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Z S Nirwal (IFS) Retd

POLITICS


Congress team to counter Narendra Modi
This is the official Congress team to counter Narendra Modi- P. Chidambaram, Digvijaya Singh, Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma, Salman Khurshid and Jairam Ramesh.

Mess in Railways to continue?
Never before in the history of the railways, the conduct of its apex level officers had stooped so low. The fight for the post of CRB, Members and General Managers has reached epic proportions. Vigilance is being used to settle scores. The present policy of maintaining secrecy over panels and treating non open line general managers as unfit for board level postings is leading to manipulations that the railways has become famous for. Even the Railgate episode with one of its members in the jail has failed to jolt the railways from its devious ways. The nation's lifeline is dying a slow death. Will the GoI intervene or allow the manipulations and dirty games to continue?

BUREAUCRACY

Sept 30 to mark as a momentous day for 1980 batch IAS officers
As the grapevine has it the meeting against the empanelment of 1980 batch IAS officers, to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India, would take place on September 30.

Will Patnaik move as DGP of Odisha ?
Rumour mill says that in the event of Prakash Mishra's joining the CBI , Maharashtra cadre 1979 batch IPS officer Arup Patnaik may be appointed DGP of Odisha. It may be recalled Punjab cadre IPS officer had been DGP of Maharashtra.

Sharat Sabharwal to be Information Commissioner ?
Former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan ,Sharat Sabharwal, is likely to be appointed Central Information Commissioner. He is a 1975 batch IFS officer.

Mathai to succeed Jamini Bhagwati
Outgoing Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is going to succeed Jaimini Bhagwati as Indian High Commissioner to UK soon.
(We said this on June 5, 2013)

Arundhati Bhattacharya to be new CMD of SBI ?
If insiders are to be believed Arundhati Bhattacharya is all set to succeed Pratip Choudhary as new CMD of the State Bank of India (SBI). The Finance Minister is said to have cleared her name.

Secretary writes letter to Cabinet Secretary against his minister ?
A Secretary of an important ministry has written a letter to the Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth against his Minister. Guess the name.

Justice Jain poised to move to Sikkim HC; orders in a day or two
As the grapevine has it, Justice N K Jain, Rajasthan High Court Judge, may soon be appointed as the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.

Non-IAS to be CMD of NABARD
This time non-IAS is going to be the CMD of the NABARD. The name has however, so far not reached to the ACC.

CVC clearance of Muhnot next month
CVC clearance of S Muhnot is expected next month. He is expected to be appointed CMD of the Bank of Maharashtra.

Neelmani K Raju is now Additional Director, IB
Neelmani K Raju has been promoted to the rank of Additional Director in the Intelligence Bureau. She is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

CVC clears file of Sankaranarayanan for CMD, TCIL
The file of V Sankaranarayanan, Dy GM, SJVNL, for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director of Tyre Corporation of India Limited (TCIL), has reportedly been cleared by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). The post has been lying vacant since January 16, 2013.

No candidate turns up for selection of Director (HR), ITI Ltd
No candidate has appeared for the selection of Director (Human Resources), ITI Limited at the interview meeting held by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on September 24, 2013. The Board has now decided to convert itself into a Search cum Selection Committee by re-advertising the post with one level below pay scale.

UPSC interviewed 13 candidates for Zonal Director, NCB
As many as 13 candidates have been interviewed yesterday i.e. Sept. 24 for the slot of Zonal Directors, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

File for GM, ECOR sent to PMO
Amid the file, for the appointment of 05 GMs, making to and fro between PMO and Railway Board the latest buzz is that the file for GM, East Coast Railways has also been moved to PMO. Now the PMO is struggling to clear the appointments of 06 GMs.

Buzz of Chandra's repatriation gains momentum again?
The buzz about Satish Chandra's pre-mature repatriation seemingly has been gaining a momentum again. In the month of July also the rumour mills had been doing round the corners that Chandra, Member (Finance) NHAI, may opt an exit from NHAI. The 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre had succeeded J N Singh on April 02 this year. But the MoRTH, reportedly, has not received any such request or proposal from Chandra so far.

Transfers and postings of IRTS officers
Several Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officers have been transferred to different zones in Railways. Accordingly, Tej Pratap Singh, SG/IRTS, on return from deputation, has been posted in the cadre of South Western Railway while Arvind Kumar Singh, SG/IRTS/SWR, N N Singh, JAG/IRTS/ER and Shyam Sunder Gupta, SG/IRTS/ were shifted to Northeast Frontier Railway and N K Sachan, SAG/IRTS, transferred to IRITM/Lucknow and posted as dean; Amritanshu, SAG/IRTS/, shifted to Northeast Frontier Railway; Subbarao, SAG/IRTS to South Central Railway; Mahboob Rab, SAG/IRTS/WR transferred and posted as CCM(CHOD)/ECR; Vijayee Ram, SAG/IRTS/NCR, posted as CCM(CHOD)/NCR; Bharat Bhushan, SAG/IRTS/SCR, posted as CCM(CHOD)/SCR and Rajeev Dutt Sharma, SAG/IRTS/CR, was posted as CCM(CHOD)/Central Railway.

Ram is Ambassador of India to Central African Republic
Manohar Ram presently Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic, with the residence in Kinshasa. He is a 1991 batch IFS officer.

Don K Jose deputed to Intelligence Bureau in GoI
Services of Don K Jose have been placed at the disposal of Government of India for his appointment in Intelligence Bureau (IB) on deputation basis for a period of four years. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Jha is new CVO, Cotton Corporation of India
Anand Vijay Jha has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). He is 1998 batch IRPF officer.

Meeting for ITBP Chief now in first week of October
Meeting to prepare panel for the new ITBP Chief did not take place on Tuesday. Now it will take place in the first week of October.

J P Dange to be inducted in SSC !
J P Dange is expected to be inducted in Staff Selection Commission in Government of India. Dange, who is a 1973 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, had retired on May 31, 2011.

Two officers in panel of CVO, Dedicated Freight Corridors, Railways
As the grapevine has it, the tie is said to be between the two officers only. The officers in the fray are MP cadre IPS officer & Kerala cadre IFS officer. The appointment to the post may take place soon.

Anand Prakash empanelled as JS in GoI
Anand Prakash has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Post of Joint Secretary falling vacant in Atomic Energy
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant by December 2013 in the Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai in Government of India.

Mohan posted as Director, (News), DDK, Guwahati
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, D Murali Mohan has been posted as Director (News) DDK, Guwahati.

Applications for Spl Secretary-cum-DG, CEIB invited
The Department of Revenue, Government of India, has sought applications from the officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax and Customs cadre for the post of Special Secretary-cum-Director General in Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB). The applications of the willing officers should reach this office before October 31, 2013.

7 IPS officers of 2011 batch shifted in MP
As many as seven officers of Indian Police Service and 2011 batch have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Aditya Pratap Singh has been posted as CSP, Indore while Asit Yadav will now be CSP, Gwalior and Ms Isha Pant is CSP, Jabalpur. Similarly, Lodha Rahul Kumar has been appointed as CSP, Gwalior; Riyaj Iqbal as CSP, Bhopal; Saurabh Mishra as CSP, Ujjain and Ms Simala Prasad was made CSP, Indore.

K Suresh chosen for 'Ambika Prasad Verma Divya Award-2013'
K Suresh has been chosen for 'Ambika Prasad Verma Divya Award-2013' for his Hindi book '21 Madrasi Aur 1 Bihari'. The award will be given away to him by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh on October 2, 2013 in Bhopal. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

10 IPS officers transferred in Karnataka
Services of ten officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been affected with their transfers and postings in Karnataka. Accordingly, Bhaskar Rao has been appointed as IG, Northern Range, Belgaum while K S R Charan Reddy will now be IG, Training, Bangalore and Dr B A Mahesh is SP, Lokayukta. Similarly, Iswarachandra Vidyasagar has been appointed as Assistant IG, Crimes, Bangalore; Abhishek Goyal as SP, Lokayukta; Shanthana Sinha as SP, Dakhina Kannad District, Mangalore; Iada Martin Marbaniang as SP, Bagalkot District, Bagalkot; K T Balakrishna as Deputy Commandant General, Home Guards & Ex-officio Deputy Director of Civil Defenc, Bangalore; H R Bagawandas as SP & Principal, Police Training College, Gulbarga and S Rangaswamy was posted as SP, Intelligence, Bangalore.

2 IAS offices shifted in Karnataka
Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Bijapur while Shivayogi C Kalasad was made Commissioner, Land Acquisition (R&R), Upper Krishna Project, Bagalkot.

Ambuj Sharma appointed as Additional Secretary, DHI & Public Enterprises (UPDATED)
Ambuj Sharma, Joint Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
(We said this on Sept 20, 2013)

Tenure of Anup K Pujari as DG, Foreign Trade extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Anup K Pujari as Director General of Foreign Trade has been extended up to March 31, 2014. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

GoI approves constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission (UPDATED)
Government of India (GoI) has constituted a 'Seventh Central Pay Commission'. Recommendations of the Commission may be implemented with effect from January 1, 2016. However, the Government has not disclosed the names for its Chairperson and Members.

BEML bags export award (UPDATED)
BEML Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, has won the Export Award as a star performer in Large Enterprise section (Machinery for Mining, Quarrying & Construction and Parts thereof) for the year 2011-12. At a function held at Trivandrum C N Durgesh, Director(Mining & Construction), BEML received the prestigious award from P K Kunhali Kutty, Minister for Industries & IT and Adoor Prakash, Minister for Revenue & Coir, Govt of Kerala. The event was organized by EEPC India (Formerly Engineering Exports Promotion Council). During 2012-13, company made exports aggregating Rs.198.13 crores as against Rs.145.5 crores in the previous year. BEML's products are exported to various countries across the globe including Middle East during the year. For the current year, the company is planning to achieve higher growth in the export market.

DEBATE

Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?

Whether he should -

1. be a political person

2. be decisive

3. be having clarity in his thought

4. be a charismatic personality

5. be English speaking

6. have support of the Corporate World

Mail your views in not more than 100 words to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Former NTPC man is Member of UPERC
Former Executive Director, Northern Region, NTPC, I B Pandey, has been appointed Member of the Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC).

Mehta appointed MD & CEO, Hindustan Unilever Ltd
The Board of Hindustan Unilever Ltd has approved the appointment of Sanjiv Mehta as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Vakil resigns as Non- Exec. Director, Asian Paints Limited
Abhay Vakil has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Asian Paints Limited.

Anjaria ceases to be Director, GNFC
D C Anjaria has ceased to be Director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GNFC).

Bhardwaj resigns as Company Secy, Shilpi Cable Technologies Limited
Ms Shruti Bhardwaj has resigned as Company Secretary of Shilpi Cable Technologies Limited.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Sudar Industries Limited
Pankaj Joshi and Bishwanath Patnaik have resigned as Directors of Sudar Industries Limited.

Jadhav appointed Independent Director, Kamat Hotels (I) Limited
Kamat Hotels (I) Limited has appointed Dinkar D Jadhav as an Independent Director of the company.

Shah resigns as Inde Non Exec. Dir., Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd
Mukesh P Shah has resigned as Independent Non-Executive Director of Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd.

Gohil resigns as Company Secy. National Standard (India) Ltd
Bhavika Gohil has ceased to be the Company Secretary of National Standard (India) Ltd.

Kumar appointed Whole-time Director, Himachal Fibres Ltd
Rajinder Kumar has been appointed as Whole-time Director of Himachal Fibres Ltd.

Kripalu to be appointed CEO, USL?
United Spirits Ltd (USL) is to appoint Anand Kripalu as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company w.e.f. October 1, 2013.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

(DEBATE 1)

Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?

PM should not be from any political party. He/She should be chosen by citizens that too on-line selection by people with educational background upto a level (say not less than graduate) only.

Poonam

(DEBATE 2 )

Be Decisive

Bhashkar Shukla

Economic Crisis

Finance Minister is trying to justify that first period is golden age of the country. Whether it is golden or platinum age, think and see from the eyes of common man. The condition is known to everyone. Be it price rise, rising inflation, increasing CAD, lower GDP growth, negative industrial production, increasing imports, decreasing exports and finally loss of jobs. How it can be justified that this is golden age of the country. Govt. has accepted that fiscal deficit is increasing and to contain it, Govt. has brought a office memo issuing as austerity instructions which clearly shows that economic condition of the country is not good. It does not require any other proof for economic condition is no good. Job creation has been banned, foreign travel has been restricted, domestic travel has been downgraded etc.

Is it Bharat Nirman ?

A Kumar

Economy of this country is in great turmoil ?

The WIC surfers would be interested in knowing the down trend of Indian rupee since independence. Exchange rate of Indian rupee (In bracket) vis-a-vis Dollar from

1947 till date:--

1947- 1 Dollar(1.00 Rupee) ;1966 (7.50 Rupees) ; 1975(8.4)

1984 (12.36) ;1990( 17.50) ;1991(24.58 );1992( 28.97) 1995 (34.96 )

2000 (46.78 );2001(47.93 );2002( 48.98 );2003( 45.57 );2004(43.84 )

2005 (46.11); 2007(44.25) ;2008(49.82) ;2009(46.29 );2010(45.09 )

2011 (51.10) ;2012( 54.47 );2013( 68.45)Maximum in 2013; 2013 ( 62.69)

(As on Sept 24,2013)

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Senior Citizens

All senior citizens are not in need of an employment. Most of them have good pension and adequate assets to manage their retired life. What they need: (I) better and easily accessible medical facilities, (ii) least tension from children and neighbours, (iii) free membership of sports/recreation clubs, (iv) safe pavement on the roads to walk and finally (v) once in a while meeting with the local MLA and MP to fume their grievances.

Grow Old Along With Me

The Best Is Yet To Be

Expect The Best! It Lies Not In The Past.

God Ever Keeps The Good Wine Till The Last.

Beyond Are Nobler Work And Sweeter Rest.

Expect The Best.

William P Merrill

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