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Heads start rolling ?
Three media houses are reported to have taken action against those whose names have appeared in a diary recovered by the Delhi Police in connection with petro gate. It is said that more heads are bound to roll.

Petro gate: One more infrastructure related house is under D.P. scan ?
More companies are coming under Petro gate. If sources are to be believed, Delhi police is scanning records of one more infrastructure and energy related business house .


Is the country heading towards political re-alignment?
Is the country's political scenario going to change again? Many political pundits are of the opinion that all is not well within political parties and suffocation is growing fast because of inquiries and pending cases. Fate of Land Acquisition bill will also decide the future course of action for many disgruntled leaders.

BUREAUCRACY

Over one dozen 1981 batch IAS officers yet to get posting as Secretary
Over one dozen IAS officers belonging to 1981 batch IAS are still waiting in the wings to get posting as Secretary in the Government of India.


Machendranathan to be Chairman of AERA ?
S Machendranathan former Secretary Civil Aviation is being tipped to be next Chairman of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). He is retired 1979 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.


Cadre of Ajay Singh Tomar changed to Haryana
The cadre of Ajay Singh Tomar has been changed from Assam-Meghalaya to Haryana on the grounds of marriage to Ms Sangeeta Tetarwal, a 2013 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre. Tomar is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.


Justice Amitava Roy was lucky enough to be elevated with lightning speed
Chief Justice of Orissa, Amitava Roy, was lucky enough to be elevated as Supreme Court Judge with lightning speed or he would have retired on February 28. As a Supreme Court Judge, he will have a tenure of three years.


Dr Sharma to join as CMD of Pawan Hans Ltd in a couple days
Dr B P Sharma, ED, AAI, is expected to take over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) in a couple of days.


Orders of T S Raju as full-time CMD of HAL yet to come
The orders of T S Raju, Director (D&D), HAL, for the appointment as full-time Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India.


Applications for MD & CEO, IDBI Bank invited
The Department of Financial Services has invited applications for Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD&CEO) in IDBI Bank, a Public Sector bank.


Rajbir Panwar deputed as PS to Manukhbhai Dhanibhai Vasava
Rajbir Singh Panwar has been appointed as Private Secretary to Mansukhbhai Dhanibhai Vasava, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs at the Director level. He is a 1991 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre.


Four Chief Secretaries in Nagaland in two yers
Nagaland has had four Chief Secretaries within a span of two years. 1987 batch IAS officer Pankaj Kumar is new CS.


Vinod Kumar appointed as Director (Tech), Postal Directorate, Delhi
N Vinod Kumar has been appointed as Director (Technology), Postal Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1994 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.


Appointment of Rahul Bali as CMD, SIL in doldrums
The appointment of Rahul Bali, Director (Tech), SIL, as Chairman and Managing Director, Scooters India Limited (SIL) is reported to be in doldrums, due to some technical problems.


Justice Prasad transferred to Orissa HC
Judge Sujit Narayan Prasad has been transferred from Jharkhand to Orissa High Court


P V S Reddy appointed as PMG, AP circle
P V S Reddy has been appointed as PMG (Mails & BD), Andhra Pradesh circle, Hyderabad. He is a 1993 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.


Gupta is new Chairman of Board of Revenue in UP
Anil Kumar Gupta IAS 1979 has been appointed Chairman Board of Revenue, the highest post in UP bureaucracy after the exit of Javed Usmani 1978 batch who was earlier Chief secretary UP. Gupta earlier worked as Industrial Development Commissioner and during Lok sabha elections was Principal Secretary Home in UP.


Ashish Joshi is Member-Secretary DDC
Ashish Joshi, Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service has been appointed as Member-Secretary of Delhi Dialogue Commission set up by the new Delhi Government. Delhi Dialogue Commission is headed by Arvind Kejrival and its members include Deputy CM, Chief Secretary,Secretary to CM. The Commission will drive reforms in administration and governance.


PIB facing severe staff crunch
The government of India official news and publicity agency PIB is facing severe staff crunch. If official sources are to be believed more than 50% posts of officers and clerical staff are vacant for the last few years. One Departmental Publicity Officer (DPO) is looking after publicity of 3-5 ministries. Due to lack of subordinate staff routine work is affected badly. Will govt do something to improve the situation ?


SC directs CBI to register the case
On SC directions CBI has registered a case related to an alleged murder of a contractual teacher in Odisha. It is alleged that Itishree Pradhan, then Shiksha Sahayika, a contractual teacher in Tikri, Raigada district was burnt to death in 2013.


PESB invites applications for CMD, SECL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields Limited falling vacant on March 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before May 5, 2015.


Sunil Tated bereaved
K C Jain, father of Sunil Tated - Principal Secretary to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan - has passed away in Betul, Madhya Pradesh. He was 80.


ONGC's oil production from its western offshore breaks 5 years record
Crude Oil Production from ONGC's Western Offshore Fields touched 325,000 barrels oil per day (BOPD) on 3rd March, 2015. This is the highest production from Mumbai Offshore during the last 5 years. The production has started increasing from average 315,000 BOPD in February 2015 to over 325,000 BOPD in March, 2015. Continuous endeavours of ONGC to augment production from its ageing as well as New & Marginal Fields has resulted in such achievement. Addition of couple of high producing new wells in a marginal field B-193, installation of high volume Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) in D1-field, undertaking massive hydro-fracturing job are among some exclusive hi-Tech initiatives which have resulted in additional oil gain. However, the diversion of well fluid from Cluster - 7 fields to the newly engaged FPSO, Sterling-II, is the primary contributor behind this recent rise in production. The Cluster - 7 consists of B-192, B-45 & WO-24 marginal fields- located in the Mumbai High-Deep Continental Shelf of Bombay Offshore Basin. The average distance of these fields are about 210 km to the west of Mumbai city in water depth of around 80-88 mts. B-192 is an oil & gas field whereas B-45 & WO-24 are gas fields. Since, these fields are remote, isolated and marginal in nature, ONGC planned to develop them as a Cluster (which is technically called as 'Cluster Development') to make the development techno-commercially viable. The FPSO arrived in the field in November 2014. Positioning of FPSO at location, its installation and hooking-up with under water systems is a highly technical & challenging operation which involves continuous requirement of divers and requires stable weather conditions. Despite the unprecedented harsh winter of 2014, FPSO was made operationaland well fluid could be flown into it on 26th February 2015. The production from the Cluster fields which was earlier at 7,500 BOPD without FPSOhas jumped to over 14,000 BOPD. The engagement of the FPSO reduced the back pressure substantially and improved the flow from the producing wells. The various technological interventions implemented by ONGC during the last one year have already resulted in 7-8% increase in oil production from its Western Offshore fields. The results have instilled confidence that further increase in production is also possible.

Ved Pal is also Adviser (Elect), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ved Pal has been assigned an additional charge of Adviser (Electrical)/G, Railway Board. He is an IRSEE officer.

Saurabh Gaur appointed as PS to Venkaiah Naidu (UPDATED)
Saurabh Gaur has been appointed as Private Secretary to M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs for a period of five years. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

BMS Rathore deputed as Chief Policy Adviser, ICIMOD, Kathmandu (UPDATED)
B M S Rathore has been deputed as Chief Policy Adviser in International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu on foreign assignment. He is a 1982 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

S P Yadav posted as Asst Secretary General, GTF, Noida (UPDATED)
S P Yadav has deputed as Assistant Secretary General in Global Tiger Forum (GTF), Noida, Uttar Pradesh for a period of three years. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

NBCC observes safety awareness week (UPDATED)
National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), a Government of India enterprise, observed a safety awareness week. Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD; SK Pal, Director (Finance); S K Chaudhary, Director (Projects) and other senior officials of NBCC have jointly released NBCC Safety Posters. Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, has also administered the Safety & Health Pledge to all the employees of the Corporate office.

BEML rolls out country's biggest dump truck (UPDATED)
BEML, a premier Mining & Construction Equipment manufacturer, has rolled out Country's First Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck BH205-E for large scale coal mining applications. At a function held at Company's Mysuru Complex today, G Mohan Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), Ministry of Defence, has rolled out the indigenously designed and developed equipment in the presence of P Dwarakanath, CMD, Directors, and Executive & Employees of the Company. BH205E Rear Dump Truck is powered by Tier-II emission compliant Modular common rail Electronic Engine with 2300 HP. AC drive system has been engineered to provide exceptional haul road performance with reduced maintenance. BH205E weighing 335 tons when fully loaded is easily manoeuvrable with power steering with wide steering angle, resulting in short turning radius and good manoeuvrability. Special attention was paid to ensure Operator's comfort by providing spacious ROPS compliant cabin with co-operator seat, Ergonomically designed instrument panel, Telescopic/tilt able steering wheel, Well cushioned adjustable operator seat with three point seat belt, Front AC for uniform cooling of cabin, Large tinted glass windows for excellent visibility and all safety features have been provided including provision for emergency steering, braking, and proximity warning.

Vilasini Gopinath passes away (UPDATED)
Vilasini Gopinath Ramchandran, Retired 1977 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre passed away in Trivandrum on Thursdaymorning.

CORPORATE

CWC observes 59th Foundation Day
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has celebrated its 59thFoundation Day on March 2, 2015. Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of CA, F&PD graced the occasion. Sudhir Kumar, IAS, Secretary (F&PD) was guest of honour. Speaking on the occasion, MD, CWC, Harpreet Singh highlighted the achievements of the Corporation. C V Ananda Bose, Chairman, V R Gupta, Director (Finance) and J S Kaushal, Director (Personnel) were also present.


Barberi resigns as Chairman, Timex Group India Ltd
Robert Barberi has resigned as Chairman of Timex Group India Ltd w.e.f. February 27, 2015


Jain appointed CFO, Timex Group India Ltd
Timex Group India Ltd has appointed Amit Jain as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. March 2, 2015.


Venkatesh to be CFO, IDBI Bank Ltd
The Board of IDBI Bank Ltd has approved the appointment of N S Venkatesh, Executive Director of the Bank as as Chief Financial Officer of the Bank


Sundararajan re-designated as VC & MD, Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd
Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd has re-designated Ms Indira Sundararajan as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. March 3, 2015.


Parthasaraty appointed Joint MD, Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd
Ms Tara Parthasaraty has been appointed as Joint Managing Director of Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd w.e.f. March 3, 2015


Anitha appointed Woman Director, National Fittings Ltd
Ms Amburose Panath Anitha has been appointed as the Woman Director of National Fittings Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2015

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Right persons at Wrong place

ITS officers must have served the BSNL and MTNL so as to utilise their technical expertise in fullest way. BSNL is the only organisation which has pan India visibility with well established infrastructure sans modern technology. village level sustainable communication can be provided by the govt. PSU in case ITS inculcates such intention for which they were originally employed and offered to serve. Or else BSNL will continue to be called as" Bhaiya Service Nahin lagega". People and organisation both will continue to suffer.

A Visitor


Abolish MCD and NDMC

AAP government instead of asking full statehood for Delhi should insist on abolishing the three MCD and NDMC. All functions performed by them like scavenging, cleaning and maintenance of roads, health centers, schools etc should be taken over by the Delhi government. This will avoid multiplicity of agencies and overlapping of functions.


S Gopal

Woes of Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens experiencing hell at all bank counters. Please suggest Finance Minister and financial services department to open senior citizens counter across the country. Whispers can do this job as a special case, so that all senior citizens benefit.

Regards,

Swaminathan Pitchaimani,
EA & Associates,
Chartered Accountants,
Bangalore

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