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What is the character of Narendra Modi ?

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the third most followed world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and the Pope, he is being discussed everywhere so much so that people have started comparing him with world leaders of the past. "Is Modi Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill" ?

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BUREAUCRACY

Justice Dattu to be next CJI
Supreme Court judge Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India with effect from Sep 28, 2014. He will succeed Chief Justice R.M. Lodha.

Keshari appointed as Principal Secretary, Energy in MP
I C P Keshari has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Energy Department in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.Keshari has been Joint Secretary Power in the Government of India prior to his return to the parent cadre.

Major General Mehta to be Lt General
Major General S K Mehta has been promoted to the rank of Lt Gen in the Indian Army.

Ms Padia is Chairperson of IIAS ,Shimla
Ms Chandrakala Padia, Vice-Chancellor of Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner has been appointed Chairperson of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) , Shimla.She will succeed Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Avhad joins as Director, Petroleum & Natural Gas
Nilkanth S Avhad has taken over the charge as Director (GP) in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in place of Nikunj Srivastava.He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre .
(We said this on Aug 16, 2014)

Ms Atrayee Das assumes charge as DG, PPAC
Ms Atrayee Das has taken over the charge as Director General of Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. She is a 1989 batch IA &AS officer.
(We said this on Aug 20)

Mehta may soon be elevated as Justice, Delhi HC
As the grapevine has it, I S Mehta may soon be elevated to the coveted position of Justice, Delhi High Court. Presently he is serving as District & Sessions Judge (Headquarter), New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi.

H U Khan poised for JS empanelment
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that H U Khan may soon be empanelled to be posted as Joint Secretary or equivalent with Govt of India. Reportedly, the 1989 batch Indian Forest Service officer of MP cadre has got the CVC clearance.

Sisodia soon to repatriate to Andhra Pradesh
As the grapevine has it, Ram Prakash Sisodia is all set to repatriate to Andhra Pradesh. The 1991 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre is presently serving as Joint Secretary, Higher Education. Sisodia has been serving with Govt of India under central deputation since July 13, 2009.

Rakesh Ranjan soon to move from Planning Commission
As the grapevine has it Rakesh Ranjan is all set to repatriate to Manipur-Tripura. The 1989 batch IAS officer of MT cadre is presently serving as Advisor, Planning Commission.

Post of Industrial Advisor, Dept of Steel, lying vacant since July
The crucially important post of Industrial Advisor, Dept of Steel has been lying vacant after the retirement of A C R Das on June 30 this year. The post, earmarked for technocrats, is filled by UPSC for which interview is, reportedly, yet to take place.

Post of Addl Industrial Advisor, Dept of Steel, vacant since 2012
It is reliably learnt that the post of Additional Industrial Advisor, Dept of Steel, has been lying vacant since November 2012.

Negi is State Election Commissioner in Himachal Pradesh
TG Negi will be the next State Election Commissioner in place of Dev Swaroop in Himachal Pradesh. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

Abraham is new Secretary Finance in Kerala
K.M. Abraham has been appointed as the Finance Secretary in Kerala. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Lok Ranjan set to repatriate to Tripura after Sept 30
As the grapevine has it, Lok Ranjan (Jt Secretary, National Security Council) is all set to repatriate to Manipur-Tripura. The 1989 batch IAS officer of MT cadre will complete his extended tenure of central deputation on Sept 30. He had joined the Government of India under central deputation on June 28, 2007.

Pitoho Chophy posted as AG, Audit, Kohima
A Pitoho Chophy, Principal Director of Audit, Central, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (Audit), Nagaland, Kohima.

Roshni Sohni likely to join central deputation
Roshni Sohni is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

Chief of Air Staff shows keen interest in Unique Iron Bird Facility at HAL
Air Chief Marshal, Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff visited HAL's state-of-the-art Iron Bird facility at Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) the other day. He appreciated the joint team efforts of HAL and other agencies that has resulted in completion of more than 14,370 hours of rigorous software testing of LCA -Tejas till date. "It is a unique facility and an asset to the LCA Tejas program. Using this facility, tests can be carried out under normal and failure modes for complex aircraft systems", says Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL who accompanied the Air Chief. The facility allows for an integrity test for the flight control system for statically unstable aircraft such as LCA and very few countries in the world have access to such testing platform, he adds. Iron Bird is the final platform where all the issues of LCA Tejas flight control systems are resolved to ensure safety of the flight. It is a test rig that facilitates ground testing of flight control system (FCS), components and software for LCA in open loop and closed loop modes. Other associated aircraft systems like LCA standard cockpit with necessary controls and displays, hydraulic system, landing gear retraction/extension systems, FCS related Utility Services Management System (USMS) and nose wheel steering systems are also evaluated at the Iron Bird.

R C Verma posted as Director Principal, Engg & Tech Institute in Haryana (UPDATED)
R C Verma has been appointed as Director Principal, Rao Birender Singh, State Institute of Engineering & Technology, Zianabad, Rewari in Haryana. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Dr Ashwani Kumr takes charge as DG, ICFRE (UPDATED)
Dr Ashwani Kumar has joined as Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). He is a 1980 batch IFS officer of UP cadre.
(We said this on Feb 26, 2014)

Anil Kumar Bhargava joins as CMD, BBNL (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Bhargava has taken over the charge Chairman cum Managing Director, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL).

CORPORATE

Menon re-appointed Chairman & ED, Menon Pistons Ltd
Menon Pistons Ltd has re-appointed Ram Menon as Chairman and Executive Director of the company.

Shukla appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Ace Tours Worldwide Ltd
Ace Tours Worldwide Ltd has appointed Ms Prachi Shukla as an Additional Non Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. June 30, 2014

Puri resigns as Director, Ace Tours Worldwide Ltd
Rakesh Puri has resigned as Director of Ace Tours Worldwide Ltd w.e.f. July 5, 2014

Bhati appointed Addl. Director, Shree Shaleen Textiles Ltd
Shree Shaleen Textiles Ltd has appointed Amad Riyaz Bhati as Additional Director of the company

Arputhasamy appointed CFO, Oceanaa Biotek Industries Ltd
Oceanaa Biotek Industries Ltd has appointed S Arputhasamy as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. August 25, 2014.

Kumar resigns as CS, Satkar Finlease Ltd
Yatendra Kumar has resigned as Company Secretary of Satkar Finlease Ltd w.e.f. August 30, 2014

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Poetic justice

It will be poetic justice indeed, if one of the members of Prime Minister Narendra Modis official delegation to America is Devyani Khobragade.This will put America in its place and show to the world that India will no longer take any more nonsense from foreigners.

Dev Dutt

Health Minister is insensitive

The present Health Minister is insensitive to the problems of pensioners. More we write in this column about the problems of CGHS beneficiary pensioners more trouble we invite. He has stopped issuing of medicines for more than a month. Thereby we all have to rub shoulders with the crowd in the CGHS dispensary at least twice a month and spend hours together in the infectious dispensaries. Moreover, if our children are abroad we cannot visit them for more than 3 months as maximum medicines issued in that case also would be for three months only. Literally we have to be back before completion of three months so that we have enough time in hand to see the specialists and get those medicines issued/indented by our respective dispensaries before we exhaust the medicines issued to us. What a good Health Minister we have ? Achhe Din Aagaye.

N K Das, New Delhi

CGHS and Health Minister

It seems all ministers in the present government is too much in hurry to do something, wrong or right probably wants to come in the limelight. It is apparent how the present health minister has taken decision for CGHS beneficiaries. I don't know where are we heading for ? They have five years , and should have serious thought processes in place before taking decisions and take input from the effected employees, specially the pensioners or stop CGHS facility ? Need very serious thought before it goes beyond repair.

Ravinder

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