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Empanelment meeting of 1974 batch IAS

Meeting for the empanelment of 1974 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is expected to take place this week .

Srinivas to be JS Sports

Injeti Srinivas is being tipped to be the new Joint Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare, in the Government of India. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Shaw is Joint Secretary (CNV) in MEA

Debnath Shaw has been posted in MEA as Joint Secretary (CNV) in place of R D Ralte of the same batch. 1984 batch IFS officer, Shaw, was earlier posted in Ministry of Defence. Ralte is moving as Consul General to Hongkong.

Governors appointment shortly

Appointment of Governors in six to seven states is on the anvil. It should happen sometime after Holi --the festival of colours.

DC Pathak's appointment in doldrums

The appointment of ex Director Intelligence Bureau (IB), D C Pathak, as the Governor of Tripura has been put in a cold storage now. As the grapevine has it such a situation has arisen because the Leftists have staked their claim for the post.

Punjab Chief Secretary to go !

K R Lakhan Pal Chief Secretary of Punjab and Amrinder Singh favourite is all set to be changed. He is 1972 batch IAS officer.

Aulakh to be Punjab DGP

N P S Aulakh is likely to be appointed new DGP of Punjab. He is 1972 batch IAS officer presently posted in the BSF.

Rajnath Singh's stocks go up

President of the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP)Mr.Rajnath Singh has emerged much stronger than before,in the wake of results relating state assemblies of the Punjab and Uttaranchal.

Finance Ministry to tighten its noose

Party for such multinationals, who have their registered offices in places like Mauritius, St.Kits, Kayman Islands(near Jamaica) or Halifax Islands (near Canada) and run their businesses in India, seems to be over. There is no denying the fact that these places including Mauritius are a tax haven for corporate giants who float their shell companies abroad and operate in India. The Indian Finance Ministry has started working on the issue of tax evasion by such companies because they get away without paying taxes to the Indian ex chequer whenever management exchanges hands, as was the case when Vodafone of UK took over Hutch in India. A flutter was created in upper echelons of the Finance Ministry when a notice seeking payment thousands of crores of Rupees as Capital Gains tax was served on Hutch, but it fell flat, because its registered office is in Mauritius. Some clause to plug this loophole is expected during the next financial year's budget that P Chidambaram will present on February 28,2007.

Ottavio Quattrocchi fiasco's jitters soon!

There is a public perception that after the second fiasco in the Ottavio Quattrocchi case relating to his release on bail in Argentina will have its jitters in Delhi soon after the budget for 2007-08 was presented in the Indian Parliament on February 28,2007.The first fiasco was allowing Ottavio Quattrocchi to withdraw money from his account in a London based bank.As the grapevne has it,heat may be felt by legal and financial advisors in cooridors of power of Delhi.

Sonia Gandhi's concern over RTI Commissioners

Chairperson of the ruling UPA,Mrs Sonia Gandhi has expressed her concern over enforcement of the RTI Act.She recently observed that the vary purpose of "Right to Information(RTI),Act" was defeated.Mrs.Gandhi had also observed that most of the RTI Commissioners appointed across the country were retired officers.

A storm in the Parliament on the anvil?

A storm is on the anvil in the Parliament over the manner in which media was allegedly gagged in Assam & Andhra Pradesh. MPs belonging to the Telugu Desam Party(TDP) and Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) have reportedly been advised to expose both the state Governments for laws against the media.

CAT invites applications for various posts

CAT has invited applications for the seven posts of administrative members and six posts of Judicial members lying vacant. The applications are supposed to reach the concerning office by April 9.

Rajeev Shukla's 2 new channels

Congress party's Rajya Sabha MP .Rajeev Shukla is going to launch two new television channels. They will be titled as "BAG Films" and "Rozana". As the rumour mills has it, Shukla's planning has full backing of Rahul Gandhi.

Decks for FDI in SUN TV cleared

Decks for foreign direct investment(FDI)in the Sun TV, Chairman and Managing Director of which is Kalanithi Maran, were cleared as his company has been given a nod for the same. Holding a bouquet of Twenty top-rated channels in its clutch, Sun Network has got a reach and frequency. It can now add 20 per cent foreign equity worth $150 Million for its Direct to home (DTH) venture.

Railway postings

T P Singh, SA Grade/IRSME/, Rail coach Factory, has been transferred to Northern Railway. A K Gupta, SA Grade/IRSME/, Rail Coach Factory, will move to North Eastern Railway. K K Bajpai, SA Grade/IRSME/North Eastern Railway, has been shifted to Northern Railway. R Khosla, SA Grade/IRSME/, West Central Railway has been moved to Western Railway. A K Verma, SA Grade/IRSME/, Western Railway has been transferred to Central Railway and Rajiv chandra, SA Grade/IRSME/, South Western Railway, has been shifted to Rail Coach Factory.

Will Ramesh Inder Singh be CS of Punjab ?

Grapevine has it that Ramesh Inder Singh is being appointed new Chief Secretary of Punjab. 1974 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Singh is presently on deputation to the Government of India.

R S Khanna is no more

Former Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh R S Khanna has passed away in Bhopal.1955 batch retired IAS officer Khanna was 75.

FORUM

(The views expressed in this column are necessarily of their respective contributors. We do not own any responsibility, whatsoever, about these contributions).

IRS is still much more efficient and clean

It was interesting to read Rajeevratan's comments on IRS officers' deserting the ship. Perhaps he doesn't know that the officers responsible for this mess are officers of the same service whom he has suggested as solution to the evil. For God's sake, despite all its ills, IRS is still much more efficient and clean than any other AIS (see the difference in the way State governments. and Central govt. functions). I have heard of favouritism in transfer postings in I.Tax but not corruption. You want to replace this with pure and simple corruption and nepotism as is the case in IAS postings. Allow IRS to manage its own mess and let IAS clean its own.
A Kumar

Top posts is not monopoly of IAS officers

The top posts in International Organizations is not a monopoly of IAS Officers alone. The former Chairman, CBDT, Ministry of Finance, Suresh N. Shende IRS (IT:61) was selected as a Senior Economist in the United Nations, New York, USA in 1997, initially for one year contract but was given continuous extensions for a further period of five years. He was a highly efficient, intelligent and meritorious officer who got the UN assignment strictly on merit. His predecessor, R.S. Rathore also served in ADB for three years. IAS officers usually get postings as Executive Directors in IMF and World Bank on post-retirement But Central Service Officers have to get such posts for their specialization. Let there be no more mud-slinging on IRS or any other service officers.
S.K. Birendra

Your Forum should be used to raise issue of misuse of CBI

I think your forum should be used to raise the issues such as misuse of CBI by all the governments. CBI is being misused from last some decades. In fact, its name should be changed to "COMEDY Bureau of Investigations" (For the major failures it has to bear with to weaken the cases to please political lords) or "Conspiracy Bureau of Investigations" (for the cases which CBI complicated to satisfy opponents of the government in power.)
Samir Chaturvedi

Posts are reserved for favourites

Never a truer word said posts are vacant in the board but are reserved for favourites. People like Praveen Mahajan and Seila Sangawan by virtue of their proximity to the powers that be are going and getting choice postings not for them. The persons who are really affected are not only being cold shouldered but also being debarred from deputation posts. The example of Ananya is a case in point that shows that all u need is a godfather to help u out.
Shirish

Why ask this question ?

Why ask other officers as to who is the super officer or super cop? As we know, unfortunately, bureaucracy and police in India have started operating forming cliques and coteries and the feedback will only be personal and motivated. If you really want to assess who is the super cop or officer, the question should be addressed to the subordinates of these officers or the general public ( not press ) , who have had the chance to be served by these officers.
Raj Kumar

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Question that should be asked …. is Bofors a bad buy???
Bofors controversy simply refuses to die!!

India must have spent more that Rs. 64 crores investigating Bofors !!!! Okay if the gun is a bad buy then there is reason to go hammer and tongs in this case!!! But it passed the action test in Kargil!!! And if you look at the who's who of this case majority have moved on to the happy hunting grounds!!! But then Congress is also to blame….. why were Mr. Q's accounts de-frozen??? Could such an arrest be kept under wraps???? Like they say taali dono haath se bajthi hai….. you cannot expect something to be buried if you yourself keep digging up the grave… as of now Bofors has been exhumed!!!

Has Bhajan Lal and family decided ki from Congress they want to call it a day???
But seems they are egging High Command to kick them out as in Congress they do no want to stay!!

Bhajan's sonny boy Kuldeep has termed the Sirsa Rally as not the Nav Yug Rally but the Kal Yug Rally!!!! He says that Sonia should have visited the Site of the Samjhautha blast in Panipat??? For whom and for what??? The victims are already in Pakistan…. so what purpose would be served??? Bhajan and gang have now started targeting Sonia and this shows that they've made up their minds that they want to branch out on their own!!! Shrewd move….. Haryana like Punjab does not vote in a Sarkaar in power…. so Bhajan could form his own Party and take Chautala head on in the next Haryana elections….. and time and anti incumbency are on his side!!!!

Amrinder is relaxing in Dochi,
And post his debacle he will be going for a de-stressing holiday to Kochi!!!

At present Amrinder is with some buddies from across the border living it up in Dochi!!! But stress is clearly evident on his face…… post the results he's going to a Kichi Spa for de-stressing and detox!!! He knows that Akalis will gun for him….. he's worried very soon Akalis would have surveyors parading through his Palace taking measurements and noting the items in the Palace for evaluation!!! Badal Senior on the other hand exudes confidence and Badal Junior seems to be rearing to go!!! Despite the Insta- exit Poll by NDTV , I'll still maintain that Akalis have the potential to win 80 seats!!! If as per rumours Amrinder has sprung huge leaks in Bhattla's and Dulo's electoral boats…… Battle for Leader of Opposition….. then Amrinder will be the Leader of Opposition, in all probability in abstentia!!

Mulayam went in for a floor test,
To prove that his Government was not an illegal Government he's doing his best!!!

Result of the floor test is known in advance....... he'll win the trust Vote.!!! But, Mulayam has a point to prove and he's trying to do just that!!! However, now it's the UP electorate who have jhelod ( borne) this Sarkaar to make their decision….. all other things take a backseat…… now UP's Voters have to show that 'jabh saari Duniya sothi hai, UP ka Voter sochtha hai…… iss Sarkaar ne UP aur humaare liye kya kuch hai kiya, kounse (which) waadhe nibhahe jo inno ne kiye theh jab pichli baar humm se Vote inno ne tha liya!!!!

Bharat Kumar

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B P Rao to be Director in BHEL

General Manager Planning and Development (P&D) with Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL), B P Rao, will be the next Director (Power).

Preeti Malhotra elected President

Ms Preeti Malhotra has been elected as president of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

Rajiv Bhatia to be new CEO

Inorbit Malls has reportedly appointed Rajiv Bhatia as its new CEO. It is a subsidairy of K. Raheja Corporation and one of the Indias largest mall.

Niren Chaudhary is YUM India MD

Niren Chaudhary will replace Sandeep Kohli as MD of Yum India. He is currently heading KFC Netherlands & Germany.

Anup Jain joins YUM

Anup Jain joined Yum Restaurants as the new director, marketing for fast food restaurant chain Pizza Hut for the Indian Subcontinent. Prior to this he was with Whirlpool India.

Sanjiv Narayan is Chairman of ESC

The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotional Council(ESC) has unanimously elected Sanjiv Narayan as its new chairman.

Ram is CEO

Beer gaint Carlsberg's top brass in India is taking shape with the induction of former ITC and Heinz honcho Dasrath Raman as CEO. He comes in with experience of working with ITC, RPG Group's retail business and Heinz.

Kaushal Roy is CEO

Global Franchise Architects India, promoter of Pizaa Corner and Coffee World India, has appointed Kaushil Roy as CEO for its India Operations. He is a rising star in F&B sector.

Salil Kapoor moves to Samsung

Salil Kapoor has joined home appliance wing of the Samsung. Earlier he worked in LG & Microsoft.

Budhia to be President of FJCCI

Arun Kumar Budhia will be the next president of Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI).
Ravichandran is Director Intel

R. Ravichandran has been appointed as South Asia Sales Director of the Intel.