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Digvijay Singh most popular Congress leader in India !
Is Digvijay Singh most popular Congress leader in the country? Many people may not agree but the way lakhs of people, cutting across the party lines, thronged to tiny Raghogarh to offer their condolences on he demise of his wife Asha Singh proved that he is the most popular Congress leader. Though there is no airport total 120 planes carrying Governors, Chief Ministers, Bureaucrats, Businessmen and religious leaders from all over the country landed at Guna between March 1 to 13.

Nitish looking at forging new alliances ?
Nitish Kumar is seeking to forge a new political alliance with some non-Congress, non BJP states such as West Bengal and Odisha. The combined numbers could become a potent force, if the situation so requires in 2014. Is this the reason why he is seeking special status for Bihar ?

Will Jayalalitha take advantage of Lanka issue ?
The Sri Lankan Tamil "genocide" will certainly be the most emotional political issue in the 2014 elections. Will Jayalalithaa try her best to tell the electorate that DMK was part of a government that did nothing to stop the killing and instead kept mum on crucial situations such as the closing days of the war ?

What happened at dinner between Gadkari and Raj Thackeray ?
With the threat of rising Raj Thackeray in western Maharashtra Nitin Gadkari has tried to soothe the tempers between the two parties. A lot mud slinging has happened over the irrigation scam with MNS calling BJP hand in glove with NCP over the issue. The stung state BJP has convinced the central leadership that it has nothing to do with MNS and that it will continue with its old ally Shiv Sena. Does the Gadkari overture meant to get MNS in BJP fold after 2014 carry any weight ?

Why has TDP remained neutral in no confidence motion ?
The main opposition party TDP has kept neutral in the no confidence motion against the Congress that took place yesterday in Andhra assembly. Whispers has learnt that TDP has some designs and that is the reason it remained neutral despite the fact that it had moved a similar motion in 2011.

Will Musharraf contest election from Chitral ?
If Pakistan's former army chief and President Parvez Musharraf comes to Pakistan to participate in the forthcoming general elections he will contest from the Chitral National Assembly seat (NA 32) in the Malakand division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwaha province (formerly known as NWFP) of Pakistan. In case of Musharraf not being able to contest for some reason, his wife Sehba will. Chitral has been selected because during Musharraf's rule massive funds were sanctioned for development projects in the constituency which had earlier suffered neglect under successive regimes. Jamayte Islami's Abdul Akbar Chitrali who won the seat in 2002 has also announced his candidature and may be a serious contender against Musharraf.

BUREAUCRACY

There is no Dalit Secretary in GoI
There are 102 Secretary-level officers in the Government of India. Incidentally, there is no Dalit among them.

P V Kumar gets three months extension
NTRO Chief P V Kumar has reportedly been given three months extension. His tenure was coming to an end on March 31.

Who will be Member of SAT ?
Who will be new Member of SAT ? Tie is said to be between 1977 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre A S Lamba and 1978 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Desh Deepak Verma.

Two Secretary level vacancies this month
Two Secretary level vacancies, Telecom and DoNER, are to be filled by this month end. Secretary Telecom Rentala Chandrasekhar and Secretary DoNER A S Lamba are retiring on March 31. While U K Sangma is taking over as Secretary DoNER, Secretary Telecom is yet to be named.

Appointment of two LIC MDs this month?
Official orders of the appointment of two MDs of LIC S B Mainak and S K Roy are expected to be issued this month . While Mainak is ED Investments in LIC, Roy is Zonal Manager LIC in Kolkata.

Girish Pradhan to be new CERC Chief !
Former Secretary in the Government of India, Girish Pradhan is all set to become new Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). The 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre Pradhan has been put number one in the panel.

Dena Bank CGM MK Jain may be ED, Punjab and Sind Bank
Banking circles have it that Chief General Manager (CGM) in Dena Bank, MK Jain, may be the next ED of Punjab and Sind Bank. He is believed to have been shortlisted for the post of ED after a panel headed by Secretary, Financial Services, Rajiv Takru, last month interviewed 35 candidates for the posts of Executive Director in various Public Sector (PS) Banks.

Names of prospective EDs in PS banks for vigilance clearance
The names of those selected for the post of Executive Director in various public sector banks are being sent to the Central Vigilance Commission for clearance. 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. Of them, over 24 are believed to have been selected. The vacancies are due in next fiscal 2013-14.

Sanjay Kumar appointed CVO, UCI
Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Uranium Corporation of India(UCI), Department of Atomic Energy. He is a 1990 batch ITS officer.

Ms Ganga returns to parent IA&AS
Ms K Ganga, Deputy Director General, UIDAI, Ministry of Planning, Government of India has returned to parent cadre on promotion. She is a 1981 batch IA& AS officer.

82 Director level CSS cadre posts lying vacant
82 posts of CSS cadre which are of Director level are currently lying vacant. Now resentment is brewing.

UP Government declines NOC to Brijlal ?
The Uttar Pradesh Government is believed to have declined to give NOC to 1977 batch IPS officer Brijlal for central deputation. He was to take over as Special Director, CRPF.

Bhagat to join GoI ?
SK Bhagat, Additional DG, Law and Order, Uttarakhand Police is likely to join central deputation. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Panot promoted as ADG in BSF
R K Panot, IG, BSF, South Bengal Frontier has been promoted as Additional DG, BSF. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Pathak moves to J & K in CRPF
D K Pathak, Special DG, CRPF has been transferred as Special DG, Jammu and Kashmir Zone. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre.

Reddy joins as ADG, 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 Manipur Tripura cadre.

Cadre review of CBEC and CBDT in offing
The cadre review of CBEC and CBDT is picking up steam with the intervention of FM. sources indicate good news in the offing for promotion starved officers in both the Boards. The austerity bogey raised by COS has finally met its match in the resolute FM who has realised that tax collection and its collectors deserve to be treated more honourably

Sandhu to take charge as Dy. NSA on March 20
The outgoing IB Chief Nehchal Sandhu is all set to take charge from Vijay Latha Reddy as the new Deputy National Security Advisor ( NSA) to the GoI. He is a 1973 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

(We said this on December 18, 2012)

R S Sharma to get farewell on March 28
Ram Sewak Sharma, the incumbent Director General (DG) & Mission Director (MD), UIDAI is all set to get a farewell on March 28. One of the chief architects as the first DG & Mission Director of UIDAI, Sharma has been instrumental into the unique ID venture. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre. Sharma would hand over the flag to V S Madan, a 1981 batch IAS of AGMUT cadre IAS, the newly appointed DG & MD of UIDAI.

R S Sharma is new CS, Jharkhand
Ram Sewak Sharma will be taking over as new Chief Secretary of Jharkhand on April 1, 2013. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on Jan 22, 2013)

Madan to assume offices from April 1
Vijay Shankar Madan, the newly appointed DG & Mission Director of UIDAI, will assume offices from April 1. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre. Until his new appointment, he served as the Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, GoI.

K 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 cadre.

17 posts of DIG level vacant in CRPF
17 posts of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level are lying vacant in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

25 posts of Judges vacant in Punjab& Haryana HC
As many as 25 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Punjab & Haryana High Court against 68 approved strength including six posts of Permanent Judges against 38 approved strength and nine of Additional Judges against 30 approved strength.

Post of CMD, MMTC Ltd lying vacant since 2010
The post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), MMTC Limited has been lying vacant since 2010. However, Commerce Additional Secretary, D S Deshi (1982: HY) is holding the additional charge of the post. In the meantime, the proposal of Ajay Mathur (ED, SAIL), which was moved for the post, has been nipped in the bud at the eleventh hours.

Three officers shifted in Railways (UPDATED)
As many as three officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Railways. Accordingly, Mr Sunira Bassi, SAG/IRTS/ Railway Board, has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted in the cadre while Ashok Choudhry, SAG/IRTS/Northern Railway, is being shifted to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director/Public Grievances, Railway Board Rajesh Kumar Singh, SG/IRTS, on completion of his tenure of deputation at CONCOR, was posted as Director, Traffic(PG), Railway Board.

Five IFS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, O P Tiwari (1999) has been appointed as Deputy Director (Core), Kanha National Park, Mandla while P S Masram (1997) will now be Deputy Director (Buffer), Kanha National Park, Mandla and D C Gupta (1998) is Deputy Director, Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria. Besides, H P Jharia has been made DFO, Balaghat (Production), Forest Division and Ajay Kumar Pandey was posted as DFO, Sendhwa.

Surajit Dutta succeeds S K Pal as GM, IRCON (UPDATED)
Surajit Dutta has taken over as General Manager, IRCON in place of S K Pal who joined as Director (Finance), NBCC.

S S Malhi joins as Director (Tech), WCL (UPDATED)
S S Malhi, CGM, SECL, CIL, has taken over as Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Nagpur.
(We said this October 23, 2012)

B Dayal appointed as GM, SECL (UPDATED)
B Dayal has been appointed as General Manager, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Bilaspur.

Appointment of Shekhar Saran as Director (Tech.), CMPDIL cleared (UPDATED)
The Government of India (GoI) has cleared the appointment of Shekhar Saran, CGM, ECL, CIL, as Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL). The vacancy will arise on May 31, 2013 with the retirement of present incumbent. Saran will assume the charge on June 1,
2013.
(We said this on October 18, 2012)

Five Haryana State Civil Service officers awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Haryana State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy-2010. The officers include: Sanjay Joon, Vivek Atrey, Sanjeev Verma, Jagdeep Singh and Anita Yadav.

Anshuman Das selected as CMD, NALCO (UPDATED)
Anshuman Das, Director & CMD, NALCO, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) at Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 18, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Gupta appointed Joint MD, Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd
Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd appointed Alok Kumar Gupta as Joint Managing Director of the company.

Jhingon appointed Group Exec. President, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has appointed Rajesh Jhingon as Group Executive Vice President (Operations).

Jain re-appointed Executive Chairman, Maan Aluminium Ltd
Maan Aluminium Ltd has re-appointed Ravinder Nath Jain as Executive Chairman of the company.

Houghton appointed Head (Indian region), Ericsson
Ericsson has appointed Chris Houghton as the Head of Indian region.

Jain re-appointed MD, Maan Aluminium Ltd
Mohinder Jain has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Maan Aluminium Ltd w.e.f. April 1, 2013.

Parikh resigns as ED, Gammon India Ltd?
Himanshu Parikh has resigned as Executive Director of Gammon India Ltd.

Goindi resigns as President (Marketing), TVS Motor Company
H S Goindi has resigned as President (Marketing), TVS Motor Company.

Singh appointed CEO, Sirez Group
R P Singh has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sirez Group.

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Promotions a mockery in CBEC

Every time you read any news on the plight of the once esteemed IRS. Your heart is filled with anguish and disgust .At the time of joining no one knows which service is what and often many candidates fall into a trap called the IRS.A service with the least facilities and the slowest promotions in the top civil services recruited through the Civil Services Exams.23 years for commissioner which makes you entitled for a silly thing called a vehicle whereas the IAS and IPS from day one are entitled for a vehicle. and if you compare the type 4 houses of the senior IRS officers with the 5 acre bungalows of The IAS and IPS , you are just comparing A lizard with the Godzilla. This extreme discrimination can exist only in India.

Shailja

IPS officers are not willing to join

This is apropos the news that six posts of DIGs are lying vacant in BSF. The posts are lying vacant because the IPS officers are not willing to join BSF at this level as they all expect posting at Delhi. They are neither mentally nor professionally fit in border management to perform efficiently in the field. The same must be the situation in other CPoS like ITBP, CRPF etc. But check with CISF, I am sure that all the posts in CISF would be full.

Parashar

Not much has changed in IB

Dear Mr Mukherji, You were considered one of the finest officers in the IB those days. Your views carry the same value today as in those days. Not much has changed in this organisation though much water has flown down the Yamuna river. Even today so much of junk intelligence is collected in the form of HUMINT, though electronic collection of intelligence has improved commendably. The emphasis has to be on fixing the priority on hard intelligence. But again collection of Intelligence has same drawbacks in every other country. Crows are black everywhere.

Suresh Mandan

Derailed Indian Foreign Policy

No purpose will be served in playing a ping pong ball. Italy refused to send back its marines for trial. The country is stopping the Ambassador-Italy from leaving India. Now Italy will stop all promising fashion designers in Milan, who are learning something. The matter needs to be taken up in the International Court of Justice urgently and also at other forums. India should make its presence felt in the world giving back hard to the Pakistan once for all. We the citizen's are ready to move behind our soldiers and enter Pakistan and overwhelm them without might of population (in a careful and strategic manner). We should also pass a Resolution in our Parliament that Pakistan should have - for preparing a 'mazaaar'- demanded for the dead body of Bin Laden, whom they had sheltered and fed with Biryani in Abottabad.

Anju

Cobra post expose on moneylaundering highly disturbing.

Cobrapost expose on moneylaundering by private banks is highly disturbing.

Kumar

Great achievement

Indeed Great achievement of BOI, we are proud to be a part of BOI family

Amarendra, London