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Gameplan of Anna Hajare and Mamata Banerjee !
Will Mamata Banerjee put up candidates throughout the country to make Trinmool Congress a national party. And Anna Hajare will campaign for the candidates of Mamata Banerjee.

Retirement age will not be raised
Now this is almost certain that retirement age will not be raised from 60 to 62 years in this UPA Government.

Did the PM personally ring up CEC?
The Prime Minister and not his office talk to the Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampat for announcing the dates only after his return from Myanmar visit. Now the election dates will be announced after the two day visit of the PM to Myanmar.

Why BJP stalwarts missed Modi's Bihar rally ?
"Why were BJP stalwarts in Bihar absent from the rally at which the party's PM candidate Narendra Modi shared dais with the LJP leader Ramvilas Paswan ?" This was discussed at a gathering. Those reported missing included party vice president C.P. Thakur, former minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey, Giriraj Singh and parliamentarian Kirti Azad. Are they averse to BJP - Paswan alliance ? .

Will there be alliance ?
Rahul Gandhi called a delegation of West Bengal Congress including Six Lok Sabha MP, Pradip Bhattacharyya, Somen Mitra, Abdul Manaan and Manus bhuiya for their consultation for alliance with TMC in the state for coming Lok Sabha election. Meeting took place yesterday at 3 pm.

BUREAUCRACY

Will there be Lokpal appointment?
Will the Lok Pal appointment take shape ? If the appointment takes place it will be only latest by March 7.

Head of Lokpal search committee quits
In a major embarrassment for the government, Justice KT Thomas - the man heading the search for the nine members of the Lokpal or national anti-corruption ombudsman has quit his assignment.

Two Secretary level vacancies this month
There are going to be two secretary level vacancies in the Government of India this month end. This include Secretary Coordination S Machendranathan 1979 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre and Secretary Revenue Sumit Bose 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre .

Will Gopal Krishna make it as Dy Governor, RBI?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Gopal Krishna is also in the fray of Deputy Governor, RBI. Reportedly, he has been short-listed for the coveted slot again. Presently he is Executive Director to the RBI Governor. Has anybody a clue?

Will Haryana CS get extension?
The scheduled date of retirement of Haryana Chief Secretary Satish Chandra Choudhary is coinciding with the scheduled Lok Sabha elections in April. All it has made the speculations whether he would be given extension. The 1977 batch IAS officer is retiring in April this year.

Naved Masood is also Secretary, Coal in GoI
Naved Masood has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Coal upto March 9, 2014. A 1977 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre, Masood is Secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Ashish Srivastava appointed DG in Election Commission
Ashish Srivastava has been appointed as Director General (Training), in the Election Commission of India for a period of two years. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Raghuvendra Singh to get three months extension
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of I & B Raghuvendra Singh is getting three months extension. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Archana Verma appointed JS in DoPT
Archana Verma has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training. She is 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on Jan 31, Feb 3 and Feb 28, 2014)

Gautam Guha is new AS and FA in Health
Gautam Guha, Director General (Commercial)-I CAG office has been appointed Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Health. He is 1981 batch IA&AS officer.
(We said this on Feb 26, 2014)

R K Tewari appointed as Chairperson, CBDT
R K Tewari, Member, CBDT, has been appointed as Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. He succeeded Ms Sudha Sharma retired on February 28, 2014.
(We said this on Feb 7, 2014)

Orders of N B Singh as Director (Tech), BDL issued
The orders of A V M, N B Singh, presently in Ministry of Defence, for the appointment as Director (Technical), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) are reported to have been issued by the Government of India. The post has been lying vacant since June 27, 2013.

Appointment of Coal Regulator unlikely
Appointment of Coal Regulator is now unlikely during the present UPA Government.

Will R K Gupta win race for GM, Northern Railway?
Amid V K Gupta's prospects for Member (Engineering), Railway Board, whispers have started doing rounds that R K Gupta would be given to succeed V K Gupta as GM, Northern Railway even though he has less than two years of residual service. Presently R K Gupta is MD, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd whereas V K Gupta is GM, Northern Railway.

Porwal appointed JS (Finance), Atomic Energy
Formal orders of the appointment of Sunil Porwal as Joint Secretary (Finance) Atomic Energy in Mumbai have been issued. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on February 6, 2014 )

Nidhi Chhiber appointed JS in Defence
Nidhi Chhiber has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence for a period of five years. She is 1994 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Anand is new Director in Power
Vikas Anand will be new Director in the Ministry of Power. He is 2002 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sehgal impact is visible in Uttar Pradesh
Sehgal impact is now visible as far as PR is concerned in Uttar Pradesh. SP Government in a surprising move recently appointed Dr Navneet Kumar Sehgal as head of the publicity in Uttar Pradesh. With his appointment adverse publicity of the SP government has been by and large controlled. People call it a Sehgal impact.

M W Ansari promoted to DGP grade in Chhattisgarh
M W Ansari, who is presently on central deputation, has been accorded pro forma promotion to the grade of Director General of Police (DGP) in Chhattisgarh. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Amit Goel nominated Director, Andhra Bank
The Government of India has nominated Amit Goel as Part Time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Andhra Bank for a period of three years.

Proposal of Rakesh Sethi goes to ACC
A proposal for the appointment of Rakesh Sethi as CMD of the Allahabad Bank has now gone to ACC. He is presently ED in the PNB.

Central PSU, HPE to be shut down soon
The Government of India is expected to shut down Hindustan Photo Films Mfg. Co. Ltd. (HPF) reeling severe financial crisis as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the Government has approved the proposal for providing non-plan budgetary support of Rs. 181.54 crore for VRS at 2007 notional pay scales as one time relaxation of DPE Guidelines for its all employees.

Applications for Director (C&L), APGENCO invited
Railway Board has invited applications from the officers of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) for the post of Director (Coal& Logistics), Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd (APGENCO) within one month of issuing circular.

Will Justice Saxena be new Up Lokayukta in MP ?
Grapevine has it that Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission Justice A K Saxena is being appointed Up Lokayukta in the state.

Applications for GM, RVNL invited
Railway Board has invited applications from the officers of Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) for the post of General Manager/Chief Project Manager, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) within 15 days of issuing circular.

Top 5 IAS of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
1. Sanjay Mitra (1982) Chief Secretary
2. Basudeb Banerjee (1983) Home Secretary
3. Atri Bhattacharya (1989) Pr Secy, Information & Cultural Affairs
4. Debasish Sen (1985) Pr Secy, Urban Development
5. Syed Ahmed Baba (1988) Pr Secy, Fisheries
Top 5 IPS of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
1. Surajit Kar Purkayastha (1985), Police Commissioner Kolkata
2. GMP Reddy (1982), DGP West Bengal
3. Sivaji Ghosh (1985), MD Police Housing Corporation
4. Virendra (1985) Director Security
5. Sanjoy Mukherjee (1989), Addl Commissioner, Kolkata Police

Two new Members of Prasar Bharti (UPDATED)
Ms Deepa Dixit and Keshavan are being appointed Part-Time Members of the Prasar Bharti on Tuesday.

R Laxmanan is also Addl CEO, EC in Bihar (UPDATED)
R Laxmanan has been given an additional charge of Additional Chief Electoral officer, Electoral Department, Patna in Bihar. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Chairman Railway Board's wings clipped (UPDATED)
The Minister of Railways has finally put his foot down. Vide office order no 16 of 2014 issued on 3rd March all files relating to transfers/postings/promotions/deputations except those of ADRM/DRM/GM/Addl Members shall be submitted directly by the concerned Board Member to the Minister of Railways bypassing the CRB. The powers to transfer/post officers up to SAG has also been restored to the Board Members. This move apparently has brought immense relief to the entire officer cadre on the railways due to widely reported underhand dealings and discrimination that had been going on in establishment matters for some time.

N. Ahmed takes charge as Chairperson, NCM (UPDATED)
Naseem Ahmed, former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, is taking charge as the new Chairperson of National Minority Commission on Tuesday.

GSL designed and built NOPV 'Sumedha' ready for commissioning (UPDATED)
Largest Offshore Patrol ship indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Navy, named INS 'Sumedha' will be formally commissioned by VAdm Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM, FO C-IN-C East on March 7, 2014 at GSL. The ship on commissioning will join Eastern Naval Command at Vizag, the sword arm of Indian Navy. RAdm (Retd.) Shekhar Mital NM, CMD, GSL, in his message said, "This warship is the culmination of many years of in-house design development and ship build techniques. The commissioning of this ship, marks a significant milestone in GSL's & nation's march towards indigenization and self reliance. It becomes more important as Sumedha is 200th ship indigenously built by GSL. GSL is the only yard which has delivered four classes of OPVs to both Navy and Coast Guard. Successive projects have witnessed considerable improvement, bringing applaud from users to Shipyard." CMD further said "Yard is now undertaking massive modernisation at an outlay of Rs. 700 Crores, of which Rs. 400 Crores has already been spent. Yard is near ready to take on construction of new MCMV project, which will provide major push to Naval mine sweeping capabilities".INS 'Sumedha' is the third of the new 105 meter class of NOPV and the largest ship constructed by GSL for the Indian Navy. This state of the art ship will help meet the increasing requirement of the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations in order to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty. This ship is suitable for monitoring sea lanes of communication, defence of offshore oil installations and other critical offshore national assets. The ship can also be deployed for escorting high value ships and fleet support operations. The first and second of the series of new NOPV, INS SARYU and SUNAYNA were earlier handed over to the Indian Navy by GSL on 21 December 2012 and 02 September 2013 respectively. It will be recalled that Shore Based Test Facility(SBTF) meant for landing trials of MIG 29K & LCA, built by GSL at INS Hansa is also ready for commissioning. This is a unique and only facility created by GSL in Asia and third in the world. The facility has already been used for training of naval pilots for landing onboard Vikramaditya.

Major reshuffle of IFS officers in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 36 officers belonging to Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Sidhh Nath Singh has been posted as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wild Life Conservator, Jaipur while Durga Prasad Sharma was made Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Research and Training, Jaipur and Pratap Singh Cholak will now be Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Jaipur. Similarly, Arvinder Singh Brar will act as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Work and Law, Jaipur; Dr. Nihal Chand Jain as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, I T, Jaipur; Om Prakash Singh as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Jaipur; Rajesh Kumar Grover as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Headquarters, Jaipur; Pramod Kumar Merkap as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Eco Tourism, Jaipur; P S Somshekhar as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Forest Defense, Jaipur; Sneh Kumar Jain as Chief Conservator of Forests,Headquarters, Jaipur; Arvindam Tomar as Chief Conservator of Forests, Jodhpur; P K Upadhyay as Chief Conservator of Forests, Wild Life, Kota; R S Shekhawat as Field Director Sariska Tiger reserve, Alwar; Kailash Chand Meena as Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Jaipur; I A Mughal as Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Bikaner; Ghanshyam Prasad Sharma as Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Bharatpur; Akshay Singh as Conservator of Forests, JDA, Jaipur; V K Sahu as Field Director, Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Sawaimadhopur; Anil Kumar Kapoor as Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Kota; Daya Ram Saharan as Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Jodhpur; Rahul Kumar Bhatnagar as Conservator of Forests, Exhortation and Evaluation, Udaipur; Indrapal Singh as Conservator of Forests Exhortation and Evaluation, Ajmer; Dr. Chanda Ram Meena as Work Planning officer, Kota; Laxman Lal Parmar as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Dholpur; RajKumar Singh as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jodhpur; Mahendra Kumar Agrawal as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Bikaner; Pokar Mal Sevda as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Dausa; Om Prakash Sharma as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Udaipur; R S Sharma as Director and ex-officio Deputy Secretary Environment Department, Jaipur; Balaji Kari as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Pali; Bijo Joy as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jaisalmer; Vikram Kesari Pradhan as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Kota; Sudip Kaur as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jhalawad; Kumari Anita as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Sawaimadhopur; Supang Shashi as Work Planning officer, Bikaner; and Kapil Chandrawal was made Deputy Conservator of Forests, Rajsamand.

Girija Kumar looking after charge of NICL CMD (UPDATED)
The charge of CMD of National Insurance Company Ltd. is at present with the General Manager & Executive Director A. V. Girija Kumar since the file of K Sanath Kumar is stuck up with the ACC. Kumar, General Manager and Whole-Time Director, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., is the front runner for the coveted post.

Oil Officers body members keen to contest polls (UPDATED)
The Indian Oil Officers Association has, through a PIL in the Supreme Court, challenged the government rules barring PSU employees from contesting elections. The Association has pleaded before the court - It was imperative that educated people were included in participatory democracy and that the regressive rules barring PSU employees from contesting polls violated the constitution. The writ has been admitted by Supreme Court.

6 IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, R P Chander has been transferred as Additional Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department while Dr Avtar Singh was made Principal Secretary, Industrial Training Development and Sudhir Rajpal will now be Excise and Taxation Commissioner and Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department in addition to his present duties. Similarly, Anil Malik has been appointed Managing Director, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Secretary, Haryana Power Department, Director General, Power Reforms and Managing Director, Haryana Medical Services Corporation; Anurag Agrawal as Managing Director, HVPN and Ashok Kumar Sharma was appointed as Additional Secretary, Public Health Engineering, Revenue and Disaster Management Departments.

4 IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Rahul Bojja has been appointed as Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation with holding full additional charge of VC&MD, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh while Sridhr is being posted as Joint Collector, and Additional District Magistrate, Chittor and P Basant Kumar was made Joint Secretary to Governor. Besides, M Surender has been posted as Executive Director, APIIC.

2 IPS officers transferred in Bihar (UPDATED)
Nagendra Prasad Singh has been appointed as Commandant of 8th battalion, Bihar Armed Force, Begusarai while Satish Kumar will now be Commandant of 4th battalion, Bihar Armed Force in Bihar.

Dr Rajiv Sharma promoted to Chief Secretary rank in AP (UPDATED)
Dr Rajiv Sharma, who is presently working on central deputation as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been granted pro forma promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Shyam Kumar Sinha promoted to Chief Secretary rank in AP (UPDATED)
Shyam Kumar Sinha has been promoted to the rank of Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Rajiv Kumar Meena promoted to IG rank in AP (UPDATED)
Rajiv Kumar Meena, who is on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion to the grade of Inspector General of Police in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

NBCC observes Safety Awareness Day (UPDATED)
Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD,SK Chaudhary, Director (Projects) S.K. Pal, Director (Finance) and other senior officials of NBCC jointly released NBCC Safety Posters on March 4, 2014.Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, formally administered the Safety & Health Pledge to all the employees of the Corporate Office.

Goel posted as Secretary, Development, Irrigation & Flood Control in Delhi (UPDATED)
Punit Kumar Goel has been appointed as Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Development and Secretary, Irrigation & Flood Control in Delhi Government. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

MP Govt approves 10% DA to its employees (UPDATED)
Acting in line with Central Government, the Madhya Pradesh government has approved a 10% Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees at par with 100% Dearness Allowance of Central Government with effect from January 1, 2014.

7 IPS officers of 2010 batch get Senior Time Scale in MP (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 2010 batch have been accorded Senior Time Scale in Madhya Pradesh. The officers include: Abid Khan, Gaurav Kumar Tiwari, Nimish Agrawal, Ashutosh Pratap Singh, Mohd, Yusuf Qureshi, D Kalyan Chakravorty and Siddharth Bahuguna.

U C Sarangi deputed as IG, NSG in GoI (UPDATED)
The Government of Madhya Pradesh has relieved U C Sarangi of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Inspector General of Police in National Security Guard (NSG) in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sheila Dikshit appointed Kerala Governor (UPDATED)
Sheila Dikshit, a former three-term Chief Minister of Delhi, has been appointed Governor of Kerala within three months of her defeat in the recent Assembly polls.

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

Karnad resigns as Director, United Spirits Ltd
Ms Renu Sud Karnad has resigned as Director of United Spirits Ltd.

Kapoor appointed Company Secy. Axis Bank
Axis Bank Ltd has appointed Sanjeev Kapoor as the Company Secretary of the Bank.

Mehrotra appointed Director, GOL Offshore Limited
GOL Offshore Limited has appointed Mahesh Prasad Mehrotra as a Director of the company.

Narayanan resigns as Company Secy. Chemfab Alkalis Limited
S C Sai Narayanan has resigned as Company Secretary of Chemfab Alkalis Limited.

Arora appointed Director, Honda Siel Power Products Limited
Honda Siel Power Products Limited has appointed Manoj Arora as Director of the company.

Garg appointed Non Exec. Director, SRS Limited
SRS Limited has appointed Ankit Garg as Non-Executive Director of the company w.e.f March 1, 2014.

Gupta appointed Addl. Director, Nakoda Ltd
Nakoda Ltd has appointed R K Gupta as an Additional Director of the company.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Nakoda Ltd
S K Bhoan and P J Shah have resigned as Directors of Nakoda Ltd.

Manchanda resigns as Director, Amforge Industries Ltd
Dr Hansraj Manchanda has resigned as Director of Amforge Industries Ltd .

Nath appointed Addl. Director, Amforge Industries Ltd
Sharat Devindra Nath had been appointed as Additional Director of Amforge Industries Ltd .

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DEBATE (1)


AAP has done extra-ordinary work in the field of awareness and providing facilities to the general public including economically weaker sections. The approach the adopted has been disturbing all who do not like coming of AAP to the mainstream in such a short period.

R K Bansal

DEBATE (2)

AAP is the new revolution (at least the youth thinks so). It has proved that time and again...other parties better gear up for the same...

Sudhanshu Majupuria

Reasons for financial mess of the country

The main reasons for the financial mess of the country are the following:-

(i) Rs.90,000 crore for Food Security Bill(We are teaching people to not do work and you will be paid and supplied food).
(ii) Rs.1,00,000/- crore for MNREGA.(One Data Entry Operator in the Ministry of Rural Development had transferred money pertaining to MNREGA electronically into the accounts of his 12 relatives - CBI inquiry is already on. Further, some people are going to MNREGA offices taking less amount (Rs.1000/- of money for not doing any work and signing that they are taking away Rs.5000/-).
(iii) Similar is the fate of NHRM and other social security schemes.
(iv) Massive amount of corruption in all areas of Government work.
(v) Subsidization of upper class people of the country through fuel subsidy etc.
(vi) Misuse of office perks and facilities by the Ministers and Senior Bureaucrats.
(viii) Lack of discipline and punctuality in Government offices, which in the long run also involve costs.
(viii) Last not but the least the feudalism amongst the Bureaucrats and Ministers.
Jose if we go according to your suggestion then one day the retirement age will reach the level of 100 years.

BBS

Age limit

In many countries age limit varies from 62,63,65,68 and even70 years also.Joining age limit for youth can be increased

Akhilesh Kumar

1st, 2nd, 3rd Front & the Masses

In the 65th year of the Republic, where do we stand? Satisfied with such a frugal serving as chai-paani & khichdi (gruel in reality). What a galaxy of the propagators of poverty? What is the 3rd Front going to do? Bring larger areas under poverty? Scrap or raddi of communism/ socialism, the fad with the intellectually oriented in the Nehruvian times, gifted the nation with a West Bengal that is trying to recuperate economically! Do we desire the socialism of the kind in practice in UP? Perhaps the newbie is the latest in fashion. So we will now sleep on the road! Eat corruption to satisfy our hunger? History is witness to India suffering loss of Freedom because of poverty: keep the masses (oh No! aam aadmi) hungry, feed him some opiate like corruption, socialism, subsidy, free electricity/water/education/health care and rule for as long as you want. As on today the number of absolutely poor with zero income will not be less than 2,00,000,00 in the country. Time for people to confront these Fronts and refuse to be conned anymore.

M L Gupta

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