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POLITICS

This is History (108)
All the ills that have come to India have been due to unhappy condition of our people.

One dozen SP leaders ready to switch over ?
Though assembly elections in UP are due in February 2017, discontent has started brewing up in the Samajwadi Party. If sources are to be believed, about one dozen senior party leaders including MLAs & MLCs are ready to leave the party and join other parties. It is said that six leaders will side with BJP while others will join BSP and RLD.

Pseudos hai pareshaan....
You can call Modi whatever you want!
But when it comes to King of Bollywood you can't!

Maut ka Saudagar..Hafeez Sayed.. whatever you please!
But when it comes to King of Bollywood ..cease (stop)!

They've attacked Modi on his personal life!
Even said he ditched his wife!

Just yesterday hear what Renuka did say!
If she were not a Lady I'd say ...bray!

The timing of the King's taunt is suspect!
Maybe he got a prod don't circumspect!

He's got a ED Notice ..so on the offence!
Offence is also a kind of defence!

They say 80% of Indians feel...manufactured protest!
And most of them Modi ko karte hai detest!

Like the King had tweeted in run up to election!
He'd quit India if Modi made the PM 'selection'!

Though now he says ...not his tweet!
Just expunge tweet and bitter turns sweet!

A Petition against Modi some did sign!
The day Modi became PM they started to whine!

When Modi's abused Media has a tick skin!
And treats his abusers as kitchen and kin!

Bihar some say is a very close call!
Some say like nine pins Mahaghatiyabandhan will fall!

One Economist says NDA will loose!
Seems the wrong profession he did choose!

Why even our RBI Guv seems to have got a gauge!
With which tolerance levels he us able to gauge!

Maybe he is following MMS model!
If this is so his model he should remodel!

Because as RBI Guv MMS stuck to his role!
Kept away from politics with a barge pole!

Just as this Guv has his right to say what he does feel!
We have the right to see wheels within a wheel!

Some time back Kejri called Laloo a chor!
Aaj for his politics chor bann gaya Morr!

You cannot build Castle of Honesty on shifting sands!
With the dishonest a honest man never stands!

Bihar election is not a referendum on Modi Sarkaar!
With the present state of Bihar Modi ko hai 'khaar'!

He campaigned in Bihar to bring about a change!
Teeming election as referendum sounds strange!

Modi has said for India to rise States have to rise too!
We all know the type of admin Laloo and his types do!

If they win Nitish will work under Laloo's thumb!
And soon Biharis will realize ..we've been so damn dumb!

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

Mishra to be Member of CBDT ?
R C Mishra is likely to be appointed Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He is 1979 batch IRS (IT) officer. Name of Mishra is believed to have been cleared by the CoS.

Post of Commissioner, BCAS still vacant
Post of Commissioner, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security( BCAS) is still vacant. Dr. A P Maheshwari who was ahead in the race for the said post now seems to be out of the race. He is UP cadre IPS officer of 1984 batch and presently posted as ADG,BSF.

Vipin Kumar Bansal appointed DIGF in GoI
Vipin Kumar Bansal has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Forests (DIGF), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Anoop Kumar Srivastava is also Secretary, Official Language
Anoop Kumar Srivastava has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Official Language. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Madras High Court quashes proceedings against TN cadre IAS officer Bajaj
In a unique case of relief to a victimized IAS officer, the Madras High Court quashed the proceedings against Jasbir Singh Bajaj, 1987 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer after a long period of 19 years. In a case registered against the officer in October, 1996, he was charge sheeted after 18 years in September, 2014 inspite of their own findings of being a case of "Mistake of Fact" where no loss was caused to the Government. On 29th October, 2015, exactly after 19 years of the FIR, the Madras High Court on a petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. quashed the proceedings against the officer on the grounds of inordinate delay of 18 years in the background of their own submission of being a case of Mistake of Fact causing no loss to the Government. It may be recalled that the officer had to get his due promotions to Selection Grade and the Super Time Scale through CAT and the same Madras High Court in the years 2009 and 2010 respectively in the backdrop of the same case. This can be a good case study for all the IAS officers, more particularly the Officer Trainees at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, who should know such horrifying situations they could be facing in their career in the service. More so the officer being one of the most academically sound IAS officer of the country with 5 Masters degrees including an MBA from IIFT, LL.M. and coveted MBL from NLSIU, Bangalore.

Mrs Rita Singh deemed to resign from IAS
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).

Kamlendra Prasad offered DG level post in GoI for one month
The Government of India has offered the post of Director General level post to Kamlendra Prasad, who is due to retire onDecember 31, 2015. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

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

Pravesh Sharma set to return to Madhya Pradesh ?
1982 batch MP cadre IAS officer Pravesh Sharma is completing his five year tenure as MD, Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium in the middle of November. Speculation on his future plans is active in bureaucratic circles in Bhopal these days. Only time will tell if he will return to the State or not.

Ms Kamal Preet posted as CF, Regional office, Dehradun
Ms Kamal Preet has been appointed as Conservator of Forests, Regional Office, Dehradun. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Shambhu Singh returns to parent cadre
Shambhu Singh has returned to parent cadre from central deputation and been appointed as Principal Secretary, Forest & Environment in Manipur. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Avinash Joshi gets charge of Joint CEO, Organising Committee of S-Asian Games
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
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.

IFS officer of Gujarat cadre gets assignment in GoI
Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Gujarat, CN Pandey has been appointed Chairman of the 14member Expert Appraisal Committee for Environment Clearance to Industry-I projects.

Kulvinder Singh appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, N-Delhi-II
Kulvinder Singh has been appointed as Member, Income Tax Settlement Commission at New Delhi Additional Bench-II.

Sanjay Kumar Mishra gets proforma promotion to PrCIT grade
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.

Indian Postal Service officer joins Telangana Govt
Mrs N R Visalatchy, who is presently DPS, Hyderabad region, AP circle, has joined the Government of Telangana for a period of two years. She is a 2002 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Killu Sivakumar relieved to join Telangana Govt
The Government of Manipur has relieved Killu Sivakumar Naidu to join the Government of Telangana on cadre transfers on the grounds of marriage to Mrs Chetana Mylabathula, an IPS officer of 2013 batch of this state. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Bank of Maharashtra earns profit
Bank of Maharashtra has earned net profit plunge by more than half to Rs. 72 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal from Rs. 162.91 crore in the same period last year. Sushil Muhnot is the Chief of the Bank.

P K Singh returns to parent cadre
P K Singh has returned to parent cadre from central deputation and been posted as Commissioner, Health. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

G Sivakumar appointed as Dy Passport officer, Malappuram
G Sivakumar has been appointed as Deputy Passport Officer in the Passport office, Malappuram under the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a 2008 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

HP Govt asked to relieve Ms Veena Bharti to join SVP Police Academy
The Government of Himachal Pradesh has been told to relieve Ms Veena Bharti so as to join as Assistant Director in Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. She is a 2007 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

36 IIS Gr-B officers to be promoted ?
36 IIS group -B officers likely to promoted in group -A and would be posted as Asstt. Director. According to the sources their promotion has been approved and orders are likely to be issued in a couple of days.

Pankaj Kumar appointed as Director, Agriculture
Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. He is a 1991 batch ITS officer.

Three IPS officers shifted in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Tank has been appointed as Commandant, State Disaster Response Force while Deepak Bhargava will be SP, Pali and Kalyan Mal Meena is SP, Anti-corruption Bureau, Kota in Rajasthan.

Major reshuffle of India Postal Service officers (UPDATED)
As many as 43 officers of Indian Postal Service of B group have been transferred and posted at different circles. Accordingly, G Umamaheshwar, M Narasimha Raju, P S Chandra Shekhar, D V Mahidar and Ananda Rao were posted to Andhra Pradesh circle while Rajashekar Bhat, S M Bhat, H L Nataraj, R N Tavakari, Umesh Shettigar, D R Narasimhamurthy and B Vasantha have been posted to Karnataka and Parmanand Pandey, Rajmal Jain, R P S Chauhan, S K Tiwari, A K Jain, S S Rajput, H S Gupta, R K Agarwal are being transferred to Madhya Pradesh. Besides, Sitansh Dash, bijay Kuamr Patra, Banambar Sethi, Maheshwar Sethi, Dilip Kumar Samal, P C Mohapatra have been posted to Odisha; Ravi Dutta Sallu and K K Chauhan to Punjab; Gauri Shankar, Ram Prasad Kushwaha, Bajarang Lal Sharma, Dhangla Ram, Ram Swaroop Munot, Ishra Ram, Ratan Lal and Kajod Lal Meena to Rajasthan; L Chandra Sekaran, R Raghpathy, E R Palanisami, P V Balachander, S Channakrishnan to Tamil Nadu; G C Bhatt to Uttarakhand and K Parasuramaiah was posted to PTC, Mysore.

Rabindra Nath Mishra posted as Director (Fin), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Rabindra Nath Mishra presently in East Central Railway has been posted as Director, Finance (Commercial), Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.

2 IRAS officers transferred (UPDATED)
Two IRAS officers get postings. A K Prasad has been posted as FA& CAO in Northern Railway while B C Meena will be FA &CAO, North Western Railway.

Declining steel prices, major shutdowns for upgradation impact SAIL Q2, FY'16 (UPDATED)
In H1 2015-16, SAIL registered a growth in hot metal and crude steel production of 8% and 5% respectively over CPLY. However, SAIL has incurred net loss of Rs 1378 Cr in H1, FY16 which includes a net loss of Rs 1056 Cr during the 2nd quarter. SAIL's financial performance has suffered mainly due to lower sales realisation which dropped by 24% in Q2, FY16 over same quarter last year (corresponding to around Rs.7500 per tonne) and a decline in sales by 6.7%. Although the sales in the long product segment registered a robust growth of 20% over CPLY, the sales of flat products declined by around 15% primarily due to the 75 days shutdown of the Hot Strip Mill at Bokaro for its upgradation. SAIL incurred an additional expenditure of Rs. 280 Crore towards contribution to District Mineral Fund (DMF) under MMDR Amendment Act - 2015. There has also been an increase in interest & depreciation related charges with commissioning of the new facilities under the on-going modernisation and expansion plan. The Company's performance is set to improve in H2, FY16 with completion of the upgradation of the Hot Strip Mill at Bokaro. This upgradation which includes installation of a new reversing roughing mill and heat shields would not only, increase the capacity of the Hot Strip Mill from 3.9 mtpa to 4.2 mpta but would also improve the quality of the product. Further, with the completion of capital repairs of one blast furnace during the quarter and ramping up of production gradually from the new units there would be substantial increase in production of saleable steel. Indian domestic prices have registered steep decline due to impact of lower priced steel imports especially from China, Japan, Korea and CIS countries. Domestic and International Steel Market continues to pose challenges to the Indian steel makers. Government of India's support in the form of imposition of safeguard duty has given some relief to the industry. However, the industry will have to bear with low cost imports for some more time and may look for some more support. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary, MSME and Chairman SAIL, Dr A K Pujari said, "SAIL is focused to ramp up production from the modernized facilities along with renewed thrust on production of value added steel and cost reduction which will bolster its performance during the balance period of the current fiscal."

Reshuffle of IPS officers in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 14 IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Sulkhan Singh has been appointed as DGP, Civil Defence while Kamlendra Prasad was made DGP, SIT and Dr Harish Chandra Singh is DGP, Training. Similarly, Virendra Pratap Shrivastava has been appointed as SP, Sankabir Nagar; Yogesh singh as SP, Basti; Santosh Kumar Singh as SSP, Ata; Pankaj Kumar as SP, Deoriya; Rajesh Krishna as SP, Farukhabad; Vishambar Dayal Shukla as SP, Personnel, PHQ; Vaibha Krishna as SP, Railway, Moradabad; Kripa Shankar Singh as SP, Traffic; Dr Manoj Kumar as Commandant, 30th bt, PAC, Gonda; Dinesh Kumar P as Commandant, 45th Bt, BAC, Aligarh and Deepak Kumar Bhatt was made SP, EOW, Lucknow.

SBI stands alone results (UPDATED)
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced its Q2 FY16 results. Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, SBI along with the Bank's top management announces Q2 FY16 results during a press conference in Mumbai, highlights: Net Profit increased by 25.12% from Rs.3,100 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs.3,879 Crores; Operating Profit increased by 20.60% from Rs.8, 512 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs. 10,266 Crores; Non Interest Income increased by 35.58% from Rs. 4,571 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs. 6,197 Crores;. The major contributors were growth in Profit on sale of investments and recovery in w/o accounts: Net Interest Income increased by 7.37% from Rs. 13,275 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs.14,253 Crores; Operating Income increased by 14.59% from Rs. 17,845 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs. 20,450 Crores in Q2FY16; Gross NPA ratio is down by 74 bps to 4.15% in Q2FY16 as against 4.89% in Q2FY15.Profitability: Total Interest Income increased from Rs. 37,263 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs.40, 658 Crores in Q2FY16 (9.11%YOY growth); Interest Income on Advances increased from Rs. 27,869 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs. 28,982 Crores in Q2FY16 (3.99%YOY growth). The lower growth is due to reduction in base rate twice by 15 bps each in April andJune 15; Interest Income on Resources Operations increased from Rs.8, 788 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs.10,745 Crores in Q2FY16 (22.26%YOY growth); Total Interest Expenses increased from Rs.23, 988 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs. 26,405 Crores in Q2FY16 (10.08%YOY growth); Interest Expenses on Deposits increased from Rs.22, 072 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs. 24,746 Crores in 2FY16 (12.12 %YOY growth) Operating Expenses increased from Rs. 9,333 Crores in Q2FY15 to Rs.10, 184 Crores in Q2FY16 (9.12 %YOY growth).

CORPORATE

Steinhoff appointed Chairman of Ingersoll Rand (India) Ltd.
Ingersoll Rand (India) Limited has appointed Roman Steinhoff as the Chairman of the company.

Radhakrishnan re-appointed Whole-time Director of Cipla Ltd.
Cipla Limited has re-appointed S Radhakrishnan as a Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. November 12, 2015

Dhanani appointed MD of Sayaji Hotels Ltd.
Sayaji Hotels Ltd has appointed Raoof Razak Dhanani as Managing Director of the company

Gupta given addl. charge as CMD of ITI Ltd.
P K Gupta, Director (Marketing) of ITI Ltd has been given additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of ITI Ltd

Palmer appointed Independent Director of Ashok Leyland Ltd.
Ashok Leyland Limited has appointed Dr Andrew C Palmer as Independent Director of the company.

Rathod appointed CS of Voltamp Transformers Ltd.
Voltamp Transformers Limited has appointed Sanket Rathod as Company Secretary of the company.

Handa appointed Chairman of Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.
Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited has appointed Kewal Handa as the Chairman of the company.

Gupta appointed Chairman of Snowman Logistics Ltd
Snowman Logistics Ltd has appointed Prem Kishan Gupta as Chairman of the company.

Padmanabhan appointed Chairman of Quintegra Solutions Ltd
Quintegra Solutions Ltd has appointed Meleveetil Padmanabhan as the Chairman of the company.

Mundra appointed CFO of Flexituff International Ltd
Flexituff International Ltd has appointed Ajay Mundra as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Ms Kanase resigns as CEO & MD of Broadcast Initiatives Ltd
Ms Supriya Kanase has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Broadcast Initiatives Ltd.

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No transparency in education loan

It is sometimes very difficult to know about the exact terms and conditions of the loan offered to the students and there is very little transparency in the matter. All banks should put up their schemes on the web so that it is easy for comparison. A customer should have the information so that he can choose the scheme which is best suited for him.

Sudhir Panwalkar

Interesting defence by IAS fraternity

Interesting defence by IAS fraternity to protect their turf. Some one put IRS(IT) as inefficient as tax base is low in India. By same logic, all IAS officers are in charge of Health and Maternal mortality and IMR too is very bad in India. Who is responsible ? All IAS officers therfore should vacate Health Department and Health Ministry posts by the same logic. Am I right?

Rama Rama Prasad

Stories being planted against SAIL's CMD designate

Several stories are being planted by recently retired CMD of SAIL and few sitting directors of the same company against a person designated as CMD of SAIL only to save themselves from going to jail for the scams they have been doing in the company. SAIL is in bad shape financially just because of several scams that have happened even CAG report on SAIL has unearthed few such scams. SAIL was negative in first quarter and now in second quarter too its continuing negative growth. Plants like Bhilai which were always profit making are nose diving financially for the bad management. Isn't there an end to plight of this steel major by punishing those guilty of fraud??

Prashanth

All kudos, Dr. Dhawan

It goes to the credit of Dr. Dhawan that he turned around the company. The mood of the employees in the company has changed and they are raring to achieve new heights. He has motivated the employees to a great extent. Best of luck for future.

C Mohan

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