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POLITICS

Arun Bhatnagar to contest Lok Sabha election from Bhopal
A grandson of the eminent scientist, Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, FRS, Arun Bhatnagar (IAS, MP, 1966) had an unblemished service record having worked as Secretary to Chief Minister, MP, Joint Secretary to President Shankar Dayal Sharma and as Secretary, DoPT, GOI, and later as Secretary, NAC (2004 - 08).He is now all set to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Bhopal. He has been intimately associated with Bhopal since 1949 (age 5 years), was Collector, Sehore (1973 -75) and has remained in touch with the area, throughout.

US economy on road of recovery
The US economy is continuing to recover, with improving consumption supported by a healing labour and housing market. Some weaker-than-expected signals from the manufacturing sector, however, have recently underscored the fact that recovery remains fragile and that challenges lie ahead. A relatively significant uncertainty is still the outcome of fiscal negotiations in Congress, first on the budget for 2014 and second on the subject of the debt ceiling; these have been postponed so far and are expected to re-emerge somewhere in the second half of the year.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega CMD MMTC ? (3) S K Mishra
S K Mishra of the Indian Railways is believed to have been short -listed by the high powered search committee for interview. The post has been lying vacant since October1, 2010.

Eight 1979 batch IAS officers still waiting in GoI
Altogether eight 1979 batch IAS officers in the Government of India are still waiting in the wings to get posting as Secretary.

Four 1979 batch IAS officers to join GoI
Four 1979 batch IAS officers currently serving in the states are expected to join the Government of India as Secretary.

Krishna Chaudhary is new DG, NDRF
Krishna Chaudhary has been relieved to join the Government of India as DG of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Chaudhary is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on June 26, 2013)

Kulmani Biswal selected as Director (Fin), NTPC
Kulmani Biswal, Director (Finance), MCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), NTPC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 9, 2013. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Kusumjit Sidhu gets additional charge
Additional Secretary, IPP, Kusumjit Sidhu has been given additional charge of the AS and FA ,Ministry of External Affairs . She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Maitra poised to be Additional Member, Railways (Traffic)
As the grapevine has it, A K Maitra is all set to make it as the Additional Member (Traffic) Railways. The 1977 batch officer of Indian Railway Traffic Services is serving as Adviser, Vigilance at Railway Board.

Mathew poised for in-situ posting as AS in President Secretariat
As the grapevine has it, Thomas Mathew is poised for in-situ promotion & posting to the level of Additional Secretary in the President's Secretariat. One of the finest officers Thomas Mathew has been serving as Joint Secretary to the President of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Will Vishvajit move from Defence Finance?
Whispers in the corridors of power have been doing rounds that Vishvajit Sahay may move from Defence Finance. He has been serving as Finance Manager (Land System), equivalent to Joint Secretary level post. The IDAS officer belongs to 1990 batch.

Post of JS, Capital Market is upgraded to Addl Secy level post
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the post of JS, Capital Markets (DoEA) has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level post. Presently Anup Wadhawan, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre, JS Capital Markets (DoEA) who is all set to be moved as JS, Banking, DoEA.

Sonali Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sonali Singh has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. Sonali is a 1987 batch officer of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

Nalin Prabhat has been designated as IG CRPF Srinagar
Nalin Prabhat has been designated as IG, CRPF Srinagar. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Four GM posts are lying vacant in Railways
Four posts of GM have been lying vacant; Mumbai (Central), Bombay (Western), South Eastern Railway Kolkata, South Central Railway Secunderabad.

ED SEBI Ramann returns to parent IA&AS
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ED S Ramann is reportedly back to the parent IA&AS.

Arundhati Bhattacharya to be new MD SBI
Arundhati Bhattacharya is all set to succeed Diwakar Gupta on August 1 as MD of the State Bank of India. Gupta is retiring by this month end.

D K Jain gets three months extension
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for extension of tenure of Dinesh Kurnar Jain, IAS (MH:83) for a period of three months beyond June 23, 2013.

Deputation tenure of K V Satayanarayan extended
The deputation tenure of K V Satayanarayan as Secretary, APTWREIS, has been extended till March 12, 2014. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Six posts of Member, Ordnance Factory Board lie vacant
Six posts of Member, Ordnance Factory Board, have been lying vacant. The Board, headed by a Chairman, comprises eight members. The posts of Members are equivalent to Railway Board Members.

Alok Kumar is back to J & K
Alok Kumar who was on inter-cadre deputation to Bihar is back to the parent J & K cadre. He is 1997 batch IPS officer.

DoPT seeks applications for Training & Placement officer in BRAIT, Parahgoan
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Training & Placement officer in BR Ambedkar Institute of Technology (BRAIT), Pahagaon. Those willing to apply can their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

DoPT invites applications for Director , CBWE, Nagpur
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Director, Central Board Workers Education (CBWE). Those willing to apply can their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Two names in circulation for PS to CM
Two names of senior IAS officers including S S Dhillon and K K Khandelwal apart from some retired officers are being overheard for the posting of next Principal Secretary to Chief Minister after the retirement of present incumbent Chhatar Singh who got a three month's extension in Haryana.

IRSME officer V Selvam gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, V Selvam presently in Sothern Railway has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

Rajesh Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Rajesh Singh has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an IA & AS officer of 1991 batch.

Kuldeep Kumar as DIG/PSO, IG Headquarter PHQ
Kuldeep Kumar has been posted as DIG/PSO, IG Headquarter PHQ. He is a BSF cadre officer.

P Doungul granted non-functional upgradation
P Doungul, Director (News), AIR, Guwahati, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

Four IFS officers transferred in MP
Four officers belonging to Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, K P Sharma has been shifted to Obaidullahganj as DFO while Ravindra Saxena will now be DFO, Raisen and K S Bhadoria is DFO, Hoshangabad. Besides, Mrs Kiran Bisen has been appointed as Deputy Director, Pench National Park, Seoni.

Jain takes charge as CMD of Syndicate Bank
Sudhir Kumar Jain has taken charge as CMD of the Syndicate Bank on Tuesday. He will hold the post of Chairman and Managing Director for a period of five years from the date of his taking charge. Earlier he was Executive Director, Bank of Baroda.
(We said this on Dec 7, 2012 and July 9, 2013)

Rajeev Rishi to succeed Tanksale (UPDATED)
ED of the Indian Bank Rajeev Rishi will succeed M V Tanksale as CMD of the Central Bank of India on August 1. Tanksale is retiring by this month end.
( We said this on June 12 )

Sunil Sharma posted as Controller, Legal Metrology in AP (UPDATED)
Sunil Sharma has been posted as Controller, Legal Metrology in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer.

Pensioners get 8% DA in MP (UPDATED)
Madhya Pradesh Government has accorded 8% Dearness Allowance (DA) to its pensioners with effect from January 1, 2013.

Tiwari to join CBI (UPDATED)
Madhup Kumar Tiwari is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of five years. He is 1995 batch UT cadre IPS officer.

Sandeep Khirwar to join CBI as SP (UPDATED)
Sandeep Khirwar is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of five years. He is 1995 batch Haryana cadre IPS officer.

Vineet Vinayak to join CBI (UPDATED)
Vineet Vinayak is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of five years. He is 1995 batch Sikkim cadre IPS officer.

Dr Shankhabrata Bagchi to join CBI (UPDATED)
Dr Shankhabrata Bagchi is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of five years. He is 1996 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer.

Bhanu Bhaskar to join CBI (UPDATED)
Bhanu Bhaskar is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of five years. He is 1996 batch UP cadre IPS officer.

Gajendra Kumar Goswami to join CBI (UPDATED)
Gajendra Kumar Goswami is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of five years. He is 1997 batch UP cadre IPS officer.

Manish Kumar to join CBI (UPDATED)
Manish Kumar Sinha is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of four years. He is 2000 batch AP cadre IPS officer.

Jasbir Singh to join CBI (UPDATED)
Jasbir Singh is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of four years. He is 2003 batch Nagaland cadre IPS officer.

A T Durai Kumar to join CBI (UPDATED)
A T Durai Kumar is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of four years. He is 2004 batch batch Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer.

Ms Roopa M to join CBI as SP (UPDATED)
Ms Roopa M is joining the CBI as SP for initial tenure of four years. She is 2006 batch Nagaland cadre IPS officer.

Deputation tenure of DIG CBI extended (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Dinendra Kashyap, DIG,CBI has been extended for the period upto June 2014. Central deputation tenure of Dinendra Kashyap, DIG,CBI has been extended for the period upto June 2014. he is a 1998 batch IPS IPS officer Kerala cadre.

Sanjay Murthy is also PS, Housing in HP (UPDATED)
K Sanjay Murthy has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Housing Department in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer.

Mittal to be Addl Secretary, Culture (UPDATED)
K K Mittal is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Culture in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Preeti Sudan to be Addl Secretary, Women & Child Welfare (UPDATED)
Ms Preeti Sudan is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Women and Child Welfare in government of India. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Sihag to be AS& FA in MEA (UPDATED)
A R Sihag is being appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of External Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Anjali Prasad to be Addl Secretary IPP (UPDATED)
Ms Anjali Prasad is being appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in Government of India. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer Uttarakhand cadre.

Mathew elevated as Addl Secretary in President's Secretariat (UPDATED)
Thomas Mathew has been elevated as Additional Secretary in President's Secretariat in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Sinha to be Addl Secretary, Labour (UPDATED)
A K Sinha is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Labour in Government of India. He is a 1983 IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Shaturghan Singh elevated as Addl Secretary in PMO (UPDATED)
Shaturghan Singh has been elevated as Additional Secretary in PMO. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

CORPORATE

Another year of excellent growth for HUDCO
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO) has completed yet another year of continued accelerated growth in its performance with a significant emphasis on housing and provision of core infrastructure. During the year 2012-13, it has witnessed highest ever sanctions of Rs 23,974 Cr (Rs 20511 Cr in 2011-12), highest ever Gross Profit: Rs 1061.70 Cr (Rs 939.97 Cr in 2011-12) , highest ever Profit After Tax: Rs 700.56 Cr (Rs 630.33 Cr in 2011-12), over 4.39 lac (4.25 lac for EWS/LIG) Houses sanctioned ( 4.23 lac units in 2011-12), gross NPA down to 5.69% and Net NPA to 0.83 % (From 6.07% & 1.44% in 2011-12), brought down Interest Rate to 8% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) from May 1, 2013, excellent rating likely as per the MoU for the year 2012-13 and above all for seventh year in a row nil comments from C&AG once again.

Amisha Sethi is CCO Air Asia India
Amisha Sethi has been appointed as its Chief Commercial Officer of the Air Asia India.

Swaminathan resigns as MD, Hinduja Founderies Ltd?
B. Swaminathan has resigned as Managing Director of Hinduja Founderies Ltd w.e.f. July 16, 2013

Gulati appointed Independent Director, OM Metals Infraprojects Ltd
OM Metals Infraprojects Limited has appointed Devinder Gulati as an Independent Director of the company w.e.f. July 9, 2013

Chhabra resigns as Independent Director, Spanco Ltd
Rajiv Chhabra has resigned as Independent Director of Spanco Ltd on account of his other pre-occupations w.e.f. July 4, 2013

Fernandes ceases to be Nominee Director, Barak Valley Cements Ltd
IDBI Bank has withdrawn the nomination of Edwin Especiano Fernandes as Nominee Director of Barak Valley Cements Ltd

Ramchandran to step down as Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd
Ms. Anita Ramachandran has decided to step down as Director of HCL Infosystems Ltd

Jain ceases to be on Board of Bank of Baroda
Sudhir Kumar Jain, Executive Director of Bank of Baroda has ceased to be Director on the Board of the Bank w.e.f. July 09, 2013, consequent upon his promotion as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Syndicate Bank.

Vakil resigns as Director, Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd
Bahram Vakil has resigned as Director of Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd w.e.f. July 1, 2013.

Javeri appointed Independent Director, Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd
Nani Javeri has been appointed as an Independent Director of Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd w.e.f. July 8, 2013

Ganapathy appointed CFO, Everonn Education Ltd
Ganapathy H has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Everonn Education Ltd w.e.f. July 8, 2013

Chaudhary appointed Addl. Director, Pearl Agriculture Ltd
Pearl Agriculture Ltd has appointed Nitin Chaudhary as an Additional Director of Pearl Agriculture Ltd w.e.f. July 9, 2013

Kumari resigns as Company Secy. Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd
Ms. Anshul Kumari has resigned as Company Secretary of Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd w.e.f. May 30, 2013

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Will it happen ?

With reference to letter by V Raj calling for whistle-blowers to expose scams and corruption, I doubt this will happen. Looking at the present scenario, it looks like most bureaucrats are engaged in some form of corrupt practices and they will not have moral courage to become whistle blowers. It is a tragedy that true nationalists are hard to find. If you see, most of the letters to the editor are concerned with issues related to their own promotion, retirement age etc.

Manu Ashar

Unfair for Himachal Cadre IPS officers

This is unfair to the Himachal Cadre IPS officers. This action of the HP Government would give the unsavory impression that the government has either no faith in its own officers or they are not competent to lead the state's police force. It will also be bad precedent.

Satya Singal

Why can't they take over as Chiefs ?

If this , then why can't they take over as the Chiefs of Army Staff, CAS and CONS.

Ved

Heartiest Congratulations to S K Jain

In such a challenging and difficult phase PSB banks need such meritorious capable and deserving leaders.

Col Pant