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Will Krishnan be Secretary Drinking Water ?
Name of S Krishnan has started doing the round for the post of Secretary Drinking Water in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Gangadharan wanted Animal Husbandry Department ?
If top PMO sources are to be believed, Rudra Gangadharan had asked for the department of Animal Husbandry.1975 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Gangadharan has been appointed Secretary Animal Husbandry in the Government of India.
Anup Kumar to join as Jt.Secretary Mines
Anup Kumar is set to join the Ministry of Mines as a Joint Secretary. He is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Shivendu's VR approved
The application for voluntary retirement that was moved by Shivendu, Health Secretary to Jharkhand Government, has been accepted with effect from August 31, 2009. He is IAS officer of the 1984 batch.
Dr Amrohi appointed HC to Mozambique
Dr. Ashok Kumar Amrohi, presently Ambassador of India in Algeria, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Mozambique in succession to Rajinder Bhagat.
Vijay Laxmi Gupta appointed Member (Finance) Telecom Commission
Additional Secretary Child and Women Welfare, Vijay Laxmi Gupta, has been appointed to the Telecom Commission as Member (Finance). She is 1974 batch IDAS officer.
( We said this on July 29 )
RBI to have 3 new DGs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have three new Deputy Governors (DGs) in a span of one year. Ms. Shyamala Gopinath will be the third DG, RBI retire in less than a year. V Leeladhar retired in December 2008 who was replaced by K C Chakrabarty in August 2009. Rakesh Mohan also quit the RBI. Though Dr.Subir Gokarn has been selected as his successor a formal announcement is yet to be made.
Payment of second instalment of Arrears
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has issued OM No.1/1/2008-IC dated 25.8.2009 regarding payment of second installment of arrears on account of implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission's recommendations.
Govt amends IPS (Pay) rules
The Central Government has decided to replace Pay Band-4: Rs.37400-67000 plus Grade Pay Rs.12000 applicable to Super Time Scale of Additional Director General of Police by the HAG scale of Rs.67000 (annual increment @ 3%)-79000. The Indian Police Service (Pay) Rules, 2007 are being amended accordingly with effect from the 1st January, 2006. No member of the Indian Police Service is likely to be adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to these rules, the government has claimed.
Govt amends IFS (Pay) rules
The Central Govemment has decided to replace Above Super Time Scale of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - Pay Band-4: Rs.37400-67000 plus Grade Pay Rs.12000/-' applicable to Indian Forest Service by the HAG scale of Rs.67000-(annual increment @ 3%)-79000. The Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2007 are being amended accordingly with effect from the 1st January, 2006. It is certified that no member of the Indian Forest Service is likely to be adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to these rules.
RBI, EOW for surprise checks to curb FICN circulation
The RBI and the economic office wings (EOW) have recommended surprise checks to check the circulation of fake Indian currency notes (FICN).
Kapil Sibbal to throw warning to states
Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibbal is believed to be concerned that several states Government's are yet to implement revised Pay Bands for teachers in Colleges and Universities .He is likely to raise this matter on September 1 with state Education Ministers. Central Government is committed to re-imburse 80 per cent of the arrears of the revised pay for teachers between 1 Jan 2006 to 31 December 2008, subject to the entire package of benefits .The package include extension in age of teachers in higher education to 65 years.
West Bengal cadre IAS to head SEZ in AP
West Bengal cadre 1987 batch IAS officer Hari Ramulu is expected to head the SEZ in Andhra Pradesh.
Ms.Sunila Basant to be CIC, Jharkhand
As the grapevine has it, Ms.Sunila Basant who is currently Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor K Sankaranarayanan may quit the job if her husband Shiv Basant was appointed as the new Chief Secretary in Jharkhand. She will be appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Jharkhand -the slot that has been lying vacant for quite sometime now. The related proposal was mooted earlier, but the then Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi did not approve of it,even though the name had been pushed by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Konda .
D Ravi joins as JS LAC Division in MEA
D Ravi (IFS 1989) has joined as Joint Secretary in the LAC Division of MEA in place of Ravi Thapar (IFS 1983). Ravi was earlier PS to Minister for Tourism Ambika Soni.
Appointment orders of Lt Gen soon
Promotion orders of 15 Major Generals to the rank of Lt Generals are expected to be issued next month.
Rajasthan gets only one officer from the fresh batch to be inducted in IAS
Rajasthan has been allotted only one from the new batch of 120 officials to be inducted in IAS.
Post of SAIl's Director Personnel advertised
The PESB has advertised the post of Director Personnel in the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).
Anita Soni's case rejected
The case of Ms.Anita Soni to become Director Finance in BSNL being headed by Kuldeep Goyal has been rejected. Ms.Anita Soni is Director (Finance) with MTNL. Ms.Soni had joined Indian Postal Telecommunications finance services of the Government of India in 1977.
HP Singh to be Addl DG,Commonwealth organizing committee
HP Singh is going to be Additional Director General (ADG) Administration in the Commonwealth organizing committee being headed by Suresh Kalmadi. Singh who is currently Executive Director (ED) with Delhi Government run Power company. He will be fill up the slot that has fallen vacant following departure of Atul Chaturvedi Joint Director General Administration in the committee. Chaturvedi is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch & belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Who will be CMD of BHEL Rao or Philip ?
Who will be new CMD of the BHEL ?.Though B P Rao is number one and Raji Philip is number two in the panel, one can not be sure this time.
S.Raheja no.one in panel for AAI Member (planning)
As the grapevine has it Sudhir Raheja is number one in the panel for the post Member (planning) in Airports Authority of India (AAI) interviews for which were concluded on August 25, 2009.
G.K.Chogyal no. two in panel for AAI Member (planning)
As the grapevine has it G.K.Chogyal is number one in the panel for the post Member (planning) in Airports Authority of India (AAI) interviews for which were concluded on
August 25, 2009.
Malhotra to move Abuja
Second Secretary in Nicosia S S Malhotra is moving to Abuja in place of D S Singhal.
AAI organization to be downsized
As the grapevine has it, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is V.P.Agrawal is going to be downsized. To begin with work of two Executive Directors (EDs) who will retire will be re-allocated among other senior staff members. EDs who are going to retire are Balbir Singh ED Finance & Shivkant Mishra ED Operations. The downsizing is being undertaken as part of the austerity measure.
Chattisgarh Govt transfers 10 IAS officers
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Chhattisgarh government today transferred severl senior IAS officers. Those given new postings are B L Agrawal - who was transferred as Secretary (Agriculture), Manohar Pandey - Raipur Divisional Commissioner, K Srinivasulu - posted as Secretary in State Secretariat, Gaurav Dwivedi - Director, Technical Education with additional charge of Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh, Jusuf Minj - MD, Chhattisgarh Text Book Corporation, SK Jaiswal - Collector, Jashpur, Naval Singh Mandavi - MD, Chhattisgarh Development Corporation and MD Chhattisgarh Khadi Gramudyog Corporation, D D Singh was appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Urban Development and S L Ratre - Joint Secretary (School Education).
Upgradation of the Patna airport on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, the upgradation & development of the Patna Airport is on the anvil. In this connection Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Airports Authority of India (AAI) V.P.Agrawal will be meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on August 27,2009.
IAS officer suspended in Jharkhand
Forrmer OSD to the Jharkhand Governor Avinash Kumar has been suspended.He is 1993 batch IAS officer.
IFS promotions in Orissa
Eight 1982 and 1984 batch IFS officers have been promoted in Orissa.
CIT - Agra granted study leave
Consequent upon her selection for pursuing MBA course at Harley Business School, University of Reading, UK, under DOP&T's "Partial funding Foreign Study" scheme, Ms. Neva Kumar, CIT - Agra, has been granted study leave from October 19, 2009 to August 31, 2010. After completing her studies she will join as CCIT (CCA), Kanpur.
IFS officer in Chhattisgarh transferred
Chhattisgarh government has transferred Sudhir Agarwal (IFS) Special Secretary, Pancchayat and Rural development as Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department
Sudhir Saxena posted in MP Bhawan,New Delhi
On return from CBI Sudhir Saxena has been posted as IG (Security and Coordination) Madhya Pradesh Bhawan,New Delhi.He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
IAS changes in Tripura
Shantanu Das has been appointed DM of West Tripura.Kishore Ambuly has been moved to Higher Education.Swapan Saha has been made DC of South Tripura.Samarjit Bhaumik will now be DM North Tripura.
IFS postings in Karnataka
Over half a dozen IFS officers have been transferred in Karnataka .
Justice Arun Kumar to demit office as TDSAT chief
Justice Arun Kumar who is retiring next month will demit his charge as Chairman Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT) on September 4, 2009.
Justice S.B.Sinha tipped to be TDSAT chief
As the grapevine has it Justice S.B.Sinha a former judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI) is tipped to be new Chairman Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT).
Pramod Kumar Rastogi tipped to be Member, TDSAT
As the grapevine has it Pramod Kumar Rastogi, a 1974 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre is tipped to be new Member in the Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT). Post fell vacant ever since incumbent Member J S Sarma went to TRAI. Presently Rastogi is the Secretary in the Ministry of Steel in India.
Vedi is Punjab and Sindh Bank CMD
GS Vedi has assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Punjab and Sindh Bank (P&SB). He took charge from the outgoing CMD RP Singh, 1976 batch AP cadre IAS officer. Bedi was Executive Director of the bank.

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Manish Dabir to head institutional desk of HDFC Securities
Manish Dabir who has recently been appointed in HDFC Securities will head its institutional desk and will be responsible for building the research, sales and trading platform for foreign and domestic institutional investors who invest in the Indian equity cash and equity derivatives market. He will report to Aseem Dhru, MD and CEO - HDFC Securities.
CVC penalizes Manager, Punjab National Bank
CVC has ordered reduction of pay by one stage till his retirement in the case of Ashok Bawa, Manager, Punjab National Bank.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Na koyi Neta hai aur na koyi neeti hai BJP ki zandagi abh ek kati patang hai!!!
Abs correct Shourie keh raha hai!
Two Humpty Dumpties sit on the wall!!
Ek ko Advani and doosre ko Rajnath karte hai call!
With out a doubt Rajnath is like Alice in blunderland!!
And BJP got spolit after its stay in 'Delhi's wonderland'!!
Rajnath and Advani went to Shimla to claw back some stature!!!
They dumped Jaswant and showed their true nature!!!
In this Jack and Jill poem both Rajnath and Advani fell down!!
And now up for grabs in BJP's crown!!!
During the Shimla meet…. Advani sat in the corner eating poori bhaji and sipping tea!!
And if anyone asked him a question he said ' Don't ask me'????
Advani maintained a distance as his coterie puts up a fight!!!
And he's still keeping out of sight!!!
Who would have guessed that Jinnah would literally partition BJP!!!
No wonders Bharatiya Jinnah Party is now the analogy of BJP!!
Seems Shourie is demanding that he be sacked!!
The top leadership of BJP he attacked!!
Some say very soon in BJP only Advani , Rajnath and their coteries will remain!!
Many will be considering their continuance in BJP as something insane!!
Its being said that Advani, Rajnath, Sushma, Jaitley, Naidu, Rudy read Jaswant's book!!
Divided the 700 pages and only into each one's allotted pages were supposed to look!
In each one's share came about 100 pages...they put their near and dear on reading duty!
This is how 700 pages were read in 36 hours …. 'speed reading record' what a beauty???
Now the fight within BJP has entered 'last one standing' stage!!!
An all out war between Leaders and their coteries ho rahi hai wage!!!
See the depravity of Shivraj Patil….. he's looking at the 'positive side of drought'!!!
So here is proof for those who on Shivraj being called 'satkela' had any doubt!!!
Imagine he was on Sonia's list of PM candidates….thank God she did not choose him!!
Had she chosen him for India it would have been… grim…. very very grim!!!
I hear Pawar is interested that sugar prices rocket and make a new base line!!!
Though in Public on rising sugar prices he will continue to whine!
With the festive season sugar stocks will deplete at a record rate!!!
As it is to import sugar India is very late!!!
I hear Pawar was warned that global sugar stocks will fall!!!
But despite this he refused to take the call!!!
And nowadays he refuses to meet the Press saying he cannot go to a crowded place!!!
He says its because of swine flu but I say 'questions he cannot face'!!
Even in his previous stint he was a miserable flop as a Mantri…if he cannot be dumped!
In cricketing parlance if by Mohna he cannot be stumped!!!!
Then why not shift him to some other Ministry…. like Ministry of NRI affairs!!
Or create one for him……Ministry of Affairs!!!
After all with promiscuity on the rise and India 's divorce rate rising!!!!
To western culture's onslaught now India is wising!!!
Or upgrade Aviation and make him Cabinet Minister!!!
And make his sidekick Praful as his deputy or assister!!
Plea…. India aur Indians ko Pawar se bachao or save!!
We no longer have the stamina ke yeh chai pani fixated Mantri ko humm karre brave!!!
Amar Singh they say is worried that in SP he could be sidelined
That is why for video conferencing interviews Media he's got lined!!!
But I feel no one can take his place!!
Because no one can lie with such a straight face!!
SP needs a lot of lying as it says it stands for samajwaad!
And all it does is stand for poonjiwaad!!!
Big B's with him… if Amar is bitter than Big B's like a karela that's grown on a neem tree!
And he's trying to get Amar into more trouble and living it up for free!!
Or is the Amar, Amitabh and Anil brotherhood sharing the tab???
And that is why on ADAG gas woes karr raha hai Amar from Singapore blab!!
Chinese are now paying for China 's thoughtless industrialization!!
It can be classified as the most polluted Nation!!
Chinese Banks have replicated ' sub prime' …. Industrial kind!!!
Lent money that boggles the mind!!
World's next financial woes will be made in Cheen!!!
And economic woes at least in Asia will be mean!!
Confucius says…..when lending becomes mindless!!!
Rest assured this will end up in a financial mess!!
Adds… we saw this in the Developed World….. now to create the next mess!!!
China has taken on the role to create duniya mein financial stress!!
Bharat Kumar
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DIG can not be equated with a Brigadier
I have recently been seeing empanelment ratios for 1995 batch IPS officers, to the post of DIG. Both DIG, and Brigadier have been placed in the Grade pay of PB4, GP 8900. This, is an anomaly. How can an officer with just 14 years service, (two of them spent in training), so really only 12 years of service, be equated with an Army Brigadier, with 30 years service? The 5th CPC had placed Brigadiers higher than DIG, with an additional rank pay element. The 6th CPC, seems to want to equate Brigs, who have operational responsibility for, in some cases, defending more than one entire state border, with officers who are sometimes heading mere districts. Some sanity should prevail! Can a man with 12 years work experience be equated with one with 30 years?
-Aditya
What moral right do Judges have ?
If Judges do not want to declare their assets, then what moral right they have got to sit in the Court for judging about others assets. Those who are not transparent, how can they deliver judgement for others to be transparent and punish the guilty.
Neelkanth
Shivshankar Menon jettisoned !!!
The dumping of Menon, former Foreign Secretary, from the on-going Heads of Missions conference as whispered on your site on Aug 24, is not significant. This was a natural corollary after his retirement. He could also be the fall guy in the aftermath of Sharm-el-Sheikh fiasco! However, what is intriguing is Menon's sudden appearance on TV, a couple of days back, at the residence of L K Advani in the company of his wife and daughter who had come out to see off Sudheendra Kulkarni after his resignation from BJP. This remains to me a riddle inside an enigma. Could this be an anti-dumping measure by the BJP? Let the browsers continue to guess.
A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant)
Increasing retirement age is not unjustified
It is incorrect to say that increasing retirement age is unjustified or stupid or that the present young MPs are against it because the age of scientists, doctors including surgeons, agriculture experts, teachers, professors, judges etc has been raised to 65 or 68 by the present govt. Do people mean to to say that none of these people can function efficiently.
Singh
All senior BJP leaders should resign
Yes I feel that ongoing series of rows in Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), all senior leaders should resign and give the chance of young generation or surrender to RSS otherwise after next five years, Rahul will hold the post of PM.
J R Meena
Unfair to compare all govt employees at par
It is not fair to compare all the class of the government employees at par. There are many departments where talent is being misused . In no case government employees, whether IAS or others should be allowed after 33 years of service irrespective of age. Employment either on extension basis or contact basis should banned.
S S Singh
IAS is not indispensable
As many as seven non IAS officers were posted as collectors. message of the government is clear. IAS is not indispensable. Other states should follow Rajasthan example to show the so called elite their place.
S Ram
Tremors in Rajasthan IAS circles
Perhaps it is for the first time in Rajasthan history that seven RAS (PCS) officers have been promoted as district collectors. This action is creating tremors in Rajasthan IAS circles. The stoic silence of Rajasthan IAS Association is causing widespread resentment among officers. For that matter no one is sure when the association was last met.
V Mishra