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Sunderashan to be new Secretary Petroleum
Proposal to appoint S Sunderashan as new Secretary Petroleum has reached to the Prime Minister.Post is falling vacant on February 1.1976 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre Sunderashan is presently Special Secretary in the Ministry.
Sunil Mitra to officiate as OSD
As the grapevine has it Sunil Mitra Secretary Disinvestments has been asked to look after budget preparations as OSD till he succeeds P.V.Bhide as Secretary Revenue. He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.
Three 1979 batch IAS to get posting this month
Atleast three 1979 batch IAS officers Mssrs Sudhir Bhargava, Siraj Hussain and Zohra Chatterjee are getting posting as Additional Secretary in the Government of India this month.
IFS officer seeks VRS
M P Gavai Indian Foreign Service officer has sought VRS. He is presently posted as Minister in Indian High Commission ,London.
Bhaskar to be JS IPP
V Bhaskar is being appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Lalli to chair Prasar Bharti Board meeting
Despite the known opposition by Union I & B Minister Ms Ambika Soni, Prasar Bharti Board Chairman B S Lalli is going to Chair the Board meeting on Saturday.
1975 batch IAS officers ruling the roost
 1975 batch IAS officers are ruling the roost in the country. Thirteen of them are Chief Secretaries in different states. They are Neela Gangadharan – Kerala, KS Sripathi – Tamil Nadu, SV Ranganath – Karnataka, SV Prasad – Andhra Pradesh, Rakesh Mehta – Delhi, TK Mishra – Orissa, Sudhir Sharma – Tripura, T Srinivasan – Rajasthan, Urvashi Gulati – Haryana, SC Agarwal – Punjab. A K Jyoti-Gujarat,Lalthara –Nagaland and now Avani Vaish-Madhya Pradesh.
J.P.Sharma is Joint Secretary DoNER.
J.P.Sharma has assumed the charge as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). Hitherto, he was Executive Director (ED) North in Food Corporation of India (FCI). He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on December 11, 2009)
Rajpal Singh’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) in the offer list has retained the name of Rajpal Singh, AIG Traffic, Karnal. He is an IPS officer of the 1993 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
BSP’s triumph in UP was forecast early this month
The triumph by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the recently held polls to Vidhan Parishad has emboldened spirits of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms.Mayawati who celebrates her birthday on January 15, 2010. It is worth mentioning that BSP being headed by has been not able to only keep its support base intact, but even spread its wings further in other parts of India.
(We said this on January 7, 2010)
RK Bakshi tipped to CMD of a bank
As the grapevine has it, RK Bakshi, Executive Director (ED) of the Bank of Baroda, is poised to be Chairman & Managing Directors (CMD) of one of the public sector banks.
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.
CBDT members headed by it chief met PM on DTC
As the grapevine has it members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) of which Chairman is S.S.N Moorthy had recently met Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh to discuss the issue of Direct Taxes Code (DTC).
What a scene ?
Believe it or not, a retired Customs Chief Commissioner of Additinal Secretary rank has now joined to work under retired Superintendent of rank of Section Officer in his private consultancy company.
Shiv Basant on his way out?
As the grapevine has it Shiv Basant Chief Secretary to the Jharkhand Government is on his way out. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
Sushil Kumar Choudhary poised to be new CS, Jharkhand
As the grapevine has it Sushil Kumar Choudhary is poised to be new Chief Secretary to the Jharkhand Government. At present he is Development. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
CCITs transfers & postings on the anvil
As the grapevine has it the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is expected to finalise transfers & postings of CCITs sometime next week.
Additional Secretary Law to be finalized today
A meeting will be held today under the chairmanship of Shantanu Consul, Secretary (Personnel) for the selection of Additional Secretary (Law and Justice).
Committee of Secretaries to review COG preparations
A review meeting of the Committee of Secretaries (COS) will be held today under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary K.N. Chandrasekhar regarding security and traffic arrangements for Common Wealth Games (COG), 2010.
Anand is DDG CAPART
M R Anand is new DDG CAPART. He is an Indian Economic Service officer.
Nitin Gadkari’s appointment injects a fresh whiff of air
Nitin Gadkari, newly inducted national president of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), has injected a fresh whiff of air in BJP apparatus in more than one-way. Traditional sycophants are now finding it difficult to make roads with Gadkari.
Ms. Rashmi Priyadarshani may be PRC-I
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Rashmi Priyadarshani, an IAS of 1984 batch from the Rajasthan cadre, may now be Delhi based Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC)-I of the Rajasthan Government. At present she is PRC-II.
Lobbying begins for PRC of  Rajasthan Government in Delhi
As the grapevine has it, lobbying for the post of Delhi based Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) of the Rajasthan Government has begun. Present incumbent PK Anand has been appointed as a Joint Secretary, Rural Development (RD), in the Government of India (GOI). He is an IAS officer of 1983 batch from the Rajasthan cadre.
Rajiv Sharma may be new PRC of  Rajasthan Government in Delhi
As the grapevine has it, Rajiv Sharma, Director General (DG) of the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur, may be new Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) of  Rajasthan Government in Delhi. He is Rajasthan cadre IAS officer of the 1976 batch. He was Additional Coal in GOI, until his return to Rajasthan late last year.
Some new face to be GM , Northern Railway
There will be some new face as General Manager (GM) of the Northern Railway (NR) because S K Budhalakoti  who was hitherto  COM, South East Central Railway has been posted as Advisor (Traffic) in the Railway Board. He was one of the strong contenders for the post.
Sethi posted as Commissioner (Appeals) by Delhi government
RS Sethi, awaiting posting, has been posted as Commissioner (Appeals) by Delhi government. He is AGMU cadre 1973 batch IAS officer.
Anand Prakash posted as Principal Secretary (TTE & Higher Education)
Anand Prakash, awaiting posting, has been posted as Principal Secretary (TTE) and Principal Secretary (Higher Education) by Delhi government. He is AGMU cadre 1979 batch IAS officer.
Anshu Prakash posted as Additional Commissioner (MCD)
Anshu Prakash, awaiting posting, is posted as Additional Commissioner (MCD) on deputation by Delhi government. He is AGMU cadre 1986 batch IAS officer.
Naresh Kumar made CMD DTC
Naresh Kumar, Managing Director (DTC), has been made its Chairman-cum-Managing Director by Delhi government . He is AGMU cadre 1987 batch IAS officer.
Delhi police wants more IPS officers
Delhi Police is understood to have written to the Union Home Ministry for more IPS officers. The total cadre strength in Delhi is 50 which includes 21 posts at the level of Superintendent of Police (SP), 10 Deputy Inspector General (DIG), 14 Inspector General (IG), three Additional Director General (ADG) and two Director General (DG) of police level. However, with the threats of sorts, especially that of terrorists looming large, the police needs more officers to provide foolproof security during the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
AK Singh transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi
AK Singh, an IPS officer of the 1994 batch from the AGMU cadre, who so far was in Arunachal Pradesh has now been transferred to Delhi.
Number of SPs in Bihar to increase by 14
The number of Police Superintendants (SPs) in Bihar is going to
increase from 53 to 67.
Assistant Accountant General promoted
Ms. Deepna Gokulram, Assistant Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant General (C&CA), Karnataka, Bangalore, has been promoted and posted as Deputy Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (WF&RA), Karnataka, Bangalore.
Jaideep to go to the US
Jaideep has been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T), Government of India (GOI), for an 11 months course on Masters in Public Administration in Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA” commencing shortly. He is an officer of West Bengal.
1984 batch IPS officers to be ADGs in Tamil Nadu
As the grapevine has it, IPS officers belonging to the 1984 batch will be elevated as ADGs within a month’s time.
Suresh Kalmadi's improper handling hampers CWG preparations
As the grapevine has it, improper handling of things on part of Suresh Kalmadi Chairman of the Common Wealth Games (CWG) has adversely hit preparations for the event.
Sinha to head panel
The GoI has set up a panel a panel headed by Chairman of Unit Asset Management Committee U K Sinha to suggest ways to encourage investments in the financial sector such as in bonds and the stock market.
IDAS officer Upendra Sah empanelled for the post of Jt. Secr or equivalent
Upendra Sah, IDAS officer of 1983 batch, has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent under Central Staffing Scheme.
Section officers of CSS to undergo mandatory training
As per Cadre Training Plan, section officers of CSS with eight years of approved service will undergo mandatory level “D” training programme being conducted by ISTMfrom Feb 1, 2010 to April 9, 2010.
TK Manoj Kumar to be new Secretary to CM, Kerala
TK Manoj Kumar, Secretary Transport to the Kerala Government, will be new Secretary to VS Achuthanandan, Kerala Chief Minister. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre. 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.
PK Anand is new Joint Secretary Rural Development
PK Anand, an IAS of 1983 batch from the Rajasthan cadre, will be the new Joint Secretary Rural Development (RD) in Government of India (GOI). At present he is Delhi based Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) of the Rajasthan Government.
E Solman to be 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 is new Joint Secretary, DoPT
Rajiv Kapoor has been appointed as a Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
ITBP’s Judokas get a pet from P.Chidambaram
Indo-Tibetan Border Police ((ITBP) Judokas ASI Virender Singh and Constable Ms Kalpana who won gold medals for India in the 2010 Commonwealth Judo Championship held in Singapore from January 8 to 12, 2010 met Indian Home Minister, P. Chidambaram in Delhi on January 14, 2010.  The national coach, SM Virender Singh Yadav and DG, ITBP, Vikaram Srivastava accompanied them.  The Home Minister congratulated the players and expressed confidence about the success of these Judokas in future international Championships also.
V.K. Arora is ED Finance, REC (UPDATED)
V.K. Arora (GM Finance) REC has joined as ED Finance of REC, January 1,2010..
MP IPS officer Pawar dies in Ganga Sagar stampede (UPDATED)
Senior IPS officer from Madhya Pradesh H.S. Pawar who was posted as Inspector General, Narcotics, Indore died of stampede at the Ganga Sagar holy bath on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in West Bengal.

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Three senior posts to fall vacant in NTPC in 2010
Three senior posts including that of CMD will be falling vacant in NTPC in 2010. The other two are posts of Director (HR) and Director (Operations).

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Rathod needs to be explained the difference between a smile and smirk!!
And difference in his adversity and Nehru’s needs to explained to this jerk!!
The man is alleged to have been the reason why a minor girl took her life!!!
So it’s indeed pathetic so see a smirk on his mug and a smile on the mug of his wife!!
It’s alleged he used to sit on the sidelines and ogle at young girls at the tennis nets!!!!!
They say his security on ‘which lass he had a fancy for’ took with each other bets!!
Most expect CBI to let him off the hook!!!!
From what CBI did in the case in past this is what it does look!!
All that we can do is ask sawaals and not allow this issue to recede in from the ‘front page’!
So till Rathod is not made to for his crimes a relentless ‘war we all need to wage’!!!!
CBI says Buta Singh was not in the know about the antics of his ‘Lovely’ sonny!!!
To those in the know this will sound hilariously funny!!!
Lovely could not have done what he’s being accused of without Daddy’s ‘yes’!!!
So in my opinion Buta is very much a part of ‘the mess’!!!
After saying he cannot predict price fall Pawar changed track!!!
And said prices ‘will back’ (reverse)!!!
Traders have made a killing at the cost of the Farmers and consumers have borne the cost!!
But seems on Sonia and Mohna the message is lost!!!
The Opposition should get together and take out Pawar’s ‘kaala chittha’ via a White Paper!!!
India’s Food woes ka this man is the real shaper!!
Now he says prices will come down… maybe hoarders have been told!!!
50 % of your stocks by so and so date should be sold!!
Of course this would lead to a stepped fall in prices of ‘kitchen stuff’!!!!
It’s said hoarders hold so much stocks which if released all food woes this release can snuff!!
And in my opinion every hoarder will have Pawar’s photo on his Office wall!!!!
With this lot Pawar walks tall!!
Tytler’s got himself into a fix in Bihar for caste typing Congressis in Bihar!!
Wherever Tytler goes problems cannot be far!!
Sajjan is being charge sheeted and Tytler should be next in line!!!!
On humanity both are like a fine!!
Aussie Government and Police are in denial or there is another possibility!!
Both are in cahoots with the Ku Klux Klan element in Aussie Society….not an impossibility!!!
Now they’ve attacked a place of Worship!!!!
Seems emotions they want to whip!!!
If Indians respond then they feel the Aussies who do not have a Klu Klux Klan mindset!!!
Charged up they too would also get!!!
And our MEA is too timid and MEA's second in command is in a World of his own!!!
Why our MEA literally speaks on this issue in a subservient tone!!!
The man should be diplomatically roaring!!!!!
In fact when he speaks on the issue it looks he finds the matter very boring!!
I’m sure if Amrinder and Rana Sodhi were to decide on Punjab’s next Guv!!!
Both would in unison say … for Punjab Guv’s post N.D. Tiwari we’d love!!
Guv’s posts are to be filled!!!!
And for a Guv’s jobs Shivraj and NSA’s Narayanan are being billed!!!
Confucius says…. Guv Houses should not be made into Old Age Homes or Vices ka Den!
In fact in Guv Homes we should have ‘worthy apolitical’ from various walks of life women or men!
Why get a Neta into a post that is supposed to be politically neutral… Confucius adds????
Netas tend to 'rubber stamp' their Party's fads!!!

Bharat Kumar

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WHETHER MEDIA TRIAL OF FORMER DGP SPS RATHORE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHER NATIONAL ISSUES ?
This is related to Media Trial and Reporting. I will ponder upon two news items. One is naturally on SPS Rathore case. It seems that Media (basically Delhi based so called National Media)is hell bent upon to send Rathore to gallows and not ready to hear any counter argument. Rathore is guilty of molesting a girl. So he should get punishment for it. But just because he smiled on punishment he should be charged for abetment to sucide is beyond any reason. I am surprised that about Beena, Aradhana adn her father says that she was governess only and not wife. Whereas Ruchika's father does not know about any Beena. What sort of governess she was where only Anand Prakash knows her and not SC Girhotra. I am surprised no Media channel tried to find out the truth (because may be here lies the real reason for suicide. We must condemn Rathore but he should get punishment for his offence only and not that you have to create FIRs just so that your ego of punishing him satisfied. And by the way why is media bothered so much about his smile? They can not digest that a person is still happy when so much of Media (they consider themselves GOD nowadays)is against him. You must be remembering teh case of Narendra Modi. Media still could not digest the survival of Modi despite the onslaught of media.
The other case is the death of Tamil Nadu sub-inspector. Media is so much against teh Ministers who were standing there and calling on their mobiles the ambulance. But surprisingly no body criticise the Cameraman/Journalist who was shooting the film instead of helping the policeman. He should also be framed as guilty but how can a journalist be guilty. Also we are not aware about the actual condition of the Sub-inspector at that time. May be his lower potion was so much wounded (the picture on TV is blurred)that it was not possible for a common man (without any knowledge of first aid ) to handle it. May be if he was shifted in car without ambulance help, he could have died as lower portion was so injured. Sometimes injuries are so severe that only experienced doctors can attend an accident victim. We expect Media to provide true picture and not just score points over politicians (who in any case are discredited).
S K

In Ruchika's case the Haryana government and law enforcing agencies protected the culprit and harassed the victim to the extent of driving her to suicide! That can happen only in a banana republic. It was media's duty to protect the constitutional rights of citizens and prevent degeneration of our democracy to a lawless society.


Gopal Dutt Sharma
First among equals: Who is is behind the move to circumvent empanelment guidelines?
While the point number 8 of the guidelines for Joint Secretaries empanelment issued by DOPT clearly says that review of empanelment should not be done in individual cases but together for the whole batch, eyebrows are being raised at the break neck speed with which empanelment review file of Madhukar Gupta (Rajasthan:1985) is being processed right now. Rumors are agog as to which powerful entity is behind this push that is causing heartburn among Gupta's batch-mates.
A person getting MACP on 01/09/2008 having Grade Pay increased from 2400 to 2800 and an increment. If that person gets a promotion to Grade Pay of 4200, by Interview to a post which is not in the general line but technical, Will that person get another 3% increment while fixation ?
Asish Deb

Punish the Ministers
The two TN ministers who watched police inspector die before their eyes should be charged with homicide and immediately thrown out. These shameless creatures are still clinging on to their seats like leaches. They have no right to continue and enjoy at the expense of general public if they cannot save a brave officer who died before their eyes and in full view of a host of policemen. What is the CM waiting for
Kailasa Babu

Govt should address retirement age issue
Your website keeps on flashing the whisper of increase in the retirement age off & on. It is high time the Government transparently addresses this issue once and for all by fixing the retirement age of ALL Classes(IAS,,IPS,IFS, judicial and other public servants including the MPs, MLAs) uniformly at one level. This will ensure transparency and reduce collusion of the public servants in looting the public money with the elected representatives of the people. At present, if not for direct financial gains, the public servant connives in the hope of getting further extension in service or appointment to some Commissions or Governors or to join the politics after retirement with the nexus he developed during the service. Let this age be one (may be 60/62/65/70 years)for all so that there is no temptation for anyone in the public service. This will be a single largest preventive measure to reduce corruption in this country, though may not help the vested interests of public servants/ politicians but will definitely help the delivery of public service and reduction of existing network of graft prevailing in the system
Hoshiar Singh

Stop this brazen practice
After seeing the accolades being rained on some officers,I feel that the august columns of your esteemed site should not be used(or can I say misused) to promote the carrier of some individual officers, how ever eminent they may be. I think the Editor should put a stop to this brazen practice .
N K Nair

Instructions not followed
Union Minister for Law and Justice Veerappa Moily's instructions are not being followed by his team of Legal Advisers/Additional Legal Advisers while giving their opinions to various Ministries/Departments of the Government of Inda. In fact, Moily had categorically mentioned in his recent speech that no appeal should be filed by the Government of India if the similar judgment has already been implemented. He had also said that the Government of India should act as a 'Reluctant Litigant'. We happened to see some news items published in national dailies that the Law Ministry is employing advisors who are suffering from severe memory loss who may not remember even their names. Imagine the quality of opinions given by those legal advisers on the basis of which various Ministries/Departments are filing their appeals in the Supreme Court/High Courts/Tribunals. I appeal the Minister may kindly see that his ideas are implemented by his team so that the Government of India will really become a 'Reluctant Litigant'.
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