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POLITICS

SEBI, Judiciary and Sahara ?
At a high level get-together a question was asked- Who is powerful in India? Judiciary, SEBI or Sahara ? Answer will be known in the months to come.

Who is speech writer for Rahul Gandhi?
Jairam Ramesh is the speech writer for the young turk but G Mohan Gopal, a Harvard Lawyer and Director of Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies is Rahul's intellectual support.

Tripura CM annoyed
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar is quite upset over changing the Governor of Tripura. Normally, Governor's appointment is always taken in consultation with the Chief Minister of the concerned state.

Is Congress making a comeback in Karnataka ?
In the recent bypolls Congress has bagged a majority in the state, the BJP was a loser because of the votes that were cut by Yedurappa. Will Rajnath Singh be able to win him back in the fold still before the assembly elections in May?

Will investigative agency file interim report ?
An investigative agency is finding it difficult to corroborate evidence in what would have been an open -and-shut case of criminality 3 years back. The agency, which needs to submit its findings to apex court in 14 weeks , is likely to file an interim report seeking more time.

BUREAUCRACY

Maximum number of Secretary level retirements next year
Maximum number of Secretary level retirements in the Government oIndia are going to take place in 2014.

52 DG and ADG rank officers to retire in two years
Altogether 52 DG and ADG rank officers in the country will retire during 2013 and 2014.

New Home Secretary will not be Muslim !
Now this is certain that no Muslim officer will succeed R K Singh as Home Secretary. Earlier names of Jawed Usmani and R H Khawja were in circulation. In June IAS officer from J & K, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh or Maharashtra can aspire for the post.

Sangma to succeed A S Lamba as Secretary, DoNER
U K Sangma will succeed A S Lamba as Secretary, DoNER in the GoI on April 1 ? He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on March 5, 2013)

Prakash Mishra unlikely to join as DG, NIA
Prakash Mishra, DGP, Odisha is believed to have declined to join as DG, National Investigative Agency (NIA). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Post of BCAS to be upgraded
The post of Commissioner, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS) in Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India is reportedly being upgraded to HAG Plus.

Who will be new Member of PESB ?
Who will be new Member of the PESB ? A meeting to select the new Member is taking place on March 18.

No suitable candidate found for Director (Mktg), FACT
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has not found any suitable candidate for the post of Director (Marketing), Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT).Only two persons had turned up for the interview.

Five CCIT's to retire this month
Five Chief Commissioners of Income Tax are retiring by this month end.

Proposal of Ajay Mathur reportedly turns sour
The proposal for the appointment of Ajay Mathur, Executive Director (International Coal Ventures Private Limited), SAIL, as Chairman and Managing Director, MMTC, has reportedly been put in abeyance at the eleventh hours.

Ms Dias is new Prasar Bharti Correspondent in Dhaka
Ms Milinda Dias has been appointed new Correspondent, Prasar Bharti in Dhaka. The 1994 batch Indian Information Service officer Ms Dias is presently posted in PIB, Goa.

Senthil Rajan to return Delhi
Prasar Bharti Correspondent in Dhaka Senthil Rajan is returning to Delhi in June. He will be succeeded by Ms Dias.

Chandra S Mohapatra empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Chandra S Mohapatra has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Economic Service.

DPC for IPS promotion in Maharashtra today
DPC for promotion of IPS officers at senior level in Maharashtra is taking place on Wednesday .

One IPS officer charge-sheeted in Assam
One officer of Indian Police Service (IPS) is reported to have been charge-sheeted in Assam in 2012.

Harish Chandra Singh likely to join central deputation
Harish Chandra Singh is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

One post of IG level vacant in ITBP
One post of Inspector General level is lying vacant in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

Mohan Lal is new RC Goa in Delhi
Mohan Lal has been appointed new Resident Commissioner (RC) of Goa in Delhi. He is a DANICS officer promoted to IAS in 2002.

Five posts of Judges vacant in Kerala HC
As many as five posts of judges have been lying vacant in Kerala High Court against an approved strength of 38 including two posts of Permanent Judge against 27 approved strength and three of Additional Judges against 11 approved strength.

Bill for appointment of SAT Chief passed
A bill pertaining to the appointment of Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has been passed.

Justice Hali is Member of AFT
Justice Sunil Hali (retired) has been appointed Judicial Member in the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT). He has been posted to Principal Bench of the Tribunal at New Delhi.

Kalsi gets extension
Central deputation tenure of Nirmaljit Singh Kalsi , Joint Secretary (P-2), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has been extended for one year. He is a 1984 IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
(We said this on March 8, 2013)

D K Jain gets three months extension
Central deputation tenure of DK Jain, Joint Secretary in the Department of Rural Development has been extended for a period of three months beyond March 23, 2013.He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

V K Singh is CVO of BSNL
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Vijay Kumar Singh as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).Singh is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Deputation tenure of Sanjeev Gupta extended
Central deputation tenure of Sanjeev Gupta, Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation has been extended for a period of three months beyond May 25, 2013. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Suresh to return to Kerala
S Suresh, DIG, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Jaipur is returning to the parent Kerala cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Operation & Mktg), BECIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Operation & Marketing), Broadcasting Engineering Consultants (I), Ltd (BECIL) falling vacant on February 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before May 3, 2013.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Personnel), NEEPCO
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Personnel), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) falling vacant on January 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before May 3, 2013.

Transfers and posting of IPS officers in MP
As many as six officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been posted at different places with some amendments in earlier transfer orders in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, the transfers orders of Ashok Awasthy (1990) have been cancelled with keeping him posted as IG, Special Police Establishment, Lokayukta, Bhopal while Sushant Kumar Saxena (2005) will now be SP, PHQ, Bhopal and Ashish (2005) is SP, Bhind. On the other hand, the transfer orders of Sachin Atulkar (2007) have also been cancelled with keeping him posted as SP, Balaghat. Similarly, transfer orders of Rudolf Alvares (2009) have also been amended with appointing him as SP, PHQ, Indore and Gaurav Kumar (2010) will now be Additional SP, Ratlam.

Dr Gupta is new Director Judicial Academy, Bhopal
Dr Balram K Gupta professor of Law in Punjab University has been appointed Director of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal.

Former Tamil Nadu CS is no more
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary LK Tripathy has passed away in Pune. He was retired 1971 batch IAS officer.

Arun Kumar Singh is new Ambassador to France (UPDATED)
Arun Kumar Singh presently DCM, Embassy of India, Washington has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France.He is a 1979 batch IFS officer

(We said this on Feb 15, 2013)

P Swaminathan selected as Director (Finance), BEML (UPDATED)
P Swaminathan, ED, BEML, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), BEML Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 13, 2013. As many as four persons were interviewed for the same.

Ms Khullar to continue as Secretary Planning Commission (UPDATED)
Ms Sindhushree Khullar would continue as Secretary, Planning Commission on contract basis, for a period of two years, after her retirement i.e. with effect from April 1. She is a 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre

K P Yadav returns from deputation to RLDA; posted as Director, RB (UPDATED)
K P Yadav, SG/IRTS, presently working on deputation to RLDA, has been recalled and posted to Railway Board as Director (T&C).

Dr Kalindi Gandhi is CMO, KPT (UPDATED)
Senior Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Kalindi Gandhi has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer, Kandla Port Trust (KPT).

7 IFS officers get postings after promotions in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been appointed after promotion in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Anil Mohan has been appointed as Additional PCCF, Nashik while Dr V K Sinha is promoted as Additional PCCF, Nagpur and S S Mishra, who was kept awaited for promotion for a long time, has also been promoted as Additional PCCF, Nagpur. Similarly, A R Mande has been promoted as Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Management, Planning and Development, Nagpur; A S Patil promoted as Conservator of Forest, Nashik and Mrs Anita Patil is promoted as Deputy Conservator Forest West Nashik.

CORPORATE

Gupta appointed GM, Le Meridien , Jaipur
Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as General Manager of Le Meridien , Jaipur

Chawla appointed Director, Paper Products Ltd
Paper Products Ltd has appointed Nripjit Singh Chawla as an Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

Narang ceases to be Director, Paper Products Ltd
K C Narang has ceased to be Director of Paper Products Ltd following his retirement from the company

Manchanda appointed COO (Deals & Delights), Mogae Media
Mogae Media has appointed Suneet Manchanda at its Chief Operating Officer (COO) ( Deals and Delights).

Sreeram appointed VP (Product Marketing), HolidayIQ.com
Sushant Sreeram has been appointed as Vice President (Product Marketing), HolidayIQ.com

Mayur resigns as Director, Invicta Meditek Ltd
Abhilash J Mayur has resigned as a Director of Invicta Meditek Ltd

Dkhar resigns as Director, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd
Ms Plistina Dkhar has resigned as Director of Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.

Costanzo appointed MD, BlackBerry India?
Rick Costanzo has been appointed as Managing Director of BlackBerry India

Gaikwad appointed GM (Mktg.), Greenways Foods & Beverages Ltd
Greenways Foods & Beverages has appointed Vinod Gaikwad as General Manager (Marketing).

Sohal appointed National Creative Director, Rediffusion-Y&R
Rediffusion-Y&R has appointed Komal Bedi Sohal as National Creative Director.

Two Additional Directors appointed on Board of Filmcity Media Ltd
Filmcity Media Ltd has appointed Mahesh Jani and Shankar Parte as Additional Director of the company.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Filmcity Media Ltd
Hemant Verma and Shatrughana Singh have resigned as Directors of Filmcity Media Ltd

Chopra appointed Addl. Director, High Street Filatex Ltd
High Street Filatex Ltd has appointed Ms Prachi Chopra as Additional Director of the company.

Kishore resigns as Director, High Street Filatex Ltd
Kamal Kishore Ghiya has resigned as Director of High Street Filatex Ltd.

Warsi appointed Addl. Director, Shree Manufacturing Company Ltd
Shree Manufacturing Company Ltd has appointed Shane Ahmed Warsi as Additional Director of the company.

Roy resigns as Director (Operations), Petron Engineering Construction Ltd
G K Roy, Director (Operations) Petron Engineering Construction Ltd has resigned from the company.

Kumar appointed Independent Director,SKS Microfinance Ltd
SKS Microfinance Limited has appointed Ms Ranjana Kumar as an Independent Director of the company .

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Watch Markandey Katju's take !

Now that Italian Government has refused to send back two mariners facing murder trial in Kerala , it will be interesting to watch citizen Markandey Katju's take on this as the Supreme Court had allowed them to go to Italy to cast their vote.

Sudhir Chopra

CGHS empanelment

Government should seriously work out methodology how to empanel private hospitals like Sir Ganga Ram, Escorts, Max Saket, Batra etc so that CGHS beneficiaries can get the treatments in these hospitals. Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai should be made like AIIMS for CGHS so beneficiaries can go directly without being referred for treatment. Government should take liberal view at least in medical facilities.

A Kumar

US didn't have courage to stop Chinese

When Tinamin Square episode shook the world, US did not have the courage to stop Chinese leaders from visiting US.

Anil Kumar

Wake up friends

What about orders for ME ? Why delay? Is there some aim? It is a dirty scam like Augusta Italian helicopter deal? Wake up friends.

Kunal

Honest administrator

One of the good step taken by President of India. Prof M Aslam is very honest administrator. I think he deserved this job.

Nasir Hussain Wani