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Will G K Pillai be Secretary Home ?
Name of Secretary Commerce G K Pillai has started doing the round for the post of Secretary Home in the Government of India. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Chidambaram is keen to have his team ?
New Home Minister P Chidambaram is now keen to have his own team in the MHA.
Ahluwalia is now de-facto Finance Minister ?
It is widely believed in the corridors of power that Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia will have a lot of say in the Finance Ministry.
S P Singh to join NDC
Sudhir Pratap Singh is joining the NDC course next month. He is 1983 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Agrawal to be Chairman AAI
V P Agrawal will take over as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India on December 31. The ACC has cleared the appointment of Agrawal.
Deepak Sandhu is new Media Advisor to PM
PIO in the Government of India Deepak Sandhu will be new Media Advisor to the Prime Minister. The post was earlier held by Sanjay Baru. She is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of the 1971 batch.
( We said this on May 12 )
Dr.Umakant Mishra to be next PIO
Dr. Umakant Mishra Mishra is poised to be next Principal Information officer (PIO).At present he is Director General (DG),Directorate of Audio-Visual Publicity (DAVP).He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of the 1972 batch.
Frank Noronha poised to be DG,DAVP
Frank Noronha who is currently Additional Director General(ADG),Directorate of Audio-Visual Publicity (DAVP), Bangalore office is poised to be next DG, DAVP. He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of the 1982 batch. Three Indian Information Service (IIS) officers belonging to 1982 batch were promoted earlier. They are: Ms. Neelam Kapur DG Press Information Bureau(PIB), G Ganeshan DG Doordarshan (News) and GM Mohanty chief of RNI.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Gangadeen has been appointed Sugarcane Commissioner. Dr Sushil Kumar will also be Principal Secretary Tourism.Dr Har Sharan Das has been made Secretary Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.Archana Agrawal has been posted as Secretary Dr Ambedkar Rural Development .Ram Sharan Verma will be Secretary Agriculture Marketing.V V Singh has been made Principal Secretary Minority Welfare.
1983 batch IAS to be PS in Orissa
1983 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in the Government of India.
Ms.Sowmya Raghavan is FC, Railways
Ms. Sowmya Raghavan has taken over as the charge of the office of Financial Commissioner, Railways. Prior to this, she was General Manager of Central Railway. Before joining as the first lady General Manager in the history of Central Railway, Ms. Raghavan was Advisor (Finance), Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). She belongs to the 1973 batch of the Indian Railway Accounts Service. She has served in various capacities on Indian Railways and has got rich and varied experience. She was also the first lady Divisional Railway Manager of Bangalore Division and Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer of Southern Railway, Eastern Railway and Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka. As the Financial Advisor to the Massive Construction Project on Southern Railway, she was in charge of Finance Management of Railway Projects spread over the three southern states. She has had extensive training abroad in areas related to 'Staff Productivity in Workshops' in Germany, USA and Japan as also 'High Speed System' at Paris, France. She has attended advanced leadership programme at Stern Business School in New York.
(We said this on November 12 )
Lt Gen Jasbir Singh is new DG, Infantry
Lt Gen Jasbir Singh has taken over as Director General (DG), Infantry at Army Headquarters. An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Gen Singh was commissioned into the Dogra Regiment on March 31, 1972. A graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, he has held various staff and command appointments. He has attended the prestigious Higher Command and NDC courses. Gen Singh has commanded an Infantry Battalion in counter-insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir, an Infantry Brigade in active operations in India's western theatre and later an Infantry Division, again in J&K. He has also been the Colonel Administration of an Infantry Division and Brigadier General Staff of a Corps deployed in Super High Altitude Terrain. Gen Singh has also served as Defence Attaché in Yangon, Myanmar for three years.
They do not figure in the list of Secretaries ?
Chairman's and Members of Railway Board do not figure in the list of Secretaries in addition to Chairman and Members of CBDT and CBEC.
Rao appointed Additional Secretary IT
SR Rao has been appointed Additional Secretary, Department of Information Technology in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Ms Gupta is new Additional Secretary Child and Women Welfare
Ms Vijayalakshmy K Gupta has been appointed Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, against the newly created post. She is 1974 batch IDAS officer.
Shrivastava is new DGP of Assam
GM Srivastava has been appointed new Director General of Assam Police in place of RN Mathur. He is 1972 batch IPS officer. Mathur will take over as the DG of Home Guards and Civil Defence.
Most circulated message by E-Mail "Section 49-O of the Constitution"
Ever since public outcry against 26/11 is increasing a mail is widely in circulation through E-mail.It reads as follows-
"Did you know that there is a system in our constitution, as per the 1969 act, in section "49-O" that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that he doesn't want to vote anyone!
Yes such a feature is available, but obviously these seemingly notorious leaders have never disclosed it. This is called "49-O".
Why should you go and say "I VOTE NOBODY"... because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be cancelled and will have to be re-polled. Not only that, but the candidature of the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest the re-polling, since people had already expressed their decision on them. This would bring fear into parties and hence look for genuine candidates for their parties for election. This would change the way, of our whole political system... it is seemingly surprising why the election commission has not revealed such a feature to the public....
Please spread this news to as many as you know... Seems to be a wonderful weapon against corrupt parties in India... show your power,expressing your desire not to vote for anybody, is even more powerful than voting... so don't miss your chance. So either vote, or vote not to vote (vote 49-O) and pass this info on...
"Please forward this mail to as many as possible, so that we, the people of India, can really use this power to save our nation". Use your voting right for a better INDIA. "

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Stocks of NSG go up
Stocks of National Security Guard (NSG) have gone up after the Mumbai incident.DG of the NSG J K Dutt has become a darling of the Central Government.

CORPORATE
Borah is new CMD of Oil India
Nayan Mani Borah has taken over as chairman & managing director of Oil India Limited (OIL). Prior to this he was Director (Operations). He is a petroleum engineer from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and Post Graduate from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (IKU), Norway,
Nanda is Director NMDC
N. K. Nanda has taken over as Director, National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd .
Four Independent Directors of ONGC
Four more independent directors have been inducted in to the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). They are Mssrs Chanda Kochhar, S. S. Rajsekar, S. Balachandran and Santosh Nautiyal.
Mehmi resigns from Birla Sun Life Insurance
Vikram Mehmi has resigned from the post of President and CEO of Birla Sun Life Insurance.
NHDC Donates Computer Set to "Matri Chhaya"
NHDC under its Corporate Social Responsibility Programme is continuously working for upliftment of needy & vulnerable section of the society. In continuation to this, the Corporation decided to donate a Computer Set for imparting training under its employment generation programme for the youth to Seva Bharti (Madhya Bharat), Bhopal. DS Chauhan, GM (HR), NHDC presented a Computer along with Printer, Scanner and UPS in a programme organized in "Matri Chhaya" Bhopal on dated 25.11.2008. On the occasion, Chauhan emphasized the Corporation's focus on vocational & income generation programme for the youth under its Corporate Social Responsibility Programme. On the occasion, Ashok Kumar, SM (HR) was also present. On behalf of institute, Somkant Umalkar, Secretary of "Matri Chhaya" extended his thanks & gratitude towards the NHDC.
B.V. Rao Zee Editor, news resigns
B.V. Rao Editor,Zee news has reportedly resigned.
Partho Dasgupta quits Future Media
Partho Dasgupta Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Future Media has reportedly put in his papers.
Ms. Vishakha Singh quits Future Media
Ms. Vishakha Singh Director, Future Media has reportedly put in her papers.
Nitin Alawadhi to join Times group
Nitin Alawadhi who so far was Director, Cheil Communications, is poised to join the Times of India group as Deputy General Manager(DGM).

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Seems the political establishment has lost it!!!
And now at the people who empower them karr rahe hai hit!!!!
Just see the sheer arrogance and heartlessness of Kerala's CM!!!!!
I think in his case Cruel Minister is the meaning of CM!!!!
The father of the martyr was upset so why did this CM not take it in his stride!!!
Martyr ki family ko kyon kiya iss CM ne deride????
And Naqvi's powder lipstick statement too has got Public's heckles up!!!!
Politicians should realize that Public's patience with them is up!!!
Why is BJP just distancing itself form Naqvi's statement …why not use the stick???
For such callousness why not Party ke bahar karro iss ko flick!!!
After all Naqvi is no small fry as he's BJP's VP,
Vile Politician is how people translate in Naqvi's case VP!!!
Public knows that Sarkaar had the warnings of this attack but did not bother!!!
In fact if you ask me warnings ko files mein kiya smother!!!!
The sea route is also the smuggling route and a big generator of bribes or ghoos!!!
And happily this ghoos those who let off smugglers karte hai choos (suck)!!!
Mind you the terrorists knew our Sarkaar's weaknesses and took full advantage of these!!!
Sarkaar's weaknesses brought India to its knees!!!
You have Praful Patel trying to take credit for R.R. Patil's sacking!!!
Forgetting that NCP appointed him DCM and he was found totally lacking!!!
Praful Patel please note that Patil was the State's HM so he's to blame!!!
Trying to take credit for sacking a person like Patil is a real shame!!!
Praful 'Mallya & Goyal' Patel when NDA was in power callousness was not the reason!
In this Sarkaar's case its sheer callousness and this should be considered as treason!!!
On one side they say High Command has made up its mind to sack Deshmukh!!!
And on the other hand Deshmukh is being allowed to lobby ….Congress ke doh mukh!!!!
Ram Gopal Verma says he went to the Taj on his own!!!!
And was standing at the door and seems by a whiff of wind into Taj he was blown!!!
Had Ramu gone to Taj there for a gin????
Fact is Taj was like a fortress and on his own Ramu could not have gone in!!
He was very much part of Deshmukh's entourage and Deshmukh took him with him!!!
And this was indeed something very dim!!!!
And why is Monmohan trying to shield Naraynan or NSA!!!
Napping and Sleeping Advisor is what people say is the meaning of NSA!!!
Mohna should have shown Naryanan the door after the BAD blasts!!!!
What is the secret that despite his being a flop Naraynan as NSA lasts!!!
Has Farroukh Abdullah given up his Indian citizenship????
Or for electoral woes he's just shooting from his hip!!!
Seems the turnout in J&K has rankled the Abdullah pair!!!!
They feel that with such a turnout badly NC will fare!!!
Fact is valley has opted for the ballot box and defied the gun!!!!
Seems this message has not sunk into Abdullah Papa and son!!!!
Thackrey Uncle and Nephew now need to keep out of public's sight!!!!
They hid in their houses on that fateful night!!!
Did not step out till the terrorists were killed and all clear was sounded!!!!
By this act of cowardice for the rest of their political lives they will be hounded!!!!
India now needs to stop playing to the gallery and call a spade a spade!!!
Announce that India 's neighbor qualifies for the 'Rogue Nation' grade!!!!
Spend on creating prevention and crisis infrastructure!!!!
Phenomenal amount India will have to invest and there's a lot to re-structure !!!
Indians should not grudge being inconvenienced for Security!!!!
In fact not being inconvenienced for security should give Indians insecurity!!!
All of us should be prepared for making some changes in our day to day zindagi!!!
Treat this inconveniencing as for the Nation and your fellow Indians bandagi (devoutness)!
Confucius says…… Put your dukes or guard up and make your intention abs clear!!!!
Its now 'a tear for a tear'!!!!
Adds... let them know Indian lives are not cheap!!!!
And now the price for creating terror in India will be steep!!!
Flash...... Kerala CM has refused to say sorry to the martyr's Dad!!!!
Very sad and very bad!!!!
Please do note he's a Commie and so he went there only for political gain!!!
I'm sure Kerala CM did not go because for a martyr's family he felt pain!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Why not youngmen as Maharashtra CM?
Why can't 'a young man become CM in place of Deshmukh .Deshmukh and Shiv Raj Patil are the right choice of I& B minister as Anand Sharma is most unfit for that post. Why should SK Shinde go as CM. Let him concentrate on his present job. Now Media doing 'some thing too much' must understand their main job is news. They only go behind Leaders and get maximum benefits etc
Everyone in the country must contribute one rupee each for police men who died in such a time for country.
Ranjan Rai
Is it also not wrong ?
Regarding the comment that it is the PSU or the organization which hosts the meeting which should be blamed and not the MPs for staying in 5 star hotels, is it also not wrong on the part of MPs, the top bureaucracy in the ministry concerned and the ministers themselves to let this go on. Why don't they refuse to meet/stay there? For that matter, even the Public Accounts Committee sittings, which are supposed to point out wasteful/non=productive activities and expenditures are also held in 5 star hotels. They purportedly discuss the reports prepared by the C&AG! While every individual has to contribute to avoid wasteful expenditures, the top echleons of both bureaucracy and political executives have to lead the way meaningfully and forcefully.
Dipankar
Allotment not delayed due to non-availability of quarters
Government servants who are waitlist for 1st floor (type-3 Lodhi Colony), please realise that your turn for allotment is getting delayed not because of non-availability of quarters. In fact, many 1st floor quarters are lying vacant. The JE concerned is not properly intimating the Estate Office for various vested reasons. The estate office officials simply say that they are meant for being repair and how long it will take nobody knows. But this is a deliberate attempt on the part of these officials to deny our choice of allotment so that they can misuse and use it for some other purpose. The local contractor who is given the charge of repair works also has a hand in this. So, kindly don't sleep. If possible through RTI it would be nice to expose these fellows or even go to court for this deliberate delay in alloting and that too having waiting for more than 25 years.
R Bisth
Sack Home Secretary, others also
It will be pertinent to have Home Secretary, GoI, sacked for sitting over police reforms along with HM (already out). It will also be proper to sack Maharashtra Chief Secretary suspended along with his Home Secretary. It will be an eye-opener to find what bureaucrats in India in various states have done to defeat even Supreme Court orders and reduced police leadership to a bunch of sissies
Archie
Survey
I would like a similar survey on the most loved/liked politician.
D C Madan
We have thousands of Km of front line to defend
I keep reading here and there the theme that times of external aggression are over and it is only the internal security that is every thing. Such inspired ideas emanate primarily from IPS cadre with a narrow vision and understanding of Indian realities. Out of thousand of Km of borders, how much of it is international border (means recognised as border under international law)?? How much is disputed?? How much is un-demarcated?? Let those Themester look for bare facts?? They need to be reminded that we had Kargil War (people call it conflict under the influence of such Themesters) in spite of and under a nuclear umbrellas...!! You say we will not have aggression on our borders. .In fact all our internal security problems are external aggressions. Is not it? So do the IPS / IAS intend to send BSF inside the Bangladesh? They have tried it many times and came back being hanged on sticks like dead animals. No Sir, we have thousands of Km of front line to settle and defend.
Ashutosh
Politicians be given the worst and brutal punishment
All of the politicians portrayed in your site should be given the worst and brutal punishment this country should have ever seen publicly for their misdeeds and corruption so that no other politician ever dares to do the same or toe the same lines.
kalvinkevinanildoma
Child Care Leave Reserve.
If female employees are entitled to and allowed two year leave with full pay in that case there must be sanctioned posts of Child Care Leave Reserve equal to the number of female employees. And appointment on these child care leave reserve posts should be strictly limited to male employees so that a vicious circle of child care leave does not set in. I am making this suggestion in all seriousness because work can't be left unattended in absence of female employees availing of child care leave.
Keshav Prasad
No politician will tolerate
A good suggestion. Need a political decision. But no politician will tolerate. Income-dept, Police dept must be strengthend by providing adequate infrastructure to prevent and digging the black money in the possession of terrorists and ugly political pimps.
Koyaji
What does an advisor do?
Creation of another job! What does an advisor do? He takes care of his own back and gives advice which the masters need or he runs the risk of his back being kicked. Appointment of an advisor is, at best, a cosmetic treatment of wounds that need major surgery. There is no dearth of manpower in various intelligence gathering and law enforcement agencies at the centre and in the states. Unfortunately, they do not act in coordination and in tandem. Either the information gathered is sketchy, inadequate or even incorrect and on top of it the agency which has to act on the basis of such information takes it with a ton of salt. Moreover, the agencies vie with each other to keep credit to themselves. Having said this, mental atrophy of the present ruling combine, motivated by narrow political interests, is weakening and breaking the country no end. Unless the likes of Afzal Guru are hanged and Raj Thackeray put on the leash, there is no hope of light at the end of the tunnel. It is not for no reason that in the situation we have been pushed, we look more towards God the Government. Let us wish Mr. Chidambaram good luck and all the best.
S P Singal
New Home Minister - Relief in sight for DANIPS Officers
The new HM known for his meticulous style of functioning and zero pendency of files not only on his table but also on important matters related to his ministry may finally provide succour to the DANIPS officers who although are considered the cutting edge of Delhi Police and other UTs are languishing for as long as 21 years in a single rank and are in dire need of 'morale boost' by their cadre controller i.e. MHA
Piyush A
Law and order has taken a beating as a whole
Apart from terrorism from across the border, even in general, law and order in this country has taken a beating for the past so many years- kidnappings/murder in Bihar, murders in Delhi, goonda raj in UP, murders in Noida, goondaism in Mumbai, naxal violence in Andhra, Jharkhand and Bengal, the law and order problems in J&K and the north east are well known. A somnolent Home Minister and an apathetic government having reduced the bearer of Home portfolio to a factotum, how do we expect to control the situation? One hopes Mr Chidambaram can clean the Augean stables.
Uday Pratap
Pay Commission should realize now
Maybe a wrong time to raise the point but seems so apt ...in the wake of terrorist attack in Mumbai ...policemen / armymen/ firefighters braved bullets and many lost their live in the line of duty....did we hear an IAS officer losing his life or fighting out there. Hope now the pay commission realises that it's the men in the uniform who sweat more and should be paid more then the Babus
Jyoti
Home Ministry officials should go for medical tests
All senior-most officers of the Home Ministry should undergo medical tests to check if they are fully fit. This is because we cannot afford to have unfit people manning the seniormost positions in the Home Ministry during these strenuous times. Anyone who is unfit can be laterally shifted to other Ministries/ Departments.
Vijay Kumar
For a change this time, it was elite class
For a change this time it has been the elite class. This has made all the difference. Politicians have started talking about dealing with terrorism. As long as the poor were dying, nobody was bothered. Politicians used to say, things will become normal. People were encouraged to put a brave face and behave normally. Go to work the next day as if nothing has happened. And exactly this was what the stupid common man was doing. No arrests and no action. Now the perception has changed. Why has Manmohan Singh woken up? Why has Shivraj Patil resigned? what difference does it make whether it is Shivraj Patil or Chidambaram. The party in the Centre has to take the responsibility. People's expectation from BJP is very high. Hope they would keep it up in the next term. I wish LK Advani starts planning from now on. Wish them best of luck.
Sharma
Who deserves more, cricketers or martyrs?
1. Do not worry about those who have come thru boats...
Our forces can easily defeat them.
Worry about those who have come thru votes....
Those are our real enemies….
2. What a shame and disgrace to every citizen of India that the elite NSG Force was transported into ordinary BEST buses, whereas our cricketers are transported into state of the art luxury buses, these Jawans lay down their lives to protect every Indian and these cricketers get paid even if they lose a match, we worship these cricketers and forget the martyrdom of these brave Jawans.
The Jawans should be paid the salaries of the cricketers and the cricketers should be paid the salaries of the Jawans.
3. An ace shooter shoots and gets gold medal, government gives 1cr, another shooter dies while shooting terrorist, government gives 5 lakh.
Who deserves more?
Huh... This is our India....
Please be a patriot and forward this to everyone u know.
Col RP Chaturvedi