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POLITICS

Did Kasab die being hanged?
It is understood by whispers that Ajmal Kasab was dying of being untreated for dengue and that the operation of hanging was a mere formality.

Is squabbling between AP leaders reached a new high?
It is learnt that squabbling between Andhra CM vs Congress high command vs PCC chide Botsa Satyanarayana vs Congress MP's leading to fragments and factions between the party. But with just over a year left for elections, the Congress will have to get its act together in Andhra Pradesh. After all, the tally of 29 and 33 Lok Sabha seats from the State in 2004 and 2009 respectively was critical to the formation of UPA 1 and UPA 2. Will the high command make a note of it?

Is BJP prepared for losing Karnataka?
With the exit of BS Yedurappa the BJP is going to loose a substantial votes of the Lingayat community. What strategy will it adopt to regain the lost vote bank is keenly being watched.

Is RSS stuck with Modi?
It is understood from RSS top brass that it is stuck with Modi in some ways and that their Brahmin pride is being challenged.

BUREAUCRACY

Will S C Sinha be Member, NHRC?
Now name of NIA Chief S C Sinha has started doing the round for the post of Member, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He is a 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Salim Ali to be DG, NIA?
Incase S C Sinha moves to NHRC as Member, Salim Ali is likely to move as DG, NIA. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Ranjit Sinha takes charge today (UPDATED)
Ranjit Sinha has taken over as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday. He is a 1974 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on October 10, 2012)

Asif Ibrahim takes over as OSD in IB
Syed Asif Ibrahim has taken over as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Intelligence Bureau. A1977 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre will take over on December 31 as Director of the IB after the retirement of Nehchal Sandhu.

P K Malhotra is new Secretary, Law and Legislative Affairs
P K Malhotra has been appointed Secretary Law and Legislative Affairs in the Government of India in place of V K Bhasin. Altogether 7 candidates were in run for the post.
(We said this on November 12, 2012)

Farooqui to be Secretary, Forests and Environment
M F Farooqui is ahead in the race for the post of Secretary, Forests and Environment in the Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Behuria is still in arena?
Dr Sutanu Behuria is still not out of the race for the post of Secretary, Heavy Industries in the Government of India. Minister, Heavy Industries, Praful Patel has made it known to the PMO and the Cabinet Secretary that his first choice is Dr Behuria. Dr Behuria is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Who will be new Secretary, Disinvestment?
Who will be new Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India? Picture is still not clear. Finance Minister P Chidambaram's clearance for any name is still awaited. Secretary, Disinvestment, Mohammad Hallem Khan has retired on November 30.

Will Sarangi get further extension as CS, Tamil Nadu?
Whispers in the corridors of power are that Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, Debendranath Sarangi may be given a further extension. The volatile political situation brewing at the centre and synergy between the CM & incumbent CS together, seem to make Tamil Nadu CM insightful to stay prepared for better electoral prospects. All it suggests is a further extension to Sarangi, a1977 batch IAS officer scheduled to retire in December 2012.

S K Mallik transferred to EC Railway
S K Mallik, Executive Director (Finance), Railway Board, has been transferred to East Central Railway. Mallik, a 1980 batch IRAS officer, completes his five years term in Railway Board this month.
(We said this on November 20, 2012)

Is Chitra Narayanan's extension really over?
The extension given to Indian Ambassador to Switzerland Chitra Narayanan on September 1 was scheduled to end on November 30. She is a 1978 batch IFS officer.

Dr Rajesh Kr is poised to be OSD to Union Cabinet Minister for Culture
Dr Rajesh Kumar finally makes it as the OSD to Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Union Minister for Culture. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Vineet Chaudhary on way back to chilling Himachal
After completing central deputation, Vineet Chaudhary Deputy Director AIIMS (Admin.) is all set to move back to Himachal Pradesh Government where all the three officers of his batch are in ACS rank. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

G K Srivastava appointed Additional Commissioner (Admin.), KVS
DoPT has selected Gyanendra Kumar Srivastawa for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan as the Additional Commissioner, Administration. Srivastava, a 2001 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is presently serving as Additional Resident Commissioner in Delhi.
(We said it on 14 November, 2012)

Prabal Basu to join as Director (Fin), BLC today
Prabal Basu will be joining as Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC) on December 3, 2012.
(We said this on May 29, 2012)

IAS, IPS and IFS are contenders in Kerala
Who will be new Chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission in Kerala ? Tie is said to be between retired IAS officer K Mohan Das, retired IPS officer Raman Srivastava and retired IFS officer T M Manoharam.

RPO Delhi to move to Dubai
Regional Passport Officer in Delhi Anurag Bhushan who is an IFS officer will go to Dubai in place of Sanjay Verma as Consul General. Posting of Verma is yet to be made.

R S Meena posted as Joint Secretary in GoI
R S Meena has been appointed as Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development. He is an officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

Neeraj K Gupta likely to move to CCI?
Whispers in the power corridors are that Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Resident Commissioner, UP is likely to move to Competition Commission of India (CCI). Gupta, a former Executive Director, ITPO is 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

SPS officers to get IPS in UP
As the grapevine has it, after 111 PCS officers got IAS, now it is the turn of State Police Service officers to get IPS in UP

CBI to appoint DIG rank officer in London
India's premier investigative agency CBI, reportedly, is soon to depute a DIG-rank officer at Indian Mission, London.

Will Ms Singh succeed Raghavan as Indian High Commissioner to Singapore?
Whispers in the corridors of power make it a fresh buzz that Ms Vijay Thakur Singh may soon replace Dr T C A Raghawan as the new Indian High Commissioner to Singapore. Ms Vijay Thakur Singh, a 1985 batch IFS officer, was the first Social Secretary to the President of India, a post created by the then President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.

Cadre clearance of Vitul Kumar sought
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to give the cadre clearance of extension in central deputation to Vitul Kumar, OSD to Pawan Bansal, Union Minister, Railways. He is a 1993 batch IPS of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Unique scheme for Journalists introduced in Madhya Pradesh
In a novel gesture to the scribes the Madhya Pradesh Government has introduced a honorarium scheme for senior journalists working in the state. The scheme provides for Rs 5000 monthly honorarium to such full-time accredited working journalists who have been doing salaried work with any daily-weekly newspaper for minimum 20 years and whose age is 62 years as on July 1,2012 and who are not income-tax payee. Commissioner public relations Rakesh Srivastava took personal interest in making the long-awaited scheme see the light of the day.

Haran is new Ambassador to Bhutan
VP Haran, presently, Ambassador to Syria, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Royal Government of Bhutan.

Sanjay Verma appointed Ambassador to Sudan
Sanjay K Verma, presently Consul General of India in Milan (Italy), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Sudan.

Baskarachar waits for orders to join as Chairman, EPT
M A Baskarachar, Deputy Chairman, Kandla Port Trust, is still waiting for the orders of joining as Chairman of Ennore Port Ltd. The present Chairman S Velumani retired on November 30.

Director of IIM Bangalore gets extension
The Director of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), Dr Pankaj Chandra has been given six months extension . His term had expired on November 30. Name of Dr Chandra also figure in the panel for UGC Chairman.

Madhurani Teotia gets posting in Delhi Government
Madhurani Teotia whose cadre was changed from Madhya Pradesh to UT has been posted by the Delhi Government in Education Department. She is a 2008 batch IAS officer.

Air Marshal Sharma takes charge in Shillong
Air Marshal Ravi Kant Sharma has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, in Shillong.

SP applies for VRS in Goa
Superintendent of police (SP) in Goa Allen de Sa has reportedly sought voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) .

Dr V S Singh killed in road accident (UPDATED)
A 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, Dr V S Singh has met a road accident and succumbed to injuries.

Mittal gets additional charge of Disinvestment (UPDATED)
Secretary Financial Services D K Mittal has been given additional charge of the Secretary Disinvestment . He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh. Secretary Disinvestment Mohammad Haleem Khan has retired on November 30.

CORPORATE

Sachdev steps down from AMC
Sanjay Sachdev has stepped down as President and CEO of Tata Asset Management from December 1.

Srivastava is new CGM, SBI, West Bengal Circle
Sunil Srivastava has taken over as new Chief General Manager of the State Bank of India West Bengal Circle.

Two new Members of MPERC appointed
Alok Gupta and Avadh Behari Bajpai have been appointed new Members of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Subramaniam appointed VP & National Head (Mktg), Thanthi TV
Shankar V Subramaniam has been appointed as Vice President and National Head (Marketing), Thanthi TV.

Mittal to be Head (Investment Banking), Rabo Bank?
Ashok Mittal may shortly take over as Head (Investment Banking) at Rabo Bank

Hira appointed Senior VP & Regional Business Director, JWT India
Mohit Hira has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Regional Business Director, JWT India.

Singh appointed Head (Business) for India, Dell SonicWALL
Dell SonicWALL has appointed Amit Singh as Head for business operations in India.

Paravantavida appointed GM, JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi, Aerocity
Balan Paravantavida has been appointed as General Manager of JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi, Aerocity

Chauhan appointed Director (Human Resources) JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi, Aerocity
Jagdeep Chauhan has been appointed as Director (Human Resources) JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi, Aerocity

Maharishi appointed Director (Sales and Marketing) JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi, Aerocity
Neeraj Maharishi has been appointed as Director (Sales and Marketing ), JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi, Aerocity

Shrikhande quits as CEO, Contract Advertising?
Umesh Shrikhande has quit as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Contract Advertising

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Platform ticket cost !

The minimum fare for local train commuters is Rs.2.00 while for entering a Railway platform to see off visitors is Rs.5.00. Can the Railways do some reasoning to justify the abnormal rate of platform tickets else people will buy Rs.2.00 ticket and enter the platform to see off their beloved ones.

Pradip

GoI should be wise

Some disasters come in the form of "sandy" to the US ! bander ke hath me phool la maala de diya ! Relief is that, for time being only. Hope GoI won't go with this stupid step!!

Rohit

IRS and travesty of justice

One fails to understand if the IRS cadres are to be humiliated vis a vis every other service recruited through the civil services exam. Why doesn't the government declares the IRS to be a GroupB service? While 1982 batch of IAS, IPS and IA& AS are getting Rs. 80,000 scale, the 1982 batch of IRS is merely a Commissioner with Rs 45,000 lesser salary. It's utterly shameful for the IRS and grossly inhuman on the part of the government to act in such a partisan manner. Worse the IRS cadres are so down and out that they don't even react at all this. Now even the state government Gr B officers are pacing ahead of the IRS in promotions. Few years down the line .even Gr C will take over from them. Thanks for this travesty of justice.

Sunil