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POLITICS

Mid -Term poll in October or November ?
Hectic discussion is on in the political parties about the mid-term poll of Lok Sabha. Some say it will be in October and some say it will be in November.

Have the IAS officers lost their interest in Andhra Pradesh ?
It seems that the IAS officers are disillusioned in Andhra Pradesh. This is evident from the fact that about a dozen IAS officers have shown their interest to go on central deputation. Is not the Congress Government led by Kiran Kumar Reddy responsible ?.

BUREAUCRACY

CIT and CCIT transfers next week
It seems certain that much awaited transfers of Commissioners of Income Tax and Chief Commissioners of Income Tax will take place early next week.

Again Sharad of Haryana to succeed as NIA Chief ?
It seems Special Director CBI K Saleem Ali is not moving as NIA Chief. Now 1979 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre Sharad Kumar is said to be front-runner for the post. Incidentally, outgoing NIA Chief was also Sharad and that too from Haryana cadre.

Panel of Home Secretary reaches to Shinde !
A panel of three IAS officers for the post of Home Secretary has reached to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. Will Shinde approve any name or return the panel ?


Justice Aftab Alam retires
Judge of the Supreme Court of India Justice Aftab Alam has retired on Friday.

Lamba is now Member SAT
Outgoing Secretary DoNER A S Lamba has been appointed Member of the SAT. He is former 1977 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Mishra is back to Orissa
Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra is back to the parent Orissa cadre from central deputation. He is 1997 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on april 13, 2013)

Posting of Sagar to be decided
Posting of DCM in Jeeva K. Sagar, DCM in Seoul will be decided separately by the MEA. Former IAS is in election fray Former IAS officer M V Veerabhadraiah has filed nomination paper on JS (S) ticket in Karnataka. He resigned from IAS.

IAS officer suspended in UP
IAS officer Shraddha Mishra has been put under suspension by the Uttar Pradesh Government.

Vinita Kumar to get ACS rank before retirement
Vinita Kumar is all set to get ACS rank in Uttarakhand next week. 1979 batch IAS officer Vinita Kumar is scheduled to retire on April 30.

Applications for Special Director, Enforcement invited
Department of Personal and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Management Development Programme on Finance from April 29
Management Development Programme on Finance for Non-Finance Executives at National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad from April 29, to May 3, 2013.

Sahoo is new DC in Arunachal Pradesh
Manoj Kumar Sahoo has taken over as new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of West Siang in Arunachal Pradesh.He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Former IAS officer is Chairperson in Haryana
Former IAS officer Saroj Siwach has been appointed chairperson of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) in Haryana.

M S Mathews selected as Director (Tech), NFL
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.

Five IAS officers facing action
As many as five officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), who are on French leave, have been recommended for actions or taken actions by State Governments.

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


Inter-cadre deputation of M H Khan extended
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.

Pravesh Sharma gets ACS rank
Pravesh Sharma who is presently on central Government has been given pro-forma promotion to the rank of ACS by the Madhya Pradesh Government. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Good days ahead for bankers (5)
Over a hundred professions including bigwigsin the banking sector may expect windfall after the retirement from the RBI and the Banks.

Who will be new LIC CMD ? (2) S B Mainak
S B Mainak who is head of the LIC Investments is also a powerful contender for the post. Interview for the post will take place on April 23.

Ms Sudha Devi to return Himachal Pradesh
Ms Sudha Devi M is returning to the parent Himachal Pradesh cadre from central deputation soon. She is 2003 batch IAS officer.

Amitabh Jain to return Chhattisgarh early
Amitabh Jain is returning to the parent Chhattisgarh cadre from his London assignment early. The state government has given consent for early reversion of 1989 batch IAS officer Jain.

Lakhtakia gets extension in SPG
Sudeep Lakhtakia IG in the SPG has been given extension in deputation tenure till December end this year. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Shipping Ministry recommends suspension of a Port Chairman ?
The Shipping Ministry is reported to have recommended suspension of a Chairman of a Port Trust.

AAI gifts Computer Training Centre for Children and Senior Citizens (UPDATED)
The Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) V P Agrawal has said, "AAI continues to be a socially responsible organization - committed for improving quality of life of the local communities and society at large" He was inaugurating a Computer Training Centre for Aged and Children at Ayudham Society, near Najafgargh, New Delhi the other day when he further said that AAI has, over the past three years, undertaken several initiatives to enhance access to educational facilities and equipments in several part of the country under its CSR programmes. This CSR initiative, he said, strengthens AAI's relationship and engagement with local communities and AAI is committed to undertake more projects as part of its business commitment for betterment of the local communities near the airports in future. The centre is established as a part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of AAI.

CORPORATE

R G Rajan, CMD, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd
R G Rajan, who took over as Chairman & Managing Director of Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers ltd. on November 3, 2010, 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.Prior to this appointment, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Projects & Development India Ltd (PDIL), Noida. A graduate in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, he has also done MBA from Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, U.K. He has more than 31 years of experience in the field of Conceptual Design, Process Design and Project Management. He is also a Six Sigma Black Belt holder and an Energy Auditor, accredited by Bureau of Energy Efficiency. He has to his credit several articles in reputed national journal.

Parashar ceases to be Company Secretary of Jindal Worldwide Ltd
Ms Dipti Parashar has ceased to be the Company Secretary of Jindal Worldwide Ltd w.e.f. March 31, 2013 on account of personal reasons.

Vora appointed as Company Secy. Jindal Worldwide Ltd
Ms Y S Vora has been appointed as Company Secretary of Jindal Worldwide Ltd w.e.f. April 1, 2013

Bhagania appointed CFO, Honeywell Automation India Ltd
Honeywell Automation India Limited has appointed Anurag Bhagania as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Honeywell Automation India Limited w.e.f. April 19, 2013.

Tulsiani appointed CFO, ABG Shipyard Ltd
ABG Shipyard Limited has appointed Rajesh Tulsiani as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. March 1, 2013

Datar to continue as ED, ABG Shipyard Ltd
Dhananjay Datar will continue to act as Executive Director of ABG Shipyard Ltd. He was also holding the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the company earlier w.e.f. March 1, 2013

Agarwal appointed Company Secy. ABG Shipyard Ltd
ABG Shipyard Limited has appointed Sunil Agarwal as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2013.

Varma appointed Addl. Director, KDL Biotech Ltd
KDL Biotech Limited has appointed Dr Avantika Varma as Additional Director of the company w.e.f April 17, 2013

Srivastava ceases to be Director, KDL Biotech Ltd
Dr Tushar Srivastava has ceased to be the Director of KDL Biotech Ltd w.e.f. April 18, 2013.

Kuriakose ceases to be Director, Kitex Garments Ltd
M P Kuriakose has resigned as Director of Kitex Garments Ltd on account of personal reasons.

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Contribution to Chandigarh

Being a Chandigarhian, I can't forget the contribution of Ankur to Chandigarh. As a committed officer Ankur tried his best to improve sagging administrative standards of Chandigarh. A good officer like him was wasted for three long years. Best of luck to Ankur.

Deepak Sharma

No blame game on Civil Services Day

The PM is urged not to blame the bureaucracy on the Civil Services Day (April 21,2013). While giving a pep talk to India Inc at the last CII annual meeting, the PM while admitting that 'coalition' and 'corruption' were problems, spared no efforts in blaming the Indian bureaucracy saying that the "bureaucratic inertia" posed a problem for investors. This realisation came a decade too late. The Indian bureaucracy in its anxiety to please the political masters , has lost its way in the labyrinths of corridors of powers. Compulsions of Coalition politics, Corruption and Bureaucratic inertia, are now indivisible parts of Indian polity. It would be appropriate for the PM to suggest steps to make the bureaucrats perform their duties diligently as per Constitution of India, independent of political interferences

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant) aksaxena@nic.in

Myth about so called "higher" caste Hindus

A myth is being perpetuated about so called "higher" caste Hindus being "sawarna". The thing is, the term "caste" Hindus includes all Hindus except those called "awarna", who have been referred to in different points of time as untouchables, depressed classes, Harijans and now as Dalits. All OBCs are actually "sawarna", since they are all "caste" Hindus and have never been subjected to the notion of untouchability. The Yadavs, the Kurmis, the Lodhs, they are all "caste" Hindus and "sawarna". Indeed, Lord Krishna himself was a Yadav. The notion of untouchability and its practice was a blot on society. It was condemned during by all participants in the freedom struggle unanimously. Thus, there weren't two freedom struggles. There was only one. Social and religious reform was part of the freedom movement. Hindu society decided to reform itself. It did so successfully. When the Republic came into being, untouchability and associated practices were abolished by Law. The srtuggle against caste oppression was carried out by the freedom fighters who were fighting against the British. The British were interested in perpetuating differences between the "caste" Hindus (which includes the OBCS) on the one hand and the "depressed classes" on the other. Our leaders who led the freedom struggle in various phases and forms viz. Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Mahatma Phule, Justice Ranade, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Madan mohun Malviya, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Gandhi, Nehruu, Tagore, Patel, Prasad, Maulana Azad, Babu Jagjivan Ram, Subhas Bose, Bipin Chandra Pal, Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Ashfaqullah, Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, they were fighting on all fronts, they fought against foreign domination and also fought against superstition, caste oppression, religious dogma, ignorance and poverty. In making a deity out of Babasaheb Ambedkar (who all of us revere), let us not forget history so completely. Babasaheb was a great man. But he himself acknowledged the truth. That is the reason why he rejected the "separate electorates" put forth by the British in the historic "Poona pact".

Vijay Kumar

Equally shocking

It's equally shocking that those who never fought for India's freedom in any manner became the son in laws of nation after independence. They got all the benefits of independence despite openly siding with the British all through the freedom movement. Those Dalits and so called backwards must thank their stars that the earlier leaders who were all from the general catagories made them grow at the price of their own heads. It's a great example of .. bakre ki jaan gayi ..khaane waala khush na hua ..


Sunil