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Will Brahma be Member UPSC ?
Name of Secretary Power Harishankar Brahma has started doing the round for the post of Member Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).1975 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer is scheduled to retire in April.
Centre approves revised tenure policy for IPS officers
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Government of India (GOI) has prepared a revised tenure policy for IPS officers and sent it to the ACC for the approval. The ACC has approved this policy and sent it back to MHA for further course of action to be taken shortly.
Joy to join Commodities Exchange Board
1979 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Dr C I Joy who has put in his papers is reportedly joining the Commodities Exchange Board in Ahemdabad.
Bhamathi to move from North-Block
Latest grapevine has it that Joint Secretary Home in the Government of India B Bhamathi is moving from the North Block to the Shashtri Bhawan as Additional Secretary. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Mrs. Bhupinder Prasad makes a history as first Secretary Justice
Mrs. Bhupinder Prasad has made a history by being the first Secretary Justice in the Government of India. Her name will always be remembered in this context. Separate Department of Justice has been created first time in the GoI. Ms Prasad is 1976 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Appointment of new EO next month
Appointment of new Establishment Officer in the Department of Personnel is expected to be made in February.
J P Sharma appointed JS DoNER
Joginder Paul Sharma has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
( We said this on December 11 )
Dalwai to join GoI
Ashok Mahadeorao Dalwai has been appointed Regional Deputy Director General (Joint Secretary level) in the Unique Identification Authority of India at Bengaluru. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

(We said this on December 12, 2009)
Three months extension to Ms Anita Kaul
The GoI has given three months extension in Central deputation tenure of Ms Anita Kaul. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
CVO of Bharat Petroleum gets extension
The ACC has approved the extension in Central deputation tenure of Ms. I. Sasikala, IRS(IT:85) as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for a period of two years beyond February 2.
Secretary level changes in Jharkhand soon
As the grapevine has it, Secretary level changes in Jharkhand are expected to take place soon.
Kushal Pal Singh’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) in the offer list has retained the name of Kushal Pal Singh, IG/HPA, Madhuban, Haryana. He is an IPS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
G.K. Pillai to chair IAS officers’ review meeting
G.K. Pillai Home Secretary will be chairing the IAS Review meeting of AGMU cadre on January 14, 2010.
MG Sanghvi tipped to CMD of a bank
As the grapevine has it, MG Sanghvi, Executive Director (ED) of the Bank of Maharashtra, is poised to be Chairman & Managing Directors (CMD) of one of the public sector banks.
Mandal to be Director (Finance) Jute Corporation
S K Mandal is being tipped to be Director (Finance) OF THE Jute Corporation of India. The PESB has reportedly put his name number one in the panel.
Subhash Chand Malik to be Director, CVC
Subhash Chand Malik has been appointed as a Director in CVC office for a period of 5 years with effect from his date of joining. He is an ISS officer of the1993 batch.
Ms. Sundari Nanda’s posting to be decided
Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will soon be deciding the posting of Ms. Sundari Nanda. She is an IPS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
Ms.Seema Raj soon to be promoted
Ms.Seema Raj, Director in the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Government of India will be getting promotion in her cadre. However, she will prematurely return to her parent cadre. She is an IRS (IT) officer, of the1986 batch.
Yogender Singh soon to be promoted
Yogender Singh, Director in the Ministry of Water Resource, Government of India will be getting promotion in his cadre. However, he will prematurely return to her parent cadre. He is an ISS officer of the 1982 batch.
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS Officer PVR Prasad, Director, RO, RO, NSSO (FOD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Vijaywada, has been posted as DDG, RO, RO, NSSO (FOD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Vijaywada.
Assistant Accountant General promoted
Atul Prakash, Deputy Accountant General (Ad-hoc) in the office of Accountant General (Audit), Nagaland, Kohima has been promoted and posted as Deputy Accountant General in the same office.
Several vacancies in UIDAI
There are several vacancies in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), created as an attached office under the Planning Commission to develop and implement the necessary institutional, technical and legal infrastructure to issue unique identity numbers to Indian residents. The vacancies are of PMU Head, Senior Manager (Project Management & Monitoring), Manager (Monitoring & Coordination), Manager (Knowledge Management), Senior Manager (Financial & Contracts Management), Manager (Contracts & Procurement), Senior Manager(Process & Operations), Manager (Process), Manager (Capacity Building), Manager (Human Resources), Human Resources Executive, Manager (Technology) and Technical Assistants.
George Fernandes suffering from Alzheimer’s disease
Noted socialist leader & former Indian Railways Ministers George Fernandes is nowadays suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. As the grapevine has it, his close relatives are more interested in the distribution of his property.
Dharmendra Sharma’s central deputation regularised
Anomoly relating to central deputation tenure of Dharmendra Sharma, Joint Secretary Police Modernization (PM) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has now been corrected. Sharma will resume duty in March 2010 after his three months leave. He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
IAS officer withdraws resignation
Maharashtra cadre 1987 batch IAS officer Uttamrao Kishore Gajbhiye has reportedly withdrawn resignation from the service.
Pradeep K.Pujari is ED North in FCI
Pradeep K.Pujari has assumed charge as new Executive Director (ED) North in Food Corporation of India (FCI). P.K. Pujari is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on December 16, 2009)
Bihar assembly’s budget session likely next month
Bihar Assembly budget session could be convened in February 2010 for 8 to 10 days. In that session Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could showcase achievements of his Government and put on record the state’s progress & make grounds for next assembly elections in the State.
Pankaj Asthana to go to US
Pankaj Asthana has been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T), Government of India (GOI), for a 11 months course on Masters in Public Administration in Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA” commencing shortly. He is an IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre who belongs to the 1987 batch. At present he is Secretary, Women and Child Welfare Department.
A.K. Antony to review security situation in Jammu & Kashmir
Indian Defence Minister A. K. Antony will review the security situation in Jammu & Kashmir during a one-day visit to Jammu, on January 12, 2010. He will be accompanied by the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, Defence Secretary, Pradeep Kumar and senior officials of the Ministry of Defence. Antony will visit forward areas in Jammu region and later address a meeting at the unified headquarters to be attended by the representatives of various forces including the state police and para military forces.
Promotion of Addl. CITs to CITs to take at least a month
Promotion of Additional Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) to Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) will take at least a month. It is so because UPSC had referred a related query to the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT). Query pertains to an order of the Supreme Court whereby concerning authorities are supposed to show ACRs of an officer to him if any ACR goes against his promotion.
KP Jain was a victim of cross fire between CS & PS Home in TN
As the grapevine has it, outgoing DGP of Tamil Nadu KP Jain was a victim of crossfire between Chief Secretary KS Sripathy (IAS 1975 batch) & Principal Secretary (PS) Home Ms. Mahalati (IAS 1977 batch) with the Tamil Nadu Government.
DG, NDRFCD to be named after three weeks
As the grapevine has it, candidate for the post of DG, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRFCD), will be finalized after three weeks. As it is, the name of Ranjit Kumar Bhatia, IPS (UP, 1974) has been cleared for appointment as next DG, ITBP. Presently Bhatia is DG, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRFCD).
Bihar cabinet to take decisions in waters
Believe it or not, the Bihar cabinet being headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would meet while aboard a boat in waters of Ganges at 2 pm on January 14, 2010. The boat in which the cabinet will take decisions while it will cruises has 50 seats. It is called “Ganga Vihar” & belongs to the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC). It is a unique concept, which has been mooted by Nitish Kumar to spread the message of keeping the Ganges pollution free for maintaining its sanctity. Sources close to Nitish Kumar said that this kind of an initiative has been taken for the first time by Chief Minister of any of the Indian states. However, it is different from two similar such meetings that were held last year in Nepal & Maldives, claimed sources close to Nitish Kumar. Bihar cabinet has strength of 35 incumbents including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. It may stated here that Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal on December 4,2009 had
 chaired a cabinet meeting in Kalapatthar foothills of the Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, towering in the backdrop. It was held for drawing global attention to environmental problems in Nepal & other smaller countries. A similar meeting in Maldives preceded this. The world's first underwater cabinet meeting was held on October 17, 2009 to underline how rising sea levels threatened the Indian Ocean archipelago's existence. President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Nasheed led it.
Earlier, cabinet members of Maldives had squeezed into wet suits and held undergone a session practicing their underwater skills.
DRDO official to go
Shift Joint Director of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory) RK Verma is being shifted.

Sinha relieved from MTNL(UPDATED)
R.S.P. Sinha Chairman and Managing Director MTNL has been relieved of his charge after his extension came to an end with effect from Jan 11.
Successor to Sinha yet to be named (UPDATED)
It is learnt that the Government is yet to decide on the name of a successor to R.S.P. Sinha as CMD of MTNL.
Kuldip Singh likely to get acting charge as CMD, MTNL (UPDATED)
As per convention Director Technical, Kuldeep Singh is likely to get the acting charge as CMD, till a new incumbent is named.

CORPORATE
GRASIM President to retire in March
GRASIM President Shailendra Jain is retiring in March this year.
Interviews for EIL’s Director Personnel from Jan.19, 2009
PESB on January 19 & 20, 2010 will conduct interviews for the post of Director Personnel in Engineers India Ltd (EIL).
5th North East Business Summit to generate business MD, NERAMAC
Recently concluded 5th North East Business Summit that was held in Hotel Hyat, Kolkata, is expected to generate business. This was stated by S. Bhattacharjee Managing Director(MD) North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC). During the summit MD, NERAMAC gave a presentation  through which he tried to emphasise on the cash crops of north east and shared with the valued gathering how best NERAMAC can associate in marketing the north east's exotic products beyond the region. He emphasised the importance of the North East Technology Mission scheme of GoI which is going to bring a huge marketing perspective & significance in the days to come and welcome investors to join hands with NERAMAC in a PPP or Joint ventures mode in agri-business to support the farmers of north east.
Strong show by SAIL dealers
The over 2,000-strong countrywide dealer network of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)being headed by SK Roongta has performed in an exemplary manner during the first nine months of the current financial year by achieving 4.17 lakh tonnes of sales – a YoY growth of 23% – and registering double-digit growth in each of the four regions. SAIL dealers mainly market the company’s branded products such as SAIL-TMT and SAIL-Jyoti. In recent months, light structurals have also been added to their product basket. In December ’09 alone, sales through the dealer network were a record 1.16 lakh tonnes, a growth of 210% over December ’08. This contributed substantially to SAIL’s overall domestic sales of nearly 1.4 million tonnes during the month which grew 32% over December ’08. During October-December (Q3) ’09, too, SAIL sold a record 1.94 lakh tonnes through its dealer network, showing a YoY growth of 104%.In a span of a little over 3 years,  these brand ambassadors of SAIL have steadily helped the company to consolidate its position throughout the country, particularly in the interior areas, enabling the common man to have easy access to quality steel materials of general use in construction. With ‘Shahar se gaon tak’ as its objective, SAIL aims to market over 1 million tonnes of branded products through its dealer network during the coming financial year.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Amar Singh says do not politicize my resigning my posts in Samajwaadi Party!!!!
And now please do expect Amar to get more and more farty!!!
He says he did not discuss this issue with his wifey, Big B and his wifey or Anil Ambani!!!
But this is not the true kahaani!!!
It’s a well planned move and he resigned putting up an impromptu show!
But then Amar is a drama baaz to the core and this all do know!!!
Seems some of his drama baazi rubbed on to his pal Mulayam!!!
And that is why Mulayam is saying Amar Singh rahe ga SP mein kaayam!!
Mulayam will miss Amar on account of  Amar’s role when Mulayam wanted to ‘play!!!!
And this role was what Mulayam’s family disliked insiders say!!!
All of a sudden Mulayam would disappear!!!
And then looking totally fresh and relaxed Mulayam would reappear!!
And to some extent Amar's talent to 'conjure up money in a second'!!!
'Play' is the first why he’ll miss him and Amar's money talent could be the second!
Maybe Pawar too is looking for Mulayam kind of ‘games and fun’!!!
Maybe this the reason why to offer Amar a place in NCP Pawar did run???
The Bhaand Mandali in SP is now getting ready to leave SP if Amar does not reconsider!!!
I feel SP apne aap ko lucky karre consider!!!
Imagine in one go the ‘useless’ lot will leave!!!!
And I feel breath of relief SP should heave!!!
Sanju Baba did not cut ice with the public and he delivered speeches in his drunken drawl!!!!
And all that Big B’s wife did was in Parliament about her dummy 500 notes bawl!!!
The public in Rampur say Jaya Pradha ho gayi 'furr' or just flew away!!
‘We did not see her wings prior to the elections’ they say!!!
It’s being said Amar is angry with Mulayam as he met him once when he was in Singapore!
He just visited Amar once and seems Big B brought this out to the fore!!!
He must have told Amar ‘ I starred during your ‘in bed’ days but Mulayam gave a guest appearance!!!
So Amar got rankled abut ‘during his ‘in bed’ period Mulayam’s disappearance!!!
Rathor’s got Veena to come out!!!!
And she’s on Rathor’s side without a doubt!!!
If she was married to Girhotra and is not with him anymore!!!!
It’s definite that things did get between her and Girhotra sore!!
Maybe Girhotra living in a conservative society was shy of revealing Veena!
Maybe he felt this would make difficult his family's jeena!!
And then the tracking down of the man who implicated Ashu in cases after so many years!
Adds to the ‘something is being cooked up’ fears!!
Isn’t Veena's appearance strange when she lived in the same City and till now was ‘AWOL’?
And believe me behind the scenes shots Hooda karr raha hai call!!!
He’s doing so for Manu’s sake!!!
His aim is to show that who the Media termed as persecuted turned out to be a fake!
Then Manu’s lawyer Jethmalani will play his next chaal!!!!
And for all you know Manu will be out before the end of this saal!!!
Why was Jethmalani on the Telly for discussion n Rathor!!!!
Now its easy to do ek aur ek ka jodh!!
Also some Criminal Lawyers are dead against Media’s ‘party pooper’ role!!!!
Media gets the wheels of justice to move against some criminals who have walked free via a ‘legally created hole’!!!
Humble Farmer Gowda's got a abusive tongue!!!!
Or was Gowda showing his true rangh (color)!!!
Gowda's got a real short fuse!!!!!
And he's got this habit to abuse!!!
Yeddy should forgive but not forget!!!
Opportunity to 'payback' Yeddy will in due course get!!
Isn’t it funny that Company Bosses who are in the know are offloading stocks???
Should we get ready for more stock shocks!!!!
Are they selling no with the target to buy back when stocks fall!!!!
Why even good and honest Share Dalals are advising their clients ‘take sell call’!!!
Confucius says……. US economy and some other Developed economies are really out of control!!!!
Uncle Ben in Uncle Sam’s Land has not stitched but only stapled the humongous economic black hole!!
 


Bharat Kumar

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WHETHER MEDIA TRIAL OF FORMER DGP SPS RATHORE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHER NATIONAL ISSUES ?

Cerainly not, but it is important. Hence media should reduce clippings being shown, mention only major developments.
Ravindran

Trial of DIG SPS Rathore is also an important issue because IAS and IPS officers now behave as if they are the king and they can do whatever they like or whatever suits them. They treat their subordinates and general public like slaves.
Swapan

Demolition of night shelters
In the name of development we have forsaken even the little semblance of civilisational ethics. For demolishing night shelters, those responsible in MCD for deciding and implementing the same should be made to spend a whole night in the open with no roof above. The death of a balloon wala or rickshaw puller is of no consequence to the high and mighty officials of GoI/Delhi Government.
Many migrant labourers, who stay in temporary tents, on roadsides, are currently engaged by NDMC/MCD for so called streetscaping, pavement renovation etc. Go and have a look at any of these in the night. They are soaked in the cold foggy nights. Construction is in full swing in the name of the approaching games. Can MCD/NDMC not provide these labourers with decent waterproof tents atleast!
Virika

Why do junior IAS officers find it difficult ?
Why do junior IAS officers find it difficult to adjust to conditions in the Central Secretariat? Do they regret the loss of power and perks? Or is it that they have to work in the Secretariat and back in the states they have factotums to work for them? Or is it just a laziness developed over the years? Or maybe they find routine work boring. The CSS does all the work now. Earlier, things were different. IAS officers used to consider secretariat postings prestigious. Central Secretariat postings should be made mandatory for all Regular Recruits in all states. They should all do one such posting of three years between two District postings. Nowadays only very few states have representation at the junior level in the Central Secretariat, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana have very few officers while the North East has many. This anomaly should be corrected.
Arjun Mallik

Retirement Age ?
How come no news on 6th pay commissions increase in retirement age. Kindly update us on this as many are eagerly awaiting for it.
E K Shastri

It happens only in India
Perhaps India is the only country wherein one UPSC exam makes some category of person superior for all times to come. If Railway Officials by virtue of their training, background etc. are able to manage the Indian Railways efficiently, without an IAS, then why should they and other Group 'A' officers be also considered for appointment as Additional Secretaries and Secretaries in the Government of India. Some of the Group 'A' have been brilliant and had been serving as Lecturers in important universities. Because of their constraint of time they may not have competed for the main IAS in proper manner but in service they have turned out to be more effective, intelligent and forthright in their work. In the bureaucrats life, at periodical intervals, the performance should be judged on how he or she is performing (again based on written examination and also an interview). We should not leave the fate of the country at the mercy of one UPSC examination.
Anurag Srivastava

More whispers needed
You are not whispering as to what is happening in Southern States. So much is happening in Hyderabad & Nagpur but you are not whispering at all. What happened actually? Will you please throw some light on Home Minister's statement on separate state for Telangana. Any whisper on Vidarbha (Nagpur) in Maharashtra.
T A Vaidyanathan

What an idea Sirji ?
How to announce age extension on 26th jan and yet not let benefit go to one very very senior officer retiring on 31st jan. Simple sirji. The announcement willl be with effect from 1st feb 2010. Congratulations to the ingenuity of the babus.
Anon