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13 new DG level posts to be created in GoI ?
There is a proposal in the Government of India to create total 13 new posts of the DG level. Five posts have already been created three for the CRPF and two for the BSF.
Dr Zaidi to be DGCA ?
If all goes well Dr Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi will succeed Kanu Gohain as Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). 1976 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Dr Zaidi who is presently posted in International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal is returning soon.
Is Manipur Chief Secretary quitting ?
Grapevine has it that Manipur Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh is seeking VRS? He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre. One can only wait and watch.
Vikram Srivastava is new ITBP DG
Vikram Srivastava has taken over as new DG of the ITBP on Wednesday. He is 1973 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on May 1 )
Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma appointed Member of UPSC
Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.) and Ex Master General of Ordnance, Indian Army has been appointed as Member Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He was administered the oath of office on Wednesday by the Chairman, UPSC Subir Dutta.
( we said this on May 5 )
Rahul Gandhi's aides have no airs
There are two trusted lieutenants of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi who have no airs. They are Jitendra Singh Tanwar & Kanishka Singh. Both of them conduct themselves without flaunting their weight around.
Minister & Secretary at Loggerheads in the Petroleum Ministry
Grapevine has it that Murli Deora Indian Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Ministry's Secretary M S Srinivasan are at loggerheads these days.
Low profile is the hallmark of Ashok Chawla in Aviation sector
Low profile of Ashok Chawla-the Indian Civil Aviation department's Secretary has won him many accolades. Chawla while boarding a flight from any of the Airports, Chawla just goes there as a commoner & checks in. He carries his baggage too.
New post of CEO for Commonwealth Games ?
A new post of the CEO for a senior IAS officer is likely to be created for the ensuing Commonwealth Games.
UPSC Member post to go to Academician ?
Vacant post of UPSC Member retired IAS officer Bhure Lal is likely to go to an Academician. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reportedly made a desire to this effect.
New post of Additional Secretary in IT
A new post of Additional Secretary in the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Government of India has been created .
Three senior army officers loses to Gen Sharma ?
Retired Vice Chief of Air Force Gen Gokhale, Air Marshal Ahluwalia and retired Lt Gen Arvind Mahajan are believed to have lost to Gen Nirbhay Sharma (Retd) for the post of Member UPSC.
CBI has very high rate of conviction in the globe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has very high rate of conviction in the globe. It is estimated in 70 per cent of CBI related cases conviction takes place.
Post of Chairman Pollution Control Board
Prestigious post of the Chairman in the Central Pollution Control Board has been lying vacant for the last eight months. Advertisement for the post of Chairman Central Pollution Control Board has been advertised three times but no result , why ?.
Kamila is PMG Berhampur
SK Kamila has been appointed new Post Master General (PMG ) of Berhampur.
No IAS officer in Child and Women Welfare Ministry !
There was a time when Child and Women Welfare Department in the Government of India was dominated by IAS officers. Now the Minister Ms Renuka Chaudhry doesn't feel comfortable with the IAS officers. Barring one IAS officer Loveleen Kackar all the Joint Secretary and Director level officers in the Ministry are from other services. And Ms Kackar has also been now given unimportant work in the Ministry. Are the IAS officers not practical these days ?.
Ms Reema Prakash is now AG UP
Ms.Reema Prakash, IAAS (1992) has been posted as Accountant General, UP Lucknow. She was earlier Director in Finance Ministry.
Former CS appointed Chairman in Rajasthan
Former Rajasthan Chief Secretary M. L. Mehta has been appointed Chairman of the Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation.
IPS changes in Orissa
Binoy Behera has been removed as Commissioner of Police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack twin cities and appointed Bijay Kumar Sharma in his place. Surendra Panwar has been made IG CID.
Website by choice and convenience
The website of MOS&PI uploads the transfer/posting orders of ISS officers by choice and convenience. Those which might be jittery are safely kept in the cupboard. The posting of Madhubala, ADG despite her promotion was not uploaded (We said it on 29th March, 2008) and similar was the case of MVSm Ranganadhan, a senior Director whose transfer order was issued and cancelled during March in quick succession much to the ignorance of website viewers. Insiders say that ISS cadre with unparalleled sense of humour is also getting recognised for its immunity and opacity.
IAS postings in Uttarakhand
Amit Negi will be new DM of Nainital.R K Sudhanshu has been shifted to Mantralaya as Additional Secretary Home.
Rao is ADRM Asansol
T R K Rao, SA Grade/IRTS, on return from deputation has been posted to Eastern Railway as ADRM/Asansol.
43 IFS officers nominated
National Forest Academy, Dehradun, is organizing Advance Forest Management Training Courses for the IFS Officers of 1987 batch from 9th June to 20th June to update them on the issues of National and International significance in forestry. The prime objective of imparting this training is to enhance the vision and create awareness about the roles to be acquired by them in future. 43 officers have been nominated for the course.

S. No. Name of the Officer Cadre
1 Jitendra Kumar --------------------------AGMUT
2 Dr. A.K. Ambasht --------------------------AGMUT
3 T.V.Reddy --------------------------Assam & Meghalaya
5 Anil Kumar Maurya --------------------------Andhra Pradesh
6 N. Shyam Prasad --------------------------Andhra Pradesh
7 B.S. Yousuf Sharif --------------------------Andhra Pradesh
8 Mrs. S. Subramaniam --------------------------Chattisgarh
9 Prakash C. Pandey --------------------------Chattisgarh
10 Smt. B.V. Umadevi --------------------------Chattisgarh
11 Ajay Kumar Kadian --------------------------Haryana
12 V.S. Tanwar --------------------------Haryana
13 Ajay Kumar Lal --------------------------Himachal Pradesh
14 K.N. Thakur --------------------------Jharkhand
15 K.A.M. Noushad --------------------------Kerala
16 Rajiv Ranjan --------------------------Karnataka
17 Chandra Kant Patil --------------------------Madhya Pradesh
18 Pankaj Shrivastava --------------------------Madhya Pradesh
19 Rajesh Kumar --------------------------Madhya Pradesh
20 S.C. Silawat --------------------------Madhya Pradesh
21 M.K. Rao --------------------------Maharastra
22 R.S.Yadav --------------------------Maharastra
23 Dr. S.S. Shrivastava --------------------------Maharastra
24 S.G.Tembhurniar --------------------------Maharastra
25 Jagdish Singh --------------------------Manipur-Tripura
26 Dr. Khaizalian --------------------------Manipur-Tripura
27 Rajiv Kumar --------------------------Orissa
28 Sisir Kumar Ratho-------------------------- Orissa
29 Vidya Bhusan Kumar --------------------------Punjab
30 Mrs. Shruti Sharma --------------------------Rajasthan
31 Kayarat Mohan Das --------------------------Tamilnadu
32 Sanjaya Singh --------------------------Uttar Pradesh
33 Kuruvilla Thomas --------------------------Uttar Pradesh
34 Y.S.K.V.R.Seshu Kumar --------------------------Uttar Pradesh
35 Dr. S. Rama C. Reddy --------------------------Uttarakhand
36 Dr. Alka Bhargava --------------------------Assam & Meghalaya
37 G. Yadaih ------------------------------------Gujarat
38 S.K. Popli-------------------------- Orissa
39 R.S.C.Jayraj-------------------------- AGMUT
40 B.S. Kharmawphlang
41 A.A. Rama Rao Chaudhary --------------------------Andhra Pradesh
42 Sarvesh Singhal-------------------------- Jharkhand
43 D.K. Sinha --------------------------Haryana
Vir Sanghvi to re-join The Hindustan Times (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, noted journalist Vir Sanghvi is poised to re join the The Hindustan Times, at the helm of which is Mrs.Shobhna Bhartia.
Pak Defence Minister is Chairman of PIA (UPDATED)
Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhary Ahmad Mukhtar has been appointed Chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

Question paper for IAS examination
The UPSC could ask this question in their general knowledge paper for the IAS exam ---
Q1-- What is the difference ,if any, between Macmohan, Manmohan and Macdonald?
Q2---What is the difference , if any , between Aam admi, Kela admi and Amrud admi?
Q3--Compare and contrast Mamta, Jaya, Uma, Menaka, Sushma and Sonia with Jwalamukhi Devi, Chintpurni Devi, Vaihsno Devi, Kamakhya Devi, Kanchi Kamakshi and Madurai Meenakshi.
D Choudhury
IAS officers touching the feet of politicians
Through this platform I must remind all readers and visitors of this site, who are envying the IAS. What IAS gets always comes with a skill which you lesser mortals can never show. Today morning only two IAS officers were shown on a news channel touching feet of politicians! DM of Amreli was shown submitting before Modi whereas his counterpart of Bokaro was shown walking up to 'Guruji' and bowing before his feet!
Indeed a great feat! Probably this is why they need edge over the other services in salary etc. as recommended by the 6thCPC!
A Lesser mortals in Civil Services!
Disgusting IRS transfer policy
With reference to amendment in IRS transfer policy by Desilocal, I have to say that its truly a disgusting exercise. This year it could have been avoided. The file was deliberately moved by Ratneswar Prasad (Chairman prior to PK Misra)in collusion with RS and the present incumbent so as to not let PK Misra issue he orders of transfer postings in his one month tenure. While Misra wouldn't have liked to get into this mess of revising transfer guidelines, he was forcibly drawn into. The bureaucracy prevailed ultimately and they will drive their vested interests. Infact NB Singh and Mathoda deliberately went on leave in Misra one month tenure. Since they were a part of placement committee, the transfers couldn't be effected. Misra wanted to introduce a transparent mechanism to post honest officers at key posts and clean the administration. Unfortunately, no one let him do it. The department has lost a jewel after Misra's retirement. I have to also point out that the news item mentioned today regarding issue of transfer guidelines by Mathoda is incorrect. It is Misra who finalised the guidelines but couldn't issue the orders.
Anil Jain
IRS policy to create more problems
This IRS transfer posting policy is likely to generate litigation unprecedented in the history of Government of India .IRS officers will suffer more than the taxpayers due to confusing stand and lack of clarity. Many officers have drafted their petitions also. There are many loopholes in the policy and it may effectively be nonstater. Already its content has been violated in probationers order.
S Kumar
Why should there be injustice ?
Amit Kumar is opposed to the thought : "Why should Secretary level posts be attached to any particular service? All posts of the level of Joint Secretary and above should be made open to all services while giving special preference to some technical expertise such as Home to IPS".
It is a matter of regret and consternation that (presumably) junior officers are so ill informed/ advised that they cannot join the debate without making errors of fact. This robs any debate of substance. For the benefit of officers of such ilk and even for general public awareness, may I make the factual position clear once again: the fact is that in India, Secretary level posts, or for that matter Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary/ Director/Deputy Secretary posts in the Central Secretariat are generally not encadred in any service. These are already "open" posts and have been so always, so there is no need to "open" them up! Theoretically, anybody can be appointed to these posts, not only IAS officers. Period. That is how IRS (Krishnamurthy: Secy Company Affairs), IAAS (Jung: Secretary Civil Aviation), Technocrat (Shahi: Secretary Power) officers have been Secretaries to the Government in the recent past. There is a Central staffing scheme through which such posts are mainly filled up and all organised Group A services and the Central Secretariat Service participate in the scheme (this includes the IAS!). All officers from all these organised Group A Services are on deputation to the Central government (including the IAS). The problem is that the IAS has become so entrenched in this system that by hook and by crook, they stall/ twist the (empanelment) process in the Central Staffing scheme for others and hog all the top posts through devious means. That is what the others do not like and justifiably so. Why should there be injustice and iniquity?
A K Singh
Meaning of meeting of three Service Chief with CS !
The three Service chiefs have met the Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Civil services (read IAS). The very fact that the Cabinet secretary belongs to the IAS militates against any hope of justice that the armed forces (or the IPS/IRS/IAAS etc) might be (foolishly) harbouring. It is also against the well defined principles of natural justice- "none shall be a judge in his own cause". Why is it that the time honoured principles of natural justice are given the short shrift where the parochial interests of the IAS are concerned? Are only the IPS/ IRS/ IAAS governed by rules (drafted by the IAS!) and no rules exist for the IAS? For example, why is there a rule only for the IAS to join the Private/ NGO sector at private sector salaries with lien on their service, why is it not extended to the IFS (Foreign Service)/IRS/ IAAS (no policeman has ever been granted this benefit either). Why are most Secretary/ Additional Secretary level posts hogged by the IAS despite the posts being "open" posts theoretically available to all Services? During the old days, when the Finance and Commerce Pool existed (before Morarji Desai's Government abolished it circa 1978)officers belonging to the Pool from the IRS, IAAS also became Secretaries to the Government. Alas, nowadays, officers from batches six years junior may be lording it over their seniors in most Ministries. It is a question of whither natural justice for non-IAS. The IAS has become a state within a state. This was never the intention and never envisaged, nor is it as per any rules. It's just "might is right" and "entrenched is in". It may be beyond even an Ambedkar to correct the iniquitous system. Long live the Indian Automatic Service!
Vijay Kumar
What is the answer ?
About the piece on GOD in the whisper above, no one really knows whether god belongs to the UP cadre of the IAS or not, but one does know for sure that the captain of the ship - the Cabinet Secretary - belongs to God's Own Country!
HS
Services of Naresh Dayal should be utilized for petroleum
At a time when Energy security is of paramount importnace and also needed to manage the inflation, the petro dollar crisis ,it is necessary that world renowned experts such as Dayal are utilised in their area of expertise. There are many competent officers to handle the Health portfolio.
Dr Sanjay Singh
Good Luck to Sayan Chatterjee
Congrats Sir for being appointed as DG, SAI. Sayan Chaterjee is a very knowledgeable officer. I have had the privilege of working with him as DDG Administration in BIS. He has very high capabilities and show results if given support from the top. Sir, I again wish you good luck.
Deepak Singh

UPA Government has told the Commies Nuclear Deal is dead …. RIP,
Remains in Indeterminate Postponement is the actual full-form of RIP!!!
India has to go Nuclear and Deal has to be inked!!!!
In the face off with Commies Congress has blinked!!
Hopefully when the NDA comes to power,
Deal will be inked and to Commie pressures NDA will not cower!!!
Commies don't want India to progress and so to any Nuclear Deal they'll say no!
And NDA like its done in the past will show Commies the door and tell them to go!!!
So in the end Manmohan's boast was just an empty one!!!!
In the end quest for power won!!!
But why blame puppet Manmohan Singh???
Blame the one who pulls the puppet's string!!!
Sonia Ji you have to tell the Nation why you've compromised on the Nation's kall????
And to solve India 's Nuclear needs what in your valued opinion is the hull (solution)!!!
In the end its Congress ka haath apne saath,
Aur Desh ki future ko maari Congress ne laath!!!
Congress can say what if wants but on resignation of its UP MP Congress is shaken!!!!
Worry is that what if one MPs step karre others ko bhi awaken!!!
Viewing the fact that in UP Congress has no future,
Some more Congress Leaders with other Parties pacts karr sakte hai suture!!
And the view in Congress is that for Gandhis Rae Bareilly and Amethi are Uttar Pradesh,
From their actions this is the sandesh!!!
So Ma and Beta need to sit down and brainstorm!!!
Or in UP they should be prepared for a storm!!!
Because in politics self interest takes the first ten places,
First ten places self interest or selfishness graces!!!
And in coming election if Congress fails,
Then there could be a drastic cut in 'Sonia and Yuvraj hails'!!!!
Sonia Ji its indeed unwise to take for granted such a selfish lot,
My prediction is that for both Ma and Beta matters within the Party could get hot!!
In the Congress hive isn't the real Queen selfish objectives or goals???
Congress Bees, Queen, Yuvraj and workers, are the most selfish souls!!!
In Karnataka BJP must show the people the ground reality!!!
Congress to run India into the ground has shown its ability!!!
Show Gowda Papa and Beta duo are untrustworthy,
To stab in the back they've shown they are 'very worthy'!!!
A playback of the Gowda flip flop will show what they both really are,
In fact on such politicians and politicking there should be a bar!!!
They say Big B and Amar Singh have drawn up a hit list for Big B's Blog,
It's more like a hatchet man's log!!!
Amar wants Big B to use his shayri but Big B has refused,
He knows what will be the result if Amar's shayri is used!!!
People only do wah wah of Amar's shayri when he pays them in cash and/or kind,
Fifty percent for the wah wahs and fifty percent for driving them crazy in the mind!!
If you haven't had Vadaa Pau, Pau Bhaji and Bhel Puri,
Zindagi aap ki hai adhuri!!!
Cheap, tasty , sweat inducing and consumed by all,
Rich and poor and by those joh apne aap ko angrez karte hai call!!!
Confucius says…….Some eat it khullam khulla and some hide and eat,
Next morning all bear same burning effect sitting ' in the open or Indian style or on a Western toilet seat'!!!!!
Bharat Kumar

CORPORATE
Mallya appointed CMD of Bank of Baroda
M. D. Mallya has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank of Baroda. Earlier he was CMD of the Bank of Maharashtra.
( We said this on March 14 )
Radha Singh appointed Director of YES Bank
Ms Radha Singh has been appointed as an independent Director on the board of YES Bank. She is retired 1968 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Praveen Kumar is now GM Taj Hotel,Udaipur
Resident Manager of the Taj Mahal Hotel ,New Delhi Praveen Kumar has been posted as General Manager of the Taj Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur.
Bharath returns to the Centre
MD of the Cochin International Airport S. Bharath is going back to the Centre after his three-year deputation.
Ramana appointed WDTV
Venkat Ramana has been appointed as Head of Affiliate Relations Disney Television International, India (WDTVI) for India and South Asia.
Prabhakar Mundkur is CEO, Percept/H
Percept/H. has promoted Prabhakar Mundkur from Chief Operating Officer (COO) to Chief Executive officer (CEO). He has succeeded Ajay Chandwani who was inducted on the Board of PerceptH & was designated as Executive Director.
SAIL Mines receive five National Safety AwardsTwo iron ore mines and one limestone mine of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have received National Safety Awards for their commendable performance in maintaining the safety standard in the mines. President of India Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave away the awards at a function held for giving the National Safety Award (Mines) -2004, '05 and '06, at Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi on May 7,2008.SAIL's Kiriburu Iron Ore Mine, Kalta Iron Mine, and Kuteshwar Limestone Mines, which are operating under the Raw Materials Division of SAIL, have received the awards. Company's Director (Personnel and In-Charge RMD), G. Ojha, and Executive Director, RMD, K. Kapoor were present on the occasion. Kiriburu Iron Ore Mine bagged two awards for the Longest Accident Free Period (LAFP) consecutively for 2004 and 2005. For Lowest Injury Frequency Rate (LIFR) Kalta Iron Mine received two awards consecutively for 2005 and 2006, and in the same category Kuteshwar Limestone Mine bagged one award for the year 2005.On behalf of the Kiriburu Iron Ore Mine, K. Maity, General Manager Tiwary, Mining Mate and B. K. L. Das, Mines-foreman received the awards. T K Guha Roy, General Manger, Kalta Iron Mine, along with R. Nigam, Mines Manager; K. K. Garnayak and S. Nayak, both Foreman received the awards. H. S. Prasad, General Manager, and G. Singh, Mines-foreman received the award for Kuteshwar Limestone Mine.Later In the afternoon, SAIL's Director (Personnel and In-Charge RMD), G. Ojha congratulated and felicitated the team for winning the awards.
S Narasimhan is Senior Partner,R.K. Swamy BBDO
S Narasimhan has assumed the charge as Senior Partner of RK Swamy BBDO, Chennai. Earlier he was Vice-President of Hansa Outdoor, Mumbai.

POWERGRID adopts six ITIs in three states (UPDATED)

Spurred by its newly acquired Navratna status, India's Central Transmission Utility Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is R.P.Singh, has embarked on a major CSR initiative by adopting six Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in three states. Three ITIs (Two Nos existing and one no. new) will be adopted in the State of Bihar and one no. each in the States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. POWERGRID will bring into play its rich pool of experience in power engineering to assist in revision of old curricula, development of new curriculum to make ITIs market driven, upgrading the skill of instructors, providing guest faculty, helping ITI in development of specification of equipment, 'on-the-job' training/ Industrial visits to trainees, etc. This unique programme, aimed at promoting quality technical education, reaffirms the social commitment of POWERGRID, which prides itself on being a responsible corporate citizen. Whenever calamities of extraordinary scale have plundered the country and rendered millions homeless, POWERGRID has generously deployed its resources to provide succour to the devastated areas. During the 1999 super-cyclone in Orissa and the massive Gujarat earthquake of 2001, POWERGRID swung into action with tremendous alacrity to assist in relief operations. In 2004, when massive waves caused by the Tsunami wreaked havoc in vast swathes of the country, POWERGRID responded with promptness and vigour to reach the needy in time. In accordance with the welfare policy guidelines, Women employees of POWERGRID are encouraged to take active part in the 'Mahila Samitis' involved in upliftment of underprivileged and downtrodden people. Training was recently imparted to physically challenged women at Western Region for making leather goods. The company has also been making an information campaign against Female infanticide among rural areas around Chekkanoorani Substation Madurai, a region notorious for this inhuman practice among rural people. POWERGRID has within the overall corporate ethics internalized the principles of sustainable development. A corporate Environmental and Social Policy and Procedures has been developed since 1998 and adopted to address the environment and socio-economic issues arising from its activities. The company towards it social responsibility missions ensures that it acts as socially responsible corporate entity with thrust on environment protection, community development, and energy conservation.

Child India launched (UPDATED)
A monthly magazine titled "Child India" has been launched by Media Transasia India Ltd in collaboration with Meredith Corporation (MDP), one of America's leading media and marketing companies.