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R C Sharma

What does IAC stand for ?
It is heard that IAC now stands for India Against Congress.

Cabinet reshuffle now unlikely
Cabinet reshuffle in the Manmohan Singh Government is now unlikely.Inductions are expected.

Media is also part of system !
Media is justifiably critical of any procrastination in decision-making by Government. That is understandable as it is media's business to criticize governance. But, what happens when those in the media themselves are in a fix over decision making? Lahore Press Club has been waiting to hear from Delhi Press Club in response to an invitation for members of the Delhi Press Club to visit Pakistan. For once the foreign offices on either side are not to be blamed for the delays. It is whispered that Delhi Press Club is unable to decide on the composition of its delegation, because some of its Executive Committee want to take spouses along and even those who are not in the EC are lobbying to be on the junket.

BUREAUCRACY

Who has made bid of 100 crores for new CBI, Chief ?
In political corporate and bureaucratic circles only appointment of new CBI Chief is the hot topic of discussion. There is a rumour that a Corporate House has offered Rs. 100 crore to get one candidate appointed as next CBI, Chief ?

C Phunsog to retire as PESB, Chairman
Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) C Phunsog is retiring on October 15. He is a retired 1972 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

Gautam Chaterjee is new DG, Shipping
Official orders of Gautam Chaterjee for the post of DG, Shipping, in the Government of India have been issued. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on August 28, 2012)

Srinivasan is new CMD, New India Assurance Company
G Srinivasan has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of New India Assurance Company Limited.

Milind Kharat is new CMD of United India Insurance
Milind Kharat has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of United India Insurance Co.

Joseph appointed CMD Agriculture Insurance Co
P J Joseph has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Agriculture Insurance Co Ltd.

Bhagat is Director Census in J & K
Raj Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as Director, Census Operation, Jammu & Kashmir. He is an IAS (SCS J&K) officer of 2001 batch.

Khade Nitin Kumar Shivdas to return to parent cadre
Khade Nitin Kumar Shivdas, who was on inter-cadre deputation to Maharashtra from Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is prematurely being repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Kerala CS to continue as Special Commissioner
Kerala Chief Secretary K Jayakumar who is retiring on October 31 would continue to be the Special Commissioner for Sabarimala Temple. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Will Anup Chanda be new Chairman of West Bengal PSC ?
Anup Chanda is likely to be appointed Chairman of the West Bengal Public Service Commission. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer.

Deputation tenure of Ranjana Chopra extended
Central deputation tenure of Ranjana Chopra, Deputy Director in the Mussoorie Academy, has been extended till October, 2014. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

IPS officer resigns to contest election in Gujarat
B D Vaghela has resigned to contest the elections on a BJP ticket from a tribal belt. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Shortage of 123 IAS officers in West Bengal
At present, there is a shortfall of 123 IAS officers in West Bengal.

Air Force sets up new Directorate
Indian Air Force has set up a new Directorate to take care of retired and retiring air veterans pension and welfare issues.

Chaudhary gets extension in New York
Counsellor in New York, Pradip K Chaudhary, has been given extension on functional grounds till December end.

Two 1990 batch IAS officers to return Orissa
Joint Secretary, Mines, Guddy Srinivas and Joint Secretary, Rural Development, Nitin Chandra are returning to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. Both are 1990 batch IAS officers.

Three IAS officers get postings in MP
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given fresh postings in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Mrs Chhavi Bhardwaj (2008), on return from leave, has been posted as Commissioner, Singrauli Municipal Corporation while Dhanraju S (2009) will now be CEO, Jhabua Zila Panchayat and Ms Priyanka (2009) is appointed as CEO of Seoni Zila Panchayat.

Six IAS officers transferred in Haryana
As many as six officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Ashok Khemka (1991) has been posted as MD, Haryana Seeds Development Corporation while Anil Malik (1991) was assigned an additional charge of DG, Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana and Arun Kumar Gupta (1992) is DG, Secondary Education, Haryana and Special Secretary of the same. Similarly, Subhash Chandra has been posted as Secretary, State Human Rights Commission, Haryana; Brijendra Singh as MD, Haryana Warehousing Corporation and Vikas Yadav has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management and Health Departments as well as Director, Consolidation of Holdings, Director, Land Records, Haryana, Special Collector (HQ) and Special LAO, Haryana.

Orders of R N Sinha as ED (Mktg), CCI issued
Orders of Ramendra Nath Sinha for the appointment to the post of Executive Director (Marketing), Cement Corporation of India Limited have been issued. Sinha brings with him his 27 years experience of cement industry.CCI is expected to make a turnaround.

MHA seeks applications for Director, SDMC
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Disaster Management Division is seeking applications for the post of Director, SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC), New Delhi. Those willing to apply can send their applications at the earliest.

16 officers posted as ADRMs in Railways
As many as 16 officers have been posted as ADRMs in various zones of Railways. Accordingly, A B Mendhekar has been posted as ADRM Pune Central Railway while B R Viplavi is ADRM, Mughal Sarai, Eastern Central Railway and R K Rai was made ADRM, Delhi, Northern Railway. Similarly, Somesh Kumar Srivastava has been posted as ADRM, NE Railway; N Dileshwar Rao as ADRM, RNY, NF Railway; P B Ninawe as ADRM, NED, SC Railway; B Singaiah as ADRM, SC Railway; P V V Satyanarayan as ADRM, GTL, SC Railway; Ramashish Yadav as ADRM, RNC, SE Railway; Parmeshwar Funkwal as ADRM, ADI, Western Railway; V Chandrasekhar Rao as ADRM, GNT, SC Railway; A K Verma as ADRM, JHS, North Central Railway; M Ravi BAbu as ADRM, GNT, SC Railway; A K Gupta as ADRM, BVP, Western Railway; Amit Gupta as ADRM, BVP, Western Railway and Sunil Kumar has been posted as ADRM in Central Railway.

Madras University is headless
150-year-old Madras university is today headless. Vice Chancellor G Thiruvasagam has retired.

Lt Gen. Sikand is new Commandant, CME
Lieutenant General J Sikand has taken over as the new commandant of the College of Military Engineering (CME).

Lt Gen Sachdev is new Chief of Staff
Lt Gen Harminderjit Singh Sachdev has taken over as Chief of Staff Headquarters, Northern Command .

Justice Markandey Katju warns newspapers of violations of journalistic ethics (UPDATED)
Press Council of India Chairman, Justice Markandey Katju has warned all the newspapers in the country of violations of the norms of journalistic ethics and legal action if they continue damaging any person with malice aforethought. The Chairman has instructed the newspapers after taking cognizance of a false news item published in a local newspaper in West Bengal about an IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

DEBATE
Is FDI in retail in the interests of economic independence of India? Mail your views to Mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh.mehrotra@yahoo. com.

CORPORATE

Sabharwal ceases to be Part-time Director, Central Bank of India
Romesh Sabharwal has ceased to be Part-time Non-official Director of Central Bank of India.

Balakrishnan to quit as CFO, Infosys Ltd
V Balakrishnan who is a member of the Board of Directors and also Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Infosys Ltd will relinquish his position as CFO from October 31, 2012.

Bansal to take over as CFO, Infosys Ltd
Rajiv Bansal who is currently holding the post of Vice President (Finance), Infosys Ltd will take over as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. November 1, 2012

Patel no longer Company Secy., Asahi Industries Ltd
Ms Pinal Patel has ceased to be the Company Secretary of Asahi Industries Ltd

Rathi no longer Company Secy., KSL and Industries Ltd
Hitesh Rathi has ceased to be Company Secretary of KSL and Industries Ltd.

Trivedi appointed Company Secy., KSL and Industries Ltd
Ketan Trivedi has been appointed as Company Secretary of KSL and Industries Ltd .

Jain quits Damodar Threads Ltd
Pramod Kumar Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Damodar Threads Ltd.

Soni appointed Company Secy., Damodar Threads Ltd
Subodh Kumar Soni has been appointed as Company Secretary of Damodar Threads Ltd .

Patni appointed Chief Distribution Officer, Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Bharti AXA Life Insurance has appointed Vineet Patni as the Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) of the company.

Agarwal retires as Director of Krishna Ferro Products
Shweta Agarwal has retired as Director of Krishna Ferro Products.

Dash quits Bharat Electronics
Satyanarayan Dash has resigned as Director of Bharat Electronics

Sarkar appointed as Director of Oudh Sugar Mill
Pradeep Sarkar has been appointed as Director of Oudh Sugar Mill.

Balakrishna quits Infosys
V Balakrishna has resigned as CFO of Infosys.

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DEBATE

I do not know whether FDI in retail will benefit the farmers or not, it will harm the small grocers or not. But I fully support FDI in retail because I am a government servant. On the name of improvement in services being offered by various government department people supported the corporatisation of government departments and thereafter privatisation without thinking for livelihood of government employees. Now it is my turn to get world class services in the field of retail business then why should I worry for livelihood of grocers? FDI in retail is welcome.

AKS

"Misuse of Discretionary Powers"

GoI ministries/deptts are misusing their discretionary powers in appointment of Consultants on contract basis by reemploying favourite retired employees. The contractual appointees are deployed on regular work rather than time-bound assignments. They receive handsome remunerations along with full pension. In some ministries, they have been serving for as long as 5 to 7 years.

A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant)

Rana - an excellent officer
Very Good step of the Government to appoint an excellent, honest and benign Officer - S S Rana to the post of DG (Vig.), CBEC. His caliber will be really useful for the government at this juncture. I, personally, extend my warm greetings to Mr. S.S. Rana and wish him all round success in his challenging new assignment. May God bless Rana with courage, enthusiasm and zeal to meet the challenging jobs, ahead in his life, with bold and sincere actions resulting thereby to gain appreciation from the government as well as from public at large. Again Warm regards to Rana.

H S Bhalla