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POLITICS

Wake up Rahul listen to Modi's youth speech
When did you last hear a leader talking of the youth with such clarity and confidence? If the speech was cleverly designed for a much wider national audience too, there's no harm this is the talk among the youth who were stunned at the address of Narendra Modi at SRCC. The range of subjects Modi were development, education, youth, progress, right branding, profit, pride and technology in the same breath.

Hearing on Air India's plane shopping soon
It is heard that the PIL filed by Prashant Bhushan about the duress under which beleaguered Air India had to buy aircrafts is coming up for hearing in the Supreme Court soon.

Are there worries in both Sena's over their cadres deserting them ?
It has been heard that Shiv Sena - MNS are worried about how to absorb their cadre's the two parties are worried that most of them will desert them for rival NCP. Sources in NCP say that they are ready to absorb the Sena cadres as it will help them get toe hold in Sena bastions.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Solicitor General?
Who will be new Solicitor General? Names of Mohan Parasaran, K T S Tulsi and Vivek Tankha have started doing the round.

Sharma or Pathak to be new Assam DGP?
Who will be new DGP of Assam ? Tie is said to be between 1979 batch IPS officer D K Pathak and 1982 batch IPS officer Khagen Sharma'.

Madhya Pradesh is ahead-1983 batch IPS is now DG
Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country where a 1983 batch IPS officer has been promoted to the rank of DG. Rishi Kumar Shukla is now DG, Home Guards in the state.

Telecom, Secretary due to retire in March
The approaching date of retirement of Telecom Secretary, Rentala Chandrasekhar is all set to set a stage for two big developments. First it has triggered the race for the slot of next Telecom, Secretary. Secondly, it has started doing rounds that Chandrasekhar may be given some top profile constitutional post after retirement. He is scheduled to retire in the month of March this year.

IRS officers under pressure to recover money ?
Income Tax, Excise, Customs and Service tax officers are undern pressure to recover funds from industry before the February 28.

T Vikram is all set to move on central deputation
Thummala Vikram is all set to move on central deputation. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre presently is DIG, Intelligence, Kerala.

Delay in appointment of Deepa Krishan
Mystery shrouds the delays in the appointment of Deepa Krishan as Member of the CBDT. Official orders are still awaited.

Who will be new Chairman of Staff Selection Commission ?
Staff Selection Commission Chairman is retiring in March. Appointment process of new Chairman SSC has started.

CBEC invites applications for Members, Settlement Commission
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is seeking applications for the posts of Members in Settlement Commission falling vacant from April to September, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the CBEC before February 15, 2013.

Ritu Arora is poised to be DIG, CISF
As the grapevine has it, Ritu Arora, a 1995 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, is poised to join CISF as DIG. Presently posted as DIG, Police Training, Odisha.

Rahul Asthana to retire this month
Chief of the MMRDA, Rahul Asthana is retiring by this month end. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Interviews for promotions from EDs to CMDs, PSU banks on Feb 11
Interviews for the promotion of Executive Directors to Chairman and Managing Directors in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) Banks are reportedly scheduled on February 11.

Interviews for promotions from GMs to EDs, PSU banks on Feb 13
Interviews for the promotion of General Managers to Executive Directors in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) Banks are reportedly scheduled on February 13.

Four Customs officers shifted
As many as four officers of Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Deepak Garg has been shifted to Delhi Customs while Praduymn Kumar Tripathi is being transferred to DGRI, New Delhi and Dr Prem Chand Verma was moved to Delhi Customs. Besides, Ganga Singh Karki has been transferred to DGRI, New Delhi.

Anand Mohan is all set to move on central deputation
Anand Mohan is all set to move on central deputation. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of UT cadre, presently posted as DIG, Andaman Nicobar.

Anurag Jain gets pro-forma promotion
Anurag Jain has been given pro-forma promotion by the Madhya Pradesh Government to the rank of Principal Secretary. A 1989 batch IAS officer, Anurag Jain is presently Joint Secretary, Financial Services in the Government of India.

Will Bhutani make it as JS, GoI?
As the grapevine has it, Dr Ashish Kumar Bhutani is midway through making it as Joint Secretary, GoI. Bhutani, Commissioner- cum-Secretary, Assam Government, is poised for central deputation. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Deputation tenure of Sujata Saunik extended
Central deputation tenure of Ms Sujata Saunik has been extended till February 28. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, Ms Saunik is presently Advisor in NDMA.

Na rahega bans na bajegi bansuri
In an RTI (Right to Information) response to former Central Information Commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi, the Maharashtra Government has said that annual confidential reports (ACRs) of all 280 IAS, IPS officers were gutted in the Mantralaya inferno on June 21 last year.

Mohit Yadav moves to Washington
Mohit Yadav has been moved from Pretoria to Indian Embassy Washington as First Secretary.

Ms Annie George Mathew is DG, Staff, Delhi
Ms Annie George Mathew has been appointed as Director General (Staff), New Delhi, after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade.

Ms Meenakshi Sharma is DG, PPG, Delhi
Ms Meenakshi Sharma has been appointed as Director General (PPG), New Delhi after promotion to the Higher Administrative Grade. He is a 1988 batch IA & AS officer.

S K Mallik is FA & CAO, Construction, ECR
S K Mallik, SAG/IRAs/ East Central Railway, has been appointed as FA & CAO, Construction on East Central Railway after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).

Ravi Prabhat is FA & CAO in Western Railway
Ravi Prabhat, SAG/IRAS, has been appointed as FA & CAO in Western Railway after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).

S K Sharma gets HAG in Jharkhand
S K Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), has been given Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is a 1982 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Five officers of TN State Service awarded IAS cadre
As many as five officers of Tamil Nadu State Civil Service have been accorded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers include: Mrs G Latha, E Sundaravalli, E Saravanavelraj, Dr N Subbaiyan and V Dakshinamoorthy.

V K Gupta assigned addl charge of GM, RCF (UPDATED)
Northern Railway, General Manager, V K Gupta has been assigned an additional charge of General Manager of RCF from February 1 to 22.

A K Mital is also GM, CWR (UPDATED)
South Western Railway, General Manager A K Mital has been assigned an additional charge of General Manager, South Central Railway for a period of three months.

Madhav Lal is new Secretary MSME (UPDATED)
Finally J & K Chief Secretary Madhav Lal is moving to the Government of India as Secretary Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME). He is 1977 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
( We said this on January 14, 2013 )

Ms Archana Verma is Director, DoPT (UPDATED)
Ms Archana Verma has been appointed as Director in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in Government of India. She is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
( We said this on January 11, 2013 )

Ram Khiladi Meena is also Commissioner, Social Justice in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Ram Khiladi Meena has been assigned an additional charge of Commissioner, Social Justice and Empowerment in Rajasthan. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Praveen Gupta goes for administrative training (UPDATED)
Praveen Gupta, Commissioner, Social Justice and Empowerment in Rajasthan, has gone for administrative training. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

A Chhawnmawia appointed Chairman & Member, JERC (UPDATED)
A Chhawnmawia has been appointed as Chairman & Member, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Manipur & Mizoram. He will remain chairman for one year till January 23, 2014 and continue as member for five years or till the age of 65. Earlier, he was secretary, JERC since February 7, 2011. He is a retired officer of IDES.

Two IFS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
B K Singh, Chief Conservator of Forests, Ujjain, has been transferred and posted as ED, MP State Minor Forest Produce Federation while J K Mohanty, Chief Conservator of Forests, Bhopal was shifted to Ujjain in same capacity.

3 IPS officers of 1987 batch shifted after promotion to ADGP in MP (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1987 batch have been promoted from Inspector General (IG) to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Ashok Kumar has been appointed as ADGP, Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission while M P Dwivedi will now be ADGP, State Industrial Security Force and Private Security Agencies, Bhopal and D S Sengar is ADGP, RAPTC, Indore.

2 IPS officers of 1988 batch shifted after promotion to ADGP in MP (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1988 batch have been promoted from Inspector General (IG) to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Arvind Kumar has been posted as ADGP, Welfare PHQ while Sudhir Kumar Shahi will now be ADGP, Special Task Force, Bhopal.

5 IPS officers at ADGP/IGP level shifted in MP (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) working at ADGP/ IG level have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, K C Verma(1985) has been posted as ADGP, Technical Services, Bhopal while D S Sengar (1987) will now be ADGP, RAPTC, Indore and M R Asudhani (1988) is IG, R & D, Police Manual, Bhopal. Besides, B B S Thakur (1989) has been appointed as IG, Telecommunications, Bhopal and R S Meena (1993) as IG, SAF, Gwalior.

4 IPS officers of 1995 batch shifted after promotion to IGP in MP(UPDATED)
Four officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1995 batch have been promoted from Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to Inspector General (IG) and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Mrs Minakshi Sharma has been appointed as IG, SAF, Indore while Dr Mayank Jain will now be IG, Police Community Relationship, Bhopal and L C Bhartiya is IG, Training, PHQ, Bhopal. Besides, Mrs Asha Mathur has been posted as IG, Crime Against Women, Indore.

4 IPS officers of 1999 batch shifted after promotion to DIG in MP (UPDATED)
Four officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1999 batch have been promoted to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Rakesh Gupta has been appointed as DIG, Urban Indore while Mrs Dipika Suri will now be DIG, SAF, Bhopal range and I P Kulshresht is DIG, PHQ, Bhopal. Besides, Dr V C Verma has also been shifted to PHQ as DIG.

CORPORATE

Radhakrishnan is new ED of Catholic Syrian Bank
A Radhakrishnan has taken over as Executive Director of Catholic Syrian Bank.

Mahesh promoted as Joint MD, Sundaram Brake Lining Ltd
Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd has appointed Krishna Mahesh who is currently working as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company as Joint Managing Director of the company.

Chaturvedi ceases to be Chairman and Director, Petronet LNG Ltd
G C Chaturvedi has ceased to be Chairman and Director on the Board of Directors of Petronet LNG Ltd on account of his retiring as Secretary, Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Hamied to retire as MD, Cipla Ltd on March 31, 2013
Dr Y K Hamied will retire as Managing Director of Cipla Ltd after serving the company for 52 years on March 31, 2013

Hamied to continue as Non Exec. Chairman, Cipla Ltd from April 1, 2013
Dr Y K Hamied will continue as Non Executive Chairman of Cipla Ltd.

Two alternate Directors re-appointed on Board of Berger Paints India Ltd
Ms Rishma Kaur and Kanwardip Singh Dhingra have been re-appointed as alternate Directors to Kuldip Singh Dhingra and Gurbachan Singh Dhingra respectively on the Board of Directors of Berger Paints India Ltd.

Nabar appointed ED & President (Chemicals), Godrej Industries Ltd
Godrej Industries Ltd has appointed Nitin S Nabar as Executive Director and President (Chemicals) of the company, w.e.f. May 1, 2013

Two addl. Directors appointed on Board of Capital First Ltd
Capital First Ltd has appointed M S Sundara Rajan and Hemang Raja as additional Directors on the Board of Directors of the company.

Parab appointed Company Secretary, Indo Amines Ltd
Indo Amines Ltd has appointed Sagar Parab as a Company Secretary of the company.

Bajpai resigns as Director, Lakshmi Cotsyn Ltd
G N Bajpai has resigned as Director of Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Ltd.

Zon appointed Director & CFO, United Breweries Ltd
United Breweries Ltd has appointed Henricus Petrus van Zon as Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Madhavann appointed Addl. Director, Info-Drive Software Ltd
Info-Drive Software Ltd has appointed A N L Madhavann as an Additional Director of the company.

Gowdhaman appointed Company Secretary, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
R S Gowdhaman has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.

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Utterly unjust yet again

It's utterly unjust and cruel to promote only the IAS officers eight years in advance compared to other group A civil services recruited through the same exam. It is a flagrant and blatant misuse of powers by a single cadre. Even the pay commissions have held that the IAS can at best claim two years seniority and not almost a decade . I don't know how the same DoPT which raises frivolous objections and delays every thing for other services ,clears the IAS promotions in just a jiffy.It's high time that other services officers take offence and refuse to work in such an unjust system,.

Injustice Thy Name Is Indian System!!!

Reena

CBDT doing outstanding work

The Chairperson of the CBDT, Mrs Poonam Kishore Saxena is doing outstanding work. It is high time that the post be converted to a tenure post with fixed tenure of two years.

Vijay Kumar

Inspector raj in IT dept.

Income tax department is busy carrying out transfers. Meanwhile, refund of public are not being given. There is no relief for common man and Inspector raj is continuing.

Srinivas Murali

Excellent choice

Kuldeep Khoda is a very brilliant Police Officer. Known for his no-nonsense attitude. As DGP J&K, he has done very outstanding work.
Under his able stewardship, Police-public relations topped the Police agenda with the result that Pak-sponsored militancy has been completely wiped out. Excellent choice by the Authorities.

Gunpreet Singh

'Marital rape'

Some women on the streets are demanding that 'marital rape' should be made a punishable offence. To some extent it may be correct. Sex is an integral part of married life. Just imagine what will happen to a Hindu husband, if from the very first day his psychiatric wife refuses to have sex with him and blackmails him on the divorce front through all his sexual life. If 'marital rape' has to be made cognizable offence, then Hindu Marriage Act also needs to be amended to the extent of allowing bigamy/polygamy amongst Hindus. This will not allow a male to loose his sexual desire to be unfulfilled. As a result of this rapes and illicit relationships may also decrease.

A Srivastava