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Will Rahul Sarin be Secretary Fertilisers ?

Grapevine has it that Rahul Sarin is being appointed Secretary Fertilisers next month.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Nuclear deal to be signed after the budget session ?
It is widely believed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would sign on the nuclear deal soon after the budget session of the Parliament. Meanwhile, the United States welcomed India's reported decision to extend the tenure of its Ambassador Ronen Sen as it would help bilateral ties to continue in a "positive direction."

Gopalakrishnan is back to IB
K V S Gopalakrishnan is back to the Intelligence Bureau in Delhi as Additional Director from his foreign posting. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Reshuffle of Governors likely
Governor's reshuffle is likely to take place next month. Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur may be shifted. A couple of new appointments may be made.

Jha joins in Berlin
Satish Chandra Jha has joined as Minister in the Embassy of Berlin. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
( We said this on September26,2007 )

Kabra joins GoI
Shailesh Kabra has joined the Government of India as Joint Director National Institute of Disaster Management. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

USA ambassador to continue
Grapevine has it that India's ambassador in USA, Ronel sen, going to continue due to his proximity with 10 Janpath.

Mehta is Joint Secretary Urban Development
A K Mehta has taken over as Joint Secretary Urban Development in the Government of India. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.
( We said this on January 24)

Ms. Sonali Mishra posted in Mumbai
Ms.Sonali Mishra, an IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, who is with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now joined in Mumbai as DIG.

Samar Singh joins INTACH
Samar Singh has joined INTACH as an Advisor . He is retired 1962 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Preeti Saran to go to Toronto
Joint Secretary (N) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Preeti Saran, has been posted in Toronto as Counsel General.

Mehta moves to the MEA
S C Mehta, Counsel General in Toronto, is moving to the Headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs.

Rakesh Bansal to head MP Board of Revenue

Madhya Pradesh Governmernt has appointed Rakesh Bansal as the President of Board of Revenue(PBR),Gwalior.So far Bansal was Additional Chief Secretary Transport & Labour to the MP Government.He would succeed S.C.Bardhan who was so far officiating as the PBR.Bardhan will now be a member in the Board of Revenue,Gwalior.

IPS officer quits in Andhra Pradesh
IPS officer A S Gurappa has sought VRS in Andhra Pradesh. In his resignation letter written in Telugu, Gurappa said that he was quitting to promote Telugu.

Two dozen IAS officers promoted in J & K
Two dozen IAS officers have been given Selection-Grade in J & K. They are PS to Union Finance Minister, Rohit Kansal (on proforma basis) and Shalendra Kumar, M. S. Khan, K. B. Jandial, Ghulam Ahmed Peer, Tanveer Jehan, Ravi K. Thusu, A.K. Raina, Syed Fazalullah, Jeet Lal Gupta, V. K. Bakshi, Bishen Dass Sharma, Bashir Ahmad Khawaja, Gowhar Ahmed, Pradeep Gupta, B. A. Runiyal, Farooq Ahmad Pir, Yedullah, Sunita Sharma, Abdul Hamid Wani, Bua Ditta Bhagat, Kachoo Isfandyar Khan, Tashi Dorjee and Ghulam Rasool Ghani,

1989 batch IPS is IG in J & K
Lal Tendu Mohanty 1989 batch IPS officer has been promoted to the rank of IG in Jammu & Kashmir.

Sanjeev Kumar Jha is Jt CEO in MP

Sanjeev Kumar Jha will be Joint Chief Electoral Officer(CEO)in Madhya Pradesh.So far he was Deputy Secretary Public Health Engineering department(PHED).He is an MP cadre IAS officer who belongs to the 1996 batch.

DPC for DDG Prasar Bharti today

DPC for the promotion of DDG in the Prasar Bharti is expected to take place on Thursday.

IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh
18 IAS officers have been reshuffled in Andhra Pradesh.V Seshadri Will be Special Commissioner Urban Land Ceiling.Other new postings are Mssrs:- B Janardan Reddy Collector Warangal, Ms K Damayanti Secretary AP Vigilance Commission,Piyush Kumar Collector Medak,K Ram Gopal Collector Nellore,Navin MittalJoint Secretary Irrigation,Ms Shailja Ramaiyer Joint Secretary Health,Ravi Chandra Collector Chittoor,S S Rawat Additional Commissioner Commercial Taxes, Venkatesham Collector Guntur,N Srikanth Collector Sriakulum,V N Vishnu Joint Secretary Energy,Sandeep Kumar Sultania Collector KarimNagar,M V Satyanarayana Additional Secretary School Education, M Jagan Mohan Joint Collector Ranga Reddy,Syed Omar Jaleel Joint Collector Nalgonda,B Sreedhar ED Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply.

1994 batch IPS is DIG in J & K
1994 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG in J & K. They are Mssrs:- Syed Javid Mujtaba Gilani, Sulaman Salaria, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Farooq Khan, Kamal Kumar Saini, Prithvi Raj Manhas, Yoginder Kaul, Alok Puri, Muneer Ahmad Khan and A. Q. Manhas.

S.Jaipal Reddy open NBCC's Mega project in Delhi

S. Jaipal Reddy, Indian Minister for Urban Development, inaugurated the NBCC Plaza, a Mega Real Estate Project of NBCC, in New Delhi the other day. Executed by National Building Construction Corporation(NBCC), the largest construction PSU of the Government of India on 6 acres of land in South Delhi's prime location, the six-storied building leaves around 75% of land as green belt that takes care of the environment part. The front landscaped area of the building has been beautified by providing 11 sets of water bodies with fountain, coloured lights and geysers while structural glazing with reflective glass has been provided in the outer façade with a view to giving aesthetic look to the building.Speaking on the occasion to the media, Reddy made mention of the Govt's various on going schemes to provide houses and infrastructure to the people all across the country. He also said, NBCC as an important extended arm of the Ministry of Urban Development, had been playing a major role in Govt's schemes in the fields of Real Estate and Infrastructure Sectors. M. Ramachandran, Secretary (UD) and Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD NBCC also spoke on the occasion elaborating upon the present housing requirement of the country and also NBCC's stake as a major implementing agency of the Government of India, particularly in the fields of Infrastructure Development of North Eastern Region, Defence Housing, PMGSY & JNNURM Projects, Border Fencing, Real Estate, Solid Waste Management Schemes etc. Roy Choudhury in this context, gave a detailed account of NBCC's excellent performance over the last 6-7 years and also its commitment towards fulfillment of the Government's agenda for the development of the nation.

FORUM

New cadre management-a welcome change

A welcome change. This system was prevalent in 80's and worked quite well and nobody had any grudge against this system because based on your merit, choice and seat availability cadres were allotted.

M K Sapra

Cadre Management -what about injustice ?
Yes. But what about injustice done to merit holders in the past!

Puneet Kansal

This is Kerala system

Kerala government initially introduced a leave for 5 years, ostensibly for the purpose for allowing government servants to take up jobs in Gulf. When they were about to complete 5 years, political pressures ensured that this was extended to 10 years. This limit has since been extended to 15 years and then to 20 years. Thus at present, a government servant can get a maximum of 20 years leave, 5 years at one go. Government servants have now invented a ingenious way. They join the service, complete probation of two years and then take leave for taking up jobs in Gulf, never to return. Since these persons hold lien, government can't make any appointments against these posts. This has severely crippled functioning of technical departments such as PWD, irrigation, health etc.
MS

Retirement age = 65 years

It is a sound idea of the PM to increase retirement age to 65 years. It will stop civil servants from seeking post-retirement jobs. This will make the civil service more independent and fearless and honest.

Devinder Singh

There should be no retirement

Why indulge in the luxury of selective increases in retirement age from time to time when some people simply never retire! They are always there in the government service (distinct from public service). Why, then, should there be retirement for anybody? Should we not discuss somewhat dispassionately a scheme of willing retirement or ichha retirement akin to the original Indian concept of ichhamrityu (Bhisma Pitahmah had the ichhamrityu-ka-vardan).

M L Gupta

We are still in the mindset of feudalism

Friends we are still in the mind set of feudalism. After all, our last many generations had never been free. So talk of merit. Good governance system will not work. It will take 2-3 generations when we will come out of the mindset of "I am better than you because I was born in service X". So pity but that is how India is.

Manish Kant

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Nitish should say…..Ujda Bihar toh aap chodh ke gaye theh Laloo humaare dost,
Aur abh keh rahe ho chakk de Railways……see the emptiness in your boast!!

The rail link between Rabdi's and his village Laloo is positioning as his Taj!!!!
Shahjahaan Laloo ko apni Begum Rabdi ko tohfaa in his Raaj!!

Railways is Shahjahaan Laloo ka Raaj!!!!
And the special railway line is this Shahjahaan's Taj!!!

By the way seems Laloo has gone back to his non veg days or is planning to!!!
Asked a TV audience to let him know meat and chicken prices with a look of glee on his mooh!

Safety has again been ignored and Laloo has looked only at frills!!!
And then he knows it's the next Railway Minister who'll scratch his head to pay the bills!

To make Railways safe huge investment is required!!!
First step is that a Consultant needs to be hired after UPA is fired!!!

And we all know what Laloo means by nayee kathni , karni and soch!!!!
We all travel squeezed like sardines and Laloo like a whale gets an entire coach!!!

Laloo ki kathni and karni is only for Rabdi and his in-laws!!!!!
In laws who have literally behaved like outlaws!!

Rabdi's parent's were caught traveling in first calls comfort ticket-less!!!
Saaala got the platform changed for an arriving train and created a mess!!

Wait for Laloo to exit the Ministry and then the 'poo will hit the fan'!!!!
And then you'll come to know how this Ministry Laloo ran!!!

Did Congress think that it will take the credit for waiving farm loans??
Question is why did Congress only in the last year listen to Farmer's moans????

All this time as farmers committed suicides was the Sarkaar sleeping????
Or was it deaf that it could not hear Farmers all over India weeping!!

Actually after Sonia's recent illness her hearing has all of a sudden become sharp!!!
Prior to her illness she could only hear praises that her chamachas used to harp!!

Despite Manmohan's auditory department being okay he's got a hearing aid!!!
And this hearing aid is manned 24 hours by a Sonia aide!!!

So he hears only what Sonia wants him to hear!!!
That's why sometimes when others are moaning Manmohan starts to cheer!!

That's because the aide has put him on a different waive length!!!
To keep him in control they'll go to any length!!

PC is getting ready for his Budget speech!!!!
Hear that for his last Budget speech he's got a story teller joh karr raha hai storytelling teach!!

Like a story teller PC will read his Budget speech!!!
At appropriate times he'll whisper, go slow or fast, shout and even screech!!

He'll read the Income Tax proposals like he's reading a suspense book!!!
Like a seasoned storyteller pause and at the camera he'll look!!

This Budget is Congress's last straw so all Congress MPs have been issued a whip!!!
Keep your fingers crossed and Budget session no one will skip!!!

When the cue is given all of them will thump the table in glee!!!
And they've been warned later on Sonia Budget session ki tapes karre gi see!!!

When PC delivers a 'populist' punch he will look at Her Grace!!!
And Sonia will have a benevolent smile on her face!!!

1 is to 10,000 are the odds that PC will present Budget attired in a business suit!!!
Possibility has come up because he was told thrice in Davos that suit karta hai uss ko suit!!

Same are the odds that he'll carry the Budget in a jhola and not the usual attaché case!
And 1 is to 5 are the odds that he'll have a smug look on his face!!!

Because whenever he's presented the Budget he's seen smiling form ear to ear!!!
Seems he loves to see on our faces the look of fear!!!

Confucius says…. This annual Budget is a joke and is not required!!!!
From this annual joke we've tired!!!

Continues.... and in the run up to General elections Budget is nothing but a ploy!!!
So that with Voters emotions the ruling Party can toy!!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Hectic lobbying is on
Hectic lobbying is on to get names included in the selection list of Bank CMDs. Pressures and counter pressures are on in the Finance Minister's office and the PMO.

Punjab & Sind bank ranked overall best medium sized bank

It has been a unique story of turnaround at Punjab & Sind Bank of which Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD)is R.P.Singh. During the last three years it has grown from strength to strength and has now emerged No. 1 amongst medium sized banks as per Business Today - KPMG Survey 2007 of Banks.While,the bank has shown excellent performance in all parameters, it has created a record in recovery of non performing assets(NPAs) & management of asset quality. The bank which had highest NPAs among public sector banks as on March, 2005 has recorded the lowest gross NPAs in December, 2007. The bank has recorded highest credit growth in the current year upto December, 2007 among public sector banks. The business of the bank is likely to double during the period April, 2005 to March, 2008.

Last ditch effort in case of BHEL's CMD
Last ditch battle is on to side track the wishes of powers that be in Government of India (GOI)as far taking decision regarding Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD)of Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd(BHEL) was concerned.Present incumbent CMD A.K.Puri is due to superannuate on February 29,2008.As the grapevine has it a hectic lobbying is going to either get an extension for A.K.Puri or have some stop gape arrangement so that as per wishes of the Prime Minister a full time CMD was not appointed in BHEL.

Why A.K.Puri skirted farewel?

Why A.K.Puri Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd(BHEL)did not take farewel,when Executive Directors(ED)last meeting was held in Delhi on February 25,2008?This is being discussed in power sector because it was a departure from established practice.

All eyes are on BHEL

In the power sector the focal point is fate of A.K.Puri Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd(BHEL).Though,Puri is due to superannuate on February 29,2008, his fate still hangs in a balance.In case Puri gets extension then it will pave the way for extension in tenures of CMDs in other PSUs of Power Ministry Like T.Sankaralingam CMD National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) & V.K.Garg CMD Power Finance Corporation(PFC)

Bank of Baroda CMD to retire in March
CMD of the Bank of Baroda A K Khandelwal is superannuating by next month end. His successor is not yet known.

Raktim Das to join Zee Business

Raktim Das who has quit the India Today is set to join Zee Business shortly as Business Head.

Fareed Qureshi quits Times OOH

Fareed Qureshi Chief Operating Officer(COO)of the Times Out of Home(OOH) has reportedly quit the company.

Shashi Kalathil is CEO

Galaxy Entertainment Galaxy Entertainment Corporation Ltd(GECL), has roped in Shashi Kalathil as its Chief Executive Officers(CEO).The GECL belongs to the Future group of companies.

Arun Mahajan is CTO, J9
Arun Mahajan has joined J9, as Chief Technology Officer(CTO).It may be stated here that J9 is a unit of the Jagran Prakashan.

Sabyasachi Ghosh is VP,Ananda Bazar Patrika

The Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) has appointed Sabyasachi Ghosh as Vice-President advertisement sales for its dailies. Earlier,Ghosh was Managing Director(MD) with MediaCom, Indonesia.