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Dhanendra Kumar appointed Chairman of Competition Commission
Outgoing ED of the World Bank Dhanendra Kumar has been appointed Chairman of the Competition Commission of India. He is 1968 batch retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Harish Chand Gupta is now Member Competition Commission
Former Secretary Coal in the Government of India has been appointed new Member of the Competition Commission. He is retired 1971 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on October 14 )
Prasad appointed Chairman of Competition Commission
Former Chairman of the CBDT R Prasad has been appointed Member of the Competition Commission. He is 1970 batch IRS (IT) officer
.( We said this on October 22 )
Gita Gauri appointed Member of Competition Commission
Economist Gita Gauri has been appointed Chairman of the Competition Commission. She is presently Member of the Electricty Regulatory Commission in Andhra Pradesh.
Prem Prashant Narayan appointed Member of the Competition Commission
Lawyer by profession Prem Prashant Narayan has been appointed Member of the Competition Commission of India.
Attri is new DGP of Punjab
K K Attri has been appointed new DGP of Punjab.1971 batch IPS officer Attri will succeed N P S Aulakh who is joining today as NSG Chief.
( We said this on February 24 )
Ms Kushal Singh is new CS of Rajasthan
Ms Kushal Singh is new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan. She is 1974 batch IAS officer.
( We broke this news only yesterday )
Samat is now Chairman of RERC
Outgoing Rajasthan Chief Secretary D C Samat is now Chairman of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission.He is 1972 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on December 13 )
Justice Bannurmath is CJ of Kerala High Court
Justice SR Bannurmath, judge of the Karnataka High Court, has been cleared for elevation as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
(We said this on November3 and again on December 19,2008)
Kire is new DGP of Nagaland
K Kire is new DGP of Nagaland. 1979 batch IPS officer Kire will succeed J Changkija who is retiring today.
Chhattisgarh DGP proceeds on leave
Chhattisgarh DGP Vishwa Ranjan has proceeded on three months leave .1973 batch IPS officer Vishwa Ranjan wanted leave on personal grounds. The State Government is unlikely to accept the leave application in view of the Lok Sabha polls.
R P Singh gets extension
CMD of the Punjab and Sindh Bank R P Singh has been granted extension in tenure till April 30.Tenure of 1976 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Singh was to expire today.
New batch of IES training from March 2,2009
Training for all 21 incumbents selected for the latest batch of Indian Economic Service (IES) is going to commence on March 2,2009 at the New Delhi located Institute of Economic Growth.
Saurabh Garg returns
Saurabh Garg , IAS officer of 1991 batch of Orissa cadre, has completed one year course work at Johns Hopkins University towards Phd and will now write his thesis from India. He has rejoined Government of Orissa.
Jawahar joins GoI
T S Jawahar has joined the Government of India as Director Programme Implementation. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Meena is Administrator Jagannath Temple
A K Meena has taken over as Administrator of the Jagannath Temple in Orissa. He is 1993 batch IAS officer.
6 CCITs to hold Additional charge
As many as Six CCITs will hold the Additional charge of as many officials retiring today. While Radha Shrivastava, CCIT (CCA) Hyderabad will be looking after the additional charge of DGIT (Inv) Hyderabad, Dr. Poonam K Saxena DGIT (Inv) Jaipur will be looking after the additional charge of DGIT (Inv) Ahmedabad, DS Rastogi CCIT - IV, Ahmedabad will look after the additional charge of CCIT - I, Ahmedabad. Similarly, M Narsimhappa, CCIT-I , Pune will look after the additional charge of CCIT Nagpur, SP Singh, CCIT Indore will look after the additional charge of CCIT Bhopal and BK Gupta, CCIT - II, Kolkata will look after the additional charge of CCIT-I Kolkata.
CRPF DG to retire today
CRPF DG V K Joshi is retiring today. He is 1971 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
1988 batch of IRTS is now SAG
1988 batch of the IRTS has almost been promoted to the SAG.
Gautam holds three charge
Manish Gautam, a 2002 batch official of Indian Information Service (IIS), is these days looking after three charge. While he is looking after the work of Deputy Director (Field Publicity) in the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Deputy Director (News) in Doordarshan, he is also the incharge AIR (News).

ADC Chandigarh repatriated
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh, Inderjit Singh Sandhu, has been repatriated to his parent state Punjab. M l Sharma, working as joint secretary (political) Punjab, will succeed him.
IFS officer posted as MD in HP
IFS officer RK Sood has been posted as the Managing Director of the Small-Scale Industries and Exports Corporation. Another IFS officer FS Nagi is the Managing Director of Milkfed, Shimla.
Crisis of personalities!
At a high profile meeting it was being discussed that in today's time major political parties suffer from shortage of young leaders with good personalities.
Railway transfer postings
Shankar Bannerjee, SAG/IRAS, on his return from deputation has been posted to Northern Railway . Rishi Lal, Selection Grade/IRSME/DMW has been transferred to Northern Railway. A K Sharma, Sr. Scale/IRSME/Northern Railway has been moved to DMW .Govind Pandey, JA Grade/IRSME/South Western Railway has been transferred to Rail Wheel Factory. M Chandra Kumar, Sr Scale/IRSME/Southern Railway, has been shifted to South Western Railway in the same capacity and D Jayaraman, Sr Scale/IRSME/Southern Railway to South Western Railway.
Post Graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy from April 1
Third Post Graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy during 2009-10 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is scheduled to commence from April 1, 2009. The programme with a set of core courses includes an international module of about six weeks' duration.
UP IAS officers oppose IPS postings
Uttar Pradesh IAS Officers Association has opposed posting of IPS officer as Secretary (Home) and Secretary to the chief minister claiming that the posts belong to IAS cadre.
Swaminathan is Chancellor of Sikkim University
Agricultural Scientist MS Swaminathan has been appointed Chancellor of Sikkim University.
IDAS transfers
IDAS officer G C Dutta has been transferred from ACDA to JCDA Guwahati. Ruchil Mittal has been moved from Ishapore to Dum Dum Ordnance Factory.
IRPS postings
Anjan Ray has been posted as Member Secretary/RRB/Kolkata. HL Prasad has been posted as Sr dpo/MLDT.
IAS reshuffle in Punjab
VK Sharma will now be Managing Director of the Punjab Financial Corporation. Dr Swarn Singh has been made Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. GS Sandhu, has been posted as Financial Commissioner, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development. Geetika Kalha has been given additional charge of Cultural Affairs, Museums, Archives and Archaeology. Sudhir Mittal has been given the additional charge of Principal Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi. Jagpal Singh, Financial Commissioner, Appeals 11, has been given additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Rural Development and Panchayats. RK Ganta will be Special Secretary Home Affairs and Justice .Baldeo Purushartha will be Director, Technical Education and Industrial Training. Kamal Kishore Yadav will move as ADC, Development, Ferozepur. Sibin C will now be Additional Chief Administrator, PUSA, Bathinda.
Five Envoys present credentials to the President
Five envoys presented their credentials to the President of India, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan Delhi on February 27,2009. Envoys who presented their credentials were: Mrs. Yous Makana the Ambassador of Cambodia, Piotr Klodkowski the Ambassador of Poland, Philippe Welti the Ambassador of Switzerland, Mrs. Valerica Epure the Ambassador of Romania and Mrs. Merike Kokajev the Ambassador of Estonia.
Ashwin Padmanabhan is Delhi based SD,Big FM
Ashwin Padmanabhan has become Delhi based Station Director with Big FM. Earlier he was in the same capacity at Hyderabad.
A Memento to Rahul Gandhi
Ram Vilas Paswan Indian Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel ((1st from left),Jitin Prasada Indian Minister of State for Steel and S.K. Roongta, Chairman SAIL (3rd & 4th from left) handing over a memento to Rahul Gandhi AICC General Secretary at the project for rebuilding of steel plant function in Jagdishpur on February 27,2008.
AIDS awareness for MP Police trainees
The Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (MPSACS) organized a two-day workshop for the police trainees in Bhopal to make them aware about the dreaded AIDS disease and its prevention. Speaking on the occasion Additional Director General of Police Vijay Wate said that policemen can play a crucial role in spreading awareness about AIDS as they meet people from different cross section of society while discharging their duties daily.
Additional Director General of Police V.K. Pawar in his address said that to prevent spread of AIDS people should be aware about how the infection is spread and taboos related to the disease. The project coordinator MPSACS Umesh Mundra briefed about the various projects undertaken by the society among the high-risk groups. Policemen if made aware about the disease they can protect themselves and help the masses to do so, he added. The programme was conducted by Shradda Bose while police trainees from the different police training institutes of the state attended the workshop.
Sarin appointed DG Home Guards in MP
H K Sarin on promotion has been appointed as new DG Home Guards in Madhya Pradesh. He is an IPS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed ADG Railways & Narcotics in MP
Rishi Kumar Shukla on promotion has been appointed as Additional Director General(ADG) Railways & Narcotics in Madhya Pradesh. He is an IPS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
R.C.Chhari appointed ADG Complaints in MP
R.C.Chhari on promotion has been appointed as Additional Director General(ADG) Complaints. He is an IPS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Bureaucratic changes in MP
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle Madhya Pradesh Government ordered new postings of three officers on February 28,2009.Those transferred were:Vivek Porwal Collector Singrauli to Director Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Watershed,Manoharlal Dube Deputy Secretary to Chief Minister to Collector Seoni & P.Narhari Collector Seoni to Collector Singrauli.

CORPORATE
Bindra appointed President
Vicky Bindra has been appointed president and chief executive officer of GE Capital.
Ghosh elected President
SB Ghosh has been elected president of the Federation of Associations of Cottage and Small Industries.
Karnataka to build 10000 kms of roads
The Karnataka Government being headed by Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is going to build 10000 kilometers of roads, disclosed Basavraju Managing Director (MD) of the Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDC). Basavaraju is 1988 batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre. He had toured Madhya Pradesh to see how roads were being developed with private sector's involvement & he was all praise for the work being done in MP. Basavaraju told <whispersinthecorridors.com> that deadline for receiving bids is April 17,2009.Replying to a question he said "we have two lakh kilometers of roads." Private sector will have to design, finance, build, operate & transfer roads to the KRDC. Even good roads of Gujarat & Rajasthan have also been studied, he said. Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is quite keen having good roads. That is why a team led by CM Udasi Minister for Public Works department (PWD) is touring different parts of India.
Samir Sainani to Head ad sales, Mirchi
Samir Sainani has been roped in by Radio Mirchi to head Advertisement sales on All India basis from April 1,2009.

Forum
Illegal use of public funds in promoting politicians
The Government of India has been advertising every day in newspapers about various ministries which show pictures of even those politicians who are not part of Government. This has been going on for quite some time and it is learnt that nearly 200 crores have been spent.
Promoting politicians in this way is illegal use of public funds. It is high time, the bureaucrats who meekly follow orders and release such advertisements are held accountable and made to pay, if they do not have the moral courage to oppose such illegalities.
I Khan
Poor Steno Grade"D":
They are the persons who, despite working in the same grade for more than 25 years, are still to get next regular promotion and are waiting for ACP, which gave some financial benefit and relief to them.
The new 6th CPC ACP, which is yet to be finalised and announced, may give some financial relief. Even that benefit, which is yet to be implemented by the DOPT, is still awaited. Will the DOPT officials do something for the benefit of these poor stenographers?. They are the persons who are mostly used and misused by officials and seniors with whom they are working but are not the benefit due to them. Officials with whom they are working are also not doing anything for them. They are like use and through. Moreover, many officials at the senior most level, even do not think to properly write their ACRs, but think that by writing ACR they are giving them something from their own pocket. Even many officers use the ACR as a tool to harass the stenographers working under them and do not even write the ACRs till they retire. Many of them want them to be reminded again and again even after retirement to get their pending ACR written and are spoiling their career and promotion avenues in time.
Will the DOPT issue necessary instructions to get the ACRs written properly and in time and see that they should not be backdated and if so, make them infructuous.
A Stenographer
Nothing about Bihar police
I was told by somebody that whispersinthecorridors.com flashes news about all the states of India but I am really pained not to find anything on the police department of Bihar.
K L Malik