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No threat to UPA govt

There seem to be no threat to UPA government , at least, this Monson Session, if the developments in the national capital are anything to go by.

CBI to do away with Spl Directors?

The government is learnt to have decided in principle not to have Special Directors in the CBI any more. Among the present ones, while D Mukherji has already been posted as Tamil Nadu's DGP and JK Dutt too is all set to go to NSG as DG. His name has already been forwarded to the ACC. The remaining one, ML Sharma, is also likely to go as DG to some CPO.

Ramachandran to join GoI

Uttaranchal Chief Secretary M Ramachandran is all set to join the Government of India as Secretary in a month or two. He is 1972 batch IAS officer.

Kher is new Joint Secretary Commerce

Rajiv Kher is the new Joint Secretary Commerce in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on June 20 )

Sinha returns to Punjab

Ajay Kumar Sinha who was on deputation to Jharkhand Government is back to the parent Punjab cadre. He is 1996 batch IAS officer.

Jena is new Member of Railway Board

K C Jena has joined the Railway Board as Member (Staff).He has succeeded R S Varshneya.
( We said this on June 5)

Mehta is Director Defence

Y D Mehta has joined the Defence Ministry as Director. He is 1981 batch ISS officer.

Khampa is Under Secretary (Americas) in MEA

Ms. Namgya Khampa (IFS 2000) has been deployed as Under Secretary (Americas) in MEA after her return from posting.

IPS postings in Madhya Pradesh

1972 batch IPS officer O P Garg will be new DG Home Guards.1973 batch IPS officer P K Sharma has been posted as ADG SAF.On return from central deputation 1975 batch IPS officer H K Sareen has been appointed ADG Training.

Jha is back to Sikkim

Sanat Kumar Jha who was on inter-state deputation to Jharkhand is back to the parent Sikkim cadre. He is 1997 batch IAS officer.

Maj Gen Grewal leaves NSG

Major General Grewal, IG Training Centre in the NSG, has gone on promotion as DG Operation Logistics.
International Sports Division in GoI

International Sports Division is being created in the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare in the Government of India.

Chandralekha is Economic Adviser in Steel Ministry

Indian Economic Service officer M V Chandralekha is new Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Steel in the Government of India.

Appointment of Samant cancelled

Government of India has cancelled the appointment of D C Samant as Secretary General of the NHRC. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. Meanwhile 1972 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer, Bhargava, has been posted in the NHRC.

Jeena hai to hasna Seekho !

Defense personnels are now being made to realize `Jeena hai to hasna Seekho' (Smile, if you want to live long). This change in the force, which mostly remains serious, is being brought about the ever smiling Additional secretary Defense Ms Rekha Bhargava. 1973 IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Ms Bhargava, has now been empanelled to the rank of Secretary.

IT Ombudsman this month

About Ten Income-Tax Ombudsman are being appointed in the country this month. Their names have been finalized.

Justice Bedi to be CJ of Bombay High Court

Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Harjit Singh Bedi, is moving to Mumbai as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.

Jha to be Member of CBEC !

P C Jha is being tipped to be new Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).He is 1971 batch IRS officer.

IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh

On return from central deputation O P S Malik has been appointed ADG CBCID.Other new postings are :-Mssrs R K Vishwakarma DIG Moradabad,Ajay Anand SSP Jhansi,Sunil Kumar Gupta SSP Faizabad,S N Singh SP Oriyya,K S Pratap Kumar SP Banda,A D Palson SP Fatehgarh,G P Kanojia SP Fatehpur,Veer Bahadur Singh SP Hathras and Vijay Shankar Singh SP EOW.

Anita Das is new Secretary Ayush

Ms Anita Das has been appointed new Secretary of Department of Ayurveda,Yoga and Naturopathy,Unani,Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) in the Government of India. She is 1972 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.She would succeed 1970 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Vijay Singh.

Ravi Dhingra gets Secretary rank

Ravi Dhingra has been appointed Secretary National Minorities Commission .1972 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Ravi Dhingra is currently posted in the Inter-State Council.

Bhargava is Secretary-General NHRC

R K Bhargava has been appointed Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on July 24)

Chandra Pal is now Principal Adviser

Chandra Pal Adviser, Planning Commission has been appointed as Principal Adviser, Planning Commission by temporarily upgrading the post held by him for a period of three months or until further orders.He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Dash gets additional charge in NHAI

Satya Narayan Dash, IAS presently member (Finance) National Highawys Authroty of India, Department of Road Transport & Highways (Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways)will also hold the additional charge of Chairman, National Highways Authority of India.He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

TAIL-PIECE

What a common between PMO and a distillery ?They both smell of mole-asses.

FORUM

90/10 principal for leading life with ease is the message emanating from all the religions. One feels good to read such a write ups but the reaction activity is peformed at the deeper level of mind - I mean in sub-conscious mind. Mind at that level does not listen to any logic but it simply reacts.

Gautam Budha 2600 years ago developed an art known as Vipassna according to which if we do not react to the situation it does not multiply. Regular and constant practice of this art can train the mind at the deeper level. Budha's main concern was to develop human mind so as to make human beings as their own controller and to make them free from distress. According to Budha ignorance is the core cause of distress in this world.

Let the top politicians and bureaucrats who are responsible for upliftment of the poor be first be uplifted with this art. If India has to be a world leader, they have to emulate Budha, whom half world even after 2600 years inspires.

Luxmi Narain

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Soft drinks are actually very hard on our bodies…… Pesti Cola and C(h)oke,
CSE ne bhed kholaa…. Soft Drinks pe lagni chaiye rokk!!!

Three years back CSE revealed the high level of pesticides in Soft drinks. But Cola giants were able to wiggle out on technicalities. JPC which means Joint Pardoning Committee stood up to its name!!! The BIS has got the new standards for Soft Drinks ready but for obvious reasons these standards have not been notified!!! Government is not going to do anything…. the stakes are too high….. its time we take matters in our hands. Lets make the Cola Giants mend their ways…… just stop drinking Colas…… laathon ke bhoot baathaon se nahi maanthe!!!

Rajiv Shukla aka Nanny Shukla always speaks up for the indefensible….. why???
Anyway he should realize his warped logic koi nahi karta hai buy!!!

In the Cola matter Shukla says that the contaminants are Indian…. water , sugar and other ingredients, so the Cola Companies are not adding any contaminants!! But does he realize that turning a blind eye is like adding contaminants!! 100% the cola Giants knew the level of pesticides in their products……. and they knew that as long as BIS standards for Soft Drinks were not notified they could not be touched. Seems after being kicked out of the Congress Spokesman's post Shukla has taken up a job with the Cola Giants….. has his Office of Profit been covered in the Oop Bill????

Books …… they say the pen is mightier than the talwaar,
Now PC ko padh rahi hai book ki maar!!!

In the book Vedanta's Billions authored by one R Poddar claims that Chidambaram had served as a director of a company Vedanta Resources, owned by industrialist Anil Agarwal and drawn huge perks. The author has also claimed there was a 1,000 per cent rise in the share of Agarwal's Sterlite company during 2003 when Chidambaram was on the board of Vedanta Resources. Item Boy Amar Singh says he's read the book…… actually the book was read by his Lawyer friend and the necessary paras marked. Now PC needs to PC….. Please Clarify!!!!

Does Jaswant have an ace up his army shirt sleeve????
But now his innuendoes BJP and RSS ko karr rahe hai peeve!!!

Does Jaswant have some more info??? Was the letter just a red herring??? Is there more to this issue???? Jaswant has questioned Manmohan that as Rao's FM what was his advice to Rao on going Nuclear??? Well Manmohan must have responded as an FM…. and at that time India's financial condition was very precarious and India would have buckled under the bans….. so Manmohan must have responded as an FM!!! Jaswant needs to now stop throwing straws in the air and show us the haystack from where he's sourcing the straws of hay!!!!

There is news that Amrinder wants to enact his last Hoorah!!!
Wants to exit with something so that people of Punjab can say ki Amirnder ne kuch karraa!!

Amrinder has seen the writing on the wall…… but for a miracle nothing can make Congress win the upcoming elections!!! So now he's trying to conjure up his last hoorah cum miracle!!!! He's now trying to sell to the Center the idea that if Chandigarh is transferred to Punjab he will have a stick to stand upon in the upcoming elections!! But looking at the weight of his misdeeds and inactions wonder if this stick will bear the weight???

Bharat Kumar

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Reminder of disciplinary action against GAIL CMD

SC and ST Commission has reportedly sent a reminder to the Petroleum Ministry to take disciplinary action against GAIL Chairman, Prashanto Banerjee, in a particular case. Commission is going to take up matter to the top if action is not taken against Banerjee.

Will Razdan be CMD of ONGC ?

Grapevine has it that Additional Secretary Petroleum Anil Razdan may be appointed new CMD of the ONGC. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre. Razdan has recently been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. Top sources are however of the view that Anil Razdan may not be considered for CMD post in ONGC because he does not have two years experience in petroleum.

Kamath is Vice President of AAAI

Madhukar Kamath, Managing Director and CEO of Mudra Communications has been re-elected Vice-President of the AAAI.

Policy of deputation revised in CPSEs

The Government has revised the policy of deputation to Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) recently according to which Government Officers are not permitted to join posts in CPSEs on deputation basis. Government Officers are allowed to join posts in CPSEs only on immediate absorption basis. However, deputation is permitted in certain cases like Chief Executives and Regional/Zonal Chiefs of CPSEs who require continuous liaison and coordination with the State Governments and where expertise acquired in the State Government is needed for organizational efficiency. The posts of Chief Vigilance Officers are exempted from the rule of immediate absorption. Posts of Chief Security Officers and others in security set up of CPSEs are also exempted from the rule of immediate absorption subject to certain conditions. The policy stresses on the point that the criteria for exemption of any particular category of post from the rule of immediate absorption should be non-availability of suitable persons. The option for filling up a post on deputation should be used as an exception when all other avenues have been exhausted.

Srivastava is CMD of Hindustan Prefab

Jaiveer Srivastava has been appointed new Chairman and managing director of Hindustan Prefab Ltd., a Government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.

Gurumurthy is GM INDIAN Southern Region

J Gurumurthy has taken over as General Manager (Personnel), Indian Southern Region.

Bhadoria is Director Bharat Electronics

H.S. Bhadoria has been appointed new Director, Bangalore Complex, of Bharat Electronics Ltd.

INDIAN offers Spot Fares

Air travelers can look forward to a fare bonanza from Indian this lean season.After increasing the number of seats allocated to the Unchecked Fares,the lowest fares available in the industry,the airline is now offering"Spot Fares" from August 1 to September 30,2006.

Spot Fares will be available as "X" Class fares or Unchecked Fares,on select flights a few hours prior to the departure of the flight,for travel on flights out of six metro cities-Mumbai,Chennai,Delhi,Kolkara,Hyderabad and Bangalore.Tickets bought against Spot Fares will be valid for travel only on the flight for which it is issued.No refund will be permitted against cancellation of the ticket.
Spot Fares are available for travel on domestic sectors only,in Economy Class.Other conditions for Unchecked Fares will apply for Spot Fares also.