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A K Antony breaks record
A.K. Antony has broken record in the history of Independent India by remaining Defence Minister " Raksha Mantri" at a stretch for eight years. He is the second Keralite (after V. K. Krishna Menon) and one of the very few Rajya Sabha MP to serve this long.

Employment Bureau of CBI ?
Has the residence of a politician from the North-East in New Delhi become employment bureau for CBI aspirants. There are reports that certain aspirants wish to join CBI as SP,ADG and even Director can be seen hovering around the residence of the leader.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be Additional Director, CBI ?
Who will be new Additional Director CBI ? Names of two Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officers Archana Ramasundaram of 1980 batch and Ashok Kumar of 1982 batch, R K Pachnanda of 1983 batch of West Bengal cadre and S K Bhagat of 1982 batch of Uttarakhand cadre are currently in circulation.

Will the post of Secretary, Coordination remain with Ajit Seth only?
Whispers have been doing round the corners these days that Cabinet Secretary, Ajit Seth may like to keep the slot of Secretary, (Coordination) with him. Prior to Alok Rawat the slot remained with Ajit Seth only. The vacant slot has raised the curiosity bars among the takers also because Rawat had moved to MoWR as Secretary in the month of June and the post has been lying vacant for over four months.

Will Jena move to DoWCD as Secretary?
Whisper have been doing round the corners these days that Vandana Kumari Jena, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, will have brighter prospects as secretary in the Department of Women & Child Development (DoWCD) ; in case Neeta Chowdhary moves from DoWCD. Previously Jena's name was in circulation for the slot of Secretary, Coordination, Cabinet Secretariat.

Panel for IPP may be formed today; uncertainty prevails?
If some well placed sources are to be believed the panel for the post of Joint Secretary, Industrial Policy & Promotion, Dept of Commerce, may be formed today. If everything goes well it may also be put up in the CSB on November 11. The uncertainty still prevails as panels formed earlier were scrapped twice.

Six SP level appointments cleared in CBI
Six SP level new appointments in the CBI have been cleared. Who are the IPS officers ?

Five dozen 1995 batch IAS officers to be JS ?
About five dozen 1995 batch IAS officers are expected to be empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. Total number of this batch is said to be 100.

Aman Puri is appointed as RPO, Delhi
Dr Aman Puri has been appointed as Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Delhi. Puri, a 2003 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, previously served as Deputy Chief Protocol (C.).

Wadhwa yet to join as Secretary (East), MEA
Ambassador of India in Bangkok, Anil Wadhwa, who has been appointed as Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is yet to don the mantle of Secretary office as present incumbent Ashok K Kantha- who has also been appointed as Ambassador of India to China-is continuing in the office.

Ms Behuria to be Secretary General, NHRC
Member of the CBDT, Parvinder Sohi Behuria, will be new Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).She is 1977 batch IRS officer.

Nidhi Khare to be JS, DBT
Nidhi Khare who is presently posted in Jharkhand is likely to move as Joint Secretary Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).She is 1992 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Six vacancies of CMD in banks
There are going to be six vacancies of CMDs in the nationalized banks during 2014.

26 applications received by RBI for new banking license
RBI has reportedly received 26 applications for new banking license. These include corporate houses such as Aditya Birla Group, the Tata Group, Anil Ambani's Reliance Group and the Bajaj Group.

Three 1980 batch IAS officers will retire in 2017 and one in 2018
Three 1980 batch empanelled IAS officers will retire as Secretary in the Government of India only in 2017. They are Ashok Lavasa Haryana),V K Pepersenia (AM) and P D Meena (MP). One IAS officer of this batch belonging to Assam-Meghalaya cadre K D Tripathi will however, retire in 2018.

Oraon gets three years re-employment as the Chairperson of NCST
Dr Rameshwar Oraon has been given a re-employment for another three years term as the Chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. His term had come to an end on October 28, 2013. Oraon is a former 1972 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre. He had taken over the offices as the third Chairperson of National Commission for STs in 2010.

V K Mishra to be CCIT, Bhopal
CCIT in Indore, V K Mishra, is all set to be posted permanently as Chief Commissioner Income Tax in Bhopal. He is a 1978 batch IRS officer.

Sharma to be new IAF Vice-Chief
Eastern Air Command Chief Air Marshal R K Sharma will take over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at Air Headquarters. As Vice Chief, Air Marshal Sharma will directly be in charge of IAF’s ongoing capability buildup and visualizing its future technology requirements.

Khara is new MD SBI Mutual Fund
CGM, SBI Bhopal Circle, Dinesh Kumar Khara is moving to Headquarters as MD SBI Mutual Funds.

Singh opens coaching centre for Civil Service aspirants
Bachittar Singh (IAS, 83, UP) has opened a coaching centre "Gateway2IAS" in Old Rajinder Nagar New Delhi-110060 after his retirement from service. It is something unique started by an IAS Officer with the objectives of inculcating the values of Civil Service in the minds of the IAS ASPIRANTS apart from helping them in preparation for the Exams/Interviews.link of the website is :
www.gateway2ias.com.

K C Gupta is new Divisional Commissioner, Ujjain
K C Gupta has taken over as new Divisional Commissioner ,Ujjain. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer.

Srinivasan is Dy Secretary, DoPT
Jagannath Srinivasanhas been appointed as a Deputy DoPT. He is a 2003 batch Indian Postal Service Officer.

Eight IAS officers transferred in MP
As many as eight Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been transferred in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, K C Gupta has been appointed as Ujjain Commissioner while A K Pandey will now be Labour Commissioner and MD, Finance Corporation and M C Gupta is Collector, Panna. Besides, S K Mishra has been posted as Director, Health; Shobhit Jain as Collector, Barwani; Sanjay Goyal as Collector, Ashok Nagar; D S Bhadauriya as Commissioner, Housing Board and Shriram Shukla as Deputy Secretary, Finance and Director Budget.

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

Sunil Kumar bereaved
Mother of Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar has passed away in Raipur on Thursday at the age of 82.

Book of Dr Arup Roy Choudhury to be released today
Book by Dr Arup Roy Choudhury CMD NTPC - Management by Idiots published by McGraw Hill education shall be launched on Friday November 8, 2013 at 6 PM India International Centre, Max Muller Marg ( Near Khan Market ) New Delhi. Padma Vibhushan Dr E Sreedharan shall be the Chief Guest at the Book Launch Function.

PESB invites applications for Director (Op), NTPC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Operations), NTPC Limited falling vacant next year on November 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications before December 31, 2013.

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

Mukesh Jain is JS Hydro in Power Ministry (UPDATED)
Mukesh Jain who is Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power will look after important desk of Hydro. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Two IFS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
Mrs Sunitha Bhagwat has been appointed as Additional Director, AP Forest Academy, Dualappli while Dr V Bhaskar Ramanamurthy will now be Chief Conservator of Forests in the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.

Ms Kumar joins GoI as Secretary Border Management (UPDATED)
Ms Snehlata Kumar has joined the Government of India as Secretary Border Management on Friday. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Dilip Kumar is Director, NRHM- I&II (UPDATED)
Dilip Kumar has recently joined as Mission Director, NRHM; Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. He is 1995 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Five IAS officers transferred in Karnataka (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Mrs M V Savithri has been appointed as MD, Karnataka Public Lands Corporation Limited, Bangalaore while V Sriram Reddy will now be MD, Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Limited, Bangalore and Dr D S Vishwanath is Deputy Commissioner, Ramanagara district. Similarly, Mrs Priyanka Mary Francis has been appointed as MD, Karnataka Food & Civil Supplies Corporation; Mrs P I Sreevidya as Deputy Secretary, Zilla Panchayat with additional charge of CEO of the same Panchayat.

Two CSS officers shifted (UPDATED)
Two officers of Central Secretariat Service have been given fresh postings. Accordingly, C K Rawat has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Water Resources while Surendera Kumar Garg was posted as Deputy Secretary, Expenditure.

UPSC declares results of Engg Services Exam-2013 (UPDATED)
UPSC has announced the results of the written part of the Engineering Services Examination, 2013 held in June, 2013.

Anurag Agarwal is also MD, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UPDATED)
Anurag Agarwal has been assigned an additional charge of MD, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam in Haryana. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Five AAI's Airports bag Engineering Excellence Awards - 2013 (UPDATED)
Recently AAI had participated in the Engineering Excellence Awards - 2013 which is instituted by the Engineering Watch Magazine. The Award Ceremony was held in the Scope Convention Centre, New Delhi. These Awards are conferred upon the projects under various categories and is evaluated by eminent jury on the basis of laid down parameters which include innovations, operational excellence, self-reliance, impact and future readiness. This year 40 (forty) nos. of Awards have been conferred upon various engineering projects. The five airports of AAI recognized through these awards were in various categories as (1) 2nd Best Engineering Marvel for the year 2013 conferred upon AAI's New Integrated Passenger Terminal Building at Kolkata, (2) 2nd Most Impactful Engineering Marvel conferred upon AAI's New Integrated passenger Terminal Building at Kolkata, (3) Best Future-Ready Engineering Marvel conferred upon AAI's Construction of New Integrated Passenger Terminal Building at Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneswar, (4) Public Choice Award conferred upon AAI's Construction of New Expandable Modular Integrated Terminal Building at Raipur Airport, (5) Special Mention Awards conferred upon AAI's Construction of New Integrated Passenger Terminal Building at Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, (6) Special Mention Awards conferred upon AAI's Construction of New Domestic and International Terminals at Chennai Airport.

CORPORATE

Magoo is CGM, SBI North East Circle
Sanjay Kumar Magoo has taken over as the Chief General Manager (CGM), SBI, Northeast circle.

Rao appointed VP (Finance), Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd
Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd has appointed G Madhusudhan Rao (Madhu) as the Vice President (Finance) of the company with immediate effect.

Bhandari resigns as Company Secy. SRG Housing Finance Ltd
Ms Shanu Bhandari has resigned as Company Secretary of SRG Housing Finance Ltd.

Dee resigns as Director, Abbott India Ltd
Thomas Joseph Dee has resigned as Director of Abbott India Ltd

Huq re-appointed MD, Tata Coffee Ltd?
Tata Coffee Ltd has re-appointed Hameed Huq as Managing Director after the expiry of his present tenure in the company.

Ravi appointed Addl. Director, TFCI
Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd (TFCI) has appointed S Ravi as an Additional Director of the company.

Jatia ceases to be Director, Asian Hotels (North) Ltd
Ramesh Jatia has ceased to be Director of Asian Hotels (North) Ltd.

Sheth resigns as Company Secy. Piramal Phytocare Ltd
Ankit Sheth has resigned as Company Secretary of Piramal Phytocare Ltd.

Srivastava resigns as Independent Director, Glory Polyfilms Ltd
Rakesh Srivastava has resigned as Independent Director of Glory Polyfilms Ltd.

Yadwadkar appointed Nominee Director, India Cements Ltd
G M Yadwadkar has been appointed as Nominee Director of IDBI Bank Limited on the Board of Directors of India Cements Ltd.

Thakkar resigns as Whole-time Director, Ashapura Intimates Fashion Ltd
Ms Darshana H Thakkar has resigned as Whole-time Director of Ashapura Intimates Fashion Ltd

Merchant appointed Addl. Ind Director, Setco Automotive Ltd
Setco Automotive Ltd has appointed Pratap Merchant as an Additional Independent Director of the company with immediate effect

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CBEC and cadre review

CBEC cadre review will be cleared in the next century .the same IAS which insists on before time promotions of already super fast promotions in its cadre, is ensuring that it goes pending till March - April 2014 so that code of conduct can swallow it .we all must thank the IAS for thriving at the cost of all others and still cry fowl .

Charu

Gross under utilization of money

About Rs. 2500 crores on a statue in Gujarat, unbelievable, gross under utilization of money. No government money should be spent on publicity by way of installing statues by state governments or central government of any politicians be it Gandhi, Ambedkar, Patel or Nehru. All political parties are free to install statues of their political mentors from donations to their political parties. All political parties maintain good bank balances, is no secret. Publicity of a political party is possible without affecting government funds.

Singh R K

TV news channels come up with really good contributions

TV news channels come up with really good contributions from time to time. However is it really necessary to have panel discussion on every topic for half an hour. Mostly same faces come on all channels and talk whatever they want. These self styled Platos, Aristotoles, Harold Laskys bore the viwers and they should be asked to take long holiday.

Chetan

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