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A great man often forces the pace and creates his own atmosphere.But the great man himself is a product of times and of the prevailing atmosphere.

257 VVIPs getting Central Security

At present there are 257 protectees in the Central List under different categories (Z+ = 34, Z=66, Y=109 & X=48).There is no fixed number of persons, other than VVIPs, Cabinet and other Ministers, to whom security is provided. Security arrangements for the Central Protectees was last reviewed in the meeting held on September 10, 2015.

Ministers to get free hand ?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be a changed man. There are indications that he may give free hand to the Ministers in the Central Government. One can only wait and watch.

Chat with Rahul Part 2 (Imaginary)

After my chat with Rahul I sit on a bench ...suddenly all brimstone and fire Rahul returns ..rolling up his sleeves aggresively ..

Rahul: What do you mean I'm becoming like Kejri .... have I been slapped ... inked ....have I ..... have I???
Me: Baba ji you surely do tempt Public ....but it's your SPG that saves you .... aap tempt karne mein koyi kassar nahi chodhthe..
R: Chall chall ..hawaa aane deh ... I interact with people all the time .....
M: Sabh sanitized .... just recently you had an 'unsanitized' interaction in Bangalore and you know what happened....

R: Gawd ....control...control.....I do not understand why no one is believing me ....I was there ...I heard the response the girls gave to my questions on Swach India and Make in India ....
M:Because electronic Media showed what took place ... your questions boomeranged on you ..

R: Jhoot ...jhoot ...jhoot..... why is it when it comes to us people lie ...lie ..lie ..see Selja...she said her caste was asked before she was allowed to enter a Mandir and now it's being said she's lying ...she's such a gentle soul...
M: Gentle soul .... ha... take her name in front of Hooda and he goes red in the face with anger ... and Jaitley punctured her claim by quoting her comments post her visit at the Dwarka Temple's VIP Guest Register ..

R: No ..no.... she was questioned at the Bet Dwarka Temple ...not the Dwarka Temple ..
M: Happened in 2013...and she kept quite about it till now....had it happened she would have been shouting from rooftops immediately after it took place... this is a manufactured issue... why are you after VK Singh... seems 2 in 1 hit job ....face saving ploy and you please a section of the Media because he imported the word Presstitute ...

R: Will not accept anything less than an apology by him in LS..
M: First it was Modi boot him out ...now its apology .. I think you'll settle for a cup of tea with him...see you guys forget you are dealing with Modi and not a section of BJP Leaders who are pally with Congress ..

R: Friendly BJP leadership ???
M: Yes the friendly kind ..like Advani ... why do you think when Advani was PM nominee Congis used to boast if Advani makes it all the key portfolios in Advani's Cabinet would be of Sonia's choice ...now you guys have to deal with Modi ...

R: So ... Mummy says age is on my side .... I can wait for another 15 years .... see I'm plenty smart....
M: Take it from me another 5 years of Modi and in a changed India Congis would be opting for some other line of work... now tell me when are you flying out ....

R: Take it from me Buster ...I will be the PM of India someday ...
M: Have you heard of the saying ...always the Bridesmaid never the Bride .....now please do not say that I called you a Lady ... you nowadays tend to misinterpret ...

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Will Kerala CS be shifted ?
If sources are to be believed, Jiji Thomson - Chief Secretary of Kerela is likely to be changed. It is said that his remark at a church assembly has put the state government in an embarrassing situation and the GoI is also said to have taken note of CS's alleged remark. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

Major retirements of CMDs in PSUs in Dec
It is probably for the first time when more than half a dozen persons holding Chairman-cum-Managing Director posts on various boards of profit making Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) units are retiring on December 31, 2015.

Changes in ED likely this week
A couple of Changes in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are likely to take place either this week or next week.

Agrawal is new Member, Telecom Board
Piyush Agrawal has been appointed Member of Telecom Board.

M Jagdish Babu repatriated to parent cadre
M Jagdish Babu, who was on deputation to Andhra Pradesh, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Prof. Raghavan to continue as Secretary, Earth Sciences
An additional charge period of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences to Prof K Vijay Raghavan presently Secretary, Biotechnology has been extended for a period of three months with effect from November 30, 2015. He is a Scientist.

Praveen Garg appointed Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs
Joint Secretary Justice Praveen Garg has been moved as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Dinesh Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
Dinesh Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Pidaparthi appointed Joint Secretary, Consumers Affairs
Venkata Rama Sastry Pidaparthi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Rajiv Bansal appointed Joint Secretary, Electronics & IT
Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Amit Yadav appointed Joint Secretary, Telecommunications
Amit Yadav has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. He is a 1991 batch IaS officer of UT cadre.

B Anand appointed Joint Secretary, Urban Development
B Anand has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Shripal has been appointed Principal Commissioner, DDA
Shripal has been appointed as Principal Commissioner (JS level), DDA under the Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ms Sonia Sethi appointed Joint Secretary, Culture
Ms Sonia Sethi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra.

Ms Leena Nandan appointed JS, Roads and Highways
Ms Leena Nandan has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. she is a 1987 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.


Anil Kumar Singh appointed Joint Secretary, Justice
Anil Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Rajinder Kumar Kashyap appointed Joint Secretary, Justice
Rajinder Kumar Kashyap has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice. He is a 1989 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ms Rachana Shah appointed Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
Ms Rachna Shah has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Appointment of U K S Chauhan as Joint Secretary, MHA canceled
An appointment proposal of U K S Chauhan as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs has been cancelled by the Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Appointment of Ms Rachana Shah as JS, Food & Public Distribution cancelled
An appointment proposal of Ms Rachana Shah as Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution has been cancelled by the Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

A K Jain promoted as COM, WCR
A K Jain has been posted as COM (PHOD) in West Central Railway after he was promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is an IRTS officer.

Arun Kumar is new IG, CRPF
Arun Kumar has taken over as IG, works & communication at CRPF hq. He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch and belongs to UP cadre. He has been transferred from Patna where he was IG, Bihar sector.

Two Customs officers get NFSG
Two Indian Revenue Service officers of Customs & Central Excise, Dr Manjula D Hosmani and Dr Yashoverdhan Pathak have been granted the Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG).

Two IRSSE officers deputed to LMRC
Two IRSSE officers Mudit Anand and Navin Kumar Singh have been appointed as Deputy Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited (LMRC).

Lt Gen Bakshi to be Advisor in UP Government
Lt Gen (Retd) Rajan Bakshi is being appointed Adviser of UP State Disaster Management Authority .

Saurabh Shukla appointed Deputy Secretary, Economic Affairs
Saurabh Shukla has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Delhi. He is a 2005 batch IA&AS officer.

Two IRSSE officers to go on deputation
Two IRSSE cadre officers are going on deputation to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). Mudit Aanand of 2005 batch and Naveen Kumar Singh of 2006 batch have been posted as Dy, Chief Signal an Telecom Engineer, LMRC

National Company Law Tribunal in the offing
The process for constitution of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has already been initiated with the selection process for Judicial as well as Technical members of NCLT and Technical Members of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Steps have also been taken to make provision for infrastructure and other supportive requirements for the Tribunals.

Search-cum-selection committee to select CEO, NIIF
A search-cum-selection committee will select a person for the post of Chief Executive Officer, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) set up by the Government of India.

125 TV channel 's permission cancelled
Ministry of I & B has cancelled the permission of 125 TV channels for various reasons and permission granted to private TV satellite channels till Nov 30,2015 was 955. In India 830 private satellite TV channels are having valid permission. Among these 398 are news and current affairs channels while 432 belongs to non-news and current affairs category.

Post of ADGFT vacant in Commerce
The post of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade has been lying vacant in the Department of Commerce in Government of India.

Formal orders of A K Jain in a day or two ! (UPDATED)
Formal orders of the appointment of A K Jain as Chairman of the CBDT are likely to be issued in a day or two.

MTDC Celebrates Montain's Day and observing Swachh Bharat Mission (UPDATED)
Matheram is all set to welcome runners at 'MatheRUN', the first ever initiative to create awareness of preserving mountains on International Mountain's Day on 6th of December. The 10 km & 10 miles run is organized by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation in association with NGO's Ecofolks and Greenaiders. The highlight of the event is a special tour guide training by MTDC to ensure employment opportunities to locals. Paraag jaiin Nainutia (IAS), Managing Director, MTDC said, "Matheran attracts lakhs of tourists every year with its pollution-free environment and stunning panoramic view of Sahayadri ranges. MatheRUN is a great opportunity to invite more and more tourist to this beautiful hill station. We have introduced certified training to locals, which will help them earn a livelihood by becoming professional guides. Our initiative will generate employment opportunity to many locals living at Matheran and nearby areas". also Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation is observing a fortnight Swachh Bharat Abhiyan from 1st December to15th December 2015. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a dream mission of country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India heads towards the path of transforming it into hygiene and sanitation practicing nation. Making its effort for awareness among the people of Maharashtra MTDC is doing road shows, organising awareness camps and many more activities during this fortnight drive across the state.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
A large number of IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Lalan Ji has been appointed as District Magistrate, Katihar with additional charge of Bandobust officer and Mrs Pratima Satish Kumar Verma was posted as Additional Mission Director, Bihar Administrative Reforms Mission Society, Patna and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal as district Magistrate Patna. Similarly, Pankaj Kumar Pal has been appointed as District Magistrate, Purnia; R Laxman as MD, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited; Kuldeep Narayan as Director, Panchayati Raj with additional charge of Project Director, Bihar Gram Swaraj Yojna Society; Balamurugan D as District Magistrate, Darbhanga; Divesh Sehara as MD, Bihar State SC Cooperative Development Corporation; Kumar Ravi as District Magistrate, Gaya; Sandeep Kumar R Pudakalkatti as MD, South Bihar Power Distribution company Limited; Gopal Meena as Director, Planning and Training, Labour Resources with additional charge of CEO, Bihar Skill Development Mission; Sanjay Kumar Singh as State Project Director, Bihar Education Project Council; Rajeshwar Prasad Singh as District Magistrate, Kaimur; Uday Kumar Singh as District Magistrate, Lakhisroy; Baidhnath Yadav as District Magistrate, Supol; Girivarf Dayal Singh as District Magistrte, Madhubani; M Ramchandrudu as Director, Primary Education; Animesh Kumar Parashar as District Magistrte; Rohtas, Sasaram; Pankaj Dixit as District Magistrate; Kishanganj; Raghvendra Singh as SDO, Navgachhiya, Bhagalpur; Dharmendra Kumar as SDO, Bagaha, West Champaran; Yogenra singh as SDO, Patna City; Mrs Shailja Sharma as OSD, GAD; Navdeep Shukla as SDO, Aara, Bhojpur; Subrat Kumar Sen as SDO, Badh, Patna; Naval Kishore Choudhary as SDO, Jahanabad; Jitendra Gupta as SDO, Mohaniya, Kaimur and Ms Ranjita was posted as SDO, Muzaffarpur West.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
As many as 11 IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Vikas Vaibhav has been appointed as Assistant to IG, Training while Kumar Akale was made SP, Supol and Manu Maharaj is Senior SP,Patna; Similarly, Lalan Mohan Prasad was posted as SP, Rural, Patna; Mrs Garima Mallik as Senior SP, Gaya; Pankaj Kumar Raj as Commandant, Bihar Armed Police-01, Patna; Ashok Kumar as SP, Lakhisroy; Mrs Kim as Commandant, Bihar Armed Police-12, Saharsa with additional charge of Bihar Armed Police-07, Katihar; Ashwini Kumar as Commandant, Bihar Armed Police-14, Patna; Deepak Varnwal as SP, Security, Special Branch, Patna and Mrs Swapana Meshram G was posted as SP, Shivhar.

Ajesh Kumar appointed Beema Lokpal (UPDATED)
Ajesh Kumar has been appointed Insurance Ombudsman (Beema Lokpal). A 1979 batch IRS - IT retired officer Kumar is the 16th Ombudsman and will sit in the newly created office in Noida.

Why did Senior IPS officer proceed on leave?(UPDATED)
Suspense is rife over the long leave of a senior JC level IPS officer of Delhi Police. The said officer has reportedly taken 90 days leave.

K Raman empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
K Raman has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

Ashish Rawat empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Ashish Rawat has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

D K Tewatia empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
D K Tewatia has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Sanjay Srivastava empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Sanjay Srivastava has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Sanjeev Kumar Chadha empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Kumar Chadha has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of Orissa cadre.

Ms Meenakshi Negi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Meenakshi Negi has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of Karnataka cadre.

CORPORATE

Three Independent Directors appointed on Board of IOCL
Indian Oil Corporation Limited has appointed Subroto Bagchi, Sanjay Kapoor and Parindu K Bhagat as Independent Directors of the company.

Venkatesh appointed Director ( Engineering and R & D) of HAL
D K Venkatesh has been appointed as Director ( Engineering and Research & Development) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Panjabi appointed Exec. VP of Majesco Ltd
Majesco Ltd has appointed Tilakraj Panjabi as Executive Vice President of the company.

Nuthakki appointed Addl. Director of Royale Manor Hotels & Industries Ltd
Royale Manor Hotels & Industries Ltd has appointed Ramarao Nuthakki as an Additional Director of the company

Goel resigns as CFO of Lumax Automotive Systems Ltd
Ashok Kumar Goel has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Lumax Automotive Systems Ltd

Vijayvergiya resigns as Director of Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd
Satya Narayan Vijayvergiya has resigned as Director of Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd

Shah appointed CS of Compuage Infocom Ltd
Compuage Infocom Ltd has appointed Ms Disha Shah as a Company Secretary of the company.

Thorat resigns as Independent Director of Gokaldas Exports Ltd
Dr Y S P Thorat has resigned as Independent Director of Gokaldas Exports Limited

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Award Wapasi to Times LitFest

One thing is clear as daylight that these protesters are no adherents to the national motto of Satyamev Jayate, which means they have no respect for truth. Writing is of no value if it is anything less than the truth. Truth has four components, lies, telling lies, truth, respecting truth. The feigned anger against intolerance in the last quarter of 2015 for the ills of last 25 years is the cheapest kind of politics. Writers don't write to please the powerful or the wealthy, but to bring the truth to the notice of the people; they don't write for any gain other than personal happiness; writers aren't propagandists, sales agents or businessmen. But the award wapasi group of writers have indulged in obnoxious propaganda. It has impacted literary spirit in India. As it is, they had proved themselves as the biggest hurdle in flowering of the new talent in literature and all other art forms in the country in the same past 25 years they are complaining about by steadfastly occupying all the literary space leaving no room for the new shoots to sprout. The Times Of India has compromised the independence of the press in the country.

M L Gupta

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Such IOs may be paid proper remuneration. Better to pay them on per sitting basis + for evaluating and writing report

A K Shukla

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