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D R Meena to succeed Vishwanathan as Secretary Law ?
If all goes well D R Meena will succeed T K Vishwanathan as Secretary Law in the Government of India. He would look after Legal Affairs.V K Bhasin has already been appointed Secretary Legislative.
Anil K. Gupta poised to be new MD, CONCOR
As the grapevine has it Anil Gupta is poised to be new Managing Director (MD) of the Container Corporation (CONCOR). At present Anil K. Gupta is Director (Domestic) with CONCOR. Anil K. Gupta had joined the Indian Railways in 1983 as an IRTS (Indian Railway Traffic Service) officer. He has been with the CONCOR since its inception i.e. 1989. He had opted for absorption in the same organisation in 1995.
Admiral Mehta appointed HC to New Zealand
Admiral Sureesh Mehta retired Chief of Naval Staff, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to New Zealand.
( We said this on August 20 )
Who will be Secretary Higher Education ?
Who will be the Secretary Higher Education after the present incumbent RK Agarwal retires this month end. One thing is certain that the new incumbent will be of Kapil Sibbal’s choice. Sibbal has good relations with the PM.
Oberoi is now permanent representative UNESCO
V S Oberoi will be new Permanent Representative of India in UNESCO.He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre..
Cadre of IAS officer changed
Cadre of Rakesh R Yadav 2004 batch IAS officer has been changed from Manipur-Tripura to Gujarat.Official notification has been issued.
File pertaining to EDs in banks is still in DoPT
As the grapevine has it the file pertaining to appointment of Executive Directors (EDs) in different public sector banks is still in Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).
Wajahat Habibullah resigns as CIC
Wajahat Habibullah has resigned as the Chief Information Commissioner to take up his new assignment as Chief Information Commissioner in Jammu and Kashmir.1968 batch retired IAS officer of J & K cadre Wajahat Habibullah would join on October 26.Meanwhile,IAS officer Gazzanfer Hussain has been appointed Secretary of the State Information Commission.
( We said this on October 5 )
Tenure of Rajiv Yadav extended
Deputation tenure of Rajiv Yadav, IAS(AM:81) as Executive Director, Indian Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO) has been extended for 3 months .He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Inter-cadre IPS transfer
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Inter-Cadre transfer of Ms. Aslam Khan, IPS(MP:07) from Madhya Pradesh to AGMUT cadre.
Ms Sushma Nath gets additional charge
Ms Sushama Nath Secretary, Department of Expenditure Ministry of Finance has been given additional charge of the post of Member (Finance), Atomic Energy Commission, Space Commission and earth Commission. She is 1974 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Chandramouli is now Secretary AIDS Control
K.Chandramouli has taken over as Secretary, Department of AIDS Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the vacancy of Ms. K. Sujatha RaoHe is 1975 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Pradhan gets one year extension
Deputation tenure of B.Pradhan as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Northern Coalfields Limited(NCL) has been extended for a period of one year from October 16. He is 1989 batch IOFS officer.
Prasad Pannicker is GM with BPCL in Kochi
Prasad Pannicker on promotion has been made General Manager (GM) by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) in Kochi.
Balvinder Singh moves to Haryana
Balvinder Singh (IA&AS-81), on repatriation to the department has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (A&E), Haryana. He is 1981 batch IA&AS officer.
Alok Sharma to join SPG ?
Alok Sharma is likely to join the Special Protection Group (SPG) as DIG.He is 1991 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
N K Mishra promoted in IB
N K Mishra has been promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau.He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.
R P Singh relieved from CRPF
R P Singh has been relieved by the CRPF to join the parent UP cadre after completion of deputation tenure. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
NSG to have one more Army officer
NSG is going to have one more Major General rank officer with headquarters in Delhi.
CSB route to be followed for selecting Commissioner, KVS
As the grapevine has it CSB route will be followed for selecting new Commissioner of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) that falls under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) being headed by Kapil Sibal.
Shakeel Ahmed yet to get nod from Railway Minister
Even though Shakeel Ahmed, an IRSME officer has been selected as new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL), he is yet to get clearance from Railway Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee.
CVC imposes penalty on 101 officials
CVC has recently imposed "major penalty" on 101 officials.
H Narain is now Member CAT Jabalpur
H Narain has taken over as Member (Administratin) CAT in Jabalpur Bench.He is retired 1971 batch retired IRS officer.
Post withdrawn from Riyadh
The Ministry of External Affairs has withdrawn a post from Riyadh.The post was earlier held by First Secretary Nadim Ahmad.
Reshuffle in EPFO likely
Major reshuffle in Employees Provident Fund Organisation ( EPFO ) top functionaries is expected to take place this week.
CBDT transfers 33 Additional/Joint Income Tax Commissioners
CBDT has transferred 33 Additional/Joint Income Tax Commissioners. Those transferred are B.V. Gopinath who on return from deputation has been sent to Delhi, Ashok Kumar Saroha has been transferred from Gujarat to Delhi, Ch. V. Gopinath has been transferred from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, D. Sudhakara Rao has been transferred from Tamilnadu to Andhra Pradesh, Satish K. Goyal has been transferred from West Bengal to CPC, Bangalore, Deepali Chandra has been transferred from M.P. & Chhatisgarh (UOP) to U.P.(W), Javaram Raifura has been transferred from CPC, Bangalore to Karnataka, Rakesh Gupta has been on return from deputation sent to Rajasthan, Vijayalakshmi T.H. has been transferred from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, Alok Sinqh on return from deputation has been sent to Delhi, S.K.Jain has been transferred from Rajasthan to Delhi, Sanjay Kumar on return from deputation has been sent to West Bengal, Sukhveer Singh Choudhary has been transferred from West Bengal to Delhi, T. Diwakara Prasad has been transferred from Mumbai to Andhra Pradesh, S. Prabhakar has been transferred from Tamilnadu to Andhra Pradesh, Manish Mishra has been transferred from Mumbai to D.G. (Systems), Delhi, Kesang Yangzom Sherpa has been transferred from West Bengalto Delhi, Banita Devi Naorem has been transferred from U.P.(E) to Delhi, Rajeev Benjwal has been transferred from Tamilnadu to Karnataka, Veenaraj has been transferred from Tamilnadu to Kerela, Chutranjan Dash has been transferred from JCIT (OSD),CBDT to UP (W), Ashima Neb has been transferred from JCIT / OSD, CBDT to Delhi, Meera Srivastava has been transferred from Tamilnadu to Karnataka, Naveen Gupta has been transferred from JCIT(OSD), CBDT to Mumbai, Neeraj Pradhan has been transferred from Orissa (UOP) to MP& Chhat1sgarh, Navneet Manohar has been transferred from JOT / OSD CBDT to Delhi, Sanjog Kapoor has been transferred from Orissa (UOP) to Delhi, Naina Soin Kapil has been transferred from U.P.(E)(UOP) to Rajasthan, Arun Kumar Gujjar has been transferred from JCIT/OSD, CBDT to Delhi, Aarsi Prasad has been transferred from JOT (OSD), CBDT to Mumbai, P.V.Pradeep Kumar has been transferred from Kerala to Karnataka, Hemant Kumar Chimanlal Leuva has been transferred from Gujarat to Pune and Shekhar Gajbhiye has been transferred from Bihar (UOP) to NADT, Nagpur.
Misra is Director, Environment and Forest Development.
AK Misra, IA & AS (1995) has been made Director, Environment and Forest Development.
Goel is Director Biotechnology
Sanjay Goel of IRSME (1989) has been made Director Biotechnology
Ms. Anuradha Vemouri is Director Health and Planning
Ms. Anuradha Vemouri, IFS (UP - 1991) has been made Director, Health and Planning
Kamal Deep is Dy. Secr AIDS Control
Kamal Deep Singh, IDAS, 1996 batch, has been made Deputy Secretary AIDS Control
DN Singh is Director Defence
DN Singh, IFS, (UT – 1987) has been made Director Defence
Chitra Gouri Lal is CBEC Member (Legal & Judicial)
Mrs Chitra Gouri Lal, CBEC Member (Legal & Judicial) will look after the administrative control and supervision over the charge of Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise and Directorates of Chief Commissioner, CX, Bangalore; Chief Commissioner, Customs, Bangalore; Chief Commissioner, CX, Chennai; Chief Commissioner, Customs, Chennai; Chief Commissioner, Customs (Prev.), Chennai; Chief Commissioner, CX, Cochin; Chief Commissioner, CX, Coimbatore; Chief Commissioner, Customs & CX, Hyderabad; Chief Commissioner, CX, Mysore; Chief Commissioner, Customs & CX, Visakhapatnam; CDR; Directorate of Legal Affairs besides work relating to Settlement Commission, CESTAT and Authority for Advance Rulings.
P N Vittal Dass is CBEC Member (Personnel &Vigilance)
P N Vittal Dass, CBEC Member (Personnel &Vigilance), will look after the administrative control and supervision over the charge of Chief Commissioner, Customs, Delhi; Chief Commissioner, Customs (Prev), Delhi; Chief Commissioner, CX, Delhi; Chief Commissioner, CX, Meerut; Chief Commissioner, Customs & CX, Lucknow; DG, NACEN; DG, Vigilance and CVO DG, HRD.
S D Majumder is CBEC Member (Central Excise)
S D Majumder, CBEC Member (Central Excise) will look after the administrative control and supervision over the charge of Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise and Directorates of Chief Commissioner, CX, Chandigarh, Chief Commissioner, Customs & CX, Jaipur, Chief Commissioner, Customs, Ahmedabad, Chief Commissioner, CX, Ahmedabad, Chief Commissioner, CX, Bhopal, Chief Commissioner, CX, Nagpur, Chief Commissioner, CX, Vadodara, Chief Commissioner, TAR, DG, CEI; DG (Audit) ; DG (Inspection) and Directorate of Publicity & Public Relations.
Y G Parande is CBEC Member (Budget, Service Tax & Computerisation)
Y G Parande, CBEC Member (Budget, Service Tax & Computerisation) will look after the administrative control and supervision over the charge of Chief Commissioners of Chief Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai-I; Chief Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai-II; Chief Commissioner, Customs (P), Mumbai-III; Chief Commissioner, CX, Mumbai-I; Chief Commissioner, CX, Mumbai-II; Chief Commissioner, Customs & CX, Pune; DG (Systems) and DG (Service Tax).
SK Goel is CBEC Member (Customs, RI&I, Exports and Safeguards)
SK Goel, CBEC Member (Customs, RI&I, Exports and Safeguards) will look after the administrative control and supervision over the charge of Chief Commissioner, CX, Bhubaneswar; Chief Commissioner, CX, Kolkata; Chief Commissioner, Customs, Kolkata; Chief Commissioner, CX, Ranchi (HQ at Patna); Chief Commissioner, Customs (P), Patna; Chief Commissioner, CX, Shillong; DG (Export Promotion); DG (Safeguards); DGRI; DG (Valuation); Directorate of Logistics and CRCL.
Alok Nigam to be Joint Secretary Banking
Alok Nigam who is Director cum Special Secretary Development &Panchayat with the Haryana government on central deputation is going to be new Joint Secretary Financial Service i.e. Banking department. He is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.Orders to this effect have been issued.
(We said earlier & on September 18, 2009)
Cadre of Suchi Tyagi changed from Jharkhand to Rajasthan
Cadre of 2007 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre Suchi Tyagi has been changed to Rajasthan.
Sharan to join National Defence College
Ashok Kumar Sharan is joining the National Defence College as Senior Director .He is 1981 batch Indian Foreign Service officer
Varma is back to MEA
Yogeshwar Varma, Ambassador of India to Mongolia has been transferred back to MEA and is awaiting deployment in MEA.
3 IFS officers promoted in Uttarakhand
Three IFS officers Mssrs S S Sharma,Rajendra Majajan and Prakash Mahajan have been promoted in Uttarakhand.
Six Indian cities among 8 top global outsourcing destinations
Six Indian cities--Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune--are among the 8 top global destinations for outsourcing of services along with the Philippines’ Manila NCR and Ireland’s Dublin city. This has been revealed in the 4th Global Services-Tholons Top 50 emerging outsourcing destinations survey. The study is jointly done by Global Services from CyberMedia and Tholons, a services globalization advisory firm.

India continues to top the list with revenues of US$40 billion in IT-BPO export services in 2008. Indian IT-BPO export services posted 35% year on year growth rates in the last five years. The Philippines increased outsourcing revenues by 25% from US$4.8 billion in 2007 to US$6 billion in 2008 while increasing industry employment by 33% to an estimated 400,000 employees.

India, Philippines, Ireland, China and Brazil are also among the Top Five Offshore Nations. Six Indian cities--Chandigarh, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram—make it to the list of next 60 outsourcing destinations.
Sinha is Registrar of Delhi University
Rajesh Kumar has been appointed Registrar of the Delhi University by the Ministry of HRD.He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Venkatesh is CVO of NTPC
T Venkatesh has been appointed CVO of the NTPC.He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
SAIL pays Rs. 460.81 cr. as final dividend
Indian Minister for Steel Virbhadra Singh, on behalf of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), handed over a cheque for Rs. 460.81 crore to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh towards final dividend to the Government of India (GOI)for FY ’09, in Delhi on October 21,2009. Present on the occasion were Secretary (Steel) P.K. Rastogi and SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta.The total dividend paid by SAIL to its shareholders for FY ’09 amounting to Rs. 1,073.9 crore is equivalent to 26% of the company's paid-up equity capital of Rs. 4,130.4 crore. The Government of India holds 85.82% of the paid-up equity capital of SAIL.SAIL had paid interim dividend at the rate of 13% of paid-up equity amounting to Rs 536.95 crore in February 2009, of which the Government’s share of dividend was Rs. 460.81 crore. The Government of India’s dividend share for FY ’09 thus works out to Rs. 921.62 crore, besides dividend distribution tax of Rs. 181 crore.SAIL has regularly and
consistently been paying dividend to its shareholders since 2004-05.Despite global economic slowdown severely impacting the steel industry from the second half of 2008-09, SAIL recorded the highest-ever turnover of Rs. 48,681 crore, earned profit before tax of Rs. 9,403 crore and profit after tax of Rs. 6,175 crore in 2008-09. SAIL’s net worth as on 31st March ’09 stood at Rs. 27,984 crore.

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K.R.Kamath to be CMD of PNB
As the grapevine has it decks have been cleared for K.R.Kamath Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) Allahabad Bank to become the new CMD of Punjab National Bank (PNB) have been cleared. Kamath who had assumed the charge as CMD Allahabad Bank last year will have longest stint as CMD of the PNB.
(We said this on august 5,2009)
D Raj Kumar joins as MD, BPRL
D.Raj Kumar on promotion has joined the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) run Bharat Petro Resources Ltd (BPRL).
Sudarshan Gupta is number two in Panel
Sudarshan Gupta of the EIL is reportedly number two in the panel prepared by the PESB for the post of Director (Finance) Engineers India Ltd..

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Shahnavaz Hussein’s Visa application was put by US in the ‘delay procedurally’ file!!!!
And Shahnavaz was advised ‘your Visa application is being processed so wait a while’!!
He has a Diplomatic Passport and a UN invite so why is he being given the runaround?
Or had US made up its mind to deny him a Visa and reasons for denial were being found!!
Our MEA of course kept a safe distance from this issue!!!
Later to wipe his tears MEA it'll give Shahnavaz ‘we did our best’ tissue!
What MEA should realize this is a slight on the Nation!!!
Both Krishna and Tharoor are deflecting blame by saying ‘I was out of station’!
Not that MEA would have succeeded but for stature of a Indian MP it could have tried!!!!
At least ‘undiplomatic’ it should have cried!!
But look at the other side of the story!!
For its internal security US does not think twice to respond to Visa requests with a sorry!!
The procedure laid down is paramount and no shortcuts are permitted!!
Like just because Shahnawaz is a MP the mandatory checks were not omitted!!
This is how terror is fought…. procedure laid down is paramount and no short cuts!!!
In their evaluation they do not leave any ifs and buts!!!
Advani cries for harsh laws to tackle terror!!
But when US does just this he terms it as an error!!
With the stringent laws demands that he’s been making!!
Now by crying foul in Shahnawaz's case he’s made it clear that he was just faking!!
Because US is not taking any chances!!!!
Or is he trying to say that UPA did not want Shahnawaz to go and on UPA’s orders US dances?
Because in the end Advani has to blame UPA ……he too has a Amar Singh streak!!
Of hatred dono ke statements karte hai reek!!
Why doesn’t Advani retire????
Advani se Nation ho gayi hai tire!!!
Seems Laloo has a fixation with aloo!!
Remember he used to boast that he’ll stay in Bihar as long as in samosa there is aloo!!
Now he’s made aloo his political comeback pitch!!!
About the high aloo prices first karta hai bitch!!
Then he promises if RJD is voted back in Bihar aloo will be available at Rs. 2!!!
Of course he does not explain how this he’ll do????
Looking at his craftiness I’ll say….. jabh takk rahe ga samose mein aloo!!!
Tabh rakk rahe ga Laloo chaloo!!
And don’t forget he was a Cabinet Minister when inflation hit record heights!!!
He kept quite when he was a Mantri and now when he’s a nobody he fights!
Rupee is becoming stronger again on 'speculative inflows'!!
And will weaken again when speculative money ka there are outflows!!
RBI should step in and strike a balance!!!!
Speculative inflows are causing in the fair exchange rate of the Rupee an imbalance!!
Anil versus Mukesh fight has reached its final phase!!!!
There must be some reason that why ‘olive branch’ towards his bro Anil did raise!!
As every client does he must have asked his Lawyers ‘ what are the chances’!!!
And the Lawyers after exchanging glances!!
Must have said Mukesh’s chances look better because you basically don’t have a case!!
And that seems to be the reason to make up with bro Mukesh Anil did race!!
Anil could get Amar to use the technology he used in Mulayam’s DA case!!!
Insiders say Amar used to boast ‘ I set the Judge in his place’!!
Now it’s either using Amar or getting Mummy to step in!!!!
Prior to getting Mummy in Anil will run a Media campaign ‘to disobey Mom is a sin’!
Confucius says……Papa used to say sons would take Reliance to new heights!!!
With his foresight don’t know how he missed out on these ‘brothers non brother like fights’!!!
Flash.....Shahnavaz can now go to Uncle Sam's land!!
His Visa application got from PMO a hand!!
But isn't it too late,
The UN invitation was for today (Oct 20) and at UN for Shahnavaz they are not going to wait!
Bharat Kumar
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Self Appraisal
A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:
Boy: "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?
Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): "I already have someone to cut my lawn."
Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now."
Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.
Boy: (with more perseverance) : "Lady, I'll even sweep your house and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach, Florida."
Woman: No, thank you.
With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.
Store Owner: "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
Boy: "No thanks,
Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.
Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"
This is what we call "Self Appraisal".
Raj
I agree !
I agree with Raj. This month if one analyses the waiting list of V-A of GP and TP, we find that in TP only 7 officers with Grade Pay 10000 are in waiting list. Even such officers are occupying either V-A or V-B in other localities and figure in the list on account of change requests. However, in the GP as many as 124 officers with grade pay 10000 are in the waiting list ! Therefore, the allotment is so skewed that while in TP there is no waiting list for grade pay 10000/- , in the GP such number is 124 in the waiting list. What transparency ! Please do'nt be so rash and blatant in approach.
Ram
This trio have their own image
I have gone through some recent comments on Amar, Big B and Anil Ambani. But my views are different. This trio have their own image in the public because of otherwise poliitical scenario.
Anil Ambani, Big B, and Amar singh are altogether different professional calibre and inter - alia no such link except a good friendship and separate business grouping may be.
Anil Ambani and Big B are quite in their aptitude and nothing to make anti comments against anybody whereas, Amar, being a experienced politician, certainly have his own ways of public appearances and comments on any politician.
Therefore, in my opinion they may not be viewed in public as a negative syndicate of any type.
Rather one should praise for their different styles in life being lead in this country and their views should be taken as a different positive style. However, Anil and Mukesh Ambani have their own image of prosperity.
H S Bhalla
Insult to every Indian
Objection to Indian PMs visit to Arunachal is an intolerable insult to every patriotic Indian. This is an act of gross interference in India’s internal affairs and an infringement of our national sovereignty. India must react in like fashion and object to the Chinese Presidents visit to Sinkiang or Tibet. India must also send the Dalai Lama on frequent visits to Taiwan and demand the right of the Dalai Lama to visit his own country, Tibet. We should also tell the Chinese to vacate Aksai Chin in Ladakh which is in illegal occupation by China since 1962. Just because the Chinese forcibly occupied Ladakh does not mean it has to be accepted by India as a fait accompli. We should upgrade bilateral relations and links with Taiwan. China is a bully and all bullies are really cowards. Little Vietnam refused to be bullied by China over its boundary dispute with China and gave China a sound thrashing! We seem to suffer from the 1962 post traumatic syndrome still and our service chiefs are already holding press conferences , wringing their hands like old women and declaring their unwillingness to take on China. Such defeatism in service chiefs is a national disgrace! They are giving up the fight even before it has begun. They do not deserve to be service chiefs. Are they Indians or Chinese?
D Choudhury
Mr choudhury you may be right because the chief who could not fight for their own officers for their rights how can fight for country Aur Kiske Dam Par? today each and every class one officer gets grade pay of 10000 in just 15 yrs and army officers never reach there. so you may be right because if they can not protect the rights of their own officers how will fight for India aur Kiske Dam Par?
Kartik
DEBATE ON RETIREMENT AGE
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