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Judiciary and Modi
It is said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has something in mind to make reforms in Indian Judiciary. Wait for some time.

BUREAUCRACY

Rishi Kumar Shukla to be ADG, CISF
Rishi Kumar Shukla is all set to join the government of India as ADG, CISF around Diwali. A 1983 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Shukla is presently Director General, Home Guards in the State.

Ms Renuka poised to be appointed JS, MHA
As the grapevine has it, Ms Renuka Mishra may soon be appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. The 1990 batch IPS officer of U P cadre is presently serving as IG (Personnel) SSB. The appointment is expected by the third week of October.

Selection interviews for six Directorial positions (PSUs) in October
It is reliably learnt that PESB is all set to hold the selection interviews for as many as six Directorial positions for PSUs in the month of October. The expected interviews are; Director (Finance), Mazhgaon Docs Ltd, Director (Finance) ONGC, Director (O&T) Dredging Corporation of India, Director (Operations) Oil India Ltd, Director (Finance) BHEL & Director (P&BP) SAIL.

Coal allocation -new system in the offing ?
Who will import Coal ?who will allocate Coal ? Will a big business house be involved in the Coal Sector ?. One can only wait and watch .

Foreign visits not a bed of roses for Secretary level officers in GoI
Abroad visit by the Secretary level officers in Government of India is now not a bed of roses for them. The officers will be allowed to travel to foreign countries only after junior level officers are unable to deal with foreign affairs.

Sanjiv Sharma selected for Director (Fin), MDL
Sanjiv Sharma, Director (Finance), GSL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 9, 2014. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Rusia to be Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC ?
Noted lawyer of Jabalpur Vivek Rusia is likely to be appointed Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Post of Special Director General in CRPF vacant
One post of Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been lying vacant.

File of Bhaduri for CMD, NJMC moved to ACC
The file of Kushal Bhaduri, Additional GM, NTPC, for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director, National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited (NJMC) has reportedly been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval.

Orders of Dasgupta for Director (Fin), JCIL soon
The orders of P Dasgupta, Chief Manager, HPCL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCIL) are expected to be issued soon by the Government of India.

Dr Maheshwari poised to be empanelled as ADG, GoI
As the grapevine has it, Dr A P Maheshwari may soon be empanelled as ADG, Govt of India. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of U P cadre.

Pankaj Singh to return to Rajasthan ?
IG CRPF Pankaj Singh has been recalled by the Rajasthan Government. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rajesh Mallik waiting for posting in Delhi Police
Having completed his extended tenure on central deputation with SPG Rajesh Mallik has been waiting for his turn to get posting. The 1986 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre has already reported back to Delhi Police.

IIT-Delhi awards Muktesh Chander with Ph.D in Cyber Security
Foraying into the futuristic domain of policing Muktesh Chander, Special CP (Traffic) Delhi Police, completed his Ph.D in Cyber Security. Reportedly, he is the first top cop in India to get Ph.D in cyber security. He has many feathers in his academic hat which include; law graduate, diploma in cyber laws and masters in criminology. The 1988 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre previously served with NTRO as in-charge of cyber division and also as Center Director of National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre, Government of India.

Rao may soon join Delhi Police?
As the grapevine has it, S Vasudeva Rao may soon mark his presence in the senior slot of Delhi Police. The 1986 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre had been serving as CVO, Dreging Corporation of India.

Panel of Gautam Roy for MD, CPCL on verge of expiry
Panel of Gautam Roy, ED, IOCL, made for the appointment as Managing Director, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) is reaching on the verge of expiry. Validation of the penal is upto November 12, 2014.

File of Sathpathy for Director, NMDC yet to move ACC
The file of P K Sathpathy, GM, NMDC, is reported to have still been lying with the concerned Ministry. It is yet to move to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval.

Orders of S Charles for Director (Fin), DCIL expected soon
The orders of S Charles, Vice President, SCIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) are expected to be issued soon by the Government of India.

Mrs Sundrarajan took over the charge of CMD BBNL
Mrs. Aruna Sundrarajan has taken over the charge of CMD, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a Special Purpose Vehicle of Department of Telecom. The tenure of new incumbent of CMD is not a bed of roses as broadband connectivity on Optical Fibre has been provided not even to a single Gram Panchayat against the target of 100000 Gram Panchayats during the current year 2014-15.

Swearing in of three MP High Court Judges early next week
The President has cleared the appointment of three new High Court Judges. They are Madhya Pradesh Law Secretary - C V Sirpurkar, DJ - Mandsaur R K Mahajan and leading lawyer of Indore Vandana Kasrekar. Swearing in will take place early next week.
(We said this on July 15 )

Kurl is new Registrar of Supreme Court of India
K. Arul has been appointed as Registrar in the Supreme Court of India on deputation. Presently he is Secretary Madras High Court Legal Services Committee

P P Singh poised to be empanelled as ADG, GoI
As the grapevine has it, Prit Pal Singh may soon be empanelled as ADG, Govt of India. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Presently he is serving in the cadre state.

K Rajendra Kr poised to be empanelled as ADG, GoI
As the grapevine has it, K Rajendra Kumar may soon be empanelled as ADG, Govt of India. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Three JS level vacancies in I & B
There are going to be three Joint Secretary level vacancies in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Tenure of Sumit Sinha, Director (Tech), RITES ends in Oct
The tenure of Sumit Sinha as Director (Technical), RITES Limited is coming to an end on October 31, 2014. S B Malik, ED, RITES, is expected to succeed him in November.

PESB advertises post of CMD, PGCIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) falling vacant next year on October 1, 2015. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the PESB before November 27, 2014.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), HUDCO
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance), Housing & Urban Development Cooperation LTD (HUDCO) falling vacant next year on October 1, 2015. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the PESB before November 26, 2014.

Ms Garima Bhagat likely to join as CVO, CPSE
Ms. Garima Bhagat is expected to join central deputation at Director level as a Chief Vigilance Officer(CVO), Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSE). She is a 1996 batch IRS-IT Officer.

Post of CVO, SAIL falling vacant
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Steel Authority of India Ltd, Delhi, is falling vacant in March,2015.

Anand Swaroop likely to join central deputation
Anand Swaroop is expected to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Bihar
As many as 13 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Z H Khan has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Economic Offence Wing (EOW), Patna while Arvind Kumar will be now Deputy Inspector General of Police, Technical Services & Communication, Patna and Nagendra Prasad is Deputy Inspector General of Police, Railway, Patna. Similarly, Binod Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Crime Investigation Department (CID), Patna; Manju Jha as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kosi Range, Saharsa; Shiveshwar Prasad Shukhla as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Munger Range, Munger; Chandrika Prasad as Superintendent of Police, Arwal; Parvez Akhtar as Superintendent of Police, Nawada; Rajeev Ranjan as Superintendent of Police, Sheikhpur; Prakash Nath Mishra as Superintendent of Police, Railway, Patna; Satyaveer Singh as Superintendent of Police, City Patna; Naveen Chandra Jha as Superintendent of Police, Kishenganj; Deepak Varnawal as Superintendent of Police (Security), Special Branch, Patna.

Prasad relieved to join as JS, Water Resources
The Government of Haryana has relieved T V S N Prasad of cadre responsibility enabling him to join Government of India as a Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, New Delhi. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Kushwaha appointed as Deputy Secretary, Corporate Affairs
Ashish Kushwaha has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is a 2001 batch officer of Indian Telecom Service.

Venkaiah Naidu releases special publications of HUDCO on World Habitat Day
The World Habitat Day 2014 was celebrated at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi the other day. This year the United Nations has chosen the theme "Voices from Slums" to turn the spotlight on the people who live or have lived in informal settlements. On the occasion a number of activities were organized, the Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & Parliamentary Affairs, M Venkaiah Naidu released special publications of HUDCO and also distributed prizes to the street & shelterless children, who participated in the Painting Competition organized by HUDCO for this occasion. On this occasion, Ms Sheela Patel, Founder and Director, SPARC, Mrs Anita Agnihotri, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & Parliamentary Affairs, Dr M Ravikanth, Chairman & Managing Director, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO) and KBS Sidhu, Joint Secretary (Housing), Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation were present.

N V Ramana Reddy gets charge of MD, State Film, TV & Theatre in AP (UPDATED)
N V Ramana Reddy has been given full additional charge to the post of Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Film, TV & Theatre Development Corporation, Hyderabad. He is a 1986 batch IRPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Four IAS officers get postings in AP (UPDATED)
Four IAS officers, P A Shobha, Arvind Kumar and A Md Imtiaz have been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Revenue (Disaster Management) Department while A R Sukumar was given additional charge of Commissioner, Disaster Management & Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, Revenue (DM) Department in Andhra Pradesh.

9 IPS officers transferred in Bihar (UPDATED)
As many as nine Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Nagendra Prasad Singh has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kosi Range, Saharsa while Manju Jha will be now Deputy Inspector General of Police, Railway, Patna and Lalan Mohan Prasad is posted as Superintendent of Police, Railway, Muzaffarnagar. Similarly, Rajeev Ranjan was posted as Superintendent of Police, Kishanganj; Manoj Kumar was given additional charge of commandant of Bihar Police Force, Begusarai; Sanjay Kumar gets additional charge of Commandant-cum-Principal, Constable Training Centre, Simultala; Jayant Kant gets additional charge of Commandant, Bihar Police Force-04,Dumrao; Naveen Chandra Jha appointed as Superintendent of Police, Sheikhpura and Hari Prasad S gets additional charge of Commandant, Bihar Police Force-15, Balmikinagar.

4 IAS probationers deputed to flood affected areas in Kashmir (UPDATED)
As many as 4 IAS probationers have been deputed to the office of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir for assisting in relief and rehabilitation activities in affected region. The officers are- Anshul Garg, Avny Lavasa, Kritika Batra and Vikas Kundal.

R K Kataria, PS to former Rail Minister, is MD, KSRTC (UPDATED)
Having repatriated to the cadre state Rajendra Kumar Kataria finally makes it as MD, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. The 1996 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre also takes charge as MD, Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation. Kataria previously served as PS to the then Rail Minister Mallikarjun Khadge.

K C Suresh takes VRS (UPDATED)
K C Suresh who had been serving as DIG CISF (Govt Building Services) has taken VRS. He belonged to CISF cadre.

Three IRS posted as CIT in Principal CCIT office, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Three Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Dinesh Kumar Chhablani, Tarun Kumar and Vikram Sahay have been posted as CITs (OSDs) in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

Sameer Shankar posted to Northern Railways (UPDATED)
Sameer Shankar, Director Vigilance-II has been posted to Northern Railways in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Dr Babu Thomas joins as Director, HLL Lifecare Limited (UPDATED)
Dr Babu Thomas, SR. VP, HLL, has taken over the charge as Director (Marketing), HLL Lifecare Limited.
(We said this on March 26, 2014)

Reshuffle of IFS officers in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 13 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Dr Suresh Chandra has been posted as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Development, Jaipur while Amreek Singh Guru will be now Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Work Plan & Forests Management, Jaipur and Mohan Lal Meena is postes as Chief Conservator of Forests (Headquarter), Jaipur. Similarly, Sneha Kumar Jain is appointed as Chief Conservator of Forests, Kota; Ashok Kumar B Ramtek as Chief Conservator of Forests, Jaipur; Venkatesh Sharma as Chief Conservator of Forests, Bikaner; Uday Shankar as Chief Conservator of Forests (Plans), Jaipur; Ajay Kumar Gupta as Chief Conservator of Forests (FPRP), Jaipur; Shelja Deval as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Dungarpur; Lakshman Lal Parmar as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jalore; Rajesh Kumar Jain as Director and Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary, Environment Department, Jaipur; Raj Sandeep as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Departmental Works Division, Udaipur and R S Sharma as Work Plan officer.

Orders of Sengupta as Director (Tech), MECON Ltd issued (UPDATED)
The orders of S R Sengupta, GM, MECON, for the appointment as Director (Technology), MECON Limited have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on May 13, 2014)

CORPORATE

Pawar to continue as Chairman, NIIT Ltd
Rajendra S Pawar is to continue as Chairman of NllT Ltd.

Thadani appointed VC & MD, NIIT Ltd
Vijay K Thadani has been appointed as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of NIIT Ltd.

Vasudevan resigns as Chairman, Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd
R Vasudevan has resigned as Chairman of Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited.

Maheshwari resigns as MD, Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd
Manish Maheshwari has resigned as Managing Director of Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited with immediate effect.

Modi appointed Independent Director, GACL
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited has appointed Dr Rajiv I Modi,Chairman and Managing Director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd , as Independent Director of the company.

Bapat resigns as CS, KSS Ltd
Shailesh Bapat has resigned as Company Secretary of KSS Limited.

Ms Singh appointed CS, KSS Ltd
Ms Tanu Singh has been appointed as Company of KSS Limited

Shah resigns as Director, Mukand Ltd
Pradip Shah has resigned as Director of Mukand Limited

Palle appointed Independent Director, TVS Electronics Ltd
TVS Electronics Limited has appointed Nagendra Palle as an Independent Director of the company..

Ananthakrishnan appointed Addl. Directors, Credit Analysis and Research Ltd
Credit Analysis And Research Limited has appointed S Ananthakrishnan and B S Keshava Murthy as additional directors of the company.

Gupta resigns as Non Exec. Independent Director, Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd
Ganesh Kumar Gupta has resigned as Non Executive Independent Director of Technocraft Industries (India) Limited with immediate effect

Tandon resigns as Director, VLS Finance Ltd
B B Tandon has resigned as Director of VLS Finance Limited.

Kotaiah ceases to be Director, Lanco Infratech Ltd
Dr Pamidi Kotaiah has ceased to be Director of Lanco Infratech Limited.

Asher resigns as Director, Mandhana Industries Ltd
Sanjay Asher has resigned as a Director of Mandhana Industries Limited

Molenaar resigns as Non Exec. Director, Akzo Nobel India Ltd
Robert Molenaar has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Akzo Nobel India Limited.

Ms Ibanez ceases to be Director, Garware Wall Ropes Ltd
Ms Diya Garware Ibanez has ceased to be Director of Garware Wall Ropes Limited.

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Story of Living ICS Officers

I was much interested to read today about VMM Nair (ICS, Bihar and Orissa, 1942). His father, Sir Madhavan Nair, was a legal luminary and on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, London in the 1940s; VMM Nair was, perhaps, "nominated" to the ICS.

There seems little doubt that Shri V.K. Rao (ICS, Andhra Pradesh, 1937) is the senior-most (and oldest) ICS officer in our midst. Valluri Narayan (IAS, Maharashtra, 1966) is his son.

A handful of the British ICS might yet be living abroad.

In this context, I may be permitted to add that Aftab Ghulam Nabi (AGN) Kazi (ICS, 1943, Bihar and Orissa) opted for Pakistan and currently lives in Islamabad. Kazi was born in Sindh in 1919; his career of over half a century made him the longest serving bureaucrat in Pakistan. His batch-mates in the last intake of the ICS included N.K. Mukarji (Cabinet Secretary in India), Agha Shahi (Foreign Secretary in Pakistan) and R.P. Naik (former Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh).

(Arun Bhatnagar) IAS (Retd)


Novel and agile defence research

Defence spending around the world has been a significant source of research funding in Universities and for tech-manufacturing startups. Even a trickle of sustained funding can keep a research project or startup humming and exceptionally productive. With the rate of change of emerging technology accelerating, quality and capacity increasing globally, heavy investments in specific large scale production facilities are very risky decisions. This risk is often reduced by entering into technology partnerships for outsourced R&D, and focusing on custom order exports.

Most defence systems have become so complex that numerous independent part suppliers are involved in a production run. Incremental innovation is seen in each component or sub-assembly, in quality and capability. Often, the whole process restricts adoption of an innovative part as the improvement may require minor modifications to other parts while contracts may be in place for existing components. Why not make available modular systems including prototype manufacturing and test facilities to research groups and startups to demonstrate their innovation capability? A trickle of funding will keep innovations flowing and the best contributions may lead to a flood of cutting-edge domestic capacity.

Rekha Bhargava Ex Secretary MoD

Whisper news are absolutely correct

Your whisper news are absolutely correct and apt to the situation.

Truly, you have touched readers and Indian defence cause, by bringing about condition of Ministry of Defence post NDA coming to power. Fact remains that MoD's condition is pathetic and so much so that Court orders are pending for 6 months. Future will tell the impact of such situation. What be see in media is mere rhetoric echoes and lack of experience in defence field.

We owe to bring out such serious issues in public domain as most of the media is biased or is flowing with emotions.

Great !

Warm regards

Murari Chaturvedi

Posting of IAS officer in CBDT

It should be welcome particularly for the post of member P&V and Director General vigilance. IRS officers work together for a number of years and develop affinity with some and hatred with others in their career. Through personnel and vigilance posting, such affinity and hatred gets expression in favour / disfavour. Hence this post must go to outsider so that administration remains unbiased.

Mine is a classic case of vigilance. I had allowed two appeals. department challenged my order in higher court and lost. Nine years later, I was issued charge sheet that too for major penalty asking my to explain why I had wrongly allowed the appeal.
An undergraduate can understand that i am not guilty. But IRS officers with more than thirty years experience found me guilty.

This is an eye opener.

Hence vigilance department must be manned from outsiders e.g. IAS or IAAS etc. Present vigilance wing works under the CBDT and therefore cannot remain independent.

Pavan Ved Retd. Commissioner of Income Tax Advocate Supreme Court of India

Congratulations to new Chairman of AAI
The employees of AAI are waiting for improvement in the systems of AAI. Mostly employees of Authority are posted out of department here and there. The authority needs these employees to run AAI smoothly, but they don't. I think this is harassment for another employees. How? Posted out of deptt. can't transferred. But they are getting salary with perks equal to us. If posted not in AAI, they can,t get salary with perks and facilities. Stop their perks and follow rules of posting department. Advise and request to Chairman of all employees of AAI, call them back to join Authority.

Employees of AAI

Greatest loser

You are greatest loser I have ever seen or heard of ! You are questioning the credibility of IAS officers citing some stupid ideas which has borne out of the depression that is plaguing your life! You mean to say exhalted ranks should be given to morons like you who never made the cut, but fantasise living the lives of maharajas and nawabs. You know what people like you are - swines!!! The day is perhaps not far when people after clearing group d exams would want to be collectors and the likes. Go get a life or get some anti depressant pills that would take you out of the depression that has been plaguing you since the day the results of civil service exams were announced !

Nikhil Patidar

Modi detractors are now singing paens of him

It is interesting that many Modi detractors are now singing paens of him just because he quoted Gandhi off and on in USA. But still there are people, especially congress type 'secularists;, who think Modi is a wolf in sheep's clothing. At the same time, many see a a number of similarities between Gandhi and Modi apart from the fact that both are Gujrathis. One donned Brahmacharya in his early 30s(without consulting his wife) and the other a niranthara brahmachari. Both wanted to revolutionise Hinduism by fighting against anacharism ,which have crept into the religion during its long existence. Both are nationalists who took pride in their cultural heritage. Both are vegetarians and wanted banning of cow slaughter. Both have shown autocratic streams in their public life. Gandhi brought Congress to its knees where as Modi did it to BJP. In December 1921, Gandhi was invested with executive authority on behalf of the Indian National Congress. By subtle political manouvering Gandhi pushed out/aside people like CR Das, C.Shankaran Nair. Mohommed Ali Jinnah, Subhash Chandra Bose etc from Congress. So did Modi with Shanker Sing Vaghela, Keshubhai Patel and now with leaders like Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Many times Gandhi rode against the tide of majority opinion like the Khilafat and even releasing of partition dues to Pakistan when they were attacking us. Gandhi overturned Vallab Bhai Patel's unanimous election as Congress President in 1946 to pave way for Nehru to become the President and the first PM of India. Gandhi had the magic modesty of greeting the adversaries with a smile form his heart.Modi did it with a wry smile.

N Krishnan

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