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In Russia, the position was different as there was no room for parliamentary action.

Wah Rajasthan Government !

While three BJP ruled states Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have shown victory in recently held elections,Vasundhara Raje Scindia Government in Rajasthan has lost even Municipal election in Jhaalawar where it lost all 22 seats to the Congress.

BJP will disintegrate ?

Is there any possibility of BJP's disintegration in near future after reaching such height ? While this question came up at a gathering of politicians, the answer surprisingly came in the affirmative when someone said "Yes, if Modi goes".

Who punctured opposition 's bandh move?

Who punctured opposition' s bandh move on November 9 ? Nitish Kumar or Navin Patnaik ? Both CMs are supporting PM's demonisation in removing black money. Is this any indication of new political alignment?

BUREAUCRACY

Why meeting to select CBI Chief not taking place ?

Why the meeting to select new CBI Chief is not taking place ? According to sources, the leader of the second largest party Mallikarjun Khadge is not coming to attend the meeting to select the Director, CBI. If the Government did not get "Congress ka saath" in the appointment of new CBI Chief, meeting will not take place even today and there will be dilemma.

Will there be Ad-hoc CBI Chief ?

If the meeting to select new CBI Director is not held on Thursday, the Government may appoint an ad-hoc Chief. And he will be a Gujarat cadre IPS officer. One theory says Anil Sinha may be given three months extension.

CBI Special Director, R K Dutta appointed as Special Secretary, MHA
Orders of Special Director in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), R K Dutta for the appointment as Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have been issued by the Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Orders of Sanjay Kothari for Chairperson of PESB issued

The orders of Sanjay Kothari for the appointment as Chairperson, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for a period of three years have been issued by the Government of India. Former Secretary DOPT Kothari is a 1978 batch retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this yesterday morning)

Anoop Mishra gets extension

Secretary General Lok Sabha, Anoop Mishra has been accorded one year extension. He is a retired 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
(We said this on Nov 28, 2016)

Satya Prakash Tucker gets extension as Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh

Satya Prakash Tucker, Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, has been given an extension in the office for a period of three months upto February 28, 2017. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.
(We said this on November 9 )

K Pradeep Chandra appointed as new Chief Secretary, Telangana

K Pradeep Chandra has been appointed as new Chief Secretary to the Government of Telangana. Chandra, who belongs to a 1982 batch, succeeded present incumbent Dr Rajiv Sharma upon his retirement.
(We said this on November 21 )

Rozy Agarwal appointed ED (Fin), NMCG

Rozy Agarwal has been appointed as Executive Director (Finance), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). He is a 1994 batch IDAS officer.

Rajiv Kishore appointed ED (Admn), NMCG

Rajiv Kishore has been appointed as Executive Director (Admin), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). He is a 1988 batch IRPS officer.

C V Dharma Rao appointed ED (DDG), NMCG

C V Dharma Rao has been appointed as Executive Director (DDG), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), He is a CSS officer.

Ajay Kumar Lal appointed Joint Secretary, NMJDLR

Ajay Kumar Lal has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Mission Director, National Mission for Justice Delivery & Legal Reforms (NMJDLR). He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of HP cadre.

Ms Shubha Thakur appointed Joint Secretary, DGCA

Ms Shubha Thakur has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Directorate General for Civil Aviation. She is a CSS officer.

Pradip Tripathi appointed Joint Secretary, New & Renewable Energy

Pradip K Tripathi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Srivastava Krishna appointed as Secretary, Coffee Board

Srivastava Krishna has been appointed as Secretary, Coffee Board. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Venkatesh appointed as ED, Tobacco Board

T Venkatesh has been appointed as Executive Director, Tobacco Board. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Arnab Roy appointed as Deputy Chairman, Tea Board

Arnab Roy has been appointed as Deputy Chairman, Tea Board. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

A Ajith Kumar appointed as ED, Rubber Board

A Ajith Kumar has been appointed as Executive Director, Rubber Board. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Prof. S K Sharma re-employed as Professor, Medicine in AIIMS

Prof. S K Sharma has been re-employed as Professor in the Department of Medicine in AIIMS, New Delhiwith effect from December 1, 2016.

V B Kumar appointed as CVO in BEML, Bangalore

Vidya Bhushan Kumar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), Bangalore. He is a 1987 batch IFS officers of Punjab cadre.

Tenure of Railway Minister's Private Secretary curtailed

The tenure of Ashish Madhaorao More as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister, has been curtailed placing him on compulsory wait. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

GoI approves closure of Kota unit of Instrumentation Ltd

The Government of India has approved closure of Kota unit of Instrumentation Limited and transfer of Palakkad unit of Instrumentation Limited to Government of Kerala.


Md Asad Alam is also Director, Engineering, BSCL

Md Asad Alam has been given the additional charge of the post of Director (Engineering), Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL).

Debabrata Banerjee posted as Under Secretary, DoPT

Debabrata Banerjee, Under Secretary, has been posted to the Department of Personnel & Training.

A C Verma appointed as Chairman, DSSSB in Delhi

Ashish Chandra Verma has been transferred and posted as Chairman, DSSSB with additional charge of Secretary (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities). He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

S N Agarwal appointed GM, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata

S N Agarwal has been appointed as General Manager, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata. He is an IRSE officer.

D K Sharma appointed GM, Central Railway, Mumbai

D K Sharma has been appointed as General Manager, Central Railway, Mumbai. He is an IRSEE officer.

Dilip Rath to take over as Chairman, NDDB

Dilip Rath has been appointed as Chairman, National Dairy Development Board(NDDB).

D V Singh joins as CMD, THDC India Ltd today

Dhirendra Veer Singh, Director (Technical), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) India Limited, is taking over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, THDC India Limited on December 1, 2016.
(We said this on July 21, 2016)

Rathore takes over as Director (Tech), RITES today

Mukesh Rathore, ED (QA), RITES, is taking over the charge as Director (Technical), RITES Limited on December 1, 2016. He succeeds present incumbent S B Malik retired on November 30, 2016.
(We said this on July 20, 2016)

R G Rao assumes charge as MD, HNL today

Rokkam Gopala Rao, Director (Finance), IL lien with RINL, is taking over the charge as Managing Director, Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) on December 1, 2016.
(We said this on March 17, 2006)

Abhai Kumar Srivastava to take up foreign assignment

Abhai Kumar Srivastava will take up foreign assignment as 'Finance Expert' on the UN Panel of Experts concerning Sudan (Darfur) Sanctions Committee. He is a 1992 batch IRS-C &CE officer.

Shashi Bhushan Shukla joins as Secretary, IWAI today

Shashi Bhushan Shukla is taking over the charge as Secretary, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Alok Ranjan transferred as Adviser, Railway Board

Alok Ranjan has been transferred as Adviser (Civil Engineering), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

Rajesh Kaushik posted to Northern Railway

On return from deputation to DFCCIL, Rajesh Kaushik has been posted to Northern Railway. He is an IRSEE officer.

Shreekant Rai transferred as COS, CLW

Shreekant Rai has been transferred as Controller of Store (COS), Chittaranjan Locomotive Work (CLW). He is an IRSS officer.

Bijay Kumar appointed as COS, Railway Board

Bijay Kumar has been appointed as CoS, Railway Board. He is an IRSS officer.

A K Mishra is also Presiding Officer, DRT, Guwahati

A K Mishra has been given an additional charge of the post of Presiding Officer, DRT, Guwahati till February 18, 2017.

V K Choubey promoted to PCCA grade

Vijay Kumar Choubey has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the HAG pay scale. He is an officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

CBI books Chennai based Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise (an IRS officer), Chennai Zone and four Superintendents of Central Excise, Chennai on the allegations that during November, 2016, they conspired with each other and demanded illegal gratification for making favourable transfer postings of certain officers of Central Excise, on payment of Rs one lakh per person. Further, one of the accused allegedly got an appointment of said Principal Chief Commissioner for delivering Rs two lakh at her residence on November 29, 2016.


WAPCOS Conferres Achievement in Power & Renewable Energy" Awards

"Dedicated Leadership in Infrastructure" and "Achievement in Power & Renewable Energy" Awards for India Africa Champion-in-Biz - 2016 conferred to WAPCOS - supported by ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India)
ASSOCHAM initiated its endeavour of value creation for Indian Industry in 1920. Today, ASSOCHAM has emerged as the fountainhead of Knowledge for Indian industry, which is all set to redefine the dynamics of growth and development in the technology driven cyber age of 'Knowledge Based Economy'. ASSOCHAM is working towards creating a conducive environment of India business to compete globally.
WAPCOS Limited is a "MINI RATNA-I" and ISO 9001:2008 Public Sector Enterprise under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation providing consultancy services in all facets of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development in India and Abroad.
The Company concentrated on providing Concept to Commissioning Solutions, Capacity Building, Brand Recognition and penetration into new markets. As a result, during the last 4 years the Company's presence has grown from 8 countries to 41 countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia and all States in India. The Company plans to procure business in Latin America and CIS countries, in near future. WAPCOS is registered with various international funding agencies for participating in the funded projects like World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and United Nations Office for Project Services.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Around one dozen IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, S K Shrivastava has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Excise), Home Department while Sanjay Kumar was appointed as Additional Chief Secretary Housing Department and V S Singh is Additional Chief Secretary (1), Public Health Department. Similarly, Shreekant Singh has been posted as Principal Secretary (A&S), Home Department; Mrs Sujata Saunik as Principal Secretary (Financial Reforms), Finance Department; Manoj Saunik as Principal Secretary (Transport and Ports), Home Department; Mrs Meeta Rajivlochan as Project Director, RUSA, Mumbai; Mrs Manisha Verma as Secretary, Women and Child Welfare Department; Mrs Indra Mallo as Managing Director, Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM) and N Nawin Sona was posted as Managing Director, Mah. State Cotton Growers Marketing Federation, Mumbai.

Sanjay Kothari takes over as Chairperson of PESB (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kothari, former Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has taken over the charge as Chairperson, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) lying vacant since November 25, 2016. He is a 1978 batch retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this in the morning of Nov 30)

D Srinivas Rao is also IG, crime against women, Jabalpur in MP (UPDATED)
D Srinivas Rao, IG, Jabalpur, has been assigned an additional charge of IG, crime against women, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Suresh Mehra promoted as GM joins Health Insurance TPA (UPDATED)
Suresh Kumar Mehra on promotion as General Manager has joined Health Insurance TPA of India ltd on deputation from Oriental Insurance company ltd.

Four IRS-IT officers get additional charges (UPDATED)
Four IRS-IT officers have been given additional charges. Accordingly, P C Modi has been given an additional charge of DGIT(Inv.), Jaipur while P C Modi gets charge of DGIT(Inv.), Jaipur and Neena Kumar was given the charge of CCIT, Jodhpur. Besides, S K Dash has been given an additional charge of CCIT-5, Kolkata and CCIT(TDS), Kolkata and Maheshwari is also CCIT-1, Kolkata.

Ashima Mehrotra relieved to join as Director, Tourism (UPDATED)
Ashima Mehrotra has been relieved to join as Director, Ministry of Tourism in Government of India. She is an IRTS officer.

Pritam Singh is also DG&CEO, IICA (UPDATED)
Pritam Singh, Additional Secretary, Corporate Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

More appointed as Deputy Secretary, DoPT (UPDATED)
Ashish Madhaorao More, whose tenure as Private Secretary to Railway Ministry was curtailed, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Asthana likely to ad-hoc Chief of CBI (UPDATED)
Rakesh Asthana, Additional Director is likely to be given additional charge of Director, CBI. He is a 1984 batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer. In a late night move R. K Dutta Spl Director, CBI was appointed Special Secretary , MHA.

NTPC-PMI launches eminent speaker series (UPDATED)
NTPC Ltd's Power Management Institute (NTPC-PMI) launched its Eminent Speaker Series with a talk on "Mechanics of Leadership" by the renowned yogi, mystic and New York Times bestselling author Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. Gurdeep Singh, CMD, A K Jha, Director (Technical)/NTPC, K Biswal, Director (Finance)/NTPC, Saptarshi Roy, Director (HR)/NTPC, other dignitaries and senior officials of NTPC, and thousands of employees and their families at NTPC's projects, stations and regional headquarters, who participated through video conferencing. In his talk, Sadhguru emphasized upon the importance of inner happiness by managing one's mind and time. He stated that for people to look up to somebody as their leader, that person must set right his own inner being and radiate life. For corporate executives, his message was to tweak their competence instead of activities. The audience heard Sadhguru with rapt admiration.

Central deputation tenure of Ms Jyoti Arora extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Ms Jyoti Arora as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power has been extended upto January 5, 2017. She is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ghanshyam Singh is also GM, CLW (UPDATED)
Ghanshyam Singh has been given an additional charge as General Manager, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW). He is an IRSEE officer.

Vashishta Johri gets additional charge of GM, SCR (UPDATED)
Vashishta Johri has been assigned an additional charge as General Manager, South Central Railway. He is an IRSME officer.

All business entities should strategically plan CSR activities: Acharya CMD,NLC (UPDATED)
Leading management teaching institution International Management Institute (IMI),New Delhi & Bhubaneswar organized a 3-day Management Development Programme on Building Corporate Strategy for Effective CSR, at IMI campus, Bhubaneswar, between November 30, 2016 and December 2, 2016. Dr Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD NLC India Limited participated as the Chief Guest and inaugurated the programme yesterday (30.11.2016) by lighting the traditional lamp in the presence of P C Panigrahi, Advisor, NLC India Ltd & Ex-Director,(HR) ,Mahanadi Coal Fields and Programme Directors of IMI, Dr Arun Kumar Rath, Dean, Executive Education & International Relations, IMI, New Delhi, Dr Shailendra Nigam, Associate Professor, IMI, New Delhi, Dr Supriti Mishra, Professor, IMI, Bhubaneswar and Dr. Ramesh Behl, Director, IMI Bhubaneswar. Dr S K Acharya, in his inaugural speech, emphasized on the concept of CSR as it is not new in India and it is being followed from ancient times. "Vasudheva kutumbakkam" & "Sarvajan hitaya, Sarvajan sukhaya" draws parallel to current CSR practices.

Tenure of Anoop Bhadwa as IGF, NAEB (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of Anoop Badhwa on the post of Inspector General of Forests (IGF), National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB) for a period of three months with effect from December 2, 2016. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

CORPORATE

P K Mishra promoted as ED, SSP in SAIL

P K Mishra has been promoted from General Manager I/c, SSP to Executive Director, SSP in Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Mulay resigns as Non Exec. Independent Director of Panoramic Universal Ltd

Dilip Mulay has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director of Panoramic Universal Limited.

Bagga elected as NBA President

Ashish Bagga, the Group Chief Executive Officer of India Today Group has been elected as the President of News Broadcasters Association.

Sabharwal resigns as CS of HEG Limited

Ashish Sabharwal has resigned as Company Secretary of HEG Limited.

Ms Machado appointed as CS of Gillette India Ltd

Gillette India Limited has appointed Ms Flavia Machado as Company Secretary of the company.

Kumar resigns as CS of Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd

Amit Kumar has resigned as Company Secretary of Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd.

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Is someone keeping the PM in dark?

I stepped out today afternoon to see the crowds outside the banks in my locality and was aghast to see hundreds of men, women and senior citizens in queues at 3 PM. Most of them were not even allowed to make an entry into the premises by a guard of the bank. People were inquiring whether there was cash or not. Today & tomorrow (29th/30th Nov) are end of the month and from 1st December bills of payment for milk, bread, eggs, tea leaves, sugar and other items and wages of household workers have to be cleared. Cooperation of the people should not be tested so harshly. There is no justification for this public torture. Obviously some forces out to sabotage the initiative of Prime Minister Modi are doing overtime and the PM is not even aware. This must end forthwith or the PM will be the target of public anger. I know these forces and their modus operandi having watched them in Lutyens and shown some of them their right place.PM, please rectify immediately.

M L Gupta

Surgical strikes on officials needed

Surgical strikes needed on officials who are illegally exploiting vehicles for personal use at exchequers cost. The PSUs chaps who pester the government officials in Ministries/Departments to get their career boosted should also be booked.

A Srivastava

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