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POLITICS

Is Russia consolidating ?
Is Russia consolidating in the International arena these days ?. This topic is under discussions of the diplomats.

BUREAUCRACY

Justice Kurien Joseph to be Judge SC ?
Grapevine has it that Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Kurien Joseph is being appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Justice Ghosh to be elevated as Judge of SC ?
Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Pinaki Chandra Ghose is likely to be elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Deepa Krishnan is new Member of CBDT
Deepa Krishnan has taken over as new Member of CBDT and ex-officio Special Secretary. She is a 1977 batch IRS officer.
(We said this on Jan 8 & Feb 6, 2013)

Justice Nagappan is new CJ of Orissa High Court
Justice C Nagappan senior most Judge of the Madras High Court has been elevated as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
(We said this on January 9, 2013)

Rao is new CVO, NTPC
The ACC has cleared the appointment of M Rama Prasad Rao as Chief Vigilance Officer in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of UP cadre.

S S Joshi selected as Director (Metro Rail Business), BEML Ltd
S S Joshi, ED, DMRC, has been selected for the post of Director (Metro & Rail Business), BEML Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 21, 2013. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.
(We said this on Jan 21, 2013)

IIS officer is Director, Economic Affairs
Ms Sheyphali Bhargava Sharan is now Director, Economic Affairs in the Government of India. She is a 1990 batch Indian Information Service officer.

A K Jha selected as Director (Prod. & Planning), MOIL Ltd
A K Jha, GM, CCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Production & Planning) MOIL Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 22, 2013. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Ms Debjani Chakrabarti is Dy Secretary, Revenue
Ms Debjani Chakrabarti is now Deputy Secretary, Revenue in the Government of India. She is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on January 11, 2013 )

Rozi Agrawal gets extension
Deputy FA in the CRPF, Rozi Agrawal has been given extension till March end. Agrawal is a 1994 batch IDAS officer.

Ariz Ahammad is now Mission Director in WB
Ariz Ahammad has been appointed the new Mission Director of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Assam. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer.

Four officers of UP State Civil Service awarded IAS cadre
Four officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. Ishta Dev Prasad has been awarded IAS cadre against the vacancy of 2007 while Pushya Pati Saxena and Avinash Gaur against the vacancies of 2009 and Rakesh Kumar against the vacancy of 2010.

Two of Non-Bihar State Civil Service awarded IAS cadre
Two persons of non-State Civil Service of Bihar have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2012. They include Mohammed Sohail and Amrendrea Prasad Singh.

Who would be next DG, NAI ?
With something substantial brewing on part of DOPT & Union Ministry for Culture, regarding the slot of Director General(DG), National Archives of India(NAI), the whispers have started doing rounds as who would head the National Archives of India after the term of Prof. Mushirul Hasan would be over by the 2nd week of May. India's acclaimed historian and the recipient of Padma Shri award Prof. Hasan is the former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University. He has authored numerous books on Indian history.

Three IAS officers shifted in Haryana
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given fresh assignments in Haryana. Accordingly, D Suresh (1995) has been appointed as MD, Haryana Minerals Ltd, New Delhi and Director General, Elementary Education, Haryana and Secretary, School Education while T L Satyaprakash (2002) will also be State Project Director, Prathmic Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad and Project Director, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Mrs A Mona Sreenivas (2006) is Executive Director, HIPA, Gurgaon.

Sudhir Kumar Tiwari empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sudhir Kumar Tiwari has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES).

J S Dadwad empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
J S Dadwad has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch officer of Indian Defence Estate Service.

Bombay HC Judge Mrs Sinha retires
Bombay High Court Judge, Mrs Shukla Kabir Sinha has retired on February 20, 2013

M B Dhadod posted as Director in PD (Audit) office, WCR, Jabalpur
M B Dhadod, Senior Deputy Accountant General (ES/RS) in the office of Accountant General (Audit), Chhattisgarh, Raipur, has been transferred and posted as Director in the office of Principal Director of Audit, West Central Railway, Jabalpur.

Dhirar moves to Bamako
Nikhilesh M Dhirar has been moved from Washington to Bamako as Second Secretary.

Siddiqui is new IG, Law & Order in HP
A P Siddiqui will be new IG Law & Order in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer.

Training programme on Cellular Communication Forensic Consultation at Jaipur
A training programme on 'Cellular Communication Forensic Consultation' is being held at CTDS, Jaipur, Rajasthan from March 11, 2013 to March 22, 2013.

UPSC declares main results of IAS, IPS, Foreign Service, Central services (UPDATED)
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of the candidates qualified for Personality Test for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services (Group 'A' and Group 'B') against the written exam of the Civil Services(Main), 2012 conducted in October last year.

Ram Swaroop Gupta posted as Resident Commissioner, Pangi, Chamba in HP (UPDATED)
Ram Swaroop Gupta, Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries, has been appointed as Resident Commissioner, Pangi at Killer, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Jeet Ram Katwal is also Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries in HP (UPDATED)
Jeet Ram Katwal, Special Secretary, Training & Foreign Assignment, has been assigned an additional charge of Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries, Shimala in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE

BHPV merges with BHEL
A public sector undertaking unit, Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Limited (BHPV) has been merged into Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Now, it has worn a look of BHEL unit at Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is expected that this unit will overcome losses after merger.

HAL signs Rs. 418 cr Defence contract for Cheetal Helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed contract worth Rs. 418 crore with the Ministry of Defence for supply of 20 Cheetal helicopters and associated equipments to the Indian Army over the next four years. HAL will also provide training to the pilots and technical crew. This is the first contract for supply of Cheetal helicopters to the Indian Army. HAL had the initial order for 10 Cheetal helicopters from Indian Air Force. Cheetal is the re-engined variant (developed as company funded programme) of the proven Cheetah helicopter being manufactured by HAL for over four decades. Cheetal helicopter is equipped with a Turbomeca TM 333-2M2 free turbine turboshaft engine which is more fuel efficient and provides higher payload capability of 90 kgs at an altitude of 6 kms. Cheetal helicopter can operate up to seven kms altitude and has a range of 640 kms with an endurance of 3.50 hrs. The Cheetal is fitted with a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system for engine control and an Electronic Backup Control Box (EBCB) system which automatically takes over engine control in the event of FADEC failure. Cheetal incorporates features of modern cockpit instruments like electrically driven artificial horizon, directional gyro, Flight monitoring system, Cockpit Voice Recorder and Master Flasher Warning System. The Cheetal helicopter is a multirole helicopter and is best suited for the missions such as personnel transport, casualty evacuation, reconnaissance and aerial survey, logistic air support, rescue operations and under slung loads (cargo).

NBCC holds Draw of Lots for Apartments allotment
State-owned National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) is holding Draw of Lots for allotment of Apartments for its Residential Project- NBCC Town, Khekra (UP), Phase-I. Seen on the dais are Judges who include among others S K Pal, Director (Finance) and Rajendra Chaudhari, Executive Director (Real Estate), NBCC.

Gupta appointed Company Secy., Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd
Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Bhawana Gupta as the Company Secretary of the company.

Pereira resigns as Independent Director, Geodesic Ltd
Ms Radhika Pereira has resigned as Independent and Non-Executive Director of Geodesic Ltd.

Mehta appointed Acting Company Secy., Geodesic Ltd
Ms Khyati Mehta has been appointed as the Acting Company Secretary of Geodesic Ltd.

Goel resigns as Director, CMI Ltd
Neeraj Goel has resigned as Director, CMI Ltd.

Ramana re-designated ED, DOT COM Global Ltd
T Sri Venkata Ramana has been re-designated as Executive Director of DOT COM Global Ltd.

Sekhara appointed Addl. Director, DOT COM Global Ltd
DOT COM Global Ltd has appointed C N Soma Sekhara Reddy as Additional Director of the company.

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"DG, CSO"

The post of DG,CSO has been lying vacant for nine months due to vigilance reasons. Can the MOSPI not consider the candidature of next candidate in consultation with UPSC.

N V Ramakrishna

Telecom Sector in shambles

It appears that it's a hidden game to destroy the telecom industry on the directions of MNCs & Pvt. operators.

TK

We are proud of CISF
We have proud that the CISF won the best prize in the march-past on Republic day parade. The news liked by al-most all.

R C Sharma

Task is not a big one
Kothari, if you are not a shirker and really serious in giving reply to RTI applications, the task is not very big. You should give reply to only those point, with which you are concerned in a tabular format. Don't draw any inferences/perceptions just attach a copy of the rules, guidelines, instructions, procedures and regulations as Annexure and let the applicant draw everything. Go through the website of the Cabinet Secretariat at (www.cabsec.nic.in) and from that find out from the Allocation of Business Rules, as to which department is concerned with which subject and transfer a copy of the RTI application to the concerned for giving a reply to the point with which you are not concerned. An indication to this effect should be made in the tabular format stating that 'as this department is concerned with this information/question/so & so subject, a copy of your application is being forwarded to them under the Section 6(3) of the RTI Act advising them to give you a reply. And just below the tabular statement, write "in case you are not satisfied with the reply you may appeal to the Appellate Authority, whose details are as under. Life will become very easy". Don't give response to any hypothetical question. PIO should send this at his level without any noting and drafting. During the year 2012, I responded against 55 RTI applications and did not get any appeal in response.

A Srivastava

Corruption in high places
Rashtrapatiji, From your Address to the Parliament, we have come to know of the all round positive features and good things happening in the country. We, the people, are very happy about the same. In particular, it is a matter of great satisfaction to note that corruption, especially in high places, is not an issue in the country, and it does not exist. Thank you so much.
A K Singh