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AICC Chief weighing pros and cons of holding early polls
The party high command is weighing the pros and cons of holding early polls to Lok Sabha in the coming October/November along with the scheduled Assembly elections in four states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi - as she fears that going to the general election in May 2014 as per the schedule might keep the party on a sticky wicket as party's prospects might be further damaged by then.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Chairman Railway Board? (2) Arunendra Kumar
Member (Mechanical) Arunendra Kumar is also a top contender for the post. He is being backed by a powerful lobby. One is still not sure about the elevation.

Will Justice Chandrachud be new CJ of Delhi HC ?
Latest grapevine has it that most senior Judge of the Bombay High Court Dr D Y Chandrachud is moving as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Garg poised for lateral posting as Additional Secretary
Subhash Chandra Garg is poised to be laterally posted as Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. Currently Garg is serving as Joint Secretary, Personnel & General Administration in Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre and has been freshly empanelled for appointment to the post of Additional Secretary.

Bains to be JS Indian Overseas Affairs !
Iqbal Singh Bains is set to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Indian Overseas Affairs. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Parihar joins GoI as JS, Environment
S P S Parihar has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Forests and Environment on Monday. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on May 29, 2013)

Choubey not joining Petroleum Ministry !
R N Choubey is now unlikely to join as Additional Secretary Petroleum. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Proposal of Choubey for the post had earlier been approved.

Kumar is new Additional Secretary, Petroleum
Rajive Kumar has been appointed as new Additional Secretary, Petroleum. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Name of C K Mishra was also in circulation for the post.

Arora empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Keshni Anand Arora has been empanelled for the appointment to the Additional Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Singh empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Jagdip Narayan Singh has been empanelled for the appointment to the Additional Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Work in Railway Board comes to a halt !
After the grilling of Chairman,Railway Board by CBI, there is complete standstill of files. Grapevine is that some senior officials of the Board are likely to be booked by the agency for gross irregularities in transfers/ promotions and tenders. Meanwhile affected officers and firms have started aggressive representations against the erring officials/ Board for penal and corrective action. Some aggrieved General Managers who were not given postings in open line commensurate to their eligibility due to manipulation and favors to others are coming out in open.

Who wins battle for CMD, NMDC Ltd?
With the Search Committee of Ministry of Steel selecting two names, the tug-of-war has begun between Narendra Kothari and Tapas Kumar Lahiry for the post of CMD, National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC). Kothari is presently CEO in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) while Tapas Kumar Lahiry is serving as CMD of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). The Committee had found these two suitable persons after interviewing as many as 15 candidates on May 30, 2013.

Who will succeed Lakshminarayana in Hyderabad ?
Who will succeed V V Lakshminarayana as Joint Director, CBI in Hyderabad ? For the time being some officer will get additional charge.

184 posts upgraded at Addl Secretary level in Income Tax
As many as 184 posts of Senior Commissioners of Income Tax have been upgraded at the grade of Additional Secretary making IRS officers almost equivalent to IAS officers in future.

Will two mighty mandarins demit offices on June 30 in Haryana?
Top two mandarins in Haryana are scheduled to complete their terms on June 30. But the spectators of bureaucracy and insiders of Haryana politics suggest that both may continue for reasons yet unknown. The Chief Secretary, P K Chaudhary is scheduled to retire on June 30 whereas Chattar Singh, Principal Secretary to CM would complete his three months term of re-employment.

Date for Member, CBDT yet to be fixed
Date for the selection of two Member in the CBDT is yet to be fixed. The Committee of Secretaries will meet soon.

Kumar gets extension
The central deputation tenure of Dr Eesh Kumar, IG/Director (NPM),Bureau of Police Research and Development(BPR&D) Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India has been extended for one year. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Mordia joins BSF awaits posting
Piyush Mordia joins BSF but the posting is yet to take place. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of U P cadre who previously served as DIG, Faizabad.

Garg joins as Director (Fin), NJMC
Yogesh Kumar Garg, GM, NSC, has taken over as Director (Finance), National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited (NJMC) on June 4, 2013.
(We said this on Nov 9, 2012)

Kumar is acting Chairman of JNPT
N N Kumar is now acting Chairman of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai. He is a 1983 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Pradhan deputed as DG, Sports Authority of Gujarat
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Sandip Pradhan has been deputed as Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar in Government of Gujarat for a period of three years.

PESB invites applications for Director (Commercial), SAIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of the Director (Commercial), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) lying vacant since May 2, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before July 1, 2013.

Dorjee granted non-functional upgradation
C K Dorjee, Director, PIB, Gangtok, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

Sharma empanelled in GoI
Jitendra Sharma has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Punjab cadre.

18 posts of Judges vacant in Calcutta HC
As many as 18 posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Calcutta High Court against 58 approved strength including seven posts of Permanent Judges against 45 approved strength and 11 of Additional Judges against 13 approved strength.

Selvaraj likely to join central deputation
K Selvaraj is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Haryana.

Kumar moves from Tashkent
Second Secretary in Tashkent, Manoj Kumar has been moved to Ho Chi Minha City as Consul.

A K Kaushik joins as Director (Fin), HUDCO (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Kaushik has taken over as Director Finance, Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO). He is a senior member of Institute of Cost % Works Accountants of India. Kaushik has over 39 years of experience in the field of Finance and Accounts discipline of private sector, state government and undertaking of central Government.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
A number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Abhay Kumar has been appointed as Jaipur Development Authority Commissioner while Kuldeep Ranka will now be Secretary, State Disaster Management & Rural Development and Neeraj K Pawan was posted as Collector, Bharatpur. Similarly, Arushi Ajey Malik has been posted as Collector, Jhunjhunu; Purna Chandra Kishan as Collector of Hanumangarh; Dungarpur collector Punam has been transferred to Sawai Madhopur and Vikram Singh Chauhan as Collector, Dungarpur; Anandhi as Bundi collector; She is replaced by Kamlesh Kumar Singhal; Raghuvir Singh Meena as Collector, Sirohi; Muktanand Agrawal as Collector, Dausa; Lalchand Aswal as Tonk collector; Kumarpal Gautam is also collector, Dholpur; Narayan Lal Meena as Jaisalmer collector; CM Meena is also chairman, Revenue Board, Ajmer; Sudarsan Sethi is given GAD; OP Meena gets charge of forests and environment; Umrao Salodia as additional chief secretary, transport department; Bhawani Singh Detha shifted to home department as special secretary; Ravi Kumar Surpur as deputy secretary, health. Jitendra Kumar Soni special officer in personnel; Neha Giri as sub-divisional officer, Mount Abu.

NMDC declares highest ever 700% dividend for 2012-13 fiscal (UPDATED)
NMDC has declared that the total dividend for the year 2012-13 would be @ 700% per equity share, which is the highest ever paid so far. While an interim dividend @ 300% per equity share has already been paid for the year 2012-13, the Board of Directors have further recommended, payment of final dividend @ 400% on the paid up equity share capital of the company subject to shareholders approval.

The Company, official sources said, has achieved a record production and sales of iron ore for the 4thquarter (2012-13) at 9.57 MT and 8.24 MT respectively representing an increase of 37.5% and 28% respectively in comparison to 4th quarter of 2011-12. The Company also recorded a growth of 23.5% in the turnover of the 4th quarter (2012-13) at Rs.3,204 crore compared to CPLY of Rs.2,595 crore.

Speaking on the occasion, NMDC Chairman C S Verma said, "NMDC has been in the forefront for providing raw material security to the steel industry. In spite of challenges, NMDC is adhering to play the pivotal role in the industrial development of the country. With the increase of demand of iron ore from the domestic steel industry, NMDC collective would be committed to produce 48 MT iron ore production by 2014-15."

Charge of Director (E R&D) in BHEL with company's CMD (UPDATED)
The charge of Director (E R&D) in the BHEL is for the time being with the company's CMD BP Rao since A V Krishnan, ED, BHEL, Trichy, who was to succeed O P Bhutani as the Director (Engineering, Research and Development - E R&D) is yet to assume his new office. Bhutani has retired on May 31, 2013.

Ms Rekha Gupta is also Commissioner, Child Directorate in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Ms Rekha Gupta has been assigned an additional charge of Commissioner, Child Directorate, Rajasthan. She is an officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sudharshan Sethi assigned additional charges in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Sudharshan Sethi has been assigned additional charges of ACS, GAD, Civil Aviation, Estate, Motor Garage, Administrative Reforms, Coordination and Stamp. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Krishan Kumar Jalan posted as CPF Commissioner (UPDATED)
Krishan Kumar Jalan, at present in the cadre, has been appointed as Central Provident Fund Commissioner in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

CORPORATE

J S Kaushal joins as Director (Personnel), CWC
J S Kaushal, GM, IOCL, has taken over as Director (Personnel), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) on June 3, 2013.He is a gold medalist in Masters Degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and a law graduate as well. He has 33 years of rich experience in all facets of HR function out of which 30 years in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd itself.
(We said this on Nov 26, 2012)

Roy resigns as CFO, Hind Industries Ltd
Amitabh Benoy Roy has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Hind Industries Ltd.

Jena nominated as Director, Punjab & Sind Bank Ltd
The Central Government has nominated Pradipta K Jena, Chief General Manager (CGM) and Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Patna, as Director of Punjab & Sind Bank Ltd.

Rao nominated as Director, Syndicate Bank
The Central Government has nominated M Rajeshwar Rao as Director on the Board of Directors of Syndicate Bank with immediate effect.

Rai resigns as Chairman, TFCI
AtuI Kumar Rai has resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd (TFCI).

Jindal appointed Govt. Nominee Director of TFCI
The Central Government has appointed Sanjeev Kumar Jindal, Director, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd (TFCI)

Kewalramani resigns as Director of Piramal Glass Ltd
Bharat Kewalramani has resigned as Director of Piramal Glass Ltd.

Patel ceases to be Director, Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd
Mahendra Patel has ceased to be a Director of Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd.

Chimalgi appointed Company Secretary of Surana Ventures Ltd
Surana Ventures Limited has appointed Badrish H Chimalgi as Company Secretary of the company.

Jodhani resigns as Company Secretary of Surana Telecom Power Ltd
Vinamrata Jodhani has resigned as Company Secretary of Surana Telecom and Power Ltd.

Maheshwari appointed CEO, Shri Nataraj Ceramic and Chemical Industries Ltd
Shri Nataraj Ceramic And Chemical Industries Limited has appointed C N Maheshwari, Deputy Executive Director (Operations) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Srivastava appointed CFO, Shri Nataraj Ceramic and Chemical Industries Ltd
S K Srivastava, General Manager (Accounts & Taxation) of Shri Nataraj Ceramic and Chemical Industries Ltd has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company with immediate effect.

Sunder resigns as Non Exec. Director of Dynamatic Technologies Ltd
V Sunder has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Dynamatic Technologies Ltd due to his other professional commitments.

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What about the new appointment ?

Odisha High Court will now run with less than 50% of the sanctioned strength. Is anybody hearing?

Trilochan Nath

Media teams doing better than police

Highly supervised and trained team of district police that is supervised and prepared by chain of IPS officers starting from SSP,DIG range, IG range, Few Addl DGs, Spl. DGs reached place of occurrence in May 25 incident after 3 hours, much after the arrival of few media teams. What a supervision and performance of highly qualified Generals from IPS leadership. Congress lost top leadership in this ambush, BJP must remember this police leadership will not change its ways, until made accountable. NIA has written to MHA about Media teams doing better than police in reaching place of incident where Maoists' ambushed congress convoy

Aridaman

Reservation is a concession and not a ladder

Some write ups suggest that only with the reservation facility the poor and dalits will be able to excel in the careers and that but for the reservation they are doomed. Reservation is a concession and not a ladder per se for career improvement. The basic perception itself having changed over a period of time. Let us openly call the concessions as a vested right of permanent feature and be done with all the useless debates in future in this regard.

Nathan

CSS at par with IAS !

Time has now started to treat CSS at par with IAS and are doing courses together. A very good move.

Ramasri K