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Swadesh Kumar is Member Electrical Railway Board (Updated)
Swadesh Kumar, who is presently General Manager (GM) North Central Railway (NCR), has joined as new Member (Electrical) in the Railway Board.
(We said this on July 20, 2009)
Race for GM, NCR hots up
In the wake of Sudesh Kumar General Manager (GM) North Central Railway (NCR) being appointed as new Member (Mechanical) in the Railway Board race for GM, NCR has hot up.
2 in race for the slot of GM, NCR
As many as two incumbents are in the race for the post of General Manager (GM) North Central Railway (NCR).. They are:Sanjeev Handa Additional Member Railway Board & K.B.L.Mittal Secretary Railway Board.
GM ,NFR on his way out
General Manager (GM)of the North Frontier Railways (NFR) is on his way out since his name figured in the list that the CVC had released. Therefore, the Railway Ministry will shift the present incumbent to some non-sensitive post.
Satish Agnihotri to be MD, RVNL
Satish Agnihotri who is Director Projects in RVNL is going to be new Managing Director(MD) of the Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL).
Jayant Srinivas Kawale joins Bharat Forge group
Jayant Srinivas Kawale who till recently was Joint Secretary Power to Government of India (GOI) & had sought voluntary retirement on July 6, 2009 has joined the Bharat Forge group being headed by noted industrialist Baba Kalyani. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre. Kawale joined the group on October 5, 2009.
Tenure of S.K.Mittal extended
The deputation tenure of Sanjiv Kumar Mittal - IAS (UP: 1987) Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in Ministry of Coal has been extended till December 2010.
Girish Kumar is new AP DGP
1976 batch IPS officer R R Girish Kumar has replaced Andhra Pradesh DGP S S P Yadav. He has assumed charge on Wednesday.
IPS officer P.Gautam Kumar is PS Home in Andhra Pradesh
P Gautam Kumar who so far was DG Battalions in Andhra Pradesh has been appointed as Principal Secretary Home by the Andhra Pradesh Government. He is an Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer of the 1975 batch.
SSP Yadav is VC & MD, APSRTC
SSP Yadav who so far was DGP Andhra Pradesh has been posted as Vice Chairman & Managing Director(MD) of the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation(APSRTC).
Sterling performance by MPTDC stuns all
The sterling performance of the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation is the talk of the tourism sector in India. Its performance in achieving a phenomenal turnaround and also simultaneously propelling the state to the forefront of tourism in the country is being widely appreciated by the Ministry of Tourism, other state tourism departments and the private sector. If Madhya Pradesh can do the impossible in a record time frame, why can't the other states follow its example, was being actively discussed at the national tour operators' convention held recently in Bangalore.
Khajuraho to see arrival of Maharaja Express
The globally famous tourist destination of Khajuraho (one of the three world heritage sites in Madhya Pradesh) will see arrival of trains in next year. Among other trains the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is going to launch "Maharaja Express" in 2010 said IRTC's Managing Director R.K.Tandon. He told <whispersinthecorridors.com> that the train will be on the pattern of Palace on Wheels & Golden Chariot.
Arvind Rao tipped to be DG, ACB in Andhra Pradesh
Arvind Rao, ADG Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh, is tipped to be DG Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) as the post fell vacant in wake of RR Girish Kumar assuming the charge as DGP Andhra Pradesh in the afternoon on October 7, 2009.
There will be no ADG Intelligence
As the grapevine has it, there will be no ADG Intelligence once Arvind Rao goes to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh.
Mahendra Reddy to head Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh
Mahendra Reddy who is IG Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh will head the intelligence wing in Andhra Pradesh, after the departure of Arvind Rao to ACB
Reddy is now IG CRPF
N R K Reddy has joined the CRPF as IG.1986 BATCH Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Reddy is now awaiting posting.
1977 and 1978 batch IAS still waiting
Now question is being asked -What will happen to those of 1977 and 1978 batch who are empanelled but waiting although their states have sent NOC to centre ? When will they get adjusted as Additional Secretaries ?
SS Sandhu posted as CDA (ITSDC&RTC) Pune
SS Sandhu (IDAS:1981), CDA(O), Pune has been posted as CDA (ITSDC&RTC) Pune.
Interviews for ITDC Chairman soon
Interviews for the post of Chairman in Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) are expected to be held within this month.
BHEL CMD to review GM's list before release
The list of those promoted as General Managers in BHEL, it is said, is being delayed because the recently appointed BHEL CMD, BP Rao, is yet to review it. It would be released only after Rao reviews it.
Telecom officials promoted
As many as 77 officers of STS of ITS Group A have been promoted to JAG of ITS Group A on adhoc basis. They include Manish Kumar Bansal, Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Amit Gurdasani, Pankaj Goyal, Rajesh Kumar Sahu, Bhuvnesh Kumar Yadav, Sarang Mandviker, Jitendra Lal Gupta, Laxmi, Govind Prasad Gupta, Gurdas Meher, Sanjay Bansal, Prabha, Dinesh Kumar Garg, Budhi Prakash Sharma, Neeresh Sharma, Nazir Ahmad, Prasoon Chandra, Ms. Sangeeta Asrani, Ganejdra S1ngh, Arun Kumar, Pramod Yadav, Ms. Neti Jain, Vikas Nayak, Jayanta Kole, Yogesh Shirivastava, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Kumar Rajput, Manish Rathore, Tarak Nath Das, Narendra Kumar Agarwal, Pankaj Kumar, Sun1l Kumar Sharma, Israr Ahmad, Rameshwar Dhariwal, Manoj Verma, Kanwal Deep Singh, Jiteshdra Kumar Joshi, Vtjay Narayan Raj, Sunil Kumar Ranjan, Amit Kumar Jha, Mohd Zakir Hussain, G V Manoj Kumar, Sushil Kumar Chaurasia, Momidi Venaiah, Anil Kumar, Deo Shankar, Rajeev Yadav, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sujit Kumar Gupta, Bheru Lal Gahlot, Jasvir Singh, Rabindra Murari, Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, Sunil Prasad. Rajendra Kumar, Om Prakash Kanaujia, Sanjay Kumar, C V Rama Raju, Dharmesh Mackwana, Ram Chandra, Bhisikar Madhuri Sridhar, Ravinder Kumar, Sheel Priya Gautam, Jitender Prakash, Nilesh Kumar Hiralal Chauhan, Ashok Kumar Pateshwary, Prashan Vaksiddha Konjar, V Swamydas Raju, Pooran Singh Kaushal, Subhash Chandra Karol, Budhi Prakash Meena, Mehar Chand Negi, Hemant Kumar Patel, Mahesh Singh, Prashanta Kumar, Basumatary and M Arvind Kumar.
Bansal is Director Chemicals
Sanjay Bansal has been appointed Director in the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.He is 1995 batch IRS ( C&CE ) officer.
Sudha Krishnan promoted
Ms Sudha Krishnan (IA&AS-83) has been promoted to the grade of Principal Accountant General [Pay Scale: HAG: Rs. 67000-(annual increment @ 3%)-79000]. On her promotion she has been posted as Director General (IR) in CAG office, against the upgraded post.
Who after Sharad Pawar in NCP
Powers that be in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) being headed by its founder president & Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar are quite worried nowadays. Reason for this is that whom Pawar will transfer the baton in terms of captaincy of the NCP.
Sanjay Agrawal is DIG, CID in Rajasthan
Sanjay Agrawal, IPS, has been posted by the Rajasthan Government as the DIG, CID (CB), Jaipur by the Rajasthan Government.
Ms. Tina Soni is SDO Dungarpur
Ms. Tina Soni, IA, has been posted as SDO, Dungarpur by the Rajasthan Government.
IPS changes in UP
Amitabh Yash has been appointed SP Sitapur.Ram Kumar has been moved to ATS.
Malhotra to move to Abuja
Second Secretary in Nicosia R S Malhotra is moving to Abuja.
Shifting of IT Commissioners in Hyderabad
AK Satapathy - CIT (A) - II has been made CIT (A) - I in Hyderabad while A Bhaskar Reddy - CIT (A) - I has been made CIT (A) - II, Hyderabad.
Arumugam is DIG Crime Branch in TN
R. Arumugam, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Idol Wing), CID, Chennai has been appointed DIG, Crime Branch, CID, SIT, Chennai
Pitroda appointed Advisor to PM
Sam Pitroda has been appointed Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Infrastructure, Innovation and Information.
First woman DCP in Kolkata
Damayanti Sen, is the first woman in the history of Kolkata Police to become DC Detective Department. She is 1997 batch IPS officer.
IAS postings in Jharkhand
Rajiv Arun Ekka has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Koderma. Himani Pandey will now be the new Deputy Commissioner of Lohardaga. Mahesh Prasad Sinha has been made IG (Prison) and K Pandey as Commissioner of Tribal Welfare
AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award for Sam Balsara
The Chairman and Managing Director of Madison World, Sam Balsara has been named for the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) Lifetime Achievement Award for 2009. The award would be presented on November 13 at Mumbai.
Almeida to join Hungama as COO
Albert Almeida is joining Hungama Digital Media as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its mobile business. Almeida was the former EVP and business head of Sony Entertainment Television (SET).
Sab Kanaujia quits NBCU
Sab Kanaujia vice president digital product strategy & development, NBC Universal (NBCU) has reportedly quit.
Alok Prasad appointed Dy NSA
Alok Prasad has been appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser in the National Security Council Secretariat, for a period of two years. He is 1974 batch IFS officer.
( We said this on September 23 )
Dr. Vijay Kelkar elected as Chairman of Forum of Federations
Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, Thirteenth Finance Commission has unanimously been elected as Chairman of the Forum of Federations, an international organization headquartered in Ottawa which seeks to strengthen democratic governance by promoting dialogue on the practices, principles, and possibilities of federalism through partner governments. The Forum builds international networks and fosters the exchange of experience on federal governance with a strong focus on fiscal federalism. The Forum also disseminates knowledge and technical advice of interest to existing federations and of benefit to countries seeking to introduce federal elements into their governance structures and constitutions
PNasir Ali appointed Director Civil Aviation
Sayed Nasir Ali has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He is 1990 batch IRS officer
Vishnu Padha Shetty appointed Director, Census Operation, Orissa
Vishnu Padha Shetty has been appointed as Director, Census Operation, Orissa, GOI. He is Orissa cadre 1995 batch IAS officer.
Deepak Ghosh appointed Director Census Operation, West Bengal
Deepak Ghosh has been appointed as Director Census Operation, West Bengal, GOI. He is West Bengal cadre 1995 batch IAS officer.
Bhupal Nanda appointed Dy Secr, Ministry Of Mines
Bhupal Nanda has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Ministry Of Mines, GOI. He is 1993 batch ICOAS officer
Anurag Goel appointed Director, Information & Technology
Anurag Goel has been appointed Director, Information & Technology, GOI. He is 1994 batch IRS officer.
Shobith Jain appointed Director, Census Operation, MP
Shobith Jain has been appointed Director, Census Operation, MP, GOI. He is MP cadre IAS of 2000 batch
HP Sahoo appointed Director, Census Operation, Mizoram
HP Sahoo, has been appointed Director, Census Operation, Mizoram, GOI. He is IAS 1998 batch UT cadre IAS officer.

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Air India's scheme for Govt servants
Air India has launched Corporate AAA + Package (GOI) Policy scheme for the employees of Government of India with effect from October 1, 2009 for Domestic network. The feature of the scheme: -
i) 4 Coupon Super Saver Booklet in Economy Class - Rs.26, 816/-
ii) Multiple User facility.
iii) 6 months validity from the date of issue.
iv) Booking Class in normal economy class.
Former Air Force Chief to be Director Air India ?
Former Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi is likely to be appointed Director on the Board of the Air India.
Mukul Jain to be Director (Operations) RVNL
Mukul Jain will in all probability be Director (Operations) of the Rail Vikas Nigam LTD (RVNL). Jain who is presently in CONCOR has been put number one in the panel by the PESB.
Majumdar to be Director (Marketing) STC ?
A Majumdar of the MMTC is being tipped to be Director (Marketing) of the State Trading Corporation (STC).PESB has reportedly put his number one in the pane.
Thukral is Group President Essar Group
Shivnath Thukral has been appointed as Issar Group President, Corporate Branding and Strategic Initiatives.He has moved from NDTV.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Udhav called Raj a rat… is it because he's jumped off the 'sinking ship called Shiv Sena'?
If he's a rat then this step toh uss ne definitely tha lenaa!!
Chavan has called Raj a frog because he says in rains frogs come out and create a din!!!
Chavan forgets it's this din that Raj the frog is making that will make Congress win!!
Udhav comes out as a decent guy but a decent guy cannot lead 'ruffians to the core'!!!
And the gen-next ruffian who could lead Shiv Sena has walked out of Sena's door!!
He's created his own band of ruffians and is now at loggerheads with 'his original gang'!
And in the coming election his original gang ko he is going to bang!!!
Bang….well he's going to let an adversary of his original gang walk away with the prize!
And all because of his efforts his original gang ho jayegi downsize!!
That is why Balasahib has called Raj his family's Jinnah…. partitioned Shiv Sena!!!
And all because of Raj this time Shiv Sena ko padhe ga 'lene ka dena'!!
Chavan is peeved that Karan Johar met The Frog instead of him!!!
Chavan takes this as something very grim!!!
Well if Chavan wants people like Johar to come to him then he needs a makeover!!
He should start threatening people warning them 'do this or your time is over'!!
Oil Regulator V.K. Sibal says ADAG could be after his life!!!
He's asked for protection for himself, his kids and his wife!!
And you've heard of impending water wars..... gas wars are already here!!!!
Its because of this war that Sibal for his life karr raha hai fear!!
SC has told Maya 'stop the statue splurge' or your Sarkaar will be ejected!!!
As it is in the next UP elections this is projected!!!
Question is what will the next Government do with all the statues she's got made!!!
The UP exchequer by Maya for this waste should be repaid!!
Or Maya will be told to remove the statues from all over Uttar Pradesh!!
To India's 'statue craving' Netas this will be an apt sandesh!!
Will Sonia rehabilitate Tytler..... what will Madam Humaneness do?????
Because if she does she'll be flushing her humane image down the loo!!
She knows Tytler was involved in the genocide and she knows the role he played!!!
And she also knows how Justice was stayed!!
Just for Tytler should Sonia let Congress face the ire of a community???
And fact is Congress tacitly already has given Tytler from facing the music immunity!
Investigation were botched up as Congress was in power and it came to Tytler's aid!!
Now let's see if by Madam Humaneness humaneness is waylaid?
The loot of Mobile Phone service providers is over!!!!
Profits the second billing will lower!!!
Its said one service provider coolly deducts Rs.1 from both connections …pre and post paid!!!
When the clock strikes midnight this deduction is quietly made!!!
Imagine the loot that this service provider pockets every night!!!!
And if some customer protests the standard response is 'was done by oversight'!!
Funnily Pakistan wants peace as it brandishes guns!!!
And as a terror war it runs!!!
It's not willing to take action against Sayeed 26/11's mastermind!!!
Pakis understand only one language ' a kick in the hind'!!!
Some day India will have to fight terror like Israeli's do!!!
After all post 26/11 what did India do apart from letting out boo pe boo!!
Confucius says.... he who turns the other cheek to terror!!!
Is making the gravest error!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Well said Sashi!
Now Shashi Tharoor says we must work on holidays. This is to make up for week days when nobody in the government works, I suppose. Well said Sashi! You have hit your head on the nail again! What will Mataji say ?
D Choudhary
Saxena deserves appreciation
AK Saxena deserves appreciation for bringing DoPT under RTI the organisation which functions on the basis of " show me the face I will show you the rule". He should also now expose what is happening in Minsitries like Petroleum, Power & particularly Environemnt & Forests where there is no transparency inany thing they do.
V V Kumar
It is strange
It is strange that Defence Accounts Department is not bound by any austerity measures. They transfer officers in one year. One officer is going to Mumbai and the other officer in Mumbai who went there is going back to his home in Dehradun in one year. So much for accommodating officers at Government expense . Then they preach economy to the services. Raksha Mantri should first find out about these things before agreeing for transfer.
P M Kamat
Who Audits the Audit Office?
The CAG of India is a constitutional post and also the highest post of Audit in the Country. Below the CAG, there are subordinate office of Dy.CAG, Addl. Dy. CAGs, which are occupied by the officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Service and there are more than 50 HAG officers of the IA&AS, who are holding the posts all over the country. The CAG office have its own Rules and regulations but the common thing is the PUBLIC money. The offices of Additional Secretary level officers (Addl. Dy. CAGs) are housed in the big Halls. Who Audit such audit offices? What is the test of impartiality and justice in such offices?
Meenakshi Roy
DEBATE ON RETIREMENT AGE
YES
Naveen naveen_kaju@yahoo.co.in
Why do you want to malign the career of younger lots and generate more un-employment by 62? make it 58.
Bharat dgsndsb@gmail.com
There seems to be a debate going in rounds about the retirement age. I feel nothing is going to go wrong as along as the person is keeping good health and mental faculty as is done in case of Judges of High/Supreme Courts besides professors of reputed universities across the globe. Therefore, if we want to compete with the developed nations we must consider this aspect for comparison effectively. We must hope that such message is received in the right perspective in the best interest of the country when it is facing economic brunt.
Vinod vky1@yahoo.com
3-10
Whether 60 or 62 or 65, the retirement age should be the same for all civil, judicial and educational services. There is no justification for having different retirement age for these categories. All these services need application of mind and hard work. So why a civil servant retires at 60 and others at 62 or 65? Moreover, if uniformity is brought about in retirement age, the mad and unpleasant race for securing post-retirement assignments shall vanish.
Dr G C Srivastava svsuchancellor@rediffmail.com
No,No. The day the present government increases the retirement age, it will be the doom's day for the Congress.
Radhikai RADHIKAI@HOTMAIL.COM
It's all fake
The info given about army cols is bound to be misunderstood by all as you have. In army only 30-35 can become col. They too could not become col till 20 years of service. Now it is reduced to 18 years hence not big deal. It's all fake to spread such news that now it is a time scale rank.
Kartik
Yes, retirement age should be increased to 62 because life expectancy has increased.
V K Tiwari vktiwari10@yahoo.co.in
Tail-piece
A Gujarati, a Madrasi and a Sardaar were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building.
They were having lunch. As Gujju opened his lunch box he angrily said, "Dhokla! If I get dhokla one more time for lunch, I'm going to jump off this building."
The Madrasi opened his lunch box and exclaimed, "Idli Sambhar... again! If I get idli sambhar one more time I'm going to jump off too."
The sardaar opened his lunch and shouted with anger, "Parontha again! If I get a parontha one more time, I'm jumping too."
The next day, the Gujju opened his lunch box, saw dhokla, and jumped to his death.
The Madrasi opened his lunch, saw idli sambhar, and jumped, too.
The sardaar opened his lunch, saw the parontha and jumped to his death as well.
At the funeral, Gujju's wife was weeping. She said, "If I'd known how really tired he was of dhokla, I never would have given it to him again!"
The Madrasi's wife also wept and said, "I could have given him dossa! I didn't realize he hated idli sambhar so much."
Everyone turned and stared at the sardaar's wife.
The sardaar's wife said,
"Don't look at me. He used to make his own lunch." J J J
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