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POLITICS
The many power centers (leading to anarchy) in UP
CM Akhilesh Singh has his power divided among many of Mulayam's close people- Shivpal Yadav, Ram Gopal, Mrs Gupta and her son Prateik and Azam Khan. Who controls up is still a question many are asking?

Who is working to split Vasudhara from BJP ?
It is learnt that someone in Congress, close to 10 Janpath, is pursuing Vasundhara Raje Scindia to separate herself from the BJP.

PM says why all are after me ?
The PM is concerned that Anna Hazare, and Arvind Kejriwal are making it personal in their attacks on the corruption issue. He said in private 'Why is everyone after me' ?

BUREAUCRACY

Sanjeev Tripathi to head NTRO ?
Outgoing R&AW Chief Sanjeev Tripathi is likely to head the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) in a month or two.

Who will be new Defence Secretary ?
Guessing game has started in the corridors of power about the new successor of Defence Secretary, S K Sharma .It is widely believed that either a 1976 batch or a 1977 batch IAS officer will be new Defence Secretary.

Justice Waghela to be CJ of Karnataka High Court ?
Justice D H Waghela, Senior Judge of the Gujarat High Court, is likely to go as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.

Justice Nagappan to be CJ of Orissa High Court ?
Justice C Nagappan senior most Judge of the Madras High Court is likely to move as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

Will Justice Agrawal to move Madras High Court ?
Grapevine has it that, Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal senior most Judge of the Allahabad High Court is being moved to Madras High Court as Acting CJ. He is later expected to take over as Chief Justice.

P K Pradhan to retire this month
Secretary, Health, in Government of India, P K Pradhan is superannuating by this month end. He is a 1977 batch IAS of West Bengal cadre.

Batchmate will now be boss ?
Can a batchmate become boss ? This has happened in the Government of India . A 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre, G Mohan Kumar was expecting elevation in the Department of Water Resources but his batchmate Shyamal Sarkar will now be his boss as Secretary, Water Resources.

P G Dhar Chakrabarty completes term as Additional charge of Secretary, NDMA
Advisor, Inter State Council Secretariat, PG Dhar Chakrabarty, holding the additional charge of the post of Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on October 5, 2012 completes his term of in the capacity. Chakrabarty is a 1980 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Rakesh Singh likely to move from MHA?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rakesh Singh, Joint Secretary (Border Management) is likely to move from MHA. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Dr Gopal is new Chairman, Tobacco Board
Dr Koothati Gopal will be new Chairman of the Tobacco Board, Guntur . He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Tyagi gets extension in Islamabad
Second Secretary in Indian Embassy Islamabad Y V Tyagi has been given extension till his superannuation in March 2014.

CBI receives 1904 prosecution sanctions against public servants
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received as many as 1904 sanctions out of 3286 requests for the prosecution trial against public servants from Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for last three years.

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 of them.

Tripathi to join NDC Course
P K Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Disaster Management Authority, Department of Road Transport & Highways, Jammu & Kashmir Government, has been allowed one year NDC course. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Jammu &Kashmir cadre .

Dr Sabharwal to join NPA
Dr Akun Sabharwal is joining the National Police Academy (NPA) as Assistant Director. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Deepak Kapoor appointed Director, DGA, Defence Services, Delhi
Deepak Kapoor, Director in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Defence Services, Pune, has been transferred and posted as Director (Rep.), in the office of Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi.

Kaushik is new Judicial Member, CAT in Chandigarh
S K Kaushik has joined as Member Judicial CAT in Chandigarh. He has come on transfer from Allahabad.

Justice Raveendran says "No" for Goa post
Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice R V Raveendran is reported to have said "No" for the Goa post of the state Lokayukta.

Thakur is new DPR in Himachal Pradesh
C D Thakur has been appointed new Director of Public Relations in Himachal Pradesh.

Alok Raj empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Alok Raj , a 1989 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar cadre, has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Mohammad Akil, Ramesh Chandra Mishra and Manjit Singh Ahlawat.

30 Group D Scientists quit services
As many as 30 scientists of Group D have resigned from the service since 2007. A total 13 scientists quit the service in 2007 while eight in 2008, two each in 2009 and 2010 and five in 2011.

Amar Kumar Sinha promoted as Commissioner, Customs
Indian Revenue Service-Custom officer, Amar Kumar Sinha has been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise.

27 IRAS officers get selection grade

As many as 27 officers of IRAS have been placed in selection grade. The officers include: Madan Gopal Sharma, NWR; Ajeet Kumar Raghuvanshi, WCR; Dhrubajyoti Sen Gupta, RE; Ajeet Kumar Srivastava, RDSO; Vivek Prakash Tripathi, WR; Sanjay Bisariya, NER; Anurag Kapil, NWR; Ms Deepa Kotnis, DEP; Ms Amita Shukla, SECR; Zaigham Ali Khan, DEP; Ajai Srivastava, NER; Randhir Sahay, ER; Rohit Raj Gupta, DLW; Subhashisha Nath, NR; Shashi Kant Mishra, ECR; Ms M R Viji, SR; Abheejit Kumar Sinha, ECR; Vineet Dwivedi, NCR; Digambar Kisan Darawade, CR; Podikutty Nadar, Nesamony, SR; Ramesh Lal, DMW; Man Mohan Goyal, ECR; K Kayanaraman, SR; Arun Kumar Pradhan, SER; Bana Behari Bera, SER; Vemaraju Anantha Padamnabham, ECOR and Prem Chand Lakra, WCR.

K Vijayraghavan is new Secretary, Biotechnology (Updated)
Vijayraghavan, has been appointed as Secretary, Biotechnology. He is presently, Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore.

21st century stands for education, knowledge: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi (Updated)
21st century is the century for education in which a large force of youth is emerging to lead the country, said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at the inaugural session of the two day International Conference for Academic Institution at Gandhi Nagar adding that India has been an Education hub for foreigners. Modi further said that Gujarat is first state which enacted the Gujarat Innovative Commission and insisted on developing skilled manpower. He called upon the international universities to work collectively to develop an international standard of education. There are more than 260 universities and institutions participating in the conference.

Bhaskar to be Director (Production) BDL (UPDATED)
The PESB has recommended the name of V U Bhaskar for the post of Director (Production), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). He is presently GM in BDL.

Vijayan to be Chairman of IRDA ? (UPDATED)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is believed to have cleared the name of former Chairman of the LIC T S Vijayan for the post of Chairman IRDA.

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi inaugurates conclave on export market (UPDATED)
Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated a conclave on 'Export Competitiveness of Gujarat-Vision 2020 at Gujarat National Law University in Gandhi Nagar on January 9, 2013. This one-day conclave is being held as pre-event of Vibrant Gujarat-2013 festival being observed from January 11 to 13, 2013 in the State. The businessmen interested in export market participated in the same. Dr Anup K Pujari, IAS, DGFT, Government of India threw light on the scope of export market and opportunities investment in the same. Amit Goyal, Regional Chairman (WR), FIEO delivered the welcome speech while M Rafeeque Ahmed, President of FIEO addressed the participants.

Rajiv Takru appointed Secretary, Financial Services (UPDATED)
AS and FA Health, Rajiv Takru has been appointed new Secretary Financial Services in the Government of India. 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre Takru will join as OSD before taking over from D K Mittal on February 1.
( We said this on January 7, 2013 )

Ravi Mathur is new Secretary, Disinvestment (UPDATED)
Ravi Mathur has been appointed new Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India. 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre Mathur is presently Additional Secretary, Labour.
(We said this on January 7, 2013 )

Goel appointed MD in Delhi Government (UPDATED)
Puneet Goel IAS-1991 AGMUT has been appointed as MD, IPGCL/PPCL in Delhi Government.

CORPORATE


Agrawal is new MD of WBHDCL
Manoj Agrawal has been appointed MD of the West Bengal State Highway Corporation Limited (WBHDCL). He is a 1990 batch IAS officer.

SAIL production goes by 2% in 2012
The new year 2013 began on a positive note for Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) being headed by C S Verma , as the company recorded growth of 2% in hot metal, and 1% and 2% in crude & saleable steel production respectively for the period April-Dec 2012 over the corresponding period last year (CPLY). Production of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel for the 9-month period stood at 10.7 million tonnes (MT), 10.09 MT and 9.25 MT respectively. On the front of techno-economic parameters of production, SAIL's performance was marked with an improvement in energy consumption, blast furnace productivity and power generation by 3%, 3% and 5% respectively. The April-December 2012 period saw development of new products in the company. SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant supplied special soft iron magnetic plates for the prestigious India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). SAIL plants at Bokaro and Salem started production of IS 2062 E450 and E 350 HR Coils tailor-made for Indian Railways.

Two Independent Directors cease to be on Board of Thomas Cook (India) Ltd
H S Billimoria, Non Executive Independent Director and A V Rajwade, Non Executive Independent Director of Thomas Cook (India) Ltd have resigned from the company.

Bajpai appointed Addl. Director, Indraprashta Gas Ltd
Indraprastha Gas Limited has appointed Santosh Kumar Bajpai as Additional Director of the company.

Bhattacharya quits IFCI Ltd
Chandan Bhattacharya has resigned as Director of IFCI Ltd.

Bahinipati appointed Addl. Director, MIC Electronics Ltd
MIC Electronics Limited has appointed Pramod Kumar Bahinipati as Additional Director of the company.

Mehta to be designated ED, Tranpek Industry Ltd
The Board of Transpek Industry Ltd have decided to re-appointment Bimal V Mehta as a Whole-time Director designated as Executive Director of the company.

Talbani quits Akar Tools Ltd
Ms Reshma Naresh Talbani has resigned as Company Secretary of Akar Tools Ltd.

Dubey appointed Company Secretary, Akar Tools Ltd
Ms Rajashree Vinayak Dubey has been appointed as Company Secretary of Akar Tools Ltd.

Pilani appointed MD, Futuristic Offshore Services Ltd
Futuristic Offshore Services & Chemical Ltd has appointed Ramakant S Pilani as Managing Director of the company.

Umrigar designated as Group Director, Gammon India Ltd
Gammon India Limited has appointed Parvez Umrigar as Additional Director designated as Group Director of the company.

Shende quits GG Dandekar Machine Works Ltd
Jeetendra M Shende has resigned as Executive Director (ED) of GG Dandekar Machine Works Ltd.

Patel to be appointed Joint MD, Arrow Coated Products Ltd
The Board of Arrow Coated Products Ltd has decided to appoint Neil Patel as Joint Managing Director of the company.

Chopra appointed as Director of Bhartiya International
VK Chopra is appointed as Director of Bhartiya International.

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CBDT Chairperson be given two year fixed tenure

The time has come to give a two year fixed tenure to CBDT Chairperson on lines similar to CBI Director.

Arjun Malik

Stake sale ruled out !

GoI may recommend a bank licence or may merge a PSU Bank (Vijaya Bank) with it. Also there would not be a stake sale. Even after possible stake sale scenario, government should hold more than 51%. GoI in 1993, at the time of Repeal of Industrial Finance Act, undertook on the floor of the House that IFCI will remain a Government Company and at no point of time Government holding would fall below 51%. Government holds 56% equity. So it can sale only 5% of equity, which does not look promising. So stake sale is ruled out. GoI have plans to make IFCI world class Industrial Finance Bank - Holding Company.

Agrawal B

PIOs do not provide information

There is no doubt that RTI is a good act. Sometimes it saves lot of time of Judges. This act also controls the government work to be carried out in transparent manners. But some time PIO do not wish to provide information. They compel the information seekers to knock the door of CIC as the response of FAA is always similar to PIO. The PIO increases the works of CIC unnecessary.

Ramesh Chhabra

Govt not compromising on merit.

Merit is the sole criteria while implementing reservations. Only meritorious among SC/ST/OBC get an opportunity in promotion as well as appointment in government jobs. Non-meritorious SC/ST/OBC are unemployed and they are in millions for your information. Without merit and requisite academic qualifications, nobody in India gets a government job, be it general or SC/ST. Rest assured, Government is not compromising on merit at all.

R K Singh

Claims of Delhi Police commissioner contradicted

Following interview given by friend of Delhi gang rape victim to News channels, new facts have emerged about delay on the part of Delhi police in taking the rape victim and her friend to a hospital and claims of Delhi Police commissioner stand contradicted. The least government can do to is to immediately sack Police Commissioner ,his joint CP and DCP and withdraw medals given if any for meritorious services. Delhi deserves better police officers not lacking in credibility .

Sudhir Chopra