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In India we have seen disruption and degeneration finally ending in the conquest of the north by the Mughal Babar.

One should not write off a politician !

One should not write off any politician. This is evident from the revival of Laloo Yadav on the political scene of the country.

'Remove financial edge to IAS & IFS officers'

The Member of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), Rathin Roy, a renowned economist, advocated that financial edge accorded to the IAS and IFS should be removed.

CPC recommends extension of financial edge to IPS & IFS officers

The Chairman of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has recommended that the financial edge, as given to the IAS, be extended to the IPS officers as well as to IFS.

Imaginary Chat with Amir Khan

After a strenuous workout sitting on a bench in Joggers Park... Amir Khan comes and plonks himself on the same bench....I note he's mockingly staring at me...

Amir: What's with the gasping for breath ....are you trying to hint something...that when am I going to run away...height of intolerance if you are!!
Me: Whoa .....I'm 58 so I do tend to get breathless after a workout ... believe me I'm not hinting or being intolerant!

Amir: I've never seen your here .....
M: Visiting Mumbai ...hope I'm not intruding in this Public Park....

A: Listen Buster ...I am just being cautious as I'm being bombarded LCR for a recent comment...how damn intolerant of these people!
M: You made a comment ... people who have not liked your comment have objected ...this is a vibrant Democracy...
butt tell me one thing ...why did your wife feel India's become intolerant...

A: Kiran knows I'm a Beef lover ..so if my urge gets the better of me .... what then!!!
M: We humans have our urges ... Faith ..Family .. Society and Law keep our urges in check. ..or there would be an ISIS like condition here...might is law! Like to some extent in UP and now will be in Bihar!

A: But why ban Beef ...this is sheer intolerance!!
M: Our Constitutional Forefathers had banned slaughter of Cows .... so were they intolerant! Now after decades the Law is being implemented in letter and spirit ..but still you can fly down to Goa and gorge on Beef...

A: See Artistes are feeling unsafe ...
M: A Satire on Islam would get you killed ... but a Satire on Hindu Gods (PK) earns Rs. 300 crores ... what more artistic freedom can there be!!

A: Now see the Censorship of the Bond movie ...what crap is this !
M: For your info during Congress nominee Sharma Tagore's stint a Bond movie was censored ... there was no hulla then... Da Vinci code was banned in certain States... there was no hulla then... Satanic Verses was banned here ...no hulla then...ok if you have to shift where would you like to go??

A: Have not thought about this ...
M: Funny no exit plan ... intolerance in the West towards Muslims is rising and rising ...if you shift to a Muslim Nation Kiran would have to drop Rao and take Khan as her surname and wear a Burqah ... I think you'd be better off buying an Island ...should be near India. ..

A: Why????
M: You've made your money here ... I'm sure post shifting you would continue acting ...

A: That's my right ...
M: Of course you'd be an NRI and NRIs. have rights here ...but your income here would be taxed here ..or you can stay here ...curse get cursed in return and earn money and pay your taxes ....why shift???

A: Indian Taxation is killing and illogical ....if I am a NRI why should I pay taxes here ....I'll earn here and pay my taxes in the Country I reside!
M: Hmmmmm. I wonder ..is it India's taxation that you feel is intolerant ... ...many in Bollywood would be sympathetic to you if this is the intolerance you are pointing to!! Tell me why did you not answer Tavleen Singh's question.... is Wahabi Islam changing Indian Islam....

A: Don't dont recall this question .... Bottom line Kiran feels kid is not safe here ...
M: Buster you know the racism Foreign origin kids face in Schools in the West ... God.. I know kids who have suffered psychological scarring because of racist ragging! Chalo you say you have not decided where you will shift ...do you have a time line for this migration...

A: That stage has not come ....
M: Funny ... you rant but have no action plan ... its very much like those Awardees who notionally returned awards ....they have kept the award money!!

A: No ..no.... its my career and business interests .... taking time to decide ..
M: So that means at present career and business are winning over safety...

A: All is well.... All is well...... All is well...
M: What happened all of a sudden ..are you unwell and psyching yourself that you are well...

A: No ..no ..in arguments when I get worked up I chant this 3 Idiots Mantra to calm down. ..
Me: To me it looks more like ...when you do not have an answer !!

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Tenure of Ms Sanjeevani Kutty as Additional Secy., MHA extended
The tenure of Ms Sanjeevani Kutty as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs has been extended for a period of six months beyond January 11, 2016. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Tenure of Vivek Johri as Minister, PMI to WTO extended
The tenure of Vivek Johri as Minister (Customs) in the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, has been extended till February 29, 2016. He is a 1985 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

P Raychaudhury selected as Director (Commercial), RINL
P Raychaudhury, ED, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 24, 2015. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Orders of A N Sonsale as CMD, NEPA Ltd. issued
The orders for the appointment of CMDE AN Sonsale as Chairman and Managing Director, NEPA Limited have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on May 14, 2015)

D C Srivastava appointed as ED (Security), ONGC
D C Srivastava has been appointed as Executive Director (Security) in Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

(We said this on October 30, 2015)

Mrs Alaknanda Dayal goes on inter cadre deputation to UP
An inter cadre deputation of Mrs Alaknanda Dayal from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh has been approved for a period of three years. She is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

UP DGP may not get extension
Rumours are rife that Jagmohan Yadav, DGP, UP may not get extension. It is said that the CM is not keen on giving extension toYadav.

Who will become DGP, UP?
In case present DGP, Jagmohan Yadav is denied extension then who will grab this hot seat. Many senior IPS officers are in the queue. One thing is certain that the new DGP has to pass the test of Assembly elections which are due in February 2017.

Ambuj Sharma likely to return to parent cadre in Dec
Ambuj Sharma, who is presently on central deputation as Additional Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry, is expected to return to parent cadre after completion of central deputation tenure in the second week of December 2015. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Sanjay Singh appointed as PMG, UP circle
Sanjay Singh has appointed as PMG, Gorakhpur region, Uttar Pradesh circle. He is a 1996 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ms Ishita Ganguli Tripathy appointed as Director, Commerce
Ms Ishita Ganguli Tripathy has been deputed as Director in the Department of Commerce in Government of India. She is a 1999 batch IES officer.

Devendra Kumar Rai appointed as Director, Shipping
Devendra Kumar Rai has been deputed as Director in the Ministry of Shipping in Government of India. He is a 2000 batch IDAS officer.

Mahesh Chandra Laddha returns to parent cadre
Mahesh Chandra Laddha, who was on central deputation to CRPF, has returned to parent cadre. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

11 IIS officers in consideration zone for Prasar Bharti Correspondent
Ministry of I & B has proposed a new set of 11 IIS officers to be considered as Prasar Bharti Special Correspondents at Kathmandu, Dubai and Colombo. They are Mssrs Prabhawati B. Aakashi, SN Pradhan, S. Pantole, RP Saroj, D.Murli Mohan, Anupama V. Ahandra, Shubhra Gupta, S.Srinivasan, SN Chadhaury, Dinesh Kumar and Pallve Chinya. Earlier ministry had given offer to 36 IIS officers but no one had sent his willingness. It is said that MEA has stopped giving foreign allowances to PB Spl Correspondent from 2011. Since then IIS officers are not willing to go.

Post of Dy DG, UIDAI, Chandigarh vacant
The post of Deputy Director General of UIDAI, Chandigarh has been lying vacant in Government of India.

Post of Joint Secretary vacant in Defence
The post of Joint Secretary has been lying vacant in the Ministry of Defence in Government of India.

Manoj Kumar Mishra joins Odisha government on deputation
Manoj Kumar Mishra, Secretary to General Manager, East Coast Railway, is joining the Government of Odisha on deputation for a period of three years. He is an IRTS officer.

S C Jethi also looks after as Additional Member, T&C, Railway Board
S C Jethi, Additional Member, Commercial, has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Member, Tourism & Catering in Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Post of DDG, UIDAI, Mumbai vacant
The post of Deputy Director General, UIDAI, Mumbai has been lying vacant in Government of India.

Justice Kalla elected as President, Retd. Judges Association
Justice M Kalla has been elected President of the Association of Retired Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts of India.

Sajid Farid Shapu appointed DIG, MP Bhawan, New Delhi
Sajid Farid Shapu has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Security and Co-ordination, MP Bhawan, New Delhi. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Post of Dy Election Commissioner vacant
The post of Deputy Election Commissioner has been lying vacant in the Election Commission of India in Government of India.

Ms Harmeet Singh is also DG, NACEN
Ms Harmeet S Singh, ADG, NACEN, has been assigned an additional charge of DG, NACEN, Faridabad. He is an IRS-C&CE officer.

R K Mahajan is also DG, Vigilance
R K Mahajan, DG, CEI, has been assigned an additional charge of DG, Vigilance. He is an IRS-C&CE officer.

IAS changes in Bihar
Laloo Yadav favourite R.K. Mahajan has been appointed principal health secretary, while his another favourite Brajesh Mehrotra would be his cabinet coordination counterpart. Sudhir Kumar also Laloo favourite will be Principal Secretary road construction. Arun Kumar has been made the principal secretary of water resources department, Dipak Kumar Singh in minor irrigation department and K.K. Pathak in the registration, excise and prohibition department. Rahul Kumar will get additional charge as finance secretary. D.G. Gangwar has been moved to education department as the principal secretary.

IPS postings in Odisha
On return from CBI Ghanshyam Upadhyay has been appointed DIG Eastern Range.Arun Bothra has been made IG of economic offences wing and Asheet Kumar Panigrahi new IG of the crime branch.

Padmanabhaiah is now Chairman
Former Union Home Secretary K Padmanabhaiah has taken over as Chairman of the Court of Governors of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) . SM Datta has resigned from the post on personal grounds.

IPS officer, Aman Singh relieved to join MP Govt (UPDATED)
The Government of Odisha has relieved Aman Singh Rathore to join the Government of Madhya Pradesh on cadre transfer on the grounds of marriage with Mrs Priyanashi Singh, an IFS officer of 2012 batch of Madhya Pradesh cadre. He is 2014 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

41 IRAS officers get JAG (UPDATED)
As many as 41 officers belonging to Indian Railway Account Service (IRAS) have been accorded Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). The officers are: Prateek Kumar Singh, NER; Samitha Singh, NR; Ashish Singh, NCR; Pratima Tripathi, NR; P Kamban, SR; Meghna Sharma, SWR; Praveen Katarki, RWF; Vijay Tukaram Kadam, CR; Sankalp Narayan Singh, COFMOW; Vishnu Kant Tiwari, NCR; Gautam Jain, CR; Om Prakash Yadav, NR; Md Faisal, NAIR; Ramesh Kumar and Kamlalzom, ER; G C Srivastava, NER; A K Ghosal, NFR; Mrs R Mukherjee, ER; M K Garg, NFR; V R Modhe, CR; B Bhowmick, SECR; M K Mohanty, NFR; B Nanda, SER; Raj Kumar Sharma, WCR; Girish Pasad Sharma, NCR; Ramesh Kuamr Grover, NR; Shaturghan Pd, RCF; Brajendra naryaan Das, P N Choudhury, A K Pathak, ECR; B N Singh, DLW, jasbir Singh Jolly, NR; R S Puri, WR; R L Khandelwal, NWR; S Ramakrishnan, METRO; R K Arora, NR; S K Nag, RCF; Rakesh Kuamr, NER; Subhash Chander, WR and S N Prasad, NER.

R C Mishra is new Member of CBDT (UPDATED)
Ramesh Chandra Mishra has been appointed new Member of the CBDT. He is 1979 batch IRS(IT) officer.

(We said this on Nov 6, 2015)

CORPORATE

ITDC chairman gives Rs 18.88 cr dividend cheques to Tourism Minister
Chairman & Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Umang Narula, on behalf of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and Kumarakruppa frontier Hotels Pvt. Ltd., handed over two cheques amounting to Rs 18.88 crore to Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma today, towards dividend payment to the Government of India for the year 2014-15. Present on the occasion were Secretary - Ministry of Tourism -Vinod Zutshi, Joint Secretary, Suman Billa, Ministry of Tourism, V.P. (Finance), P K Aggarwal, ITDC along with other Sr. officials of MOT & ITDC. The ceremony took place at Minister's office at Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. The decision for the payment of Dividend was taken during ITDC 50th Annual General Meeting held at the Group's flagship hotel, The Ashok, New Delhi. It may be noted that ITDC, a PSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tourism has declared a dividend of 20% amounting to Rs.17.15 crore for 2014-15, the highest ever in terms of amount and the highest since 2007-08 in terms of percentage and Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Pvt. Ltd., another PSU under the Ministry of Tourism has declared a dividend of 450% amounting to Rs.4.39 crore for 2014-15. For the financial year 2014-15, ITDC posted a robust performance registering the Net profit of Rs.38.95 crore on a turnover of Rs.504.19 crore, the highest since 2007-08. Of the overall performance, the Hotel Segment i.e. the Core area of ITDC achieved an impressive turnover of Rs.283.90 crore with a profit of Rs.10.81 crore. Besides Hotels, the other segments dealt by ITDC are Tours & Travels, Events Division, Institute of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Consultancy & Engineering Services, and International Trade Division all under the brand of Ashok. During 2014-15, the Events Division of ITDC hosted "India-US CEO Forum" [ chaired by the Prime Minister of India & His Excellency The President of USA];"India-US Business Summit" [ chaired by the Prime Minister of India & His Excellency the President of USA]; besides many other prestigious events organized by the Government of India.

Browner resigns as Independent Director of Infosys Ltd
Ms Carol M Browner has resigned as Independent Director of Infosys Limited due to personal reasons

Srinivas appointed Chairman of RSCI
C V L Srinivas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GroupM (South Asia) has been appointed as Chairman of Readership Studies Council of India

Raval resigns as CS of Aurionpro Solutions Ltd
Mehul Raval has resigned as Company Secretary of Aurionpro Solutions Limited

Sinha appointed Addl. Director of Trinity League India Ltd
Trinity League India Ltd has appointed Alok Sinha as Additional Director of the company

Gour appointed Country President of Sodexo India ( On-site Services)?
Rishi Gour has been appointed as Country President of Sodexo India (On-site Services)

Ms Ashwani appointed CS of JMG Corporation Ltd
JMG Corporation Ltd has appointed Ms Ekta Ashwani as Company Secretary of the company.

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ITS -full form

ITS is Indian Telecommunication Service. It is an organised Group A Service of department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

Ravinder Kumar

No recommendations

It is really unfortunate that the 7th Central Pay Commission did not recommend anything aimed at welfare of employees. Grade Pay systems should have been abolished.

Siva Kumar

7th CPC recommendations

On the one side the Seventh Pay Commission recommends 24% increase in Pension for the existing pensioners, on the other side it recommends OROP for them. While the fine print of the report is yet to be seen, on the face of it the recommendations appear to be contradictory. Uptil now as per the previous Pay commissions the pensioners' revised pension was fixed at 50% of the pay of the rank in which they retired. By recommending 24% increase in the current pension, are the Pensioners not being short changed. To illustrate a retired secretary now receives a basic pension of 40000. Add 24% and the increase is Rs,
9600 only while apex scale now being recommended is over 2 lakhs. That means a secretary retiring in future would get basic pension of over one lakh while the one already retired gets less than 50000.This is overturning the existing practice. Where is one rank one pension? There appears to be some confusion. Will any of your surfer clarify it?

Aarti Khosla

" Bure din for Bihar bureaucracy "

Swearing-in ceremony in Bihar is over. Considering compulsions of coalition government , governance in Bihar may not be a cakewalk. With his politically immature son as Dy CM, Lalu Yadav as leader of the largest party will constantly interfere with decision making resulting in friction. Pre-election bonhomie may not lead to post election good governance. The Congress party will also demand its pound of flesh. Do not forget, Nitish Kumar and Rahul Gandhi perceive themselves as the Prime Ministerial aspirants in 2019 General election. Absence of Mulayam Singh and UP,CM, is baffling. With multiple centres of power in the political Executive , the Bihar bureaucracy will be the worst sufferer.

A K Saxena (A retd. civil servant)

Jalan good choice

Mr. Jalan will be an excellent choice, officer full of action and very hard working who can easily achieve all targets given to him without any fuss. I sincerely wish government appoints more such officers in
key Ministries.

Negi

Doctors in govt. hospitals

Please see the working condition of government doctors in big government hospitals like RML and Safdarjung. In one room, 3-4 doctors sit. No peon and no water they have to carry their own water and any
one can shout at them any time.

A doctor

Intolerance

Is it that in India, there is a problem of intolerance, as much as it is made out to be? Unfortunate incidents have taken place. Some authors, actors, activists are returning awards and raising concerns. Political parties are out to get political mileage, one way or the other (including the latest entrant in the ring). The roots of all these problems lie in the Cr P C amendment of 1973. The Executive Magistracy today, though responsible for maintenance of law and order has little wherewithal to do so. They are an emasculated lot. For the maintenance of law and order, now, the Police and the political executive are solely responsible. The Judicial Magistracy has no direct role in maintenance of law and order, but power has been transferred to them. It is a classic case of power without responsibility and responsibility minus power. These problems can abate in no time, if only the status quo ante as prevalent before 1973 be restored. Let the power of cognisance be vested in the Executive Magistracy again. Let the Judicial Magistracy confine itself to trying cases. It will have a salutary impact on law and order, it will also help the Judicial Magistracy in dealing with their unconscionable pendency (2 crore cases are pending in the Courts in India for generations altogether).

Vijay Kumar

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