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'Kaun banega CBI Director'? (9)
In 1979 batch Anil Sinha is also a contender. He is presently number two in the CBI. Sinha who is from Bihar cadre had refused to return to the state as DGP.

Jawed Usmani to be new CIC in UP
Name of former UP Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani has been cleared for the post of Chief Information Commissioner in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on September 13 )

Interviews for Bank CMDs to be postponed ?
Appointment of Hasmukh Adhia as new Secretary - Financial Services has fuelled speculations that interviews for Bank CMDs may be postponed. Interview is scheduled to take place on November 13 and 14.

Will Kasni Anand Arora repatriate to the state ?
With the new regime in place in Haryana the whispers have started doing rounds that Kasni Anand Arora may repatriate to the state. The 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cdare is presently serving with UIDAI as Deputy Director General, Chandigarh. One can wait and watch only.

Ashok Kr is new DGP of Tamil Nadu
Ashok Kumar has been appointed as DGP, Tamil Nadu. He is 1982 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Kumar is scheduled to retire in June next year but he will continue as DGP till October 2016.

Hasmukh Adhia is new Secretary, Financial Services
Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed new Secretary Financial Services in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on October 24 )

G S Sandhu moved as Chairman of NACWC
Financial Services Secretary G S Sandhu has been moved as Chairman National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) in the grade of Secretary. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Bishnoi to continue as Spl Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare for now
Anuj Kumar Bishnoi will continue as Special Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence till the date of assumption of charge as Secretary in Ministry of Water Resources. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Vijyanand is now Special Secretary, RD
S M Vijyanand has been appointed Special Secretary Rural Development. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Anjuly Chib Duggal is Special Secretary Expenditure
Anjuly Chib Duggal has been appointed Special Secretary Expenditure. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Rajive Kumar is now Special Secretary, Petroleum
Rajive Kumar has been appointed Special Secretary Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sunil Soni is DG of BIS
Sunil Soni has been appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards in the rank of Secretary. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Madhusudan Prasad is Special Secretary, Commerce
Madhusudan Prasad has been appointed Special Secretary Commerce. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

B P Sharma elevated
EO B P Sharma has been elevated to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Balvender Kumar elevated in DDA
Vice Chairman of the DDA Balvender Kumar has been elevated to the rank of Secretary. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Vrinda Swarup elevated in HRD
Vrinda Swarup has been appointed Special Secretary School Education in the Ministry of HRD. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Arun Jha in DoPT elevated
Arun Jha has been appointed Special Secretary Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Madan elevated in UIAI
Vijay Shankar Madan DG and Mission Director UIDAI has been elevated to the rank of Secretary. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Khuntia is now Special Secretary and FA, Petroleum
S C Khuntia has been appointed Special Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Petroleum. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Viswanath is now CMD of FCI
C Viswanath has been appointed CMD of the FCI in the rank of Secretary. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Pujari posted as Special Secretary and FA
P K Pujari has been appointed Special Secretary and FA in the Department of Agricultural Research and Education. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Rajiv Yadav elevated
Rajiv Yadav has been elevated as Special Secretary and FA in the Department of Fertilisers. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

A K Gupta is Special Secretary, Defence Production
A K Gupta will now be Special Secretary in the Department of Defence Production. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Rita Teaotia is now Special Secretary, Telecom
Ms Rita A Teaotia has been appointed Special Secretary Telecom. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

A K Agrawal elevated to the rank of Secretary
DG ESIC Anil Kumar Agrawal has been elevated to the rank of Secretary in the GoI. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

A K Srivastava is Special Secretary Social Justice
A K Srivastava has been appointed Special Secretary Social Justice and Empowerment. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Shashi Shekhar is now Special Secretary, Environment
Shashi Shekhar has been appointed Special Secretary Forests and Environment.He is 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

R N Choubey elevated in Power Ministry
R N Choubey has been elevated in Power Ministry as Special Secretary. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Devendra Chaudhary is also Special Secretary, Power
Devendra Chaudhary has been appointed Special Secretary Power in the GoI. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Luikham is Special Secretary, North Eastern Council
Ameising Luikham has been appointed Special Secretary North Eastern Council.He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Jain is now Secretary, NDMA
R K Jain has been appointed Secretary, NDMA in the rank of Secretary in GoI. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

S C Panda in MHA elevated
S C Panda has been appointed Special Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Tuk Tuk Kumar is Special Secretary and FA Road Transport
Ms Tuk Tuk Kumar has been appointed Special Secretary and FA in the Department of Road Transport and Highways. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Jauhari is DDG UIDAI
M C Jauhari has been appointed DDG UIDAI.He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Rajiv Arora moves to NATGRID
Joint Secretary Commerce Rajiv Arora has been moved to NATGRID. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Dr Sameer Sharma moves to Housing
CMD of the ITDC Dr Sameer Sharma has been appointed Joint Secretary Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Maninder Singh is now JS, Health Research
JS Environment Maninder Singh has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Health Research. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ram Subhag Singh is now MD, NAFED
Joint Secretary Defence, Ram Subhag Singh has been moved as MD NAFED. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Vivek Joshi moved from WCD
Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Child and Women Welfare has been moved in the Department of Expenditure as OSD Procurement policy Division. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Shashank Shekhar is JS, MHA
V Shashank Shekhar has been appointed Joint Secretary Home in the GoI. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Ms Panda is Joint Secretary, Health
Ms Dharitri Panda has been appointed Joint Secretary in Health and Family Welfare. She is 1987 batch ICAS officer.

Sharma is now JS, AYUSH
Jitendra Sharma has been appointed Joint Secretary AYUSH in the GoI. He is 1984 batch IFS officer of Punjab cadre.

Devaraj is elevated in DoPT
M Devaraj has been elevated as Joint Secretary in the DoPT.He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Mukesh Jain moves to Department of Disablity Affairs
JS Power Mukesh Jain has been moved as JS in the Department of Disability Affairs. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Harish Chand Agarwal appointed as Regional DD, UIDAI
Harish Chand Agarwal has been appointed as Regional Deputy Director, UIDAI. He is a 1988 batch IPoS officer.

Barun Mitra posted as Joint Secretary, Shipping
Barun Mitra has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Shipping. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Maruthi Prasad Tangirala appointed AS, UPSC
Maruthi Prasad Tangirala has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Union Public Service Commission at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1990 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

B S Bullar posted as Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation
B S Bullar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

B Suman posted as Joint Secretary, Tourism
B Suman has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Manish Kumar Gupta posted as Joint Secretary, Labour & Employment
Manish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Dheeraj Kumar posted as Joint Secretary, Labour & Employment
Dheeraj Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Rajesh Agarwal appointed Joint Secretary, Skill Development
Rajesh Agarwal has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Ms Jyotsna Sitling appointed Joint Secretary, Skill Development
Ms Jyotsna Sitling has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. She is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Uttarkhand cadre.

Pawan Kumar Agarwal posted as Secretary, Skill Development
Pawan Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

K Sanajay Murthy appointed Joint Secretary, I&B
K Sanajay Murthy has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Ms R Jaya appointed Joint Secretary, I&B
Ms R Jaya has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. She is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Puneet Kansal appointed Joint Secretary, I&B
Puneet Kansal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Arun Kumar Verma posted as Joint Secretary, Power
Arun Kumar Verma has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ms Annie George Mathew posted as Joint Secretary, Expenditure
Ms Annie George Mathew has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure. She is a 1988 batch IA&AS officer.

Sanjeev Kumar posted as Joint Secretary, Social Justice
Sanjeev Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment. He is a 1986 batch IDAS officer.

Avinash Chandra Patel appointed Director, CIC
Avinash Chandra Patel has been appointed as Director in Central Information Commission (CIC), Delhi. He is a 1984 batch IDSE officer.

Shashi Mohan posted as Director, Food Processing
Shashi Mohan has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. He is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Telecom Service.

Yatendra Kumar shifted to Defence
Yatendra Kumar has been transferred as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defence.

Three officers shifted after promotion to DS grade in GoI
Pradeep Kumar Roy has been posted as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Shipping while S S Rana and Vayaila Rungsung were posted to Labour & Employment in Government of India.

Mishra takes charge as Member (Fin) in CGWB
Sanjay Kumar Mishra has taken charge as Member (Fin), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under Ministry of Water Resources. The 1984 batch IRS-IT officer previously served as Joint Secretary, Border Management under Ministry of Home Affairs.

38 IRS-IT officers transferred
As many as 38 Indian Revenue Service officers of Income Tax cadre have been transferred and posted at different places at Commissioner level. Accordingly, Binod Kumar has been appointed as CIT (ITAT)-2, Delhi while S K Mittal will be CIT, Panchkula and Hukam Chand Negi is CIT, Shimla. Similarly, Anand Kumar Aggarwal has been posted as CIT (ITAT)-I, Lucknow; Omkareshwar Chindra as CIT-I, Vishakapatnam; Punam K Sidhi as CIT, Delhi; S L Meena as CIT (A), Ahmedabad; Ramesh Chand as CIT (TDS), Chandigarh; G Aparna Rao as CIT (ITAT)-I, Hyderabad; Sandeep Kumar as CIT, Delhi; Anand Jha as Cit, CBDT, Delhi; Sunil Kumar as CIT, Rohtak; Anshu Shukla Pandey as CIT (A)-I, Kanpur;Dr Uppuleti Devi Prasad as CIT audit and Co, Bhubaneshwar; Pradeep Kumar Ambastha as CIT, Ghaziabad; Nageshwar Rao Koripalli as CIT, Guntur; Valavarti Rajendra as CIT (A)-I, Bangalore; Naviri Amruta Rao as CIT (ITAT)-I, Bilaspur; Neena Singh Pandey as CIT (ITAT)-6, Mumbai; Dr Swetabh Suman as CIT, Muzaffar Nagar; Dinesh Kumar Chhablani as DIT (Inv), Bhopal; Dr Banwari Lal as CIT-3, Baroda; Dr Sudha Kumari as CIT (TDS), Guwahati; A k Khandelwal as CIT (A)-4, Surat; Tarun Kumar as CIT, Meerut; Arun Kumar Tiwari as CIT, Dibrugarh; Rasmi Ranjan Das as DIT (Intl Tax), Kolkata; Upamanyu Basu as CIT (A)-30, Delhi; Dr Subhash Chandra as CIT (A)-I, Thane; Obou Athikho Mao as CIT (A)-2, Thane; Narender Kumar Chand as CIT DR, Mumbai; Subendu Moharana as DIT Exmp, Chennai; Asit Singh as DIT (ITSC)-II, Delhi; Mukesh Verma as CIT (ITAT)-I, Jaipur; Vismita Tej as CIT, Ranchi; Rolee Agarwal as CIT (ITAT)-2, Jaipur; Md Shahid Atahar Khan as CIT (Co), Ahmedabad and Sandip Garg was posted as CIT (Co and Audit), Pune.

R C Mishra is also CCIT-VI, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, R C Mishra, CCIT-I, Mumbai, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-VI, Mumbai.

Dr Hasmukh Adhia relieved to join as Secretary, Financial Services (UPDATED)
The Government of Gujarat has relieved Dr Hasmukh Adhia of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Secretary, Financial Services. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Dr J N Singh appointed as ACS, Finance Department in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Dr J N Singh has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department with additional charge of posts of Revenue Department, Commissioner of Land Reforms in Gujarat. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

President presents SCOPE Meritorious Award for R&D, Tech Dev, Innovation to HAL (UPDATED)
President, Pranab Mukherjee presented SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises) Meritorious Award for R&D, Technology Development and Innovation to HAL at a ceremony in Delhi (Vigyan Bhawan) today. Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman and T Suvarna Raju, Director (Design and Development) received the award on behalf of HAL. HAL believes that the key differentiator in today's warfare is going to be the home grown platforms and therefore R&D activities of organizations like HAL would go a long way in making India self-reliant on technology front in the defence sector. HAL's R&D centres are dedicated to design and develop aircraft, helicopters, small engines, aircraft accessories and avionics, says Dr Tyagi. The Research and Technology Development remains a focus area for HAL with increased funds allocation. The company has filed over 300 patents in just over two years to protect its intellectual property developed at a large investment and efforts. HAL has now created R&D corpus, earmarking 10% of Operational Profit after Tax, to promote technology development within the company. HAL has identified 111 technologies on which its experts could contribute with the funding to be provided by the company. As an important strategic move 10 R&D centres of the company have now been brought under the ambit of Committee of Institutional Network (COIN) to ensure synergy among these centres of HAL spread across the country. As part of aggressive interaction with academia, HAL has entered into MOUs for technology collaboration with IITs. As a matter of fact, the company has entered into collaboration with IIT, Kanpur for rotary unmanned systems, IIT Kharagpur for avionics and electronic warfare systems, IIT Roorkee for aircraft subsystem research and with IIT, Bombay for the communications systems. HAL also works with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, DRDO laboratories and private industries for various R & D activities. HAL has designed and developed 14 types of aircraft and helicopters which include basic trainers, intermediate trainers, fighters and light helicopters. The company has also designed more than 600 avionics systems and accessories for variety of aircraft.

Orders of P M Chandraiah as Director (Fin), BC&PL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of P M Chandraiah, Additional General Manager, EPIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BC&PL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on July 30, 2014)

Palash Goswami takes over as Director (Fin), HPCL (UPDATED)
Palash Goswami, GM, HCL, has assumed the charge as Director (Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL). The post had been lying vacant since October, 2013.

M S Rao selected as Director (Ope&Tech), DCIL (UPDATED)
M S Rao, GM, DCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Operations & Technical), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 5, 2014. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

AIL bags SCOPE Meritorious Award (UPDATED)
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) country's leading steel-making company and a 'Maharatna' Public Sector Enterprise has won the prestigious SCOPE Meritorious Award for Environment Excellence & Sustainable Development. President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to Chairman of SAIL, C.S. Verma, in the presence of Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Anant Gete and Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises P Radhakrishnan in a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan. Complimenting public sector companies for their contribution to the nation, Mukherjee, said, "CPSEs have, over time, contributed greatly towards fulfilling their Corporate Social Responsibility obligations. I am sure they will continue with these activities in the future also." He was of the view that CPSEs have a vital role in making India a global manufacturing hub. Verma dedicating the award to SAIL employees said, "It is the commitment, dedication and determination of every employee of SAIL which has been the driving force behind our efforts to achieve milestones of excellence in the field of environment and sustainable development".

Caption: President of India Pranab Mukherjee, presenting the 'SCOPE Meritorious Award for Environment Excellence & Sustainable Development for the year 2012-13' to SAIL Chairman C.S. Verma, in presence of Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Anant Gete and Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises P Radhakrishnan.

NBCC gets Dun & Bradstreet Infra Awards 2014 (UPDATED)
The Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Urban development, GoI has been awarded with "Best Growing Company in Construction and Infrastructure Development". Yogesh J. P. Sharma, CGM (Engg), NBCC, received 'D&B Infra Awards 2014' from Shankar Aggarwal, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, in Mumbai on behalf of NBCC.

4 IAS officers get additional charges in MP (UPDATED)
Rajiv Ranjan has been given additional charge of Principal Revenue Commissioner while Arun Tiwari is given additional charge of Controller, Government Printing and Stationery and Pankaj Agrawal is also looking as Commissioner, Food Security and Controller, Food and Administration of Medicines. Besides, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been assigned an additional charge of Director, AIDS in Madhya Pradesh.

CORPORATE

Kelkar is new Chairman of NIPFP
Vijay Kelkar has been appointed as Chairman of the Finance Ministry's think tank National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (NIPFP). He replaces

Kaushal Srivastava is new Chairperson of CBEC
Formal orders of the appointment of Kushal Srivastava as Chairperson of the CBEC have been issued.
(We said this on November 1)

Anita Kapur is new Chairperson of CBDT
Formal orders of the appointment of Anita Kapur as Chairperson of the CBDT have been issued.
(We said this on November 1 )

Palash Goswami to join as Director (Fin), HPCL on Nov 4
Palash Goswami, GM, HCL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) on November 4, 2014. The post has been lying vacant since October 2013.
(We said this on January 6, 2014)

Sharma appointed Nominee Director, JSPL
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has appointed Rajiv Sharma as a Nominee Director of IDBI Bank Ltd on the Board of Directors of the company.

Kannan appointed Director, State Bank of Travancore Ltd
VG Kannan, MD & GE (A&S), State Bank of India has been appointed as a Director on the Board of Directors of State Bank of Travancore Ltd

Sharma appointed Addl. Director, Indraprastha Gas Ltd
Indraprastha Gas Limited has appointed R K Sharma as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. October 15, 2014.

Mathur ceases to be Director, Indraprastha Gas Ltd
Rajeev Mathur ceases to be Director of Indraprastha Gas Limited w.e.f. October 15, 2014

Auld appointed MD, Trent Ltd
Trent Limited has appointed Philip N Auld as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f. November 4, 2014

Three directors cease to be on Board of NHPC Ltd
G S Vedi, A K Mago and R Jeyaseelan have ceased to be Independent Directors of NHPC Ltd w.e.f. October 31, 2014

Two Whole-time directors appointed on Board of Berger Paints India Ltd
Berger Paints India Ltd has appointed Ms Rishma Kaur and Kanwardip Singh Dhingra as Whole-time Directors of the company w.e.f. December 1, 2014.

Kaur to be designated National Business Development Director ( Retail), Berger Paints India Ltd
Ms Rishma Kaur would be designated as National Business Development Director (Retail) of Berger Paints India Ltd

Dhingra to be designated National Business Development Director (Industrial) , Berger Paints India Ltd
Kanwardip Singh Dhingra would be designated as National Business Development Director ( Industrial) of Berger Paints India Ltd.

Sherawat resigns as CS, Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd
Ms Saroj Sherawat has resigned as Company Secretary of Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd w.e.f. September 30, 2014

Tomar appointed CS, Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd
Ms Nishu Tomar has been appointed as Company Secretary of Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd w.e.f. October 1, 2014

Parikh appointed Independent Director, Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Ltd
Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Ltd has appointed Ms Indira Parikh as an Independent Director of the company w.e.f. November 4, 2014

Visvanathan appointed CFO, Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd
Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd has appointed S Visvanathan as the Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. November 4, 2014

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What is the significance of 'Special Secretary' designation

It is seen that the Government has promoted many bureaucrats as Special Secretary. It is not clear what is the significance of giving this designation. Is this position superior to that of Additional Secretary or Principal Secretary ? Where does this designation fit in the overall hierarchy and why so many officers have been given this designation?

Can anyone enlighten readers of Whispers?

Manu Ashar

New CBI Director should excel present chief

New Director should excel present chief Ranjit Sinha

A K Upadhyay

Will they get extension ?

First three are members of SIT on black money constituted by SC. Will they be allowed to retire or get extension?

V K Jajoria

Resolve the Whispers page problem

The Whispers page takes considerably long to load these days. The webmaster should look into it immediately and resolve.

A K Singh

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