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Raman V R


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Gupta to be Additional Director CBI !
V K Gupta is being tipped to be Additional Director CBI. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.
K.B.L.Mittal removed from post of Secretary Railway Board
K.B.L. Mittal has been removed from the post of Secretary Railway Board. He is yet to get a new posting.
Shivaji Rakshit appointed as Secretary Railway Board
Shivaji Rakshit has been appointed as Secretary Railway Board. So far he was FA in South Eastern Railway (SER) Kolkata.
Interviews for CMDs in public sector banks on Feb 17
Interviews for elevation of Executive Directors (EDs) as CMDs in public sector banks will be held on February 17, 2010.
CAT sets aside order of dismissal of IPS officer
Justice VK Bali, Chairman CAT, has imposed a fine of Rs. one lakh on the IB while setting aside the order of dismissal of FJ Aranha, an IPS officer of 1983 batch of Maharastra Cadre.
Ms Usha Torat is ahead ?
In case woman RBI Governor is appointed chances of Ms Usha Torat are bright since
another lady Deputy Governor Ms. Shyamala Gopinath is already on a short extension beyond superannuation.
Half a dozen naval officers join Engineering Giant ?
Is it true that senior naval officers involved with submarine development joined an ‘engineering giant’ without government approval? It is believed that about half a dozen naval officers have joined the ‘engineering giant’ with the belief that the new submarine orders would flow to this ‘engineering giant’.
Justice Garg to be CJ of Guwahati High Court ?
Grapevine has it that seniormost Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice R S Garg is being appointed Judge of the Guwahati High Court.
AP High Court CJ transferred to Mumbai HC
Justice Anil Ramesh Dave, Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court  has been  moved as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court .
(We said this on Noverber 27, 2009)
Justice Kakru to be CJ of AP High Court ?
Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court is likely to be promoted Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Justice Gopalagowda to be CJ of Orissa High Court ?
Senior Most Judge of the Karnataka High Court Justice V Gopalagowda is being tipped to be new Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
AK Dutta tipped to be a Member, DFCCIL
As the grapevine has it, AK Dutta, Executive Director (ED) Vigilance, in the Railway Board, is poised to be a Member in the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL). He is an IRSEE officer of the 1978 batch.
R P Agrawal to be JD CBI in Patna
Newly appointed Joint Director CBI R P Agarwal is being posted in Patna. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Orders of successor of Lt Gen Singh next week
Who will succeed Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen V K Singh on March 1 ?.Orders are being issued next week.
Deputation tenure of Chairman Tobacco Board extended
Central deputation tenure of (Dr.) J. Suresh Babu, IAS(MT-86) as Chairman, Tobacco Board under the Department of Commerce, has been extended for a period of 3 months .
Deputation tenure of JS Health extended for two years
Central deputation tenure of Debasish Panda Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, has been extended for a period of two years beyond Feb 28. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Cadre of IFS officer changed from AM to AP
Inter-Cadre transfer of BNN Murthy, IFS(AM-07) from Assam-Meghalaya cadre to Andhra Pradesh Cadre has been cleared by the GoI.
Arun Yadav’s PS is true to his name
PS to Union Minister of State Heavy Industries Arun Yadav, Sajjan Singh Yadav is such a nice person that people say that he is true to his name.
Scientists opposed non-technocrat as DG, ICFRE
As the grapevine has it, scientists have revolted on the issue of having a non-technocrat as new Director General (DG) of the Dehradun based Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). The post fell vacant last year after return of Jagdish Kishwan to his parent cadre of Jammu & Kashmir.. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch.
Pranab Da ko “Gussa kyon aya?”
Nowadays Pranab Mukherjee Indian Finance Minister is reportedly quite upset and annoyed due to high inflation rate since Parliament’s Budget Session is round the corner Sources said that Mukherjee had shown his anguish on two Ministers in one of the Cabinet meetings. Even Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh was also surprised to see Pranab Da’s attitude..
Rahul Gandhi’s formula may back fire
A general feeling is emerging in Congress circles that AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s formula of targeting the youth may boomerang. Such a feeling has crept in because seniors in the party are reportedly being sidetracked by those young workers who are members of the “RG” (Rahul Gandhi) brigade. All said & done Rahul Gandhi seems to be doing quite well for the party.
Gurubachan Singh to go to Vancouver
Gurubachan Singh, Joint Director, SIB, Punjab Intelligence Bureau, is shortly going on a foreign tour. He will examine security arrangement of 2010 Winter Olympics Games at Vancouver. He is an IPS officer of the1984batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
Ahmad to be next Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Tarmiz Ahmad is all set to be the next Ambassador to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in place of MOH Farook.
MR Nayak is ED, Allahabad Bank
M.Ramanath Nayak who was earlier General Manager with Corporation Bank on elevation has joined as Executive Director (ED) Allahabad Bank.
(We said this earlier & on December 5, 2009)
Jamuda is back to Orissa
Former Commissioner of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Rang Lal Jamuda, is back to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.
Now monitoring cell for IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh Government is going to set up a monitoring cell for functioning of IAS officers with a view to tone up the State administration and expedite schemes’ implementation. Findings will find place in the ACRs.
IAS changes in Orissa
Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed Labour Commissioner.Hemant Sharma has been given additional charge of Director Technical Education.
Delay in review makes IRS officer report to juniors
Delay in holding the review DPC meeting has landed an IRS officer of the 1976 batch, N.K. Jain in a piquant situation whereby he would be required to take orders from an officer junior to him. Jain, Commissioner Income Tax, Jodhpur was allegedly ignored during the DPC held in 2008-08 following which he had approached the CAT, which directed for a review DPC. The review meeting and DPC for promotion of Chief Commissioners in 2009-10 was held but again Jain’s case was rejected allegedly citing his ACR not meeting “very good” benchmark for the year 2005-06. Despite the fact that DPC and review meeting for promotion of officers for 2009-10 were held on the same day, promotion list of juniors were issued but his case has been delayed. Now, a situation has arisen whereby, Jain, has to take orders from his juniors.
New ADRMs for Raipur and Hyderabad
Prabhash Kumar and Bhooma have been appointed new ADRMs of Raipur and Hyderabad respectively.
IRAS officer to join Commonwealth Games Secretariat
Harsh Kumar, SAG/IRAS/NR, 1981 batch, has been selected and approved for deputation to OC Commonwealth Games, 2010, as Joint Director General (Technology & Communications) until December 2010.
CAT orders re-instatement of two IAS officers
Allahabad Bench of CAT has ordered re-instatement of two UP cadre IAS officers Sanjeev Saran and Rakesh Bahadur.
Post of Jt. Secr in CBDT vacant
Post of Joint Secretary (FT & TR-I), in the Department of Revenue, in Central Board of Direct Taxes is vacant.
Mathi Vathanan is new PS to Orissa CM
G Mathi Vathanan has been posted as new PS to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.

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Goyal is ED CWDB
KK Goyal has been selected and approved for deputation to Central Wool Development Board (CWDB), Jodhpur as Executive Director, for a period of four years. He is 1997 batch IRAS officer.
Former West Bengal CS is now Director in Emami
Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Amit Kiran Deb has been appointed Additional Director in Emami.
Pan Parag Chairman quits
Pan Parag Chairman Mansukhbhai M. Kothari has put in his papers effective January 30 due to his bad health and personal reasons.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

On one side Shiv Sena (SS) demands all Indians to be treated the same!!!
For the special status to Kashmiris time and again Congress ko karthe hai blame!
 
Why do SS and MNS want special status to the Marathi Manoos in Maharashtra State?
And both Balasahib and Raj have gone ballistic with this demand of late!!
 
Both forget the contribution of who they term as outsiders in Maharashtra’s success!!!!
'Outsiders' contribution is maximum in Maharashtra’s progress!!!
 
They provide employment opportunities to the Marathi Manoos…can be checked out!!
Without the outsiders Maharashtra’s progress would be stunted without a doubt!
 
In the previous election the Marathi Manoos gave an insight to his and her mind!!!!
Both to Shiv Sena and MNS they were electorally unkind!!!
 
And Balashib and Raj are wrong if they think by stunts they can regain ground!!!
But for Pawar they’d have lost the ‘next electoral round’!!
 
The next electoral round is the Mumbai Municipal election!!
Price rise is going to be on the top of minds of voters when they make their selection!
 
Though it’s supposed to be on local issues but inflation is really hurting!!!
And add to this Pawar’s ‘regular blurting’!!
 
And as in the Center it’s perceived to be a Congress Sarkaar!!
So Congress ko bhi padhe gi NCP ke saath maar!!
 
Yes Mumbai’s wholesalers, hoarders and retailers will side with UPA!!
'Paapi pett ka sawaal hai'  they’ll say!
 
People in Mumbai as it is are burdened by the very high cost of living!
And that is why based on this issue their votes they will be giving!
 
Congress and NCP are banking on SS and MNS cutting each others votes!!!
Why do you think on Raj nowadays Congress literally but tacitly dotes???
 
Laloo they say has started worshiping The Aloo!!
Aloo has been the lucky mascot of Laloo!!
 
Maybe he’ll either swear not to eat aloos or eat only aloos till Bihar poll!!!!
Maybe Nitish in terms of aloo should let Biharis know how much Laloo stole!!
 
Of course it will be based on Laloo’s alleged hay making!!
Biharis have borne Laloo Raj’s rampant corruption will know Nitish is not faking!
 
Or Nitish could coin his own slogan using the aloo!!
Jabh takk rahe ga samose mein aloo tabh takk rahe ga Laloo chaloo!!!
 
Amar Singh and Jaya Pradha are now Officially History for Samaajwaadi Party!!
And knowing Amar he'll be throwing an 'aall is well expulsion Party'!!
 
Maya will be definitely invited!!!!
And maybe as BSP's knight in designer togs he could be by Maya knighted!!

Though there are rumors that Amar will not align and lend issue based support!!!
He has his sights on being a spoiler in UP has per an inside report!!

Modi's been bitten by the filmy bug that is why Big B is Gujarat's new 'show piece'!
Now in Gujarat Big B valuable land karre ga 'cease'!!!
 
Modi Bhai you are close to Mukesh Bhai and you've chosen a Anil flunky???
Gujarat is on a roll and would be so even if you chose as its show piece Mr.Chunky!
 
Do you need a bhaand to sell Gujarat????
Modi Bhai appointing Big B is like on Gujarat's confidence maroing a laath!!
 
During the Budget preparation exercise I have a request for Pranab Da!!!
Eat only sandesh.... like they say ' if you want to be sweet then meetha khaa'!!
 
Please do not be innovative like PC and do not keep Markets on the top of your mind!
To the Markets PC was extra kind!!!
 
RBI says for the galloping inflation we have a cure and soon it'll be used!
Of sleeping as inflation gallops RBI is being accused!!!
 
The excessive money supply is one of the reasons for inflation running wild!!!
Though they say the affect of money withdrawal will be mild!!!
 
Food infaltion is because of supply side woes!!!
And Pawar....he signals inflation to rise and up obediently it does goes!!
 
Afridi's ball biting has made Pakis a laughing stock!!!
'Daant se Pakistani cricket khelthe hai' is the new mock!!
 
In the past too they've been caught red handed trying to tamper with the ball!!!
Just being 'Paki by nature' iss ko karte hai call!!!
 
Confucius says.... To win Paki cricket team can use their teeth and fingernails too!!!
Keep an eye and you'll be surprised with the ball what what these jokers do!!

Bharat Kumar

 
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WHO WILL BE THE QUEEN’S CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER AFTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH?
Why to speculate ?
Why should precious time be spend in speculations. The deserving either merited or credited is already in the loop. The knot of the loop has just to be opened. The HAND that opens knot is firm and strong. When the appropriate time comes the knot will be opened leaving in lurch many. Let the many remember that every country retires people after a certain age as they are considered to be worn out. Let the leftouts rest in peace and enjoy retired life.They may atleast be able to see an outside world which was not visible to them for quiet a long time.
M D Bosco dbpschool@donboscopublicschool.com

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi is obviously there but out of the family, I guess though Pranab Mukherjee is closest, he is retiring from active politics in the next election so obvious choice can be P. Chidambaram. This is because he is honest, brilliant, sincere, hardworking and has no non-sense approach.
Chintan Shah chintanpshah@yahoo.com

Pranab Mukherjee
The successor of Dr. Manmohan Singh can be Mr. Pranab Mukherjee who has been sufficiently competent, dedicated and committed while discharging his duties in any capacity. Moreover, he has served in the Government for a longest tenure as a Cabinet Minister and other positions held in the Congress party.
It is a well known fact that Ms Sonia Gandhi has been proved to be a self-less leader who may not like to choose Rahul as a successor of Dr. Manmohan Singh because she may like to use the dedicated and committed talent of Rahul to strengthen the party base line. The country has seen the dedicated and committed talent of youngsters in the Gandhi family to prove their metal  in the field of social and developmental areas which can be extremely useful to the nation in the years to come. His efforts have shown commendable results in the recent  elections, especially U.P. and other States as well as while analyzing the overall performance of Congress in the elections.
 We cannot afford to ignore the competence and challenges with administrative ability of Mr. P. Chidambaram who has proven his capabilities in Commerce, Finance and now showing in MHA. There is no doubt, none of the senior leaders in the Government have a strong backing in their home state and we all know Mr. Chidambaram had lost elections in his own State where he had done lot of developmental work to create employment and industrial  development in his own constituency while serving as a Finance Minister, but even then he had lost. It was only  recounting of the votes  because of a strong message from Delhi to Mr.Karunanidhi and he could return to Lok Sabha and  to the Cabinet.
 It may be recalled that in the recent past, the Times of India had begun a contest to explore leadership amongst the country’s professionals and social activitists.  If the Congress party genuinely looks for a leader of the country, they may consider this kind of
exercise with the help of their grass-route force in a massive manner.
The period at their disposal to complete this exercise is sufficient enough to choose an efficient leader of the country. No doubt it is an exercise which is difficult but can be attempted with good funding from the coporate sector. The country  can also have top corporate/professional  leaders  like Narayanmurthy, Ratan Tata, Dr C Rangarajan and Dr Montek Ahluwalia , be the successor of Dr Singh. They have proven their worth in their
respective positions.
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Everybody has a faith in Manmohan Singh
No doubt that Dr. Manmohan Singh is utmost devotee to the Congress in particular and towards Country as a whole. But he will never deceive or disregards Madam Sonia, it is true. At the same time, he will always be a saviour of Congress through his inbuilt policies and nature of adjustment with assertion towards benefits to the country on all fronts. It is, without any doubt, a few politicians like Sharad Pawar, who are taking undue advantage of PM's regards for senior politicians. But, like an electric switch, if Madam Sonia desired to do some drastic steps against Sharad Pawar and his aides, then PM will never hesitate to come forward to save the government thru his sensible attitude with appropriate suggestions at that time of crisis. The fact remains that all politicians, public and even Madam Sonia Gandhi has full faith in present Prime Minister's abilities which are suppressed by some politicians having vested interests. Otherwise, PM can take the country towards fabulous approach in the world's recognition as Super India in all fields.

I wish Madam Sonia may consider to do something for those politicians, who are taking undue advantage in any particular state or at Centre.
hsbhalla@gmail.com

Why is PM silent on price rise?
It is surprising why the PM is not taking any action against the price rise. The main solution is to remove Pawar. Instead of doing this, the PM seems to be towing his line. It definitely looks that for some reasons not known to us, Sonia is afraid of Sharad Pawar.
I Khan

LDC in trouble
After implementation of sixth pay commission, the government has constituted an anomaly committee to consider the genuine demand of the employees. It is very sad situation for Lower Division Clerk of Central Government who was equated to the Group D in this commission's report while they are compete 3 tier examination and join this service. Many of them are acquired even LLB, MBA degree while 95% of LDC are Graduate and dealing equivalent seat as DR Assistant in Central Secretariat. it is very unfortunate that Assistant of CSS/Inspector of IT and Excise has got their dues and grade pay of 4600 while LDC/UDC couldn’t get the grade pay of 2400 and 2800 respectively while it is their genuine demand. In central secretariat also UDCs are discriminated as Assistant has upgraded to the grade pay of 4600 but UDC couldn’t get any thing from central government. it is expected that after 3-4 years approved service they will also get the grade pay of 4200 as mentioned in the order of Dop&T during upgradation of grade pay of Assistant. i hope, DoP&T will look after the matter and LDC/UDC of Central Government will also get their due at earliest.
Prabha

An Appeal to Bal Thackeray!!!
I wonder whether Bal Thackeray has made any contribution to the Indian society. It did not take me long to conclude that as a narrow-minded individual,he has always generated hatred, disharmony and friction among the peace-loving motley of indian communities co-habiting in cosmopolitan Mumbai. He is merely wasting his time and energy in building Berlin walls within Maharashtra. Where were his paper tigers hiding during the 26/11 attack at Mumbai? His excessive "patriotism" borde-ring on "Xenophobia", is misplaced. Both Shiv Sena and the MNS workers must dedicate themselves to the cause of the poor slum dwellers of Mumbai instead of sitting in the air-conditioned comforts of their ivory towers! Let them not tarnish the name of the great Shivaji Maharaj! The country already has enough problems at its hands which the incompetent Government of India, is unable to cope with. One more appeal. Let Bal, Udhav and Raj Thackeray refrain from denigrating the achievements of any artistes or cricketers by spewing venom against them through "Saamna". It is strange that even at this age and his failing health, Bal Thackeray is not showing sign of maturity by making plebeian statements against others. He has deservedly earned the epithet of "bad cholesterol" among Mumbaikars!
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)
PM must be cautious in selecting RBI Governor

There is one more reason for the RBI Governor S Rao to go. With the shifting of PC from the Finance Ministry he is feeling disconnected from his Remote Control (read PC).He was a handpicked bureaucrat to act as a de-jure RBI Governor. No wonder if he is replaced soon. PM Must exercise a caution in selecting the new RBI Governor , whether male or female. He/She should not be handpicked one of the present FM to be guided by hinm through remote control.
Keshav Prasad

Aping the West not required
We have to understand that blindly aping the West is leading us nowhere. Today all social evils like alcohol abuse, drunken driving, road rage, drug abuse, substance abuse, promiscuity, deviant sexual behaviour, obesity, AIDS, psychological problems, criminality, prostitution are all on the rise, simply because we are aping the west. The west is different and we are different. A strong India, with our own culture and roots is what we should strive for, instead of blindly emulating the west and its decadent lifestyle.
Arjun Mallik

Obituary
I am sorry to know that Subir sir of kind heart has passed away.He help Indian football through ONGC we now miss him great men . It is lost to all of us.
Ghaus Mohd

Let us wish god to give peace to his soul
While some element of fiction in reporting may be the order of the day too much of it affecting the institutional fabric of our country needs to be avoided.
Gopal Nair