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Mostly 90% news are of IAS/IPS postings. This gives the impression that you are biased towards these services only. Kindly include other small services too.

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DGP empanelment through UPSC

Now there is a recommendation that the state government should appoint the DGP from amongst three most senior officers in the police service empanelled for the rank. The empanelment shall be done through the Union Public Service Commission.

Karnataka CS to be named today

Announcement of the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka will be made on Saturday.

Atul Dixit to join MHA

Atul Dixit is joining the Ministry of Home Affairs as a Director. He is 1988 batch IA&EES officer.

Mulayam may be numero uno

If Amitabh Bachchan goes for canvassing in Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh may attain first position as far as winning the number of Assembly seats in the state was concerned. Both Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar singh are believed to have convinced the 'superstar' to participate in the battle of ballot and the new breed is all set to go with the cine Star. A real threat to BSP.

Will Borge be Information Commissioner ?

Grapevine has it that Secretary Roads, Borge, is being appointed Information Commissioner in Maharashtra.

Sharma to get Foreign Assignment ?

Private Secretary to Minister of State Non-Conventional Energy, Asheesh Sharma, is likely to get foreign assignment.

Dewal in Helsinki

K D Dewal, Second Secretary in Moscow, has gone to Helsinki for one month on temporary duty to attend India-EU summit to be held in October in Helsinki.

IAS postings in Uttar Pradesh

Sanjeev Dube has been appointed IG Stamps.Sunil Kumar will now be Secretary Planning.

Dr Srinivasan is Member of NSAB

Former Chairman of the AEC, M R Srinivasan, has been appointed Member of the National Security Advisory Board.

Lt Gen Gangadharan is Military Secretary

Lt Gen PR Gangadharan will take over as the Military Secretary on October 1 at the Army Headquarters.

Mohan goes to US

P M Mohan has gone to Maxwell in US to attend two months course.He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh

Vijay Bhatia has been moved to the Police Academy.Chitragand will be SP CBCID.Prashant Kumar has been appointed SP Vigilance.

IAS postings in Uttaranchal

Dr Rakesh Kumar has been appointed DM Dehradoon.Ms Bhupinder Kaur will now be DM of Nainital.

Changes in IDAS

There are changes in the Indian Defence Accounts Service. New postings are :-Mssrs Rajesh Chandra Leh, Surender Pal Chandigarh, S Parthasarthy Avadi, Anil Kumar Kokate New Delhi, Surinder Mohan Chandigarh and Ms Kavita Garg Mumbai.

Ahmed is back to J & K

Registrar, Moulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad Farooq Ahmed is back to the parent J & K cadre. On return Ahmed has been posted as Special Secretary to Government, Revenue Department. M.S. Koka has been posted as Special Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry.

Dr Shrivastava to be DG Medical Education in UP

Dr S S Shrivastava is being appointed new DG of the Medical Education in Uttar Pradesh.

FORUM

IAS is the problem not the remedy

This is in response to Rajiv Ratan that IAS should occupy posts of Commissioners in the Police and Income Tax.

Please note two facts

1) The IRS is headed by the Revenue Secretary who is an IAS officer. Even transfer and promotion is handled by JS(Admn) who is also an IAS officer. So the IAS should be blamed if they cannot set things right in the Revenue Services. So instead of being the solution they are actually the problem. A beginning can be made by making the IRS responsible for their own affairs.

2) Specialized services were created primarily because the IAS could not handle the complexities of the job in the Revenue Services/Law and Order/Budgets, etc. Hence posting IAS would be the 'remedy that would be worse than the disease'.

Raja Mohan

System is same

I am unable to understand that how it is being claimed that the an IAS occupying the posts of DGP, Commissioners etc can rid these positions of corruptions. IAS is also a part of same community which has corrupt as well as non-corrupt officers. There is no exception to this issue that a certain service is more or less corrupt!!!

Vijay P Singh

Amitabh to help Mulayam
The superstar will help the party to win while the other is being helped by the party to acquire stardom. A case of merit vs might.

S P Singal

Aaj Ki Aawaz

SEZ………. the new line of thinking is that these may end up as Special Error Zones,
Ultimately no hurrahs but moans and groans!!!

For starters the Farmers are already moaning and groaning!! Apart from receiving a pittance for their lands their livelihood is being taken away from them!!! The Chinese Model that is being followed is based on cheaper than cheap and slave like labor……… in a Democracy this kind of labor is not possible!!! And then don't forget the Yuan Dollar rate….. can India devalue the Rupee to match Yuan's cheapness vis-à-vis the Dollar….this is the engine on which the SEZ model is working in China!!! And please don't forget the high rate of mortality in SEZs!!! This is like building a Super Luxury train which has no engine to run it!!!

Reliance has been doled out thousands of acres of fertile land,
Sarkars procured fertile land ….whereas they should have acquired land that is just sand!!!

Ask Hooda or Amrinder this question and they'll say that Sonia's diktat will be followed henceforth!!! Jo hogaya so hogaya!!!! Farmers in both States are very unhappy with the Governments!!! Punjab Farmers will get an opportunity to vent their anger in the upcoming Punjab State elections…. Haryana farmers will have to wait!!! Amrinder talks of generating jobs and it was this very same man who sabotaged the Bathinda Refinery which would have generated thousands of jobs in a job starved area!!! Logic and Hooda do not agree with each other….. Hooda is allergic to logic or it could very well be vice versa too, though effect is the same!!! In both Haryana and Punjab the damage needs to be undone and both the Ambani bothers should be asked to procure land for their SEZs from the open market!!!

Praful Patel cannot bear anything that goes against the interests of Jet,
Insiders say that Jet is Praful's pet!!!

Praful wants the Airline Fare wars to stop….hurting Jet the most !!!! With the advent of Private Airlines such an eventuality was expected….. the fare war would have led to the survival of the 'buoyant' and the 'fallers ' would have crashed out!!! Or should a fare Regulator be appointed??? But the Minister of Civil Aviation has no business to open his gob on the fares!!! NCP Ministers are proving to be the most anti people Ministers in Manmohan's Cabinet!!!! Thank God Praful was not given the Petroleum Ministry….. if he had been given this Ministry today the price of Petrol in India would have averaged at Rs. 65/litre!!!!

Is Rahul ready to take on street fighters like Mulayam and Amar???
They always hit below the kamar (where the belt is worn)!!!

No doubt Rahul is Sonia's trump card….. but reality in UP is that Congress is a distant fourth…. not doing too well in the caste politics of UP!!! Yes Rahul could make a difference that Congress and could play kingmaker in UP post the upcoming elections!!! In UP SP is suffering from anti incumbency…… BJP is suffering from rudderlessness……. BSP is in reasonable good health and Congress is suffering from leaderlessness!!! Of course Rahul would cure Congress of its malady of leaderlessness but then Congress has sunk considerably and revival will take time!!!

Happy Holidays…… till 31st October sealings peh rokk,
Till how long will SC continue with this cruel joke!!!

------ can let murderers like Manu Sharma and Santosh Singh walk free….. allow people like Laloo and Jatlalitha literally to play with the law, but it cannot come to the aid of thousands of Shopkeepers who are eking out a livelihood …. their only fault that they played in the hands of corrupt Officials and an Administration that was keeping its eyes closed!!! As per Samuel Butler……Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain, And make men giddy, proud, and vain ………in simple words Justice ends up in contempt of humanity!!!!

Hooda may try his level best to stop Venod's exit from the Cabinet but Venod's exit is imminent!! Venod's money and contacts made Shyan Munshi lie that he did not speak Hindi…..Rajput lied that he did not recognize Manu!!! And Bina's list of misdeeds is unending!!! Its time Congress High Command ensured that Hooda boots out Venod from his Cabinet or Venod resigns on his own!!!
Bharat Kumar

WHISPERS .... CORPORATE WORLD

Member Finance in CERC required

Applications have been invited for the post of Member Finance, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. Last date of receipt of applications is 15th October .

Ramaraju is MD BSP

R Ramaraju has taken over as Managing Director of the Bhilai Steel Plant.
( We said this on July 10)

On Narayan is MD of IGL

Om Narayan has succeeded A K De as new Managing Director of the Indraprastha Gas Ltd..

Rajnikant re-elected Chairman

Rajnikant S. Bachkaniwala has been re-elected as chairman of the Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association (India).

Bakshi elected President

Vikram Bakshi has been elected as the President of the National Restaurant Association of India .

Spot Fares, Unchecked Fares get extensions

Good news for the travelling public ! The increasingly popular low fares offered by national carrier Indian will continue to be around for some more time.
Unchecked Fares or "X" class fares presently available for travel on the domestic network till 30th Sept. 2006, have been extended for a whole year, with travel to be completed by 30th Sept. 2007.
Similarly, Spot Fares available for eleventh hour travel have also been extended till 31st December this year. Also, passengers travelling from three more stations -- Khajuraho, Varanasi and Srinagar - will now get the benefit of Spot Fares. With the addition of these three stations, Spot Fares will now available from 25 stations on Indian's network.

TOP BRASS- SPEAK

The National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)is poised to take a quantum leap in the power sector by almost doubling its power generation capacity from existing 26,194 MW to 51,000 + MW Company by the year 2012.Even the NTPC is going to make forays into coal mining sector.
These views were expressed in a free and frank interview to "whispersinthecorridors.com"by NTPC chief T Sankaralingam.

Here is his interview

Questionnaire from 'Whispers'

Q.1 What are your expansion plans?

Ans. Today, NTPC is a 26,194 MW Company (including 1054 MW in joint ventures) and has been working towards achieving the target of additional 3210 MW during the current financial year.
We plan to add 21, 941 MW during the 11th Plan which would make us a 51,000 + MW Company by the year 2012. This amounts to nearly doubling our capacity by the year 2012. We also have plans to become a 75,000 + MW Company by the year 2017.
This will include hydro capacity of about 9,000 MW by the year 2017. Nuclear power generation is also being considered as a long-term option and we are looking at this option seriously.
Our strategy for capacity addition will include expanding the existing stations, developing greenfield projects and bidding for projects under the competitive route.
We are diversifying and expanding our business by way of backward and forward integration such as coal mining, coal washery, fuel sourcing, power trading, etc. covering the entire energy value-chain.
The Government of India has allocated 8 coal mine blocks to NTPC, 2 of them to be developed through JVs with Coal India Ltd. By 12th Plan period, we expect to meet nearly 20 to 25% of the coal requirement from the Company's own mines. Thus, NTPC is poised to become the second largest coal producer in the country, next to Coal India Ltd.

NTPC has won an oil/gas exploration field in Arunachal Pradesh in partnership with Canaro Resources & Geo Petrol under NELP Round V through competitive bidding. The production sharing agreement with the Government of India has been signed. Encouraged by this success, we have decided to bid under NELP Round VI. Acquisition of oil/gas exploration blocks will further strengthen the fuel security and economics of our operations.

Q.2 What is your view about the nuclear power? How will thermal power match cost effectiveness vis-à-vis the nuclear power?

Ans. Nuclear is, in fact, one of the conventional sources of power and countries like France have over 70% of their power generation coming from the nuclear source. Some other countries have substantial share of their power generated from the nuclear source. India is also planning to increase the share of nuclear power in its power mix.

Some recent developments are likely to open up opportunities and give a boost to nuclear power generation in India. NTPC would like to utilize such new opportunities and be a part of the efforts for achieving country's energy security.

Q.3 Please tell us your opinion about the Indo-US nuclear deal.

Ans. This is a very important step. The Governments of both the countries are engaged at the highest levels to finalise the details. Any initiative which promotes civil nuclear program of the country in line with our stated national policies and priorities is a welcome step.

Q.4 The Planning Commission's documents has sought for increasing coal efficiency in thermal power plants from 30 percent to 39 percent. Where does the NTPC stand and by when do you think that this target can be achieved?

Ans. The conversion efficiency of NTPC power stations today is around 36%. NTPC is introducing super critical parameters in several new units like in Sipat and Barh. These units will have conversion efficiency of 38-39%. In super critical units with higher steam temperature parameters, the conversion efficiency may go up to 40% and is achievable.

We strongly advocate and support the Planning Commission's policy directives and we are moving towards achieving this goal.

In addition to adoption of super critical parameters, continuous efficiency improvement of the existing units will also result in efficiency gains. Various groups within the company such as engineering, operation services, R&D are working towards the goal of continuous improvement in reliability of operation and efficiency. All this will lead to higher conversion efficiency in the near future.

Q.5. Under the 'Bharat Nirman' scheme, how many villages the NTPC has taken for rural electrification. Please give details.

Ans. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana takes care of the rural electrification component of 'Bharat Nirman' scheme, a time bound plan for rural infrastructure development undertaken by the Government of India, in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions. The scheme is to be completed by the year 2009.

Under the Scheme, the Ministry of Power has the responsibility of providing electricity to the 125,000 villages which have remained uncovered by electrification. In addition, 23 million rural households are to be provided electricity.

NTPC has been making significant contribution to this Yojana through its involvement in projects for electrification of over 40,000 villages in about 30 districts spread across 5 States namely West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa.

Now fly Indian, redeem points on partner brands

Flying on India's leading airline Indian is now more attractive than before. Passengers can accrue points by flying Indian and redeeming them on other leading brands and vice-versa, under the new coalition loyalty program called i-mint. The other five program partners, who have come together on a single platform to create a reward based value program for the customer are ICICI Bank, Airtel, HPCL, Lifestyle Stores and Make-my-trip.com.
The i-mint coalition loyalty program has been initially launched for membership at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad and will be subsequently extended to cover the entire country. Under the program, i-mint members can earn points by buying petrol at HP outlets, paying Airtel mobile bills, buying clothes at LifestyleStores, buying a hotel package through Make-my-trip, buying an Indian ticket or using ICICI credit card. He/she can then add up all the rewards points accrued to get a product from any of the above partners.
An i-mint member buying an Indian ticket will get 6 points against every Rs.100 spent. Points can be earned only on the basic fare portion of tickets purchased on domestic or international sectors of Indian or Alliance Air. Cardholders can earn points on both existing FFP program of Indian as well as i-mint. For more details about the program, catalogue of rewards, etc. passengers may log on to www.imintpoints.com.