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POLITICS

Congress Organisation to be reshuffled next week ?
There is going to be major reshuffle in the Congress Organisation at the central and state level next week.

Soon an announcement on Modi
It is heard that a formal announcement on projecting Narendra Modi as PM candidate is likely to be made by the BJP

Gadkari likely to be re-elected
It is heard that Nitin Gadkari is likely to be re-elected as BJP President.

Is DMK headed for a split ?
It is heard that DMK is headed for a split after Stalin being declared as the leader. Azagiri and Kanimozhi are likely to stir trouble and there are already camps in the party indicating insubordination. Will Stalin be able to control the situation ?

Is everyone fleeing Congress in Andhra?
The party that depends on maximum MP's from the state of Andhra is now in doldrums. Infighting and key people leaving the Congress for other parties speaks of what the status of the party is in the coming elections. The elections in 2014 will, for all practical purposes, determine the political future of Naidu, Jagan and K Chandrashekhar Rao.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Secretary, Petroleum ?
Who will succeed G C Chaturvedi as Secretary, Petroleum on February 1? If top sources are to be believed, experienced Additional Secretary, Petroleum, Sudhir Bhargava is being elevated as Secretary in order to avoid pulls and pressures. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. It means 1977 and 1978 batch IAS officers are now out of the race for the post.

January 31 sets pace to race for Secretary, Road Transport & Highways
The approaching date of retirement of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, Secretary, Road Transport & Highways has already sparked off the chase for the slot. Upadhyay, scheduled to retire on January 31, is a 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Post of OSD created in Financial Services
The post of OSD has been created in Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government of India. Rajiv Takru will join as OSD before taking over as Secretary on February 1.
(We said this on January 7, 2013)

Patnaik is new Secretary of Vice President
G S Patnaik has joined as new Secretary to the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on December 6, 2012 )

This time no IAS- ICAS is new AS, Corporate Affairs
Instead of IAS an ICAS officer, M J Joseph has been appointed Additional Secretary, Corporate Affairs. He belongs to 1979 batch.

Yashwant Kumar is Professor, NIFM
Yashwant Kumar (IA&AS-1994), Accountant General, (Audit-II), Maharashtra, Nagpur, has been appointed as Professor, National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

63, 200 employees to be hired by banks this year
The public sector banks (PSB) are going to hire about 63,200 employees during the current financial year, with the State Bank of India alone taking in 21,200.

Lasting delays dampen Brij Lal's prospects of central deputation?
With the lasting delay on part of UP Government in relieving Brij Lal to join CRPF, reportedly, as Special DG at the centre, the prospects have been getting bleak with each passing day. Though there is no specified time-frame for the joining but in case the state government does not relieve him to proceed on the deputation; the centre would re-initiate the procedure to fill the slot of strategic importance. Brij Lal, former DGP of UP, is a 1977 batch IPS of UP cadre.

Singh joins as DDG, NCB
R P Singh, IGP Uttar Pradesh Police has joined as IG/DDG Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Northern Range, New Delhi. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Anand Mohan returns to Delhi
Anand Mohan, IGP, Andaman & Nicobar Police is back to Delhi and joined as IG/Jt. Commissioner of Police, Delhi. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

IAS and IPS reshuffle in UP soon
A major IAS and IPS reshuffle is expected to take place in Uttar Pradesh in a week or two.

Jharkhand Governor wants PS
Jharkhand Governor Sayed Ahmed is looking for the appointment of an IAS officer as his Principal Secretary.

Rajiv Jain gets new assignment
Rajiv Jain, Additional Director(X) SIB Delhi, Intelligence Bureau, Government of India, has been transferred as (ADX) HQ, Intelligence Bureau, New Delhi He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Will Chandra be back to his parent cadre?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Subhash Chandra, Joint Secretary (G/Air) Ministry of Defence is likely to move back to his parent cadre as he has completed his tenure in deputation in centre. Chandra is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

R K Singh poised for GM (Constructions), North Frontier Railways
R K Singh, Chief Electrical Engineer, East Central Railway, is reportedly poised to move to North Frontier Railways as GM, Constructions. Conventionally; the slot of GM (Construction) is given to an Indian Engineering Services officer having Civils as trade. Singh, seemingly, would be setting an uncommon example, though not exceptional, by making it as GM (Construction). He is an IES officer with Electricals as trade.

Madhuresh Kumar poised for GM, East Central Railway
Madhuresh Kumar, Principal Chief Engineer, Northern Railway is poised to move Delhi from Hazipur as GM, East Central Railway. The 'open line' assignment to Madhuresh as GM, ECR means hereby that from future perspective he would be having brighter prospects to make it as Member Railway Board. He is an Indian Engineering Services officer with Civils as trade.

ECIL CMD Sanjeev Loomba to retire in Feb
Sanjeev Loomba, acting Chairman &Managing Director and Director (Personnel), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), is retiring in February, 2013. He is a retired army officer. Loomba, SM, was commissioned in the Armed Corps on 23rd December, 1973.

Orders of V S B Babu issued
The orders of V S B Babu GM, NPCL, for the appointment of Director (Personnel) Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), have been issued.
(We said this on August 13, 2012)

Rai is RPO in Gaziabad
R N Rai has taken over as new Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Gaziabad.

Pise moves to London
Deputy High Commissioner in Port Louis L Prashant Pise has been moved to Indian High Commission in London.

1982 batch IPS gets DG rank in Haryana
Two 1982 batch IPS officers Anil Dabra and Parminder Raj have been promoted to the rank of DG in Haryana.

Five day orientation programme for CSS officers from Jan 28
A five-day orientation programme for joining Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officers under the Central Staff scheme is being held at the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, New Delhi, from January 28, 2013 to February 1, 2013.

HRD Ministry clears appointment of Prof Sobtia
The HRD Ministry has cleared the name of Prof RC Sobtia for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Babasahed Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.

Vineet Chawdhry returns to Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
After completion of central deputation tenure Vineet Chawdhry is back to the parent Himachal Pradesh cadre. On return 1982 batch IAS officer Chawdhry has been appointed ,as Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) and Printing and Stationery.

Officers of Odisha State service awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Odisha State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers include: Biswanath Mallick, Ananda Chandra Sial, Mahendra Kumar Malik, Pravakar Pradhan and William Bilung.

CORPORATE

Did Hinduja Brothers persuade BJP leadership ?
There are rumours that the expelled BJP leader Ram Jethmalani was re-inducted into the party at the behest of Hinduja Brothers.

Singh appointed Director on SBI Central Board

Harichandra Bahadur Singh has been appointed as Director on State Bank of India's Central Board of Directors.

Chopra is new President of Oberoi Group
Executive Vice President of the Group Kapil Chopra has been appointed as President, of Oberoi Group.

Vittal is new CEO of Airtel India
Gopal Vittal has been appointed new CEO of the Airtel India. Vittal has held several important assignments.He will succeed Sanjay Kapoor.

Sudarshan is LIC Nominee on Essar Oil Board
Essar Oil Ltd has appointed R Sudarshan as Nominee of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on the Board of Directors of the company.

Bajalia ceases to be IDBI Nominee Director on JSW Energy Ltd Board
Tilak Raj Bajalia has ceased to be the Nominee Director of IDBI Bank on the Board of Directors of JSW Energy Ltd.

Nandakumar re-appointed MD & CEO, Mannapuram Finance Ltd
Manappuram Finance Ltd has re-appointed V P Nandakumar as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Sanghi ceases to be Director & COO, UT Ltd
Vivek Sanghi has been ceased to be the Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of UT Ltd.

Batra appointed Addl. Director, Winsome Textile Industries Ltd
Winsome Textile Industries Ltd has appointed Amrit Lal Batra as Additional Director of the company.

Patni appointed Director, Subhkam Capital Ltd
Shailendra Kumar Patni has been appointed as a Director of Subhkam Capital Ltd.

Asokan appointed Company Secy., Elango Industries Ltd
N Asokan has been appointed as Company Secretary of Elango Industries Ltd.

Nayak appointed Addl. Director, Phoenix Mills Ltd
Phoenix Mills Ltd has appointed Gautam Nayak as an Additional Director of the company.

Govindarajan appointed COO, Royal Enfield?
Royal Enfield has appointed B Govindarajan as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company.

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Pakistan Politics

This is with reference to Tahir ul Qadri's so called 'million march' in Pakistan. It must be understood that Qadri is the Army's (read ISI) prop who are discomfitured with the relative stability of the civilian government. To overcome their 'withdrawal symptoms' the army first teamed up with the Chief Justice who tried to unseat the government by playing up the 'memogate case' and the NRO contempt case but failed to deliver the anticipated judicial coup. Next came Imrankhan whose promise of a 'tsunami of support' too failed to materialise. The army then propped up an assortment of militants including the LeT under the impressive and emotive name 'Defence of Pakistan Committee' (Diefa e Pakistan Committee) who fizzled out soon after threats of a march similar to Qadri's but fizzled out. Qadri however stands better chances because the anti incumbency feeling is at the peak as the government's term is already nearing end and most importantly the Army, the Chief Justice, Imrankhan and the fundamentalists have all joined hands and all of them seem to be acting in close concert including Qadri. After all it is no coincidence that Qadri's call for the civilian government to step down, Imrankhan's call to Zardari & Raja Parvez Ashraf to resign and the Supreme Court's order for arrest of the PM come almost at one and the same time. It is also no coincidence that while Qadri in his speech singles out the Army and Judiciary alone as honest institutions and almost at the same time the CJ remarks in open court that the government should listen to the voice of the people and 'hand over Baluchistan to the Army'. Incidentally it is the Army against whom the Baluch people have their grievances of inhuman violence.

NN Ojha

Attention I & B Ministry

First I & B Ministry should see that Door Darshan is running like without a platform. Only News of DD shows some professional work.

K M Das

Delhi Police blunders

O.K. but see main SHO senior most Inspector of Delhi Police put out of Police Station and above 1990 batch inspectors getting police station and doing blunders regularly. How they get such postings ? Some SHOs removed by DCP, because of Ego problem, not on bad performance.

Rakesh Rao