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Review meeting only early next year
Review meeting for the empanelment of IAS officers from 1980 to 1989 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India is now expected to take place early next year.
Will Malik head NCB ?
O P S Malik is likely to head the Narcotics Control Bureau. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Srivastava is new JS Corporate Affairs
Avinash K Srivastava is new Joint Secretary Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on October 7 )
Mishra joins Planning Commission
Arun Kumar Mishra has joined the Planning Commission as Advisor. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Will IAS be Member of PESB ?
Will an IAS officer become new Member of the PESB? Minister Personnel is reported to be averse to the posting of an IAS officer. He wants that a Technical person should be appointed instead of the IAS.
Upamanyu Chatterjee to be DG Akashvani ?
Name of Upamanyu is now doing the round for the post of DG Akashvani.He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Extended tenure of Sandhu to expire today
Extended deputation tenure of Joint Secretary Chemicals and Fertilisers G S Sandhu is coming to an end today. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Pravir Krishna to join NDC
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Pravir Krishna is joining the NDC course next month. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
UGC final report to be approved today
UGC Final Report on the pay-scales is to be presented in the cabinet for Approval on 04th December 2008.
Jagdeeshan is back to Gujarat
S Jagdeeshan is back to the parent Gujarat cadre from London posting.On return 1980 batch IAS officer Jagdeeshan has been appointed Principal Secretary Energy. M Srivastava has been moved to Finance as Principal Secretary.
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.
Narendra Modi commands a lot of respect
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi commands a lot of respect among muslims. Reason for this is that half the people of the community to which he belongs are Muslims. Contrary to the general perception his heart aches for Muslims. The only thing is that Narendra Modi neither demonstrates nor publicises it to gain political mileage.
Ms. Mayawati to take on M Karunanidhi
Ms. Mayawati Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister & BSP supremo has decided to take on with M Karunanidhi Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, directly. A massive show of strength by Ms. Mayawati's supporters in shape on a rally will be organised in Chennai on December 22,2008 for which hectic preparations are being done.
Defence Minister is annoyed with Navy Chief
Defence Minister A K Antony is reported to have conveyed his annoyance to Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta for his press statements.
Ms.Deepak Sandhu is Media Adviser to the PM
Ms. Deepak Sandhu, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau has assumed the charge as Media Adviser to the Prime Minister. She has been appointed on contractual and co-terminus basis at the level of Secretary to the Government of India.An Officer of the Indian Information Service (1971 Batch) Ms. Sandhu was heading the Press Information Bureau(PIB) since August 2005. During her career she also served as Director General (News), All India Radio, Addl. Director General and Head of the DD News Channel, Director of the Directorate of Film Festivals and as spokesperson for the Indian Ministries of Finance, Commerce and Health & Family Welfare.A Pearson Fellow,Ms.Sandhu has represented India at various international events. She is married to Gurinder Singh Sandhu (IAS 1967, MH) and has a daughter.
( We said this on May 12,2008 )

Dr.Umakant Mishra is new PIO
Dr.Umakant Mishra Mishra has taken over as new Principal Information officer(PIO).So far he was Director General(DG),Directorate of Audio-Visual Publicity(DAVP).He is an Indian Information Service(IIS)officer of the 1973 batch.
( We said this on December 2,2008 )
Girish Pandey has resigned
Girish Pandey an Indian Revenue Service(IRS)officer of the 1978 batch who is posted in Chennai has resigned.
A commendable job by staff in Govt Hospitals
Staff working in Government run hospitals of Maharashtra did a highly commendable job during the Mumbai carnage.According Bhushan Gagrani Principal Secretary Medical Education & Spokesperson of the state government, 248 injured people were admitted mainly in three hospitals.Of which now 97 are undergoing treatment & the rest have been discharged.Replying to a question Bhushan Gagrani who is a 1990 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre said that autopsies on bodies of unfortunate victims was done within 48 hours.He has appreciated the vigour with which doctors & para medical staff worked during that period.
IPS changes in Punjab
Gurpreet Kaur will now be DIG Administration.T S Dhaliwal has been made DIG Modernisation.Paramjit Singh has been posted as DIG Administration Patiala.Tejinder Pal Singh will be Staff Officer to DGP Armed Forces. Kartar Singh has been moved to Jullandhar as Commandant.
IAS postings in Uttarakhand
Shatrughana Singh will be new Secretary to the Chief Minister.Prabhat Sarangi present Secretary to the Chief Minister has been moved as Secretary Energy.Dr Umakant Pawar will now be Divisional Commissioner Garwal.
Srivastava is new DGP of Assam
G M Srivastava has taken over as new DGP of Assam. He is 1972 batch IPS officer.
IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
S N Singh will be IG PAC Central Zone.Ajay Anand has been made DIG ATS Zone Allahabad.Rajiv Sabharwal has been moved as SSP ATS Allahabad zone.
IAS changes in Jharkhand
Singhal Purwar has been appointed Director Middle Education.M N Kerketta has been posted as Project Director State Education Project.Aditya Swarup has been given additional charge of Animal Husbandry.
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Press statement of Chairman,CBDT
Bombay High Court on December 4,2008 ;delivered its judgement on the writ petition filed against a notice issued by the Income Tax department under section 201(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to Vodafone International Holdings BV asking it to show-cause as to why it should not be treated as an assessee in default for failure to deduct tax on payment made in respect of transfer of securities relating to Vodafone Essar Ltd.In the writ petition, the validity and legality of the notice issued by the Income Tax department was challenged. The High Court has dismissed the writ petition with cost. The copy of the judgement is still to be received.The decision of the High Court has strengthened the hands of the Income Tax department in its attempt to bring to tax in India transactions involving transfer of assets situated in India between entities located outside the country.
Bureaucrats are an axious lot in Maharashtra
Bureaucrats in Maharashtra are an anxious lot because change in Chief Minister will affect them as well.If Ashok Chavan or any other incumbent succeeds Vilas Rao Deshmukh then there will be large scale transfers.However,that possibility is ruled out if Sushil Kumar Shinde Indian Power Minister was anointed as the Maharashtra Chief Minister.
How Vilas Rao Deshmukh's tape reach the media
Efforts are afoot to figure it out that as to how video tape depicting Ram Gopal Verma & Ritesh Deshmukh during the tour of terror struck Mumbai by Vilas Rao Deshmukh Chief Minister Maharashtra,reach the media.
New Taj to be re-opened in next 10 days
As the grapevine has it New wing of the Taj hotel Mumbai is likely to be re-opened within next 10 days. As it is during the terror carnage old Taj hotel was damaged the most by terrorists.
Trident-Oberoi to be re opened in next 15 days
As the grapevine has it Trident-Oberoi, Mumbai is likely to be re-opened within next 15 days.
Hats of to staff of Indian Railways
Staff members of the Indian Railways in Mumbai deserve a special pat for their efficiency.The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus(CST)railway station where terrorists reached first on November 26,2008 night, was spick & span by 3.30 am on November 27,2008.There was no trace of any kind of firing of a stain blood which could show that on the preceding night people were running for their lives.

CORPORATE
PL Gairola CMD, Dena Bank retiring this month
PL Gairola, Chairman and Managing Director(CMD),Dena Bank is superannuating by this month end.
Kapur is Director (Technical) REC
Guljit Kapur has taken over as Director (Technical) of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC).
Janki Ballabh appointed Chairman of Nucleus
Former CMD of the State Bank of India Janki Ballabh has been appointed Chairman of the IT firm Nucleus Software.
Arun Kapoor is Director,Essel
Arun Kapoor has returned to the Zee group as Director,Essel.Earlier,he was President,Big TV.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Message from Sarkaar 'say no to any advance info on the Mumbai attack'!!!
Sarkaar they say feels enough is enough 'we can't afford to take anymore flack'!!!!
Public outcry is enough is enough as we can't take anymore!!!!
At Sarkaar's sheer stupidity people are very sore!!!!
Fact is Sarkaar had enough info on the attacks but chose to sit on the info!!!
In all probability into some file or passing the buck chase all the info did go!!!!
You've not heard the last of this and Media here or overseas will reveal more!!!!
More shame for the Sarkaar is in store!!!!
India has to send a message to Pakistan !!!!
Business mean karta hai Hindustan !!!!
India should ally with USA and UK to either arrest Dawood or neutralize him!!!
Despite his involvement in so many attacks India not netting him is something very grim!!!
Some go to the extent of saying to net him political will has been lacking!!!
Seems he still enjoys some political backing!!!
Policing in India needs to change to cater to terror attacks!!!
Today to take on terror both training and armaments the Police lacks!!!
Imagine policemen on guard duty had just 303 rifle!!!
Untrained and under armed terror attack ko kaise karr sakthe hai stifle????
It was like taking on well armed terrorists with a pea shooter!!!!!
This attack should have sounded 'train and arm' hooter!!!
Involve the citizens in policing and take their aid!!!!
Local citizen cells should be made!!!!
But first and foremost our Sarkaar needs to stop tailoring policing to its politicking!!!
We know for the majority minority vote bank this Sarkaar's heart is ticking!!!
Hope you heard PM's advice to cops prior to this attack!!!!
In a way for policing he gave the Police flack!!!
Flack was for policing Congress's majority minority vote bank!!!
Of favoritism his statement stank!!!
Fact is if you want to fight terror!!!!
Then in such a fight any favoritism is an humongous error!!!
Imagine a major chunk of NSG commandos guard or Netas!!!!
Not only them but Netas wives, daughters and betas!!!
Just look at the Gandhi family and gauge for yourself their NSG Commando cover!!!
Around all of them a mini army of NSG Commandos karti hai hover!!!
Maya also has a mini army in tow!!!!
And the more the NSG Commandos the more these Netas glow!!!!
Even if one NSG commando is reduced these Netas make a hue and cry!!!!
And to get more cover they always try!!!!
Confucius says….. when it some to security we Indians are all nangaa!!!!!
Koi bhi kidhar se aa ke leh saktha hai hum se pangaa!!!
Adds……Our Netas are least bothered about us!!!!!
Deshwasiyon enough is enough….. abh ho gayi buss!!!!
Bharat Kumar

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Rail Bhawan website in reverse gear
Though your site is giving news about the Indian Railway-General Managers and Financial Advisors, but Rail Bhawan website seems to be heading for a back-gear with following deformities
1. 2005 gazette list displayed on the website, as we are heading towars 2009 - http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/personnel/gazetted-establishment/index.htm
2. Till date Manual as per RTI Act and Directory of employees, which is used to be published and available in hard copy not published on the website of Rail Bhawan and other Railway Zones. Forget about the stations or division.
Rajiv Srivastava
Revenue Board, Railway Board officials are not alone
Regarding not showing the names of Railway Board chairman and members, Revenue board Chairman etc, even the names of members of Telecom Commission, who are ex-officio secretary to GoI, are also not shown. These names used to be listed some time back. Is it that, IAS gradually wants to sideline all non-IAS services in this respect also?!
Sudha
Where are our friends Babus and Raj Thackeray
I am sure they will come on surface when all cools down to take their pie of sweet and power. Why don't they come forward to take up responsibility. They can only cause hindrance and stop growth to reap benefits for their own selves. We need to wake up. Give the dues to deserving ones the Uniform people. Don't stop the proposals for modernizing and updating of forces. Check certainly the financial genuinity but not question the intent of requirements. Don't blame politicians, they come and go. We people who vote remain so wake up to answer the call of election the power in your hand. Don't accept complacency, check as a citizen if any thing wrong around you. We all individuals should share the blame. Media is doing good job.
Jai Jawan Jai Hind
Raj
Child Care leave
DOPT has been very harsh on the implementation of the Child Care leave. Instead, it should have taken a way out so that it could not be misused, without hampering its main objective. Instead of putting in that clause that a women employee should exhaust Earned Leave first, it could be like it can be taken for a period of maximum 2 weeks and in case of emergency, may be extended to one month, if the competent authority so thinks. What I feel is that if you are taking a leave for the care of your child, either for his/her exam or for sickness, it could be for maximum 2 weeks. This would solve the purpose of the women employee who now will have to spend her prescious earned leave for taking care of the child. Some way out should have been evolved instead of taking such a harsh and unjust stand. Women who proceeded on CCL for 1 year or more, just because their child is 17 years and she has just 1 year left, her leave in the first instance should not have been sanctioned as in the original order also it was clearly stated that it should be sanctioned by the competent authority. Instead, leave in proportion to the period of service should be the criteria for giving CCL. What I mean is that there could have been other ways to curtail the misuse of CCL, some not so harsh ways, instead of such harsh decision. If all the Earned Leave is exhausted, then how would a women employee take leave for her own sickness or any other needs. Wouldn't she be forced take leave on the pretext of taking care of the child. I think DOPT must give this decision a second thought and take a way out so that maximum benefit is being derived without hampering the official work.
Vandana
Need for code of conduct for politicians
There should be code of conduct for the politicians also like government servants. Their misdeeds and misconduct should be subject to scrutiny under special law. Those who are found wanting in their assigned duties should be proceeded against and severely punished. The drama of resignation as an alibi to criminal misconduct shouldn't be accepted. When they are enjoying the luxury of plum posts at the cost of common man, they should be equally accountable for their failures.
SS Rana
Martyrs deserve the most
Col Chaturvedi has rightly said that martyrs deserve the most and the babus the least
Jyoti Jha
They should clarify
Would it not be appropriate for the Election Commission of India to do some advocacy itself or promote advocacy on strengthening democracy and democratic institutions? They have not done it so far. They should clarify through a well published note on the exact connotation of Art. 49-O of the constitution.
Ramarama Prasad
There are many competent IAS officers
Why only Dr Pillai?? There are many able and competent officers in the IAS (1972 batch). I guess it will be from 1972 batch going by the seniority principle. Let there be a fair selection as we need an honest and dedicated guy
Sanjay
Important issue raised by Ms Kiran Bedi
Yesterday night there was a discussion on the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai in the 'face the nation' programme telecast by CNN/IBN7. One of the important issue raised by Ms Kiran Bedi (does not require any introduction) was the greed of faster promotions by the Babus (IAS) and their encroachment in the other ministries irrespective of their qualification and experience. She squarely blamed the government for placing IAS officers as Security Advisors or Defence Secretaries etc for which they are not at all competent. And she held these babus responsible for the system failure besides the politician. She strongly advocated the postings from only IPS cadre in the deptt/ministries dealing with security related issues because of their proven expertise.
Comments from all are solicited.
Ram Kumar
Average citizen is seething with momentary rage
The nation wide indignation at the recent turn of events is palpable and the average citizen is seething with momentary rage. It is easy to point accusing fingers, trade charges and pronounce peremptory verdict based on our perception of the subject. However, the incident is a microcosm of the wider unfortunate reality which we tend to ignore only at our collective peril. The lack of coordination is visible not merely with regard to the intelligence network and the security set up but is evident in all walks of life. The institutional mechanisms seldom serve us in good stead. Instead, petty and puny individuals have been either propped up or have maneuvered to take the mantle on themselves to run the show so long as the going is good. Yet, none is honest and conscientious enough to accept the blame for the failures either of omission or commission. The malady applies not only to political leaders but to all the organs of the State. The travesty of the omnipotent Parliament and the State Legislatures, the omniscient Judiciary, the all pervasive steel frame, the majestic and magical Planning Commission and innumerable high powered Commissions, Councils, Boards et al is a living testimony to the severe degradation that has set in our polity. Our individual lives are no exception to this phenomenon.
SK Tewari.
Bureaucrats have lost their position to advise ministers
Bureaucrats hanker so much for postings that they have no guts to advise minister for the right course of action. Files of important matters keep pending or keep circulating from table to table. What a section officer notes in the file is approved ditto without any other authority applying its brains. These files may be on all kinds of matters such as collecting intelligence, coordination between various agencies, measures to boost economy, improve investment climate etc.
Bureaucrat cannot speak his mind in personal capacity in public. The service rules were framed by British to keep babus enslaved so that babus do not criticise the British. Same rules have continued. Bureaucrat can not express himself so he stops thinking and stops taking stand on issues concerning the country and the society. Time has come that archaic service rules are changed.
Shantanu
Kerala CM has unique dog sense
Kerala Chief Minister has the unique dog sense. His can read the minds of dogs. No wonder he could be a bull dog under the human skin.
Sharma