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Many apparent runners are hesitant to accept berth in next reshuffle of Union Cabinet?
'Power thy name is politics'; but ironically some of the apparent runners, particularly in Congress, are hardly keen on accepting berth in the up next reshuffle in the union cabinet. Individuals may have their own reasons but the reasoning remains constant. The runners have apprehensions that allies like SP may withdraw support from the government anytime post winter-session for want of a feasible third-front? Does not it seem that some of the allies have turned themselves into magicians who could bring misfortune to the magic-number?.

Is Anand Sharma upset ?
It is heard that Anand Sharma is very upset with the ticket distribution in Himachal Pradesh.

Will Maharashtra irrigation scam unravel more?
It is to be seen whether the trail of Maharashtra Irrigation scam which finished the career of Ajit Pawar reach the bureaucrats who have been instrumental in giving a nod to the project. Insiders say there is a great deal of tension in the bureaucracy involved in the scam.

Is BJP caught in a bind over Vadra issue?
It is heard that BJP is still caught in a bind over the Vadra issue because it was an informal understanding between BJP and Congress (brokered by Brajesh Mishra) made during the Vajpayee days that both the parties will not bring the acts of the family in public life. But with Arvind Kejriwal making the most noise about the son in law issue the BJP does not know whether to join the bandwagon or to honor the old commitment.

BUREAUCRACY

Meeting to prepare panel for CBI, Director next week?
Official meeting to prepare panel for the new CBI, Director is expected to take place next week. The panel according to SC Guide Lines will consist of four batches of the IPS.

Orders of Gautam Chaterjee in a day or two
Official orders of Gautam Chaterjee for the post of DG Shipping in the Government of India are being issued in a day or two. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on August 28 )

Alok Sheel moves to PM's economic Advisory Council
Dr. Alok Sheel, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, has been moved from the DEA to the PMs Economic Advisory Council. He is a 1982 batch IAS of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on October 1, 2012)

Justice Bobde to be sworn-in next week as Madhya Pradesh High
Court Senior Judge of the Bombay High Court Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde will be sworn in early next week as Chief Justice of the Madhya radish High Court.
( We said this on August 1 )

Who is playing crucial role in appointment of RAW Chief P C or Shinde?
After the MHA has sent the panel for the new chief of RAW, comprising 11 candidates, it is being discussed in the corridors of power that it is PC who is playing bigger role than Shinde in the appointment of new chief. Reasons seem several; PC has long experience of tackling internal security at critical junctures, secondly; he has emerged as dependable alternative to Pranab Mukherjee in the govt. and lastly; it is PC who, supposedly, has to shoulder bigger role till 2014. Present chief of RAW will be retiring on December 31.

Stand off between FM and RBI Governor
As the grapevine has it, there is a standoff between Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Governor Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Dr Subba Rao. The bone of contention is lateral shifting of senior bankers as Chairman cum Managing Directors. The RBI Governor has reportedly refused for the same.

Vivek Rae joins as Secretary, MSME
Vivek Rae has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). He succeeded Radha Krishna Mathur, Secretary, Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence. Rae is a 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

(We said this on September 17, 2012)

Indian Army is short of 10,500 officers ?
If top sources are to be believed, there is shortage of 10,500 officers in the Indian Army.

Resignation of IAS officer accepted
L V Nilesh a member of the Indian Administrative Service, borne on the Cadre of Maharashtra (MP: 91), is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Administrative Service with immediate effect in terms of rule 7(2) of the All India Services (Leave) Rules, 1955.

Bansal is new JD, IB in Madhya Pradesh
Sunil Kumar Bansal is new Joint Director IB in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Anita Kapoor to be Member Audit and Judicial in CBDT
Anita Kapoor will in all probability be new Member - Audit and Judicial, in the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Railway GMs panel still awaits PMO clearance?
The panel of senior Railway officers for elevation as General Managers (GMs) still lies with PMO for clearance. Clearance is awaited on part of PMO since August.

CAA to be autonomous body
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) which is to replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will be an autonomous body. A bill to this effect is likely to be introduced in the ensuing Parliament Session.

Haryana DGP Ranjiv Singh Dalal to get post retirement job
As the grapevine has it, Ranjiv Singh Dalal who is presently DGP with the Haryana Government is likely to get a post retirement job. He is a 1974 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Justice Agrawal to move to Allahabad High Court
Justice Tarun Agrawal, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court has been moved to the Allahabad High Court in the same capacity.
(We said this on September 8, 2012)

Chattopadhyay gets DG rank in West Bengal
Jogesh Chandra Chattopadhyay, Additional DG (Adm.) West Bengal Police has been promoted as Director General of Police, West Bengal. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of WB cadre.

Janesh gets extension in Moscow
Second Secretary in Indian Embassy Moscow Janesh has been given extension till October 31 on functional grounds.

Kezo to be new DGP of Meghalaya ?
If all goes well, B Kezo who is currently on deputation to Nagaland, will be new DGP of Meghalaya. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Yashaswi Yadav still awaiting his posting?
Yashaswi Yadav, who has recently joined UP Government on inter cadre deputation, is reportedly still awaiting his posting. Earlier he was supposed to be posted as advisor to CM on the application of information technology in governance? He is a 2000 batch IPS officers of Maharashtra cadre.

Umesh Mishra to join NDC Course ?
Umesh Misra, IGP, Anti-corruption, Rajasthan Police is likely to join NDC course. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Dipendra Pathak may take charge on 10th October at Mizoram
Dipendra Pathak posted at Mizoram as Inspector General Police in the state would take charge by 10 October. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

IPS officer suspended in Bihar
The Bihar government has suspended 2006 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ansuiya Rana Singh Sahu.

IPS postings in Uttar Pradesh
Rajan Shukla, secretary, horticulture and food processing department has been appointed project coordinator, diversified agriculture support project (DASP). Rajnish Dubey will now be secretary, horticulture and food processing department.

Six posts of DD (Executive) vacant in IB, MHA
Six posts of Deputy Director (Executive) are vacant in Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at the earliest.

Four posts of Joint Dy. Director (Executive) vacant in IB, MHA
Four posts of Joint Deputy Director (Executive) are vacant in Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at the earliest.

Nine posts vacant in Jharkhand High Court
As many as nine posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Jharkhand High Court against approved strength of 20. The vacant posts include four posts of Permanent Judges against 10 approved strength and five of Additional Judges against 10 approved strength.

Former High Court Judge wants more power for CAG
Former Bombay High Court Judge Justice Hosbet Suresh wants more power to all the constitutional and statutory bodies like CAG and inquiry commissions.

ONGC CVO completes marathon run (UPDATED)
Sanjeeva Kumar, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has successfully completed an 'ITBP-run for the nation' half-marathon (21.097 kms) held on October 7 in New Delhi. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalya cadre.

IAS postings in Manipur (UPDATED)
Some senior officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given new assignments in Manipur. Accordingly, Varun Mitra has been appointed Principal Secretary, Minority and Other Back Classes' welfare while Ram Muivah is being made Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare and Chalai was given the charge of Cooperation. Besides, P Vaiphei has been assigned the charge of Technical Education and SCERT.

K Kavitha elected as President of Delphic Association of India (UPDATED)
K Kavitha, daughter of K Chander Sekhar Rao, an MP and TRS Supremo, has been elected as President of Delphic Association of India (National Delphic Council, India). Dilip Misra and Bijender Goel, former special representative (Minister of State), Government of Jharkhand have also been elected as General Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Delphic Association of India is an Apex body to promote Art and Culture in India under the guidance of International Delphic Council and UNESCO.

Anupam Srivastava selected as Director (Consumer Mobility), BSNL (UPDATED)
Anupam Srivastava, Senior General Manager, BSNL, has been selected for the post of Director (Consumer Mobility), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

NMDC lowers iron ore prices (UPDATED)
Board of Directors of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) deliberated the issue of iron ore prices for long-term domestic customers in its meeting held on October 8, 2012. After the deliberations, the Board has decided to fix iron ore prices for domestic customs on monthly basis from the month of October-2012. Iron ore prices for the month of October-2012, have been lowered by 2%-11% compared to September 2012 prices.

Chhattiisgarh CM Dr.Raman Singh's road show in Mumbai (UPDATED)
Chhattish Government being headed by Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh will be organising maiden global investors' meet (GIM)in Raipur on November 2 and 3,2012.In order to woo entrepreneurs Chhattisgarh Chief Minister will be holding a road show at Taj Palace,Mumbai on October 2 and 3,2012.He is being Industry
Minister Rajesh Munat and Badridhar Deewan Chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation(CSIDC). Besides, Dr. Raman Singh will be accompanied by Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar and other senior officials.Knowledge partner for event is Ernst & Young.

Deputation tenure of Awasthay extended in CBI (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of H C Awasthy as Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has been extended for a period beyond 31.01.2012 and upto 02.07.2013. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Anu Garg is new Joint Secretary in PMO (UPDATED)
Anu Garg will be new Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's office. 1991 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre Anu Garg is presently Joint Secretary Health and Family Welfare in the Government of India.

BHEL pays all-time high Equity Dividend of 320% for fiscal 2011-12 (UPDATED)
With a final dividend payout of 184%, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has paid an equity dividend of 320% for fiscal 2011-12, as against 311.5% paid in the year before. At Rs.1,567 crore, this is the highest-ever dividend in percentage as well as value terms paid by the company so far. A cheque of Rs.609.98 crore towards the final dividend for the year 2011-12 on the equity (67.72%) held by the Government of India, was presented on October 9, 2012to Praful Patel, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises by B P Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, BHEL, in the presence of S Sundareshan, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries. Directors on the board of BHEL as well as other senior officials of the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises and BHEL were also present on this occasion. In fiscal 2011-12, despite difficult market conditions, BHEL maintained the growth momentum achieved in the year before, with a top line growth of 20% and an all-time high Turnover of Rs.49,510 crore.

5 IPS probationers get fresh postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as five IPS probationers have been given fresh postings in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Deshmukh Paris Anil has been posted as Assistant SP, Bhiwadi (Alwar); Gagandeep Singala as Assistant SP, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur; Rajiv Pachar as Assistant SP, North Ajmer; Rathod Vinit Kumar Trikamlal as Assistant SP, Rural Shriganganagar and Vikas Sharma is being posted as Assistant SP, Rural Pali.

DEBATE
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CORPORATE

Rakesh Sharma is new MD of Everonn Education Ltd
Rakesh Sharma has been appointed new Managing Director (MD) of the Everonn Education Ltd.

ED, OBC,Bhupinder Nayyar joins Gurgaon Corporate office (UPDATED)
Bhupinder Nayyar, who had assumed the charge as Executive Director, Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) in Mumbai, has donned the mantle at Gurgaon Corporate office on Tuesday. Earlier, he was General Manager at Bank of India.

Orders of Prabal Basu for posting as Director (Finance), BLC issued
Orders of Prabal Basu, GM, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited, (BLC) for the appointment as Director (Finance),have been issued.
(We said this on May 29, 2012)

BLC Director (Fin), K S Subramaniam to retire in November
K S Subramaniam, Director, (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC), is retiring in November, 2012.

Dhawan appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of Tata AIG Life Insurance
Mukesh Dhawan has been appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of Tata AIG Life Insurance.

Shah quits Organic Coating
Vilas Shah has resigned as Director of Organic Coating.

Kaul appointed as Director of KS Oils
MB Kaul has been appointed as Director of KS Oils.

Chavda appointed as director of Inland Printers
Jitendra Chavda has been appointed as director of Inland Printers.

Jain quits Azure Exim
Vinod Jain has resigned as Director of Azure Exim.

Gupta appointed as Director of Insecticides India
Virjesh Gupta has been appointed as Director of Insecticides India.

Sahni appointed as Director of Shah Alloys
Tilak Raj Sahni has been appointed as Director of Shah Alloys.

Jain quits Impex Ferro Tech
Vijay Jain has resigned as Director of Impex Ferro Tech.

Soundarrajan quits Tulsyan NEC
S Soundarrajan has resigned as Director of Tulsyan NEC.

Virjesh Gupta appointed Addl. Director, Insecticides (India) Ltd
Virjesh Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Additional Director of Insecticides (India) Ltd .

Rajender Gupta quits Insecticides (India) Ltd
Rajender Prasad Gupta has resigned as Director of Insecticides (India) Ltd .

Soundararajan ceases to be Non Exec. Director, Tulsyan NEC Ltd
S Soundararajan, Non-Executive Independent Director of Tulsyan NEC Ltd has ceased to be on Board of Directors of the company due to his pre-occupation.

Agrawal quits DCM, Financial Services Ltd
Sumit Agarwal has resigned as Company Secretary of DCM Financial Services Ltd

Singhal appointed Company Secy., DCM Financial Services Ltd
Ms. Isha Singhal has been appointed as Company Secretary of DCM Financial Services Ltd w.e.f. October 8, 2012.

Kothandaraman appointed Independent Director, Gemini Communication Ltd
Gemini Communication Limited has appointed R. Kothandaraman as Independent Director of the company.

Sahni appointed Nominee Director, Shah Alloys Ltd
Union Bank of India has nominated Tilak Raj Sahni as Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Shah Alloys Ltd .

Jain quits Impex Ferro Tech Ltd
Vijay Kumar Jain, Non-Executive Independent Director of Impex Ferro Tech Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. October 8, 2012

Kern appointed CEO, Aricent Group
Aricent Group has appointed Frank Kern as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect

Shenoy quits Merck Ltd
R L Shenoy has resigned as Whole-time Director of Merck Ltd the Company .

NIESBUD signs MoU with Careerstroke; K Srikkanth's business initiative (UPDATED)
Arun Kumar Jha, Director General, NIESBUD, signs MoU with 'Careerstroke', an initiative of K Srikanth, India's international cricketer and former captain of Indian cricket team. The partnership between NIESBUD, Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government and 'Careerstroke' will unlock the potential of India's youth talent-pool by equipping them with entrepreneurial skills and motivational life-skills. "All it would propel the country's youths with skill, leadership and enhanced employability quotient in a competitive job market", said Jha.

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Official language policy

At the moment, official language policy is not serving any purpose, so it would be better if it is done away with. It has become more of a burden in official working. It was ill-conceived idea to talk of Hindi in official work. Furthermore, majority of people in government offices are unwilling to work in Hindi. It is high time when all this tamasha in the name of Hindi is stopped at once.

PKS

Disorder of magnitude of Afghanistan in Delhi?
Do you want to see disorder of the magnitude of Afghanistan in Delhi? Go to Nizamuddim railway station, there is encroachment, dirt, lawlessness, Taxi wala will greet you on platform, total anarchy. Can't we have prepaid taxi booth on the foot over bridge itself by extending the space so that passenger gets it on first approach? The Central government claims first class airport in the Capital but 3rd class Railway station (because it is used by 'Aam Admi')? There seems to be total lack of co-ordination between Vinay Mittal's railways and Sheela Dixit's Delhi Government. I request both of them to see themselves in surprise.

SR

Kudos to Raghuraman
His suggestion for integration through knowledge of Hindi, English and one of the South-Indian languages should be given a fair trial. I have already learned a few Telugu words which I speak whenever needed. Our school syllabi may be updated to include this suggestion. Also, in this age of global competition, we may consider teaching one of the foreign languages, the option being left for the child to choose.

H G Upreti