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POLITICS

Who will be PM next year ?
Who will be next PM next year? If you ask this question across the country, answer will be either Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi. But if imaginary whisper is to be believed either Pranab Mukherjee or Raj Nath Singh will adorn the post. Guessing game is on.

Will the EC conduct fresh polls where NOTA votaries win ?
There is least knowledge of the fruits of NOTA option being introduced by the Election Commission in the upcoming polls in five states. People are curious to know that what will happen to that Assembly/Lok Sabha seat where the votes caste under NOTA option were more than those caste by the topper (winner) candidate. Will the EC conduct fresh polls for the seat where such an eventuality arises ?

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment file of 1995 batch IAS officers in CVC
File pertaining to the empanelment of 1995 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government is lying with the CVC for vigilance clearance.

Review of 1993 and 1994 batch IAS takes place
Review of 1993 batch and 1994 batch IAS officers for empanelment to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India has taken place.

Khullar to join as Secretary (West), in MEA next week
Dinkar Khullar will take over on Monday as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is a 1978 batch IFS officer.
(We said this on August 8, 2013)

Puri to succeed Khullar in Brusells
M S Puri is going to succeed Dinkar Khullar as Indian Ambassador to Brusells. He is a 1982 batch IFS officer. Puri is presently posted in New York.

Pradhan to be Member CAT in Bangalore
P K Pradhan is moving to Bangalore as Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He is A 1977 batch retired IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

File of V K Sharma and Usha Sangwan reaches to DoPT
Usha Sangwan and V K Sharma are going to be new Managing Directors in the LIC. The ACC has cleared the names and the file has reached to the DoPT for appointment.

PMO says "No" for Mittal as Chairman Railway Board !
PMO is reported to have said "No" for the appointment of South Western Railway,General Manager, A K Mittal as Chairman of the Railway Board.

New Members of Settlement Commission CES in Kolkata
Karan Sharma & Chitrang Dubey have been appointed Members of the Settlement Commission of Customs, Excise and Service Tax at Kolkata.

MMTC reeling under severe tensions over loss of crore of rupees in NSEL
Strong resentment and tensions are reported to have manifested at the Board meeting of MMTC Limited over the loss of over Rs 200 crore in NSEL.

Will A K Gupta be CMD of SCI?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the selection procedure for the appointment of new Chairman of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has been completed. Name of A K Gupta is reported to have been sent to ACC .Presently B K Mandal, Director (Finance), SCI, is looking after the additional charge of CMD, SCI.

Former High Court CJ appointed Ambassador
A former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court is reported to have been appointed Indian Ambassador to Ashgarabad.

Joint Secretary who served under five Secretaries in GoI
One would not believe that a joint Secretary in the Government of India during his deputation tenure served under five Secretaries. He is I C P Keshari who is now back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. A 1988 batch IAS officer Keshari who joined the Ministry of power as Joint Secretary saw five Secretaries viz. Anil Rajdan, V S Sampat, H S Brahma, Umashankar and PK Sinha.

Interview for IOC Chairman on Wednesday
Interview for the post of Chairman Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is going to take place on Wednesday. About 10 candidates are appearing for interview in the PESB.

Dr Dobhal assumes charge as CMD, NRDC
Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director General, Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology (Government of Uttarakhand), has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) on October 7, 2013. Dobhal, who is a PhD in Environmental Sciences, published over 110 papers, has edited 10 books and over 15 technical reports. His appointment was delayed due to natural calamity in Uttarakhand.
(We said this on September 28, 2012)

President of India crowns whistleblower officer with major victory
Shortly after the settlement of tragic trail of Durga Shakti, UP cadre IAS, a Haryana cadre IFS officer finally emerges victorious triggering the faith and confidence of several whistleblower officers in the sovereign system of the State of India. In a latest decision the President of India has quashed the orders of Haryana Chief Minister wherein Sanjiv Chaturvedi, a 2002 batch IFS officer of Haryana Cadre currently serving as CVO of AIIMS, had been issued departmental charge sheet under major penalty which included dismissal/removal from the service as well. This is third intervention, in the matter of the officer in question, from President of India in past 5 years. Reportedly; whistleblower officers and their well wisher officers find a great sense of assurance in the decision.

Will Ajoy Kumar be back to Bihar?
As against the recent whispers doing rounds, Ajoy Kumar is unlikely to repatriate to Bihar. The 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre had been serving as CVO, National Fertilizers Limited. He is Post Graduate in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Madho Sharma elevated as Zonal Dir, NCB
Madho Sharma, presently serving as Joint Director, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has reportedly been elevated as Zonal Director, NCB.

Sinha poised to join NCB as Zonal Director
Sunil Sinha, presently serving as Commandant, CRPF, is all set to move to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as Zonal Director.

Gauri Shankar is new ED, PNB
Gauri Shankar has taken over as Executive Director (ED) of the Punjab National Bank on Monday.
(We said this on October 2 and 7, 2013)

Eight IFS officers in AP transferred
As many as eight Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in Andhra Pradesh have been transferred. Accordingly, V Venkatramaiah, (82), has been posted as Special Commissioner, CADA , I&CAD Department while D Nalini Mohan, (87), was appointed as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (STC), O/o Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF), AP, Hyderabad and Dr K Tirupathaiah, (86), is Additional Director General, Dr MCR HRD Institute of Andhra Pradesh.
Similarly, Y Babu Rao, (87), has been appointed as Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests/Conservator of Forests, Nizamabad Circle; Narendar Reddy as Divisional Forest Officer, Mahabubnagar; Dr B Prabhakar as Divisional Forest Officer, Mancherial; V Linga Rao as Divisional Forest Officer, Warangal (North) and P Ramesh was posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Kagaznagar.

Ms Chary is also Member (Budget), CBEC
Ms Shobha L Chary, Member (P&V), has been assigned an additional charge of Member Budget, CBEC after the retirement of Ms Sheila Sangwan.

Two custom officers shifted
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service of Custom and Excise cadre have been shifted. Accordingly, Jyotiraditya has been posted to the office of DG, System, Delhi while Dr Ashok Aswal was appointed to the office of DG, System, Delhi.

DoPT invites applications for seven posts of Dy Secretary/ Director in CVC
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications from the officers working in the Ministries/Departments under Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) for filling up seven vacancies of Deputy Secretary/Director level in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department at the earliest.

AP Govt drops charges against IAS officer
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has withdrawn disciplinary action initiated against Dr M Jagan Mohan, then Revenue Divisional Officer, Nalgonda after examination of inquiry report on charges. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer.

IAS changes in West Bengal
Power secretary Malay De has been transferred to health. He will replace Satish Chandra Tewary, who will now be the Principal Secretary of the IT department. Gopal Krishna will be new Power Secretary.

Gauri Kumar appointed as Secretary, Labour(UPDATED)
Ms Gauri Kumar has been appointed as Secretary, Labour and Employment in the Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Capt Sarveen Narula selected as Director, Shipping Corporation (UPDATED)
Capt. Sarveen Narula, SVP, SCI, has been selected for the post of Director (Liner & Passenger Services), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 8, 2013. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

Five MP state service officers get IAS cadre against 2010 vacancies (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Service have been accorded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2010. The officers include: Panna Lal Solanki, Naresh Pal Kumar, Nisar Ahmed, Shiv Narayan Singh Chouhan and Ravindra Kumar Mishra.

17 MP state service officers get IAS cadre against 2011 vacancies (UPDATED)
As many as 17 officers of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Service have been accorded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2011. The officers include: Raja Bhaiya Prajapati, Narendra Singh Parmar, Madhukar Agneya, Prakash Chandra Jangre, Nivas Sharma, Rajeev Sharma, Mukesh Kumar Shukla, Alka Shrivastava, Ram Prasad Bharti, Durg Vijay Singh, Shekhar Verma, Ajay Singh Gangvar, Aruna Gupta, Ashok Kumar Verma, Rajesh Kumar Jain and Ravindra Singh.

13 IAS officers transferred in AP (UPDATED)
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, D Kadmiel has been posted as Vice Chairman and Managing Director, A P State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited while A Dinakar Babu will now be MD, A P STate Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited and Mrs Smita Sabharwal is Collector, Medak District. Similarly, M Raghunandan Rao has been made Collector, Krishna district; Dr Jyoti Buddha Prakash as Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission; P Venkata Rami Reddy as Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Kakinada; Mrs P Usha Kumari as Joint Collector, Srikakulam; P Bhaskara as Joint Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, Tirupathi; Mrs Pausum Basu as Joint Collector, J Murali as Joint collector, Krishna district; P Basant Kumar as Joint Collector; Vadarevu Vinay Chand as Project officer, ITDA, Paderu, Visakhapatnam and Vivek Yadav was made Joint Collector, Guntur.

Shaik Mohd Iqbal posted as Commissioner, Minorities' Welfare in AP (UPDATED)
Shaik Mohd Iqbal has been appointed as Commissioner, Minorities Welfare in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE

Arundhati Bhattacharya becomes first woman to head SBI
The first woman to head the State Bank of India (SBI) - country's largest lender - in its 207-year history, Arundhati Bhattacharya has assumed the office of the Chairperson of the Bank, succeeding Pratip Chaudhuri who retired on September 30. Having joined SBI as a Probationary Officer in 1977, she has had stints in areas such as retail, treasury and corporate finance during her 36-year career. She has held various positions including Deputy Managing Director and Corporate Development Officer, Chief General Manager of the Bangalore circle and new businesses and head of its merchant banking arm, SBI Caps.
(We said this on June 24 & September 23, 2013)

Mahajan joins IDFC Ltd
Former banker Ajay Mahajan has joined Infrastructure Finance company (IDFC) Ltd as the group head of new initiatives with a focus on asset diversification.

Mullick appointed CFO, Tilaknagar Industries Limited
Srijit Mullick has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tilaknagar Industries Limited.

Bharathi appointed as CS, Madhucon Projects Limited
Madhucon Projects Limited has appointed Ms C Bharathi as Company Secretary.

Singh resigns as CS, Madhucon Projects Limited
Ms Nutan Singh has resigned as Company Secretary of Madhucon Projects Limited

Fernandez appointed Non-official Part-time Director, EIL
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has appointed Dr Christy Fernandez, former Secretary to Government of India as Non-official Part-time Director on the Board of Directors of Engineers India Limited (EIL).

Ghorawat designated as CFO, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Limited
Dilip Ghorawat has been designated as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sutlej Textiles and Industries Limited.

Garg resigns as Chairman, Vikas Global One Limited
Nand Kishore Garg has resigned as Chairman and Non- Executive Director of Vikas Global One Limited.

Lahiri ceases to be Director, Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services Limited
Pradeep Kumar Lahiri ceased to be Director of Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services Limited.

Kucheria appointed Non Exec. Director, Winsome Yarns Limited
Winsome Yarns Limited has appointed Rohtash Kumar Kucheria as Non-executive, Independent Additional Director of the company.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Winsome Yarns Limited
Chandra Mohan and Ashish Bagrodia have resigned as Directors of Winsome Yarns Limited.

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Model Code of Conduct

Model code of conduct is coming into force after declaring the election dates of five states. Election commission has to work very hard to see that these code are practiced and implemented in the same letter and spirit in which these have been framed. EC should restrict the Freebies which are being promised or distributed for personal gains should not be permitted. This is definitely for luring voters. Any scheme which favours for development of state or UT or society as a whole is always welcome. The schemes which are oriented for any particular caste, community, religion, individuals should be disallowed for free and fair election. EC can play a vital role in controlling such things. EC should use their full powers to show election will not tolerate such things and have to work on zero tolerance. I wish all the success in achieving the goal for conducting free and fair election.

N Prakash

Commission must have representation

The commission must have representation, in some form, of various stakeholder services.

Dr Rakesh

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