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Cabinet reshuffle latest by November beginning
As the grapevine has it, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh is going to reshuffle his cabinet latest by first week of November 2010.
Kaun Banega Foreign Secretary ?( 4) Lakshmi Puri
Next comes 1974 batch IFS officer Lakshmi Puri. Chances of Puri becoming Foreign Secretary are remote since he has been out of the system for long.
IAS officers of 1985 batch soon to be PS
As the grapevine has it, IAS officers belonging to 1985 batch in Maharashtra cadre are finally going to get the promotion as Principal Secretaries (PSs) in next one fortnight.
Post of JS in World Bank downgraded
Joint Secretary level post in the World Bank has been downgraded to the rank of Director. Presently the post is held by 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre Jawed Usmani.
Bhartuar appointed new GM of Eastern Railway
Additional General Manager of the South Eastern Railway Varun Bhartuar has been appointed new General Manager of Eastern Railway. He will succeed V N Tripathi.
( We said this on October 11 )
Kalash joins Ministry of Home Affairs
Jyoti Kalash, an IAS officer of 1990 batch of Nagaland cadre, is joining the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India soon after his return from Goa where he is on duty as election observer for an assembly bye-election.
Dwivedi is PS to MoS HRD
Gopal Krishna Dwivedi has taken over as new PS to D Purandeswari Minister of State HRD. He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Kumar is new Director Power in GoI
G Ashok Kumar has joined as Director Power in the Government of India. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
IAS officer gets MP cadre
Cadre of 2008 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre Nand Kumaram has been changed to Madhya Pradesh. The MP Government has posted him as Assistant Collector Jabalpur.
Who will be next Rajya Sabha gen secr ?
It is not yet clear that who will be the next Rajya Sabha General Secretary. The tenure of the present incumbent Dr V K Agnihotri is coming to an end this month.
Set back to Railways
In the wake of Delhi High Court having ruled in favour of Rajiv Bhargava, Additional Member (Works) Railway Board the Railway Ministry will have to consider his case by holding DPC. However, the High Court has given 60 days time. Bhargava had challenged his super cession.
Roy transferred to SBT Corporate Centre, Hyderabad
Sanjiban Brata Roy, Deputy General Manager, State Bank of Travancore, has been transferred as Deputy General Manager (Research), Strategic Training Unit, Corporate Centre, Hyderabad.
Rajan transferred as DGM SBI' Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Lakshmanan Rajan, Assistant General Manager, in SBI Regional Business Office - II, Ernakulam, has been transferred as Deputy General Manager (Corporate Social Responsibility), Corporate Centre, Mumbai.
Mishra empanelled as Jt. Secretary in GOI
Sunil Kumar Mishra 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.
Dy Chairman of CPT to retire in Dec
Deputy Chairman of the Chennai Port Trust Subhash Kumar is retiring in December.
Bureaucratic changes in Maharashtra
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, Praveen Sinh Pardesi on his return
from long study leave has been posted as Commissioner Amarawati by the
Maharashtra government. Others who were shifted are: Dinesh Waghmare
Commissioner Amarawati to Managing Director (MD) Minising Corporation
-Nagpur, Vijay Nahata Commissioner civic body Navi Mumbai to Director
General (DG) Information & Public Relations (IPR), Ms. Prajakta
Lavangre DG-IPR to Director Drinking water under World Bank aided
project & Nipun Vinayak has posted as Commissioner of Nanded Municipal
Corporation Nanded.
DIG CRPF suspended
DIG CRPF posted in Manipur A K Raghubir has reportedly been suspended.
Justice Sahai moves to Gujarat HC
Justice V M Sahai of the Allahabad High Court has been transferred to the Gujarat High Court.
Justice Poonam Srivastava moves to Jharkhand HC
Justice Poonam Srivastava of the Allahabad High Court has been transferred to the Jharkhand High Court.
Justice Meena Kumari transferred to Patna HC
Justices T Meena Kumari of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has been transferred to the Patna High Court.
Justice Verma goes to Allahabad HC
Justices D S R Verma of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has been transferred to the Allahabad High Court,
Justice Mahunta goes to Allahabad HC
Justice Ashutosh Mahunta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been moved to the Allahabad High Court.
Justice Sharma goes to Madras HC
Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been moved to the Madras High Court.
Justice H S Bhalla transferred to Orissa HC
Justice H S Bhalla of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been transferred to the Orissa High Court.
( We said this on September 4 )
Justice Agrawal transferred to MP High Court
Justices S N Agarwal of the Delhi High Court has been sent to the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Justice Aruna Suresh moves to Orissa High Court
Justice Aruna Suresh of the Delhi High Court has been sent to the Orissa High Court.
Justice Jayapaul goes to Punjab and Haryana HC
Justice M Jeyapaul of the Madras High Court has been transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Justice Ray goes to Karnataka HC
Justice B P Ray of the Orissa High Court has been sent to the Karnataka High Court.
12 IFS officers in Rajasthan transferred
As many as 12 IFS officers have been transferred in Rajasthan. While Dr. Deep Narayan Pandey has been made Member Secretary - Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, Jaipur, Rajiv Kumar Goel has been made, Executive Director - Rajasthan State Beverages Corporation Ltd., Jaipur, Sameer Kumar Dubey - CCF (Protection) Van Bhawan, Jaipur, Sneh Kumar Jain - Special Officer, Programme Implementation, Jaipur, Munish Kumar Garg - CCF (Eco-Tourism), Jaipur, Zulfikar Ahmad Khan - Executive Director, Rural; Non Farm Development Agency (Ruda) - Jaipur, Indraj Singh - CCF, Joint Forest Management, Jaipur, Ashok Kumar B Ramtek - Member Secretary, State Bio-Diversities Board, Jaipur, Dr Ramesh Chandra CCF (Labour and Law), Jaipur, KK Garg - CCF and Field Director, Project Tiger, Alwar, Mrs. Akansha Choudhary - Deputy Conservator Forests (Wild Life), Jodhpur and Dr. Chandaram Meena - Deputy Conservator Forests, Sawai Madhopur.
Pankaj Agrawal is new Chairman of MPEB
Pankaj Agrawal has been appointed new Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board.He is 1992 batch IAS officer.
D.V. Singh appointed Secretary Water Resources Department (UPDATED)
Dhruv Vijai Singh, a 1976 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer has been appointed new Secretary Water Resources Department (WRD) in GOI. Presently he is serving as Special Secretary in Department of Public Grievances. Secretary Water Resources, 1973 batch IAS officer, U N Panjiyar is superannuating on October 31.
( We said this on September 27 )
Bajaj Holdings picks up 12.82% stake in NMCE (UPDATED)
National Multi Commodity Exchange of India (NMCE), a pioneer in agro- commodities has raised INR 250 million from Bajaj Holdings and Investment Limited (Bajaj Holding). This investment will help NMCE to meet its regulatory capital requirement and strengthen its balance sheet for investment in exchange infrastructure. Equirus Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NMCE for the transaction"NMCE is the pioneer and most institutionalized electronic commodity exchange in India. We are pleased to partner with a reputed business house like Bajaj Group in our next stage of growth. We believe this association would further diversify our investor base and facilitate in strengthening the exchange infrastructure and ecosystem", said Kailash Gupta, Vice Chairman, NMCE . "We are excited to invest into NMCE. They lead in select agri commodities. We like their grass root connect and the commitments to extend reach to all stakeholders - producers, consumers, industry, intermediaries etc. We are hopeful that the impending regulatory changes & the robust growth envisaged in the physical economy would boost the commodity exchange volumes in India", said Sanjiv Bajaj, Director, Bajaj Holdings. "Commodity exchange business in India is in nascent stages of evolution. The regulatory framework is evolving towards diversification of products and participants which are expected to drive exponential growth. Competition in exchanges are expected to harden with new exchange coming in but focused exchanges like NMCE are expected to outperform",
said Pritish Kandoi, Vice President, Equirus capital.

CORPORATE
Dipak Nayyar on the Board of SAIL
An eminent economist Dipak Nayyar has been re-nominated on the board of the SAIL.
Sharma nominated on the Board of Neyveli Lignite Corporation
M M Sharma has been inducted into the Board of Directors of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd..
CVC indicts two officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has in July 2010 advised imposition of major penalty against two officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

Ecron Acunova appoints MD
Ecron Acunova has reappointed Dr Klaus D Wiedey as a Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Europe
Mahapatra appointed CFO
Lalit Kanta Mahapatra has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Ecron Acunova Ltd.
Khatri appointed Company Secy.
Anil Khatri has been appointed as a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of Tech Mahindra Ltd with effect from October 8, 2010.
Taneja resigns from Magma Fincorp Board
Ved Prakash Taneja has resigned from the Board of Directors of Magma Fincorp Ltd .
Subramanian re-appointed Alternate Director
Anand Subramanian has been re-appointed as Alternate Director to Ms. Katharin Zimpel Vangal, by Board of Directors of Kerala Ayurveda Ltd .
Innovative Tech Pack appoints additional director
Innovative Tech Pack has appointed Anil Kulbhushan Barar as Additional Director of the company with effect from September 6, 2010.
Moser Baer signs MoU with IIT Kanpur
Moser Baer India (MBIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to carry out a research and development program in advanced clean energy technologies.
Bhardwaj is Addl. Director Alchemist Ltd
Alchemist Limited has appointed V. K. Bhardwaj as an Additional Director of the Board of the Company.
Roychowdhury resigns
P N Roychowdhury, IAS has ceased to be a Director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Ltd on his resignation from the company.
Genus Power appoints Jt. Company Secy.
Genus Power Infrastructures Limited has appointed Ankit Jhanjhari as Joint Company Secretary of the Company with effect from October 12, 2010.
Mishra appointed Independent Director
Satyajit Mishra has been appointed as an Independent Director of Matra Realty Ltd .

FORUM
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Why only MS Gill should quit?

Why not Manmohan Singh also too? He is believed to be an honest person but is that enough? Country does not benefit from this personal quality of his. We expect urgent positive steps from him in many directions. If for any reason (obvious) he is not able to do so, he should quit.

Bishan Sharma

Heartiest Congratulations

Saleem Ali. You would be a great asset to the State Police Force.

VPS NAIR

DOPT

This DOPT seems to deaf and does not want to hear the plight of steno D who after nearly 25 years are adhoc and steno D of 1983 batch has just become a regular steno C of 2009 select list. DoPt is aware that a 1993 UDC is a regular Assistant of SL of 2003. Tomorrow even 2001 UDC who is an adhoc assistant today will dictate terms to us though we have put in more than 25 year of service. If by abolishing the post of PPS/Sr.PPS/PSO if DOPT can restore our status to that of 1993 UDC; then they should go on as the above designation is of no use. If that is not possible; at least they should declare that we belong to a four legged animal service and not CSSS.

Saran

DK is an upright officer !

I know DK since our probation days. He is an upright, honest and dynamic officer. I hope he will be able to deliver inspite of political uncertainty. I wish him all success.

Ajay Kumar Verma
Secretary, ISS Associstion, Eastern Chapter, Kolkata

Treasury will be empty ?

Does the order mean that for any or all missing fies, a citizen can ask for compensation? If so, the government will end up paying compensation to so many people that all the treasury will be empty.

Shamsher Singh

Hardworking officer

I have worked with Saini as Section Officer when he was Under Secretary in CBDT. He is one of the finest and hardworking officer. I would be happy to work with him again.

Shashi Bhushan Kaushik