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Super Boss-Super Cop ____By way of a reminder

A bit of cajoling has done the trick. Civil servants do need to be produced on to get along with any job-big or small. Isn't the practice of sending reminders and urgent-marked Dos a flourishing correspondence in all governmental writing? Discovering Super Bosses and Super Cops in the highly surcharged and competitive world of civil servants is surely no easy business- and that we're learning everyday. At long last names have begun to trickle in from different states but, one thinks, a few words of explanation along with the nomination-not like what is written on emotionless files, but like what may make a readable one liner-would make this exercise a lot more interesting. This, therefore, is by way of a second reminder in the journey of discovering Super Souls.
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45 IAS officers of 1977 batch empanelled

As many as 45 IAS officers belonging to 1977 batch are believed to have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.

Four 1975 and 1976 batch IAS empanelled

Four 1975 and 1976 batch IAS officers have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India during the last review meeting.

Sunila Basant to retire

Secretary Drinking Water in the Government of India, Ms Sunila Basant, is retiring by this month end. She is 1970 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Rajwant Sandhu and Jayati Chandra yet to get posting

Two 1975 batch IAS officers, Rajwant Sandhu (Himachal Pradesh) and Jayati Chandra (Uttar Pradesh), are still waiting in the wings to get posting in the Government of India to the rank of Additional Secretary.

1982 batch IPS to get promotion in MP

1982 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Madhya Pradesh in a week or two.

Rajiv Kumar joins TERI

Rajiv Kumar has joined the TERI as a fellow. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Verma to return to NDMC ?

A meeting between Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Delhi Chief Minister Ms Sheila Dixit on Wednesday has fuelled speculations about the return of Rajni Kant Verma as Chairman of the NDMC.Verma is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Kannan is Additional Secretary in CVC

V Kannan is new Additional Secretary in the CVC. He is 1975 batch CSS officer.

Congress leader to be High Commissioner

Senior Kerala Congress leader Thalekkunnil Basheer is likely to be appointed Indian High Commissioner of an important country.

Bureaucracy in Bihar is happy

Bureaucracy in Bihar is a happy lot these days. Reason; they are being allowed to work under the present regime.

Union Minister's PS in Ashoka?

A PS of a Union Minister is these days seen disposing his work (deals) with clients at Ashoka hotel? Is the intelligence aware about it?

Vajpayee to be DRM Ratlam

P K Vajpayee is all set to take over as new DRM of Ratlam Rail Division. He is presently Chief Mechanical Engineer Eastern Railway.

Best seller book by an IAS officer

Dr. Dalip Singh, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre has to his credit THIRD EDITION of his best seller book 'Emotional Intelligence At Work'. In management jargon, Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient (EQ) is being recognized as a key determinant to professional success in today's high-stress environment. You may visit his personal website www.eqindia.com and try FREE test to know your EQ. Dr Singh PhD, D.Litt is credited to be highest qualified IAS officer of the country.

1981 batch IPS promoted in Andhra Pradesh

Five 1981 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Andhra Pradesh. They are Mssrs :-K. Durga Prasad, A. K. Khan, Vivek Dube, J.V. Ramudu and R. P. Meena.

Akhtar is back to TamilNadu
On repatriation from the Centre 1989 batch IPS officer Md. Shakeel Akhter, has been posted as the new DIG of a range.He was hitherto Private Secretary to Minister of State for Home Affairs, New Delhi.

Major IPS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh

About five dozen IPS officers have been reshuffled in Andhra Pradesh. Three 1988 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of IG.

Aswal is back to Chhattisgarh

N K Aswal is back to the parent Chhattisgarh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure.He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

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My choice is-Anil Punetha

My choice is Anil Punetha Currently Commisioner Horticulture of Andhra Pradesh Cadre. (I don't know the year-batch) A gem of a person by heart and a tough task master at work. I had an opportunity to be with him when we visited AP for assessing flood situation in 2006. He came with us to Srikakulam where he had worked as Collector. At night 8'0 clock when our vehicle stopped at a traffic junction on way to Srikakulam near a temple, a commoner on road hailed "Collector garu osthunnaru" and immediately 15-20 people gathered around him pouring love and affection unseen atleast by me so far. He even remembers the names of all the people he has come into contact at Srikakulam. He conducts Horticulture review at 10.00 PM in Visakhapatnam's circuit house after 12 hours of grueling travel. When we all went to rest he started the review meeting and cheerfully without any murmur all his departmental officers attended the review including 2-3 lady officers. He ensured everybody was dropped in vehicle after the meeting. More than IAS he is a genuinely humane human being. If only India gets a few officers like him we would definitely be a developed country in 2020 nay 2010.My prayers to god for blessing him with best of things in life.

A Muralidharan

Benefit of one, loss to other

The recent cadre review in ISS has removed the long standing grievance of the ISS officers about acute stagnation, Almost all the officers recruited in 1976 or earlier years have got Addl Secretary grade, even before completing 3 years at JS level (In IAS it takes about 10 years or more). Officers of 1978 batch and below upto 1981 have been promoted to the level of JS even before completing the mandatory 8 years as Director/DS. With 326% increase in JS level posts, other batches of 1982 and below are bound to benefit in years to come. Only batch, which didn't get any benefit from cadre review i.e. 1977, has also been "rewarded" by CCA. Most of the 1977 batch officers have been transferred to non-descript upgraded posts in field organisation, which till recently were manned by AD(JTS) level officers. No body has thought of SSS, whose chances of promotion have been taken away by the cadre review of ISS. Will the Cabinet Secretary review the functional justification for upgradation of posts in field offices of NSSO to JS level from AD/DD level, and restore the status-quo?
Kulwant

Aaj Ki Aawaz

On such a vital matter why did Congress slip????
Now for expenditure on Leaders coming to Punjab all the candidates will have to chip!!!

The Congress failed to submit its list to EC of 40 candidates who would campaign for the party by the January 25 deadline…… a requirement under election laws to keep a tab on expenditure in elections. Now the expenditure incurred for all Star campaigners like Sonia and Manmohan will be divided and clubbed up with the expenditure of Congress candidates fighting this election!!! And looking at the expenses incurred for Sonia and Manmohan's trip the permissible expenditure , which is Rs. 10 lakhs/candidate, will be crossed and lead to disqualification of Congress's candidates… a first in history…. Congress out hit wicket in Punjab!!!!

But looking at the ground reality this should not matter,
Five years of Amrinder Raaj ne kiya hai people's confidence tatter!!!

The turnout at Manmohan's rallies was pathetic. And in the Ludhaina rally Amrinder blurted the truth….. he said that when the Akalis come to power the people will question them on corruption.... so he accpets that Akalis will come to power!!! What is in the mind tends to come out!!! And when the people are hell bent on 'disqualifying' the Congress candidates the EC Order would be an anti climax for the people!!! The cry in Punjab is …. Raje di karra ge chutti, jantha iss toh hai rutthi ( We'll chuck out Raja, Jantha is disappointed with him)!!!

Natwar for all purposes has now joined SP,
Of course he will bargain to become an MP!!!

Natwar is all dressed up and he wanted to go somewhere…. and found only SP willing to take him in….. so he's now all but joined SP!!! SP will treat him like a 'war trophy' and will show him off…… but very soon they'll tire and then Natwar will be again dressed up with nowhere to go..... very limited shelf life!!! And in the end he'll be banging at Congress's doors!!! Today he says he'll not bend backwards to Congress's leadership and in due course he'll be doing backward flips to get back into Congress!!!!

Pawar is now averse to merging NCP to Congress,
Seems for his pound of flesh he'll press!!!!

Pawar knows that NCP is not doing to well and his dream of NCP becoming a National Leader is not being realized…… he's stuck in Maharashtra!!!! And he also knows that NCP will just disintegrate after him… NCP also means No Continuance after Pawar!!! Seems Pawar will drive a hard bargain to return to Congress….. like maybe Deputy PM!!!! Well he better decide fast because he's not getting any younger or healthier and Congress's patience is also running out!!!

Bachchan has declared war KBC which was his lifeline,
To return to KBC Big B karr raha hai pine!!!

Now with friend Amar Singh's help he's got the Balmiki Dharam Samaj to raise it's heckles for some comment that Sharukh made against the Rishi. And via planted stories Big B is trying to show that people prefer him to Sharukh!!! One thing is for sure that Big B is one sore looser!!! Fact is that KBC Dwitya was showing signs of staleness and it will take some time for Sharukh to freshen things up.... and it takes time to clean bullshit!!!!

Bharat Kumar

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CORPORATE

Narendra to be ED !

General Manager of the Corporation Bank M Narendra is believed to have been selected for the post of Executive Director of a nationalized bank. Interviews were held last month.

A quantum jump by SAIL

You may have heard about the "Mida's touch but in the Steel sector it is the Roongta's touch which is being discussed. Ever since SK Roongta assumed chairmanship of the Steel Authority of India Ltd(SAIL) last year, the steel giant has made a rapid progress. SAIL's shares which were in two digit figure have now galloped at such a fast pace that a share is worth over Rs.110.Even during 3rd quarter of the current financial year SAIL has registered a net profit of Rs.1471 crore as against Rs.656 crore in 3rd quarter of the last financial year.

New CMD of ONGC by May end
New CMD of the ONGC is going to be selected by May end.

Ravi Sharma may join Birla Sun Life
Ravi Sharma, National Head of Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, is tipped to join group company Birla Sun Life Distribution as its CEO. He will replace Sanjiv Roy.

Roy to join DD Asset Management Company
CEO of Birla Sun Life Distribution, Sanjiv Roy, after putting up papers is joining as Chief of Daynay Day Asset Management Company.

Indian introduces on-line check-in facility

National carrier Indian has added another feather to its technology advancement cap with the introduction of on-line check-in for its passengers from today. Called i-check-in, the self check-in facility was launched by Indian's Chairman and Managing Director Vishwapati Trivedi in Delhi. Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Information Systems, which is the service provider for the application and Mrs. Anita Khurana, Indian's Director Commercial were also present on the occasion.

Announcing the launch, Trivedi said, "We are committed to redefining air travel in India by offering the very best. The i-check-in facility will help save time, increase productivity and offer seamless service to our clients."

The 24 X 7 i-Check-in facility will offer passengers holding e-tickets the ease of choosing their seat, checking-in and getting a boarding card, all from the comfort of their home or office, for flights departing either on the same day or the next day upto two hours before the scheduled departure of the flight. This facility has been extended, to begin with, to passengers holding e-tickets, Dial-A-Ticket, net ticket and Bid and Fly tickets for travel on domestic sectors only.

The procedure itself is very user friendly with simple steps to follow after logging on to the airline's website www.indianairlines.in. The passenger can go directly for security check after taking a print out of the boarding card. A unique feature of this facility offered by Indian is that as many as 9 passengers can check-in through a single PNR. While passengers with baggage can also opt for i-Check-in, they will however have to reach the airport one hour prior to departure of the flight to check-in their baggage. So also, passengers who need special assistance like wheelchairs, ambulift or are unaccompanied minors, must report to the Duty Manager at the airport one hour before the flight departure.

Indian is on the threshold of a major technology upgrade. On the anvil is a state-of-the-art Passenger Services System (PSS) besides the induction of 42 brand new Airbus aircraft from mid-2007. Indian is the nation's leading carrier linking 54 domestic and 18 international destinations, with over 300 flights taking off every day. For more details log on to www.indianairlines.in.