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ECI prepares list of Elections Observers for Assembly polls
With the Assembly polls in six States including Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand (under President's rule) are in the offing, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought the names of IRS officers within the allotment year 1986 to 2008 from every zone for the deputation as Election Observers.

India's oil demand holds up
For Other Asia countries, India's oil demand has held up despite aseries of price reforms, but the fall in car sales along with increasing substitution to other fuel oils may dampen demand in the coming quarters. The cut in subsidies in Indonesia, Thailand and other countries in the region could also impact demand over the course of the year.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega CMD MMTC? (5) T K Doshi, Director, CWC
Director (MCP) in the Central Warehousing Corporation, T K Doshi is believed to have been short-listed by the high powered search committee for interview. The post has been lying vacant since October1, 2010.

K P Krishnan to be Additional Secretary, DEA
K P Krishnan is all set to join the Government of India as Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). With the appointment of 1983 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre Krishnan arrangement of DEA has been restored to August 2012 position. He would look after the Capital Markets, coinage and currency, FDI and skill developments.

Sridharan to be Additional Secretary, Mines
R Sridharan is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Mines in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Rudra Gangadharan to join CAT ?
Rudra Gangadharan is likely to be appointed Administrative Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).He is a former 1975 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Malay Mishra is Ambassador to Hungary
Malay Mishra (IFS: 1979) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Hungary.

Will Vishvajit Sahay move to I&B as JS Films?
Whispers in the corridors of power have been doing rounds that Vishvajit Sahay is tipped to be Joint Secretary, I&B. Presently, he isserving as Finance Manager (Land System), equivalent to Joint Secretary level post. He is 1990 batch IDAS officer.

48 CBI cases against IRS officers
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered as many as 48 cases against officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) engaged in corrupt practices between 2009 and 2012.

T K Sengupta selected as Director (Off), ONGC
T K Sengupta, GGM, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Offshore), ONGC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 11, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Officers of Rajasthan cadre to be PS & OSD to MoS, HUPA
Reportedly OSD & PS to MoS HUPA would be from Rajasthan cadre. Orders expected in a couple of days.

PS & OSD to Girija Vyas to be appointed in a day or two
Orders for the appointment of PS & OSD to Girija Vyas, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, is expected in a day or two.

Aprajita Sarangi poised move on central deputation
Aprajita Sarangi is poised to move on central deputation. Aprajita, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, is serving as Secretary, Textiles and Handloom, Govt. of Odisha since May 3, 2013. Prior to that, she served as Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Government of Odisha.

Silas poised for PS to Oscar Fernandes
Sandeep Silas is all set to be appointed as the PS to Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Road Transport & Highways. Silas, a 1983 batch IRTS officer, is serving as DRM, Mumbai Central (BCT). He had served PS to Oscar Fernandes in his previous stint as Union Minister for Labour and Employment.

Appointment of Dr Sarkar was foregone conclusion
Dr Shyamal Kumar Sarkar is today Secretary, DoPT. Infact, appointment of Dr Sarkar was a foregone conclusion because Minister Personnel Narain Swamy in his farewell speech had categorically said that Dr Sarkar would come back here as Secretary. The 1979 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre Dr Sarkar had been Additional Secretary and Special Secretary in DoPT prior to his posting as Secretary, Water Resources.

Orders of Joshi as Director, BEML Ltd yet to come
The orders of S S Joshi, ED, DMRC, for the appointment as Director (Metro & Rail Business), BEML Limited are yet to be issued by Government of India. Presently, BEML CMD Dwarkanath is holding this additional charge.

NTPC Director B P Singh to retire in September
B P Singh, Director (Projects), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), is retiring in September, 2013. NTPC, ED, S C Pandey will succeed him in October, 2013.

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

IRS-IT officer Anupama Anand posted to CBDT, Delhi
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax cadre, Anupama Anand, on return from CCL, has been appointed as Additional DIT (OSD), A & J, Division, CBDT, Delhi.

Orders of Bandyopadhyay as Director (Fin), WCL yet to come
The orders of G Bandyopadhyay, GM, CIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) are yet to be issued by Government of India.

Orders of A K Jha as Director, MOIL Ltd yet to come
The orders of A K Jha, GM, CCL, for the appointment as Director (Production & Planning) MOIL Limited are yet to be issued by Government of India.

Air India Commercial Director, G D Brara to retire in Sept
G D Brara, Director-Commercial, Air India Ltd, is retiring in September, 2013. Pankaj Srivastava, GM, Air India will succeed him as Director (Commercial), Air India Limited (AIL) in October,2013.

Sharma to move to Customs & Excise Settlement Commission
Chief Commissioner of CBEC Karan Sharma is reportedly moving to Customs & Excise Settlement Commission in Kolkata.

PESB invites applications for Director (Refineries), IOCL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for Director (Refineries), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), falling vacant on July 1, 2014.Those willing to apply can their applications to the PESB before August 26, 2013.

PESB invites applications for Director (Technical), ECL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), falling vacant on July 1, 2014.Those willing to apply can their applications to the PESB before August 26, 2013.

IRSME officer Sheelendra Pratap Singh gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, Sheelendra Pratap Singh presently in ECOR has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

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

Tripathi posted as DIG (Comm), FTR HQ, Odisha
Arvind Kumar Tripathi has been posted as DIG (Comm), FTR HQ, BGLR/IG SPL OPS Odisha. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Major IAS reshuffle in Haryana
As many as 39 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, S C Choudhary has been posted as ACS, Transport and Civil Aviation while Rajan Kumar Gupta will now be PS Finance and Planning and Hardeep Kumar is PS, Excise & Taxation. Similarly, Vijai Vardhan has been appointed as PS, Environment; Sanjeev Kaushal as PS, PW (B&R) and Architecture; P K Das as PS, Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare of SC and OBCs; Mrs Shashi Bala as PS, Women & Child; R R Jowel as PS, Technical Education; Avtar Singh as PS, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Fisheries; Mrs Sumitra Misra as MD, Tourism Corporation; A K Singh as Chief Administrator, Urban Development Authority, Panchkula; H S Malik as DG, Archaeology & Museums; D P S Nagal as Commissioner, Gurgaon Division, Special Commissioner, Health & Nutrition, Mewat; Suresh Kumar Goyal as MD, Warehousing Corporation; Mrs Suprabha Dahiya as MD, Dairy Development Coop. Fedration Ltd; Vijayendra Kumar as DG, Technical Education; Chander Parkash as Commissioner, Rohtak Division; Ramesh Krishna as DG, Medical Education & Research and Secretary; Brijendra Singh as Director, Agriculture and Special Secretary, Agriculture and MD, Agro Industries Corporation; Pankaj Agarwal as Transport Commissioner and Special Secretary, Transport; Vikas Gupta as Director, Industries & Commerce and Mines & Geology, Haryana and Special Secretary, MD, HSSI &EC and MD, Haryana Tanneries Jind; Vijay Singh Dahiya as MD, Fedration of Cooperative Sugar Mills, Director Environment and Special Secretary, Environment; Mrs Amneet P Kumar as Special Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department; M L Kaushik as Special Secretary, Forests; Amit Kumar Agrawal as Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak and Commissioner, MC Rohtak; Vikas Yadav as Deputy Commissioner, Karnal and Commissioner, MC Karnal; Ashok Sangwan as Director, Urban Local Bodies and Special Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department and Project Director, Swaran Jayanti Shehri ROzgar Yojna and State Urban Development Society; Mrs Ashima Brar as State Project Director, Haryana Prathmic Sikshia Pariyojna Parsiad and Project Director, Rastriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan; Phool Chand Meena as Commissioner, MC Gurgaon and Chief Administrator, Mata Sheetla Devi Shrine Board, Gurgaon; Shekhar Vidyarth as Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon; Mandip Singh Brar as Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar and Commissioner M C Yamunanagar; Chander Shekhar as Director, Secondary Education and Additional Secretary, Haryana School Education; Mrs Renu S Phulia as Director, social Justice and Empowerment and Additional Secretary, Social Justice; Director, Women and Child development; S S Phulia has Deputy Commissionjer, Panchkula, Chief Administrator, Shree Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula and Commissioner, MC Panchkula; N K Solanki as Deputy Commissionjer, Kaithal; Khetmalis as Deputy Commissioner, Ambala Estate Officer for Management and Land in Excised area and Commissioner, M C Ambala; Chander Shekhar as Deputy Commissioner, Sonepat; Nikhil Gajraj as Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra and Rajiv Rattan was made Deputy Commissioner, Jind..
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Five IAS officers get fresh assignments in HP
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given fresh assignments in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, P Mitra has been assigned an additional charge of Cooperative Department while Vineet Chowdhry was also given an additional charge of Information Technology Department and Ali Raza Rizvi will now be Principal Secretary, Health, Family Welfare and Transport. Similarly, Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Ayurveda and K Sanjay Murthy was made Principal Secretary, UD, TCP, Housing, Food Civil Supplies & CA.

HAL's indigenous Dhruv helicopters fly high, support forces (UPDATED)
HAL produced helicopters - Dhruv, Cheetah/Chetak - played a leading role in the biggest ever helicopter based rescue operation of Indian defence forces in flood and rain-hit areas of Uttarakhand recently. These copters deployed over flood and landslide affected areas in Uttarakhand performed effectively in dropping paratroopers, evacuating stranded people and in supply of food and medicines. The helicopters made hundreds of sorties in the high risk zone overcoming strong winds, visibility and with virtually no space for landing on high terrains. HAL teams were positioned at Deharadun and Delhi to ensure logistic support for the rescue operations. Dhruv which can carry 16 passengers was the star performer. On many occasions, due to incessant rain IAF pilots could only use Dhruv as it was unsafe for other copters to land. Dhruv helicopters flew for nearly 630 hours during the operation and Cheetah/Chetak flew 520 hours. "The indigenized helicopters pressed into service by the Army and the Air Force in flood-hit areas have proved their mettle in carrying out rescue and relief operations in highly inaccessible areas. We are proud of it", says Dr RK Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. HAL designed, developed and produced Dhruv helicopters have been delivered to the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy and the Coast Guard. They are also exported. The civil version of Dhruv has been certified by the DGCA and delivered to ONGC, Govt of Jharkand and the BSF.

Mrs Bahuguna deputed as GM, RITES (UPDATED)
Mrs S Bahuguna, IRSME, CME, Indian Railway Organization for Alternative Fuels, has been deputed as General Manager in RITES, Bangalore.

G L Rajoria posted as CME, CLW (UPDATED)
G L Rajoria, SAG/IRSME, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been posted as CME (Chod), CLW.

Asad Alam shifted to SER (UPDATED)
Md Asad Alam, SG/IRSME/RDSO, has been transferred to Southern Eastern Railway and appointed to officiate in SAG and posted in the cadre.

Mrs Sujatha posted as OSD before installation of Foreign Secretary (UPDTED)
Mrs Sujatha Singh, Ambassador of India to Germany, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) with effect from July 15, 2013 and till her assumption of charge as Foreign Secretary. She is a 1976 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS).

Akhilesh Ranjan posted as Joint Secretary in Revenue (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax cadre, Akhilesh Ranjan has been appointed as Joint Secretary (FT &TR-I) in the Department of Revenue for a period of five years.

Dash appointed Director Food in GoI (UPDATED)
Pradeep Kumar Dash has been appointed Director in the Department of Food . He is 1990 batch IoFS officer.

Samaddar is Director Heavy Industries (UPDATED)
Sanyukta Samaddarhas been appointed as Director in the Department of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. She is 1999 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

RAS officer is OSD to Pilot (UPDATED)
1997 batch RAS officer Aakash Tomar has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot.

Narayan Singh is now Chairman of CERC Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
Narayan Singh has been appointed as Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Himachal CM withdraws recommendation for DGP slot? (UPDATED)
The latest information says that Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Veerbhadra Singh has withdrawn his recommendation to the Government of India regarding the appointment of DGP of the State. Reportedly, State Government finds itself under pressure to pick the officer from HP cadre only with seniority and wide ranging experience as preference. Few days back the Chief Minister in a response to the questions from media in Shimla had denied such rumours that he is going to pick the top cop from outside. Presently, B Kamal Kumar is DGP of Himachal.

WAPCOS contributes to PM's relief fund for rehabilitation in U'khand (UPDATED)
Harish Rawat, Minister (Water Resources), Government of India was presented cheques of Rs. 2.00 crore and one day's salary of WAPCOS' employees amounting to Rs. 8.00 lakh towards Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for Rehabilitation works in Uttarakhand by R K Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS in the presence of G Mohan Kumar, Special Secretary (Water Resources), N S Samant, Joint Secretary (Admn.), Senior Officers from Ministry of Water Resources & WAPCOS and representatives from WAPCOS' Employees . The Company is committed to the socio economic development and empowerment of people affected by unprcedented floods in the State of Uttarakhand, through its comprehensive community welfare programme under CSR activities.

Services of two IPS officers affected in MP (UPDATED)
The posting of K P Khare as IG, Balaghat range, has been retained with the cancelling his transfer to PHQ, Bhopal while D C Sagar will now be IG, CID, PHQ, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.

D S Mishra is also DG, Academy of Administration in CG (UPDATED)
D S Mishra has been assigned an additional charge of Director General of Academy of Administration, Raipur in the grade and pay scale of Chief Secretary in Chhattisgarh. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh.

CORPORATE

Jain ceases to be Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
Rakesh Jain , Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, has ceased to be Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

Bansal appointed Independent Director, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd
Sajan Kumar Bansal has been appointed as an Independent Director of Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.

Raman appointed Independent Director, Lancor Holdings Ltd
Lancor Holdings Ltd has appointed T P Raman as Independent Director of the company.

Agarwal resigns as Director, Global Land Masters Corporation Ltd
Ashok Kumar Aggarwal has resigned as Director of Global Land Masters Corporation Ltd due to personal reasons.

Patel appointed Addl. Director, Ambitious Plastomac Company Ltd
Ambitious Plastomac Company Ltd has appointed Nimesh Khodabhai Patel as an Additional Director of the company.

Gupta resigns as Director, Ambitious Plastomac Company Ltd
Alpesh Maheshbhai Gupta has resigned as Director of Ambitious Plastomac Company Ltd .

Mangal appointed Addl. Director, H S India Ltd
H S India Ltd has appointed Sanjay Mangal, as an Additional Director of the Company.

Shah resigns as Director, H S India Ltd
Nimish Shah has resigned as Director of H S India Ltd

Bohania appointed Addl. Director, Cera Sanityware Ltd
Cera Sanitaryware Ltd has appointed Lalit Kumar Bohania as an Additional Director of the company.

Mohata resigns as Director, Cera Sanityware Ltd
Narayan Mohata has resigned as Director of Cera Sanityware Ltd.

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Another way to have sycophants

Lateral entry, another way to have sycophants who will be obliged, and upright officers who speak bluntly will be short circuited.

Jaggu

Landmartk judgement

This is a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court. This will lead to a lot of transparency. This SC verdict gives us something to look forward to.

SY Qureshi (retd. CEC)

We welcome the Supreme Court's verdict.

Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP): The SC judgement on convicted politicians is historic, will have far reaching implications.
D Raja (CPI)

Don't know what the judgment is. We will analyse the judgment and then only comment

Sushilkumar Shinde

Prashant