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Basu to be Secretary Agriculture ?
If all goes well, P K Basu will succeed Nand Kumar as Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India on March1. 1976 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer Basu is presently Special Secretary Agriculture.
List of 1990 batch likely to go to ACC
As the grapevine has it the list of 54 IAS officers belonging to 1990 batch is likely to go to Acc for approval on Februaey 12,2010.
Shishir Kumar to be DG,Economic Intelligence CBEC
Shishir Kumar an officer of Central Board of Excise & Customs from 1975 batch has been appointed as Director General(DG) of the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau & Special Secretary.  He will assume charge on February 15, 2010.
R S Pandey replaces Padmanabhaiah
Outgoing Secretary Petroleum R S Pandey has replaced K Padmanabhaiah as Interlocutor Nagaland. He is retired 1972 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.He will get the rank of Cabinet Secretary.
( We said this only yesterday )
Bhaskar appointed JS IPP
V Bhaskar has been appointed Joint Secretary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer.
( We said this on January 15 )
Manoj Yadav gets new assignment
At last, Manoj Yadav has been posted as Joint Director (North East), at Headquarters, Intelligence Bureau..He is an IPS Officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to Haryana Cadre.
Sinha to succeed Yadav
Neeraj Sinha presently posted as Deputy Director, SIB, Agartala will be posted as Deputy Director, Intelligence Bureau at Delhi in place of Manoj Yadav who has been promoted as Joint Director.He is an IPS Officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the Bihar Cadre.
Srivastava returns to cadre
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs D N Srivastava has returned to the cadre. He is 1984 batch IFS officer.to his parent cadre.
Tharoor did it again
It is now clear that none, including those in the government bother least about government directives. Take for instance the case of traveling by Air in Executive Class. Despite government directives against it, Union minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor and a couple of Members of Parliament traveled in the Executive Class from Thiruvanantapuram to New Delhi on Thursday aboard ICC-466.
Rath appointed part-time non official Director, MRPL
AK Rath former Secretary Education GoI, has been appointed as the non-official part-time Director to the board of Mangalore Refineries Private Limited (MRPL). His appointment is for three years. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Prof Nayyar appointed non-official Director, SAIL
Prof Deepak Nayyar Ex-Vice Chancellor Delhi University has been appointed as non-official part-time Director to the board of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
Goel appointed non-official Director SAIL
The Former Chairman of BIFR A.K. Goel has been appointed as non-official part-time Director to the board of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for a period of three years.
Jairaman appointed non-official Director SAIL
S. Jairaman, former Chairman and Managing Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited has also been appointed as non-official Director to the board of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
ACC clears Kundra’s posting as PS to Anand Sharma
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the posting of Ashish Kundra PS to Union Minister Anand Sharma with effect from Jan 7, 2010. Kundra had already been working with Anand Sharma.
Dhand’s posting as PS to MoS I&B regularized
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has regularized the appointment of V.K. Dhand PS to CM Jatua, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting with effect from June 16, 2009. Dhand is a CSS cadre officer.
Several 1978 batch IRS officials promoted as CCIT
1978 batch IRS officials upto SK Sahu have been promoted as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT).
Major IPS reshuffle in UP
Three dozen IPS officers have been reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh.

Mahalingam posted in Washington
Regional Passport Officer V Mahalingam has been posted in Indian Embassy Washington.
Jairam Ramesh lauds Prof P.K.Dhumal
Indian Minister for Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh has commended Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal for his drive for Environmental improvement in Himachal Pradesh.
Ms Tripathi posted in Railway Board
Ms.Jhanjha Tripathi, SAG/IRAS, presently on deputation to SAI has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director, Establishment (Sports), Railway Board & Secretary, Railway Sports Promotion Control Board.
Lal is new Transport Commissioner Madhya Pradesh
S S Lal has been appointed new Transport Commissioner Madhya Pradesh.He is 1982 batch IPS officer.
Raghuraj is new Bhind Collector in MP
Raghuraj will be new Collector of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh. S S Suhail Ali has been shifted to Secretariat as Deputy Secretary.
IPS changes in Chhattisgarh
There is IPS reshuffle in Chhattisgarh. New postings are Mssrs Anand Tiwari IG Training,Rajesh Mishra IG CID,R K Vij Additional charge IG Administration,R C Patel IG Prosecution,P N Tiwari IG Sarguja,S K Jha IG PHQ,Anand Chabra SP Janjgir and Ratanlal Dangi SP Rajnandgaon.
Acting CJ of AP High Court
Justice T. Meena Kumari has been appointed acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Transfers in Railways
Ranjan Tewari of HAG/IRAS has been transferred from SECR to SER and posted as FA&CAO, Neeraj Agarwal of SAG/IRSE has been transferred from SWR to SR and posted in the cadre, Vijayraghavan of SAG/IRAS has been transferred from SR as FA&CAO and appointed in HAG, Raghuraman of AG/IRAS has been transferred from SR and posted as FA&CAO on SR itself and SN Joshi of SG/IRSE has been on return from deputation transferred to SER in the cadre.

P K Basu appointed Secretary Agriculture

As predicted on this portal this morning P K Basu has been appointed new Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India. Soft spoken 1976 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer Basu is presently Special Secretary in the Ministry.He will succeed 1972 batch IAS officer Nand Kumar who is superannuating on February 28.
Sinha takes over as NIA Chief
S C Sinha has taken over as new NIA Chief on Friday. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre. Prior to this he was Special Director CBI.
4 IPS officers in Tamil Nadu elevated as ADGs
K.P.Maghendhran, S. George, T. K. Rajendran & P.C. Lallawmsanga of 1984 batch have been promoted as ADGs in Tamil Nadu
5 IPS officers in Tamil Nadu elevated as IGs
As many as five IPS officers of 1992 batch have been promoted as IGs in Tamil Nadu. They are: Rajeev Kumar, Sandeep Rai Rathore, Abhay Kumar Singh, K. Vannia Perumal & G. Dorairaj.
7 IPS officers in Tamil Nadu elevated as DIGs
As many as seven IPS officers of 1996 batch have been promoted as DIGs in Tamil Nadu. They are: K. Shankar, A. Amalraj, H. M. Jayaram, J. Rajendran, R. Thirugnanan, A. G. Pon Mannickavel & K.P. Shanmuga Rajeshwaran.
T.N. Lakshminarayanan passes away
T.N. Lakshminarayanan IAS (TN:1944: War Service) passed away on February 10 at Chennai after a brief illness. He was close to 88. His younger brother T.N.Seshan IAS (TN:1955) is the former Cabinet Secretary and Chief Election Commissioner of India. Two of Lakshminarayanan's sons-in-law are IAS officers of the T.N.Cadre: Dr.Sitharam Gurumurhi IAS(Retd)(TN:72), Member, State Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu and Arun Ramanathan IAS (Retd)
(TN:73), former Secretary, Financial Services Department.

CORPORATE
Chaudhary to be Director in HUDCO
S K Chaudhary is being tipped to be new Director (Corporate Planning ) in HUDCO. Name of Chaudhary is believed to have been put on number one in the panel by the PESB.
Koushik Chatterjee is Chairman of Tinplate and Tata Metaliks
Tata Group’s chief financial officer Koushik Chatterjee has been made the chairman of Tinplate and Tata Metaliks.
ASSOCHAM signs MoU with Delhi High Court
The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Delhi High Court in the capital New Delhi. ASSOCHAM would provide a framework for the timely delivery and technical expertise for justice through the use of arbitration. Dr. Swati Piramal, President ASSOCHAM & Director Piramal Healthcare Ltd. formally signed the MoU with the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Mr. Justice A.P. Shah in the presence of Union Minister of Law and Justice, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

You have to clear your Hubby’s name Madam President!!
After all he is in Rashtrapathi Bhavan a resident!!
 
His being indicted in a land grab case cannot termed as ‘private’!!
After all the one who has been indicted is the President’s mate!
 
And to say 'land was wrongly transferred to his name' is making Public guffaw!!!
If that had been the case Court would have mentioned this flaw! 
 
Abs true is the adage that in Indian politics wherever you scratch you’ll find dirt!!
But this allegation on the Presi's hubby India ki image ko karta hai hurt!!
 
Madam and her hubby’s hope is this too will pass away!!
After all public memory is too short they say!!
 
Many are upset with Justice Nirmal Yadav ‘literally getting away’!!!
What’s happened in this case many flay!!
 
CJI has a lot of answering to do!!!
Because now at him many in the Legal Fraternity boo!!
 
The feeling is that CJI was instrumental in this Judge ‘getting away’!!!
They say Justice in this case by CJI ‘has been shown bahar ka way’!!!
 
However CJI says CBI did not ask for the Judge's prosecution......passing the buck??
Anyway the concerned Judge from 'facing the music' has been able to duck!!
 
Another example ‘of the upholders of law being above the law’!!
Or you can say ‘law getting hit by enforcers of the law right in the jaw’!!
 
Pity in our Country both enforcers and upholders of law are above the law!!
In our Democracy this sure is a huge flaw!!
 
There’s a 50-50 chance that there will be a  double dip downturn!!!
And now very soon it could be the chance of the second phase’s turn!!
 
In such a scenario oil will fall again!!
Or you can say oil prices will wane!!
 
And when Mohna has predicted a fall in inflation too!!
So hiking oil prices would not ‘in the interests of the public’ be right thing to do!!
 
After all in the end ‘it’s all about the Public'!!
‘Public’ forms a major part of Republic!!
 
Mohna ji itni kya hai jaldi oil prices badhane ki????
Itni kya hai jaldi inflation ko more chadane (rise) ki???
 
For its Indore jamboree BJP’s using the katroa to collect money!!
Sure looks and sounds funny!!
 
Why don’t they have a chaat get together in Dilli????
Spending so much for nothing sure sounds and looks silly!!
 
Ghadkari does not impress one bit!!
In the post of President he sure is a misfit!!
 
His oration is bad and his demeanor is equally bad!!
For BJP I really feel sad!!
 
Basically CBI on Tytler did a CBI!!!
Cleared Before Investigation or CBI!!
 
With Congress in power the case was botched up and witnesses shoed away!
‘When the lover is the Kotwal then why be scared’ don’t they say???
 
Tytler egged on mobs to avenge I. Gandhi’s assassination!!
And this is not the first time that CBI is making a budhu of the Nation!
 
How do people decipher CBI????
Connot Be Impartial or CBI!!
 
Sonia knows Tytler’s role!!
And I hope she’ll keep him away with a barge pole!!
 
One of the biggest causes of people taking to terror is ‘injustice’!!!
Why should they pick up the gun if they get justice?????
 
Pranab Da is working on the Budget and I hope he’s got my sandesh!!
Morn, afternoon, evening and night he should eat sandesh!!
 
With the hope that he’ll churn out a Budget that all will consider ‘sweet’!!!
And hopefully the Budget inflation and downturn blues will beat!!
 
Confucius says….. this Budget should be the base for the one’s to come!!!
And please do not caste your greedy eyes on people’s income!!
 
Adds…. Yes apni Party ke social capitalist agenda pe you should stay!!
And on Government’s own wastage special attention please do pay!!
 
Flash.... Now Sharukh is twitting away to glory!!!
Is he in his way trying to say sorry??
 
Like Sharukh twits ...Balasahib and Udhav misunderstood what I said!!
Then rather than twitting why did he not speak to them instead???
 
Basically he politicized IPL by demanding Paki players inclusion!!!!
And now he says Balasahib and Udhav drew the wrong conclusion???
 
Sharukh needs to sit and think!!!
Because to every patriotic Indian of unpatriotism Sharukh does stink!!
 
After 26/11 if we still play with them bat and ball,
It'll be like to the terror organizations 'India will take more' we'll be giving the call!

Bharat Kumar

 
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WHO WILL BE THE QUEEN'S CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER AFTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH?
NO vacancy
No vacancy of PM for next 4 years at least! Favourites and dis-favourites can change place in that much time.
M P Suresh mps1990@hotmail.com

Who will be next PM?
Since nowadays politics is a good business for politicians and various parties, whoever be the PM be it an human being or other than human being, it is not in the interest of a common citizen of our country who are trying to save themselves from rising inflation etc.
S P Sharma SP@e.mail.com

 Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
Civilization begins to progress through many ups and downs. Now  we have reached to, the culmination of civilization. Justice and the Judiciary are the inevitable results of that civilization. But the present day society is a victim to the dilatoriness of the process of justice. People unfortunately fall victim to injustice. About one-thied Indians are very poor and illiterate as well. They come to the court to get justice by paying their hard-earned money. Here we need a sense of confidence in the courts to maintain the fabric of ordered liberty for a free people. We should keep in mind that people come to believe that inefficiency and delay will drain even a just judgment of its value. In addition to opening new Courts and increasing the number of Judges at different tiers of Judiciary, there is a need to increase the number of working days also. In 2010, the Supreme Court shall be working for 190 days out of 365 days. The holidays for the Judges would be 175. This needs a review keeping in view of the pending cases more than 50,000 in the Supreme Court only. The total pendency of cases at different courts in the country would be about three crores.
V. Kumar

It is nice move
Mrs K.L.Meena is very talented officer of Rajasthan. Best of luck to KL
R.S.Meena, IRSS, Mumbai
Current scandals ignored
It is really strange isn’t it, that 17 year old molestation cases are reopened due to media pressure whereas current scandals are completely ignored by the electronic media.
D Choudhury
Why is this website silent on IAS’ corruption
Recent income tax searches on three prominent IAS officers of MP & Chattisgarh cadres have resulted in detection crores of unaccounted money and hundreds of bank accounts. The website is silent on this news. Is this website is only for eulogising the IAS ?
Ansuman