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High Courts require 232 more judges
As many as 232 posts of judges are vacant in various high courts of the country, according to a latest survey. There are 886 judges sanctioned to 21 high courts in the country, but only 654 are functioning.
Padamvir Singh is now Special Director LBSNAA
Padamvir Singh presently Joint Director, in the LBSNAA, Mussoorie has been promoted in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, on in-situ elevation, may be redesignated as Special Director, LBSNAA. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Shekhar Agrawal is AS Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Shekhar Agarwal presently Financial Adviser (Acquisition) & Member (Defence Procurement Board) and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence in the vacancy of Ms. Neelam Nath. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Chandraswkharan will succeed Shankar Agrawal
S. Chandrasekharan presently in the cadre will be Financial Adviser (Acauisition) & Member (Defence Procurement Board) and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence in place of Shekhar Agarwa. He is 1975 batch IRAS officer.
Das is now Dy Secretary China Division
G Das has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the China Division in place of Vinod Jacob. He is 1999 batch IFS officer .
CITs transfers list today
The much awaited transfer list of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs)
is likely today.
2 rounds of meetings were held for CITs
Two rounds of meetings were held for finalising the list of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs)last week.
IPS officer to go on inter-state deputation to AP
Jalli Ajoy Kumar is all set to go to Andhra Pradesh on inter-state deputation. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Jharkhand Chief Secretary to get extension
Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar Basu is likely to get three months extension in service.1974 batch IAS officer Basu is scheduled to retire on August 31.
Why did Balu left the job ?
Former Union Minister TR Balu who wanted a berth for himself in the Ministry this time also forgot about it only after DMK bosses were indicated that a CBI inquiry could be instituted to probe his previous tenure.
Mittal is Dy Secretary Personnel
Rajiv Kumar Mittal is now Deputy Secretary Personnel. He is 1998 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Vishal Bansal promoted as Accountant General
Vishal Bansal, IAAS officer of 1993 batch, has been - promoted as Accountant General, Mizoram, Aizawl.
P N Saxena is Dy Secretary Home
P N Saxena has joined the Ministry of Home Affairs as Deputy Secretary. He is 1998 batch CSS officer.
Monga joins as Director Expenditure
Praveen Kumar Monga has joined as Director Expenditure in the Government of India. He is 1995 batch IA&AS officer.
Gyanesh Bharti is now Secretary NDMC
Gyanesh Bharti will now be Secretary NDMC. He is 1998 batch IAS officer of UT cadre. Bharti will succeed Vikram Dev Dutt.
Vikram Dev Dutt is PS to Ajay Maken
Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed PS to Union Minister of State Home Ajay Maken. He is1993 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Vyas to succeed Bharti in Delhi Government
Madhup Vyas is likely to succeed Gyanesh Bharti as Additional Commissioner Sales Tax in the Delhi Government. He is 2000 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Gagan to join GoI
Vishal Gagan is expected to join the Government of India on deputation. He is 1998 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Training Course in Forest Management through Co-existence
A Group Training Course in Forest Management through Co-existence is being held in Japan from August 23, 2009 to November 14, 2009.
DoPT again invites applications for filling up Planning Advisor's post in Shillong
DoPT has once again invited applications for filling up the post of Planning Advisor (Joint Secretary Level) in the North-Eastern Council Secretariat, Shillong , Meghalaya under the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern region (DONER).
Heera Lal to go to the US
Heera Lal been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T), Government of India (GOI), for the Programme "MA in Public Service" in Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA" commencing from August 2009. He is a PCS officer from Uttar Pradesh.
Marandi is Regional Director RBI in Guwahati
Surekha Marandi has taken over as new Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati .
Maj Gen Bharali is head of Army Aviation Corps
Major General Pranab Kumar Bharali has taken over as the head of the Indian Army's Army Aviation Corps in Assam.
Commodore Alamanda is head of Ship Repair Yard
Commodore SN Alamanda has taken over as Chief of Naval Ship Repair Yard, Port Blair from Commodore Venugopal Bharadwaj, VSM.
Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge appointed
Justice Rakesh Chandra Mishra, Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has been appointed to be a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

CORPORATE
They enjoy meeting most is Anil Ambani
Most central cabinet ministers and secretaries queried by this website said the industrialist they enjoy meeting most is Anil Ambani. Which explains why Gas or No Gas, is direct access to the corridors of power and the powers that be.
Bajwa is OIC RBI in Dehradun
Vikram S Bajwa has taken over as Officer Incharge of the RBI in Dehradun. He has replaced Manoj Sharma who has been moved to the RBI's central office in Mumbai.
Rajeev Rishi tipped to be ED
Rajeev Rishi of Oriental Bank of Commerce is one of the 11 General Managers GMs) out of 50 GMs of different Public Sector Banks who had faced the interview for slots of Executive Directors (EDs) and has been short-listed.
HUDCO accorded 'AAA' rating
M/s Brickwork Ratings India Pvt. Ltd., Credit Rating Agency, has accorded HUDCO 'BWR AAA Rating' for its Long Term Non-Convertible Debenture/ Bonds. The instruments with this rating are considered to offer excellent credit quality in terms of timely servicing of Debt obligations. This is the highest ever rating assigned to HUDCO, since its inception on stand-alone basis.
Brickwork has factored HUDCO's structure, capital adequacy, asset quality, earnings, management quality and financial performance, both present and projected in its rating process.
SAIL HR Excellence Awards presented
In a first-of-its-kind event, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and The Economic Times, presented the maiden SAIL HR Excellence Award to seven Indian manufacturing companies for path breaking contributions in the field of 'People Management Processes' here last evening. The award winning companies are Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Moser Baer and Tata Motors in the large scale companies category, Castrol and Jindal Steel & Power Limited (medium scale category) and ITW Signode and Honeywell (small scale category). Indian Minister for Steel Virbhadra Singh presented the awards - each comprising a trophy, a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh and a citation - at a glittering ceremony in the presence of Union Minister of State for Steel A. Sai Prathap, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council Chairman Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Member of Parliament Shri Naveen Jindal, Steel Secretary P.K. Rastogi, SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta, IIM-A Director Dr Samir Barua and other dignitaries. The SAIL HR Award for Excellence has been instituted by the company to commemorate completion of 50 years of production. The expertise of IIM-A as 'Knowledge Partner' and of Economic Times as 'Media Partner' were utilised gainfully to recognise outstanding work done by companies during the last five years to effectively manage their workforces through innovative and cost-effective talent enhancing practices that contributed to intellectual or other forms of capital formation of the organisation, society or nation. A book on exemplary HR practices, compiled from the exhaustive data obtained through the application process, was also released by the Steel Minister during the event.An eminent jury headed by Dr. V Krishnamurthy assessed the 43 applications that were received by SAIL for the awards. Other members of the jury included
National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda, HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh, RBI Deputy Governor Ms. Usha Thorat, William Rothwell, Prof. at Pennsylvania State University, S.K. Roongta, Dr. T.V. Rao, Adjunct Prof. at IIM-A, Dr Neharika Vohra, Prof., IIM-A, and T.K. Arun, Editor (Delhi), Economic Times. The process of tabulating and evaluating data, shortlisting companies and selecting the winners was rigorously carried out over a period of six months. The participating companies were categorised into three groups based on the manpower size of their organisations.Speaking on the occasion, Virbhadra Singh, who was the Chief Guest, pointed out that "No business can flourish and grow unless enough emphasis is given to people and it is because of this reason that HRD had gained a permanent role within organisations, agencies and nations" and praised SAIL's "initiative to institute awards for recognition in this area". Sai Prathap, the Guest of
Honour, in his address, remarked that recognition of talent motivates employees and results in higher productivity, and should be the success mantra of any organisation as 55% of India's population would be in the below-35 age-group for three successive decades.Referring to the recent global economic downturn, Shri P.K. Rastogi said that "only companies that foster all-round excellence in all areas of management will be able to survive in the face of global competition". S.K. Roongta on his part acknowledged that the awards were actually a tribute to "SAIL's greatest strength - its human resource". Others who expressed their views on the occasion included Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, SAIL Director (Personnel) G. Ojha and IIM-A Director Dr. Samir Barua. ITW Signode was selected for the award for its well-integrated performance management process that is objective and linked to compensation and rewards, training and career management. Honeywell
was awarded for its management review process that is participative, comprehensive and multidimensional, promoting accountability, succession and retention. Castrol's Ascent programme where employees move to higher level roles through exemplary preparation and Jindal Steel & Power's recognition scheme for employees and efforts to protect and rejuvenate the environment secured them their respective awards. HPCL's ability to bring about change through people as its partners, Moser Baer's practice of competency assessment and systematic training and Tata Motors' benchmarking practices against the world's best helped them clinch their honours.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Seems when Auto Riders was under Praful some gupla took place!!!!
And a CID investigation ordered by Court the Company karr rahi hai face!!!
But why CID….. doesn't it come under NCP's R.R. Patil????
So it is akin to getting a murder case investigated by brother of the katil!!!!
In the end Patel will get a clean chit!!!
As long as in the Maharashtra HM's chair a NCP Leader does sit!!!!
Auto Riders plied luxury buses between Mumbai suburbs and downtown!!!!
And it's over ambitious and unrealistic plans brought it down!!!
What needs to be also investigated is that how did Praful head Autoriders???
With his being given this post were there some 'unwritten' riders????
Pawar says India 's granaries are stocked for 13 months…… galath!!!!
Because we know what is the 'stock's' haalath!!!
Knowledgeable sources say then it's their assumption!!!
That India has stocks to last for just 6 months as 50% is not fit for human consumption!!!
Mamtha has punctured Laloo's surplus brag!!!!
From 90,000 crores to 8361 crores kiya Mamtha ne brag ko sag!!!
Hope all the Colleges that sent their students to meet Laloo are taking note!!!!
Laloo literally made figures bloat!!!
How can a man who brought Bihar to its knees achieve such a turnaround????
Well now the truth about the untruths will be found!!!
For some of the improvements in the Railways it's the Railways that deserves the pat!!!
Railways worked as in Mantri's office Laloo with his spittoon and chamchas idly sat!!
Now this is not new as this kind of jiggery pokkery has been going on!!!
On a packed AI flight three 'stowaways' were 'thrown on'!!!!
They were issued manual boarding passes and made to board the flight!!!
Proving might is right!!!
This is bound the happen when you have a Mantri like Praful at the head!!!!
Rather than AI he's been worried about Jet and Kingfisher instead!!!
So employees of the AI feel why can't they shortchange the Airline too!!!
When the man in the cockpit is 'shortchanging' AI down the line same the employees do!!!
I'm pained and sad to see that BJP is still not being able to stand!!!!
And Advani by resigning is refusing to give BJP a hand!!!!
They all are running about like headless chickens….running and clucking!!!
Why from taking responsibility for BJP's loss and resigning is Advani ducking?
Rajnath's continuance also shows in BJP accountability is an alien word!!!
Seems in BJP this word has not even been heard!!!
I feel for naming of roads , bridges etc. every Party should write a name on a chit!
And given an undertaking that once the winning chit is drawn quietly they will sit!!
No one will object as the choosing process has been free and fair!!!!
It will then be 'accept or bear'!!!
Congress will say ' chits should commensurate with strength in the House'!!!
And Parties with a smaller presence on this will have a grouse!!!
Inflation is 'booming' but Sarkaari figures say inflation is in negative territory!!!
IIP figures are up but on the ground this is not the story!!!
Table inflation is now reaching 20%!!!!
By failing monsoon and petro hike to this level inflation has been sent!!!
Aam Aadmi is crying in pain..... Sonia Madam did the cat get your jeeb (tongue)???
Sonia and Mohna's silence is indeed very ajeeb!!!!
I was watching MJ's Memorial farce in a Public place!!
When someone commented ' is it the Memorial of a State Leader' with a straight face!
For God's sake the man was accused of pedophilia and settled the case out of Court!!!
'Such a Memorial for such a man' I'd like to retort!!!
Confucius says…… can fame and money be a whitewash?????
In MJ's case seems fame and money ne kiya morality ko squash!!!
Tlash... Pawar says he formulated a plan A, B and C!!!!
Whereas insiders say till yesterday they did know any plan ka a,b,c!!!
Till yesterday he was rattling rainfall data and saying monsoon was normal!!!
And today in Parliament he says he's planned for rainfall being abnormal!!
Backdated A,B and C plan....... chalo better late than never or kabh nahi!!!!
One more entry in Pawar's misdeeds ki bahi (account book)!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Why best talents fail as a bureaucrat?
Yes, we know Indian bureaucracy does not perform. Not that people who joined bureaucracy are morons. In fact they are the best talents of the universities. If an IITian is outstanding in private sector or in research, why is he least efficient as a bureaucrat ? People should look for an answer to this.
Anasooya
Will the FM take care of such IT officials ?
There are Income Tax Commissioners, who have not served outside Delhi for a day ever since joining service, ie for last 20 years or more. Will FM call for list of such officers and post them out? Reasons such as spouse in service at Delhi, children being in 12th/10th etc. cannot be accepted as grounds to stay on at the same station for over 20 years. These reasons should be acceptable only in cases of genuine hardship and not where the officer is sticking to Delhi for over 20 years.
D Singh
Plight of CSSS
It is evident that the plight of CSSS had been bad, is worse and will become worst in future. PS/Sr. PPS attached with senior officer of Cabinet Sectt./ DOPT must take up the matter with their Officers and enlighten them about the plight of stenographers. Also the supplementary list of SO departmental exam showed 43 qualified candidates but only 31 have been allocated to various ministries, who were Assistants. Why such a step motherly treatment to PAs? Have they not struggled enough, have they not put in hard work, not given written exam, more so choosing a line which is totally alien to them and then beating other candidates and qualifying the exam? If the fault is that they belong to CSSS cadre, then I think the issue should be taken up very seriously. If an LDC has the option to give departmental exam of Steno Gr.'D', then why deprive PAs. PAs are not automatically promoted as Section Officers, they sit in competitive exams and qualify the same exam as is given by Assistants. On one hand, VIth pay commission is talking about merger of Gr'D' with UDC, PAs with Assistants, on the other hand such discrimination is being done. I have one other suggestion. Let our association unite, be it Gr 'D' or Gr'C' or PS/PPS/Sr. PPS. Let us not alienate any post and fight for a common cause. Together we can and we must.
Vandana
Congrats
Great news congrats of Shri. S.Alok sir
Samir Shukla
TAIL-PIECE
This a smart one...worth forwarding endlessly... cheers.
An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in the
United Nations Assembly that made the world community smile.
A representative from India began: 'Before beginning my talk I want to
tell you something about Rishi Kashyap of Kashmir, after whom Kashmir
is named. When he struck a rock and it brought forth water, he
thought, 'What a good opportunity to have a bath.' He removed his
clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When he got
out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Pakistani had
stolen them.'
The Pakistani representative jumped up furiously and shouted, 'What
are you talking about? The Pakistanis weren't there then.'
The Indian representative smiled and said, 'And now that we have made
that clear, I will begin my speech. 'And they say Kashmir belongs to
them
Contributed by-Satya Singal