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POLITICS

Who is Manmohan Singh of Rahul Gandhi?
In Congress circles one question is being asked- Who will be Manmohan Singh of Rahul Gandhi? Will he be a politician? Economist or a technocrat or will the "Reluctant Prince" accept the responsibility of the PM?

Who is the Well wisher of Pensioners?
At a get-together of retired civil-servants - majority of them said that only Late Rajiv Gandhi and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha did a lot for the pensioners.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Home Secretary?
Who will succeed R K Singh as Home Secretary in the Government of India? One thing is clear that he will be from the North and an IAS officer of 1976 or 1977 batch.

Who will be new LIC CMD? (1) Sushobhan Sarkar
Who will succeed D K Mehrotra as CMD of the LIC? Sushobhan Sarker (Managing Director, LIC) is ahead in the race of new Chairman, LIC, Sarkar may get this key position if seniority is going to be the criteria of appointment of new LIC Chairman. Interview for the post will take place on April 23.

Y K Sinha mandated to move to Colombo
Y K Sinha, earmarked with jumbo responsibility to head the Indian Mission in Sri Lanka, will move to Colombo by the 1st week of May. The 1981 batch IFS officer will succeed Ashok Kantha, the incumbent Ambassador, in Colombo. Sinha has been serving the strategic desk at South Block as Additional Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran).

Atul Sobti selected as Director (Power), BHEL
Atul Sobti, Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has been selected for the post of Director (Power), BHEL at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 17, 2013. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Dr R Vijaykumar to join GoI
Dr R Vijayakumar, Additional Chief Secretary in Tamil Nadu is joining the Government of India as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Mayank Warwade to join Chhattisgarh Government this month
Mayank Warwade is joining the Chhattisgarh Government on Inter-state deputation this month. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Pramod Kumar posted as DG, Railway Staff College
Pramod Kumar, IRSME, Additional General Manager/ South Eastern Railway, has been appointed as Director General, Railway Staff College (Now National Academy of Indian Railways).

Vacancy of MD, NERAMAC expected to fill soon
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is making all efforts to fill the post of Managing Director (MD), Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) lying vacant since August, 2012. V H Kalbande, CGM, MSSC, Ltd, has already been selected for the post. The Ministry wants to complete all the appointment procedures as soon as possible so as to appoint him and avoid longtime vacancy arisen after the retirement of S Bhattacharjee.

Who will be Chairman of Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd ?
Though Deepak Bagla of the 3i is ahead in the race for the post of Chairman of Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IFCL), chances of S K Goel getting extension are also not ruled out. Life Insurance Corporation of India Chairman D K Mehrotra and IDBI CMD R M Malla also figure in the panel. Altogether 35 candidates were interviewed for the post.

Raja Sekhar Vundru is new JS, Animal Husbandry
Raja Sekhar Vundru has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Prathi Raj Meena is Deputy Secretary, Textiles in GoI
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Prathi Raj Meena has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi in government of India on deputation basis.

Good days ahead for bankers (4)
Big business houses have already sounded retired RBI Governors and Deputy Governors and CMDs and EDs of important nationalized banks to join them as consultant in banking business.

PSU banks to open 2,700 branches in UP
As many as 2,700 branches of Public Sector Undertaking Banks are being opened in Uttar Pradesh.

Swati Sharma poised to move back to Delhi from Arunachal
As the grapevine has it, Swati Sharma would move to Delhi by the end of this month. Swati, a 2003 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, is serving with Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh.

Kunal poised to move to Delhi from Mizoram
As the grapevine has it, Kunal will be back to Delhi by the end of this month. Kunal is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Six posts of DIG vacant in BPR&D
As many as six posts of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) are lying vacant in Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).

P Mallana Goud is likely to join CRPF
P Mallana Goud is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General (IG) level in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Mohan Lal Meena empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Mohan Lal Meena has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mukhopadhyay may move to Myanmar by the 1st week of May
Gautam Mukhopadhyay, recently appointed as India's new Ambassador to Myanmar, may take charge of his newly mandated responsibility by first week of May. Mukhopadhyay, the incumbent Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, is a 1980 batch Indian Foreign Service officer

Ramesh Kr Ganta to move on central deputation as JS
Ramesh Kumar Ganta would move on central deputation as Joint Secretary by the month of May or June. Previously he served as Secretary, Home Affairs & Justice in the Govt. of Punjab. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Maharashtra Chief Secretary is scheduled to retire on May 31
Jayant Kumar Banthia, CS, Maharashtra, is scheduled to retire on May 31 , 2013 The swiftly approaching date has prompt the rounds of whispers whether the Government of Maharashtra would give him extension or would award him with some substantial post retirement assignment. Banthia, a 1977 batch IAS officer, had taken over from Ratnakar Gaikwad on May 31 , 2012

Post of Secretary, PESB is vacant
Post of Secretary in the PESB is currently lying vacant. Outgoing Secretary Ms Behuria has joined as Member, CBDT.

Three posts of DIG vacant in CRPF
Three posts of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) are lying vacant in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

P R Deo is likely to join CRPF
P R Deo is likely to join Central deputation at Inspector General level in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Raman Lal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Raman Lal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch Indian Telecommunication Service officer.

10 IRS-IT officers promoted as CIT
As many as 10 officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) working at Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT) have been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). The officers include: Ram Bilash Meena, Renu Amitabh, Vivek R Wadekar, Rachna Surinder Singh, P Soma Shekar Reddy, Md Sahid Atahar Khan, Prabha Kant, Vibha Kumari Bhalla, Sanjay Kumar and Sunil Kumar.

Four Lawyers to be Judge of MP High Court
Names of four Lawyers have reportedly been recommended for the Judge in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Swarup returns to MEA
CG in Osaka-Kobe Vikas Swarup has been transferred to the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters.

S N Yadav posted as ED, RDSO
S N Yadav, SAG/IRSME, North Eastern Railway, has been transferred to RDSO and posted as ED/QA/RDSO.

AAI promotes S Bhattacharya as ED, (CNS - OM)
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has promoted S Bhattacharya, GM (CNS - OM) as Executive Director (ED), (CNS - OM),

AAI promotes P K Bandopadhyaya as ED (CNS - P)
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has promoted P K Bandopadhyaya, GM (CNS - P) as Executive Director (ED), (CNS - P).

AAI promotes P K Mishra as ED (ATM)
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has promoted P K Mishra, General Manager (Air Traffic Management - ATM) as Executive Director (ED), (ATM).

Rajiv Aggarwal is no longer VC, Lucknow Development Authority
Rajiv Aggarwal has been removed from the post of Vice Chairman (VC), Lucknow Development Authority. The 1993 batch IAS officer Aggarwal has not been given any posting.

Former CEC dies
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rama Devi has passed away in Bangalore. She was the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India from November 26, 1990 to December 11, 1990.

1988 batch IAS officers get PS rank
Eight 1988 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Gujarat. They are S Aparna,B B Swain,Mukesh Puri,A K Sharma,Sanjay Agrawal,Anita Karwal and Anuradha Mall. Arun Sutaria of 1982 batch has also been given PS rank.

Posts in Information Commission to be filled up in UP
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to fill the vacant posts of Information Commissioners within three months.

Mrs Aruna Bahuguna appointed Special DG, CRPF (UPDATED)
Mrs Aruna Bahuguna has been appointed as Special Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 5 & Apr 9, 2013)

M S Mathews selected as Director (Tech), NFL (UPDATED)
M S Mathews, Director (Technical), MFL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 18, 2013. As many as five persons were interviewed for the same.

Inter-cadre deputation of M H Khan extended (UPDATED)
Extension of inter-cadre deputation of M H Khan from Manipur-Tripura cadre to Uttarakhand cadre has been approved for a period of one year. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of M-T cadre.

Lamba is now Member SAT (UPDATED)
Outgoing Secretary DoNER A S Lamba has been appointed Member of the SAT. He is former 1977 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
( We said this on March 18 )

Sudesh Kumar Mokhta is SDO, Kinnaur in HP (UPDATED)
Sudesh Kumar Mokhta has been appointed as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Nichar, District Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer.

CORPORATE

R K Gupta, CMD, WAPCOS Ltd elected Board Member, SCOPE
Dr R K Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited, who has spearheaded in different capacities in WAPCOS in the last 23 years, in order to ensure that the Company forays and forges ahead in the international arena is also one of the 19 Board Members of Standing Conference of Public Enterprise (SCOPE) who were elected during the recently held bi-annual elections of the apex body of Central Government owned Public Enterprises. He is Chairman of Indian Section of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) India-Cambodia & India-Laos Business Forum; Co-Chairman, Task Force of Africa Committee on Infrastructure Power Sectors of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and many others like International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.

Gautam Roy is new ED, Gujarat Refinery
Gautam Roy has taken over as the Executive Director (ED) of the Gujarat Refinery in Vadodara.

Kaushik Chatterjee to be MD of Tata Steel!
Group CFO Koushik Chatterjee is being tipped to be new Managing Director of the Tata Steel after the retirement H M Nerurkar in October.

Srivastava ceases to be Director, Coal India Ltd
Ms Anjali Anand Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal has ceased to be Director on Board of Directors of Coal India Ltd.

Nayak appointed General Counsel, Essar Power
Essar Power has appointed Sumant Nayak as General Counsel of the company.

Vishwanathan resigns as Chairman Emeritus , Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd
Kashi Vishwanathan, Chairman Emeritus of Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd has tendered his resignation from the company.

Thatoi resigns as MD, S A L Steel Ltd
Dr K C Thatoi has resigned as Managing Director of S A L. Steel Ltd w.e.f. April 30, 2013

Sonee appointed Company Secretary, Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings Ltd
Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings Limited has appointed Kaushik Sonee as Company Secretary of the company.

Vishwanathan resigns as Director, Finaventure Capital Ltd
Kashi Vishwanathan has resigned as Director of Finaventure Capital Ltd.

Ms Kumawat appointed Company Secretary, Finaventure Capital Ltd?
Finaventure Capital Ltd has appointed Ms Leena Kumawat as a Company Secretary of the company

Vadhwana resigns as Company Secretary, ABG Infralogistics Ltd
Ms Jagruti Vadhwana, Company Secretary of ABG Infralogistics Ltd has resigned from the company.

Mistry appointed Director, HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies has appointed Keki Mistry as Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Lagarde appointed GM, Novotel Mumbai, Juhu Beach
Jean- Philippe Lagarde has been appointed as General Manager for Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach

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Dr Ambedkar's struggle is still on!

While elites of India were fighting British government for political freedom, Dr Ambedkar was fighting for freedom for his people from those very forces. The elites got their freedom and see what have they done to this nation. Dr Ambedkar's struggle is still on. Going to Britishers jails does not wash all the sins.

Sewa Ram

Babasaheb Ambedkar and Dalits have always been indebted

Babasaheb Ambedkar and Dalits have always been indebted to those who had helped him and inspired him. Sri Phule has been popularised widely by Dalits because he was inspiration to Babasaheb.The dalits are not apologetic about Babasaheb not being a part of Freedom struggle and he made his stand clear he was no hypocrite.How come nobody speaks about Those who enjoyed the patronage of the British masters and also joined freedom struggle. Dalits are proud of the fact that Babasaheb was not a hypocrite. No matter what these mischief mongers write Dalits will always worship Babasaheb !

S Rao