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POLITICS

Improvement in oratory of Rahul Gandhi
At a get-together there was an observation that Rahul Gandhi has improved his oratory skills a lot.

Chairman, MD, Directors of sick CPSEs hope for enhancing retirement age
Chairman, Managing Directors and Directors, whose retirements are approaching in various sick Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), have pined hopes on the Government of India that it will raise retirement age from 58 to 60 years giving benefits of two years a la other profit making PSUs.

BUREAUCRACY

Over 50 IAS officers of 1995 batch empanelled
About six dozen 1995 batch IAS officers have reportedly been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Satyanand Mishra is now Chairman of MCX
Outgoing Chief Information Commissioner of India Satyanand Mishra has been appointed Chairman of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).He is a former 1973 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Will DGCA return West Bengal in January ?
After the refusal of the West Bengal Government to allow him to continue as DGCA, Arun Mishra is likely to return to the parent cadre in January. Though the deputation tenure of 1986 batch IAS officer, Mishra, is scheduled to expire in August, the West Bengal Government has asked him to return in January.

Shashi Ranjan Kumar joins as JS (Admin), DoT
Shashi Ranjan Kumar has joined the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) as Joint Secretary (Admin). He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre. He succeeds BB Kaura who superannuated recently.
(We said this on Nov 1, 2013)

Agnihotri takes charge as Secretary, Renewable Energy; marks as first among the equals
Satish Balram Agnihotri took charge as Secretary, Department of Renewable Energy yesterday at 3pm and marks his name as the first among the equals. He is one among the 1980 batch IAS officers who were recently empanelled as Secretary, GoI.
(We said this on November 5, 2013)

Only one Secretary level posting in December
In the month of December there is only one Secretary level vacancy for the takers belonging to 1980 batch. It is Department of Land Resources.

Goel to be ACS (Home) in Maharashtra
Dr Sudhir Kumar Goel is likely to be appointed ACS (Home) in Maharashtra. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Jain to be DDG, Prasar Bharti
Manish Jain is all set to join the Prasar Bharti as DDG. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Post of JS, Food Processing, poised to be upgraded to AS
As the grapevine has it, the post of Joint Secretary, Department of Food Processing, is all set to be upgraded to the level of Additional Secretary.

Post of JS, I&B, poised to be upgraded to Additional Secretary
As the grapevine has it, the post of Joint Secretary, I&B, is all set to be upgraded to the level of Additional Secretary. The 34th edition of International Film Festival, Goa would be over on November 30.

Who will be new VC of Jamia Millia Islamia University ?
Who will be successor to Najib Jung as Vice Chancellor of the Jamia Lillia Islamia University ? Nothing has been decided so far, only a search committee has been set up. Names of former 1977 batch IAS officer Noor Mohammad, Special Director CBI K Saleem Ali and two academicians Prof M M Ansari and Prof S M Sajid are now in circulation.

Officers should take central deputation mandatorily
The Government of India has urged the State Governments and officers to mandatorily consider central deputation at some point of time during one's career.

O P Singh poised to be ADG, CISF
As the grapevine has it, Om Prakash Singh is all set to be appointed as ADG, CISF. The 1983 batch IPS officer of UP cadre is serving as ADG (Telecom), Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Mehboob Alam may not repatriate to Tamil Nadu?
Some recent developments indicate that Dr Mehboob Alam, ADG, ITBP, may now not repatriate to his parent cadre Tamil Nadu. He is all set to complete the seven years term under central deputation on December 6, 2013. The 1981 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre had recently carried the additional charge of DG, ITBP.

Meena joins Narcotics Control Bureau
B R Meena, who previously served as Commandant, CRPF, has joined Narcotics Control Bureau . He has been sent to Chennai Zone for a training after which he may join as Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau.
(We said this on October 13, 2013)

Ms Iyengar is CVO, Prasar Bharti
Ms Mala Iyengar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Prasar Bharati, Delhi, at the level of Director.She is a 1991 batch IDAS officer .

Why was promotion list of CITs withdrawn ?
Grapevine has it that the promotion list of CITs to CCITs, was issued on Tuesday and later withdrawn, because it contained the name of two such officers who had already retired. The retired officers whose name were inadvertently mentioned in the list were Srinivasulu and Kuldeep Singh.

No suitable candidate found for Director (Tech), ECIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has not found any suitable candidate for the post of Director (Technical), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) despite being interviewed as many as eight candidates. The Board has decided to see more candidates for the same.

37 IRS-IT officers promoted to Chief Commissioner grade
As many as 37 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner. The officers are: Subhash Mehra, Lakshmi Singh Negi, P C Karunadhar S, Nutan A wodeyer, Ambika Khatua, Balvir Singh, Nathan Rau, Shailendera Handa, Suman Kumar Anand, Krishna Saini, S Bhattasali, Gopal Kamal, S S Rathore, Arbind Modi, Ameeta Saini, Pawan Kumar Vatsyayan, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Nutan Sharma, Bijoy Kumar Mishra, Bajrang Das Vishnoi, Bajrang Das Vishnoi, Baldkp Singh Sandhu, Sudhir Kumar, Rekha Goel, Vinod Kumar Mathur, P R Ravikumar, Pawan Kumar Sharma, Anil Goel, Ajit Kumar Panda, Aditya Vikram, Dinesh Kumar Gupta, K K Mishra, Sunil Mohan Mishra, Sanjeev Kumar Abrol, Suresh Chandra Kabra, S M Ashraf, Abhay Charan Naik and Bhagwan Das Gupta.

Subramanian to join as Director (Mktg), FACT on Dec 2
V Subramanian, GM, IOCL, is expected to take over the charge as Director (Marketing) Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) on December 2, 2013.
(We said this on May 29, 2013)

Thakur to take over as Director (Tech), SECL on Dec 1
R P Thakur, CGM, CCL, is expected to assume the charge as Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) on December 1, 2013.
(We said this on April 11, 2013)

PESB advertises post of MD, HMT Machine Tools Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of Managing Director, HMT Machine Tools Limited falling vacant next year on December 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 27, 2014.

Prasad empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S Srinivas Prasad has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary level in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Tiwari empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
A K Tiwari has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

CCIT Raipur, Harsh Mahapatra to retire on Friday
The last working day of the month being Saturday, CCIT Raipur, Harsh Mahapatra will be retiring on Friday November 29, 2013.

Justice Buch to be Lokayukta Gujarat
Modi Government has recommended the name of former High Court Judge Justice D P Buch as Lokayukata of the State.

Two IAS officers shifted in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Sunil Kenderkar has been appointed as Administer, CIDCO, Aurangabad while Nawal Kishore Ram will now be Collector, Beed in Maharashtra.

Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam is new HC Nigeria (UPDATED)
Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam currently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is a 1982 batch IFS officer.

Tarun Tejpal, an inspiration behind 'The Dream Chasers'? (UPDATED)
It is learnt that one of the characters 'Karan' in Vipul Mittra's best seller novel 'The Dream Chasers' is inspired by none other than Tarunjit Tejpal, who was a class fellow of Mittra at DAV College. Karan is shown as the dopey, crazy young man who rides scooters semi-naked in middle of the night. The book has sold two large re-prints and Random House, world's largest publisher after their take of Penguin, is running to supply books at stores, where the novel is flying off the shelves. The book was released by Amitabh Bachchan in October.

P K Purwar selected for post of CMD, MTNL (UPDATED)
P K Purwar, Director Finance, MTNL, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 28, 2013. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Vijay Bahadur Singh promoted as Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Vijay Bahadur Singh has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax and posted as JCIT (OSD) in the office of Kanpur.

CORPORATE

Thamaraiselvan appointed Workmen Employee Director, Andhra Bank
Union Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, New Delhi has appointed K Thamaraiselvan, Single Window Operator-B, Andhra Bank as Workmen Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Andhra Bank for a period of three years.

Chinnaiah is on the Board of IOB
Chinnaiah has been nominated as non-official director of the Board of Directors of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) for three years.

Malkani appointed Addl. Director, Zenith Birla (India) Limited
Zenith Birla (India) Limited has appointed Rubeen Malkai as an Additional Director of the company.

Agarwalla resigns as Independent Director, Simplex Projects Limited
Anand Prasad Agarwalla has resigned as Independent Director of Simplex Projects.

Pandit appointed Addl. Director, Indo Count Industries Limited
Indo Count Industries Limited has appointed Dr Vaijayanti A Pandit as an Additional Director of the company.

Didwania resigns as Independent Director, Technocraft Industries (India) Limited
Anand Didwania has resigned as Independent Director of Technocraft Industries (India) Limited.

Aggarwal appointed Independent Director, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Limited
Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Limited has appointed L P Aggarwal as an Independent Director of the company.

Two Directors appointed on Board of Automotive Axles Limited
Automotive Axles Limited has appointed Amit B Kalyani and Joseph A Plomin as the Directors of the company.

Choubey appointed Independent Director, Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd
Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd has appointed Raj Mohan Choubey as Independent Director of the company.

Lau appointed GM, Singapore Airlines
David Lau has been appointed as General Manager of Singapore Airlines

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Sufferings of CGHS

In some states free medicines are being distributed/given to everyone. What is happening to CGHS beneficiaries? For simple cataract operation, one has to go Govt. hospital first to get medical advise then to dispensary for permission. Why CGHS beneficiary cannot go directly to empanelled hospital for operation directly? Even beneficiary cannot visit empanelled hospital for cancer diagnostics without permission? What sort of CGHS working is? In this changing environment it is absolutely necessary to make the rules simpler and easy so that CGHS beneficiary can avail the medical help without going thru bureaucratic rules. Another problem is likely to come from 1.1.2014 when cashless facility is withdrawn by empanelled hospitals. CGHS even not supplying a simple insulin injecting pen to beneficiaries. Is Minister of Health & FW is listening to improve and streamline the working of CGHS and make it free from BABUS.

N Prakash

Great news for NABARD

Great news for NABARD, since the position is vacant for around two months.

A K Parhi

Increase in the retirement age

Is there any whisper about the increase in the retirement age of Central Government Employees from the present 60 years to 62 years?

Krishnan

Do not raise so much of hue and cry

The MENU Card should be inserted in proper Frame and prominently displayed in the compartment. This will desist the catering staff from cheating the passengers. But one should not raise so much of hue and cry. If we cannot afford or digest the food provided in Train, then we should carry our own food. Tell me where the people are not being fleeced by the food suppliers in terms price, quality and quantity ? We Indians are basically not hygiene conscious. Then we have the habit of eating a variety of foods. It is a question of attitude, which has to change drastically in our country both in terms of quality and honesty.

BBS

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