Is the whispers becoming a soft forum? It never reproduces any critical or controversial remarks on the forum. This will surely kill the forum as it is an excellent medium to vent ones grievances.
VM
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1977 batch IPS gets DG rank in Rajasthan
1977 batch IPS officer Omendra Bharadwaj has been promoted to the rank of DG in Rajasthan. He has been made DG ACB.
( We said this on October 1)
Brahma to return to AP
Hari Shankar Brahma is reportedly returning to the parent Andhra Pradesh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Sudhir Mittal proceeds on two months leave
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Forests and Environment Sudhir Mittal has proceeded on two months leave. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
Sahoo to be Chief of AP Transco ?
Mrutunjay Sahoo, who served the Union Power Ministry as Joint Secretary, is likely to be posted as Chief of the AP Transco. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Sunil Dang appointed Member of Prasar Bharti
Delhi based Journalist Sunil Dang has been appointed new Member of the Prasar Bharti.
IAS couple to return to Orissa
IAS couple - Mssrs. Manoj Ahuja and Arati Ahuja are expected to rejoin Orissa government
towards the end of third week of this month on completion their central deputation on Sunday
next ie., October 12,2008. They are 1990 batch IAS officers who belong to Orissa cadre.
IPS reshuffle in Jharkhand soon
IPS reshuffle is expected to take place in Jharkhand in a week or two.
1995 batch IAS get Selection-Grade in UP
1995 batch IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh have been given Selection-Grade.
Shivali gets new posting
IDAS officer Shivali Malhotra Chauhan has been moved as Joint IFA,IFA Army -M ,New Delhi.
Ganeshan joins as DG Doordarshan
IIS officer K Ganeshan has joined as DG Doordarshan News in Delhi.
( We said this on September 24 )
Panel for post of DG Shipping goes to ACC
As the grapevine has it, two member panel has gone to the ACC for selection of new Director General (DG) Shipping. The slot fell vacant as Ms. Kiran Dhingra former DG, Shipping, has assumed her charge as Secretary, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA), in the Government of India (GoI). She is an IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre & belongs to the 1975 batch. It may be stated here that Ms. Laxmi Venkatachalam (a Karnataka cadre IAS officer of the 1978 batch) and SR Rao (1978 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre) are mainly in the race.
Post of Advisor to ED,IMF from RBI still vacant
The post of Executive Director's (ED's) Advisor in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is yet to be filled up. Basically, there are two slots of Advisor to IMF's ED which are to be occupied by incumbents from RBI.
New Media website
A new media website dakhal.net has been launched on Dussera.
IPS changes in Rajasthan
Following IPS officers have been transferred in Rajasthan.
Binita Thakur, Commandant Hadi Rani Batallion,Jaipur,
Girirajlal Meena, S.P. Jodhpur, P.Ramji, S.P.Jodhpur Rural,
H.G.Raghvendra Suhasa, S.P.Kota Rural, Anshuman Bhomia, S.P.Kota West, Don K Jose, Additional S.P. Alwar, Rahul Prakash, Additional S.P. Ajmer South.
IRAS officer is CPRP Chennai Metro
IRAS officer S. Krishnamoorthy has been appointed as Chief Public Relations Officer of Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
New Judge of Assam High Court
M. Binoy Kumar Singh, the additional judge of Gauhati High Court is new Judge of the Assam High Court.
Kapoor is back to Haryana
1990 batch Haryana cadre IPS officer is back to the parent state after completion of central deputation tenure.On return he has been made DIG Crime 1.
7 IRS officers transferred
The department of revenue transferred 7 IRS officers of the rank of Commissioners/Directors of Income Tax and stayed the transfer of one officer. Those transferred include Subachan Ram CIT (ITAT)-X, Delhi to CIT (A)-XV, Mumbai, T.K.Shah CIT-I Jabalpur to CIT-II, Indore, l CIT (A) Behrampur to CIT-XIX, Kolkata, Pomela B. Prasad CIT-II Indore to CIT (ITAT), Agra, B.B. Panigrahi who was on study leave has been appointed on return as CIT-VI, Kolkata, Banani Ghosh CIT, Siliguri, CIT (A)-I, Calicut and K.R.Meena CIT Guntur to CIT (ITAT)-I, Chennai.
The department stayed the transfer of Jagdeep Kumar Goel Additional Commissioner Income Tax to CCIT (CCA), Kolkata region till April 30, 2009 and posted him as CCIT (CCA), Delhi.
Gangwar is new MD of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (UPDATED)
Naresh Pal Gangwar has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Rajasthan Toursim Development Corporation, He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
IPS transfers in Rajasthan (UPDATED).
Following IPS officer in Rajasthan. have been transferred. Jaswant Sampatram as DG,HQ,Jaipur,
K.Narsimharai-DIG,Bharatpur Range. Umesh Mishra, DIG,ATS,Jaipur Malini Agrawal,S.P,JDA,Jaipur, Nathulal Maurya, S.P.,Banswara, Jose Mohan,Commandant 4th Battalion RAC,Jaipur,Paramjyoti,Additional S.P,Bharatpur.

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Sinha promoted ED Oriental Bank of Commerce
S.C.Sinha, General Manager Union Bank of India, has been promoted as Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
S.C.Kalia is ED Vijaya Bank
S.C. Kalia General Manager Bank of Baroda, has been promoted as Executive Director of Vijaya Bank
V.K.Nagar promoted as ED Syndicate Bank
The General Manager Punjab National Bank Vinod Kumar Nagar has been promoted as Executive Director of Syndicate Bank
Director (Project ) RINL interview next week
The PESB will hold interview for the post of Director (Projects) on October 13.
MD HMT interview next week
The PESB will hold interview for the post of MD HMT on October 14.
CMD EPI interview next week
The PESB will hold interview for the post of CMD Engineering Projects India (EPI) on October 17.
NMIMS Signs MoU for its Off-Campus Centre in Chandigarh
The SVKM's NMIMS University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chandigarh Administration for setting up an Off-Campus Centre in the Education City at Chandigarh.
Dr. N. M. Kondap, Vice Chancellor of the university signed the MoU with the Home-cum-Education Secretary, UT, Mr. Ram Niwas, in presence of the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, on Wednesday 8th October.
Sanjay Bhatla is VP Sales, Sieger Solutions
South India's leading media house Deccan Chronicle's wholly-owned subsidiary Sieger Solutions has appointed Sanjay Bhatla Sales Head, Jagran 18 Publications, Ltd as Vice President, Sales (West).
Sanjay Dabke quits Sakal's Saam TV
Sanjay Dabke Sales Head of Saam TV owned by the Pawar backed Sakal group from Maharashtra is learnt to have resigned.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Chala Pranab Da USA with his Robin costume in his bag!!!!
Holding in one hand Sonia's photograph and in the other hand India 's flag!!!
Seems Condi refused to revisit India to sign the Deal!!!
As slighted karr rahi thi Condi feel!!!
Even though Bush had not given his okay still Condi wanted to ink the Deal!!!
Seems with France cozying up to India insecure US karr raha tha feel!!!
Back home Congress is planning a big ad blitzkrieg to show off the Deal!!!
With the advantages of this Deal the ads will deal!!
In Delhi there will be a huge rally to say thank you to Sonia for the 'momentous step'!
Hoping that Congress's fortunes the ads and rally will pep!!!
Congress has just one achievement to show!!!!
And so to show off this achievement all energies and funds will flow!!!
But my feeling is in Public's perception Deal will take second place!!!!
Public's more concerned about inflation and insecurity that everyday they have to face!!
Yes maybe in another five to six years the Deal will be able to take centre stage!!!!
But not at this stage!!!!
There is no doubt that Bush's assurances are not worth toilet paper!!!
Bush has done an artful caper!!!
The proof of Bush's assurances will be out once India undertakes a Nuclear test!!!
Or enters into some Deal with Iran who US takes to be a pest!!!
Congress has put a pacifier in Amar's gob!!!!
He's been made a NIC Member so that he does not sob!!!
Funny that an individual who is working on disintegrating Bharat,
Has been made a Member of NIC and he will now be up to more shararat!!!
After the recent damage to his image Amar has tears welling in his eyes!!!!
And seems Congress does not want to severe all ties!!
But neither does Congress want to commit to a pan- India relationship!!!
And in UP Congress is a sunken ship and SP is a sinking ship!!!
In UP in Congress's and SP's vote bank there is an overlap!!!
After all SP's insignia is an orange colored Nehru Cap!!!
Of course the Rupee will find its level and that is what it is doing!!!
At the Indian Stock Market after years of hurrahs now FIIs are booing!!!
As FIIs pull out moolah the Rupee is falling!!!!
Iss ko leveling PC is calling!!!
He ordered LIC to pump in moolah so that Sensex does not hit the circuit breaker!!
And behaved Sensex was finding its own level.. what a faker!!!
In US seems the great Christmas Sale is on…. Companies available at 60% discount!!!
As financial market woes mount!!!
Companies are available way below intrinsic value!!!!
And very soon in US for Chapter XI protection there will be a queue!!
US Finance Sector threw due diligence and caution to the winds …. cause of the flop!!!!
And greed for fatter pay packets right from bottom to the top!!!!
Confucius says…. US Presidential election is now becoming a one horse race!!!
Republicans have lost face!!!!!
Adds… Aam American is just one paycheck away from going bankrupt!!!!
This time seems for Obama even many Republicans will opt!!!
Bharat Kumar

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Rahul Gandhi is down to earth
Rahul Gandhi has shown, through his activities, that he is down to earth while addressing publicly and keeping himself engrossed within the poorest of the poor masses besides viewing/discovering India in actuality. Perhaps, Rahul has thoroughly gone through Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru's book 'Discovery of India' and making it to see practically before taking on record the whole issues being experienced/faced by the general masses.
I wish Rahul Gandhi all the best to go ahead with all round efforts to uplift his family's traditional best efforts to offer leadership to India in the coming days. I am also assured that under the dynamic mother-Mrs Sonia Gandhi and powerful simplicity of PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, Rahul will, certainly, learn too much for going ahead towards his popularity and genuineness. Simply his sister Ms Priyanka has been a best guide and support to him.
God Bless Rahul Gandhi
HS Blalla
It.s not true
your whispers of today says that rahul gandhi (38) is becoming an icon of young people in India.
There must be some terrible mistake in your assessment because he comes out as a not too intelligent person and shallow in terms of knowledge.
He can become a youth icon only amongst sycophants.
khan
Personnel ministry should do justice immediately
Makhijani has given very perceptive and insightful views on the OMs issued on the revised pension rules perpetrating unwarranted discrimination against the 1.1.2006-2.9.2008 pensioners depriving only them of the benefit of the extant principle of pension at 50% of last pay, when neither the sixth CPC report nor the cabinet decision envisaged such a mindless and baseless interpretation. The Personnel ministry should remove this injustice immediately.
In fact, there is no rationale given even in the CPC report for justifying the recommendation that the 20 year-full pension provision should be only prospectively implemented. It says vaguely that recommendations on pay scales will also affect the pensions because the latter is paid as a percentage of the average salary but that this, however, does not hold true in respect of the recommendation regarding payment of full pension on completion of 20 years of qualifying service for employees other than PBORs. This rationale is not convincing because the principle of pension as a percentage of the average salary has been abolished after 1.1.2006 (unless it is beneficial to the pensioner).There is therefore no problem whatsoever at present in computing pension at 50% of last pay for those who have completed the minimum qualifying service of 20 years even in the case of the pensioners of the period 1.1.2006-2.9.2008 now that the new pay scales have been implemented by government effective from 1.1.2006. Hence, as a benign and large-hearted reform, the GoI is requested to implement this liberalised provision also giving effect from 1.1.2006 (like all other decisions based on the Sixth CPC)instead of from an arbitrary and irrelevant prospective date, merely denying this benefit to a small number of retiring employees of this period whereas it is going to apply to millions of employees retiring in future. Their pension files will in case have to be reopened for refixing the pay/pension as from 1.1.2006.
Vijay
"Will any organised service allow lateral entry to their service?"
The Government of India (GoI) is one of the biggest organized sectors. Lateral entry was prevalent in GOI for more than four decades. Still it is continuing in some form or the others in various departments of GoI.
It may be observed that CPCs are considered expert bodies in cadre matters and hence constituted from time to time. The 6th CPC has vehemently recommended merger of both general and stenographic cadre with a view to envisaging multi-skilling in GOI so that present-day 'conveyor belt' system can be done away with, and a single official is assigned the job presently being done by PA-Assistant/PS-SO/PPS-US/Sr.PPS-DS etc. How can we negate this fact?
In this connection the verdict by Madras High Court on Writ Petition No. 6550/2006, Government of Tamil Nadu, vide its order dt. 18.5.2007, has allowed lateral entry of steno-typist to the post of Superintendent. The said order has been signed by LK Tripathy, Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu.
Kaushal
Debate at ridiculous level
NDTV reporter has taken his argument on civilian military debate to ridiculous level. In a democracy, if he understands basic concepts, there is something called permanent executive. The concept of military directly reporting to politicians is farfetched. In case of emergencies and crisis in the field, the local defence chaps will then interact with the Chief Minister or the MLA rather than the DM.
Ram
Only views favourable to Army are shown
NDTV channel failed to put my views posted three times on their web page. The views favourable to Army are only shown. A nice tie up with power that be of viewership numbers?.
Harsh
Comparison is demeaning
I have read with great pain, on your esteemed website, some very vitriolic criticism about our armed forces in connection with pay structure made applicable to them, which they felt to be not appropriate. I think every institution needs to be respected and issues like pay etc. can not and should not be linked to the extent of corruption etc .Addressing corruption is an altogether different issue. As per Transparency International , India ranks around 70th in the scale of corruption(score 2.5/10). What are we doing about this? Further which institutions in India including higher judiciary are free from corruption. The armed forces, basically and rightly want a respectable treatment, which their experience must be showing, is not being meted to them by the babudom in the ministries. The cult of gaining respect by showing less/ dis-respect to the officers of other services by a particular service occupying almost all higher posts in the ministries (including defence) seems to be the major reason, and not the money, of dissatisfaction / frustration of the armed forces. This kind of comparison, through systemic manipulation to gain superiority, is in fact making not only armed forces but most of other govt. servants (except IAS) feel sick, discriminated against and marginalized. This, to my mind, is one of the major reasons of low efficiency and commitment in govt. and consequent colossus loss to the Nation.
Rajendra
Lateral Entry of CSSS in CSS
I would like to clarify that the Tamil Nadu State Government's verdict is wrongly interpreted with the lateral entry of CSSS in CSS. The orders for lateral entry is for those stenographers in Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service and not in Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service, because they do not have career progression upto the level of Deputy Secretary as is existing in Central Secretariat. Moreover, the order is limited for those stenographers worked as Steno-Typists, Grade-I & II between 1.8.92 and 21.2.2001, and restricted to 5% of vacancies in the category of Superintendent (equivalent to the post of Assistant of Central Secretariat) etc. in other subordinate offices under Tamil Nadu Government. (There is no post of Superintendent in TN State Secretariat. The equivalent post is Assistant Section Officer) Accordingly, only one vacancy against 20 vacancy would go to a Stenographer. For further clarification read the subsequent order dated 12-03-2008. Moreover, there is no lateral entry of Stenographer/PA into Section Officer post in TN State Secretariat. There is no career promotion upto the level of Director (as recommended by 6th CPC)in Tamil Nadu Government for Stenographers. They have to first work as Assistant (at UDC level) for one year and successfully pass the prescribed training. For details of the TN Government services visit their website tn.gov.in. One more important recommendation of 6th CPC is that the Executive Assistants (Assistant grade of CSS)would henceforth discharge the functions presently being carried out by Assistants as well as Private Secretaries. No future recruitment in Stenographer and PA post. All the vacant posts in these grade would go to Assistant grade of CSS. (para 3.1.12). For the remaining CSSS officers they would progress in CSSS service upto Director level. Now, it is for CSSS service to accept 6th CPC recommendation or to strengthen their service. Once a cadre is declared as a dying cadre the existing incumbents would suffer due to stagnation. This has happened with Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS). All Service Associations in Central Secretariat have to sit together and discuss whether they want a single unified cadre or multiple cadres with adequate promotion prospects.
P.J. Soundararajan
It appears a decision has been taken by the Cabinet on the basis of the misleading inputs given by MOSPI in the Cabinet. This is a serious matter for which responsibilities must be fixed on officers . Not even two years have elapsed since the cadre review of ISS creating a large number of posts at higher level. Thanks to former and the present Economic Advisors to PM. The ISS is now a top heavy structure. People have been given promotions without additional responsibilities. Even the top brass of ISS Officers are amazed at this second cadre review within two years. This joke has cost the government crores of rupees.
K Badrinath (IRS)
Vinaash Kaaley, Vipreet Budhi
The Congress Party standing on the crutches of Amar Singh' party is bound to fall on its face. He is behaving like an autocrat, of late . This is the first sign of his impending fall. Amitabh Bacchan should start maintaining distance from him. After all a man is known by the company, he keeps!
A K Saxena (retired civil servant)
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TAIL-PIECE
Written by Andy Rooney , a man
who has the gift of saying so much with so few
words. Enjoy.......
I've learned... That the best classroom in the world is
at the feet of an elderly person.
I've learned... That when you're in love, it
shows.
I've learned... That just one person saying to me,
'You've made my day!' makes my day.
I've learned... That having a child fall asleep in your
arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
I've learned... That being kind is more important than
being right.
I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift
from a child.
I've learned... That I can always pray for someone when
I don't have the strength to help him in some other
way.
I've learned... That no matter how serious your life
requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy
with.
I've learned... That sometimes all a person needs is a
hand to hold and a heart to understand.
I've learned... That simple walks with my father around
the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders
for me as an adult.
I've learned... That life is like a roll of toilet
paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned... That we should be glad God doesn't
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I've learned... That money doesn't buy class.
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someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt
you.
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wounds.
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I've learned... That everyone you meet deserves to be
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someone will take the ones you miss.
I've learned... That when you harbor bitterness,
happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned... That I wish I could have told my Mom
that I love her one more time before she passed away.
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I've learned... That a smile is an inexpensive way to
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I've learned... That everyone wants to live on top of
the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while
you're climbing it.
I've learned.... That the less time I have to work
with, the more things I get done.
Contributed by=Satya Singal