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Kaun Banega R&AW Chief (4) Nehchal Sandhu ?
In case Nehchal Sandhu misses the bus for the post of IB Chief in December he may be moved to succeed K C Verma in January. He is 1973 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. One can only wait and watch.
1979 batch IAS to be EO ?
It is widely believed that 1979 batch IAS officer will succeed P K Mishra as Establishment Officer in the Department of Personnel.
Arjun Singh did not speak
(Arjun Singh unlikely to speak)
Being an old timer, Arjun Singh despite provocation from several quarters is unlikely to speak anything against Nehru-Gandhi family on Andersan matter.)
( We said this on June 15 )
Ms.Meera Mehrishi appointed as Additional Secretary, MoEF
Ms.Meera Mehrishi has been appointed as Additional Secretary in central government’s Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). She is an IAS officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on August 10 )
Ravi Mathur appointed as Additional Secretary Labour
Ravi Mathur has been appointed, as Additional Secretary in central government’s Ministry of Labour.He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on August 6 )
Atulya Mishra is new Chairman of Chennai Port Trust
Atulya Mishra has been appointed new Chairman of the Chennai Port Trust.He is 1988 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre. It was pending since March 2010 .
( We said this on March 29 )
File of appointments in banks to slide up
At long last the file relating to appointments of CMDs & EDs in public sector banks will slide up.
Who will be new Chairman of CBEC ?
Who will succeed Chairman of CBEC Sridhar in November ? Tie is said to be between G S Narang and Sumit Majumdar.
Who will be CVC ?
After the appointment of 1973 batch IPS officer R Srikumar as Vigilance Commissioner one thing is now clear 1974 and 1975 batch IAS officers can not become CVC.
Ms. Sowmya Raghavan poised to head RRT, Chennai
As the grapevine has it Railway Board’s Financial Commissioner (FC) Ms. Sowmya Raghavan is poised to heads Railway Rates Tribunal (RRT), Chennai. She has already applied for VRS. She is 1972 batch IRAS officer.
Two new names for the post of Chairman NHAI
Two new names, B M Mishra and R S Sharma, have cropped up for the post of Chairman NHAI.
Thomas Mathew appointed JS Economic Affairs
Dr Thomas Mathew has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs/He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
( We said this on July 5 )
Dinesh Sharma is CEO of PSFT
Dinesh Sharma has joined as CEO of the Price Stabilisation Fund Trust (PSFT) under the Ministry of Commerce. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Rakesh Singh is new PS to Law Minister
Rakesh Singh has joined as PS to Union Law and Justice Minister. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
J & K DGP to move to Delhi ?
In all probability, J & K DGP Kuldeep Khoda is being moved to Delhi on central deputation. He is 1974 batch IPS officer.
Three states don’t have 1980 batch IAS
Three states viz. Chhattisgarh, Nagaland and Sikkim do not have any IAS officer belonging to 1980 batch.
DPC for elevation of ITOs held
As the grapevine has it, over 160 names of Income Tax Officers (ITOs) were cleared for promotion as Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax (ACIT).
Tenure of NTRO Chairman to expire
Tenure of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) K V S S Prasada Rao is coming to an end in October.
Sinha to return to Bihar
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Amarjeet Sinha is returning to the parent Bihar cadre next month after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.
Satish Chander Gupta refuses to be Member, BIFR
Satish Chander Gupta who was appointed as a Member in the Bureau of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (India) (BIFR) has refused to join BIFR. He had retired from United Bank in February 2010 only.
No banker keen on going to BIFR
As the grapevine has it, there are no takers for slots of Member in the Bureau of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (India) (BIFR).
Ms. Dimple Verma goes to IIM, Bangalore
Ms. Dimple Verma Director central government’s in Ministry of Agriculture has gone for one year training on Public Policy and Management to IIM, Bangalore. She is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.
Mamta Banerjee and her speech
Ms. Mamata Banerjee’s stance about West Bengal embarrasses UPA As the grapevine has it a comment about political killing in Lalgarh (West Bengal) that was made by Ms. Mamata Banerjee Indian Minister for Railways has embarrassed the UPA. In hush hush tones it is being
discussed in corridors of power that how could there be double standards. While accused Minister of Gujarat is cooling is heels behind the bars, accused in Lalgarh case is getting a different treatment.
Pramod Uniyal superceded
Pramod Uniyal Adviser Tourism and Catering in the Ministry of Railway is a sad man nowadays because of his super cession while his file is pending in the Railway Ministry. There is a discussion in corridors of the Rail Bhavan that Uniyal was facing injustice in the department and did not loose his patience. He is an IRTS officer of the1974 batch.
UP POLITICS (10 )
Dalit Vote bank is intact with BSP. Someone talked to people even in Raibarelley and Amethi and their reply was “Yes Soniaji and Rahulji are good but our vote will go to Hathi”.
Verma promoted in RPF
 Ravindra Verma, Sr.SC,CON East Central  Railway Ranchi has been promoted as Principal RPF Training Centre, TPJ, Southern  Railway Chennai. He is a Railway Protection Force (RPF) cadre officer.
Prem Pankaj is number two in panel for CMD NEEPCO
Prem Pankaj is said to be number two in the panel for the post of CMD NEEPCO. He is presently ED in the Power Grid.
New post of Joint Secretary Food created
A new post of Joint Secretary has been created in central government’s Ministry of Food has been created. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has given approval for the same.
Pankaj Joshi empanelled in GOI
Pankaj Joshi has been empanelled in Government of India (GOI) for appointment as Joint Secretary. He is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre. His name was cleared in a review
meeting.
IA&AS officer Ms. Rajeswari goes to Indian Maritime University, Chennai
Services of Ms. MV Rajeswari (IA&AS-95), Senior Deputy Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant General (CA), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Chennai, have been placed at the disposal of the Indian Maritime University, Chennai, for appointment as the Finance Officer on deputation basis initially for a period of two years from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders.
Two Indian Postal Service Officers join IIPA
Two Officers from Indian Postal Service Mrs.Anju Nigam and Pradepp Michael Lal have joined the APPA Course in the IIPA.
G Panmei selected for long term foreign Training programme
G Panmei, IRS (C&CE : 1989), Managing Director, National Cooperative Development Corporation, has been selected for long term foreign Training programme in master of Public Administration at Minnesota, USA.
Tripathi is back from IRCTC
K.M. Tripathi on return from IRCTC deputation has been transferred to South-Western Railway.
Lt Gen VS Tonk flags of an expedition
Deputy Army Chief Lt Gen VS Tonk flagged off a first ever joint Mountaineering expedition with Bangladesh Army to Mount Jogin in Garhwal Himalayas  expedition organized under the aegis of Directorate General of Military Training is being conducted by the Army Adventure
Wing.  Mount Jogin 6116M is a Peak that would test the skills and team spirit of the expedition. The team comprises of eight Bangladesh Army personnel and 15 personnel from Indian Army.
3 Banks have no ful time CMDs 

As many as three public sector banks lack full time CMDs. They are:
Canara Bank, UCO Bank and Corporation Bank.
Mukhopadhyaya posted as PS to Rajasthan Governor
A. Mukhopadhya who so far was Principal Secretary (PS) Devsthan with
the Rajasthan Government has been posted as PS to the Rajasthan
Governor. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre.

Ms.Meenakshi Hooja gets charge of Revenue Board’s chief; Rajasthan

Ms.Meenakshi Hooja Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Rajasthan
Governor has been now posted as President Board of
Revenue Ajmer. She is1975 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer.
Jagdish Kishwan soon to be ADG Wildlife

Decks have been cleared for Jagdish Kishwan PCCF Wild Life to Jammu &
Kashmir government to be new ADG Wildlife to Government of India
(GOI). He is an Indian
Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch. His appointment has fructified.

(We said this in March 2010)
Tiwari is JS Overseas Indian Affairs
A K Tiwari will now be Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.He is1990 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sawhney gets extension in tenure
Central deputation tenure of A.P. Sawhney IAS(AP-84), Joint Secretary (Training) in the Department of Personnel and Training has been extended till November 16.
IAS postings in Manipur
Hrishikesh Arvind will be SDO Tipaimukh.  John Tlangtinkhuma  has been posted as SDO Jessami.

CORPORATE
Nasser Munjee appointed Director Shipping Corporation of India
Government of India has appointed IDFC MD and CEO Nasser Munjee as part-time Director on the Board of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in which it proposes to divest upto 10 percent stake.
Changes in Dell India
Sameer Garde will continue to lead as the country manager for Dell India. Marketing. Vikas Bhonsle will be the new General Manager for India LE operations.
Deosthalee to be L&T Finance Chairman?
YM Deosthalee, Chief Financial Officer of Larsen & Toubro is most likely to assume charge as Chairman, L&T Finance in 2011. 

Resurgere Mines appoints Independent directors
Resurgere Mines & Minerals India Limited has appointed Ashwin Shankar Iyer and Ajay Sethi as  Non Executive and Independent Directors w.e.f. August 10, 2010 following resignation of  I.D. Agarwal and Burzin Somandy.
Safaya appointed COO 
Sezal Glass Limited has appointed  P.L. Safaya as the new Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O) of the Company w.e.f. August 01, 2010. He will be responsible for operations of the Company's Float Glass plant at Jhagadia, Bharuch in Gujarat state.
Jain is Executive VC, Precision Pipes
Precision Pipes and Profiles Company Limited has appointed Sharat Chand Jain as the Executive Vice Chairman of the company with effect from August 06, 2010.
Subbiah is MD Cholamandalam Investment
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited has appointed Vellayan Subbiah as Managing Director of the Company for a period of five years with effect from August 19, 2010
Quasar appoints Business Head 
Quasar  Ltd has  appointed Rohit Monga, Business Head for its Technology Web Solutions arm. Rohit will report to CP Singh, Group Chief Technology Officer - Quasar and would operate out of Gurgaon.
Ashman appointed CEO HyperCity Retail
HyperCITY Retail (India) Ltd., a leading hypermarket company of India has appointed Mark Ashman as its CEO. Mark joins HyperCITY from Marks & Spencer PLC.
FCSA appoints PR Counsel 
Criesse Communications a boutique Public Relations and Brand Strategy firm has been appointed as PR counsel to Franklin Covey South Asia (FCSA).
Sarin is GM Best Western India 
Best Western India, part of the world's largest Hotel Chain has appointed Gaurav Sarin as General Manager - Sales & Marketing.
NDTV-Toyota announce launch of Green Awards 
NDTV in partnership with Toyota have announced the Green Awards to encourage, acknowledge and award the Champions of the Earth for environmental leadership (globally) contributing most towards protecting our environment.
Thiagarajan is part-time Chairman of NG Vysya Bank
 Arun Thiagarajan has ataken over as part-time Chairman of the NG Vysya Bank from August 9.
Oliver Gruenberg is SkodaAuto India MD
Oliver Gruenberg is now Managing Director-Technical Affairs of Skoda Auto India.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Many would agree this autonomy olive branch is a knee jerk reaction!!
Knee jerk reaction after months of inaction!!
 
And even if this offer was to be made it should have been discussed with the Opposition!!
This was mandatory before Sarkaar made such a vital proposition!!
 
Again it was politics that was behind this offer!!!!!
Taking Opposition aboard on this issue before announcing it would be evident even to a duffer!
 
First and foremost Omar who has not got acceptability needs to be removed!!!
His not being accepted has been amply proved!!!
 
Let him shift to Dilli so that he can party all seven days of the week!!
Even as the Waadi burned he partied in Dilli on the weekends…. Just see the dolt’s cheek!!!
 
Partying is in his genes and his Dad is a party animal!!!!
When his Dad was CM the time he spent in Kashmir was minimal!!
 
Why not accept the LOC and then remove the ‘non Kashmiris cannot buy property there ban’?
And then encourage migration by giving benefits especially to those who from the Valley ran!!
 
Mobilize Army , CRPF and BSF in a big way to prevent and protect!!!!
Autonomy India should strongly reject!!!
 
Those Kashmiris wanting autonomy should be asked ‘ POK ko karro shift’!!!
And give those shifting an offer to buy their properties at a premium as a parting gift!!
 
Yes I too feel Mohna needs to explain his autonomy brainwave!!!!
Seems the knee jerked and surprisingly an order to the brain the knee gave!!
 
Mr. Mohna you are not giving peace a chance!!!!
But just providing a stimulus to the separatist’s war dance!!
 
M.S. Gill showed how serious is the Government on the CWG scandals!!!
And the Sports Ministry he handles!!!
 
Seems this man is desperate for Laloo’s Joker crown or taaj!!!!
I’m sure seeing him on TV his family must be hiding in ‘laaj’ (shame)!!
 
Ideally by now Dilli should have been decked up for the Games!!!
CWG are now one of India’s biggest shame's!!!
 
For treason Kalmaadi and his cohorts should be tried and punished!!!
Just see the stories in the International Media on CWG that are being published!!
 
Pawar is unashamed about the grains rotting in Punjab!!!!!
He says on this Punjab should give ‘jawaab’!!!
 
FCI is a scam ridden Corporation and something needs to be done!!!
But as long as it comes under Pawar battle against ghoos in FCI cannot be won!!
 
Confucius says….. you have heard of ‘jabh Sayeeya bhahe kotwal toh darr kahe ka’!!!
To any investigation demand against his love he’s going to say ‘na’!!!
 
Adds.... or chor chor are mausere bhai or brothers!!
Chori is their brotherly bond and they are brothers despite being born to different mothers!!!
 
Flash....... Mohna now wants tp push the Nuke Liability Bill through!!
After what's taken place in Bhopal case this Nuke Liability needs to be reviewed through and through!!
 
Congress is wooing Laloo and Mulayam!!!
So that on  this Bill both become mulayam!!
 
Of course for their support they both will take a price!!!
You have to pay them for being 'nice'!!!

Bharat Kumar

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Govt playing double standards

The Government is playing a double standard game by not accepting the recommendation of 6th CPC report regarding pay parity between Secretariat and Field Offices. Government should immediately issue orders relating to pay parity of the staff of field offices, otherwise it is demoralizing the field office staff.

Field Office Staff

Who is responsible for releasing Anderson?

GOI brought ordinance that gas victims of Bhopal can not be party in the case against Union carbide and others. Will the government reply on what motivation the victims were prohibited from obtaining natural justice.

Sanjiv K Singh

Sheila Dikshit’s statement unfounded

Madam Sheila Dikshit says that the critics of Games are unpatriotic. I do not think the criticism against Commonwealth Games is against games per se. It is against the money wasted on works which were not necessary at all or done so shoddily. It is the mind boggling amount at which many items are bought. Be it the toilet paper or the ultrasound machines the price paid is many times more than the actual rate. It is the unbelievable hire charges for many goods hired for the Queen Baton Relay inaugural and for the Games village or for the construction activities. Who will believe in the payment of Rs.8000 as a hire charge for a chair? This country is being made fool of in the name of the Games and believe me those who have brought out in the open these shady goings-on in the preparation for the Games are highly patriotic people. They love their country and they are sensitive to the\’ ‘loot' by some of public money which could have been better spent on schools, hospitals and other infrastructure for the needy. I am sure many of us do wish the games to be successful for on that hinges the pride and prestige of my country but we do want all those to be punished who have been so callous and careless in using precious funds and obviously lining their own pockets. It is they who have shown anti-nationalism by messing up with the commonwealth games by focusing more on making money than putting everything in order for the mega-event at reasonable cost to the exchequer.

Aarti Khosla

Why this discrimination ?

UDCs in 2001 onwards select list are going to become assistants in near future. but 1993 steno 'D' are not yet given opportunity to become grade 'C'. Will DoPT clarify that why steno 'D's who have put more than 17 years of service are not eligible for grade pay Rs.4600. Will any one clarify on this ?

Diana

An asset

He was one of the finest IAS officer in the Indian port sector. A really upright officer kind of which I have rarely seen in port sector. He will be an asset to any department or ministry.

Dr J Sarkar

NCRI and micro planning

The National Council of Rural Institutes (NCRI) is an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Ever since it’s formation in the year 1995, NCRI has been providing resource on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi’s revolutionary ideas on education so as to take up challenges of micro-planning for transformation as envisaged in NPE 1986 (as modified in 1992), guide and support rural institutes and to promote extension services to the community through micro level planning. The NCRI has been working to develop programmes conducive to the promotion of rural employment, capacity building, research and holding several workshops and seminars to bring together institutions working on micro planning and to take up such micro-planning exercises to sensitise institutions about participatory development. The NCRI proposes to bring out a publication on the status and different perspectives on micro planning.
Pitabasa Sahoo

TAIL=PIECE

Guidelines for Bureaucrats:
1. When in charge, ponder!
2. When in trouble, delegate!
3.When in doubt, mumble!

Will DOP&T please update their Manual of instructions?

Contributed by:
A K Saxena