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POLITICS

Will Nitish Kumar be biggest loser ?
Political observers believe that Nitish Kumar will be biggest loser in Bihar in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

Will DMK be number 3 in Tamil Nadu ?
It looks strange but political observers believe that DMK will be on third position in Tamil Nadu in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

If NDA comes to power, will disinvest sick PSUs?
The Board level officials of sick PSUs are anxious about their units, which can be disinvested if NDA comes to power in this ensuing Lok Sabha election. According to sources, the NDA Government, which had made an abortive effort to disinvest even profit making PSUs in its last tenure, may do the same if it came to power.

Gujarat gets tourism award
Gujarat has won National Tourism Award, award of 'overall top 3 states' in the country, was given away by Union Minister shashi tharoor at Vigyan Bhawan on 18th feb.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1981 batch IFS takes place
Empanelment of 1981 batch Indian Foreign Service officers to the rank of Secretary has taken place.

Krishna Choudhary will be new DG of RPF
Krishna Choudhary will take over as new DG of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on March 1. He is 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this Jan 22, 2014)

23 IPS officers of 1980 batch were considered for empanelment as DG, GoI
As many as 23 IPS officers of 1980 batch charted on the list meant for the empanelment as DG in Govt of India. Approximately 09 officers are, reportedly, to hit the ground as DG in GoI.

Arun Kumar to be JS in Civil Aviation
Arun Kumar is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Civil Aviation . He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

A K Sharma selected as Director (Fin), IOCL
A K Sharma, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 18, 2014. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

DGP J & K Ashok Prasad to join IB
DGP of J& K Ashok Prasad is likely to join the Intelligence Bureau in a month or two as Special Director. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

PS to PM to move Washington
PS to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi has been appointed Senior Advisor to ED, International Monitory Fund (IMF).He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this Dec 23, 2013)

Sunil Lal to be Ambassador to Turkey
Dr Sunil Lal is likely to be appointed new Indian Ambassador to Turkey.

Orders of Sarraf for CMD, ONGC in a week or two
The orders of D K Sarraf, MD, OVL, for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited are expected to be issued issued by the Government of India in a week or two.

Ganta is new CMD of NSTFDC
Ramesh Kumar Ganta has been appointed Chairman & Managing Director, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) in the Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Who would be the first Additional Secy with Shipping Ministry?
The newly sanctioned post of Additional Secretary has been waiting to see the ever first officer since its inception. Previously, Rajiv Nayan Choubey name had surfaced for the slot that finally landed to Union Ministry for power vice Ashok Lavasa. One can wait and watch only.

Pravin Srivastava likely to repatriate to Tripura?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Pravin Srivastava has spread his wings to repatriate prematurely to Tripura. Srivastava, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre, is presently serving as Member Secretary, National Monuments Authority under Union Ministry for Culture.

Will Rina Mitra get ADG berth with NIA?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rina Mitra may be appointed as ADG, National Investigative Agency. The 1983 batch IPS officer of MP cadre is empanelled as ADG recently. She is serving as IG, BPR&D.

Ms Rekha Vishnoi soon to be promoted to CCIT
As the grapevine has it Smit Rekha Vishnoi may soon be promoted to the rank of Chief Commissioner Income Tax. The 1977 batch IRS officer is presently serving on the rank of Commissioner IT. She is set to superannuate in May this year.

Applications for 17 posts of DDG invited
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has invited applications for seventeen posts of Deputy Director General. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the CCI before March 14, 2014.

Alok Kumar is new DG, Employment and Training in GoI
Alok Kumar has been appointed as Director General (Employment & Training) in the Ministry of Labour & Employment for a period of five years. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Ms Jayasree Rajmohan posted in Hyderabad
Ms Jayasree Rajmohan on repatriation to the department, is posted as Deputy Accountant General (ES-I), O/o Accountant General (E&RSA), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad against an existing vacancy. She is a 2008 batch IA& AS officer.

Maj Gen Ketkar promoted as Lt Gen
Major General Ketkar has been promoted to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.

Tenure of Bharagava, NHPC Director (Tech) ending in March
The tenure of D P Bhargava, Director (Technical) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is coming to an end in March, 2014.

Mandloi is now Director Bhartiya Gyanpeeth
Former DG of the Akashvani L D Mandloi has taken over as Director of the Bhartiya Gyanpeeth with headquarters in Delhi.

Vacancy of GGM, ONGC arises
A vacancy of Group General Manager (GGM) has arisen in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with T K Sengupta joining as Director (Offshore), ONGC Limited.

Anurag Sharma and Murthy promoted as DGP in AP
Anurag Sharma and Venkata Ramana Murthy have been promoted to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) in Andhra Pradesh. Both are 1982 batch IPS officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Ms Pragya Paliwal Gaur posted as Director (M&C), PIB, Delhi
Ms Pragya Paliwal Gaur has been appointed as Director (M&C), PIB, New Delhi. She is an officer of Indian Information Service (IIS).

Anil Kumar likely to join central deputation
Anil Kumar is likely to join central deputation at Deputy Inspector General level. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Services of four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been affected with their transfers and new postings in Karnataka. Accordingly, Dr Amita Prasad has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Women & Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens with additional charge of Director General, Administrative Training Institute, Mysore while Dr Shalini Rajneesh will continue as Principal Secretary, DP &AR (AR, Training & Political Pensions) and M Manjunath Naik is Deputy Commissioner, Haveri District. Besides, Panduranga Bommaiah Naik was made Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Bellary.

2 IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
Ajeya Kallam has been posted as Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department while Shamsher Singh Rawat was made Managing Director, AP GENCO under Energy Department in Andhra Pradesh.

3 IPS officers transferred in Bihar (UPDATED)
Pradeep Kumar Shrivastava has been appointed as DIG, Champaran range, Betia while Mrs Manju Jha was shifted as Commandant, Bihar Armed Force-15, Bagaha and Shridhar Mandal is Commandant, Bihar Armed Police-7, Katihar in Bihar.

Saurabh Chandra to be new Secretary, Petroleum in GoI (UPDATED)
Saurabh Chandra is being appointed as new Secretary, Petroleum in Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Manish Kumar Sinha promoted as DIG in AP (UPDATED)
Manish Kumar Sinha, who is presently on central deputation as SP, CBI, Bhubaneswar, has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

4 IPS officers promoted as IG in AP (UPDATED)
As many as Four officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of 1996 batch presently on central deputation have been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police in Andhra Pradesh. The officers include: Dr Shankha Brata Bagchi, Mrs Bhavana Saxena, Anil kumar and Mrs Ritu Mishra.

4 IPS officers transferred in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
As many as four Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, T Ekka has been posted Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajnandgaon, while D K Garg was made Superintendent of Police (SP) (Radio), Bhilai Zone, Bhilai and B S Dhruv will now be Commandant, 8th battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Rajnandgaon. Similarly, Balaji Rao Somawar will be acting as Commandant, 3rd battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Amleshwar, Durg.

Suchitto Kumar Das shifted to South Eastern Railway (UPDATED)
Suchitto Kumar Das of SAG/IRTS, after relieved of DRM post, Sealdah, Eastern Railway, has been appointed as CCM (CHOD), South Eastern Railway.

DEBATE

WILL AAP Party get fractured ?
There is a saying "If you want to start a journey of 1000 miles begin with a single step ". Will the AAP Party get fractured by running very fast ?
Mail your views to + mehrotra.suresh @gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Dubey ceases to be Director, Allahabad Bank
Dinesh Dubey has ceased to be the Director of Allahabad Bank.

Jindal re-appointed CMD, JSW Energy Ltd
JSW Energy Ltd has re-appointed Sajjan Jindal as Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Dang appointed Director, Cyber Media India Ltd
Cyber Media India Ltd has appointed Arun Kumar Dang as Director of the company.

Mahadevan resigns as Independent Director, Sambandam Spinning Mills Ltd
V Mahadevan has resigned as an Independent Director of Sambandam Spinning Mills Ltd due to his continuing ill-health.

Gnanasekharan appointed Independent Director, Sambandam Spinning Mills Ltd
Sambandam Spinning Mills Ltd has appointed S Gnanasekharan, as an Independent Director of the company.

Madhogarhia appointed Independent Non Exec Director, Blue Pearl Texspin Ltd
Blue Pearl Texspin Ltd has appointed Om Prakash Madhogarhia as an Independent Non Executive Director of the company.

Shah resigns as Director, Blue Pearl Texspin Ltd
Nijal Navinchandra Shah has resigned as Director of Blue Pearl Texspin Ltd.

Sharma appointed CFO, Blue Pearl Texspin Ltd
Blue Pearl Texspin Ltd has appointed Arun Sharma as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

In a short while only, AAP has proved that while they are good at street protests ,they are unfit to govern. They also have no vision for development of Delhi, leave alone the country. Giving out doles to people, esp. their supporters is the way of all politicians for building their vote banks , and AAP is following the same route. They are no different and are squandering the honest tax payers money by following vote bank politics, instead of improving infrastructure, housing, transportation systems etc. Delhi govt. Will soon become bankrupt due to their poor financial management.

S Swarup

DEBATE (2)

AAP has not appeared on stage for taking political mileage for its popularity but rather challenging the old system to behave properly and the same is also having effect.

R K Jain

Grudge against IT dept

Anurag Srivastava seems to have grudges against IT dept because IT dept has issued notices to him. He has not mentioned specific problem. May be it gives him peace of mind by abusing the dept. But he would be better advised to approach proper authority for solution of his problem.

P K Mishra

CBDT !

Big advertisement is coming from income tax department indicating they have information of so many people having transaction of MF more than 2 lakhs, shares of company more than 1 lakh, interest income as 50000 rupees etc.. but does not have numbers for the people having luxury cars (more than 20 lakhs), earning more than a crore in single day, people associated with crickets, entertainment industry (TV, film etc) lawyers, doctors businessman, consultants earning crores, employees getting shares on stock options more than 1 crore etc. Income tax department is concerned with people earning 1 lakh or 2 lakhs but does not bother who are earning more than a crore. In case IT department wants to improve really then they should concentrate with highest earning people then go to lowest earning people. If you want to remove corruption, starts from top. Automatically the message will tickle down to the lower groups. Income tax department remains busy in small transactions and low income group people. They have to change this philosophy. Still the figure for people whose taxable income is more than 1 crore remains 42,800 as mentioned recently in media. Why the exact number of people earning more than 1 crore is not available with IT department and give big publicity in news papers and media that IT department has information with numbers of people whose taxable income is more than 1 crore.

N Prakash

Best choice as next PM

Meira Kumar's pedigree makes her the best choice of Sonia Gandhi as the next PM. After all her father after coming out from the dungeon of caste politics of Bihar and becoming champion of Scheduled castes over more popular SC leaders, forgot to pay income tax for long years which his benevolent boss, Nehru attributed to his forgetfulness.

N Krishnan

Formation of third front government

Formation of third front government is inevitable, the neutral and accepted candidate to be the prime minister in the third front government is Sharad Yadav, not only he is responsible for getting 11 regional party together last year in October in Delhi. But is the most clean image politician and is the most senior parliamentarian in present Lok Sabha. He is going to emerge as the best choice to be the PM. He was the first who raised the voice against price hike and called for Bharat Bandh last year. This bandh was supported by all the regional parties in the country including BJP. Sharad Yadav was the first one to oppose the candidate of BJP for the post of President and supported the name of Pranab Mukherjee as President. This resulted in country getting the most eligible person for the President's post. Despite this, Sharad Yadav may be supported by the BJP for PM post. Incase the situation arrives. He is the most acceptable leader in the country today.

Sushmita

Keep a section on updated list of officers

Site may please keep a section on updated list of officers who's central deputation terms ended, Esp, in key ministries like finance, industry, commerce, UD etc.. Officers that have reverted to parent cadre with their charges in the State may also helpful. If anyone has acquired new degrees that may also be added as a section.

Ankit Shorey

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