18,IAS officers to retire this month

Altogether 18 IAS officers in the country are retiring this month end. They are Mssrs S P Marwah (UT), S N Dubey, Hira Lal and Dina Nath Mandal (Bihar), S C Mehta (HP), Alakhdev Prasad (Jharkhand), Shashi Jain and J L Bose(Madhya Pradesh), Suresh Kumar, Vinay Bansal, M B Phadtare and R D Jahagirdar (Maharashtra), N S Sisodia (Rajasthan),V Gunalan and A Paneerselvam (TamilNadu), P L Punia and Hari OmKumar Lavania (UP), B K Biswas(West Bengal).

ACC sore over delay in proposals

The Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, sore over the untimely submission of proposals requiring approval of the ACC, has asked for a written explanation in this regards. Establishment Officer & Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Badal K. Das, has written to all those concerned, including the Ministries/Departments not submitting the proposals two months prior to the date of vacancy either in respect of appointments on regular basis/additional charge arrangements or short-term extension of tenure.

Who's eligible for training abroad ?

The officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, Central Secretariat Service, State Civil Services and officers of the other two All India Services viz. Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) besides the organized Group 'A' Central Civil Services, holding posts on deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme, are eligible to apply for the training programmes abroad to be funded by foreign governments. These programmes are to take place during 2005.

Post of Judges lying vacant

As many as 143 posts of judges in various High Courts in the country are lying vacant at present.

NGOs blacklisted

As many as 294, of the 6000, NGOs associated with CAPART are reported to have been blacklisted in the recent past. Of these legal action has been taken against 166.

Deepak Verma shifted

SP Girdih in Jharkhand, Deepak Verma, has been shifted to Deoghar in Armed Police Battalion. M M Oza will now be new SP.

Four judges appointed

Four Judges have been appointed for the Patna High Court. They are Mssrs Smt. Rekha Kumari, Ghanshyam Prasad, Sayed Mohammad Mehfooz Alam, and Sadanand Mukherjee.

Prabhakar appointed Additional Judge

Srikant Prabhakar Kukday has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

B K S Ray's new book

B.K.S.Ray (I.A.S. 1972, Chhattisgarh) has come out with his poety collection "Romance of the Recluise" (Konark Publishers). The book was formally released by the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Dr.Raman Singh on 13th January, 2005.
The poetry collection contains 90 poems relating to love, loneliness and nostalgia."All my poems have an autobigraphical element". says Ray. Incidentally. "Romance of the Recluse" is the third book of Ray. His first poetry collection "Dream Songs and Shadows". received wide applause in the literary circles. Ray has opened a poetry website www.bksraypoetry.com

Pankaj Kumar is Spl Secretary to Nagaland Governor

Pankaj Kumar,IAS, Home Commissioner Nagaland has taken over as Spl Secy to the Governor. He is 1987 batch IAS officer.

Retirement age raised in Assam

Retirement age of the state government employees has been raised to 59 years.

Das to be Member of Chhattisgarh HRC

Former DGP of Chhattisgarh V K Das is being appointed Member of the state Human Rights Commission. He is 1966 batch retired IPS officer.

Senthilpandiyan is Secretary Haridwar DA

D Senthilpandiyan has been appointed Secretary of Haridwar Development Authority in Uttaranchal.He is 2002 batch IAS officer.

FORUM

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Sonia called Haryana Congressmen and ordered them not to get complacent,
And also not to fight as infighting would lead to vote displacement.

Bhajan Lal says in elections he is akin to a wrestler in the ring,
But this wrestler also has a yen to sing.

He sings bhajans that Sonia is his God and Hanuman…..what a thing to say,
Sure the religious lot will look at him in dismay.

Pray where is Sonia's tail……yes her hair could be in a pony-tail,
Bhajan's equating Sonia to Hanuman sure does fail.

Because Sonia is a Lady and not a Brahmchaari...Bhajan's bhajans are not in sync,
In fact Hanuman Bhagats say that Bhajan's bhajans stink.

Better if he had just said that Sonia is his Maee Baap (Ma and Pa),
But then Sonia would have objected and said that this was more like a sharaap (curse).

Sonia could have been a little hospitable and served the visiting Haryanvis a cup of chai,
They just got a couple of minutes audience and were bundled out….bye bye!!!

Yes Sonia is concerned about the infighting……but this in nothing new,
Haryana Congress bigwigs are always cooking each other's stew.

Sonia whispered something to each of them that seems to have done the trick,
She whispered, " Do my biding or I will send Amrinder as in charge of Haryana….your pick?"

In Haryana Congress is playing up Chautala's Projects to project Devi Lal,
Say that for this he used up quite a lot of Haryana's maal.

Congressis swear that they will change all this ……replace with Sonia Gandhi,
They swear that Devi Lal ko leh udh jayegi Sonia ji ki aandhi.

Laloo is now just concentrating on the Muslim vote,
Should change his symbol from Lantern to Banerjee's Interim Report.

Nitish questions everything about this report…..right from appointment to interim report's release,
Pleads with EC that Report's usage for electoral purposes should cease.

For BJP Haryana elections mean consolidation,
Upward curve from recent degradation.

But BJP has not got its hopes high in Jharkhand and Bihar,
Know that here too they will face haar.

So hopes are not being raised like is usually done during elections,
Why do so and then cope with dejections.

Pramod 'Byte' Mahajan has been deputed to assist Jaitley in Bihar,
Pramod is a changed man after haar pe haar.

Now he abhors computers and film stars…..back to good old way of electioneering,
Personal touch for that bonding and endearing.

Rahul demands that the truth about Ghodra should come out….BJP's version he does not buy,
While he is on this truth trip would he also care to hear the 1984 riots victims cry.

They also demand justice and punishment for the perpetrators,
And Rahul knows the 1984 riot's abettors.

Rahul Ji this selective truth pursuance is abs wrong….truth that is convenient,
Truth is not truth when it becomes subservient!!!!

Hulka Fulka

Anil says that Jain has a huge conflict of interest in IPCL …wants this looked into,
Jain is on IPCL Committees that decide on matters pertaining to dealings with his relative's Companies…no can do!!!

In fact by the details available Jain's kith and kin are heavily involved in business with IPCL,
Whether it is supplying or selling Jain's kith and kin and IPCL sure do gel!!!

Bush has been enthroned……..Chimp de Raja,
Now Islamic forces ka bajaaye gay eh band baaja.

And Bush will now give finishing touches to his World Domination push,
No wonders they say George Megalomaniac Bush.

Do you know that Bush has named his cat India….demeaning that India is looked upon as a Billi????
Tit for tat….I've seen a donkey named Bush in poorani Dilli (Delhi).

Bharat Kumar

WHISPERS ---- CORPORATE WORLD :---

Leeladhar to be Chairman IDRBT

V Leeladhar, RBI Deputy Governor is being tipped to be the new Chairman of the Hyderabad based Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT).

Balasubramanian is Chairma

S. Balasubramanian has been appointed as the Chairman of the Kumbakonam-based City Union Bank (CUB). Mr. Balasubramanian is now the Executive.