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Dinesh Rai to be Vice-Chairman DDA !

Dinesh Rai is likely to be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Chidambaram threatens to quit ?

Finance Minister P Chidambaram is reported to have threatened to quit in case the recent 10 per cent disinvestement in BHEL is rolled back.

Well done Manmohan Singh Government !

During the recent reshuffle of the GoI, one such IAS has been made secretary of an important department whose case had been probed by the CBI. In the CBI files he is also known for having several benami petrol pumps in Punjab.

New Food Secr supercedes senior

Will the FCI Chairman VK Malhotra continue on his post? This question has arisen due to the fact that the new Food Secretary in the GoI, RN Das, is of 1971 batch while Malhotra is senior to him by one year.

Defense secretary orders delayed ?

While a decision has reportedly already been taken to appoint Shekhar Dutt as Defense secretary, the orders are yet to be issued. What is the reason behind this delay?

Secretary North-East obliged

The GoI is believed to have listened to the plea of the Secretary North East, Laxmi Chand, who had requested not to be disturbed till his retirement. He is superannuating on July 31. The next Secretary North East, Gauri Chatterji of West Bengal cadre, will now be able to take charge only after that.

1970 batch IAS is still Special Secretary

In all fairness 1970 batch IAS officer Suresh Chandra should have been appointed Secretary in the Government of India. 1971 batch IAS officers have been posted as Secretary in the important Ministries but this Maharashtra cadre officer is still Special Secretary in the Ministry of Forests and Environment. Is this justice of which UPA government boasts of ?

Batchmate is the boss of batchmate

Now Chairman of the Tariff Commission A K Mohapatra will have to report to his boss Dr A K Dua now Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion. Incidently both are 1971 batch IAS officers and Mohapatra is senior to Dr Dua.

WHICH CIVIL SERVANT HAS MORE ACADEMIC DEGREE?
Ashwani Lohani
He has got four engineering degrees (eqvt) in different disciplines, which should be a unique achievement in India at least.
Mechanical Engineering - Graduate, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
Electrical Engineering - Institution of Engineers, India
Metallurgical Engineering - Institution of Engineers, India
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering - Institution of Engineers, India
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Logiostics & Transport
Seeing the interest of our readers in the academic qualifications of the most learned ones among the decision makers, we welcome more such information about those running the show. If you have any such information, do send it to us to enable the whole World to know about it. After all, knowledge is to be imparted or it is of no use. Mail us:- sureshmehrotra@yahoo.com

Joshi takes over as Special Director IB

V K Joshi has taken over as Special Director Intelligence Bureau. He is 1971 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Will A K Singh seek retirement ?

Grapevine has it that Chairman of the CBEC A K Singh is seeking premature retirement this week. He is scheduled to retire on July 31.

Mrs Saha and Sudhir new Members of CBEC

Mrs Chitra Saha and A P Sudhir have taken over as Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs. Both are 1970 batch IRS (Customs ) officers.

Status Quo for IPS in MP and Chhattisgarh

There would be Status Quo for IPS in MP and Chhattisgarh meaning thereby that no IPS will be transferred from MP to Chhattisgarh and vice versa.

Collegium to meet in Bhopal

Collegium to select a couple of Supreme Court Judges is expected to meet in Bhopal this week.

IAS changes in Himachal Pradesh

There is an IAS reshuffle in Himachal Pradesh. New changes are :- Mssrs Rakesh Kaushal Director Land Records,Chamel Singh DC Kullu,Anita DC Una,Manisha Garg DC Bilaspur,B R Verma Settlement Officer Simla,Rajnish DC Hamirpur,Subhashish Panda DC Mandi,Devesh Director IT,Pushpendra Rajput DC Chamba,Namita Bajaj Settlement Officer Kangra and R Selam DC Lahul.

IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh

There is IAS shake-up in Andhra Pradesh. New changes are :- Mssrs Usha Rani Vice Chairman and MD of the AP SC Cooperative Finance Corporation,N Gulzar Municipal Commissioner Vijaywada,S K Sinha Member-Secretary Pollution Control Board,Rajeshwar Tiwari Commissioner Transport,Rajendra Mohan Gonela Commissioner Social Welfare,Shashank Goel Commissioner Disaster Management,P Thippanna Secretary AP Commission for SC and ST,Mukesh Kumar Meena Executive Assistant to the Chief Secretary,D Varaprasad Joint Collector Prakasam,L Shashidhar ED Infrastructure Corporation.

Vidyavathi is Director PMO

K Vidyavathi has joined the PMO as Director. Vidyavathi is 1991 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Puri joins GoI

Mukesh Puri has joined the Government of India as Director in the Department of Personnel. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Customs official is Dy Secretary Disinvestment

Anuj Gogia has joined as Deputy Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India. Gogia is 1992 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Tiwari moves to Central Railways

A K Tiwari, SA Grade/IRSME/Western Railway, has been transferred to Central Railway and posted as ADRM/BBVT in place of A K Garekar.

Agrawal is Divisional Commissioner Jhansi

Shankar Agrawal has been appointed Divisional Commissioner Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

IAS officer is no more

Ms C Raikhan Chibbar has died in New Delhi.She was 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.1978 batch has mourned the demise of Ms Chibbar.

IAS changes in Haryana

There is IAS reshuffle in Haryana.New Changes are :- Mssrs k C Sharma Principal Secretary Revenue,Raj Kumar Principal Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development,Ajit M Sharan Secretary Technical Education,Sajjan Singh Secretary Sports,Samir Mathur Secretary Environment,V Umashankar MD Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam,Shashi Bala Gulati Director Supplies,Amit Jha Enquiry Officer Vigilance,M P Bidalan MD Land Reclamation,R B Langayan Joint Secretary Urban Development and H S Malik Joint Secretary Renewable Energy Sources.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

In life you do not know what is waiting for you the next corner you turn,
Sometimes fate is good and some times turns stern.
Turned a corner and fate had something stern waiting for me,
Maybe for my past actions I'm paying the fee.
So my friends with a heavy heart for some time I'll have to say bye,
But the minute things become okay I'll be back with a Hi!!!
But please do pray for me,
Bhulaa nahi dena mujhe ji!!

Bharat Kumar

Roy to join Iisco

Nilotpal Roy is all set to join the Iisco as Managing Director. He is presently ED (P & A) of the Durgapur Steel Plant.

Indian Airlines to close down office

Indian Airlines is reportedly closing down its office in the Manipur capital Imphal to cut down operational expenses.

Dr Ramanan resigns

Director of Medical Services, Durgapur Steel Plant, Dr V R Ramanan has resigned.

Tripathi is MD of WBHIDC

R K Tripathi has been appointed Managing Director of the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation in West Bengal. He is 1969 batch IAS officer.