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Sunil Kumar

IAS is supreme !
IAS is always supreme . 1973 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre former IAS officer Najeeb Jung has defeated 1992 batch former IRS officer Arvind Kejriwal in the political battle of Delhi.


Did Jindal meet Adani?
Did Naveen Jindal meet Gautam Adani ? Several rumours are doing the rounds in the corporate world.


'Downgrade superiority of IAS and IFS officers'
Indian Revenue Service officers have demanded 7th Pay Commission to downgrade the superiority of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) as they don't endure hardship as IRS officers are doing in collecting revenue for the Government. Or their posts should be increased at par with IAS and IFS officers.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Bihar cadre IAS officer succeed Rajiv Kher as Commerce Secretary?
The name of a Bihar cadre IAS officer is doing the rounds in the corridors of Commerce Ministry for the post of new Commerce Secretary, as incumbent Rajiv Kher is due to retire in June, 2015.


Will Tayal be new NSG Chief ?
Name of R C Tayal has started doing the round for the post of DG NSG. He is 1980 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.


Appointment of TRAI Chairman this month
Appointment of TRAI Chairman is expected to take place in a week or two.


Johri to be GM, Southern Railway?
Vashistha Johri is being tipped as General Manager, Southern Railway. He is from Mechanical Services. Presently he is posted in the Railway Board.


Former MP cadre IAS, Iyer is now MD Rio Tinto
S Vijay Iyer, MP-IAS 1981, who served in the World Bank for over 20 years, providing high profile leadership to its energy, extractives and infrastructure related development work, has returned to India in a new role as Managing Director of Rio Tinto. Based out of Gurgaon, the mining conglomerate's India operations span sales, new mines development, R&D, technology services etc. Iyer had left the State in 1991after a distinguished record of service.


Dr Ashvini Kumar selected for MD, SECI
Dr Ashvini Kumar, Director, SECI, has been selected for the post of Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 18, 2015. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Who will be the most trusted man of Jayalalitha ?
Grapevine has it that Rammohan Rao, Secretary - PWD, is going to be most powerful in Tamil Nadu. Retired IAS officers Ms. Sheela Priya and Venkataraman will also be no less powerfull.


UT cadre IAS officers sandwiched ?
UT cadre IAS officers have been sandwiched between AAP-led government and Modi government.


UT cadre IAS officers may not get empanelled ?
It is believed that the UT cadre IAS officers who have become close to AAP government may find it difficult to get empanelled in the Government of India to the rank of JS, AS and Secretary.


Alok Chandra empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Alok Chandra has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Economic Service.


UT cadre IPS officers' promotion next month?
Promotion process of about a dozen IPS officers is likely to start in June. Those officers who are under consideration zone working as DCP (SP) to JD(IG) are likely to be promoted DIG to ADG. Most of them are posted with Delhi Police and are from 1987 - 2001 batches.


Why orders of Chakravarty for CMD, ECL delayed ?
The orders for appointment of Subrata Chakravarty, Director (Technical), ECL, as Chairman and Managing Director, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. A vacancy of this post is arising on June 1, 2015.


Order of Umesh Kumar for Director (P&PB), SAIL yet to come
The order for appointment of Umesh Kumar as Director (Projects & Business Planning), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. A vacancy of this post is arising on June 1, 2015.


PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), CCI
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance), Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI) that fell vacant on May, 2015. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the PESB before July 2, 2015.


CMD of BOI to retire
CMD of Bank of India V R Iyer is retiring by this month-end.


Two GMs from Union Bank are EDs
At least two General Managers from the Union Bank qualified for the post and became Executive Director in nationalized banks.


Desh Ratan Gupta posted as ED, Environment & Housekeeping Mgmt Directorate
Desh Ratan Gupta has been appointed Executive Director in the Environment & Housekeeping Management Directorate. He is an IRSE officer.


B Nagya returns from deputation
After returning from deputation to Singareni Collieries Limited, B Nagya has been posted to South Western Railway (SWR). He is an IRTS officer.

11 IIS officers promoted to STS
As many as 11 JTS level Indian Information Service (IIS) officers have been promoted in Senior Time Scale (STS) and posted at different places. These officers belong to different batches.


Pathak posted as DD, PIB, Ahmedabad
Ashok Pathak has been promoted and posted as Deputy Director , PIB, Ahmedabad, He will hold additional charge of PIB, Rajkot.


Gargi Malik goes to PIB, Kanpur
Gargi Malik, who was APRO - Defence in Lucknow, has been transferred as DD, PIB, Kanpur.


Shukla is now DD News AIR, Gorakhpur
Ramesh Chandra Shukla has been posted as DD News AIR, Gorakhpur.


Bandopadhyay transferred to AIR News , Delhi
After promotion, Samrat Badopadhyay is posted as DD News AIR, Delhi.


Sunil K Shukla posted in DD news
Sunil Kumar Shukla, Asstt Director, News, AIR, Allahabad, has been posted as DD news at DDK, Lucknow. He will hold additional charge of DD, Defence, Lucknow.


Verma is Deputy Director, PIB
Manoj Kumar Verma, has been transferred from AIR, News to PIB, Delhi as Deputy Director.


Gupta posted in DD News, Delhi
Navika Gupta,, who was Assistant Director AIR, News has been promoted as Deputy Director, DD News , Delhi.


Nitesh Jha promoted in DAVP
Nitesh Jha has been promoted as DD in DAVP, Delhi. He is already working in DAVP.


Anurag Jain promoted as DD
After promotion Anurag Jain has now become DD and posted in AIR News , Delhi but he will in DAVP, Delhi as DD on loan basis.


Neetu Sona promoted in Thiruvananthapuram
Neetu Sona has been promoted as DD, PIB, Thiruvananthapuram with additional charge of DD, DFP in T'puram.


Puja Verdhan is DD News at DDK, Bhopal
Puja P Verdhan, Assistant Director, PIB, Indore has been promoted as Deputy Director, News DDK, Bhopal.


2007 batch IPS officer suspended in Gujarat
A 2007 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, Manoj Ninama has been suspended on charges of committing irregularities in recruitment examination in the State.


Arun Kumar Jain gets zonal charge of Maharashtra
Arun Kumar Jain, Member of Personnel & Vigilance in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been given the zonal charges of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.


Atulesh Jindal gets zonal charge of North east regions
Atulesh Jindal, Member of Revenue in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been given the zonal charges of West Bengal & Sikkim, NER, Bihar & Jharkhand and Odisha.


S M Nigam gets zonal charge of Southern region
S M Nigam, Member of Income Tax in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been given the zonal charges of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Goa, Kerala.


Ms Rani Singh Nair gets charge of North West region, UP, Delhi
Ms Rani Singh Nair, Member of Legislations & Computerization in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has given the zonal charges of North West Region, Delhi, UP East and West and Uttarakhand.


Ms Surabh Sinha gets zonal charge of all DGsIT & CCsIT
Ms Surabh Sinha, Member of Investigation in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been given the zonal chares of All DGsIT Inv, All CCsIT central circle and DGIT (I&CI).


S K Ray gets charge of MP, Guj, Rajasthan, CG
S K Ray, Member of Audit & Judicial in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been given the zonal charge of Gujarat Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh.


Post of DG, DRDO vacant since February
The post of Director General, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), has been lying vacant since February 1, 2015.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in J&K (UPDATED)
As many as 23 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Jammu and Kashmir. Accordingly, Raj Kumar Goyal has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Home while Dheeraj Gupta will now be Commissioner/Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation and Asgar Hassan Samoon is Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. Similarly, Navin Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as Commissioner/Secretary, Finance; Gazzanfar Hussain as Commissioner/Secretary, GAD; Hirdesh Kumar as Secretary, Technical Education, Youth Services and Sports Department; Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari as Commissoiner/Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Ms Vineeta Gupta as Officer in Special Duty, GAD, Satesh Nehru as Secretary, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department; Mandeep Kumar Bhandari as Secretary, Health and Medical Education; Ms Nirmal Sharma as Director, J & K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development; Khurshid Ahmad Shah as Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj with additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj; Saurabh Bhagat as Secretary, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and Tribal Affairs; Hilal Ahmad Parray as Secretary, Cooperatives Department; Ms Dilshad Khan as Commissioner of Enquiries; Tsering Anchok as Excise Commissioner, J&K; Ajeet Kumar Sahu as CEO, Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board; Ms Salma Hamid as Vice-Chairperson, Srinagar Development Authority; Ms Yasha Mudgal as Director, School Education, Jammu; Simarandeep Singh as Deputy Commissioner, Jammu; Shahid Iqbal Choudhary as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur; Parvez Iqbal Khateeb as Transport Commissioner, J&K and Mohd Aijaz was posted as Deputy Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in West Bengal (UPDATED)
A number of IPS officers have been transferred and posted in West Bengal. Accordingly, Arnab Ghosh has been appointed as Special Superintendent of the CID while Sunil Kumar Choudhury will now be Commissioner, Howrah and Ajey Mukund Ranade is IG, South Bengal. Similarly, Bastab Baidya has been appointed as DC (Central), Calcutta; Devendra Prakash Singh as SP, South 24-Parganas; Praveen Kumar Tripathi as SP, Hooghly; Bharat Lal Meena as SP, Nadia; Sukesh Kumar Jain as SP (Rural), Howrah; Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi as DC (Special Task Force), Calcutta; Mohammad Imran Wahab as DC (special branch), Barrackpore; Amit P Javalgi as SP, Darjeeling; Subhankar Sinha Sarkar as DC (north), Calcutta; Meeraz Khalid as DC (First Battalion), Calcutta police; Alok Rajoria as SP, East Midnapore; Sudeep Sarkar as DC (port), Calcutta; Nagendranath Tripathi as DC (third battalion), Calcutta; Ranendra Nath Banerjee as DC (Headquarters), Howrah and Nishat Pervez was posted as DC, Bidhannagar.

Arvind Ray appointed as Principal Secretary, GAD in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Arvind Ray has been appointed as Principal Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD) relieving Rajendra Kumar of this additional charge. Ray is a 1984 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

6 IRS-C&CE get new postings (UPDATED)
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise (IRS-C&CE) have been given new assignments at different regions at Additional/Joint/Deputy Commissioner level. Accordingly, P Anand Kumar has been posted to CX, Hyderabad while Rajan Datt was appointed to CX, Chandigarh and Ashok Kumar Pandey is being posted to NACEN, Hyderabad. Besides, Mahender Singh was posted to CC (AR), CESTAT, Kolkata; Sucheta Sreejesh Rout and Yogender Singh were posted to DG Systems, Delhi.

N Madhusudhan promoted to IG grade in AP (UPDATED)
N Madhusudhan has been promoted to the grade of Inspector General of Police and posted in Personnel & Organisation in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Lt Gen R R Nimbhorkar joins as Colonel of Punjab Regiment (UPDATED)
Lieutenant General RR Nimbhorkar has taken over the charge as a Colonel of the Punjab Regiment, the oldest Regiment of the Indian Army.

Agra DRM, Sunil Sharma deputed as Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare (UPDATED)
Sunil Sharma, DRM, Agra, has been deputed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Government of India. He is an IRPS officer.

Sumant V Deulkar deputed to NMRCL as DGM Traffic (UPDATED)
Sumant V Deulkar has been deputed to the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) as Deputy General Manager (Traffic) at Nagpur. He is an IRTS officer.

S N Bhattacharyya selected as CMD, HPCL (UPDATED)
S N Bhattacharyya, Director (Operations), HPC, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 19, 2015. Only three candidates were interviewed for the same.

Orders of Ajay Kumar V for Director (O&BD), BPRL issued (UPDATED)
Orders of Ajay Kumar V, GM (OVL), ONGC, for the appointment as Director (Operations and Business Development), Bharat Petro Resources Limited (BPRL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on January 14, 2015)

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CORPORATE

Ms Agarwal appointed Independent Director of Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Ltd
Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited has appointed Ms Ranjana Agarwal as Independent Woman Director of the company.


Reddy to step down as MD of Oriental Hotels Ltd
D Varada Reddy is to step down as the Managing Director of Oriental Hotels Ltd w.e.f. November 10, 2015


Lodha re-appointed MD of Vindhya Telelinks Ltd
Vindhya Telelinks Limited has re-appointed Y S Lodha as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f. November 4, 2015


Koshy ceases to be Part-time Chairman of The Federal Bank Ltd
Prof Abraham Koshy has ceased to be Part-time Chairman of The Federal Bank Limited w.e.f May 18, 2015

Ms Doshi resigns as Independent Director of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
Ms Bhavna Doshi has resigned as Independent Director of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited


Parnerkar appointed CFO of Graphite India Ltd
Graphite India Limited has appointed S W Parnerkar, who is Executive Vice President (Finance) of the company as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. June 1, 2015


Simard appointed Non Exec. Director of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Regis Simard as the Non-Executive Director of the company


Malla ceases to be MD & CEO of PTC India Financial Services Ltd
R M Malla has ceased to be Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PTC India Financial Services Limited on attaining the age of retirement w.e.f. May 15, 2015.


Ananthakrishnan appointed Govt Director on Board of ITI Ltd
Dr Janaki Ananthakrishnan has been appointed as Government Director on the Board of Directors of ITI Limited w.e.f May 13, 2015


Kanoria resigns as Director, Harrisons Malayalam Limited
Umang Kanoria has resigned as Director of Harrisons Malayalam Limited

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DEBATE (1)

Nobody uses anybody. Whoever is available at a price is used.

A V Singh

Former CS, MP



CGHS beneficiaries

Retired employees are suffering too much. Visiting Govt. hospitals and then dispensaries is very difficult. Health Minister must see and issue suitable instructions so that pensioners can go direct to CGHS-approved hospitals.

RK Bansal


Filling up of deputation posts in AERA- An eyewash

I am one of the incumbents for Class-I post being filled up by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority [AERA] on deputation basis in their office. But I have come to know that these posts are meant for Airport Authority of India [AAI] officials. And advertisement of these posts is merely an eyewash. Actually, the persons of AAI, who are working here on loan basis, are to be accommodated through deputation, which is totally wrong policy of AERA and against Service Rules of Govt. of India. These persons have long approach in Ministry of Civil Aviation. One such instance has already come up in the year 2009 when an AAI official of the rank of Manager was directly appointed to the post of Sr. Principal Private Secretary (of the rank of Deputy Secretary) by ignoring and setting aside the recruitment rules of Govt. of India. Even Audit party had made a strong objection to this appointment and raised a query, but the matter was hushed up and not replied as of now. This time also, same story is likely to be repeated. Let me tell you all that if this kind of approach is again adhered by AERA, RTI applications will start pouring in, which they would like to avoid. I hope AERA would keep this view in mind while selecting the incumbents for different posts on deputation basis.

Ajit


Govt. accommodation

I fully agree with the views expressed by SSR. There is a lot of misuse in Govt. accommodation in Delhi.
Especially Type I, II & III. New Govt. should take the issue seriously..Strict punishment should be given to those who sub-let government houses. Thorough checks should be carried with enforcement staff and DOE staff. Identity of the residents should be video graphed. Photos should be taken on record from each allottee (old).

TJR

Sleeping Health & FW Minister

Health & FW Minister is still sleeping. Government is introducing certain free medical diagnostic tests for all citizens whereas Minister is unable to sanction direct consultation and diagnostic tests in empanelled hospitals/centres for CGHS pensioners. What a irony of fate of CGHS beneficiaries? In true sense empanelled hospitals should not require any reference from dispensaries for consultation or diagnostic tests but ministry of H &FW is obstructing things in smooth working of CGHS facility.

N Prakash

Govt accommodations

Subletting of government accommodations by allottees has become a deadly menace. It has become very endemic. At least 50% of government accommodations have been fully or partially rented out resulting in non allotment to those in need of it. Present government is doing nothing, absolutely nothing. Government colonies have become a den of criminal activities, business hubs of private people. The same needs to be curbed on the lines when Jagmohanji was the urban development minister. But who will have the guts to do so ?

An Allottee


Tax stands

Apart from the Directorate Estates flats being converted into a palatial bungalow/s/flats, one more malady has also be looked into. In a number of Directorate of Estates colonies a number of Tax Stands have mushroomed. They are using the water and electricity supply of the colonies free of cost. How these are prospering one does not know?. May be with the connivance of the allottees, administration and the police these types of diseases also need to be eradicated.

BBS


Useful site

I first time checked your site yesterday. So nice to see the contents. I am an ex- serviceman and waiting for the declaration of OROP soon. Your news on OROP is positive and to become a reality soon.

Vivek Iyer



CM's objection ignored

LG has forced some one as officiating Chief Secretary of Delhi despite objection of the chief minister. Can it or does it happen in other UTs also or only in Delhi? The question is that a CM does not like a chief secretary for whatever reason what would happen to the governance of that UT when CS and CM are on different wave lengths? What is the constitutional provision? After all there is an elected govt. in the office. It is not the Governors rule there that governor calls shot in every matter.

N K Das

(i) The differences between CM and LG Delhi are healthy for future of Delhi. The rise of BJP in Delhi was largely due to its full statehood and pro people image during 1980 to 1998. It started losing turf in delhi 1999 onwards as it started to retract on its promise of full statehood as Congress came to power in Delhi while NDA was in centre. The governance in Delhi is left to mercy of babus in DDA/ LDO/NDMC/MHA/DElhi Police with elected representatives having no say in crucial areas. A person of the stature of Mrs Dixit despite of proximity to UPA 1 and 2 had a tough time delivering in Delhi. BJP is playing same games as it did in 1998 to 2002 and getting away from the people's faith and belief which was established with great effort by Shri Modi ji. With population touching 20 million in Delhi, it's impossible for MHA and MoUD to work closely with people and they can only depend on officials which do not have any linkage with the masses. Its time to start moving for a full statehood in Delhi, explore some models before its too late for everyone to connect with the mandate of Delhi.

II Asit Sengupta

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