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POLITICAL COFFEE HOUSE

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Pranab Da "Could I have a cup of tea ?_".

"Which do you prefer, Sonia Gandhi brand or Rahul Gandhi brand ? "
"Oh, then give me Narendra Modi brand coffee".

Ruias gaining ground ?
It seems Ruia's have gained ground in the corporate world. Photograph on the eve of dinner hosted in Rashtrapati Bhawan in honour of President Obama is self explainatory.

RSS' commando force - biggest enemy of PM ?
People say that the commando force of the RSS - the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) is the biggest enemy of PM Narendra Modi. Is the force guided by Praveen Togadia these days ?

BUREAUCRACY

Goyal to take charge as new Home Secretary today
L. C. Goyal will take over as new union Home Secretary. In a late night meeting Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved his name. 1979 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Goyal is presently Secretary,Rural Development in GOI.

Goswami seek VRS
Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami has taken VRS from the service. He is 1978 batch IAS of J&K cadre. ACC has approved his VRS request with immediate effect. Had he not been Home Secretary he would have retired on January 31 after attaining the age of 60 years.
(We said this on February 2,3 and 4 )

Now Goyal to retire in 2017
New Secretary Home L C Goyal will get two years tenure beginning February 5. 1979 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre Goyal was scheduled to retire on June 1 this year. Now Goyal would retire only in February 2017.

There was a thinking over the appointment of new HS ?
For some time there was a thinking about the choice of new Secretary Home. One thing was clear that the new Home Secretary would not be from UP and also not Rajput.And finally Kerala cadre IAS officer Goyal with several years experience of MHA made him the Home Secretary.

Manoranjan Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Manoranjan Kumar has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES).

Raj Pal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Raj Pal has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES).

Devender Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Devender Singh has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES).

Orders of C K Dey for Director (Fin), CIL issued
The orders of C K Dey, Director (Finance), ECL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Coal India Limited (CIL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Aug 25, 2014)

Orders of Rajashekhar for Director (Fin), BCCL issued
The orders of K S Rajashekhar, GM, NCL/CIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Aug 8, 2014)

Search committee to select new MD&CEO, Petronet LNG Ltd today
A search committee of the concerned Ministry is sitting to find out the successor of Dr A K Balyan, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Petronet LNG Limited on February 5, 2015.

Tenure of Dr Balyan as MD &CEO, Petronet LNG Ltd ending in June
The tenure of Dr A K Balyan as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Petronet LNG Limited is coming to an end in June, 2015.

Pattnaik takes over as Director (Comm), MOIL Ltd
T K Pattnaik, GM, MOIL, has assumed the charge as Director (Commercial), MOIL Limited. He succeeded A K Mehra retired in January.
(We said this on July 18, 2014)

File of R K Chandok for Director (Fin), NFL sticks to ACC
The file of R K Chandok, GM, PFC, for the appointment as Director (Finance), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) is lying stuck to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its final approval.

MHA seeks names for Chief Security Officer, NTPC
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is seeking applications for the post of Chief Security Officer in National Thermal Power House (NTPC) from the officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) at IG level.

Eight officers awarded IAS cadre
Eight officers of Non-State Civil Service of West Bengal have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are as follows- Arun Prasad Sen, Sudip Kumar Sinha, Himangshujyoti Choudhuri, Achintya Kumar Pati, Ujjaini Datta, Syed Sarwar Imam, Arup Kumar Pati and Bijan Mondal.

Vipul Kumar promoted as Deputy Director, SVP, NPA
Vipul Kumar has been promoted as Deputy Director (DIG level), SVP, NPA. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Air Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler joins as DG (I&S), IAF
Air Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler has taken over the charge as Director General, Inspection & Safety, Indian Air Force (IAF). He was commissioned into the Helicopter stream of the IAF on December 13, 1980.

Tewary appointed as Member, Authority for Advance Rulings
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Amarendra Kumar Tewary has been appointed as Member, Authority for Advance Rulings, Income Tax.

He vacated the official residence the same very day !
Chairman of the HAL R K Tyagi has set an example by vacating the official residence in Bangalore on the same very day of his retirement. Tyagi retired on January 31.

Anil Razdan appointed Member of Task Force
Former Secretary Power in the Government of India Anil Razdan has been appointed Member of the Task Force set up by the Department of Public Enterprises for concluding MOUs with CPSEs in the Coal nd Power Generation and Transmission Sectors. He is former 1972 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

New Home Secretary to join today afternoon ? (UPDATED)
Newly appointed Home Secretary L.C. Goyal is likely to join today afternoon. Goyal reached the MHA and met Home Minister Raj Nath Singh.

HAL bags Rs 1090 cr contract for supplying 14 Do-228 Aircraft to IAF (UPDATED)
HAL has bagged a major Defence contract for supplying 14 Do-228 aircraft produced by HAL to the Indian Air Force. "Apart from these aircraft, the contract valued at around Rs. 1090 crores includes six reserve engines, one flight simulator and associated equipment", says T Suvarna Raju, Chairman, HAL. "This also reflects the trust of the Defence customers on HAL and we remain committed to supporting Indian Defence Services for all their needs", he adds. HAL Do-228 aircraft will be manufactured by the Transport Aircraft Division at Kanpur. The Division has expertise in manufacturing of transport and trainer category of aircraft and has till date manufactured 125 HAL Do-228 aircraft for various defence and other customers. This aircraft has been exported to Seychelles and Mauritius. Last year, one Dornier was also supplied to Bangalore based Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) to be used as flying test bed (FTB) for evaluation of performance of various radars being developed by them. HAL Do-228 is a highly reliable, multi-purpose, fuel efficient, rugged, light weight twin turboprop aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear. The cockpit is designed to accommodate two crew members and is fitted with duplicate controls. The cabin can accommodate 19 passengers in commuter configuration. The general features are maximum take-off weight-6400 kg, maximum payload - 1903 Kg, fuel capacity- 2850 litre (2250Kg), maximum cruise speed- 428 mm/hr, service ceiling-4299 M, engines - 2 garrett TPE 331-5-252D engines each driving a four bladed reversible pitch, fully feathering propeller.

Sharma is also Chairperson, FSSAI (UPDATED)
Bhanu Pratap Sharma has been assigned additional charge as Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Delhi elections: What Intelligence Agencies say ? (UPDATED)
Delhi assembly elections are going to be held on Feb 7. If Intelligence reports are taken into account AAP may get 24,BJP 27 & Congress likely to get 6 seats. In the remaining 13 seats though fight will be neck & neck but AAP has upper hand in most of the seats.

Ashok Tewary gets charge of MDMA in CBI (UPDATED)
Ashok Tewary has been appointed as Joint Director, Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Anurag Garg to look after ACB, Delhi, Jaipur, CBI (UPDATED)
Anurag Garg has been appointed as Joint Director, ACB, Delhi and Jaipur, Jodhpur in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Prabodh Kumar gets charge of Bank Securities, Fraud in CBI (UPDATED)
Prabodh Kumar has been posted as Joint Director, Bank Securities and Fraud (BS&F), Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore Zones in Central Bureau of Investigation. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

R P Agarwal to look after Anti Corruption, HQ Zone in CBI (UPDATED)
R P Agarwal has been appointed as Joint Director, Anti Corruption HQ Zone, Administration and Training in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Bhatti gets additional charges in CBI (UPDATED)
R S Bhatti has been given additional charges of International Police Cooperation Unit, System Division, Technical Advisory Unit, CFSL Delhi in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Rajeev Sharma gets charge of Economic Offences and Bhopal (UPDATED)
Rajeev Sharma has been posted as Joint Director, Economic Offences-1 in Delhi, ACB, Chattisgarh, Nagpur with additional charge of Bhopal.He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Amrendra Kumar Singh posted as Joint Director, Kolkata zone (UPDATED)
Amrendra Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Director, Kolkata Zone with additional charge of Patna Zone. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Ms Vandana Kumari Jena is also Secretary, Rural Development (UPDATED)
Ms Vandana Kumari Jena has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Rural Development. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Rajiv Bhattacharya wins battle; FSNL gets MD after 30 months (UPDATED)
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has reportedly finalized the appointment of Rajiv Bhattacharya out of two proposals for the post of Managing Director, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL). Interestingly, K K Jain, GM, SAIL, was first selected for this post by PESB on December 4, 2012, but his name was struck off by the Ministry and it had proposed the second runner up at the PESB meeting, Rajiv Bhattacharya, GM, FSNL. Due to tug-of-war between Jain and Bhattacharya, CVC had been withholding clearance for two years. The proposals of both were sent to ACC to decide the fate of them. The post has been lying vacant since August 23, 2012.

Sharma is also Chairperson, FSSAI (UPDATED)
Bhanu Pratap Sharma has been assigned additional charge as Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

New 1400 litre bucket wheel excavators put into operation (UPDATED)
Two Bucket wheel Excavators of 1400 Ltr. capacity were erected and supplied by M/s TAKRAF INDIA LTD., Chennai in collaboration with M/s TONOVA TAKRAF GmbH, Germany at a cost of Rs.330.03 crore including spares and tools , maintenance cost for one year warranty period and three years after warranty . M/s Department of Machine Design and Research, (DMDR) of Wroclaw University, Poland was engaged as consultant to check the static calculations of structures. The machines are for the replacement of MAN-I and MAN-II, which have served a life of more than 30 years in Mine-II. All the Main structural components of the equipment are indigenously manufactured. Indigenous Hoist Winch Gear box and brake frames are used in the machines for the first time in the history of NLC. The critical components such as bucket wheel gear box, main slew gear box and discharge boom slew gearbox, main slew and discharge slew bearing, are imported one. The machine will be moved to Mine-II for removing the overburden soil and the guaranteed output of the machine will be not less than 2250 Cubic Metres per Hour. The maximum cutting height of the machine is 30 meters. The electrical components are supplied by M/s Siemens. The Variable Voltage Variable Frequency, (VVVF) drives are installed for bucket wheel boom slew drive, discharge boom slew drive, bucket wheel boom hoist drive and cable reel drum drive with state of art Programmable Logic Control. In a simple function organized at the Specialized Mining Equipment Erection Yard near Mandarakuppam, Neyveli. B Surender Mohan CMD, NLC commissioned the two equipment. While speaking he lauded the hard work of NLC and TAKRAF employees to complete the erection of the machineries, 4 months ahead of the schedule. On this occasion, Subir Das, Director (Mines), Shiv Raj Singh, Chief Vigilance Officer, Executive Directors and the senior executives and employees of NLC were present.

DEBATE

DEBATE- Appointment of Judges should be continued through the Collegium system or through the Judicial Appointments Commission set up by the new Government ? Mail your views to-

mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Khorakiwala re-appointed Chairman, Wockhardt Ltd
Wockhardt Ltd has re-appointed Dr Habil Khorakiwala as a Chairman of the company w.e.f. March 1, 2015

Khannur resigns as CS, Xchanging Solutions Ltd
Vijayamahantesh V Khannur has resigned as Company Secretary of Xchanging Solutions Limited w.e.f December 17, 2014

Rana appointed Independent Director, Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd
Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Limited has appointed Ms Sunita Rana as Non Executive and Independent Director of the company.

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of KSB Pumps Ltd
KSB Pumps Limited has appointed Ms Sulajja Firodia Motwani and V K Viswanathan as Independent Directors of the company

Hingorani appointed Independent Director, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Dr Ms Archana Hingorani as an Independent Director of the company.

Kharbanda resigns as CS, Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd
M P Kharbanda has resigned as Company Secretary of, Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited w.e.f. January 22, 2015

Bharucha appointed Addl. Director, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd has appointed Dr Vasantha S Bharucha as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. February 04, 2015

Das resigns as Director, Hinduja Finance Ltd
A K Das has resigned as Director of Hinduja Finance Ltd on account of his other professional commitments.

Khaitan resigns as Director, Facor Alloys Ltd
Gautam Khaitan has resigned as Director of Facor Alloys Ltd w.e.f. January 31, 2015

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Ridiculous promises in poll season

A friend put up all the items in his house for sale

"Why are you emptying your house? I asked.
" I am vacating my house to give it on rent". "Where are you going to live"? I questioned him.
"In a jhuggi" " What! are you mad?" "No I am very wise. Have you not heard of all parties promising pucca houses for everyone living in a jhuggi?
"But what about your Mrs. She is used to living in comfort. How will she live in a jhuggi?
"Oh ,she is a game for it. She is going to live in a separate jhuggi. That way we will get two pucca houses. "He countered.

We have been discussing serious issues in the Forum all these years. I thought why not add some humour, literally a pun on all these ridiculous promises being made by parties in the run-up to Delhi elections.

Aarti Khosla


Lacking professionalism in PSU's

This is regarding lacking professionalism in PSU's. It is very correct that PSU's Chairman and Directors are political post as we have seen for past three decades. It is very unfortunate that some present Chairman's and Directors are getting extension. The present government should avoid such practice and give chance to new persons who are having honest sincere and qualified record.

Venkat

Retirement age 58- financial liability


There is a strong rumour Govt is thinking to bring down retirement age to 58 and opinion on financial liability from the departmental heads has been sought. Do you have any inkling of that !

Mahendra Pandey

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