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POLITICS

Kumar Mangalam Birla is highest paid Director
Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla is the top paid Director in the country. He was paid salary of Rs 27 crores in one year.

Top business man is Secretary of APCC
Vice Chairman and MD of Amara Raja Group of Companies Jayadev Galla has been appointed as the Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).

BUREAUCRACY

26 IAS officers retiring in July
As many as 26 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) are retiring in July, 2013. They are Diwan Chand of AGMUT cadre; C V S K Sarma and E Yellappa of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Anil Kumar and Phool Singh of Bihar; Devender Kumar Sikri and J M Luni of Gujarat; Amar Singh Rathore of Himachal Pradesh; Pradeep Gupta of Jammu and Kashmir; Jannu Arvind Ramachandra, K Viswanatha Reddy and V Chandrasekar of Karnataka cadre; Omesh Mundra of Madhya Pradesh; B Y Wankhede and A M Bharkade of Maharashtra cadre; Kirandeep Singh Bhullar of Punjab cadre; R Balakrishnan and G A Rajkumar of Tamil Nadu cadre; Pradeep Kumar Misra, Ram Chandra Srivastava, Hari Krishna and Sita Ram Meena of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Suneel Kumar Muttoo of Uttarakhand cadre; Rinchen Tempo, Gedian Namchu and Apurba Ratan Chakraborty of West Bengal cadre.

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh to be next Army Chief ?
Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag is likely to be appointed new Army Chief next year. He is presently heading the Eastern Command.

Who will succeed Subhash Chandra as JS G/AIR ?
Joint Secretary, Navy, Ram Subhag Singh or JS, Air, A K Bal is likely to replace Subhash Chandra in the Ministry of Defence. Meanwhile, 1994 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre Sanjay Garg will join the Ministry of Defence as a Joint Secretary.

Anand to move Planning Commission ?
P K Anand is likely to move as Senior Advisor to Planning Commission. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Krishna Shankar to join as Director (IS&P), BHEL on Aug 1
W V K Krishna Shankar, ED, BHEL, will be assuming charge as Director (Industrial Systems & Products), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on August 1, 2013. He will succeed M K Dube who is retiring July end.
(We said this on January 29, 2013)

Maruvada to join as Director (Fin), MECL on Sept 2
S Murthy Maruvada, GM, KIOCL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) on September 2, 2013. Maruvada will succeed C P Gupt retiring in August, 2013.

NLC Director R Kandasamy to retire in September
R Kandasamy, Director (Planning & Projects), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), is due to retire in September, 2013. S Boopathy, GM, NLC, is expected to succeed him in October, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 20, 2013)

New look Culture Ministry
There is a total new look of the Culture Ministry in the Government of India. While Dr Ravindra Singh has taken over as new Secretary, K K Mittal is all set to join as Additional Secretary. V Srinivas will be new Joint Secretary in place of Ranjan. A 1985 batch J & K cadre IAS officer P K Jain who is also Joint Secretary seems to be solitary old hand in the Ministry.

Rakesh Ranjan to go on study leave
Joint Secretary ,Culture, in the Government of India, Rakesh Ranjan is going on one year study leave. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Rear Admiral Atul Jain to move to Mumbai
Rear Admiral Atul Jin is being tipped to be Flag Officer, Maharashtra and Goa area. He is presently Flag Officer at Karwar Naval Base.

Will Dharmendra succeed Bassi as Special CP (Administration)?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Dharmendra Kumar may be given to succeed Bhim Sain Bassi as Special Commissioner of Police (Administration). Dharmendra is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre. The guessing game has not stopped yet as who would be given the crucially important task of Administration on the onset of poll preparations in Delhi.

Will Sharma succeed Maitra as Adviser, Vigilance in Railway Board?
Along with Kundan Sinha, having brighter prospects to become the successor of A K Maitra as Adviser, Vigilance in Railway Board, the name of Adesh Sharma has also been doing round the corners as the prospective new Adviser, Vigilance in Railway Board. Sharma is an IRSE officer. Maitra is poised for Additional Member (Traffic) Railways.

Sanjay Mane to be CVO of SCI
Sanjay Mane is being tipped to be new CVO of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in Mumbai. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Orders to Railway GMs
Much awaited orders of the five General Managers in the Railways are expected to be made in a day or two.

Orders of Prasad as Director (Fin), NEPA Ltd yet to come
The orders of B S Prasad, GM, BDL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), NEPA Limited are yet to be issued by Government of India.

Orders of Commissioners (C & CE) in a day or two
Transfer and posting orders of 1981 batch IRS (C&CE) officers to the rank of Commissioner are being issued in a day or two.

21 officers appointed as Divisional Railway Managers
As many as 21 officers of Railways have been appointed as Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) at various zones. Accordingly, N K Gupta has been made DRM of Danapur/ECR while Anil Kumar Kathpal will be DRM, Ambala/NR and Sunit Kumar as DRM, Pune, CR. Similarly, Sudhir Agrawal has been appointed as DRM, Moradabad/NR; Rajiv Saxena, DRM, Raipur/SECR; Archana Joshi DRM, Kota, WCR; Rajesh Tiwari DRM, Sonepur/ECR; Deb Raj Panda, Sambalpur,ECOR; Manoj Joshi, Guntakal Junction/SCR; Ajay Pratap Singh DRM, Bilaspur/SECR; Sanjiv Mittal DRM, Hubli/SWR; Anoop Kumar DRM, Lucknow/NER; P C Sharma DRM, Nanded/SCR; G Banerjee DRM, Kharagpur/SER; John Thomas DRM, Ratlam/WR; A K Singh DRM, Jabalpur/WCR; Rajiv Sharma DRM Jodhpur/NWR; Ms Lalitha V DRM, Sholapur/CR; Chandra Mohan Jindal DRM, Issatnagar/NER; Shailendra Kumar DRM, Mumbai Central/WR and B B Singh was appointed as DRM, Dhanbad/ECR.

Kalbande to join as MD, NERAMAC today
V H Kalbande, CGM, MSSC Ltd, is joining as Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on July 22, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 8, 2013)

Two IPS officers get postings in KSPHC in Karnataka
Dr B E Umapathy, IPS, Director General Police, has been appointed as the Chairman of Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation (KSPHC) while Praveen Sood, ADGP, has been appointed as the Managing Director of KSPHC in Karnataka.

Applications for post of CEO, GVT invited
Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT) established by Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), national level multi-State Cooperative Society, has invited applications from the officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The names of willing officers can be sent to the concerned department at the earliest.

Meena transferred to Arunachal Pradesh
K R Meena who was posted as Resident Commissioner Pondicherry has been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh. He is supertime IAS officer of 1993 batch of AGMUT cadre.

Kunal and Niharika Rai back to Delhi
Two 2005 batch IAS officers of UT cadre Kunal and Niharika Rai both of whom were posted in Mizoram and both of whom whose spouses are IPS officer have reportedly been transferred to Delhi.

Six posts of ADGP created in MP
Six more posts of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) have been created in Madhya Pradesh.

Goyal's 'Vigenttes From Beyond The Habitable World' in London from Aug 5
Somesh Goyal, an IPS officer of Himachal Prardesh cadre and an ace photographer is all set to showcase the beauty of the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh before the Londoners when he exhibits 30 of his photographs covering the high altitude districts of Lahaul & Spiti and Kinnaur at Nehru Centre, London from August 5 to August 8, 2013. Sponsered by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, the exhibition is titled 'Vigenttes From Beyond The Habitable World' because most of the pictures are from beyond Kullu which in past was referred to as Kulanthpeetha - end of the habitable world. Goyal, the founder President of Himachal Birds - a forum given to the cause of conservation of avian habitat, recently held an exhibition on Indian wildlife in Delhi while the Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid launched his latest photobook titled 'Stripes In The Wild' on the day of inauguration of the exhibition.

Sharma to continue as CS of Jharkhand
Ram Sewak Sharma will continue as Chief Secretary of Jharkhand. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Rajeev Kumar to continue as DGP of Jharkhand
Rajeev Kumar will continue to be DGP of Jharkhand. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Who will be Media Adviser to Jharkhand CM?
After the Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren consolidated his mandate on the floor of the house, the speculations have started doing rounds as to who will be picked by the CM for the crucially important job. As many as three names - viz. Himanshu Sekhar Chaudhary, Shafeek Ansari and Anupam Shashank - have been doing rounds for the slot.

IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 18 IPS officials. Accordingly, Mohit Agarwal is the new DIG, Telecom, Lucknow, RKS Rathore has been shifted as DIG, Bareilly, MD Karnadhar has been made DIG, Gorakhpur, Shalabh Mathur - SSP, Agra and Subhash Chandra Dubey - SSP, Allahabad. Similarly, RP Chaturvedi has been made SP - Cooperative Cell, Lucknow , Shachi Ghildiyal has been posted as SSP, Mathura, Pradip Kumar Yadav is now SSP, Gorakhpur, Mrigendra Singh - SP Mahoba, Gulab Singh - SP Shamli, Amit Verma - SP Chitrakoot, Lalit Kumar Singh - SP Kushinagar, Pushpanjali (on waitlist) as SP Intelligence Agra, Mohit Gupta - SP Bahraich, Vinay Kumar Yadav - attached to the DGP office, Dinesh Pal Singh - SP Barabanki , Abdul Hamid has been transferred to PAC Meerut as a Commandant while Sayed Wasi Ahmad - sent to PAC (Sitapur) as a Commandant.

Foundation stone for Engineering College at Shivpuri laid (UPDATED)
Union Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone of Shivpuri Institute of Technology at Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh. Addressing massive gathering, Scindia said that Growth and development of all parts of the country are important. He said NTPC setting up of this engineering college will enhance the accessibility of local people to technical degree courses which will be of help to the people of the State besides contributing in overall development of the country. UP Pani , Director(HR), NTPC in his address said NTPC has substantial presence in the state of Madhya Pradesh. He added that presently, the largest power station in the country, the - 4260 MW Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station, is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. NTPC is also planning more power Stations in the State. Local MLAs, ICP Keshari, JS Thermal, MOP, S N Ganguly, Regional Executive Director (WRII) and the leading dignitaries of the region were present on the occasion.

Sukhdev Singh not keen on PPS to Jharkhand CM? (UPDATED)
Sukhdev Singh reportedly has shown his unwillingness for the top job in Jharkhand. Singh, a 1987 batch IAS officer, was supposed to have brightest prospect for PPS to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Speculations have still been doing rounds as who would grab the top job in the new regime?

Suresh Kumar selected as Director (PO&M), RCIL (UPDATED)
Suresh Kumar, GGM, RCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (PO&M), Railtel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 22, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Kumar shifted as Head (Large Corporate Group), SBI
P Pradeep Kumar, Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI) currently In-charge of global markets and treasury operations has been made Head of the Large Corporate Group of the Bank.

Behl appointed CEO, Lifestyle Businesses, Raymond ?
Raymond has appointed Sanjay Behl as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Lifestyle Businesses).

Srinivasan ceases to be Director, MindTree Ltd
R Srinivasan has ceased to be Director of MindTree Ltd on account of completion of his tenure on the Board of Directors of the company.

Sawhney re-appointed CMD, REIL Electricals India Ltd
REIL Electricals India Ltd has re-appointed B S Sawhney as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.

Sisodia ceased to be Officer Employee Director , OBC
S S Sisodia has ceased to be Officer Employee Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) on completion of his tenure on the Board of Directors of the Bank

Ukidave ceases to be CFO of Patel Integrated Logistics Ltd?
Mahesh L Ukidave has ceased to be Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Patel Integrated Logistics Ltd on reaching the age of retirement.

Chakraborti appointed Addl. Director, Shree Rang Mark Travels Ltd
Shree Rang Mark Travels Ltd has appointed Ms Snigdha Chakraborti as Additional Director of the company.

Shah resigns as Director, Shukra Jewellery Ltd
Gaurav Shah has resigned as Director , Shukra Jewellery Ltd.

Subramanian appointed Additional Director, Tamboli Capital Ltd
Tamboli Capital Ltd has appointed P A Subramanian as an Additional Director of the company.

Palit resigns as Country & International Head, Greenply Industries
Subir Palit has resigned as Country and International Head (Decorative Division ) of Greenply Industries.

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Things ruining the country these days
These are some of the things ruining the country these days:- (i) Feudalism of senior officers/ministers. (ii) Corruption persisting amongst government servants. (iii) Lackadasical and apathetic attitude of government employees. (iv) Lack of decision making at various levels in government functioning - In anticipation of fear of questioning due to judicial/media activism, RTI Act's transparency, unpredictable / incorrect nature of inquiry by CBI (which consists of only people on deputation from the police force, who are mediocres) wherein they could interpret a different meaning to a 'simple word' on file written with right intentions and the attitude of all current government employees . (v) Delays - because of lack of knowledge of citizens about the rules and regulations of the Government, wherein they want that their work should be done by hook or crook. Many even don't know how to fill forms and what their duties are as citizens. Many of them make a mockery of Adhaar and UDAI Card.

A Srivastava

Right of wife in paternal property uncalled for
The law relating to the right of wife in paternal property being mooted by the Government is most uncalled for and wrong. Two cases will elucidate the same:- (i) One idealist family had married son to the daughter of family having four daughters and one son. They did not take any dowry and also got the marriage performed very simply. In fact all the remaining daughters got married in a similar way. Seeing his luck the father of the four daughters capitalized on it and Infact also used money earned by the daughters, as a result earnings through their jobs, for marriage purpose. However, when the question of his son came he took dowry and got all his property transferred in the name of his son.

(ii) Three sisters, all psychiatrist cases, got separated from their husbands and are living together in Gurgaon along with their father. They are delaying decision on their divorce cases by frequently absenting from hearings. Do they have any right on the paternal property of their husband?

Satya Prakash

Fix responsibility
This is regarding mid-day meal comments by all on this forum. I feel nothing happens in India as children involved are poor and they do not have JUGAR. If Bihar CM really wants to give justice to these children, responsibility is fixed and harsh punishment be given to those involved in this careless attitude.

Harish Kumar

Change the rules
Regarding school children's death in Chapra, Bihar in mid day school meals, this is to suggest that to ensure quality and safe and hygienic food to the children, the rules should be made in such a way that the school principal, I/c teacher and cook should eat the meal first and then only it should be served to the children. Not only that, occasionally when inspection is made by the education department officials, district administration officials or the DM/Collector - he should also make a surprise taste check of the food served which will ensure that safe hygienic and quality food is served to the children. To do so or failing to taste the food should be treated as administrative negligence and people should be taken to task. A quality register should be maintained in the school that the food has been tasted and found to be in good condition before children are served the food. The register should have the signature of the cook, teacher I/c and the principal and there should be enough financial provision for providing ration to these people.

Vardan

What a serious crime in a School ?
Majority of the children who lost their lives belonged to SC/ST communities. Why not the culprits be booked under Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. Have the National Commissions for SC and ST taken this up with the investigating agencies?

ZS Nirwal, IFS (retd)

Shame on the Congress Party !
What a putty with Bansal being brought in by judiciary in the Mahesh Kumar scam shame on the Congress Party. Yes it is sayings when boss is out make hay this is what is happening in Railway Board and Indian Railways. When I was in school it was with proud to say largest rail net work was Indian railways
Kunal

Best wishes to Kundan Sinha
Kundan Sinha will definitely make some difference in the vigilance dept of Indian Railways. His tenure at S.E.Rly as COM is remembered as the honest period. I wish him all success in the new job.

Manas

Banking division should resolve it fast
It is very good forum for communicating. From the news we can know the direction of the decision being taken. Let me also add that some of the posting in banks and other financial institutions are pending for long. Can the banking division resolve this fast.

Astha

Purchasing capacity reducing
I fully agree with the concerned. At present market price very high. Purchasing capacity of lower middle class lessening day by day.

Ashish Kr Guha

TAIL=PIECE

Indians have a rare sense of humor.

A very apt description of INDIA TODAY

New Greetings from India.
May your happiness increase like Petrol Price,
May your sorrow fall like the Indian Rupee, and
May your joy spread in your heart like Corruption spreads in India…!!!

Congress is fulfilling its promise,
When they said: GDP will rise this year.
The only thing we forgot to ask them is its full form:
G= Gas & Gold
D= Diesel & Dollar
P= Petrol & Parties

Dear Father-in-Law,
I deeply regret taking a Car in dowry.
Please take your Daughter or Car back…
I cannot afford both.

Soon, Rupee will be SENIOR CITIZEN
(above Rs.60 per US Dollar);
Petrol has already become VERY SENIOR CITIZEN
In Bangalore (Rs.81 per litre) !!!

Finally it has happened…After decades,
Beer is now cheaper than petrol !!!
Now, there will be new slogan:

JUST DRINK; DON'T DRIVE !!!

We have the world's cheapest car
And the world's costliest petrol.
Sign board at Petrol pump:
Buy Petrol worth Rs. 20,000
And get a TATA Nano absolutely free.

Contributed by-Anita Saxena