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In final round Modi and Rahul Gandhi ?
Political pundits believe that in the final round after couple of years real fight for the Prime Ministership will be between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. It is for the people of the country to make a choice.
Final decision about DG, RBI today
A final decision regarding new Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely on February 4,2009 though the search committee has met.
Yogesh Agrawal is ahead in the race for Dy Governor RBI
Though, there are other contenders for the slot of Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that fell vacant following retirement of Leeladhar on December 5, 2008 Yogesh Agrawal CMD IDBI is ahead in the race. Search committee is going to meet again on February 4, 2009; to take a final decision. It may be recalled that Agrawal had narrowly missed the bus when O.P.Bhatt, CMD State Bank of India (SBI) had pipped him (Agrawal) at the post. Others in the fray are T.S.Narayansami CMD Bank of India (BOI), K.C.Chakraborty CMD Punjab National Bank, and M.V.Nair CMD Union Bank of India & A.C.Mahajan CMD Canara Bank.
IAS officer quits
Dr B Sekhar has reportedly put in his papers to get permanently absorbed by ADB, Manila. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
CBDT members may quit ?
As the grapevine has it those Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers who are members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)& belong to the 1972 batch are contemplating to quit. They are perhaps irked over their supercession, as S. S. N. Moorthy has become CBDT Chairman who belongs to the 1973 batch. Will they resign? This is a million Dollar question.
Simplicity of S. S. N. Moorthy Chairman, CBDT quite impressive
Simplicity of S. S. N. Moorthy who recently took over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has floored one & all. Moorthy who belongs to 1973 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) has been going & meeting al CBDT members individually & seeking their consultations in their chamber.
Bir Singh Parsheera tipped to be a Secretary in GOI
Bir Singh Parsheera who is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch & belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre is tipped to be Secretary in Government of India (GOI).
What prompted CEC to recommend sack of Chawla?
What prompted N.Gopalaswami Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to recommend sacking of his colleague Member Navin Chawla? This question is doing rounds in the corridors of power. As the grapevine has it two officers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) of which one is still in the Commission had communicated against Chawla to Gopalaswami.Any guesses?
P V Kumar chances diminished after 26/11
Chances of P V Kumar to head the Research & Analysis Wing(R & AW) had diminished in the wake of terrorists attack in Mumbai on November 26,2008.
Who will head EIL?
Who will head the Engineers India Ltd (EIL) once tenure of Mukesh Rohatgi CMD, Engineers India Ltd (EIL), ends later this year? This question is doing rounds in corridors of power. As the grapevine has it no incumbent from any of the Grade one PSUs has so far applied for the post.
JP Meena is poised to go to Centre
As the grapevine has it, JP Meena is poised to go to Government of India(GOI) on central deputation. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Assam cadre. The State Government of Assam has cleared his name.
Arvind Kumar empanelled in GOI
Arvind Kumar an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Sikkim cadre has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in Government of India (GOI).
P Raghavan promoted in BSNL
P Raghavan ITS officer, has been promoted to HAG. He is now CGM Karnataka.
Winds of change blowing in the Finance Ministry
Grapevine has it that with the assumption of Finance Ministry's charge by Pranab Mukherjee Indian Minister for External Affairs (MEA), winds of change have begun to blow. Discreetly a list of such CMDs of public sector banks is being prepared who had close affinity with his predecessor P Chimbaram who is now the Indian Home Minister.
Governors playing double game !
In several states, Governors are playing double role by having perfect rapport with the Chief Ministers of NDA .
Four IPS officers inducted into "Hard Core"
Four IPS officers serving in the Intelligence Bureau have been inducted into the "Hard Core". They are Mssrs P K Bharadwaj (UT 1987 ), A K Mishra (Raj 87), A S Rajan (Bihar 87 ) and Mahesh Dixit (AP 93).
Chandan Sinha is new Secretary to WB Governor
Chandan Sinha has joined as new Secretary to the West Bengal Governor. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
IAS changes in West Bengal
Dr P K Agrawal is new Commissioner General of Reforms. He is 1976 batch IAS officer. Another 1976 batch IAS officer K S Rajendra Kumar has been appointed ACS Forests and Tourism.1986 batch IAS officer Rajiv Sinha has been made Secretary Food Processing. 1985 batch IAS officer Pawan Agrawal is Secretary Cooperatives.
Ms Prasad joins MCD
Ms T Tonsing Prasad, IRS (IT) of the 1986 batch, has recently taken over as the Additional Commissioner of Health in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. She is the first IRS officer to take over this prestigious assignment. She hails from Manipur.
Seventh book of Ray published
BKS Ray has just published his short story collection in English, "The Platform Man", (Konark, 2009). This is his seventh book. The book is going to be released in Raipur on the 15th of February and in Bhubaneswar on the 22nd of February. 1972 batch IAS officer Ray is at the moment Director General of Academy of Administration, Chairman, Board of Secondary Education and Chairman, Professional Examination Board, Chhattisgarh".
Smita Gate to join GoI
Smita Gate is joining the Government of India as Director in the Textile Export Council ,Mumbai. She is 1992 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Rohit Kansal is now Deputy Secretary Commerce
Rohit Kansal who was earlier Private Secretary (PS) to P Chidambaram while the latter was Finance Minister has joined as Deputy Secretary Commerce to Government of India(GOI).He is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch & belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.
Gaurav Dave to head National Mktg Competitive Council
Gaurav Dave has been appointed as Chief of the National Marketing Competitive Council(NMCC).He is an IRSEE officer of the 1982 batch.
SS Khurana will be PS, Railways too
SS Khurana, who had assumed the charge as Chairman Railway Board (CRB) on January 2,2009, will also be Principal Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Railways. As officer of 1971 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineering (IRSEE), Khurana worked in various capacities in Indian Railways. He also served as General Manager, East Coast Railway, General Manager/Eastern Railway, Additional General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Chief Electrical Engineer in the Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), Allahabad, Divisional Railway Manager, Adra (SER), Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Dhanbad, Chief Project Manager, Railway Electrification at Ambala and has also worked in the research and design aspects of electric locomotives in the Research, Design & Standards organization, Lucknow.He has also received valuable experience in foreign training in Sweden, Japan and USA. He has also attended Advance Leadership Programme at Stern Business School, New York, USA.
IRAS - 1987 batch completed
1987 batch IRAS officers have been promoted to the SAG.A couple of 1988 batch officers have also been promoted.
IPS changes in Bihar
Madni Ram will now be SP Weaker Sections.Satish Kumar has been made SP SCRB and Yogendra Paswan SP Cooperatives.
Avinash Kumar is OSD to Jharkhand Governor
Water Resources and civil aviation secretary Avinash Kumar has been appointed OSD to Jharkhand Governor. He is 1993 batch IAS officer.
Zonal IG posts abolished in Uttar Pradesh
Zonal IG posts have been abolished in Uttar Pradesh.DIG level officers will now head important districts.
1995 batch is DIG in Uttarakhand
Two 1995 batch IPS officers Dr P V Krishna Prasad and Deepak Jyoti Ghildiyal have been promoted to the rank of DIG in Uttarakhand.
Income Tax raids likely in Gujarat today !
IT dept likely to strike on couple of big groups in Surat & Rajkot in Gujarat. On Wednesday.
Are you listening Mr Rao ?
The Chief Minister Office (CMO) is reportedly unhappy with the handling of state urban development department and blaming S R Rao, top state bureaucrat who left on deputation to Delhi in November 2008. "Rao was head of the department for last two years. He messed up everything," a top Modi aide said off the record while talking to media. Established institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission's (JNNURM), state outfit Gujarat Urban Development Mission (GUDM) were destroyed. No experts left in GUDM to prepare projects for JNNURM.
Now political parties can air views
Now, political parties would be allowed to air their spots and jingles on FM channels and All India Radio (AIR) before elections. So far there was a bar on airing political messages under the code for commercial advertising on (AIR)'. These rules have been modified and henceforth when the election code of conduct is in force during general elections for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and panchayati raj institutions, FM channels and AIR can accept spots and jingles for airing them.
Who is the Ambassador ?
On the republic day an Indian Ambassador came drunk (at least from the behaviour that was apparent). With the support of 2/3 people and reached the Dias. Then he started reading the speech. After 2/3 paragraph, he said you have the copy and read it at home. Guess the name of the Ambassador.
Judges of Kerala High Court appointed
As many as four incumbents have been appointed to be Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court for two years. They are: Parameswaran Bhavadasan, Soudamini Amma Sankaranarayana Pilla Satheesachandran, Madathiparambil Lonappan Joseph Francis and Pullukatte Sanku Gopinathan.
Gupta appointed Ambassador to Hungary
Gauri Shankar Gupta presently Joint Secretary at Headquarters, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Hungary in succession to Ranjit Rae.
Kingra is MD of Small Industries and Export Corporation in HP
Hardip Singh Kingra Indian Forest Service Officer of 1980 batch Himachal pradesh has taken over as Managing Director of HP State Small Industries & Export Corporation Ltd. He will also hold additional charge of HP State Handicrafts & Handloom Corporation Ltd.

CORPORATE
Jha is CVO CPWD
Nikhilesh Jha, presently working as Joint Secretary in the Department of Scientific Industrial Research, has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).1984 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer Jha will succeed 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.
Director (Pipe Line ) IOC interview starts
PESB will start interview for the post of Director (Pipe Line) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have commenced from Tuesday.
Mohan Tiwari is Managing Director, IRCON
Mohan Tiwari has taken over as the new Managing Director of IRCON International Ltd. Prior to this, he was Director Projects with this company.A postgraduate in structural engineering, Mohan Tiwari served Indian Railways for 23 years in various capacities before joining IRCON. He also held positions of visiting scientist at University of Virginia (USA). Professor at Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering Pune and Senior Professor (Development Management) at Railway Staff College Vadodara .He has rich professional experience of more than 30 years in the areas of project execution and infrastructure development especially in the fields of Railways and Highways.
Chopra gets new assignment in Philips
Rajeev Chopra has been appointed Head - Lighting sector by the Philips Electronics India Lts...
SAIL's golden jubilee stamp released
A commemorative stamp to mark golden jubilee of the Steel Authority of India(SAIL) being headed by S.K.Roongta was released in Delhi on February 3,2009.Mainly those who graced the occasion were Indian Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel Ram Vilas Paswan,Indian Minister of State for Communications & IT Jyotiraditya M. Scindia,Indian Minister of State for Steel Jitin Prasada, Secretary (Steel) P.K Rastogi,P.K. Gopinath Chief Postmaster General, Delhi & Chairman SAIL S.K. Roongta
Radhesh Uchil is GM, Platinum Media
Radhesh Uchil who so far was General Manager(GM), West and South, Carat Media Services, has reportedly joined as GM Platinum Media of the Madison group.
Rohit Mishra is President,Rediffusion - Y&R
Rohit Mishra is President, Rediffusion - Y&R.Hitherto, he was Chief Executive Officer(CEO)in the company for Sri Lanka.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
First Congress said that its relationship with SP was a loose one!!!!
And now SP says its relationship with Kalyan is only friendly but what about his son?
Amar will say that son is not responsible for what his Dad has done!!!
And that is why SP has given a ticket to Kalyan's son!!!
But I feel the Muslim vote bank is not that naïve and will see through SP's double speak!!!
SP itself has sprung in its Muslim Vote Bank a leak!!!
Judges are Holy Cows and Mantris are Holy Cows also!!!
No prosecution of Judges and to RTI queries on Mantris assets you will get a no!!!
The way Sarkaar is blocking RTI queries why bother to have this act!!!!
Sarkaar is using its RTI or Right To Interfere and this is a fact!!!
Pranab Da says cobbling up and running a Coalition is a tough job!!!!!
Somehow they say Pranab Da feels he has his hand on the PMO's knob!!!
Cobbling up and running such a coalition is a cakewalk!!!
Yen for power makes both like a park mein walk!!!
Pawar, Karuna, Laloo and Paswan joined UPA for power!!!!
And Commes enjoyed power and withdrew support at what is like the last hour!!
Commies enjoyed power for four years!!!
And then withdrew support for getting flack form its vote bank fears!!!
Renuka says rot runs deep in Pub attack case but what about the rot in Pubs!!!
Which are now vice hubs!!!!
Prostitution, drugs, one night stands, alcoholism are all fallouts of Pub Culture!!!
And we know Renuka is just a culture vulture!!!
What about the accidents after youngsters have gone pubbing????
The current Pubbing culture deserves a severe drubbing!!
Baba logh run Media Channels too decry any attempts to spoil the party!!!
And the same is the reaction of the Baba logh in Congress Party!!!!
So Rahul Baba you need to call your age Congressmen and introspect!!!
Pub culture has gone haywire and Congress's stand you need to inspect!!!
And please do keep India 's Culture in mind!!!
Because totally out of sync with our culture pub culture you will find!!!
What is needed is tackling of insider trading on a war footing???
And SEBI needs to look very seriously into this looting!!!
Our Markets lack credibility because of the jiggery-pokkery being allowed to go on!!!!
And now in a very well oiled manner all this jiggery-pokkery is done!!!
Confucius says….. SEBI should stop being Drithrastra and start using its eyes!!!
Must answer the mounting 'whys'!!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Getting perks of PSUs in government:
Sixth pay commission while framing recommendations, had drawn reference from perks of Oil sector and Power sector PSUs, which are very profit making.
Thus it would be beneficial for us that some PSUs get better and better perks, so that in next pay commission or even earlier, we in government, can also expect to get such perks, in addition to our pension.
Mani
Nationa thanks medical personnel
A grateful nation thank Doctors, Nurses and Staff of AIIMS and also to Doctors of AHI whose relentless efforts brought back our PM on his lungs.
K C Rathore
Employees of Central Secretariat Service cheated by 6thPC & DOP&T
While other services enjoying good promotion chances and pay scale, we have been continuously cheated by competent authority i.e. DOP&T and Finance Ministry. We all are well versed about the fact that the better skills in noting and drafting and in interpretation of rules and regulations by members of Secretariat service is well-recognized. As a matter of fact, they facilitate maintaining the vital link between Parliament and the Central Secretariat, especially when it comes to handling of Parliament Questions, Assurances, Government Bills, etc. Another important area where they substantially contribute is the work relating to cadre management of various organized services, work relating to financial management and preparation of the budget of various Departments of the Central Government and litigation work of the Central Government, which are also largely being handled by the Secretariat officers/Dealing Hands. Thus, the CSS/CSCS ensures continuity in the policies of the Government of India.
The lowest functionary of the Central Secretariat i.e. LDC/UDC/Assistant, besides routine noting and submission of cases, is required to locate and collect other files or papers, information, data and material, if any, referred to in the receipt, or having a bearing on the issues raised therein, identify and examine the issues involved in the case and record a note. The section consisting of LDC/UDC/Assistant and Section Officer, while putting up a case, are required to see whether all the statements, so far as they are open to check, are correct; point out mistakes, incorrect statements, missing data or information(if any), draw attention to the statutory or customary procedure and point out the relevant law and rules; furnish other relevant data or information available in the Department; state the questions for consideration and bring out clearly the points requiring decision; draw attention to precedents; evaluate relevant data and information; and suggest, where possible, alternative courses of action for consideration.
Kindly upgrade the Pay Band of UDC from PB-1 to PB-2 and Assistant/UDC of Central Secretariat should be given the grade pay of 4600/4200 respectively. And also ensure time-bound promotion in Secretariat for all three services i.e. CSCS/CSSS/CSS.
Prabhakar Mishra
Govt. appointments for a price!
The Placement agency headed by the Cabinet Secretary, it is understood, is working overtime to implement the oral orders received from the de facto power( Read 10 Janpath).Is this action on the part of the lame-duck Government justified? Is the Congress party not sure about its return to power after the General Elections? The wheelers-dealers(Read Business houses) are having no-holds-barred sessions with the unscrupulous politicians for appointing their acolytes in key positions. Can it be without a Quid pro quo? Keep watching the list of new appointments on this website. It is getting longer and longer !
A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant)
Posters:Long live CPWD
If Ajay Maken thinks that the posters showing LRC being grit washed in a beautiful way would fetch him votes; he is wrong. All are aware that only a portion is going to be grit washed. Not only that inside these quarters they are not fit for living and still govt. employees are living in it. The service of CPWD is so poor that one cannot imagine for what purpose it is existing. Take the case of allotment of quarters in Lodhi Colony. For may months under the pretext of repair; these quarters have not been allotted nor the repair works has been carried out within a time frame. The sufferers are government employees as the Estate Office also do not give a clear picture in their vested interest. But the same was not the case when Jagmohan was New Delhi MP and Union Minister for this Ministry. He monitored the allotment and saw to it that a list was submitted to him regarding allotment, modification once in every fortnight. This entailed smooth allotment without any break. If the quarter was to be repaired, it was done within a short period of time. Now these CPWD officials are enjoying in the partnership of Contractors. Will this present minister be able to monitor this properly and see persons waitlisted for Lodhi Colony get their allotement quickly without anybody tampering this list through illegal means. As far 6th CPC is concerned, now all the non gazetted employees are very much aware that they have been fooled as the entire benefit of this report has gone to US/PPS officers and above and even the minimum benefit like ACP has been kept pending and that too nullifying the benefit of earlier ACP. This ACP is the most foolish ACP which some strange brain has recommended. All these factors plus other will certainly nullify the chance of this present MP if he is going to again contest. Long live CPWD under the protection of this Estate Office.
RPS
It is politicization of civil services
The ongoing saga at the Election Commission is a sad reminder to the rapid politicization of civil services. It is hard to recall times when so many civil servants occupying some of the most dignified constitutional or senior positions were politically aligning themselves. Today you have ex-CEC's, C&AG's, Cab Sec, chief Secretary, ex-DGP's etc. etc. becoming active members of political parties and shifting to ministerial jobs. Grounds for joining the active politics are prepared by these officers while in service through serving partisan political interests. The smart civil servant has figured out the survival game by aligning himself with political bosses and the results are for all to see. The trend is not only sad but it is very dangerous for our democratic institutions as those who are expected to be politically neutral while performing their assigned duties are now exploiting the powers vested in them for serving their personal interest.
MB
Frustrating and demoralising
I too am an affected party with respect to the SO/PS departmental examination 200 which was held in Dec.2006. It has been more than 2 years and no sign of the results. This is very frustrating and demoralising not only for those who have cleared the written examination but also those who wish to appear for this year's exam which will be held only after the pending result is declared. I request those in charge to please also consider the mindset of the concerned candidates and declare the results as soon as possible.
Radhika
GOI is not impartial and investor friendly
It is now getting clear than in Satyam episode the GOI is just trying to look impartial and investor friendly but in fact it is not so. After more than a month SEBI and SFIO have not been able to access Raju. This is the situation when the centre as well as the concerned state government are both ruled by the same party. Millions of rupees of investors have reduced to nil in the company, country's name has been tarnished by the episode. Now to rub the salt in the wounds, today's newspaper news is that against all rules, SEBI may allow the company to fix take over price at the average of last two week's price. That means anybody who offers around Rs.40 per share will keep the Satyam and investors who invest at Rs. 300 down to Rs. 80 will be fooled. So for the the transparency and decision making in the government
Shantanu Ghosh
HAND BOOK 2009
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner
like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less
food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with
his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away
like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.
Contributed by=Satya Singal