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Dear Sir - I came across your wonderful site which is unique in its own kind. Some feel, it is gossip and some insider info ! I won't ask you about the sources but how confident/sure are you on the future appointments of many people you mention ?

Rahul

POLITICS

When nothing else inspires, History does ! (94)
The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and resolutions but by iron and blood.

Congress and two stalwarts
In Congress party Ahmad Patel and Kamal Nath have best of the relations with the leaders of the Corporate World.

BUREAUCRACY

Railway Board to be restructured
The Modi Government has decided to reconstitute the Railway Boar.A Committee headed by economist Bibek Debroy has been set up to recommend strategies on restructuring Railway Board, which will have to submit the report in a year.The other members are Gurcharan Das, former CEO, Procter and Gamble; Ravi Narain (former CEO, National Stock Exchange); KM Chandrashekhar (former Cabinet Secretary); Partha Mukhopadhyay (Centre for Policy Research) and Rajendra Kashyap, former Finance Commissioner of Railways.

NDRF is now known
In the CPOs NDRF was little known.But, within a week of joining of O P Singh (IPS UP 83)as DG NDRF,disastrous amnesia left the state of J & K with worst floods in 60 years.Not only did DG galvanise his force immediately ,but supervised the rescue operations in Srinagar personally winning encomiums for his force from all quarters.

Rajeev is new JS in Atomic Energy
R A Rajeev has been appointed Joint Secretary (Finance) Atomic Energy in Mumbai. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Rao is JS Defence Production
J Rama Krishna Rao has been appointed Joint Secretary Defence Production.He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Praveen Prakash is now JS Urban Development
Praveen Prakash has been moved from HRD to Urban Development as Joint Secretary. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

R K Singh moves from Petroleum Ministry
R K Singh Joint Secretary Petroleum has been moved to the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Kumawat is new JS Revenue
Uday Singh Kumawat has been appointed Joint Secretary Revenue in the Government of India. He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Anil Kumar Singh is JS Power
Anil Kumar Singh has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of pOWER. He is 1995 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Anupama moves as JS S & I Research
G Anupama has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Anupama is 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Sanjay Jaju moves to GoI
Sanjay Jaju is joining the Government of India as Director (Finance and Administration ) (JS Level) National Highways Connectivity Company. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Biswas is new Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
Samir Kumar Biswas has been appointed Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) in the Government of India. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Rajit Punhani is new JS Home
Rajit Punhani has been appointed Joint Secretary Home in the Government of India. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Panwar is JS Child and Women Welfare
Ms Manisha Prasad Panwar has been appointed Joint Secretary Child and Women Welfare in the GOI.She is 1990 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Ms Varsha Joshi appointed as Joint Secretary, New & Reneable Energy
Ms Varsha Joshi has been appointed Joint Secretry, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in Government of India. She is a 1995 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Ms Urvilla Khati appointed as Joint Secretary, Steel
Ms Urvilla Khati has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch IRPS officer.

Prashant Kumar Singh posted as MD, NCCFIL
Prashant Kumar Singh has been appointed as Mangaing Director, National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limted (NCCFIL) under the Department of Consumer Affairs. He is a 1933 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Rakesh Ranjan appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education
Rakesh Ranjan has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

Shashi Prakash Goyal appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education
Shashi Prakash Goyal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education in Govdernment of India. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Hitesh Kumar Makwana appointed as Joint Secretary, MHA
Hitesh Kumar S Makwana has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Sandeep Pondrik appointed as Joint Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas
Sandeep Pondrik has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Surina Rajan appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence
Ms Surina Rajan has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ms Satbir Bedi appointed as Joint Secretary, School Education
Ms Satbir Silas Bedi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

T V S N Prasad appointed as Joint Secretary, Water Resoruces
T V S N Prasad has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ms Amita Prasad appointed as Joint Secretary, Water Resources
Ms Amita Prasad has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. She is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Ms Nisha Singh appointed as Joint Secretary, Atomic Energy
Ms Nisha Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Atomic Energy in Government of India. She is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Dilip Kumar appointed as Joint Secretary, MHA
Dilip Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Dr M Ariz Ammed appointed as Joint Secretary, Pharmaceuticals
Dr M Ariz Ammed has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals in Government of India. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ashok Pal Singh appointed as Joint Secretary, Disinvestment
Ashok Pal Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Disinvestment in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPoS officer.

Himanshu Kumar appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence
Himanshu Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Niranjan Kumar Singh appointed as Joint Secretary, Mines
Niranjan Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Umesh Sinha appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner
Umesh Sinha has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner (JS level), Election Commission of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Sudhansh Pant appointed as Joint Secretary, Pharmaceuticals
Sudhansh Pant has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Chintamani Manohar Sane appointed as Joint Secretary (Fin), Space, Bangaluru
Chintamani Manohar Sane has been appointed as Joint Secretary (Fin), Department of Space, Bengaluru. He is a 1993 batch IA&AS officer.

S K Mishra appointed as Member (Fin), Central Ground Water Board
S K Mishra has been appointed as Member (Fin), Central Ground Water Board under Ministry of Water Resources. He is a 1984 batch IRS-IT officer.

U P Singh appointed as Joint Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas
U P Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

I S Chahal appointed as Joint Secretary, Women & Child Development
I S Chahal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ms Arti Bhatnagar posted as Joint Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat
Ms Arti Bhatnagar has been appointed as Joint Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat. She is a 1990 batch IDAS officer.

Manoj Kumar Singh posted as Joint Secretary, Environment & Forests
Manoj Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Bharat Harbanslal Khera appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence Production
Bharat Harbanslal Khera has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra appointed as Joint Secretary, Commerce
Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ali Raza Rizvi appointed as Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare
Ali Raza Rizvi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Gopal Krishna Diwivedi appointed as Joint Secretary, MHA
Gopal Krishna Diwivedi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Meena is now DDG CAPART
Joint Secretary Revenue M L Meena has been appointed DDG CAPART. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

H L Samariya is new JS Fertilizers
Heera Lal Samariya has been appointed Joint Secretary Fertilizers in the Government of India. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Tenure of Suresh Kumar as Joint Secretary, MHA extended
Central deputation tenure of S Suresh Kumar as Joint Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs has been extended for a period of one month. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Sambit Tripathy posted as OSD to Dharmendra Pradhan
Sambit Tripathy, who is presently working as Director in the Ministry of Shipping, has been deputed as OSD to Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State for Petroleum and & Natural GAs. He is a 1998 batch IRS-IT officer.

A B Joshi repatriated to his parent cadre
A B Joshi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 1979 batch IPoS officer.

Manoj Mishra selected for CMD, NFL
Manoj Mishra, Director (Finance), STC, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 23, 2014. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Orders of Mahajan for MP HC soon
Orders of the appointment of R K Mahajan as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court are expected by this month end. Mahajan is presently District Judge Mandsaur.

Minister signs file of Charles after two months
The concerned Minister of Shipping is reported to have signed the file of S Charles, Vice President, SCIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) after two months. Now the file is being sent to ACC for its final approval.

Minister signs file of A K Sharma for Director, IOCL
The file of A K Sharma, ED, IOCL, is reported to have been signed by the concerned Minister for the appointment as Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

Deepak Kashyap likely to join as CEO, CPSE
Deepak Kashyap is expected to join as Chief Vigilance Officer in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on central deputation at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1986 batch IRTS officer.

Post of CVO, DoT falling vacant
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer(CVO), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Delhi, is falling vacant in September,2014.

Gopal Gupta to join central deputation at ADG level !
Gopal Gupta is expected to join Central deputation at Additional Director General level post. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

189 IRS-IT officers promoted to Assistant Commissioner grade
As many as 189 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner.

Three IAS officers to appear for interview Chairman AAI
Three IAS officers are appearing for interview to the post of Chairman Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday.Altogether 15 candidates are appearing for interview.

Devendra Yadav to join central deputation !
Devendra Yadav is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1995 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

7 IAS officers of 2001 batch get Selection Grade in MP
As many as seven officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to 2001 batch have been accorded Selection Grade in Madhya Pradesh. The officers include: Dr Navneet Mohan Kothari, P Narhari, C B Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Shrivastava, B M Sharma, M B Ojha and N S Bhatnagar.

11 IAS officers of 2010 batch accorded Senior Time Scale in MP
As many as 11 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to 2010 batch have been accorded Senior Time Scale in Madhya Pradesh. The officers are: Anaya Diwvedi, Mrs Tanvi Sundriyal Bahuguna, Tarun Rathi, Ganesh Shankar Mishra, Abhijit Agrawal, Karmvir Sharma, Kaushalendra Vikram Singh. Anurag Chaudhary, Bhaskar Lakshakar, Ashish Singh, Mrs Shanmukh Priya Mishra.

Bankim R Desai appointed as WED on Dena Bank board
Bankim R Desai has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director (WED) on the Board of Directors of Dena Bank for a period of three years.

HAL to set-up ICMF facility for ISRO (UPDATED)
HAL has congratulated ISRO for successfully placing Mars spacecraft in the red planet's orbit at its first attempt, creating a history. The HAL-ISRO partnership will further get strengthened in the years to come. An Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) will be set-up at HAL's Aerospace Division here and the division will manufacture cryogenic/semi cryogenic engines for ISRO, said Dr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. Discussions with ISRO are already on for Assembly Integration and Testing of IRNSS satellites and for productionisation of propulsion sub-system for spacecraft and launch vehicle projects. Work packages for the Chandrayan-2 and Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) projects are also on the anvil. HAL has partnered and supported ISRO throughout its journey by providing hardware for satellites, SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLVMKII and GSLV MKIII (LVM3). HAL's association with India's prestigious Space Program dates back to early 70s, when HAL provided technical inputs and manufacturing support to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for realisation of light alloy structural assemblies for satellites and launch vehicle. HAL had built the structural assembly of India's first satellite "Aryabhata" which was launched on April 19, 1975. The association further strengthened with vital inputs from HAL to build the satellites "Bhaskara-1", "Apple" and Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV). The technical capabilities of HAL made ISRO to partner with HAL in all its space endeavours and it wanted a Division of HAL totally dedicated to cater to its growing requirement of space worthy hardware. HAL Aerospace Division was hence conceptualised in early 80s by an MOU signed between Prof. Satish Dhawan Chairman, ISRO and Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, Chairman, HAL in May 1983. A full-fledged Aerospace Division took birth on March 25, 1988 and was dedicated to the nation on April 19, 1991. Since then, HAL has been a vital partner of ISRO and their mainstay for the realization of critical components, structural assemblies for launch vehicles and satellites and propellant tankages for the launch vehicles.

Abhijit Sinha relieved to join as PS to Upendra Kushawah (UPDATED)
Abhijit Sinha, who was on inter cadre deputation to Bihar Government, has been relieved for joining as Private Secretary to Upendra Kushawah, Minister of State for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

3 IAS officers shifted in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Mrs Alka Diwan has been appointed as Registrar and Secretary, Co-operative Societies while Ramesh Tiwari was made Managing Director, DT & TDC and S P Singh is Special Secretary, Finance in Delhi Government.

Two IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
B Rajasekhar has been appointed as Commissioner, Civil Supplies & ex-officio Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs while H Arun Kumar was made Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) in Andhra Pradesh.

Capt Kelath Devadas joins as Director (T&OS), SCI (UPDATED)
Capt Kelath Devadas, Sr VP, SCIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Technical & Offshore Services), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI).
(We said this on April 25, 2014)

Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in Telangana (UPDATED)
Services of four IPS officers have been affected in Telangana. Accordingly, Mrs Swati Lakra has been appointed as Additional Commissioner of Police, Crimes and SIT, Hyderabad while Sandeep Shandilya was posted as Inspector General of Police, Training and S Chanrasekhar Reddy was made Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad and Dr Tarun Joshi is told to report the office of DGP, Telangana.

Mrs Monali Sen posted as ACF in CF office, Alwar in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mrs Monali Sen has been appointed as Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) in the office of Conservator of Forests (CF), Alwar in Rajasthan. She is a 2011 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Gujarat (UPDATED)
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Gujarat. Accordingly, Dr Vinod R Rao has been appointed as Collector, Vadodara while Mrs Avantika Singh Aulakh will now be Collector, Bharuch and Sagale Sandip J is Collector, Narmada-Rajpipla. Similarly, Dr Rahul B Gupta has been appointed Joint Secretary, Law and order, Home Department; D G Patel as Municipal Commissioner, Junagarh MCJ; B K Tacker as Joint Secrtary, Forests & Enviornment; Ms Praveena D K as District Development Officer, Kheda-Nadiad; C V Som as MD, Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd and Dr S Murali Krishna was made MD, Gujarat Urban Development Company Ltd, Gandhinagar.

CORPORATE

Syndicate Bank CMD sacked
Chairman of the Syndicate Bank S K Jain has been sacked by the Government.



Gupta appointed CEO, Star Ferro and Cement Ltd
Star Ferro and Cement Limited has appointed Sanjay Kumar Gupta as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company

Agarwal appointed CFO, Star Ferro and Cement Ltd
Dilip Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Star Ferro and Cement Limited w.e.f. September 20, 2014

Makkar appointed Officer Employee Director, BoB
Bank of Baroda has appointed Shri Prem Kumar Makkar as Officer Employee Director of the Bank

Sreenivasan ceases to be Director, OBC
K S Sreenivasan has stepped down as Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce

Premnath appointed Addl. Director, IPCA Laboratories Ltd
IPCA Laboratories Limited has appointed Dr Manisha Premnath as an Additional Director of the company with immediate effect

Sivaram appointed Independent Director, Supreme Petrochem Ltd
Supreme Petrochem Ltd has appointed Dr S Sivaram as Independent Director of the company.

Kulkarni resigns as Director, Kirloskar Brothers Investments Ltd
Nihal Kulkarni has resigned as Director of Kirloskar Brothers Investments Ltd with immediate effect

Rajagopal to continue as CFO, Ennore Coke Ltd
K Rajagopal has resigned as Company Secretary of Ennore Coke Ltd w.e.f. September 22, 2014. He will continue as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Saravanan appointed CS, Ennore Coke Ltd
M Saravanan, has been appointed as a Company Secretary of Ennore Coke Ltd w.e.f. September 22, 2014

Two directors cease to be on Board of Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd
Dr Inder Mohan Verma and Suresh Kumar have resigned as directors of Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd w.e.f. September 22, 2014

Choudhury resigns as CS, Techtran Polylenses Ltd
M Satish Choudhury has resigned as Company Secretary of Techtran Polylenses Ltd w.e.f. August 7, 2014

Reddy ceases to be Part-time Non-official Director, Indian Bank
M Butchi Rami Reddy has ceased to be Part-time Non-official Director of Indian Bank w.e.f. September 22, 2014

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Appointment of Dr. SS Negi is welcome



Appointment of Dr. SS Negi is welcome. But he does not have much experience of handling Forest Conservation cases in his home State of Himachal Pradesh.

Moreover, a large number of senior IFS officers of Himachal Pradesh cadre are joining MoEF on deputation. The reigns of forest conservation (four heads of Regional Offices of the Ministry out of Ten, and the Additional Director general of forest conservation) are going to be from Himachal Cadre. Regional Offices at Bhubaneswar, Lucknow, Dehradun and Chandigarh are going to be headed by Himachal Pradesh IFS officer. On top of it, the Additional Director General of Forest Conservation is also going to be from Himachal Pradesh. Thus the forest conservation is going in the hands of Himachal Pradesh.



Aspect taken into account by MoEF



I hope this aspect has been taken into account by the MoEF while selecting them.


Pratima Deshpande


Modi has done more than expected



True, 100 days result can be gagued from state elections results. Undoubtedly, Modi has done more than expectations but his Ministers and MPs are still at after winning rest. One can understand from Delhi's condition today all 7 MPs from Delhi have not even shown their faces to public amid Delhi's public is reeling under severe water crunch, massive traffic jam, unplanned, encroachment, construction etc. Delhi is being ruled from its own heaven. Future result will reflect the pathetic condition of Delhi made by these 7 MPs in last 6 months.

Murari Chaturvedi



CGHS should not be seen as a 'DDHS'



Doctors in CGHS are drawn from one of the best colleges of the country but are made to work as drug distribution clerks only. System stops if internet is down.

It is time to see the design faults and what is preventing the improvements. Scores of beneficiaries can not be allowed to suffer due to this laxity.

Computerization plan of CGHS is defective. It should be redesigned to provide comprehensive health care services to the beneficiaries of an acceptable quality and with dignity. Doctors should have full authority and responsibility like NHS of UK to treat or to refer to a specialist and follow up.



Vijay Rai



Generic Medicines will now be fake medicines



The Generic Medicines will now be only fake medicines manufactured by fake companies in connivance with the authorities. Now it has got the stamp and approval of the Health Minister. People will die on streets in coming days. Wah Bahut hi Acche Din aane wale hain.



Yoginder



Official tours organised by department



My complaint is against official tours organised by department. Sometimes these tours are not beneficial for department and in public interest. Former Chairman of Airports Economic Regulatory Authority visited many times to Mumbai and Pune only.Not other Airports. Because his house is in Mumbai and Pune, not in other of country.In Ministry of Civil Aviation so many Domestic & Foreign Tours are given to Officers/Staff (Assistant to Secretary level).This is misuse of Govt. Funds. Who will control this type expenditure ? Every time this question is in my mind.



Harjeet

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