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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

Successful poll strategy of Gujarat bureaucrats
Sources reveal there is an entire team of bureaucrats working behind the poll strategy of Namo . Besides senior IAS officers in CMO, like AK Sharma, Kailashnath and OP Singh, his brilliant campaign creatives like 'abki baar modi sarkar' and others have been created by the team which made amitabh bachchan's advt. of Gujarat Tourism headed by Pr Secy Vipul Mittra(IAS:1986).

Is Amit Shah "Junior Edition " of Narendra Modi ?
In political circles, now Amit Shah is known as "Junior Edition " of Narendra Modi.

BUREAUCRACY

Name of Sudhir Krishna also crops up for Cabinet Secretary
Name of Secretary Urban Development Sudhir Krishna has also cropped up for the post of Cabinet Secretary. 1977 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre Sudhir Krishna is scheduled to retire on June 30.

Ms Anuradha Gupta to move to Geneva
Additional Secretary Health in the Government of India, Ms Anuradha Gupta , is moving to Geneva as Dy CEO in a month or two. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Saurabh Garg to be JS in DEA
Joint Secretary, Expenditure ,Saraubh Garg, is expected to move as Joint Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ms Dayalan to get Secretary level post ?
Ms Ajanta Dayalan is likely to get a Secretary level post soon. She is Addl Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat. She is a1978 batch IA&AS officer.

Seven states will have no Additional Secretary in GoI
No officer belonging to 1984 batch IAS was empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India from the states of West Bengal, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland ,Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.

D S Rana selected as Director (Infra), DFCCIL
D S Rana, CPM, DFCCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Infrastructure), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 1, 2014. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Ms Anjali Prasad joins in Geneva
Additional Secretary, IPP in the Government of India, Ms Anjali Prasad has taken over on May 1 as India's Ambassador & Permanent Representative to WTO. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
(We said this April 30, 2014)

Panel of E S Rao for Director (Fin), HFPCL expiring on May 6
The penal of E S Rao for the appointment as Director (Finance), Hindustan Photo Film Manufacturing Corporation Limited (HFPCL) is expiring on May 6 as Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is yet to give him a clearance queering the pitch of him.

G R Raghavender posted as Director, IPP in GoI
G R Raghavender has been transferred and posted as Director, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP). He is a Central Secretariat Service officer.

59 CSS officers promoted as Director in GoI
As many as 59 officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been promoted to the grade of Director in Government of India (GoI). The officers include: S G P Verghese, L N Thakkar, Vinod Bala Jindal, Mehar Chand Jhamb, Mohan Lal, Amrit Lal, M A Muraleedharan, R S Bhatia, Arvind Kumar, Krishna Pal Saroha, Shersha, V K Sinha, P P Nagrath, C S Kaushhik, Sangeeta B Rao, R P Batra, K S Samarendra Nath, S N Sharma, A K Deori, T V A Ram, Surinder Kumar, K S Kusala Kumar, Ghanshyam Devnani, Kamal Parkash, Tapan Mitra, S Srinivas, Nandan Singh, R K Sood, Pratima Tyagi, R S Yadav, Braj Mohan, Y M Pande, Gulshan Lal, K Unnikrishnan, N Sriraman, Babu Cherian, Rajiva Kumar, P T Bhutia, T M Skaria, O P Dogra, B Ravindran, S Anandan, B C Behera, P K Mittal, T K Gupta, Jose Thomas, N Raja, B K Pant, N Radhakrishnan, Balbir Singh, Chandra Prakash, V M Rathnam, Jai Prakash Saini, Ganpat Ram Khetrapal, Dinesh Kumar, S P Singh, N K Gupta, K Raja Mohan and Manojit Dey.

PESB advertises post of MD, RDPL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Managing Director, Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited (RDPL) fell vacant on March18, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before June 16, 2014.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Tech), IREDA
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) fell vacant on March 2, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before June 16, 2014.

One vacancy of Judge in Supreme Court arises
One vacancy of Judge in Supreme Court has arisen with Mrs Gyan Sudha Mishra retired on April 28, 2014. Presently, there is total working strength of 30 Judges against sanctioned strength of 31.

Mane gets pro-forma promotion
CVO in Shipping Corporation of India Sanjay Mane has been given proforma-promotion to the rank of ADG. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Bakshi appointed PD Audit, Defence Services, Chandigarh
D K Bakshi, Principal Director (PD), Regional Training Institute, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Defence Services, Chandigarh.

R N Biswas gets premature repatriation
R N Biswas, Director in Department of Sports in Government of India has been accorded premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1994 batch IDAS officer.

Orders of Mehra for Director (Fin), MRVC expected soon
The orders of B K Mehra, Financial Adviser &Chief Account Officer, MRVC, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) are expected to be issued soon by the Government of India.

CVC raises one more query in Rajiv Bhattacharya's file
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is reported to have sent yet another query to the Ministry of Steel regarding appointment of Rajiv Bhattacharya as Managing Director, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL). Notably, the file of Bhattacharya has been lying stuck to the CVC for its clearance for over one year. The post has been lying vacant since August 23, 2012 with Antony Chacko joining HMT.

Manoj Goyal gets ACS rank in Madhya Pradesh
Manoj Goyal has been promoted to the rank of ACS in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Banerjee posted as Principal Special Officer to CM, Rajasthan
Upon return from deputation to Government of India as Secretary, National Jute Board, Kolkata, Arijit Banerjee has been appointed as Principal Special Officer to Chief Minister in Rajasthan. He is a 1991 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Vivek Johri gets pro-forma promotion as DG
Vivek Johri who is posted in the Cabinet Secretariat has been given proforma-promotion to the rank of DG by the Madhya Pradesh Government. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Swaroop in race for Spl Director, ED (Northern Zone)
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Anand Swaroop is also in the race of Special Director, Enforcement Directorate. The 1992 batch IPS officer of UP cadre is presently serving as IG of Police in UP.

Vivek P Tripathi appointed Director, Finance (Accounts), Railway Board
Vivek P Tripathi has been appointed as Director, Finance (Accounts) in Railway Board entrusting with additional charge of Director (AR), Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.

Ishwar Singh poised for JS empanelment, GoI
Ishwar Singh is poised for empanelment as Joint Secretary, Government of India. He is a 1988 batch Indian Forest Service officer of AGMUT cadre.

Pradeep Kumar goes to Caracas
Consul CGI in Toranto, Pradeep Kumar , will replace C B Thapliyal in Caracas. Posting of Thapliyal is yet to be made.

Tenure of Raj as State Representative, NRLM extended
The tenure of K Manicka Raj as State Representative under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), UNDP has been extended upto December 31, 2014. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Inter cadre deputation tenure of Ramesh to AP extended
The inter cadre deputation tenure of P Ramesh to Government of Andhra Pradesh has been extended upto May 31, 2014. He is 2005 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Tenure of Yogita Rana as State Representative, NRLM extended
The tenure of Dr Yogita Rana as State Representative under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), UNDP has been extended upto December 31, 2014. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Two IRAS officers transferred
Two IRAS officers transferred. Accordingly, S K Natarajan has been transferred from Southern Railway to ICF while Dr Bikram Singh Gill was shifted to DMW, Patiala and posted in the cadre.

Six IAS officers promoted to Principal Secretary rank in TN
As many as six 1990 batch officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been promoted to the Principal Secretary grade in Tamil Nadu. The officers include: Vibhu Nayar, K Phanindra Reddy, Dr, M Sai Kumar, P Sivasankaran, T S Jawahar and M P Nirmala.

22 IAS officers get JAG in Tamil Nadu
As many as 22 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Tamil Nadu. They are: S Nagarajan, Dr. Darez Ahamed, Ashish Kumar, M Balaji, V Sampath, Dr. C N Maheswaran, T Munusamy, S Shivashanmugaraja, B Maheswari, V Amuthawalli, Dr. K S Palanisami, M Mathivanan, J Jayekanthan, K Baskaran, V Santha, M Karunakaran, S Natarajan, V Rajaraman, K Nagarajan, C T Manimekalai, Dr, R Selvaraj and R Lilly.

Six IAS officers accorded Senior Scale in Tamil Nadu
Six officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been promoted to Senior Scale in Tamil Nadu. They are: Lalitha, Praveen P Nair, Shankar Lal Kumawat, Dr. Subodh Kumar, Ajay Yadav and Rashmi Siddharth Zagade.

HAL produced Dornier (DO-228) 'Nabhratna' handed over to DRDO-LRDE (UPDATED)
HAL produced Dornier (DO-228) aircraft "Nabhratna" has been handed over to Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) ahead of schedule at a program in Kanpur today. Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL presented the keys of the aircraft to Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri in presence of senior officers from HAL, DRDO and other establishments. Speaking on the occasion, SA to RM, hailed HAL for being proactive and delivering the aircraft six months ahead of schedule. "We needed this aircraft much more than anything else for testing of radar in air as we had to depend on others to loan the aircraft. Thanks to HAL, our dream has now been realized. The use of flying test bed (FTB) aircraft will reduce the cycle time for development for airborne system", he said. "Money invested for the aircraft will give us returns many times more as the aircraft will prove its worth in the months to come", he added. Assuring the continued support of HAL, Dr Tyagi said the aircraft is aptly named Nabhratna and DRDO will find it extremely useful. "The aircraft will be used by Bangalore based Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) as flying test bed (FTB) for evaluation of performance of various radars being developed by LRDE. This aircraft is equipped with indigenous synthetic Aperture Radar and state-of-the-art avionics and communication system", he added. Dr K Tamil Mani, DRDO Director General (Aero), said partnership between HAL and DRDO on various platforms would continue. "Our confidence stands vindicated when we see the targets at HAL are met with complete dedication", he felt. HAL manufactured DO-228 is a highly versatile, multi-purpose, fuel efficient, rugged, reliable and light weight twin turbo prop transport aircraft. HAL-Dornier-228 aircraft is being extensively utilized by Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force in variety of applications and is a proven workhorse. There is hardly any utility application in which this aircraft has not been used by these services. DRDO selected DO-228 aircraft as Flying Test Bed for testing of airborne radars based on these qualities. A contract for supply of one aircraft along with spares, tools and publications was signed by HAL with LRDE on May 30, 2013.

Capt Narula assumes charge as Director (L&PS), SCI (UPDATED)
Capt. Sarveen Narula, SVP, SCI, has assumed the charge as Director (Liner & Passenger Services), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI). He succeeded J N Das retired on April 30, 2014.
(We said this on Oct 8, 2013)

Pravin Kishore Prasad quits IRS-IT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Pravin Kishore Prasad presently DIT (Intl taxn), Bangalore has quit the service.

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta promoted to CCF rank in AP (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta has been promoted to the rank of Chief Conservator of Forests in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.

Sajal Chakrabarty is new CS Jharkhand (UPDATED)
Sajal Chakrabarty has been appointed new Chief Secretary in Jharkhand. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

Shankar Agrawal is new Secretary Women and Child Welfare (UPDATED)
Shankar Agrawal has been appointed new Secretary Women and Child Welfare in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Vijay Laxmi Joshi is Secretary Panchayti Raj (UPDATED)
Ms Vijay Laxmi Joshi has been appointed Secretary Panchayti Raj in the Government of India. She is 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ajoy Kymar is new Secretary NCM (UPDATED)
Ajoy Kumr has been appointed Secretary National Minorites Commission (NCM). He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Shreeranjan is now DDG UIDAI (UPDATED)
Shreeranjan has been appointed DDG UIDAI.He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

R D Dhiman is also PS, Social Justice & Empowerment in HP (UPDATED)
R D Dhiman has been given an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Ms Meera Mohanty relieved to join Central deputation (UPDATED)
The Government of Himachal Pradesh has relieved Ms Meera Mohanty of cadre responsibility enabling her to join Central deputation as Under Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).She is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 21, 2014)

Naved Masood is also Secretary, DONER (UPDATED)
Naved Masood has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of DONER in Government of India. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

CORPORATE

Ranjan joins as Director (Fin), CSL
D P Ranjan, CGM, CSL, has joined as Director (Finance), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). He succeeded Ravikumar Roddam retired on April 30, 2014.
(We said this on Oct 15, 2013)

Prasad takes over as Director (Pers), RINL
G B S Prasad, ED, RINL, has taken over the charge as Director (Personnel), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). He succeeded Y R Reddy retired on April 30, 2014.
(We said this on Oct 11, 2013)

Alliance Air introduces Mumbai-Bhuj-Mumbai CRJ type aircraft
Alliance Air, wholly owned subsidiary of Air India Limited, has introduced Mumbai-Bhuj-Mumbai sector with CRJ type of aircraft effective May 15, 2014 till further notice as per the details given below:
Flt.No. Sector Dep / Arr Days of operations
AI 9625 Mumbai-Bhuj 0605 / 0715 23456
AI 9626 Bhuj-Mumbai 0740 / 0845 23456

Gopu appointed Director (HR), ITI Limited
S Gopu, Additional General Manager of ITI Limited, Bangalore Plant and R&D has been appointed as Director (Human Resources), ITI Limited.

Jiwani appointed Whole-time Director, Phillips Carbon Black Ltd
Altaf Jiwani, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Phillips Carbon Black Limited had been appointed as Whole-time Director of the company.

Kapur resigns as Non-Executive Director, MIRC Electronics Ltd
Ranjan Kapur has resigned as Non-Executive Director of MIRC Electronics Limited.

Parbhu resigns as CS of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd
K G Prabhu has resigned as Company Secretary of Smartlink Network Systems Limited.

Bali appointed MD, Volvo India
Kamal Bali has been appointed as Managing Director of Volvo India.

Boni appointed GM (India), Motorola
Amit Boni has been appointed as General Manager of Motorola in India.

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How this conclusion drawn ?

This news assumes that the next Government will be headed by Modi Ji. How this conclusion has been drawn, without waiting for results. It is strange and astonishing !

Sanjeev Chawla

"Need for a strong CEC"

Come general elections, the horde of monstrous sub-human traits start tumbling out of political closets. The terms like "honeymoon", live-in relationships, illicit wives, butchers, maut-ke-saudagars, are routinely used ,sorry, misused against each other. This is catharsis of sorts for politicians. The Election Commission seems helpless and spineless. The public remember the volatile bureaucrat-turned-CEC and his tongue-lashing to the political class.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

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