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K S Money to be Secretary NHRC ?
K S Money is being tipped to be new Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).1975 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Money is presently Member in the NHAI.
Justice V Gopalagowda to be CJ of Kerala High Court ?
Justice V Gopalagowda, the seniormost judge of Karnataka High Court is likely to be appointed Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
Avani Vaish to be new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh
Avani Vaish is going to succeed Rakesh Sahni as Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh on February 1. 1975 batch IAS officer Vaish is presently on deputation to the Government of India.
T.K.Manoj Kumar to be new Secretary to CM, Kerala
T.K.Manoj Kumar Secretary Transport to the Kerala Government will be new Secretary to V.S.Achuthanandan Kerala Chief Minister. He is an IAS officer of the Kerala cadre who belongs to the 1987 batch. T.K.Manoj succeeds Ms.Sheela Thomas who has been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T), Government of India (GOI), for a four months course on Public Administration in Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA” commencing shortly. She is an IAS officer of the Kerala cadre who belongs to the 1985 batch.
Ahmad is new DGP of Jharkhand
Neyaz Ahmad has been appointed new DGP of Jharkhand.He is 1974 batch IPS officer.Ahmad has replaced 1973 batch IPS officer V D Ram who has been moved as DG Home Guards.
Will Sudhir Bhargava move to MHA ?
Joint Secretary Fertilisers is likely to move to the Ministry of Home Affairs as Additional Secretary. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
P.K. Anand to be Joint Secretary Rural Development
P.K. Anand, an IAS of 1983 batch from the Rajasthan cadre, will be new Joint Secretary Rural Development (RD) in Government of India (GOI). Orders to this effect have been issued. At present he is Delhi based Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) of the Rajasthan Government. .
E. Solman to be a Jt Secretary in GOI
As the grapevine has it E. Solman will be appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. He is an Audit and Account Service (IAAS) officer of the 1980 batch.
Rajiv Kapoor to be Joint Secretary, DoPT
Rajiv Kapoor has been appointed as a Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Orders to this effect have been issued.He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Who will be new PRC of  Rajasthan Government in Delhi?
Who will be  new Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) of  Rajasthan Government in Delhi? This question is doings rounds in Rajasthan’s bureaucratic circles as present incumbent P.K.Anand has been appointed as a Joint Secretary Rural Development (RD) in Government of India (GOI). He is an IAS of 1983 batch from the Rajasthan cadre.
Empanelment process of 1996 batch IPS starts
Empanelment process of 1996 batch IPS officers to the rank of DIG in the Government of India has reportedly commenced.
Khurana applies for NHAI Chairman
Railway Board Chairman SS Khurana is reported to have applied for the post of Chairman in NHAI.
GoI launches independent audits of babus
The GoI is learnt to have decided to put in place a system of independent auditing of government departments by external domain experts to cut red tape and bring in transparency.
Shiv Shakti Rao central deputation on the anvil
The name of Shiv Shakti Rao, DIG/C.M s Fly. Squad. (Haryana) Chandigarh has been retained by the Government of India (GOI) in the offer list. He is an IPS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
M. Narendra tipped to CMD of a bank
As the grapevine has it, M Narendra, Executive Director (ED) of the Bank of India, is poised to be Chairman & Managing Directors (CMD) of one of the public sector banks.
Anil Saxena to move to Kingston
Second Secretary in Indian Embassy, Kabul, Anil Saxena is moving to Kingston this month in place of K Rajgopalachari.
Who will be new GM, Northern Railway ?
Who will be  new General Manager (GM) of the Northern Railway (NR) is still uncertain.?
Budhalakoti is Advisor Traffic in Railway Board
S K Budhalakoti presently working as COM, South East Central Railway has been posted as Advisor (Traffic) in the Railway Board.
Number of IGs in Bihar to increase by 5
The number of Inspector General of Police (IGs) in Bihar is going to increase from 17 to 22.
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS officer Debasish Chaudhuri, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, has been posted as DDG, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi.
Deputy Accountant General promoted
Mukesh Kumar Lal, Deputy Accountant General (Ad-hoc) in the office of Senior Deputy Accountant General (A&E), Nagaland, Kohima, has been promoted and posted as Deputy Accountant General in the same office.
Chdandra Shekhar to go to the US
Chdandra Shekhar 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 officer of Haryana.
Mrs. Letika Saran is Tamil Nadu, CM’s choice
Mrs. Letika Saran newly appointed DGP of Tamil Nadu, who is the maiden lady IPS officer to have been appointed as DGP of Tamil Nadu, is the choice of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. Mrs. Letika Saran is an IPS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
5 UP cadre IPS officers get green signal
As many as five IPS officers of the Uttar Pradesh cadre have got the green signal to go on central deputation. Altogether willingness of 19 IPS officers for Central Deputation was received by the DGP.
Five vacancies of DIGs in SSB
As many as five DIG rank posts are vacant in the Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB). MHA Government of India.
Work for VIP security allocated in IB
VIP Security of the Intelligence Bureau has been divided into two wings headed by Joint Director. First, Dinkar Gupta, Joint Director (Common Wealth Games). He is an IPS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre. Second, P.K. Bhardwaj, Joint Director, VIP Security. He is an IPS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
Suresh Kalmadi’s rude behaviour hampers CWG preparations
As the grapevine has it, rude behaviour of Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman of the Common Wealth Games (CWG), has adversely hit preparations for the event. The problem is further accentuated due to his non-availability in time.
DG, ITBP to call on P. Chidambaram
Vikram Srivastava, DG, ITBP will be meeting Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram on January 14, 2010 to introduce two constables of ITBP who have won gold medals in Commonwealth Judo Championship, 2010 held at Singapore. They are Virender Singh and Ms. Kalpna Devi.
Dr Anil Mainra is Addl PCCF in Sikkim
Dr Anil Mainra, Indian Forerst Service (IFS) officer of Sikkim cadre, has been promoted to the post and rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in the New Higher Administrative Grade (HAG)of IFS (Rs. 67000 - 79000). He belongs to 1984 batch.
Dr Madhurani Teotia bags best trainee's medal
Dr.Madhurani Teotia Assistant Collector Jabalpur has been given the maiden "Tajwar Rahman Sahni memorial Gold Medal" for the year 2009 by the RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration & Management (RCVPNAAM) Bhopal. The medal was conferred by Madhya Pradesh Government's Chief Secretary Rakesh Sahni during a function held in the RCVPNAAM, Bhopal on January 13, 2010.Dr. Sundeep Khanna Director General (DG) of the Academy said the medal has been instituted by the RCVPNAAM) Bhopal in memory of late Mrs. Tajwar Rahman Sahni (a lady IAS officer of the MP cadre who belonged to the 1972 batch) & will be given annually to best trainee of the year. It was coincidentally given Rakesh Sahni who is husband of late Mrs. Tajwar Rahman Sahni & that too on Mrs.. Sahni's birthday. Dr.Madhurani Teotia is an IAS officer of the 2008 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Her husband Narendra Kumar Nohwar is an IPS officer of the 2009 batch. Replying to a question she
 told <whispersinthecorridors.com> that before joining IAS she was a Lieutenant in the Army. One day in course of physical training drill one of the Subedar Majors dared lady Army officers of her contingent to follow orders & if they wanted to give command then they could become Collectors. Dr.Teotia whose father Swadesh Pal Singh Teotia is Security Officer in the President’s security, said that, that very question by the Subedar Major motivated her to become an IAS. Though, she had cleared civil services prelims in first attempt, she was denied permission to write mains. So, after clearing prelims for the second, when she was once again denied leave she quit the Army & wrote mains.
Judge of Orissa High Court appointed
Justice Bijaya Krishna Patel, Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court, has been appointed Judge of the Orissa High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Judges appointed in madhya Pradesh
Justice Sanjay Yadav, Justice Kedar Singh Chauhan, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Mrs. Justice Indrani Datta, all Additional Judges have been appointed Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
( We said this on January 11 )
Pankaj Agrawal is East DISCOM in MP
Pankaj Agrawal on his return from leave has been appointed CMD of the Eastern Electricity Distribution Company(DISCOM). He is an IAS of 1992 batch from the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Admissions open in LKY School, National University of Singapore
Applications from mid-career civil servants are invited for the one year Masters in Public Administration Programme at the Lee Kuan Yew School of
Public Policy, a graduate school of the National University of Singapore. Rated as one of Asia's leading public policy schools, its mission is to help educate and train the next generation of Asian leaders, with the objective of raising the standards of governance throughout the region. Mid-career professionals with more than five years of experience, can apply for the MPA programme which addresses complex, multidimensional policy issues and places great emphasis on management and decision-making. Several officers from IPS, IRS and other services have attended the LKY School programs. The school offers full and generous scholarships to international students. The application deadline for candidates seeking financial aid is 15th February 2010. For the rest it is May 31th, 2010.Applications can be made online or you may download the application form from: http://www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/MPA_Application.aspx. For more information write to Preeti Dawra, Head,
 External Affairs at preeti.dawra@nus.edu.sg or call (65)6516 6874/ (65)81251015.
Sharma appointed CVO of PEC
Suneet Sharma has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Projects & Equipment Corporation of India Ltd. (PEC), New Delhi.He is 1983 batch IRSME officer.

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48 candidates for the post of EIL’s Director Personnel
As many as 48 contenders are in fray for the post of Director Personnel in Engineers India Ltd (EIL) interviews for which will be held after one week.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Pawar has made India insecure on the food front and this is indeed very sinister!
India was secure on the food front prior to his becoming Agri and Food Minister!
 
In fact now many say his Ministries have emerged ‘the malai Ministries’!
And why there should be no mysteries!!
 
Pawar has done both his Ministries proud (sic) on the malai meter!!!!!
Defence Ministry is ahead only by a kilometre!!!
 
Previously Defence Ministry was ahead by 10 Kilometres and now it’s just ‘one’!!!!
When it comes to malai productivity very well under Pawar his Ministries have done!
 
Pawar played games via import and export and created huge shortfalls!!!
And he’s responsible because he took the calls!!!
 
Now his pals in NCP who are sugar barons like him are laughing to the bank!!
Even in his previous stint to heaven high his stint as Agri and Food Mantri stank!!!
 
And Mohna needs condemnation too as he said price rise would benefit The Kisan!!!
Had it been the case some price rise happily karta India sahaan!!
 
But fact is it’s the middleman/hoarder and retailer/hoarder who have made money!
In Pawar’s stint their profits graduating from bag to gunny!!!
 
Pawar says he’s not an astrologer who can predict when prices will fall!
Just see his audacity……Chori and seena jorri iss ko karte hai call!!
 
To tackle price gap between farm and market should be reduced! 
Tackle hoarding as many traders into this becuase of profits are being seduced!!
 
Tackle the supply side and reduce the loss from farm to retail!!!
Commodity Exchanges need to be relooked at as speculation in necessities this trading does entail!
 
Beni Prasad Verma has let us in on the raaz that are embedded in Amar’s chest or chaati!!
But then he should have also mentioned that in all the secrets Amar was 60-40 ka saathi!
 
Verma says Mulayam is stricken with various vices and he makes Amar the facilitator!!!
Whereas those close to Mulayam say Amar was Mulayam’s vices ka creator!!
 
Its well know Amar used Mulayam’s vices to get a iron grip on Mulayam!!!
And by Mulayam’s reaction to Amar’s resignation and ramblings seems the grip is still kaayam!
 
I don’t think Mulayam  ‘got scared’ on account of the Amar’s Bhaand Mandali’s threat to resign!!
He took Amar’s statement ‘ I know a lot but all is buried in my chest’ as a ominous sign!!!
 
Rathod’s lied that he did not know about Ruchika’s expulsion!!!
In the past in a statement he said he knew of her expulsion….seems to truth this man has revulsion!
 
Now his wifey pleads he’s aged and a heart patient too….using every paintraa to get him bail!!!
Litmus test of CBI’s intention will be known if Rathod goes to jail!!!
 
Its right ….. the higher the Office the higher the transparency and accountability!
It would indeed be judicious if SC was ‘opened via RTI for info accessibility’!!
 
Confucius says……..SC should have done this on its own,
Justice can never be dispensed with secrecy surrounding it is something that is well known!!!
 
Flash….. Now Pawar says prices will come down in 10 days!!!
And if prices do not come down then via his Cabinet berth he pays!!!
 
And a slight dip hardly can be termed as ‘coming down’  and why has he changed track??
He had said he was not an astrologer to predict when prices will back (reverse)!!
 
Pawar ko Cabinet se nikaalo!!!
Neta with a track record of performing ko Pawar ke place mein daalo!!

Bharat Kumar

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WHETHER MEDIA TRIAL OF FORMER DGP SPS RATHORE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHER NATIONAL ISSUES ?
Media reports in the RS Rathore case highlighted an important national issue i.e. the misuse of power by the police in cases of crimes against women. The issue affects 50% of the population and needs to be publicly debated. Infact, if media had not highlighted the case Rathore would have continued to be a decorated officer. It is an anomaly that no action is taken against politicians and they continue to be CMs , Ministers and MPs after committing heinious crimes.
Suman Swarup

Yes it is my opinion in personal capacity that media highlight/trial was definitely important than other national issue to bring the culprit to the book in the case of high profile police officer Rathore. Even after a lot of hatred, police organisation is yet to change its image. Media intervenes only when judiciary as well as administration miserably fail in delivering justice to the common people. What is the sense of taking up national issue if the right and dignity of the common people can not be protected within their own homeland ; moreover by their own elected representative.
A K Mishra

Media Intervention is inevitable in this era of Transparency !!!
In my opinion, there is nothing called ‘Media trial’ as its reporting is based on oral evidences, which cannot stand the scrutiny in the Court of Law. The Media is mandated to inform the public . Surely, there are cases galore of Media hypes. The media tenders unconditional apologies and the Courts promptly acknowledges the same as admission of guilt. The matter ends there. Consider the case of Rathore. It came to limelight only after the petitioners (Girhotra and Prakash) went public through the Press. Since the reporting was based on direct interactions, how could the same be labeled as media hype? Let us not confuse ‘investigative journalism’ with the so-called ‘Media trial’. The Media does not and should not consider itself as the ‘Second Judiciary’. The court also cannot be expected to get influenced by the media hype. Its verdict is based on solid documentary (not oral)evidences. The public must understand the tremendous pressures under which the Editors are expected to function. The pressure groups could be: the public, the media barons and the advertisers who wish as much information as possible to be smuggled and kept in the public domain. Reverting to Rathore, imagine for a moment, could his alleged misdeeds come to light after seventeen years without Media intervention or Media trial-- call it what you will! Dr Suresh Mehrotra, Editor-in-chief, want us to focus on National issues rather than Ruchika’s murder. The infamous case of Aarushi Talwar murder, which still remains a riddle wrapped in enigma inside a mystery, has been re-opened ! These cases of moral turpitude also involve the national issues of like: Corruption, Ethics, Morality and Probity in public life. What other national issues has Dr Mehrotra in mind? Border management, the Chinese dragon swallowing India’s territory in J&K, shady land deals by the three Generals of India almost concurrently, the Power sector Scams, the bullet –proof jackets scam, the Quattrochhi’s disappearance and its quite burial !.These are being regularly reported by the Media along with the case of Rathore. So, let us stop blaming the Media particularly when our anti-corruption watch-dogs have started genuflecting before the political masters. To imagine the press refraining from media hype, is utopian. Our Media is pro-active!
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Central Civil Service Cadres should not suffer
Just learnt from a report published in your website that Arvind Kumar ( IFS 1985 Sikkim) has been promoted as Additional PCCF and posted as Principal Resident Commr. in Delhi. With this, he becomes the FIRST officer of IFS 1985 batch in the country to be promoted to the HAG. My heartiest greetings for his promotion!
However, this leads me to flag the issue of stagnation prevailing in a majority of IFS cadres in the country, for which, the GOI, in her capacity of the Cadre Controlling authority, is sqarely responsible. Back in my State officers of 1977 batch are still working as CCFs. So what happens to the Fundamental Right to equality of opportunity guaranteed under Article 14? Then there is the question of All India Seniority. This is one drawback in the AIS Rules, due to which, junior officers in some cadres get promoted to higher scales much earlier and may end up getting higher salaries and even pension, regardless of seniority. Atleast, Central Civil Service Cadres should not suffer on this account.
This leads me to wonder as to what is happening to the implementation of grant of non functional scale to IPS / IFS officers when IAS officers two years their junior are promoted to a particular grade / grade pay in the State? Heard on the grapewine that proposal was sent across to the DOPT in the form of draft rules duly approved by the Minister many months back! Who is sitting on the file and why?
President Maharashtra IFS Association

Future trading causing price rise
It seems now a days print media, electronic media and other means of communication has only single point agenda i.e. image building spree for Rahul. I am very sorry to note that your/our whispers is no exception. Do not attribute to anybody behind price rise or come to conclusion the rising prices a plot against Rahul. After all, it is because of market driven forces. The Government allowed trading in essential commodities long back and now you can trade in any commodity, except the prohibited one, on any future date, quote the price and quantity through Commodity Exchanges. Originally this mechanism is meant for benefiting farmers getting higher prices than minimum support prices. Now this futures option in commodities is traded speculatively irrespective of the option holder really wants the commodity or whether he readily holds the commodity.
This is only the reason for the price rise. You can cross-check the present position vis-a-vis before the period when no futures is allowed in commodities.
Madduri VKR

Honour The Brave Inspector Of TN Police
Whispersinthecorridors is a website devoted exclusively to public services. It would be most appropriate for it to pay our most respectful homage to the brave police inspector, who died in harness, while two ministers of the Tamil Nadu government watched him die, without doing anything to save his life! One was the minister of Health, accompanied by the Health Secretary and a posse of cars & security staff. Even the policemen on escort duty with the two ministers showed complete lack of humanity and professional efficiency. Are policemen not trained to react instantly on the spot at the scene of the crime and save the life of the victim? It is most inhuman to say that bombs were strewn around the injured inspector and so nobody went near him. Can the policeman do so if a minister is the victim in similar circumstances? We seem to have turned absolutely heartless! May be, the injured inspector was not put in the minister's car for fear of spoiling it's interiors!! Or was it because an ordinary police inspector is not "entitled" to the use of a car because of his low rank? Such inhuman response is the most unique first of it's kind anywhere in the world, but certainly in India and that too in a developed state like Tamil Nadu.The nation is angry when instances of misconduct of public servants come to notice. The nation is horrified, angry, disgusted at the inhuman conduct of the ministers, bureaucrats & policemen in escort duty at the scene of the crime.
The police inspector was a Bharat Ratna in the true sense of the word and must be so honoured by the head of the state, the Hon'ble president of India, by awarding him the Bharat Ratna this 26th January 2010!
M L Gupta

A good decision
This is a good decision of the government of Bihar to control over Law & Order situation in Bihar. I appreciate it.
Rakesh

Give another two years to Cabinet Secretary
Current Cabinet Secretary is still young and the best we have had in decades. He must get 2 years more. When all officers of JS level and above are getting 64 years, then he must get till 65 years.
Singh

Jawahar Sircar deserves the praise
Jawahar Sircar deserves the praise from PM. I had the occasion of working with him. He has exceptional qualities and wonderful ideas
Panchanan

MTNL chief declined extension
MTNL chief declined extension by ACC. This is strange how some get extension in service and some don't. ACC should be like Ceaser's wife.
Rita

No increase in retirement age recommended
Sixth Pay Commission has not recommended increase in the age of retirement. In para 6.1.5 of its Report, the Commission has recommended that the current age of superannuation should be maintained. Hence, if the Government decides to increase the age of superannuation, it will be against the recommendations of Sixth CPC. Ministry of Finance may also not support the proposal.
Neeraj