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POLITICS

Who is closest BJP leader with Modi ?
Who is the closest BJP leader with Narendra Modi these days ? Arun Jaitley is said to be closest to Modi.

Jagan and Indian politics !
What is the meaning of the meeting of Jagan with Mamta Banerjee, Sharad Pawar and Naveen Patnaik ?. His next meeting is with Jayalalitha. Is something cooking ?

Will Kamal Nath be CM of Madhya Pradesh ? (Updated)
There is general consensus in the Congress circles that in the event of the Congress coming to power veteran and seasoned leader Kamal Nath will be acceptable choice for the Chief Ministership. Infact, for the first time Kamal Nath was seen working day and night for the Congress victory by addressing 96 public meetings during the past 10 days. Incase any kind of coalition is required from the BSP and the SP, only Kamal Nath has the capacity to bring them in the fold of the Congress. The only question is whether Nath would like to come to the state politics.

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BUREAUCRACY

Bhanwala to be CMD of NABARD
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is all set to become new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). He is presently Executive Director of IIFCL.

Will Rajan be new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra ?
Amitabh Rajan who preferred his home cadre rather than the centre is likely to be appointed new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra on December 1. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Gurucharan is new Additional Secretary , Consumer Affairs
G Gurucharan is being appointed new Additional Secretary, Consumer Affairs, in the Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Singh is new Additional Secretary, Water Resources
Jatinder Bir Singh is being appointed new Additional Secretary, Water Resources in the Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Prasad is poised for Director, Department of Steel, GoI
As the grapevine has it, Mahabir Prasad may soon join as Director, Department of Steel, Government of India (GoI) on central deputation basis. The 1997 batch IRAS officer is currently serving as Senior Divisional Finance Manager in Western Railway, Ahmedabad.

Sunny Thomas selected as Director (Tech), CSL
Sunny Thomas, CGM, CSL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 25, 2013. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

EVM to be used in state elections in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh will be the first state to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the state civic body elections. Newly appointed head of the State Election Commission R Parasuram has started preparations for this new experiment. Outgoing Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary who is 1978 batch IAS officer has recently taken over as Commissioner of the state election commission.

Ms Lata Kumar to be SP, CBI
Ms Lata Manoj Kumar is joining the CBI as SP . She is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Dutta to be SP, CBI
Umesh Chander Dutta is joining the CBI as SP. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Attaluri to be SP, CBI
Harshita Attaluri is joining the CBI as SP. She is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Chakilam to be SP, CBI
Nagaraju Chakilam is joining the CBI as SP. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Agrawal to be SP, CBI
Upendra Kumar Agrawal is joining the CBI as SP. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Gautam to be SP, CBI
Prem Kumar Gautam is joining the CBI as SP. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sujeet Kumar to be SP, CBI
Sujeet Kumar is joining the CBI as SP. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Nishit Mishra to be SP CBI
Nishit Mishra is joining the CBI as SP. He is 2004 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Suri promoted as DIG in CBI
Deepika Suri has been promoted to the rank of DIG in CBI. She is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Upadhyay promoted as DIG in CBI
Ghanshyam Upadhyayhas been promoted to the rank of DIG in CBI. He is 1999 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Damore gets extension in CBI
Deepak M Damore, SP, has been given three years extension in deputation tenure in CBI. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Ravi Kanth gets extension in CBI
Ravi Kant, DIG in CBI, who is looking after Coal Blocks allocation has been given extension in deputation tenure till September 23, 2015. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Eight CSOLS officers elevated from Director to Jt Director
As many as eight Director rank officers of Central Secretariat Language Service (CSOLS) have been promoted from the rank of Director to Joint Director.

NIPHM invites applications for Registrar
National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) under the Ministry of Agriculture has invited applications from the officers of all India services for the post of Registrar. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Institute, Hyderabad before December 15, 2013.

PESB seeks applications for CMD, MRVC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVCL) falling vacant next year on December 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 23, 2014.

Two IRS-IT officers posted as Deputy Directors, Enforcement
Two Indian Revenue Service officers of Income Tax cadre, Ashok Gautam and Vikas Singh have been appointed as Deputy Directors of Enforcement in the Directorate of Enforcement on deputation basis.

M K Singh promoted as DIG in AP
M K Singh has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

16 IAS officers of 2010 confirmed in IAS
As many as 16 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to 2010 batch and various cadres have been confirmed in IAS with effect from year 2012. The officers are : D Manikandan, Nidhi Srivastava, Kamlesh Kumar Joshi, Ms Sakshi Mittal and Jitender Yadav of AGMUT cadre; Ms D Divya, Narayana Bharath Gupta, Ms Bharati Holliker, J Nivas, Gandam Chandrudu, Ms Preeti Meena, Ms Harichandana Dasari of Andhra Pradesh; Shyam Lal Poonia and Robert Singh Kshetrimayum of Manipur-Tripura and Ms Durga Shakthi Nagpal of Punjab cadre.

PCRA conducts Walkathon (UPDATED)
PCRA had recently organised a walkathon in Noida in collaboration with Noida Traffic Police, TRAX Sports Society & Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. It was done under the aegis of MoPNG, as a part of their ongoing Mega Campaign involving people connect activities in an endeavour to spread the message of Fuel conservation. The motive of walkathon was to propagate the message of Oil conservation coupled with road safety. About 300 enthusiastic students of Dharam Public School, Govt. Inter College, Radiant Academy and Marry Gold Public School participated in the 'Walkathon'. The walkathon was flagged off by, LN Gupta, IAS, Secretary OIDB at Indian Oil Bhawan in august presence of Partha S Das, Director MoPNG, Abhay Bakre, Executive Director, PCRA, Sunil Sethi, Executive Director (HR) Indian Oil Corporation ltd., Ms. Bharti Singh, SP (Crime), Noida & other senior officials of PCRA & IOCL.

CWC contributes Rs 25 lakh to CM’s relief fund (UPDATED)
In the wake of extensive devastation due to Cyclone Phailin to the Southern Districts of Odisha, responding to the appeal made by the Chief Minister of Odisha, the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) contributed Rs.25 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund out of its Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme. The cheque was presented to Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha by B B Pattanaik, Managing Director, CWC. Samuel Praveen Kumar, RM, CWC was also present. CWC runs 465 warehouses with a storage capacity of 10.5 million tonnes accross the country. In the State of Odisha, CWC is operating 22 warehouses in 15 Districts with storage capacity of 3.32 lakh MT for storage of foodgrains, fertilizer, other notified commodities etc. During the last two years, CWC has constructed 1.40 lakh MT storage capacity at 9 locations in 8 Districts. While further storage capacity of 55,500 MT is presently under construction at 8 locations in 7 Districts. The Chief Minister of Odisha appreciated the efforts of CWC in augmenting the storage capacity in the State which is helping in undertaking procurement and distribution of foodgrains. The Chief Minister also louded the gesture of CWC in contributing the amount to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for relief and rehabilitation work in the cyclone affected areas.

Orders of G Gurucharan as Addl Secy, Consumer Affairs issued (UPDATED)
Orders of G Gurucharan for the appointment as Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution have been issued by Government of India. Gurucharan, who belongs to 1982 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer, is presently in the cadre.
(We said this on November 25, 2013)

Orders of Jatinder Bir Singh as Addl Secy, Water Resources issued (UPDATED)
Orders of Jatinder Bir Singh for the appointment as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources have been issued by Government of India. Singh, who belongs to 1983 batch Assam -Meghalaya cadre IAS officer, is presently in the cadre.
(We said this on November 25, 2013)

Asha Ram Sihag appointed as DG, Acquisition in Defence (UPDATED)
Asha Ram Sihag, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as Director General (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 22, 2013)

Former IAS officer passes away (UPDATED)
G Ramachandran,former finance secretary govt of India,and addl secy to PM ,Indira Gandhi,passed away last Friday.He was the topper of the 1949 batch,and at 86 was amongst the oldest living retd officer.

No suitable candidate for Director (Fin & Comm), HSL (UPDATED)
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has not found anyone suitable candidate for the post of Director (Finance & Commercial), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) after interviewing around five candidates. The Board has recommended to the Department of Defence Production to explore the possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation basis as a onetime measure for a period of five years.

CORPORATE

Tandon resigns as ED, Valiant Communications Ltd
Anil Tandon has resigned as Executive Director of Valiant Communications Ltd.

Menon ceases to be Non-Executive Inde. Dir., The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd
Uma Menon has ceased to be Non-Executive Independent Director of The Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited

Singhi has resigned as ED, Shree Cements Limited
Mahendra Singhi has resigned as Executive Director of Shree Cements Limited w.e.f. December 6, 2013

Luthra resigns as Non-Executive Independent Director, Educomp Solutions Limited
Rajiv K Luthra has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director of Educomp Solutions Limited.

Vohra ceases to be Director, Lloyd Rockfibers Ltd
Rakesh Vohra has ceased to be a Director of Lloyd Rockfibers Ltd.

Tosh appointed Company Secretary, Lloyd Rockfibers Ltd
Ms Preety Ltd Tosh has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Lloyd Rockfibers Ltd.

Patil ceases to be on Board of Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd
Jawahar D Patil has resigned as Director and Whole-time Director of Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd.

Sardana appointed Chairman, Recycling Forum
Amit Sardana has been appointed as Chairman of Recycling Forum of The Manufacturer's Association for Information Technology (MAIT)

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Administrative lethargy of central govt. may cost Sheila Dixit dearly

Central government is, even at the time of election in the State of Delhi, still lethargic towards the lawful rights of central government employees by not implementing Supreme Court decisions and compelling government servants to go in for litigation in CAT. Most of the common issues in CAT relate to forfeiture of pension and gratuity, issue of charge sheet , bad entry in ACR etc. Thousands of government servants are in CAT in respect of such common issues. The Supreme Court has recently held on August 14, 2013 in the case of State of Jharkhand & ors Vs. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava and ANR that pension and gratuity are right to property and are therefore fundamental right and therefore the same cannot be forfeited in departmental proceedings. The SC has observed as under "Government cannot withhold Gratuity and Pension during the pendency of the departmental proceeding or criminal proceeding: It is an accepted position that gratuity and pension are not the bounties. An employee earns these benefits by dint of his long, continuous, faithful and un-blemished service." Still so many government servants are struggling to get their pension and gratuity. Delay on the part of govt. in settling such cases is incomprehensible. Similarly, Supreme Court has clearly settled the law that ACR entry of government servant cannot be spoiled without giving reasons. DoPT instructions of G.I., D.P.& AR O.M.No.51/3/74-Estt. (A) dated 22nd May 1975 are also on these lines. Still thousands of govt. servants are struggling to get their ACR entries corrected in consonance with DoPT instructions and SC decisions." The views of Anil on government lethargy and apathy to the cause of Government servants are quite appropriate in point of time as well as contents. The Govt./PSU employees-both serving and retired, with their families and friends constitute more than 2% of elite voting power. The govt does not care for this voting power primarily because the govt. is not short of money and time in pursuing fruitless litigation .Unfortunately the govt. seems not to be following even the SC decisions though the eminent lawyers like Hon. S/Shri Chidambaram and Sibal form part of the Central Cabinet. The SC recently on September 5 in the case of Gopinath held that the charge sheets issued without the approval of the President (concerned Cabinet Minister) are null and void. The Finance ministry has initiated hundreds of disciplinary proceedings through such charge sheets which can be dropped with one stroke of pen but the typical govt lethargy and apathy prevents them from doing so. In thousands of cases, the pension and gratuity so far withheld deserves to be released forthwith in view of settled law re stated in Jitendra Kumar's case. The vigorous campaign for the VCES makes one to think whether the govt. is meant for only collecting money? I, a retired (in 2004) Chief Commissioner (69002) is also a victim of such attitude. The most frivolous & unsustainable charges leveled against me maliciously through charge sheet issued in 1991 had to be dropped in 2002.When the ACC required of the Finance Ministry to take action against officers responsible for the inordinate delay in finalizing the proceedings, instead of doing this, they issued another illegal and ab initio void charge sheet soon after in 2002 which has not been withdrawn till date despite the court of competent jurisdiction having quashed & declared the same to be non est. What is more , the 'transparent 'govt. has not even acknowledged a single communication of mine out of nearly two dozens addressed to them on the subject through E-mail, speed post etc. If this is my plight, what about thousands of other employees/pensioners not being lucky enough to hold such high position in the govt? Is it not the right time to do justice to the sufferers so that not only the Shiela govt but the UPA govt (going to the polls within a short time) also is able to earn good wishes of those who have suffered at the whims of a few in the Govt? I hope you will give due treatment to the above in your esteemed Whispers.

J K Goyal

Food in trains:

Even the Railway authorities are aware of the sub-standard food supplied in trains, Particularly in sought bound trains like Rajdhani, Duronto express, TN express etc. Many complaints have come and for obvious vested reasons they are not interested in setting things right. In fact in Rajdhani and Duronto Express, there is no menu and if at all a dummy menu which has no relating to the food supplied. For this they give some reason or other because they know once the passenger board the train and alight it they leave behind all these deficiencies.

Ram Prakash

I fully agree with the view that the food being served by the Railways in Rajdhani trains is indeed rotten and caterers are interested only in making money by hook or by crook and I am sure the officials of the Rail ministry are also equally responsible

P K Kailasa Babu

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