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POLITICS

Will the UPA Govt. survive ?
Political scenario emerging in the country has triggered a new debate - Whether the UPA Government will survive ?

Narendra Modi to retain power
Irrespective of claims by political pundits Narendra Modi will steer ruling BJP to retain power in Gujarat assembly polls counting for which will be held on December 20,2012. The BJP will come to power again ,feel bureaucrats.

Malik's buffoonery is his style, or doctored ?
Rehman Malik's string of repeated motormouth offenses, while on Indian soil, cannot have been an impromptu performance, and points to deliberate application of mind. More seriously, Malik's statements fit in with the pattern of past Pakistani actions in attempting to devalue the burden of India's case against Pakistani complicity in terror attacks. Malik's gameplan is throw enough reckless muck at India in the hope that it will drown out India's far more serious accusations of Pakistani role in sponsoring jihadi crimes in India.

Is Manmohan Singh playing the US card ?
It is heard that there is tremendous US pressure on Manmohan Singh to engage in a dialogue with Pakistanis.

Has Malik become a hero ?
Rehman Malik's buffoonery is not just the first of its kind in India it is well known even across the Wagah border. But a gifted clown such as Malik has become a hero by behaving the way he has in India. Some say he may even be a contender for Pakistan's PM position.

BUREAUCRACY

Nehchal Sandhu is new Dy NSA
Director IB Nehchal Sandhu who is retiring on December 31 has been appointed new Dy NSA. He is 1973 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. He will first join as OSD and take over as deputy National Security Adviser and secretary in NSCS from March 21 next year.

Subhash Joshi is new DG, BSF
Subhash Joshi, Director General of National Security Guard (NSG ) has been appointed as Director General of Border Security Board (BSF). He is a 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
( We said this on December 8 )

Arvind Ranjan assumes charge as DG, NSG (UPDATED)
Arvind Ranjan, Special Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), has taken over as Director General, National Security Guard (NSG). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on December 8, 2012)

Ajay Chadha is DG, ITBP
Ajay Chadha, Special Secretary, Internal Security under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA has been appointed as Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of AGMUT.
( We said this on December 8 )

Yashovardhan Azad is now Secretary in GoI
Yashovardhan Azad has, on Monday, taken over as Secretary (Security) in the Government of India. This is considered to be a prestigious post in the GoI. 1976 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre will monitor the security arrangements of the PM, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi ,former PMs and other prominent figures in the country and abroad. He will also be actively involved in the preparation and review of Crisis Management Plan and National Crisis
Management Committee (NCMC) besides review and updating of Union War Book.

Snehlata Srivastava empanelled in GoI as Additional Secretary
Ms Snehlata Srivastava has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. 1982 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Ms Srivastava is presently Joint Secretary Justice in the GoI.

Rajiv Sharma empanelled in GoI as Additional Secretary
Rajiv Sharma has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. 1982 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Sharma is presently Joint Secretary Forests and Environment in GoI.

Dinesh Singh empanelled in GoI as Additional Secretary
Dinesh Singh has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. 1982 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Dinesh Singh is presently Joint Secretary MSME in the GoI.

Rajesh N. Prasad is in New Delhi on 'Consultation'
Rajesh N. Prasad, Deputy High Commissioner of Indian High Commission, London, is presently reporting to New Delhi on 'Consultation' since 04 December. He is an IFS officer of 1980 batch.

Mohanty promoted in Madhya Pradesh
S R Mohanty has been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Cadre of Vishwa Mohan Sharma transferred to Rajasthan
The cadre of Vishwa Mohan Sharma has been transferred from Nagaland to Rajasthan on the ground of marriage to Ms Sudeep Kaur- an IFS officer belonging to Rajasthan cadre of 2010 batch. Sharma is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar poised to be OSD to Union Cabinet Minister for Culture
Beating up the buzz, to move back to the cadre state i.e. West Bengal, Dr. Rajesh Kumar finally makes it as the OSD to Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Union Minister for Culture. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Suresh Kumar to join NDC Course
Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary (CS), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, will go to NDC course for one year. He is West Bengal cadre IAS officer of 1988 batch.

Ashutosh Rai to be inducted in Cabinet Secretariat ?
Ashutosh Rai, Joint Director, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, is likely to be inducted permanently in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer of 1994 batch.

Daljeet Singh empanelled for Joint Secretary post in GoI
Daljeet Singh gets empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, Government of India. He is an Indian Economic Services (IES) officer of 1985 batch.

Kan Ram Meghwal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Kan Ram Meghwal has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1985 batch.

R K Dube to finally head Canara Bank
Finally, R K Dube Executive Director (ED)with the Central Bank of India (CBI) on elevation goes as Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) of the Canara Bank

Will CBI investigate irregularities committed by BEML Chief ?
As per the official announcement by the Minister of State in PMO, V Narayanasamy, the CBI has forwarded the matter of alleged irregularities by Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) Chief V R S Natrajan to the Ministry of Defence for necessary action.

4 IPS officers of AGMU cadre empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as four officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1989 batch and AGMU cadre have been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Sanjay Bainiwal, Ravinr Singh Krishnia, Sunil Kumar Gautam and Sandeep Goel.

Mayank Sharma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Mayank Sharma has been empanelled to the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch officer of Indian Defence Accounts Service.

Ms Anita Gupta promoted as CCIT-III, Kolkata
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Ms Anita Gupta has been posted as CCIT-III, Kolkata after promotion to this grade.

Sushil Kant Mishra promoted as CCIT-Hubli
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Sushil Kant Mishra has been posted as CCIT-Hubli after promotion to this grade.

Chitra Srinivasan promoted as CCIT-II, Hubli
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Chitra Srinivasan has been posted as CCIT-II, Hubli after promotion to this grade.

A. C. Verma likely to be elevated to the rank of DG
As the grapevine has it Arun Chandra Verma, ADG Training (Bihar), is poised to be elevated to the rank of DG. He is 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Krishna Choudhary poised to be elevated as DG
As the grapevine has it Krishna Choudhary, ADG cum Director, Bihar Police Academy, is poised to be elevated to the rank of DG. He is 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

P. K. Thakur likely to be elevated to the rank of DG
Whispers in the corridors of power has it that Pramod Kumar Thakur, ADG Vigilance (Bihar), may soon be elevated to the rank of DG. Thakur is 1980 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Amit Lodha likely to be promoted to DIG
As the grapevine has it Amit Lodha, SSP Purnea, may soon be promoted to the rank of DIG. Lodha is 1998 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Amrit Raj likely to be promoted to DIG
As the grapevine has it Amrit Raj, SSP Patna, may soon be promoted to the rank of DIG. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

K. S. Anupam likely to be promoted to DIG
As the grapevine has it Mrs Kassey Sunitha Anupam, SSP Bhagalpur, may soon be promoted to the rank of DIG. She is 1998 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

M. R. Naik is poised to be promoted to DIG
As the grapevine has it Malothu Ramulu Naik, SP Bhojpur, may soon be promoted to the rank of DIG. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Nabakishore Singh is new CEO, Manipur
O Nabakishore Singh has taken over as new Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on December 6 )

IPS postings in Uttar Pradesh
Nitin Tiwari has been appointed SP of Jaloun. Sunil Bajpai will now be SP Bijnore.

NBCC's S D Sharma conferred Supreme Engineers Award (UPDATED)
Dr Sudhir Krishna, (IAS) Secretary (UD), Government of India, has given away Supreme Engineers Award to S D Sharma, Senior General Manager, NBCC in New Delhi. This annual event is organized by Economic Research India Pvt. Ltd in association with Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd for honouring the country's finest engineering talent. Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) is also seen.

Prabodh Saxena to move to Manila (UPDATED)
Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs Prabodh Saxena is going to Manila as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.Formal orders have been issued.
( We said this on December 10,2012 )

Spolia is new Chief Secretary of Delhi (UPDATED)
D M Spolia has been appointed new Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government. 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Spolia would succeed P K Tripathi on January 1.
( We said this on November 26, 2012 )

B K Namdeo selected as Director (Refineries), HPCL (UPDATED)
B K Namdeo, ED, HPCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Refineries), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 18, 2012. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Pankaj Rag is also Secretary, Culture in MP (UPDATED)
Pankaj Rag, Commissioner-cum-Director, Archaeology and Museum, has been assigned additional charges of ex-officio Secretary, Culture as well as Trusty Secretary, Bharat Bhawan in Madhya Pradesh. Rag is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE

GoM to meet today for Coal regulator
The Group of Minister (GoM )is likely to meet today to discuss on the draft Coal Regulator bill.

Palaniappan appointed CMD, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has appointed N. S. Palaniappan, IAS as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company w.e.f. December 13, 2012

Gupta appointed ED & CEO, Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Ltd
Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Ltd has appointed Ashok J Gupta as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company w.e.f. December 17, 2012.

Chatterjee resigns as Chairman, Carnation Industries Ltd
Shekhar Chatterjee has resigned as Chairman of Carnation Industries Ltd w.e.f. November 14, 2012

Jha appointed Chairman, Carnation Industries Ltd
R C. Jha, Non Executive Director of Carnation Industries Ltd has been appointed as Chairman of the company

Daga resigns as Director, Shalimar Productions Ltd
Pankaj Daga has resigned as Director of Shalimar Productions Ltd

Goel appointed Addl. Director, Adinath Textiles Ltd
Arun Goel has been appointed as Additional Director of Adinath Textiles Ltd w.e.f. November 14, 2012.

Vaidyanathan to resign as Company Secy. Sugal & Damani Share Brokers Ltd?
R. Vaidyanathan, Company Secretary of Sugal & Damani Share Brokers Ltd will be resigning from the company w.e.f. December 31, 2012

Goyal appointed Company Secy. Sir Shadi Lal Enterprises Ltd
Pramod Kumar Goyal has been appointed as Company Secretary of Sir Shadi Lal Enterprises Ltd w.e.f. November 19, 2012.

Four independent directors cease to be on Board of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd
M. Sukumar Reddy, . G. Kumar, V. Suresh and P. Siddhartha cease to be independent directors on the Board of Directors of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd w.e.f. December 8, 2012.

Three Non Exec. Independent Directors appointed on Board of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd
Dr. V. Lakshmana Charya, Venkateswarlu Malapaka and S. Suresh have been appointed as Non Executive Independent Directors of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd

Huq re-appointed MD, Tata Coffee Ltd
Hameed Huq has been re-appointed as Managing Director (MD), Tata Coffee Ltd .

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Let the CBI work in an impartial manner

Yesterday, the BJP made a lot of fuss over former Director CBI's interview to TIMESNOW that Congress Government of the day puts political pressure on CBI. This is well known that all governments pressurise the officers to do things that can not be done under the rules. "Is haham mein sabhie nange hain. Behtar yahi hoga ki hamam mein baithe log ek dusre ko nange na kahen." Rather they should let the officers work in an impartial manner. That would lead to good governance.

Sewa Ram

All services are important and equal but some are more equals than others.

As per our constitution, every citizen of India is equal before law but in practice some are more equals than others. The situation in the case of different services is also same, all services are important and equal but some are more equals than others. If decision making is made objective and transparent, misuse of office and position becomes punishable as a rule and not as an exception, salary meets all basic needs with desired quality and equality of opportunity is ensured, the equality of all services will not remain a dream. Moreover, when we ask for equality or importance for us, we should be fair to others too.

A.K. Verma - Secretray,

Indian Statistical Service Association (Eastern Chapter), Kolkata

Project Commissioning alone faces barriers

Project approval need not be taken as project commissioning. With liberalization, the premium on licence has come down drastically. But costs of project implementation have gone up several times. While an industrial licence used to cost hugely, the environment clearance has outshone in the past 20 years. Besides, everybody who has the opportunity to handle any paper about the project, including the Postman who delivers mail, tries to extort his price. So Ratan Tata is not far away from the ground realities when he bemoans that a project can take more than 8 years to go into production. The UPA-I & II have not achieved any success on this front. Can the government, in consultation with the states, lay down realistic time limits for execution of a project?

M L Gupta

Gross misuse of government facility

The Government provides pick and drop transport facility to senior government officers (joint secretary and above) in lieu of transport allowance. The facility is also availed by some non-entitled junior officers through manipulation. The protagonists availing this facility often argue that it is not a free facility. But it holds little ground since the Government incurs much more expenditure than it would do by paying transport allowance which itself is substantial. In fact, with the outsourcing of the services to private operators, the system originally meant to facilitate officers in discharging their duties more efficiently, has practically become a fraud thanks to dishonesty and selfish approach of the senior officers. It has become a round the clock facility (24X7) for them and their families for personal use. It is no secret to find private cars parked at their residences at odd hours and holidays, courtesy private operators engaged by government offices leaving no scope or fear on the part of officers to be caught.

We often hear about politician-bureaucrats-mafia nexus but this one is an officers-private operators nexus benefiting both the parties at a huge cost to the Government. While the operator makes a lot of extra money, the officers are a big gainer by getting a personalized vehicle at their disposal all the time without having to bother for paying driver salary, meeting cost of fuel, and maintenance or paying vehicle insurance albeit at the government cost.

In fact, encouraged by their flourishing business, the private operators are going all out to woo the officers with number of incentives including providing new vehicles and even high end cars to them and their family members adding to their respect and status in the society. The purchase of sedans by the government sedans has put the last nail in what may be called as hoax of austerity to mislead common man in this country.

It has turned into a huge corruption scam and a big fraud with serious questions on the integrity of the officers concerned. It is, therefore, important to consider whether it is justified to extend such freebies to the officers to the already privileged and well-off officers and their families when a large majority of the poor and less privileged government staff as well as a large majority of deprived in this country have to fend for themselves to meet their travel needs. Does it not mean creating and promoting inequitable division in the society?

Are there some real crusaders (no hollow talks) who will like to expose this big corruption scam by taking rhino by horn?

Morale: Everyone condemns corruption as long it is not their turn to loot.

Sumit Chadha