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Great Mr. Mehrotra you are keeping us abreast of the changes in Indian Corporate/bureaucracy & politics- Very fast & sabse tej and sabse aage- Keep it up- Great going-Best Wishes

Mrs Pushpa Kumar London UK

Is merging of two Sena's inevitable?
It is heard that the merging of MNS with Shiv Sena is evitable.The whisper is that Uddhav Thackeray will take over as the Chairman of the Shiv Sena (the post that Balasaheb has vacated) and Raj will become the Executive President the role that Uddhav plays right now.

Will 2013 be to the benefit of regional parties?
A 2013 election may suit regional players and Congress but not the BJP, which will have had no time to create a unified party under Modi in the short time available to it. Thus a 2013 mid-term poll could be the result of a Congress-Mulayam Singh short-term understanding.

Will Pyari Mohpatra go with Congress?
Odisha Jana Mancha (OJM) the outfit launched by Pyari Mohapatra,(one time man Friday of Naveen Patnaik) is planning a series of four rallies in the four corners of the state, the first of them in Kalahandi on November 19. However the future of this outfit will depend on having some kind of an arrangement with the Congress which will keep it relevant in countering Naveen Patnaik, say insiders.

Detractors of Pratip Chaudhuri get active
Detractors of SBI, Chairman, Pratip Chaudhuri have begun to lobby against him by accusing him of causing a colossal loss by way of loan of over Rs.2000 crore to King Fisher Airlines (KFA). His detractors say that several thousand bank officers in the past have faced punitive actions for causing losses to their respective banks.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Dr Behuria move as Secretary, Heavy Industries?
If Praful Patel has any say in the appointment of Secretary then Dr Sutanu Behuria is sure to move as Secretary, Heavy Industries this month .A 1976 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Dr Behuria is presently Secretary, Minority Affairs.

Justice Arun Mishra to move to Calcutta this month?
Official orders of the transfer of Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Arun Mishra to Calcutta High Court are expected to be issued in a week or two.
(We said this on October 23, 2012)

Posting of 1978 batch IAS officers to complete in January next year?
If the vacancies to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is taken into account, then the postings of 1978 batch IAS officers will complete in January next year.

Renu Sharma is DCM, Brussels
Mrs Renu Sharma, Finance Secretary, Mizoram Government has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Brussels. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Meeting for selection in ED today
A meeting under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary is scheduled to take place on Tuesday for selection of Special Director and Joint Director in the Directorate Enforcement .

Dheeraj Gupta is now JS in PMO
Dheeraj Gupta has now been elevated to the rank of Joint Secretary in the PMO. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

Ashwani Kumar gets green signal to head Dena Bank
It's all line clear for Ashwani Kumar to take over as new Chairman- cum- Managing Director (CMD) of the Dena Bank as present chief Ms Nupur Mitra retires on December 31, 2012. Presently, Kumar is Executive Director (ED) of the Corporation Bank.
(We said this on January 5, 2012)

Vijay Sharma joins as PS to Manish Tiwari
Vijay Sharma, Director, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Government of India has joined as Private Secretary to Union Minister of State I & B Manish Tiwari. He is an Indian Forest Service officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.

Thakur returns to IRTS on promotion
Ranjan Prakash Thakur, Private Secretary to Ambika Soni, former Minister I &B Government of India has returned to the parent IRTS on promotion. He is an IRTS officer of 1990 batch.

Orders of Alok Singh issued
The orders of Alok Singh for the appointment as Private Secretary (PS) to Union Minister for External Affairs (MEA) Salman Khursheed have been issued. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on Oct 29, 2012)

IPS officer is Principal Secretary Home in Andhra Pradesh
Tarini Prasad Das has been appointed new Principal Secretary Home in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer.

Singla gets DG rank in Kerala
Mahesh Kumar Singla, Additional DGP (Protection & Civil Right PHQ), Kerala Police has been appointed as Director, Vigilance & Anti Corruption, Kerala Police. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Chirodia poised to join Railway Board as Joint Director, PPP
Bhaskar Chirodia, Senior Divisional Finance Manager, Kota, is poised to join Railway Board as Joint Director, Public Private Partnership. He is an IRAS officer of 1999 batch.

D Panda poised to be Financial Advisor, ICMR
Dharitri Panda, Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (GoI) poised to move to Indian Council of Medical Research as Financial Advisor. She is a 1987 batch Indian Civil Accounts Services officer .

Mallik, ED, Finance poised to move from Railway Board?
S K Mallik, Executive Director (Finance), Railway Board; is poised to move from Railway Board after he completes his five years term in Railway Board this month. He is an IRAS officer of 1980 batch.

Maj Gen Shahi promoted
Major General R P Shahi has been promoted to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.

Patnaik is back to Delhi Government
A1980 batch UT cadre IAS officer G S Patnaik is back to the Delhi Government. Now he is awaiting his posting.

G A Kinhal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
G A Kinhal has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh.

IAS changes in Maharashtra likely
A minor bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Maharashtra in a week or two.

MHA seeks applications for Secretary, NFCH
The Ministry of Home Affairs is inviting application for the post of Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH)-an autonomous organisation. The interested officers can send their applications to the Ministry before December 10, 2012.

Four posts of Inspector at DG, C&EC Delhi vacant
Four posts of Inspector are lying vacant in Directorate General of Systems & Data Management of Customs & Central Excise, Delhi. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this Directorate General at the earliest.

Tenure of Muralidhar Rao extended
The tenure of C Muralidhar Rao as OSD in the Department of Atomic Energy has been extended upto December, 2013. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Abhay Kumar Thakur deputed as Finance Officer, BHU
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Abhay Kumar Thakur has been appointed as Finance Officer in Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, on deputation basis.

Radhakrishna Sreepada posted as Director, CEIB
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Radhakrishna Sreepada has been appointed as Assistant Director (Director level) in the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB).

Major IPS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh
There is Major IPS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh. Altogether 45 IPS officers have been transferred.

IPS changes likely in Orissa
IPS changes in Orissa are likely to take place in Orissa this week.

South African delegation visits Techmart India 2012 (UPDATED)
K H Muniyappa, Minister of State with Independent Charge, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, in the presence of Vivek Rae, Secretary, MSME, Amarendra Sinha, Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner (MSME) and Dr. H P Kumar, CMD, NSIC. The ' NSIC Virtual Display' in Techmart India 2012 is offering an exclusive opportunity to 242 MSMEs to display their product profiles with images and text through e-Catalogues on web portal www.nsicindia.com. Designed to enhance the elements of a real exhibition, this Virtual Exhibition delivers benefits by helping exhibitors to reach out valuable Customers globally, continuous display of Banners on large screen during Techmart 2012, Exhibitors and Visitors shall be able to connect with one another via the internet, regardless of geographic location, to exchange business information, availability of online tools to upload relevant and tailored content in the Virtual exhibition to appeal to the audience. Also assist exhibitors to modify their stands, can be attend from anywhere at any time-at no cost even after physical exhibition and extends the presence of your exhibit to 24x7 and for 365 days. Saves physical resources and valuable time for the exhibitors as it uses an inexpensive media i.e. internet. Techmart India 2012 is co-sponsored by HSBC, State Bank of India, Vijaya Bank, Allahabad Bank, Punjab National Bank, Andhra Bank and Credit Rating agencies ICRA, CRISIL & ONICRA. All these institutions have also set up their stalls in Techmart India 2012 so that MSMEs, young people can understand and avail the schemes of Banks, etc under one roof during this period. Also present on the occasion were Ravindra Nath, Director(Fin),NSIC, P Udayakumar,Director(P&M),NSIC and officials of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Bhupendra Sahu deputed as GM, FCI, Gujarat (UPDATED)
Bhupendra Sahu, SP, Nagour in Rajasthan, has been deputed as General Manager (Gujarat), Food Corporation of India (FCI), Ahmedabad at Deputy Secretary level for a period of four years. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Seethalakshmi is Collector, Chennai (UPDATED)
Mrs R Seethalakshmi has been given full charge of Collector, Chennai district in Tamil Nadu.

CORPORATE

BHEL CMD B P Rao inducted in Panel
B P Rao, CMD, BHEL has been inducted in Panel set up by Government of India to suggest ways to improve business in country.

Samanta ceases to be Director, HDFC Bank
Ashim Samanta has ceased to be Director on the Board of HDFC Bank Ltd.

Badrinarayanan appointed Addl. Director, Falcon Tyres Ltd
Falcon Tyres Ltd has appointed S Badrinarayanan as Additional Director of the company with immediate effect

Kosaka appointed Whole-time Director, SML Isuzu Ltd
SML Isuzu Ltd has appointed Yuji Kosaka as Whole-time Director of the company.

Saraogi appointed CFO, CIMMCO Ltd
Sushil Kumar Saraogi has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of CIMMCO Ltd.

Sundararaghavan appointed MD, Invicta Meditek Ltd
Invicta Meditek Ltd to appoint R Sundararaghavan as Managing Director of the company.

Narasimham quits Metkore Alloys & Industries Ltd
AVL Narasimham has resigned as Director of Metkore Alloys & Industries Ltd.

Roy appointed CFO, Hind Industries Ltd
Hind Industries Ltd has appointed Amitabh Benoy Roy as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company

Udeshi quits Kilburn Engineering Ltd
Jayesh Udeshi has resigned as Company Secretary of Kilburn Engineering Ltd.

Plantinum Corporation appoints Non Exec. Independent Directors
Vishal S Maniar and Nilesh R Shah have been appointed as Non-executive Independent Directors of Platinum Corporation Ltd.

Two Non Exec. Ind. Directors cease to be on Board of Platinum Corporation
Mayank DShah and Gokul M Patel have resigned as Non-executive Independent Directors of Platinum Corporation Ltd.

Roy appointed as CFO of Hind Industries
Amitabh Roy has been appointed as CFO of Hind Industries

Shah appointed as Director of Platinum Corporation
Nilesh Shah has been appointed as Director of Platinum Corporation.

Jindall appointed as MD of Machino Plastics
Sanjiv Jindal has been appointed as MD of Machino Plastics.

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Hang corrupt bureaucrats in public

If we want to clean the administration, 10 per cent of the IAS and IPS officers who are known to be corrupt should be hanged in public and 50 per cent should be dismissed as being unfit for service. The remaining will be true elite of the services.

M N Buch

Best choice

There can't be a better choice than Ramniwas for DG's post. I have seen him in the field. He is a highly dedicated and very competent professional police officer.

S C Agrawal DG (Retd) MP

Best of luck

Best of luck to Rakesh Behari on his new assignment. He goes into depth of all issues and does not waver from the accepted principles and guidelines.

H G Upreti

Keep it up

Sumita deserves heartiest congratulations. Keep it up Sumita.

Satya Singal