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Who will be Congress Party's PM candidate ?
Who will be the Congress Party's Prime Ministerial candidate ? Answer to this question lies with Ms Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and not even with Robert Vadera.


Top ten lieutenants of RSS Chief Madukar Mohan Bhagwat:-

Suresh Joshi

Joshi, popularly known as 'Bhaiyaji', not only holds the second highest post in RSS but is also considered as the second most powerful man in RSS. He was unanimously re-elected as its General Secretary for second consecutive term in March last year. If BJP comes into power in 2014 general elections Joshi would continue with his second highest rank in RSS.

Suresh Soni

The native of Chhattisgarh holds the post of Joint General Secretary (Sahasarakaryavah) of RSS. He has been the first choice of RSS leadership to act as the Sangh's liaison person for the BJP.

Nitin Gadkari

Even though Gadkari, former BJP President, missed the bus to win the second consecutive term as BJP President, he continues to enjoy the support of all the new-generation leaders; like Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh besides Modi.

Dattatreya Hosabale

Dattatreya is National Joint General Secretary of RSS who started his career with RSS as its 'Pracharak' before joining the BJP.

Manmohan Vaidya

Manmohan Vaidya, also known as Vaidya junior, holds the position of 'Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramuk' which is equivalent to head of media cell. He is the son of senior RSS ideologue Madhav Govind Vaidya. Reportedly, he is the one who always stands by Gadkari; especially in the time of any political crises.

Dr Krishna Gopal

Dr Gopal, Joint General Secretary, RSS, hails from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. Having Masteres degree in Environmental Science from Agra University, he secured doctorate from CSIR. He dedicated his nine precious years in Assam and Mizoram as 'Kshethreeya Pracharak' of RSS.

Anil Oak

Oak, holding the post of 'Akhil Bharatiya Sharirik Pramukh', maintains relatively a low profile outside the RSS but he is said to have an outrightly close term with the RSS chief.

P Parmeshwaran

A senior RSS Ideologue who heads the RSS 'Think Tank' of Kerala 'Bharatiya Vichara Kendram' as its Director.

Bajarangalal Gupta

Gupta is a Member of Central Executive Council of RSS and is associated with Shraddhanand College of University of Delhi. He heads the northern region chapter of RSS.

Rakesh Sinha

Sinha is an Associate Professor of Political Science in University of Delhi who also heads 'India Policy Foundation' as it's Director. A hardcore sailor of RSS' ideology in print & electronic media is the author of the biography of Dr K B Hedgewar; the RSS Founder.

What triggered fall of Sheila Dikshit ?
It is the image of the UPA government at the Centre and the Congress party in general that actually triggered the fall of Sheila Dikshit more than she herself as an individual.

What worked for BJP in Madhya Pradesh ?
The accessibility and humility of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan who has positioned himself as the leader who doesn't demand hero-worship but who is available and is all ears for his people irrespective of caste, class, religion. Having maintained a low profile and avoiding being perceived as a flambouyant aggressive leader, he has assumed the image of an ordinary person. And this has pulled BJP through for the third time in Madhya Pradesh because nothing captures the Indian voter's imagination than an 'one-of-us' approach.

BUREAUCRACY

Rajiv Mehrishi to move as Chief Secretary Rajasthan
Secretary Fertilisers in the Government of India, Rajiv Mehrishi is all set to return parent Rajasthan cadre as Chief Secretary . He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Review of 1980 batch IAS officers this month end
Review of 7 IAS officers belonging to 1980 batch for empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is expected to take place this month end.

T K Vinod Kumar is also Director, NPA, Hyderabad
T K Vinod Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Director, National Police Academy (NPA), Hyderabad. Kumar, who is presently Joint Director in NPA, belongs to 1992 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Rajalakshmi may move to NATGRID, MHA
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rajalakshmi Devaraj may move to National Intelligence Grid under MHA. The 1998 batch IDAS officer has been serving with UIDAI as Additional Director General Finance since May 2010. If everything goes well she would soon start her new stint with MHA.

Chaturvedi poised to join UIDAI as DDG, Finance
Alok Chaturvedi is all set to join UIDAI as Deputy Director General (DDG), Finance. The 1985 batch IDAS officer is currently serving as Integrated Financial Adviser, IFA Headquarters, Training Command, Bangalore.

Sadasivam empanelled as Additional Secretary
V R Sadasivam has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IDAS officer.

Over six lakh posts vacant in GoI
Over six lakh posts including 12909 of 'A' group, 10116 of 'B' Gazetted, 30977 of 'B' non-Gazetted and 546011 of 'C' non- Gazetted have been lying vacant in various departments in Government of India.

MHA to address inter cadre transfer of IPS and IFS officers only
In the Inter cadre transfer of All India Service Officers on grounds of marriage, the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved that the cases where the couple officers belong to IPS and IFS, would be considered in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the first instance.

2005 batch IAS officers to get centre deputation after June, 2014
The officers belonging to 2005 batch will be considered for appointment as Deputy Secretary in Government of India on deputation only after July 1, 2014.

K B Agarwal poised to move on central deputation
As the grapevine has it, Krishan Ballabh Agarwal may soon move on central deputation. The 1985 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre is presently serving as Principal Resident Commissioner in Delhi, Government of Jammu & Kashmir.

Tenure of Tandon, CMD, IRCTC ends on Jan 4
The tenure of Rakesh Kumar Tandon, Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is coming to an end on January 4, 2014. A K Manocha, Chief Operations Manager (COM) is expected to succeed him.

ADG rank post with ITBP temporarily shifted to NDRF
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has got an ADG rank officer in Dr Mehboob Alam. This ADG rank post of ITBP has been temporarily transferred to NDRF consequent upon its demand post Kedarnath catastrophe.

Vinod Ranjan in fray for DG, ICFRE
As the grapevine has it, Vinod Ranjan is the strong contender for the post of DG, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun. He is a 1978 batch Indian Forest Service officer of J&K cadre. Currently he is heading the State Forest Force and serving also as Chairman, State Pollution Control Board. If sources are to be believed, he may emerge victorious in the fray.

Ms Iyer is now Additional Dy CAG
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms. Revathy Iyer (IA&AS-1980), Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Eastern Region) as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Apex Scale: Pay Rs. 80,000/- fixed) against a newly created post.

IAS officer to go on inter-cadre deputation
The ACC has approved the proposal for inter cadre deputation of A Sreenivas, IAS (HY:2004) from Haryana cadre to Andhra Pradesh cadre for a period of three years .

Inter-cadre deputation tenure extended
Inter- cadre deputation of Har Sahay Meena, IAS (TN:97) from Tamil Nadu to Rajasthan cadre has been extended for a period of one year.

1981 batch CCITs are expected double promotion in terms of pay scale
The much awaited promotion of 1981 batch IRS officers from CITs to CCITs is supposed to bring double benefits to them. CITs of 1981 batch are currently getting SAG pay scale. On getting promotion orders as CCITs they would get 'HAG+' scale instead of HAG scale only. Thanks to the pro-change Finance Minister and subsequent cadre restructuring by CBDT. Orders of promotion may be issued any time.

Post of Director, Institute of Handloom Technology vacant
The post of Director in the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology under the Ministry of Textiles is lying vacant. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department at the earliest.

Panel of Bhattacharya for MD, FSNL validated for another six months
The panel of Rajiv Bhattacharya for the post of Managing Director, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL) is understood to have been validated for another six months after it expired on December 4, 2013. His appointment is delaying due to some technical reasons.

Orders of Madhusudan as CMD, RINL soon
The orders of P Madhusudan, Director (Finance), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director in the same organization are expected to be issued in a couple of days.
(We said this on June 13, 2013)

Umesh Chander Datta relieved to join CBI
The Government of Rajasthan has relieved Umesh Chander Datta of cadre responsibility and paved the way for joining as Superintendent of Police in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of four years. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Orders of Sinha as Director (Tech), CMPDIL likely next month
The orders of V K Sinha, CGM, BCCL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), CMPDIL are whispered to be issued next month in January.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Tech), CPCL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Technical), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) falling vacant next year on December 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 23, 2014.

Sanjay Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sanjay Kumar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an IRSME officer of 1983 batch.

Ratneswar Varma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ratneswar Varma has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

Retired IPS officer re-employed in AP
K Satyanarayana Rao has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) against the post of DIG-I in General Administration Department in Andhra Pradesh on contract basis for a period of one year. He is a retired IPS officer of this state cadre.

Four IAS officers shifted in Haryana
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Haryana cadre have been transferred in Haryana. Accordingly, Praveen Kumar has been posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation,Gurgaon and Chief Administrator, Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Shrine Board, Gurgaon and Special Secretary, Land Use Board, Haryana while R C Verma will now be Deputy Commissioner, Mewat at Huh and CEO, Mewat Development Agency, Nuh and Phool Chand Meena is Administrator, HUDA, Gurgaon. Besides, Vinay Singh has been appointed as Administrator, HUDA (HQ), Panchkula.

Five IPS officers transferred in Karnataka
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, K S R Charan Reddy has been appointed as IG and Secretary, Home Department (PCAS), Bangalore with full additional charge of IG, Training while R Hitender will now be DIG and Commissioner, Mangalore City, Mangalore and B A Padmanayan is DIG, Prison. Similarly, Manish Kharbikar has been appointed as DIG, Karnatata State Reserve Police and Ravindra Prasad as DIG and Commissioner, Hubli-Dharbad City, Hubli.

Lt Gen Suhag appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army
Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag has been appointed Vice-Chief of the Indian Army.

Lt Gen Rai names as Army Commander Eastern Command
Lt Gen MMS Rai has been designated as Army Commander (GoC-in-C) Eastern Command.

Lt Gen Sahni to head South Western Command
Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni has been appointed as the South-Western Army Commander at Jaipur.

Sukhchain Singh is new SSP of Chandigarh
Sukhchain Singh Gill has been appointed new SSP Chandigarh. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Justice Nawab Singh appointed President SCDRC in Haryana
Former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Nawab Singh has been appointed as President of Haryana State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.

CSS Cadre Restructuring Committee submits its report to Narayansami (UPDATED)
Making it as good news for CSS officers the Cadre Restructuring Committee submits its report to E Narayansami. Pratap Bhanu Sharma (EO. DOPT & chairman of the committee), Manoj Joshi (member), Sudha Krishnan (member) & Utkarsh R Tiwari (member secretary) formally submitted the reports yesterday.

Joshi takes charge as JS, Capital Mkt & Forward Mkt Commission, DoEA (UPDATED)
Manoj Joshi is new JS, Dept of Economic Affairs. He has, reportedly, been given the desk of Capital Market & Forward Market Commission. The 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre previously served as JS, DOPT.

Six officers of Himachal get IAS award against 2011 vacancies (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of Himachal Pradesh State Civil have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) against vacancies 2011. The officers include: Beet Singh Thakur, Rakesh Sharma, Vikas Labroo, Balbir Chand, Rajeev Sharma and Amitabh Avasthi.

Eight officers of Himachal get IAS award against 2012 vacancies (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers of Himachal Pradesh State Civil have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) against vacancies 2012. The officers include: S S Gulera, Hans Raj Sharma, Rakesh Kanwar, Dev Dutt Sharma, Madan Chauhan, Amit Kashyap, J M Pathania and Hans Raj Chauhan.

Hrusikesh Panda empanelled as Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Hrusikesh Panda has been empanelled for the post of Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Ms Kusumjit Sidhu empanelled as Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Kusumjit Sidhu has been empanelled for the post of Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

(We said this on April 22, 2013)

Omendra Bhardwaj appointed as new DGP, Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Omendra Bhardwaj has been appointed as new Director General of Police (DGP) in Rajasthan. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(We said this on Dec 11, 2013)

H C Meena appointed as DGP, Jail Rajasthan (UPDATED)
H C Meena, who was Director General of Police, has now been posted as Director General of Jail in Rajasthan. He is a 1976 batch IPS Officer of Rajasthan cadre.

C S Rajan gets addl charge of Chief Secretary in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
C S Rajan has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Secretary, Rajasthan with appointment as ACS, Infrastructure, Rajasthan. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

C K Mathew is now Chairman, Rajasthan Road Transport Corporation (UPDATED)
C K Mathew, Chief Secretary has been removed and posted as Chairman, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Tanmaya Kumar appointed as Secretary to CM in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Tanmaya Kumar has been appointed as Secretary to Chief Minister in Rajasthan. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(We said this on Dec 11, 2013)

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
A number of senior officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Dr Govind Sharma has been appointed as Chairman, India Gandhi Canal Board, Jaipur while Shrimant Pandey will now be Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and Niranjan Kumar Arya is Member, Revenue Board, Ajmer. Similarly, Rajat Kumar Mishra has been posted as Secretary, Labour and Planning and Pravin Gupta was made Secretary, Finance (Revenue) in Rajasthan.

21 Commissioners of Customs get fresh postings (UPDATED)
As many as 21officers of Indian Revenue Service of Custom and central Excise cadre have been given fresh postings at Commissioner level. Accordingly, Sunil Kumar Sawhney has been appointed as Commissioner, Amritsar Customs while Sanjay Gahlot will now be Commissioner, Ahmedbad Customs and Om Prakash Dadhich is ADG, DRI Ahmedabad; Similarly, Anil Kumar Jain has been posted to Service Tax, Delhi; Suchitra Sharma to CESTAT, Delhi; J P Mamgain to Indore CX; Satendr Vikram Singh as ADG, DGCEI, Delhi; Gautam Bhattacharya as ADG, Systems Delhi; P V Ramareddy to Nagpur CX; A K Jyotishi to VAdodara-I, CX; K R N Chary to Vapi, CX; Jayant Kumar Jha to Ranchi, CX; S S Lenka to Cochin CX; Wilson L Hangshing to LTU Mumbai; Premanand Das to Mumbai-I CX (Appeal); Yogendrea Garg to Delhi CX(Adj) to work in DG Systems Delhi on loan basis; S Kannan to Chennai Cust (A); V Manivaaannan as ADG (Audit) Chennai; Harinder Bansi to Delhi CX-I; Satish Kumar Agarwal to Delhi CX-II and Hemambika R Priya was made Commissioner (Coor), CBEC with additonal charge of LTU Delhi.

IAS officer, Dr Sujata Sharma to pursue LLB degree in ensuing session (UPDATED)
Dr Sujata Sharma has been permitted to pursue an LLB degree of three years from the academic year 2013-14 at Mahatma Gandhi Law College, Hyderabad. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Pathak moves to Goa (UPDATED)
Dependra Pathak has been transferred to Goa. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Ojha goes to Goa (UPDATED)
A K Ojha has been moved to Goa. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Three officers posted as OSD to CM in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Three officers namely O P Saharan, Dhiren Kamthan and Phulsingh have been appointed as Officers on Special Duty (OSD) to Chief Minister in Rajasthan.

Mahendra Bhardwaj is Media Adviser to CM, Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mahendra Bhardwaj has been appointed as Media Adviser to Chief Minister in Rajasthan.

Sharda Pratap Singh appointed as DCF Wildlife in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Sharda Pratap Singh has been appointed Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife, Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan.

CORPORATE

A Subramanya nominated Director on Dena Bank Board
A Subramanya has been nominated as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Dena Bank for a period of three years.

Gupta appointed Deputy Managing Director, IFCI Ltd
Achal Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director of IFCI Ltd w.e.f. December 12, 2013

Nayar resigns as CEO & MD, IFCI Ltd
Santosh B Nayar has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IFCI Ltd

Sharma appointed Part-time Director, Andhra Bank
The Central Government has nominated Dr Naina Sharma as Part-time Non-Official Director on the Board of Directors of Andhra Bank for a period of three years

Sujatha appointed Part-time Director, Indian Overseas Bank
The Central government has appointed S. Sujatha as Part- time Non Official Director of Indian Overseas Bank

Mukherjee ceases to be on Board of Central Bank of India
Malay Mukherjee, Executive Director of Central Bank of India has ceased to be on Board of Directors of the Bank following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IFCI Limited.

Jain resigns as Company Secy, Gulshan Chemfill Ltd
Ms Shradha Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Gulshan Chemfill Ltd.

Sant appointed Company Secy., Mercator Ltd
Mercator Ltd has appointed Ms Amruta Sant as Company Secretary of the company

Choudhary appointed Company Secy. ,SBEC Systems India Ltd
SBEC Systems India Ltd has appointed Ms Shivani Choudhary as the Company Secretary of the company.

Parab appointed Addl. Director, Esquire Money Guarantees Ltd
Esquire Money Guarantees Ltd has appointed Shailesh G Parab as an Additional Director of the company.

Jajodia resigns as Director, Esquire Money Guarantees Ltd
Suresh B Jajodia has resigned as Director of Esquire Money Guarantees Ltd

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Congress High Command behaving like Louis XVI

The Congress High Command is behaving like Louis XVI, unable to see the deluge amassed and waiting round the corner. It seeks painkillers and mood uplifting hallucinating drugs to convince itself of what it knows to be a fallacy: that any democratic political party can survive with the likes of Manmohan Singh and Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Having invited Count Dracula and his hordes into our midst, do we still have the right to wonder where our political bloodline has disappeared ? Or why the country wants to exorcise the Manmohan Singh brand of governance and consign it to the realm of best forgotten nightmares. Most Congresspersons love our party. We do not seek power or pelf, we merely require dignity and decorum and to see our ideals implemented. If we speak out, we do so because the cost of not doing so is too terrible to imagine. Management gurus claim that our ideals and contemporary power structures have come to be in conflict with each other: this is not true. The opportunistic always seek to drive a wedge between principles and implementation thereof, this alone makes it possible for interlopers to benefit; and management gurus are just that, interlopers in the political process. Political parties and nations are built with principles, commitment and hard work. Management gurus, with their insect eye view, devour generations of institution building and deliver, at most, a flash in the pan. Further, their insect eye view begets miscalculations, which the party must pay for. Today, we have reached a critical stage in the long journey of our party. Let us pray for divine protection and blessings for our party, its dreams and aspirations for the Indian nation and for all humanity at large. With regards and best wishes, I remain, Yours in Congress,

Namit Verma

Increase retirement age

Central Govt. should have to increase retirement age 60 to 62.

Pradipta Maity

CGHS in complete mess

The plight of pensioner, for years now, is in complete mess and no one is bothered about as far as the medical facilities are concerned ? There are so many issues and one has to mentally prepare himself even for getting the medicines prescribed/ intended from a , so call specialist. In Nankpura dispensary the specialist comes once in a week i.e. Saturday. He often comes two times in a month, either on leave or held up in the hospital. There are about 1000 pensioner registered in the dispensary and most of them have been treated in the recognised hospital and have to simply get the medicines intended --which can be done only by the specialist and hardly take max of five minutes. He often changes one or two med of different brand not seeing the complete history of the patient. But the patient have to spend 3 to 4 hours till he get some medicine , this is when u r lucky? In case he did not visit on the sat u have to go back. Most of the pensioners are from far of places viz. Gurgaon, Dwarka, Vikaspuri etc. One really wonders, is it worth having CGHS for the money GoI spends and the satisfaction level. I think DG CGHS, Ministry of Health should do some survey in this regard. Besides above, number of issues have been raised. I am not sure whether it reaches to the authorities. Hope some one will have to bother like the present government is caring about AAP ? The bigger question is, is it the only way ?

Ravinder

Pensioners having CGHS Card

Enough has been said about the difficulty being faced by the pensioners having CGHS cards. Government is not bothered to address the problem. Such insensitivity towards Sr. citizen is not good sign for the Government. Most of the readers have expressed that pensioners having CGHS card should be permitted for the direct consultation in private empanelled hospitals for their treatment but Government has to take some positive steps in this direction. Why things are being dragged? Government should learn from the results of recently concluded Assembly election.

N Prakash

Increase coverage of bank news

Banking coverage needs to be improved. It was excellent earlier but as of now news are reflected after people assuming charge.

Ketan Desai

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