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POLITICS
Brilliance is minus point in politics?
At a get together, politics was discussed. And the conclusion was "India needs mediocre .It doesn't tolerate brilliance".

Encounter Specialist on pay roll of a business house ?
Is there an encounter specialist in the pay roll of a business house? This is for the Intelligence agencies to enquire.

BUREAUCRACY

Ms Sudha Sharma to be new Chairperson of CBDT !
In all probability, Ms Sudha Sharma will be new Chairperson of the CBDT. She is a 1976 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Has Chadha shown unwillingness to make it as CP, Delhi?
With the prospective names doing rounds for the slot the buzz is that Ajay Chaddha has finally shown his unwillingness to become the successor of Neeraj Kumar. His name had resurfaced many a time as the prospective claimant for the coveted post. Chadha, a 1977 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, is DG ITBP which is always considered as first choice when it comes to tackle the Naxal insurgency and Guerrilla warfare.

Kusumjit Sidhu to join GoI this month
Kusumjit Sidhu is all set to join the Government of India as Additional Secretary, Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP) this month. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Will retirement age of Bank CMDs be raised ?
Will the retirement age of Bank CMDs be raised from 60 to 62 ? North Block sources have ruled it out saying that unless and until retirement age of High Court Judges is raised from 62 to 65, age of Bank CMDs will not be raised.

John K Sellate goes to Washington
John K Sellate, Principal Director of Commercial Audit and Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-IV, New Delhi has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Washington. He will relieve Pravir Pandey .He is a 1991 batch IA & AS officer.

Singh is Director, Justice
S P Singh has been appointed Director in the Department of Justice. He is a 1992 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

Ms Manjari Kackar is now Director, LIC
Former Member of the CBDT Ms Manjari Kackar has been appointed Independent Director of the LIC. She is a retired 1974 batch IRS officer.

PM to clear Railway GMs file
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to clear the appointment file of two Railway General Managers Devi Pande and Pramod Kumar in a day or two.

Sridhar likely to repatriate this month
As the grapevine has it Tarun Shridhar will make a comeback to his cadre state by the third week of April. Shridhar, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture, GoI. He is serving under central deputation since April 22, 2008. Spectators are keenly watching as which slot he would grab after a comeback to Himachal.

Arun Singhal to return to UP
Arun Singhal is returning to the parent Uttar Pradesh cadre from central deputation. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer.

Former CBI Directors to be felicitated by President
All the former CBI Directors are being felicitated by the President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday. Present CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha had taken an initiative in this matter.

Anshuman Kumar shifted to Railway Board as Director Vigilance, Traffic
Anshuman Kumar, SG /IRTS/Northern Railway, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director Vigilance (Traffic), Railway Board.

Ausaf Sayeed to move to Chicago
Ambassador of India to Sana's Ausaf Sayeed has been moved to Chicago as CG.

Deputation tenure of Pradeep Gupta extended
The Competent Authority has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Steel for extension of deputation tenure of Pradeep Gupta, as Chief Vigilance Officer in the MOIL Limited for a period of one year and 14 days upto March 31, 2014.He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Two Punjab IFS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as JS in GoI
Two 1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of Punjab cadre have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary and Anoop Kumar Upadhayay.

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

Umesh Sharaf likely to join central deputation
Umesh Sharaf is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Bangalore Police Commissioner Jyotiprakash Mirji transferred
Bangalore Police Commissioner B Jyotiprakash Mirji has been transferred from the post of Commissioner on the request of Election Commission. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Raghavendra Auradkar is new Bangalore City Police Commissioner
Raghavendra Auradkar, Secretary to Home Department, Government of Karnataka, will replace BG Jyothi Prakash Mirji as the Bangalore City Police Commissioner. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre. The transfer is as per the orders of the election commission.

Om Prakash is ADGP Crime and Technical Services, Karnataka
The 1981 batch Karnataka cadre IPS officer Om Prakash has been promoted and appointed as ADGP Crime and Technical Services.

Karnataka govt transfers 10 IPS officers
As many as ten IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka Police. The new postings are G M Hayath - IGP, Karnataka State Reserve Police, Bangalore; P S Sandhu - IGP, Fire Services, Bangalore; Jayaprakash V Nayak - IGP, Planning & Modernisation, Bangalore; Mohammed Wazir Ahmed - IGP, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement Cell; Sunil Agarwal - IGP & Director (Personnel & Environment), KSRTC, Bangalore; K H Srinivasan - DIGP & Joint Commissioner of Police, City Armed Reserve, Bangalore; Paul Amrit - DIGP & Commander, Anti-Naxalite Force, Udupi; J Arun Chakravarthy - Deputy Inspector General of Police & Director (Security & Vigilance), BMTC, Bangalore; Syed Ulfath Hussain - DIGP, Recruitment & Training, Bangalore and R S Harihar - DIGP, Railways, Bangalore .

10 IPS officers in Karnataka promoted
As many as ten IPS officers have been promoted at different places by the Karnataka Govt. They are: Jayaprakash V Nayak , Gopal B Hosur , Mohammed Wazir Ahmed, Sunil Agarwal , N Shivakumar, C H Pratap Reddy, Paul Amrit , J ArunChakravarthy , Syed Ulfath Hussain and R S Harihar.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
A number of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of have been transferred and posted at different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, K D P Rao (IAS 1988) has been temporarily given the additional charges of the post of Director, Culture and Archaeology Department while H P Kindo (IAS 1997), was relieved of the charge of Director, Treasury and Accounts, post and Manohar Singh Paraste (IAS 2000), is being posted as the Collector of Kabeerdham district; Hemant Kumar Pahare (IAS 2002) as Collector, Gariaband District; Dilip Kumar Vasnekar (IAS 2002) Collector, Gariaband district has been temporarily given the charge of Director, Women and Child Development Department. Similarly, Amit Kataria (IAS 2004) as new CEO of Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA); Mukesh Kumar (IAS 2005) as Collector, Raigarh district; Mrs Shruti Singh (IAS 2006) as Managing Director, Chhattisgarh Antyavsayi Vitta and Vikas Nigam and Director, Tribal Affairs Research and Training Institute; Bhuvanesh Yadav (IAS 2006) as Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department; Mrs Shammi Abidi (IAS 2007) as Director, Panchayat; K C Devasenapati (IAS 2007) as Collector Dantewada district; Basvaraju (IAS 2007) as Collector, Bemetara district; Yashwant Kumar (IAS 2007) as Collector, Narayanpur district; Rabi Prakash Gupta, (IAS 2007) as Additional Collector, Korba district; Rajesh Singh Rana (IAS 2008) as CEO, Jila Panchayat Raigarh; Shikha Rajput Tiwari (IAS 2008) as Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department; Saurabh Kumar (IAS 2009) as CEO, Jila Panchayat Mahasamund; Tamboli Ayyaz Fakirbhai (IAS 2009) has been posted as CEO, Jila Panchayat Durg. On other hand, Vijay Kumar Dhurve (IAS) has also been posted as Collector, Kondagaon district; Narendra Kumar Shukla (IAS) as CEO, Jila Panchayat Raipur; Umesh Kumar Agrawal (IAS) has been relieved of the charge of Director, Women and Child Development, and has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director, Treasury and Accounts.

U K Sangma assumes charge as Secretary, DoNER
Uttam Kumar Sangma has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) in Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on March 8, 2013)

Results of Central Armed Police Forces Exam- 2012 declared
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of the written part of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) (ACs) Examination, 2012 held by UPSC on November 11, 2012.

Ashok Khemka is Secretary, Archives in Haryana (UPDATED)
Ashok Khemka has been appointed as Secretary, Archives Department in Haryana. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.

Justice Khanwilkar is Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, Judge of the High Court of Bombay, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
(We said this on April 1, 2013)

Amar Sinha is new Indian Ambassador to Afganistan (UPDATED)
Amar Sinha has been appointed new Ambassador of India to Afghanistan. He is an IFS officer of 1982 batch.
(We said this on Feb 19, 2013)

V S Krishnakumar appointed as ED, Canara Bank; takes charge today (UPDATED)
V S Krishnakumar, General Manager, Allahabad Bank, who was appointed as Executive Director, Canara Bank, is taking over the charge at Kolkata circle office in the evening of April 4, 2013.

Dr Parvinder Sohi Behuria joins as Member, CBDT (UPDATED)
The stay on appointment of Dr Parvinder Sohi Behuria, Secretary, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), as Member of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been quashed by the Court. Dr Behuria has taken over the charge after the Court decision as Member, CBDT. She is a 1977 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax.
(We said this on March 7, 2013)

K Jude Sekar appointed DG, Forests in GoI (UPDATED)
K Jude Sekar has been appointed as Director General (DG), Forests in the Government of India (GoI). He is a 1976 batch IFS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on Dec 17, 2012)

Rakesh Nath re-appointed as Tech Member, APTEL, N-Delhi (UPDATED)
Rakesh Nath has been re-appointed as Technical Member of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, (APTEL), New Delhi for a period of 3 years. Nath has already completed a tenure of 3 years in the Tribunal and has earlier served the chairman of Central Electricity Authority and Bhakra Byas Management Board. He is likely to be sworn-in as Technical Member on April 5, 2013.

CORPORATE

Coal India Ltd Director Mohan Das elected Board Member of SCOPE
R Mohan Das, Director (P&IR), Coal India Ltd 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. Holding a post graduate degree in social work from Madurai University, Das began his professional career over three decades ago with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in its Human Resources department. Das, who is now 53, has also participated in the 'Advanced Management Programme' at Queens' College, Cambridge, United Kingdom and the 'Management Development programme' at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America.

S M Acharya is part time non-official Director, BEL
S M Acharya, Ex-Secretary to Government of India, has been appointed as part time non-official Director of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) for a period of three years.

Balaji appointed Whole-time Director, India Nippon Electricals Ltd
Arvind Balaji has been appointed as Whole-time Director of India Nippon Electricals Ltd.

Dhariwal resigns as Director, Sandesh Ltd
Ravindra Dhariwal has resigned as Director of Sandesh Ltd.

Two Independent Directors cease to be on Board of Brooks Laboratories Ltd
Anil Khanna and Harsh Bhalla have resigned as Independent Directors of Brooks Laboratories Ltd.

Yusuf resigns as Non Exec. Director, Amar Remedies Ltd
Yusuf Iqbal Yusuf has resigned as Non Executive Director of Amar Remedies Ltd.

Ruprelia appointed Director, Shrey Chemicals Ltd
Shrey Chemicals Ltd has appointed Rajeshbhai H Ruparelia as a Director of the company.

Two Directors cease to on Board of Shrey Chemicals Ltd
Tushar S Shah and Hitesh Ramani have resigned as Directors of Shrey Chemicals Ltd.

Venkataraman designated as CFO, Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank has designated K S Venkataraman, General Manager (F&A) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank along with his current designation as GM (F&A).

Bijawat resigns as Company Secretary, Timbor Home Ltd
Ms Akanksha Bijawat has resigned as Company Secretary of Timbor Home Ltd

Suresh resigns as Head (Finance & Accounts), PAE Ltd
V Suresh has resigned as Head (Finance & Accounts), PAE Ltd.

Arora resigns as Company Secretary, Sangam Advisors Ltd
Supriya Arora has resigned as Company Secretary of Sangam Advisors Ltd

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Reservation policy !

It does not make any sense that how best you justify your anti-reservation stand as to how to stop reservation for certain sections of SC/STs to curb their growth, on economic grounds or other grounds. It is a fact that the reservation policy as such is open for both rich and poor SC/STs and communities concerned can decide, if they wish to for change. Suggestion regarding better and quick implementation to fill up 15% and 7.5% quota would be more appropriate and helpful in achieving the goal of prescribed representation in Government jobs. Most of the readers are deviating from the main issue i.e. giving adequate representation in proportion to the percentage prescribed in reservation policy to SC/STs by properly implementing the reservation policy. Obviously, there have been flaws in implementation of rules pertaining to reservation policy as there have been eligible candidates but instead of promoting them and filling up vacancies, backlogs have been pending, not much done to clear backlogs. How to uplift poor in India and how to implement reservation policy are two different issues. People seem to be more concerned about stoppage of benefits to well to do Dalits rather than suggesting honest implementation of the policy thereby fulfilling the required percentage of 15% and 7.5% respectively, a task which has been going on pending for more than 50 years now inspite of the fact that India has millions of educated dalits.

Singh R K

What about Member Engineering?

What about Member Engineering is it no priority for Railway Board

Kunal