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POLITICS

Inside story of big shot (7) ?
In 2013, now SEBI is quiet and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is silent in the matter of Kolkata based big business tycoon's Directorship.

Mayawati's PM ambition comes to fore
BSP's posters of Mayawati giving a speech in front of Red Fort appear all over Maharashtra as she addresses a massive rally in Nagpur. The shrill pitch of poll bugle say political onlookers.

Uncertainty in BJP camp
There is a great deal of uncertainty in the BJP camp ahead of the constitution of the new working committee under the President ship of Rajnath Singh.

Does release of Owaisi mean headache for Congress?
It is heard in the Congress circles in Hyderabad that the release of Asauddin Owaisi is likely to take away votes from Congress.

BUREAUCRACY

60 IAS officers of 1983 batch in consideration zone for empanelment
About 60 IAS officers belonging to 1983 batch are believed to have been short-listed for empanelment to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government. Empanelment meeting is scheduled to take place soon. They are K K Sharma, Nutan Guha Biswas, J K Dadoo and Archna Arora (UT), T Vijaya Kumar, L V Subramanyam, Preeti Sudan and Binoy Kumar (AP), Arun Kumar, K K Mittal, V B Pyarelal and J P Meena (AM), Amarjeet Singh, S K Singh and C K Mishra (Bihar), Yudhvir Mallik, Keshni Anand Arora (Haryana), Upma Chaudhary and Dr Asha Ram Sihag (HP), T M Vijay Bhaskar, R Sridharan, Dr K P Krishnan and Dr H Baskar (Karnataka), Dr Thomas Mathew, Dinesh Sharma and V J Kurian (Kerala), Sunil Porwal, Ms S Kutty, Upmanyu Chatterjee and S K Srivastava (Maharashtra), Rajani Ranjan Rashmi (MT), Aditya Prasad Padhi, U N Behera, Injeti Srinivas, Dr Tara Dutt and Ms Alka Panda (Orissa), S C Garg, P K Anand, Dr Ashok Sanghvi, Umesh Kumar, Seema Bahuguna and D B Gupta (Rajasthan), Ambuj Sharma, B K Prasad and A V K Shetty (Tamil Nadu), Sada Kant, Rajiv Kapoor, R P Singh, R P Bhatnagar, and A K Sinha (UP), Anjali Prasad, Shatrughana Singh and B P Pandey (UD), Basudeb Banerjee, Bhaskar Chandra Khulbe, Siddharth, Atanu Purkayastha, Gopal Krishna and M L Meena (WB).

DOPT soon to invite applications for JS slot in DoC?
Though the official website of Ministry of Commerce and Industries says 'no vacancy currently'; but soon DOPT is expected to invite applications for a JS slot in the Department of Commerce & Industry(DoC).

Sabharwal's term comes to an end by March 2013
Sharad Sabharwal's term as Indian Ambassador to Pakistan will be over by March this year. Though he had completed his term in September 2012 only but in the backdrop of PM Manmohan Singh's supposed visit to Pakistan he was given a six-month extension ending in March 2013.

Hectic lobbying is going on for Secretary East?
The approaching retirement date of Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East) to the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs, has sparked off hectic lobbying for the top diplomatic slot. The guessing game goes on about the front runners for the slot.

A K Dhawan to take charge as ADG (Medical) MHA on March 1
Dr AK Dhawan, IG (Director/Medical), CRPF will take charge on March 1, 2013 as the new Additional Director General (Medical) Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA).

Will Punjab Government relieve Kusumjit for central deputation?
Whispers in the corridors make it a buzz that Kusumjit Sidhu, Chief Election Officer, Punjab Government, may not be relieved by the State Government for central deputation. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre and has recently been empanelled for Additional Secretary, GoI.

Satish Chandra poised to be Member, Finance (NHAI)
Satish Chandra is poised to move on central deputation. But before he leaves the Badals want him to accomplish the big budget task. Chandra, a1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, is presently Principal Secretary Finance, Government of Punjab.

Kuldip Singh to be Member, TDSAT
Kuldip Singh, former CMD, MTNL has reportedly been cleared for appointment as Member of TDSAT. This post has been lying vacant ever since GD Gaiha retired.

Alok Saxena to join Prasar Bharti this week
Indian Postal Service officer Alok Saxena is expected to join Prasar Bharti this week as ADG Finance. The post of Member Finance is lying vacant.

Deepak Agrawal to be PS to Jatin Prasad
Deepak Agrawal is taking over on Monday as PS to Jitin Prasad, Union Minister of State for HRD. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

MoD Joint Secretary, A K Bal to collect evidence in helicopter scam in Italy
Ministry of Defence (MoD) is sending a Senior Joint Secretary A K Bal to Italy in order to gather evidence relating to the allegations of corruption in the acquisition of 12 AW 101 VVIP helicopters for Indian Air Force. Bal will be leaving for Rome on Monday. He is Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Land System) in the Ministry. Bal is a 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Ranjan Thakur joins Prasar Bharti as AD, DTH
PS to former I & B Minister Ranjan Thakur has joined the Prasar Bharti as ADG, DTH.

Devi Pande to be GM, South Central Railway
Orders of Devi Pande as General Manager (GM) South Central Railway are expected to be issued this week.

Sridharan moves to Washignton
M Sridharan, Director, (SAARC) in the MEA has been moved as Counsellor in Indian Embassy Washington.

Three JD level vacancies in IB
Three positions of Joint Director (JD) rank are reportedly lying vacant in the Intelligence Bureau.

Telecom Secretary to retire
Secretary, Telecom, Rentala Chandrasekhar is going to retire on March 31. He is a 1975 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Nine Judges of Madras HC to retire in 2013
As many as nine Judges of Madras High Court are retiring in theyear-2013. Accordingly, Krishnaswami Chandru will be retiring on March 9, 2013 while K Venkata Raman is due to retire on May 8, 2013 and K Nazeerulla Basha is superannuating on May 13, 2013. Similarly, Vinod Kumar Sharma is retiring on May 25, 2013; Dharma Rao Elipe on July 15, 2013; Thiruneelakantam Sudanthiram on August 15, 2013; G Rajasuria on August 23, 2013; C Nagappan on October 4, 2013 and Kumari Karuppiah Suguna on October 9, 2013.

Ms Usha Suresh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Usha Suresh has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch IES officer.

P N Seshadri is PD, Audit Central Railway, Mumbai
P N Seshadri, Accountant General (Audit-III), Maharashtra, Mumbai, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit (Central Railway), Mumbai.

Post of Dy Chairman, KPT vacant
The post of Deputy Chairman, Kandla Port Trust (KPT) has been lying vacant since the appointment of M A Bhaskarachar as CMD, Ennore Port Trust (EPL). The Ministry is yet to appoint the person against the post.

Judge not keen for farewell
Justice K Chandru of the Madras High Court who is retiring on March 8 has requested acting Chief Justice R K Agrawal not to convene a farewell meeting.

Steel Minister dedicates Mobile Medical Unit at Balrampur in UP (UPDATED)
Union Minister of Steel Beni Prasad Verma addressed the gathering at the Foundation Laying ceremony of SAIL sponsored CSR projects, namely, construction of Road Bridge from Utraula (Raja Bazar) to Faguiya, and dedication of a Mobile Medical Unit, at Utraula, Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
A large number of officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Arun Dev Gautam has been appointed as IG (CID), PHQ, Raipur while Deepanshu Vijay Kabra will now be DIG, SIB, PHQ, Raipur and P S Gautam is DIG, CID, PHQ, Raipur. Similarly, Anand Chhabda has been posted as SP, Durg; P K Das as Commandant 4th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force with additional charge of SP, Rail; Sundaraj P as SP, Sarguja; O P Pal as SP, Raipur; Badrinarayan Meena as SP, Korba; Abhishek Pathak as SP, STF, Baghra, Durg; Rahul Bhagat as SP, Raigarh; K C Agrawal as SP, Mungeli, Shaikh Arif Hussain as SP, Janjgir-Champa; R N Das as SP, Kanker; Mayank Shrivastava as SP, Bastar (Jagadalpur); Jitendra Singh Meena as SP, ACB/EOW, Raipur; Ms Nithu Kamal as SP Mahasamund; Ms Parul Mathur as SP, Bemetara; Amit Tukaram Kamble has been appointed as SP, Narayanpur.

Madhav Lal relieved to join central deputation (UPDATED)
Outgoing Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Government, Madhav Lal has been relieved to join central deputation as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Iqbal Khandey is new Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir (UPDATED)
Mohammed Iqbal Khandey has been appointed as new Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He succeeded Madhav Lal after latter was deputed to Government of India as Secretary, MSME.
(We said this on Jan 12 and Feb 8, 2013)

B B Vyas is also Administrative Secretary, Finance in J&K (UPDATED)
B B Vyas, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, has been assigned an additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Finance Department. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

ONGC creates world record on drilling deepest water depth well (UPDATED)
ONGC's chartered-hired ultra deep water drillship DDKG1 has set a world record for drilling well in deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig. ONGC CMD Chairman Sudhir Vasudeva informed that the rig DDKG1 has spudded well NA7-1 in exploratory block KG-DWN-2004/1 in east coast India at a water depth of 3165m (10,385 feet) on Jan 23, 2013. Thereafter it successfully lowered and latched subsea BOP and riser on wellhead on Feb 09, 2013 to drill further to TD 5625m. The rig owned by M/s Transocean surpassed Transocean's own prior record of 10,194 feet of water depth, set in 2011 by DDKG2 working for Reliance Industries Ltd., India in east coast.

G Bandyopadhyay selected as Director (Fin), WCL (UPDATED)
G Bandyopadhyay, GM, CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 18, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Fate of Regional offices opened by TRAI ?
There is a talk that which lobby is responsible for not allowing Regional Offices of the TRAI to work properly.

Rajiven appointed Addl. Director, Mannapuram Finance Ltd
Manappuram Finance Ltd has appointed Rajiven VR as an Additional Director of the company.

Corbishley appointed Addl. Director, Selan Exploration Technology Ltd
Selan Exploration Technology Ltd has appointed Dr Derek Corbishley as an Additional Director of the company.

Gupta resigns as Director, K-Lifestyle & Industries Ltd
Ajay Ramesh Gupta has resigned as Director of K-Lifestyle & Industries Ltd.

Shah resigns as Company Secy., K-Lifestyle & Industries Ltd
Ms Kajal Shah has resigned as Company Secretary of K-Lifestyle & Industries Ltd.

Santhanaraman appointed Addl. Director, Arvind Remedies Ltd
Arvind Remedies Ltd has appointed V Santhanaraman as Additional Director of the company.

Gupta resigns as Director, Eskay KnIT India Ltd
Ajay Ramesh Gupta has resigned as Director of Eskay KnIT India Ltd w.e.f. December 20, 2013.

Desai quits as Company Secy., Eskay KnIT India Ltd
Ms Siddhi Desai has resigned as Company Secretary of Eskay KnIT India Ltd.

Singhal appointed Independent Director, Vikas GlobalOne Ltd
Vikas GlobalOne Ltd has appointed Manoj Singhal as an Independent Director of the company.

Reddy appointed Addl. Director, Centrum Capital Ltd
Centrum Capital Ltd has appointed R S Reddy, Fomer CMD Andhra Bank, as an Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

Kadam appointed Independent Director, Sudar Industries Ltd
Sudar Industries Ltd has appointed Anand Kadam as an Independent Director of the company.

Oripro Ltd appoints additional Directors
Oripro Ltd has appointed B Krishna Raju, B Renuka, P Uday Bhaskar and P Pushpalatha as additional Directors of the company.

Shroff quits as Independent Director, Simplex Infrastructures Ltd
Kunal Shroff has resigned as Independent Director of Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.

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Giving unusual publicity to rumours

By giving disproportionate publicity to rumours, Whispers has marred the chances of Vijayan to become the first professional to become IRDA Chairman. The IAS lobby must be pleased with this role played by Whispers.

Vinay Shah

Expose MoD officers

Recent scam on choppers although exposed by Times Now one year ago, MoD did not take any action. Why not expose the MoD officers who hide such scams. Expose their names so that the Country would know the chamchas of Ministers who are traitors of the Indian Nation.

Shashi Chandra Desai

Gross injustice

This is gross injustice meted out to Rakesh Behari Sir, I fully endorse the views. I had worked with him and seen him to be an outright, honest, hardworking and diligent officer who knows more than his subordinates be it administration, finance and policy issues and takes stand as and when required, instead of signing on the dotted line. He would not accept corruption at any level. There is no place for honest officers in this country and they have suffered, most of them.

S K Gupta

Emotions don't have place in judicial system It is true that a culprit must be adequately punished. It is also reasonable to expect that a punishment awarded after two appeals must be right. The issue is whether the courts arrived at a decision which failed to identify the actual guilty. In a TV interview, I saw that only a few witnesses were cross examined out of 70 odd. And once the lower court presumes it sufficient, no higher court could examine any of the remaining. Meaning it is just the lower courts order that holds. Higher courts see only the adequacy on the basis of information recorded by the lower court. The ground of SC order that the people of India want is also the point. I hope the apex court will find ways to get additional evidence recorded in future in case the lower court has failed to get the full picture. Emotions do not have place in a robust judicial system like India's.

Prakash