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Zohra Chatterji to move from I & B Ministry
Ms Zohra Chatterji will in all probability move from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as Additional Secretary.1979 batch UP cadre IAS officer, Ms Chhatterji, is unlikely to be promoted in the I & B Ministry. I & B Minister Ms Ambika Soni is reportedly not keen to retain the services of Ms Chatterji.
Vijay Kumar tipped to be Joint Secretary Rural Development
As the grapevine has it, Vijay Kumar is going to be appointed as Joint Secretary in Rural Development (RD) Ministry. He is an IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Rajesh Prasad to be Dy Chief of Mission in London
Rajesh Prasad is going to London as Deputy Chief of Mission. IFS officer Prasad is presently Joint Secretary .
P Chidambaram’s decision triggers debate
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, who has mooted the route of recruiting IPS officers from among serving police officers across the country, has triggered a national debate. Officers belonging to the IPS fraternity are discussing its pros & cons. Altogether 150 IPS officers will be inducted this year. It is being done in addition to those IPS officers who are selected through UPSC. Basic aim of the exercise is to overcome shortage of IPS officers in naxal infested areas of India. However, debate is going on as to what would be its fall out on regular recruits (RRs) in terms of promotion & challenging assignments.
Sanjeev Kumar to be OSD to MOS for DoPT
Sanjeev Kumar is poised to be Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Prithviraj Chavan Indian Minister of State (MOS) for Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT). He is an IAS Officer of the 1993 batch who belongs to Maharashtra cadre.
Hari Ranjan Rao appointed MD, MP Tourism Corporation
Hari Ranjan Rao, IAS, has been appointed the new Managing Director (MD) of the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC). At present he is Collector Jabalpur. He is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.The day Rao assumes charge, Iqbal Singh Bains Principal Secretary (PS) to MP chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be relieved of the charge of MD, MPSTDC.

(We said this on January 29, 2010).
Gulshan Bamra to be Collector, Jabalpur
Gulshan Bamra who was Director Women & Child Welfare department (WCD) has been appointed as new Collector of Jabalpur. He is an IAS Officer of the 1997 batch who belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre.
M.K.Lokesh to be Indian Ambassador to Abu Dhabi
M.K. Lokesh is poised to be new Indian Ambassador to Abu Dhabi. He is an officer of the 1977 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Hitherto he was in Brussels.
Sanjay Verma to assume charge in Dubai
Sanjay Verma will be taking over as the new Consul General of India (CGI ). He is an officer of the 1990 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Hitherto Verma was Joint Secretary (Energy Security) in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Madusamy promoted in RBI
Madusamy has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Ms.Sheila Dixit is role model for DD Lapang
Delhi Chief Minister Ms. Sheila Dixit is role model for Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang. The later had called on the former to take tips on how to put Meghalaya state on fast track of development as far as states in the North East were concerned. He is Chief Minister of the state for the fifth time..
Ms.Kajal Singh to be Registrar ,TDSAT
Ms. Kajal Singh will soon be Registrar of the Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT). She is an IRS –CC & E & hails from 1992 batch . At present she is posted in DG, Systems of CBEC.
Bihar Government in poll mode
Bihar Government being headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has gone into an election mode now. State assembly polls are due to be held later this year in Bihar.
IFWJ meet for the 1st time in Bihar
The national meet of the Indian Federation of Journalists (IFWJ) will be held for the first time in Bihar when its 1000 delegates will converge at Rajgir from February 19 to 21, 2010. Even 50 foreign journalists from SAARC nation will attend the same.
Ms. G Tilakavarthy soon to be elevated as DG
As the grapevine has it, Ms.G Tilakavarthy is soon going to be elevated as ADG in Tamil Nadu. She is an IPS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
Nihar Ranjan Banerjee likely to get extension as CVO,CIL
As the grapevine has it, there is a move to extend the term of Nihar Ranjan Banerjee, the current Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Coal India Limited (CIL), which is expiring on February 28, 2010. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.
13 DIG posts vacant in CBI
As many as 13 posts of DIG level are vacant in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Government of India. While three posts belongs to deputation, 10 belong to cadre promotion.
Karnataka High Court Judges appointed
Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath and Justice Venkataramiah Nagarathna, Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court have been appointed Judges of the Karnataka High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Additional Judges of Patna High Court appointed
Birendra Prasad Verma and Dinesh Kumar Singh have been appointed Additional Judges of the Patna High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Additional Judges of Madras High Court appointed
T Mathivanan, Ardhanariswamy Arumughaswamy and Ms KBK Vasuki, have been appointed Additional Judges of the Madras High Court in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge transferred
Justice Nirmal Yadav, Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, has been appointed Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court and directed to assume charge of her new office on or before February 24, 2010.
IAS changes in Tamil Nadu
Certain IAS officers have been shifted in Tamil Nadu. They are Hans Raj Verma formerly Secretary to Governor to Commissioner of Labour , A Sukumaran Commissioner of Labour to Commissioner of Fisheries Development Corporation Limited , Shambhu Kallolikar Commissioner of Fisheries Development Corporation Limited to Project Director / Member Secretary of the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society & Dr. S. Vijaykumar will function as Project Director, Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project and Ex-officio Special Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department.
Satyendra Gupta is SP, Sirsa
Satyendra Gupta has been posted as SP Sirsa by the Haryana Government. He is an IPS officer of the 2004 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Shailesh Kumar Singh poised to go to Centre
As the grapevine has it, Shailesh Kumar Singh is poised to go Government of India (GOI) on central deputation. He is Jharkhand cadre IAS officer of the 1991 batch.
Minor bureaucratic changes in MP
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle Madhya Pradesh Government has given additional charge of Director Women & Child Welfare department (WCD) has been given to Ms. Kamini Chauhan Ratan who is already Deputy Secretary WCD.Ms.Kamini Chauhan Ratan is an IAS officer of the 1997 who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Likewise, Manoj Govil Commissioner State Archaeology has been assigned additional charge as Secretary Culture. He is an IAS officer of the 1991 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE
Sengupta to quit Tata’s corporate services
Partha Sengupta will quit Tata’s corporate services to be in charge of raw materials.
Bhilai Steel Plant bags two PM’s Trophy for best integrated steel plant
Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has received the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing steel plant in the country for the year 2006-07 and 2007-08 in New Delhi on Feb 15. With this, BSP has achieved the unparallel distinction of being the only steel plant in the country, public or private, to have been honoured with the prestigious PM’s trophy 9 out of the 16 times it has been awarded since it was instituted. BSP was chosen as the winner for both years for its excellence in spheres of production, techno-economics, R&D efforts and product development, human resource management, employee motivation, environment management, quality as well as execution of its corporate social responsibilities. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh handed over the Trophy to SAIL Chairman SK Roongta and BSP Managing Director R Ramaraju in the presence of the Union Minister for Steel Virbhadra Singh, Minister of
State for Steel A Sai Pratap, Secretary (Steel) Atul Chaturvedi and Special Secretary BS Meena.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

So Sena’s sticking to its stand ‘IPL mein Aussie ban’,

That means for another attack the terror groups will plan!!

Like during MNIK release for IPL all the security will be diverted,

And into a ‘blasting opportunity’ this will be converted!!!

What will be MNS’s stand???
Will it give SS a helping hand????

Down Under Aussie cricket Board has taken note of the Pune blast!!

And doubts on players safety have already been cast!!

Though Aussie Board has said ‘it’s a call the players themselves will have to take’!

So collectively decision the Aussie players playing in the IPL will make!!!

If Sarkaar wants all this to end ….. hold ‘emergency’ Mumbai MC elections in a week!!!

And let the crescendo before the IPL peak !!

And by the time IPL will start ‘the froth would have settled’!!!!

On Aussie participation in IPL SS will not get nettled!!

That is because SS does not take up issues from the heart or dill!!!

It’s either for some electoral gain or so that pockets they are able to fill!!!

Yes its anti MNIK stand was the only one that deserves praise!!

But here too as Sharukh has Congress leanings red banner on MNIK release it did raise!

And the Pune bomb blast has had its effect overseas!!!

Advisories by US, UK and Oz issues ‘travel only if necessary please’!!

The aim of the Pune blast was to make the IPL a domestic circuit!

By making videshi players withdraw IPL ko karro short circuit!!

My take is let the Aussies play but during their stay we should tell them we are hurt!!

From hotel Staff to stadium staff with them should be abs curt!

Do not applaud any of their achievements during the game!!!

Let our silence shout 'shame shame'!!

Sajjan’s bail plea has been rejected and he’ll do what he did in the past!!

Surround himself by thousands of his supporters so that Cops cannot get past!

He’s going to put up a human shield to protect himself from getting arrested!!

This mode in the past he’s already tested!!

You too must be wondering that on price rise why are Sonia and Rahul mum???

Does Congress feel it’s a non issue or simply to take on Pawar it has no dumm?

No doubt spending power in rural India has gone up!!!

But this take that ‘this inflation is benefiting farmers’ is one big gup!!

The additional income the farmers have made!!!

To keep in step with rising prices the meager additional income is being paid!!

Yes in the past from buying certain food items they would have had to abstain!!

But this time their additional income is coming handy and that’s the gain!

They see their additional income is being used up to eat!!!!

On inflation farmers bhi apna chest karr rahe hai beat!!

Did Congress feel that whatever is used in their kitchens farmers grow???

Just hearing the prices of oil and dals brings sweat to every farmer's brow!!!

And then we know the farmer benefit has been miniscule!!!

It’s the hoarders, middlemen and retailers profits joh karr rahe hai prices ko fuel!

Ghadkari is going to reveal his vision in Indore!!!

Will he jolt BJP into action or will it be ‘came, ate and walked out of the door’?

Gadkari’s problem is his face and girth makes him look like a happy go luck guy!

His ‘dead seriousness’ no one does buy!!

He gives the Laughing Buddha look!!!

First to correct his own image high time some steps he took!!!

Like he should get hold of Narsimha Rao’s photo and ape the pout!!!

The look that tells everyone ‘ you I doubt’!!!

Learn from Pranab Da how to throw interviewers off the track!!!

Pranab Da’s past interviews Gadkari need to track!!

And he should try to ape Vajpayee’s oration and mindset!!!!

He should go to Vajpayee and become a student and maybe some tips he’ll get!

And what he should keep away from is Advani’s ways!!!

He’ll be better off if from Advani and his style away he stays!!!

Really feel so sad for the Ma and Pa who lost son and daughter in the Pune blast!!!

Their anguished cry must be 'gone so fast'!!

Really feel like going there and offering them my shoulder for them to cry!!

I'm sure hearing the news no eye must have been dry!!

Confucius says.....they should take solace that Sharukh has twitted and sent his condolences (sic)!!!

On his return he should have rushed there to meet them had he been 'in his senses'!!

Adds.... Because had the Cops not been diverted for My Name is Khan!!!

This grief this Ma and Pa would not have to bear or karna padtha sahaan!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

 
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WHO WILL BE THE QUEEN'S CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER AFTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH?
I think Pranab Mukherjee may be first choice of Madam Sonia.
Vinod Kumar vinod_khokar_29@yahoo.com

Why does Gujarat not produce more IAS officers?
Why does the Gujarati not leave his language, state, customs behind and work as an IAS officer in Bihar/ UP (though the Gujarati does leave his shores for the USA)? Why do people from Bihar/ UP leave their state/ customs/ language behind and go to serve in Gujarat? Because Gujarat does not believe in education. Why? Because, education, though seen as a panacea in Bihar and UP, actually is no panacea at all. It takes years, a lot of inputs (expenses, hard work) and in all the time it takes to get a doctorate, one can build up an industry (Dhirubhai Ambani did not have a doctorate). Gujarat believes in enterprise, initiative and entrepreneurship and hence does not believe in working for others, Bihar and UP (as also the Marathi Manoos) believe in a stable income (though low),less work and low risk and hence root for service. Those who believe in service will spend years in obtaining an education, taking examinations year after year and ultimately join the
service class. Those who believe in enterprise will work hard and create wealth. Gujarati are practical. They would rather not waste years and join the IAS at 30. They would rather put up a factory with the seed money that would have gone into education and taking the Civil service Exam year after year and become a millionaire at 30.Why is Gujarat far more developed that Bihar or UP? Because of the misplaced stress on education in UP and Bihar. The other reason is the absence of law and order in UP and Bihar. Since there is a lack of law and order, business and commerce can not flourish in these states. No one can think of starting businesses in Bihar and UP but for musclemen/ politicians (others would be kidnapped for ransom and murdered in the absence of payment thereof).The only opportunity out of a benighted existence is to keep studying, work hard and leave these states to join the Gujarat cadre of the IAS!
Arjun Mallik

Present method of selection for IAS is incorrect
IAS is the backbone of our country’s administration. The present method of selection purely based on written exams and an interview do not really assess the person’s suitability for the job. One can see more than 50% of these officers becoming misfits wasting away their time in innocuous posts in state secretariats unwanted by every body. While some officers considered efficient and good, dumped with many departments, others enjoy their life, some not even coming to the office in the afternoons. Just like in the defence officer’s selection there should be a psychological analysis of the candidates to find out their potential and suitability to hold such posts. More over the importance given to reservation has damaged the prestige of the cadre. Some of the castes though socially and financially better off than the so called upper castes have used their political clout and managed get into reserved classes and are garnering all the vacancies at the
cost of real backwards. Half a century of reservations have not benefited the real backwards and they also suffer due to the inefficiency of officers selected as per the present practice. Free training should be imparted to candidates from socially weak sections of the society to prepare them for the examinations, but no reservation should be made in the examination itself. Candidate's mental out look, attitude etc should be given sufficient importance by a psycho analysis.
N K Nair