Gandhi can tell.

Yogesh Chandra is out of the race !

Former bureaucrat Yogesh Chandra is now out of the race for the post of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.1962 batch retired IAS officer Chandra has reportedly been branded as Amitabh Bacchan's man.

Order of N K Singh not issued

Orders of the appointment of former bureaucrat N K Singh as Ambassador to the US are not being issued.Infact, the NDA government had decided to appoint Singh as Ambassador early this month.

Chaudhry is JS Heavy Industries
D R S Chaudhry has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary Heavy Industries.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on May 5)

Vijay Kapoor to go?

Lt Governor of Delhi Vijay Kapoor is all set to go.He is unlikely to get any other assignment in the new Government.Lately,Kapoor had started maintaining distance from his old friend Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia to get important assignment

Montek Singh Ahluwalia is all set to get an important position in the Sonia Gandhi led Government.Either he will be Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister or Adviser in the Finance Ministry.

Appointment of Prem Kumar as Maharashtra CS cleared

Appointment of Rammuni Menon Prem Kumar has been cleared for the post of Chief Secretary Maharashtra . 1968 batch IAS officer Prem Kumar is currently Chairman of the Food Corporation of India.He would succeed 1967 batch IAS officer A M Nimbalkar who is retiring on May 31.
(We said this on April 12 )

Who will be Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister ?

Who will be Secretary to the new Karnataka Chief Minister ?. Dr Anoop Poojary of 1980 batch (no relation of Janardan Poojary) or Ashok Dalawai of 1984 batch if either Congress or Janata Dal (S) has the CM. It is a coincidence that Poojary is from Orissa but is in Karnataka Cadre, whereas Dalawai is from Karnataka but is in Orissa cadre, who has now been on Inter-State deputation from Orissa to Karnataka for 7 long years. Ashok Dalawai is a Kuruba, the same community to which Janata Dal hopeful Siddaramaiah belongs. He has equally good chances if the CM is from Congress as both the leading contenders Dharam Singh (backward class) and Mallikarjun Kharge (SC) would be happy to have a Kuruba officer with them. In addition Dalawai was DC in Raichur in North Karnataka. In contrast, Anoop Poojary has worked for long in Gulbarga, the home district of Dharam Singh and Mallikarjun Kharge, he has also worked with Siddaramaiah in Finance Department. So if the choice is on caste basis, Dalawai stands a better chance (but has to get the nod of Government of India extending his deputation), and if it is on merit, Poojary may be picked up. If R V Deshpande becomes the CM, either Rakesh Singh (DC of North Kanara) or K N Srivastava (MD of Electricity Board) may become Secretary to CM.

Rajiv Tandon joins NSG

Rajiv Tandon has joined the National Security Guards as DIG. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 19)

S P Singh goes to Arunachal Pradesh

S P Singh has been shifted to Arunachal Pradesh. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Paswan to Railway Minister ?

LJS leader Ram V[las Paswan is expected to get Railway Ministry during the formation of cabinet led by Sonia Gandhi.

Venkatramanacha Chary is new PR Commissioner AP

K Venkataramanacha Chary is new Commissioner of Public Relations ,Andhra Pradesh.He is 1984 batch IAS officer.He has succeeded S Balasubramaniam who has been made Joint Secretary Finance.

Mittal to be Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh

Vinod Kumar Mittal will be new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. 1968 batch IAS officer Mittal is currently officiating as Chief Secretary. He is scheduled to retire in May next year.

Mahto and Singh shifted to Daman

1990 batch UT cadre IAS officer X K Mahto and 1991 batch IAS officer Ranbir Singh have been transferred to Daman.

Chandra Pal is back in PWD

Chandra Pal is back as Principal Secretary PWD in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1972 batch IAS officer.

Selvraj to join Pondicherry Government

B V Selvraj is joining the Pondicherry Government this week. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

President's Rule Likely in Haryana.

According to reliable sources MLA's of INLD are in the process of raising a banner of revolt against Om Prakash Chautala and his 2 sons. Informed sources say that they are already in touch with the Congress and are likely to pull down the govt. in a months time. In such a scenario the Governor is likely to recommend imposition of President's Rule and the election shall be preponed. It may be pointed out that out of the 10 lok sabha seats congress won 9 and 1 went to BJP while INLD did not even manage to win 1 seat.

CPM not to join Government

CPI has decided not to join the Government led by Sonia Gandhi

(We said this yesterday before the meeting of Polit Bureau)

IAS officer dies

Divisional Commissioner Varanasi Division in Uttar Pradesh Deo Sharan Singh Yadav died on Monday. He was 1987 batch IAS officer.

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President Kalam can make history
Dear Mr. Editor,

Our beloved President Abdul Kalam can make history by not allowing History to be made. He can refuse to swear in, as Prime Minister, a person who wasnot born in the country.True this will go against his constitutional duties but will remain very much in line with the moral values of many a trillion souls. Souls not onlyof people alive but also of those who have laid their lives for this great nation.
President Kalam can make history by "Resigning" from his position to sendthe message home. The day that happens will then be the true Independenceday for slave-country "India".Hoping for this final twist to unfurl in this historical election saga & tosee "India Unshackled.
Yours Truly
Capt. Mohit Kapoor
E-mail : captmohit@rediffmail.com

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Kapoor joins Reliance

S K Kapoor former Chairman of the HPCL has reportedly joined the Reliance as an adviser.

Roy Choudhary is Director HPCL

S Roy Choudhary is the new Director (Marketing) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL).

Chaudhary appointed President

Deepak Chaudhry has been appointed President of the core liquor business of SHAW Wallace.