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Growth retarded due to logjam in the Parliament
Stalling of proceedings during the current session of parliament has badly effected growth rate of Indian industries because many bills belonging to industry are pending in Parliament like General Sales Tax, Corporate Act, Land Acquisition Act etc. Rank of Industrial growth rate of India is 133rd in the world. If these acts/bills were passed in time then this could put rate of India's industrial growth on 99th position.
Nitish Kumar to retain power in Bihar
We had forecast Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's victory in state assembly polls as early as on September 12, 2010.
Nitish Kumar's stocks go up
In the wake NDA having gained an overwhelming majority in Bihar state assembly polls, stocks of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have gone up.
Politics of development tilts balance in Nitish Kumar's favour
Reports pouring in from Bihar indicate that the politics of development has tilted balance in favour of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. And thus, Nitish Kumar is going to get a repeat term.
(We said this as early as on October 31, 2010)
Kaun Banega new CMD of SBI ? (9) O P Bhat
If top sources in the Finance Ministry are to be believed present SBI CMD O P Bhat will get an extension beyond March 7 .
Mishra appointed ADG in NIA
Prakash Mishra on central deputation has been appointed as Additional Director General in National Investigating Agency (NIA).He is an IPS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
Thakur appointed as DD in IB
Neeraj Thakur DIG, Delhi Police on central deputation has been appointed as Deputy Director(DD), Intelligence Bureau (IB). He is an IPS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
Jagadeesan posted as PS to MoS for Social Justice
Kannan Jagadeesan on central deputation has been appointed as private secretary (PS) to Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment. He is an IPS officer of the 1998 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
Dr Kashmir Singh appointed ADG, CISF
Dr Kashmir Singh, Joint Secretary, Naxal Management, has been appointed as ADG, CISF. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
Trivedi appointed ADG, ITBP
Dilip Trivedi, ADGP in UP, has been appointed as ADG, ITBP. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
Bhargava is Director in WAPCOS
Pradip Bhargava has been appointed Director in the WAPCOS. He is retired 1973 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Ms. Tyagi gets six months extension
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Alka Tyagi, Chairperson-Cum-Managing Director (CMD), Hindustan Diamond Pvt Ltd Mumbai has been granted six months extension. She is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1984 batch.
Ms Ministhy is DM, Farrookhabad
Ms Ministhy is new district magistrate (DM) Farrookhabad. She is an IAS officer of the 2004 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. She has succeeded Ms K. Dhanalakshmi Gowda who has joined as private secretary (PS) to Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna. Ms K. Dhanalakshmi Gowda is an IAS officer of the 2000 batch who also belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Ramteke transferred in Rajasthan
Ashok Kumar B. Ramteke, who so far was Executive Director (ED) of the Rajasthan State Breweries Corporation Ltd. has now been posted as Conservator of Forests (CF) Silviculture Jaipur. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to Rajasthan cadre.
Warjri accredited as the Ambassador of India to Costa and Equador
R.V. Warjri, presently Ambassador of India to Colombia, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Costa Rica and Equador. He will be based at Bogota (Colombia).
Ms. Chaudhary to be (ED) Personnel, FCI
Ms. Upma Chaudhary will be assuming charge as Executive Director (ED) Personnel with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on December 30,2010. She will be succeeding Ms. Anjali Shrivastava whose deputation concludes in December 2010. Ms. Chaudhary at present is Joint Secretary Technology Mission on Oil & Pulses (TMOP) & Seeds in the Agriculture Ministry. She is an IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1983 batch while Ms. Shrivastava is an Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA & AS) officer of 1984 batch.
(We said this on September 16, 2010)
ADG to head Police in Jaipur
Indications are that an IPS officer of the rank of Additional Director General (ADG) will be posted as Police Commissioner of Jaipur.
Ms Dayal poised to go to GOI
As the grapevine has it, Ms Alaknanda Dayal , Director (Food) with the Punjab government is poised to join Government of India (GOI) on central deputation. She is an IAS officer of the 2000 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.
Nair to be GM, Ashok Pondicherry
Rajiv Nair, Senior Manager in Hotel Janpath, Delhi, has been appointed General Manager of Hotel Ashok Puducherry.
Former Delhi CS appointed Chairman
Former chief secretary of Delhi R. Narayanaswami has been appointed new chairman of the Delhi public grievances commission. He is retired 1971 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Ms. Anjali Shrivastava to be Joint Secretary & FA Coal
As the grapevine has it Ms. Anjali Shrivastava is poised to be appointed as Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor (FA) in the Coal Ministry. She is an officer of the IA&AS cadre & belongs to the 1983 batch. Presently she is Executive Director (ED) Personnel in Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Having writ moves on
In Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat', the 'moving finger writes and having writ moves on'. Indian bureaucracy also seems to be moving on in realms of creativity. Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose (IAS from Kerala cadre,1977 batch) who, having written 16books in English and Malayalam, moves on to write umpteen other books. His latest book 'Nokkiyum Kandum' (Tread on No Toes, Please), has been released by the well known writer and Union Minister Prof. K.V. Thomas. The book contains 55 essays, most of which appeared in the popular columns of Dr. Bose in the leading Malayalam dailies.The author takes contemporary events and gives it a global dimension fleeting back and forth in the world of Greek mythology, Bible, Shakespeare, Kalidas, the Mahabharat and shows his inimitable style in presenting serious thoughts in a lighter vein. The genial humor pervading his works forms his USP in literature
Kuldip Chandra re-designated in ITDC
Kuldip Chandra has been re-designated by the ITDC as General Manager (Hotels).
SBI official Kumar transferred
Atul Kumar has been posted as Deputy General Manager (Vigilance), Corporate Centre, Mumbai.
IRS officer is no more
Sanjeev Kharpor, IRS, Addl.Commissioner of Income Tax, Shillong, has passed away at Shillong. He was 1992 batch of Indian Revenue Service.
Ms. Nandini Paliwal shifted in Arunachal Pradesh
Ms. Nandini Paliwal Deputy Commissioner Yupia has been shifted by the Arunachal Pradesh government as Director General (Training) Special Secretary (Personnel, AR, Vigilance & cooperation). She is an IAS officer of the 2003 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
Two Monitoring Officers appointed
The Tamil Nadu Government appointed the two senior officers outside the Secretariat as Monitoring Officers in the place of Mohan Pyare, IAS and Dr. R. Kannan, IAS respectively.
Khanna appointed Monitoring Officer Vellore, Thiruvallur
Ramesh Kumar Khanna, IAS, Principal Secretary / Commissioner, Indian Medicine & Homeopathy has been appointed Monitoring Officer Vellore, Thiruvannamalai and Thiruvallur Districts.
Palaniappan appointed Monitoring Officer Vellore, Thiruvallur
N.S. Palaniappan, IAS, Principal Secretary / Chairman & Mananging Director, SIDCO, Chennai has been appointed Monitoring Officer Coimbatore, The Nilgiris, Erode and Tiruppur Districts.
Addl CIT Varanasi transferred to Competition Commission
Upon his selection for appointment as Joint Director General (law) in the office of the DG, Competition Commission of India, New Delhi, on deputation basis, the services of Sandeep Jain, Additional CIT, Range – 1, Varanasi, are placed at the disposal of Competition Commission under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for three years with effect from January 3, 2011.

CORPORATE
Vardarajan is MD of Repco Bank
R. Varadarajan has been appointed as the Managing Director of Repco Bank, a Government of India enterprise established for the rehabilitation of repatriates.
Mahindra Satyam appoints Head (Banking, Financial Services)
Mahindra Satyam has appointed Lakshmanan Chidambaram for its Americas perations, who will head the banking and financial services, manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences verticals, and BPO business group.
Agarwal ceases to be Director BoB
Atul Agarwal ceased to be Director on the Board of Bank of Baroda (BoB) w.e.f. November 23, 2010 consequent upon expiry of his term on November 22, 2010.
IDBI changes nominee
IDBI Bank Limited has changed its nominee on the Board of Directors of Sakthi Sugars Ltd by appointing T Santhanakumar in the place of Ms S Usha.
Swaminathan re-appointed ED BoB
The Board of Bank of Baroda has re-appointed V K Swaminathan as Executive Director for a period of five years from November 1, 2010.
KLG Systel directors resign
Mukesh Arora, Ms. Ritu Goel and Ms. Upasana Goel have resigned from the directorship of KLG Systel Ltd .
Shah appointed DGM GIPCL
A C Shah has been appointed as Company Secretary & DGM of Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL) and also as Compliance Officer of the Company.
Hover Automotive appoints CEO
Nissan Motor India Ltd's alliance partner for sales and marketing - Hover Automotive India (HAI) has appointed Dinesh Jain as its CEO.
Shekar resigns from Zee Kannada
J Shekar, Business Head of Zee Kannada, has resigned. He has been with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd for more than a decade.
ESPN-Star Sports appoints MD
ESPN-STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Aloke Malik as Managing Director of its India operations for ESPN Software India (ESI). Malik joins ESI from Idea Cellular, where he was COO of the company's East operations.
Sharma joins India TV as SVP
Gautam Sharma has joined India TV as Senior Vice-President, Sales. He moves from Star News, where he was working as Assistant Vice-President and Head of Revenue (North) for four years.
Mohan to head Infra Financing Committee
Rakesh Mohan, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India and a former secretary of the department of economic affairs, will head the committee on financing of infrastructure. He will have the status of a minister of state in an honorary capacity.

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Singh is not IPS officer of WB cadre

Ravi Inder Singh is not IPS officer of West Bengal cadre. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of WB cadre...God save India from clutches of unaccountable nexus of corporate and bureaucrats...

Arun Singh

Wah media lobby !

2-G spectrum. the nexus of the media people needs to be investigated. No news agencies are reporting on the media baron Burkha Dutt's clandestine role. Wah media lobby. This is time to check and screw the media also.

Ashu Kumar

Excellent organizer

Good to have him back as GM Ashok Jammu. He is an excellent organiser. We have seen him handling his clients in most professional manner. Good luck to him

Chander Mohan

What proof UPA needs ?

What proof the government and the UPA chief needs ? Unless or untill the age limit for retirement is raised to 62 years, the problem of shortage remains. Some officers in the government have got negative thinking and they spoil the good work which is known only after many years. What if 62 years is not done? This government will collapse for ever as the final outcome of its rigid attitude. The good work is never given any weightage Why the government is not fulfilling this?

Kunwar Ramsumiran


"Integrity is not the eligibility criteria for CVC's appointment: AG to Supreme Court!!!"

Representing the GOI ,the Attorney General (AG) stated before the Supreme court that "impeccable integrity" was not the eligible criteria for CVC's appointment. Quite a bizarre statement, it is. If the GOI gives tertiary importance to integrity then it is free to shortlist candidates out of thugs and fraudsters who would be better equipped to catch the government officers for misconduct. The concept of integrity also needs to be re-defined. The Attorney General instead of advising the Government about the importance of Ethics in Governance, instead, chose to defend the indefensible. His arguments could not stand the scrutiny in the court of law. This is a wake up call for the Central government. If the weak and gutless Prime Minister continues to follow the "high command" to save his chair as PM, worse days are ahead for the country. The lightening speed at which the appointment of P J Thomas as CVC was processed despite a dissenting note from Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition, raised a natural suspicion in the public mind about the correctness of decision taken by GOI. This was unprecedented, arbitrary and based on the policy of 'Pick and choose' . Decisions in all such appointment matters, it is understood, were arrived at in the past on the basis of 'Consensus'. A back reference to Mrs Sushma Swaraj could have been made and her second opinion sought. This lapse was shocking, to say the least. What was the tearing hurry for the Government to appoint a charge-sheeted officer as the CVC. Sheer arrogance of power, was it. Who gave the orders for by-passing the norms of propriety? No right thinking citizen can give the benefit of doubt to Thomas. The Supreme Court after perusing the relevant papers of GOI and delivering its judgement may consider placing the same in the public domain in the interest of transparency, accountability and Good governance.

A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)