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This is History (153)
It was the age of autocracy everywhere,and compared to other autocratic monarchs he shines brilliantly as a king and a man.

Modi becomes trendsetter !
In a short period of less than two years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a trendsetter. Now newcomers in politics remain overwhelmed to copy him. It is truly said that nothing succeeds like success.
Congress Foundation Day Darbar. ...
On Congress's Foundation Day...morning there was a Flag Hoisting Ceremony and in the evening Darbar at 10 Janpath....attended by Who is Who of Congress and some special invitees. I shall give you a running commentary of the Darbar event this year...only of only the 'creamy layer'...

Me: First on the stage ....Manmohan Singh ji...has mellowed down quite a bit......walk is now laboured ....

MMS : Mere liye pathar pe lakeer hai joh bhi baath Madam ne kahee...
Parr mein Katputli nahi ...

M: Very muted applause ... Madam does not seem too pleased... ...MMS ji.. Abh toh lagh gaya aap pe Puppet ka chaapa, Dus saal aap ne khoya apna aapa...next on Stage Ms. Mukherjee representing her Dad ...

Ms.M: Intolerance Intolerance raat dinn bolta hoo,
Yehi kehta hoo jabhi bhi mooh kolta hoo..

M: Madam claps ...looks like out of majboori..taking cue rest join in ...Pranab Da kya aap ke kehne se hothi hai subah aur raat, Kuch bhi bollo kyon ki abh aap ko nahi chahiye Public ka saath....next on stage is Antony...

A: Madam I bow to you and your son,
My Wife has painted a painting in which you both look one ....

M: Sonia claps enthusiastically... painting is presented to her..she looks mighty pleased.. St. Antony where have you been, I went to 10 Janpath to see the Queen/ What did you do there, I sat on the rug as Madam sat on the Chair...next on stage PC..

PC: All things good in Congress Madam made these all, Madam ko Queen of Good Times I call..

M: Madam and Congis clap ...PC ko unn ke achche dinno ke yaad sathaathi hai, Woh dinno ki yaad mooh mein paani laathi hai...next on stage Digvijaya Singh

D: Madam is a blessing for us... For the Country a big plus ...

M: Sonia's muted applause ... Diggy ji Rahul Baba ko bhool ge kyaa....next on stage Salman Kursheed ...

S: For me Madam you are the only Lord, Attached to you is my political umbilical chord....

M: Sonia makes a face ...polite clap.. Ludicrous is Salman's second name, Very often puts the one he praises to shame..next on stage Tharoor ...

T: Fill your paper with words of your heart (Wordsworth)..Madam ji for you I do not know where to start ...

M: Sonia looks nonplussed..... Tharoor Buttering is an art you seems to be good at...Weren't you the guy who once said who'll bell the Cat...on the front row Sofa seated in a Burqah ... Lady its your chance ..Lady lifts the Veil ..and it's a moustached Lady ...a closer look it's Kejriwal... special invitee..

K: Humm aur Congress banne ek dooje ke liye, Uss ko kasam laghe joh doosre ke beggair politically jiye
.....

M: Standing ovation .... Kejri ...History matt bhoolna...Jinno ne Congress ka liya saath politically chatt se padha ek dinn jhoolna....

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Ms Rashmi Verma appointed as Secretary, Textiles
Ms Rashmi Verma has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this only yesterday morning )

Sanjay Mitra appointed as Secretary, Road Transport & Highways
Sanjay Mitra, who is presently Chief Secretary West Bengal Government has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Neeraj Kumar Gupta appointed as Secretary, Disinvestment
Neeraj Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, Ministry of Finance. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Ms Aradhana Johri appointed as Chairperson, NACWC
Ms Aradhana Johri has been appointed as Chairperson, National Authority of Chemicals Weapons Convention (NACWC). She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Sanjay Kumar Srivastava continues as Secretary, Security of Cabinet Secretariat
Sanjay Kumar Srivastava will continue holding an additional charge of Secretary, Security, Cabinet Secretariat till the regular incumbent is appointed. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Amitabh Kant gets additional charge of CEO, NITI Aayog
Amitabh Kant has been assigned an additional charge of CEO, NITI Aayog. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

1981 batch IAS officer ignored in posting as Secretary in GoI
While 1982 batch IAS officers were posted as Secretary in the Government of India one empanelled 1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre Rakesh Srivastava did not find his name in the list of postings. Any reason ?.

Kharkongor selected as CMD, NEEPCO
A G W Kharkongor has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 28, 2015.

CIC to be sworn in on January 4
Now suspense is over, former Defence Secretary R K Mathur will be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner on January 4.

13 IPS officers retiring in December
As many as 13 IPS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in December, 2015. They are: Rajendra Kumar and Khagen Sharma of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; S P Shukla of Bihar; Parmeshwar Ravidas of Jharkhand cadre; Dr Harshavardhan Raju of Karnataka cadre; Sanjiv Marik of Orissa cadre; T Rajendran, K Sokkalingam, V A Ravikumar of Tamil Nadu; Kamlendra Prasad and Jagmohan Yadav of UP cadre; Ram Kalyan Adhikary and Dilip Bandhopadhayay of West Bengal cadre.

Iyer to be ED of UCO bank ?
G Subramaniam Iyer is likely to be appointed ED in the UCO Bank.

Lt. Gen Singh retiring on Dec 31.
Lt. Gen Ashok Singh Chief of Southern Command is going to retire on Dec 31. He is younger brother of V. K. Singh Retd Gen and presently Union Minister.

Lt Gen Rawat to take over Southern Command
Lt. Gen Vipin Rawat has been appointed Chief of Southern Command. He is 1978 batch from the infantry stream.
(We said this on December 16 )


D Gangopadhyay yet to get orders for Director (Tech), BCCL
D Gangopadhyay, GM, ECL, is yet to get orders for Director (Technical), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

85 posts of Judges vacant in Allahabad HC
A total of 85 posts of Judges including 21 of Permanent and 65 of Additional are lying vacant in Allahabad High Court.

D Vijay Kumar joins Ph D
D Vijay Kumar (IAS, 2004, AM) after completing Princeton two year MPA Program has joined Oxford Blavatnik School of Government PhD program.

Nine applicants shortlisted for DG, DD.
According to sources nine applicants have been shortlisted for the post of DG, Doordarshan. Officers from IAS and other services have applied.

Ajay Yadav relieved to join UP Govt on inter cadre deputation
The Government of Tamil Nadu has relieved Ajay Yadav to join Uttar Pradesh Government on inter cadre deputation for a period of three years. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

B Anand relieved to join as Joint Secretary, Urban Development
The Government of Tamil Nadu has relived B Anand to join central deputation as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

NIA to have own complex in Lucknow
National Investigating Agency (NIA) will have its own office complex in Lucknow.. The Office Complex spread over 2,720 sq. mtrs and the Residential Complex will be laid out over an area of 6,065 sq. mtrs. The MHA has sanctioned Rs.32.66 crore for this project scheduled to be completed within a timeframe of 18 months. The project has been assigned to National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) Ltd which will construct "Griha 3 Star" compound building.

Pandey to take charge on December 31
Newly appointed Secretary, Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Vijay Shankar Pandey is likely to take charge of his new assignment on December 31.He was appointed Secretary to this post in October this year. The UP cadre 1979 batch IAS officer, Pandey, will superannuate in December 2016. Present Secretary, Chemical & Petrochemicals, Surjit Kumar Chaudhary is retiring on December 31.

Quarantine Period starts from Jan 4 in Finmin
The work of Budget preparation has already commenced .Accordingly with effect from 04 Jan 2016, till presentation of Budget Media persons may be permitted in the Ministry of Finance only on appointment and only in such cases where specific prior permission has been accorded by designated officers duly authorized .

Yadav may not get extension
Jagmohan Yadav, DGP, UP may not get extension . He is retiring on December 31.

Tie is between Gupta and Ahmad ?
In the final round, tie is between 1982 batch IPS officer Vijay Kumar Gupta and 1984 batch IPS officer Javed Ahmad for the post of UP, DGP.

Rajiv Bodwade gets posting to Hanoi
Rajiv U Bodwade has been appointed to Hanoi in the rank of SS. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer.

Moin Akhtar Attache gets posting to Jeddah
Moin Akhtar Attache has been appointed to Jeddah in the rank of Consul. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer.

1991 batch IAS is PS in Gujarat
Four 1991 batch IAS officers Mssrs Jayanti Ravi, Anju Sharma, S J Haider and J P Gupta have been promoted to the rank of principal secretary in Gujarat.

2000 batch IAS officers get super-time scale in Gujarat
Five 2000 batch IAS officers Mssrs Vinod Rao, M Thenasaran, Milind Torwane, D P Joshi and Anupam Anand hve been given super-time scale in Gujarat.

2003 batch IAS officers promoted in Gujarat
Five 2003 batch IAS officers Mssrs Sandhya Bhullar, Roopwant Singh, Pravin Solanki, Swaroop P and Avantika Singh Aulakh have been promoted in Gujarat.

Brij Mohan appointed as Director, HUPA
Brij Mohan Agrawal has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA), Delhi. He is a 1984 batch IDSE officer.

Ravinesh Kumar appointed OSD, Railway Board
Upon return from deputation to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ravinesh Kumar has been appointed as OSD in the Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Sushil Chandra is new Member CBDT P & V
Sushil Chandra is new Member of the CBDT (Personal and Vigilance). He is 1979 batch IRS (IT) officer.

OSD to AP CM, Chandrababu Naidu resigns
Abheeshta Seethepalli has tendered his resignation from the post of Officer on Special Duty to N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Sathiyamurthy is new Intelligence Chief in TamilNadu
K.N. Sathiyamurthy, IG, Tiruchi has been appointed new Intelligence Chief in TamilNadu. He is 1997 batch IPS officer.
Dr Swati Basu appointed as Scientific Secretary in Principal Scientific Adviser office (UPDATED)
Dr Swati Basu has been appointed as Scientific Secretary in the office of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) in Government of India.

Sushil Chandra to be Member (Investigations) CBDT ? (UPDATED)
Sushil Chandra is reportedly moving as Member (Investigations) in the CBDT. He is 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Surbhi Sinha to be Member ( P&V) CBDT ? (UPDATED)
Surbhi Sinha is being tipped to be Member (P&V) in the CBDT. She is 1979 batch IRS (IT) officer.

DPC to meet for promotion in Income Tax tomorrow (UPDATED)
DPC will meet on Wednesday for promotion of Dy Commissioner to Joint Commissioner in the Income Tax Department .About 100 promotions are expected.

Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed as Joint Secretary, PMO (UPDATED)
Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) after he was empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer.

Najib Shah gets charge of all Members, DG Tax Payers Services (UPDATED)
Najib Shah, Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of all the Members of CBEC and DG of Tax Payer Services.

CBEC Member Ms Neeraj Shah gets charge of Eastern zone (UPDATED)
Ms Neerja Shah, Member of Central Excise in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of Eastern Zone.

CBEC Member Ms Sarna gets charge of Southern zone (UPDATED)
Ms Vanaja N Sarna, Member of Administration in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of Southern zone.


CBEC Member Ram Tirath gets charge of Central zone (UPDATED)
Ram Tirath, Member of Budget in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of Central zone.

CBEC Member Ms Ray gets charge of Northern zone (UPDATED)
Ms Ananya Ray, Member of Legal & IT in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of Northern zone.

CBEC Member B K Bansal gets charge of Western zone (UPDATED)
B K Bansal, Member of Customs in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of Western zone.

CBEC Member gets charge of Western zone (UPDATED)
Krishna Kumar Sharma, Member of TPS, ST & GST in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been assigned the charge of North Western zone.

Subu R deputed as Commissioner, DDA (UPDATED)
Subu R has been deputed as Commissioner at Director level in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under the Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 2001 batch IA&AS officer.

Razi appointed as Director, Commerce (UPDATED)
Syed Md Andaleeb Razi has been deputed as Director in the Department of Commerce. He is a 1999 batch IRTS officer.

Ashish Bahuguna is also CEO, FSSAI (UPDATED)
Ashish Bahuguna has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

4 IFS officers shifted after promotion to APCCF grade in MP (UPDATED)
Four IFS officers 1986 batch have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Dr P C Dubey has been deputed to look after Simhastha-2016, Ujjain while Alok Kumar was made APCCF, Research and Expansion in PCCF office, Bhopal and B B Singh is APCCF & CEO, State Bamboo Mission, Bhopal. Besides, Mahendra Yaduvendu has been appointed as APCCF, MP Community Forest Management Project in PCCF office, Bhopal.

6 IFS officers transferred after promotion to CCF grade in MP (UPDATED)
As many as six IFS officers of 1994 and 1995 batches have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Chief Conservator of Forests in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Anil Kumar Khare has been appointed as Principal, Forest College, Balaghat while Mrs Bindu Sharma who is on central deputation was given proforma promotion and Anup Singh is CCF, Forest Development Corporation. Besides, B S Annigiri has been given the charge of Simhastha-2016, Ujjain; A K Bhugaonkar as CCF, Research and Expansion, Sagar and V K Neema was made CCF, Research and Expansion, Bhopal.

5 IFS officers shifted after promotion to CF grade in MP (UPDATED)
Five IFS officers 2000 batch including one of 1997 batch have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Conservator of Forests (CF) in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, S K Dubey (1997) has been posted as CF in PCCF office, Bhopal while Sanjay Mohirir was made Additional Secretary, Forest Department and Ravishankar Kori is CF, Shivpuri. Besides, K B Bangar has been appointed as Joint Director, Bandhavgarh National Sanctury, Umariya and O P Ucharia was made CF Chhattarpur General.

18 IFS officers transferred in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 18 IFS officers from 1997 batch to 1983 batch have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Y Satyam has been appointed as APCCF, Development, Bhopal while Dr Atul Kumar Shrivastava was posted as APCCF in PCCF office, Bhopal and C H Murlikrishanan as APCCF, Regional Action Plan, Jabalpur. Similarly, Autl Kuamr Jain was posted as CCF, Bhopal circle; Rakesh Yadav as CCF, Administraton-2 in PCCF office, Bhopal; R D Mahla as CCF, Research and Expansion, Khandwa; Padam Singh as CCF, MANREGA and Livelihood in PCCF office, Bhopal; Vivke Jain as CCF, and Regionl Director, Panna Tiger Reserve; S S Rawat as CF, Action Plan, Khandwa; Tarun Shekhar Chaturvedi as CF, Action Plan, Shahdol; D D Agrawal as CF, Action Plan, Shivipuri; A S Tiwari also shifted from Betul and Sanjay Shrivastava from Panna; Ramesh Kuamr Vishwakarma as DFO,Sheopur wildlife; J R Waskale as DFO, Datia; Anupam Sahay as DFO, Panna south; Ajay Kumar Pandey as DFO, Singarauli and Atul Kheda was made CF, Action Plan, Balaghat.

Susheel Kumar appointed as Special Secretary, Environment, Forest (UPDATED)
Susheel Kumar has been appointed as Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Ms Snehalata Shrivastava appointed as Special Secretary, Financial Services (UPDATED)
Ms Snehalata Shrivastava has been appointed as Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Amrendra Kumar Dubey appointed as Special Secretary, Coal (UPDATED)
Amrendra Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Special Secretary, Ministry of Coal. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

CORPORATE

Lakhoni ceases to be Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
Rajesh Lakhoni, IAS has ceased to be Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited

Gopalakrishnan ceases to be Vice Chairman of Tata Chemicals Ltd
R Gopalakrishnan has ceased to be Vice-Chairman of Tata Chemicals Ltd

Bhattacharya resigns from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd
Sudipta Bhattacharya as resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Whole-time Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd w.e.f. December 31, 2015.

Adani appointed as CEO of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd
Karan Adani has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd w.e.f. January 1, 2016

Mittal ceases to be Non-Exec & Non-Independent Director of Mercator Limited
Shalabh Mittal has ceased to be Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Mercator Limited

Kalyanaramudu resigns as Director of Astra Microwave Products Limited
Umayi Kuppusamy Kalyanaramudu has resigned as Director of Astra Microwave Products Limited

Dwivedi resigns as Whole-time Director of Surya Roshni Limited
Utkarsh Dwivedi has resigned as Whole-time Director of Surya Roshni Limited.

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Emergence of moon after eclipse

After long dramas and stage managed international slogans shouting,playing hide and seek in Pak-India relationships,and unprecedented fiasco with Nepal diplomacy,Indian diplomacy has shown appreciable maturity and promise for better relationship with Pakistan.Many amongst the opposition parties have condemned and criticized .Modi's closely guarded surprise visit to Pakistan in the pretext to extend greetings to his counterpart on his birthday,to bless his grand daughter on the eve of her Niqah,and above all to seek blessings of Nawaz Sharif's mother by touching her feet,but the general perception is that Modi has played master-stroke in humane diplomacy to win hearts to maintain better relations with neighbors. Some years back Pakistan's premier Zia-ul-haq had surprised everyone by playing sports diplomacy to witness India-pak one day cricket match at Jaipur. He was applauded for his acumen in International diplomacy for this friendly visit. Whatever the politicians may be thinking and saying ,but Modi has definitely hit a sixer with this gesture, which has evoked hope in the hearts ob millions that may be good days arrive, provided Modi's mentors and masters allow him to sustain good acts and gestures.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

Anomalies remain unresolved

The 5th Pay Commission recommended financial upgradation in promotional hierarchy and a large number of people in an organisation reaped rich benefits. But, after the 6th Pay Commission recommended promotional hierarchy in Grade Pay (which is a peculiar phenomenon and everybody is left to wonder how this was accepted by Unions), a lot of anomalies emerged which still remain unresolved. After submission of its report, some changes were implemented only to benefit a particular section of officers. For example, in respect of those who have joined in posts having GP Grade Pay Rs.4200, one organisation issued an order that all acps/promotions given should be ignored and after completion of 20 years they should be given GP 4800. Now, in one office, a person who was given GP 4800, after regular promotion would move to a post which carries a GP of 4600 (as per 6th CPC). So, the Grade Pay System should have been totally ignored by the 7th Pay Commission. Now, it is upto Employees' Unions to press for upgradation in promotional hierarchy as recommended by 5th CPC, by ignoring all promotions/acp/macps given. Otherwise, more anomalies will crop up.

Sivakumar

Towards Genuine Sushashan

The Modi government began a new era of sushashan last December. We were hoping some big fish to be caught with their hands in black money in the country. Nothing much has really happened. Perhaps, Bihar election dictated nuanced governance in the matter. But the country can hardly wait any longer, since the corrupt have started sniping at the PM too fiercely. Some reforms need to be initiated in right earnest. One such area, comprising the Planning body's recommendation pertains to reforms in the PDS system. Currently about 30000 crores go towards subsidy under the PDS benefiting around 16 crore people. God alone knows how many beneficiaries are ghost in this list! From PL-480 to net exporter of food grains, India has come to the happy state of Jan Dhan Yojana and already begun direct transfer of subsidy amount to the beneficiary's bank account. The same should replace the current distribution under the PDS system, which is unique system of organised corruption in the world. As the money would go to the beneficiary account and the banks are in the KYC of the account holder, the ghosts will simply disappear in thin air and the nation will save no less than 20000 crores on this corruption. Besides, a sin venture of adulteration will also come to an end. On the authority of questions replied in the Lok Sabha in the past, it can be stated that PDS food grains contain no less than 49% foreign matter (meaning adulteration with stones and other inedible things) & kerosene going into the black market. The BPL numbers and PDS beneficiary numbers also differ. End this calumny and national shame this Sushan year.

M L Gupta

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