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POLITICS

AICC reshuffle on cards
The AICC reshuffle is likely to take place in a week or two. A couple of old faces may go.

PM praises Ministers criticize !
On Friday Prime Minister Manmohan Singh praised the Madhya Pradesh Government in the Rajya Sabha. And the same day two Union Minister Jairam Ramesh and Kamal Nath visited the state and criticized the same Government.

Jamir to be Governor of Orissa ?
Former Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir is likely to be appointed new Governor of Orissa in a week or two.

President and PM hosts party to women journalists
In a tribute to the indefatigable spirit of Women reporters, The President hosted a high tea for the accredited women correspondents at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 8. This was followed by a dinner hosted by the Prime Minister at his residence.

Investment deposit ratio of banking sector uptrend
In the backdrop of moderation in credit pickup, the investment deposit ratio of the banking sector has been on uptrend. Despite steady reduction in mandated SLR maintenance by RBI, banks have continued to maintain excess SLR of around 5-6% due to slowdown in credit off take.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Agla CAG? (12) and last
There are remote chances of an officer other than the IAS of becoming the next CAG. Though one theory of this kind is also doing the round.

Kusumjit Sidhu to be AS, IPP ?
Ms Kusumjit Sidhu is being tipped to be Additional Secretary, Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP), in the Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Anand Kumar is now OSD to MoS Road Transport
PS to MoS Railways P Anand Kumar has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways. He is a 1997 batch Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) officer.

Sharma appointed Director, HRD
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma has been appointed Director, Higher Education. In the Ministry of HRD. He is a 1990 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

Justice Mishra is acting CJ of HP High Court
Justice Ram Bhawan Misra, the senior-most Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court has taken over as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court.

CVO CONCOR Rao gets extension
The Competent Authority has approved the proposal for extension of central deputation tenure of K Rajeshwara Rao, Chief Vigilance Officer in the Container Corporation of lndia Limited (CONCOR) till the completion of the 53' NDC Course at the National Defence College, New Delhi commenced on Jan 07, 2013.He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.

Orders of K V Rao as Director (Finance), HPCL issued
The orders of K V Rao, Executive Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), for the appointment as Director (Finance), HPCL have been issued. He is likely to assume the charge on June 1, 2013.
(We said this on Nov 7, 2012)

S C Pandey selected as Director (Projects), NTPC
S C Pandey, ED, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Projects), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited at a Public Selection Enterprises Board (PESB) meeting held on March 8, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

CBI Selection Committee meeting to be held on March 11
The meeting of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Selection Committee for the selection of Special Directors and Additional Directors is being held at CVC Chamber, New Delhi on March 11.

M Devaraj joins as Director (SM ),DoPT
M Devaraj has taken over as Director (SM), Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

3 IPS officers shifted in Karnataka
Three officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, J Arun Chakravarthy (1995) has been appointed as Inspector General of Police, Forest Cell, Bangalore while P H Rane (1997) will now be Deputy Inspector General of Police, Karnataka Lokayukta, Bangalore and G Ramesh (1999) is Deputy Inspector General of Police, Security,Bangalore.

S Mishra gets another post retirement job in Chhattisgarh
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary S Mishra has now been appointed Chairman of the Delimitation of Development Blocks. Prior to this, he was with State Finance Commission. He is a retired 1968 batch IAS officer.

Sushil Kumar is Accountant General (A& E), HP
Sushil Kumar, Principal Director, Regional Training Institute, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (A&E), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Mktg), PEC Limited
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Marketing), PEC Limited. Those willing to apply can send their application to PESB before April 4, 2013. The post has been lying vacant since November 1, 2012.

Justice Ramana is Acting CJ of AP High Court
Justice NV Ramana has been appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Tamil Nadu gets new Advocate General
A L Somayaji has been appointed as the new Advocate General in Tamil Nadu in place Navaneethakrishnan.

IFS officer appointed GM, FCI, Patna
Satyanand is going to Patna as GM FCI. He is 1992 batch IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on February 15, 2013)

Vaidya relieved to join as PS to Pawar
The Delhi Government has relieved Santosh Vaidya to join as PS to Union Minister Agriculture and Food Processing. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Will Jain be CCIT, Indore ?
Name of D P Jain is doing the round for the post of Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, in Indore. He is presently posted in Kolkata.

Mishra goes on deputation to South Delhi MC
Dr Brij Mohan Mishra has gone on deputation to South Delhi Municipal Corporation as Deputy Commissioner. He is 2009 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sanjiv Kumar gets additional charge in Delhi Government
Secretary, Forests and Environment in Delhi Government, Sanjiv Kumar has been given additional charge of Irrigation and Flood Control. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Seven posts of Judges vacant in J &K HC
As many as seven posts of judges have been lying vacant in Jammu & Kashmir High Court against 14 approved strength including two posts of Permanent Judge against nine approved strength and five of Additional Judges against five approved strength.

Meena is new Secretary to Tamil Nadu Governor
Ramesh Chand Meena, Commissioner of Technical Education has been appointed new Secretary to the Tamil Nadu Governor. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.

TN IAS officer moves to centre
Shambu Kallolikar is going on deputation the Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.

CORPORATE

Marginal improvement in Services, Agriculture sectors
The revenue of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) from operations in 'services' and 'agriculture' sector has showed marginal improvement, over the previous year, with a growth of 12.83 percent and 8.33 percent respectively during 2011-12.

Sriram appointed MD, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur has appointed B Sriram as its Managing Director

(We said this on November 13, 2012)

Joti ceases to be Chairman, GNFC
A K Joti, IAS, has ceased to be Chairman of Gujarat Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) on retirement from his services from the Gujarat Government.

BlackBerry MD quits
India MD of BlackBerry Sunil Dutt has quit the company and will be replaced by Rick Costanzo.

Shetty appointed Addl. Director, Jaipan Industries Ltd
Jaipan Industries Ltd has appointed Mahesh Shetty as an Additional Director of the company.

Mehrotra resigns as Director , Jaipan Industries Ltd
Arjun Mehrotra has resigned as Director of Jaipan Industries Ltd.

Malhan resigns as Director, Punj Lloyd Ltd
Niten Malhan has resigned as Director of Punj Lloyd Ltd.

Kulkarni resigns as Company Secy. Crest Animation Studios Ltd
Kamlesh Kulkarni has resigned as Company Secretary of Crest Animation Studios Ltd w.e.f. March 9, 2013.

Jain designated as Company Secretary, Thomas Scott (India) Ltd
Ms Sonam Jain has been designated as the Company Secretary of Thomas Scott (India) Ltd.

Sharma appointed Addl. Director, Shree Shaleen Textiles Ltd
Shree Shaleen Textiles Ltd has appointed Madhu Sharma as Additional Director of the company.

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Will top brass of CBDT indicate ?
Will the top brass of CBDT indicate whether their officers have sent Tax notice to any Judge or any Politician stating that their bank accounts will be attached, if their return for a particular year has not been filed?. When taxes of Government servants are being deducted along with their salary, then why notices to them in the state of influx i.e. when their computers are yet to take up all data which was earlier given to NSDL, TCS etc. Time is ripe for filing a PIL in the Supreme Court.

Anurag Srivastava

Delay in IT refund
I have filed e-return of my friend for the A.Y.2012-13 within the prescribed period and a copy of ITR-V duly signed and send to CPC at Bangalore. The SMS from CPC confirmed that the return was received but till date the assess has not received any refund. After contacting the AO, the assessee has again send a copy of ITR V already sent along with the receipt of speed post authority in support of same delivered. But there is no positive steps from the CPC. The special attention of CBDT is urgently needed for this laps.

Koyaji

See other side also

Agreed whatever the Punjab Police had done is totally wrong and not pardonable. But one should watch the TV caption very closely. The said girl is running towards the policeman with a Sandal in her hand and the way she is giving her interviews. The girl is of aggressive nature, anything could have happened and in the fit of rage the policemen would have committed the wrong. The fact that the girl was aggressive, means her brother and father would also have been aggressive and would have misbehaved with the Police. Police could have extracted more from the Truck Driver and why will they would have not sympathized with her family members. When people loose control and do not behave in a reasonable manner such kind of incidents happen.

Nivedita

This is Wharton Affair

This is an international joke! First Wharton allows its name to be sullied as a propaganda platform rather than an academic institution of repute. Greater is the joke that it is not Americans but Indians, who lack the courage of conviction to voice their personal opinion without operating in the name of some international institution of repute like an American university or so. Greatest of the joke part is that they are Professors of English! What are you teaching in English to native speakers being yourself the L-2 speakers of English? Well, professors, can you even explain the symbolism of the "white towels" in the poetry of Walt Whitman? What could TS Eliot mean by "Datta Deh Damayanti, Om shanti, shanti, shanti in the Waste Land or "women come and go, talking of Michelangelo"? Why Michelangelo, why not these professors, me or anyone else? Literature alone is not the eligibility requirement for commenting on issues of politics, society, economics, development, conflicts, war and peace. Being professor is no licence for political vulgarity. Even Karl Marx doesn't support such conduction the citadel of Capitalism, where you are enjoying the best of life still living the illusory progressivism.

M L Gupta