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Will the cases be reopened ?

Union Government circles are agog with rumours of reopening of cases against Satish Sharma and V George. What is the real motive? Besides, CBI has also reportedly been directed to look into the activities of Ranjan Bhattacharya and Brijesh Mishra, while they were in power in the BJP rule, before building up a case against them also. Will this and other such activities not bring about a political upheaval at the Centre ?

Tandon is new Chief Election Commissioner

Appointment of B B Tandon has been cleared for the post of Chief Election Commissioner.He would succeed Krishnamoorthy in May.

Dhirendra Singh to be UPSC Member

Name of the Outgoing Home Secretary, Dhirendra Singh, is believed to have been cleared for the post of Member Union Public Service Commission. He is 1968 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

1985 batch IAS empanelment meeting deferred

Scheduled meeting for the empanelment of 1985 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India on Monday did not take place. Meeting is now likely to take place in a week or two.

Two dozen 1984 batch IAS officers to be empanelled !

About two dozen 1984 batch IAS officers are expected to be empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India during the review meeting in a couple of weeks.

Only One 1971 batch IAS made secretary

Of the 31 IAS officials of 1971 batch empanelled for the post of secretary, only One - Harish Chandra Gupta, has been made secretary.

Probodh Kumar is back to Punjab

DIG in the CBI, Probodh Kumar, who was looking after the Telagi case, is returning to the parent Punjab cadre .He is 1988 batch IPS officer.

Sinha failed to make it !

R R Sinha has reportedly failed to get the prestigious post of CMD of the Shipping Corporation of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Who will be ITDC Chairman?

It is understood that the name of Ashwani Lohani, the top contender for the post of CMD/ITDC has been removed from the panel, due to his refusal to join on immediate absorption basis. The battle is now between Luthra, an IFS officer of Karnataka cadre and Agarwal, MD of HCI, whose names are in the panel finalized by the search committee. With brilliance having been sacrificed, and lack of transparency in the matter of appointing Manchanda as acting CMD, it would be interesting to watch who finally wins the race.

Satish Chandra to be IG Chandigarh Administration !

Satish Chandra is all set to go to the Chandigarh Administration as IG. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Dadoo to return to Delhi

Jitendra Kumar Dadoo is returning to the Delhi Government from Goa. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Khairwal empanelled

C S Khairwal has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.1974 batch UT cadre IAS officer, Khairwal, is currently Chief Secretary of Pondicherry.

Padma to move to Arunachal Pradesh

2003 batch UT cadre IAS officer Ms Padma is being moved to Arunachal Pradesh from Pondicherry.

Zafar Mahmood is Director in PMO

Indian Customs Service Officer, S Zafar Mohammad, is the new Director in the Prime Minister's Office.

Govind Mohan is back to Delhi

Secretary to the Rajasthan Chief Minister Ms Vasundhara Raje Scindia ,Govind Mohan, has relinquished the post.1989 batch Sikkim cadre IAS officer on return to Delhi is likely to join a NGO.

C P Arora is no more

Former 1985 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer C P Arora passed away in Ujjain this morning.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Why does the UPA say that this Delhi Meeting has buried Agra ghost ???
This sure is an empty boast!!!!

Fact is that Agra was a start…….both Countries realized the real situation,
Realized that Meeting between the two Countries should not be just a declamation.

And Vajpayee's people to people contact is starting to bear fruit,
For amity both Indians and Pakis have started to root!!!

K is still very much in the Centre……but for the first time Pakis have looked beyond K,
Much to Geelani and other hardliners dismay!!!

Mush has invited Advani to visit Pakistan….will find some way to greet!!!
At the very start of the visit will gift Advani his school mark sheet!!!!

Mark sheet will be fudged to show that Advani got 100% in all his subjects…was an exemplary student,
To make up for Mush saying after Agra that Advani was not prudent!!!

He has also invited Sonia……. a house is being named as Miano Villa in Islamabad,
Mush will say this is Sonia's pushtaani jaidaad!!!

Jinnah House is still bone of contention,
Though Mush has made explicit Pakistan's intention.

Now Indian Government will try to make Nusli's wife give up her claim,
Will warn her if she does not agree then for another downturn in relations she will have to take the blame!!!

Now Military CBMs are in the offing…..for starters soldiers on the Border will be dressed in civilian attire,
And will greet each other with a holler and not volley of fire (bullets)!!!!

Commanders from both sides at the LOC will invite each other for a weekly meal,
During the meal they will discuss and thrash out issues to bring situation to an even keel!!!

UAVs will now be flown only after due permission….now termed as Kite flying,
Makes this sound like a sport……permission will be automatic and no denying!!!

President Kalam told Mush to place the eggs of CBMs in a goodwill basked and watch them hatch,
Mush wonders if he would be there to enjoy the eggs and chickens…for Mush this is the only catch!!

Mush says K should be resolved amicably….CBMs and soft borders are not the solution,
Only catalysts for distrust and animosity dissolution!!!

Amicably automatically makes war an option…satisfactorily would be correct,
By using this word conflict option hotha hai reject!!!

Out of Box solution …does he mean that both box each till both tire of boxing???
Mush's double meaning statements are always foxing!!!

On the Iran Pipeline Project ……both Countries agree that Project is good,
Hope the implications have been understood!!!

Mani Shanker Aiyer says he is ready to go to Pakistan to discuss this Project ….on call!!!
Hope he knows that Pakistan is under pressure from USA ke yeh project karo stall!!!

By the way Aiyer form his rumpled Khadi Kurtas now dresses up in designer Kurtas….designer Mani,
Behind this is a kahani!!!

He knows that Amar wears Kurtas of a certain designer team…now Aiyer wears the same,
Trying to be one up on Amar in the designer Kurta game!!!

Because Mani's rear still hurts on the mention of Amar Singh,
And Aiyer refers to Amar not as a person but as a thing!!!

Paswan says that in three months there will be a Muslim CM in Bihar,
So wants to let us know that LJP will be part of the next Sarkaar!!!

Seems Paswan overestimated his hold on his MLAs or underestimated the prowess of the prowlers,
In this matter he should have known that Laloo is one of the biggest foulers.

Now Laloo tells the Yadavs in LJP that they should ensure return of a Yadav Sarkaar,
Or warns this could be the end of Yadav Rule in Bihar!!!

Has Deshmukh a predomination that he will go???
Because he is talking Bala Sahib's language….and Bala Sahib is a foe!!

Now Deshmukh talks of Mumbai for Mumbaikars and that influx load that Mumbai cannot take,
There is a reason why these statements Deshmukh kar rahe hai make!!!

Playing to the gallery and will become a martyr if he is told to quit,
His way of telling High Command it will be throwing stones in shit!!!

Is Ponty Chadha Amrinder's Financial Advisor ,t…….he runs the show????
And with every passing day his clout continues to grow!!!

Now they say Raja has a new address is Paris …..somebody se gift,
After demitting Office Raja karre ga yaha shift!!!

Because then Badal's VB will be looking for Raja,
To bajao his band bajaa!!!

In fact there will be a queue of avengers,
Jinko Amrinder nowadays calls scavengers!!!

Hulka Fulka

Sanju Baba got into a scrap in a Mumbai discotheque…..was drunk,
Got into a brawl with Salmaan who after some time did a bunk!!!

Some people used their camera phones to click the fight Kodak Pic,
This made Sanju mad aur with these Kodak pic clickers fight kar lee Sanju ne pick!!!

A NCP politician intervened and told Sanju that this was unbecoming for the son of a Congress Leader,
This burst in Sanju's mind an anger ka bleeder!!!

He called Congress names ……abuses galore,
Wonder on Congress why is Sanju so sore?????

Munna Bhai MBBS just went berserk,
Maybe very Dad Sunil Dutt could be out of work!!!

So father and son then can spend their time giving each other Jadu ki Jappis,
And some overdue pappis (kisses)!!!

Bharat Kumar

Grover to be CMD of Cotton Corporation

Grover is being appointed CMD of the Cotton Corporation of India. He is presently acting CMD.

Tankhiwala to be Director Refinery HPCL

M A Tankhiwala is being appointed Director (Refinery) of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd..

Prof. Kanhiyam to be Chairman

Prof. Kanhiyan is being appointed Chairman of the Bio-Diversity Authority.

Sharma to be Director ( Finance ) Satluj Nigam

M S Sharma is being tipped to be the Director (Finance) of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam.

Pradeep Shankar promoted as CGM

Pradeep Shankar, General Manager, State Bank of Hyderabad, has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager.

Chaudhry to be CMD of SECL

S Chaudhuri CMD of the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute is likely to replace M K Thapar CMD of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd..