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POLITICS

This is History (107)

The masses seem to be spiritless and passive.They put up with changes of rulers without any great objection.

SIT report creates flutter

SIT report on Companies has created flutter in the corridors of power. Report has hinted that some retired bureaucrats and political bosses were found directors in many co's. It is said that some companies are only on papers. There are indications that the govt may go for thorough enquiry in this matter.

DoPT denies, Uttarakhand Government appoints

Despite denial of extension to Chief Secretary Rakesh Sharma by the Government of India, the Uttarakhand Government has given re-appointment of three months to 1981 batch IAS officer. Now the DoPT has raised an objection on his re-appointment. One can now wait and watch ?

GoI orders, State Government implements !

Now new Governance in the country. Blue eyed boy of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, ACB Chief Navdeep Singh, was transferred at the behest of the Home Ministry of Government of India. 1981 batch IPS officer Navdeep Singh was investigating cases against some high profile persons who are also considered close to Vasundharaji.

Tolerance ki paatshaala

I'm in the lobby of a 5 Star Hotel. .. in walks a limping well known Author and Socialite who nowadays is on a Intolerance crusade ..cursing a broken heel.

Me: Madam very intolerant of the heel!!
Socialite: (narrowing her eyes) What do you mean buster!

M: No ...no ...nowadays you are on this intolerance trip.....
S: Did BJP send you ...

M: Madam why are you so intolerant towards BJP.... like you have a right to shout....Intolerance Intolerance ....BJP has a right to shout .. No Intolerance !
S: Okay Mr. No Intolerance .... tell me why is Modi chup ...

M: The murders have taken place in non BJP States .... he has not commented on the killing of Poojary and Thomas case too....and in all cases law is taking its course .... Amit Shah had summoned the BJP Leaders who made certain unacceptable comments and admonished them...
S: What about the Haryana killings...

M: Madam ji ...
S: Don't Ji me ....I'm not a Bhenji!!

M: Yes point take...you are not ...the reports emanating from Haryana say the fire was an inside job ....and now there are reports of marital discord .... the matter are under investigation.
S: What about VK Singh's doggy comment!

M: Madam you are a Author ...the doggy comment was to illustrate that for even incidents that are trivial they blame Center...Madam one question ...did you even question the 1984 Genocide???
S: In all the Parties I attended I said it was horrendous!

M: Nothing in Public. ...achcha ... tell me one thing ... Congress is shouting intolerance .... what about Congress's intolerance ... Emergency ...Genocide ....riots ....list is long!
S: I agree .... I recall the atrocities during Emergency ... Sanjay Gandhi and his Nasbandi....

M: Then why now this sudden cry that India has become intolerant .... I think intolerance has gone down from Co gress time!
S: What about Government meddling in what we eat and what we view!

M: Ma'am fact.... Cow Meat ban was there in the Constitution but it was not being implemented in letter and spirit... .. and on Porn ...that order was more to do with Child Porn... today ask any Psychiatrist ...Porn is one of the causes for rapes. If you want an end to Nirbhaya type cases then strictly the 18 + law has to be implemented.
S: Whatever ... I am feeling stiffled!

M: Maybe because India is slowly but surely improving its moral fibre .. from ...as you like it or what you will ... to consider the effects of our actions ....
S: Enough .. I can't take more of this.... (calls out to a passing Bellboy) ....ask a Waiter to get me a stiff Whisky on the rocks.

Bellboy: Madam it's against Hotel policy to serve Liquor in the Lobby!
S: How damn intolerant! Okay ....please take this person away....

Bellboy: Madam he is a Guest too ...how can I do such a thing...
S: So damn intolerant to the feelings of a Guest .... change the name of this place to Hotel Intolerant ..
M: Madam before the Hotel Management gets 'intolerant' to your intolerance cries ... I think I'll go away ... bye.

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

Atulesh Jindal to be new CBDT Chairman ?
The CoS is believed to have recommended the name of Atulesh Jindal for the post of Chairman CBDT. He is 1978 batch IRS (IT) officer. Present Chairperson Anita Kapoor is retiring by this month end.

Has A K Jain lost to Atulesh Jindal ?
Has the senior most Member in the CBDT A K Jain lost the race for the post of Chairman CBDT ? Member (Personal and Vigilance ) Jain will get only two months if he is appointed Chairman. In case he is appointed he would get two months extension in service in view of the Budget beginning February 1. Decision of the PMO would only be known on December 1.

Justice T S Thakur to be new CJI
Justice T S Thakur would succeed Justice H L Dattu On December 2 as the next Chief Justice of India. Notification of Justice TS Thakur according to known traditions, for appointment as Chief Justice of India was to be made on November 2. Normally the notification is made just one month prior to the superannuation of the CJI.

(We said in on October 28, 2015)

Who will be IG, NDRF ?
Who will be new IG, NDRF ? Tie is said to be between two UP cadre IPS officers Amrendra Kumar Sengar of 1995 batch and Alok Sharma of 1991 batch.

Mann joins as DIG, BSF
M D S Maan has joined the BSF as DIG. He is an ex-armyman.

Loaned officers posted in ED
To clear the work load govt has given 3 IRS officers on loan to ED. They are Anup Kumar Dube,1989 batch,Y. P. Singh, 1991 batch and Anuj Gogia , 1992 batch. They all have been posted as Addl. Directors.
(We said this on Oct 28.)

Rajput posted JD, ED, Jaipur
Rahul Rajput has been posted as Joint Director, ED in Jaipur. He is an IRS officer.

Orders of two Prasar Bharti Members this month ?
Orders of the appointment of two new Prasar Bharti Members is expected to be made in a couple of weeks.

Harish Chandra declines offer of Director (Fin), NSIC
Harish Chandra, GGM, CONCOR, is reported to have declined the offer of Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC).

Appointment of Director (Fin), BHEL delayed
Appointment of new Director (Finance), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is getting delayed, due to some technical reasons as the post has been lying vacant since June 1, 2015.

Extension to Dhawan queers Jha's pitch for CMD, MECL
An extension to present incumbent Gopal Dhawan to the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) has reportedly queered the pitch of R N Jha, Director (Technical), MECL, selected for this post at PESB) meeting held on July 9, 2015.

Will Anita Agnihotri return to Odisha as CS ?
Name of Secretary, Social Justice in the Government of India, Anita Agnihotri has also started doing the round for the post of Chief Secretary in Odisha. She is 1980 batch IAS officer. Present CS G C Pati is retiring by this month end.

Pati to be CIC in Odisha ?
Odisha Chief Secretary G C Pati is likely to be appointed Chief Information Commissioner in the state on December 1. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

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

G Phanindra Rao appointed Conservator of Forests, Bhopal
G Phanindra Kumar Rao has been appointed as Conservator of Forests (CF), Regional Office, Bhopal. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

R N Dubey appointed Economic Adviser, Financial Services
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
V L V S S Subba Rao has been posted as Economic Adviser, Ministry of Railways. He is a 1985 batch IES officer.

Mumbai Port Trust seeks applications for Traffic Manager
Mumbai Port Trust has invited applications for the post of 'Traffic Manager' from the major Port Trusts/Central/ State Government Departments/ Autonomous Bodies/Semi-government or PSUs. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Trust before November 30, 2015.

Jayashanka Talava appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Chennai-II
Jayashankar Talava has been appointed as Member, Income Tax Settlement Commission at Chennai Additional Bench-II.

GAIL incurs fall in net profit
GAIL India has reported a 66.19 per cent fall in second quarter net profit on lower LPG and petrochemical prices. B C Tripathi is the CMD of the GAIL India.

Ms Mona Kumari Jain posted as Asst AG, MP Gwalior
Ms Mona Kumari Jain, on completion of training at NAAA, Shimla, has been posted as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (G&SSA), Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior. She is a 2013 batch IA&AS officer.

Das joins Board of SEBI
Secretary Department of Economic Affairs, Shaktikanta Das has joined the board of capital markets regulator SEBI. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Anjan Kumar Mohanty appointed DIGF, Forest
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.

Panchanam Dash repatriated to parent cadre
Panchanam Dash has been repatriated to his parent cadre and posted as Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, CSO, MoSPI, New Delhi. He is an Indian Statistics Service.

Panchanam Dash repatriated to parent cadre
Jitender Yadav has joined the Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday. He is 2010 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

14 IAS officers transferred in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
As many as 14 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Delhi Government. Accordingly, Janak Digal has been appointed as CMD, DFC while A Majumnadar was made Chairman, DSSSB and Ms Geetanali Gupta is Secretary, Social Welfare & WCD. Dr Dilraj Kaur has been appointed as Director, Social Welfare; P R Meena as Special Commissioner, Trade & Taxes; Ashutosh Kumar gets additional charge of Member, DSSSB and Controller of Examination; Ms Saumya Gupta as MD, DTTDC; F O Hashmi will look after the work of Vigilance Officer of Health & Family Welfare; V K Beniwal as Special Secretary, Education looking after the work of Vigilance Officer, Education, NCC, Achieves; D P Dwivedi will look after as Vigilance officer, Finance, Home, Prisons, civil Defence, Fire, Forensic Lab, Prosecution, Law, Justice and Legislative; D K Mishra gets charge of Vigilance Officer, Trade & Taxes, Excise & Entertainment; B L Sharma gets charge of Vigilance Officer, UD Department, PWD, I&FC, Land & building and Z U Siddiqui was made Vigilance Officer of Social Welfare, WCD, SC/ST and OBC/ Minorities, Environment, TTE College.

Four appointed Part time members Prasar Bharti (UPDATED)
Four eminent figures have been appointed part members of Prasar Bharti. They are- Anup Jalota, Ashok Tandon, Shashi Sekhar and Sunil Alagh.

Sanjay Kumar Mishra gets proforma promotion to PrCIT grade (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer, Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been given proforma promotion to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax with effect from January 30, 2015.

Mrs Rita Singh deemed to resign from IAS (UPDATED)
Mrs Rita Singh, who is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Dr Niraj Kumr Pawan is also MD, Rajasthan Med Services Corp (UPDATED)
Dr Niraj Kumar Pawan has been assigned an additional charge of Managing Director, Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited in Rajasthan. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

CORPORATE

Varadarajan re-appointed MD of Repco Home Finance Ltd
Repco Home Finance Limited has re-appointed R Varadarajan as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f. January 1, 2016.

Prabhat appointed Non-Exec. Director of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd
Reliance Infrastructure Limited has appointed Shiv Prabhat who is Executive Director (Micro Insurance) of Life Insurance Corporation of India as Non-executive Director of the company.

Nitesh steps down as MD of Bata India Ltd
Kumar Nitesh has stepped down as Managing Director (Retail) of Bata India Limited but will continue in an Executive role in the company

Jithendran resigns as ED of Godrej Properties Ltd
K T Jithendran has resigned as Executive Director of Godrej Properties Limited w.e.f. December 15, 2015

Goenka resigns as Director of Duncans Industries Ltd
Shrivardhan Goenka has resigned as Director of Duncans Industries Limited

Sureka resigns as CFO of Khaitan Electricals Ltd
Sunil Sureka has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Khaitan Electricals Ltd

Ms Bhargava appointed Addl. Director of Morepen Laboratories Ltd
Morepen Laboratories Ltd has appointed Ms Archana Bhargava as the Additional Director of the company.

Two Independent Directors to join Board of PBA Infrastructure Ltd?
Ms Jacintha Castelino and Bhagwati Prasad Mangal are to join as Independent Directors of PBA Infrastructure Ltd

Ms Garg appointed Non Exec. Director of Rathi Steel & Power Ltd
Rathi Steel & Power Ltd has appointed Ms Akanksha Garg as a Non-executive Director of the company

Trivedi resigns as ED of Rajratan Global Wire Ltd
Deepesh Trivedi has resigned as Executive Director of Rajratan Global Wire Ltd


Sreedharan appointed MD of Unisys India
Ravikumar Sreedharan has been appointed as Managing Director of Unisys India


Chatterjee appointed Senior VP & Head ( Consumer Experience & Growth) of Flipkart?
Surojit Chatterjee has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Head ( Consumer Experience & Growth) of Flipkart

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Advani for next President ?

Advani for next President is out of question. BJP would any day prefer Amit Shah or RSS's Mohan Bhagwat as the chosen ones.

J.P.Gupta

Mohan Bhagavat to be next prez

Your take on the future president: NOTA

It will be Mohan Bhagavat

Rajesh Joshi

Flexi-hours idea, not practical

Howsoever commendable the flexi-hours idea may be specially to ease the traffic snarls as also helpful for lady employees it is not practicable.In doing Government job one has to interact with employees of other departments and if they are not available in office when you are sitting and working the work may suffer. Same if the workers in your own department are also not available when you need them to discuss or do some job.Yes in isolated offices this may work though considering the safety problems in places like Delhi women may not like to leave late for home.But if they come late to office they will have to sit late.So we just do not have an environment conducive to flexihours.

Aarti Khosla

Flexitime office

The departments in the ministry or the specific wing of the ministry should be encouraged to implement paperless office and ministry of IT should certify this. Once it is declared the staff and officers of that wing may be allowed to work from home atleast for two days in a week. This would reduce the traffic, consumtion of Fuel, water and light bills in office,they can attend some domestic responsibility. On emergency cases they may be on call.They should undertake to work from home with good bandwidth emails,online office etc.

B K Panda

System to judge bureaucrat's competence required

A system similar to the API score devised for Professors to judge their competence with respect to various parameters needs to be put in place for bureaucrats which would judge the competence of an officer as an individual rather than the service he/she belongs to. Everyone knows that the claim to superiority of the IAS is based on myths and one-sided arguments which more often than not justify this superiority by speaking about tradition rather than any logical arguments. Further, everyone knows that that after a certain no. of years in service all bureaucrats are the same whether IAS or otherwise. There is no reason why a non-IAS officer who has performed well at the Dy. Secy level cannot do so at the Jt. secy/Secy level. It is just that the IAS officers are able to take bold decisions because they are protected by the political class and minor mistakes in their decision-making are overlooked whereas an IRS officer would have to face a frivolous decade-long Vigilance inquiry for a genuine mistake of similar or less gravity.

K D Swami

SAIL headless, who is at fault ?

SAIL is the steel maker to the nation !! But pity, it is headless for more than six months.... Every functional Director is fighting to be the top boss, leaving the organization deteriorating day by day...

Calling for interview, recommending for selection and then saying two months later that the selected candidate did not meet the requirement of the post. It is so surprising to know that PSEB did not know who were meeting the requirements of SAIL Chairman post. Does this make sense? Does this not smell a rat in the selection procedure ? Somebody in the PSEB should be punished for this.

Dr V N Sharma

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