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Wajahat Habibullah to be Governor of Assam ?
Grapevine has it that Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah is being appointed new Governor of Assam. He is retired 1968 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
R.P.Singh poised to be CMD PNB
As the grapevine has it R.P.Singh is poised to be the new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Punjab National Bank (PNB). The post of CMD PNB fell vacant following the induction of Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty as Deputy Governor RBI. Hitherto, R.P. Singh was CMD Punjab and Sindh Bank. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre. It may be stated here that R.P.Singh was instrumental in a major turn around of the Punjab & Sindh Bank. At present R.P.Singh is an officer in waiting.
Shantanu Consul rewarded by the PM
The way Shantanu Consul was unceremoniously removed from the Department of Mining at the behest of the then Minister Sis Ram Ola , Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of it. Prime Minister had to shift Consul unwillingly to the Department of Drinking Water. He was keen to rehabilitate consul on an important department and when the opportunity came the Prime Minister himself proposed the name of Consul for the post of Secretary Department of Personnel.
Move to grant extension to DGH surprises many
As the grapevine has it there is a move to grant two year extension to V.K.Sibal Director General Hydrocarbons (DGH) in the Ministry of Petroleum . The move has surprised many, because Sibal's term expires on October 31,2009 but a proposal for his extension has already been moved.
Lt Gen Bharadwaj is new Vice Chief of Army
Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General P. K. Bhardwaj will be the new Vice-Chief of Army Staff. He will assume charge on October 1.
( We said this on July 30 )
Lt Gen Jaswal to succeed Lt Gen Bharadwaj
Lt. Gen. B.S. Jaswal, currently General-Officer Commanding (GoC), Army Training Command, will succed Lt. Gen. Bhardwaj as Northern Army Commander.
( We said this on August 10 )
Nazrul Islam to be ED with Ms.Mamta Banerjee
As the grapevine has it, Nazrul Islam on central deputation is going to be Executive Director (ED) Security in the office of Minister for Railway Ms. Mamta Banerjere. He is 198 1 batch IPS officer of the West Bengal cadre.
Ajay Nath take over as CVO
Ajay Nath has taken over as CVO of the Securities Printing and Minting Corporation of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
SS Sidhu gets one-year extension
SS Sidhu, Chief Security Commissioner (CSC), Central Railway (CR), has been granted one-year extension. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Najeeb Jung is new VC of Jamia Milia Islamia University
Najeeb Jung has been appointed new Vice Chancellor of the Jamia Islamia University. Najeeb Jung comes from a family of renowned educationists. His great grandfather, Maulwi Samiullah Khan was one of the founders of the Aligarh Muslim University. His grandmother started the Hamidia Girls college at Allahabad and his uncle A.M.Khwaja was Vice Chancellor of the Jamia Milia Islamia and went on to be its longest serving Chancellor from the mid 1930s up to his demise in 1962. Jung studied at St. Stephen's college, Delhi and the London School of Economics, London, before joining the IAS in 1973 batch. He was allotted to the Madhya Pradesh cadre where he served in several districts as District Magistrate, and as Managing Director in two Public Sector Companies. He held several senior positions in the Government of India before spending 15 years at the Asian Development Bank (Manila) and as a senior research scholar at the Oxford University. He is an International expert on energy and has 2 publications to his name on the subject.
KB Singh is IG (Pers & Admin),ITBP
KB Singh, who so far was IG (Admin) in the ITBP, has been posted as IG (Pers & Admin), ITBP. He is Orissa cadre IPS officer of the 1985 batch.
Pervez Dewan's tenure extended till October 15
Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the ITDC Pervez Dewan who is serving his extended tenure has got further extension till October 15, 2009. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.
Forget the BJP & look for Congress
Heard at a high profile party. In the wake of turbulence in BJP forget about it & look for Congress party.
Amit Mohan Govil to join Competition Commission
Amit Mohan Govil is set to join the Competition Commission as a Director in the Competition Commission. Govil Gupta is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1990 batch.
Kaun Banega Chairman of Chennai Port Trust (2) K Alaudin ?
So many contenders are there for the post of Chairman Chennai Port Trust. Name of 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre K Alaudin is in circulation list. He is reportedly being backed by DMK bosses.
IPS reshuffle in Rajasthan

There has been an IPS reshuffle in Rajasthan. The new postings are Alok Tripathi - Special Crime and Economic Offence ATS (CB), Jaipur, Umesh Mishra - IG Vigilance, Rajiv Kumar Sharma - IG (ACB), BN Yogeshwar - IG, Bharatpur Range, Sachin Mittal - SP (CID) ACB, Jodhpur, Mehtab Singh - Commandant (5th Batallion), RAC, Jaipur, RP Srivastava - Deputy Director & Principal, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur, Girilal Raj Meena - SP, Chittorgarh, Devendra Singh - SP, Dausa, P Ramji - SP, Bhilwara, K Bahadur Singh Kapur - SP, Bharatpur, Mahesh K Goel - SP Jodhpur (City), Hinglajdan - SP, Sirohi, Mrs S Parimala - SP GRP, Jodhpur and mahendra Singh Choudhry - SP (Law and Order ) Jaipur.
CBDT members assignments
CBDT members have been allocated assignments as follows. CBDT Member (A&J) - North Zone (Delhi and NWR), Member (L&C) - Central Zone (Ahmedabad, Pune, MP and Chhattisgarh), Member ® Eastern Zone (West Bengal, Bihar, NER and Orissa).
Dev Swarup is State Election Commissioner HP
Dev Swarup has been appointed State Election Commissioner in Himachal Pradesh. He is retired 1969 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.
1976 batch IAS promoted as ACS in TamilNadu
1976 batch IAS officers in TamilNadu have been promoted to the rank of ACS in TamilNadu.
Arun Kumar nominated for 50th NDC Course
Arun Kumar, IPS (UP:1985), Joint Director, CBI, New Delhi, has been nominated for 50th NDC Course at National Defence College, New Delhi, commencing from 4th January, 2010.
GM WR to look after charge of NWR
General Manager of the Western Railway R N Verma has been asked to look after the NWR also.
IRAS officer to join Defence Ministry
S Chandrasekharan, HAG IRAS officer, is going on deputation to the Defence Ministry.
Re union of 1979 IFS officers held
The reunion of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to the 1979 batch on completion of 30 years of service was held at IGNFA Dehradun from August 24 to 26, 2009. Nearly sixty officers participated and discussed the role of forestry in climate change mitigation. Whereas, it was felt that REDD plus is welcome change after Bali summit ,there was general criticism of the Central Government's approach to negotiate on forestry as many felt that it did not firmly counter the developed world. The isolation of foresters in climate change negotiations did not go down well with the participants. Will the new active Minister for Environment & Forests, Jairam Ramesh take note and make a well-versed team?.
Amit Aneja tkes over
Air Vice Marshall Amit Aneja has taken over the command of Air Force Academy in Dundigal.
IAS changes in Jharkhand
The Jharkhand government in a minor bureaucratic reshuffle two senior IAS officers . They are: Virendra Ram DC Godda to Managing Director(MD) Jharkhand Housing Board & Virendra Kumar Mishra Secretary Jharkhand State Electricity Board to DC , Godda .
Kantha is new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Ashok K. Kantha, currently High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, in succession to Alok Prasad.
( We said this on July 29 )
Hade appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua
VISHNU NAMDEO HADE, presently Ambassador of India to panama, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua with residence in Panama.
Anurag Goel to join Competition Commission
Secretary Corporate Affairs Anurag Goel is joining as Member of the Competition Commission as Member in a couple of days. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Bandyopadhyay is new Secretary Corporate Affairs
Ramsebak Bandyopadhyay has been appointed new Secretary Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Bhaskar Chatterjee is new Secretary Public Enterprises
Bhaskar Chatterjee has been appointed Secretary Public Enterprises in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

CORPORATE
K K Jha is new Director (Pipelines) IOC
K.K. Jha has taken over as the Director (Pipelines) at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
( We said this on April 9 & August 11, 2009)
Group Vice President, Essar Group Delhi corporate office retires
IC Sharma, Group Vice President, Essar Group, Delhi corporate office, has retired. Sharma has worked with different Ministers of Government of India for more than 25 years. After that he has been associated with Essar Group from Last 8 years.
Sunil Kishan is ED Air India Southern Region
Sunil Kishen on Tuesday has taken over as Executive Director, Southern Region of Air India.
Tayal is Acting MD of KRCL
Bhanu Prakash Tayal, Director (Operating & Commercial) of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) has taken over as acting Managing Director of KRCL.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
BJP's back to bickering,
After RSS's meetings with BJP leaders many saw the 'revolt' candle flickering!!
After the breakfast meeting with Bhagwat they say Advani looked at ease!!!
Seems Bhagwat okayed his ' let me go out honorably please'!!!
Advani is playing games….. because he feels in Maharashtra BJP will do well!!!
And then he feels he'll tell his detractors to go to hell!!!
He looked relaxed because he has bought time!!!!
So for BJP basically the man does not care a dime!!
Sushma went to Jaswant to 'cajole' him to resign his PAC Chairmanship!!!
As into this post Murli Manohar Joshi BJP wants to ship!!!
On the other hand now many in the BJP question Jaswant's sack!!!
And many want that he be taken back!!!
Scindia thumbed her nose at 'monosyllable' Venkaiah and sent in a 'Doctor's chit'!!
In her Delhi home aaraam se karr rahi hai sit!!!
It's Venkaiah whose actually cooling his heels!!!
And looking at the 'nazaakat' of the situation he can't tell anyone how he feels!!
Laloo says 'For the sins of its Netas BJP is paying'!!!
For once truth Laloo is saying!!
He should know because his Party and he are paying for his sins!!
Nowadays the joke is where to find Laloo….. just look in dustbins!!
Though Advani feels confident about winning Maharashtra I feel he's in for a shock!!
Yes with UPA2's performance Congress and NCP are in the dock!!
But Sena is in a disarray and Balasahib is for all purposes tired and retired!!
And MNS is all fired (up)!!
Udhav is not a vote catcher and does not enthuse Sen'a vote bank!!!!
In fact 'after he was made the heir apparent 'Sena's fortunes sank!!
I wouldn't be surprised if post election MNS could ally with Congress!!!
Why do they call Raj ' as ruthless businessman in a Neta's dress'???
If Congress does go with NCP then NCP's seat share will be cut!!!!!
But how will Congress negate Pawar's created rut???
Well its here that people say Congress may decouple from NCP pre election!!
And then couple up again after the election!!
NCP's is expected to do badly and post election Pawar's 'size' could be cut more!!!!
Seems for Pawar there is more downsizing in store!!!
In Haryana INLD has come up with some effective ads…. like the one on Dal!!!
A person hears the price of Dal and says 'kyaa iss mein ghee diya hai daal'????
Or the one on cheeni….. Tau kehta tha meethi chai chaiye ya meethi baatha (baath)!!
Motto…..Abbe dekh ke dokha kyon hai kaatha!!!
Congress will win hands down and Chautala and Bhajan will eat humble pie!!!!
'Sugarless ' pie with sugar free chai!!!
Kalmadi has proven to be a smart cookie..... for him sports is business!!!
And he really minds his business!!!
An expose shows that for Kalmadi F1 means Family 1st..... 'me and mine'!!!
Crores kiye Kalmaadi apne pariwaar ke liye assign!!
GDP, Deficit, Inflation, WPI figures doled out are for the gallery … clap clap!!
Such figure fixing makes India and Indians take the rap!
Because this fixing gives the Sarkaar excuse not to react!!!
Figures are fixed here and this is a fact!!
Inflation is touching 15% and Sarkaar says it's in negative territory!!!
On GDP and Deficit it's the same story!!
GDP figures say growth was to the tune of 6.1% …reality is at 3% growth did halt!
Overseas they say figures being doled out by India should be taken with a pinch of salt!!
Mohna and Montek are masters at this fudging of figures!!!!
Fudging is done and announcements timed…did I hear someone say 'that figures'???
Confucius says…..Never trust Sarkaari stats,figures or rates….. fudged…… lie!!!!
Sarkaar's stats, figures or rates only a fool karta hai buy!
Bharat Kumar
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ITDC is being run unprofessionally.
ITDC is being run unprofessionally. The profits are very low. If there is no transport units of ITDC, the hotels will run into losses. The hotels are basically surviving because of Government functions & bookings. I would suggest these be totally privatized and run in a professional way. Regards.
Harish Kumar
Write ACR in time or be ready for punishment?
Thanks to Central Information Commission for granting justice to a lady officer who was the victim of her superior officer. In a case before the CIC, the Appellant informed that she could not be promoted for the want of documents like ACR for two years. During hearing before the Commission, it was emerged that her superior officers had either withheld her ACR for malafides reasons or for some other mischief. The Commission held that the concerned officials are responsible for dereliction of duties and responsible in so far as writing of ACR is concerned. The Commission directed to identify the officials who are responsible for the missing ACRs, including non- completion of formalities by the Reporting and Reviewing officers. Necessary Penal action would be initiated u/s 20(1) {Financial penalty} and u/s 20(2) {Disciplinary action} for withholding information and laxity in performing obligatory function. All the Reporting/ Reviewing officers should ensure that that they write ACRs by end of the June of every year.
H.K.Deewan
This is Hilarious. Such a big fraud in the so called biggest democracy of world. People like Maya's and Mamata's are still better than these so called doubled faced exposed people.
I can't stop laughing. It is like BJP is caught having incest on camera and now trying to prove it right as dharma .
Bravo!!! A Medicore "Advani" led to such a Glorious Exposure of BJP.
Congrats to Indian Public
Bhagwan
Time scale promotion
The present day controversy about one Group 'A' Service officer is getting more pay than the other Group 'A' All India Service member, can be removed for all time to come if the time scale promotion concept is percolated down the line to all the Groups be it Group 'A', Group 'B' or Group 'C' officer. For example if the qualifying service as Assistant for Promotion to the post of Section Officer is laid down as 8 years of regular service, then after putting in 8 years of regular service as Assistant, the concerned employees should be promoted to the post of Section Officer, irrespective of whether there is a vacancy or not. Similar should be the case with CSSS, CSCS etc. organised services.
B K Jain
Promotions: Ad-hoc Vs Regular
You must have felt/experienced the impact of the changed policy of the CS Division/DOPT with regard to promotions. They are now trying to amend the 'damage' suffered due to non-finalisation of the regular panels in various grades, particularly of Under Secretary and Section Officer of CSS. But in its zeal to make up the delayed process of releasing the regular panels, they have simply stopped the ad-hoc promotion altogether, as if they want to clear the 'backlog' of ad-hoc promotions first. But in the process the problems being faced by various Ministries/Departments due to vacant posts of US/SOs is being simply ignored. There should be no correlation between the regular promotion and the Ad-hoc ones. Personal financial loss to the victims could be a secondary issue for decision makers in the Government. But the need of hour is to fill up all the vacant posts by the quickest method, in the interest of smooth running of the works of various Ministries / Departments also. The current move of the CS Division to go ahead with only regular promotion will not make any change in the incumbency situation in the vacant posts of US grade, presently existing in various Departments for the time being (till the 1995 batch SO are not regularized), as only those, who are actually holding post of US, will be regularized.
Even after finalisation of 2003 batch of US after more than 1 yr of hoopla, the effect on the incumbency position is same, as all the names covered are either already holding the post of US or retired. This will remain so till the finalisation of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 batch at least, if we go by the present indications. How much more time this process will take, is open for anybody's guess. Event the procedural delay should consume about 8 months for this task. Can DOPT allow the vacancies in various Ministries/Departments/Attached Offices unfilled till then? What about the umpteen request letters written by various Secretaries to the DOPT to fill up these vacancies at the earliest?
If the refined form of Ad-hocism in the IAS cadre can be introduced and left continued by way of giving the status of 'Special Secretary' to the entire batch of the IAS if any one of them is included in the 'Secretary' level, on in-situ basis even when no post of Secretary in the GOI is vacant, then what stops the government from giving ad-hoc promotion to the eligible ones from the feeder grade at least to fill up the actual vacancies exiting in various departments/Ministries? I hope that the new Secretary(Personnel) will take up this issue on priority basis and give a fresh re-look on the current policy of promotion in the Central Secretariat.
-A CSS Officer
Repetition of tail piece on ant and grass hoper............
We wait for new and new , it really looks very bad to see repeated article on this web magazine.
Sharad Sogani
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MONICA LEWINSKY
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ASTRONOMER:
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