Will there be two Deputies of NSA ?

There is a serious move to appoint two deputies of the National Security Adviser M K Narayan, if top PMO sources are to be believed. Names of five experts of the Pakistan and China Affairs are in circulation. They are Mssrs G Parthsarthi, Rangnathan, former RAW Chief Vikram Sood, IB Chief A K Doval and Former Foreign Secretary and India's Ambassador to Russia R Raghunath .

Rajni Patil to head Rashtriya Mahila Ayog

Rajni Patil is being tipped to be next Chairperson of the Rashtriya Mahila Ayog.Official announcement is expected to be made shortly.

Three secretary level posts to be filled this month

Three secretary level posts viz. Secretary - Banking, Secrtary - Heavy Industries and Chairman - Pharma Authority are expected to be filled this month.

Coalition govt in Bihar likely

Will there be a coalition government in Bihar this time ? Going by the way the things are taking their shape, it seems so. What exactly would be the shape of this coalition is however beyond anyone's imagination at this stage.

Will there be downfall of Mulayam Government ?

Clean chit to Mayawati in the Taj corridor case indicates towards the downfall of Mualayam government in UP shortly. It can also be a prelude to the Cong and the BSP joining hands against the Samajwadi Party in the next elections likely to be held before June..

DPC for CS rank in Lucknow today

The DPC of the 1972 batch for the rank of Chief secretary would be held in Lucknow tomorrow.

MHA revises MP, Chhattisgarh IPS distribution list

The Ministry of Home Affairs is said to have revised for the fourth time the list of IPS to be finally deputed in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. As per the new list 21 IPS from Madhya Pradesh are slated to go to Chhattisgarh while 18 from Chhattisgarh are to be sent to Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, the list of IPS of Madhya Pradesh, going to Chhattisgarh, has been amended, it is learnt.

Tenure of Coffee Board Chairperson to expire

Central deputation tenure of Coffee Board Chairperson, Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam, is coming to an end on January 17. She is 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

IAS Changes in Andhra Pradesh

R P Wattal has been appointed Principal Secretary of the newly created Department of Infrastructure. M Samuel will be Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj. K Raju has been made Principal Secretary - Rural Development. J C Sharma has been posted as Commissioner - Rural Development. V Nagi Reddy has been moved as Secretary Tourism and Youth Affairs. S P Singh has been appointed Secretary - Municipal Administration. I Venkateswarlu will now be Commissionerr Endowments, P V Satyanarain Murthy will be Chief Commissioner Land Administration. Sourabh Gour has been moved to Asifabad as Assistant Collector.

Vijay Bhushan is also in the race !

Name of former Secretary - Posts, Vijay Bhushan, has also started doing the round for the post of Member UPSC.

Rao to return to Gujarat

S R Rao is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre. 1978 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, Rao, had been on deputation to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

IPS changes in Bihar

Kundan Krishnan will now be SP of Nawada. Amitabh Das has been made SP - Buxur. Madai Ram has been moved to the SAF.Mohammad Shoeb has been posted as SP- Railways, Patna.
R P Agrawal appointed RC Andhra Pradesh. Rameshwar Pal Agrawal is back to the parent Andhra Pradesh cadre after completion of his foreign posting tenure. On return 1972 batch IAS officer Agrawal has been posted as resident Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh in Delhi.

Vishnu Sahay is Chairman UP Law Commission

Former Chief Justice Vishnu Sahay has been appointed Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission.

Four new judges for Rajasthan High Court

Names of Mssrs Manak Mohta, Jitendra Raj Goyal, H C Pathak and S C Singhal are being mentioned for the post of Judges in the Rajasthan High Court.

Over 40 IT Chief Commissioners transferred

Promotion and posting orders of 42 Chief Commissioners of Income-Tax have been issued late last night. Those promoted are :-Mssrs Shrish 1970 batch Hubli and Supraksh Lahri CCIT Nagpur , P N Sachan CCIT Chennai 6 , 1972 batch. Twenty 1971 batch IRS were promoted. They are Mssrs Prasad Gupta CCIT Vizak Muntasir Ahmad, Ahemdabad, T K Chatterjee CCIT Panji, A J Majumdar DG Jaipur, D P Panta CCIT Chennai 5, S K Aiyal CCIT Panchkula, B K Sahu DG Cochin, N B Singh CCIT Baroda, Sudip Roy CCIT Raipur, R J Singh CCIT Dehradun, V K Shrivastava CCIT Allahbad, D V Dharmik CCIT Trichy, Ajit Kumar CCIT Indore, R C Prakash CCIT Ahemdabad4, G C Shrivastava CCIT Surat, Mrs Manju Lakhan Pal CCIT Delhi 3, J L Girdhar CCIT Hyderabad 3, D S Siddhu CCIT Kolkata and Bhushan CCIT IV Chennai. Transferred officers include Sudha Sharma DG Chandigarh,Mrs A S Aulakth Panchkula to Chandigarh CCIT,Ashvini Luthra Patna to Bhopal CCIT,S C Kapila ccit Barelley,R Prasad Delhi CCIT and S J S Paul CCIT Ludhiana.

2004 batch IFS join Institute

New batch-2004 of fresh Diplomats (IFS) have joined Foreign Service Institute in Delhi.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

So there are going to be friendly fights between RJD and Congress!!!
Fact is that the same vote bank both will try to impress.

So either one could shoot itself in the foot…..or get hurt by friendly goli,
Though Laloo boasts with or without Congress voter will put victory in his jholi!!!

Laloo says that there is No Vacancy when it comes to the Bihar CMs Post,
Though Paswan contests this and says this is an empty boast.

Latest Survey on who is most acceptable CM ….both Laloo and Paswan are tied?
Laloo must have seen this on TV and literally cried.

Laloo is worried about SPs moves in Bihar,
Says SP is in cahoots with BJP so as to ensure that SP ko padhe Muslims ki maar.

That is why Laloo tells all that Jaitley is selecting the candidates for SP,
SP says that Laloo is worried by SP's foray into Bihar and has reason to be weepy.

Paswan says his Party will not put up any candidates against Congress candidates,
Cannot assure if rebels stand up……says he cannot vouch for ingrates!!!

But seems RJD will not get the same mandate….swing is against Laloo,
Maybe Samosas will ultimately be made with some other filling than alooo!!!!

'Jabh tak rahe gaa samose mein aaloo tabh tak rahegaa Bihar mein Laloo'…Laloo's boast,
Maybe this is the boast he will very soon rue the most.

A weak Laloo in Bihar would be a great relief for Congress……welcome development,
And even more if he has to depend on Congress to form the Bihar Government.

Mayawathi celebrated her second birth on 14th …cleared in the Ghotala de Taj,
CBI is filing for a closure for lack of evidence….kept intact Mayawathis's laaj.

She celebrated her actual birthday on 15th……and threw a bash???
Collected more than 15 crores… had ordered all her Party workers that she expected gifts in hard cash.

In fact entry was strictly on donation basis……special donor tickets were handed out to donors,
Press were kept out and stood out like Coroners.

Waiting to dissect the news coming out from inside…..and submit their report,
They had not expected from Mayawathi such a retort.

Kanshiram from a Lion is now literally a bachchaa…..his debilitating illness has made him totally helpless and dependent,
Now he does not roar but cries…….don't know from within him where the lion went???

Confucius says……Dependency can be a real curse.
He continues….And dependency on the wrong kind of people makes to even worse.

Now she will return to politicking with gusto and pep,
As now she does not have to mind her step.

In fact now she will align with Congress in UP,
Not a very happy development for SP.

Mamtha Didi tried to do some dadagiri with Congress….set precondition for her coming back,
Demanded that Congress give its Alliance with Commies 'the sack'.

But Congress will keep its bridge building exercise with Mamtha … 'Congress at Kaam',
At opportune time will use the bridge to forge an alliance or swallow Trinamool…timing and opportunism is game's naam.

Hulka Fulka

Now even the Coach has confirmed that IHF is a mad house,
Says that Gill is a dictatorial louse.

If Indian Hockey has to be revived Gill should be booted out,
Players, coaches, hockey lovers….this is the unanimous shout.

During Gill's stewardship Indian Hockey has gone from bad to worse,
On Indian Hockey Gill is a curse.

A NRI is planning to make a movie on Sonia… Renouncer…a Tyaag ki story,
One thing is for sure at the Box Office this guy will be sorry.

Yes if she bankrolls him then it will be another story,
But anyway for sure viewers will be sorry.

Confucius says…..Yeh Public hai yeh sabh jaanthi hai…..very perceptive.
He says……They know the difference between Tyaag that is real and Tyaag that is deceptive!!!

Though the Government has trashed the RBI Governor's statement on taxing FII profits,
The FIIs know where there is smoke there is fire and are up with their mitts.

Bharat Kumar

WHISPERS ---- CORPORATE WORLD :---

Chiefs of UTI bank, IDBI at loggerheads !

Corporate World is agog with rumours of the growing differences between the UTI bank CMD PJ Naik and the CMD of IDBI M Damodaran

Parekh is GM Bank of Baroda

Dinesh A Parekh has taken over as General Manager , Marketing and Retail Banking,Bank of Baroda.

Vederah elected IPMA president

Rajeev Vederah has been elected new president of Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA). Vederah is currently the joint managing director Ballarpur Industries.

Bhatt is MD State Bank of Travancore

O P Bhatt has taken over as MD of the State Bank of Travancore.