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What is the assessment of Bureaucracy about Gujarat polls ?
An informal survey of Gujarat bureaucrats about the Vidhan Sabha poll results give between 117 and 123 seats to Narendra Modi.

Performance of Air India improves
Now performance of Air India has improved and it has returned some of the loans taken from Banks. Air India CMD Rohit Nandan is determined to see that performance standards are improved every day.

Will we see a gold rally ?
The new Basel III norms are likely to see the banks buying gold thereby seeing a rally in the metal in days to come.

BUREAUCRACY

A P Singh to succeed K K Paul as Member of UPSC ?
Grapevine has it that the outgoing CBI Chief A P Singh may be appointed Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in place of former IPS officer K K Paul. Tenure of 1970 batch retired IPS officer Paul is coming to an end on February 6.

Power struggle over Dy Governor RBI is on ?
If insiders are to be believed, there is a power struggle going on over Dy Governor RBI. Picture is still not clear whether Subir Gokaran - granted extension till December 31- will get another two year term.

It is for certain that Farooqui is making as Secretary Heavy Industries….
Suspense seems to be over. M F Farooqui is going to be new Secretary Heavy Industries in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

1980 batch IPS to be DG in GoI
1980 batch IPS officers are being empanelled to the rank of DG in the Government of India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has sent advisory to all State Governments for sending details of Vigilance clearance, missing ACRs and property returns of 1980 batch IPS officers.

Orders of Justice Eqbal this month only
Official communication of the elevation of Madras High Court Chief Justice M Y Eqbal to the Supreme Court is expected in a week or two. He is to retire in February.

Chitra Narayanan gets extension?
As the testimony to her strong foothold Chitra Narayanan, Indian Ambassador to Switzerland reportedly, gets an extension for a year. Scheduled to retire on 30 August this year IFS officer Narayanan had got extension till 30 November.

Prashant Kumar Singh is now JS Petroleum
Prashant Kumar Singh, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas government of India has been promoted as Joint Secretary in the same Ministry. He is an IAS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadrde.

Dr Mahboob Alam is also DG, ITBP
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.

Vijay Kumar appointed Adviser in MHA
Retired CRPF DG K. Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Senior Security Adviser in the Home Ministry . He is former 1975 batch IPS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Santosh Macheria returns to MT
Joint Director CBI Santosh Macheria is returning to the parent Manipur-Tripura cadre. He is 1984 batch IPS officer.

Deputation tenure of DIG CBI H C 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.

Siraj Hussain gets additional charge
Siraj Hussain, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Corporation, Government of India has been given additional charge of Secretary, Agriculture Research and Education (ICAR). He is an IAS officer 1979 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.

Thakur Ranjan Prakash to move to Prasar Bharti
Whispers in the corridors of power make it a buzz that Thakur Ranjan Prakash, empanelled recently as Joint Secretary, GoI, is all set to move to Prasar Bharti. A 1989 batch IRTS officer Ranjan had served as PS to I&B Minister.

S.D. Vaidya's new inning as PS to Sharad Pawar
As the grapevine has it Santosh D. Vaidya is poised to be PS to Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. Vaidya, a 1998 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, is presently Special Secretary to Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi.

Sudhir Kumar posted as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sudhir Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. He is an officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

S K Bahari posted as PAG (G&SSA), Jaipur
S K Bahari, Principal Accountant General (A&E), Rajasthan, Jaipur, has been posted as Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Rajasthan, Jaipur under Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

K K Sharma regularized as IG Kashmir Frontier, BSF
K K Sharma, who was appointed for one month as IG Kashmir Frontier, Border Security Force (BSF), has now been regularized at the same post. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

N K Sahu empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, GoI
N K Sahu gets empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, Govt. of India. He is 1985 batch officer of Indian Economic Services.

Mamta Banerjee panels dissolved
The GoI has dissolved committees set up by the then railway minister Mamata Banerjee .

V K Gaur also joins as CMD, NSC
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.

IPS officers like Sikkim
Most of the states are facing shortage of IPS officers but not Sikkim. Infact Sikkim has 93.75 per cent of it's sanctioned strength of IPS officers.

13 UP State officers awarded IAS cadre against 2008 vacancies
As many as 13 officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2008. The officers include: Shankar Singh, Lal Bihari, Ram Prasad Goswami, Devendra Nath Verma, Ashok Kumar-II, Pramanshu, Harsh Tankha, Amod Kumar Shahi, Mrs Shradha Mishra, Mukesh Chandra, Chanra Kant, Surya Prakash Mishra and Mani Prasad Mishra.

17 SPS officers inducted in IPS in Punjab
17 SPS Police Officers of Punjab Cadre have been inducted in IPS. They are Balkar Singh Sidhu, Gurinder Singh Dhillon,.Mohnish Chawla,.Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, Amar Singh Chahal, Jatinder Singh Aulakh, Mukhwinder singh Chhina, Jaskaran Singh, Yurinder Singh, Rajinder Singh, Arun Kumar Mittal, Gurusharan Singh, Kanwar Bahadur Singh, Surinder Kumar Kalia, Ranbir Singh Khatra, Tulsi Das and Sukhdev Singh Bhatti.

Manoj Kumar Dubey empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Manoj Kumar Dubey has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1985 batch.

Vyas to join GoI
Madhup Vyas is joining the Government of India as Commissioner, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) . He is 2000 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

PESB invites applications for Director (Ope), HCL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of Director (Operations), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) fallen vacant since September 1, 2012. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 11, 2013.

N K Sahu empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, GoI
N K Sahu gets empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, Govt. of India. He is 1985 batch officer of Indian Economic Services.

Nagraj Naidu moves from Beijing
Counsellor in Indian Embassy, Beijing Nagraj Naidu has been moved to Guangzhou as CG in place of Indra Mani Pandey. Pandey has moved to Paris as DCM.

Reddy is CVO, MIDHANI
T V Reddy, IFS(AML87) has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Hyderabad.

1988 batch IAS to get PS rank in Orissa
1988 batch IAS officers in Orissa are being promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Orissa.

2 IPS officers of Punjab cadre empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Two officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1989 batch and Punjab cadre have been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. They are Paraj Jain and Sanjiv Kumar Kalra.

528 posts vacant in DGCA
As many as 528 posts are lying vacant against the sanctioned strength of 924 in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

R P Upadhyay was to move Kolkata?
Newly appointed IG Chandigarh Administration R P Upadhyay was to move as Special Director ED in Kolkata. He is 1991 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

5 IFS officers of MP empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Five officers of Indian Forest Service (IFoS) belonging to 1983 batch and Madhya Pradesh cadre have been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. They include Dr A K Bhattacharya, T C Lohani, J K Mohanty, Y Satyam and U Prakasham.

2 posts of Admn. Officer vacant at DG, C&EC, Mumbai
Two posts of Administrative Officer are lying vacant in Directorate General of Systems & Data Management of Customs & Central Excise, Mumbai. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this Directorate General at the earliest.

IAS changes in TamilNadu
T S Sridhar has been appointed Secretary Revenue.N S Palaniappan has been made Principal Secretary Industries.Apurva Varmahas been transferred to the higher education department .Rajesh Lakhoni will be Secretary Energy.C V Sankar has been posted as principal secretary rural development and panchayat raj department.Mohan Verghese Chunkath will now be additional chief secretary, environment and forests.

Joy Ooomen bereaved
Mother of former Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh Joy Oomen has passed away in Bangalore.Her body is being taken to Kerala.

Ms Loreta Marry Vas is also Secretary, Tribal Affairs in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Loreta Marry Vas, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been assigned an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. She is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

S K Roongta joins as CGM (Mktg), CCI (UPDATED)
Santosh Kumar Roongta has joined as Chief General Manager (Marketing), Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) in his parent cadre after completing the tenure as CMD, National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC).

I C Sharma elevated as Sr ED, Shriram New Horizons Ltd (UPDATED)
I C Sharma has been promoted as Senior Executive Director, Shriram New Horizons Limited group. It is a part of USA's biggest IT & Soft Skill Training Company with a wide network, employee strength of 25000, 300 centers consisting of over 5000 class rooms spread across 65 countries. Each year New Horizons imparts more than 3 million days of training worldwide through a variety of flexible training programs. Shriram New Horizons is a part of old DCM group promoted by Vivek Bharat Ram.

CORPORATE

Bansal ceases to be IDBI Nominee on Board of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd
Ms Malini Bansal, Nominee of IDBI Bank has ceased to be on Board of Directors of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd

Sundar ceases to be IDFC Private Equity Nominee on Board of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd
S. G. Shyam Sundar who is of Nominee IDFC Private Equity Company Limited has ceased to be Director on Board of Directors of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd

Mehrotra appointed Addl. Director, Zylog Systems Ltd
Zylog Systems Limited has appointed M.P. Mehrotra as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. December 7, 2012

Rajagopal resigns as Director, Zylog Systems Ltd
S. Rajagopal has resigned as Director of Zylog Systems Ltd w.e.f. December 7, 2012

Khurana ceases to be Whole-time Director, Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd
Puneet Khurana has ceased to be a Whole-Time Director of Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd w.e.f. September 30, 2012. However, he will continue as the Non-Executive Director of the company.

Bhargava appointed Govt. Nominee Director, Indian Bank
The Central Government has nominated Dr. Rajat Bhargava, Joint Secretary (Budget), Department of Economic Affairs, as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Indian Bank with immediate effect

Nandgave appointed Whole-time Director (Works), Manugraph India Ltd
Manugraph India Ltd has appointed Bhupal B. Nandgave as Whole-time Director (Works) of the company w.e.f. December 10, 2012.

Negandhi to be appointed MD, Arnav Corporation Ltd
Arnav Corporation Ltd has decided to appoint Dhiren Negandhi as Managing Director of the company.

Shah to be appointed Director, Arnav Corporation Ltd
Jayesh Shah is expected to be appointed as Director of Arnav Corporation Ltd

Patra ceases to be Company Secy. & Head (Legal), Tulip Telecom Ltd
Jagdish Patra, Company Secretary and Head ( Legal) of Tulip Telecom Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. August 17, 2012.

Khanna ceases to be director of Everest Kanto Cylinder
Puneet Khanna has ceased to be director of Everest Kanto Cylinder.

Brent has resigned as director of Nitesh Estates
James Brent has resigned as director of Nitesh Estates.

Shah appointed as director of Vaghani Techno Build
Bharat Shah has been appointed as director of Vaghani Techno Build

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It can happen only in India!

It can happen only in India that the bribe giver says he has given bribe but the receiver says he has not received any and the government takes no cognizance of the biggest ever whistleblower, the Wal-Mart. The lobbying/bribery is reported to the American Parliament and is sought to be probed by the Indian Parliament too as it involves corruption in India in the push for the FDI, and yet the government maintains maun! But compromised democracies like India can perhaps do no better, bound to coalition politics/politicking, as they are. But what is the dear Transparency International doing? Is it not supposed to expose corruption of such a magnitude with international ramifications? Or it is quick only at picking holes with governments and bureaucracies and businesses in the developing world? In scandals of such humongous proportions only international transparency institutions like the Transparency International can play fair to the world citizens. Has TI the necessary guts ?

M L Gupta

IFS officers don't understand administration and governance !

The problem with Indian Foreign Service Officers is that they do not understand administration and governance. Their criteria of excelling is to write and speak good English. Here get overwhelmed in their interaction with foreign diplomats and start imitating them religiously. Their outlook become restricted due to their embassy assignment where they have a small set of officers and staff. They are extremely comfortable if you start speaking to them regarding recipes and how to make cocktails. Most of the time they are concerned about the kind of tie the other person is wearing and fitness of their suits and to sit in the right postures and use British idioms correctly. Most of the people who interact with them can make out that they have this flawed personality where they find extremely difficult to talk on day to day issues and are extremely stiff to gel with other officers. They also suffer with an extreme inferiority complex in their interaction with IAS officers. This results in a kind of reactionary attitude which makes them behave erratically whenever they come across officers from other services when interacting with them abroad and in India. Their capability to bring changes at ground level is extremely poor. At best they are glorified press reporters who sit far away in Missions writing and reporting about the emerging situations in that country.

Rohit

TAIL-PIECE

INDIAN POLITICS:- Congress orders Tea, BJP has to order Coffee,SP and BSP will order based on who is paying and TMC will spill whatever is ordered.

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