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Whisper about Lok Sabha polls that came true
It was for the first time when whispersinthecorridors.com had on March 10, 2014, published a survey which gave the Congress party 52 seats. And ultimately, it came true. If informed sources are to be believed, the US Government has also conducted survey about Lok Sabha elections in India. It reportedly gives the Congress party 52 seats. Altogether 2 lakh people were reportedly covered in the survey.

What will Narendra Modi PMO look like?
1. Amit shah, MoS, PMO
2. K Kailasanathan
3. Vijay Nehra, PS to PM
4. Ajit Doval, NSA
5. Hasmukh Adhia, Additional Secretary
6. AK Sharma, Joint Secretary
7. K.Srinivas, Joint Secretary
8. Hiren Joshi, OSD to PM in rank of JS
9. Outsider IAS officer as Joint Secretary
10. Outsider IAS officer as PS to PM (II)
11. Outsider IAS officer as Joint Secretary to PM
12 Ashok IAS officer Kerala cadre ,Director
and last Bharat Lal OSD to PM

Will the only elected Muslim MP from NDA fold get berth in new Govt?

There has been a murmuring inside the BJP whether the NDA's single elected Muslim candidate would be taken on board in the Govt. or not. Chaudhary Mahboob Ali Kaiser had joined Lok Janshakti Party on the onset of election campaigns and secured the LS seat from Khagaria constituency in Bihar. The murmuring have gained momentum in the backdrop of defeat of BJP's stalwart from minority community Syed Shahnawaz Hussain has lost his Bhagalpur LS seat in Bihar.

BUREAUCRACY

Cabinet Secretary Seth to get three months extension ?
Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth whose tenure comes to an end on June 13 is expected to get three months extension. He is a 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Kerala IAS officer sounded to be in PMO team ?
Buzz is rife that a Kerala IAS officer of the 1998 batch has been sounded to join the PMO Narendra Modi is to organize. He had been charge sheeted by the Congress govt for publishing a newspaper article stating the then Gujarat CMs visit to a shrine at Sivagir, Kerala cannot be objected to. He is currently Vice Chancellor of a state University and a noted writer in Local and English newspapers. This was one of the earliest endorsements to Modi when all Kerala parties had boycotted the event. He is the youngest V-C in the country with degrees from London and Turin.

Justice Dr Manjula Chellur to be CJ Kolkata High Court ?
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Dr Manjula Chellur is likely to be appointed Chief Justice of the Kolkata High Court.

Will Justice Sinha move to Chhattisgarh High Court ?
Senior Judge of the Patna High Court Justice Navin Sinha is likely to move to the Chhattisgarh High Court.

Justice S K Kaul to be CJ of Madras High Court ?
Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul is likely to be transferred to the Madras High Court.

Mehboob Alam gets three months extension
Dr Mehboob Alam, currently heading NDRF, has been given extension for three months. The 1981 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre was scheduled to retire on May 31. He had completed his seven years term under central deputation on December 06, 2013.

N K Verma selected as MD, ONGC Videsh Ltd
N K Verma, Dir (Exp), ONGC has been selected for the post of Managing Director, ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 21, 2014. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

PS to Union Commerce Minister proceeds on two-month leave
Ashish Kundra, reportedly has proceeded on a two-months leave. The 1996 batch IAS officer officer of UT cadre, served as PS to Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce & Industries. Previously his name was in the fray of Minister (Economic), London.

Santosh Daware posted in Mumbai
Santosh Daware, Deputy Accountant General (Pension in the office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bengaluru, on relief from his present duties by R Rajendran has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director, O/o the Principal Director of Audit (SD), Branch: Mumbai. He will relieve J.R.Inamdar, of the additional charge of the post held by him.

Applications for Counselor (Eco), Economic Wing of Embassy of India, Washington D C invited
Applications have been invited for the post of Counselor (Economic) in the Economic Wing of Embassy of India, Washington D C. Those interested to apply for the same can send their application to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at the earliest.

S Neerja Shekhar gets extension
Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Ms Neerja Shekhar , has been given extension in deputation tenure till October, 2015. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Anand Singh is Director in Urban Development
Anand Singh has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Biswas is new PS to Kerala CM
Subrato Biswas has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer.

Rajendra Kumar appointed DGP of J & K
K Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as the new Director General of Police in J &K. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer.

Negi gets extension in Durban
Harsh Vardhan Singh Negi, Consul in Durban has been given extension till superannuation in January 2015.

Lalit Mohan gets CVC clearance for JS empanelment
It is reliably learnt that Lalit Mohan has got CVC clearance to be empanelled as Joint Secretary, GoI. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Two IAS officers shifted in Bihar (UPDATED)
Two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been transferred at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Jayant Dasgupta has been posted as Chief Adviser, Bihar State Planning Council and Arun Kumar Mishra will now be Additional Secretary, Department of Finance, Bihar.

Arvind Kathuria selected as MD, NBCFDC (UPDATED)
Arvind Kathuria, GM, NBCFDC has been selected for the post of Managing Director, National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board held on May 22, 2014. As many as 13 candidates were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

NBCC inks MOU with Al Naba Services LLC, Oman
In its quest of expanding its overseas operations, NBCC signed an MoU with Al Naba Services LLC, Oman for jointly exploring and securing infrastructure projects in Sultanate of Oman & neighboring countries. The MoU was signed in Muscat (Oman) by Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and Sayyid Khalid Bin Hamed in Saif al Busaidy, Chairman, Al Naba Services LLC in the presence of H.E. the Ambassador of India to Oman J.S. Mukul. Present on this occasions were Ahmed Al Dheeb, Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Sultanate of Oman. Pradeep Sharma, DGM (Engg.), NBCC, R Chandrashekar GM, ANSL and other officials of ANSL.

HAL signs MoU with IIT, Bombay to establish R&D Chair
HAL has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay to establish R&D Chair to promote applied research at a program held at IIT Mumbai today. "HAL has adopted an aggressive unification strategy with academia and this Chair will initiate new academic programs; identify research areas, provide technical consultancy to HAL and facilitate training programs for HAL personnel", said Dr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. The Chair will also facilitate holding of annual conferences where new ideas, innovations and technologies could be deliberated", he added. The MoU was signed by Mrs. S. Thenmozhi, General Manager, HAL, and Prof. Ravi Sinha, Dean (Alumni & Corporate Relations) from IIT Bombay. Prof.Devang V. Khakhar, Director IIT, Bombay were also present.

Lt. Gen Krishnan appointed Part-time Director, BEL
Bharat Electronics Limited has appointed Lt. Gen. C A Krishnan as Part-time Official Director of the company.

Singh appointed ED of Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd
Gaj Raj Singh has been appointed as Executive Director of Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd

Singh appointed CS, Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd
Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd has appointed Bhagat Singh as Company Secretary of the company.

Bhat resigns as MD, McDowell Holdings Ltd
A Harish Bhat has resigned as Managing Director of McDowell Holdings Ltd.

Jain appointed CFO, Welspun Projects Ltd
Welspun Projects Ltd has appointed Lalit Jain as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Reddy appointed Director, Ravileela Granites Ltd
Ravileela Granites Ltd has appointed Ms P Samantha Reddy as Director of the Company.

Ms Chanda resigns as Company Secy. Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd
Ms Ranjana Chanda has resigned as Company Secretary of Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd.

Suntook resigns as Non Exec. Director, National Peroxide Ltd
K N Suntook has resigned as Non-Executive Director of National Peroxide Ltd.

Amin resigns as Director, Panasonic Energy India Company Ltd
C R Amin has resigned as Director of Panasonic Energy India Company Ltd.

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Why Nitish Kumar resigned ?

Two reasons: he did not have the face and did not want to meet Modi or officially write to him, which as CM he could not have avoided. He made a 'Mahadalit' as CM, because if BJP dislodges him, which it can easily do, Nitish will get an excuse to cry foul that BJP is anti-Dalit. What a statesmanship !

Bishan Sharma

Expectations from new Government

Our expectations from the new Government are sky high. Now it is time for -

1- Overhauling of Central Ministries, weeding out officers who do not have any field experience and have angled positions through contacts & patronage. It is time to target Corrupt self seeking officers and protect upright officers. Name & Shame the corrupt. All complaints of corruption suppressed till now or stage managed for closure by CVOs due to State patronage, lobbying & cronyism need to be inquired into and Action taken, displayed on website for all to see.
2- The bureaucracy needs to be controlled & disciplined. Deputation mafias, transfer-posting mafias, criteria for selection of officers for training courses based on individuals convenience and desire to stick on in Delhi, rather than organizational interests etc etc, the wish list is too long but all this must end. Merit and competency based on outcome of a written online examination & personal interview needs to be introduced. Transparency in all decisions is a must.
3- To establish rule of law. While rules introduced by the Government are binding on it, but unfortunately Govt. is the biggest flouter of rules. Thus it is essential to ensure accountability if rules are flouted. It is time consuming & cumbersome to approach the overburdened Courts, therefore an independent authority like an Accountability Commission needs to be created to punish officers for deliberately submitting wrong, misleading facts in File noting and orchestrating decisions. It is high time responsibility is fixed on Secretaries of Ministries. While the RTI Act allows access to information but real empowerment will come only when there is an authority outside the Ministry/Department which can be approached for punishing such willful acts of brazenness by the bureaucracy.

Madhuri Dabral

"A wake up call for bureaucracy"

All bureaucrats who colluded with the political class under UPA-I&II, must not under-estimate Narendra Modi. He respects hard work , honesty, transparency, decentralization of power along with fixation of accountability. Calling explanations of Secretaries on sluggish infra structure projects and other reverses, is considered appropriate. The PM O may also review all cases of appointments at higher echelons approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) after Model code of conduct and towards the fag end of UPA-II's tenure . The present Cab Sec, as Secy to ACC, has much to explain. Similarly, allotment of government bungalows to ineligible Congressmen by the Accommodation committee of the Cabinet, a day before counting of votes, was unwarranted. These must be stayed or cancelled straightaway.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

Wake up call to top bureaucrats

New PM Narendra Modi has given a wake up call to top bureaucrats to perform otherwise they will perish. Latest ruling of the Supreme Court will not give them any more protection from their respective masters. Only efficient, honest and hard working bureaucrats will survive. Under MMS some honest bureaucrats preferred to leave PMO and asked for postings elsewhere.

Shashi

BJP cannot take another chance

BJP did this mistake by enhancing age from 58 to 60 and lost the election due to misdeeds of senior bureaucrats.

YKP

Retirement age shouldn't be increased

In no case the retirement age should be increased. If we go on increasing the retirement age then one day it will reach 100 years. No increasing of retirement age will provide atleast some percentage of employment to the youngsters. If you remain in Government for long then you be come stale, stubborn and negative. You start thinking that you are the wisest one. Then the problem starts.

BBS

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