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Whispers finds place in books creating political turmoil
As a matter of proud for all our surfers, who have faith in what we publish, whispersinthecorridors.com finds place in the two most talked about books these days - The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru & Crusader or Conspirator ? of PC Parakh.

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's former Media Adviser Sanjay Baru while narrating about the events that occurred during the run-up to his reappointment (which finally did not come) in June 2009 has mentioned, in his book The Accidental Prime Minister - about whispersinthecorridors ( on Pg. 267) saying - "A few days later whispersinthecorridors.com reported that I would be returning to the PMO".

Similarly, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh has in his book 'Crusader or Conspirator ?' , on Pg 142, mentioned about a report which appeared in the whispersinthecorridors.com on March 2, 2005. The report is related to repatriation of Parakh to his parent Andhra Pradesh cadre when the then Coal Secretary, according to him, was not getting full political support of his ministers and the PM was also finding himself helpless in coming to the rescue of the 1969 batch IAS officer because he (Dr. Manmohan Singh) required the support of the said ministers to run his coalition government.

This speaks about the credibility that whispersinthecorridors has earned over a period of time and how much authentic its reports are in the opinion of the 'decision makers' of the country

Four persons run Adani Empire
There is no top ten of Adani Group. This group is run by Gautam Adani,Rajesh Adani, Pranab Adani and Malay Mahadevia.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Dr Rajagopalan head National Biodiversity Authority ?
Secretary Forests and Environment Dr V Rajagopalan is likely to head National Bio-diversity Authority with headquarters at Chennai. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Posting of 1984 batch IAS officers to start
Posting of 1984 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India will start in a week or two.

Anjali Prasad to succeed Dasgupta in Geneva
Additional Secretary, IPP in the Government of India, Ms Anjali Prasad, is moving to Geneva to succeed Jayant Dasgupta as India's Ambassador & Permanent Representative to WTO. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Supreme Court Collegium to meet this week ?
Supreme Court Collegium is expected to meet this week to decide about a couple of Judges for the Supreme Court of India.

N A K Browne appointed Ambassador to Norway
Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne, retired Chief of the Air Staff has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway.
(We said this on April 1, 2014)

Sachdeva is new Ambassador to Bulgaria
Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva (IFS: 1984), currently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria.
(We said this on April 16, 2014 )

Thapliyal is Ambassador to Republic of Madagascar
C.B. Thapliyal, (YOA:1998), currently Counsellor in Embassy of India, Caracas, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar.

T V S K Kumar selected as Director (Fin), RINL
T V S K Kumar, GM, RINL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) held on April 29, 2014. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Arvind Ranjan is also DG, SSB
Arvind Ranjan, presently DG,CISF, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) with effect from May 1, 2014 as incumbent Arun Chaudhary, IPS (BH:77) is due for superannuation on April 30,2014. Ranjan is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Case of CBI posting on May 9
Mr Vineet Narain's petition came up for hearing before CJI's bench on April 28. Though notice to respondents had not been issued, KK Venugopal, Counsel for Narain pressed for a stay on posting of Archana Ramasundaram to CBI. The Bench refused to stay and directed to issue notice to respondents and posted to May9.

Vice Admiral Cheema to succeed

Vice Admiral Soni Strategic Forces Commander Vice Admiral S P S Chhema is likely to succeed Vice Admiral Satish Soni as Western Naval Commander.

Sanjay Kumar Jha gets pro-forma promotion as ADG
CVO in the Minting and Printing Corporation of India, Sanjay Kumar Jhahas, been given pro-forma promotion to the rank of ADG. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

New Government to post ME, Railway Board?
The battle for the post of Member Engineering Railway Board has become stronger. While the stronger contender being the blue eyed boy of Pawan Bansal wants the appointment to be finalized before Modi government takes oath, the weaker contender posted in Kolkata wants the appointment to be fair and transparent and therefore wants the new government to finalize the same. It would be interesting to wait and watch who wins.

CSS officers get postings
Two officials of Central Secretariat Service have been given postings after return from training. Accordingly, K Touthang has been posted as Director, Ministry of Shipping while P Vinayagam was appointed as Director, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.

Ms Kapil Choudhary goes on central deputation
Ms Kapil Choudhary has been deputed to central government as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health & Family Welfare. She is a 2001 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Ms Chandra deputed as Director, Commerce in GoI
Ms Anice Joseph Chandra has been appointed as Director in the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. She is an IRS-C&CE officer of 1995 batch.

Rajeev Kumar debarred from central deputation
Rajeev Kumar, who failed to join as Director in the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment on central deputation, has been debarred from deputation for a period of five years. He is a 1988 batch IRSS officer.

Raja promoted as Addl Deputy CAG, Andhra Pradesh
G Sunder Raja, Principal Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, has been promoted to the grade of Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General and will take over as the charge of this grade in Central Region in this office.

Appointment process for 2 Jt Directors (ED) starts off
If reliable sources are to be believed appointment process for two posts of Joint Director, ED has started off; as against the 08 positions running vacant. The appointments are meant to be positioned in Mumbai & Chandigarh. Reportedly, the process would be complete by the third week of May only.

Vikas Anand to join as Director, Power by May end
As the grapevine has it Vikas Anand is all set to join as Director, Ministry of Power immediately after he would complete his elections duty. The 2002 batch IAS officer is presently serving as Secretary, NDMC.

File of Guin stuck up due to technical reasons !
P K Guin, CGM, (CCL), CIL, is facing teething troubles as his file is lying stuck with the Government of India, due to some technical reasons. He is waiting for orders for the appointment as Director (Technical), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL).

File of Bandyopadhyay sticks to CVC over one year
The file of G Bandyopadhyay, GM, CIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has been lying stuck to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for its clearance over one year. Meanwhile, his panel was validated for more six months as CVC has neither denied his appointment nor given clearance. The post has been lying vacant since September 2013.

Four persons to join various Boards of PSUs in May
At least four persons are scheduled to join various Boards of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in May, 2014.

Ms Ambika Jain appointed Director, Finance (CCA), Railway Board
Ambika Jain has been appointed Director, Finance (CCA) in Railway Board. She is an IRAS officer.

P Devraj gets CVC clearance for JS empanelment
It is reliably learnt that P Devraj has got CVC clearance to be empanelled as Joint Secretary, GoI. He is 1987 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Haryana CS gets three months extension
Haryana Chief Secretary S C Choudhary who was to retire today has been given three months extension in service. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer.

Anil Sharma moves to Copenhagen
First Secretary in Indian High Commission Canberra Anil K Sharma has been moved to Copenhagen.

Rajat Sacher nominated Director on OBC Board
Rajat Sacher, Economic Adviser, Department of Financial Services, has been nominated as Director on the Board of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC).

Ms Anna Roy nominated Director on Dena Bank Board
Ms Anna Roy, Director, Department of Financial Services, has been nominated as Director on the Board of Dena Bank.

Manish Gupta nominated on Corporation Bank Board
Manish Gupta, Director, Department of financial Services has been nominated as Director on the Board of Corporation Bank.

Mahesh Kumar transferred to North East Frontier Railway (UPDATED)
Mahesh Kumar, Western Railway, has been transferred to North East Frontier Railway and posted in the cadre in the same capacity. He is an IRSME officer.

Amit Saran shifted to South Western Railway (UPDATED)
Amit Saran presently in RDSO has been transferred to South Western Railway and posted in the cadre in the same capacity. He is an IRSME officer.

HAL sets up a faculty chair at IIT Kharagpur (UPDATED)
In a novel initiative to conduct applied research and tackle multi-disciplinary problems in the field of aerospace technology and its applications, HAL has entered into collaboration with IIT Kharagpur to set up a Faculty Chair here. The Chair will be set up at the department of Aerospace Engineering. "Our intention is to promote R&D and academic work in new and emerging technologies in aerospace industry focusing in the field of radar, electronic warfare, avionics and aerospace systems. A strong research base already exists at IIT, Kharagpur, in the areas of direct relevance to the future programmes of HAL and this tie-up will be mutually beneficial", said Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. The MoU was signed by Dr Pratha Pratim Chakrabarti, Director (IIT, Kharagpur) and Ms S Thenmozhi, General Manager, HAL. The HAL Chair will be responsible for carrying out research in various areas related to aerospace technologies, facilitating technical consultancy, training programs and addressing other mutually agreed activities relevant to the HAL. IIT-KGP will appoint a distinguished academician from the relevant branch of engineering as the Chair Professor for a period of three years. The HAL Chair will also initiate new academic / training programs; identify and initiate specific research & development at IIT-KGP in the specific technical areas, provide technical consultancy to HAL, facilitate development of training programs and training modules including mentoring/ coaching of HAL personnel for knowledge updation and capacity building

Prof Talat Ahmad appointed VC of Jamia Millia Islamia (UPDATED)
Professor Talat Ahmad has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia. He is Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir.

Air Marshal SBP Sinha takes over as DCAS (UPDATED)
Air Marshal SBP Sinha has taken over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air Headquarters. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the fighter stream on June 15, 1980. He has over 3700 hours of flying experience having flown the Hunter, MiG-21, Mirage 2000 and Su-30MKI fighter aircraft.

CORPORATE

Bhat appointed CS of Schneider Electric President Systems Ltd
Schneider Electric President Systems Ltd has appointed Vighneshwar G Bhat as Company Secretary of the company .

Frankenberger appointed Non Exec. Addl. Director, Styrolution ABS (India) Ltd
Styrolution ABS (India) Ltd has appointed Ms Anke Frankenberger as a Non-Executive Additional Director of the company.

Chandrashekhar resigns as Director, OnMobile Global Ltd
Rentala Chandrashekhar has resigned as Director of OnMobile Global Ltd .

Deshmukh ceases to be CS of Aftek Ltd
C G Deshmukh has ceased to be the Company Secretary of Aftek Ltd w.e.f. April 9, 2014 upon reaching the age of retirement.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Swaraj Engines Ltd
Rajesh Jejurikar and V S Parthasarathy have resigned as Directors of Swaraj Engines Ltd.

Wadhera appointed Addl. Director, Swaraj Engines Ltd
Rajan Wadhera has been appointed as Additional Director of Swaraj Engines Ltd.

Tyagi appointed Independent Director, Paramount Cosmetics India Ltd
Paramount Cosmetics India Ltd has appointed M K Tyagi as an Independent Director of the company.

Damle appointed CS of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd
Smartlink Network Systems Ltd has appointed Ms Urjita Damle, as Company Secretary of the company.

Prabhu resigns as CS of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd
K G Prabhu has resigned as Company Secretary of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd w.e.f. May 1, 2014.

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Downgrading of ACRs without recording reasons - Litigations

Long ago it was settled by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of U.P. Jal Nigam & Others vs Prabhat Chandra Jain & Others(1996 AIR 1661, 1996 SCC (2) 363) that downgrading of ACR can be made only after recording reasons. Still many reviewing officers are routinely downgrading ACRs without giving any reasons and many times appellate authorities are rejecting the petitions of the govt. servants disregarding Article 141 of the Constitution that the law declared by the Hon'ble Supreme Court is binding on all the courts within the territory of India. This is resulting in avoidable litigations. Many cases are still pending for long before various Benches of Hon'ble CAT.

It will be real honour by the government to Supreme Court, if it suo motto issues a circular expunging all unreasoned downgraded ACRs in the interest of justice. It will reduce cost of litigation of the govt. also, besides reducing of redundant pendency of covered matters before various forums. The Supreme Court should also intervene in this matter and issue directives to sub-ordinate courts to decide such cases in one hearing.

S Rajeshwar Rao ,Adv. High Court

Sonia Gandhi ruled by proxy !

Why Sonia Gandhi refused to become PM, is not at all difficult to understand. She wanted to run the Government from behind the curtain and succeeded too. Things happened the way she wanted. It is she who ruled the country for 10 years. Who did not know this. Perhaps not Sanjay Baru who had to write a book. Betrayed confidence posed in him. But no apparent ground or proof to have any doubts about Sonia Gandhi No doubt, leaders in all parties are promoting their kin. Again credit and thanks should go to Nehru-Gandhi family for providing the lead. But do not despair. Future is bright. Belated thanks to Atalji and to Mamata Banerjee, Navin Patnaik, Mayavati, J Lalita, Narendra Modi, as far as I know. BJP too is over blowing Vadra matter. They are making so much noise as if Vadra is the only issue in this country. If you are aspiring to form Government, be decent. Mind these over reactions do not impress anyone much less BJP supporters quite many among whom are middle class educated people These only give ready made fodder to media which is having a field day. Even media houses should give royalty to politicians of this without whom they would have been out of business long back.

Bishan Sharma

Why is there a Modi wave in the country, if at all?

Simple. The Congress has floundered in governance. Its score card is blackened by the scams its partners in the UPA carried out and inflation. Even today, in this country, while there are misgivings about Mr Modi in some quarters and affection for the Gandhi family in most, the scams and inflation have sealed the fate of the party. The party will soon have to get over its wily strategists also who have played in Mr Modi's hands by excessive harping on the communal vs secular debate.

Vijay Kumar

Tolerance for corruption?

As per media report, DoPT has issued a circular that a employee facing probe or penalty over corruption charges will be considered for promotion in DPC. What will be the role of organizations like UPSC, CVC, CBI after this circular? Normally for Senior officers, DPC is chaired by the Member or Chairman of UPSC. Has concurrence been obtained before such circular? CBI normally investigate charges of corruption under the guidance of CVC and clearance for deputation to other departments or abroad or for DPC is required before consideration of names. Similarly for Board level appointments in PSUs are also done after vigilance clearance from CBI/CVC. After issue of such circular whether such clearance will be needed for appearing in the interview? They will take plea this is not required as it will not debar the employee from appearing in interview or getting an appointment. After framing charges, the case goes to court which is long drawn process and outcome may be or may not be in favour of employee. How things will be handled? Is Govt. not working for zero tolerance for corruption? It is not clear the purpose of issue of such circular. DOPT says it has authority to make rules and procedures for DPC. Nobody questions the authority but the purpose should be clear. How honesty and integrity will be rewarded in Govt. sector? Will UPSC analyze the impact of circular in DPC and write back to DOPT for consideration.

N Prakash

"Blatant corruption in CGHS hospital in Delhi."

My visit to Urology deptt of RML hospital, Delhi revealed open misuse of discretionary powers by doctors. One doctor carries out perfunctory examination of patients and advises several pathological tests . The technician of a private diagnostic laboratory , sitting in the same chamber , collects the sample of blood on the spot along with photocopies of CGHS card and prescription. The cost of tests is calculated and a suitable cut earmarked for doctor. Similar malpractices have been going on in other departments. These hurt senior citizens who are CGHS beneficiaries.

A K Saxena ( A retd civil servant)

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