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Will Army Chief quit early ?
Rumours are a buzz in the South Block that Army Chief Deepak Kapoor may quit early to stall the appointment of Lt Gen V K Singh  as his successor. Gen Kapoor is scheduled to retire in March end. In case Gen Kapoor quits early Lt Gen Mohanty being the seniormost  Army Official  may take over the reigns before retiring in February. An interesting scenario.
New post of Additional Secretary in PMO ?
A new post of Additional Secretary is likely to be created in the Prime Minister’s office.
Some bureaucrats get approval from Mukesh Bhai ?
Bureaucratic circles are agog with rumours that a couple of senior bureaucrats in the Government of India get their notes approved from Mukesh Ambani. Is it a fact ?
NIA probing against ex Governor
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Guwahati-Assam Unit, is investigating the case regarding smuggling of armaments in which the name of ex-Governor also figures. The issue is very serious in nature.
2 contenders for CIC’s slot
As the grapevine has it two names are topping the list of contenders for the slot of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) to Government of India (GOI). First, is Ms. Kiran Bedi, ex-IPS officer. Second, is A.N. Tiwari, who is presently an Information Commissioner (IC) . Sources said: more or less the name of A.N. Tiwari is final to become CIC
T.K.Manoj Kumar is new Secretary to CM, Kerala
T.K.Manoj Kumar Secretary Transport to the Kerala Government is new Secretary to V.S.Achuthanandan Kerala Chief Minister. He is an IAS officer of the Kerala cadre who belongs to the 1987 batch. He will hold additional charge of I&PRD and NORKA.
T.K.Manoj Kumar has succeeded Ms.Sheela Thomas who was 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.

W.R.Reddy gets Transport in Kerala
W.R.Reddy will now hold the charge of Transport Secretary in Kerala. He is an IAS officer of the Kerala cadre who belongs to the 1986 batch.
Ajay Goel to be Director, NCME
Ajay Goel (IRS-IT 1995 batch) on central deputation has been appointed as Director in the National Commission for Minorities Education (NCME), Delhi.
Sanjay Gupta’s tenure extended in Petroleum by 3 months
Deputation tenure of Sanjay Gupta (IRS-IT 1994 batch) Director Petroleum has been extended by three months.
Radha Krishnan Nair soon to be a Member IRDA
As the grapevine has it, Radha Krishnan Nair is soon going to be a new Member Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) .The slot fell vacant after CR Muralidharan, a Member in the IRDA, retired in November 2009. Presently Nair is Executive Director (ED) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He is a postgraduate in Science and Law and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management. R.K. Nair joined Corporation Bank as a Probationary Officer in August 1976. He has held various assignments in the bank including Regional Manager, Kerala, Assistant General Manager in Mumbai and in the International Banking Division and Deputy General Manager, Investment and International Banking Division. R.K. Nair has also held the post of Managing Director of Corp Bank Securities Limited, Mumbai- a subsidiary of Corporation Bank. Nair has attended training in different areas, both in India and abroad.  R.K. Nair is also a visiting faculty at  various institutions like National Institute of Bank Management, Pune, National Insurance Academy, Pune, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, BSE Training Centre etc. He is a widely travelled officer of the SEBI.
(We said this on September 16, 2009)
Tajinder Singh joins in Spain
Tajinder Singh an IAS officer of the 1991 batch from Manipur cadre has joined in Madrid (Spain) located International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Tajinder Singh till recently was Chief General Manager (CGM) with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Search is on for IIFCL Chairman
A search is on for new Chairman, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), that is currently being headed by S. S. Kohli ex-Chairman Punjab National Bank. Kohli is Chairman & Managing Director of IIFCL since March 9, 2006. He is Chairman of IIFC (UK) Ltd. also which is a wholly owned subsidiary of IIFCL. Besides above positions, Kohli is also on the Board of IDFC.
Who will succeed Lahiri ?
MHRD in GOI is still to decide about the successor of P K Lahiri.. 5 year term of former 1959 batch IAS officer Lahiri  as Chairman( hony ) of General Council and Executive Board of Indian School of Mines( ISM )Dhanbad was completed on January 11.
Who is to be blamed for delay in constituting NAC ?
Who is to be blamed for delay in constituting National Advisory Council (NAC)? This question is being hotly discussed in corridors of power because UPA chief & AICC president Ms. Sonia Gandhi is supposed to head the NAC.
Dhall Law Chambers wins award
Dhall Law Chambers has won a prestigious award in Hongkong based Business Law Journal’s 2009 Indian Law Firm Awards. The award cites Dhall Law Chambers as one of the top law firms in India for Competition & Antitrust law, based on an extensive survey of corporate counsel and domestic and international law firms conducted in late 2009. The firm was set up by Vinod Dhall, former GOI Secretary and head of the Competition Commission of India, after he resigned from the latter post in 2008. Dhall Law Chambers has quickly emerged as a leading specialized law firm in the niche area of competition law and other regulatory areas. It has reciprocity arrangement with leading global firms and its services have been engaged by several foreign and large Indian businesses. Dhall Law Chambers recently strengthened its legal team by recruiting highly qualified lawyers from London, and one of its lawyers has been selected for the prestigious overseas Erasmus Mundus law scholarship.
Many names for Vigilance Commissioner’s slot
In the wake of appointment of Yogendra Agrawal’s appointment as Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) being a certainty, many names are doing rounds for the post of vigilance commissioner.
S. Sundaresan’s appointment was a certainty
S. Sundaresan’s appointment as Secretary Petroleum & Natural Gas was a certainty because continuity had to be maintained in the said Ministry. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.
 (We said this towards the middle of 2009)
S K Budhalakoti poised to be GM, NR
As the grapevine has it, S K Budhalakoti is poised to be General Manager  (GM) North Railway (NR). He is an IRSME officer.
NC Khulbe is GM Corporate Communications in Bank of India
NC Khulbe is General Manager Corporation Communication in Bank of India. The slot had fallen vacant ever since Ms. Nupur Mitra on elevation had joined as Executive Director (ED) with the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in early December 2009
MV Tanksale tipped to CMD of a bank
As the grapevine has it, MV Tanksale, Executive Director (ED) of the Punjab National Bank (PNB), is poised to be Chairman & Managing Directors (CMD) of one of the public sector banks.
B.Kamraj’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) has retained the name of B. Kamraj in the offer list. He is an IPS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
One ADG level post vacant in CBI
One post for IPS officer of the ADG rank is vacant in CBI.
Rajiv Mehta is ADG Meghalaya
Rajiv Mehta on his return from cenntral deputation has joined Meghalaya Government as ADG. Earlier, he was with ITBP. He is Assam-Meeghalaya (A-M) cadre IPS officer of the 1981 batch.
Kuthiala is new VC of University of Journalism
Prof. BK Kuthiala Director of the Institute of Mass Communication, has been appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Makhan Lal Chutervedi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Bhopal.
Six new Judges of MP High Court
Names of six new Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court have been cleared. 
High Court Judge demoted in Orissa
An additional judge of the Orissa High Court has been demoted to the rank of district judge.
Deputy Accountant General promoted
K Mukundan, Deputy Accountant General (Ad-hoc) in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad has been promoted and posted as Deputy Accountant General in the same office.
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS officer Amitabh Panda, Director, Coal Controllers Organisation, Ministry of Coal, Kolkata, on being promoted to SAG has been posted as DDG, RO, NSSO (FOD), MOSPI, Raipur.
Haritash Gulshan  IAS is no more
Haritash Gulshan, IAS Officer of 2004 batch of Uttrakhand cadre, met with a tragic end in a road accident. Haritash was well known for his liveliness, friendliness and out of the box thinking .He had secured sixth rank in the civil services examinations. At the time of his death he was posted as Managing Director of the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam in Uttarakhand. The entire batch has prayed to the Almighty for blessing his soul and rendering strength and courage to his family to withstand this painful situtation.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
Neetu Kumari Prasad has been appointed as Joint Collector of Nalgonda. She swapped places with G.D. Priyadarshini. G. Kishan, Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes at Kakinada will now be Chief Executive Officer of Deccan Infrastructure and Land Holdings Limited, AP Housing Board.
IPS reshuffle in AP
A.K. Khan will be new City Police Commissioner. B. Prasada Rao. will now be the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC. S.S.P. Yadav has been shifted as chairman of theGodavari Valley Development Authority.M. Ratan has been made Additional DGP, Law and Order. Vijayawada Police Commissioner K.V. Rajendranath Reddy has been re-instated in the same post
BSNL EMPLOYEE PRAISED BY UNION MINISTER PRADEEP JAIN
Shankar Lal is proud employee of BSNL.Inspite of his blindness & commitment to the office, running DRISHTI for last 15 years (www.drishtiindia.org). On 17th Jan M.P. Center in Chitrakut inaugurated by Union Minister Pradeep Jain. Founder Director Virag Gupta said that Drishti will now also address Environmental issues. .   
HAL's CMD presents dividend to A.K Antony
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) a premier Defence Public Sector Unit has paid an interim dividend of Rs. 48.20 crore (excluding tax of Rs. 8.20 crore) for the year 2009-10. The dividend cheque to this effect was presented to Defence Minister A.K Antony by the Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of HAL Ashok Nayak in New Delhi on January 18,2010
New President and Vice President of ICSI

Vinayak S. Khanvalkar has been elected as the President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He is a Fellow Member of ICSI and was earlier the Vice President of the Institute. Anil Murarka has been elected as the Vice President of ICSI for the year 2010. A Fellow Member of the Institute, Shri Murarka is presently a Practising Company Secretary at Kolkata.

CORPORATE
Singh to be Director (Personnel) SAIL
B  B Singh is being tipped to be new Director (Personnel), Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL).The PESB has reportedly put the name of Singh number one in the panel.
Amitabh Chaudhry is MD of HDFC Life Insurance
Amitabh Chaudhry has been appointed as the MD and CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance. 
Varma is Content Head MTV India
MTV India has roped in Vikas Varma, Head Content  9XM as Head, creative and content.
Patil appointed VP Viacom 18
 Content Head, MTV India Ashish Patil has been appointed as Vice-President Viacom 18, new ventures.
Sinha releases Arpita’s new book
The managing partner Quantamplate, Arpita Menon had her book titled “Media Buying and Planning - Principles & Practice in the Indian Context” released by the
CEO of Loadstar Universal Shashi Sinha.
Kamat is COO Viacom 18
Vaicom 18, that created a new position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), has promoted the CEO of Colours, Rajesh Kamat to the new position as COO. Despite donning the new role he will continue to head the Colours team.
Shah is VP, MSM
Multi Screen Media (earlier known as Sony Entertainment Television India) has appointed Tushar Shah of Mobile2win India, as senior VP – corporate services.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

RTI revelation 15 lakhs was for Judge Nirmal Yadav but landed up at another Nirmal’s door!
Landed up at Judge Nirmal Kaur’s door by mistake is what the RTI brings to the fore!!

Funnily the CBI says the money belongs to no one!!!
What it was ordered to do exactly the same CBI’s done!!

AG despite Gokhale Committee’s recommendation refused permission to prosecute!!!
And justice kiya CBI and Attorney General ne mill ke kiya ‘execute’ (kill)!!!

So in the end the 15 lakh now belongs to the State!!!
And Nirmal Yadav has been saved from a ‘disgracing’ fate!!!
 
Ask the CJI why is Yadav being protected???
And more so when he wrongdoings as revelaed by RTI have been detected!!!
 
Mulayam has accepted Amar’s resignation ‘with a heavy dill’!!!
Now posts of finance and playtime manager who will fill????
 
After all ‘all work and no play will make Mulayam dull’!!!!
I’m sure for this vacuum left by Amar Mulayam will find a ‘hull’ (solution)!!
 
Mulayam has to realize Bhaands can be crowd pullers but not pullers of votes!!!
And wrongly on his ‘Actors or Bhaand power’ Amar gloats!!!
 
Public knows once electioneering comes to an end these Bhaands return to Bollywood!
And care two damn hoots for them and rest assured this by Public has been understood!
 
Like take Sanjay Dutt and Shetty campaigning for Chaultala’s Beta!!!
Do you think because of these two Bhaands koi bhi apna vote hai deta???
 
It’s pathetic that Political Parties use these Bhaands during electioneering!!!
End of usage of Bhaands is fast nearing!!!
 
‘We are not capable enough to attract crowds’ mobilizing  Bhaands karta hai mean!!
BJP and Congress need to realize that such stunts Democracy ko karte hai demean!!
 
Hopefully Amar Singh will be left ‘out in the cold’!!!!
No Party in its right senses will take him into its fold!!
 
Yes he could start an election time Bhaand Group!!!
For the Political Party who hires his Group on its stage his Bhaands will troop!!
 
The Journo who filmed the Cop dying instead of giving aid should be taken to task!!
Shouldn’t we first be humans koi karre iss ko ask!!!
 
Seeing the Cop’s state he should have put his camera aside!!!
And in whatever transport he had at his disposal given the cop to a hospital ride!
 
Journos funnily say ‘if we do this who will click photos for all to see’?????
I’m sure many will join me in retorting ‘chee chee’!!!
 
Sugar prices have fallen ... so what does this show?????
Some people who Pawar know control the prices and the sugar flow!!!
 
Wholesale Dal prices has come down but still same in Retail!!!!
Retail margins Sarkaar should nail!!
 
Part of Rathod’s plan has worked and his case is no longer in the Media glare!!!
Now he’ll merrily meddle with CBI’s investigation without a care!!!
 
He’s pretty pally with CBI’s present Boss or Top Man!!!
And I’m sure to help him out CBI will do whatever it can!!
 
Confucius says……. it’s the dharma of a Cop to help another one!!!
It was with the help of this brotherhood that a lenient sentence you can say Rathod ‘literally won’!
 
Adds... if chors and cops are mauseri bhai then one cop is another cop's bhai or brother!
Its these brotherhoods that have caused in 'law and order' gudder (free for all)!!!

Bharat Kumar

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Should Indian forces help Australian government ?
This is with reference to the whisper, "Do we need exclusion of Australia" by Vijay Kumar (WIC 18 jan 10). Instead of excluding Australia from the purview of Indian passports, we should very politely ask the OZs whether they are capable of providing security to Indian nationals on their soil or there is need for us to send some of our para military forces to Australia to help the Australian government discharge its sovereign functions properly.
N N Ojha