What People say about WHISPERS.I agree with B.P.Singh that WIC gives lot of advance information which is 99% correct. However this cannot be said against IB's in this regard. While WIC gives information about postings and promotions, IB operatives used to give all the information about a bureaucrat, corporate leaders in the shortest possible time. While IB operatives had to share responsibility for their news (reports), WIC enjoys journalistic freedom. Wish some reports from IB were published to give an idea of its operative's depth and commitment.
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Aaj Ki Aawaz
Our PM is now fixated on Obama’s November ‘Visit de State’!!!
If it were left to Mohna at the Airport now itself he’d wait!!
 
Everything has been put on the back burner!!
Nowadays for Obama’s visit Mohna’s become a ‘midnight oil burner’!!
 
Night and day our PM is on the job for Obama’s State Visit!!
Sonia should call up Mohna and order him ‘ease it’!!
 
Or by the time Obama comes Mohna’s going to be extremely wound up!!
Mohna is desperate to win the ‘Sucking up to Obama Cup’!!
 
US maybe called a Democracy!!
But when it comes to dealing with other Nations US believes in autocracy!
 
US usually ends up making an offer ‘ accept it or lump it’!!
Too many ‘fires’ all over the World US has lit!!
 
But US is all for its citizens and this is its biggest plus point!!
In this India sure does disappoint!!
 
Here India is for those who are in power and for others it does not care!!
You matter if you ‘occupy power waali chair’!!
 
On Ayodhaya verdict Congress is in a tizzy or you can say in a spot!!!!
And in billiards terminology 'its cue ball Congress will pot'!!!
 
And for the dual talk Diggy has been pressed in service!!!
Though some of his past rants have in fact been to Congress a disservice!!
 
This verdict should in actuality be accepted by all!!!
And for joint efforts to build the temple and Mosque there should be a joint call!!
 
But then if this takes place how its siyaasat ki rotis Congress will cook????
Congress creates fires and gives a worried, innocent and caring look!!
 
Does Sukhbir Badal want Manpreet Badal out of the Akali Dal?????
Insiders say this was bound to happen ‘aaj ya kall’!!
 
Sukhbir is good for Akali Dal and Manpreet good for Punjab State!!
Sukhbir is good at politicking and as an able administrator Manpreet many do rate!!
 
Why doesn’t Sukhbir be like Sonia and let Manpreet be his Mohna?????
Win elections and be the King maker and let Manpreet handle the administrative ronna dohna???
 
Only problem unlike Mohna Manpreet is ambitious!!
And to be a ‘Mohna for Sonia’ one has to be totally unambitious!!
 
Confucius says….though saying ‘I am not ambitious’ is like saying ‘I’m humble and damn proud of it’!!
Within each one of us ambition doth sit!!
 
Adds…. don’t tell me Mohna did not aspire to be the PM!!!!
So it was his ambition that made him happily become Sonia’s GM!!
 
Adds more.... And now he knows he'll be the PM till Sonia trusts him!!!!
He may not agree with Sonia but his ambition forces him to abide by her every whim!

Bharat Kumar

A.P. Mishra is Member (Engineering) Railway Board
A.P. Mishra General Manager (GM) South-Eastern Railway (SER) on
elevation has taken over as Member (Engineering) Railway Board. He
will also hold charge GM, SER.
(We said this on October 2, 2010)
Gudey Srinivas appointed JS Mines
Gudey Srinivas has been appointed Joint Secretary Mines in the Government of India. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
 ( We said this on August 31 )
Rajiv Takru appointed AS I&B
Rajiv Takru has been appointed new Additional Secretary Information and Broadcasting. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
    ( We said this on October 6 )
Kar is JS National Commission for Minorities
E S Kar has been appointed Joint Secretary in the National Commission for Minorities. He is 1983 batch Indian Information Service officer.
Singh is Dy Secretary Higher Education
Virendra Singh has joined as Dy Secretary Higher Education in the Ministry of HRD. He is 2001 batch Indian Economic Service officer.
Tiwari is PS to Jharkhand Chief Minister
D.K. Tiwari has been appointed as Secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda who began his second innings as Chief Minister after a gap of four years. Tiwari so far was Secretary Health. He is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch and belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
Ajay Singh to attend two weeks course at Harvard
Ajay Singh is going to attend two weeks course at Harvard University, USA, beginning October 10.He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre. The course is on Mastering Negotiation, Building Agreement across Boundaries & Leadership for the 21st century-Chaos, conflict and courage
Chandra joins as JS in GoI
Raghav Chandra has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary (Highways) in the Ministry of  Road Transport and Highways. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Gopal Reddy is new JS UT in MHA
M Gopal Reddy on central deputation has joined as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He will be holding desk of UT cadre officers' management. Reddy, an IAS officer of the 1985 batch, belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Kumar joins UIAI
1991 batch Indian Telecom Service officer Anup Kumar has joined as ADG in the Unique Identification Authority of India.
Saha appointed Ambassador to San Marino
Debabrata Saha, Ambassador of India to Italy, has been concurrently accredited as India’s next Ambassador to San Marino, with residence in Rome.
Ms Shayin posted in Chandigarh
Ms. Nazli Jafri Shayin, on repatriation to the  CAG, has been transferred and posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (Works), in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Punjab, Chandigarh. She will relieve  AS Sahi of the additional charge held by him.
Rajamoni joins DEA
1986 batch Indian Foreign Service officer Venu Rajamoni  has joined  the Department of Economic Affairs. He will deal with the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Asian Development Bank ,Global Environment Facility and the African Development Bank.
     ( We said this on October 4 )
Prasad Singh  joins Bihar Government
Anirudh Prasad Singh (IP&TAFS 1998, absorbed in MTNL), from MTNL Mumbai, has joined Government of Bihar as OSD/Spl Secretary/Joint Commissioner (Accounts Administration), Department of Finance, on deputation for 5 years .
Verma is Member, Settlement Commission
A. P. Verma is one of the five officers of the CBEC who have been appointed as a Member of the Settlement Commission. He belongs to the 1976 batch. He was Chief Commissioner Hyderabad .
John appointed as Member of the CESTAT
Mathews John is one of the five officers of the CBEC who have been appointed as a Member of the Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).He belongs to the 1978 batch.
IA&AS officer Ms. Choure assumes charge
Ms. Sangita Choure, IA&AS officer, has assumed charge as Principal Director (SRA-I) in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General Of India, New Delhi.
Ashraf empanelled as Jt. Secretary in GOI
S. M. Ashraf has been empanelled in Government of India (GOI) for posting as Joint Secretary. He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer who belongs to the 1981 batch.
Gopinath to be Vice Chancellor of Delhi University ?
Principal of the Lady Sriram College Meenakshi Gopinath is likely to be appointed new Vice Chamcellor of the Delhi University.
IAS changes in Tamil Nadu
As many as two IAS officers have been shifted by the Tamil Nadu government. They are: J. Kumaragurubaran Joint Commissioner (Enforcement - I), Commercial Taxes, Chennai, to act Joint Commissioner (LTU), Commercial Taxes, Chennai and U. Sagayam, formerly Collector Namakkal District and now on training at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, on return from training, as Managing Director of the New Tiruppur Area Development Corporation Limited.
IPS postings in TamilNadu
Sanjay Kumar has been appointed DIG, Social Justice and Human Rights.Mohan has been posted as IG, Crime (SIT), Chennai. He has replaced Abhash Kumar, who has been appointed as IG, Special Task Force, Chennai.
V K Jha CME, Northern Railway is no more

V K Jha, IRSME, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME), Northern Railway (NR)
is no more. He died due to a massive heart attack in Delhi.
Indian Armymen bring laurels to India in CWG Delhi
Indian Armymen have done a proud to India by winning five gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals in the Common Wealth Games (CWG) 2010 that are going on inDelhi . Winners are:Subedar Vijay Kumar-won two gold medals in shooting, Naib Subedar Imran Hasan Khan –won a gold medal in shooting,

 Hawaldar Gurpreet Singh –won a gold
medal in shooting, Hawaldar K. Ravi Kumar –won a gold medal in weight lifting, Naib Subedar Manoj Kumar- won a silver medal in wrestling, Hawaldar Suken Dey – won a silver medal in weight lifting (56 kg weight category) and Hawaldar V.S. Rao - won a bronze medal in weight
lifting (56 kg weight category).
Bureaucratic changes on the anvil in Jharkhand
Bureaucratic changes are expected to take place in Jharkhand, once Chief Minister Arjun Munda has allocated portfolios to his cabinet
colleagues.
Nair is Controller of VSSC
K M Nair has taken over as the Chief Controller of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)/JHe is 1980 batch IRS officer.
Transfer of Addl CIT stayed
Transfer of Rajiv Ranade, Additional CIT, from pune to NADT – Nagpur, has been kept in abeyance upto Jan 15, 2011, due to administrative requirement.
Chourasia promoted as ACIT
Income Tax Officer in Mumbai, Dinesh A Chourasia, has been promoted as ACIT.
Bhupinderjit promoted as ACIT
Income Tax Officer in NWR, Bhupinderjit Kumar has been promoted as ACIT.
Addl CIT, NADT – Nagpur, goes to KRIBHCO
Upon his selection for appointment as CEO, Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT) in KRIBHCO, Noida, on deputation basis, the services of Sunil Chandra Sharma, Additional CIT, NADT, Nagpur, have been placed at the disposal of GVT in KRIBHCO, Noida.

CORPORATE
Singhvi to retire next month
Member (commercial) at the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board  LK Singhvi is retiring in November.
Sarma in Board of Neyveli Lignite Corporation
Former  Secretary in GoI  A P V N Sarma  has been inducted into the Board of Directors of  Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd as Additional Director.
Sajan Peter elected Chairman of ANRPC
Rubber Board Chairman Sajen Peter has been elected Chairman of the Kuala Lumpur-based Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).
Tripathy appointed Addl. Director 
 
JK Tyre & Industries Limited has appointed Kalpataru Tripathy as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. October 1, 2010.
Kothari is BCE President
Kirti Ramji Kothari has been elected the President of the Bombay Commodity Exchange (BCE) Ltd for 2010-11 .
Govindarajan is CEO Aurobindo Pharma
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has appointed N. Govindarajan as Chief Executive Officer for its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Contract Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS) divisions.
Goyal appointed Director
Incap Financial Services Ltd has appointed Arvind Goyal as Director of the Company w.e.f. September 29, 2010.
RBS appoints Chief Risk Officer
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) has appointed Rajesh K Jogi as Chief Risk Officer, India.
Magor is GM Intercontinental Eros
Stephen R Magor has been appointed General Manager, Intercontinental Eros, New Delhi.  
Singh retires as Director
 G B Singh, Government Nominee Director, on Board of Vijaya Bank  has retired after attaining superannuation.
Prasad is Independent Director
Power Finance Corporation Limited has appointed Ajit Prasad as Non-Official Part Time Independent Director on the Board of Power Finance Corporation Limited w.e.f. October 08, 2010.
Bhatia resigns from Chandni Textiles 
N L Bhatia, Director , Chandni Textiles Engineering Industries Ltd  has resigned from the board of directors of the company.
Chandra appointed Director (Mktg) Kohler India
Dinesh Chandra, General Manager - Brand Marketing, Samsung India, has joined Kohler India as Director (Marketing).
Reddy elected President
Chairman, MARG group G R K Reddy has elected President of theIndo-Australian Chamber of Commerce.

FORUM
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No monsoon wedding but talent & technology
 Sports are one of the most powerful tools of the foreign policy of nations in the contemporary world. We seem to ignore this aspect: the External Affairs minister was compelled to ask the sports minister to express regrets to the injured foreign dignitaries and still there is no media report on anything having been done. We do not seem to attach much significance to sports. Or do we really appreciate what sports are, what they can do, what benefits can flow to the nation apart from a few medals? The way our sports ministers have been allotted the sports portfolio and their comments and curses do not assure us of any appreciation of the value of sports in the nation's foreign, trade or cultural policy. One happily thinks it is no more than a monsoon wedding, while another curses the failure of the CWG. We mock ourselves publicly in the company of dignitaries from more than 71 countries by applauding one and booing the other in complete breach of decency and decorum. But we are quick to shower barrage of acidic comments if some foreign media says something inappropriate. We distribute largesse instead of promoting sports talent. It has become a game of patronizing, rather than hunt for the potential & actual sports talent. What is our investment in technology in sports? The foreign media might be saying uncharitable things about India hosting the CWG, which can be ignored also , provided we develop or invest in sports technology, sports persons and sports infrastructure in a big way. Just recapitulate the essential sports items like shoes etc and see whether we are at a stage to produce sports shoes of international quality on our own without technical help from the developed world. Or can we even make roaring business of sports as they do. For the developed world, sports are an "industry". For us? A monsoon wedding? Perhaps yes, perhaps no. We have a long journey to perform and yet we have not yet started. We have been in sports for so long, but have no brand name of any sports product to our credit! We have to treat sports as an area of specialization (not simply patronization),talent(no mediocrity),trade, foreign policy, culture and international exchange. We must resolve now to invest in talent and technology in sports in India.
 
M L Gupta
 
 
A true 'Karma Yogi'
 
I was keen to post my tribute to the noble soul that S. R. Sankaran was. He guided many of us from our probationary days. His simplicity, spontaneity, transparency, devotion to duty are but few qualities which I can recollect here. Rare are such individuals nay he was a true 'Karma Yogi'. I bow my head to him and pray for his blessings.
 
L.V. Subrahmanyam
 
 
Re-nominated for second time
 
Marri Shashidhar Reddy has been re-nominated for the post of member NDMA for second time. He is not only MLA. He is the son of  Marri Chenna Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Though he did not apply on record, he tried well to retain the post which is having  minister of state rank in GoI. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Rosaiah, also recommended his name for re-appointment.
 
Madhav
 
Shashidhar Reddy is the son of Late M. Chenna Reddy, who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and also served as Governor, Rajasthan.  Shashidhar Reddy is more known for his opposition to Late Rajasekhar Reddy, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
 
Naga Satyam
 
Shashidahr Reddy is a relative of former Andhra Pradesh leader Chenna Reddy and is eyeing for the Chief Minister Post in Andhra if  Rossiah is shifted out. By giving this post he will be lobbying with key person in Delhi like Ahmed Patel etc to make himself suitable for the post of C.M
 
Rakesh