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404 Scientists quit DRDO ?
If informed sources are to be believed over 400 Scientists have left the DRDO during the last few years.
Sarna appointed Ambassador to Israel
Navtej Singh Sarna presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Israel.He is 1980 batch IFS officer.
( We said this on January 19 )
Jain is new DGP of TamilNadu
K.P. Jain has been appointed new Director General of Police in TamilNadu.1971 batch IPS officer Jain would replace P. Rajendran, who is retiring on March 31.
1978 batch IAS to be ACS in Chhattisgarh
DPC to promote 1978 batch IAS officers to the rank of ACS is taking place in Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Bose gets ACS rank in Kerala
C.V. Ananda Bose 1977 batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, has been given the Chief Secretary's grade. He is Additional Secretary in the Union Agriculture Department.
Former UP CS Chargesheeted
The CBI has chargesheeted the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, Akhand Pratap Singh, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of his income
AP Govt seeks IRS officers
The Andhra Pradesh Government has sought a panel of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers who are in the pay scale of Rs.14300-18300...................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com ).
Shortage of IPS officers in J & K
The total authorised strength of IPS officers in J & K is 135 but only 112 officers were in position. They include 65 local and 47 non-local officers. 11 IPS officers are on central deputation.
Jaideep Govind to go UK
1984 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Jaideep Govind is going to UK to attend two weeks course in Royal Institute of Public Administration.
Lavasa's exhibition to be inaugurated on March 30
A three day exhibition of Novel and Ashok Lavas's photographs will be inaugurated on March 30 at Stainless Gallery ,New Delhi.Ashok Lavasa is 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Ahlawat returns to Haryana
DIG Chandigarh Administration Antar Singh Ahlawat is back to the parent Haryana cadre. He is 1992 batch IPS officer.
Yudhvir Singh is new DIG in Chandigarh Administration
1993 batch UT cadre IPS officer Yudhvir Singh has been appointed new DIG Chandigarh Administration.
Retired officials to plunge into politics in Orissa
Over half a dozen retired IAS and IPS officers are planning to join active politics in Orissa.
Shrivastava is new SSP in Chandigarh
Sudhanshu Shekhar Srivastava has been appointed new SSP Security and Traffic in Chandigarh. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
Avdhesh Kumar Singh is Director Horticulture in MP
Avdhesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director Agriculture by Madhya Pradesh Government. Singh who is a Madhya Pradesh cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS)officer was so far CCF in the office of Additional PCCF, Bhopal.
Bhaskar relieved to join GoI
1981 AP cadre IAS officer V. Bhaskar has been relieved to join the Centre on deputation to serve in the 13th Finance Commission. ..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com ).
IPS transfers in MP
As many as five IPS officers were transferred by the Madhya Pradesh Government.They are:Vijay Yadav IG Lok Ayukta to IG PHQ. Ms.Reena Mitra IG Administration to IG MP Bhawan Delhi,Dr.R.K.Garg IG MP Bhawan Delhi to IG PHQ,U.R.Netam IG Training to IG RAPTC Indore & H.S.Pawar IG- RAPTC Indore to IG Training.
Four DIGs of 1989 batch promoted as IGs in MP
The Madhya Pradesh Government has promoted four DIGs as IGs(all from 1989 batch)They are:Ajay Sharma on promotion has been posted as IG Economic Offences , G.P. Singh on promotion will be IG in the Lokayukta's office, Rajesh Chawla on promotion comes to PHQ & Sanjay V Mane on promotion has been posted as IG in MPSEB, Jabalpur.
Kallam is CMD of AP Transco
Ajeya Kallam has taken over as CMD of AP Transco. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.
PROF. L.M.Patnaik is new VC,Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
Professor L.M. Patnaik has assumed the charge of Vice Chancellor of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune. Sixty-one year old Prof. Patnaik served as a Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore since July 1986 before taking over the new assignment.A doctorate in Computer Systems and Architecture, Prof. Patnaik brings with him a rich experience of 37 years at the IIS, Bangalore in Parallel and Distributed Computing, Computer Architecture, CAD of VLSI Systems, Theoretical Computer Science, Real-Time Systems, Soft Computing and Computational Neuroscience. He has published over 600 papers in international journals and conference proceedings and has been intimately involved in a large number of government-sponsored research projects. Besides Prof. Patnaik is a co-author of ten books in the areas of VLSI System Design and Parallel Computing. He has also been the President of the Advanced Computing and Communications Society and the Computational Intelligence Society of India.Prof. Patnaik has won several awards and laurels including the Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award in 1989, the Fourth Sir C V Raman Memorial Lecture Award in 2000, the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award for Engineering and Technology in 1999, the FICCI Award for Innovation in Material Science, Applied Research and Space Science for 2001-2002 and the Indian Science Congress Association's Srinivasa Ramanujan Birth Centenary Award for 2007-2008.

Murder of ACP Rajbir Singh of Delhi police at the hands of property dealer Vijay Bhardwaj following his reported failure to repay lacs of rupees invested by Rajbir Singh in his real estates business and allegedly threatening messages sent to him as per print and electronic media reports are indicative of messy affairs in police department. How come Delhi police which has sophisticated snooping devices, vast network of informers and could catch/encounter the terrorists at planning stage itself was totally clueless about mega financial dealings of its own high profile decorated officers. And whether it was an isolated case or just a tip of the iceberg can only be guessed at this stage. When police officials have been given vast powers under various laws ,and effective mechanism not in place to ensure that they do not become law unto themselves, such things are bound to happen. Absence of senior officers at the time of cremation and their total silence is also quite intriguing. To bring things under control, Kiran Bedi should be recalled from voluntary retirement and made Commissioner of Delhi police .

Sudhir Chopra ..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com ).
Promotion process of DANIPS
The promotional process of DANIPS needs an urgent attention of MHA. The cadre issues need to be addressed urgently to bring sense of justice and respect in the mind of DANIPS officers. They are lagging behind not only to other group b services but also much from danics.if any direct officer of DANIPS is deprived of his first promotion for more thatn 20 years what ever his personlity is, he becomes acutely frustrated and alienated from the system.
S R Rawat
MHA and DANIPS
The enertia of MHA makes DANIPS litigious with no concrete gain bringing entire service cadre management process to a grinding halt. When we ask MHA to break this impasse, they tell us their helplessness citing litigations. this is very cunning answer to escape their failure being exposed. The direct officers of this service do not have a civil list for a decade. Is their any service which have no civil list and who gets benfits if there is no seniority list obviously promotee officers. This is one such glaring example. Is any all India service seniorty list remains supended for a decade because frivilous litigations. This happens with us.
A P Sen..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com ).........................................................

From Maharajah lounge to the Maharajah flight--
(Sanjeev Majupuria-Editor,whispersinthecorridors.com)
From Maharajah lounge to the Maharajah flight.This is how one can sum up his journey on Air India's Nonstop flight AI-101/AI-102 on Delhi-New York & New York -Delhi flights. Though,the flight was introduced on February 8,2008;it continues to gain popularity. It may be stated here that Air India had launched the non-stop flight to New York from Mumbai on August 1,2007.
The Air India is the first Airline in the Indian aviation sector to launch the non stop flight on Delhi-New York & New York -Delhi sector.The 14 hour haul is not as long as it sounds when one hears about it for the first time.The experience of a new level of luxury while travelling on the Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) aircraft is worth sharing with high fliers.Boeing 777-200 LR is the most deluxe aircraft in the world at present.One who walks with waves of time can succeed,but in case of this flight it will be no exaggeration to say that those who want to dispose of their official work and return to Delhi or New York can conveniently do so within two days.Only a word of caution is that while aboard flight one must make sure that he sleeps for about six hours(either way).Otherwise,you are going to miss that luxury of sleeping while over flying the North Pole.
The 238-seater aircraft that flies between the Indian capital and the "Big Apple" has eight first class seats, 35 executive class seats & 195 economy class seats.The flight departs from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 0030 hrs (IST) and lands at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport at 0545 hrs. (New York Time). It departs from New York at 1600 hrs. (New York Time) and touches Delhi at 1630 hrs. (IST) the next day.In either cases I found the flight to be quite convenient.
This was best testified by Arun K.Bajoria President "JKTyre"with whom I had the privilege to travel on the long haul from New York to Delhi.Bajoria said "this is my third trip on this sector ever since the flight has been started & I am delighted to see that the flight is evoking a very good response." Replying to a question Arun K.Bajoria said "I have noticed that in every flight number passengers has been increasing."..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com )
Those travelling by Premium Class- First & Executive,can conveniently remain E-connected with the world,as the Air India's Maharajah lounge is equipped with computers with internet. One can have anything from bottled water to beverages besides choicest of whiskey & liquors .There are a variety starters which definitely tickle palates of passengers.Once you are aboard the flight you are ushered into a luxurious environs of the ultra modern aircraft.Claim to fame for flights on this sector other than shortening distance between Delhi & New York, is that a red Carpet welcome is given to passengers of all classes.It varies from Premium class to Economy Class,but the cabin crew pays personal attention to each passenger.Logistics for trip either way were meticulously planned by Air India's Director for Corporate Communication Jitendra Bhargawa,D.S.Kohli Executive Director (ED)Northern Region,Andy Bhatia New York based Area Passenger Sales Manager & Sanjay Sharma Chief Manager Corporate Communication(based in Delhi).

Muthuraman is IIT Kharagpur Chairman
B. Muthuraman, Managing Director of Tata Steel, has been nominated as the Chairman of IIT Kharagpur.
SCI gives interim dividend of Rs.101.78 crore
The Indian Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways T.R. Baalu received from S. Hajara, Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), a cheque for the Interim Dividend of 45% declared by the Company for the Financial Year 2007-08, amounting to Rs. 101.78 crore.The SCI is also in the process of implementing an end-to-end integrated IT system covering its entire operations. The Company has also been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification for implementing a company-wide quality management system.
Pawan Varshney is President, ABP
The Ananda Bazar Patrika(ABP) group has roped in Pawan Varshney as President for its English magazines
POWERGRID signs MoU with Ministry of Power for FY 2008-09
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID) and Ministry of Power, Govt. of India on March 28.2008 detailing various targets to be achieved by POWERGRID during FY 2008-09. The MoU has been signed by Anil Razdan, Secretary (Power), Government of India and Dr. R.P. Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, POWERGRID.Physical targets set forth for POWERGRID in the MoU 2008-09 include addition of about 5,500 Circuit Kms. of Extra High Voltage transmission lines & about 6,300 MVA of transformation capacity. This will also facilitate strengthening of National Power Grid. The financial targets envisage a Turnover of about Rs. 5,400 Crore, 18% higher than previous year.POWERGRID, the Central Transmission Utility of the country, has been consistently rated in the highest bracket ("Excellent") based on its actual performance vis-à-vis the targets in MoU signed with Ministry of Power since signing of its first MoU in 1993-94. POWERGRID has been awarded the prestigious "MoU Excellence Award" by Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises for six years, i.e. 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. For FY 2006-07 also, POWERGRID has been chosen for the "MoU Excellence Award" and in fact, is the only utility under Ministry of Power to get the award based on all round performance.
MBE conferred on Agra Architect ..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com ).
Bajrang Bahadur Mathur, popularly known as Baj was awarded Member of British Empire (MBE) by the Queen of England, at Buckingham Palace, London, recently. This is in recognition of his 12 years of service to the community as a Member of the Hillingdon Carers.Baj, along with his wife Sharda, tirelessly served and cared his elderly mother for many years who suffered from Dementia and Parkinson diseases until she died. It is during this time Baj came in contact with Hillingdon Carers, a local charity with a mission to support Carers. He joined the organisation and was its Chairman from 1996 to 2007. Hillingdon Carers provides an integrated, comprehensive and effective service to the Carers through which they receive financial, emotional and practical support. When asked who is a Carer? Baj said that a Carer is a person of any age that takes on the responsibility of looking after persons who are unable to manage their daily life because of illness, disability, special need or frailty. The carers are unpaid irrespective of the hours of care they give. The task of supporting Carers is huge as it is estimated that there are some 6 million Carers in the UK, One in eight persons is a Carer and approximately 1,000 more people become Carers every day.Baj further said that many Carers don't even regard themselves as Carers as they think that they are only caring for their either child, husband, wife, partner, father, mother, friend or a neighbour. These are the hidden Carers in our community who may not be aware of the help and support they provide. The main problem for Carers is that they don't get rest. There are Carers who are looking after relatives 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Many of them don't get proper sleep. Hillingdon Crossroads can be called upon to send a care worker to the house to relieve the Carer for few hours or if needed for the night.Mathur has recently been elected to the Board of Director of Hillingdon Crossroads. This charity is a leading provider of respite to Carers of all age groups and disabilities in their homes. Professionally Baj is a retired Chartered Architect and Town Planner. He has worked with the Harrow Council till his retirement in 1993. He is still a member of the Executive Committee of Harrow Heritage Trust which is an amenity society. The aim of the Trust is to protect, preserve, restore and enhance the land and buildings of historic and architectural interest as well as areas of ecological, scientific and environmental importance. Bajrang Bahadur Mathur, born on January 1,1938 in Saharanpur, educated in Barielly, Agra, Bombay & London. He was in Agra for his professional education during 1956-60 at the School of Architecture and Town planning, which was founded by P.L Sharma, the then retired Chief Architect for the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Although this school does not exist any more, P.L Sharma's legacy lives on through the work of his disciples all over the world including that of Bajrang in the United Kingdom and by Sashi Bhushan Shiromany, Suraj Agarwal and Sharmaji's own son S.P. Sharma in Agra.
POWERGRID sign US$600 million loan with World Bank
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID), the Central Transmission Utility, under the aegis of Ministry of Power, Government of India has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for USD 600 Million on March 28, 2008. Loan Agreement has been signed by Dr. R.P. Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, POWERGRID and Ms. Isabel M. Guerrero, Country Director, India, The World Bank, in the presence of officials from Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Power. Government of India has extended guarantee for this loan.The loan will be utilized to fund a basket of POWERGRID's transmission projects during XI plan, which shall strengthen the transmission system in the power deficits regions of India and also enhance the inter-regional power transmission capacity in the country.POWERGRID, which is responsible for developing and operating Regional and National Transmission Grid, spanning across the length and breadth of the country, has a long association with The World Bank. POWERGRID has earlier availed loans from The World Bank for about USD 1.7 billion for various transmission projects.
V.Pattanayak elected new Chairman of the BhSE
In accordance with the direction of SEBI, the Board of Directors of the Bhubaneswar Stock Exchange was reconstitued with Vivekananda Pattanayak, IAS (Rtd) as Chairman.Others elected to the eight members BoD are K.Ravindra , Company Secretary, NALCO, B.K.Mohapatra of UCCI, Deelip K.Chaudhury , Asha Manjari Mishra,Shankar Lal Agrawala and the CEO of BhSE , Debaraj Biswal as ex-officio member.Pattanayak was the administrator of BhSE.
DCOL gets ISO-9001-2000 Certification..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com ).
State Public Sector Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa Limited (IDCOL) has got the ISO-9001-2001 from DNV , Netherland. It's subsidiaries - IDCOL Kalinga Iron Works Limited,(IKIWL), IDCOL Software Limited (ISL), IDCOL Ferro-Chrome and Alloys Limited (IFCAL) and its two mines have also got the prestigious Certification from NDV.
Rahul Khanna is Sr.VP,Zee Sports
Rahul Khanna has joined Zee Sports as Senior Vice President, Sales.