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PM has a global image
Criticism within his own country from several quarters notwithstanding, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has build his image which is no less than Global.
Prime Minister’s visits to President’s House go down
Unlike the past Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reduced his number of visits to the President’s House. Otherwise Dr. Singh used to call President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Sinh Patil, once in a week. However, he has now stopped that practice. Is it because she assigns him some or the other request unlike her predecessor Dr. A. P. J. Kalam?.
Rahul Gandhi all out to galvanize party
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi wants to see party functioning as well-oiled machinery.
Turbulence in BJP’s Bihar politics
There is turbulence in Bihar unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
ever since Dharmendra Pradhan BJP’s joint in charge of party affairs
in Bihar said that the party was not looking for upper caste votes.

Kaun Banega  new CBI Chief ? (1)
Who will succeed Ashwini Kumar as CBI Director on December 1.People are keeping their fingers crossed  about the new incumbent. After a successful stint, 1973 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer Kumar will superannuate on November 30.
Pranay Sahay to be Special DG BSF !
Tripura DGP Pranay Sahay is being tipped to be new Special Director of the BSF. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
P. D. T. Achary to get another extension ?
P. D. T. Achary Secretary General Lok Sabha who is due to retire on September 17  is reportedly getting an extension till the next Budget Session. Currently he is away on a foreign tour alongwith Speaker Meira Kumar.
Who will be Dy Governor RBI ? Sinha or Khan ?
V K Sharma is now out of the race. Two Eds, Anand Sinha and H R Khan, have reportedly been short-listed for the post of Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
Panel of Secretary Telecom submitted
A panel of four IAS officers has been submitted to the Prime Minister. The panel consists the name of one 1974 batch officer, one 1975 batch officer and two 1976 batch officers.
Logically Rentala Chandrasekhar should be Secretary Telecom
Logically Secretary IT Rentala Chandrasekhar should be appointed Secretary Telecom. Will the system allow 1975 batch IAS officer of AP cadre to make it to the post ?.
1990 batch empanelment meeting deferred
Now meeting for empanelment of 1990 batch IPS officers to the rank of IG in the Government of India is expected to take place on September 14.
Subhash Kumar is new CS, Uttarakhand
In a sudden development on late night on September 13, 2010 Subhash Kumar was appointed as new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre. So far he was Forest and Rural Development Commissioner (FRDC) with the Uttarakhand government.
Over 6 Ministers to get new PSs
There are more than six Ministers and Ministers of State who are going to get new private secretaries (PSs) in the Government of India.
Ritesh Kumar Singh is PS to Jaipal Reddy
Ritesh Kumar Singh has joined as new private secretary (PS) to Indian Minister for Urban Development (UD) Jaipal Reddy. He is an IAS officer of the 1996 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre. Singh has succeeded Atul Kumar Tiwari(IAS, 1990 batch Karnataka cadre) who on elevation joined as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Arun Yadav in search of a new PS
As the grapevine has it Indian Minister of State for of Heavy Industries Arun Yadav is scouting for a new private secretary (PS) as present incumbent Sajjan Singh Yadav is poised to become Director, Health in Government of India (GOI). Sajjan Singh Yadav is an IAS officer of 1995 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
Is Shanmuga Sundaram going abroad ?
Grapevine has it that Dr M K Shanmuga Sundaram, PS to Union Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment, is going abroad. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Sinha to leave Maran ?
There are reports that PS to Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, B N Sinha is leaving the Ministry. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
13 CISF Commandants promoted as DIG
As many as 13 Senior Commandants in CISF have been promoted as DIG. They are S C Saklani DIG Welfare, Fhqrs,  BHEL Haridwar, DS Mehra – DSP Durgapur, Nand Gopal Gupta - MPRTC, Behror ; Sudhir Kumar - Oil Dullajan ; KBP Sharma - DIG/BN Security, Fhqrs ; Anjani Kumar Singh – RTC Mundali (Will Assume Charge At UN Mission) ;  A S Zafarulla – BSP Bhilai ; V M Joseph – DIG, AP (NZ) Hqrs (Will assume charge at ASG Chennai, PS Mathan Mohan – DIG/Trg, Fhqrs, Jarnail Singh – RTC , Deoli ; Sanjay Prakash – DOS Hqrs Bangalore ; Kashi Nath Tripathy – FSTI Hyderabad ; Jitendra Singh Negi – ASG Mumbai.
Minor reshuffle in FCI likely on Monday
A minor reshuffle is likely to take place in the FCI  on Monday.
NEHU VC to continue
The vice-chancellor of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Pramod Tandon is going to continue till the Union HRD ministry finds his successor.
Chaitanya Kalbag is now Editor, Business Today
Chaitanya Kalbag ex Editor-in-Chief of  The Hindustan Times has now joined as Editor, Business Today. Prior to that Chaitanya Kalbag was Managing Editor, Reuters Asia.
Nrip Singh Napalchyal is Principal Advisor to State plan panel
Nrip Singh Napalchyal outgoing Chief Secretary of the Uttarakhand who had sought voluntary retirement a little ahead of his next m0onth’s retirement has been appointed as Principal Advisor to the Uttarkhand government’s state planning Commission. Nrip Singh Napalchyal who is
an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre was on extension till October 31, 2010. His appointment is till further orders.
S. K. Mattu posted as Chief RC, Delhi for Uttarakhand
S.K. Mattu Director General (DG) of the Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Nainital has been posted on a newly created post as Delhi based Chief Resident Commissioner (CRC) with the Uttarkhand government. He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.
Senior level bureaucratic changes in Uttarakhand
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle at the senior level the Uttarakhand government on late night on September 13, 2010 assigned Rajeev Gupta Principal Secretary (PS) Home with the additional charge of Forest and Rural Development Commissioner (FRDC). Likewise, Ms. Vinita Kumar
(1979 batch IAS officer) PS Labour & Employment was given additional charge of ommissioner Social Welfare. Besides, Alok Jain PS Finance was given additional charge of Infrastructure Development Commissioner.
TN IPS officers ready to declare assets for display on official website
The response of the IPS officers in Tamil Nadu, to the proposal of the All India IPS Officers' Assocation that they need to declare their assets, to be displayed on the official website of ministry of home affairs, has been overwhelming. TN IPS officers' association has even sent a formal letter to the All India body saying that most of the officers in the state have agreed to furnish particulars of their personal assets. About 95 percent IPS officers in the state are said to be ready to give details of the properties owned by them.

CRPF launches comprehensive Health Card for its men, officers & families.
DG CRPF, Shri Vikram Srivastava initiated and released individual & family ‘Health Care Card’ for the personnel at the Force Head Quarters in New Delhi. Through this initiative CRPF intends to keep the health record of its personnel and their family updated. The card will carry health information, immunization record of children, medical leave details, dental & annual medical check up, hospitalization record etc. Earlier this record was maintained by the different CRPF hospitals. Since the Force is deployed throughout the country under weather conditions ranging from scorching heat to freezing cold and in dense jungles it results in exposure to a spectrum of diseases. Mr. Srivastava said that maintaining health record of the personnel so that proper and timely medical treatment can be provided during an emergency on the basis of his medical profile will come in handy. Cards are being distributed through the CRPF hospitals located across the country.Photograph shows Mr Srivastava, Mr. P. M. Nair ,I G Ops. and others during the card release event.
Railway transfers and postings
AK Mohanty of SAG/IRPS has been transferred from NFR to SECR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, AK Gupta of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from COFMOW, as CME, to NR and posted in the cadre and HK Kala of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from NR as CWE to COFMOW and posted as CME (CHOD).
10 IRS officers get additional charge
As many as 10 IRS officers in the grade of CCITs have been given additional charge. While AK Basu – CCIT, Hyderabad, has been given the additional charge of CCIT-II Hyderabad, Tarkeshwar Singh – CCIT, Patna has been given the additional charge of CCIT – II, Patna. Similarly, D S Rastogi - CCIT, Ahmedabad has been given the additional charge of CCIT III & IV, Ahmedabad, N P Singh – CCIT – II, Bangalore has been given the additional charge of CCIT – Hubli, Sri Ram Singh – CCIT – II, Mumbai has been given the additional charge of CCIT – IV, Mumbai, Mukesh Bhanti - CCIT – Jaipur has been given the additional charge of CCIT – Udaipur, M P Singh – CCIT, Lucknow has been given the additional charge of CCIT – Bareilly, Gautam Choudhary - CCIT – Kolkata has been given the additional charge of CCIT – IV, Kolkata, DC Pant, CCIT – IX – Kolkata has been given the additional charge of CCIT, Durgapur and RNN Tripathi – CCIT – VIII- Kolkata has been given the additional charge of CCIT – Jalpaiguri.
Air India's dedicated counter for GOI in Delhi
The National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), of which CMD is Arvind Jadhav (IAS, 1978 batch –Karnataka cadre), has opened a dedicated counter for the officers and staff of Government of India (GOI) in Hall-1 (Domestic) Safdarjung Booking Office, New Delhi to facilitate prompt and efficient services for passengers. This counter will also be responsible for sale of GOI tickets as well as check-in facility. This
counter will be functional all seven days of the week with effect from September 14, 2010. Timings : 0800 Hours to 2000 Hours.

RTI
Seniority List of the Cadre

Seniority list for certain cadre and the name the officials responsible for preparing it was sought by an applicant. The PIO informed that no seniority list has been finalized since 1993. It was also informed that time and again when the need arises, the work is allotted to different officials. Expressing its anguish at the inefficiency of the system which cannot prepare its seniority list for 17 years, the Commission recommended u/s 25(5) of the RTI Act to devise a system whereby the seniority list of various cadres is made every year or the very least once in two years.

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It is not uncommon to come across cases where a number of employees are suffering because of this unwillingness of the public authority to prepare seniority list and hold someone accountable for any lapse. A better alternative in such cases could be to file a complaint u/s 18
(1) (f) directly with the CIC for the lapse of the public authority to implement section 4 (1) (b) (ii), (iii), (iv).

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Vedanta Group chief meets Sonia Gandhi !
Vedanta Group Chief Anil Agrawal  is reported to have met Congress President Sonia Gandhi last week. The meeting was organized by an AICC functionary.
Selection of BSNL CMD this month end
Search Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary K Chandrasekhar is expected to select new CMD of the BSNL by this month end.
Udaya Kumar as the new CEO,  Grameen Financial Services
Udaya Kumar is new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Grameen Financial Services. 
 Arora to be COO, Air India Express
Pawan K. Arora is being appointed new COO of  Air India Express. Stefan Sukumar will be airline’s chief training officer.
BEL promotes two GMs as EDs
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has promoted two general managers as executive directors (EDs). While G D Gupta has been promoted as ED (International Marketing) at BEL’s Corporate Office, M S Venkatesh Murthy has been promoted as ED (HR) at BEL’s Bangalore Complex.
BEL appoints two general managers
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has appointed Vipin Katarae as GM (strategic planning) and R K Handa as GM at Navi Mumbai Unit.
Mercedes Benz India MD resigns
Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Wilfried Aulbur has resigned to pursue a new career within India.
Dube is Chairman ASCI
Rajiv Dube, Director (Group Corporate Services), Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd, has been unanimously elected as Chairman of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
Suniti Commercials appoints director
Suniti Commercials has appointed Rajendra Patel as non-executive director of the company with effect from 08 September 2010.
NIIT forays into Afghanistan
NIIT has entered into a standard education agreement with ARIA Institute of Higher Education to develop an employable talent pool of IT professionals in Afghanistan.
Sharma joins  TBWA as Head (Planning)
Rajesh Sharma of Lowe Lintas has joined TBWA Mumbai as Head (Planning).
LGEIL MD conferred award
Moon B. Shin, Managing Director, LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, has been conferred with the CEO of the year award at Asia's best employer brand awards.
Nayak to join Morgan Stanley as CEO
Former Axis Bank CEO P Jayendra Nayak will soon join Morgan Stanley as CEO and Country Head .

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A warning to disgruntled lots  
 
From time to time, what purports to be disgruntled posters from the Central Police Organisations appear here and post threatening notes, saying things like "Remember what happened at BDR mutiny, etc". To them, I would say the following things. First of all, they should remember that they live in India, not Bangladesh. Second, that their pay and conditions are excellent, and the VI CPC has given them full parity with all other services of the Union and they should be grateful. Thirdly, they should not make such threats, because it will only end in sorrow for them, personally. If perhaps due to incomplete education on the matter, they are unaware of the consequences of their words, I can suggest a clear reading of the following statutes, Section 9, and Sec 10(o) of the CRPF Act, Sec 17 of the BSF act, alongwith Sec 132, of IPC. The punishment for knowingly encouraging, abetting, or inciting mutiny extends up to Death. People should choose their words carefully, and gently.
 
-Adi Anilraj
 
IAS makes the move for the top Medical post in India
 
This can happen only in India! The Government of India has appointed an IAS officer as DG, CGHS (Central Govt Health Scheme). CGHS was hiterto under the DGHS. The appointment of an IAS officer to a newly created position is perhaps a precedent of sorts in the Health Sector, though not for other sectors. The present DGHS does not seems to have been consulted.
 
Sanjay Singh
 
On IAS being inferior to engineering services
 
As regards the best ones joining the technical courses, it is mostly at the bottom who join politics; Should they be below the entire list of government servants? In fact every one has a role and is important in its place.  How Sridharan's work is less important than a Governor's? And anyone knowing the work style of Sridharan, would not have suggested it. I generally agree that merit is not recognised while appointing a guy but that is irrespective of the service you belong to. Meritocracy is a casuality, I agree.
 
An IAS officer
 
In what miserable mental level has our country come to ?
 
Our economist PM says he is not astrologer to tell when the inflation will be controlled. Food Minister says he will not give free wheat to poor even if it is rotten. Yuvraj is busy doing dramas of spending a night in tribal village and Mother superior is busy in demonstrating party democracy after herself getting elected non-democratically.
 
Sanjiv K Singh
 
Humiliation thy name is IRS!!!
 
IRS officers are  the jews of indian bureaucracy.They are always  discriminated against despite doing so well .If you just compare the Central Revenue Services with the State Revenue Services like commercial tax run by the IAS officers as Commissioners ,you will see the  yawning difference. The State Revenue Services are totally in a shambles. Thanks to the  royal ways of the IAS. IRS officers work hard with no perks like vehicle , housing , servants. One  5 year senior IAS lives in palatial bungalow  whereas the 30 year senior IRS lives in the  shameful type iv /type v house .Even the servants of IAS officers get better space than these houses in state government bungalows. No promotions , no  fixed place of posting  and tremendous pressure of getting thrown to the nook and corner of the country at the whim of the government have made the IRS live like Jews in this Nazidom of the IAS.
 
 
Sunil Kumar
 
IRS - a frustrated lot
 
IRS civil servants appear to be a frustrated lot. The only thing on their mind is rank & postings. Whether any contribution has been made for the common man has never been their concern. They  work for the RICH & MIGHTY only. The cadre need to rise above and stop grumbling all the time.
 
AM
 
IAS never retire !
 
As the grapevine goes, no IAS officer in Central government retires unless he is burdened with a strong self respect and integrity. 
N Selvan

More posts of CCITs is no solution  
To have more posts of CCIT's is not going to enhance revenue. Except CCIT (CCA) ,most of the CCIT's have no work except reading newspapaers. Many have only one CIT under them. It will be better if the IT Dept increases the posts of ITO's, AC's and JC’s who are at the cutting edge.
 
K Kumar
 
How many CCS have any work?
 
If everybody becomes a CCIT then who will do the work ? Gain in revenue is due to growth in economy not due to increase in the no of CCITs. Think of better methods to give more perks and emoluments.
 
KB
 
CWG : What a mess ?  
Games are for fun and entertainment. That is what we thought till now. But the ensuing Commonwealth Games are causing jitters among the Delhites and people from NCR who have to commute daily for work. The roads leading to stadia are going to cause massive traffic snarls as if the current troubles due to debris and potholes are not enough. There are going to be reserved lanes for athletes(The exercise has already started)   barred to ordinary commuters. All the police force would be on Games duty. What do the people do? Sit at home stopping all their routine activities? Many are thinking of leaving the city .Schools will remain closed. In this scenario who will look forward to Games. We are all dreading the days ahead and waiting for the day when all this will be over.
 
Aarti Khosla
 
Delhi govt curbing media
 
Can a government claim to uphold the highest democratic values by curbing media freedom? Delhi government is trying to do the same by blocking all commercial advertisements to two leading newspapers. The aim is to deliver an economic damage to the two for their adverse reporting on Commonwealth Games.
 
Ruhan
 
India’s income pitiable
 
Readers would be interested in the following information which appeared in the Press....India’s percentage of the worlds income from 1526 to 1707 was nearly 25%. When the British left in 1947 it had sunk to a mere 3%. Today with all this talk of becoming a superpower it is still only around 5 %. Chinas is around 6% and USAs is around 14% .
 
D Choudhury
 
 
Tail=Piece                  
 
With the rising number of celebrity Indian athletes failing the mandatory dope tests, CWG-OC has requested the CWG-Federation to add “Mud-slinging” as a ‘Sporting event’ in the upcoming Games to partly make up for the loss of  gold medals. Who says OC is not patriotic?
 
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