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Vikram Srivastava is new DG, CRPF
Vikram Srivastava  has been appointed  new DG of the CRPF. He  will take over  after incumbent chief of CRPF, AS Gill, retires on January 31, 2010. He is Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer of the 1973 batch. Vikram Srivastava is currently DG, ITBP.
(We said this earlier & on December 11, 2009)
Ranjit Kumar Bhatia  is new DG, ITBP
Appointment order of Ranjit Kumar Bhatia, IPS (UP, 1974)  have been issued as next DG, ITBP. Presently Bhatia is DG, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRFCD). He is Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer of the 1974 batch.
(We said this on January 8, 2010)
Avani Vaish appointed Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh
Avani Vaish has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. He is 1975 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on January 14 )
Rakesh Sahni is now Energy Advisor MP Government
Outgoing Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Rakesh Sahni has been appointed Energy Advisor and Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board with the Cabinet rank.He is 1972 batch IAS officer.
Resignation of nine IRS officers accepted
Resignation of nine IRS officers has been accepted. They are Sandeep Rewaji Rathod, Pallavi Akurathi, Ajay Gupta, Vijay Kiran Anand, Seema Tripathi, Sheetal S Ugale, Raghav Lancer, Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia and Vidisha Maitra.
Indian Army is no more a male bastion
Gone are the days when Indian Army used to be a male bastion. There are about 900 women officers employed with it today and more and more women officers were being welcomed in the force.
IAS changes in Madhya Pradesh
Additional Chief Secretary Ranjana Chaudhary has been shifted to Madhya Pradesh Board of Professional Examinations as Chairperson. Director of Scheduled Caste Research and Development Institute IM Chahal has been moved to Gramodyog Department as Additional Chief Secretary.Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Board of Professional Examinations MK Rai would replace Ranjana Chaudhary, while Principal Secretary Water Resources Department Arvind Joshi has been moved to Jail and Parliamentary Affairs Departments in the same capacity.Radhe Shyam Julania Member Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) will hold additional charge of PS WRD.
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS officer Amitabh Pradhan, Director, NSSO (SDRD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Kolkata, has been posted as DDG, DGCIS, Ministry of Commerce, Kolkata.
Two Orissa cadre IAS to go on deputation
Two 1999 batch IAS officers, Bhaskar J Sharma and Shubha Sharma, are expected to go on deputation to the Government of India.
Brig Pradhan to be new Army Head in Bangalore
Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area of the Army will have a new commander, Brigadier A.K. Pradhan, from February 2. He will succeed Brigadier PS Ravindranath.
One more retired ICS officer passes away
One of the last survivor  Indian ICS officers Sahdev Wohra passed away recently in New Delhi. He was Punjab cadre 1940 batch  officer. He retired as Secretary in the Government of India. Wohra was 92.
Satish Agnihotri is new MD, Rail Vikas Nigam
Satish C Agnihotri has taken over as new Managing Director (MD) of the Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL). He is 1981 batch IRSE officer. The post of MD, RVNL had been lying vacant for quite sometime now.
( We said this on December 17,2009 )
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
Suresh Chanda has been appointed as Commissioner of Commercial Taxes in place of Ranjeev R Acharya who is going on leave. CR Biswal will hold the additional charge of the post of principal secretary (School Education). G Anantha Ramu has been  posted as Commissioner of Industries.
Ms. Selvi Apoorva gets new posting in Tamil Nadu
Ms. Selvi Apoorva, IAS- 1994 batch,Tamil Nadu cadre, Special Secretary to the State Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, on return from leave, has been posted as Special Secretary Industries Department vice R. Kirlosh Kumar, IAS, already transferred. She shall function under the overall control and supervision of Principal Secretary to Government, Industries Department .
IT officer Gopinath transferred
BV Gopinath, Commissioner/Director of Income Tax, has been on promotion transferred to CIT Rohtak.
 IT officer Seema Raj transferred
Seema Raj, Commissioner/Director of Income Tax, has been on promotion transferred to CIT (ITAT) Agra.
IT officer Subrat Mishra transferred
Subrat Mishra, Commissioner/Director of Income Tax, has been on return from study leave transferred to CIT © (A) – III, Kolkata.
IT officer K Hari Prasad  transferred
K Hari Prasad, Commissioner/Director of Income Tax, has been transferred from CIT(A)-XXX Kolkata to CIT (ITAT) – I, Kolkata.
IAS officer sent on compulsory leave
Karnataka Government has sent Rajiv Chawla, Commissioner for Survey, Settlement and Land Records, on compulsory leave for 30 days . He is 1987 batch IAS officer.
Two new Members of Uttarakhand PSC
T N Singh and Manjula Rana have been appointed new Members of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission.
Participants to the special foundation course in Bhopal
A large number of IPS officers & other All India Service (AIS) officers are attending special foundation course at RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration & Management (RCVPNAAM) Bhopal. Director General (DG) of the RCVPNAAM Bhopal is Dr. Sundeep Khanna an MP cadre IAS officer who belongs to the 1972 batch. Those attending the course are:  Milind Dumbere 2006 AGMUT IPS, Pushpendra Kumar 2006 AGMUT IPS, Vikramjit Singh 2006 AGMUT IPS, Surendra Kumar 2007 AGMUT IPS, Vijay Kumar 2007 AGMUT IPS, Kartikeya 2006 Andhra Pradesh IPS, Barhat Rahul M. 2007 Andhra Pradesh IPS, Sunil Kumar2007 Assam- Meghalaya IPS, V.Siva Prasad Ganjala 2005 Assam-Meghalaya IPS, R. Muthu  2006 Assam-Meghalaya IPS, C.V.Subba Reddy 2007 Assam-Meghalaya IPS, M. Sunil Kumar Naik 2005 Bihar IPS, P. Kannan 2005 Bihar IPS, Vis. S. Premalatha 2006 Bihar IPS , Vivek Raj Singh 2006 Bihar IPS , Ranjit Kumar Mishra 2007 Bihar IPS , S. Sudhakar Bihar IPS , Abhishekl Shandilya 2007 Chattisgarh IPS , Badri Narayan Meena 2004 Chhattisgar IPS , Jitendra Singh Meena 2007 Chhattisgarh IPS , Ram Gopal 2007 Chhattisgarh IPS , R..Thanga Pandian Chhattisgarh IPS, Sharad Singhal 2006 Gujarat IPS, Divya Mishra 2007 Gujarat IPS, Saurabh Tolumbia 2007 Gujarat IPS, Ashwin 2006 Haryana IPS, Pankaj Nain 2007 Haryana IPS, Vivek Gupta 2007 Jammu & Kashmir IPS, Staliraj Mahesh Kumar.S 2005 Jammu & Kashmit IPS, ICadam Sandeep Vasant 2005 Jharkhand IPS, Vis. Annepu Vijaya Laxmi 2006 Jharkhand IPS, Anoop T. Mathew 2006 Jharkhand IPS, Arun Mohan Joshi 2006 Jharkhand IPS, Kranti Kumar Gadidesi 2006 Jharkhand IPS, Mohit Bundas 2006 Jharkhand IPS , Narendra Kumar Singh 2006 Jharkhand IPS , S. Michaelraj 2006 Jharkhand IPS , Rakesh Bansal 2007 Jharkhand IPS , Sunil Bhaskar 2007 Jharkhand IPS , Amit Singh 2007 Karnataka IPS , Chetan Singh Rathore 2007 Karnataka IPS , Ravi Kumar Y.S. 2007 Karnataka IPS , Shashi Kumar N. 2007 Karnataka IPS , Sidhartha Shashni
 2003 Kerala IPS , J. Venkata Naga Subrahmanyam 2006 Kerala IPS , J. Jayanth 2007 Kerala - IPS , Rajpal Meena 2007 Kerala IPS , Ashish 2005 Madhya Pradesh IPS , Ms. N.Chaitra 2006 Madhya Pradesh IPS , Saehin Kumar Atulkar 2007 Madhya Pradesh IPS , Ms. Arthi Singh 2006 Maharashtra IPS , Chandra Kishore Mina 2006 Maharashtra IPS , Sachin Patil Ashok 2006 Maharashtra IPS , riiremath Sudhir.K 2007 Maharashtra IPS , Trimukhe Abhishek Bhagwan 2007 Maharashtra IPS , Thiru Gnana Sambandan.S 2006 Manipur- Tripura IPS , Vis. Princee Rani 2005 Manipur-Tripura IPS , Ms. Pushpanjali Devi 2006 Manipur-Tripura IPS , Ningshen Worngam 2007 Manipur-Tripura IPS , Rajeev Pachar 2007 Manipur-Tripura IPS , Manjunatha C Meghalaya FS , RajasekharaN. 2007 Nagaland IPS, C.K. Saravana kumar Nagaland IPS, Satya Brata Bhoi 2004 Orissa IPS, iajesh Kumar 2005 Orissa IPS, Anup Kumar Sahoo 2006 Orissa IPS, Satyendra Kumar 2007 Orissa IPS, Lohita Kumar Lenka Orissa IPS, Niti Shekhar 2007
 Orrisa IPS, 'radeep Kumar Yadav 2002 Punjab IPS, P. Bala Kiran 2007 Punjab IPS, Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari Punjab IPS, Ms. Mamta Bishnoi 2007 Rajastha IPS, Rahul Prakash 2006 Rajasthan IPS, Don. K Jose 2006 Rajasthan IPS, Abhishek Dixit 2006 Tamil Nadu IPS, Pravesh Kumar 2007 Tamil Nadu IPS, Ritto Cyriac T. Tamil Nadu IPS, Chandra Prakash 2004 Uttar Pradesh IPS, K. Ejilearassane 2004 Uttar Pradesh IPS, Abdul Hamid 2006 Uttar Pradesh IPS, Akash Kuhary 2006 Uttar Pradesh IPS, Manoj Kumar 2006 Uttar Pradesh IPS, S. Rajalingam 2006 Uttar Pradesh IPS, Vimod Kumar Singh 2007 Uttar Pradesh IPS, Manoj! Kumar Sonkar Uttar Pradesh IPS, Sadanand S. Date 2007 Uttarakhand IPS, Sunil Kumar Meena 2007 Uttarakhand IPS, D. Thirugnanasambantham Uttarakhand IPS, Shalabh Mathur 2006 Uttra Pradesh IPS, Rishikesh Meena 2004 West Bengal IPS, Suresh Kumar Jain 2005 West Bengal IPS, Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi 2005 West Bengal IPS, Anooop Jaiswal 2006 West Bengal IPS, C.Sudhakar 2006
 West Bengal IPS, Dhrubjyoti De 2006 West Bengal IPS, Kunal Aggarwal 2006 West Bengal IPS, Mukesh 2006 West Bengal IPS, Pandey Santosh 2006 West Bengal IPS , Ms. D. Krishnaveni 2007 West Bengal IPS' , Ms. Meeraj Khalid 2007 West Bengal IPS , Basavaraj S Holeyachi West Bengal IPS , Pawan Kumar Dalmia 2008 IPoS , Dr. S Shivaram 2008 IPoS , Rahul Kaushik 2008 IPoS , Sanjay Dnyandeo Akhade 2009 IPoS , Vis. Binti Purkayastha 2009 IPoS , Vivek Kumar 2004 IDES , Sharmistha Maitra 2004 IDES , Manish Kumar Gupta(CSE 2006) 2007 IP & TAPS , Ms. Minakshi Verma(CSE 2007) 2008 IP & TAPS , Mandeep Singh(CSE 2007) 2008 IP & TAPS , Saurabh Krishna Mohan(CSE 2007) 2008 IP & TAPS.
Komal Singh appointed OSD in MP CM's office
Komal Singh Commissioner Gwalior IAS on his superannuation has been appointed as OSD in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's office from February 1, 2010. Akash Tripathi Collector Gwalior has been assigned additional charge as Commissioner Gwalior.
P.K.Mishra appointed VC, Barkatullah University-Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh Governor Rameshwar Thakur has appointed P.K.Mishra as Vice Chancellor of the Barkatullah University Bhopal till a full timer was appointed. At present P.K. Mishra is Dean of the Management faculty in the said University.

Shake-up of IPS officers in Assam

In a minor shake up of IPS officers the Assam Government has transferred certain IPS officers. They are: ADGP (law and order) Rajendra Kumar as ADGP (border), ADGP (border) BB Mishra to ADGP (law and order), Mukesh Sahay CID IGP on promotion to ADGP & IGP (SOU) Pradip Kumar promoted as IGP (Vigilance and Anti-Corruption). IGP (Logistics) R Chandranath has been transferred to administration & IGP administration NK Jha has been posted as IGP, CID.

Kumar Sanjay Krishna is PS P & D, Assam

The Assam Government has posted Kumar Sanjay Krishna as Principal Secretary (PS)Planning and Development ( P & D) on his return from central deputation. He was on deputation to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and then to Finance Ministry for the last five years. He is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Assam- Meghalaya cadre.

CRPF bags best contingent award
 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) – the largest paramilitary force has the proud privilege of participating in Republic Day Parade 2010 and the Marching contingent comprising of 144 strong men bagged  the Best Marching Contingent Award among paramilitary and other auxiliary marching contingents,under the command of Assistant Commandant Mahender M. Hegde.  
            This is consecutive year when CRPF has bagged this award.  Last year also CRPF lifted the trophy and certificate for the Best Marching Contingent in paramilitary  category. 

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Pakis say India's Polity is divided and confused!!!
Of being over sensitive by Pakis India is being accused!!
 
Gilani says 26/11 attacks take place by the thousands in Pakistan !!!
He’s not fathoming what took place…. it was an attack by Pakistan on Hindustan !
 
And Pakis should be thankful that our Polity is divided and confused!!!
Otherwise by now ‘the stick India would have used’!!!
 
Our Polity is dithering because of vote bank politics!!!!
After an attack all demand action but later to this stand no one sticks!!
 
Take PC….. now he’s going to Pak to attend SAARC!!!
The message is so stark!!!
 
India will bear more attacks!!
Guts India lacks!!!
 
Arre bhai don’t go to war but at least don’t extend a friendly haath!!!
Time for the haath has gone and now its time to let them know ‘ India ’s got a potent laath’!
 
‘Be Indian think Indian’ .... unleash this Media campaign!!!!
Remember the terror outfits give India and Indians pain!!!
 
Tell the Muslims....see how many Indian Muslims have died in terror attacks????
Have the terror outfits taken care to save Indian Muslims from their deadly whacks??
 
Also show that Muslims in India are safer and better off!!!
At their lives in Pakistan many Pakistanis scoff!!!
 
Make the Indian Muslim realize that India is theirs!!!!
But also warn.....one cannot hunt with the hounds and run with the hares!!
 
Our Netas should forget their vote bank politics and on this issue come on one platform!
A coalition on this issue they should form!!!
 
Yes many knowing our Netas many will say….Bharat Kumar is another Mungeri Laal!!!
Hearing this I won’t go in the face laal!!
 
For my Nation if I dream!!!!
At least to myself patriotic I seem!!
 
Amar Singh is now up to his antics….. blackmail and threats!!!
These are always the outcomes when he fumes and frets!!!
 
He describes himself and his Bhaand Mandali as the cream that was on the SP cake!!!
Beneath the cream he says it was a burnt cake and cream ne appetizing cake ko kiya make!
 
Now he’s challenging Mulayam’s son for a electoral battle!!
Hopes that this challenge SP ko karre ga rattle!!
 
And they will stop asking him to resign his RS seat!!!
He knows with which stick SP ko into submission karr saktha hai beat!!!!
 
The gloves are off after Amar’s latest rant!!
If the gloves are off then Amar will go for Mulayam’s ‘dhoti’ and Mulayam for Amar’s pant!!
 
Big B and Sharukh are in the same page when it comes to IPL!!!!
Both have formed their own League…. India ’s Pathetic Lot or IPL!!
 
Seems they look at the 26/11 attack like the Pakis do!!!
And they ‘underplay’ it too!!!
 
Because had they been hurt like the rest of the Nation on Paki’s terror binge!!!
Just the thought of Pakis playing on Indian soil would singe!!
 
Confucius says…. say if Sharukh’s or Big B’s kith or kin were killed during 26/11,
To stop Pakis from playing in India they’d move earth and heaven!!!

Flash..... Pawar now says prices of lentils and oil will not come down!!!
Again with prices he's started to clown!!!

Why does he have to talk up prices.... why doesn't he keep his trap shut????
After 'the guidance' he issued prices in international markets hardened futta-futt!!!

Modi's writing a letter to Sonia in Italian.... why trivialize this serious matter????
And then is Sonia or Pawar responsible for price rise..... without doubt finger points to the latter!

Sonia should realize Pawar's continuance is giving Congress a bad name!!!
It's not enough that for this Congress 'numerical compulsions' ko karre blame!! 

Bharat Kumar

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WHO WILL BE THE QUEEN’S CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER AFTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH?
Absolutely no choice.
Someone may be near to Sonia ; other one may be dear to Rahul. Only Man Mohan Singh is a harmless Prime Minister who can preserve the defacto power of Sonia Gandhi by remaining a de-jure Prime Minister of India. Again he can protect and promote the political interest and survival of Rahul Gandhi in the political arena of India . Both Sonia and Rahul have tasted the fortune of exercising unlimited power in politics and governance without sharing any responsibility at all .Who does not relish power without responsibility. Mam Mohan Singh remains the only choice . Sonia will never like to lose him. Anybody in his place will start creating space for himself/ herself right from day one. And that will be beginning of end of Sonia Gandhi and her son.
Keshav Prasad   prasadkeshav@yahoo.com
Let us not be enslaved again and again
While we the Indians have been busy bashing our Generals over more than a year and pushed our military modernization many decades, China has executed a brilliant stroke of strategy by announcing that they are going to establish bases, probably in Pakistan. Not pulling up the corrupt in Armed Forces is no ones case, but not focusing attention where it is required is criminal negligence. Not only that there are clear signs of a deliberate campaign of MoD  in letting down the Armed Forces and their Generals. This is the fallout of the 6th CPC squabbles and IAS / IFS lobby is clearly behind this.
Can we as responsible citizens allow this fratricide to reach a level where bureaucracy defeats its Army as they did in 1962.
China is on our doorsteps and soon there will be Chinese bases in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and may be Bangladesh.
I request responsible people to apply their minds where it is required rather than  wasting energies on "Chaturvedi" "Trivedi" warfare.
Let us not be enslaved again and again.
Raj Nath
No rational answer yet
I am yet to get an objective and rational answer to my proposal on separate exam for IAS. Instead of passionate responses can somebody outline reasons for not holding a separate exam please?
MB
Ab M K Narayanan ko gussa kyo aataa hai ?
After having enjoyed all government perks for so many years, with no accountability, praised by the PM as the best civil servant and now rewarded for his loyalty with the Governorship of West Bengal, should Narayanan not thank God for these mercies instead of cursing his fate. Is it not the time for him for self-introspection and service to the poor rather than run after Gubernatorial perks?
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)