The site deserves praise for bringing fresh cases for the readers on regular basis. My congratulations to the team and the author. Can you improve the presentation at the site? The lines are often broken and the sentence starts in the middle like in the case reported today.
Shashikala M. Nair

Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com> & <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com>

Secretary level postings likely today
Secretary level postings are expected to take place in the Government of India either today or tomorrow.
Eight Army officials to be promoted to Lt. Gen
As many as eight Army officials of the rank of Major General are to be promoted as Lieutenant General soon.
IPS Review Meeting
IPS Review Meeting (Senior Post) will be held tomorrow in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under the chairmanship of G.K. Pillai, Home Secretary. U.K. Bansal, Special Secretary, Shantanu Consul, Secretary, DOPT, D.K. Kotia, JS (P-I) and Director Police will also attend the meeting.
Secretary Rural Development to retire
Secretary Rural Development in the Government of India, Dr (Ms) Rita Sharma, is superannuating on February 1. She is 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Alok Perti’s ordered cleared by ACC
Alok Perti has been appointed as Additional Secretary Coal. This posting has been affected from October 1, 2009 as approved by ACC.He is an IAS officer of the1977 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya (AM) cadre.
Recruitment in Para military forces goes online
To make transparent and fair Recruitment process in the Paramilitary Forces, Ministry of Home Affairs has started on-line high tech process. All the forms can be downloaded on line, results will be displayed on line and candidate can obtain fitness certificate from outside.
Cabinet Secretary’s ‘no’ to upgradation of Jt. Secr post
Cabinet Secretary is believed to have turned down the proposal of upgrading the post of Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary in the Ministry Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation..
Vineet Vinayak gets three months extension
Vineet Vinayak who is presently on inter state deputation to the Bihar Government has been given extension for three months .He is an IPS officer of the1995 batch who belongs to the Sikkim cadre.
What is the hitch in taking decision about Chandigarh?
At a high profile party it was a subject matter of discussion that for how long people of Chandigarh will suffer? Thanks to an open confrontation by Pradip Mehra Chief Administrator Chandigarh with UT Administrator General S F Rodrigues (retd), that smooth working in Chandigarh administration has been disrupted for the last one year.
Pawar promoted in SPG
Ram Phal Pawar has been promoted to the rank of IG in the SPG. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Ms. Ambika Soni’s term coming to an end in April next
The Rajya Sabha tenure of Ms. Ambika Soni, Indian Minister for Information & Broadcasting ( I & B), is coming to an end in July , 2010.
Process for filling up post of JC, KVS yet to commence
The process for filling up the post of Joint Commissioner (JC), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), is yet to commence. It may be stated that the Minister for Indian Human Resource Development (HRD), Kapil Sibal, had decided to follow the CSB route so that a good administrator could be brought in as the JC, KVS.
Cloud over extension in tenure to Sarthak Behuria’s term as IOC chief!
As the grapevine has it, top brass in the UPA Government is not happy with Sarthak Behuria, Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), over his role during the strike by officers of the petroleum sector. Though, Behuria will superannuate in the year 2012, his term is coming to an end in February 2010.
Kuldeep Khoda is unlikely to join GoI
J & K DGP Kuldeep Khoda is unlikely to join the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer.
Chauhan to move to Bureau of Civil Aviation
Devendra Singh Chauhan will move to Bureau of Civil Aviation from the SSB on March 1.He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Prabodh Kumar is new JD CBI
Prabodh Kumar is joining the CBI as Joint Director. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
( We said this on October 14 )
Top management gurus to train Bureaucrats
In line with its desire to get its bureaucrats trained by the best management gurus, to meet the 21st century's challenges, the GoI is going beyond the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration (LBSNAA) and tying up with top private management schools.
Who will be Woman Judge in the Supreme Court ?
Who will be Woman Judge in the Supreme Court?. Names of Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra, Rekha Doshit of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Ranjana P Dessai of the Bombay High Court and Justice T Meena Kumari of the Andhra Pradesh High Court are in circulation.
Assam Govt promotes six IAS officers of 1985 batch
The Assam Government has promoted six IAS officers of the 1985 batch as Principal Secretaries. Those promoted include Rajiv Kumar Bora Commissioner and Secretary, Personnel and A.R Training in the same capacity, G.V.K. Bhanu Additional Resident Commissioner, Assam Bhawan, New Delhi, Saraswati Prasad Commissioner and Secretary, Urban Development, Assam, Sumeet Jeerath Commissioner and Secretary Power and Transport department, V.S. Bhaskar on deputation to the GoI as Regional Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India and Shailesh on deputation to GoI as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Pandey gets extension
Avinash C Pandey, Counsellor in Almaty, has been granted extension until retirement in May .
Sharma to move to Bangkok
Second Secretary in Belgrade, Saikat Sen Sharma, is moving to Bangkok in place of B S Bishnoi.
Deol is new DGP of A & N Island
S B Deol has joined as new DGP of Andman & Nicobar Island. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Rajan joins at Dhaka
Prasar Bharati correspondent Senthal Rajan has joined at Dhaka.
Thirteenth Finance Commission Report Submitted
Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, 13th Finance Commission accompanied by B.K. Chaturvedi, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Prof. Atul Sarma and Dr. Sanjiv Misra, Members of the Commission called on the President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted their report. They also briefed the President on the recommendations made in the report. Sumit Bose is the Secretary of the Commission,
IAS transfers in Tamil Nadu
In a bureaucratic reshuffle Tamil Nadu Government shifted certain IAS officers. Those transferred are: Dr. S Karuthiah Pandian Special Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise Department to Commissioner of Town and Country, Ashok Dongre Commissioner of Town and Country Planning to Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department, Ms. Anita Praveen Chairperson and Managing Director Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) to Secretary Planning and Development Department, Dr. R Vijay Kumar Principal Secretary Planning and Development Department to hold additional charge as Chairman Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited , Surjit K Chaudhary Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department to  hold additional charge as Managing Director of the New Trippur Area Development Corporation Limited.
RCVP Noronha academy ready for spl foundation course
The RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration & Management (RCVPNAAM) Bhopal, is ready to host special foundation course for central services’ officers. Dr. Sundeep Khanna, Director General (DG), IAS, has extended a warm new year greetings to all Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, Indian Postal Service, Indian Defence Estates Services officers who have been nominated to attend the special foundation course in the RCVPNAAM, Bhopal  from January 15 to April 27, 2010. Introductory session with the DG is scheduled to be held at 10.30 am on January15, 2010. Participants of the course have been urged to intimate about their travel plans and arrival to Bhopal to Dr. Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj, Associate Course Director on his E-mail ID  atakbkranti@yahoo.com or on phone no. 09425650249.
Services of DCIT Chandigarh placed at disposal of Dept of Excise Punjab
Consequent upon his selection for appointment as Additional Secretary Vat in the Department of Excise and Taxation, Government of Punjab, on deputation basis, the services of Jivandeep Singh Kahlon, DCIT, Circle 1 (I), Chandigarh, are placed at the disposal of Department of Excise and Taxation, Government of Punjab, for a period of three years.
Dr Ashish Kumar Bhutani promoted
Dr Ashish Kumar Bhutani, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Guwahati Development Department and Finance department has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1992 batch IAS officer.
Longki Phangcho promoted
Longki Phangcho, Secretary to the Government of Assam, WPT and BC Department has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1992 batch IAS officer.
Sanjay Lohiya promoted
Sanjay Lohiya, Commissioner of Taxes, Assam, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Avinash P Joshi promoted
Avinash P Joshi, Mission Director, Assam Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Rajeev Chandra Joshi promoted
Rajeev Chandra Joshi, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance department, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Niraj Verma promoted
Niraj Verma, State Project Director, AACP and Secretary to the Government of Assam, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
LS Changaan promoted
LS Changaan, Deputy Commissioner, Jorhat, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
AB Md Eunus promoted
AB Md Eunus, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Education (Elementary and Secondary) and Welfare Minorities Development Department, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
SC Longmailai promoted
SC Longmailai, Commissioner of Labour, Assam, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Utpalananda Sarma promoted
Utpalananda Sarma, Deputy Commissioner, Bongaigaon, has been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Samir Kumar Sinha promoted
Samir Kumar Sinha, now on central deputation has been allowed proforma promotion to officiate in Super Time Scale of IAS. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
Santanu Thakur transferred
Santanu Thakur, Director of Industries and Commerce, Assam, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to Government of Assam, Sports and Youth Welfare Department. He is 1997 batch IAS officer.

Rector Makhanlal University of Journalism quits
Rector of the Bhopal based Makhanlal University of Journalism O.P.Dube has resigned. He is a retired IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
S V Prasad is new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
S V Prasad has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He is 1975 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on December 4 )
Three IT officers promoted

Three officers in the grade of Commissioner/ Director of Income Tax have been promoted as CCIT. They are Naresh Kumar, Jamil Ahmad and Akramul Jabbar Khan.

CCIT Delhi gets addl charge

CCIT Delhi, Meenakshi Singh, has been given additional charge of CCIT-XI, Delhi.

DGIT (Inv) Delhi gets addl charge

DGIT (Inv) Delhi, Milap Jain, has been given additional charge of DGIT (Intelligence), Delhi besides holding additional charges of DGIT (Inv) Chandigarh and DGIT (Inv) Lucknow.

CCIT Mumbai gets addl charge

CCIT Mumbai RK Singh has been given additional charge of CCIT-X, Mumbai.

Addl CIT, Delhi Ajay Goel appointed Director in NCMEI

Upon his selection as Director in NCMEI, under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource, New Delhi, on deputation basis, the services of Ajay Goel, Additional CIT, Delhi, are placed at the disposal of NCMEI, New Delhi, for a period of five years.
R P Singh to succeed Ajay Shankar
Former CMD of the Punjab and Sindh Bank R P Singh is going to succeed Ajay Shankar as Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India.He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
A E Ahmad is Secretary Border Management
A E Ahmad is going to be new Secretary Border Management in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Manipur-  Tripura cadre.
R Gopalan is new Secretary Financial Services
R Gopalan has been appointed Secretary Financial Services .He is 1976 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
    ( We said this on December 22 )
Bhupinder Prasad is Secretary Justice
Ms Bhupinder Prasad has been appointed Secretary Justice in the Government of India. She is 1976 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
    ( We said this on December 22 )
Six IPS officers transferred in MP
As many as six IPS officers have been transferred in Madhya Prad4esh. They are:P.L.Pandey ADG Telecom & Firefighting Service to DG Jails, V.K.Panwar AG AJK to ADG Telecome & Firefighting Services, K.C.Verma IG SAF Gwalior to IG Firefighting Services Indore,K.L Meena IG Firefighting Services Bhopal to IG PTRI Bhopal, D.Srinivas DIG Indore to SSP Indore and Pawan Shrivastava DIG Anti Terrorists Cell (ATC) Bhopal to DIG Indore
Four IPS officers promoted as ADGP in MP
As many as four 1982 batch IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh have been promoted as ADGP and given new postings. They are Vijay Kumar Singh who has been made ADGP ( SC) with additional charge of ADGP (Complaints) and Human Rights, Mathilisharan Gupta who has been made ADGP (Administration), PHq (Bhopal), Sanjay Choudhury – ADGP(Sports and Youth Welfare) and Sukhraj Singh who has been made ADGP (Railways) with additional charge of ADGP (Narcotics).
10 IPS officers of 1990 batch in Madhya Pradesh promoted as IG
As many as 10 IPS officers of 1990 batch have been promoted as IG in Madhya Pradesh and given new postings. They are Dr. SW Naqvi who has been made IG (EOW), VK Maheshwari – IG (STS), Ashok Awasthi – IG (SC, Community Policing and Police Reforms), Vijay Kataria – IG/Secretary (Home), Mrs. Anuradha Shankar – IG (Special Operations), BB Sharma - IG (Complaints), SM Afzal – IG (Special Protection Force), Gwalior, KT Vaike – IG (Special Protection Force), Bhopal and SK Naik has been made IG and posted as Director of Police Radio Training School, Indore.

CORPORATE
A R Goyal Director Marketing (MMTC) retires
A R Goyal Director Marketing (MMTC) will retires on December 31, 2009
Ramanathan appointed in ING
Ramanathan K has been appointed chief investment officer (single manager investments) of ING.
Sanjeev Srivastava to be CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Sahara
Sanjeev Srivastava has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Editor-in-Chief of Sahara India group's media ventures. Till recently he was India Editor, BBC Hindi.
Upendra Rai to be Editor & News Director
Upendra Rai has been appointed as Editor & News Director of Sahara India group's media ventures.Earlier, Rai was Senior Editor Star News.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Media should not individually take credit in the Ruchika case!!!!
Time Media showed grace!!!
If Rathor is punished it is because Media brought out the truth or sachayee!!!!
On the truth being trampled Media and Public raised ‘hai dhuayee’!!!
So collectively Media should pat its back if Rathor is punished for what he’s done!!
But fact is Media was a tool to bring out the truth and its truth that has won!
Bitta tried to score brownie points by offering a bravery award to Ruchika's friend!!
Very correctly ' please do not trivialize the fight' message to Bitta Aradhana Ruchika's friend did send!!
Rathor appeared in Court for anticipatory bail and the smirky smile was missing!!!!
Seems now in his pants this molesting Cop ‘is pissing’ (very scared)!!!
Media should not relent till justice is given!!!!!
Remember not only was Ruchika molested but to commit suicide by Rathor she was driven!
The punishment he deserves for the minor girl’s suicide and what he did to her bro!!!
For life behind bars Rathor should go!!!
And just see what Hooda who is a die hard Manu Sharma fan ordered on Rathor's arrest?
His decision to let a Committee decide logic ko it does test!!!
Soren has become Jharkhand’s CM!!!!!
By his track record ‘Crooked and Macabre’ should be the analogy of CM!!!
Jha’s family says Soren got Jha bumped off and matter is in Supreme Court!!!!
BJP’s made a horrible decision many BJP Netas karr rahe hai retort!!!!
Bottom line if an analogy is done on ‘gain and loss’ BJP’s will lose more than gain!!
Many go to the extent of saying that ‘BJP ho gayi hai stain’!!!
Some say that in his blog Amar Singh is being frank!!!!
Fact of the matter is as he does via his gob via bytes too truth he’s trying to crank!!!
Like trying to show he was scared that by the Liberhan Report Parliament would be divided communally!!
In Parliament SP tried to score brownie points with Muslims and outside spoke dually!!
Then on Dimple’s loss he says he realized politics is not a bed of roses or gulaabs!!!
Fact of the matter is post the loss he and Mulayam suffered julaabs!!!
Unlike Big B’s Site on Amar's site comments are not displayed!!!
Insiders say safe he’s played!!!!
Because he knows many would be itching to give him a piece of their mind!!!
Many would love to 'kick him via bytes in the hind'!!!
First in line would be Mani Shankar Aiyer who will do so in shudh Queen's English!!!
And yours truly who will do so in Hinglish (Hindi and English)!!!
AP needs to be handled with extreme care!!!!!
Matters could in a jiffy flare!!!
The only credible way to solve this issue is getting the people to have a say!
This is the only credible and acceptable way!!
All AP MPs and MLAs should be told to meet the electorate!!!
And return to Hyderabad by a certain date!!!
Then the MLAs and MPs should vote separately!!!
Credible solution which the UPA is looking for desperately!!!
Krishna has told Tharoor that 'I'm the Boss'!!!!!
And Tharoor's also been told his limits he should not cross!!!
But I feel Tharoor the Twitter's twitting is not going to stop!!!!!
He needs a severe reprimand from 'Congress's top'!!!!!
Confucius says..... Tharoor's problem is he feels he's The Law!!!!
He feels he's the ultimate authority and so via his tweets he does caw!!
Request from Confucius.....celebrate New Year's arrival 'sensibly' .... spiritually if you are a believer!!!!
Do not forget HE is the Giver and form our miseries The Reliever!!!!
If you do not believe in HIM or The One???
Then remember its said 'a good start when you start something new' is half the battle won? 

Bharat Kumar

Forum
(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion)
Why IPS promotions are delayed ?
IPS promotions are delayed for six reasons:
1.The MHA does not do the cadre reviews to increase the posts after every three years which is mandatory. There are no vacancies created at middle/top levels thereby disallowing IPS officers to get timely promotion at par with other services.
2.Home department and MHA delay in request/notifying vacancy positions of selection grade and above which is mandatory after new pay rules of IPS. This unnecessary delay leads to heart burning and loss of morale for IPS officers.
3.MHA/state governments do not allow IPS officers to go on non-police deputation and thus they continue occupying positions in police blocking chances of junior officers. This also restricts their exposure and understanding of other depts. which is a must for them being a premier civil service officers. Unnecessary top heavy police structure is created and then on the same basis, promotion is denied. A case of double jeopardy.
5.The promotions of state police officers to IPS is being held back in most of the states for various reasons. The SPS officers hold IPS officers responsible for this but rightfully speaking, Even the topmost IPS officer is helpless and it is the MHA/state government’s prerogative. This must be done in time bound manner. Once more IPS officers will be available for SP rank, promotion to DIG rank will be faster. It will also allow IPS officers of SP/DIG rank to go on deputation. This anomaly has been created because after 1999,for 7-8 years, direct recruitment to IPS was quite less and inadequate.
6.The central deputation quota of IPS officers at higher echelon of central govt.(IG and above)need to be drastically increased. To make IPS officers ,a well rounded officer they need to be inducted at director/JT secretary level and above on priority basis.
I hope policy makers in MHA/State govt. will pay heed to these suggestions for better utilisation and increased morale of IPS officers. Top leadership of police may also put their might for this.
Ramesh

Restore the Faith of the Nation
We as a Nation should hang our head in shame over the happenings in Ruchika case.
It is again clear that the police has lost the faith of the common man in our country. Non registration of FIR is the norm. Even with the victims crying hoarse about their plight. A similar case is that of a Superintendent of Police in East UP district of Sonbhadara who picked up five men and killed one of them in a false encounter just to get a medal. The rest four who escaped have been narrating their woes, yet the UP Police refuse to register the FIR. What can be expected of the law enforcers when they themselves turn law breakers in uniform. We hope that Ruchika case is a learning lesson for everyone in the country lest we lose all faith in our democratic system.
Ashwani Kumar

Talk shows amazing
I am amazed the way talk shows are conducted and concluded especially by news channels. I am referring one talk show with regard to Ruchika case held on NDTV with caption "we the people". Every one was pressing his view points in his own way and doing media trial. I do not defend any one. Anyone must be punished for what he has done. All these things must not be decided emotionally. The criminal trial can not be debated on talk shows and conclusions drawn arbitrarily. Everyone was bent upon prosecuting one officer but leaving similar issues aside. Many cases of corruption against big people end futile and they go unpunished but no one talks about speedy trail and enhanced punishment. In the show, no one was talking about the defective Judgment delivered by trail court and some action against erring Judge or then Principal Secretary (Home) and DG for not registering the case. Why Ruchika was expelled from school. The Principal is equally guilty for her suicide. What was the role of SP when fake FIRs were registered against her brother ? Only talking whimsically in an academic language is not going to get anything constructive.
The basic question is whether FIR be registered immediately after the receipt of complaint or it is to be left at the mercy of SHOand concerned officers. I always say that the post of SHO is no more bureaucratic position but it has been politicised now and patronised. The registration of case should not be exclusively the prerogative of SHO but in the district head quarters in the office of SP there should be FIR register where any officer of SP rank in the district get the FIR registered and transferred to the police station for investigation. This will mitigate the crisis of complainants who run here and there to get their cases registered. I think the time has come when Cr PC should be amended and FIR register kept in the SP office where it should be considered with same sanctity as of police station. Since FIR is a stigma, therefore no legal or administrative lacuna should be attached after the registration of FIR against accused till he has been convicted or charge sheet accepted by the court. Otherwise possibility of abuse of this free registration process will be imminent
M N Tiwari

Rao was one of the greatest PM we ever had !
I agree with views expressed by Madduri VKR under heading "Reinvention – Disowning - Distancing" regarding discrediting of PV Narsima Rao by the present leadership of the Congress. It is all the more intriguing that the Prime Minister who owes his glory to the support given by PV Narsima Rao, is also toeing the same line to please the Madam. It was PVNR who facilitated ushering of liberalization. By not acknowledging the same, the PM is behaving as a thankless person. While Nehru-created problem of Kashmir is still troubling us, PVNR resolved the Punjab problem by allowing free hand to the likes of Beant Singh (the then CM) and KPS Gill. In fact, PVNR has been the really unsung one of the greatest PM's we ever had.
Ajay Kumar

CVC orders probe
The Central Vigilance Commission has rightly ordered to probe into the Rs. 36,000 Crores tender for procuring GSM equipment for 9.3 crore lines. What was the need for such a huge capital investment? Whether the existing unutilised capacity of the GSM Exchange and the trend for waiting list was taken into consideration before inviting such a big amount Tender? Why the technical conditions were made so harsh that renowned companies viz. Nokia, Seiemens, ZTE, Alcatel Lucent etc. were declared disqualified. The public money should be spent with due care and caution. This huge amount tender should be cancelled and fresh tender be invited strictly keeping in view the unutilised capacity of the Exchanges and the current trend of waiting list for next TWO years.
Y.MISHRA