I compliment Dr Suresh Mehrotra for his Rahul-bhakti! I am not aware about the size of the "sample" used for conducting the survey and the statistical tools applied to arrive at the conclusion, which was on the expected lines. So, in the ultimate analysis, Rahul Gandhi alone could challenge Rahul Gandhi ! In these circumstances,I have a suggestion for the Congress party (Read as Madam Sonia Gandhi).Let Rahul Gandhi straight-away start working as the Deputy Prime Minister of India, as an under-study to Dr Man Mohan Singh so that the switch-over is smooth and hassle-free in the face of serious contenders who are masquerading as his friends! He would also learn. How to control the corrupt bureaucracy? The bureaucrats used to tremble before Madam Indira Gandhi (the greatest Prime Minister, India has ever produced) who hated sycophants and respected her detractors ! Dr Suresh Mehrotra is bound to be picked up as Rahul Gandhi's Media Advisor. I wish both of them well. But, then, what will happen to our Website which is going to hit one crore browsers, soon! I shudder at this recurring fantasy !!!
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11 GM s of PSU banks short-listed for promotion as EDs
As many as 11 out of 50 General Managers (GMs) of different Public Sector Banks who had faced the interview for slots of Executive Directors (EDs) have been short-listed. Those short-listed are S.L. Bansal Union Bank of India, M.R. Nayak (Corporation Bank), A.K. Dutta (Allahabad Bank), Ms. Nupur Mitra (Bank of India), V. Kannan (Bank of Maharashtra), D. Sarkar Bank of Baroda, N.S. Srinath (Canara Bank), Rajeev Rishi (Oriental Bank of Commerce), P.K. Anand (Allahabad Bank), Ajay Kumar (Bank of Baroda) and Rakesh Shetty (Andhra Bank).

Kamat leads race for CMD PNB
As the grapevine has it, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad Bank K.R Kamat is leading the race to be the new CMD of Punjab National Bank (PNB). The post of CMD PNB fell vacant following the appointment of Mr Chakravorty as Deputy Governor RBI. R.P. Singh CMD Punjab and Sindh Bank and Subodh Kumar Goel CMD, UCo Bank are also in the race for the post.
Dua tipped to be CMD Allahabad Bank
If K.R. Kamat CMD Allahabad Bank moves to PNB in the same capacity then J.P. Dua Executive Director of Allahabad Bank may step into his shoes as CMD of Allahabad Bank.
Vedi likely to be CMD P & SB
G.S. Vedi, Executive Director is said to become Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Punjab and Sindh Bank (P&SB), once the extended tenure of R.P. Singh IAS 1976 batch, AP cadre, comes to an end.
Bhave appointed Chairman of AERA
Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Government of India Y S Bhave has been appointed Chairperson, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) for a period of five years. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on June 2 )
Anil Verma gets foreign assignment
PS to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Anil Verma has been appointed Minister (Economic), High Commission of India, London. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Uma Nanduri is new Director Defence
Uma Nanduri has joined the Government of India as Director Defence. Uma is 1993 batch IFS officer of Orissa cadre.
Anoop Kumar is new Director Food
Anoop Kumar is joining the Government of India as Director Food and Public Distribution. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Inter shifting offices of NM, Division and DM Division
Looking to the seriousness of Naxalite movement P.Chidambaram Indian Home Minister directed to shift the office of JS, Naxalite Management (NM) Division to North Block from the Lok Nayak Bhawan and office of JS, Disaster Management (DM) Division to Lok Nayak Bhawan from North Block.
Omita paul returns as Advisor to Pranab Mukherjee
Central Information Commissioner Ms Omita Paul is back as Advisor to Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
( We said this on June 2 and again on June 8 )
Arun Bhatnagar presides over Prasar Bharti Board meeting
Since his resignation has not been accepted Arun Bhatnagar on Thursday presided over the Board meeting of the Prasar Bharti.
Ajay Shrivastava to join APPA course next month
Ajay Shrivastava who was Deputy Economic Advisor in the Department of Telecom (DOT) is set to join nine months long APPA course in the New Delhi located Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA). It will commence on July 1,2009.
Ashwini Kumar yet to get suitable job
Ashwini Kumar is yet to get a suitable position abroad. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Vivek Deep is now GM in RBI
Vivek Deep has been promoted as GM in RBI
Group Training Course in Fish Disease Prevention
Group Training Course in Fish Disease Prevention and Hygienic handling of Cultured Fish is being held in Japan from September 1, 2009 to November 7, 2009 under the Technical Cooperation Programme of the Government of Japan.
Madhukar Gupta's farewell on June 29, 2009
Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta who will be superannuating on June 30, 2009, 2009 will be accorded a farewell on June 29, 2009, in the BSF Officers Mess.
Subodh Agrawal appointed new CS of Punjab
Subodh C. Agrawal has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Punjab. Agrawal an officer of 1975 batch, Punjab cadre replaces Ramesh Inder Singh, who sought VRS from service.
Railway transfers
Virendra Kumar, SAG/IRSME/North Eastern Railway, presently working as ADRM/Varanasi is transferred to West Central Railway.R R Jha, SAG/IRSME/DLW is transferred to North Eastern Railway and posted as ADRM/Varanasi .
31 posts created for Armed Forces Tribunal
The Union Cabinet has give approval for the creation of 31 posts for the Armed Forces Tribunal.
No AGM of UP IAS Association
There has been no AGM of the IAS Association since December 2006. No logic ?.
Justice Wangdi is now Judge of Sikkim HC
Sonam Phintso Wangdi has been appointed Judge of the Sikkim High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
New Judges of Calcutta HC
Mssrs Syamal Kanti Chakrabarti, Md. Abdul Ghani, Raghunath Ray, Mrinal Kanti Sinha andi Prabhat Kumar Dey have been appointed Judges of the Calcutta High Court, in that order of seniority,
Ravichandra is now MD in AP
Senior IAS officer M. Ravichandra has been appointed Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Medical and Health Infrastructure Development Corporation.
R I Singh to be CIC Punjab
Chief Secretary Punjab R I Singh will be sworn as Chief Information Commissioner Punjab on Monday. He is 1974 batch IAS officer.
IAS postings in Haryana
Vikas Yadav has been appointed Additional Director, Urban Estates, Panchkula, in addition to his present assignment during the leave period of Surjeet Singh.Sanjeev Kaushal has been given additional charge of MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, Special Secretary, Power Department and Director, Power Reforms during the leave period of Jyoti Arora.
Ramesh Inder Singh only serving IAS with "Padamshree"
Ramesh Inder Singh, newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner(CIC to the Punjab Government is the only serving bureaucrat who is a"Padamshree" awardee". India has many "Padma" award winner IAS,but all of them are retired. Singh who had received "Pdamshree" at a very young age of 36 years is outgoing Chief Secretary of Punjab & belongs to the 1974 batch. He is from the Punjab cadre.

CORPORATE
Rao is Director (Marketing) KRIBHCO
N. Sambasiva Rao has been appointed Director (Marketing), Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO)
Krishnan is new ED of BHEL Tiruchi
V Krishnan has taken over as the new executive director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),Tiruchi. He has succeeded V Ananthakrishnan.
Tailor to be Director (Finance) BSCL !
O P Tailor is expected to be appointed Director (Finance) of the Burn Standard Company Ltd (BSCL).

Aaj Ki Aawaz
194 crores spent on statues..... collosal waste by Maya!!!!
And Mulayam has vowed he'll flatten the statues agar power mein aaya!!!
BSP should pay for statues of Maya and Kanshi Ram!!!!!
Why is public footing statues ka daam???
Yes where are the reforms that Mohna had vowed!!!!
Well the vows were prior to results and by results Mohna ho gaya hai 'wowed'!!
Administrative and Judicial reforms are now in the cold box…. thandaa basta!!
In both haalath is very khastaa!!
And now as 'there is no numbers ka pressure' Congress is going back on quite a few vows!!!
And Congress simply does not have the guts to take on the 'holy cows'!!!
Kapil Sibal forgets his priority should be education for all!!!!
But seems he's not ready to take this call!!!!
He prefers to tinker with education rather than take illiteracy head on!!!
Down the wrong road he's gone!!!!
This Budget will be an indicator of this Sarkaar's mindset!!!!!!
And this will be a populist Budget is my bet!!!
Hope Pranab Da draws a balance between two securities… Defence and Food!!!!!
Because this year Monsoon seems to be in a sour mood!!
Defence Ministry procurements can be delayed for a year or two!!!
In problematic times this would be the right thing to do!!!
The 'gravy train' can wait for a year!!!!!
Though those on the 'gravy train' have a lot to fear!!!
Kall kya hogaa kiss ko pathaa!!!
Kall kat saktha hai pathaa!!!
Pragmatic approach will be...... keep the powder dry or sookha!!!!
Remember you can arm a soldier to the hilt but kaise fight karr saktha hai bhooka??
Before going in for Oil Sector reforms Sarkaar needs to reform!!!
Like the Oil splurge by the Sarkaar ..... use as much as you want is the norm!!!
All know this below zero inflation is just a sham,
High prices have already got people in jam!!
Seems Sarkaar wants to hike prices of fuel and gas..... why jump the gun????
Let fuel prices beyond $ 70 barrier run!!!!
We pay taxes for Government's expenditure like bridges and roads!!!
Then for these humm pe cess and toll Sarkaar loads!!
Winter has shrunk ….. arrives later and its getting less colder every year!!!
Monsoon too are in reverse gear!!!
Monsoon arrival is delayed and rainfall has gone down!!!!
We are paying because with Nature kiya hai hum ne clown!!
Confucius says..... Nature is hitting back at us!!!
For all the misusing of Nature by us Nature is saying 'buss' (enough)!!!
Bharat Kumar
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While as a general rule transparency is desirable, in the instant case the charge sheet reflects the acts of omission and commission by the charged employee for which he is being proceeded against. The enquiry cannot in any case go beyond what has been mentioned in the charge sheet. So the rights of the charged employee are adequately protected, with or without the internal enquiry report being made available.
B K Saha
Appointing CIC from the bureaucrats needs to be discouraged
This refers to your report that one of the recently appointed Central Information Commissioners, Ms. Omita Paul has gone back as Advisor to the Finance Minister. RTI Activists have been demanding for quite some time that the practice of appointing CIC most of the times from the bureaucrats needs to be discouraged. Instead, as CIC virtually functions as a Court, the Govt. must appoint persons with actual experience in the legal fraternity i.e. judiciary or lawyers with sound experience. It should stop treating these posts as REWARDS to favored bureaucrats just as Governor positions are used to accommodate favored politicians.
M Ahar
Mumbai
TAIL-PIECE
BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE
Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset, Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit, Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital, Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves; Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned, Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues, Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment, Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award
Some Very Good And Very Bad Things
The most destructive habit....................................................Worry
The greatest Joy.....................................................................Giving
The greatest loss....................................................................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work.......................................................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....... ...........................................Selfishness
The most endangered species................................................Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource................................................Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'................................................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome........................................Fear
The most effective sleeping pill............................................. Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..........................................Excuses
The most powerful force in life...............................................Love
The most dangerous act..........................................................A gossip
The world's most incredible computer...................................The brain
The worst thing to be without.................................................Hope
The deadliest weapon...... ......................................................The tongue
The two most power-filled words..........................................'I Can'
The greatest asset....................................................................Faith
The most worthless emotion..................................................Self- pity
The most beautiful attire...... .................................................SMILE!
The most prized possession................................... ......... ......Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.................. ...Prayer
The most contagious spirit....................................................................Enthusiasm
Life ends; when you stop .................................................................... Dreaming,
Hope ends; when you stop ...................................................................Believing,
Love ends; when you stop ....................................................................Caring,
And
Friendship ends; when you stop ...........................................................Sharing
Contributed by=Vivek Dhawan