Relevant, timely and no nonsense source of information.
Thanks for all the effort. Fantastic site. keep it up.
Nipun
BUREAUCRACY, POLITICS AND CORPORATE WORLD AT ONE PLACE
ADVERTISE ON-WHISPERSINTHECORRIDORS.COM
Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com> & <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.co

Ms Jalaja is new Secretary AYUSH
Ms S Jalaja has been appointed new Secretary of AYUSH in the Government of India. She is 1974 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
( We said this on September 7 )
Amitabh Jain to be Joint Secretary Commerce
Amitabh jain is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary Commerce on a newly created post. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Order of Ranjit Sinha this week
Official order of the appointment of 1974 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer Ranjit Sinha to the post of DG RPF is expected to be issued this week.
Kackar to join Appellate Tribunal ?
Dinesh Kackar, 1974 batch IRS (C&CE), is likely to join as Member of the Appellate Tribunal (Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002) in place of BK Srivastava. Tenure of Srivastava ended last month.
Srivastava to join leading professional firm ?
Outgoing Member of the Appellate Tribunal (Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002) is likely to join as Consultant of a leading Professional Firm.
IRAS chief to retire this month end
Chief of the IRAS Sudha Chobe is retiring by this month end. She is 1970 batch IRAS officer.
Is FM annoyed with SBI CMD ?
Top banking circles believe that Finance Minister P Chidambaram is not happy with State Bank of India Chief O P Bhat these days. What could be the reason ?.
Posting of 1976 batch IRS (C&CE) next month
Posting of 1976 batch IRS officers (C&CE) to the rank of Chief Commissioner will be done in December.
Brig Ranji joins NSG
Brig Ranji has joined the National Security Guards (NSG) as DIG.
KC Arun Prasad to join IGNFA, Dehradun
KC Arun Prasad on Central deputation is going to be an Associate Professor of the Dehradun based Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA). He is an Indian Forest Service(IFS) officer of the 1997 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Delhi to see new regime, feel bureaucrats
Bureaucrats feel that in the ensuing assembly polls of Delhi, it is quite unlikely that the Congress party may do hat trick by retaining power.
What happens when bureaucrats run the show?
What happens in state assembly elections when bureaucrats of that state run the Government. It is believed that wherever bureaucrats governed, ruling party will get defeated in assembly polls like in the states of Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and J&K.
Media tycoon in trouble ?
In current global recession, one of the big big media tycoon of India, who is front runner in business channel segment, is in deep trouble due to stock market tumble. According to sources, he has invested much more money from his pocket as well as public money in stock market & bonds . . . . but in sink market his 80% investment washed out in recent times. He doesn't know what to do and what not ! Nowadays, he is facing huge cash liquidity problem. It is learnt
Players in coal sector adopt wait & watch stand
Players in the Indian Coal sector have adopted the approach of wait & watch because on December 1,2008, C Balakrishnan (1974 batch) IAS from the Himachal Pradesh cadre will succeed HC Gupta. However, till then there is a lull in the Coal sector.
Fate of Shibu Soren Government hinges on Delhi
Fate of the Shibu Soren Chief Minister Jharkhand hinges on political atmosphere in the Indian capital city of Delhi.
Psephologists much in demand
Even though Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned exit polls that are carried out by media industry, psephologists are much in demand. It is so because of ensuing assembly polls in six states.
6 assembly polls are akin to mini general election
Forthcoming assembly polls in six states are being viewed by political pundits as mini general elections.
Bhasin and Malhotra promoted as Additional Secretary
VK Bhasin, Joint Secretary in Legislative Counsel, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Legilslative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice. P.K. Malhotra, Joint Secretary and Legal Adviser has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Law & Justice.
Both the officers belong to the Indian Legal Service of the Government of India. While VK Bhasin is on deputation with TRAI, PK Malhotra is holding additional charge as Chairperson of the Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. These appointments are effective from the date they take over charge in their respective Departments.
Nine IAS officers get selection grade in Orissa
As many as nine 1995 Batch IAS officers belonging to Orissa Cadre have been promoted to selection grade . They are: Bishnu Pada Sethi,Sushil Kumar Lohani, Laxmi Narayan Nayak,Ashok Kumar Sahu,Ambika Prasad Mishra , Kishore Chandra Barik,Biswajit Mishra, Soumya Prasad Mishra and Rabindra Narayan Dash.
IAS changes in TamilNadu
Virudhunagar has been appointed Joint Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.K. Raghupathi has been posted as Collector, Virudhunagar. The services of Theni Collector Shunchonngam Jatak Chiru, IAS, have been placed at the disposal of the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation for appointment as ED.P. Muthuveeran will now be Collector, Theni.
Retired IAS officer joins BJP in MP
Retired 1976 batch IAS officer Hoshiyar Singh has joined the BJP in Madhya Pradesh.
1989 batch IAS empanelment meeting
Meeting for the empanelment of 1989 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India is taking place today.

CORPORATE
Director (Marketing ) Coal India interview today
PESB will start two day interview for the post of Director (Marketing) Coal India from Monday.
Term of existing panel for banks' top brass expires
Term of existing panel for selecting top brass in public sector banks has expired.
Bharat Forge & Alstom joining hands
Bharat Forge & Alstom group are joining hands for a synergy in the power sector.A pact between both groups is going to be signed in Delhi on November 10, 2008 in Delhi.Indian Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will be the Chief Guest at the ceremony.Guests of honour will be Prithviraj Chvan Indian Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office(PMO) ,Jairam Ramesh Minister of State for Power, Power Secretary Anil Razdan & Rakesh Nath Chairman Entral Electricity Authority(CEA).
Gupta appointed CMD of United Bank of India
Satish C Gupta has taken over as new CMD of United Bank of India. He was earlier the Executive Director of Bank of Baroda .
( We said this on October 16 and again on November 4)
Garg is new CMD of Corporation Bank
Jag Mohan Garg has been appointed new CMD of Corporation Bank. Prior to this he was Executive Director of Punjab National Bank..
( We said this on October 17 and again on November 4 )
Narendra is ED of Bank of India
Narendra, General Manager, Corporation Bank, has been appointed as Executive Director of Bank of India.
Bakshi is new ED of Bank of Baroda
Rajeev Kumar Bakshi, currently General Manager, Bank of India, has been appointed as Executive Director, Bank of Baroda.
NHDC function
NHDC under its Corporate Social Responsibility programme is continuously working for upliftment of the poor & vulnerable people of the Society. In continuation to this, the Corporation has taken the decision to bear the educational expenditure for one year of class 9th & 10th standard students under school's "Manas Putra Yojna" of Acharya Shri Ram School run by Gayatri Shaktipeeth. Accordingly D.S.Chauhan, General Manager (Human Resources), NHDC presented a cheque of Rs.18,000/- to the principal of the school Mrs.Durgawati Garg on 06.11.2008. On the ocassion Chauhan said that children are future of the Country and we are decicated to help poor children realize their dreams.
Arun Kapoor quits Big TV
Arun Kapoor has reportedly resigned from Big TV where he was CEO and President.
Mahesh Prasad is acting Big TV
As the grapevine has it after resignation by Arun Kapoor President Big TV,Mahesh Prasad has been made acting President.

Forum
A real shocking news
RK Ojha's transfer is a real shocking news for CSS officers and a great loss to DOPT particularly at a time when the CSS was getting a shape and new life. I think the decision to shift RK Ojha from DOPT needs to be reconsidered.
A CSS officer
Graft galores!
It is not my intention to offend my colleagues in the IRS (IT) but a thought for introspection on our current taxation system and its credibility. I recently conducted an informal survey with some of the reputed CA firms of the national capital with whom I had some close interaction consequent to my current assignment. It was painful to note that three of these reputed firms had handled around 75 cases of assessment and as per their claims not a single assessment was finalized without graft. It would not be appropriate on my part to share some of the comments passed during the course of conversations I had with them but these were of course not very complimentary to our current tax system. So despite so much of talks about making the tax system simpler and transparent the rought within still continuing unchecked and common man's faith in the system is dwindling with every passing day. Can we think a fresh on reforming the tax system rather than vehemently debating on inter services issues.
AK
Open debate for Prime Ministership of India
On the analogy of the practice followed in the USA in their last Presidential election, can we not organise a similar face-to-face debate in India among the various Prime Ministerial aspirants like Dr Manmohan Singh, the present de jure PM of India,(or alternatively Rahul Gandhi, another hopeful going by Arjun Singh's yardstick),the de facto power behind the throne if any , L K Advani, Madam Mayawati and last but not the least, Mulayam Singh Yadav, if compulsions of realpolitik demand so. Let them all prove their mettle by responding to volley of questions from the special invitees consisting of intellectuals, educationists journalists, psychologists etc. Let this open debate be no-holds- barred session to elicit the responses of these politicians on various issues of national and international importance. This would be sufficient to expose their shallowness or otherwise and accordingly their worthiness to become PM. Will some TV Channel take the initiative.
A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant)
Thanks for the responde
Thanks for overwhelming response to my question Whether Obama is Muslim or Christian? My intention of asking this question was to make our voters realise that we should not cast our votes on the basis of religion. Let India, like America, be free from voting on religious grounds. Thanks again.
Pradeep
There is no caste system in America
I read a lot about Barack Obama. His being converted Muslim. I am sure this is no one's business to say so. He is a born American and in America there is no caste system as in India. He is a wonderful human being and an American. All of us should keep away from this Indian caste politics which does not prevail in India.
Lalit Suri
Religion hardly matters
Although Barack Obama is a Christian, but it hardly matters which religion he professes. The fact is that he has unified the country while his Republican rivals were out to divide the population on racial lines. The American voter listened to the voice of sanity and responded forcefully to elect Obama as the next President. In stark contrast India has VP Singhs, Arjun Singhs and a host of politicians of the same hue who have torn the country not only on religious lines but also on racial and caste lines. What Akbar the great and Sardar Patel did to unify India was undone by the politicians in the last two decades. The general election in India is due in the next six months. The Indian voter can take a lesson from the American voter, realise the strength of vote and make a choice of a government which will take care of him and the country and not of itself. It is time to rise above narrow selfish interests and restore Sardar Patel's unity of the country.
S P Singal
Rootless politician
Ms. Alwa is rootless politician propped by Sonia Gandhi just because she is a Christian.
Rajan Gowda
Misuse of govt. cars by terrorists -a possible security hazard
A large number of government vehicles are being taken away by staff car drivers of several union ministries to their respective residences after dropping officers after office hours. This involves great security risk. What will happen if some of the staff cars are stolen by terrorists , loaded with RDX and exploded as suicide bombers. Has the National Security Advisor Narayanan ever thought about this danger. I have seen some private cars and DLY taxis bearing the legend "Government Vehicle". This is criminal misuse of government 's name besides constituting a big security risk . Secretaries of ministries must be held personally responsible for these lapses. MHA is the biggest defaulter
Saroj Pradhan, BRO, Engineering Services-1990 Batch

Paternity leave
The issue is legitimate one and in US the same has been incorporated as FMLA(Family and Medical Leave Act),1993.The main purpose of bringing this act, in 200 years of legislative history of US, is to eliminate gender based discrimination and break the societal stereotype of women as "care giver" and men as "bread earner".
A covered employer must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave in a 12 month period for one or more of the following reasons:
For the birth of a son or daughter, and to care for the newborn child;
For the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care, and to care for the newly placed child;
To care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent - but not a parent "in-law") with a serious health condition; and
when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.
In US the leave is unpaid, though. But the point remains. Further details can be reached at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/1421.htm#1
M L Gupta
No hope in sight
Today we see a glut in the world economy. Means and ways are being formulated to overcome this financial crunch world over including India. Bank rates are being brought down but still there is no hope in sight. Our total dependence to the US economy must be the reason for it. But we boast of having some of the world leaders in economics leading us at the centre. Dr. Man Mohan Singh, is the Prime Minister; Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission (both with World Bank backing) and P Chidambaram the Finance Minister. All have been educated abroad and experts in economics, so the outside world believes. Chidambaram is also credited to handpick only those officers who are expert economists to his Ministry. Still India is facing the crunch. With such economic backing couldn't they predict such a crunch in advance and take remedial measures in advance? If not what is the purpose of calling oneself as highly credited economists?
D Anil Kumar
Semantics employed in political discourse
A word on the semantics employed loosely in the political discourse of this country:-
There is a distinction between "backward" classes and the "depressed" classes. The two terms have their origin in British India. Prior to British rule, there was no modern education, no science and technology, no nation state or even any remote resemblance to it. Powerful positions of the Mughal Empire were held by the Emperor and his Umra, the latter mostly occupying the senior positions in the Moghul army and Revenue administration (though there were quite a few Hindus in the administration and army who could also hope to rise to top positions, apart from the Turk, Persian, Afghan and Moghul elements. Obviously, there were no competitive examinations, either for positions in Government or for the professions like medicine, engineering, armed forces etc. Upon the advent of the British, especially after 1857, when the British crown took over the administration of British India (one must remember that till 1947, a major chunk of India still consisted of Princely states), slowly, modern education spread over India. With the spread of education, and with the coming of modern science and technology, there were some castes/ groups in India, e.g. Brahmins, Parsis etc who took to English education earlier (one must remember that prior to this period, there was no premium on education, indeed, no modern education existed, even Akbar Padishah was unlettered and so was the Great Ranjit Singh, the lion of the Punjab, and none the worse for it). Other groups of Indian society did not take to the new fancy education (Akbar Allahabadi, the noted shayar write: Harf padhna pada hai type ka (the typewritten word), pani peena pada hai pipe ka (piped water), pet chalta hai(the tummy is upset as a consequence), aankh ayee hai(eyes are giving trouble due to reading the typed word), shah Edward ki dohai hai (have mercy on us Emperor Edward)). {This is not to suggest that the caste system was not an oppressive and iniquitous system, it was, though in the stratified Hindu caste system every group supposedly "higher" has traditionally oppressed every group traditionally considered "lower" (is this the root of the IAS lording it over others?). In passing, it may be said that the position of Brahmin women was equally bad as the outcastes and they were considered to be like cattle}.When some of these groups, especially in South India realised that they too wanted to be in the scheme of power, and for that they needed an English education, especially the Nairs, Mudaliars and other castes in South India (who were actually rich and powerful traditionally but were losing out to the Brahminical element due to lack of English education), started petitioning the British for reservations in public employment for themselves stating that they were (educationally) backward vis a vis the Brahmins over a hundred and fifty years ago. This is the origin of the term "Backward". The British of course, encouraged the same, since the Brahminical element had also become seditious (in British opinion, having tasted power, the Brahmins wanted more of it and could best held at bay if other groups too were incorporated into the administration). The corollary to the term "Backward" became the term "forward". Initially, the latter term was not used to signify oppressors of any ilk. The British coined a term "Depressed" for the so called "achoot", those who were kept outside the varna/caste categories, were termed outcastes and were truly oppressed by the varna system. It is this latter group which was later called "Harijan" by Gandhiji and is known as "Dalit". The "Backward" classes were never outside the varna categories. They were all sawarn historically and have never been outside the caste system and have never been outcastes. Hindu Gods have been born in the classes which are referred to as "Backward" today- example- Lord Krishna, what to say of mere mortals. The "depressed" classes, on the other hand, have given us saints like Valmiki and Sant Raidas who are revered all over the country; Baba Saheb Ambedkar (who rose to the greatest heights despite the prejudice and oppression that he had to face at the hands of caste Hindus (which term does not exclude the "Backward" classes of today) who gave us our Constitution) belonged to the same group, so did Babu Jagjivan Ram, who rose to become the Deputy Prime Minister and K R Narayanan who rose to become the President of India, so did Kanshiram and so does Mayawati who today leads UP, the largest state in the country as its Chief Minister for the fourth-fifth time which she has achieved through the democratic process where the electorate consists of all groups who make up this country.
Vijay Kumar
TAIL-PIECE
Son: "Daddy, may I ask you a question"
Daddy: "Yeah sure, what it is?"
Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour"
Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
Son: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
Daddy: "I make Rs. 500 an hour"
"Oh", the little boy replied, with his head down.
Looking up, he said, "Dad, may I please borrow Rs. 300?"
The father was furious, "if the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or other nonsense, then march yourself to your room and go to bed. Think why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior"
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
"May be there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs. 300 and he really didn't ask for money very often!"
The man went to the door of little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier", said the man, "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the Rs.300 you asked for"
The little boy sat straight up, smiling "oh thank you dad!" He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up notes. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.
"Why do you want money if you already had some?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.
"Daddy I have Rs. 500 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you"
MORAL OF THE STORY
It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. "It takes a minute to have a crush an hour to like someone and a day to love someone but it takes a lifetime to forget someone"
Contributed by-V Arunachalam