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When a country and continent breaks through the shell which has prevented growth, it shoots ahead in many directions.

2627 are Directors in more than 20 companies

There are 2,627 persons holding Directorship in more than 20 companies in violation of Section 165 of the Companies Act, 2013 and violation of 275 of the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956. The total number of companies involved is 77, 696. A total of 345 addresses have at least 20 companies operating from the same address. The total number of companies sharing their address with at least 19 more companies are 13,581 in number. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) in its Third Report calls for greater vigilance while examining the cases of persons holding Directorship in more than 20 companies.

Intolerance to a chai wala PM (IMAGINARY)

I happen to meet Rahul at Lodhi Garden post his Intolerance Walk. He's brought his two doggies for a walk.

Rahul (seeing me): Intolerance is peaking in India .. see even a very famous Historian has compared ISIS to RSS!

Me: Then there is one test to check this out first hand ... request this Historian to go to ISIS HQ in the guise of a Hindu and then to RSS as a Muslim. ... but first go to RSS...because it's not sure he will return from ISIS HQ ..... RSS would do him no bodily harm... at most if he gets into a argument they would present their case! And I am sure he would be fed well while the arguments are on....desi tea ..samosas and jalebis!

R: See people from all walks of life are returning their awards to protest the intolerance!

M: Ha .... the word on the Street is .... Congress gaveth (gave) and now Congress asketh ...give back! That is why it's termed as manufactured!

S: My Mom met the President yesterday and the President was very attentive and sympathetic!

M: Yesterday was the day when in 1984 Sikhs were butchered on the streets of Delhi ...what happened then to Congress's tolerance ... and yesterday your Mom proved ...1 Muslim murder (Dadri) = 3000 + butchered Sikhs (Delhi 1984) .... of course Pranab Da would be attentive you know why ....but sympathetic ... my reading is .... Rani bann gayi Protesting Praja.. he has seen your Mom's pomp when Congress was in power and she is now a protester!

R: But we made a Sikh the PM!

M: Oye who are you kidding ...after her Rao experience she was looking for someone with credibility but who had 0% chance of developing political wings and MMS was ideal.

R: See even Moody has said intolerance could trip India!

M: Ha ....that was a paper written by a very junior researcher in Moody and if Moody had to append it's name the Paper would have had to go through 'the mill' ....and wonder if you know the writer is the son in law of the guy who equated RSS with ISIS. It's ranting of one individual not Moody's !

R: Even a famous hero from Bollywood has said intolerance has gone up!

M: Bollywood .... isn't he an actor ..... I rest my case ... by the way he has just received a Notice from ED!

R: Wait and watch the kick in the rear BJP gets in Bihar!

M: Modi's rallies ....enthused youth and women voting in great numbers means BJP heading for a big win! You should be worried ...Congress will recede further in Bihar!

R: Should I believe you or my Mummy .... she feels Congress has got a chance to bounce back! Diggy Uncle says BJP is on the back foot !

M: In cricket when a batsman goes on the back foot there is every chance it's to hit the ball out of the stadium .... I feel this is the more probable analogy ... bye... go walk your doggies!

VJS

Next President ?

Though it is too early to speculate as to who the next President of India - due in 2017 - would be, what has prompted to ponder over the likelihood of the candidature for the coveted office almost two years from now is the circulation of pages like - Lal Krishna Advani Next President of India - & - Mission 2017 Lal Krishna Adwani President of India – on facebook.

Given the fact that Advani’s aspirations to become PM always failed due to various circumstances in Indian politics which were unfavourable to him, the BJP may try to compensate that by offering him nomination for President of India from NDA, and grapevine has it that he has also been assured about the same after Narendra Modi’s (s)election for the post of Prime Minister.

Advani can be said to be one of the strongest candidate for the post, and perhaps the most likely one too not only because he is one of the founding Member of the BJP who is still active in Politics but also seniormost active politicians among big political leaders in India.

But honestly speaking, except Modi no one knows who the next President of India would be since one thing is certain that he would want to have some such person as President who would assist him and his acrimony with Advani is well known. .Who knows he may continue with the incumbent – Pranab Mukherjee !

However in case of any slip between the cup and the lips and incase Mukherjee - having an excellent rapport with the Prime Minister and others – is not repeated, the other probables could be the present Lok Sabha Speaker Mrs. Sumitra Mahajan and another BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi.

While Ms. Mahajan apart from having earned goodwill of all also has the advantage of being a female, Joshi is a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh veteran known for his strong Hindu credentials.

Even as US President Barack Obama’s slip of the tongue – when he addressed PM Narendra Modi as ‘Mr President’ might have raised his aspiration to occupy the palatial Bhawan at Raisina Hill, but so far Modi’s turn for the coveted post is concerned, incase he wishes to be one, would come only after 2024.
During the first luncheon meeting with Mukherjee, in July 2014, after he took oath as Prime Minister, Modi reportedly evinced keen interest in seeing the Presidential palace and was thus taken around Rashtrapati Bhavan by the President's Secretary Omita Paul.
During the visit, Modi also spent some time in the 'Cabinet Room' of the Palace - , where the interim government headed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru used to meet – and Ms Paul explained to him the historical significance of the place.

(It was this Cabinet Room where Lord Mountbatten had his last meeting with Nehru, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, B R Ambedkar, Sardar Baldev Singh and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee before moving to Shimla for signing of the final Partition plan.)

Modi later also went to Ashoka Hall and Durbar Hall, the museum and the library before attending the lunch with the President.

For details See November issue of Whispers in The Corridors magazine now available on stands across the country.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new DG, Doordarshan and AIR ?
Who will be new DG, Doordarshan and All India Radio ? A meeting of Prasar Bharti Board is scheduled to take place on November 5 to decide modalities of the two appointments. The two appointments will take place in December.

Vigilance clearance of new Bank EDs awaited
Vigilance clearance of over one dozen selected Bank EDs is still awaited. Meanwhile, official sources have termed speculations about the names going around in the banking circles as 'rumours'.

One post of DIG vacant in CISF
After promotion of Jaideep Prasad as IG, BPR & D, one post of DIG is now vacant in CISF. Prasad is a 1995 IPS officer of MP cadre.

No IIS officer willing to go as Foreign Correspondent
Ministry of I & B is not finding any IIS officer to be posted as Prasar Bharti, Special Correspondent at Colombo, Kathmandu and Dubai. The ministry has circulated an office memorandum on September 29, 2015 to 36 JAG (NFSG0/JAG level IIS officers and asked them to submit their willingness till Oct 12,2015. But ministry hasn't received willingness from these officers. Reason is said to be withdrawal of foreign country allowance since 2011 by the Ministry of External Affairs. And MI&B could not find any solution to this tangle.

S K Gupta selected as Director (Mktg), STC
S K Gupta, ED, EPIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) held on November 3, 2015. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Orders of Deependra Singh for CMD, IREL soon
The order for appointment of Deependra Singh, Director (Marketing), IREL, for Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) is expected to be issued by the end of November, 2015.

Tenure of Dr. Patra as CMD, IREL to end in Nov
The tenure of Dr. R N Patra as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) is coming to an end onNovember 30, 2015.

VS Hejmadi joins as Director (Fin), Air India Ltd.
V S Hejmadi, GM, AIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Air India Limited (AIL).
(We said this on April 23, 2015)

Dr. Gopal Dhawan gets extension as CMD, MECL
Dr. Gopal Dhawan, whose tenure as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) is ending on November 30, 2015 has reportedly been given extension for a period of two years.

AK Jha joins as CMD, MCL
A K Jha, Director (P&P), MOIL, has taken over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).
(We said this on March 30, 2015)

U Saravanan is also CMD, MFL
U Saravanan, Director (Technical) MFL, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director, Madras Fertilizers Ltd. (MFL).

Gupta is now fourth MD in SBI
Praveen Kumar Gupta has taken over as the fourth managing director of State Bank of India. His tenure will end on March 31, 2020.

Upadhyay going to RDSO
VK Upadhyay, an IRSEE officer and ADRM, Chakradharpur has been transferred to RDSO.

Vineet Pandey posted in WCR, Jabalpur
Vineet Pandey, an IRSEE officer has been posted in the cadre West Central Railway, Jabalpur. He was posted in Eastern Railway.

Chaudhary posted in Howrah Division
RA Chaudhary has been posted as SEM, Howrah Division in Eastern Railway. He is an IRSEE officer. He was posted in Southern Railway.

Agrawal posted as Addl Member, Railway Board
SK Agrawal, an IRTS officer has been posted as Additional Member, (Tourism & Catering), Railway Board, against the existing vacancy.

Ms Archana Ranjan is Member, Settlement Commission, N.Delhi
Ms Archana Ranjan has been appointed as Member, Income Tax Settlement Commission at New Delhi Additional Bench-II.

Ms Akoijam Rina posted as Principal Director, Northern region
Ms Akoijam Rina has been posted as Principal Director Northern Region-I. She is a 1997 batch IA&AS officer.

P. Suresh transferred to RB
P. Suresh an IRAS officer has been transferred to Railway Board as Director, Finance. Presently he is posted in East Coast Railway as Senior Divisional Finance Manager.

Bhaskar Choradia posted as Director, Railway Board
Bhaskar Choradia has been posted as Director (Stores)-I, Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.

P Suresh posted as Director, Railway Board
P Suresh has been appointed as Director (Stores)-II, Railay Board. He is an IRAS officer.

Jangle named Chairman, Indian Panorama IFFI-15
Renowned film maker Rajendra Jangle has been appointed Chairman, Indian Panorama Jury non-feature in 46th IFFI that starts at Goa from Nov 20. Jangle is currently the Creative Director, Films at Madhyam in Bhopal. Madhyam is an MP government undertaking.

Indian Bank's net profit increases by 17.5 %
Indian Bank has posted a 17.5 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 369 crore during the September 2015 quarter, compared to Rs 314 crore in the year-ago period. The bank's total income increased to Rs 4,579 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 4,340 crore a year ago. Mahesh Kumar Jain, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank says, "The operational profit has increased sequentially. Depreciation retrieval is around Rs 100 crore. The provision on slippages came down even though the provision coverage ratio was increased as part of prudent banking activities".


OBC reports 3.4 per cent growth in net profit
Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has, for second quarters ended September 2015, reported a 3.4 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 301 crore, up from Rs 291 crore a year ago. As a percentage of total advances, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the public sector bank went up to 5.7 per cent in the quarter ended September 30 versus 4.7 per cent in the corresponding quarter last year. However, asset quality improved on a sequential basis with the NPA share reducing from 5.85 per cent of the gross advances in the previous quarter. The provisioning for bad loans and contingencies fell to Rs 569 crore, down from Rs 641 crore made by it in the same quarter in the last financial year. Animesh Chauhan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank says, "stress levels in some sectors have come down".

CBI registers case against Chief Commissioner of Income Tax
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against then Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Jodhpur & others U/s 109 of IPC and 13 (2) r/w 13 (1) (e) of PC Act, 1988 on the allegations that then Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Jodhpur and his family members/relatives were in possession of huge movable/immovable assets in their names which were disproportionate to their known sources of income.

NBCC discontinues 'interview' system (UPDATED)
The National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited, (NBCC) does away with 'interview' system in its selection process for the posts of 'B' and 'C' categories of employees in the company. The initiative comes into effect with its policy decision to dispense with interviews for the posts of Junior Engineers, Draftsman, Executives, Office Assistants, Stenographers and Translators. It may be mentioned that NBCC is probably the first public sector enterprise to adopt this change in line with government's advice to discontinue the practice of interviews for junior-level recruitment. Elaborating on the decision, Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC said, "This is a positive stand that the company has taken. Many people compete for government jobs and in the process there are corruption happening in the selection of candidates for the posts. So let the selection criteria and procedure used, be transparent".

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 38 IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Dalpat Singh Dinkar has been appointed as ADG, Human Rights Commission, Jaipur while Sunil Datt was made IG, Telecommunications and Technical and Bipin Kumar Pnadey is DIG, SOG. Similarly, Surendra Kumar was posted ADC, Governor; Dr Nitin Deep Blaggan as SP Ajmer; Satyavir Singh as SP, CID, Human Rights; Sharat Kaviraj as SP, CID, Crime Branch, Jaipur; C Santosh Kumar Tukaram as SP, CID, SSB, Jodhpur; Vikas Kuamr as SP, ATS; Ajay Pal Lamba as SP, ACB; Dr Vishnu Kant as SP, Rajsamand; Mrs Param Jyoti as SP, CID, Civil Rights; Anshuman Bhomiya as Deputy Police Commissioner, Jaipur Urban North; Sandeep Singh Chuahn as SP, Swaimadhopur; Lalit Maheshwari as SP, Jodhpur; Hemant Kumar Sharma as SP, Kota Rural; Kailash Chandra Bishnoi as SP, Alwar; Dr Aman Deep Singh Kapur as SP, Bikaner; Satyendra Kumar as Sp, ACB, Udaypur; Randhir Singh as Deputy Police Commissioner, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation; Samir Kumar Singh as Deputy Police Commissioner West Jodhpur urban; Tejraj Singh Khordiya as Commandant, 12 bt RAC, New Delhi; Mrs Priti Jainas SP, ACB, Jaipur; Ajay Singh as SP, CID, ASB, Jaipur; Yogesh Yadav as SP, Dausa; Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary as SP, SCRB, Rajasthan; Manish Agrawal as SP, CID, SSB, Kota; Anil Kumar as SP, Karauli; Madan Gopal Meghwal as Deputy Police Commissioner, PHQ, Jaipur; Pradeep Mohan Sharma as SP, Bhilwara; Deepak Bhargava as SP, ACB, Jaipur; Sunil Kumar Vishnoi as Commandant, RPTC Jodhpur; Dusht Daman Singh as SP, Baran; Kalyan Mal Meena as Deputy Police Commisisoner, Jodhpur; Kishori Lal Meena as Commandant, PTS, Jhalawad; Shivraj Meena as Commandant, Kishangarh and Dr Rameshwar Meena was posted as SP, Jaipur rural.

R N Dubey appointed as Economic Adviser, Financial Services (UPDATED)
R N Dubey has been posted as Economic Adviser, Department of Financial Services. He is a 1984 batch IES officer.

Subba Rao appointed as Economic Adviser, Railways (UPDATED)
V L V S S Subba Rao has been posted as Economic Adviser, Ministry of Railways. He is a 1985 batch IES officer.

Anjan Kumar Mohanty appointed as DIGF, Forest (UPDATED)
Anjan Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Forests (DIGF), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a 1992 batch IFS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Services of Y P Singh placed with ED (UPDATED)
The services of Y P Singh have been placed with the Enforcement Directorate. He is a 1991 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

NLC records good operational, financial performance during first half FY (UPDATED)
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, the Navratna - Mining and Power Generation CPSE has recorded good operational financial performance for the first half year of FY 2015-16. During this period, the Company has increased its Installed Capacity from 2,740 MW to 3,263.50 MW by adding 523.50 MW including Wind Power of 13.50 MW and Solar Power of 10 MW. The Company's Subsidiary NTPL has also commissioned its 1,000 MW Coal based Power Station at Tuticorin. The Power Generation in the current 1st half year was 10,338 MU as compared to 9,983 MU in corresponding period of previous year with growth of 3.56%. Today (4th November 2015), the Company's Board approved its financial results for the Quarter ended 30th September 2015. The operating income was Rs. 1,715.91 Cr with Profit before Tax (PBT) of Rs. 521.43 Cr and Profit after Tax (PAT) of Rs 343.40 Cr. During the half year the Operating Income was Rs. 3,559.65 Cr as compared to Rs 2,912.94 Cr in the corresponding period of previous year recording a growth of 22.20%. The PBT has increased to Rs 1,074.91 Cr from Rs 874.57 Cr, with an increase of 22.91%. The PAT has increased to Rs. 710.30 Cr from Rs. 593.40 Cr with a growth of 19.70%.

Avinash Joshi gets charge of Joint CEO, Organising Committee of S-Asian Games (UPDATED)
Avinash Joshi, Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, has been assigned an additional charge of Joint CEO in the Organising Committee of the 12th South Asian Games. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Siddharth gets premature repatriation (UPDATED)
Siddharth, Director General, Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DG, DGS&D), has been given a premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

CORPORATE

Verma appointed Nominee Director of PFC
The Union Ministry of Power has appointed Arun Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Power as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Power Finance Corporation Ltd

Patel appointed MD & CEO of Andhra Bank
The Central government has appointed Suresh N Patel, Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Andhra Bank

Gopu to hold addl. charge as Director (Production) of ITI Ltd
S Gopu Director ( Human Resources) ITI Ltd has assumed additional charge as Director (Production) of ITI Ltd w.e.f. October 31, 2015

Saravanan assumes addl. charge as CMD of Madras Fertilizers Ltd
U Saravanan , Director (Technical) of Madras Fertilizers Limited, has assumed additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Madras Fertilizers Limited w.e.f. November 1, 2015.

Flintham appointed MD of Metalyst Forgings Ltd
Metalyst Forgings Limited has appointed John Ernest Flintham as Managing Director of the company

Kumar appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director of Gabriel India Ltd
Gabriel India Limited has appointed Jagdish Kumar as an Additional Non-Executive Director of the company.

Hinduja appointed Addl. Director of Hinduja Finance Ltd
Hinduja Finance Ltd has appointed Shom A Hinduja as an Additional Director of the company.

Kapil resigns as CS of Technofab Engineering Ltd
Ashish Kapil has resigned as Company Secretary of Technofab Engineering Limited

Sharma appointed Nominee Director of India Glycols Ltd
Ashwini Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Nominee Director of State Bank of India on the Board of Directors of India Glycols Ltd

Verma appointed MD of Castex Technologies Ltd
Castex Technologies Ltd has appointed S S Verma as Managing Director of the company.

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Pay parity

There are reports in media about a speculation of a recommendation by 7 CPC about pay parity between IAS and other Central services. The comparison between IAS and other services to gold medalists and back benchers is unfortunate. In the CS examination, even one mark makes difference in service allotment. It does not mean that these two candidates are intellectually different. IAS officers in their state cadres are already getting benefits in pay and other allowances. Majority of central services are working in Central government do not have any privileges. Some of us are not even reaching JS level while their counterparts in IAS have already become chief secretaries in smaller states. IAS friends should have some sympathy for their colleagues in other services.

S K Rao

Bigger responsibility

If you are a Prime Minister of a country, you cannot say that anything happened is a problem of a particular state. When Shiv Sena was a majority party in Maharashtra, the BJP behaved like a disciplined party. Now Shiv Sena has only 1/3rd strength in the Assembly it is behaving like a most indisciplined party. You cannot neglect immediate problems being faced by the citizens at the ground level. In a country where we have so many poor, the Government should not spend so much of money in organizing lavish events.

BBS

Posting in CBI

Police officials in this country consider their posting in CBI as punishment because not much glamour is attached to it. There is no scope of misuse of perks and facilities. Why only Police officials be posted in CBI? The Central Secretariat officials in this country do a lot of brain work. They can be given lessons on law & order and then posted in CBI. They may be in a position to do a proper inquiry and submit a proper report.

A Srivastava


Review of executive promotion policies in Maharatna PSU

The promotion policy in Maharatna PSU is only to benefit kith and kin of politicians and bureaucrats. The system is to kill honest, sincere, qualified and dedicated persons. The promotion policy has created nexus between executives and contractors. An executive who retires will be on rolls of the contractor next day. An outstanding honest, sincere, qualified and dedicated executive gets average grades. This government should look into it and purge the system thoroughly.

Shashank

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