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Wanchoo is now DG SPG
SPG Chief B V Wanchoo has been promoted to the rank of DG. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.
1976 batch IPS officers promoted in IB
All the six Additional Directors belonging to 1976 batch IPS have been promoted as Special Directors in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).They are Mssrs Renuka Muttoo, Praveen Mahendru, K S Shankarnarayan, , V. Rajagopal, Yashovardhan Azad, and RN Ravi.
Bhamathi is now Additional Secretary
B Bhamathi has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Somasundaran gets insitu promotion
V Somasundaran has been given insitu promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary. 1979 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Somasundaran is presently JS Defence Production.
Rajiv Takru promoted
DG NIFT Rajiv Takru has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary. He 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
( We said this on April 22 )
Anita Kaul is now Additional Secretary
Anita Kaul has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Department of Elementary Education. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
( We said this on April 15 )
Will Machendranathan join GoI ?
Will newly appointed Additional Secretary and FA Steel S Machendranathan join the Government of India ?. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
Ms Snehlata Kumar promoted
MD Trifed Ms Snehlata Kumar has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.1979 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Ms Kumar has been Civil Services National Champion in Swimming .She is also an ace horse rider. Ms Kumar has been instrumental in turning around Rashtriya Mahila Kosh.
( We said this on February 24 )
Prabhat promoted as Additional Secretary
Dr S R V Prabhat Chairman National Council of Rural Institute,Hyderabad has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Gopal Krishnan is now Additional Secretary in PMO
R Gopal Krishnan has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the PMO.He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 13 )
Bharat Bhushan gets in-situ promotion
E K Bharat Bhushan has been promoted as Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and IT.He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
( We said this on April 12 )
Prabhakaran appointed Chief Secretary of Kerala
P Prabhakaran has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on April 21 )
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary gets six months extension
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary NS Napalchayal who was supposed to retire by April 30 has been granted six months extension.He is 1976 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on February 23 )
Suspension of IAS officer recommended
The GOI hss recommended suspension of O Ravi. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Sen appointed Chief Secretary of West Bengal
Ardhendu Sen has been appointed new Chief Secretary of West Bengal. 1976 batch IAS officer Sen will succeed Ashok Mohan Chakraborti who is retiring on April 30 .
( We said this on April 21 )
IAS changes in West Bengal
Samar Ghosh will succeed Ardhendu Sen as Secretary Home Trilochan Singh will be new Health Secretary. Subrata Biswas will take over as Secretary Water Resource Department .
( We said this on April 21 )
P K Bharadwaj is new JD IB Madhya Pradesh
Pradeep Kumar Bharadwaj is new Joint Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Madhya Pradesh.He is 1987 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Achhaya to move Srilanka
Deputy Director IB in Madhya Pradesh A Sunil Achhaya is moving to Indian Embassy Colombo as Counsellor . He is 1991 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.
IAS changes in Madhya Pradesh
Former Bhopal Commissioner Pukhraj Maru has been posted as Principal Secretary in Labour, Technical Education and Training Departments.Managing Director of Fisheries Federation Kanchan Jain has been posted as Principal Secretary in the 20-point Implementation Department . PS Labour , Sevaram has been posted in Fisheries, Horticulture and Food Processing Department.Commissioner of Social Justice Department M Mohan Rao has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Panchayati Raj. Omesh Mundra will move to Backward and Minorities department as Secretary.
Priyanka Chauhan is now Under Secretary (Bhutan ) in MEA
Ms. Priyanka Chauhan (IFS 2004) has been posted in MEA as Under Secretary (Bhutan) in place of Shri Ankan Banerjee.
Jena is now Commissioner cum Secretary PR in Orissa
P. K. Jena, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govt. of Orissa, Deptt. of Energy & Chairman-cum-Managing Director, OHPC has taken the additional charge of Commissioner cum Secretary, Information & Public Relations (IPR) to the Orissa Government on Thursday.He is 1989 batch IAS officer.
Zaki Ahmad joins NCRB
Zaki Ahmad has joined the NCRB as Deputy Director.He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
IT Report on Lalit Modi creates a flutter in Rajasthan
Mention of the names of certain IAS officers as facilitators of the alleged wrongdoings of Lalit Modi in Rajasthan, in the report submitted by Income Tax Department to the Finance Minister has created quite a consternation in the Rajasthan bureaucracy.
Admiral Mehta accredited High Commissioner
Admiral (Retd.) Sureesh Mehta, presently High Commissioner of India to New Zealand Has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to to the Independent State of Samoa with residence in Wellington.
Shukla appointed CVO of IREL
Atul Kumar Shukla, IFS(CG-86), has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), Mumbai under the Department of Atomic Energy.He is 1986 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Sudhakar is new CVO KIOCL
B.V. Sudhakar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited(KIOCL), Bangalore. He is 1991 batch IPoS officer.
Gururaj to go Ho Chi Minh City
Second Secretary in Riyadh S Gururaj has been moved to Ho Chi Minh City as Consul.
M P Singh is new Delhi Airport Manager
M P Singh is going to succeed Vishrut Acharya on May 1 as Delhi Airport Manager. Acharya is proceeding on two years official leave.
IA & AS officer R Rajendran transferred
R Rajendran, Deputy Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai, is transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Funds) in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bangalore, against an existing vacancy.
Sanjay Dixit : A crusader against ills in IPL
In yet another battle being fought in social networking site Twitter, a Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Sanjay Dixit has posed several uncomfortable questions to IPL commissioner Lalit Modi who is already on a sticky wicket after taking on India’s junior External Affairs Minister Shashi Tharoor who finally resigned from Manmohan Singh's ministry on Sunday. Already, there were I-T raids in Modi’s Mumbai office, and the government agencies may now probe credentials of IPL stakeholders. Dixit, a 1986 batch IAS officer currently serving in the cadre as Secretary Command Area Development at the level of a joint secretary of Government of India, has asked whether there was any follow-up of Bombay High Court’s direction to BCCI to frame rules to keep people involved in drugs out, apparently taking a potshot at the cricket czar who as a student in US was convicted in charge of drugs trafficking. The IAS officer famously defeated Modi for the post of Rajasthan Cricket Association’s (RCA) president, has raised questions about the stake of Modi’s relatives in at least two IPL teams and his connections with former BJP chief minister. Dixit further claimed, “Lalit Modi has local modules in Rajasthan and Jaipur. Please supply their names. He further Tweets, “Raids on IPL is no solution. Raid our friend’s (Modi) associates, catch people who worked for him in the past, who know all about his laundering”. Dixit, who was a marine engineer before joining IAS, is now an honorary secretary of Rajasthan Cricket Association.
404 IAS officers in 36 – 40 years age group
As many as 404, of the 4443, IAS officers in the country are in the age group of 36 – 40 years.
Process for 3 new EDs in banks to start soon
The Government of India (GOI) is very soon going to start process for appointing three new Executive Directors (EDs) in 3 different public sector banks whose annual turnover has crossed mark of Rs.One lakh crore. These banks are: Vijaya Bank, Bank of Maharashtra & United Bank.
T.K. Vinod Kumar’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) in the offer list has retained the name of T.K. Vinod Kumar. He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.
Railway postings
J.Viswanathan, SAG/IRAS/NR has been transferred to SWR and posted in the cadre. P.Vijay Kumar, SAG/IRAS/SWR will move to SCR. P.Mohanty, HAG/IRAS, on return from deputation has been posted to NFR as FA&CAO. Ms Saroj Rajware, HAG/IRAS/NR has been posted as FA&CAO/Const-I on NR itself. R.C.Punia, SAG/IRAS/NR has been transferred to WCR and posted as FA&CAO . R.C.Rai, SAG/IRAS/WCR will move to transferred to NER. Suman Kumar, SAG/IRAS/NER has been transferred to SECR .
IAS changes in Haryana
P R Vishnoi will now be Special Secretary Health.Balraj Singh has been given additional charge of CONFED.Sant Kumar will also look after Revenue .Raj Kumar has been given additional charge of Backward Class.
A bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Tamil Nadu
As the grapevine has it a bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Tamil Nadu. Since Thangam Sankaranarayanan Vigilance Commissioner is retiring on April 30, 2010 Mrs. Malthi Principal Secretary (PS) Home is tipped to be new Vigilance Commissioner. Likewise, PS Finance
Gnanadesikan may become new PS Home.
Rumblings in the Home Ministry paralyse working
Recent arrest of officers in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has adversely hit functioning in the MHA.
Government working stalled in Jharkhand
In the wake of uncertainty prevailing over present Government being headed by Chief Minister Shibu Soren, government working in Jharkhand
has been crippled. Promotion of IFS officers of three batches in Tamil Nadu as Addl PCCF soon As the grapevine has it Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to 1979, 1980 & 1981 batches may soon see getting promoted as Additional PCCFs.
Promotion of IFS officers of three batches in Tamil Nadu as CCF soon
As the grapevine has it Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to 1984, 1985 & 1986 batches may soon see getting promoted as CCFs. From 1984 batch following IFS officers are likely to be promoted: R.K.Upadhyaya, M.G.Rao, K.S.S.V.P. Reddy & Dr.Basavaraju. From 1985 batch following IFS officers are likely to be promoted: Rampati & Inder Dhamija, Malleshappa. From 1986 batch following IFS officers are likely to be promoted: S.M.Abbas & S.K. Shrivastava. It is believed that P.Durai Rasu of 1985 batch on elevation will be Field Director of Pollachi National Park.
Chakraborty is new Chairman of TSECL
Niladri Sekhar Chakraborty has been appointed as new CMD of Tripura State Electric Corporation Limited (TSECL).
Maj Gen Chaturvedi moves to Pune
Chief of Staff ,Andman & Nicobar Command Major General A K Chaturvedi has been shifted to Pune as the Command Chief Engineer on permanent transfer.  
Maj Gen Padhi is new COS Andman & Nicobar Command
Major General NP Padhi  has taken over  as the 7th Chief of Staff (COS), Andaman & Nicobar Command from Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi.

PATWA’s award a feather in Gujarat’s cap

The state of Gujarat of which Chief Minister is Narendra Modi has added a cap in its feather. Gujarat Tourism industry was recently conferred with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA)international award titled "Gujarat- Best Destination for all seasons" at a function held at Saal 415 at Berlin Federal Republic of Germany during ITB. This was disclosed by Vipul Mitra Touriusm Secretary to the Gujarat Government. This is the first such international recognition received by the state of Gujarat for its efforts to promote the state as a good tourist destination, said Vipul Mitra who is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch & belongs to the Gujarat cadre. The award shall give a fillip to the efforts of the state government to promote and develop the tourism industry further in Gujarat, said Vipul Mitra in a chat with whispersintheciorridors.com and added that it shall attract attention of international travellers to the state. As the PATWA International Award is given at the ITB
platform, it will also help attract investors to this industry and make a favourable impression among Travel Business promoters and industry people. The aim of PATWA, established during the PATA Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is to promote professional development of travel writing and travel communication which makes invaluable contribution in the promotion of tourism. PATWA supports the fundamental objectives of PATA efforts for tourism and at the same
time it maintains adherence to the fundamental principles of the UNESCO, the United Nations and of the World Tourism Organisation.
Gupta appointed Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited
R.K. Gupta, has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited, a Government of India Enterprise under the Union Ministry of Water Resources. Prior to this, he was holding the additional charge of CMD, WAPCOS. A Civil Engineer by profession, Gupta has over 30 years experience in business development and project implementation in the fields of Irrigation/ Water Resources, Power & Infrastructure sectors, in India and Abroad. In his different capacities in WAPCOS for the last 20 years, Gupta has spearheaded Strategic Planning, Marketing/Business Development, Brand Building, Human Resources Management, Financial Management and Projects Implementation.  He created an enabling environment to remain a step ahead of competitors by venturing into New Markets, Technology and Diversified Fields/Range of services in order to ensure that the Company forays and forges ahead in the International arena. Gupta is Chairman of Indian Section of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) India-Cambodia & India-Laos Business Forum and also Chairman of Task Force, on Power Sector, of Africa Committee of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) besides being a Life Member of Institution of Engineers (India); Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling Technology and Indian Water Resources Society.  He has represented WAPCOS at various International and National Forums. Gupta joined WAPCOS in 1989 on deputation from Irrigation Department, Govt. of Punjab, and was subsequently absorbed in the regular cadre of the Company owing to his technical competence and business acumen.Under his Dynamic Leadership, WAPCOS is slated to achieve new heights of Excellence.
BHEL registers significant increase in Intellectual Capital
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), with its constant thrust on developing new technologies and products, has recorded a 27% growth in its Intellectual Capital in the fiscal 2009-10. During the year 264 patents and copyrights were filed by the company, translating into filing of one patent/copyright every working day. During fiscal 2009-10, BHEL invested an all-time high Rs.829 Crore on R&D efforts - 20% higher than the previous year. With R&D spend at 2.4% of its turnover, BHEL is the highest spender on R&D in India for its kind of industry. Significantly, BHEL is one of the only four Indian companies and the only Indian Public Sector Enterprise figuring in ‘The Global Innovation 1000’ of Booz & Co., a list of 1000 publicly-traded companies which are biggest spenders on R&D in the world. Commercialisation of products and systems, developed by way of in-house R&D, contributed around 20% to the company’s total turnover of Rs.34,050 Crore in 2009-10.
To address the needs of the infrastructure sectors of the economy, BHEL successfully developed various products and systems in 2009-10. Significant developments during the year include, a new design variant of Condenser for 660 MW steam turbines having supercritical parameters, High Temperature Superconducting (HTSC) Power Transformer; highest rating, more efficient 310 MVA Single Phase Generator Transformer for upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects, Current Transformer for 765 kV Ultra High voltage (UHV) transmission substations. These in-house developments will not only address future needs but also result in enhancing product efficiencies, optimization of designs and enhancing of functional capabilities, etc.
R&D and technology development are of strategic importance to the company as it operates in a competitive environment where technology is a major factor. BHEL's long term R&D programme focuses on emerging technology areas such as Clean Coal technologies; Nano technology; Hydrogen Energy technologies; Superconducting applications and Solar technologies and products & systems for Ultra-high Voltage transmission segment like 765 kV & 1200 kV for addressing the country’s future demands.
BHEL has upgraded its technology base from sub-critical sets to supercritical sets of 660/800 MW and above. The company has ongoing collaboration agreements with Alstom, France and Siemens, Germany, with a technology transfer arrangement, which will enable the country to be self-reliant in the field of supercritical thermal power plants. The company has established the capability to deliver 15,000 MW of power equipment per annum and further augmentation to 20,000 MW per annum is underway.
Eight IRS officers posted as OSDs
As many as eight IRS officers, after returning from deputation/training, have been posted as OSDs as follows. N Sankaran has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) - Chenna, AD Mehrotra has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Delhi, DC Sreedhar has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Bangalore, BR Balakrishnan has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Mumbai, Rananjay Singh has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Delhi, Dinesh C patwari has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Ahmedabad, Prakash Chandra has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Mumbai and NK Pradhan has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) – Bhubaneshwar.

CORPORATE
Prakash Maheshwari to head GRASIM Nagda
Prakash Maheshwari will now head Aditya Birla Group,s GRASIM Nagda from June 1.Earlier K K Maheshwari had been named to succeed Shailendra Jain.
Process of appointing CMD in HSL begins
The process for appointment of CMD in Hindustan Salts Ltd. (HSL) has begun.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Maya’s excuse for siding with UPA is ‘secularism was in danger’!!!
Nothing sounds stranger!!
 
Her definition of secularism is ‘Dalits taking over’!!
And the rest running for cover!!!
 
Out of Lok Sabha Laloo and Mulayam lead anti price rally!!!
But when it came to voting in Lok Sabha with Congress they became pally!!
 
BJP cries about inflation and corruption!!
But do not want to name Pawar and Patel who are responsible for dono mein eruption!
 
And then CBI played its part!!!!
Laloo, Mulayam and Maya  from their posturing outside the House did depart!!
 
Outside the House they decry UPA and in the House they support it!!
In the aisle between the Treasury and Opposition Benches they sit!!
 
One minute they are heckling the Sarkaar and the next supporting it!
Neither as part of UPA nor as Opposition all three fit!
 
SP and RJD's walk out was actually an act of support and not protest!
So that UPA could pass the 'cut motion test'!!
 
1984 genocide victims are going to lay siege around Sonia’s citadel!
The gate, walls and Security their grief they will tell!!
 
Sonia will not hear their anguished cries!!
Not that she even tries!!
 
She has humanness but it’s of the NGO kind!!!
They say they work for the poor but (them) shooing away beggars you will find!
 
Congress cries for Gujarat riots but when it comes to 1984 Genocide!!
Congress is instrumental in Justice being taken for a cruel ride!!
 
Believe me had Congress not meddled Tytler would be behind bars!!
And not roaming about in laal batti waali cars!!
 
Unless CBI is not freed from Party in Power’s leash CBI is a pet!!!
Orders to bark, sniff, bite, rollover, play dead from the Master it will continue to get!
 
Has Soren brokered a deal with Congress!!!
To make his son Deputy CM Soren karr raha hai press!!
 
BJP had an inkling as Soren had changed his tone!!
He ditched BJP in the cut motion and now the reason is known!!!!
 
And now BJP has withdrawn its support to Soren .... will Congress step in??? 
And trust vote Soren will win!!!
 
Then Congress will use the secular card and say its brought Soren back from the brink!!
Broken with BJP Soren's link!!!
 
Though initially Congress is saying it will not support Guruji!!!
But as I understand 'outside support' ki baath already ho gayi hai shuru ji (started)!!

Mohna still does not want Congress to support a Soren Sarkaar!!
Be it from andhar or baahar (outside)!

In the meantime playing it safe Soren says he made a mistake during the vote!!!!
Which will indeed make many go in laughter lott-pott!!

BJP could say it'll rescind its earlier decision and now support JMM again!
And say pseudo secular forces ko foothold in Jharkhand BJP will not allow to gain!

Because if Jharkhand is put under President's rule it'll actually be Congress's raaj!!!
And we know Congress apni power grab nature se nahi aa sakthi hai baaj!! 
  
Confucius says..... at one time Soren was a leader of the masses!!!
But then seems from Laloo he took classes!!
 
Adds……. Soren lost touch with the masses and became the proverbial Indian Neta!!!
Joh letha hee letha (takes and takes)!!

Bharat Kumar

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1984 riots
Kindly do not blame the CBI. If CBI dances to the tune of the Government, why not the non congress governments used the opportunity to nail the Tytlers and Sajjans. They had plenty of time to do that.
Prasad
Mehrotraji, what do you know about CBI? They are handpicked by ruling central government. Iit seems you are eyeing some advertisement from them that is why you are praising them. Very disgusting news. Hope you will not repeat it on such a wonderful website. warm regards!
Rajiv Singh, Advocate
Can anyone please explain why IPS officers are empanelled to DIG rank in 14 Years (1996 Batch) while Defence Officers are not being considered for promotion to even Colonel in 21 years. 1989 batch officers are still Lt Col And Equivalent.
Lt Col RP
Bhutanese are very lucky !
The SAARC Summit scheduled for April 28,29 in Thimpu has evoked "if only we were like them" response in me. Bhutanese are very lucky. This Land of the Thunder Dragon measures its economic growth in terms of Gross National Happiness(GNP) instead of GDP. It was found to be the happiest nation in Asia and eighth happiest in the world according to a global survey of 2006 called the world map of Happiness. Its economy may be the smallest but it is the fastest growing one. It is now a young democracy, maybe ,the smallest one but with a benevolent monarch. If only we could like Bhutan dovetail our economic growth with our ancient values of kindness, compassion, absence of greed, love for fellow human beings, austerity and justice for all. If only our rulers and administrators could pick up this art and will of combining modernisation and economic growth with traditional values and culture on the sidelines of this Summit.
Aarti Khosla