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Does anyone now believe RP Singh?
If CAG office sources are to be believed the Telecom report in question of Rs 1-76 lakh crore loss bears the counter signature of the then DG R P Singh .He was also the Auditor concerned for the Telecom Sector. There are also eyebrows being raised over the claim that former CAG Director RP Singh has made in the 2G scam. Many doubt his credibility over the claim and ask how he computed Rs 2000 cr figure when CBI the governments hand maiden has computed it as Rs
25000 cr. In power circles he is being called either a government's villain or RIP Singh!!!

Appointment and reshuffle of Governors postponed
Appointment and reshuffle of Governors has reportedly been postponed till mid December.

Is Mayawati gaining ground by the day?
If the UP bureaucracy is to be believed then it is Mayawati who is fast cutting into votes of the SP. The Muslim votes too are getting away from the Samajwadi Party due to tensions in the state. The only other party gaining ground at the moment is BJP who cuts into SP vote. If elections were to take place today the SP will not get more than 20 MP's as against its present strength of 25. The vote polarization will take place towards BSP and BJP say political watchers.

Is Omar Abdullah making a joke of himself?
The J&K CM asking questions to General Parvez Musharraf has not gone too well with the people. Those in the know say that as J&K CM should have refrained from being in the HT Leadership Summit function let alone asking questions. At a time when Pakistan is against the General and he is seeking asylum in foreign soil where is the reason for J&K CM to give him due importance reason some.

Did Gurumurthy give a clean chit too early to Gadkari?
The whispers in power corridors is that noted Chartered Accountant S Gurumurthy gave a hasty clean chit to Gadkari too early or was it deliberate knowing that the Gadkari family held shares in Purti Sugar.

BUREAUCRACY

Alok Joshi is new R &AW Chief
Alok Joshi has been appointed new R &AW Chief. A 1976 batch Haryana cadre IPS officer Joshi is considered to be a man of high integrity in the services. He has also served in the IB for a long period. Joshi would succeed Sanjeev Tripathi on January 1. Tripathi is retiring on December 31.

Jayaraman to head NPA
S Jayaraman will head the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.1977 batch West Bengal cadre IPS officer Jayaraman will succeed V N Rai on January 1. A1977 batch IPS officer Rai is superannuating on December 1. Jayaraman is presently, Special Director in the IB.

R N Gupta to be OSD in Cabinet Secretariat
Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau, R N Gupta is moving to the Cabinet Secretariat as OSD. A 1976 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Gupta, is scheduled to superannuate on January 31.

Rajagopal to move to JIC
Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau, V Rajagopal, is reportedly being moved to the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) as OSD. A 1976 batch UT cadre IPS officer, Rajagopal, is scheduled to retire on January 31.

Will Farooqui be Secretary, Environment?
Will M F Farooqui succeed T Chatterjee on December 1 as Secretary, Forests and Environment? A 1978 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer Farooqui is presently, Special Secretary in the same Ministry. His name is also in circulation for the post of Secretary, Heavy Industries.

Empanelment of 1979 batch IPS officers on Tuesday?
Meeting for the empanelment of 1979 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India is expected to take place on Tuesday.

Lal to be Joint Director in Enforcement Directorate
Himanshu Lal is being tipped to be Joint Director in Enforcement Directorate. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

A R K Kini promoted in BPR&D
A R K Kini has been promoted to the rank of ADG in the BPR&D. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Swaroop to be JD in NPA
Anand Swaroop is likely to be appointed as IG (Joint Director), Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre .

Maurya is new ED (Security) Ai r India
Bijaya Kumar Maurya has taken over as Executive Director (Security) in the Air India. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on Nov 19, 2012)

Will Tripathi get extension?
Will Delhi Chief Secretary P K Tripathi get six months extension on January 1?.Though a 1977 batch IAS officer Tripathi is expected to head Grievances Commission after his superannuation on December 31, yet extension in service for six months is not ruled out.

Will D M Spolia succeed Tripathi as CS Delhi?
The way Delhi Chief Minister Mrs Sheila Dixit has fought battle for a 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre D M Spolia it is widely believed that he may succeed P K Tripathi as Delhi Chief Secretary on January 1. It may be recalled that the MHA succumbed to the pressure of Mrs Dixit and cancelled the order of the appointment of Spolia as Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh.

IRS (IT) restructuring next month
Restructuring of IRS officers of Income Tax is expected to take place next month.

Two 1987 batch IAS officers to be empanelled
Two 1987 batch IAS officers one from Tamil Nadu and another from Madhya Pradesh are being empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Posting of GM Kolkata Metro held back
Decision regarding posting of General Manager (GM), Kolkata Metro Railway, has been put on hold till issue pertaining to seniority of N C Sinha was decided.

Prasad to take charge as India's new Ambassador on Dec 3
As the grapevine has it, Rajesh N Prasad would take charge as India's new Ambassador to Switzerland on December 3, 2012. Prasad, an IFS officer of 1980 batch, is presently serving as Deputy High Commissioner in London.

Who will head IGNOU?
Who will head the Indira Gandhi National Open University? The new HRD Minister has asked for the short-listing of the names.

Who will be Chairman, UGC?
Who will be new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) ?. A list of five academicians including Officiating Chairman Ved Prakash, Prof Hadnain, Prof Pankaj Chandra ,T C A Anant and Parasuraman has been sent to the new HRD Minister.

Maj Gen Sharma promoted
Major General Rakesh Sharma has been promoted to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.

Dayashankar is KPSC Member
S Dayashankar who been appointed Member of the Karnataka State Public Service Commission (KPSC) is a 1997 batch IAS officer.

One post of Inspector vacant at DG, C&EC, Kolkata
One post of Inspector is lying vacant in Directorate General of Systems & Data Management of Customs & Central Excise, Kolkata. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this Directorate General at the earliest.

Justice Biswal is Chairman of SCDRC in Orissa
Justice R N Biswal retired Judge of the High Court has been appointed Chairman of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.

Ram Niwas is new DGP of Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
Ram Niwas has been appointed new DGP of Chhattisgarh. 1982 batch IPS officer Ram Niwas will take over on December 1.
( We said this on November 19, 2012)

Devendra Bhushan Gupta is also PS, Cooperative in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Devendra Bhushan Gupta has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Cooperative Department in Rajasthan. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

CORPORATE

Bank of Baroda CMD to retire this month
CMD of the Bank of Baroda M D Mallya is superannuating by this month end. His successor is yet to be named.

Bandyopadhyay appointed Chairman, Wall Street Finance Ltd
Wall Street Finance Ltd has appointed Sudip Bandyopadhyay who is Non Executive Independent Director as Chairman of the company.

Chattopadhyay to continue as Non Exec. Independent Director, Wall Street Finance Ltd
Subroto Chattopadhyay will continue as Non Executive Independent Director of Wall Street Finance Ltd

Jena appointed Managar (Mktg. & Comm.), The Westin Mumbai Garden City
The Westin Mumbai Garden City has appointed Priyanka Jena as Manager (Marketing and Communication)

Three Directors cease to be on Board of BEL
Anil Razdan, Prof V K Bhalla, and M S Ramachandran have ceased to be independent directors on the Board of Directors of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL).

Budumooru appointed GM, Holiday Inn Express, Ahmedabad
InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Ranganath Budumooru as General Manager of Holiday Inn Express Ahmedabad

Verwaerde appointed MD, Maharaja Whiteline Industries Ltd
Maharaja Whiteline Industries has appointed Frederic Verwaerde as Managing Director of the company.

Wadhwa appointed CEO, Maharaja Whiteline Industries Ltd
Sunil Wadhwa has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Maharaja Whiteline Industries Ltd.

Kumar appointed Non Exec. MD, Maharaja Whiteline Industries Ltd
Harish Kumar has been appointed as Non Executive Managing Director of Maharaja Whiteline Industries Ltd.

AIB appoints new Regional Head in South Asia
Amitabh Srivastava has been appointed Regional Head of the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) in South Asia. He will oversee the growth of AIB's membership in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan - countries where there is significant expansion in the number of TV channels and radio stations.

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Raja was sacrificial lamb?

So it appears that ultimately A Raja was the sacrificial lamb in the 2G case. So many cases have come to light about so many Ministers committing procedural irregularities and causing enormous loss to the nation but the main opposition party never vigorously sought the resignation but so much of drama was done for Raja's resignation. What double standards?

N S Rao

Race for the top post

The race is on for the top post in the University Grants Commission and the Indira Gandhi National Open University and the outcome is expected in a day or two.

Bose