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POLITICS

When nothing else inspires History does! (61)
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

In Aankhon Se Nazar Ka Teer Chal Jattta To Kya Hota?
Impressed with the accolades earned by India's Deepika Kumari in the recently concluded Archery World Cup, a Junior Independent MoS has started improving skills by targeting officers with missiles in the shape of files. Now an early worm does not get its sustenance but remembrance of Arjuna. Achhe Din, Bharat, Nirman Corridors Resonate.

DEBATE

What is the character of Narendra Modi ?

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the third most followed world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and the Pope, he is being discussed everywhere so much so that people have started comparing him with world leaders of the past. "Is Modi Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill" ?

What is your opinion ? Mail it to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Will Prakash succeed Joshi as Chairman, CBSE?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Praveen Prakash may be given to succeed Vineet Joshi as Chairman, CBSE. Joshi is supposed to repatriate soon to his Manipur-Tripura cadre. Praveen, 1994 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre is presently serving as Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education.

Tayal to move either CRPF or BSF?
R C Tayal is reportedly moving to either CRPF or BSF as Special Director General. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Bose is now full time Member in Expenditure Mgmt Commission
Former Secretary Finance in the Government of India, Sumit Bose has been appointed full time Member of the Expenditure Management Commission set up by the Modi Government. He is former 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Subir Gokarn is part-time Member EMC
Former Deputy Governor of the RBI Subir Gokarn has been appointed part-time Member of the Expenditure Management Commission set up by the GoI.

1986 batch IAS officer is ACS in Sikkim
Suresh Chandra Gupta has been promoted to the rank of ACS in Sikkim. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

PMO declines to scrap the panel for Dir (R&D) BHEL
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that PMO has declined to scrap the panel of Director (R&D), BHEL. T N Verra Raghawan (ED BHEL, Beghumpet unit) is the second name selected & recommended by PESB for the slot but reportedly, the ministry had recommended scrapping the panel. It may be noted that A V Krishnan's was the first name recommended by PESB but he was further denied CVC clearance. Now Raghavan's name will freshly be put up for the appointed.

Penal of Vaish for CMD, NTC extended
The penal of P C Vaish, Director (Finance), NTC, for the post of CMD, National Textiles Corporation Limited (NTC) has been validated for six months more.

File of Dr Rao for Director, NMDC reaches ACC
The file of Dr T R K Rao for the post of Director (Commercial) in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) has reportedly reached the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval.

No candidate found for MD, HMT Machine Tools Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to select right candidate for the post of Managing Director, HMT Machine Tools Limited at a selection meeting. Only two persons were interviewed for the same. The Board has recommended the Department of Heavy Industry to explore possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation basis or make alternate arrangements.

Sinha selected for MD within six months of joining as Director, OMDC
Within six months of his appointment as Director (Production & Planning), OMDC, P K Sinha was selected for the post of Managing Director, Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited (OMDC).

S A Hussain appointed as Director (Innovations), MoR
Sheikh Anwar Hussain has been appointed as Director (Innovations) with the Ministry of Railways. He is a 1999 batch IRTS officer.

ED soon to get two Jt Directors for Chandigarh & Mumbai
Amid eight positions of Joint Director rank lying vacant the buzz is that Enforcement Directorate may soon get Joint Directors for Mumbai & Chandigarh. Both the positions were supposed to be filled by the month of August only.

Srivastava to be Principal RC Tripura in Delhi
Pravin Srivastava is all set to become Principal Resident Commissioner Tripura in Delhi. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Will Gupta repatriate to Uttarakhand?
Whispers have been doing rounds in the corridors of power that Rajiv Gupta, the incumbent Union Secretary for Youth Affairs, may repatriate to Uttarakhand. Not too tough to guess that the 1979 batch IAS officer would be the next Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand in case of repatriation.

9 IAS officers transferred in MP
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Dr Ravindra Kumar Pastore has been appointed as Commissioner, Ujjain division while Seema Sharma will now be CEO, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and V K Batham is new Commissioner, Narmadapuram division. Similarly, Arun Kumar Bhatt has been posted as Secretary, Chief Minister; Shivshekhar Shukla as Secretary, Mantralaya; D P Ahuja as MD, MP State Industrial Development Corporation and Director, MP Trade and Investment Facilitation Corporation Limited; Nagargoje Madan Vibhishan as Deputy Secretary, Home; C B Chakravorti as Director, Skill Development, Jabalpur and transfer orders of D P Ahirwar to GAD Secretary were cancelled and he will remain as Commissioner, Shahdol division.

Ms Vashisht in race of AS, Legislative Affairs
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rita Vashisht is in the fray of Additional Secretary, Dept of Legislative Affairs. Reportedly, she appeared for the interaction at Cabinet Secretariat on August 1. She is serving with the Department of Legislative Affairs as Joint Secretary. The post has fallen vacant freshly as Dr Sanjay Singh has been appointed as Secretary, Dept of Legislative Affairs.

Subir Das yet to get orders for Director, NLC
The orders of Subir Das, GM, BCCL, CIL, for the post of Director (Mines), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) are yet to be issued by the Government of India as vacancy is arising on September 1, 2014.

Post of Director (Mktg), HLL Lifecare Ltd vacant since Dec 2013
The post of Director (Marketing), HLL Lifecare Limited has been lying vacant since December 2013. However, Dr Babu Thomas, Senior VP, HLL, was selected for the post, but orders yet to be issued by the Government.

21 UPSCS officers awarded IAS cadre
As many as 21 officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service (UPSCS) have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: Gaya Prasad, Rajeev Sharma, Dr. Arun Veer Singh, Shyam Sunder Sharma, Rajendra Pratap Singh, Rajendra Prashad, Rajendra Pratap Pandey, Shahid Manjar Abbas Rizvi, Mohammad Shafakat Kamal, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Shakuntala Gautam, Hari Shankar Upadhyay, Bal Krishna Tripathy, Bhavna Srivastava, Chandra Bhushan Singh, Udai Veer Singh Yadav, Sarvagya Ram Mishra, Sahdev, Hemant Kumar, Vimal Kumar Dubey and Gyan Prakash Tripathi.

Central Govt employees under Lokpal Act, 2013 (UPDATED)
Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, it is mandatory for every public servant, which includes Central Government employees also, to declare assets and liabilities in the manner provided by or under the said Act.

Agnihotri is also Secretary, Performance Mgmt & Chairman, NACWC, Cabinet (UPDATED)
S B Agnihotri, Secretary (Coordination & PG), Cabinet Secretariat, has been assigned additional charges of the posts of Secretary (Performance Management) and Chairman, National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Kataria returns to parent cadre, posted as MD, KSRTC (UPDATED)
Upon return from central deputation, Rajender Kumar Kataria has been given posting as Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bangalore. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Manjunatha Prasad appointed as Secretary, Social Welfare in Karnataka (UPDATED)
N Manjunatha Prasad has been appointed as Secretary, Social Welfare Department. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Dr Mohan posted as Commissioner and Director, Municipal Administration, Hyderabad (UPDATED)
Dr G Vani Mohan has been transferred as Commissioner and Director, Municipal Administration, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. Dr Mohan is a 1996 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

2 IPS officers shifted in Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
Two Officers belonging to Indian Police Service have been transferred in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Vishal Gunni has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Narispatnam while B Satya Yesubabu was made Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Narispatnam.

24 Personnel of CBI get Distinguished and Meritorious Service Medals on I-Day (UPDATED)
As many as 24 Officers and Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have been awarded President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India on the occasion of Independence Day, 2014. President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service have been awarded to four officers while Police Medals for Meritorious Service to twenty other officers/officials as mentioned below: President's police medal for distinguished service: Rajeev Kumar Sharma, IPS, Joint Director (HoZ), BS&F, CBI, New Delhi; Ajit Kumar Singh, SP, BS&FC, CBI, New Delhi; Ram Chander Garvan, DSP, CBI Academy, Ghaziabad; Abdul Aziz, Inspector, ACB, CBI, Chennai. Police medal for meritorious service: Ratn Sanjay, IPS, DIG, ACB, CBI, Ghaziabad; Ravi Kant, IPS, DIG, EO-I, CBI, New Delhi; Ramnish Geer, Sr.SP, SCB, CBI, Mumbai; Anuj Arya, Addl. SP, ACB, CBI, New Delhi; Mrs Seema Pahuja, DSP, SC-I, CBI, New Delhi; Nat Ram Meena, DSP, SC-II, CBI, New Delhi; Surender Kumar Malik, DSP, ACU-V, CBI, New Delhi; Ramesh Chand Sharma, Inspector, ACB, CBI, New Delhi; Chandra Kiran Sharma, Inspector, CBI HQ, New Delhi; Manoj Kumar Dash, Inspector, ACB, CBI, Bhubaneswar; Shri Jale Singh, Inspector, ACU-III, CBI, New Delhi; Goutam Kumar Sagar, Inspector, Policy Division, CBI, New Delhi; Anil Vasant Mhatre, Sub Inspector, ACB, CBI, Mumbai; Vijay Kumar Thapa, ASI, EO-I, CBI, New Delhi; Raj Kishore Rai, Head Constable, ACB, CBI, Patna; Mehboob Hasan, Head Constable, CBI HQ, New Delhi; Basant Singh Bisht, Head Constable, CBI HQ, New Delhi; Bijender Singh, Constable, ACB, CBI,New Delhi; Shyambir, Constable, Policy Division, CBI, New Delhi; Shankar Das Girdhar, Crime Assistant, CBI HQ, New Delhi.

15 IPS officers shifted in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 15 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Pradeep Kumar Vyas has been posted as Additional Director General of Police, Traffic, Jaipur while Dr Sudhakar Jauhari will now be Additional Director General of Police, Vigilance, Jaipur and T L meena was made Additional Director General of Police, Anti-Human Trafficking, Jaipur. Similarly, Dalpat Singh Dinkar will now be acting as Additional Director General of Police, Telecommunications and Technical, Jaipur; N Morris Babu as Additional Director General of Police, Home Defence and Citizen Protection, Jaipur; Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda as Director General of Police, Kota Range, Kota; Govind Gupta as Director General of Police, Law & Order, Jaipur; Anand Kumar Shrivastava as Director General of Police, Udaipur Range, Udaipur; Ashok Kumar Rathore as Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur; Dr Prashakha Mathur as Director General of Police (Headquarters), Police Headquarters, Jaipur; Sachin Mittal as Director General of Police, Jail, Jaipur; G N Purohit as Director General of Police, Vigilance, Jaipur; Vishal Bansal as Deputy Director General of Police, Intelligence, Jaipur; Rohit Mahajan as Deputy Director General of Police, CID (CB), Jaipur and Shivalal Joshi as Deputy Director General of Police, Personnel, Jaipur.

4 IAS officers reshuffled in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred in Haryana. Accordingly, Ms Amna Tasneem has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Hodal while Dhirendra Khadgata will now be Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Bawal and Ms Priyanka Soni was made Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Ambala. Besides, Ms Shaleen will now be acting as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Loharu.

Major Mukund Varadarajan being awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously (UPDATED)
The nation's highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra has been awarded posthumously to IC-72861M Major Mukund Varadarajan, of 44th Battalion of the Rastriya Rifles (22 Rajput).

13 Personnel selected for Shaurya Chakra(UPDATED)
As many as 13 Personnel have been selected for the Shaurya Chakra being awarded by the President of India on the occasion of Independence Day. They are: Major Abhishek Kumar of Punjab Regiment/ 22nd Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles; Major Manohar Singh Bhati of Parachute Regiment/ 31st Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles; Major Satnam Singh of Corps of Engineers/ 15th Battalion The Assam Rifles; Major Vishal Singh Raghav of Rajputana Rifles/ 18th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles; Subedar Prakash Chandra of 8th Battalion The Kumaon Regiment (Posthumous); Naik Ansaigra Basumatary of 5th Battalion The Assam Regiment; Lance Naik Bharat Kumar Chhetri of 3/1st Battalion The Gorkha Rifles; Sepoy Vikram of Rajput Rejiment/ 44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthomous); Rifleman Prem Bahadur Roka Magar of 2/4th Battalion The Gorkha Rifles; Lieutenant Commander Manoranjan Kumar (Posthumous); Lieutenant Commander Kapish Singh Muwal (Posthumous) and Wing Commander Huvey Upadhyay, Flying (Pilot).

Sudhir Prasad is new Chief Secretary, Jharkhand (UPDATED)
Sudhir Prasad has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Jharkhand. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Two IAS officers shifted in Jharkhand (UPDATED)
Sajal Chakravorty has been appointed as Member, Revenue Board while Sukhdev Singh will now be Principal Secretary, Building Constructions and S K Satpathy gets additional charge of Principal Secretary in Jharkhand.

39 Personnel selected for Sena Medal (UPDATED)
As many as 39 Personnel have been selected for the Sena Medal being awarded by the President of India on the occasion of the Independence Day. They Are: Lieutenant Colonel Paonam Romesh Singh of Kumaon Regiment / 50th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles;Major Mani Inder Pal of Grenadiers / 29th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Gaurav Solanki of 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces); Major Subhrapratim Bose of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles / 3rd Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Dushyant Poonia of Army Service Corps / 55 Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Kashish Wadhwa of Sikh Regiment / 6th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Sanjaya Kumar of Brigade of Guards / 21st Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Rahul Singh of Sikh Light Infantry / 19th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous); Major Sreekant R of Rajput Regiment / 44th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Parag Gomber of Rajputana Rifles / 9th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Vikas Kumar of Regiment of Artillery / 1st Battalion Assam Rifles; Major Himansu Pareek of Armoured Corps / 53rd Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Major Virendra Singh Chandel of Grenadiers / 29th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Captain Rintomon Thachil of 21st Parachute Regiment (Special Forces); Lieutenant Pankaj Kumar of 18th Battalion Mahar Regiment; Lieutenant Abhay Sharma of 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces); Subedar Dhyan Singh Adhikari of Kumaon Regiment / 50th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Subedar Tek Bahadur Rana of 2/4th Battalion Gorkha Rifles; Havildar Duli Chand of 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces); Havildar Warkade Ashok Shankar of 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces); Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh of Parachute Regiment / 18th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Naik Kartar Singh of Rajputana Rifles / 18th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Naik Samir Kumar Midya of 2nd Battalion Rajput Regiment; Naik Gourab Sen of 18th Battalion Mahar Regiment; Naik Manilal Deb Barma of 9th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces); Lance Naik Mohd Feroz Khan of Madras Regiment / 38th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous); Lance Naik Hamma Ram of Rajputana Rifles / 18th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Lance Naik Dharma Nand Pandey of Parachute Regiment / 31st Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Lance Naik Sanjay Kumar Regiment Artillery / 62nd Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Lance Naik V Anthony Nirmal Viji of Regiment of Artillery(Posthumous); Lance Naik Wagh Kailash Lahu of Corps Of Engineer / 107th Engineer Regiment (Posthumous); Lance Naik Deepak Kumar Verma of Corps Of Engineer / 70th Engineer Regiment (Posthumous); Sepoy Jagdeep Kumar of Punjab Regiment / 22nd Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Sepoy Ajit Kapoor of Punjab Regiment / 22nd Battalion Rashtriya Rifles; Sepoy Sentiremba of 5th Battalion Assam Regiment; Rifleman Chaman Lal of 1st Battalion Assam Rifles; Rifleman Prasanjit Bal of 1st Battalion Assam Rifles; Gunner Mohammed Ejrael Shaikh of Regiment of Artillery and Guardsman Sunil Kumar of Brigade of Guards / 21st Battalion Rashtriya Rifles.

2 Personnel selected for Vayu Sena Medal (UPDATED)
2 Personnel have been selected for the Vayu Sena Medal being awarded by the President of India on the occasion of the Independence Day. They are: Wing Commander Abhyankar Aniket Santosh, Flying (Pilot) and Wing Commander Rahul Shukla, Flying (Pilot).

Com Gosavi Kumar selected for Nao Sena Medal (UPDATED)
Commander Gosavi Kaustubh Vijay Kumar has been selected for the Nao Sena Medal being awarded by the President of India on the occasion of the Independence Day.

CORPORATE

Goyal appointed Joint MD, Sita Shree Food Products Ltd
Sita Shree Food Products Limited has appointed Ashish Goyal as the Joint Managing Director of the company.

Baldota appointed CFO, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited has appointed Uday Baldota as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company with immediate effect.

Mehra to take over as MD, Saregama India Limited by Oct
The Board of Saregama India Limited is to appoint Vikram Mehra as Managing Director of the company by end of October.

Sati appointed CS, RCF
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited has appointed Divyesh M Sati as Company Secretary of the company.

Kirloskar re-designated as Exec. Chairman, Kirloskar Electric Company Limited
Kirloskar Electric Company Limited has re-designated Vijay R Kirloskar from the post of Chairman and Managing Director to Executive Chairman of the company.

Bapat appointed MD, Kirloskar Electric Company Limited
Vinayak Narayan Bapat has been appointed as the Managing Director of Kirloskar Electric Company Limited.

Hunnur appointed Director (Sales), Kirloskar Electric Company Limited
Anand B Hunnur has been appointed as Director (Sales) of Kirloskar Electric Company Limited.

Udeshi appointed Non Exec. Director, Man Infraconstruction Ltd
Man Infraconstruction Limited has appointed Ms Shruti Udeshi as a Non-Executive Additional Director of the company.

Kapil appointed Independent Director, Summit Securities Ltd
Summit Securities Limited has appointed Prem Kapil as Independent Director of the company.

Kalantri resigns as Director, S Kumars Nationwide Limited
Vijay G Kalantri has resigned as Director of S Kumars Nationwide Limited

Agarwal appointed CFO, Suryajyoti Spinning Mills Ltd
Suryajyoti Spinning Mills Limited has appointed Arun Kumar Agarwal who is Executive Director of the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company

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What is the character of Narendra Modi ? (DEBATE 1)

Modi is neither of the five. He is a man in his own. He is a man of and one from the masses. He is neither imported nor educationally imported. He is not parachuted. He is neither a liar nor a buffoon. He is not a descendent from the family lineage. He does not play dirty politics of caste, creed or religion. He is not a leader of sycophants. He is not an opportunist. He is not an outdated leader. He is not a meek stooge. He does not believe in and practices mean and dirty politics. He is a practical man who has the enthusiasm to perform and deliver. He has a clear vision and road map. He feels the distress of the people. He is a true nationalist. He is an eyesore for anti-social, anti-national, power-hungry, corrupt and deluding elements. He is a leader in the real sense. He is unique and incomparable as the PM.

S S Rana

Agree with Ashwini Kumar

I am in full agreement with Ashwini Kumar with regard to the protest against English. It is definitely politically motivated.

Puliprath

Why discrimination with PAs?

The same is with the case of PAs who have joined the service with the same minimum qualifications as those of LDCs during 1983-84. Though LDCs are eligible for appearing for the SO/PS examinations, the PAs are not. Why this discrimination with those PAs? Anybody explain this?

Vijay Menon

Modern country needs a modern civil service

And what is the point of news about Prof D P Singh? He is lucky he worked with 60 IAS officers who are akin to gods? I think you need to think slightly differently- a modern country needs a modern civil service not- something based on an outdated 100 year structure that you seem to glorify!

Mohini Pande

Different fight between TDP, Trinmool

Parliament saw a different kind of fight today. Fight between TDP and Trinmool Congress over room no 5. Matter could easily be sorted out between leaders of two sides. Very unfortunate.

Arun Kumar

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