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10,000 NRIs to campaign for Modi ?
If Gujarat sources are to be believed, over 10,000 NRIs are coming to India to campaign for Narendra Modi.

Govt officials commit fraud with companies
Around 20% companies have been affected with the frauds by the Government officials in worldwide in 2012.

BUREAUCRACY

23 IAS officers retiring in November
As many as 23 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers are retiring in November, 2013. They are B V Selvaraj, A Srivastava, G G Saxena, S N Jha of AGMUT cadre; Bipin Bihari Srivastava and C Ashok Vardhan of Bihar cadre; Raminder Singh Gujaral of Haryana cadre; Sheikh Ejaj Iqbal of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; Ramesh Bindurao Zalki and M E Shivalingamurthy of Karnataka cadre; C Raghu of Kerala cadre; Thanksy Francis Thekakara, R J Jadhav and R N Singare of Maharashtra cadre; Ranjit Kumar Mazumder of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Sudhir Mittal, Chandrasekhar Srivastava and Balbir Singh Sudan of Punjab cadre;
Manohar Kant Kalohla of Rajasthan cadre; P R Shampath of Tamil Nadu cadre; Dipak Ghosh, Rampada Biswas and Inranli Sengupta of West Bengal cadre.

New Railway GMs appointed
Navin Tandon will be General Manger of South east Central Railway while Hemant Kumar who was Additional Member (Mechanical) will be General Manger of Western Railway. A K Agrawal will be General Manger ICF and P K Shrivastava General Manager SCR.

Five CIC Members to take oath today
All the newly appointed Members of Central Information Commission will take oath reportedly, by 5pm today at the CIC Premises. They are: Yashovardhan Azad, former Secretary, Security in GoI; Indian Ambassador to Pakistan, Sharad Sabharwal (IFS); Manjula Prasher (IPoS), former Secretary Posts; Dr M Sridhar Acharyulu, Journalist and M A Khan Yusufi, a retired Joint Secretary and Legal Advisor Ministry of Law and Justice.

Acharyulu sets rumour aside; all set to take oath as Member CIC today
Rumour mills had been doing rounds strongly, for last couple of days, that Dr Shreedhar Acharyulu may not move ahead to take over as the Member, CIC. But all it would stop the rumours today after he would take oath as Member, CIC. Acharyulu has been an acclaimed journalist in Andhra Pradesh.

Sihag to succeed Agnihotri ?
Asha Ram Sihag is likely to succeed Satish Balram Agnihotri as Director General (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

CSB declines to give extension to Rajesh Kumar?
CSB on Wednesday, reportedly, has declined to approve the extension in deputation for Rajesh Kumar. The officer belongs to Military Engineering Service and is currently serving the Dept of North Eastern Region on deputation basis.

SECL Technical Director Roy to retire this month
P K Roy, Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is retiring in November. R P Thakur, CGM, CCL is expected to succeed him in December.

BCCL Director Kachhap to retire in Dec
P E Kachhap, Director (Personnel), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) is due to retire in December. B K Panda, GM, MCL/CIL, is expected to succeed him in January, 2014.

Search for next MD, HMT-MT to start soon?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the search process for the successor of MD, HMT Machine Tools Ltd (HMT-MT), Shreekumar may be started soon.

Azad & Goswami pave way for takers in senior IPS officers
With the appointment of Yashovardhan Azad as the Member, CIC, a new vacancy has emerged for the takers in senior IPS officers. His selection has finally triggered the race for the slot of Secretary, Security, Cabinet Secretariat. Similarly, Subhash Goswami has also vacated the slot of Director, SVPNPA. The names of prospective contenders would be unfolded in a week or so.

Raje is new DC Gangtok in Sikkim
Jitendra Singh Raje has been appointed new DC Gangtok in Sikkim. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer.

Gold supply reaches 4,477 tonnes in 2012
Global gold supply reached 4,477 Tonnes in 2012 with approximately two thirds coming from mining and one third from the recycling of gold.

Thakur to succeed Roy as Director (Tech), SECL on Dec 1
R P Thakur, CGM, CCL, will be joining as Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) on December 1, 2013. He will succeed present incumbent P K Roy retiring in November, 2013.
(We said this on April 11, 2013)

Major Gen Bali to be GOC, 57 Mountain Division
Major General Pradeep Bali of the Punjab Regiment is taking over as the new GOC of 57 Mountain Division .

15 shortlisted for interview for CMD of BRCL on Nov 29
If the sources are to be believed, as many as 15 candidates have been shortlisted for the post of CMD, Bridge and Roof Company India Limited (BRCL) interviews for which are slated for November 25. The post has been lying vacant for over a year after the term of Mukesh Jha ended. After Jha, Chandan Chaudhary (Dir.- Fin.) was given the additional charge of CMD and presently M K Singh, Director- Project Management, is in the additional charge of CMD.

Pradeep V Philip empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Pradeep V Philip has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary level in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

N Sivanand empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
N Sivanand has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IoFS officer.

DoPT invites applications for ED, World Bank, Washington
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has invited application for the post of Executive Director (ED), World Bank, Washington, USA falling vacant in March. Those willing to apply for this Deputy Secretary/Director level post can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Who is the brain behind Sibbal's official speeches?
Whispers make it a buzz that Kapil Sibbal, the Union Minister of Telecommunications, relies for his crucially important speeches on AGMUT cadre Indian Forest Service officer. Who the officer is ?

Goa DGP to move to Delhi ?
Goa DGP Kishan Kumar is expected to move to Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Term of Dalal as DG, Institute of Public Admn extended
The term of Ranjiv Singh Dalal as Director General, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon has been extended until October 31, 2015. He is a retired IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ms Surbhi Sinha is also DGIT (L&R)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Ms Surbhi Sinha, DGIT (I&CI) has been assigned an additional charge of DGIT (L&R).

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
As many as 14 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred in Bihar. Accordingly, Paresh Saxena has been appointed as ATS chief while Amit Kumar will now be Shahabad DIG and Ajitabh is DIG, Kosi range at Saharsa. Similarly, Sanjay Singh has been appointed as DIG, Bhagalpur; Chaurasia Chandra Shekhar Azad as SP (E) in CID; Ajit Kumar Satyarthi as SP of Purnia; Vijay Kumar Verma as SP, Ararial; Akhtar Hussain as SP, Arwal; M Sunil Kumar Naik as SP, Saharsa; Sunil Kumar as SP (security) in the special branch; Anand Kumar Singh as SP, Madhepura; Saurabh Kumar Sah as SP, West Champaran; Daljit Singh as AIG, Welfare; Kim has been posted as SP, (Weaker Sections) in the CID.

Justice Shah takes over as Chairman of Law Commission of India (UPDATED)
Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has taken over as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. The post of the Chairman, 20th Law Commission, had fallen vacant in the first week of last month due to the resignation of Justice D K Jain, who had taken over as the President, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Two IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
Two IAS officers get fresh assignments in Andhra Pradesh. Adhar Sinha (1988), who is waiting for posting, has been posted as Commissioner, Intermediate Education while Mrs G D Priyadarshini,(2002) is being transferred and posted as Director, A P Academy of Rural Development.

Ms Soma Mondal selected as Director (Comm), NALCO (UPDATED)
Ms Soma Mondal, GM, NALCO, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial), NALCO Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 22, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Mrs Mishra nominated as non-official Director on PNB Board
Mrs Aradhana Misra has been nominated as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Punjab National Bank (PNB) for a period of three years.

Prasad is new GM SBI in Kolkata
Kunjal Prasad has taken over as General Manager (GM) (Network-II) of State Bank of India, Kolkata Circle.

Two Part-time Directors appointed on EIL Board
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has appointed Dr V Vizia Saradhi and D R Meena as Non-official Part-time Director on the Board of Directors of Engineers India Limited (EIL).

D'Mello resigns as Company Secy., Creative Eye Limited
Ms Valentina Francis D'Mello has resigned as Company Secretary of Creative Eye Limited.

Two Etihad Airways nominees on Board of Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Jet Airways (India) Limited has appointed James Hogan and James Rigney who are nominees of Etihad Airways PJSC as Additional Directors on the Board of Directors of the company

Nopany appointed Chairperson, Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Limited
Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Limited has appointed Nandini Nopany as Chairperson and Non-Executive Director of the company

Malpani appointed Whole-time Director, Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Limited
Bal Kishore Malpani has been appointed as the Whole-time Director of Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Limited

Vishwanathan resigns as Company Secretary, Mercator Limited
Ms Priya Vishwanathan has resigned as Company Secretary of Mercator Limited.

Agarwal resigns as CFO, Rathi Steel & Power Ltd
Atul Agarwal has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Rathi Steel & Power Ltd

Goenka appointed Chairman, NG Industries Ltd
NG Industries Ltd has appointed Ashok Kumar Goenka, as Chairman of the company

Lerwill appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director, ITC Ltd
ITC Ltd has appointed Robert Lerwill as an Additional Non-Executive Director of the company.

Kapoor re-appointed Chairman of PwC India
Deepak Kapoor had been re-appointed as Chairman of PwC India

CWC pays record dividend for 2012-13
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) achieved yet another record turnover of Rs.1407 crore during 2012- 13 as against Rs.1219 crore achieved during the preceding year, registering a growth of 15.42%. This could be possible due to addition of constructed storage capacity by 2.35 lakh MT in 14 States with a CAPEX of Rs.76.86 crore and increase in overall capacity utilization (occupancy) to 93% as against 91% achieved during previous year. Keeping in view the national priority for safe preservation of foodgrains, utilization of capacity for storage of foodgrains was given due attention. CWC handled 10.96 lakh TEUs during 2012-13. The Profit Before Tax (PBT) of CWC increased by 31.5% from Rs.159.12 crore to Rs.209.23 crore while the Profit After Tax (PAT) increased by 39.5% from Rs.100.46 crore to Rs.139.55 crore during 2012-13. Keeping in view the excellent financial results, CWC has declared dividend for the year 2012-13 @ 41%. B B Pattanaik, Managing Director, CWC presented a cheque of Rs.15.34 crore to Prof. K V Thomas, Minister of State (IC) for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on 21st November, 2013, being the dividend due to the Government of India in the august presence of Sudhir Kumar, Secretary(F&PD) and Dr C V Ananda Bose, Chairman, CWC. Other senior officers of the Ministry and CWC were also present on the occasion. Congratulating CWC for its commendable performance, Minister urged CWC to undertake creation of storage capacity on a large scale more particularly in the deficit States like Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, etc.

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IWhat a great contribution !

Anna Hazare had vowed to tour the country to create awareness against established political parties but appears to have settled with finding faults with Arvind Kejriwal and his party. What a great contribution to deepening of democracy !

Sudhir Chopra

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Sir kindly give information of batches confirmation like JAG for batch IRSEE-2002

S S Purohit

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