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54 IAS officers of 1990 batch cleared
As many as 54 IAS officers belonging to the 1990 batch were cleared for empanelment to the rank of Joint Secretary in Government of India (GOI). A total of 89 of them were considered. However, 35 IAS officers of the said batch could not make it to the final list.
Dr K. A. Singh to be Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs !
Dr K. A. Singh will become Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India. He is an IAS Officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to Punjab Cadre.
KM Chandrasekhar’s name figured for Advisor Internal Security
As the grapevine has it, at one stage name of KM Chandrasekhar - Cabinet Secretary to Government of India (GOI) - was considered for the slot of Advisor internal security. However, Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram is in favour of handling it independently.
IPS officer S.K. Goel to be absorbed in R & AW
S.K. Goel will very soon be absorbed in R&AW. He is an IPS Officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to Punjab Cadre.
MK Narayanan’s body is in Kolkata, but soul in Delhi
As the grapevine has it, MK Narayanan, ex NSA, who may have taken oath as the Governor of West Bengal Governor last month is only physically in Kolkata. However, his soul is still in Delhi.
IPS officer RK Singh seeks VRS ?
As the grapevine has it, RK Singh, an IPS officer of the 1983 batch from HimachalPradesh cadre, has sought voluntary retirement (VR).
Mid career training for IFS officers abroad
The Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to 2001 batch will be leaving for foreign training component as part of Mid career training to the US on February 27, 2010.Indian Minister for Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh will address them on February 27, 2010.
Major overhaul in Air India on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, a major overhaul is on the anvil in National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) i.e. Air India.
Will Verma be Chairman of SAIL ?
The name of BHEL’s Director (Finance) CS Verma is now in circulation for the post of SAIL’s CMD.
MPs quota to be done away with in KVS
As the grapevine has it Indian Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal is in favour of doing away with MPs quota as far as admission to schools being run by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) were concerned.
Ms. Rashmi Verma poised to go to Centre
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Rashmi Verma, Managing Director (MD) of the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC), is poised to go to Centre. She is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Sirsikar is Director Higher Education in GOI
Atul J Sirsikar an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the Haryana cadre has joined the Indian Ministry for Human Resource Development (HRD) as Director Higher Education in place of Ms. Anupama an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer who has now returned to her parent cadre. He is 1991 batch officer.
Amit Sahai to be Additional Commissioner
As the grapevine has it, Amit Sahai is going to be Additional Commissioner in Central Government’s Agriculture Ministry. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya (A –M) cadre.
Resource Management committee RFD for reforms
The GoI has constituted Resource Management committee, for 2009-2010, to prepare results-framework document (RFD) for reforms with Arvind Varma, IAS (63  UP), Ex-Secy, DOPT GOI, as its Convener. Its other members are Ashok Chandra, (IAS 1959 UP), Ex-Secretary, DHI; FPI: P&NG and I&B, as its Chairman and Convenor.  Its other members are Arun Kumar (i), (IAS 1965 Kerala), Ex-Secretary Water Resources, GOI and Adviser IRCSA, Brijesh Kumar, (IAS 1968-UP), Former Additional Chief Secretary UP, B.B. Tandon, (IAS 1965 HP), Director IIM Shillong.
Delhi fifth in contributing IAS officers
Delhi despite being the national capital comes at number five as far as giving number of IAS officers to the country is concerned. There are only 233 IAS officers from the national capital.
Dr. Baljit Singh to join GOI as Assistant Director
Dr. Baljit Singh has been appointed as Assistant Director in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in Government of India (GOI). He is an IPS Officer of the 1996 batch who belongs to Jharkhand Cadre.
Major Roy is new ADC to Uttarakhand Governor
Major Parth Pratim Roy Choudhary has joined the Raj Bhawan as ADC to Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva . He has replaced Major Siddhartha.
Satbir Singh appointed Ambassador to Mongolia
Satbir Singh, presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia in succession to Yogeshwar Verma.
Jerome is Ambassador to Slovenia
I Jayakar Jerome has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Slovenia in succession to VS Seshadri.
Dr. Ravindra Pastor, Rewa Commissioner to get award
Dr. Ravindra Pastor(IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre) Rewa Commissioner will get an award for outstanding work in anti poverty programme while he was Project Coordinator of the District Poverty Initiative Progranmme (DPIP).The award will be given to him during a ceremony in Washington DC on February 10, 2010 at which main among others Ms. Isabel Guerrero, World Bank Vice President of the South Asia Region & World Bank’s Task Team Manager Nathan Belt will be present.Madhya Pradesh has been selected for World Bank’s prestigious South Asia Vice-President Team Award for District Poverty Initiatives Programme (DPIP) project being implemented in the State.This award was announced in December 2009  following the successful and result-oriented implementation of the project’s first phase in the state and effective preparation for the second phase by South Asia region of the World Bank.
IPS transfers & promotions in MP in a day or two
Transfers & promotions of IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh are going to take place in a day or two.
2 IAS officers shifted in MP
S.B.Singh Collector Khandwa has been shifted in Madhya Pradesh as Commissioner Gwalior. The day he assumes charge Akash Tripathi Gwalior Collector will be relieved of additional charge as Commissioner Gwalior. D.D. Agrawal Additional Secretary AYUSH will be new Collector Khandwa.
New posting of IAS officer harbinger of new era in Orissa
New posting of G Mathi Vathanan, an IAS officer of the 1994 batch, in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat of Orissa heralds onset of a new era.
Para military force to guard LBSNAA, Home Ministry clears proposal
Lal Bahadur Shastri national Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), considered as a vulnerable terror target is likely to get high security cover of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) or the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) soon. The authorities of the Academy had requested the GoI to upgrade its security two years ago and the Union Home Ministry is now learnt to have cleared the proposal. To upgrade the security which is now handled by a private security having a skeletal staff of two dozen personnel. The Academy trains about 1,000 civil service officials every year.
Who will be the next Director (Industries) in BHEL ?

Who will be the next Director (Industries) in BHEL ? The post is lying vacant since B P Rao has become CMD in the organization. However, three names are in circulation for the post of Director (Industries). They are Pandhi, Krishnan and Aurangabadkar.
Patnaik promoted in RBI
Supriya Patnaik has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Krishna’s plan to appoint non IFS officer for image building faces wrath
Union External Affairs Minister SM Krishna’s plan to appoint an IIS officer for image building faces wrath of officials. ‘None other than Foreign service personnel is acceptable to us”, IFS officials say.
K.L. Meena to be Collector Jaipur
As the grapevine has it K.L. Meena is going to be new Collector of Jaipur since present Collector Kuldeep Ranka has got supertime scale & is likely to be shifted to the Power Ministry.
Dr. Subhash Garg to head Rajasthan Education Board
Dr. Subhash Garg has been appointed as Chairman of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE). He is a Professor in the Rajasthan University.
Vanraj A Chavda posted to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Deputy Secretary, CSS, Vanraj A Chavda has been on return from deputation from DRT, Ahmedabad, posted to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Deputy Secretary, CSS, Goel transferred to Home Affairs
Deputy Secretary, CSS, DK Goel (2006) has been transferred from Rural Development to Home Affairs.
Deputy Secretary, CSS, Manjhi transferred
Deputy Secretary, CSS, Rajiv Manjhi (2007) has been on return from two years PGDBM (FM) programme at NIFM, Faridabad, posted to Personnel and Training.
Deputy Secretary, CSS, AK Sharma transferred
Deputy Secretary, CSS, AK Sharma (2007) has been transferred from Staff Selection Commission to Inter State Council Secretariat.
IAS officer relieved by Rajasthan Government
Shubhra Singh has been relieved by the Rajasthan Government to join the Government of India as Director Census. Shubhra Singh is 1989 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Delhi Government’s budget on March 22, 2010
Budget Session of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha will be held from March 15 to April 1, 2010 during which budget for the year 2010-11 will be presented on March 22, 2010.
Yogendra Kumar appointed Ambassador
Shri Yogendra Kumar, presently Ambassador of India to Philippines, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to Republic of Palau with residence in Manila.
Amrohi appointed High Commissioner
DR. ASHOK KUMAR AMROHI, presently High Commissioner of India to Mozambique, has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Swaziland with residence in Maputo (Mozambique).
Sinha  is new NIA Chief
S.C.Sinha has been appointed as Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is an IPS officer of the 1975 batch and belongs to Haryana Cadre. He is currently Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI )
      ( We said this on January 5 )
Manmeet Nanda joins as OSD to MoS Dinesh Trivedi
Manmeet Nanda has joined as OSD to the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi. She is an IAS officer of the 2000 batch West Bengal cadre.
MP govt transfers 29 IPS officers
Madhya Pradesh government has on Wednesday transferred 29 IPS officers. The news postings are RC Arora who on return from central deputation has been made ADG CID, Ramesh Sharma ADG (Training), Vijay Kumar Vate ADG (Complaints and Human Rights), Rajendra Kumar IG (Planning), DS Sengar IG (SAF) Indore, Alok Ranjan DIG (Gwalior Range) Gwalior, Yogesh Mudgal DIG (PHQ) Bhopal, Anil Kumar Gupta DIG (Chhindwara Range) Chhindwara, RL Borna DIG (Narcotics) Indore, Dr. Mayank Jain SP Ratlam, Mrs. Meenakshi Sharma SP Chhindwara, PK Mathur SP Shajapur, RK Shivhare Commandant (First Batallion) SAF Indore, DP Singh Commandant (5th Batallion) SAF Morena, Santosh Kumar Singh SP Jabalpur, KC Jain SP Sidhi, Rakesh Pratap Singh Commandant (18th Batallion) SAF Shivpuri, Abhay Singh SP Bhopal, Rajeshwar Prasad Singh SP Jhabua, Dilip Kumar Singh SP Anuppur, NP Warakde Commandant (24th Batallion) SAF Jaora, Ratlam, Prem Singh Visht SP Chhatarpur, Sudhir Laad SP Shahdol, KB Sharma SP Panna, GKPathak SP Mandsor, Deepak Verma SP (Railways) Bhopal, RC Pawara Commandant (15th Batallion) SAF, INdore, Arvind Kumar Saxena SP (EOW) Bhopal, Sidharta Choudhury SP (Lokayukta) Bhopal.
14 IPS promoted in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh government has on Wednesday promoted 14 IPS officers as DIG and given them new postings. Their new postings are VN Pachouri DIG (RAPTC) Indore, Sanjiv Shami DIG (PHq) Bhopal, RS Meena DIG Chambal Range Morena, Ved Prakash Sharma DIG (Ratlam Range) Ratlam, Anant Kumar Singh DIG (SAF) Gwalior, Manmeet Singh Narang DIG (Chhattarpur Range) Chhattarpur, Raja Babu Singh DIG Shahdol Range (Shahdol), DP Gupta DIG (Hoshangabad Range) Hoshangabad, KS Rathore DIG (JNPA) Sagar, KK Lohani DIG (Bhopal Range) Bhopal, MK Mudgal DIG (PHq) Bhopal, NS Kanwar DIG (Fire Services) Indore, GP Uike DIG SAF (Central Region) Bhopal and LL Ahirwar DIG (Home Guard) Jabalpur.

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Top four in Ruchi Group
Who are the top four in Ruchi Group ? If the insiders are to be believed, they are Naveen Gupta, RL Gupta, RV Ramanujam and CK Jain in that order of sequence.
Second line executives in Tata going upwards
With Nerukar stepping down from most of the boards of the domestic joint ventures of Tata Group and Tata top brass urging him to focus more on the core operation and overseas subsidiaries, second line executives in the Group stand to gain the most.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Has Moily gone bonkers….. is a one man attack a mob????
Moily should not fire his gob!!!
 
Its either this lad injustice nahi karr sakaa bear!!
Or Rathod has staged managed this because in eyes of a Cop like him ‘all is fair’!!
 
What is surprising is that the stabber just attacked him on the cheek!!!
And that is why I say of some fixing this stabbing does reek!!
 
And now Rathod has said ‘Charges I will not press’!!!
After Project Become a Scapegoat now its Project Impress!!
 
Is Shivraj Patil a tube light??
Because on terror as HM did not light but as Guv Punjab this tube light did light!!
 
All of a sudden seems he’s studied terror!!
He says not contemplating attacks via air conditioning ducts is a huge error!!
 
He’s upped his ante in Punjab on terror because here it’s not the majority minority!
Its just Sikhs and they are a minority!!
 
If I were Badal I’d take serious note of what Shivraj has said!!!
Though PC says Punjab terror is not a threat but Shivraj could go into Code Red!
 
Shivraj is like a danger zone….. of course a nattily dressed one!!
Till now if a check is done on his achievements answer will be NONE!!
 
Being appointed to posts is not an achievement!!!
In those posts what one has done is via which message of achievement is sent!!
 
Speaking of Punjab….it’s in a financial mess … why????
On both Akalis/BJP and Congress the blame does lie!!
 
Why did these Party do this…. please do not be muddled????
Just see the wealth rise of Punjab Netas and Officials and you will not be befuddled!!
 
Ghadkari too has love for the Marathi Manoos!!!
And he says not Pawar but entire UPA Cabinet is ‘khoon choos’!!
 
Sucking the blood of the Public by allowing inflation to rocket!!!
And filling apni apni pocket!!
 
Inflations's got Ghadkari worried and because of this worry he’s gained weight!!
When Ghadkari gets worried he has to put more food in his paapi pett!!
 
Was BJP that barren in leaders that they had to choose Ghadkari???
Who is less worried about job on hand and more worried about his ‘komdi curry’!!
 
What will take place at BJP’s conclave… mouth stuffing and dakaar pe dakaar!!
Not Dakaar the perfume but belching gas out baar baar!!!
 
Jaya Pradha is now ‘politically in no man’s land’ and she’s desperate!!
She’s even told someone ‘ Amar abh karta hia mujhe bhi exasperate’!!!
 
She’s looking towards Mamtha but Mamtha is disinterested!!!
Though she’s sending messages to Mamtha with pledges to get her interested!
 
A desperate Amar may do a ‘revelation blast’!!!
They say on someone very serious aspersions he’s going to cast!!
 
From his ‘scum library’ he’s collecting data!!!
His slogan ‘ Amar ko mathh bolo itni jaldi ta-ta’!!
 
If Diggy is that good an investigator then why not hand him a few of CBI’s cases?
Because he’s good in investigation and that is why on him trust Sonia places!!
 
Or is it that his investigations are tailor made to his Party’s interests???
And in this ‘his investigative talent’ rests!!
 
Confucius says….. when a Neta is sent to undertake an investigation!!!
Objective is to make a budhu of the Nation!!
 
Adds... and when Sarkaar asks CBI to investigate one of its Mantri or Allies!
Rest assured CBI's Report will be a pack of lies!!
 
Flash..... introduction of BT Brinjal has been put on hold!!!
BT Brinjal has been put in the box that's very cold!!
 
Jairam Ramesh tried his best but the message was clear!!
He could not clear BT Brinjal causing genetic mutation fear!!
 
Shiv Sena has sent a message to theatre owners....beware!!
If My Name is Khan is shown there will be spontaneous vandalism so take care!!
 
On Thursday in all probability Sharukh will go to Matoshree and Shiv Sena will relent!
Message will be flashed to Sainiks ‘ withdraw Sharukh ne karr liya Boss ke saamne  repent’!
 
Or to release My Name is Khan Mumbai will be turned into a Contonment!!
That is if Sharukh does not go to Matoshree to repent!!

Bharat Kumar

 
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WHO WILL BE THE QUEEN'S CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER AFTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH?
It is really stupid to think who is going to be PM after the present PM. This is because when inflation and other factors are not being controlled by these politicians, who so ever be the PM, how a common man is interest in it. So it is waste discussing about this subject.
Saran mtnl,com

My choice is Chidambaram
In my opinion, P.Chidambaram is the right choice for PM as he has legal background. A study of American History reveals that out of 43 Presidents till date, nearly 24 have been either Attorneys/Judges or men of jurisprudence. Why can't India have one like P Chidambaram. He is diligent, sharp and brooks no nonsense from any quarters.
Raghuraman Raghuraman99@hotmail.com

Antony ?
Next PM. Oh God! Antony! Congress lost every parliament seat in Kerala when Antony was the CM. He was sitting at the helm of a rudderless Government. I can only quote what one of his long time associates said about Antony when Sonia picked him up as Raksha Mantri" I fervently hope that China or Pakistan should not think of attacking India when Antony is the Defence Minuister'
N Krishnan nkrishnan@hotmail.com

Eat brinjal, spare sugar!!
She was angry & he was furious when the hungry asked for bread. She was sore that the hungry showed the intemperance of asking for bread. She did give them this sound advice instead of bread: eat cake if you can't find bread! Wasn't she such a cute princess and he, her cohort such a condescending little prince, who had nodded dotingly at the wise advice of her Royal Highness! I am referring to the French queen Marie Antoinette & King Louis. The complaining Indian is also getting liberal doses in the same measure! Stop eating sugar, comes such sweet advice that one can not restrain flashback to the French Revolution. Yes, sugar is responsible for diabetes-a deadly disease. Why do the Indians eat so much sugar? With or without reason, they ask for/offer sweets like laddoos and eat them in good measure. Lord Ganesh has a special weakness for the laddoos and his devotees are even more hungry for them because they can't wait for Ganesh Chaturthy which comes once in a year and therefore, have decided to offer laddoos to the Lord once a week. Since the Lord eats them not, they surely buy a week's supply, offer it to the Lord and eat it during the week! So, the wise are indeed right: If the Indian find sugar high priced, why eat? This is "rational" on health grounds.The alternative to sugar could be Bt Brinjal--eat it as much as you can. Scientists say it is as good for health as any other vegetable. Since scientists are saying it must be true, for nothing other than science sells in the modern/post-modern times! It is a different matter that scientists can not create even one baigan/brinjal! What limitations that scientists can create neither matter nor space nor time nor even oxygen. They can not increase the quantity of water even by one gram! (My apologies if I sound irrational).
Brinjal forms neither essential nor staple diet of Indians. It is one vegetable that is never honoured by being allowed to reach the dining table on auspicious occasions like marriages, birthdays, festivals, iftars, official dinners, international meets or political conferences. It is not allowed to be served even in shradhas! Children(30% population),Youth(30% population),sick(25% population)don't eat it, as also non-vegetarians and the practitioners of Jainism! It has never placed any demand on the government's meagre FE resources for import. If imports have been nil, so have exports been(excepting for negligible quantities to neighbouring countries inhabited by PIOs).It has never been accused of price rise( contrary to the reputation of potato, tomato, onion or garlic).It grows in abundance, can be eaten in small quantities only, that too at intervals. Then where is the need for increasing its crop by commercializing Bt Brinjal? Why this unseemly hurry? Will excess crop not compell farmers to commit suicides? Don't spread unscientific information (commercial information) under the guise of science. It is not rational. Those scientists,who never cultivated their small farms, must note that it is generally hard to even recover the labour costs of picking up brinjals because of abundant production resulting in awfully low prices. Brijal has no shelf life, can not be hoarded like aloo in coldstores, can not be dehydrated for use later and is unfit for pickling or juice extraction! Why then such big noise about Bt Brinjal? If the MMS government can't take a decision to abandon even such a suicidal project, one can only hope the hungry Indian to turn angry Indian. If size is attracting our scientists, we have it in the shape of pumpkins, watermelons & jackfruits; supply whereof is abundant. Jack & melon ripen to sweetness, obviating the need for sugar, but Bt Brinjal is Frank in America(Frankenstein Monster).Pl don't ask us: baigan khao, sugar bachao!!!
M L Gupta

A rot
Now the Australians are saying that the Indians are beating themselves and setting themselves on fire to claim insurance! Have you ever heard such rot? If we had at least one serviceable aircraft carrier we could have sent it to dock in Melbourne harbour to show the aussie thugs that we can and will protect our citizens. We are still to acquire the sinking Admiral Girshkov from the Russian navy. Why do we buy second hand goods? I would think twice before buying even a second hand Maruti leave alone an aircraft carrier. There has always been and will always be commissions paid and received in major defence purchases. We have to accept this as a necessary evil as long as the weapons are good and meet our requirements. We are really playing with our security by having an antiquated system of budgeting for defence purchases and the defence budget. Every year we keep surrendering hundreds of crores of the defence budget because purchase procedures are shackled by fear of audit , vigilance and the CBI. This is a ridiculous situation and we could well see a war where the Indian armed forces have inferior weapons when compared to the enemy as in 1962.We will only get as much respect in the world as our arsenal is full of bombs , guns , planes and warships. In the meantime dear Indians get ready to get clobbered by any old white thug on the street because we don’t have the guts to clobber whites in india in retaliation.
D Choudhury

Director IOC crown of thorns
Director (HR) post in IOC is a crown of thorns. The unions are messy and stubborn. My sympathies with the new incumbent
Charu

Whispers can be a good platform for initiating good work!
If we can have an all pervasive National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is a new federal agency approved by the Indian Government to combat terror in India, and is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the states, why not a similar structure to deal with corruption by all classes of government servants and public sector etc.?
Have we become so immune to the fact that it is not possible for this country to occupy its destined position as a global power in the coming decade without ensuring that our internal functioning and administrative structures are fool proof and beyond any scope for blatant wrong doings?
Thangraj

Bane of our times
It is a bane of our times that corruption cases, howsoever big, do not baffles or disturbs us any more. Any news of any service officers getting caught in the act is taken as a matter of routine and forgotten a day after. Sometimes media may carry out some panel discussions on corruption or we may hear ceremonious speech from PM etc. in the conferences, like the ones we have got used to after every terrorist attack and thereafter all is forgotten and life goes on so is the corruption albit with a greater intensity. It is almost an open secret in bureaucracy who is making money and how much? Within drawing room discussions there are no pretenses left. At times the success stories of the corrupt only motivates others to follow suite as who would not like to own bungalows, commercial complexes, cash balances in the banks etc. It is also a fact that the corrupt have been largely more successful bureaucrats as well since they serve their masters well and it suits political class to have such officers to help them making a good return of their investment on the elections. This cycle is almost a never ending one with dynamic duo doing the tango.
It may well be idealistic folly to expect any change or reforms in the system as corruption looks to be a non issue in the public domain as public at large has become immune to corruption stories. This can also be sensed from the recent voting patterns where the leaders who were involved in various corruption scandals were elected with good majority.
Another institution i.e. Judiciary which could have helped to check this menace itself is deeply facing this crisis and has failed to deliver on reforming its own processes. Expecting Judiciary to pitch in for redeeming us from corruption is meaningless under the present system.
Though I may sound as pessimistic or a cynic but the truth is Corruption has become a all pervasive cancer in our system and there is nothing let me say with a repeat emphasis 'nothing' can be done to remove it from our system. Targeting any one service or profession is neither fair nor justified. Only good thing is that our system still continues to work with a fair degree of stability and we still have some good women/men left who are serving with zeal in a rapidly declining system. Let us at least salute these real heroes who have overcome all lures that have come their ways and have kept their integrity intact.
MB

Your policy ?
I fully agree with BAFTA (WIC of 9th Feb.)about silence on money/investments unearthed in raids on certain IAS officers(though corruption is not the monopoly of IAS)Views sent on this topic on 6th Feb and again on 7th Feb by me were totally ignored by you thereby giving an impression that you are not comfortable publishing views on corruption and would like to restrict to issues like change in retirement age, transfer/postings etc. Even though I am not hopeful I am once again forwarding my views .I will be happy to be proved wrong. In the event of rejection atleast an acknowledgement can be sent to the effect that you are unable to carry our views as the same are not consistent with your editorial policy/you do not want to annoy or upset powerful people.
Sudhir Chopra