What people say about us !

Kudo's to Dr Mehrotra for his sincere efforts to make people know about the important things /events which are yet to occur or likely to occur.99 per cent of them come true.He could have been a great Intelligence Sleuth.I only hope people in the Intelligence Branch know how to utilize his resourcefulness.

S K Das
Former DGP Madhya Pradesh

Reshuffle of Governors in the offing

Reshuffle of Governors is likely to come in early next month. As many as eight names have already been shortlisted for the same. Arunachal Pradesh Governor S K Singh is sure to go to an important state.Atleast two Governors Sushil Kumar Shinde and S M Krishna may be back to the active politics.A couple of retired IAS and IPS officers may be appointed Governors.

Four posts of JS created in Lok Sabha

By one stroke of pen Lok Sabha Speaker Som Nath Chatterjee created four new posts of Joint Secretary last week.Never in the history of Lok Sabha such a thing has happened.Is the IAS watching ?.

Who Will be Joint Secretary DEA?

Who will be Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs ?.Now the tie is between TamilNadu cadre 1978 batch IAS officer M F Farrooqui and Madhya Pradesh cadre 1977 batch IAS officer Vishvapati Trivedi. Trivedi is considered to be a protégé of Amartya Sen and has worked under the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he was the Finance Minister.On the otherhand Farrooqui is from TamilNadu cadre and has a backing of powerful state politicians including Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

What's the exception in 1985 batch?

What is special in the 1985 batch IAS officials that the meeting for their empanelment to the joint secretary level is never complete. It is, perhaps, for the first time that final decision could be taken only after four sittings.

Jaideep Singh to be OSD to Arjun Singh !

Grapevine has it that Jaideep Singh is being appointed OSD to Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Venkatesh joins GoI

T Venkatesh has joined the Government of India as Director Personnel.He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

S P Gupta recalled

Haryana Government has recalled 1990 batch IAS officer S P Gupta from central deputation.Gupta who is considered to be a good officer is presently Director in the Ministry of Urban Development in the Government of India.

Satish Sonkar to replace Mukesh Sharma !

Prasar Bharti sources said that Satish Sonkar is being moved to Mumbai to replace Mukesh Sharma as Station Director Doordarshan Kendra.

Dasot and Mishra get pro forma promotion

Rajeev Dasot and A K Mishra have been given pro forma promotion as I.G.P. by Govt of Rajasthan.Both the IPS officers of 1987 batch ,Rajasthan cadre are presently serving on Central Deputation in BSF and IB respectively.

Will CBDT Chief get extension?

Will the CBDT Chairman Barjinder Singh get extension ?.A file to give him extension is believed to have been moved to the PMO. He is scheduled to superannuate next month.

CBI DIG selected for Fulbright Fellowship

Dr Sadanand Vasant Date DIG CBI,Mumbai has been selected for Fulbright Fellowship .He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Is this a fact ?

It is widely discussed in the corridors of power that all choice postings in the last three months in the Government of India have gone to UP cadre officers.No one would believe of a lateral shift of UP cadre three months after getting a promotion.

IAS changes in Kerala

There is IAS reshuffle in Kerala.New postings are :-Mssrs Gyanesh Kumar Secretary PWD,A Shajahan Director Panchayats,P A Sidharthan Director Lotteries,E Ayyapan Director Social Welfare,V M Vijya Raghava Menon Planning Board.

All files to move through Bihar CS

It has been decided that all the official files to the Bihar Governor will be routed through Chief Secretary G S Kang.

Sial to be DGP of Karnataka ?

If seniority is taken into account B S Sial will be new DGP of Karnataka on September 1.He is 1971 batch IPS officer.

Sandhu is PS Housing in UP

Surjit Kaur Sandhu has been appointed new Principal Secretary Housing. She is 1978 batch IAS officer.

IPS changes likely in Chhattisgarh

IPS reshuffle is likely to take place in Chhattisgarh this week.Atleast two IGs and half a dozen districts to be affected.

Whispers --- Corporate World -

Minister, Power secretary differ over NHPC Chairman

The Power Minister and the Power Secretary are said to be at loggerheads over the appointment of SC Sharma as NHPC Chairman. While Sahi is said to be in favour of Sharma's appointment, Power Minister and few others are opposed to it. Let's see who wins?.

Sandeep Mishra moves to Citibank

Sandeep Mishra has been shifted from ICICI Bank,International Banking Group,New Delhi to Citibank N.A.as Senior Manager.He would look after the Africa Region.

Rao to join India TV as CEO

Universal McCann President and advertising guru Chintamani Rao is joining India TV as CEO.

Hindwan is Chief of PSPRF

P D Hindwan Chief of Corporate Communication and GM of the NTPC has been re-elected President of the Public Sector Public Relations Forum (PSPRF).

Kotwal is ED of L & T

MV Kotwal has been appointed Executive Director of the L&T.

Verghese is Banking Institute Chairman

Cherian Verghese CMD of the Union Bank of India has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Banking and Finance Institute.

Amarpal nominated SBI Director

Amarpal has been nominated on the Board of the State Bank of India.