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POLITICS

When nothing else inspires, History does ( 73)
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.


Only a strong opposition can ensure effective governance ?
Some critically important appointments have one again underlined the significance of political principle which advocates that 'only a strong opposition can ensure effectiveness of a strong government'. The appointment of Chief Information Commissioner could not take place due to the absence of Leader of Opposition. Same situation is expected in the appointment of Chief Vigilance Commissioner. In a way, these appointments are constitutional obligation of an elected government. Ironically, the mighty Modi-govt is unable to fulfill the obligation in present scenario. Modi must be realising that a strong opposition and effective institutions like CIC, CVC are pre-conditions of effective governance.

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

Nine IPS officers retiring in August
As many as nine IPS officers are retiring in August, 2014. The officers are: Jasti Venkata Ramudu of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Rajinder Singh of Gujarat cadre; Tsering Punchok and Avtar Singh Bali of Jammu & Kashmir cadre; R K Choudhary of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Madhu Sudan Singh and Nisar Ahmed Farooqui of Rajasthan cadre; S Bhaskaran of Tamil Nadu cadre and Chanchal Kumar Dutta of West Bengal cadre.

Ramanujam to head committee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up a Committee to be headed by R Ramanujam to review, identify and recommend amendment in obsolete laws to further smoothen and simplify the governance. The 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Ramanujam is presently Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Search for new Director, ED yet to take-off
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that search & appointment process for the coveted slot of Director, Enforcement Directorate is yet to take off. ACC cannot initiate the appointment process until the previous selection (of Anjuli Chhib Duggal) is cancelled. Reportedly, ACC is all set to initiate the cancellation of previous appointments. The post has fallen vacant after the appointment of Rajan Katcoh as Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries but he has been mandated to carry the additional charge for next six months or till the new appointment takes place.

Reddy to be DDG NIRD ?
W R Reddy is likely to be appointed DDG, National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Will Justice Singh be CJ of Meghalaya HC ?
Administrative Judge in Lucknow Justice Umanath Singh is likely to be elevated as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.

Justice Sirpurkar to retire
Tenure of Justice V S Sirpurkar Chairman of the Competition Commission Appellate Tribunal is coming to an end next month.

Reju goes on inter cadre deputation to Kerala
An inter cadre deputation of M T Reju has been approved from Karnataka to Kerala for a period of three years. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Cadre of Ms Singh transferred to MP
The cadre of Ms Harshika Singh has been transferred from Jharkhand to Madhya Pradesh on grounds of her marriage to Rohit Singh, a 2012 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. She is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Kumawat goes on inter cadre deputation to Rajasthan
An inter cadre deputation of Shankar Lal Kumawat has been approved from Tamil Nadu to Rajasthan. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Sharma goes on inter cadre deputation to Manipur
An inter cadre deputation of Aribam Radhabinod Sharma has been approved from Maharashtra to Manipur. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Spolia is again Chief Secretary Delhi Government
D M Spolia has been re-appointed Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

CIC to remain headless till LoP is recognised
Appointment of new Chief Information Commissioner will remain on hold till the Leader of Opposition is recognised. Rajiv Mathur, the sixth Chief Information Commissioner, demitted office on August 22 but the slot is yet to be filled with a new CIC. There is no provision in the RTI Act about handing over the charge to any Info Commissioner. Presently CIC comprises seven Information Commissioners.

Pramod Nagpal selected as MD, CCICIL
Pramod Nagpal, CGM, CCICIL, has been selected for the post of Managing Director, Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited (CCICIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 27, 2014. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Post of Member (Traffic) in IWAI lies vacant
A post of Member (Traffic) Inland Waterways Authority of India has been lying vacant after S S Mishra had made it as Chairman of Paradip Port Trust. Narendra Modi's dream projects have raised the importance bar of IWAI.

Purkayastha awaits CVC clearance for review empanelment
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the review empanelment file of Atatnu Purkayastha has been lying with CVC awaiting its clearance. The 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre has repatriated recently to the state. He served as JS (Seeds) with Department of Agriculture, GoI.

Batham promoted as ADG in BSF
M L Batham has been promoted to the rank of ADG in BSF. He is BSF cadre officer.

CVC Board meeting takes place for Jt Director, ED
The appointment process for Jt Director, ED, for several locations, crossed the stage of CVC Board meeting on August 22. The ED establishments expected to get officers for Jt Director slots are; Mumbai, Kochi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Jaipur, Delhi, Bhubaneshwar & Patna.

Pushpendra Rajput appointed as Director, Steel in GoI
Pushpendra Rajput has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Steel in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh.

Environment Secretary Rajagopalan retiring this month end
V Rajagopalan, Secretary in the Ministry of Environment & Forests, is retiring on August 31, 2014. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Three IG rank posts vacant with BPR&D
As many as three slots of IG have been lying vacant with BPR&D namely, Posts of Director, Training was held by Dr Ish Kumar who repatriated to Andhra Pradesh, post of IG Training & Intervension was held by Loknath Behera who repatriated to Kerala cadre and IG National Police Mission which were held by and Reena Mitra who is now heading NICFS as Director.

Mode of appointment for AS, Legislative Affairs to be changed
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the Govt of India is all set to change the mode of appointment of an Additional Secretary rank post with the Depart ment of Legislative Affairs. Reportedly, the UPA-II govt had approved the AS rank post to be filled by seniority only. With effect to the same N L Meena, being the senior most JS, had been appointed as Addl Secretary, Dept of Legislative Affairs. In case the mode of appointment is changed the post would be filled up by screening only.

Ganai now unlikely for CS, J&K
As against previous speculations Khurshid Ahmed Ganai will not be appointed as new Chief Secretary to the Govt of J&K. Ganai is 1982 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre who had moved from MHA few months back.

Khandey to continue as CS, J&K till retirement
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that there has been a change of opinion inside the J&K Govt which has resulted into continuity in the coveted slot of CS, J&K Govt. Reportedly, Iqbal Mohammad Khanday would continue as Chief Secretary. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre. Previously rumor mills had it that Ganai may be given to succeed Khanday whereas Khandey would be given as Chairperson, J&K State Public Service Commission.

N K Verma joins as MD, ONGC Videsh
Narendra K Verma has taken over the charge as Managing Director, ONGC Videsh. Verma has been Director (Exploration) of the Maharatna ONGC since April 1, 2013 after having a long illustrious career spanning more than three decades with the oil major.

Retirement age of employees in Haryana raised to 60 yrs
The retirement age of employees has been increased from 58 to 60 years in Haryana Government. A circular has been issued to this effect.

Retirement age of D Group employees in Haryana increased to 62 yrs
The retirement age of class-IV employees has been increased from 60 to 62 years in Haryana Government. A circular has been issued to this effect.

Upper age limit for govt jobs in Haryana increased to 42 yrs
The Government of Haryana has raised the upper age limit for the entry into Government services from 40 years to 42 years.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Power), NLC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Power), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) falling vacant next year on September 1, 2015. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the PESB before October 29, 2014.

Vivek Jain poised for JS empanelment
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Vivek Jain may soon be empanelled to be posted as Joint Secretary or equivalent with Govt of India. He is 1990 batch Indian Forest Service officer of MP cadre.

Khwaja in race for Director (HR), IOCL
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that T S Khwaja is in the race of Director (HR), Indian Oil Corporation. He is among the prospective candidates to be taken on board by PESB for selection interview soon. He is serving with IOCL as Executive Director (Aviation) Marketing.

Turwar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Dekhu Turwar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

JS level post falling vacant in Defense
A post of Joint Secretary level is falling vacant in the Department of Defense in Government of India up to September 2014.

Khagesh Garg to join central deputation !
Khagesh Garg is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 2000 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

Sivasankaran appointed Policy Analyst Tax, OECD
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, P S Sivasankaran has been appointed as Policy Analyst Tax on Foreign Assignment with Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Justice Sema appointed Chairman in Nagaland
Former Judge of the Supreme Court Justice H K Sema has been appointed Chairman of the four-member High Powered Committee (HPC) to look into the issue of illegal and multiple taxations.

7 IAS officers transferred in Karnataka
As many as seven officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, S S Pattanashetty has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udupi while Dr Muddu Mohan will now be Director, Agriculture Marketing and M K Aiyappa is Commissioner for Cane Development & Director of Sugar. Similarly, Hemaji Nayak has been made Deputy Commissioner, Chitradurga district and V P Ikkeri was posted as Additional Commissioner (Welfare), Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

V M Upadhyay bereaved
M G Upadhyay father of Principal Secretary in Madhya Pradesh Government Vishwa Mohan Upadhyay has passed away in Indore. He was 86.

43 IPS officers of 1994 batch empanelled as IG in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 43 officers belonging to Indian Police Service of 1994 batch have been empanelled for the post of Inspector General or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Rajesh Khurana, Anurag Kumar, Anand Mohan, Mrs Garima Bhatnagar, Neeraj Thakur of AGMUT cadre; Deepak Kumar of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; Apte Vinayak Prabhakar, Dr Soumya Mishra, Kumar Vishwajeet, Kothakota Srinivas Reddy, Dr A Ravi Shankar and B Shiva of Dhar Reddy of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Kundan Krishna, Nirmal Kumar Azad and Mrs Anupama Nilekar Chandra of Bihar cadre; K Sivarama Prasad Kalluri of Chhattisgarh, Z Zahur Haidar Zaidi of Himachal Pradesh; Mrs Kala Ramachandran of Haryana; Mrs Tadasha Mish of Jharkhand cadre; Abdul Gani Mir, M Sulaima Salaria, Alok Puri of Jammu & Kashmir cadre; Manoj Abraham of Kerala cadre; Pronab Mohanty, Alok Kumar of Karnataka; Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Anup Kumar Singh, Deven Bharati of Maharashtra cadre; Anant Kumar Singh, Manmeet Singh Narang, Ashutosh Roy, Raja Babu Singhy and Deo Prakash Gupta of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Anurag and Sanjib Panda of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Mrs Anita Punj and Sudhanshu S Srivastava of Punjab cadre; Rajesh Kumar Arya, Anil Paliwal, Ashok Kumar Rathore of Rajasthan cadre and Binod Kumar Singh and Sujeet Pandey of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

NTPC honors employees (UPDATED)
"As a gesture of recognition of continuous service rendered by its employees, NTPC Corporate Centre organised the Long Service Award ceremony in New Delhi, Dr Arup Roy Choudhury CMD, NTPC and Directors of the company awarded 296 employees for their long and meritorious service. This included 77 awardees for 35 years of service, 179 awardees for 25 years of service and 40 awardees for 15 years of service. S Ghosh Executive Director (HR), welcomed CMD, all the Directors, President of Sanyukta Mahila Samiti, Mrs Sharmila Roy Choudhury and other senior members of the Mahila Samiti, Awardees, their family members and other dignitaries present. In his felicitation address, CMD, NTPC congratulated the awardees and especially their family members for the commitment and belongingness towards the company. One of the awardees, M L Nandwani having the longest association with the company among all awardees, shared his experience from the long journey he had with NTPC.

Retired IRTS officer, J N Tripathi passes away (UPDATED)
J N Tripathi passed away at his NOIDA residence. He was an IRTS officer of 1962 batch.

Anant Kumar Singh empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Anant Kumar Singh has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Prem Kumar Tanjea empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Prem Kumar Taneja has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

CORPORATE

Jain appointed CFO, Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd has appointed P K Jain as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company. He was earlier holding the post of both CFO and Company Secretary of the company.

Vasudev ceases to be Independent Director & Part-time Chairman, HDFC Bank
C M Vasudev has stepped down as an Independent Director and Part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank Ltd .

Desai appointed Whole-time Director, Visagar Financial Services Ltd
Visagar Financial Services Ltd has appointed Arvind Desai as Whole-time Director of the company

Varadarajan appointed Vice Chairman, Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Ltd
Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Ltd has appointed S N Varadarajan as Vice Chairman of the company.

Balchand appointed Non Exec. Chairman, Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Ltd
B Balchand has been appointed as Non Executive Chairman of Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Ltd

Kapoor appointed Director, Shalimar Productions Ltd
Shalimar Productions Ltd has appointed Dhananjay Kapoor as Director of the company

Dutia appointed Addl. Director, Amines & Plasticizers Ltd
Amines & Plasticizers Ltd has appointed Ms Nimisha Minesh Dutia as an Additional Director of the company

Rathi appointed Whole-time Director, Maharashtra Corporation Ltd
Maharashtra Corporation Ltd appointed Kanwarlal Rathi as Whole-time Director of the company.

Kadakia appointed Director, P M Telelinnks Ltd
P M Telelinnks Ltd has appointed Amish Bharat Kadakia as Director of the company.

Chakraborty appointed CS, Tarmat Ltd
Tarmat Ltd has appointed Shivatosh Chakraborty as Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Dave resigns as CS, Ojas Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd
Ms Megha Dave has resigned as Company Secretary of Ojas Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd.

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WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF NARENDRA MODI ? (DEBATE 1)


Modi is like Churchill

Narendra Modi comes in the category of Churchill. He could assess all the problems being faced in the country is due to misgovernance He has read the pulse of the nation.

Dr U S Pathak

Are the Doctors in Pvt hospitals less competent ?

Why the government feels that unless the doctors in government hospitals refer a pensioner to a particular test/hospital, he should not directly go to CGHS approved hospital. Does the government thinks that the doctors in Pvt hospitals are less competent. It is everybody's experience that the ground situation is otherwise.

Pramod Kumar

After SC verdict, will present CVC resign ?

In view of Supreme Court's judgement holding allocation of coal blocks since 1992 as illegal, it remains to be seen whether present CVC Pradeep Kumar, who in his capacity as Addl/Special Secretary in Ministry of Coal had made coal allocations, during relevant period will tender his resignation or cling to his post unless sacked. I have the details of coal allotments recommended by him obtained under RTI Act .

Sudhir Chopra

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