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This is History (21)
Although the World may change tremendously, we are not allowed to change our ideas and customs to fit in with the changed conditions. The result is that we become misfits, and of course there is trouble.

BJP bids to snatch Dalit card from BSP
BJP is making all out efforts to snatch Dalit card from the BSP. Giving importance to Ambedkar and Buddha is being seen in this context.

Jaju to be important in BJP
It is being discussed in the political circles that a little known figure till now, Shyam Jaju - who has been made the BJP's national Vice President - is going to be an important person in the organization in the days to come.

BUREAUCRACY

One-year extension to Secretary in GoI?
A Union Minister has recommended one-year extension in service to his Secretary. One can only wait and watch.

Ashish Bahuguna to be Member, NCDRC?
Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Ashish Bahuguna has been shortlisted for Member, National Consumers Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) by the Supreme Court Judge Selection Panel. He is a former 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. NCDRC is already hampered which already has many pending cases.


C V Ramana Rao selected for Director (Fin), HAL
C V Ramana Rao, GM, HAL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 22, 2015. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

T K Chand likely to join as CMD, NALCO Ltd on July 27
T K Chand, Director (Commercial), RINL, is expected to take over as Chairman & Managing Director, NALCO Limited on July 27, 2015. The post has been lying vacant since May 1, 2015.
(We said this on Oct 15, 2014)

Maharashtra cadre IAS to be Chairman of JNPT !
1986 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre is likely to be appointed new Chairman of Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai.

Bhattacharya yet to get orders; vacancy of CMD, HPCL arising on Aug 1
The orders for appointment of S N Bhattacharyya, Director (Operations), HPCL, as Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India as vacancy is arising on August 1, 2015.

Ms Imkongla Jamir deputed as PS to Mrs Smriti Irani
Ms M Imkongla Jamir has been appointed Private Secretary to Mrs Smriti Zubin Irani, Miniser for HRD at Deputy Secretary level. She is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Dhiraj Singh deputed as OSD to Col Rajyavardhan Rathore
Dhiraj Singh has been deputed as Officer on Special Duty to Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting at Director level. He is a 1995 batch officer of Indian Information Service.

Vijay Mohan Jain deputed as OSD to Sadanand Gowda
Vijay Mohan Jain has been deputed as Officer on Special Duty to D V Sadanand Gowda, Minister for Law and Justice at Director level. He is a 1995 batch IRS-C&CE officer.


Ms Maulishree Pande shifted as Director, Defence
Ms Maulishree Pande has laterally been shifted to the Ministry of Defence (Finance) as Director. She is a 1999 batch IDAS officer.

Harihar Mishra transferred as Director, Water Resources
Harihar Mishra has laterally been shifted as Director in the Ministry of Water Resources. He is a 1998 batch IDAS officer.

Ravi Sinha shifted as Director, Water Resources
Ravi Sinha has laterally been shifted as Director in the Ministry of Resources. He is a 1984 batch IDSE officer.

Top Bureaucrats in Bihar electoral foray
NDA has advantage over RJD-JDU-Congress combine in attracting top bureaucrats in ensuing Bihar elections. Even in NDA the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) has distinction of having two former Chief Secretary rank IAS officers in its fold, namely Dr. MA Ibrahimi who is Vice-President & Spokesman of HAM and Pancham Lal. Ibrahimi will contest from Nathnagar in Bhagalpur and Lal is to contest from Phulwari Sharif.
BJP has in its fold, former IPS officers Ashish Ranjan Sinha, former DGP and Ashok Kumar Gupta former DGP rank officer. Sinha is keen to contest from any seat in Nalanda district and Gupta wants to contest from Bagaha in Champaran district. Another Bihari former IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, RS Pande, is interested to contest from any seat in Champaran. As of now JDU may consider to field former IAS officer KP Ramaiya. JD and Congress are not lucky to attract any top bureaucrat.

Sanjeet Singh relieved to join as Advisor, TRAI
Sanjeet Singh, Director in the Department of Commerce, has been relieved to join as Advisor (Financial & Economic Analysis) in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). He is a 1991 batch IRS-IT officer


Venkata Gopinath deputed to AP Govt
Venkata Gopinath has been deputed to the Government of Andhra Pradesh as Managing Director, AP Technological Services (APTS) and Director, e-Seva. He is an IRS-IT officer.


Venkateshwar deputed to Telangana Govt
G T Venkateshwar has been deputed to the Government of Telangana as Special Commissioner, e-Governance, IT, E&C. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Sanjay Kumar Singh is back to Odisha
Sanjay Kumar Singh is back to Odisha after completion of central deputation tenure. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer.

PESB invites applications for Director (Tech), SECL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) fell vacant on July 7, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before September 3, 2015.

Govind Gupta appointed IG, CID in Rajasthan
Govind Gupta has been appointed Inspector General of CID (CB), Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

No shortage of personnel in ITBP
There is no shortage of personnel in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to man the 3,488 km. long border with China stretching from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.

Ajay Kumar Singh promoted to ADGP grade
Ajay Kumar Singh has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Four IPS officers of AGMUT cadre promoted to DIG grade
Four IPS officers of 2001 batch belonging to AGMUT cadre: B Shankar Jaiswal, Ajay Kumar, Ram Kumar, H M Meena have been promoted to the grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police.

3 IPS officers of AGMUT cadre get Selection Grade
Three IPS officers of 2002 batch of AGMUT cadre: Tusar Taba, Apur Bitin, Johan Neihlaia, Sanjay Kumar Jain and Chukhu Apa have been granted Selection Grade.


Promotee IAS officers show disinterest in induction training
As many as 39 promotee IAS officers, who were nominated for induction training from June 1 to July 17, showed poor participation at LBSNAA, Mussoorie. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has again given opportunity to these officers to undergo in MCTP being held from July 27 to September 4, 2015.

Rahman Abdul Syed posted as Director, HUPA
Rahman Abdul Syed has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA). He is a 2001 batch IRTS officer.

Dilip Goyal appointed as Asst DG, UIDAI
Dilip Goyal has been appointed as Assistant Director General in the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Mumbai under the NITI Aayog. He is a 1998 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Sunil Agrawal posted as Asst DG, UIDAI
Sunil Agrawal has been appointed as Assistant Director General in the Unique Identification Authority of India, Mumbai under the NITI Aayog. He is a 1985 batch IDSE officer.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Karnataka
As many as 18 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Mrs V Manjula has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Information, Bio-technology and Science & Technology while Dr N Nagambika Devi will now be Principal Secretary,, rural Development & Panchayat Raj and Ganga Ram Baderiya is Secretary, Social Welfare. Similarly, Nilaya Mitash has been appointed as Secretary, MSME & Mines, Commerce & Industries; Mrs Uma Mahadevan as Secretary, Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics; N Manjunatha Prasad as Secretary, Agriculture; Srivatsa Krishna as Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms e-Governance; Harsh Gupta as Managing Director, The Mysore Papers Mills Limited; Munish Moudgil as Commissioner, Survey Settlement and Land Records, Bengaluru; M K Aiyappa as Registrar of Co-operatives Societies; H S Ashokananda as Managing Director, North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation; Mrs Sowjanya as Project Administrator, Karnataka Health Systems Development and Reforms Project and Mission Director, NHM, Bengaluru; Mohammed Salahuddin as Special Deputy Commissioner-I, Bengaluru; Mrs Salma K Fahim as Director, Personnel & Environment, Karnataka State Transport Corporation; G N Shivamurthy as Director, Agricultural Marketing; S Palaiah as Deputy Commissioner, Bengluru rural district; D S Ramesh as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Ballari and J Manjunath was made Commissioner, Employment and Training.

Rajiv Ranjan Meena posted as SDO, Revenue, Ujjain in MP
Rajiv Ranjan Meena has been appointed as SDO, Revenue, Badnagar in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Maharashtra
As many as ten IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Vijay Singhal has been appointed as Commissioner of State Excise Department while Nidhi Pandey will now be Collector, Aurangabad and Prajakta Lavangare is Commissioner, Sales Tax, Mumbai. Similarly, M Sankaranarayanan has been posted as Director, Information Technology, Mumbai; S N Bhange as Chief Officer, Mumbai Repairs and Reconstruction Board; S D Lakhe as Joint Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department; A A Mahajan as Commissioner, MGNREGA, Nagpur; E Ravendran as Municipal Commissioner, Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation; Rahul Rekhawar as Commissioner of Parbhani and N A Gunde, was posted as Additional Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

Pradeep Kuamr Ray appointed as Dy Director (Admn), AIIMS (UPDATED)
Pradeep Kumar Ray has been appointed as Deputy Director (Administration) in AIIMS, Bhubaneswar for a period of three years.

Ranjan P Thakur posted as ED, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ranjan P Thakur has been appointed as Executive Director, Tourism & Catering, Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

CBI scans around 100 IAS officers for corruption (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is reported to have scanned around one hundred IAS officers for various cases of corruption committed during last five years.

More than 2 dozen IAS officers to be prosecuted for corruption (UPDATED)
The Government of India is reported to have sanctioned prosecution of more than 60 IAS officers against the corruption charges.

8 CSS officers to be prosecuted for corruption charges (UPDATED)
The Government of India is reported to have sanctioned prosecution of eight officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) group A for corruption charges.
8 CBI officers to be prosecuted for corruption charges (UPDATED)
The Government of India is reported to have sanctioned prosecution of six officers belonging to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) group A for corruption charges.

D Ravi selected as Director (Commercial), PFC (UPDATED)
D Ravi, ED, PFC, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial), Power Finance Corporation (PFC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 23, 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Manoj Kumar Bharti appointed as Ambassador to Ukraine (UPDATED)
Manoj Kumar Bharti presently Ambassador, E/a Minsk, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of lndia to Ukraine. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer.

Biraja Prasad appointed as Ambassador to Republic of Tajikistan (UPDATED)
Biraja Prasad, presently Counsellor, Embassy of lndia, Moscow, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tajikistan. He is a 1998 batch IFS officer.

CORPORATE

Damodaran launches forum
Former SEBI chairman M Damodaran has launched a forum called Non-Executive Directors in Conversation Trust for independent Directors on corporate boards.

Ledermann re-appointed VC & MD of ALSTOM India Ltd
ALSTOM India Ltd has re-appointed Patrick Ledermann, as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f.October 1, 2015

Lokhande nominated Govt Director of Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd
Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG) has nominated Prashant Sitaram Lokhande as Government Director on the Board of Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited

Poundrik is Nominee Director of EIL
Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has nominated Sandeep Poundrik, Joint Secretary (Refinery), Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, on the Board of Engineers India Ltd

Kumar appointed Chairman of Infomedia Press Ltd
Infomedia Press Ltd has appointed Gagan Kumar as Chairman of the company.

Zainulbhai appointed Chairman of TV18 Broadcast Ltd
TV18 Broadcast Limited has appointed Adil Zainulbhai as Chairman of the company .

Jaiswal appointed CFO of CEAT Ltd
CEAT Limited has appointed Manoj Jaiswal as Chief Financial Officer of the company

Garg resigns as CS of Bharti Infratel Ltd
Anupam Garg has resigned as Company Secretary of Bharti Infratel Limited

Girotra appointed CS of Bharti Inftatel Ltd
Ms Shweta Girotra has been appointed as Company Secretary of Bharti Infratel Limited

Mehta resigns as CS of TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd
Kalpesh Kumar Mehta has resigned as Company Secretary of TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd

Ms Padve appointed CS of KPIT Technologies Ltd
KPIT Technologies Limited has appointed Ms Sneha Padve as the Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Shyamsundar appointed Director of Indowind Energy Limited
Indowind Energy Limited has appointed Ms K R S Girija Shyamsundar as Woman Director of the company

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"Cop is not a thulla"

Slangs like Thulle, Pandu, Mam , Mama are used in lathmaar Hindi for cops. Thulla means jobless. A cop is considered idle with no work. But, such sobriquets with pejorative connotation are normally used by criminals. Kejriwal should have been discreet and dignified while addressing a public meeting. Two Delhi cops have already filed suits for criminal defamation against him.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

Right step in the right direction

Delhi CM providing Thali for Aam Admi at subsidised rate of Rs 10/-. Subsidy will be met by Delhi Government. It is good step at least the poor in Delhi get their meal at subsidised rate. The same thing is happening in Parliament Canteen where subsidised food is provided to MP, Ministers, canteen staff etc. not to general public but Delhi CM has proposed for general public where anyone can take food. Good step, keep it up.

N Prakash

Vyapam-like cases in other states also

CBI investigation has started in Vyapam case. With past experience of previous two years, I feel Vyapam-like situation is rampant in other states too, particularly in medical admissions. Only thing is that so far nobody has raised it. Be it Karnataka, Maharashtra, UP, Haryana, Bihar, Odisha or Jharkhand. Therefore, no political party should accuse each other. In other selection process too, everyday Vyapam is being enacted. How can you justify 69% yadavs in selection of Darogas in UP? Like Vyapam in UP and Uttarakhand also booking of seats for MBBS admission start in Sept-Oct itself for private colleges. Admission tests conducted are sham only. If you have not booked seat beforehand, your name will never appear in the list. Booking of seats mean exchange of hefty amounts and the seat is confirmed.

V K Pandey

Police slang

Amit why is no one willing to accept that AAP govt is a democratically elected govt by Delhi people. Hence, no other agency (LG, Home, Police) has the right to somehow keep troubling Delhi govt and preventing them to do bonafide work for Delhiites. Let public decide whom they want to run Delhi govt. Lets respect democracy. Jai Hind. Jai Bharat.

Er S Bharadwaj

Steel sector needs overhaul

I fully agree with Pras that the steel sector needs a complete revolutionary overhaul. Public sector money is involved in steel plants in India and the profitability is very poor due to bad management. Best would be to privatize partially.

Harish Kumar

Steel sector

This is regarding overhaul of steel sector. It is very much true that PSU's of this sector need a thorough overhaul. Many top executives had forged age certificates, qualifications, corruption and frauds etc. There is price tag for promotions, transfers etc. The organisational structure is just like an inverted pyramid. There are offices located in metros and it is sheer wastage of public money.

Suya

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