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POLITICS

When nothing else inspires, History does ! ( 85)
No country or regime has a monopoly over violence. It is unfortunately the original sin of all societies.

What is the difference between Modi and Amit Shah ?
What is the difference between Narendra Modi and Amit Shah ?.At an informal chat this topic came in for discussion and the conclusion was Modi is a visionary and Shah is an Organiser.

Survey -

15 percent people say Modi is like Hitler But others say he is now World leader !

Call him authoritarian, rigid, egoist or even insular, the fact remains that the country's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also 'firm and disciplined', charismatic, very hardworking and a great visionary having clear goal in his mind - how to make the country a World Leader.

And in doing so, his charisma within a short span of less than 100 days has been such that he has become the third most followed world leader on Twitter though many compare him even with Adolf Hitler.

It is in this backdrop that Whispersinthecorridors.com invited views on - Whether Modi is Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill ?

While 15 percent of the total respondents said that his character was akin to Hitler, many even compared him with Mahatma Gandhi, Lee Kuan Yew and Margrate Thatcher. Some said that he is a mix of all.

For details read September issue of Whispers In The Corridors now available on stands.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Chairman Railway Board (7)
If Crieteria No.-02 (01 yrs experience as Open-line GM + 02 yrs of residual service)is taken into account Rakesh Mishra (IRSME 1977) GM- Southern Railway, Chennai (Addl charge of Rail Wheel Factory, Yelhanka) has also a chance.

Jagdish Babu deputed to Govt of Andhra Pradesh
M Jagdish Babu has been deputed to Government of Andhra Pradesh for a period of three years. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Eleesha Medikonda likely to join as CEO, CPSE
Eleesha Medikonda is expected to join as Chief Vigilance Officer in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on central deputation at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1989 batch IPoS officer.

Post of CVO, WCL Nagpur lying vacant
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Western Coalfields Ltd(WCL), Nagpur, has been lying vacant since October,2013.

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

ADGP post created in Telangana
An ex-cadre post of Additional Director General of Police, Technical Services has been created in the office of Director General of Police, Hyderabad in Telangana.

Will S K Mathur be moved from PFMS (Delhi) ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Subodh Kumar Mathur is likely to be moved from Public Finance Management System (PFMS) (Delhi) under now defunct Planning Commission. The 1987 batch ICAS officer is presently serving as Jt CGA (Central Coordination) PFMS.

Inter-Services workshop at NIFM Faridabad from Nov
A 4th Inter-Services Workshop is being held from November 17 to 21, 2014, at NIFM, Faridabad.

Vacancy of Director (Comm), NMDC arises
A vacancy of Director (Commercial) in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) has arisen on September 1, 2014 as Dr T R K Rao yet to get orders for joining the same.

Vacancy of Director (Fin), IOCL arises
Vacancy of Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), has arisen on September 1, 2014 as A K Sharma, ED, IOCL, is yet to get orders for joining the same.

Prof Rajat Moona appointed as Director, IIIT, Naya Raipur
Professor Rajat Moona has been appointed as Director, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Naya Raipur.

Reshuffle of senior IPS officers in Karnataka
Around one dozen officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Prem Shankar Meena has been appointed as ADG, Lokaukta while H N Sathyanarayana Rao will now be ADG, Communication, Logistics and Modernization and N S Megharik is ADG, Recruitment & Training. Similarly, Pronob Mohanty has been appointed as IG, CID; Seemant Kumar Singh Pas ED, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation; P Harishekaran as ADG, Crime, Bangalore City; S Murugan as IG & Commander, Anti-Naxal Force, Bangalore; B R Ravikanthe Gowda as SP, Belgaum; Dr Chandra Gupta as SP, Ramangara; Anupam Agarwal as Deputy Commissioner, Law & Order, Belgaum City and C Vamsi Krishna was SP, Dharwad district.

Jawed Usmani to be CIC Uttar Pradesh ? (UPDATED)
Grapevine has it that former UP Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani is being appointed new Chief Information Commissioner in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1978 batch IAS officer. Meanwhile, Usmani has been elected President of the UP IAS association.

4 IPS probationers get postings in AP (UPDATED)
Four IPS probationers have been given fresh postings as Assault Commanders, Greyhounds after completion of training in Andhra Pradesh. The officers are: Anburanjan KKN, K Sasi Kumar, Kalmeshwar Shgingenavar, Siddharth Kaushal.

HAL Chairman felicitated for contribution in aeronautics sector (UPDATED)
Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, and the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, G M Siddeshwara, felicitated Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL for his contribution to the development of aeronautics sector in India at a function organized by Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies (SIATI) here today. Speaking on the occasion, Siddaramaiah hailed the contribution of HAL in laying strong foundations that ultimately turned Karnataka into the aerospace hub of India. Siddeshwara outlined various measures undertaken by the new Government at the centre for the development of aviation sector in the country. In his speech, Dr Tyagi felt re-opening of HAL airport in Bangalore will place the city in the league of international cities which have more than one airport. Apart from its previous experience, HAL has the infrastructure and capacity to achieve this goal and the re-opening of the airport will benefit the people of the region, he added. He also suggested formation of Indian Aeronautics Commission to bring various organizations and institutes currently functioning under different ministries under one umbrella for better cohesion and decision making. He touched upon other subjects such as taxation issues, challenges faced by the aerospace industry in the skill development and R&D; the need for civil-military integration in certain aerospace fields and importance of having an MRO hub in India. Dr C G Krishnadas Nair, Hony President, SIATI, welcomed the gathering. Dr R Narasimha, well known aerospace scientist also spoke on the occasion. The day also saw deliberations and discussions as part of the seminar on "Innovation and R&D by private enterprises in Defence Sector".

41 IRS-Custom officers promoted to Joint Commissioner grade (UPDATED)
As many as 41 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs & Central Excise cadre have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner. The officers include: Lalaiah Dhandem, S Anil Kumar, Arti Saxena, Shahreyar Iqbal Faisal, Satyabrata Kumar, Abhay Kumar, Sanjay Lawania, Gopal Krishna Jha, Sanjeev Kumar Singh, B Sumidaa Devi, Ruchin Gupta, Madhab Chandra Mishra, Raj Kumar Digvijay, Vivek Pandey, Yogender Singh, Shyam Kanu Mahanta, Anuradha Mishra, Ruchita Vij, Meenal Baburao Bhosale, Abhinav Gupta, Samar Nanda, Dinesh Singh, Shashad Alam, S Arokia Raj, R Balaji, V B Prabhakar, Manikkavel P, Shivakumar V, Manzoor Ali Ansari, Gali Shiril Saroj, B Senthilvelavan, Surendera Paul Singh, Vikas, Sunil Kumar Singh, Dinesh Boudh, Dange Ravindra J, Rajan Datt, Girraj Prasad Meena, Hari Narayan Meena, Rajendra Kumar Meena and K V Ganesh Prasad.

CORPORATE

Interview - "LIC has invested huge amounts in nation building"
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian state-owned insurance group and investment company headquartered in Mumbai. Founded in 1956 when the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act that nationalised the private insurance industry in India, it was formed with the merger of over 245 insurance companies and provident societies to create the state owned Life Insurance Corporation.

LIC, however, created history when Ms Usha Sangwan was appointed as its first female Managing Director - the second highest position after Chairman.

Known as a jack of all trades with expertise in housing finance, pension and group insurance, direct marketing and international operations, Ms. Sangwan who was instrumental in turning around LIC Housing Finance by taking it to the international market through global depository receipts, talked to our Corporate Editor Abul Hassan on a variety of aspects concerning the Corporation.

For detailed interview read September issue of Whispers In The Corridors now available on stands.


Prasad re-designated ED & CFO, Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems Ltd
Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems Ltd has re-designated R Venkatesh Prasad as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Shah appointed Exec. President, Maximaa Systems Ltd
Maximaa Systems Ltd has appointed Manan Shah as Executive President of the company.

Pillai appointed Addl. Director, Berger Paints (I) Ltd
Berger Paints (I) Limited has appointed Gopal Krishna Pillai as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. September 12, 2014

Jaiswal appointed Addl. Director, Jagatjit Industries Ltd
Jagatjit Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Roshini Sanah Jaiswal as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. August 14, 2014

Doshi appointed Addl. Director, Shrenuj & Company Ltd
Shrenuj & Company Limited has appointed Ms Geeta Shreyas Doshi as Additional Director of the company with immediate effect

Kalsi appointed Director, Oberoi Realty Ltd
Oberoi Realty Ltd has appointed Karamjit Singh Kalsi as a Director of the company w.e.f. September 12, 2014

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Modis' arrival as PM - a breeze of fresh air !

After seeing, for a decade, the disgusting sight of a lackluster PM fumbling in all aspects of governance, Modis' arrival as PM was a breeze of fresh air. But there were many skeptics who doubted his commitment to environmental protection and wildlife heritage as they feel Modi considers forests as an impediment to industrialization and a source of money. Harassed for decades by Modi bating NGOs of Testa Setalvad type and publicity crazy activists like Medha Padkar, Modi's natural aversion for NGOs and environmentalists is understandable. No other reason can be attributed to his Environment minister's flip flops. First he threw out known environmentalists and wildlife experts from the Indian wildlife board and stuffed it with Government nominees making it a caged parrot. Next he announced the total rejection of Gadgil report, a much researched report submitted by the well known environmentalist, Prof. Madhav Gadgil. Instead he announces the acceptance of Kasturirangan report, a diluted version of the Gadgil report and prepared in a hurry and submitted by a space scientist who has never been considered as environment friendly. The thrust in the environment ministry, it seems,is how fast a clearance can be given. No wonder the mining mafis and the forest encroacher's lobby are celebrating the arrival of this minister.

N Krishnan

Modi is a true nationalist

What does the genius of Modi lie in? What is it that sets him apart from Lal Krishna Advani, Laloo Prasad, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Nitish Kumar, Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi etc? In any democracy where power is driven by the electoral process, the electorate is bound to be fragmented on issues. This is because votes are sought on issues which fragment the electorate. There is nothing good or bad about this, it is just a fact. Now, this fragmentation often leads to spectacular results in the short to medium term. For example, politicians like Lal Krishna Advani, Laloo Prasad, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Nitish Kumar, Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi etc variously appealed to sections of voters on religious, casteist, regional, linguistic bases. They had spectacular success in the short to medium term, especially in the regions/ areas/ caste groups/ religious affiliation whose votes they sought. They were propelled to power on these issues. However, whenever these leaders had larger aspirations, i.e. whenever they wanted their canvas to be wider (read whenever they wanted to be PM), their very success stalled their future growth. By confining themselves to the divisive (ultimately, the issues raised by these leaders were divisive, never mind the window dressing) they limited their further growth. They could not ensure the transition from the divisive to the inclusive and thus the highest office eluded them. Some tried very hard, like Advani to shed their image, but could not succeed since their image was too strong. Some like Prasad did not think too much about it, presuming that what had propelled them to power would propel them to wider acceptance and the office of PM, all to little avail. Modi's genius lies in the fact that he is actually not a divisive leader. He might have appeared to have sworn by regional/ religious affiliations or might have been painted as such, but at heart, Modi is a true nationalist whose heart is truly Indian and who does not actually believe in the narrow divisions of caste, creed, religion, language etc. This is what sets him apart from the rest of the galaxy of leaders mentioned. His innate goodwill towards all, his inherent feeling of brotherhood towards all Indians is what has led to the widest possible acceptance despite the most adverse publicity. This is why his agenda is of development, the most secular of all agendas. No other contemporary leader has been so truly secular, so completely inclusive. Not Advani, not Nitish Kumar, not Lalu Prasad, not Ms Mayawati, not Karunanidhi, not Jayalalitha.

Vijay Kumar

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