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POLITICS

What is Jairam Ramesh upto ?
Criticising the PM on every issue and making a point about vision of Rahul Gandhi who could be the future PM, Ramesh is looking for a slot either in PMO or in the North Block in the future.

Is Parrikar defying poll promises?
Manohar Parrikar, the CM of Goa, who was credited with unearthing mining scam in the state has taken a complete U turn and is now mouthing that the scam is hardly there and that there is no illegal mining in Goa.

Is Nitish getting feelers from Congress?
It is heard that Nitish Kumar is getting feelers from Congress for aligning with the party. Congress is making overtures like funds for Bihar etc. Besides Lalu drawing big crowds in rallies seems to be a worrying point.

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 ?

Who is Manish and Vijay ?
Who are Manish and Vijay managing the affairs of a Ministry in the Government of India? This is being asked in the corridors of power.

BUREAUCRACY

24 IAS officers retiring in March
As many as 24 officers of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) belonging to various cadres and batches are retiring in March, 2013. The officers include: Sindhushree Khullar, M Pertin and K Riachho of AGMUT cadre; Rentala Chandrasekhar and Asuthosh Mishra of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Dilip Kumar Baruah of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; Kirti Chandra Saha and Shiva Shankar Verma of Bihar cadre; S Saxena and DG Jhalawadai of Gujarat cadre; Chhattar Singh of Haryana cadre; B L Sridhar and T A Parthasarthy of Karnataka cadre; Sajen Peter of Kerala cadre; Gita Mishra of Madhya Pradesh cadre; K K Chetry of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Zhaleo Rio and Meilemla Pongener of Nagaland cadre; Gurinderjit Singh Sandhu of Punjab cadre; K Allaudin, S Thangaswamy, Gop Bandhu Pattanaik, Balwant Singh Chauhan of Tamil Nadu cadre and Amarjit Singh Lamba of West Bengal cadre.

Arun Kumar Singh is new Ambassador to France
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 February 15, 2013)

Deepti Umshankar elevated in DoPT
Director in the Department of Personnel, Deepti Umashankar has been elevated as Joint Secretary in the same Department. She is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Kusumjit Sidhu appointed AS, IPP
Ms Kusumjit Sidhu has been appointed Additional Secretary and FA, Industrial Policy and Promotion,(IIP) in the Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
(We said this on March 8, 2013)

Ms Khullar to continue as Secretary, Planning Commission
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 IAS officer of UT cadre.

Appointment of Bank CMDs and EDs delayed
Appointment of new Bank CMDs and EDs has been delayed. Now appointments are expected to take place only after the Budget Session of the Parliament.

20 senior bankers selected for Executive Director post in PS banks
As many as 20 senior bankers are said to have been selected for the post of Executive Director in various Public Sector (PS) banks. A total of 35 General Managers of different banks were interviewed for the post in February by the Appointment's Committee chaired by Secretary, Financial Services, Rajiv Takru. The vacancies are due in next fiscal 2013-14.

Dena Bank tops in giving prospective EDs for PS banks !
The highest number of four candidates have selected for the posts of Executive Director in different Public Sector (PS) banks are from Dena Bank.

Selection process of Commissioner BCAS to be changed ?
The selection process in future will not involve selection procedure of UPSC for the post of Commissioner, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) in Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India.

Transfer promotion list of CCITs is ready
Transfer and promotion list of the Chief Commissioners of Income Tax has been finalized by the CBDT.

P Swaminathan selected as Director (Finance), BEML
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.

V S B Babu to charge on April 5
V S B Babu GM, NPCL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Personnel), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) on April 5, 2013.
(We said this on August 13, 2012)

Four vacancies in UPSC
There are going to be four vacancies of Member in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) this year.

10 vacancies of Judges in SC next year
One should not get surprised in 2014 there are going to be 10 vacancies of the Judges in the Supreme Court of India.

1980 batch IRS (IT) to get posting
All the remaining 1980 batch IRS (IT) officers will get postings as CCIT this month. It means posting of this batch is complete.

Resentment brewing up against absorption of ITS officers
The ITS Officers' Association has given full vent to its anger for repatriation from BSNL/MTNL to DoT and deploying again in BSNL (945) and MTNL(83) for the period of ten years on year to year diminishing basis. These 1000 plus senior officers are in HAG, SAG and JAG grades. One of the office bearers, A S Meena said that the officers should not be posted outside their cadre without consent and willingness of the officers. The decision of Ministry of Communications & IT, Department of Telecommunication is not in the interest of officers, he added.

Rishi Raj Singh to get extension ?
Rishi Raj Singh, Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bhopal, is likely to get an extension of one-year in central deputation. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre. The MHA has asked for NOC from the Kerala Government.

Who will be new DGP of Maharashtra ?
Who will be new DGP of Maharashtra ? Tie is said to be between two 1980 batch IPS officers Dr Satyapal Singh and Ahmed Javed.

Aggarwal to get additional charge of Jaipur in CBI
Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, DIG, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chandigarh, will be looking after the additional charge of DIG, CBI, Jaipur. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Reddy joins as Additional DG , CRPF
P V K Reddy, IG, CRPF, Northern sector., New Delhi has joined as Additional DG, CRPF, Directorate, New Delhi in place of D K Pathak . He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of MT cadre.

M Ariz Ahammed is Director, HRD
M Ariz Ahammed has been appointed Director , School Education & Literacy in the Ministry of HRD .He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Kapil is Director, Coal
Anurag Kapil has been appointed Director Coal in the Government of India. He is a 1999 batch IRAS officer.

Justice Reddy is new Goa Lokayukta
Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice B Sudershan Reddy has been appointed Goa Lokayukta.
(We said this on January 14, 2013)

Deputation tenure of Apte ends
The central deputation tenure of Vinayak P Apte, Deputy Director, IB has ended on March 14. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

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

Name of Sanjay Singhal recommended for promotion to IG
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has recommended Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the candidature of Sanjay Singhal, IG, ITBP, Lucknow, for the proforma promotion as IG. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar Prades cadre.

Six IPS officers get JAG in Maharashtra
As many as six officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been accorded Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Maharashtra. The officers include: Sandeep Prakash Karnik, Pravin Kumar Tabaji Padwal, Nishits Mishra Karnik, Ms Jaya Kumar S, Satya Narayan, Ms Lakhmi Gautam.

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

Ms Mala Dutt empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Mala Dutt has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Economic Service.

M S Mann likely to join central deputation
M S Mann is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Six posts of DIG level vacant in BPR & D
Six posts of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level are lying vacant in Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).

11 posts of Judges vacant in Madras HC
As many as 11 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Madras High Court against 60 approved strength including two post of Permanent Judge against 43 approved strength and nine of Additional Judges against 17 approved strength.

DoPT seeks applications for Internal Financial Adviser, Atomic Energy, Chennai
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Internal Financial Adviser, Department of Atomic Energy, Kalpakkam, Chennai. Those willing to apply for this Dy-Secretary or Director level post can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

7 IFS officers get postings after promotions in Maharashtra
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.

Jha is bereaved
J Jha father of Vinodanand Jha Income Tax Commissioner in Mumbai has passed away. He was over 80.

Three IAS officers shifted in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given fresh assignments in Karnataka. Accordingly, K H Aswathanarayana (1995) has been posted as Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Bangalore while R K Raju (1998) will now be Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd, Bangalore and Anurag Tewari(2007) is Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur district.

Jeet Ram Katwal is Resident Commissioner, Pangi in HP (UPDATED)
Jeet Ram Katwal (2002) has been posted as Resident Commissioner, Pangi at Killar, District Chamba.

Two IFS officers shifted in HP (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been shifted in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, A K Gulati (1977) has been appointed as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life), Shimla while S B Islam (1979) will now be Managing Director, Himachal Pradesh Minorities Finance & Development Corporation, Shimla.

Sanjay Mishra returns from deputation to RITES (UPDATED)
Sanjay Mishra, SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation to RITES, has been posted in the cadre of Northern Railway.

Basant Gupta asked to stay back in India (UPDATED)
Ambassador designate to Italy Basant Gupta has been asked to stay back in the MEA Headquarters. He was to take over as Indian Ambassador to Italy.

Four IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
As many as four officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Prabhakar D Thomas has been made Special Chief Secretary, Jails & Fire, Home Department while B Muralidhar Reddy will now be Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Guntur district and K Surendra Mohan is Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Khammam district. Besides, K Yakub Naik has also been posted as Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Prakasam district.

Murgesh Kumar Singh is CEO, Rythu Bazars in AP (UPDATED)
Murgesh Kumar Singh has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, Rythu Bazars, Hyderabad. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

M Papi Reddy is Commissioner, Horticulture in AP (UPDATED)
M Papi Reddy, on deputation to AP State Government, has been posted as Commissioner, Horticulture. He is an IRTS officer of 1984 batch.

Naresh Chandra selected as Director (Technical), MRVC, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Naresh Chandra, Ministry of Railways, has been selected as Director (Technical), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 14, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same. Chandra is already working at the same post on deputation.

CORPORATE

Jumani resigns as Independent Director, Pradip Overseas Ltd
Sudhir Jumani, has resigned as Independent Director of Pradip Overseas Ltd

Two Directors appointed as Independent directors of Info-Drive Software Ltd
Info-Drive Software Limited has appointed N Viswanathan and Jaffer Sadiq Ameer as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company with immediate effect

Narayanan resigns as Director, Info-Drive Software Ltd
Singanallur Narayanan has resigned as Director of Info-Drive Software Ltd with immediate effect.

Sridhar resigns as Company Secretary, Four Soft Ltd
A Sridhar has resigned as Company Secretary of Four Soft Ltd.

Raghuram appointed Company Secretary, Four Soft Ltd
M Raghuram has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Four Soft Ltd.

Saluja resigns as Company Secretary, International Data Management Ltd
International Data Management Ltd has appointed Ms Chitra Saluja as Company Secretary of the company.

Rana appointed Company Secretary, International Data Management Ltd
Nishant Rana has been appointed as Company Secretary of International Data Management Ltd.

Saxena ceases to be Nominee Director, Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd
Atul Saxena has ceased to be a Nominee Director of IFCI Ltd on the Board of Directors of Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Ltd
Manish Gupta and Rajeev Thakore have resigned as Independent Director of A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Ltd.

Diwan appointed CFO, Crew B O S Products Ltd
Crew B O S Products Limited has appointed Rakesh Diwan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Ravikumar appointed Non Exec. Director, Hubtown Ltd
Hubtown Limited has appointed P H Ravikumar as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company.

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

Pola appointed Company Secy., Octant Industries Ltd
Octant Industries Ltd has appointed Sudhier Kumar Pola as Company Secretary of the company.

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Kafka Raja Bhoj, Me Gangoo Teli

Browning's brilliant attempt at satire good, excepting that it has equated Gangoo Teli (i.e. MLGupta) with the Raja Bhoj of fiction (i.e.Kafka) by misplaced association. For the scholars of Existentialism and Absurdism (like Browning), it might be of interest to note that ordinary people like me are closer to Kalidas than Kafka. The consequences of the devastating WW-II and the shock of the use of the atomic bombs might have given Europe its shining literary lights like Kafka, Camus, Joyce, Beckett, Sartre and several other luminaries but the Indian thought legacy had discussed in detail all issues about the meaning of existence much earlier. We have the conclusion in the form of 'Jagat Mithya, Brahma Satyam', which had long ago travelled to Europe during the period of Indian colonization and reinforced by the Non-violent movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India, which influenced writers in Europe as well as America. Gangoo Teli that I am, I have so far traversed the distance only up to this: 'Jagat Satyam, Brahma Satyam'. That makes the difference between the Whartonites like Browning and ordinary people like me, whose job is to extract edible oil out of the edible oil-bearing seeds of current affairs!

M L Gupta