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POLITICS

Who is black-sheep in Congress?
There is a whisper that some black-sheep in the Congress Party is in touch with a few top BJP leaders to conspire against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Guess the name.

Who is black-sheep in BJP?
There is a whisper that some black-sheep in the BJP is in touch with a few top Congress leaders to conspire against Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. Guess the name.

BUREAUCRACY

Orders of Ajit Kumar Seth for one year extension issued
The orders for one year extension in tenure of Ajit Kumar Seth as Cabinet Secretary in Government of India with effect from June 13, 2013 have been issued. He is a 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on April 15, 2013)

CAG- Who is out -who is in?
Rumours are rife about the new CAG. Who is out and who is in? Changes are reported every minute in the corridors of power.

Is R Chandrashekahr getting some assignment in Security Establishment ?
Frequent meetings of former Telecom Secretary Rentala Chandrashekhar with the National Security Advisor has fuelled speculations about his getting some level appointment in the security establishment in Government of India.

Anil Goswami is also Secretary, Justice in GoI
Anil Goswami, OSD, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Justice in Government of India for five days only. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Rajeev Chawla is new JS, Higher Education in HRD
Rajeev Chawla has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, in the Ministry of HRD. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sahu is new JS, Drinking Water in GoI
Satya Brata Sahu has been appointed Joint Secretary in Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation . He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Work in Railway Ministry come to a halt!
Work in the Railway Ministry has come to stand still. No one knows when the appointments of GMs and DRMs will be made.

Will Secretary, Railway Board go ?
Grapevine has it that Secretary of the Railway Board H K Jaggi is being changed. One can only wait and watch.

ACC clears file of R Nair for CMD, HOCL
The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) is believed to have cleared the appointment of R Nair V B, CGM (P & E), HOCL as Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL). The orders for the joining are expected to be issued in a couple of days.

Orders of O P Tailor as Director (Fin), BCPL issued
Orders of O P Tailor, Director (Finance), BSCL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Limited (BCPL) have been issued by Government of India.
(We said this on October 10, 2012)

Raju is Principal Secretary to Karnataka CM
D N Narasimha Raju, Principal Secretary to DP& AR (e-Governance), has been posted as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Karnataka. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Qaiser Shamim is new Member of Haj Committee
Qaiser Shamim a former IRS officer of 1974 batch last posted as Chief Commissioner of Income-tax , Delhi has been appointed as a Member of the Haj Committee of India , Ministry of External Affairs , Govt. of India as per Gazette Notification dated May 6 , 2013.

Rai to be NCSC
Gulshan Rai is being appointed first National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC). He currently heads the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.

Subodh Yadav gets PM award
Subodh Yadav and his team have been conferred with the `Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration' for reforming commercial taxes system in Karnataka. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Kharola is now Principal Secretary, E-governance, Karnataka
Principal Secretary to the outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister, Pradeep Kharola has been moved as Principal Secretary E- governance, Karnataka. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

300 rooms booked by IAS officer in Tirupati ?
Did an IAS officer book 300 rooms in Titupati yesterday? This was informed by the pilgrims.

Pandey to be PS to Ramadorai
Anant Pandey, Indian Forest Service officer has reportedly been elected as PS to Ramadorai, PM's Advisor on Skill Development.

Singh is whole time Member (Distribution), IRDA
D D Singh has been appointed as whole-time Member (Distribution) in Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) for a period of five years.

Major reshuffle of 28 IFS officers in Rajasthan
As many as 28 officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Rakesh Mohan Mishra, on return from deputation, has been appointed as APCCF, Work Plan and Forest Management, Jaipur while Bharat Taimini will now be Additional Project Director (Development), RFBP, Jaipur and Sneh Kumar Jain is CCF, Wildlife, Bharatpur. Similarly, Venkatesh Sharma has been appointed as CCF (Plan), Jaipur; Ajay Kumar Gupta as Regional Director, Sariska Tiger Project, Alwar; Manoj Parashar as Deputy Chief Conservator and Deputy Regional Director, Tiger Project Sariska; Om Prakash Sharma as Deputy Forest Conservator, Pali; T Mohan Raj as Deputy Forest Conservator, Chhittorgarh; Ms V Harini as Deputy Forest Conservator, Udayapur; Sunil as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mukudara National Park, Kota; Sashi Shankar as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jhalawadp; Mohit Kumar Nigam as Deputy Conservator of Forests; B R Bhadu as Deputy Conservator, Departmental Works, Suratgarh; Ghanshyam Prasad Sharma as Deputy Project Director, RFBP, Jaipur; Akshya Kumar as Work Plan officer, Jaipur; V K Sahu as Deputy Conservator, Wildlife, Udayapur; Anil Kumar Kapur as Deputy Conservator of Karauli; Daya Ram Saharan as Deputy Conservator of Bikaner; Rahul Kumar Bhatnagar as DCF and Deputy Regional Director, First Ranthambore Tiger Project, Swamimadhopur; Mani Ram Punia as DCF (Plan), Wildlife, Jaipurp; R P Gupta as DCF, Jaipur; Uma Ram Choudhary as DCF, Departmental works, Division, Bikaner; Laxman Lal as DCF, Nagore; Laxman Lal Parmar as Work Plan officer, Kota; Rajesh Kumar Jain as DCF, Jalore; Digvijay Gupta as DCF, Bundi; Ved Prakash Gurjar as DCF, Badmer and Amar Singh Gothwal has been posted as Deputy Conservator of Banswada.

Mukhim to repatriate in June
Anil Gopishankar Mukhim, CVO HUDCO, is all set to repatriate in June this year. He completes his seven years term of central deputation on June 30, 2013. He had joined, Department of Commerce, GoI, as Joint Secretary on June 30, 2006. Mukhim is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

First MBBS, then IPS and now IAS officer
Rajendra Bharud, a 25-years-old son of a tribal widow in Dhule district of Maharashtra, has been confirmed in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) after he cleared UPSC-2012 exams. Interestingly, Bharud had already cleared Indian Police Service (IPS) exams and undergone training at NACEN, Hyderabad. Rajendra, who is an MBBS by profession, had completed his intern at KEM hospital in Mumbai.

Tiwari is Member, Secretary, Cadre Restructuring Committee for CSS
Utkarsh R Tiwari has been mandated as Member- Secretary, Cadre Restructuring Committee for CSS. In his previous stint he served as Additional Commissioner, Customs & Central Excise Department, Ministry of Finance, GoI.

Govinda Bhattacharjee is DG Eastern region
Govinda Bhattacharjee, Director General, iCISA, has been transferred and posted as Director General (Eastern Region) in CAG office.

3 IPS Probationers allocated HP cadre
Three Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2011 batch have been allocated Himachal Pradesh cadre. They are: Rohit Malpani, Shalini Agnihotri and Ajay Kumar.

Agarwal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Vinay Agarwal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch Indian Telecommunication Service officer.

Singhal likely to join central deputation
Ajay Singhal is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Two posts of DDG, UIDAI still vacant
Two posts of Deputy Director General (Joint Secretary level), are still lying vacant in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). There are seven posts of this level and five of them have been filled up in UIDAI.

Prasad to move to Brunei
Lalit Prasad is moving from Helsinki as First Secretary to Brunei on a newly created post.

Khulbey to move to Tashkent
R Khulbey, PA in HCI, Kuala Lumpur moves to Tashkent in June, 2013

DoPT invites applications for Advisor, NDMA
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Adviser, (Joint Secretary level) in National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA).Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

DoPT invites applications for Deputy Directors, LBSNAA
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of three Deputy Directors (Senior) and Deputy Director (Junior) at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA). Those willing to apply can send theirapplications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Bombay HC gets three Addl Judges
Justice Pradeep Narhari Deshmukh, Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema and Justice Sunil Balkrishna Shukre have been appointed as Additional Judges of the High Court of Bombay.

141 IRS-IT officers shifted after promotions to ACIT
As many as 141 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT). Accordingly, Sanjay Shripad Parulekar will retain in Pune CCA while Satya Prakash Sharma is shifted to Kanpur CCA and R Muthukumar was posted to Chennai CCA. Similarly, Ramand K Nair will retain in Mumbai CCA; Ketak D Desai shifted to Jaipur CCA; Latha V Kumar to Kochi CCA; Arvind Kumar K Ghelot to Jaipur; Chetan M Kacha to Mumbai CCA; Sajit Kumar Srivastava to Ahmedabad; Sanjay Kumar to Kolkata CCA; Kumar Arvind Bhardwaj to Pune CCA; Diwakar Singh to Delhi CCA; Vijay Kumar R Mangla to Mumbai; Narayanlal M Raval to Mumbai; Govind Ram Gera to Chandigarh; Jagpal Singh to Guwahati; Yaduvansh Yadav to Bhopal CCA; Kiran Mishra to Lucknow CCA; C B Suresh Kumar to Bangalore; B Brinda to Chennai; Brij Bhushan to Delhi CCA; Haider Ali Khan to Bangalore CCA; Arun Kumar Das to Hyderabad CCA; Kishore Mohanty to Hyderbad CCA; Krishna Rao U to Hyderabad CCA; Jaidev Sandilya to Chennai CCA; Hema Bhupal D Chennai CC; Ravinder B to Hyderabad CCA; Bandana Dwivedi to Delhi CCA; Rajesh Raina to Delhi CCA; Satagurudayal Sharma to Kanpur; Sadanand Bhadra to Bhopal CCA; Ram Niwas to Delhi CCA; N K Tyagi to Kanpur CCA; Mrs Radarani Sharma to Kanpur CCA; Vineeta Dubey to Mumbai CCA; Surjit Singh Nain to Delhi CCA; V Sreedevi to Chennai CCA; R K Tiwari to Kanpur CCA; Gyan Dev Singh to Delhi CCA; J B Singh to Bhopal CCA;Sanjay Kumar Singh to Ahmedabad CCA; Ashish Choudhary to Delhi CCA; Raj Singh Meel to Delhi CCA; Deepa Sanjay Hiray to Mumbai CCA; Eknath Vasudev to Pune CCA; Vinod Dhanuskodi Mudalikar to Ahmedabad CCA; Nitin B Diwakar to Pune CCA;Sheiba John to Chennai CCA; Ganesh V to Chennai CCA; Sudheendra to Mumbai CCA; Subhas K to Chennai CCA;Girly Albert to Bangalore CCA; V Narayanan to Chennai CCA; Sundar Kumar R S R L to Hyderabad CCA; Srinivas to Kochi CCA; Lakshmi S to Bangalore CCA;Akhilesh Srivastava to Mumbai CCA; Pankaj Pandey to Delhi CCA; Ravi Mehrotra to Pune CCA; Pankaj Sachan to Delhi CCA; Himanshu Tiwari to Ahmedabad CCA; Phanishwar to Ahmedabad CCA; Shiv Kumar to Guwahati CCA; Rajesh Tiwari to Guwahati CCA; Manoj Nigam to Mumba CCA; Rashmi Mathur to Hyderabad; Ramnath P Murkunde to Ahmedabad CCA; Nayana K Kumar to Ahmedabad CCA; Krishna Kumar Atmaram to Ahmedabad CCA; Rajgopal K Parthasarathy to Hyderabad CCA; Shashi Bhushan Prasad to Ahmedabad CCA; S B G Mohapatra to Ahmedabad CCA; Virunda U Matkari to Pune CCA; Harish Bist to Chennai CCA; Rajiv B Mathur retains in Mumbai; Dibyendu Ranjit Kumar Ghose to Nagpur CCA; Mahita Jayachandran Nair to Mumbai CCA;; Sujay Kumar Samanta to Mumbai CCA; Binayak Mallick to Guwahati CCA; Subrata Dhar to Patna CCA; Kalyan Kumar Das to Patna CCA; Sanjay Jha to Patna CCA; Pampa Ra to Chennai CCA; Akhouri Pranay Kumar to Patna CCA; Sukumar Sarkat to Patna CCA; Shobha R Guddad to Mumbai CCA;Gowthami Manivasagam to Hyderabad CCA; S Tamilvanan to Hyderabad CCA; Arvind Kumar Trivedi to Chandigarh CCA; P Sivaji to Chennai CCA; Harendrea Kumar Verma to Mumbai CCA; Braj Kishore Singh to Kolkata CCA;Abdhesh Kumat Jha to Pune CCA; M R Rath to Kolkata CCA; Sarathi Behera to Hyderabad CCA; G D Sharma to Ahmedabad CCA; Sanjay Jain to Mumbai CCA; Jogendra Singh to Jaipur CCA; Khubchand T Pandya to Mumbai CCA; Sanjeev H Bhagat to Pune CCA; Devinder Pal Singh to Patna CCA; Sunita Rani to Delhi CCA;Pritpal Singh to Chandigarh CCA; M Jyochandra Singh to Hyderabad CCA; Selvi Arumugam to Hyderabad CCA;T Piraimathy to Bangalore CCA; V Gajendran to Mumbai CCA; Atul R Gokhe to Mumbai CCA; Sita Ram Meena to Kolkata CCA; Anita Rinesh to Ahmedabad CCA; Ravindra Ramchandra Nangare to Kolkata CCA; Sunil Parshuram Shinde to Kolkata CCA; Yeshwant Narayan Tandale to Kolkata CCA; Arjun Lal Meena to Kolkata CCA; Amba Lal Nayak to Chandigarh CCA; C S Bairwa to Mumbai CCA; R K Doi to Mumbai CCA; Srinivas P to Chennai CCA; Rajesh Homa Pardeshi to Chennai CCA; Mahender Singh Badgoojar to Delhi CCA; Narayana N to Chennai CCA; Siddappa to Mumbai CCA; Chandavarkar M V to Chennai CCA; Narayan Parimalam declined promtion on personal and medical grounds; Dayanand Malharj Mislakar to Chennai CCA; Venkateshwarlu N to Chennai CCA; Natho Oram to Patna CCA; Chandra Nath Das to Patna CCA; R Vigneshwaran to Bhubaneshwar CCA; Jagan Solanki to Lucknow CCA; nandubhai G Choudhgary to Ahmedabad CCA; Balubhai J Solanki to Patna CCA; Ishwarlal B Patel to Mumbai CCA; G Usharani to Hyderabad CCA; K Usha to Bangalore CCA; M Muthusamy to Hyderabad CCA and S G Moon has been posted to Kolkata CCA.

Ajitabh Sharma is also Secretary, Mining & Petroleum in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Ajitabh Sharma has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Mining and Petroleum in Rajasthan. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

ONGC registers one of world's biggest CDM projects (UPDATED)
Maharatna ONGC has registered the OTPC Power Project of its ONGC Tripura Power Corporation Limited (OTPC) as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), under the Kyoto Protocol. This 726.6 MW gas-based power generation unit of ONGC in Tripura is a fuel-substitution project, which would mitigate over 1.6 million tons of Carbon-dioxide emissions per year for the next 10 years. Fetching 1.6 million carbon credits per year, this is one of the biggest CDM projects in the world. With this registration, ONGC now has 10 registered CDM projects. Such a double digit portfolio of CDM projects by a single organization is the first in India and very rare feat even globally. OTPC is being developed by ONGC as a joint venture with the Tripura government. This project is a result of rigorous efforts over the last three and a half years. Speaking after the registration, a visibly proud ONGC CMD Sudhir Vasudeva said, "Our Sustainable Development record is commendable. Our commitment to Sustainable Development is organically integrated to our Exploration and Development of energy assets".

Lakesh Jayaswal promoted as APCCF in AP (UPDATED)
Lakesh Jayaswal, presently working as Member Secretary, A P Commission for Backward Classes, has been promoted to the grade of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer.

20 IRS-Customs officers get NFSG (UPDATED)
As many as 20 officers of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in the Central Board of Excise & Customs have been accorded Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). The officers include: Maneesh Kumar, Jitendrea Pratap Singh, Sucheta Sreejesh Rout, Zuber Riaz Kamili, Manisha Saxena, Rishi Goel, Unmesh Sharad Wagh, Nitin Saini, B Yamuna Devi, Akhilesh Pandey, Somesh Tiwari, M Gnanasundaram, Pankaj Haribhau Bodhke, Manisha Rani Goel, Permual Devraj, G Machunlung Kamei, Abhilasha Mahapatra, Rajesh Fatesingh Dhabre, K B Bhat and Ashok Jyoti Verma.

CORPORATE

Central Bank of India records net profit of 1015 cr
M V Tanksale, Chairman & Managing Director, Central Bank of India, has announced the financial results for the year ended March 2013 at Mumbai. On this occasion, Malay Mukherjee and R K Goyal, Executive Directors of the Bank were also present. Addressing a press conference, Tanksale informed that the Bank recorded a net profit of Rs 1015 crore while net NPA was Rs 4988 crore with having total business of Rs 402272 crore. The Bank registered total deposits of Rs 226038 crore with aggregate core deposits of Rs 170953 and advances of Rs 176234 crore. He further said that the total Income has registered a growth of 14.52%, from Rs. 20,545 crore to Rs. 23,528 crore on y-o-y basis. Total Interest Income registered a growth of 14.16% from Rs.19150 crore to Rs. 21861 crore on y-o-y basis. Net Interest Income of the Bank registered a growth of 11.01% from Rs.5169 crore to Rs.5738 crore on y-o-y basis. Non Interest Income of the Bank has increased by 19.50% from Rs.1395 crore to Rs.1667 crore. Operating Profit of the Bank stood at Rs.3173 crore as on March 2013 as compared to Rs. 2815 crore as on March 2012. Bank recorded Net Profit of Rs.1015 crore as on March 31, 2013, as compared to Rs.533 crore as on March 31, 2012, registering y-o-y impressive growth of 90.43%. Average Business per Employee increased to Rs.973 lacs in March 2013 from Rs.862 lacs in March 2012 on Y-o-Y Basis. Gross NPA to Gross Advances has decreased to 4.80% as on 31st March 2013 from 4.83% of previous year as on 31st March 2012. Net NPA to Net Advances decreased by 0.02% to 2.90 % as on 31st March 2013 from 3.10 % of previous year. Recovery in written off a/c at Rs.282 crores showing robust growth of 89.26%, he added.

Net profit of Indian Bank declines
There has been 15 per cent drop in net profit of the Indian Bank at Rs 292 crore for the quarter ended March. T M Bhasin is the CMD of the Bank.

BARC appoints Dasgupta as its first CEO
Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), the joint industry body of broadcasters, advertising agencies and advertisers, has appointed Partho Dasgupta as its first CEO. Dasgupta has had a strong background in media startups.

Pandit to quit GroupM
Hiren Pandit who has been associated with GroupM as its Managing Partner for nearly 13 years has decided to quit the organisation. He was a member of GroupM South Asia's Executive Committee (Exco).

Mutreja Executive President of Amar Ujala quits
Media veteran Sunil Mutreja has put in his papers as Executive President of Amar Ujala Publications. He is learnt to be planning to take the entrepreneurial route in the digital space. Having joined Amar Ujala in 2007, he was responsible for major expansion programmes at the publishing group, including the launch of tabloid 'Compact' and 'Yuvan', the weekly for youth.

Srivastava elevated as Chief Strategy Officer at Contract Advertising
Rohit Srivastava has been named as Chief Strategy Officer at Contract Advertising. Srivastava, who is with Contract for 23 years, will develop and integrate the strategic planning capabilities of the agency.

TNN appoints Hemant Arora as Business Head
Times Television Network (TTN) has appointed Hemant Arora as Business Head of the Branded Content Business for ET Now, Times Now and zoom. The new business unit will focus on customised solutions and properties that enhance value for clients, creating impact and engagement across the network.

TOI appoints Rohit Gopakumar as CEO of Medianet
The Times of India has appointed Rohit Gopakumar as CEO of Medianet. Prior to this, Gopakumar was VP, South Asia for BBC Advertising. He has over 17 years' experience in the media industry.

Samir Bangara appointed MD & CEO by Qyuki Digital Media
Samir Bangara has been appointed Managing Director and CEO at Qyuki Digital Media w.e.f. June 3, 2013. Qyuki is the media start-up of filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and music maestro AR Rahman. With 15 years of extensive experience in the media and technology space, earlier he was Managing Director of the digital business at Disney UTV

Rajadhyaksha elevated as Business Head at Zee Marathi
Deepak Rajadhyaksha has been elevated as Business Head for Zee Marathi.Earlier, he was Programming Head of the Marathi channel.

Sudheer KG promoted as VP & Head Programming at History TV18
Sudheer KG has been promoted as VP and Head Programming of factual entertainment channel History TV18.

Kinetic India promotes Amit Sarkar as COO
Kinetic India has elevated Amit Sarkar as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect.

Vikas Nowal quits DDB MudraMax
Vikas Nowal has quit as Vice president, DDB Mudramax and National Head, Clear Channel Mudra. He is currently serving his notice period with the company.

Goyal ceases to be CMD, NFL
Sham Lal Goyal has ceased to be Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Fertilizers Ltd.

Britto given additional charge as Director (Technical), NFL
C M T Britto, has been assigned additional charge as Director (Technical), National Fertilizers Ltd.

Sivaram appointed Addl. Director, Deepak Nitrite Ltd
Deepak Nitrite Ltd has appointed Dr Swaminathan Sivaram as Additional Director of the company.

Asaikar appointed ED, Deepak Nitrite Ltd
Umesh Asaikar has been appointed as Executive Director of Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

Shetty appointed Addl. Director, Centenial Surgical Suture Ltd
Centenial Surgical Suture Ltd has appointed Jagadish B. Shetty as an Additional Independent Non-Executive Director of company.

Aleti appointed Company Secretary of Trans Medicare Ltd
Trans Medicare Ltd has appointed Ms Manjula Aleti as Company Secretary of the company.

Modi resigns as Company Secretary of Claris Lifesciences Ltd
Rajesh Kumar Modi has resigned as Company Secretary of Claris Lifesciences Ltd.

Kanjaria appointed Company Secretary of Claris Lifesciences Ltd
Kirit Kanjaria has been appointed as Company Secretary of Claris Lifesciences Ltd.

Deenabandu resigns as Director, Repco Home Finance Ltd
K Deenabandhu has resigned as Director of Repco Home Finance Ltd.

Two Additional Directors appointed on Board of Repco Home Finance Ltd
B Anand and Iqbal Singh Chahal have been appointed as Additional Directors of Repco Home Finance Ltd.

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An overview!

May 5, 2013 Congress Core group met and ruled out resignations of both the ministers PK Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. May 8, 2013 Karnataka results out BJP defeated and Congress wrest control. May 9, 2013 Ashwani Kumar meets PM and comes out smiling secure in knowledge that Manmohan Singh has given him full backing. May 10, 2013, PK Bansal and Ashwani Kumar sacked. So what happened between May 9-10, 2013 which led to the sacking of Rail and law Minister?

The Karnataka results proved that people have little tolerance for corruption and action by BJP against B S Yeddyurappa was too late.

Hence a golden opportunity presented itself for Congress to refurbish image of UPA II in minds of electorate and it needed a scapegoat.

Whoever told PK Bansal about Goat was correct except that in this case Bansal himself was the goat.
It won't be surprising if P Chidamram gets bigger role as he alone benefits if clout of Manmohan Singh is reduced.

Kapil Dev

False propaganda about CPO's

A lot of false and malicious propaganda about CPO's, particularly BSF is being spread in recent comments. In the first place, leadership of CPO's by IPS officers has brought tremendous benefits to what was intended, in the first place to be a subordinate cadre of officers of the CPO's. Where once upon a time, they were recruited as DSP/Asst Comdt, and could hope only to go up to Additional Superintendent/Deputy Comdt, now there is hope for them to rise all the way up to IG, and even ADG, thanks to the hard work put in by IPS officers to represent them in Govt. Secondly, a lot of lies are being told, like IPS officers are getting NFFU, PB4, etc while CPO officers are not. In the first place, neither IPS nor Army are in receipt of any NFFU scheme whatsoever. Secondly, promotions come with merit, and vacancy availability, and not through magic, even if you are an IPS officer. If the officers who are complaining here are unable to make any headway then they are always free to find employment outside of government service.

A. Singh

How many castes have tracked towards `backwardness' ?

Let us also find out and extract information as to how many castes have tracked towards `backwardness' during the last sixty years. In other words while `forwarding' the backward castes, did it result in `backwarding'- pushing behind of any vulnerable section of the society making them add their credential to qualify to become `backwards' in the process!

R V Nathen

India would have seen a civil war

One must be thankful for Reservation. Atleast it has held the country together or else India would have seen a civil war.

S Rao

Reservations are absolutely cruel

I studied in the most backward part of this country. I was born in a poor family. I had no roof in my school ,no teachers no facilities but When I appeared in the civil services I was competing with the sons and daughters of top civil servants who had studied in St. Stephens or JNU, yet they were being given the benefit of reservation. I was a poor Brahmin girl and they were either ST, SC or OBC. None of them could secure marks like me though they had the best possible education in this country. I despite studying in the worst tribal area of Chhattisgarh performed much better than them. What should I construe now ? Who is backward ? a Jharkhand educated poor Brahmin girl or new Delhi educated IAS officer's daughter, a Meena girl or son of a UP landlord, Some Yadav boy educated in Delhi university ? Brahmins in this country are getting worse treatment then the Jews. I know in my Mohalla itself that there are 700 Brahmins and most of them are Chowkidaars, labours, scavangers and none of them gets reservation. Shame on us. Shame on this discrimination. You are punishing these poor guys for some unverifiable social discrimination committed 5000 year ago by their so called ancestors. There should be a clause in reservation. Only people living Below the Poverty line should get it, if at all it has to be given.

Shailja

Cadre restructuring taking place for CSS

Cadre restructuring is taking place for CSS and not for CSSS. Posts are there for PSOs but not the eligible candidates because of less number of years put in as SPPS. Will the government see to the fact that posts of PSOs are filled up.

Lal Gulab