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Sudha Pillai to join Finance Ministry

Ms Sudha Pillai is joining the Finance Ministry in the Government of India as OSD in the rank of Secretary. She is 1972 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Atri Bhattacharya to join GoI

Atri Bhattacharya is all set to join the Government of India as Secretary Jute Development Council. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Mohapatra to return to Haryana

Joint Secretary Commerce is returning to the parent Haryana cadre after completion of central deputation tenure by this month end. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

Will Shyam Agrawal be JS Commerce ?

Name of Shyam Agrawal has started doing the round for the post of Joint Secretary Commerce. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Malik to join GoI

Anup Malik is joining the Government of India as Dy Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice. He is 1987 batch Indian Forests Service officer.

Pramila to join DDA ?

Pramila Hingorani Bhargava is likely to join the DDA as Commissioner (Personnel). She is an IRPS officer.

Jyotsana joins GoI

Jyotssana Verma Ray has joined the Government of India as Director in the Department of Expenditure. She is 1992 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

IAS officer dies in Haryana

1979 batch IAS officer in Haryana Sunil Kumar Saxena has passed away in Chandigarh on Thursday..He was 52.

Sinha is new CVC

Pratyush Sinha has been sworn in as new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). He has succeeded P Shankar.

IPS reshuffle inPunjab

There is IPS reshuffle in Punjab. New postings are :- Mssrs Jasminder Singh IG Lokpal,Rajpal Meena IG IRB,m k Tewari IG Computers,Prabodh Kumar IG Security,Rohit Chaudhry IG Vigilance PSEB,G P Singh IG GRP Patiala,I P S Sahota IG HRC,B K Bawa DIG EOW,R L Bhagat DIG Border Range Amritsar,I S Randhawa Commandant Mohali,S P Singh SP CID Chandigarh,Sukhdev Singh SP Raj Bhawan and Mangal Singh CMs Security.

New Judges of Gujarat High Court

The President has appointed Anantkumar Surendrary Dave, Addtiional Judge of the Gujarat High Court as a Judge of that High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Shaileshkumar Ramanlal Brahmbhatt and Shrimati Harsha Nathalal Devani have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Gujarat High Court.

Bakshi to go Imphal !

Grapevine has it that B M Bakshi Director CPC in the Prasar Bharti is moving to Imphal as Station Director AIR.Director Doordarshan Jammu Daljit Singh is being shifted to Delhi.

New Judges of Bombay HC appointed

Mssrs Arun Chaudhari,C L Pangarkar,Rajendra Sawant ,Ravi Borde,Ranjit Morey and Pradeep Borkar have been appointed Judges of the Bombay High Court.
( We said this only yesterday)

FORUM

It is interesting to watch the battle raging about posting of IRS(IT) officers in the wake of the recent transfers. One is left wondering if the motive for this is purely humanitarian, or, whether the underlying cause is the revenue potential(?)and the vested interests.

B John

I do not know who has made this totally insensitive comment. The person has no idea of what he is talking about perhaps he is a confirmed bachelor having no family parents wife children and can safely relocate to any place at the whims of the powers that be if I had known a politician I would be with my family and on what bases does he say that corruption is most rife in the IRS, what about the IAS, IPS, Railways, Defence because these are not high lighted does not mean that other services are doodh ka dhula. In fact the IAS is the bane of our society and the main hurdle in the development of our country/ distressed

Shantanu

The revenue services are the few services where you do not need permission of the state 's machinery (read political) to check on somebody. When you ask for permission -the file may be lost or never come back.
In central services this is permission is very quick. More central services officers may be caught. but being caught does not necessarily mean that they are more corrupt and the rest are Harishchandras. It only means they are more vulnerable.
Visit the state capitals poshest areas in UP and you would immediately know who is THE MOST CORRUPT!
OBSERVOR OF THE REVENUE OBSERVOR

K Kumar

IRS (Customs and Excise) is a small cadre of about 2000 officers collecting a revenue of two lakh crores. Their working conditions are dismal. Even after twenty five years of service, many of the officers have to travel in hired Indicas. Majority of the places have scant accommodation. For all other services including IAS, IFS, IPS, Railways etc. transfer is between the state/zone and Delhi. Today more than 50 officers of Joint Secretary rank are staying alone, without family. Majority of them are honest, upright, hardworking and highly qualified. They include MBAs from IIMs, PhDs and Masters in Law. The transfer policy has hit badly only Group A officers. The lower rung to which Mr. Vittal made a reference enjoys status quo and so does the reputation of the department. Thus, the captains in the field comprising of 2% of the strength of the department having 60,000 work force are alone affected by the much hyped policy and are demoralized and battered. Thus, the policy needs a reconsideration before it is too late.

Sujoy Chandrasekharan

Their transfer policy has been brought about by the shameful incident of bribing by IRS officers for transfer. Such instances abound in the IRS(Customs) and IRS(Income Tax). The IPS has its own Telgi case to be shamed face about. Why can't these services emulate the IAS and Foreign Service and hold their heads high in the service of the nation instead of indulging in skullduggery?
Sridharsriram

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Pawar Sahib 'kaay jhaala' (Marathi for what happened)????
Pathetic if Pawar Sahib ne apna haath iss dirt mein thaa dalaa!!!

Telgi in the Narco Analysis test has done an NCP……Named Chagan and Pawar!!! He says that Politicians were the backbone of his operation…… was NCP the backbone in Maharashtra??? Of course Pawar is going to say that how can an accused make accusations…….. well for his info this is not an accusation but a revelation under scientific interrogation!!! Of course as per the Court's orders such revelations have to be backed by corroborating evidence…….and as CBI has already clean chitted Pawar , Pawar is in the clean where the law is concerned….. public perception of course has changed!!!!! Ball is now in Pawar's court to clear his name in Public!!!!

They say there is more turns in the Jarkhand turncoat story,
After being gung ho now UPA Managers have started to worry!!!!

UPA has flown its MLAs , including the turncoats, to an undisclosed destination!!!! In the mean time Speaker Naamdhari will be pronouncing his verdict very soon on applications for disqualification after he receives replies from the three MLAs in question. Of course UPA Managers are confident that when Governor Razi ho razi then they've won half the baazi.... its now the other half that is worrying them!!!!

They say BJPs getting its house in order,
Taste of power really created disorder!!!!

Can BJP go back to being the Cadre based Party of yore???? Its very difficult……. effects of power are irreversible!!!! For getting the Party in order first and foremost they need to find a Leader who commands and not demands respect…… till they do this they can get Vajpayee back at the helm…. he still commands the most respect in BJP. They have to get their Agenda firmed up and decide on a USP!!!!

Sukhbir says he has the unpublished parts of the India Today Poll,
And he advises Amrinder ke he should 'tholl moll ke boll'!!!!

There is no doubt that if a poll is done in Punjab Amrinder will come out as one of the worst and most unpopular CMs Punjab has had!!!! Seems his ads in newspapers have done nothing for him!!!! Fact is how can a CM who prefers to stay away form the people be popular!!!! Punjab CMs are known for their contact with the masses!!!! The writing on the wall is abs clear…. Aishi Raaj of Aishi Amrinder is coming to an end!!!! Good riddance!!!

Andaleeb Sehgal tried it and got a boot form the Supreme Court,
Seems Nut will get the same retort!!!

Nut's lawyers are planning to file a Suite to challenge EC's actions!!!! As per info ED has enough material to nail Nut and Jagat and his associates!!! As per revelations seems this was Jagat's misadventure!!! Congress has expelled Jagat from Congress and Papa Nut has been kept in animated suspension…… this may be the cause for Nut's animation….. as of today Nut 'naa idhar ka raha na udhar ka'!!!

Vande Matram………….. Mother, mother mine!Mother sweet, I bow to thee,
Mother great and free!
May India become Saare Jahaan se achcha very soon for the World to see!!

Bharat Kumar

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GAIL like reshuffling unlikely in ONGC

Though GAIL saw large scale reshuffling after the arrival of its new CMD, SP Rao, there should be no such fear in ONGC. Transfers in ONGC, for obvious reasons, are expected to be minimum during the new regime of RS Sharma.

Vivek Joshi to be GM GAIL

Vivek Joshi will be new General Manager (Corporate Communications) in GAIL. He is expected to join next week.

Kar quits SEBI

Pratip Kar Executive Director of the SEBI has quit on personal grounds.

Venkataramaiah is back to Canara Bank

MD CanFin Homes K Venkataramaiah is back to the parent Canara Bank.

Indian offers Big discounts for Small and Medium Enterprises

In a pioneering effort in the country's aviation industry, Indian has tied-up with American Express to offer big benefits to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who are American Express Corporate Card holders.
A novel scheme " SME Discount" has been introduced today, whereby the corporate or charge card holders in the SME segment will get attractive discounts and prizes for travel on domestic and international flights of Indian. The scheme is valid till 31st January 2007. In addition to this discount will be the "Deep Discounted Fares" of upto 60% announced every month on select sectors/flights operating on domestic sectors.
Based on the volume of business generated during the offer period, Indian will offer 60 free tickets for travel on its network, to winners after the scheme closes. Also on offer are 60 room nights at Trident Hotels, courtesy Amex.
The SME discount is available on tickets purchased in INR or USD, for travel on domestic and international sectors. Easy Fares under K, T and V classes on domestic sectors have also been brought under the scheme's ambit. Cardholders will be entitled to 10% discount on Economy class full fare ticket and 15% discount on an Executive class full fare ticket, for domestic sectors. Similarly, on international sectors, 10% and 15% discount is available on carrier fares, wherever applicable, in Economy and Business class, respectively. Easy Fares under K, T and V classes on domestic sectors will attract a 3% discount. Tickets issued under SME discount will qualify for full FFP mileage points, as also for all schemes and promotions introduced by Indian from time to time. For more details passengers may visit the airline's website www.indianairlines.in or call the toll free number 1800 180 1407.