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INDIA’S BUSINESS HOUSE (15)
There is a Corporate House which offers free dining to the senior government officials in five star hotels on prior information with their family as and when they want. Guess the name.
PM Clears 1980 batch empanelment file
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the empanelment file of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India on Tuesday.
Arup Roy Choudhary to head NTPC
Arup Roy Choudhary CMD of NBCC has been appointed as CMD of NTPC.He has made a mark in the NBCC.
Gill to be Vigilance Commissioner ?
Former DG of the CRPF A S Gill is likely to be appointed Commissioner in the CVC.He is retired 1972 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Now empanelment of 1991 batch IAS at Jt. Secretary level as per new guidelines
Now the empanelment of 1991 batch IAS at Joint Secretary level will take place as per the new guidelines framed by the Government of India.
Keshav Chandra is GM NFR
Keshav Chandra has been appointed new General Manager of the North-Frontier Railway (NFR).File of his appointment was pending for quite some time.He is presently Additional GM NR.
( We said this on March 31)
Neeraj Kumar is new DG Railway Staff College
Neeraj Kumar has been appointed new DG of the Railway Staff College ,Baroda. Presently he is Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) Diesel Locomotive Works.
( We said this on May 7 )
Verma to be GM ECR
DG Railway Staff College Verma has been appointed General Manager of the East Central Railway,Hajipur.
1980 Batch Empanelment Is Being Keenly Watched
Government watchers are keenly awaiting the results of the empanelment of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary. The question is whether it will be a fair outcome where competent and honest officers are empaneled or pulls and pressures would hold sway.
1986 batch IPS to be ADG in January
With the amendment in service rules the IPS officers of 1986 batch in certain states can expect promotion to the rank of ADG in January. The MHA has allowed an IPS officer, who have put in 25 years of service will be promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP).
Who will be Member Election Commission ?
Who will be the new Member of the Election Commission ? So far no decision has been taken. Insiders say Ten Janpath is keen for some one from North while the PMO is keen for someone from the South.
Anita Chaudhary to be Secretary, Land Resources
Anita Chaudhary is going to succeed Rita Sinha as Secretary Land Resources in the Government of India on August 1. 1976 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Ms Chaudhary is presently Special Secretary Home.
Lt Gen Singh to be DG Military Training ?
Grapevine has it that Lt Gen Rajender Singh is moving from Bhopal. He is being tipped to be new DG Staff Duties.
Lt Gen Singh to be DG EME Army Hqs ?
Lt Gen I J Singh is being tipped to be next DG EME ,Army Headquarters. He is presently posted in Secunderabad as Commandant MC EME.
16 promoted as DIG in RPF
Altogether 16 Senior Commandants of the Railway Protection Force have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of police.
Ms Smita Sharma is Media Advisor to the CJI
Mrs Smita Sharma,an Indian Information Service Officer of the 1991 batch, presently Director, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been appointed as Media Advisor to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and Additional Registrar,Supreme Court of India in the Joint Secretary's scale.
Praveen Kumar to be new CEO TamilNadu ?
Praveen Kumar is likely to succeed Naresh Gupta as chief electoral officer in TamilNadu. He is 1987 batch IAS officer. Gupta is retiring soon.
MMTC CMD interview next month
Interview for the post of CMD of the MMTC is going to take place on August 16.Present CMD Sanjeev Batra is retiring in a couple of months.
Will Rahul Asthana return to Maharashtra ?
Rumour Mill says that Chairman of the Bombay Port Trust Rahul Asthana may return to the parent Maharashtra cadre . He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
Asthana to be CMD SICOM ?
In case Chairman of the Bombay Port Trust Rahul Asthana returns to the parent cadre Maharashtra, he may be appointed CMD of SICOM in place of G S Sahani .Asthana is 1978 batch IAS officer.
Will Sahani be PS Forests ?
1976 batch IAS officer G S Sahani is likely to succeed B P Pandey as ACS Forests. He is 1976 batch IAS officer. Pandey is superannuating on July 31.
Rao to be Chairman of Paradeep Port Trust !
G J Rao is said to be front-runner for the post of Chairman of the Paradeep Port Trust.He is presently Chairman of the Tuticorin Port. He is a port officer.
Srinivas is member, Selection Committees for National Sports Awards
Injeti Srinivas, Joint Secretary (Sports), Department of Sports, has been appointed Member of the Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime Achievements in Sports and Games and the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2010.
Naxalism in Chhattisgarh (3)
One very senior retired IPS officer asked- Why did the most powerful US fail in Vietnam ? Reason is simple-US soldiers were not trained for jungle warfare. The same situation is in Naxal infested Chhattisgarh.
Juneja promoted
Ashok Juneja has been promoted as ADG in the Common Wealth Games Secretariat.He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Sinha is convener for foreign delegation of Gujarat
The government of Gujarat will send a delegation led by B. K. Sinha, an IAS officer (1975 batch, Gujarat cadre) to three foreign countries for promotion of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2011.These countries are: Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda. The delegation consisting Gujarat based well-known industrial leaders, will visit these countries to invite business community there for participation in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2011. The summit is going to be held on January 12 and 13, 2011 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. B. K. Sinha is Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Ports & Transport to the Gujarat government.
Bhatnagar to be IG CISF
Ajay Bhatnagar is being promoted to the rank of IG in CISF soon.1989 batch Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Bhatnagar is likely to be posted in Mumbai.
Is it not the indication ?
The West Bengal Government is now paying more attention to give a new look to the chamber of the leader of the opposition .Is it not an indication of the things to come ?.
Marriage of Tharur in Dubai
Shashi Tharur is likely to get married with his women friend Sunanda Pushkar in Dubai.
Engagement Ceremony has already been held in Himachal Pradesh.
Two IPS officers join IIPA
Two IPS Officer Nirmal Kumar Azad(BH 1994) and Hitesh Chandra Awasthi (UP:1985)have joined APPPA Course in the IIPA.
IAS changes in Orissa
Satyabrata Sahu has been transferred to the post of secretary in the fishery and animal husbandry department. Sahu has replaced G. Mohankumar who is moving to Delhi on central deputation .Excise secretary S Srinivasan has been given additional charge of the commerce and transport department.
Masand promoted as Principal Staff Officer
DOPT has been promoted Senior Principal Private Secretary, R.K. Masand (Expenditure), as Principal Staff Officers (equivalent to Director).
Pavadia is now SDGM/NWR
A K Pavadia SAG/IRTS who was DRM Secunderabad has been posted as SDGM/NWR.
Railway transfer and postings
Dr. Madan Dubey of SAG/IRMS has been transferred from ECR to CR and posted in the cadre, Dr. Sunil Kapoor of Sr. DMO(SAG) has been transferred from NR to be posted as CMS/MD on the Rly itself and Dr. AK Sengar of SAG/IRMS has been transferred from NR to NWR and posted in the cadre.
Mrs. Anjali Tewari gets two years extention
CBDT has granted two years extension in the deputation tenure of Mrs. Anjali Tewari, IRS, as CVO in the CSIR.
IAS changes in TamilNadu
D. Sabitha on return from leave has been appointed Inspector General of Registration.She succeeds R. Sivakumar who is transferred as Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.
Dr Gill is DG of CRRID
Noted Economist Dr S S Gill is new DG of the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID).
Deol is new DGP of Arunachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Kanwaljit Deol has been appointed the new Director General of police (DGP) Arunachal Pradesh.Deol is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on June 1 and again on June 15 )
POWERGRID Conferred 4 International HR Awards at Singapore (UPDATED)

POWERGRID CMD S K Chaturvedi has been conferred with “CEOs with HR Orientation” award by Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards 2010. V M Kaul Director (Personnel) has been awarded “Most Powerful HR Professional of India” by World HRD Congress 2010. POWERGRID has also bagged “Best HR Strategy in Line with Business Award” and “Award for Excellence in Training” by Asia’s Best Employer Brand Award 2010. Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards event was organised at a glittering ceremony at Singapore. The Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards are researched by Employer Branding Institute and Stars of the Industry Group in association with the World HRD Congress.
S M Khan is promoted (UPDATED)
S M Khan has been promoted to the rank of additional Secretary in the Government of India . 1982 batch Indian Information service officer will now be DG Film Festivals and DG PIB.
Mohanty moves as DG News AIR (UPDATED)
DG RNI G Mohanty has been moved as DG News All India Radio. He is 1982 batch Indian Information Service officer.
Jairaj to be DG RNI (UPDATED)
Jairaj who has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary will now be Registrar General of Newspapers.He is 1982 batch IIS officer.
Mohan Chandak goes as DG Field Publicity (UPDATED)
Senior IIS officer Mohan Chandok has been appointed DG Field Publicity in the Government of India.
Arvind Manjit Singh moves to Publication Division (UPDATED)
Arvind Manjit Singh who is ADG News Doordarshan has been moved to the Publication Division as Director.
Esther Kar to be ADG News DD (UPDATED)
Esther Kar will be new ADG News Doordarshan.
Veena Jain to be ADG News AIR (UPDATED)
Veena Jain will move from Publication Division to AIR News as ADG.
Pandey is new DGP Uttarakhand (UPDATED)
Jyoti Swarup Pandey has been appointed new DGP of Uttarakhand. He is 1976 batch IPS officer.

CORPORATE

RADAG and RIL to prevent exodus
Grapevine has it that Reliance ADAG and RIL may further prevent exit of personnel from each other's companies.
Aggarwal appointed CEO , VE Commercial Vehicles 
 The board of Eicher Motors has approved the appointement of Vinod Aggarwal as Chief Executive Officer of VE Commercial Vehicles, a subsidiary company .
Aptech Software amalgamation approved
The scheme of amalgamation of Aptech Software Ltd., with Aptech Ltd has been approved by a court.
Mitra appointed GM of Primesite
Monisha Mitra has been appointed General Manager of  Mudra Max's Primesite
Sandipan Deb resigns from 'Open' magazine
Sandipan Deb, Editor-in-Chief  ‘Open’ magazine has resigned.
Essar Shipping Ports appoints Addl. Director
 Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics has appointed Shailesh Sawa as Additional Director of the company with effect from 24 July 2010.
Granules India appoints Addl. Director
Harsha Chigurupati has been appointed as Additional Director of Granules India with immediate effect.
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals appoints Addl. Director
 JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has appointed Satyanarain Agarwala as Additional Director of the company on 24 July 2010.
 Neyveli Lignite Corporation appoints Director
Neyveli Lignite Corporation has appointed J. Mahilselvan as Director (Power) of the company with effect from 23 July 2010.
RBNIL secures contract
Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL) has announced that its OOH division BIG Street has won a 5 year contract for the development of Delhi Metro Rail Corporations high potential Line III. 
Rockon Fintech appoints Addl. Directors
 Rockon Fintech has appointed Tanu Agrawal and Saloni Agrawal as additional directors of the company.
Shree Ganesh Jewellery House's directors resign
 Hemang Raja and Tushar Kanti Das, directors of  Shree Ganesh Jewellery House have resigned.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Pawar says ‘though I was overburdened I did my job well’!!!
Fact is he’s given the Nation and its citizens hell!!!
 
He’s single handedly made India on the food front insecure!!
And  he’s made ‘black marketers, hoarders, scamsters and profiteers abs secure’!!
 
In fact he’s a hero for this lot!!
And then its rumored that form them a ‘lot of material love he’s got’!!!
 
And such a man cannot afford to have shame!!
Also he has the art to deflect blame!!
 
If pig’s could fly then my wish would be,
That from his Ministerial responsibilities Mohna sets Pawar free!!
 
Many say apart from numerical compulsions Congress has got its share!!
So taking both into consideration Congress will not/does not dare!!
 
RBI has hiked repo and reverse repo rate…. too little and too late!!
But we know why RBI chose to wait!!
 
UPA did not want to reverse the stimuli!!
So that is why on inflation coming down Mohna had to lie!!
 
Because with such raging inflation money needed to be sucked out!!
Economist after Economist on this did shout!!
 
And the PM who is an Economist of repute chose to fib on inflation!!
Net result……Indian Rupee’s deflation!!
 
Today for an Indian the Rupee is worth much less!!!
And UPA is responsible for this mess!!
 
Another blatant fib of Mohna is that CBI is independent!!
Whereas truth is orders from Government to CBI are verbally sent!!
 
Even NDA did misuse CBI!!
Its wrong to say Congress Bureau of Investigation is the actual meaning of CBI!!
 
Some say CBI has been raped by every Government!!
But fact is CBI’s like a girl who to meet a boy herself she went!!
 
Its ‘married every Sakraar’ and behaved like an obedient biwi!!!
‘Once the hubby loses power this wifey automatically does a leavy leavy’!!
 
Confucius says…. Mohna knows to say CBI is independent is a lie!!!
It is just lip service to his Party as this he himself does not buy!!!!

Bharat Kumar

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Police can also acquire expertise in jungle warfare

Expertise by army personal in jungle warfare has not been acquired by birth. Police can also acquire it by hard training and leadership from the front.

Gorkhali

CSS vs other services

The CSS controls the Ministries & does not allow any other service peoples to get promotion. Only two glaring example given. Post of director printing fallen vacant in urban development ministry and it belonging to technical cadre but CSS not allowing technical man to take over and post is held by CSS man who is enjoying facilities of post but taking no responsibility & not taking decisions in file but file pushing time pass, as taking plea he is not technical. Why CSS man holding charge of technical post ? CSS already have so many post so should allow other persons of other service to hold their legitimate post. If CSS allow other service men to be promoted & work in their own promotion post then no one is having problem. But truth is CSS usurping post of other technical cadre. Therefore resentment comes in others. Another example post of secretary CARA in Woman & Child development ministry kept vacant deliberately on plea no suitable candidate available & CSS man hold charge for three long years in 2005-06. This means CSS man hold charge for one full tenure enjoying vehicle, separate office etc. There are numerous example of CSS peoples working against GCS posts & limiting/stalling promotion & career development prospects of other service man. If only CSS in headquarters kept on high motivation by politicians & IAS & given more promotions because they afraid to face this cadre who know their hanky panky & if services in field kept away from secretariat post so that dealings are kept limited within this gang of Neta, IAS & CSS then it is very bad for transparency. It is a conspiracy to keep other services out so that these three can monopolise ministries. I pray to K M Chandrashekhar, to intervene on behalf of other service officers. the present Cabinet secretary facilitated in taking land mark decision of sending on compulsory retirement three IAS Officers for non performance which was unheard of in past. Chandrashekhar is sympathetic to Police, Army and technical services and is known to take middle path & does not side with even IAS if they are found to be corrupt. Therefore it is prayed in all humility to him to give fair deal to other services also & motivation of other services is equally if not more important. technical services are executing services & their morale needs to be kept higher CSS is only a monitoring service of the working & result of performance of executing service & cannot be allowed to take credit for positive results if technical & executing service does well but pass on responsibility & punishment if executing service do not do well. Do justice to other services.

Lok Nath Mehra

Commonwealth Games

I have commented earlier too and I repeat, Delhi is not prepared at all to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games and if at all it happens, it would not prove a good host. Not only the Olympic Committee of India, the Governments both at the Centre and the State (Delhi Govt.) are responsible for the whole mess, if not everything preplanned. I am of the view that the Commonwealth Organising Committee should immediately reject Delhi as a host not only because it is not ready, but also to send a message to the future hosts that those not well-prepared, do not deserve to organise or even to send their claims for organising such big events. I don’t know how the PM, rising face of modern India and youth icon Rahul Gandhi, Sports Minster and officials and the whole of the Delhi Government are going to face the citizens of India and the sportspersons of the Commonwealth countries in both the situations – if the games are not held in Delhi or in case held, Delhi does not turn out to be a good host (which is well expected, considering the last minute preparations being made). I hope in such a situation these respected citizens do not shift blames and make fun of “Aam Aadmi”. I also hope that those responsible know fully well that hosting games of such nature concerns national prestige (provided they consider it their concern!).

C Singh

Getting jittery about Common Wealth Games

One reason why we have not been able to complete all the works so far is because of the plethora of agencies involved with the preparation. There are said to be about 40 committees and over 20 departments overseeing the works. There seems to be no co-ordination among such a large number of departments. That is why e.g when one levels the dividers the other comes and digs up the same for putting the electric poles. Then it is somebody else's job to remove the malba. It seems the overall control has not been vested in any person. In the absence of any Commander-in-chief it is free for all. This is in total contrast to Asiad 82 when the then LG of Delhi who was known to for his no-nonsense approach and was handpicked by the Prime Minister herself for Asiad preparation was in full command and the works went on smoothly. Times have changed. The governance is at its lowest and the self-aggrandisement at its peak. One-upmanship is the order of the day. Who is bothered about the country.It is me and mine alone.It is strange that the Chief minister should offer the incentive of one month salary to the engineers who finish their work by the end of the month. I wonder whether this can really be an incentive for some who would have made much more due to delay and escalating costs. Only the disincentive of severe punishment will work in their case as because of their inefficiency they are putting an average citizen to so much inconvenience because of all the dug up roads and also letting down the country.

Aarti Khosla

Better, not to deal with Pak

I am with those two esteemed Gentemen who have demanded an enquiry into Pak Foreign Minister considering it fit and feasible to behave in a manner that he did. That reminded me of the notorious actions of the Chinese Red Guards beating up Indian diplomats under Mao's regime or Ms Nirupama Rao being called at midnight. Whatever be their personal merits, they represent India of one billion. The Pakistan establishment and nation need to pay for it. It is better to deal with GHQ men than such goons. At least they would conduct themselves properly.

Pyare Lal
Bureaucrat turned artists

The story about the new ‘Avtar’ of an IAS officer is interesting. But it’s just a continuation of the bureaucrat turned artists tradition .Ajay Pandey, special secretary in the Government of Chhattisgarh has already made a mark as the most talented and immensely gifted lyricist writer of Urdu, Hindi and English. In fact, he is being hailed as the new Avtar of legendary writers like Sahir and Faiz for the sheer depth and quality of his writings. Jagjit Singh, Chandan Das, Shishir and all top singers are singing his ghazals and songs. His album once more has already been released by T series last year. He is writing for some top directors in Bollywood now. He has proved his versatile traits by making the cheapest communication models in the field of HIV/AIDS also which have revolutionised the way HIV/AIDS sector was spreading preventive communication.
Congrats to Rao for joining this illustrious list of bureaucrat turned artists

Vijay Kumar

“India’s humiliation in Pakistan ?”

India refuses to learn from its past mistakes. At least, so it seems! The timing of Home Secretary's statements on Headley on the eve of Foreign Minister’s visit to Pakistan seemed to be pre- planned. Was there a plot to show S M Krishna in poor light particularly after P Chidambaram’s success story in Pakistan?
The general perception is that S M Krishna is a figurehead in MEA as all critical foreign policy issues are handled in the PMO. FM is invariably not kept in the loop as he is not assertive enough. The browsers are free to verify the ground realities from any career diplomat in MEA . It is understood that S M Krishna never had any exposure to foreign policy, diplomacy and international relations in the past. His easy amenability was his only asset for appointment as FM.
India suffered in its self esteem at Islamabad. FM’s studied silence during the Indo-Pak joint press conference confirmed this impression as much as it betrayed the inept handling. He was expected to give a diplomatic blow to Quereshi on Pakistan’s soil itself instead of reacting on Indian soil. But, he seemed to be in a state of shock at Quereshi's unprovoked outburst. The latest revelations about US aid to Pakistan, being mis-used by the latter for funding the Talibans against its benefactor ( Read as American soldiers) have taken the wind out of Pakistan’s sails.
The media report of PM “slamming” the FM about his remarks on Home Secretary’s untimely statement re-in forces the impression that India’s foreign policy matters fall in the domain of PMO rather than the MEA. Was this public reprimand of FM by the PM justified on the ground that “G K Pillai is one of the finest civil servants”? How could S M Krishna be made the scapegoat? Why is the PM so over-dependent on his bureaucrats? Perhaps, “too many cooks spoiled the broth” ! Meanwhile, MEA’s imbroglio continues to puzzle the aam aadmi.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant) aksaxena@nic.in