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POLITICS

Congress without Gandhi family and Sonia Gandhi without power?
Can anybody think Congress without the Gandhi family and can anyone imagine Sonia Gandhi without power ?

Difference between Congress and BJP in MP
What is the difference between Congress and the BJP in Madhya Pradesh? The BJP has only one face of Shivraj Singh while the Congress has six faces.

BUREAUCRACY

Meeting for empanelment of 1983 batch takes place
Finally, meeting for the empanelment of 1983 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India has taken place. Minutes, are however, yet to be drafted.

Vishwanath to be CMD of FCI ?
C Vishwanath is likely to succeed Dr Amar Singh as CMD of the FCI. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Choubey to be Addl Secretary, Petroleum
Rajiv Nayan Choubey is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary, Petroleum in Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Thakral to be Addl Secretary, Steel
Vinod Kumar Thakral is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Steel in the Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

President to clear appointment of S K Sharma as CAG today?
President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to clear the appointment file of Defence Secretary S K Sharma for the post of CAG on Friday. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Niraj Srivastava is new Ambassador to Denmark
Niraj Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Denmark. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer.

Top slot vacancies ahead put BPR&D under low priority?
Some top profile vacancies ahead, in next few months, are said to be the prime reasons for fewer officers showing keenness on grabbing BPR&D. Top slots of NCRB, CRPF, ITBP are scheduled to be vacant in the month of June, July & August respectively.

Orders of Kalbande as MD, NERAMAC soon
The orders of V H Kalbande, CGM, MSSC Ltd, for the appointment as Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) are expected to be issued next week.

O P Tailor to join as Director (Fin), BCPL in July
O P Tailor, Director (Finance), BSCL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Limited (BCPL) in July, 2013.
(We said this on October 10, 2012)

Sarvepalli Srinivas joins as MD, NHDC
Sarvepalli Srinivas, Exim Bank, has taken over as Managing Director, National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC).
(We said this on October 4, 2012)

Shaleen Kabra is also Secretary, Health, Medical Education in J & K
Shaleen Kabra has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Four GMs promoted as EDs in BHEL
As many as four General Managers, of a total of 97 who had appeared for interviews, have been promoted as Executive Directors. They are Arun Singhal - ED / PSWR, Dr S Sekar - ED / Corp R&D, SVS Narayana - ED / CFFP and Rajeev Srivastava - ED / PS-SSBG.

1995 batch IAS frozen
1995 batch IAS has been frozen for central deputation this year.

Dwivedi posted as Director, DoPT
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi has been deputed to Government of India as Director, Department of Personnel and Trainings (DoPT). He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has relieved him of cadre responsibility.

Kumar assumes charge as CVO, STC
Kuldeep Kumar has taken over as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), State Trading Corporation of India Ltd (STC). He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Sanjay Kumar all set to repatriate to Himachal
As the grapevine has it, Sanjay Kumar is all set to repatriate to Himachal Pradesh. His supposed repatriation has triggered speculations of a unique succession plan of HP Govt which may unfold itself soon. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Himachal cadre presently serving on central deputation.

Haryana cadre IAS officers not interested for central deputation
Officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to Haryana cadre appeared to be unwilling to go on central deputation at Deputy Secretary or Director levels. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has requested the State Government to encourage its officers for the same.

DRMs postings delayed
Posting of over one dozen DRMs has now been delayed. Earlier list approved by the outgoing Railway Minister has been scrapped.

Khare posted as Addl. Member (Prod), Railway Board
Arvind Khare (HAG/IRSME), presently Adviser (Production), Railway Board, has been posted as Additional Member (Productions), Railway Board after the promotion in the same grade.

Hemant Kumar appointed as Addl Member (ME), Railway Board
Hemant Kumar (HAG/IRSME), presently Adviser (Mechanical Engineering), Railway Board, has been appointed asAdditional Member (Mechanical Engineering), Railway Board after the promotion in the same grade.

Dr Madhusudan nominated as Director & Member on RBI's board
Dr Nachiket Madhusudan has been nominated as Director of Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India as well as Member, Eastern Area Local Board of Reserve Bank of India.

Yadav appointed PD, Audit, Ahmedabad
D P Yadav, Principal Director of Audit, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Central, Ahmedabad.

14 IPS Probationers allocated WB cadre
As many as 14 Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2011 batch have been allocated West Bengal cadre. They are: Amarnath K, Yashas R, Abhijeet Singh, Vaibhav Tiwari, Raj Karan Nayyar, Avinash Menon Rajendran, Pushpa, Shreya P Singh, J Mercy, Joby Thomas K, Deepa Ganiger S, Saumya Roy, Kiran Kang and Dinesh Kumar.

Dwivedi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Dinesh C Dwivedi has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an Indian Telecommunication Service officer of 1982 batch.

Ms Chander to move to Stockholm
Ms Bimla Rani Chander has been moved from Cairo to Stockholm as First Secretary.

Kapoor is new Principal Secretary to UP Governor
Rajeev Kapoor has been appointed new Principal Secretary to the Uttar Pradesh Governor. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.

IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
Manjeet Singh has been appointed as Principal Secretary Technical and Vocational Education department with additional charge of Higher Education department. Sanjay Agrawal will now be Principal Secretary Energy and UPPCL. Sanjay Mittal has been put on wait list. Anil Garg will be new Excise Commissioner. N K S Chauhan will be DM, Rampur and Nidhi Kesharwani , Special Secretary, Higher Education.

Now minimum tenure of CMDs for 3 years
The Government of India has reportedly approved a minimum tenure of three years for chairmen of PSUs irrespective of their superannuation age.

Ms Shilpi Agarwal posted as Director, Finance (CCA), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ms Shilpi Agarwal (SG/IRAS), Director Finance (Accounts), Railway Board, has been posted as Director, Finance (CCA), Railway Board.

A K Sinha posted as Director, Finance (Accountants), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Amitesh Kumar Sinha (SG/IRAS), Eastern Railway, has been transferred and posted as Director Finance (Accountants), Railway Board.

CORPORATE

SAAB to invest in Pipavav
SAAB, one of the global giants in Defence, has decided to invest for the first time outside Europe in Pipavav and transfer advanced technology to the company for warship building. SAAB will invest more than Rs 200 crores in Pipavav.

Piramal ceases to be Director, D B Corp Ltd
Ajay Piramal has resigned as Director of D B Corp Ltd.

Banerji resigns as CFO, Adani Power Ltd
Prabal Banerji has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Adani Power Ltd on account of personal reasons.

Gangwal resigns as Director, VIP Industries Ltd
Nirmal Gangwal has resigned as Director of VIP Industries Ltd.

Piramal to continue as Chairman VIP Industries Ltd
Dilip G Piramal, Chairman of VIP Industries Ltd has been appointed as Whole-time Director and will continue to be designated as the Chairman of the company.

Jai Hiremath re-appointed CMD, Hikal Ltd
Hikal Ltd has re-appointed Jai Hiremath as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company for a further period of five years .

Sameer Hiremath re-appointed President and Joint MD, Hikal Ltd
Sameer Hiremath has been re-appointed as President and Joint Managing Director of the company for a further period of five years w.e.f. July 1, 2013

Armstrong resigns as Director, Akzo Nobel India Ltd
Greame Armstrong has resigned as Director of Akzo Nobel India Ltd.

Molenaar appointed Director, Akzo Nobel India Ltd
Ms Robert Molenaar has been appointed as a Director of Akzo Nobel India Ltd.

Mohan cease to be Director (Finance) & Company Secy. , Kitex Garments Ltd
C Mohan has ceased to be Director (Finance) and Company Secretary of Kitex Garments Ltd. However, he will continue to be a Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Bhagwat resigns as Director, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd
Sharad B Bhagwat has resigned as Director of Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd.

Srivastava appointed Business Head , Infinite Computer Solutions Inc.
Amit Srivastava has been appointed as the Business Head (IT Services) of Infinite Computer Solutions Inc.

Chopra appointed Non Exec. Chairman,India Infoline Finance Ltd
India Infoline Finance Ltd has appointed VK Chopra as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company.

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Caste system should go

I agree totally without any reservation that caste system is very bad and should go and go completely. No two opinions on this. My impression is that we are gradually moving towards that direction particularly in cities and urban areas. In villages also the situation is not as bad as it used to be 30 - 35 years ago. But, since my name has been mentioned by one of the writers I feel I owe an explanation. I want to say that I do not believe in caste system. My parents were orthodox but I never approved their attitude. I have no problem in eating with and at the houses of my SC/ST friends. However, present discussion on this site which started from reservation issue has been deliberately shifted to caste issue. I have not read any view here supporting the caste system directly or indirectly. There is no basis for supporting this evil practice. Reservation in jobs has also helped no doubt. But what I think; have been saying and want to say again is that policy should be modified so that it benefits those also SCs/STs who have not got the benefit so far. Only for this reason I feel that those already got benefit should be excluded. I do not find anything wrong in this, which is merely a suggestion, but some people are not prepared to give even a small thought to this; are rejecting this outright and are talking of civil war. Others are free to have their view, but I feel that a reasonably economically well off SC/ST/ OBC person who can provide reasonably good food, clothing, house to his family and good education to his children is far much better than a Brahmin, Rajput, etc. who is poor. How being an upper caste is benefiting him or giving him social status? But remember and keep in mind that reverses discrimination is also discrimination against those who are also human beings and citizens of India.

Bishan

Delighted Reading

Analysis about the greatest evil called caste in India is a delight to read for the clarity, erudition and in- depth analysis on the subject. As a Dalit, I appreciate the stand and views. Irrespective of whoever ruled the country Brahmins have always been the biggest beneficiaries because of their hold on education which was denied to others. Even if a Brahmin is poor he has access to everything unlike the shudras whose entry is barred/ denied for even basic necessities like water even today.

Gautam N

Reservation is most abhorrent thing in a democracy

The comments of SHAILJA has brought tears to my eyes. What a travesty of justice. When the so called caste discrimination was done by the Upper Classes, India was not a democracy and did not have fundamental rights, what we see now is the worst form of social suicide in India. Have you ever seen any top politician getting treated by a reserved category doctor? If not why? Those who get Muft Ki Roti , only they support this heinous system. I want to ask what facility did Shrinivas Ramanujan had? He was a very poor Brahmin. Why is he being considered the greatest mathematician? It shows talent needs no reservation.

Shailendra

Similarities between Secular Kerala and Islamic Pakistan

Reading about Pakistan elections I was struck by the similarities between Secular (Suckular) Kerala and Islamic Pakistan. Both are ruled by the direct descendants of Jinnah's Muslim league; IUML in Kerala and PML (N) in Pakistan. Both are very proud of their Jinnah heritage. They still wear Jinnah caps. You will never catch an IUML leader wearing Gandhi (Hindu) caps. There is one difference PML is supported by Pak nationalist and Islamic forces whereas IUML is supported by mainly Congress party and some anti nationals and Jihadists. May be we should remove visa requirements for Pakis to visit Kerala ; may be a direct air service between Calicut and Lahore or a steamer service between Kochi and Karachi. Then we can import counterfeit currency and weapons directly without going through Dubai. Also terror accused Madani (for whose release from Bangalore jail UDF and LDF vied with each other in passing a resolution in Kerala Assembly) and his friends can directly recruit terrorists and send them to Pakistan for training without Indian Army intercepting them. Only one problem. The first causalities of this Mallu-Pak Bhai Bhai will be the "Sucular" leaders of Congress and CPM who will have to flee to the" Fascist" state of Gujarat.

N Krishnan