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POLITICS

Why do M&M raise the bogey of 'secularism' whenever it is convenient to them?
Mayawati and Mulayam perceive the BJP to be a greater threat than the Congress. The BJP has the organisational capacity to upstage them electorally. If the BJP finds a religion-based emotive issue and plays it up it stands to win. In case of a polarisation, the SP becomes the other automatic beneficiary - Muslim votes veer towards it. The Congress, with a poor organisational structure in the state, poses no such threat. Both Mulayam and Mayawati are politicians with keen sense of grassroots politics. And hence feel that doing business with Congress is easy.

What will bring back BJP in the south ?
Yeddy's departure will change the arithmetic of Karnataka his departure is clearly a game changer in the state. BJP-JD and KJP-JD alliances cannot be ruled out say political watchers. He will split the BJP votes more than the Congress or the JD (S), which will in turn help the Congress. Built with the largesse of the Bellary brothers and caste-dividends, how will BJP now revive its fading fortunes in the state which was once hailed as a gateway to the south ?

What shock can Subbarao deliver?
What can RBI Governor D Subbarao do in his 18 December monetary policy? A true shock would be if Subbarao thinks growth needs a kickstart, he should cut rates sharply-by one or two percent at one go. If he thinks inflation is the problem, he should raise rates by the same amount. The latter may worsen growth, but it could prod the government to try out some second generation reforms. The India Growth story is dying. Will he be able to bail out India through a shock therapy ?

BUREAUCRACY

Will Subhash Joshi be BSF DG ?
Will Subhash Joshi be new DG of the BSF ? Picture is still not clear. Name of 1977 batch Uttarakhand cadre IPS officer Joshi has been recommended by the top officials including the Home Secretary R K Singh. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is yet to approve the name.

Who will be new DG of ITBP ?
Though the senior officials including the Home Secretary R K Singh have recommended the name of Ajay Chadha for the post of DG ITBP, Home Minister Sushil Kumar is keen for the appointment of 1978 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre Salim Ali for the post. Chadha who is presently Special Secretary Internal Security is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Arvind Ranjan to move as DG NSG ?
Arvind Ranjan, Special Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), is all set to be new Director General, National Security Guard (NSG). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Empanelment of 1993 batch IPS takes place
IPS Officers of 1993 batch have been empanelled to the rank of IG in the Government of India. Concerned File will be sent to ACC for final approval within a week.

A K Jain is new Secretary Official Languages
A K Jain has been appointed as new Secretary, Department of Official Languages in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Bam is new Secretary Inter-State Council Secretariat
Tabom Bam has been appointed Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Orders of Justice Sen in a week or two
Official Communication of the appointment of Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Justice Vikramjit Sen as Judge of the Supreme Court is being issued in a week or two. Name of Justice Sen is believed to have been cleared by the SC Collegium. He was scheduled to retire on December 31.
(We said this on December 4)

Ahmad to be Member CAT in Patna
A E Ahmad is all set to go to Patna as Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).He is retired 1976 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Panda to return to Orissa !
It is learnt that Additional Secretary Panchayati Raj in the Government of India Dr Hrusikesh Panda is returning to the parent Orissa cadre. He is 1979 batch IAS officer.

Sarangi to get further extension as CS, Tamil Nadu ?
It is widely believed that Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, Debendranath Sarangi may get six months extension in service. 1977 batch IAS officer Sarangi is scheduled to retire on December 31.

New formula for NCTC
The Centre is reported to have written to Chief Ministers of all states on the "new formula" over setting up of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

Interviews of GMs in banks for post of EDs likely on Dec 20
Interviews of General Managers of various Banks for the promotion of Executive Directors are likely to be held on December 20.

Deputation tenure of Nath extended
The central deputation tenure of Hiren Chandra Nath, DIG, CBI has been extended for one year. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.

R P Upadhyay to be IG Chandigarh Administration
R P Upadhyay is all set to join as IG in the Chandigarh Administration. He is 1991 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Arun Chaudhary takes over as DG, SSB
Arun Chaudhary has taken over as new DG of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. Chaudhary was earlier Special DG, CISF.
( We said this on October 29 and again on November 15 )

Deputation is not choice of IFS officers
Deputation is not the choice of the Indian Foreign Service officers these days. There used to be several IFS officers as Joint Secretaries in the Union Ministries but now the scenario is different.

West Bengal PSC chairman resigns
Chairman of the West Bengal Public Service Commission Sabyasachi Sen is reported to have resigned. He is retired 1977 batch IAS officer.

Air Force to get two additional Selection Boards
With a view to creating awareness among the youth on the advantages of taking up a challenging and satisfying career, two Service Selection Boards have been constituted for Indian Air Force.

Ms Sandhya Shukla posted as PD (Commercial) in CAG
IA&AS officer Ms Sandhya Shukla, Principal Director (Customs), in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India , New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director (Commercial) in the same office against a revived post under CAG.

P Kalyansundaram posted as Joint Secretary in GoI
P Kalyansundaram has been appointed as Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Social Justice & Employment. He is an officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

Air Marshal Verma is new head of Administration
Air Marshal Naresh Verma has succeeded Air Marshal J N Burma as Air-Officer -incharge Administration.

Rahul Dua empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Rahul Dua has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Defence Estate Service (IDES).

R Sachar empanelled for post of Joint Secretary, GoI
Rajat Sachar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, Government of India. He is 1985 batch officer of Indian Economic Services.

2 IPS officers of MT cadre empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Two 1989 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of Manipur Tripura cadre have been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. They are Rahul Rashgotra and Rakesh Ranjan.

19 UP State Civil Service officers awarded IAS cadre against 2007 vacancies
As many as 19 officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2007. The officers include: Shiv Nand Ojha, Prabhat Mittal, Mrs Manju Chandra, Usha Raman Tripathi, Hira Lal Gupta, Shailesh Kumar Singh, Ram Chandra, Vipin Kumar Dwivedi, Tanveer Jafer Ali, Ravi Prakash Arora, Suresh Chandra Gupta, Bhaskar Upadhyay, Prakash Singh, Murali Dhar Dubey, Satyendra Kumar Raghuvanshi, Badal Chatterji, Subhash Chandra Trivedi, Rajendra Kumar Goel and Shyam Lal-II.

Ajay Pal Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ajay Pal Singh has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1985 batch.

Negi gets additional charge in ITBP
Kirpa Ram Negi, IG, North- Western Frontier - Chandigarh, will also look after the charge of IG Eastern Frontier ITBP, Lucknow. He is an ITBP cadre officer.

1997 batch IAS in Orissa to get super-time scale
1997 batch IAS officers in Orissa are being given super-time scale in a month or two.

Prasant Kumar gets gold medal
Prasant Kumar, IG,(Prov), ITBP Directorate has been awarded gold medal in MBA-Disaster Management course. He is 1990 batch UP cadre IPS officer.

MHA seeks NOC
MHA, Government of India, has asked state Government of UP for NOC of Ram Krishna Swarankar for central deputation as DIG. He is 1996 batch UP cadre IPS officer.

PESB invites applications for Director (M&RB), BEML
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of Director (M& RB), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), has fallen vacant since October 12, 2012. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 3, 2013.

V K Gaur also joins as CMD, NSC (UPDATED)
V K Gaur, CMD, SFCIL, has been assigned an additional charge of CMD, National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC). He has taken over as CMD, NSC on December 11, 2012.

Dr Mahboob Alam is also DG, ITBP (UPDATED)
Dr Mahboob Alam, Additional DG, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has been assigned an additional charge of Director General of ITBP until an officer to the post is appointed on regular basis. Dr Alam is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

M Palanichamy promoted as ACIT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, M Palanichamy has been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT).

M K Sharma is also PS, Revenue in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mukesh Kumar Sharma has been assigned additional charge of Principal Secretary, Revenue, Sainik Welfare and Religious Places, in Rajasthan. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

CORPORATE
Shah ceases to be Part-time Director, HPCL
Dr. Gitesh K. Shah has ceased to be Part-time Director on the Board of Directors of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) w.e.f. December 6, 2012

Mathur ceases to be CMD, STCIL
N K Mathur has ceased to be the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd (STCIL) following his retirement on November 30, 2012.

Deepak holding charge as CMD, STCIL
Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce has directed J.S. Deepak, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce to hold charge of the Chairman and Managing Director of the State Trading Corporation of India Limited w.e.f. December 1, 2012

Brent resigns as Director, Nitesh Estates Ltd
James Brent has resigned as Director of Nitesh Estates Ltd w.e.f. November 28, 2012.

Desai appointed President (Investor Relations), Financial Technologies (India) Ltd
Financial Technologies (India) Limited has appointed Prashant Desai as President (Investor Relations) w.e.f. December 10, 2012

Saboo resigns as Director, Saboo Brothers Ltd
Shree Gopal Saboo has resigned as Director of Saboo Brothers Ltd with immediate effect

Varadharajan resigns as Company Secy., Quintegra Solutions Ltd
Sankar Varadharajan has resigned as Company Secretary of Quintegra Solutions Ltd w.e.f. December 1, 2012

Dash appointed Company Secy. Jagson Airlines Ltd
Bidu Bhusan Dash has been appointed as Company Secretary of Jagson Airlines Ltd w.e.f. November 28, 2012

Goel resigns as Company Secy. Jagson Airlines Ltd
Ms. Chhama Goel has resigned as Company Secretary of Jagson Airlines Ltd w.e.f. November 28, 2012

Nagpal resigns as Company Secy. Amar Remedies Ltd
Jagdish Nagpal has resigned as Company Secretary of Amar Remedies Ltd w.e.f. December 8, 2012

Muthiah appointed Chairman, Sicagen India Ltd
Sicagen India Ltd has appointed Ashwin C. Muthiah as Chairman of the company.

Chawla appointed Addl. Director, Sicagen India Ltd
Brigadier (Retd.) Harish Chandra Chawla has been appointed as Additional Director of Sicagen India Ltd

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Why IAS officers feel superior to Indian Foreign Service?

Why is it that IAS officers feel superior to the Indian Foreign Service? Is it because they have higher ranks than the Indian Foreign Service. Or is it because the IAS collars more Secretary level posts than the IFS has Under Secretaries? In reality, it is because the Foreign Service has become an anachronism, it only knows how to eat, drink and dress well and has no pretence to professionalism whatsoever. It also continues to live in the past and harps on the importance it got when Nehru was alive.

Vijay Kumar

Are Service Conduct rules truly sacrosanct ?

Sanjiv Bhatt's case in Gujrat shows that Service Conduct rules are not sacrosanct for those who have the backing of one or the other political establishment in power. Bhatt's conduct had been suspicious from the very beginning. Why his conscience woke up against Modi after 10 years ? Why he did not raise his voice then and did his job inspite of what the Chief minister wanted at that time. If he had been defiant as a police officer then, as now, he would have perhaps been able to save some lives. It is quite obvious that his moves after 10 years were well thought-out strategy to get his wife in politics. His very presence during her filing of nomination is contrary to Conduct Rules. But who will take action ? The state Government cannot without the cooperation of the Central Government as Home ministry is the cadre controlling authority for IPS. Why the Central Government would do when he is helping the party in power here against Modi. Is it not unfortunate that if you violate the conduct rules while working under one party the other will save you. This is death knell of Civil Servants' code of behaviour meant to keep them neutral, honest and disciplined.

Aarti Khosla