What people say about us !

In the North-Block during lunch time, an IAS officer remarked " Dr Mehrotra is now Mr India. He is not visible but seen throughout the world.".

An IAS officer

A N Tiwari to be Chief Information Commissioner ?

If all goes well Secretary, Department of Personnel, A N Tiwari, will be the first Chief Information Commissioner in the Government of India. He is 1969 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Two years tenure ball in AG's court

Much will depend on the attitude of the Attorney General as far as providing two year tenure to the Foreign Secretary,Defence Secretary, Home secretary,IB Chief and RAW Chief was concerned. After objections from the Law and the Finance departments, the government has now sought AG's opinion which would be discussed at length during the next Cabinet meeting slated for August 10.

Sanjaya Baru gets Secretary rank

Dynamic Media Adviser to the Prime Minister,Sanjaya Baru has now been given Secretary rank in the Government of India. Infact,Baru had been appointed on the rank of the Additional Secretary.

About one dozen 1984 batch IAS to be empanelled ?

About one dozen 1984 batch IAS officers are, during the review, expected to be empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. Five Karnataka and Punjab cadre IAS officers are sure to be empanelled.

CSB held for 1985 batch empanelment

As predicted on Saturday meeting of the CSB for the empanelment of 1985 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary was held in Delhi on Monday.

Paul is Indian Ambassador in South Africa

Satyavrat Paul has been appointed India.s new Ambassador in South Africa. Prior to this he was Dy High Commissoner in UK.

R R Singh's proposal rejected

Government of India on Monday rejected the proposal to appoint 1969 batch IRS officer R R Singh as Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

Baljit Matiani is new Member of CBDT

Baljit Matiani has been appointed new Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).1969 batch IRS Officer Baljit Matiani will take over in a day or two.

Tenure of Barthwal to expire today

Deputation Tenure of Joint Secretary, UPSC , R K Barthwal, will expire today. He is 1983 batch IRS (Customs) officer.

Vijya Shrivastava joins IIPA

Ms Vijya Shrivastava has joined the IIPA. She is 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

There is no Secretary Defence (Finance)

It seems Defence is a lower priority Ministry. The post of Secretary, Defence (Finance), has been lying vacant for the last nine days after the retirement of Somi Tandon. Tie is now said to be between Ms Ahluwalia and Mishra.

Meena moves to Western Railway

KM Meena, SG/West Central Railway, has been transferred to Western Railway and appointed to officiate in SA Grade and posted as FA&CAO/C-II, vice Ms Padmini Radhakrishnan.

Additional Commissioner level transfers in IT

Additional Commissioner level changes are expected to take place in the Income Tax Department in a week or two.

Bimla Yadav seeks retirement

1976 batch IRS officer, Bimla Yadav, is reported to have sought voluntary retirement. She is expected to join the Company Law Board as Member in Delhi in a couple of months.

Did Pandey get adverse entry in ACR ?

Vijai Shankar Pandey, an IAS officer of the 1979 batch, considered the brain behind the'anti-corruption' crusade in Uttar Pradesh is reported to have been given an adverse entry in his annual confidential record for his failure to fulfill the quota of reserved categories in a public undertaking which he headed a decade ago. Did his bosses fail to dig out any other reason to act in this manner ?.

Kerala cadre IAS posted in Sriperumbudur

G Rajasekharan has been posted in Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

Government is yet to receive proposal from CJI

It is now officially announced that the Government has not received any proposal from the Chief Justice of India for appointment of Judges in the Supreme Court against the existing vacancies or the vacancies occurring till December, 2005.

National Commission for Children in the offing

A National Commission for Children is being set up in the country in a couple of months .

Das to be new SP of Siwan

Amitabh Kumar Das is being tipped to be new SP of Siwan in Bihar. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.

Mathura DM changed

On the instructions of the State Election Commission Mathura DM Sudhir Kumar Shrivastava has been transferred. He is 1993 batch IAS officer.

IPS changes in Meghalaya

There is IPS reshuffle in Meghalaya.New postings are:-Mssrs A R Mawthoh SP East Khasi Hills,N Khar Malki SP West Khasi Hills,T D Marak SP Fire Services,A S Rynjah SP Intelligence,D Sangma SP Special Branch ,J G Momin Commandant and S Singh Commandant.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Seems BJP is in a self destruct mode…….Khurana is now on the job,
The hearty laugh has turned to a protesting sob.

Khurana has quite a few scores to settle,
That is why BJP top leadership ko karr raha hai nettle.

Also he is burning some bridges and building new ones…… on a mission,
Of course if his rebellion falls flat he will say that it was an omission.

In fact now within BJP friendly wagers are being placed as to who will be next to revolt,
Though Advani is mulling some stringent measures to put on this rebellion penchant a bolt.

Lately you must have noticed that Commies have lost weight,
With no CC meetings no binging on food….they fear they will starve at this rate!!!

So now they are mulling returning to the CC table……. Papi peth ka hai sawaal,
Hunger pangs se burraa hai Commies ka haal.

Congress is planning to serve theeka (spicy) BHELpuri in the first meet,
Poor fellows…..this is their way of turning on Commies the heat!!!

In Karnataka Fireman Venkaiah went to douse the fire,
Seems Yediyuraapa now known as Yeda was trying to go to the highest buyer.

But midway Yeda realised he did not have the numbers…seems his maths is pretty bad,
So Yeda got in touch with Venkaiah sounding hurt and sad!!!

For the time being the problem has blown over…but in the horizon a storm is brewing,
So Congress, JD (S) and BJP will have some problems in their crewing.

ATR on the Nanwati Report has shown the Government in very poor light,
Another example of justice being trampled by the State's might.

In fact seems Congress has lost Punjab with this act,
Because Punjabis know the involvement of Congressis is a fact.

Sachayee chup nahi sakthi kittne bhi bolo jhoot,
Punjabiyon ka Congress pe bharosa gaya hai toot!!!

Both Sonia and Manmohan know the truth and time they did some introspection,
And take apt action after this internal inspection.

Shouldn't Bangladeshis be disfranchised …Bangladesh has done this to Indians there,
This sort of behaviour is difficult to bear.

They say Laloo should change RJD's symbol from Lantern to Train,
As Railway Minister sop after sop Bihar mein karr raha hai Laloo rain.

Laloo ko milli rabdi parr Rabdi ko milla laloo…….Rabdi's loss!!!
And still she calls him Sahib or Boss!!!

Paswan is bent upon forging his own alliance,
To Congress's efforts he still shows his defiance.

Nitish says the next election will be fought on Development and Non Development,
This is indeed a new development.

Commies now want Buta to go,
Seems they are sick of Buta telling them no.

Hulka Fulka

Journalists have decided to wear helmets to Anil Ambani's Press Meets,
And Anil is planning to install seat belts on the Press Meet seats.

No podium for his Press Meets….the entire venue is an open podium for him to walk,
This is because when Anil talks he likes to walk.

Anil walks as he talks because this takes care of his jangling nerves,
And then double purpose this walking and talking serves.

By walking at Press Meets he exercises while doing kaam,
Shaana Anil is his new naam!!!

Bharat Kumar

Public Forum

It is a point worth pondering that Civil servants are supposedly the best brains we have in our country but they have failed in realizing their potential. The factor responsible for this is the myopic approach towards dealing matters they are not aware of. They may be good at general administration but fail when it comes to planning in sectors like Education, Health and Business and even Information Technology. I am not even talking about rampant nepotism and corruption that is synonymous with IAS (India Avtar Service) even if a pejorative term. I am pointing at poor vision and planning in education, health and business whereas much efforts are being undertaken by private enterprise. Civil servants have failed to fulfill the promise which they were orignally envisaged to possess. Examples abound how, lack of short term or long term planning in key sectors and whims and shorsightedness of these avtars, have compelled us to lose much ground and we still continue to lose. It's not jealousy but hard facts only if they can divorce conceit and wake up to take stock of!

Megha

Whispers --- Corporate World -

Tripathi returns to parent Organisation

MD of National Textile Corporation (NTC) in Gujarat, Tripathi, is back to the parent IRS after completion of deputation tenure.

O P Agrawal moves to Gujarat

MD of NTC West Bengal, O P Agrawal, has been moved to Gujarat in the same capacity. He has replaced IRS officer Tripathi.

Dr Surajit Mitra is Part-Time Director MUL

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Dr Surajit Mitra, has been appointed part-time Director on the board of the Maruti Udhyog Limited.

Pradeep Saxena joins LML

Pradeep Saxena has joined the LML as head of marketing.

Sen is Director Technical

S P Sen has been appointed Director (Technical) of the NHPC.

Murthy appointed GFD of Yash Birla Group

P V R Murthy has been appointed Group Finance Director of the Yash Birla Group.

Bhat is GM Syndicate Bank

S Bhat has taken over as General Manager of Syndicate Bank at Delhi.

Doshi resigns from REL

Gautam Doshi has resigned from the Board of the Anil Ambani's REL.