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Will Maini replace Consul ?
Grapevine has it that Punjab cadre 1974 batch IAS officer Dr J S Maini is going to replace Shantanu Consul, Secretary Mining in the Government of India. Consul is 1974 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Will Bhatia be DG of BPR&D ?
Buzz is that R K Bhatia is being appointed DG of the BPR&D. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. BPR&D DG Koshy Koshy is retiring by this month end.
Goyal to continue as PS to Arjun Singh
Rajkumar Goyal is not returning to the parent J & K cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. Tenure of 1990 batch IAS officer Goyal will now be co-terminus. It means as long as Arjun Singh is HRD Minister Goyal will continue to be his PS.
K Damodaran is Financial Advisor to World Bank
K Damodaran who was hitherto Executive Assistant to the Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has joined in Washington as Financial Advisor in the World Bank.
Pachuau is new Chief Secretary of Mizoram
Vanhela Pachuau is new Chief Secretary of Mizoram. He is 1976 batch IAS officer.He has replaced Haukhum Hauzel.
Confusion over new DG AIR
Confusion has prevailed in the Prasar Bharti over the appointment of new DG AIR. There are two hot contenders for the post Jaya Lal and Noreen Naqvi. Now the DoPT has asked Prasar Bharti specifically to send one name for the post. There is however no confusion for the appointment of new DG Doordarshan.
Who will be new DG of DAVP ?
Who will be new head of the DAVP ?.Tie is said to between two senior Indian Information Service Officers Mohan Chandak and Frank Naronha. Chandak is presently Director of the Research, Reference and Training Division in the I & B Ministry, Naronha is posted in Bangalore as ADG PIB.
Jitendra Kumar to return to Bihar
DIG in the SPG Jitendra Kumar is returning to the parent Bihar cadre after completion of deputation tenure. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
ITS officers promoted to HAG
The Telecom department at the Centre has promoted 26 officers of the Indian Telecom Service (ITS) belonging to batches of 1975,1976 in the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). One of them is NN Banerjee only incumbent from the 1977 batch. Others who have been promoted at their present places of postings are: AK Gupta, Sunil Sharma, RKP Hinduja, Sanyal Ranjan, VK Mahendra, Anil Kaushal, TK Sil, PK Gupta, Bipin Kumar, Somayya Ray, AK Dube, AK Garg, Vinod Kumar, Somnath Maity, TK Sen, P Raghwan, SC Joshi, Anil Kumar Purwar, Muralidhar Bhatia, AK Jain, PK Sarkar, Rajiv Agrawal, AK Bhargawa, PK Pandit and A Subramaniyan.
Post of GM- FCI, Delhi advertised
The post of General Manager (GM), FCI, in Delhi has been advertised.
Animesh Bharati is Director Labour
Animesh Bharati who on Central deputation so far was Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been posted as a Director in the Ministry of Labour. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1993 batch.
Anil Bisen is Advisor, DEA
Anil Bisen on being promoted to the senior administrative grade (SAG) is Economic Advisor to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) .He is an Indian economic Service (IES) officer of the 1982 batch.
Will Dutta return to Bihar ?
Joint Director in the CBI U S Dutta is expected to return to the parent Bihar cadre in August. He is 1976 batch IPS officer.
B K Singh promoted in IB
B K Singh has been promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
Bhopal Zone to be headed by H.Priyadarshi
After restructuring of CBI Hemant Priyadarshi as DIG, CBI in Bhopal will head the Bhopal Zone. Priyadarshi is a Rajasthan IPS officer who belongs to the 1992 batch. He had joined CBI in 2008.
Pradeep Kumar is Director, IIFCL
Pradeep Kumar on central deputation has been posted as a full Director in the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) for a period of three years. IIFCL functions under the Department of Financial Services. At present he is Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) Appeals-II Lucknow. Kumar is an Indian revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1987 batch.
Ms. Ranjana Sinha has no post retirement plans
Ms. Ranjana Sinha Principal Secretary (PS) Textiles with the Maharashtra government who had sought voluntary retirement has no post retirement plans. She is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre. Her notice period would end on February 28,2009.
Bureaucrats having a hard time in Maharashtra
As the grapevine has it, bureaucrats of Maharashtra Government are having a tough time.
Is it true ?
A senior IAS officer has managed to obtain a lucrative posting with an international organization which comes under his control, in contravention of all service rules which state that no officer who has dealt with an organization during the past five years will be allowed to join that organization.
Who is this officer? Which is the Ministry? Which is the international organization? .
Suffice at this stage to say that the organization is located in Geneva. No prizes for guessing!
The focus is now on DOPT - having denied permission to several others in the past, will it bow to pressure and make an exception in this case?.
Nirvikar Singh Joins Cabinet Secretariat
Nirvikar Singh who so far was ADC to Gen. (Retd) S.F.Rodrigues Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh has joined Cabinet Secretariat as Under Secretary on January 9,2008. He is known to be an extremely a hardworking, dedicated and an upright officer.
(We said this on January 5, 2009)
Rakesh Kumar Tandon is new MD, IRCTC
Rakesh Kumar Tandon, an IRTS Officer of 1978 Batch has joined Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) as new Managing Director of the Corporation. Born on January 24, 1955; Tandon had done his M.Sc/Physics from Lucknow University in 1975 and MBA from Patiala University in 1993.Tandon joined in Delhi Division of the Northern Railway in 1980 as Assistant Operating Manager and held various assignments in Indian Railways including Chief Personal Officer/Administration & Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Ambala Division. Prior to his joining as Managing Director of the Corporation, Rakesh Kumar Tandon also worked as Executive Director(Passenger Marketing) and Executive Director (Efficiency & Research), Ministry of Railways.
Panic in bureaucracy of Jharkhand
In the wake of politically fluid situation in Jharkhand, there is reported to be a panic in the bureaucracy.
Scene of Jharkhand politics shifts to Delhi
Scene of Jharkhand's politics has shifted to Delhi as Chief Minister Shibu Soren & UPA's chief in Jharkhand Madhu Koda have been summoned to Delhi.
Congress genuinely needs to redraw its strategy
At a high profile dinner it was topic of discussion that why the Congress party is unable to maintain its stronger image as a national party? Consensus was that the Congress party need to redraw its strategy vis a vis the gen next.
Will Jharkhand Governor go?
As the grapevine has it, Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Rizvi may be changed. However, it is not yet certain.
Who could be Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor?-Part One
In case President's rule is imposed in Jharkhand then there is a possibility of VS Dube ex Chief Secretary Jharkhand becoming an Advisor to the Governor. At present he is heading the Patna based Open University.
Who could be Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor?-Part Two
In case President's rule is imposed in Jharkhand then there is hardly any retired IPS officer who could become an Advisor to the Governor.
Who could be Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor?-Part Three
Will the history like Nagaland be repeated in Jharkhand provided President's rule is imposed in Jharkhand? This question is doing rounds in corridors of power. If that happens then there is a chance that a senior serving bureaucrat may be an Advisor to the Governor. Last year in January, RS Pandey was appointed as Advisor to Governor Nagaland while he was Secretary Steel. His order was specific that after his return he would again be Secretary Steel. If such a history is repeated then names of four bureaucrats are being mentioned. They are: T Nand Kumar, Ms Sushma Singh, Rahul Sarin & Deepak Gupta.
Why did CEC speak against TamilNadu ?
If CEC Gopal Swami is to be believed Tamil Nadu is the first in the country to violate code of conduct And the situation is worse when compared to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. When CEC says one has to believe.
IAS officer moves to CAT
Suspended 1989 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer K. Suresh Kumar has moved to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench, challenging his suspension.
Omar Abdullah's maiden day in the Secretariat
Omar Abdullah newly inducted Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir attended to his office in the Jammu located Secretariat for the first time on January 9, 2009.He is the youngest Chief Minister in India.
Loveleen Kackar and Mukesh Kackar bereaved
D B S Sachdev father of Loveleen Kackar Joint Secretary Child and Woman Welfare in the Government of India and father-in-law of Mukesh Kackar has passed away in Delhi.on Thursday.
Ramesh Chander appointed Ambassador to Belarus
Ramesh Chander, currently Consul General of India in Edinburgh, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Belarus.
Will the BJD split from NDA to join UPA?

Will the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) being headed by Naveen Patnaik Orissa Chief Minister switch over from the NDA to the UPA? According to political pundits, answer to this question is in "affirmative."

CORPORATE
NHPC has no Directors
Believe it or not, there is no Director of Personnel, Projects and Technical in the NHPC. Presently the NHPC is being managed by the CMD and the Director Finance. What a scenario ?.
Many heads to roll as a sequel to Satyam scam
Many heads are going to roll as a sequel to the Stayam scam.
Director (Planning ) HAL interview today
PESB will hold interview for the post of Director (Planning) HAL on Friday.
Taneja to move to Mumbai
General Manager (Finance) of the Air India is moving to the Headquarters in Mumbai.
Singh is ED of NHPC
Jatinder Singh has taken over as Executive Director of NHPC Limited Region-I.
Fareed Qureshi joins Zee group
Fareed Qureshi who was running Via OOH since last April has reportedly joined Zee group as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for group's OOH venture.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
It's impossible that 'quite a few' were not in the know of what Satyam was up to!!!!
And 'quite a few' did not do what they were supposed to do!!!
A fraud of such a magnitude could have gone unnoticed!!!
But seems Raju was able to make 'quite a few' keep mum on what they noticed!!!
There should be quite a few red faces in Ministry of Finance!!!!
This fraud could not have been perpetrated without quite a few in MOF ke saath alliance!
Despite being HM PC's been issuing statements on MOF matters left and right!!!
But my guess is now on commenting on MOF matters apni tongue he'll bite!!!
That's because now many question ' How did Mr. Know All be oblivious of this scam'?
PC's going to find himself in a jam!!
Without a doubt Satyam's Auditor needs to be taken to task and banned!!!!
Second strike for Price Waterhouse and so before the third it should be canned!!
There are going to be Law Suits galore!!!!
And chances are Satyam's share price could hit the floor!!!!
Now what about the other Indian Corporates that have done balance sheet dressing?
Now for transparency SEBI should be pressing!!
Look at all the IPOs that got a phenomenal response and a lot of scum will be found!!!!
Though very innocent PC will try to sound!!!
PC will say the fraud was allowed at the 'micro level' so he's not involved!
But he needs to be questioned if this matter needs to be solved!!!
Investors of Satyam will loose the most,
And more such woes for Investors can be seen on the coast!!!
Amar Singh please note… your threats are like a running gutter!!!!
And no one bothers when the gutter karta hai splutter!!!
Yes Amar's aim is to cause a flutter!!!!
And if he's caught on the wrong foot Amar takes out a chakki of butter!!!
He either abuses or does maska!!!!
And Amar ko hai controversy ka chaska (habituated)!!!
It's sad but very near the start of the race BJP's tripping!!!!!
Power wars BJP ko is gripping!!!!
It's like ……girl has still not been found and one names his son!!!
Hope you've heard of 'food is not ready and crows have been invited' pun!!!!
MOPNG says fuel cut is on the cards but cannot say when!!!!
It's like saying don't know when egg will be laid but we've got a hen!!!
This is hedging of the political kind!
Or maybe this is to placate us till an excuse not to cut fuel prices Deora karr le find!!!
Confucius says…… if World prices rise Deora has hedged and will say,
We would have cut prices but spurt in price ne karr diye price cut plans ko waylay!!
Adds….. so he'll be politically right!!!
And please remember no political statement is in black and white!!
Bharat Kumar

 
Forum
Ridiculous discrimination
The DGPs and the PCCFs in States, who have their jurisdiction over one state only, have been given Apex scale ( Rs. 80,000/= fixed) owing to strong lobbying by their service associations and support from some of the chief ministers. The DGs in the Central Government belonging to Revenue services etc., who have all India jurisdiction, have however been placed in PB-4 with Grade Pay of Rs. 12000/-. The two sets of officers who have come from the same Civil Services Examination conducted by the UPSC take roughly same length of service to reach that level Is the huge difference in their scales not ridiculously disproportionate and smacks of heavy influence of trade unionism in higher bureaucracy? Does it not show an unfair approach while dealing with the service matters of the civil servants even at the highest level?
Rajendra
Ministry of Urban Development is totally corrupt ?
No doubt that there may be any particular case highlighted by media or any other person having vested interest. But without having proper outcome of the episode, whatsoever, views of the individuals should not be published. However, without hesitation, if the corruption is proved for particular incident, that may be highlighted and the concerned officers/staff may be considered as corrupt and not the whole organisation or ministry at large, and hence such comments of the individuals may be taken on record at that point of time only. I think, this will bring some sense of understanding and unbiased attitude towards any government organisation as a whole. Hope U may agree to me. But still, i won't say that individual's view should not be weighed, but at immature stage, those views may be taken with facts and he may also quote that he is not a party to any incident with the organisation for whom he is giving views.
H S Bhalla
DDA Fraud - Commit a Crime and then inquire it yourself!!!
This is ridiculous that the recent fraud by DDA is being inquired into by a Committee to be Chaired by DDA Finance Member Nand Lal and will include director vigilance Alok Swarup and deputy CLA B K Gupta as members!!! It is anyone's guess that why DDA's own officials will blame their own department for the fraud. So Minister for Urban Development, Hat Down salute to your policy. This is testimony that you have also stake in the fraud along with DDA. In the coming elections people affected with this scam will give the answer in the right manner. I wish some system is put in place so that such decisions are taken by some competent persons.
Kaushal
ACC has become an instrument to manipulate postings
ACC has just become a mechanism for influential bureaucrats in IAS/IPS ETC to manipulate postings through abrupt changes in criteria for selection. Empanelment procedures are absolutely illogical. Recently outstanding officers were bypassed just because they had not done a deputation earlier whereas there are lots of officers who never get picked up for deputation despite opting for it. So whose fault is it? In fact central deputation has become the exclusive preserve of the fugitives from North- East cadres etc etc.
Archie
Speak up of mind about RTI
The RTI is doing well for common citizen capable of using it. But majority of us interact with private sector, who are sort of unaccountable even with government servants. Will it not be real democracy to bring under RTI the organised private sector (whether aided or unaided by government) and also political parties.
Nilesh Kr Gupta
Unconventinal and Illegal
We in the Country are perplexed with the way Pakistan is waging a full blown war on India by unconventional means of terrorism. Pakistan as state is not involved and it is still involved. Somehow, this trend is linked to and reflective of what is happening in Pakistan and India as civil societies. Elvin Toffler has conclusively proved that a society generally fights the war for and the way they make money. In both the societies, crass illegal means, bribes, scams, frauds, smuggling, extortion, bank robberies, narcotics, nasty gangster and underworld activities have become the acceptable way of making money. Rich of both the societies have stashed trillions in foreign banks and money laundering is the easiest operation. Black economies are larger than the legal ones. Under such conditions, terrorism has becomes the main instrument and method fo waging a war, which Pakistani establishments specially the Mullahs and their Army have successfully used. Well, either the Indian establishment use the same methods or eliminate conditions that ensure and support terrorism. Elimination of Underworld empires, smuggling activities, black money financing, manipulation of Realty sector, extortion, black money financing politics in Indian system will amount to elimination of terrorism. Without that it is but a political rhetoric. No nuclear bomb can ever eliminate and stop it. The economy of terrorism will have to be eliminated. Otherwise use that economy to srike at Pakistan.
Rajiv
MP Tourism Corporation story is correct
We witnessed the vast improvement in MPTDC during our recent visit to Omkreshwar, Maheshwar, Mandu, Ujjain. Congratulations
A K Gupta
Mandloi be sent as DG AIR
L D Mandloi who was DG incharge in Doordershan, now in AIR, must be sent to the post of DG AIR. Atleast he gets his due as DG
Ranjan Rai
Retirement of Human Resources
The rational of increasing the retirement age is based on economics of the country. It is the concept of utilizing Human Resources properly. Our country being poor, cannot afford to while away the Human Resources, groomed over a period of several years particularly when the resource has still lot of potential to be utilized further. We have come a long way since 1965 when the longevity of an average Indian was 34 years. Today expected life of average Indian is about 68 years. This includes all the people i.e. below poverty line, lower middle class and the better offs. Large number of people retiring from govt. service or their family members now live even beyond 80 years. This is also recognized by 6th Pay Commission by revising the pension for the retired employees of the age between 80 to 100 years. Government employees at the age of 60 years today, with the improved health facilities, are healthy, strong, agile, mentally active and capable of contributing a lot more. It is not right for the nation to discard such valuable Human Resource. This costs the poor man. Proper utilization of resources helps the economy to grow which in turn facilitates employment. Thus increase in retirement age is pro employment and not anti unemployment. It is therefore, recommended that average retirement age should be increased to 62.1 years as under:
PB1 and PB2 - 62 years
PB3 - 63 years
PB4 - 64 years
Still higher grades - 65 years
This will help improve employment in the country as stated above.
Anil
Satyam Fiasco
Accounting manipulations are common in all the private and Government companies to keep their scrip rates high. The CA firms generally support their clients for making adjustments while finalising the accounts of the company, sometimes without assessing the impact of their management decisions. Over a period of time, poor management decisions would continue and the auditors certify the accounting adjustments as a matter of routine. Such practices lead to 'Satyam' like situation. This would be the situation for many companies now if Govrnment really introspects properly. What is solution for this? Would ICAI resolve the issue?
Raaja
Tax Poem
At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the awful truth of
it. Be sure to read all the way to the end!
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.
Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.
Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.
Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.
Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him til
He's good and sore.
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.
Put these words
Upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me
to my doom...'
When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Airline surcharge tax
Airline Fuel Tax
Airport Maintenance Tax
Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Death Tax
Dog License Tax
Drivng Permit Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment (UI)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Petrol Tax ( too much per litre)
Gross Receipts Tax
Health Tax
Hunting License Tax
Hydro Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Mortgage Tax
Personal Income Tax
Property Tax
Poverty Tax
Prescription Drug Tax
Property Tax
Provincial Income Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Service Charge Tax
School Tax
Telephone Tax
Telephone, Provincial and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Water Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Still think this is funny?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation
was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middleclass,
and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What in the hell happened?
Parvat Nanda