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Cabinet expansion after July 20 !
Cabinet expansion cum reshuffle is expected to take place at the center between July 20 and July 25.A couple of Bahujan Samaj Party members may join the Union Government. Details are reportedly being worked out.

Bureaucratic reshuffle delayed in GoI ?
Secretary level postings in the Government of India are now delayed. It is expected that changes will take place in the fourth week of this month after the Presidential election. Secretary level postings in Defence and Commerce did not take place on Thursday.

Will Singh and Banerjee move from Defence Ministry ?
In the event of Gopal Pillai's moving to Defence, K P Singh and Shilabhadra Banerjee are expected to get Secretaryship in other ministries. Both are 1971 batch IAS officers while Pillai belongs to 1972 batch.

Who will be DGP of J & K ?
Who will be the new DGP of J & K? Tie is said to be between two 1974 batch IPS officers P S Gill and Kuldeep Khoda.

Now a demand for a film star !
The norms for gratification have changed with times in the Indian bureaucracy. While bureaucrats have been accused of asking for cash or kind -the latest being an allegation regarding house property in foreign countries ,whispers has come across a novel demand of a senior bureaucrat a movie star for company in return of favourable decision.

Shankarnarayanan resigns in MP

Ombudsman, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Authority K Shankarnarayanan has resigned from the post.He is retired 1970 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Will Tiwari succeed Gill ?
In case Rajasthan DGP A S Gill goes on central deputation P K Tiwari is sure to be appointed new DGP. He is 1972 batch IPS officer.

Sardesai appointed by CVC
CVC has nominated, for ED of the Reserve Bank of India, A V Sardesai on the board of Bank Commercial and Financial Frauds for a period of two years.

Balasubramanian is Dy Secretary (Pakistan)
G Balasubramanian (IFS 98) has joined as Deputy Secretary (Pakistan) in PAI Division in place of J Sagar (IFS 91) who is proceeding on transfer to Mexico.

Meeta Singh is Director Water Resources
Meeta Singh has joined as Director Water Resources in the Government of India. He is 1992 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Shabong is JS UPSC
Geraldine G Shabong is new Joint Secretary in the UPSC. He is 1993 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Two more ICS are alive
Atleast two more ICS are alive. They are P P Agrawal 1940 batch Bihar and B D Sanwal 1941 batch UP.

Pattanaik is PS to UP Governor

G B Pattanaik has taken over as Principal Secretary to the Uttar Pradesh Governnor.1978 batch IAS officer Pattanaik has succeeded Lov Verma.

Shukla is IG Law & Order in MP

Rishi Kumar Shukla has been appointed new IG Law and Order in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1983 batch IPS officer.

IAS changes in Jharkhand
S S Meena will be DC Godda.B P N Singh has been posted as DC Chatra.Puja Singhal has been made DC Pakud.

IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh

There is IPS reshuffle in UP. New postings are :-Mssrs G L Sharma DG Home Guards,J S Dhungesh CMD Police Housing Corporation,Rajdeep Singh Staff Officer to the DGP,Praveen Singh IG Personnel,Mohammad Jawed Akhtar DIG Meerut,Prashant Kumar DIG Establishment Allahabad,Sushil Kumar Singh SSP Mujaffarnagar and Ajay Anand PAC Gaziabad.

IAS changes in Haryana
There is IAS shake-up in Haryana. S S Prasad will now be Director and Special Secretary Child and Women Department.Vijay Vardhan has been made Director and Special Secretary Environment.S.K. Monga, Director and Special Secretary, Development and Panchayats, will also look after the work of Director and Special Secretary, Rural Development Department. Anil Malik has been given additional charge of Managing Director, Haryana State Federation of Consumers' Corporation Wholesale Stores Limited (CONFED).Sandeep Garg has been posted as Joint Secretary Home Ashok Kumar Yadav has been made Joint Secretary, Home (1) against a vacant post.

Former Chief Secretary joins political party in J & K
Former J & K Chief Secretary Vijay Bakaya has joined the National Conference in the presence of Farooq Abdullah. He is retired 1970 batch IAS officer.

Parimal Jain to join UTV

Parimal Jain head of Business "Aaj Tak"has put in his papers. He is set to join the UTV group which is shortly launching a bouquet of four news channels.

A.M.Pathan gets 2 yrs extension

Prof. A.M. Pathan, Vice Chancellor of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad has been given two years extension.

Ekta Kapoor's foray in news world abroad

The famous Creative Director of "Balaji Telefilms" Miss Ekta Kapoor who to her credit has many successful television serials is now going to make forays in electronic media and that too in foreign. As the grapevine has it she has entered into an agreement with member of Royal family from Abu Dhabi to launch two news channels from United Arab Emirates (UAE).These channels will be equipped and run with state of the art technology.

Raju Santhanam quits Zee News

Raju Santhanam Editor of the Zee News has resigned.

63 IFS transferred in MP

As many as 63 officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred in Madhya Pradesh.

FORUM

The list of surviving IP officers

The list of surviving Indian Police(IP)officers is as follows:- 1) Triloki Nath Bihar 1939, 2)B Chatterji W. Bengal 1940, 3) Ranjit Gupta 1942, 4)Ashwini Kumar 1943.Probably one each is in Bangalore and Mumbai. I would be grateful if anyone can enlighten me.

P V Rajgopal

Now service is not a moto of politician

While dissecting Col. Dhawan's article on the perks and priviliges enjoyed by MPs in our country, Tripathy has made a very simplistic, imaginative yet unrealistic assumption that the perks and privileges enjoyed by an individual should have a strong positive co-relation with his/her ranking in the warrant of precedence. I find that a very serious issue raised by Col. Dhawan has been downplayed by analysing it from a very superficial plane. The MPs are supposed to be representative of people of this poor country and it is expected that they join politics with the ultimate aim of serving the poor and downtrodden by raising their voice in the house which unfortunately witnesses pandemonium many a time when important national or international issues are being debated. On one of the few occasions I have seen real sense of brotherhood and camaraderie prevailing among all the parliamentarians cutting across party line was then when a bill relating to hike in perks and privileges was being introduced. This selfish tendency in itself is fatal for a country's polity which is otherwise characterised by numerous social division, vertical as well as horizontal. The spirit of selfless service to the country on the part of people pursuing political career is on a steady decline and that should be a matter of concern for all right thinking people and not a trite issue like this as to who should be entitled to what kind of perks and privileges and the rationale behind that.
Rajesh Kumar Singh

Believe me, it happens

I couldn't agree more with the comments of SK Tripathi. The daylight robbery carried out by the babus and officers in government "SERVICE" (of self, family and cronies) far outweighs the damage done by corrupt politicians. This is actually the silent killer as otherwise India would have been far ahead of China as we are intelligent and hard working as a country.
In fact many babus are such masters of this "C" art that they are the ones who actually teach some of politicians the ropes of this art once the politicians are in the government. Believe me it happens!

Leena

Why MP should not be paid more

I saw the write up by Col satish Dewan. What does he want to prove?

Sad that he thinks that MPs have 'no qualification'. Mere 'education' does not mean 'wisdom' or 'learning'. Moreover, whether we like it or not, it is the MPs who represent people and have some accountability to the people. In general, they are also the ones who can feel the pulse of the people.
After all, democracy has its costs. For that matter every system has its associated costs. We can't discard every system only on the grounds that it involves some costs. If the argument is that a bureaucrat has to be paid more, I do not see why an MP should not be paid more as well. As the argument goes, if you want to pay 'peanuts', you will only get 'monkeys'. This could be true for any sector/profession!

Let us have some sense of balance while criticising others!

Siva

Amount will swell over

Estimates of Col Satish for MPs at Rs. 855.00 Crores are only on a conservative scale. Add to this allowance every year for the work/jobs done in the Constituency every year (Rs. 2.00 Crores), allowances on visiting as members of the Committees and staying in five star hotels. The tax-payers amount will swell to over Rs. 2000.00 crores. Democracy is a costly affair, but then what is the alternative?

R S Dudani

Legislature is integral part of democracy

Dhavan! I used to enjoy your 'collections' and snippets on various things but not the latest one on MP's. All said n done, Legislature is an integral part of democracy and we need to pay the MP's. Definitely the country can't be left to Babu's or Military as we see what's happening in the world! The question is not how much we are paying to our MP's but how much the country and citizens are extracting from them! Let us all devise a better way to make the MP's work for betterment and before that, we all Babu's and Army shall know to deliver goods!

Dr Srinivasa

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Now Renuka has been requisitioned to counter BJP's attack!!!
Congress has taken out the Joker in its pack!!!

Renuka sang a old Bollywood song…… sajjan re jhoot matt bolo!!!
In a Press Conference for Praibha Renuka performed solo!!!!

And Public knows kaun hai jhoota!!!
Democracy ko kiss ne hai loota???

And Renuka is known for her nautanki histrionics … recall her drama baazi!!!
When Sonia said to become PM she was not raazi!!

Renuka in camera glare shed croc tears…. Sonia too was amused!!!
Many say to get into the Cabinet croc tears Renuka used!!!

Sushma accuses Congress of getting her phone tapped…… there is reason for this!!
Because Congress cannot afford ki Presidential Bus Pratibha karre miss!!!

Karat Vaani…… now he says that VP could be apolitical!!!
What baloney….. can he give one reason why should the President be political????

And hearing this Somnath Da is not going to be too happy!!!
Next time Karat meets Somnath Da he'll find him crappy and scrappy!!!

Commies and UPA are going to have a powwow on how to counter charges on Pratibha!!
As of today BJP has succeeded in showing that to become President she has no pratibha!!

All that they can do is try to paint Shekhawat blacker than Pratibha!!!
And in this both Congress and Commies have the pratibha!!!

But that will not wash Pratibha's taint!!!
Shekawat ko kitna bhi black karr de paint!!!

Congress in its penchant to get a loyalist in Rahstraphti Bhavan has egg on its face!!!
As for Indians if Pratibha wins India would have lost the race!!!

Laloo has issued a clean chit to a Railways DIG accused of molestation!!!
The incident took place at Patna station!!!

Laloo must have felt if Manmohan does this everyday why can't he do the same???
Maybe very soon Laloo's will be given the Clean Chit Man Dwitya name!!!

Dwitya because Manmohan has first claim to this name….but there is one dissimilarity!!!
Because when it comes to honesty between Manmohan and Laloo there is no similarity!!

On the Stadium matter now Mayawathi is in damage control mode!!!!
And the UP Olympic Association has stepped in to share the load!!

It was expected that she'd go on a renaming and memorial binge!!!
But this Stadium being converted into a Memorial sure does singe!!!

And when it comes to Memorials Maya takes the cake!!!
Now she's planning to rename a lake!!!

Now AP's Reddy is going the Amrinder way!!!
For tom-tomming his Government's achievements the tax payer will pay!!!

A 65 crore Mega Publicity Campaign has been cleared ….. colossal waste!!!
He should be ordered to cut down on cost for publicity and posters karre paste!!!

But if he's delivered then why should he need to advertise????
People would know of his work first hand and there would be no need to publicize!!!

On Delhi's roads Blue Line Buses were like loaded guns in bachon ke haath!!!!
Getting them to become responsible is indeed a very sensible baath!!

Blue Line Drivers were untrained and rash!!!
Everday they kill at least one Delhi waala and into at least one car karte crash!!!

Driving License issuance should be like the West!!!
Prior to issuance applicants must be made to pass like in the West test!!!

And for driving passenger buses the test should be even more elaborate!!
After all in drivers hand will be passengers and people on the road ki fate!!!

In Chandigarh in a couple of days smoking ban will come into effect!!!
But don't know why Hooka Bars ko Administration karr rahi hai protect!!!

Chandigarh Administration boasts its made very snazzy Liquor Vends,
Boast that now even Ladies can buy Liquor….. don't know what message this sends!!!

There's this rumour that ongoing Land Acquisition in Chandigarh is a Father Son act!!!
Affected Farmers say that with the Developer Guv Roddy's son has a secret pact!!!

Sonia is scheduled to hear the plea of affected Farmers post the Presidential election!!!
Farmers are meeting her to seek from Guv General Roddy's ire protection!!!

Guv Roddy on the other hand says its just Farm House owners making the hullabaloo,
Well if Guv Roddy's land would have been acquired wouldn't he have done the same too???

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com r

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Subodh Kumar Goyal to be UCO Bank CMD
Subodh Kumar Goel, Executive Director Allahabad Bank, will be the new Chairman cum Managing Director of the UCO Bank .Term of present CMD of UCO Bank V Sridar concludes on July 31, 2007.

Chandrasekharan to be Member of IPAB
S Chandrasekharan, former Controller-General of patents is being appointed Technical Member of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).

Tarun Bajaj on the Board of Bank of India
Tarun Bajaj, Director in the Banking, has been nominated on the Board of the Bank of India as Government nominee. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Conditional clearance to Mukesh Ambani's SEZ

The Board of Approval (BOA) of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has reportedly given conditional approval for industrial tycoon Mukesh Ambani's Navi Mumbai SEZ.It has happened after a lot of dilly dallying. The approval was granted subject to the condition that the SEZ was restricted to 5000 acres in area & there will be no commercial exploitation of the real estate. It may be stated here that the Navi Mumbai SEZ management had acquired 17000 hectares of land to set up the SEZ.

Venu Rajamony launches ABN Amro's credit card

How would the Indian Minister for External Affairs (MEA) Pranab Mukherjee react if Shankar Menon Secretary in MEA were to launch a product of L'Oreal Company from an up market five star hotel? In Dubai Consul General of India for UAE Venu Rajamony, last week launched the credit card of ABN Amro at a glittering function along side the top marketing officials of ABN Amro.

Retirement age in profit earning PSUs hiked

Retirement age in Profit making Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of the Government of India has been hiked from 58 to 60 years.However, such PSUs must have made profit in last three years. Other condition is that no budgetary support for this be availed by PSUs who decide to enhance the retirement age.

INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK

The multi crore mega project of "Bharat Oman Refinery Ltd" (BORL) coming up at Agasaud near Bina will entirely change economic scenario in the Central India. This was stated by BORL's enterprising & a dedicated Managing Director R.P.Singh. In an interview to <whispersinthecorridors.com>
he unfolded his plans on how the refinery was being constructed while maintaining highest standards in the field of construction.
Singh who is known for his integrity & perseverance is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that project was completed on time. He has evolved such a mechanism whereby construction work of the refinery is being monitored on daily basis. "With the present trend of progress of the project it is expected that it will be completed as per schedule, i.e., December 2009," said RP Singh in an interview with whispers.

1/In what way the Bharat Oman Refinery is different from others?

Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd (BORL), is a joint venture company of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Oman Oil Company Ltd., Oman. BORL is implementing a 6 MMTPA grassroot refinery project at Bina,(Madhya Pradesh). BORL is a private sector company; however, it has a very strong backing from BPCL. This region has no other refinery and the refinery would have logistical advantage in catering to the central part of the country. The products of this refinery will be marketed by BPCL.

2/At what stage is the project at present?

The project is going ahead with full swing on all the fronts. Process packages from various licensors have been received and the engineering activities are at its peak. All the long lead delivery items for different units have been ordered well in advance. Other major items for various units have also been ordered. Site grading work at refinery as well as crude oil terminal at Vadinar in Gujarat has been completed. Power at construction site is already available. Civil and structural work contractors for different units are at site. Approximately 3000 works are going on at site. The overall physical progress is 19.7% against the target of 17.9%.

3/By when will it be operational?

With the present trend of progress of the project it is expected it will be completed as per schedule, i.e., December 2009.

4/How finances are being managed to fund the project?

The as- built Capital Cost of the Project is estimated at Rs.10378 Crores (US $ 2.3 Billions) comprising expenditure towards land & site development, plant & machinery, licences, know-how & basic engineering, PMC & other Consultancy, civil works & infrastructure, township, start-up expenses, contingencies, interest during construction, margin money for working capital, etc. The Project cost is proposed to be financed at a debt / equity mix of 1.6:1. The debt has been arranged through a consortium of 14 banks.

5/By when do you aim at achieving breakeven?

The project's Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is projected at 14% and payback period is between six to seven years.

6/Will you please enlist salient features of the project?

Some of the salient features of the refinery configuration are as below: -

One of the unique features of refinery process configuration is that it has integrated high pressure Diesel Hydrotreater with Full Conversion Hydro cracker which is first of its kind in India. This integration provides capital cost reduction and improve energy efficiency.
Fifty per cent of its products will be of Euro III level & rest fifty per cent products will be of Euro IV level.
The Captive Power Plant is a Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) type Boiler based power plant, generating power through Steam Turbo Generator (STG) using pet coke as main fuel. Pet coke based Captive Power Plant is being put up for the 1st time in Indian refining industry. Pet coke generated from delayed coker unit is utilized as main fuel of captive Power Plant.
Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) is integrated with Tail Gas Treating unit (TGTU), over all Sulphur recovery achieved by both the units in combination is 99.9 wt%.
As a part of the project, a number of social upliftment activities like establishing hospital, school, playground etc., to take care of the requirements of employees of the Company as well as local people have been planned.
In addition to the above, this project is expected to generate employment opportunities for local people and substantial revenue to the state exchequer.