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PM - Sonia Gandhi meeting on (UPDATED)
There is a scheduled meeting at 11-30 am Thursday between Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Who is closest politician with Sonia Gandhi ?
Who is the closest Congress leader with Sonia Gandhi these days? This is the hot topic in the corridors of power.

Who is backing Vasundhara's dream of starting a new political outfit ?
It is heard that Vasundhara Raje's dream of floating a new party has been in the making for the past 3 years and she has got enough funders to back this dream. Some businessmen based out of London and New Delhi is behind her in this venture.

SP wants early polls in UP, BSP in 2014
SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav is eager to have snap polls so that he can cash on the support he got in the UP assembly elections held earlier this year. Early elections will also mean less anti-incumbency against the ruling SP in UP which is mounting fast. Mayawati, however, wants elections to be delayed. She is waiting for anti-incumbency against SP government to rise further and go to polls when situation is favourable for her, say by 2014.

Will `Padyatra' in Andhra mollify Telangana leaders ?
While TDP's Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister Sharmila Reddy have set out on a 'padyatra' in the state the Telangana leaders have warned them against entering the region. The two parties are busy making strategies as to how they can overcome the upset leaders and win over the masses in the troubled region. Whoever succeeds in getting around will be able to get the votes in the coming elections, who will make it ?.

BUREAUCRACY

14 IPS officers retiring in October
As many as 14 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of various batches and cadres are retiring in October, 2012. The officers include: P Goutham Kumar of Andhra Pradesh cadre; N Ramachandran of Assam& Meghalaya; Ashok Kumar Gupta of Bihar; Ranjiv Singh Dalal and Gurjot Singh Malhi of Haryana; Venugopal K Nair of Kerala; K K Lohani of Madhya Pradesh; K B Gokulchandran and R N Wagh of Maharashtra; Y Thiagarajan of Orissa; Ratan Lal of Rajasthan; Pratap K Srivastava of Uttar Pradesh; Vageesh Mishra and Bhuban Chandra Mondal of West Bengal cadre.

IPS officer resigns to join IRS
It is strange but true. A 2007 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Ms Ruchika Jain has resigned to join 2011 batch IRS. The Madhya Pradesh Government has forwarded the acceptance of her request to the centre. Her husband Akash Jindal is also an IPS officer in the state.

Appointment order of 2011 batch IPS officers issued
The appointment order of 142 IPS officers belonging to 2011 batch have been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government if India.

Afzal Amanullah to join GoI
Afzal Amanullah is all set to join the Government of India as Additional Secretary ,Department of Consumer Affairs. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

A K Singh poised to be new Chairman, APEDA
Apoorva Kumar Singh is poised to be appointed as the new Chairman of APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Development Authority). He is a 1991 batch IAS of Haryana cadre. Presently, Dr Asit Kr Tripathi is in the additional charge of Chairman, APEDA.

Enigmatic appointment and sour-Switzerland?
Rajesh N Prasad, Deputy High Commissioner, High Commission of India, London, was duly appointed and acknowledged as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland, but an extraordinary development landed his posting in a rough weather-zone and he could not move for his next posting. Though MOEA website shows Prasad as Ambassador** (Designate) of India to Switzerland; the tattle triggered continues to puzzle the bureaucratic circles as what extraordinary development did not let Prasad, a 1980 batch IFS officer, to move for his next assignment? Could anybody figure out any clue?

Subrata Gupta appointed Jute Commissioner
Subrata Gupta has been appointed as Jute Commissioner in Kolkata. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
(We said this on September 19, 2012)

Ms Dash to join IB ?
Ms Amrita Dash, Superintendent of Police(SP), Odisha Police is likely to be inducted as Assistant, Deputy Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB),Government of India. She is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

80 Lakhs cases pending
Of the three crore pending cases in the country, nearly 80 Lakhs are more than five years old.

UPSC Chairman creates history of sorts
UPSC, Chairman D P Agrawal has created history of sorts by remaining in the Commission for 12 years. No one, be the member or Chairman, has remained in UPSC for such a long time.

Maheshwari is new IG, CRPF
AP Maheswari, Additonal DGP, UP Police has been appointed as Inspector General (IG), CRPF. He is a 1984 IPS officer of UP cadre.

Piyush Anand to be new PS to Jaiswal
Piyush Anand, IG, UP Police is likely to be appointed as Private Secretary to Prasad Jaiswal, Union Minister Coal in place of Daljit Singh. He is a 1991batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Bureaucrats up in arms in UP
Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats are up in arms against UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's candid remark that the state bureaucracy was "neck deep in corruption".

IRDA Chief J Hari Narayan to retire on February 20,2013
J Hari Narayan , Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), is going to retire on February 20,2013. He is a 1970 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Sunil Krishna to be Member of CAT ?
Sunil Krishna, retd. IPS officer is likely to be appointed as Administrative Member in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He is a 1973 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Study tour to China - Why ?
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation along with Project Management Institute (PMI) is mounting a study tour to China to study the Project Management practices in Chinese PSEs. Several PSEs officials have already registered for the same which is scheduled from November 19 to 24, 2012..

Six posts in Patna High Court vacant
As many as six posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Patna High Court against approved strength of 43. The vacant posts include one post of Permanent Judge against approved strength of 29 and five of Additional Judges against approved strength of 14.

Post in Law Commission of India lying vacant
The post of Member Secretary, Law Commission of India is lying vacant since May 1, 2012.

Meena to move to Warsaw
First Secretary in Sofia Gholu Ram Meena has been moved to Warsaw.

26 posts vacant at CPC (TDS), Vaishali IT office
As many as 26 posts at ACIT/DCIT/ITO/ITI/TA are vacant at CPC (DTS), Vaishali office of Income Tax department. The posts include: one post of Deputy/Assistant CIT, six of ITO, three of AD (System), one of DDO, six posts of Inspector, one of OS and eight posts of TA+Sr TA.

S B Agnihotri appointed as DG (Acquisition) (UPDATED)
S B Agnihotri, presently Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, has been appointed as Director General (Acquisition) under the Ministry of Defence. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Ashok Sahu now posted as Secretary General, NHRC (UPDATED)
Ashok Sahu has been appointed as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission. He is a 1975 batch IES officer.

Orders of Arun Kumar Jain canceled (UPDATED)
The orders of Arun Kumar Jain, Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission have been cancelled. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

10 IAS officers of 1991 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 10 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1991 batch belonging to various cadres have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Shant Manu of Jammu & Kashmir cadre; Satya Brata Sahu and Sanajay Rastogi of Orissa cadre; Valsa Nair Singh of Maharashtra cadre; Sayed Jawaid Haider of Gujarat cadre; G Anupama of Harayana; Nilay Mitash and Vandana Gurnani of Karnataka cadre; Krishna Gupta of West Bengal and P K Tiwari of
Assam-Meghala cadre.

CORPORATE

S S Malhi selected as Director (Tech), WCL
S S Malhi, CGM, SECL, CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 23, 2012. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Nachiket Mor inducted in High Level Committee of RBI
Nachiket Mor, has been inducted in the 'High Level Committee' set up by Reserve Bank of India to spearhead efforts to ensure accessible financial services in the country.

Abbasi appointed Govt. Director, NMDC Ltd
Syedain Abbasi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India has been appointed as Government Director on the Board of NMDC Ltd.

Shukla ceases to be Director, NMDC Ltd
J P Shukla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel has ceased to be Director on the Board of NMDC Ltd.

BEML Ltd appoints Independent Directors on its Board
President of India has appointed the following as Independent Directors on the Board of BEML Ltd: C Balakrishnan (Ex-Secretary to GoI), Suhas Anand Bhat (Ex-CMD, Indian Overseas Bank) and N P Gupta (Ex-Secretary to GoI)

Mehrotra on Tata Steel Board as Addl. Director
Tata Steel Ltd has appointed D K Mehrotra presently, Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) as an Additional Director on the Board of the company.

Sagar quits Gillette India Ltd
Jyoti Sagar has resigned as Director of Gillette India Ltd.

Roy quits Shelter Infra Projects Ltd
Lala Kishore Kanti Roy has resigned as Director of Shelter Infra Projects Ltd.

Jaiswal quits Omkar Pharmachem Ltd
Amar Nath Jaiswal has resigned as Company Secretary of Omkar Pharmachem Ltd.

Anand appointed Company Secy. , Omkar Pharmachem Ltd
Amit Annad has been appointed as Company Secretary of Omkar Pharmachem Ltd.

Sinha quits Nu Tek India Ltd
Ashok Sinha has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Nu Tek India Ltd due to personal reasons.

Goel appointed VP, Finance, Nu Tek India Ltd
Vineet Goel has been appointed as Vice President ,Finance of NU Tek India Ltd.

Dua appointed Independent Director, Polygenta Tec hnologies Ltd
Anand Dua has been appointed as Independent Director of Polygenta Technologies Ltd .

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Need to review implementation of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments

There is a need to review implementation of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments. Panchayat is a state subject and states have no political will to decentralization of powers to Panchayats. Central Government has been issuing directives to the states the manner Panchayat are to be strengthened and funds are also being made available from the consolidated fund of India under Plan schemes but seem to be utilized for purposes other than the Panchayats. There is need to create political and bureaucratic will to run Panchayats as per constitutional mandate within a definite time-frame. Creation of the institution of Ombudsman, as recommended by the Administrative Reforms Commission, would go a long way to root out corruption in Panchayats. Someone like Mani Shankar Aiyyar should come forward to guide future course of action.

H G Upreti

Police be made accountable
Notoriety of Police In INDIA in the words of Justice Avadh Narayan Mullah of Allahabad High Court "Criminal cases which are placed before the courts are in a large measure frame-ups, and they are supported by fabricating evidence and extorting confessions through third degree method and by disregarding the prohibitions contained in the Constitution of India to safeguard the rights of the citizens. There is not a single lawless group in the whole of the county whose record of crime comes anywhere near the record of that organized unit which is known as the Indian Police"

All DGPs/IGPs/DIGPs/SSPs/SPs have absolute control over frontline police officers with a rigid chain of command and stringent disciplinary measures and with all these powers when their subordinates kill/maim/rape the citizens of country from whose hard earned money they draw fat pay cheques and stay in palatial houses, they need to be made accountable for their culpability into all these crimes.
Aridaman Jit