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84 IPS officers of 1989 batch in empanelment list
As many as 84 IPS officers of the 1989  batch reportedly figure in the list of those who have been able to make it to the list of those will be empanelled to the rank of IG in GOI.
Ashok Lahiri to get one year extension in ADB
ED in the Asian Development Bank ,Manila, Ashok Lahiri is all set to get one year extension. Noted Economist Lahiri was to return in July after completion of tenure. There were also reports of his appointment as Finance Secretary after his return. Meanwhile, several names have started doing the round for the post of ED ADB.
Dr. Rakesh Hooja tipped to head IIPA, Delhi
Dr. Rakesh Hooja is poised to become new Chairman of the Delhi located Indian Institute of Public Affairs (IIPA). Presently Dr. Hooja is Chairman Board of Revenue in Rajasthan. Dr. Hooja is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Dr Adarsh Kishore is new Chairman Axis Bank
Former ED IMF Dr Adarsh Kishore is new Chairman of the Axis Bank. Headquarter of former 1969 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre Dr Kishore will however be Jaipur.
Pratyush Sinha may not remain CVC beyond his retirement
The Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Pratyush Sinha, who is due to retire in September 2010, may not be able to continue for one more year, beyond his retirement. Government has so far not moved any proposal to this effect in the Parliament.
Will Ajit Sharan be Additional Secretary DEA ?
Name of Ajit Sharan has started doing the round for the post of Additional Secretary DEA in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Ms. Usha Mathur empanelled as Secretary
Ms Usha Mathur an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer of the 1974 batch has been empanelled as a Secretary in Government of India (GOI).
IFS is no longer youngsters choice
The fourth report of the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs, presented to the Lok Sabha recently, has pointed out that the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is no longer the most preferred career choice for the high-ranking meritorious candidates selected through the Civil Services Examination.
Ashok Sinha’s unlikely to get extension
It is widely believed that after the denial of extension to IOC Chairman Sarthak Behuria CMD of the Bharat Petroleum Ashok Sinha may also not get extension. Sinha is due to retire in August 2010.
Directors not being promoted in same ministry
Of late, a new trend that has emerged in the GoI is that the Directors not being promoted in same ministry. When promoted, they are being transferred to another Ministry.
Anil Khachi to be DDG,UIDA
Anil Khachi on central deputation has been appointed as DDG, UIDA being headed by NandanNilkeni. Presently he is Secretary Food & Civil Supplies besides holding charge of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Himachal Pradesh. He is an IAS officer of 1986 batch who belongs to Himachal Pradesh cadre.
(We said this December 28, 2009)
Sujay Mazumdar to be Director Drinking Water
Sujay Mazumdar on central deputation has been appointed as Director Drinking Water. He is Indian Forest Service (IFS)officer of the 1991 batch who belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Vaidya tipped to be Secretary NDMDC
As  the grapevine has it S D Vaidya , UT cadre IAS officer of 1998 batch
is poised to be Secretary NDMC. Presently he is in the Delhi Jal
Board.
Cabinet Secretary rejects proposal to downgrade post
Cabinet Secretary has rejected the proposal to downgrade the post of Additional Secretary to Join Secretary in the Ministry of Power.
IA & AS officer Y Udaya Bhaskar transferred
Y Udaya Bhaskar, Assistant Director in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-officio Member Audit Board, Bangalore, is transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Wks/Fst : adhoc), in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
Deepak to move from Telecom
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Telecom J S Deepak is being moved to Shashtri Bhawan. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Nageshwar Chalsani Venkat is Spl Secretary to SBI’s CMD
Nageshwar Chalsani Venkat is now Special Secretary to O.P. Bhatt, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), State Bank of India (SBI). Hitherto, he was Deputy General Manager (DGM) Treasury Marketing
Why BJP has been unable to treat its ex CMs well?
Why the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been unable to deal properly with its ex Chief Ministers? This question was a hot topic of discussion at a high profile party. To name a few are: Ms Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Kalyan Singh,Babu Lal Marandi, Ms. Uma Bharati , Capt B.C. Khanduri etc.
1977 batch IPS officers get DG rank in AP
1977 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of Director General in Andhra Pradesh. They are Mssrs:- M. Alagar, Alok Srivastav, A. Shiva Shanker, Umesh Kumar, K. Aravinda Rao, V. Dinesh Reddy and M. Bhaskar.
IAS reshuffle in TamilNadu
There is IAS reshuffle in TamilNadu. Principal Secretary (Home) S. Malathi has been appointed Vigilance Commissioner and Commissioner for Administrative Reforms.K. Gnanadesikan will now be Principal Secretary Home.K. Shanmugam will be new Principal Secretary Finance.Swaran Singh is the new Principal Secretary, (Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection).Gagandeep Singh Bedi will be newMD TWAD Board.And T. Udhayachandran has been posted as the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
Sword of Damocles looms on 2 WB IPS officers
The Sword of Damocles looms large on two West Bengal cadre IPS officers in the shape of getting debarred by Central Government. They are: Sivaji Ghosh & Amarjeet Nalwa. Their proposals for central deputation as IG in RPF South Eastern Railway (SER) were cleared two months ago but are awaiting issuance of orders from the Railway Board.It may be stated here that Minister for Railway Ms.Mamta Banerjere had mooted related proposals in accordance with which ACC had cleared them.
Increasing retirement age of Judges not possible now
Increasing the retirement age of Judges is not possible in near future since it would require amendments to Articles 124 and 217 of the Constitution dealing with appointment of Judges.
Mohan goes to Kuwait
H K Mohan US (EW) in the MEA Headquarters has been moved to Kuwait.
T Donker promoted as DDG in Akashwani
T Donker has been prmoted to the rank of Deputy Director General (DDG) in the Akashwani.
Saurabh Kumar's tenure as Secretary BEE end in June
Deputation tenure of Saurabh Kumar Secretary, Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE) will come to an end on June 30, 2010. He is an Indian Revnue Service (IRS) officer of the 1992 batch..
Commissioner, Directorate of Legal Affairs transferred
With the approval of competent authority in the Central Board of Excise & Customs, R.K. Sharma, Commissioner, Directorate of Legal Affairs, Delhi is hereby transferred and posted as Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit with immediate effect and until further orders.
147 Dy/Asst Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise transferred
As many as 147 Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred. Among those transferred are Bharat Pralhad Garad from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai Cus-I, C. G. Thoke from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai Cus-I, Fakhruddin Akbarali Kadiani from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai Cus-I, J. H. Arora from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai CX-I, P. M. B. Nair from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai Cus-I, R. D. Goswami from Ahmedabad Cus to Pune CX, Sagan Anandrao Amle from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai CX-II, Pandharinath Gangaram Kinare from Ahmedabad Cus to Mumbai Cus-I, Jaideo S. Dongre from Ahmedabad CX to Nagpur CX, Jayant Kumar Lal from Ahmedabad CX to Ranchi CX, Dhirendra M. Tripathi from Ahmedabad-Cus to Delhi DRI, Abhinav A. Agrawal from Ambala, Delhi CX to Mumbai CX-I, E. Sukumaran from Bangalore Cus to Cochin CX, K. Nagendran from Bangalore Cus to Coimbatore CX, L. Beimopha from Bangalore Cus to Kolkata CX, S. Balasubramanian from Bangalore Cus to Chennai CX, V. P. Sivakumar from Bangalore Cus to Chennai CX, A. S. Bijjal from Bangalore CX to Mysore CX, G. Giridaran from Bangalore CX to Chennai CX, M. P. Nazir from Bangalore CX to Cochin CX, Rajaish S. Lazarus from Bangalore CX to Chennai CX, Rajendra Dnyneshwar Shedge from Bangalore CX to Pune CX, V. M. Savannur from Bangalore CX to Mumbai Cus-I, K. M. Kuril from Bhopal CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Rajkumar Thakurdas Golani from Bhopal CX to Mumbai Cus-I, A. L. Das from Bhubaneshwar CX to Kolkata CX, G. A. Ramarao from Bhubaneswar CX to Hyderabad CX, Mohan Lal Goyal from Chandigarh CX to Delhi Cus-P, M Manimaran from Chennai Cus-P to Chennai CX, Ajay Kumar Chopra from Chennai CX to Kolkata Cus, Jaggannath Sitaram Chaudhari from Chennai CX to Nagpur CX, Jacintha Subbarao from Chennai CX (UOP) to Hyderabad CX, K.S Chandra Shekhar from Cochin Cus to Bangalore CX, K. Kailashnath from Coimbatore CX to Bangalore CX, R. Kripa Ramanan from Coimbatore CX to Chennai Cus, Balraj Kishan from Delhi Vigilance to Jaipur CX, Jayant Prasad Kundu from Delhi Cus to Kolkata CX, Brijesh Kumar from Delhi Cus-P to Delhi Systems, Madan Mohan Verma from Delhi Cus-P to Chandigarh CX, R. P. Singla from Delhi Cus-P to Chandigarh CX, S. P. Chhabria from Delhi Cus-P to Mumbai Cus-I, R. V. Prabhumerashi from Delhi CX to Pune CX, Samriti Goel Saran from Delhi CX to Bhopal CX, V. B. Singh from Delhi, Dir of Legal Affairs to Chandigarh CX, Arvind Saran from Delhi Systems to Bhopal CX, H. G. Bagwe from Hyderabad CX to Vadodara CX, Jaisetty Raja Manohar from Hyderabad CX to Vizag, Lalaiah Dhandem from Hyderabad CX to Chennai CX, Vikas Narayan Sapre from Hyderabad CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Sunil N. Dole from Hyderabad-CX to Mumbai Vigilance, Rajesh Gupta from Jaipur CX to Delhi CX, Pranab Sarmah from Kolkata Cus to Shillong CX, Santosh Kumar Adhikari from Kolkata Cus to Bhubaneshwar CX, K. Parida from Kolkata CX to Bhubaneshwar CX, Ranjan Kumar Goswami from Kolkata CX to Shillong CX, Dinesh Singh from Lucknow CX to Ahmedabad CX, Janardan Prasad Sharma from Lucknow CX to Mumbai CX-I, Masih Uzzaman Khan from Lucknow CX to Hyderabad CX, P. R. Shukla from Lucknow CX to Vadodara CX, Rajendra Kumar Cecil from Lucknow CX to Ahmedabad Cus, N. C. Verma from Meerut CX to Delhi CX, A. Pandian from Mumbai Cus-I to Coimbatore CX, K. S. Venkatesh from Mumbai Cus-I to Hyderabad CX, M. P. Jadhav from Mumbai Cus-I to Nagpur CX, Mahender Singh from Mumbai Cus-I to Delhi CX, P. Gopalan from Mumbai Cus-I to Coimbatore CX, Shashi Kumar T. from Mumbai Cus-II to Chennai Systems, R. Rajeshekarappa from Mumbai Cus-III(P) to Bangalore CX, Buddhadeb Mitra from Mumbai CX-I to Kolkata Cus, C. V. Parmar from Mumbai CX-I to Bhopal CX, S. Mohan from Mumbai CX-I to Coimbatore CX, Vijay Singh Jacob from Mumbai CX-I to Chennai CX, Prabhu Das from Mumbai CX-II to Vizag, M. P. Mallappa from Mysore CX to Bangalore CX, Sudhakar Krishnaji Bhate from Nagpur CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Sudhakar Purushottam Adhikari from Nagpur CX to Mumbai Cus-I, B. V. Ramesh on return from Study Leave to Vizag, Harsh Bahadur from Patna Cus-P to Jaipur CX, Nanda Kumar Bhattacharjee from Patna Cus-P to Kolkata CX, S. P. Gupta from Patna Cus-P to Ranchi CX, M. B. Mammo from Pune CX to Mysore CX, R. A. Rokade from Pune CX to Mumbai Cus-I, R. M. Pathak from Pune CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Syed Shabbeer Ahmed from Pune CX to Mumbai CX-I, P. Vijaya Kumar from Ranchi CX to Kolkata Cus, Chauvali Simeon from Vadodara CX to Vizag, Hawa Singh Gajraj from Vadodara CX to Jaipur CX, Sahebrao Jivaram Shirture from Vadodara CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Sarvesh Kumar Mathur from Vadodara CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Sukhjit Kumar from Vadodara CX to Mumbai DGICCE, Sureshkumar P. Punjabi from Vadodara CX to Mumbai Cus-I, Aijaz Unnisa (Ms.) from Vizag to Hyderabad CX, K. Subbaraju from Vizag to Hyderabad CX, Manohar Sahdeo Khopade from Vizag to Mumbai Cus-I, Seemonu Pallepogu from Vizag to Hyderabad CX, B. Ravindranath from Vizag to Hyderabad CX, U. Rajaram from Bangalore CDR CESTAT to Chennai Cus, Rahul R. from Bangalore Cus to Bangalore DRI, D. V. Kulkarni from Bangalore CX to Belgaum DGCEI, S. M. Mani from Bangalore DRI to Kolkata Cus, K. Veerabhadra Reddy from Belgaum DGCEI to Bangalore CX, Thombare Thakaram Narayan from CBN Gwalior to Nagpur CX, S. B. Navarkar from CBN Neemuch to Nagpur CX, V. Vaidyanathan from Chennai DGICCE to Chennai CX, Prem Kumar from Chennai NACEN to Chennai Cus, Chandrasekaran Chennai from DGICCE to Chennai CX, Balakrishna Raju from Chennai Cus to Chennai Dir Valuation, R. Kumar from Chennai Cus to Chennai NACEN, Jayabalasundari from Chennai Cus to Chennai NACEN, Ajay Kumar from Chennai CX to Chennai DGICCE, Santhanavanan from Chennai CX to Chennai DGICCE, S. Chandrasekaran from Chennai DG Vig to Chennai Cus, T.V. Jose from Cochin CX to Cochin DGCEI, K. V. Jose from Cochin DGCEI to Cochin CX, Paramjit Singh from Delhi Dte. of Logistics to Delhi CX, Anand Kumar from Delhi Vigilance to Delhi Cus, Sanjay K. Roy to Delhi Cus, P. S. Purkayashtha from Delhi CCF to Meerut CX, Alok Agrawal from Delhi Cus to Delhi DGICCE, Vinod Agrawal from Delhi Cus to Delhi DG HRD, M.V.V. Suryanarayana from Delhi Cus to work in Drawback, CBEC, C. L. Paul from Delhi Cus to Delhi Dir Valuation, R. K. Parashar from Delhi CX to Delhi Vigilance, Shobhit Jain from Delhi CX to Delhi Vigilance, P.V.K. Raja Sekhar from Delhi DG HRD to Chennai DRI, V. R. Eliza from Delhi DG Sys to Hyderabad DGCEI, Ruchin Gupta from Delhi DG Sys to Mumbai Cus-I, Rajender Kumar from Delhi DG Vig to Delhi Cus, V. B. Prabhakar from Delhi DGCEI to Coimbatore DGCEI, Hardeep Singh from Delhi DGICCE to Delhi Cus, V.P. Singh from Delhi DGICCE to Meerut CX, Jasbir Singh from Delhi LTU to Delhi CX, D. Ramaswamy from Hyderabad DGCEI to Hyderabad CX, Manoranjan Nanda from Jaipur DGCEI to Mumbai DGCEI, Dinesh Kumar from Kolkata Cus to Kolkata Dir. of Valuation, Anil Kumar Gupta from Kolkata CX to Delhi DG Sys, Sanjay Lavania from Kolkata CX-II to Kanpur DGCEI, V. R. Kulkarni from Mumbai Vigilance to Mumbai Cus-I,
Rajiv Garg from Mumbai Cus-I to Mumbai DRI, Harish Dharnia from Mumbai DG Vig to Mumbai DRI, Sopan Vitthal Chaudhary from Mumbai DG Vig to Mumbai CX-I, Nikhil Prabhakar Meshram from Nagpur CX to Mumbai DGICCE, Mauria A. Gomes from Nagpur CX to Mumbai DRI, S. Jeyaraj from Nagpur CX to Surat DRI, Ravindra Nath Tripathi from Pune DGCEI to Bhopal CX, Saroj Kumar Behera from Vadodara CX to Delhi DG HRD and V.P. Singh from Vadodara CX to Gandhidham DRI.
GAIL’s Turnover increases 5% to Rs. 24,996 crore in FY 2009-10
GAIL (India) Limited under the leadership of B C Tripathi has recorded sustained performance in  key physical as well as financial parameters in the Financial Year 2009-10. According to the audited figures, Turnover (net of excise duty) in the year 2009-10 increased by 5 per cent to Rs. 24,996 crore from Rs. 23,898 crore in FY 2008-09. The Profit Before Tax during the year 2009-10 increased by 9 percent to Rs. 4,578 crore from Rs. 4,204 crore in the previous year. The Profit After Tax during the year 2009-10 increased by 12% to Rs. 3,140 crore from Rs. 2804 crore in the previous year. The Gross Margin during the year 2009-10 increased by 7 percent to Rs. 5,210 crore from Rs. 4,851 crore. The Board of Directors has recommended payment of total dividend at the rate of 75 percent on the paid-up share capital of the Company for FY 2009-10 inclusive of 20 percent interim dividend already paid.
3 IAS officers get senior scale in Tamil Nadu
The Tami Nadu Government has elevated Ajay Yadav (2006 batch) Joint Commissioner (Enforcement) Commercial Taxes, Coimbatore be promoted to Senior Scale of IAS with effect from 01.01.2010. Others who too were promoted with effect from  the same date were: Hanish Chhabra (2006 batch) Project Officer District Rural Development Agency, Kanchipuram District & Mrs. G. Laxmi Priya (2006 batch)Project Officer District Rural Development Agency, Krishnagiri District
Ashok Mishra to be new PS, Law in Madhya Pradesh
Ashok Mishra Gwalior based District & Sessions Judge (DJ) has been appointed as new Principal Secretary (PS) Law department by the Madhya Pradesh Government. He will fill the slot that fell vacant following elevation of N.K.Gupta to as a judge to the MP High Court.
20 IFS officers transferred in Madhya Pradesh
As many as 20 officers belonging to the Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred by the Madhya Pradesh government. Accordingly Vidhan Chandra is APCCF (WP) Bhopal, DR Ramprakash - CCF (WP) Jabalpur, Saibal Dasgupta – CEO Biodiversity Board, RB Sinha – CCF, Betul, Anand Kumar – CCF Projects Bhopal, Pankaj Shrivastava – CCF (Wildlife) Indore, LS Rawat – CCF (Vigilance) Bhopal, K Raman – CF Narsinghpur, Chitranjan Tyagi – CF, HQ, Bhopal, Atul Kumar Jain - NVDA, Bhopal, Sunil Agarwal – CF (WP) Rewa, KY Diwakar – CF (WP) Jabalpur, Shashi Malik – Director, Sanjay National Park, ML Meena – CF HQ Bhopal, Bindu Sharma - CF HQ Bhopal, SK Singh – DFO Morena, KS Bhadauria – DFO Sheopur Kalan, KP Sharma – Director, Training School, Shivpuri, AK Joshi – DCF, HQ, Bhopal and Ajay Shankar – CCF MP Minor Forest federation.
Pal is new Secretary Lokayukta Sangathan in MP
S K Pal has been appointed new Secretary of the Lokayukta Sangathan in Madhya Pradesh . He is 1994 batch IAS officer.
6 IAS officers get selection grade in Tamil Nadu
As many as six IAS officers of the 1997 have been given selection grade by the Tamil Nadu Government.They are: Dr. D. Karthikeyan on foreign training, Dr. S. Swarna Joint Development Commissioner MEPZ Government of India Chennai, Ashish Vachhani Deputy Director,LBSNAA Mussorie, Pankaj Kumar Bansal Director of Town and Country Planning Chennai,. Satyabrat Sahoo Member Secretary Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Chennai & Har Sahay Meena (on inter cadre deputaton to Rajasthan Government) Additional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Jaipur.
Entire 1977 batch IAS gets CS rank in Andhra Pradesh
All  the eight 1977 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Andhra Pradesh. They are Mssrs:-Jannat Hussain,J Satyanarayana,G Sudhir,P D Thomas,Indrajit Pal,M V P C Sastry,Mohammad Shafiquzzaman and Ms Chaya Ratan.

Five Dy/Asst Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise transferred

As many as five Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred with immediate effect. They include Raman Kumar Mehta from Meerut CX to Delhi C.C.F., Mahesh Pal Arya from Ahmedabad DG Audit to Mumbai CX-I, A. K. Sharma from Delhi DG HRD to Chandigarh CX, G. P. Meena from Delhi DPPR to Jaipur CX and Om Prakash Duhan from Jaipur CX to Delhi DPPR
Addl DIT (Systems) New Delhi goes to NeGD, IT Dept
Consequent upon his selection for appointment as Director (finance & accounts) in national e-governance division (NeGD), Media Lab Asia, in the Department of Information Technology, the services of Amal garg, Additional DIT (Systems), New Delhi, are placed at the disposal of NeGD, Department of Information Technology.
IRS officers posted as OSD
Two IRS officers have been after return from deputation have been posted as OSDs. While Paramita Tripathy, Additional CIT, has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) Bhubaneshwar, Nidhi Shrivastava, Additional CIT, has been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA) Delhi.
Aditi Mehta gets additional charge in Rajasthan
Aditi Mehta, Principal Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment and Social Security, Rajasthan, Jaipur, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Minority Affairs.
Prem Singh gets additional charge in Rajasthan
Prem Singh , Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment has been given additional charge of Secretary, Minority Affairs in Rajasthan. .
B.P. Gaur to hold addl charge of DGIT Pune
B.P. Gaur DGIT Mumbai will hold additional charge of DGIT Pune.
P.P.Shrivastava to hold addl charge of CCIT-I, Mumbai
P.P.Shrivastava CCIT- III Mumbai will hold additional charge of CCIT-I, Mumbai.
Ram Singh to hold addl charge of CCIT-II, Mumbai
Ram Singh CCIT- IV Mumbai will hold additional charge of CCIT-II, Mumbai.
Ms. Sailo to hold addl charge of DGIT Kolkata
Ms. Sailo DGIT Delhi will hold additional charge of DGIT Kolkata.
M.Bhupal Reddy goes to Andhra Pradesh Govt.on deputation
M.Bhupal Reddy Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) on deputation has been deployed with the Andhra Pradesh government for a period of two years. He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1988 batch.
Kumar Hrishikesh to be Director (Tax) NDMC
Kumar Hrishikesh an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1994 batch on deputation will be Director (Tax) NDMC.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

To tackle the Naxal problem use the dandaa and lollipop!!!
Just with dandaa the problem is not going to stop!!
 
The standard 8% delivery rate needs changing in Naxal affected States!!
Bottom line is ‘more food on plates’!!!
 
Had Sarkaar awoken a few years back things would not have gone so bad!!
But then waking up late is every Indian Sarkaar’s fad!!!
 
And if Congress is going to let the likes of Diggy queer the pitch!!!
Then in the ‘stick and carrot’ approach there will be hitch after hitch!!
 
PC is now showing signs of fatigue or dejection or depression!!
He goes red in the face if Diggy's name you mention!!
 
I think PC foresees that Home Ministry could be his waterloo!!!!
'His political career could literally go down the loo'!!
 
Railways treat passengers like cattle!!
‘Train to arrive at platform no 11 will arrive at platform 14’ announcer did rattle!!
 
And a few thousand people ran in panic from one platform to the other one!!!!
Was like during floods in Bihar when for food packets they run!!
 
Power has changed Didi and she responded to this stampeded like a Neta!!!
Joh responsibility kabhi nahi letaa!!!
 
She forgets now Delhi is her ‘karambhoomi’!!!
But she still insists on spending more time in her ‘janambhoomi’!!!
 
In case she wants to stay in WB she should not stand for MP’s election!!!!
Become an MLA and stay in WB and keep with her electorate 24x7 connection!!
 
Maya’s got public in Rae Barreilly crying for power!!!!
They cry that they hardly get bijli for an hour!
 
Maya has made the public realize she's the croc in the UP pond!!!
Her message.....Sonia lives in Delhi so with me (Maya) you all (UPites) should bond!!
 
RIL and RNRL have kickstarted informal talks or baath-cheet!!
But RNRL still talks of ultimate jeeth!!
 
The culmination could be a meeting of the two bros!!
Both at negotiating are pros!!!
 
Confucius says.... brotherly love knows no bounds and so does animoisity between brothers!!!!
And in every fight between brothers there is the pivotal role of 'others'!!

Bharat Kumar

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Nothing great about survey report
There is nothing great about the survey report. It targeted only members of seven organised group "A" services , when there are more than 35 services. Even from these services only 20% members have responded to their survey. It is absurdly unprofessional and I am at a loss to understand as to when will Government Ministries would be able to learn from the expertise of professionals in an organisation like National Sample Survey Office.
TRS
True revelation
The issue raised by a retired IAS officer is a true revelation on what is happening now a days. However what we need to emphasize upon is utilising domain expertise available in officers from various wings of the civil services while filling up posts in central ministries and departments. Unfortunately what is happening is that entire batches are being empanelled as Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Secretary in GOI, with the result apart from a miniscule of posts all the available posts are filled up from the IAS. Thus the government is deprived of the expertise available. This not only brings down expertise but also impacts on government functioning leading to criticism in the press and media and amongst the general citizens. India is poised to be a new global power and the best way will be with the best utilisation of resources in civilian bureaucracy.
Y V Shankar
Designations in CSSS
If more number of PAs/Steno D than PPS/Sr.PPS/Steno D sit late beyond office hours, they why should there be so much difference in salaries between a steno D and PPS/Sr.PPS/PSO. All should draw equal salary.
Saran
What would be the fate of Steno D who have served more than 15 - 17 years and not giving GP Rs 4600/- the reasons for not granting GP are also not clear. DoPT please give instructions to enhance GP at the earliest.
Diana
Value of dollar should be …
The right value of dollar should be Rs 60 to increase exports. This is right time RBI should intervene and off load bulk to depreciate rupee against the dollar. But it is my dream only. This will not happen.

Harish Kumar

What is the use of spending so much on CWG ?

God knows how many thousand crores of rupees have been spent for an event called Common Wealth Games in Delhi without our being in a position to ensure that citizens of this country do not deserve to get killed in stampede simply because some railway authority decides to change the platform at the last minute for reasons not clear . We are more interested in impressing the foreigners of our capacity to hold world class events at huge cost without being in a position to provide basic safety and security to our own people willing to travel to their hometown cattle class (to borrow expression popularised by Shashi Tharoor) .After the Common Wealth Games are over , how our ranking in sports or Human Development Index improve even slightly or will India become great tourist attraction is not known to many .

Sudhir Chopra

A difficult war !

So, they have struck again-the Naxalites. As a matter of fact everyday there are news of their brutality. This is a difficult war as the enemy is faceless and it is easy for him to get lost in the populace of whose support he has by conviction or more by fear. It has become fashionable now after the din of civil society to talk of development in the tribal areas to curb this insurgency. This should have been done forty years ago when first the revolt raised its head in the Naxalbari village of West Bengal. We let this cancer spread in the body politic by ignoring those poor tribal areas and exploiting them. Now it does not appear to be a movement for the rights and welfare of the people because the same people whose cause these Maoists claim to espouse are being killed by them. To finish this menace has become the biggest challenge for Government Of India and certainly no Home Minister can fight this war with a limited mandate. It is high time that all the stakeholders put their heads together and work out a strategy. Answers need to be found to some relevant questions. Who is funding this insurgency? Is this extortion and looting alone or are they getting help from our enemies across the border through Nepal? All said and done again one factor responsible for all the ills in our country is corruption. How else you explain when your own CRPF men have been caught selling bullets and other arms to these very Maoists. or there is delay in procuring bullet proof jackets for our paramilitary forces or the jackets procured are defective? What we need to do is to clear small pockets in the Maoist controlled area at a time ,give jobs to the employable, put up schools, health facilities and other infrastructure and then move ahead. It is indeed a long drawn battle but win we must for our country and for our young generation.

Aarti Khosla

A right selection

Rao is a port cadre officer and so he has every right to become chairman, Paradip Port Trust for which he has been selected. Infact the IAS officers have no right to oppose a port officer's posting in a port

J Sarkar

Why do we need a scientist to man the post of DG, ICFRE ?

The post of DG, ICFRE is a post with more of administrative functions requiring a scientific temper and an understanding of the scientific research processes. Had it been an IAS to man this post, his/her only qualification would have been being IAS who is interested in that post and not one who is necessarily from the science background. All IFS in the required scale are eligible to hold the post of DG, ICFRE, they being from scientific background by virtue of the stipulated minimum educational qualification at the time of intake into the service. When a politician contests elections, he/she is not supposed to be voted as per his educational status or expertise in a science or an art, but by the reach he/she has with the masses, which becomes the major criterion. He/she becomes a Minister depending upon the numbers/ statistics of government formation, manipulative excellence, nuisance value of bringing down the government, etc. and not on the basis of his/her calibre/ capabilities (the recent fate of the much educated Shashi Tharoor is a case in point). An IFS officer who is already from science background and who has an interest in the subject and who fulfills the criteria (scale, ACRs, etc.) can man the post of DG, ICFRE. What great is going to come out of the decision being delayed is better understood by the delayers. It is only the ICFRE which is at disadvantage due to the delay, the Scientists there must understand this. The job of DG, ICFRE is to guide/ direct the research in ICFRE and have maximum interchanges with such Institutes in other parts of the world. Please express disagreements.

S R Shekhar

Reservation is not the panacea for upliftment

I totally endorse N.K.Nair. The last 60 years of experiment has shown that reservation is not the panacea for upliftment of the Scs, STs and OBCs. Allowing below average persons into administrative services through reservation will weaken the efficiency and thus affect the downtrodden. People will look at such back door entrants with derision. Give them every thing free education, free hostel and free special classes, but do not give them any reservation in competitive examinations. The cases of the SC officer who ‘managed’ to continue in UN for ten long years and then creep about his career in India is unbelievable. With regards to the Dalit DIG who could not take over from a Brahmin DIG, the officer must be unfit to hold such a senior post since the draconian SC act can land the unfortunate Brahmin DIG in jail without bail.

Naveen K