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After Jahangir came his son Shah Jahan, who ruled for thirty years (1628-58).In his reign- he was contemporary of Louis XIV of France_ came the climax of Moghal splendor, and in his reign also are clearly visible and seeds of decay.

Many have adopted self attestation system

About 51 Ministries/Department of the Central Government and majority of the States have abolished requirement of Affidavit and Attestation by Gazetted officers except where it is required under a statute. DARPG is pursuing with the Ministries/Department of Government of India and the State/UTs, which have not adopted this practice at highest level, so that citizens at large could get the benefit from the Government's initiative. According to official sources this decision would save the money, time and would establish trust between Government and the Citizen.

Suspension period reduced

According to new rules of all-India services officers, IAS, IPS and IFoS (Indian Forest Service), the suspension period has been reduced to two months from the existing three months, by both the central as well as state governments.

Autowalleh ki zubaani. ...

In a hurry so I take an Auto ...as we near New Delhi Railway Station the Autowallah slows down .. (Translated from Hindi to English ...but retained some Hindi)...

AW: Sahib ...two minutes .. there...there .... is my brother.... just have to give him my train tickets for cancellation.... <goes and returns> .....now its simply not the time to go to Bihar ...so got my family's tickets cancelled ...

M: Yes read in today's Newspaper that Kidnappings etc have returned to Bihar...

AW: Sahib this Laloowa he uses raw rustic humour ... Public gets entrapped ..otherwise don't they say if someone fools you thrice you are a fool...he spins such a Web the Voters feel ...he will win and immediately their lives will change for the better....

M: But how could Biharis forget what he did to them and Bihar ????

AW: Sahib Gareeb ka yehi toh hai pangaa .... apno se baar baar maar khate hai ...taaza ghaau (wound) yaad rehta hai...firr baatho mein aa jaathe hai... Sahib desperation and hope are very dangerous mix ....like having a Fix (drugs) and then Desi Daru...

M: What's happening now .. how bad is situation now ...

AW: Goonda Raj has started ...we are now paying protection money ... women folk cannot go out after 4 in the evening ...if you have a bike 90% chances you will lose it in a week's time ....Cops are majboor.... Sarkaar ho gayi hai humm se bahut durr (far)... aur Nitishuwa ki chabhi (image) ho gayi chakna-choor...

M: So now you'll stay put in Delhi ...

AW: Jee Sahib.... chalo there are problems here too but at least we are safe ..

M: What are the pangaas here ....

AW: Yaha abh Topi peheno aur Topi ghumao...dekho abh Auto License mein kitna gappla hooa hai...now I hear to enforce Odd Even numbers AAP volunteers will take to the roads ...though we are not covered in this .....hum Auto waala se pangge zaroor lehenge...badlaa lena hai inno ne..

M: Why....

AW: Ek Auto Waale ne Kejriwal ki achchi tarah Sewa kee thee ... yeh logh camera ke saamne badhi achchi achchi baaten karte hai ...Camera Off ... and you would be shocked to see the change .... Salman bann jaatha hai Shakti Kapoor...

M: Toh abh kyaa ...

AW: I was planning to go back to Bihar and take a loan that Modi Sarkaar is giving and start a tyre selling and repair shop... I have the place only need money to start business ..now I have put this plan in hold ...

M: Waise how is the Modi Government doing ....are you feeling the benefits of Modi's schemes ....
AW: Sahib what I don't understand is how people who are so educated can be so naive .....takes time for effects to be felt by Public .... this is not Maggi Noodle ke 5 minutes mein ready...Congress could not deliver on Gareebi Hatao promise in 57 years and it wants Modi to deliver on his promises in 18 months ..

M: You trust Modi...

AW: Yes ....100%....but Congress and all hell bent on giving Modi a tough time ..and sometimes RSS and BJP give fuel to the fire ...Power mein ho toh soch samajh ke baath karro ... Modi faces the music for their statements ...

M: And work suffers ...

AW...On the other hand ...Congress and others habe expretize to fuel fires ... now 1 killing in Dadri and all were up in arms ... awards were returned .... after the recent Bihar killings 6 killings ....., leave returning awards has anyone let out a whimper against Bihar Government ......

M: And for Modi problem is RS is blocking Bills that can really change India ....

AW: Sahib firr kya ghootne tekk deh ....even if its ultimately for Country .... it'll not work because Congress will back out as their intent is to somehow stop work... when Congress was in power it used ....dukhti naadi very artfully .... Modi too should learn .... Naadi Shaashtra....then apply Naadi Shashtra (weapon)...

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

50 Professionals to join Niti Ayog !
About 50 Professionals are set to join the Niti Ayog in the first week of January. The Modi Government is all for giving importance to the Niti Ayog earlier known as Planning Commission.

Two CRPF IGs empanelled as ADG
Two IGs of CRPF have been empanelled as ADG in the GoI. They are - R. P. Singh, IG, Pers and Arun Kumar, IG, works. Both are 1985 batch UP cadre IPS officers.

Two IB officers to be ADG.
H. S. Verma and P. S. Purohit of 1985 batch IPS officers have reportedly been empanelled as ADG in the GoI. Presently both officers are posted as JD in IB.

Many empanelled IPS officers are posted in cadre
It is said that out of 25 empanelled 1985 IPS officers only four officers are posted in Delhi. Many officers are either posted in their cadre or out of capital.

Arvind Jadhav appointed new Chief Secretary, Karnataka
Arvind Jadhav, Chairman, Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, has been appointed as Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

D K Hota selected for CMD, BEML Ltd
D K Hota, Director (Human Resources), BEML, has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, BEML Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 30, 2015. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

Surjit Kumar Chaudhary, Secretary Chemicals retires today
Surjit Kumar Chaudhary, Secretary, Chemicals & Petro Chemicals in Government of India, is retiring on December 31, 2015. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Sanjay Kumar Panda, Secretary Textiles retires today
Sanjay Kumar Panda, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, is retiring on December 31, 2015. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Navin Tandon, Member Railway Board retires today
Navin Tandon, Member (Electrical), Railway Board, is retiring on December 31, 2015. He is a 1978 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineer.

34 posts of Judges vacant in Bombay HC
A total of 34 posts of Judges including 33 of Permanent and 1 of Additional are lying vacant in Bombay High Court.

Cochin Shipyard Ltd to get new CMD tomorrow
Madhu S Nair, CGM, CSL, will be joining as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on January 1, 2016. He will succeed present incumbent Cmde K Subramaniam whose tenure ends on December 31, 2015.

CBDT Member Sushil Chandra gets charge of all DGsIT Investigation
Sushil Chandra, Member of Investigation in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has been assigned the charge of all DGsIT (Inv), All CCsIT Central circle and DGIT (I &CI).

Mrs Surabhi Sinha assigned charge of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur
Mrs Surabhi Sinha, Member of Personnel & Vigilance in Central Board of Direct Taxes, has been assigned the charge of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur.

One dozen Joint Secretaries in GoI from Postal Service
There are presently one dozen Joint Secretaries in the Government of India from the Indian Postal Service.

NHPC to get new Director Technical in April
Balraj Joshi, GM, NHPC, is expected to take over the charge as new Director (Technical), NHPC Limited on April 1, 2016.

Govt yet to re-advertise post of Director (Fin), NSIC
The Government of India is yet to re-advertise the post of Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) after Harish Chandra, GGM, CONCOR, declined the offer.

Committee to suggest Rly's upgradation
Ministry of Railways have constituted a committee for upgradation of technical capability Railway workshops and production units and streamlining of business processes for induction of new technology and innovative ideas. Ravi Kochak, Addl Member (PU) will be Convener while Dr. S.K. Saraswat, Member , NITI Aayog will be special invitee. Six officers from railway would be members. The committee would submit its report in March.

Jha gets additional charge of Chairman, CWC
Ghanshyam Jha has been given additional charge of Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC). Presently he is posted as Chairman, GFCC. in Patna. Jha is an officer of 1981 batch. Chairman ,CWC is the ex- officio secretary to the GOI. His regular orders are likely to be issued next week.
(We said this no November 24 & December 28, 2015)

One member of CWC retiring today
S G K Pandit, Member, Central Water Commission ( CWC) and Chairman, Kaveri River Management Board (KRMB) in Hyderabad, is superannuating today. He is 1979 batch officer.

7 IRS-IT officers transferred
As many as seven IRS-IT officers at Additional/Joint Commissioner level have been transferred and posted at different regions. Accordingly, Dr Ravikant Gupta and Vivek Verma have been posted as JCIT, CBDT, Delhi while Anita Rupavataram was posted to Mumbai and Ved Prakash Misra is being posted to Nagpur. Besides, G Hukunga Sema and Sallong Yaden have been posted to West Bengal & Sikkim region and Manu Chaurasia was appointed to PrCCIT office IT &TP, Delhi.

Tenure of Rajasthan Chief Secretary C S Rajan extended
The tenure of C S Rajan as Chief Secretary, the Government of Rajasthan, has been extended for a period of three months with effect from January 2016. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Dr Ajay Kumar gets posting to Kathmandu
Dr Ajay Kumar has been appointed to Kathmandu in the rank of Counsellor. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in AP
As many as 10 IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Aishwarya Rastogi has been appointed as ASP, Narsimpatnam while Adnan Nyeem Asmi will be ASP, Rampachodavaram and Ms N Swetha is ASP, CID. Similarly, K Sasi Kumar has been appointed ASP, Paderu; B Satya Yesu Babu as Additional SP, Operations, Kadapa; Kakkaeerappa Kaginelli as Squadron Commander, Grey Hounds; Babuji Attada as Additional SP, Operations, Narsipatnam; Venkata Appala Naidu as Additional SP, Operations, Vizianagaram; Abhishek Mohanty as Additional SP, Administration, Chittoor and Rahul Dev, Vijay Rao and vishal Gunni were directed to report DGP office.

Ajaya Kumar Naik appointed Regional Director, FSI, Kolkata
Ajaya Kumar Naik has been appointed as Regional Director, Forest Survey of India (FSI), Kolkata for a period of five years. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of AP cadre.

Dr Gyanendra Bandgaiyan appointed DG, National Centre for Good Governance
Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan has been appointed as Director General, National Centre for Good Governance under the Department of Personnel and Training for a period of three years.

Ankur Garg appointed Deputy Commissioner, Central in Delhi Govt
Ankur Garg has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner Central with additional charge of Special Secretary-cum-Special Commissioner, Transport in Delhi Government. He is an IAS officer.

Basudeb Banerjee is new Chief Secretary of West Bengal (UPDATED)
Basudeb Mukherjee has been appointed new Chief Secretary of West Bengal. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on December 7, 2015 )

Sanjeev Chopra is back to West Bengal (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Chopra is back to parent West Bengal cadre from central deputation. On return 1985 batch IAS officer Chopra has been appointed Secretary Agriculture.

IAS postings in West Bengal (UPDATED)
Malay Kumar De will be new Home Secretary. He is 1985 batch IAS officer. 1986 batch IAS officer R S Shukla has been appointed Secretary Health.

Dr Shamla Iqbal appointed as MD, Karnataka Soaps & Detergent Ltd (UPDATED)
Dr Shamla Iqbal has been appointed as Managing Director, Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Limited in Karnataka. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in West Bengal (UPDATED)
Some IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in West Bengal. Accordingly, Jayanta Kumar Basu has been promoted as Special CP (II) in Kolkata Police while Anuj Sharma was promoted to the rank of ADG Law and Order and Jag Mohan is promoted to the post of ADG Enforcement Branch. Similarly, Bastab Baidya have been promoted to the post of DIG Midnapore range; Manoj Kumar Verma promoted to the rank of Special IG from DIG; Soumen Mitra shifted to the post of Special CP(I) in KP; Dr R Shivakumar is transferred to the post of Adl CP(I) in the same force; Supratim Sarkar as Jt CP (HQ); Rajeev Mishra as Addl CP(II) in the same force; Pallab Kanti Ghosh as Jt CP(Intelligence) in the same force; Debashis Boral as Jt CP (Crime) in the same force and Vishal Garg was posted as Jt CP Special Task Force in KP.

Orders of Member Electrical Rly Board anytime ! (UPDATED)
Who will be new Member Electrical in Railway Board? If sources are to be believed Ashwani Kumar Kapoor, Chairman , Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation is likely to be appointed next member electrical.Sources said that a panel of four officers is under consideration for the coveted post. They are- A.K. Kapoor, Arun Saxena, GM, NCR, P.K.. Srivastava, DG, RDSO and Satyendra Kumar.

CBI registers case against Commandant, NDA (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against then Commandant (Lt. General, Retd), National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune; then Staff Officer to the Commandant (Colonel Rank Officer); then Physical Training Officer (Colonel Rank Officer); then Establishment Officer & 3 other officials all working in National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune; then official of CAFVD, Khadki, Pune; then Store Keeper, Ordnance Depot, Dehu Road, Pune and two private persons in connection with alleged recruitment of Group 'C' posts at National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune, during the year 2012.

Satish Tandon deputed as CVO, IRCON International Ltd (UPDATED)
Satish Tandon has been deputed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in IRCON International Limited. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Telecom Service.

Love Verma is also Secretary, Social Justice (UPDATED)
Lov Verma has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

12 Gujarat Civil Service officers awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
As many as 12 officers of Gujarat State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: H J Vyas, J K Ghadhvi, P L Solanki, J B Patel, H K Koya, A M Sharma, J R Dodiya, M Y Daxini, A J Shah, D S Gadvhi, R B Rajyaguru, D P Desai.

Mrs Ankita Pandey posted as Under Secretary, CBDT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Mrs Ankita Pandey has been appointed as Under Secretary (ITA-II) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for a period of three years.

Mrs Ankita Pandey posted as Under Secretary, CBDT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Mrs Ankita Pandey has been appointed as Under Secretary (ITA-II) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for a period of three years.

Addl Charge likely for Member Electricals Rly Board ? (UPDATED)
Top sources indicated that Member Electrical in Rly Board charge is being given to some member. It is said that Pradip Kumar, member staff is likely to be given additional charge of member electrical

114 IRS-IT officers promoted to JCIT grade (UPDATED)
As many as 114 IRS-IT officers have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT). The officers are: D K Sinah, Umesh Chandra Dubey, H Moharana, R P Khandelwal, G S Gautam, S Suresh Kumar, S Swaminathan, Hiu G Khilannai Vinita J Menon, Subir Chatterjee, Snehotpal Dutta, Rama Prasad Nag, Yacub Toppo, Tanuj Kr Neogi, Sarbari Mukhopadhyay, Anjan PD roy, Rajinder Prasad, Dinabandhu Naskar, Abhijit Kundu, C S Anjarai, Partha Dam Kanunjna, V I Mehta, R R Kapoor, R R Meena, I P Nago, Raju Lepcha, K C Meena, v N Talreja, R N Siddappaji, Syed Salim S K Mittal, Kalyan Nath, Aloke Nag, Alka Singh, Sudpta Gua, Anand Kr Pandey, M Muruguboopathy, S Arvind, Annu Mary Baby, Rich Gaharwar, Rajkumar Gosh, Ajay Malik, Guru Prasad B L Sanjay Pungalia, Amisha Srivastava, chentan P S Rao, Shubhrat Verma, Surabhi Sharma, Saravanan Babu, Rajendra Singh, Rajinder Kaur, Saurabh Kumar Jevendeep Singh Kahlon, Amar Jyoti Majumdar, Inoshi Sharma, K P Hara, Ramapriya Raghavan, Roopak Kumar Saroj Kumar Dubey, A Sundara Rajan, Vivek Kumar Gupta, R Duraipandian, Chabungam Deepak Singh, Rahul Kumar, V Subba Rao, R Ilavarasi,k Arvinder Singh, Roy Jose V, Ekta Jain, B K Gupta, Shailaja Rai, Md atahar H Chowdhury, Javed Akthar, R K Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Sarita Kumari, K K Nath, O P Kanthar, C Venkata Pavana Kumar, M Murali, Pankaj Singhania, Nidhi Verma Singh, Sanjiv Kaushal, Kirtane Amol Bhimrao, Nimesh Yadav, Vikramditya, Balasubramanian Jayaragavan, Banibrata Datta, G Nantha Kumar, Debasisy Roy, Atiq Ahmed, Soumesh Kr Das, Battula Bala Krishna, Soumajit Das Gupta, Santosh Kumar Priyabrata Pramanik, S Plani Kumar, Sital chandra Das, Binod Kumar Sanjay Mukherjee, Rakhi Vimal, Sucheta Chattapadhyay Roy, Rajitha Voruvuru, Debaish Lahiri, Yogesh vishnu Kamat, Satyedra Mohan Das, Rahul Dhawan, Deepak R L, Arun Kanti Sinah, Vikas Keraba Suryanwanshi, M Rajan, Mahesh Kr Deoram Akhade, Sallong Yaden, Sumer Singh Meena and Manunath Karkihalli.

Sudheer Kumar posted as ED (Elect), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Sudheer Kumar has been appointed as ED Electrical (RS), Railway Board. He is an IRSEE officer.

Sonjoy Kumar Saha promoted as ED EE (Dev), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Sonjoy Kumar Saha has been promoted as ED EE (Development), Railway Board. He is an IRSEE officer.

Rajasthan cadre IAS officer announces embracing Islam for not installing him as Chief Secretary (UPDATED)
A senior most IAS officer of 1978 batch, Umrao Salodia has announced to embrace Islam christening his name as Umrao Khan after the Government of Rajasthan did not elevate him as Chief Secretary of the State and queered his pitch by giving an extension of three months to incumbent C S Rajan of the same batch. Salodia, who is presently Chairman, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, has accused the State Government of discriminating him and sought VRS before his scheduled retirement.

P K Agrawal selected as Director (DD), CONCOR (UPDATED)
P K Agrawal, CEO, CONCOR, has been selected for the post of Director (Domestic Division), Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 31, 2015. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Kumar appointed Independent Director of Essar Oil Ltd
Essar Oil Limited has appointed Capt. B S Kumar as an Independent Director of the company.

Yaduvanshi appointed Addl. Director of Lanco Infratech Ltd
Lanco Infratech Ltd has appointed Dr Rajesh Kumar Yaduvanshi as Additional Director of the company.

Sahai appointed GM of Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Agra
Abhishek Sahai has been appointed as General Manager of Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Agra

Gupta resigns as Independent Director of REI Agro Ltd
Dr N K Gupta has resigned as Independent Director of REI Agro Ltd

Ms Pasupatheeswaran resigns as Executive Director of W S Industries (I) Ltd
Ms Hema Pasupatheeswaran has resigned as Executive Director of W S Industries (I) Limited

Lathia appointed Independent Director of Ruby Mills Ltd
Ruby Mills Ltd has appointed Yogen Shivlal Lathia as an Independent Director of the company.

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Trial that is bound to fail

Caught in the odd-even experiment I have to remain at home on the New Year day (having an even no. car) breaking my daily routine of coming to Delhi from Noida to spend my time in some fruitful pursuits. What a pity, I cannot wish my friends - whom I meet daily - happy New Year in Person ! but then if my sticking at home on alternate days contributes to less pollution I do not mind this. After all, it is only for two weeks. A trial which is bound to fail in its mission as clever people have found ways to bypass it. What if the system will get reintroduced for longer period. Many of the drivers will lose their jobs. One would not pay a whole months' salary to the driver for doing his job for 15 days. Has anyone thought of this ?

Aarti Khosla

An appeal to new Chairman of Maharatna PSU

As an ex-employee of this steel PSU, kindly give promotions to honest since and qualified persons and who are suffers and save this PSU from loss making. Maintain a regional balance in top line i.e. e7, e 8 & e9 cadre. For e9 post called candidates even from e 7 cadre and who have joined earlier and joined as mt(t) in 1980's from Bhilai steel plant. Maintain regional balance and reduce ed post to bear minimum so the expenditure for each post of about 1 crore can be saved. Eliminate corrupt persons occupying these posts.

Suyas

Are Free Basics Really For Free?

Mark Zuckerberg, founder & Chairman of Facebook, has been aggressively pushing in the Indian market the "Free Basics". Full page advertisements, followed by well structured interviews, are propagating the benefits of free basics like 'Free Basics Protects Net Neutrality' or "What Net Neutrality Activists Won't Tell You or The Top 10 Facts About Free Basics". Nobody can dispute Zuckerberg when he says that there are certain basic services that are so important for people's wellbeing that we expect everyone to be able to access them freely. Very well said, but the hidden cost renders it not free really- Internet service is costly in India. Unlimited surfing is costly and beyond the financial capacity of the majority of the population. Health care has been made unaffordable by the moneyed national and international persons that the average Indian gets it neither from government hospitals now nor can afford to go to private hospitals, which indulge in unnecessary diagnostic and pathological tests which cost enormous amounts of money. Same is the case with education, which is creating social and economic divide never before witnessed. Now, if internet also resorts to unethical business practices, we are better served by print (books) rather than digital resources, i.e. the internet, which costs not only money but precious time in getting to the right place and obtaining the desired information in required quantity. If an acknowledged person like Zuckerberg were also to impose an exploitative business model on users in India by laying a trap through enchanting advertisements, though the corporate goals might be different, it will create frustration and ill will between net users in India and Facebook as a corporate entity. While Facebook might live up to its stated promises, its rivals and competitors will not be bound by any holy commitments to the users, as has been the mass experience in the field of education, healthcare and communication in India. If Zuckerberg were to evaluate his goals against the public experience in India, he might change from free basics to free internet. Internet is man's best gift to society in the modern world. India needs genuinely fully free internet services- no more, no less.

M L Gupta

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