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Will Sinha head NIA ?
Latest grapevine has it that S C Sinha is moving to head the NIA.1975 batch Haryana cadre IPS officer Sinha is presently Joint Director in the CBI. Infact, Home Minister P Chidambaram is keen to have an officer of CBI background for the post. The post is falling vacant this month end.
Seven contenders for the post of EO ?
Altogether there are seven contenders belonging to 1978 and 1979 batch for the prestigious post of Establishment Officer (EO) in the Department of Personnel. If top sources are to be believed, 1977 batch IAS officer is expected to make it. Present EO, 1976 batch UP cadre IAS officer P K Mishra, is moving as Secretary in an important Department.
3 years condition not required up to Joint Secretary
It is not mandatory for an IAS officer aspiring to be empanelled as a Joint Secretary in Government of India (GOI) to have put in three years of service at the centre.
Appointment of Governors next week ?
Appointment of Governors is expected to take place next week.
R. Gopalan has assumed charge as Secretary Financial Services
R Gopalan who was last month elevated as Secretary has joined as Secretary Financial Service i.e. Banking. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre. Hitherto he was Special Secretary Commerce & Industry.
( We said this on December 22 )
Madam says “No “ for B K Chaturvedi ?
If insiders are to be believed, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi has turned down the proposal of sending former Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi as Governor of Punjab.
Manoj Saunik has been appointed Joint Secretary Defence
Manoj Saunik private secretary (PS) to Sushil Kumar Shinde Indian Power Minister has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence Production. He is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on December 4 )
D.P. Reddy has been appointed Joint Secretary I & B
D.P. Reddy has been appointed as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I & B). He is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.
( We said this on November 17)
Mahesh Shukla to go on 1-year study leave
As the grapevine has it Mahesh Shukla is going on one-year study leave on his return from UNDP’s assignment in Afghanistan. Shukla is Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of the 1990 batch.
Guess the name of the Secretary ?
Guess the name of a Senior Secretary to GOI (Due to retire shortly) who has been reprimanded by the most powerful Union Minister with these words Verbatim "I can throw you out of the Government in an hours time". This was in response to that particular officer misrepresenting facts on certain issues.
No move for new IOC chief
There has been no move to fill up the vacancy that may arise if Sarthak Behuria Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), whose deputation tenure is coming to an end in February 2010, is discontinued. This is for the first time that such a situation has arisen. Behuria will superannuate in the year 2012.
S Venketeshwar to be Director (Finance) WAPCOS
S Venketeshwar is being tipped to be Director (Finance) of the WAPCOS.He is presently associated with the NMDC.
UP Government is not relieving AIS officers for deputation
As the grapevine has it, the Uttar Pradesh government is not relieving many of its All India Service (AIS) officers of its cadre who have been selected for central deputation. Reason being given for this decision is said to be paucity of officers.
Normal functioning resumes in Government offices
Even though, offices were open on the New Year day i.e. January 1, 2010; normal working in government offices resumed only on January 4, 2010.
Agrawal gets extension
K B Agarwal has been granted extension for two months as Chief Vigilance Officer in Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR). He is 1985 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
Dipesh Juneja’s deputation in CISF unlikely
As the grapevine has it, the central deputation of Dipesh Juneja in the CISF is unlikely though he has been selected for appointment as DIG in CISF. Juneja who is an IPS officer of the 1992 batch belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre. Presently, he is posted in Bareily.
Alok Singh’s central deputation unlikely
As the grapevine has it, the central deputation of Alok Singh is unlikely though he has been selected for appointment in the center. Singh is an IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre.
Post of Director Shipping vacant in GOI
A post of Director Shipping is vacant in Government of India (GOI).
IRS officer ACIT Hyderabad takes VRS
The request of R Janardhanan, ACIT, Hyderabad, for seeking voluntary retirement has been accepted.
NCLT to replace BIFR ?
The NCLT is likely to replace the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction. The NCLT may also get some powers of the High Courts.
List of CITs cleared for elevation as CCITs
Those Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) who have been found fit to be promoted as Chief CITs (CCITs) are: M.C. Mohanty, Pankaj Gupta, S.S.Bajpai, K.K.Mohapatra, Satpal , J.R.Sharma, Jaswant Singh, V.K.Mangotra, P.K.Sarangi , J.C.Mishra, D. Ravindran, A.N. Pahuja, S. Pradhan, B.N. Dutta, V.K. Chowddary,  Ms. Anita Kapoor,  G. Rajeshwar Rao,  Arun Kumar Jain, Ms.Bulbul Sen,  M.K.Mirani,  K.A. Gopinathan,  D. C. Pant,  V.K.Shukla,  G.S.Randhawa ,  S.K.Sen,  P.K. Ray,  M.L.A. Chowdhary,  A.K.Jain, B.L. Razdan,  A.L.K. B. Chand, Ms. Deepa Krishan, A. Suryanarayanan, A.K.Gautam,  G.R. Sufi,  Ms. Parvinder Sohi Behuria,  Dilip Shivpuri, Ms. Sujata Pant,  P.K. Shah, K.S. Pathania, L.R. Nayyar, Mukesh Kumar, Digvijaya Kumar & E. T.Luckose. Four CITs who figure in the extended list are:  M.D. Kabra,  M.C. Joshi, S.K.Sahu & P.C. Srivastava. Three incumbents who were to rertire on December 31, 2009 were promoted on the eve of their retirement. They are: Naresh Kumar, Jameel Ahmed & A.J. Kha
Two vacancies to fall vacant in Rural Development Ministry
Two vacancies of Joint Secretary are soon to fall vacant in Rural Development Ministry in the Government of India.
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS officer Rama Prasanna Misra, Director, DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kolkata, on being promoted to SAG has been posted as DDG, RO, NSSO (FOD), MOSPI, Patna.
Post of CRPF IG (Admn) in Srinagar vacant
Post of IG (Administration) in CRPF is lying vacant since June1, 2009, at such an important station like Srinagar.
ISB trains IFS officers on economic diplomacy
In the last one year alone, the Indian School of Business (ISB) has trained about 70 Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers on economic diplomacy.
Search Committee meet for Kolkata Port Trust Chairman held
A Search Committee meeting to deliberate upon the probables for the post of Chairman at Kolkata Port Trust has been held. The names are however yet to be disclosed.
Dibang quits NDTV
Well known anchorperson Dibang has quit from the NDTV. He is known to be one of the famous anchors whose programme titled "Muqabla" was a big hit in TRP. Dibang who had earlier worked with "Aaj Tak" had also anchored "Khabron ki Khabar"-an evening news programme on NDTV.
R. Sellamuthu is Chairnman,TN PSC
The Governor of Tamil Nadu has appointed R. Sellamuthu, IAS, as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for a period of six years from the date of assumption of charge or till he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
Bharat Chaturvedi shifted by Air India
General Manager Ground Handling Northern Region Bharat Chaturvedi has been shifted from Delhi to Kozikode.
Pankaj Kumar moves to Delhi
Pankaj Kumar has been moved from Delhi to succeed Bharat Chaturvedi as GM Ground Handling Northern Region.
IAS charge-sheeted in Punjab
One senior IAS officer in Punjab has been charge-sheeted.
Bakshi elected President
Keyoor Bakshi has been elected as the President of International Federation of Company Secretaries (IFCS) for the year 2010. He has been elected at the sixth Assembly Meeting of the IFCS held at Tanzania
Pankaj Jain is Addl. Secretary ,Statistics & Programme Implementation
Pankaj Jain has taken over as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in Government of India. He has made important contributions in the infrastructure sector in his previous Central Deputations. To note a few, he authored the Port Privatisation Policy on BOT basis as Director Port Development Ministry of Shipping in 1996, also initiated the Sethusamundaram Ship Canal Project, and started Tuticorin Deep Dredging Project, also set up the Tarriff Authority for Major Ports, under the guidance of S Sunder and Yogendra Narain I.A.S.(then Secretaries of M/o Shipping). He also functioned as first Member-Secretary under S Satyam, Chairman, Tariff Authority. He was a member of infrastructure committee of Ministry of Environment, was also responsible for environment clearances of Ports. As Joint Secretary Housing, Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, he initiated the National Urban Renewal Mission under the able guidance of A.N. Tewari (then Secy UEPA),presently Information Commissioner in Govt. of India, Jain was the first Mission Director for Basic Services to the Urban Poor), also framed the “Urban Reforms Incentive Fund” , the National Slum Policy, the National Street Vendors Policy and the National Habitat Policy. He conducted the first Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference with India as host in 2006, where Housing Ministers of over 40 countries attended, and which was inaugurated by President of India. Pankaj Jain belongs to 1978 batch of Jammu & Kashmir cadre. He has represented India in a number of conferences abroad, and has held important assignments in the past.

CORPORATE
CMD TCIL Interview tomorrow
PESB will hold interview for the post of CMD TCIL on Wednesday.
Kanther is GM of SBI Patiala
Pukhraj Kanther has taken over as the new General Manager (GM) of State Bank of Patiala (SBP).
Ms. H. A. Daruwalla  joins the GMR group
Ms. H. A. Daruwalla  former Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Central Bank of India (CBI)has joined the GMR group as Senior Vice President (SVP).
Kaul is new CMD of Oriental Insurance
R K Kaul has taken over as new CMD of the Oriental Insurance Co..

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Should a Party thrown by the Underworld be attended by a Cop????
And where will Shiv Sena’s appeasement of the Marathi Manooos stop????
Maha Cops were filmed dancing at an Underworld Party but Shiv Sena sees no wrong!!!
As per Shiv Sena there is nothing wrong in participating in such ‘dance and song’!!
Of course this immunity is only for Cops who are Marathi Manoos!!!
If a Cop is not one then for such a dance and song his job he will loose!!
Commies finished Kolkata and seems Shiv Sena is going on this path!!!
With the interests of Mumbai its doing vishwaasghaat!!!
BMC in 2008 had proposed a near 50% tax on rent!!!!
Seems Balasahib feels all Mumbai property belongs to the State and has only been lent!
BMC is controlled by Shiv Sena and its levies and taxes as it is border on absurdity!!
In fact if an analogy is done it’ll be classified as sheer stupidity!!!!
Mumbai has, is and will loose businesses as many have, do and will move out!!
What keeps Mumbai ticking is the work culture without a doubt!!!
Work culture of ‘outsiders’ who have made Mumbai their home!!
And not the Marathi Manoos who lack it totally and are in Sarkaari service or idly roam!
And if Balasahib thinks outsiders will go and the Marathi Manoos lot will take over,
Then he's got it wrong because then Mumbai story will be over!!
Just walk the streets of Mumbai and you will realize how Sena is finishing the City!!!
Balashib and his lot are cutting the branch they are perched on and I’m not being witty!!
Sacred Heart School where Ruchika studied turned out to have a heart of stone!!!
Despite many fee defaulters to face expulsion Ruchika was alone!!!
And the amount overdue was just Rs. 60 and taking inflation into account,
Today it would still be a measly amount!!!
Without a doubt what the Cops did to Ruchika’s brother and her school expulsion,
Must have made ‘suicide for her virtually a compulsion’!!!
And Messrs. Hooda and Jethmalani have a axe to grind with the Media!!!
Had it not been for the Media on Manu walking free no one would have had even an idea!!
At least not till he killed a few more in his egoistical rage!!
He’s in jail because a relentless campaign on the powerful walking free Media did wage! 
Rathor would happily accept his medals being taken and his pension cut!!!
That's if with these two he can get out of this rut!!!
In the Arushi's matter I feel there is more to than what meets the eye!!!
I'm cent percent sure that Arushi's Ma and Pa karr rahe hai lie!!!
It could be an honor killing or something even more gory!!!!
There is more to 'the stroy'!!!
Chautala and Pariwaar's assets outsrip known sources of income!!!
In fact as per revelations not even to 25% of the assets value the income does come!!
But of course Chautala will term this as a poltical witch hunt!!!!!
And he may soon vanish from the scene ' with a gone for treatment stunt'!!!
After all now till the next general election he has nothing much to do!!!
Accept sit in the sidelines and boo!!! 
Amar Singh is now on a dosti drive and is praising one and all on his blog!!!
The man is basically a publicity ka hog!!!
Or maybe he's now seeing a no light at end of the SP tunnel!!!
And out of the SP tunnel now he will tunnel!!!
Confucius says... Amar Singh's political trail is dotted with friends he's ditched!!!!
And always on a bigger bandwagon ride he's hitched!!!
Adds... mark my words one day Anil Ambani will rue the day he became pally with Amar Singh!!!
And then for Anil he'll transform to Amar Singe!!!
Flash.... Its very difficult to swallow someone else's success is how I see it!!
And that's why 3 Idiots from left , center and right is being hit!!!
Yes let them view the movie and see if the ragging scenes encourage ragging!!
The movie is been in the headlines since the movie's makers ko Bhagat has been nagging!!


Bharat Kumar

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Reservation to Women in Courts justified
I agree with Vijay Kumar that at least 50% judges of the High Courts & Supreme Court should be women. Unless one experiences the pain, he/she may never be able to understand it fully. The old adage of 'where the shoe pinches' holds good even today.
Ujagar Singh

Failure of constitutional machinery
Till a few months ago, one of the States in India proudly boasts of first or frontrunner in implementing socio economic programmes. The first State Government that presented over one lakh crore budget; front runner in Rural Employment Guarantee programme; in energy front, recorded lowest transmission losses and received three consecutive awards from Ministry of Power for giving quality power to its consumers. Please don’t forget the State still is giving free electricity power to its farmers 7 hour a day. First state in the country that introduced dedicated ‘Trauma services’ covering every corner with more than 2000 state of the art ambulance vehicles, first to introduce zero based budgeting, first to introduce e-seva covering more than 23 services, a virtual interface of local, state and central government.
The list is unending. The above programmes are not part of election manifesto but a dream come true thanks to the efforts of all forwarding looking able administrators. I am talking about the Andhra Pradesh. The state is now struggling for paying salaries for its employees. Total anarchy, failure of rule of law and administrative machinery, rampant bandhs and hartals are prevailing. The ‘Dilli Darbar’ is watching this ‘tamasha’ from distance. The need of the hour is to strengthen ‘able leadership’ who can deftly manage affairs peacefully or end this anarchy by imposing “President’s Rule” otherwise a heavy price for the Congress.
Madduri VKR

Congratulations !
Congratulations, Mahendra Jain on your promotion. Today I am leaving the Income Tax Department as Commissioner of Income Tax Kolkata to join IIT Delhi for Ph.D. in e-governance, just to be able to compress e-governance to a shorter time frame.
Vijay Kumar IRS