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Magnetic pull of your site
Dear Dr. Mehrotra,
Owing to a delayed flight, I was surfing your site today at the Airport lounge. A young gentleman could easily spot the familiar site from a distance. He came up to me and requested if he could take a quick look at the Headlines. I let him have his daily quota of your Site. What he said was interesting. "I just couldn't resist the temptation when I saw you surfing the site. I do it daily, the first thing on landing at the office." Too bad, Dr.Saheb, You have got the entire bureaucracy addicted to your site!
An IAS officer

Dr Rajgopal to be DG NHRC !

Dr G S Rajgopal is being tipped to be new DG of National Human Rights Commission. He is 1971 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Additional Secretary level appointments

About half a dozen 1974 batch IAS officers are being appointed Additional Secretaries by the end of this month.

Increase retirement age of High Court Chief Justices

The Chief Justice of India Justice R C Lahoti is believed to have urged the Prime Minister to increase the retirement age of High Court Chief Justices from the present 62 to 65 years.

Still no panel for CBEC members

While one post of member in the CBEC is already lying vacant and two more are in the offing by July, still no panel for the appointment of members has been finalized. One post of CBEC member is falling vacant on June 23 and the other on July 31 this year.

WHICH CIVIL SERVANT HAS MORE ACADEMIC DEGREE?
Anupam Kulshreshtha

Anupam Kulshreshtha, IAAS 1975 Batch is presently Principal Accountant General, Gujarat Ahmedabad.

He has the following degrees/certificates
M.Sc. (Phy)
MBA from IGNOU with Operational Reserach
Dip. in Fin Management
CISA (Certified Information Service Auditor)
CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
The last two are from ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control
Association), an international organisation, which is based in
Chicago. These are as a result of passing a world-wide examinationwhere one has to get over 75% in all papers to qualify.

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

Narayan's posting shrouded in mystery

Mystery shrouds the posting of Sanjay Narayan as CMD of the Indian Airlines.1976 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Narayan, who is Joint Secretary - Civil Aviation, was all set to take the charge of the coveted post but it has not happened so far despite the fact that he is considered too close to the Civil Aviation Minister.

Rathore can go to MP provided ……

Chhattisgarh DG, OP Rathore, is prepared to go to Madhya Pradesh provided his pay and rank is protected. Rathore who has been allotted Madhya Pradesh cadre recently has reportedly expressed the above views in a representation sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Post reserved for Pervez Hayat ?

The post of DIG (Vigilance) in the Railway Board has fallen vacant. Now the Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav reportedly wants to change it to IG level and bring Jharkhand cadre 1984 batch IPS, Pervez Hayat, on the post. Since 1984 batch IPS are yet to get IG rank in Delhi, will the post remain vacant till then ?.

Dinesh Bhatia is no longer PS

It is rumoured thatTourism Minister Ms Renuka Chaudhry has removed her PS Dinesh Bhatia. Other source said that 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer Bhatia had himself requested the Minister to be relieved from the post.

Jagan Mathews to join IIPA

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of HRD, Jagan Mathew, is expected to join the IIPA ON July 1.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Dr Aawle joins HRD

Dr Aawale has joined the Ministry of HRD as Joint Educational Adviser (Technical).

IPS changes in Uttaranchal

Sanjay Gunjyal has been appointed SSP of Dehradun. Dr P V K Prasad has been moved to PAC.

Mathur to return

Arun Kumar is returning to Delhi Administration from Daman. He is 1977 batch UT cadre IAS officer.

Justice Shanmugam moves to Chennai

Vice Chairman of the Bangalore Bench of CAT Justice P Shanmugam has been moved to Chennai.

IMAGINARY INTERVIEW

SHAKTI KAPOOR

I was sitting and enjoying a sizzler at Yoko's (Mumbai) when I heard someone say, "Aaaooo"…….now this is Shakti Kapoor's trade mark. I looked around and spotted Shakti sitting in one corner of the Restaurant. Actors crave for attention and in the Restaurant Shakti was going through an equivalent of a famine where attention was concerned and when he saw me looking at him it was like rain falling on parched land and he waved out franctically to me.

Before I knew it Shakti had joined me on my table.

Shakti: Aaoo…… I am Shakti…….kudiyo ( girls) ki mien kartha hoo bhakthi!!!
Me: Helooo…….aur iss liye aap peh aathi hai sakhthi!!!
Shakti: Arre I am a born lover……… pyaar is my mission!!!
Me: But hope after the recent incident you and your pyaar are in remission!!!
Shakti: Aaoo……aashiq hoon ……. Aashiq badnaami se nahi darthaa,
Me: Parr aap jaisa aashiq galat type ki aashqi hai kartaa!!!
Shakti: Arre oh kavi…….. mere saath math leh pangaa!!!
Me: Shakti don't you realize that after your recent escapade you are abs nangaa!!

I place my order for a Paneer Shashlik sizzler …….. Shakti placed his order for a Mixed Grill Steak and while he did so I noticed that he was making eyes at a Lady seated on the next table.

Me: Sudhar jaa Shakti……. Ghar mein nahi hai kya teri biwi!!!
Shakti: Aaoo….. hai parr woh din raath dekhthi rehthi hai Cartoon network on TV!!!
Me: Yaar I am surprised that after the recent incident your wife is still with you!!!
Shakti: Arre if you have an ugly face at least let good words come out of your mooh!!!
Me: Better to have an ugly face than a blackened one!!!
Shakti: Arre you've become serious….I was just saying this for fun!!!

The waiter brings our order. Now Shakti is a film star and has to create a scene. He picks up a fight with the Waiter shouting that the waiter has not brought what he ordered. The poor waiter looks towards me for help.

Me: Yaar you had ordered this very sizzler…. so now why are you making a hue and cry??
Shakti: Chalo tell him ke I want chips on the side ……….. frenchy fry????
Me: Frenchy……arre get your mind out of the gutter!!
Shakti: I have a one track mind aur iss ke liye yehi karthaa hoo utter!!!
Me: What was your condition when the people who did the sting showed you the tape!!!
Shakti: Arre pehle toh mein karr raha thaa gape!!!
Me: Uske baad!!!
Shatki: In my mind I thought mein ho gayaa barbaad!!!
Me: Phir kya hooaa!!!
Shakti: I was just thinking of running out and jumping in a kooaa (well)!!
Me: But yeh aap ne nahi kiyaa!!!
Shakti: Because I rang up my Lawyer aur usne mujhe boost diyaa!!!
Me: What did he say that made you change your mind!!!
Shakti: Arre he said some excuse we will find!!!
Me: Then aap ne kyaa karraa??
Shakti: I told them joh darraa sumjho maraa!!!
Me: Matlab you became aggressive…….. hear you raved and ranted !!!
Shakti: Yeah till I literally panted!!

I called the waiter and ordered a fresh lime soda………Shakti ordered for a Cola. After the waiter served us our ordered drinks Shakti took out a hip flask and poured its contents into his Cola.

Me: Oh bevde (drunkard)…….if they catch you they will throw you out!!!
Shakti: Arre let them try….….I will start to shout.
Me: Chor machaye shor???
Shakti: To throw me out they will have to carry me out of the door!!!
Me: Arre bhai why do have this yen for getting into trouble …your name will become more kharaab????
Shakti: For just drinking sharaab???
Me: Seems you cannot control yourself when it comes to sharaab and shabaab??
Shakti: And who says having a weakness for both is kharaab!!!
Me: Did you really tell that reporter in the sting operation that she should go to bed with you!!!
Shakti: Arre if you were a girl I would be proposing the same thing to you!!!
Me: But does the casting couch exist in Bollywood???
Shakti: Why Bollywood it even exists in Hollywood!!
Me: All the big Directors have refuted your claim!!!
Shakthi: Yes because I have exposed sabh ki game!!!
Me: Why did you do this???
Shakti: Arre I had to tell her this is the norm of the Industry…..role ke pehle kiss!!!
Me: Arre you demanded much more!!!
Shakti: Aaho ji yeh dil mangdaa hai hor (Punjabi for my heart wanted more)!!!

Dessert time and I order an ice cream and Shakti dittoed my order. He took out another hip flask and started sipping from this hip flask and was pretty high.

Me: Your children must have gone through hell after the TV beamed the sting !!!
Shakti: TV at home has news channel lock and so kids did not see a thing!!
Me: But the kids at school must have told them and then even teased and made fun!!!
Shakti: For my reel life roles as it is they are troubled so now they will be troubled for my real life!!!
Me: What about your wife???
Shakti: God fearing and loving lady who is totally immersed in her ghar!!!
Me: Ghar ki murgi dal baraabar!!!

The waiter handed us our cheques and we paid up and moved out. Outside Shakti went to the paanwala and ordered a paan and started staring at a lady standing near the paanwala. Her husband, built like a WWF wrestler , came and joined her and was livid at Shakti ogling his wife.

The husband: Laghtaa hai aaj padhe gi iss ko maar!!
Shakti: Arre bhai you are mistaken I was just admiring aap ki Madam ji ke neck peh haar!!!
The husband: Arre kyo boltha hai jhoot!!
Shakti: Yaar I was just thinking of buying my wife the same haar as mujh se gayi hai woh roott!!
The husband: Sudhar jaa or one day padhe gi tujhe bahut maar…..laathon ke bhoot baathon se nahi maanthe!!!
Shakti: Parr apne aap ko baathon se save karna hai jaanthe!!!

Before this man could react Shakti sits in his waiting car and zooms off.

Paanwala: Sahib picturoowa (Hungama) mein iss ne kiya hai Kachraa Seth ka role….asli mein bhi yeh hai kachraa!!!
The husband: Saala hai ik number da khachra ( Punjabi for lewd and cheap)!!!
Me: No doubt he is khachra kachraa……… Society ke liye hai yeh bad!!
The husband: For his family I feel sad!!!
Me: Chalo bhai in this world you get all kind of logh!!!
Paanwala: Sahib iss ko hai bevde baazi (boozer) aur ladies ko chedhne ka rogh!!!!

As we disperse on the paanwalaa's transistor the song playing is………. Allah tero naam ishwar tero naam sabh ko sanmathi de Bhagwan.

Bharat Kumar

Whispers --- Corporate World -

Now Reliance (M) and Reliance (A)

Reliance after settlement is now divided into two with one group known as Reliance (M) and the other as Reliance (A).

Gopalkrishna is ED of Corporation Bank

K L Gopalkrishna has been appointed Executive Director of the Corporation Bank.
( We said this on June 2 )

Swarnkar is ED of PNB

Chandra Prakash Swarnkar has taken over as ED of the Punjab National Bank.
( We said this on May 31 )

State Bank of Saurashtra profit drops

State Bank of Saurashtra has reportedly shown a 76.8 per cent decline in its net profit. It has reported the biggest drop - 64.4 per cent - in its `other income'. Any specific reason?

FIR against CCL officials

An FIR has been registered against senior officials of the CCL including CMD, R P Ritolia, for mine mischap.

Kawale is MD of MSEB

Jayant Shrinivas Kawale has been appointed MD of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board holding Company. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.

Gairola is ED of Bank of India

P L Gairola has been appointed ED of the Bank of India. He is presently General Manager of the Union Bank of India.

Mahajan appointed ED of BoB

General Manager of the Bank of India A C Mahajan has been appointed ED of the Bank of Baroda.
( We said this on May 30 )

Mallya to be ED of the OBC

M D Mallya has been appointed ED of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.He is presently General Manager of the Corporation Bank.
( We said this on May 30)

Kohli is ED of Dena Bank

U S Kohli General Manager of the Punjab & Sindh Bank has been appointed ED of the Dena Bank.
( We said this on June 2)

Lahiri is ED of United Bank

S Lahiri has been appointed ED of the United Bank of India. He is presently General Manager of the UCO Bank.
( We said this on May 2 )