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Eight IPS officers to retire this month
Eight IPS officers are retiring by this month end. They are Mssrs P V Naidu (AP) G N Sharma (Bihar) Prem Singh (HP) K R Srinivasan and T G D Naik (Karnataka) K B Kurup (Kerala) Sudarshan Kumar (MP) and K M Pandey (UP).
15 IAS to retire this month
Altogether 15 IAS officers are superannuating by this month end. They are Mssrs :- B B Saxena (UT) Dr Sheela Bhide and G Nageshwara Rao (AP) Ashok Kumar Singh and P N Jha (Bihar) M B Kachhap (Jharkhand) N A K Kutty (Kerala) Rani Jadhav ,Amitabh Chandra and Ramesh M Ubale (Maharashtra) V Subramaniam (West Bengal) Meena Gupta (Orissa) Dr S Gurumurthi,R K Kanna and O P Sosamma (TN) .
Why a spurt in newspapers ?
Why there has been a spurt in launch of multi editions by different newspapers? Experts feel this is being done with an aim of drawing maximum benefit, whenever foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian newspapers opens.
Kavita Sharma to succeed P C Sen in IIC ?
In all probability Principal of a Delhi College Kavita Sharma will succeed P C Sen as Secretary General of the India International Centre (IIC).
Prakash appointed Ambassador to Brazil
BS Prakash presently consul General of India, San Francisco, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Brazil.
( We said this on May 22 )
Chitra Narayanan is new Ambassador to Switzerland
Ms. Chitra Narayanan presently Ambassador of India, Ankara, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland .
( We said this on June 9 )
Jassal appointed Ambassador to Turkey
RS Jassal presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Washington, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkey.
( We said this on May 21 )
Parthasarthi is new Ambasasador to Senegal
N Parthasarathi, presently Ambassador of India, Seoul, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Senegal.
( We said this on May 23 )
IAS changes in Sikkim
Nitish Kumar Jha District ollector (West) has been transferred and posted as Addl. Resident Commissioner, Sikkim House, New Delhi.Ms Radhika Jha has been posted as OSD in New Delhi. A.K. Singh will now be ADC (West).
Mehta is Dy Secretary UPSC
Ashok Mehta has joined as Deputy Secretary in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He is 1993 batch CSS officer.
IRPS changes
Amarnath Dube has been posted as Sr DPO,Banglore.Timothy T. Gonmei has been made Sr DPO,Hubli .A C Mastan has been promoted and posted as Deputy CPO/IR/SWR.
Mattoo nominated Member
Jammu University Vice-Chancellor Amitabh Mattoo has been nominated member of the National Knowledge Commission
Singh is Commissioner Customs (Airport) Chennai
Parminder Singh has taken over as the new Commissioner of Customs (Airport).He is 1985 batch IRS officer.
1970 batch lunch on June 27
Retired 1970 batch IAS officer S Laxmi Narayanan has hosted a lunch of 1970 batch IAS,IPS and IFS officers in New Delhi on June 27.
Deepak Chaurasia to join Star News
Deepak Chaurasia has quit Aaj Tak to join the Star News on July 1 as Editor Political and Current Affairs.
Maharashtra cadre IAS gets posting in Jharkhand
Neelima Mary Karketta an IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre who is on inter-state deputation to the Jharkhand Government has been made the new social welfare director. She is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Manish Kumar is not joining World Bank project
IA & AS officer Manish Kumar who is presently in Kabul is not getting an assignment in a World Bank Project.This is only a rumour.
Officers awarded in Assam
Assam Governor Ajai Singh has awarded three officers at a function in Raj Bhawan. The officers given commendation of excellence are the deputy commissioner of Karbi Anglong, Dr M Angamuthu, Indian Police Service officer Anurag Tankha and Assam Police Service officer Pradip Ranjan Kar.
Tiwari is MD Police Housing in Punjab
M K Tiwari has been appointed MD of the Police Housing Corporation in Punjab. He is 1987 batch IPS officer.
RR IFS not needed in UP
Postings orders are out for posts of Divisional forest officers and Conservators in UP seems to be biased against RR (Regular Recruit ) officers. DFO Avadh is Ashok mishra, DFO Orai is Janmajay Singh, DFO Obra is Ram Khilawan Singh, DFO Kanpur Dehat is AK Jain, DFO faizabad is OP Singh and CF Devender Kumar is CF Devipatan (Gonda).
Gupta posted in Allahabad
N K Gupta IRAS on return from deputation has been posted to the CORE in Allahabad.
IRAS postings
Salim Jawed has been moved to the Southern Railway.Mohammad Manzarul Hasan has been shifted to CLW.
Baderiya is new MD KPTCL
Ram Ganga Baderiya has been posted as Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. .He is 1989 batch IAS officer.
IAS changes in Delhi
Nita Bali has been appointed CMD of the Delhi Financial Corporation.Vijay Kumar Dev will also hold additional charge of Chairman DSCSC.Jayshree Raghuraman has been made MD of the DSCSC.
IPS reshuffle in Delhi police
S Prakash has been appointed Joint CP Operations.U Mishra has been made Additional CP Special Branch.Neeraj Thakur will now be DCP Crime and Railways.I D Shukla has been posted as DCP Anti-Corruption.Narendra Singh Bundela has been posted as DCP North-West District.
Asha Swarup is new Chief Secretary of HP
Ms Asha Swarup has taken over as new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh on Friday. She is 1973 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on May 27 )
Ms.Indrani Datta to be Addl Judge MP,HC
Ms.Indrani Datta has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Her appointment will be for a period of two years with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in Bhutan
Sonam Wangchuk has been appointed DG of economic affairs in the cabinet secretariat. Dasho Tashi Phuntshog will now be secretary of cultural and political affairs in the cabinet secretariat. Lhatu Wangchuk, has been appointed as the DGl of department of bilateral affairs in the foreign ministry. Sangay Tenzing, has been made DG of the department of roads, ministry of works and human settlement. Sonam Phuntsho, has been transferred as the Directorf Information and Media, ministry of information & communication.
Why did RBI Governor meet PM ? (UPDATED)
Why did RBI Governor Y V Reddy meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday?.

CORPORATE
Srinivasan joins Standard Chartered Bank
Shyam Srinivasan has been appointed country head of consumer banking by the Standard Chartered Bank.
TR Baalu approves 50% D.A. merger for the SCI staff
Indian Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, TR Baalu has approved the merger of Dearness Allowance (D.A.) equivalent to 50% of the basic pay in the pay scale of 1997 level with effect from January 1, 2007 for the 1015 shore employees of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). The measure, taken as goodwill gesture, will substantially benefit the employees and is likely to motivate them to strive for achieving greater heights of performance. The estimated financial implication by way of arrears (excluding the pay out due to PRI) for the period 01.01.2007 to 31.03.2008 would be Rs.320 lakh (approximately) and for the year 2008-09, it is estimated at Rs.500 lakh at the current rate of D.A.
Dishtv appoints Vinay Agarwal as CEO
Dishtv of the Zee Group of which Managing Director Jawahar Goel has roped in Vinay Agarwal as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Hitherto, he was with Grindwell Norton Ltd as President-Abrasives.
Anupam Vasudev is EVP,Star India
Star India of which CEO is Uday Shankar has appointed Anupam Vasudev as Executive Vice-president (EVP). He will oversee Marketing & Communications. He joined earlier this week. Hitherto, Vasudev was Regional Marketing Director-Asia, SC Johnson, USA.
Manoj Vidwans quits NDTV
NDTV Imagine EVP research marketing and communications Manoj Vidwans has reportedly quit.

Sonia got to see inter Party rivalry first hand!!!!
Though she'll say that in this there was BJP's hand!!!!
Hope Sonia can see the changes taking place!!!!
In the past such a thing could never have taken place!!!
Because in front of High Command all were on their best behavior!!!
How could they behave like this in front of Tyaag Murti and Party ka Savior???
One group was in actuality anti High Command,
Change in High Command's attitude karr rahe theh demand!!!
On the Deal front now Pawar and Laloo want Commies to be taken aboard!!!!
Why don't they realize that as Deal is with US on the Deal Commies cannot come on board??
Laloo and Pawar do not want Sarkaar to fall and they are also catering for tomorrow!!!
' Kyaa pathaa to come to power support form Commies they may have to borrow'!!!!
Both Laloo and Pawar are like brinjals in a thaali!!!!
Tomorrow they could by bajaoing for UNPA taali (applauding)!!!!
And that's why I wonder will Mulayam risk angering Commies by supporting UPA???
Because if Mulayam does this it'll be the death knell of UNPA!!!
The ball is basically in Sonia's court!!!
And she cannot decide whether to break up or not with Commies as per a report.
Gandhi Family Vote ….. for two and against one!!!!
Not sure who voted for the break up…. Sonia, her daughter or her son????
Speaking of her son….. happy birthday Rahul Baba,
Like Yuvraj you must put a ban on usage of the term Baba as you are no longer a baba!!!
And Congressis all over India put up a show to show their sycophancy!!!!
Something that Rahul is used to right form his infancy!!!!
Laloo is Rail Mantri so on his birthday they cut a train cake!!!!
As he aspires to be PM for Rahul 7 Race Course model cake karna tha make or bake!!!
Back to the Deal…… Pranab Da met Manu and showed him his empty katora or bowl!!!!
Lamented that rather than putting something in the katora Commies drilled in it a hole!!
As you know Pranab Da had gone to the Commies for support with a begging bowl!!!!!
And Commies spoke of ludicrous theories and drilled in the bowl a hole!!!
Like CPM said energy needs can be met via Indo Iran gas pipeline Deal,
They said that this Deal Indian should seal!!!!
Fact is Sonia has to decide so Manu ko kyon Pranab Da karr raha hai meet!!!!!
In UPA regime PM's chair non deciding PM ko karti hai seat!!!!
My guess is that September will be a crucial month…. election will be in March 2009,
And chances are Deal two Lame Ducks could sign!!!
Advani is right when he says this is a Lame Duck Sarkaar,
And this Duck has been sniped and shot at by one who is giving it support from bahaar!!
Waddled about on one leg,
Waddled and Commies ko karte rahe hai beg!!!!!
This Sarkaar will be known for its hobbling!!!!
And for its wobbling!!!!
It's wobbled every time the Commies have barked or bow-bowed!!!!!
To Commies diktats it's bowed!!!
Knowing fully well that for Commies India does not come first… not even second,
Whatever China or Russia says Indian Commies karte hai second!!!
In their mental podiums India does not stand,
Patha nahi Commies ko kaise some Indian karr sakthe hai stand!!!
Actual inflation is well into double digits,
As this Sakraar nervously fidgets!!!!
PC is now working on a new definition for inflation that will make it palatable!!!
Like……Inflation is magic that magically removes food from the table!!!!
Inflation is nothing but 'growing' pains ….don't our teeth get replaced!!!!
Hoping people will understand inflation better vis a vis Growth as growing pains all have faced!!!!
Or he'll market inflation saying its imported!!!!
Saying that by America all over the World this inflation has been exported!!!
Confucius says…. What else can you expect from a Vakeel????
Being the proverbial Vakeel he'll try to argue his way out and not look at ways to heal!!!!
Bharat Kumar

FORUM
Retirement age
I have been reading the views of various contributors both in favour and against the raising of retirement age to 65 or even 62. Most of these seem to have been prompted by casual emotions rather than any socio-economic assessment. This may be the main lacuna behind each blog having remained inconclusive. You see, for the last about one decade, there has been a complete ban on fresh recruitments, which is likely to continue for about next one decade also as the target is to reduce the staff level substantially owing to lesser needs of workforce due to computerisation and e-governance. On the other hand, due to longevity and considerable prospects of better living leading to improvement in health level etc, it appears to be too early to hang the shoes at the age of sixty. People retiring at this age invariably flood the market and get absorbed in the private sector pretty faster due to their rich experiences, committed loyalties and meager demands, which ultimately affects the employment prospects of younger generation that neither gets a job in govt nor in the private sector as plum jobs are lapped up by people retiring at sixty, who can easily work there for the next upto 10 years. In this process, when the government has already absolved itself of the role as an employment provider and left the jot to private sector, the prospects of new entrants are dwindling day by day. In these circumstances, it is beneficial both for the govt and the younger generation that the government should increase the retirement age to 65 or at least to 62 immediately. This way, the private sector jobs, at least, will be left entirely unencroached for the younger generation and older people will also be able to work respectably in government for a few years more. This situation will also be politically beneficial to all concerned as the employment potential will increase drastically for younger people and the welfare of the older government officials will also be taken care of for some more time. Thus this proposition would result in better voting pattern and also the increased level of economic prosperity for the society as a whole. And simultaneously, the government would also be saving a lot of money each year which can be diverted for investment in the infrastructure sector as also social welfare schemes, education, etc. A sizable amount of systematic investment each year can change the very scenario of the country in the next five years and then every body will realise that a small change can matter a lot in the long run. In view of the above, it is strongly advocated that the government should go ahead expeditiously and increase the retirement age to 65 or at least to 62 immediately; and then proceed further after reviewing the pros and cons after a couple of years…
SG Raoot
Age should be reduced
Please put an end to this useless topic of increasing the age of retirement. Barring two percent of Government officials, the rest simply pass the time in Government Offices. Show me one Department where the staff is present at 9.00 AM except the Hon'ble Finance Minister. His car is parked in front of Gate No. 2 sharp at 9.00 AM. Most of them come at 10.00 AM and leave at 5.00 PM. The CSSS is much better when it comes to Punctuality. It is high time that Government reduces the age of retirement to 58 and give chance to young and bright Graduates.
Radhika