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Did CEC ask for extension ?
Did Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami ask for extension ?.Answer to this question lies with the CEC and the Government.
Naveen Chawla to be CEC !
Recommendation of CEC N Gopalaswami to remove Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla is not being accepted. It is sure that he is going to succeed Gopalaswami.
New EC to be nominee of Ten Janpath
One thing is certain that new Election Commissioner will be the nominee of Ten Janpath. Wait and watch.
Verma is new R&AW chief
K C Verma has taken over as new Chief of the R&AW.1971 batch Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Verma has succeeded Ashok Chaturvedi who retired on January 31.
Anshu Vaish is new Secretary HRD
Ms Anshu Vaish has taken over as new Secretary Elementary Education and Literacy in the Ministry of HRD. She is 1975 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
V N Gaur to be Additional Secretary Home
V N Gaur is likely to succeed Vinay Kumar as Additional Secretary Home. 1978 batch Nagaland cadre IAS officer Gaur is presently Joint Secretary (Police) in the MHA.
Will Jawed Akhtar join NIA ?
Name Jawed Akhtar has also started doing the round for the newly constituted National Investigating Agency (NIA).He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
S.S.Khurana is officiating Chairman of Railway Board
S.S.Khurana who so far was Member (Staff) Railway Board has become the new Chairman of Railway Board (CRB). However, he will be officiating CRB until further orders. He is an officer of the IRSEE & belongs to the 1971 batch.
This is what happens in Indian Railways
Finally, S.S.Khurana who so far was Member (Staff) Railway Board has become the new Chairman of Railway Board (CRB). He has pipped Sukhbir Singh Member (Electrical) in the race for the post of CRB that fell vacant following superannuation of K.C.Jena, last month. Suspense regarding new CRB continued till morning of February 2, 2009. It was finally around 11 a.m that picture was clear about the new CRB.It is quite unprecedented in the history of Indian Railways that decision regarding new CRB took such a long time.
A.K.Goyal tipped to Member (Staff), RB
As the grapevine has it A.K.Goyal is going to be Member (Staff) in the Railway Board. at present he is posted in Bhubaneshwar.
Final order about CRB shortly
Delay in issuance of final order regarding new Chairman Railway Board(CRB) has been There because Indian Prime Minister Dr.Man Mohan Singh was back home from AIIMS,Delhi after a coronary by pass surgery on February 1,2009.
Will Jena be Member of PESB ?
Will outgoing Railway Board Chairman K C Jena become Member of the PESB ?.He figures in the three member panel lying in the PMO for the post.
MMTC valuation dips
MMTC Limited, the largest international trading company of India of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is Sanjiv Batra, has reportedly suffered the worst blow in the stock market.
A K Singh is new DGP of Karnataka
Ajay Kumar Singh has taken over as new DGP of Karnataka.1974 batch IPS officer Singh has replaced 1973 batch IPS officer R Srikumar who retired on January 31.
S Thiagarajan to be Director (Finance), NMDC
S Thiagarajan who is currently Executive Director (Finance) with the NMDC Ltd is poised to be Director (Finance), NMDC.
Vinay Kumar is Secretary Border Management
Vinay Kumar, Special Secretary, Home, has assumed charge as Secretary, Border Management on February 1,2009.He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.
1978 batch Indian Postal Service (IPS) on verge of promotion
As the grapevine has it Indian Postal Service (IPS) officers belonging to the 1978 batch are on the verge of being promoted from Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).
Empanelment of 1984 batch IFS officers approved
Empanelment of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to the 1984 batch to the Joint Secretary's rank has been approved.
RP Dube is IG South Sector, CISF
RP Dube is Chennai based IG South Sector, CISF--the slot that was so far held by Umesh Kumar. It may be stated that Umesh Kumar is now IG (Airports), Delhi. Earlier Dube was Patna based IG Eastern Sector, CISF.
There was a panel of 3 names for Secretary Textiles
There was a panel of three names for the post of Secretary Textile. They included Ms Santha Sheela Nair - 1973 batch IAS of Tamil Nadu cadre and Jayati Chandra and Rita Menon - both 1975 batch IAS of UP cadre. And finally, Rita Menon was appointed Secretary Textiles.
Animesh Bharati is Director, Labour & Employment
Animesh Bharati on his return from deputation in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been appointed as Director, Labour & Employment. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer who belongs to the 1992 batch.
Race for the post of Joint Secretary, Health hots up
Race has for the post of Joint Health, which has fallen vacant following departure of Pravir Krishna to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for next year's Commonwealth Games. So far he was Joint Secretary Health in Government of India(GOI). He is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Two IAS officers are in the race. They are Amit Mohan Prasad (1989 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre) & K.Anand (1987 batch, Tamil Nadu cadre). While Prasad is empanelled ion GOI as a Joint Secretary & is awaiting his posting orders, K.Anand is Joint Secretary AYUSH.
Jagdeesh Pai set to be ED, Canara Bank
Jagdeesh Pai, who is currently General Manager with the Bank of India (BOI), is set to be Executive Director (ED), Canara Bank.
Dr.Alok Shukla to be relieved soon
As the grapevine has it Dr.Alok Shukla who will be Joint Secretary in the Election Commission of India(ECI)is going to be relieved soon.Dr.Shukla who is an IAS officer of the 1986 belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.At present he is Chief Electoral Officer(CEO),Chhattisgarh.
Rajeshwar Tiwari joins Syracuse University
Rajeshwar Tiwari has joined Syracuse University for mid career program in public affairs . He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Syedain Abbasi to return to Assam cadre
Syedain Abbasi whose central deputation tenure has ended,is poised to return to the parent cadre of Assam. So far he was Director Information Technology(IT)in Government of India(GOI). He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch'.
IAS postings in Madhya Pradesh
Shiv Narain Roopla will be new Collector of Sheopur Kalan. Shobhit Jain has been moved as Additional Commissioner Rewa.
1980 batch IPS promoted in Bihar
Three 1980 batch IPS officers Mssrs P K Thakur,Rajvardhan Sharma and Sunit Kumar have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Bihar.Sharma has been made ADG CID.Thakur will continue in the Intelligence as ADG.Sunit Kumar will now be ADG SCRB.
Ahlawat is VC of Vikram University
Dr Shiv Pal Singh Ahlawat, Director of Research Institute Izzatnagar in UP, has been appointed new Vice Chancellor of Vikram University ,Ujjain. Dr Ravindra Jain will now be Vice Chancellor of the Bhopal University.
New Kerala Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta
MM Pareed Pillai and G Sasidharan have been sworn in as Lokayukta and Up Lokayukta respectively in Kerala.
Frank Noronha moves to Delhi
Senior IIS officer AP Frank Noronha, is moving to Delhi on promotion as Director-General (Media and Communication), Press Information Bureau, New Delhi.
IAS reshuffle in Karnataka
There is IAS reshuffle in Karnataka. New postings are :- Mssrs D. Thangaraj Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, K. Jothiramalingam Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Subir Hari Singh Principal Secretary, Department of Commerce and Industries, V. Umesh, Principal Secretary, Department of Medical Education, R.G. Nadadur Principal Secretary, Education Department (Primary & Secondary Education), A.S. Srikantha Secretary, Education Department (Higher Education,M.K. Shankarlinge Gowda Secretary, Transport Department,K.H. Gopalakrishne Gowda Commissioner, Watershed Development Department, Sandeep Dave Chairman and Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, H. Shashidhar Managing Director, Karnataka Beverages Corporation Ltd., K.R. Srinivasa Secretary, DPAR, K.R. Shashidhar, waiting for posting, as Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department ,A.K. Monnappa Commissioner for Cane Development and Director of Sugar ,K.H. Govinda Raj Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Intelligence), N. Prabhakar Deputy Commissioner, Kolar District, M.S. Srikar Joint Commissioner, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and N.S. Channappa Gowda Deputy Commissioner, Uttara Kannada district.
New Chairman of APAT
Justice G Yethirajulu, a sitting judge of the High Court, has taken over as Chairman, AP Administrative Tribunal (APAT).
Justice Gandhi is Acting CJ of Rajasthan HC
Justice RC Gandhi of the J & K High Court has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
1993 batch IAS get super-time scale in Jharkhand
Three 1993 batch IAS officers in Jharkhand Avinash Kumar, S S Meena and Sahjanand Sharma have been given super-time scale in Jharkhand.
IAS changes in Jharkhand
Avinash Kumar has been appointed secretary of water resources department. He will also hold additional charge of civil aviation department. SS Meena has been made the divisional commissioner of Kolhan. Jamtara deputy commissioner Sahjanand Sharma has been posted as divisional commissioner of Santhal Pargana. PK Jajoria is back as the cabinet secretary, UK Sangma Principal Secretary labour and employment department, Mridula Sinha will be PS Welafare, JS Burjea principal secretary of food and civil supplies department. Forest and environment department principal secretary Sukhdeo Singh has been given the additional charge of transport department. Alka Tiwari will hold the additional charge of social welfare secretary. Tourism secretary Arun Kumar Singh has been given the additional charge of planning department.
T.S.Narayansami lags behind in race
As the grapevine has it T.S.Narayansami CMD Bank of India (BOI) who is now lagging behind in the race for the post of Deputy Governor in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as he had the backing of Indian Home Minister P.Chidambaram.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Sushil Kumar will now be Principal Secretary Minor Irrigation.Avanish Kumar Awasthi, has been given the charge of secretary, Tourism and DG Tourism .. Gajendra Pal has been shifted as secretary PWD. DCD Bhargava is new commissioner of Devipatan division while Hirdesh Kumar, who was awaiting posting has been made special secretary, department of housing and urban planning.Srinivaslu will now be Additional Commissioner Varanasi Division.
IPS shake-up in Uttar Pradesh
Over one dozen IPS officers have been reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh. New postings are Mssrs :- Brijraj SP Railways Lucknow,Raj Kumar SSP Gaziabad,D C Mishra SP Traffic Lucknow,Mutha Ashok Jain SSP Moradabad,Ashok Kumar Singh SSP Meerut,Raj Bahadur Singh SP Railways Moradabad,Kashinath Singh SP Fatehgarh,Neelesh Kumar SP Hardoi,Raghuvir Lal SSP Allahabad, S K Bhagat SP Bulandshahar,K S Emanuel SP Railways Allahabad,R K Bharadwaj SP Kaushambi M D Karandhar SP Sultanpur.
IPS changes in Bihar
On return from central deputation 1990 batch IPS officer Rajvinder Singh Bhatti, has been made Tirhut Range DIG. Rajesh Ranjan has been made IG (HQ). Tirhut Range DIG Arvind Pandey will now be DIG Railways.
Omar Abdullah's meeting with officers widely hailed
The recent meeting of Omar Abdullah Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir with IAS and IPS officers of his state has been widely hailed.
SBI valuation dips
State Bank of India (RIL) of which CMD is O.P.Bhatt has reportedly suffered a marginal dip in valuation of its stocks.
Date with RTI
Personal information : A copy of the order issued by the Minister on the basis of which a charge sheet was issued to the appellant was denied by the PIO under sections 8(1)(g) and 8(1)(j). The Commission held that "personal information" does not mean the information relating to the information seeker but about a third party. Referring to the full bench decision dated 23-04-2007 in the case of Rakesh Kumar Singh, it observed that if one were to seek information in his own case, the question of invasion of privacy does not arise.
Section 8(1)(g) : Once the disciplinary proceedings stand concluded, the provisions of Section 8(1)(g) have no relevance.
Comments
Information relating to an applicant cannot be denied citing section 8(1)(j). Further, in cases of disciplinary proceedings, Section 8(1)(g) is not applicable when the proceedings stand concluded.
Mrs Anuradha Verma (It is updated every Monday)
Empanelment of 1985 batch IFS officers approved
Empanelment of 14 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to the 1985 batch to the Joint Secretary's rank has been approved.
Jha is CVO CPWD
Nikhilesh Jha presently working as Joint Secretary in the Department of Scientific Industrial Research as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).1984 BATCH Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer Jha has succeeded Ram Muviah, IAS(MT:85).
Tenure of CVO MTNL extended
Extension of tenure to Kabal Singh, IRSEE (82) has been granted as CVO, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) up to March 23.
Ajit Lal promoted in IB
Ajit K. Lal has been promoted to the rank of Special Director in IB. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on October 13 )
Gill appointed new DG of CRPF
A.S. Gill has been appointed new DG of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) .He is 1972 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on January 12 )
Raju is JS HRD
Jagmohan Singh Raju has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literace in the Ministry of HRD.

CORPORATE
Director (Marketing) Bharat Electronics interview today
PESB will hold interview for the post of Director (Marketing ) Bharat Electronics on Monday.
Mohan Tiwari is new MD of IRCON
Mohan Tiwari has taken over as the new Managing Director of the public sector IRCON International.
Khalid Mohammed quits Hindustan Times
Khalid Mohammad, who was working as National Culture Editor with Hindustan Times, has reportedly resigned.
Chandradeep Mitra quits Mudra Max
Chandradeep Mitra, President, Mudra Max has reportedly resigned.
Essar group makes hay,while Sun shines
Essar group's petrol pumps have re-opened in the wake of Delhi having slashed prices of petrol & diesel for the second time ,recently

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Navin Chawla is back in the eye of the storm!!!!
CEC recommendation being accepted and acted upon is the norm!!!

Congress is desperate that Chawla becomes the CEC!!!!
Then 'Congress's Election Commissioner' would then be the meaning of CEC!!!

Compromising Election Commission would be a slap on Democracy's face!!!
On this Congress needs to touch base!!!

Let's now see if Congress makes India 's Democracy the laughing stock,
Navin's appointment as CEC the World especially India 's detractors will mock!!!!

Sonia will have to take the call on this!!!!!
Hope the importance and the definite fallout she does not miss!!!

PM's been discharged and advised 6 weeks rest!!!
And when he can actually start working will depend on his cardio test!!!

AIIMS and patients have breathed a sigh of relief!!!
His getting discharged will give AIIMS , patients and their visitors relief!!!

Mohna should realize that he should eat like a poor man!!!
Rich man's diet he should ban!!!

And then he can take the help of NDTV or IBN and show off about this!!!
Show off to the poor that for them rich food he's given the miss!!!

Elections have made our politicians go into overdrive!!!
Some even up the wall karr rahe hai ek doosre ko drive!!!!

Amar Singh for one has gone abs wonky or lost it!!!!
So bad is his case that he's lost his customary wit!!!

Insiders say at night he has to be forced to sleep!!!!
When he's asleep often he starts to leap so tied to the bed Amar ko they have to keep!

Laloo is worried sick!!!!
Just the thought of elections makes him hic!!!

Karuna has started to mumble!!!
And very often he does rumble and grumble!!!

Pawar is running between Congress, Balasahb and Rane!!!
Keeps on mumbling to himself ' koyi toh merri baath maane'!!!

Sonia they say breaks out into Italian more often now!!!
And her favorite response to her think tank is che ora or 'what now'!!!

Rahul eats his favorite food whenever and wherever he can!!!
Stuffing up because in elections he'll have to eat food with the poor wherever he can!!

Advani nowadays has made all around him wear Advani masks!!!!
'Now look in the mirror and do you see the next PM' he asks!!!

Confucius says…… with hatching political conspiracies our politicians are preoccupied!!!!
How to get to the Delhi throne directly or indirectly their minds are occupied!!!

Bharat Kumar

Forum
It is unwarranted
Now a days we hear a lot of complaints from military officers that their status in the warrant of precedence has been degraded. They say it should be restored as it was in 1947. Now Indian Army under British rule was an instrument of occupation of our country, and the Commander in Chief of military was placed at Number 2 position in the Warrant of Precedence (WoP).
Currently the three service chiefs are placed at number 12 in the WoP. They are placed above the Members of Parliament.
We are a democracy and such high protocol for military officers is unwarranted. In United States, for example, the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff is placed at number 76 in the protocol list (http://www.usma.edu/Protocol/images/DA_precedence.pdf). Many civil servants who are appointed as undersecretaries/deputy secretaries are placed much higher in the protocol list. So are the members of Senate and Congress.
So the military officers should stop cribbing about degradation of status.
A Civil Servant
Changing the name of Rajpath
Changing the name of Rajpath as it reminds one of Biritish Raj. This is really a cosmetic approach. The people of the country unfortunately still believe that the Ministers and politicians who are supposed to be servants of the people, are actually the Rulers and they are being treated like British Sahibs or our own Maharajas of the present day. Unless your real concern is for changing this mentality and mindset, any changing of names of roads etc. will just not make any diference at all.
I Khan
Why not change the procedure of empanelment?
The delay in constituting the four member committee of retired IAS officers for assessment of ACRs for empanelment could, possibly, be attributed to my observations posted on this website that the purported decision was at variance with the announcement made by TKA Nair, Principal Secy to Prime Minister on the Civil Services Day function in Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi attended by me in 2007.It was announced that the empanelment would, henceforth, be made through "Personal Talks" with the aspirants in the presence of their ACRs, by a committee with which the academicians would also be associated. I had questioned the wisdom of the Government in deviating from this major policy pronouncement! I expect the GOI to be transparent so that the mediocrity is no longer perpetuated under the existing dispensation! No further Tom, Dick and Harry approach?
A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant)
IDA not on officiall website
The Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) announced by The Department of Public Enterprises under Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises every Jan, April, July & Oct is important for millions of PSU employees. But such important order is not being hosted in the official website of the Ministry.
K Ganesan
ACP- the great leveller
I am sure the purpose behind the ACP scheme was not to level of the distance between persons who achieved a quicker promotion through Limited Departmental Examinations (LDE) and those who got promoted seniority wise. An Assistant who got through the LDE after 6-8 years of service and then got stuck as Section Officer finds that other Assistants who did not make any effort to clear the LDE and got promoted as SO after 17 years, get their ACP at the same time i.e. when they both complete 20 years of service. This means the SO who passed the LDE early must wait for 14 years till he completes 20 years of service to get ACP whereas the promotee SO gets it 3 years after his promotion as SO. ACP sure is a "great leveller". The right thing to have been done was to grant ACP after completion of 10 years from last promotion or completion of 10/20/30 years in present grade, whichever is earlier. Is any one listening?
An affected LDE
Reactions to the Mangalore outrage on women make for some comic reading. The ancient Indian scriptures not only contain references to soma and sura but also do not prohibit beef. To hear that liquor consumption by women is not part of our 'culture' is unfounded. Second, even women's defence organizations are saying that women ought to have been more circumspect in patronizing pubs. The Constitution provides for equal rights for men and women. In any case women drinking is not the same as some men drinking and committing rape thereafter, is it? Is it OK for a man to tug at an unsuspecting woman's hand as the DTC bus stops at ITO with mute male spectators around and derive immense pleasure without fear of approbation? Or is it that the laws are indeed separate for men and women as in pre-historic Talibanland? A society that cannot respect its women and assure their safety and security, instead seeks to blame women for their 'misfortune', is not a civilized one. To use this issue as a launching platform for the next elections is an obvious conclusion. Last, I must hasten to clarify that I do not belong to the feminine of the human species. Just how much lower will we stoop? Talibanisation and India's global ambitions do not jell.
A Concerned Citizen
GoI should have posted Haukhuma
GoI should have posted Haukhuma Hausel as the Secretary DONER because he is a son of the soil of the NorthEast. This would have helped remove the "anti India" feeling of some section of people from this region. I wish good sense will prevail upon the decision makers in the corridors of power in New Delhi....
Amitabh Barooa
Take up the matter
This is in context of the recommendations of 6th CPC in which it is laid that the officers in non-IAS would get grade pay with time lag of 2 years vis-vis IAS. In that case with 1979 batch of IAS now getting Additional Secretary grade, 1977 batch in other services ought to get the pay accordingly. Services should take up the matter so that this is not lost sight off as we are already lagging behind
Ravi
It was mainly for central service officers
Central pay commission recommendation was mainly for central service officers with stipulations that other AIS officers may also be given. It is irony that the also part has been taken care by DOPT and the main group is still not got. Will DOPT clear the same with empathy by placing them in the position of the officers for whom the benefit is intended. Our Ministers who have given the benefit may also review. A person getting the benefit while in service can feel better rather than getting the arrear after retirement.
S Mishra
Finally some positive and constructive view
Definitely, we should fight unanimously for a common cause. What we normally do is fight amongst ourselves, what the other cadre has got , which cadre is doing more work, work of which cadre is more important. These are all irrelevant issues. The benefit ultimately goes to none. Like in the case of the final result of Departmental Exam for SO/PS. They want results to be declared separately. The result being that, though long overdue, the results have still not been declared. So the final result of Departmental Exam of Gr. C is pending. Priorities should be accorded to the matter and work should be done in unity. Talking about stagnations, and LDC cries that he is being stagnated, a Gr. D has his version. Why not fight for a common cause, whether it is LDC, UDC or Gr'D', or Assistant/PA, promotions should be time bound and the officials responsible for delay in promotions should be penalised. Let us all step forward and form associations ministry wise and fight for a common cause.
Vandana