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POLITICS

Which business house bought land in Australia ?
An Indian business house has bought thousands of acres of land in Australia. Guess the name of the business house.

One leader to rule in all the Governments ?
It is heard in the corridors of power-One big shot in the Congress party will rule even if the NDA comes to power. Guess the name.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment list of 1995 batch IAS officers any time now
The empanelment of 1995 batch IAS officers is reportedly complete now. The official list may be released at any point of time now.

Arvind Ranjan appointed DG, CISF
Arvind Ranjan has been appointed new DG of the CISF. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre. He is presently DG NSG.
(We said this on December 3, 2013 )

J N Choudhary appointed DG of NSG
J N Choudhary has been appointed new DG of the NSG. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He is presently DG Assam.
(We said this on December 9, 2013 )

Intelligence Czar of Assam Police may soon be appointed as Assam DGP
Khagen Sharma, popularly known as Intelligence Czar of Assam Police, may soon be appointed as the new DGP of Assam. It has been strongly speculated since August first week after Sharma was batted out of Special Branch & intelligence and was elevated as DG, Home Guards & Civil Defence. He is 1982 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

File of Kothari for CMD, NMDC goes to ACC
The Ministry of Steel is understood to have sent the file of Narendra Kothari, CEO, SAIL, to the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval for the appointment of CMD, National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC).

Sanjiv Singh selected as Director (Refi), IOCL
Sanjiv Singh, Executive Director, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Refineries), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 26, 2013. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Arun Tiwari is new CMD of Union Bank
Arun Tiwari has been appointed new CMD of the Union Bank. Prior to this he was ED in the Allahabad Bank.
(We said this on December 3, 2013 )

Senior IPS officer proceeds on leave in Rajasthan
A senior IPS officer who was over enthusiastically pursuing a rather flimsy Carpet Case against Vasundhara Raje's confidants during the previous Congress regime, was royally snubbed by her when he went to call on the new Chief Minister. Last heard, he has proceeded on long leave.

Major joining at CMD, Director levels in PSUs in January
At least six persons are expected to join on the Boards of India's top Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) units in January, 2014. Four persons are likely to don mantle at CMD level while two others at Director level.

Will Muruganandam be the new Chairman of MBPT ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that N Muruganandam is tipped for the top slot of Mumbai Port Trust. The 1991 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre is currently serving as Joint Secretary, Shipping Transport, Ministry of Shipping.

M G V K Bhanu to return to Assam
The Assam Government has requested the GoI to return the services of M G V K Bhanu to the state. 1985 batch Assam cadre IAS officer Bhanu is presently Chairman of the Tea Board of India.

Who would succeed Manoj Joshi as JS, DoPT ?
The guessing game goes on over the successor of Manoj Joshi, a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, in DoPT. The crucially important desk has fallen vacant after the appointed of Manoj Joshi as JS, Department of Economic Affairs. The prospective candidate for the slot has, reportedly, been identified. One can only wait and watch ?

Two more posts of Spl DG would soon fall vacant in CRPF
As many as two more posts of Special DG, CRPF, would soon fall vacant. They are Special Director General, NE Zone, Guwahati and Special Director General, J&K Zone, Jammu.

15 IPS officers retiring in December
As many as 15 IPS officers are retiring in December 2013. They are Heramb Nath Deb of Bihar cadre; J K Thorat of Chhattisgarh cadre; K S Jangpangi of Kerala cadre; Dr Parshuram Mathur of Madhya Pradesh cadre; H V Deshbhratar and Ramrao E Pawar of Maharashtra cadre; Kelhousithie Kire of Nagaland cadre; Suresh Chowdhary, M C Meena and Rakesh Saxena of Rajasthan cadre; S K Dogra of Tamil Nadu cadre; Deo Raj Nagar, Himmant Singh, Rajesh Kumar Rai and Devendra Dutt Misra of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

DoPT invites applications for ED, FCI
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Executive Director (Engg)/(IT), Food Corporation of India (FCI), New Delhi under the Department of Food and Public Distribution. Those willing to apply for this Joint Secretary level post can send their applications to this Department within one month.

Pankaj Kumar to be ED of Northern Region in Air India ?
Pankaj Kumar is being tipped to be Executive Director Northern region in the Air India.

DG ICFRE yet to be appointed; tie between the two
Amid seven shortlisted names for the post of DG, ICFRE, Dehradun, only two officers namely - Narendra Kumar and Vinod Ranjan - are said to have remained in the race. Narendra Kumar is 1978 batch IFS officers of MP cadre and is currently serving in MP as PCCF and also as Member, Environment & Forest, NVDA, Bhopal whereas Vinod Ranjan is a 1978 batch IFS of J&K cadre.Kumar is said to have the brighter prospects for emerging victorious.

Prem Singh likely to join central deputation
Prem Singh is likely to join central deputation at Director General level. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Will Mirchandani get 6th extension?
Will A K Mirchandani, Chairman, PEC Ltd, get yet another extension of three months on this post? If this happens, it will be the sixth time that his term is extended.

Orders of Rao for Director, HFPCL delayed
The orders of E S Rao, DGM HFL, for the appointment of Director (Finance), Hindustan Photo Film Manufacturing Corporation Limited (HFPCL) are getting delayed, due to technical reasons.

104 Section officers promoted to Under Secretary grade
As many as 104 Section Officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been promoted to the grade of Under Secretary (Grade I) in the Government of India.

448 Assistants promoted to Section Officers in GoI
As many as 448 Assistants have been promoted to the grade of Section officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) in Government of India.

Sharma promoted to the rank of CGM in RBI
R L Sharma has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager (CGM) in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Sampatram is also CMD, Warehousing; Chairman, Seeds Corp in Rajasthan
Ashok Sampatram has been assigned additional charges of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Rajasthan State Warehouse Corporation and Chairman Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation Limited in Rajasthan. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rajeev Swarup is Principal Secretary, Public Relations in Rajasthan
Rajeev Swarup has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations in Rajasthan. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

IAS officer suspended in UP
Shailesh Kumar Singh has been suspended in Uttar Pradesh. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Ms Mittal posted in Delhi (UPDATED)
Ms. Tanuja S Mittal (IA&AS-1996), on return from leave has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Commercial Audit and ex-officio Member, Audit Board-III, New Delhi against an existing vacancy. She will relieve Ms. Naina Agrawal Kumar of the additional charge of the post held by her.

Reshuffle of four senior IPS officers in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
As many as four senior officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been given fresh assignments in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Ashok Juneja has been given additional charge of ADG, Administration and Railway Traffic after promotion while R C Shrivastava will now be ADG, CID and Himanshu Gupta is IG, CAF. Besides, M S Tomar has been appointed as IG, Durg range.

CORPORATE

Jain nominated Part-time Director, Corporation Bank
The Central Government has nominated Adish Kumar Jain as Part-time Non-official Director of Corporation Bank

Khattar appointed MD, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited has appointed Murli Dhar Khattar as Managing Director of the company.

Pasricha is Shareholder Director, Dena Bank
Dr Parvinder Singh Pasricha has been elected as Shareholder Director of Dena Bank in Mumbai.

Venkataraman resigns as Company Secy. S V Global Mill Ltd
G Venkataraman has resigned as Company Secretary of S V Global Mill Ltd.

Venkatesan appointed Company Secy., S V Global Mill Ltd
K Venkatesan has been appointed as the Company Secretary of S V Global Mill Ltd

Garg resigns as MD, Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd
Ashish R Garg has resigned as Managing Director of Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd due to other commitments.

Parthasarathy is ED, MindTree Ltd
MindTree Ltd has elevated Parthasarathy NS as Executive Director of the company.

Singh resigns as Independent Director, Birla Capital & Financial Services Ltd
Ms Jasleen Singh has resigned as Independent Director of Birla Capital & Financial Services Ltd.

Valavan appointed Independent Director, Birla Capital & Financial Services Ltd
C R Karikal Valavan has been appointed as an Independent Director of Birla Capital & Financial Services Ltd

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What is PESB doing ?

What is PESB doing on selection of permanent posts of CMD - NHPC and what happened to Director - Finance post at NHPC, after directions from Delhi High Court.

C Wason

Foreign Service is not bed of roses

I fully agree that Foreign Service is not bed of roses. Many people are posted in turbulent conditions and disturbed and riot ridden areas like Afghanistan, Israel and parts of Africa where wars are going on for decades. Many Diplomats have sacrificed their lives on duty abroad. These are civilian soldiers on the foreign soil. India must recognize their sacrifices and talent. I also fully agree that Indian missions are understaffed which is why Commercial Wings have suffered. This is a commercial world commerce has an edge over political relationship. Of course Foreign Service needs a professional touch too.

Harish Kumar

"Right" but no "Access" to Education

What use is a right unless it can be availed of as a right? The right to education is not a right to "quality" education, but just education. Hence all parents look for "good" schools for their children. In Delhi's government schools, more than 14000 teachers are engaged on "contract" basis (meaning unqualified appointees of politicians and bureaucrats). The vacancies in all schools under the municipal corporations and panchayats in Delhi villages outside the Lal Dora, will reveal still higher numbers. There lies the secret of the mushrooming of "English medium public schools" (euphemism for accessibility not as a matter of right but capacity to afford paid costly education).It needs to be further supplemented by "private coaching", which even an average middle class citizen finds unaffordable, except by financing it through loans or sale of assets. There are top grade schools and institutions, which cater exclusively to the needs of those who can afford to pay for genuinely good education to their children- the fees being in lakhs of rupees a month. That epitomizes the unfortunate situation of India under the UPA-I & II, which has mocked poverty by reducing the status of the poor to that of the "poorest among the poor". The last 10 years are a painful decade of upending every single objective set out in the constitution of India initially. It is a decade of complete and deliberate mismanagement of the economy, society, political establishment, governance, administration, justice and environment. The damage to the institutions enshrined in the constitution of India and their replacement by a plethora of institutions with "constitutional status" has already disintegrated India in to several enclaves of caste, community, religion, region and gender enclaves! While tags of minority have been attached to the richest and the most powerful living Indians, nobody identifies the "majority". Are intellectuals a minority or a majority in India? Only the UPA government can claim credit for the right to food for selling wheat @1 rupee a kilogram when common edible salt is selling @ 26 rupees a kilogram (if we still care to remember Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagrah/Dandi March). The success of monarchy lay in starving people to compel them to willingly accept slavery. The British tried to deprive Indians of salt. The Freedom Movement was for the new India as envisaged in the Constitution, but undone by the present government, which is trying hard to revive the discredited feudalism of the past!

M L Gupta

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