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Dr Radhakrishnan appointed new Secretary Space
Dr K Radhakrishnan has been appointed new Secretary Space..Dr Radhakrishnan is presently Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
( We said this on October 19 )
Work re-allocation in Deptt of Banking & Insurance
Work re allocation in the Central Government’s department of Banking & Insurance has been done among Joint Secretaries. Tarun Bajaj will look after Insurance & Establishment. K.V. Eapen will look after appointments, Human Resource issues of banks, Agricultural credits, regional rural banks, cooperative banks, financial inclusion & debt recovery tribunal. Alok Nigam will look after banking operations & accounts while Ms. Ravneet Kaur will look after Industrial Finance.Tarun Bajaj is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre. K.V.Eapen is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Assam cadre. Alok Nigam is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre. Ms.Ravneet Kaur is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.
Six IPS officers to retire this month
Six IPS officers are retiring by this month end. They are Mssrs:-Paresh Ch Bordoloi (AM), Ashish Ranjan Sinha (Bihar), Paul leslie (Kerala), MW Chitale (Maharashtra), Deshraj Meena (Orissa) and Ajay Singh (UP) .
17 IAS officers to retire
Altogether 17 IAS officers are superannuating in the country by this month end. They are Mssrs :- R P Agrawal, A P V N Sarma, P K Rastogi and Amitabh Bhattacharya (AP), Purkayastha (AM), R R Solanki (Gujarat), Dharamvir and Sajjan Singh (Haryana), J P Burjia (Jharkhand), P B Mahishi, Neerja Rajkumar and R N Shastri (Karnataka), D N Khamatkar and K B Lavekar (Maharashtra), Kushal Singh (Raj), Pradeep Kumar and R S Varma (Uttar Pradesh).
Mamata urges Gopal Krishna Gandhi to continue for another term
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has met West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi recently and requested him to remain in the Governor’s chair for another five years.
Acharya gets additional charge of Child and Women Welfare
Secretary Social Justice K M Acharya has been given additional charge of Child and Women Welfare Department in the Government of India for a period of three months. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Sesukumar is OSD to Pallam Raju
Y S K Seskumar has been appointed OSD to Union Minister of State Defence M M Pallam Raju. He is 1987 batch IFS officer of UP cadre.
Sinha appointed PS to Dayanidhi Maran
Orders of the appointment of Vishwanath Sinha as PS to Union Minister Textiles Dayanidhi Maran have been issued. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Pranay Kumar is Dy Secretary Power
Pranay Kumar has been appointed Deputy Secretary Power in the Government of India. He is 1995 batch IRSEE officer.
Bose is Dy Secretary Drinking Water
Jaivrat Bose has been appointed Deputy Secretary Drinking Water in the Government of India. He is 1995 batch IA&AS officer.
Extension denied to Mohan
The ACC has denied three months extension to S Mohan Director Higher Education in the Government of India. He is an ICOFS officer.
Moorthy returns to parent cadre
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the premature repatriation of Ms. Vijaya Moorthy, IA&AS(78), Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women under the Ministry of Women & Child Development to her parent cadre i.e. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
Dr. Rakesh Hooja bags TN Chaturvedi prize
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, has decided to award its TN Chaturvedi prize for 2008 to Dr Rakesh Hooja (IAS 1974, Rajasthan) presently Chairman of the Board of Revenue for Rajasthan at Ajmer. The prize is awarded for the best paper of the year published in the four issues of the quartely Indian Journal of Public Administration each year. Started in 2007, Abhishekh Singhvi the well known legal luminary was the first recipient of the award for his article on federalism. Dr Rakesh Hooja who is the second recipient of the annual award is being given the prize for his article Capacity Building for “Rajasthan's Panchayat Representatives and Functionaries: What the Training Efforts Should Cover" published in the January-March 2009 issue (vol. 54 no. 1) of Indian Journal of Public Administration. The award shall be given away by the Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari, at IIPA's annual function at the IIPA auditorium in Delhi on 30 October at 5.00 pm.
Shreemat Pandey goes abroad
Shreemat Pandey Principal Secretary Energy to the Rajasthan Government accompanied by Naresh Pal Gangwar Special Secretary Energy has gone abroad. They will return on November 10, 2009.
Rajat Kumar Mishra gets addl charge in Rajasthan
Rajat Kumar Mishra CMD of the Rajasthan State Electricity Board will hold the charges of Principal Secretary Energy & Special Secretary Energy till November 9, 2009. As it is, Shreemat Pandey Principal Secretary Energy to the Rajasthan Government accompanied by Naresh Pal Gangwar Special Secretary Energy has gone abroad.
CVC prosecutes 11 Delhi Municipal Corporation officials
CVC has imposed penalty on 11 officials working in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Ravi Kant Prasad of JAG/IRSSE posted to Metro
Ravi Kant Prasad of JAG/IRSSE, on return from deputation, has been posted to Metro.
Dr. Meenakshi Agarwal of JAG/IRMS transferred from NR
Dr. Meenakshi Agarwal of JAG/IRMS has been transferred from NR to be placed in SG.
JD Goswami of SAG/IRTS transferred from NWR to SWR
JD Goswami of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from NWR to SWR and posted as COM (CHOD) by temporarily oprating the HAG post in SAG, vice Braj Mohan
Vivek Sahai transferred from NR
Vivek Sahai, GM, has been transferred from NR to look after the duties of the post of GM/NCR in addition to his own for period of three months or until further orders.
K. Chaudhry of SAG/IRSS transferred from ECR
K. Chaudhry of SAG/IRSS has been transferred from ECR for being posted as COS(CHOD) ECR.
Ashish Sharma of SG/IRSME transferred from NR to NER
Ashish Sharma of SG/IRSME has been transferred from NR to NER and appointing him to officiate in SAG/IRSME should now be trfrd to NFR and appointed to officiate in SAG and posted in the cadre
DK Tete of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from CLW to ICF
DK Tete of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from CLW to ICF and posted in the cadre.
Braj Mohan of HAG/IRTS transferred from SWR
Braj Mohan of HAG/IRTS has been transferred from SWR as COM to RB and posted as Adv/Coml  by temporarily downgrading the post of AM(Coml)RB to HAG for a period of three months.
EC shifts Collector in Kerala
The Election Commission of India has ordered the shifting of Kannur District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan.
Jaspal Kaur is Information Commissioner in Punjab
Jaspal Kaur has been appointed Information Commissioner in Punjab.
19th Law Commission constituted
19th Law Commission has been constituted for three years with effect from September 1, 2009.Chairman and members would be appointed soon.
IAS reshuffle in Orissa
There is IAS reshuffle in Orissa. New postings are :Mssrs Santosh Kumar Chief Administrator KBK, KBK Rajalakshmi Member Board of Revenue,Satyabrata Commissioner-cum-Secretary Commerce & Transport,
Chandra Sekhar Kumar RDC Southern Division, S K Lohani Commissioner Director Special Projects Panchayati Raj Dept ,Bipin Bihari Mohapatra Registrar Co-op Societies ,Bhaskar Jyoti Sharma Director Agriculture & Food Production and Tenjenwapang Ao Director Tourism.
P.Chidambaram’s assurrance for ITBP staff
P.Chidambaram Indian Home Minister gave firm assurance to ITBP that its restructuring proposal of raising 15 new battalions,3 specialized training battalions ,one counter insurgency & jungle warfare school and one high altitude medical training centre will get his full support. The high altitude medical training centre being established at Leh will be one of unique centres for imparting specialized training to doctors and medical professionals. On this momentous occasion P. Chidambaram, presented one police medal for gallantry, five President’s police medals for distinguished service and sixteen police medals for meritorious service to the ITBP personnel. Recipients of medals were:- police medal for Gallantry:- constable/ GD Anil Kumar , president’s police medals for distinguished service :R.S Pathania DIG, Inder Singh Negi DIG, R.C Baijwan, DIG, Hira Singh DIG ,Vijay Singh Yadav DC (C). Police medals for meritorious service:.J Rasul DIG2, S.P
Singh Commandant, S.R Roy Commandant,Bhanwar Singh, Commandant Prem Singh, Commandant, R.K Joshi AC/GD, A.K Yadav, AC/GD,Pashupati Rekwal, AC/CM, D.L Joshi SM, Matwar Singh Negi,Insp/CM , Yashpal Singh Insp/CM1, Ms. Veena Dobhal Insp/Edn, Kundan Singh SI/MT, Joginder Singh SI/GD , Om Parkash SI/GD & Madhwanand Joshi constable. Vikram Srivastava DG, ITBP informed that the Government has doubled the ex-gratia grant in case of accidental death on duty from Rs:5 lakhs to 10 lakhs and in case of death during operations from Rs. 7.50 lakhs to Rs.15 lakhs. hardship allowances and ration allowances at par with Army, has been sanctioned. Besides ration and clothing items at high altitude areas, have also been sanctioned as par with the Army. Speaking on the occasion the Home Minister said that “it is heartening to learn besides the government doubling the ex gratia. The ITBP has its own insurance scheme which provides insurance cover in the case of
accidental and natural deaths to Rs.15 Lakhs and 5 lakhs respectively. ITBP has also established an Education Society which is opening up public schools at various locations for the study wards of “himveers.”
Johny Joseph to be either Up-Lokayukta in Maharashtra ?
Johny Joseph Chief Secretary to Maharashtra Government whose extended tenure will end in November could be Up-Lokayukta in Maharashtra. He is an IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre who belongs to the 1972 batch.

CORPORATE
Lodha is new Chairman of Birla Corporation
Harsh Vardhan Lodha has been elected chairman of Birla Corporation, the flagship of the MP Birla group.
CVC penalizes National Insurance Co.Ltd official
CVC has ordered reduction in basic pay by three stages in the case of one Development Officer, National Insurance Co.Ltd. Singhania is President of CMA
Md OF Lakshmi Cement Group Ms Vinita Singhania has taken over as the President of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association
Bhilai Steel Plant rolls ultra high strength  plates for Space Vehicles
Bhilai Steel Plant has successfully rolled Ultra High Strength Special Steel Plates of 9.5 mm thickness for the first time successfully in its Plate Mill on 21st Oct 09. The slabs for these plates were produced at Mishra Dhatu Nigam, Hyderabad. The rolled plates will be used for manufacturing the main body of India’s indigenous space vehicles. It is worth mentioning that special grade and quality plates for use in manufacturing hull of India’s aircraft carrier warships and submarines as also for windmills of Suzlon are being produced by Bhilai Steel Plant. Plates from Bhilai’s Plate Mill are also used for manufacturing boilers, for hydro-electric projects, heavy machinery equipment and as base for heavy construction including platforms and bridges, including bridges on the the Jammu-Udhampur rail link. Manufacturer of widest and thick plates in the country, Bhilai also exports plates to other countries. As part of its modernisation programme, Bhilai has installed a new slab caster and a second set of RH Degasser and Ladle Furnace in the secondary refining facilities of its Steel Melting Shop II.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
The Haryana results show with Haryanvis Hooda’s disconnect!!
Because he had boasted to Sonia with a thumping majority Congress Haryanvis will elect!!
It was akin to promising a river and what emerged was a gutter!!!
And now excuses karr raha hai Hooda splutter!
No electorate likes haughtiness...... and Hooda was haughty and cocksure!!
And the electorate nearly showed Congress the door!!
Congress has not got the mandate to rule Haryana but has emerged as first in waiting list!!!
And what if Guv gives this verdict an unpartisan twist??
Call both Congress and Chautala and asks ‘numbers karro prove’!!!!
But he cannot as he is a Congressman and High Command will not approve!!
Hooda may go on with his rhetoric that this is a record win but fact is it is not!!
Who says a vote to rule Haryana Congress got???
Though for Haryana’s sake I hope Chautala does not make it as his rule was really bad!!!
And if he squeaks in to rule Haryana again it will be bad and sad!!!
And just see how they pull wool over our eyes!!
Hooda’s statement that Independents have given unconditional support... no one buys!!
Very soon we’ll come to know the price directly and indirectly Congress has paid!!!
And only for public consumption tape of ‘ unconditional support’ Congress played!!
After this result Hooda should have himself withdrawn from the CM race!!!
That is if the man has a shred of grace!!
In Maharashtra the worst cut for Sena is loosing Dadar to Raj!!!!
On this Sena ko aani chahiye laaj!!
In its bastion Sena has faced defeat!!!
And the salt over the wound is that MNS ne kiya Sena ke candidate ko beat!!
And now it’s evident why Congress-NCP treated Raj with kid’s gloves despite his virulent rhetoric!
Seems some time back to take on Sena BJP Alliance Raj ko kiya Congress-NCP ne pick!!
This could be the start of Sena's end!!!!!
Its bastion it’s not been able to defend!!
This warrants that Sena shift its HQ from Dadar to some other place!!!!
In its HQ or Dadar Sena ho gayi disgrace!!
Deshmukh needs to be kept away from Maharashtra and kept in Dilli!!!
Bringing him back to Maharashtra would indeed be silly!!!
Bhujbal says ‘ implement in Maharashtra J&K power sharing formula’ ….. what a joke??
But then this guy’s always been a funny bloke!!
Problem with him and Rane is their Sena genes play up time and again!!
And when this takes place they are prone to say something insane!!
Pawar himself has agreed that Mohna saved the day!!!
Or for what Pawar has done Farmers and Middle Class would have made Congress-NCP dearly pay!
BJP it seems is not interested in getting out of the pit!!!
In the pit BJP seems to have decided to sit!!!
Advani and Rajnath are not being ejected!!
And no replacements are even being projected!!
It’s bad for India ’s Democracy that the Opposition has weakened to such an extent!!
And after these State elections on the strength meter very low the reading went!!
In fact now the strength meter has been replaced by the meter that measures weakness!
Very bad for Democracy when the Opposition shows meakness!!!
If Raja does not resign he should be sacked!!!!
So what if by Karuna Raja is backed!!!
Karuna should be told in no uncertain terms ‘ Raja has to be sacked’!!!!
The hera pheri in Spectrum allotment to Raja's doorstep has been tracked!!
Guv Roddy says he's being targeted by influential land owners who've become Farmers overnight!!!
And behind them they've got Bansal's might!!!!
As per Roddy he's being targeted by vested interests!!!!
Advocates/Land owners, a Chandigarh Babu and two Mantris who all have their own interests!!!!!
Confucius says... City Beautiful has been having this very ugly and very Public spat for too long!!!
And why do I get the feeling that Sonia knows who is right and who is wrong!
Adds...Yes sabh drama baazi karwao bandh!!!
Chandigarhites have borne enough of this gandh!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
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When will the DOP&PW wake up ?
I am a pensioner. I lodged pension related grievance on 11.09.2009 online on the official site of DOP&PW. Not only my grievance No. P&pw/W/2009/00787, but grievance No. 190 lodged online on 04.03.2009 continues to display status as under:- "Grievance is not yet assessed. Your grievance will be redressed in 30 working days from the date of registration". Will the DOP&PW take a wake up call and see justification behind having online grievance registration?
Jagdish Kumar

Good days ahead for PNB.
PNB can look forward to an era of prosperity and stability with his coming .
B N Mishra

DEBATE ON RETIREMENT AGE
Whatever mistakes have been done in the past, let us ignore all those and start afresh. Let the retirement age for all future recruitments (with immediate effect) be restored to original 58 year. Let the present incumbents continue to retire on attaining the age of 60 years.

Gaurav jassal_gaurav@yahoo.com

Yes, most certainly.

Mriyal Sharma mriyal.k@gmail.com

Yes