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Is Modi conservative or Liberal ?
At a get-together, a question was discussed whether Narendra Modi is conservative. An official who has served with Modi said that he was most liberal man and not a conservative.

Will Babbar be able to steer Congress' ship in UP ?
Raj Babbar's appointment as new Chief of UP Congress has raised many eyebrows. Experts see it as a blow to old and dedicated party leaders. They see it as a clear message to Prashant Kishore that high command's decision will be final. Now main question is that will Babbar get the support of all Congress' factions in UP ?

Tension between Judiciary and Executive ?
Political observers believe that there is going to be tension between the Judiciary and the Executive in the days to come.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new RBI Governor ?
Who will be new RBI Governor ? If insiders are to be believed, tie is said to be between Economic Advisor to the Government Arvind Subramaniam and Deputy Governor of the RBI Urjit Patel.

3 candidates allocated ITS
As many as three candidates have been allotted Indian Trade Service (ITS) against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.

CBSE Chairman to be from CSS ?
According to sources new Chairman Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE) mis likely to be appointed through Central Staffing Scheme (CSS). DoPT is understood to have conveyed the MHRD to adopt CSS process in the selection 0f new chief of CBSE.

3 IAS officers out of seven from UP empanelled as Addl Secretary in GoI
Only three IAS officers out of seven belonging to 1986 batch from Uttar Pradesh cadre have been empanelled for Additional Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Yaduvendra Mathur empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Yaduvendra Mathur has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sonal Goel goes on inter cadre deputation to Haryana
An inter cadre deputation of Sonal Goel from Tripura to Haryana has been approved. She is a 2008 batch IAS Officer of Tripura cadre.

Patanaik is CEO, NATGRID
A K Patanaik has been appointed as CEO, NATGRID. He is a Gujarat cadre 1983 IPS officer and presently posted as Additional Director, IB. Son-in-Law of former PM Manmohan Singh , Patnaik will hold charge as Natgrid CEO till December 31, 2018, the date of his retirement from the service.

Pradipta Kumar Sarangi selected as Director (Tech), MECON Ltd
Pradipta Kumar Sarangi, ED, MECON, has been selected for the post of Director (Technology), MECON Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 13, 2016. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

IAS officer arrested in Bihar
2013 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre Jitendra Gupta has been arrested allegedly in a corruption case.

Telengana Chief Secretary to get 3 months extension
Telengana Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma is all set to get three months extension in service beginningAugust 1. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Railway FS's VRS application accepted
VRS application of Indian Railways' Financial Commissioner Sanjoy Mookerjee has been accepted allowing him to relinquish the post on August 30.

Anurag to join GoI
Anurag is joining the Government of India as IG Bureau of Police Research & Development(BPR&D. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre.

Satwant Atwal Trivedi moves to BSF as IG
Ms Satwant Atwal Trivedi has moved from the IB to the BSF as IG .She is 1996 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Temporary arrangement for Minister's personal staff
Many new and old Ministers with changed portfolio are waiting for new personal staff. Some have made temporary arrangement. Most of them are having APS and waiting for PS to be posted.

Suresh Kumar is PS, I & B Minister
S Suresh Kumar, presently PS to Venkaiah Naidu, will now look after work as PS to him as Minister of I & B. Kumar is an AP cadre 2000 batch IAS officer.

Amarnath posted in MOS MEA Office
A Amarnath, Dy Secretary, will look after M J Akbar, MOS, External Affairs' office.

Tripathi is PS to Rupala
K K Tripathi. a Karnataka cadre IFS officer is now PS to Purushottam Rupala, MOS, Agriculture.

Singla is PS to Ahluwalia
S K Singla, an IAS officer is the PS to SS Ahluwalia, MOS Agriculture.

Sanjeev OSD to MOS, Transport
Sanjeev is looking after as OSD to Mansukh Lal Mandaviya, MOS transport & Shipping.

Brahma Dutt is PS to MOS Urban Development
Brahma Dutt is now PS to Rao IndraJeet Singh. MOS Urban Development. He was with him in the ministry of defence also.

Jhawar is OSD to Jayant Sinha
Siddhart Jhawar has been appointed as OSD to Jayant Sinha, MOS, Civil Aviation.

Tentiwal is PS to MOS, Finance
Manu Tentiwal has been appointed as PS to Santosh Gangwar, MOS, Finance. He is an IRS officer.

Bhandari is APS to Meghwal
S Bhandari has temporarily been appointed as APS to Arjun Ram Meggwal, MOS, FInance.

Athawale waiting for personal staff
Ramdas Athawale , newly appointed MOS, Social Justice and Empowerment is yet to get his personal staff. His PS/APS are yet to be appointed.

Dr. Singh is PS to MOS, MSME
Dr. Jaipal Singh will be PS to Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, MOS, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, (MSME).

Chaudhary to continue PS to Gouda
Meenu Chaudhary, a AGMUT cadre IPS officer will continue to work as PS to Sadanand, Gouda, Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Thanglemlial services attached with Sports minister
Thanglemlial will be Director in the office of MOS Sports & Youth Affairs. He is posted as director in the ministry.

Kumar is PS to Sinha
Nitshwar Kumar has been appointed as PS to Manoj Sinha , Minister of Communication & Railway. He is a UP cadre 1996 batch IAS officer.

Zamir now PS to Textile Minister
M I Jamir has been appointed as PS to Smriti Irani, Minister of Textile. She is an 2002 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Dr. Lalit is APS to Tamta
Dr. Lalit is APS to newly appointed MOS for Textiles, Ajay Tamta.

Piyush P D Patel to return to Gujarat
DIG in the BSF Piyush P D Patel is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

47 AGM’s promoted as GM in SBI (UPDATED)
As many as 47 DGMs have been promoted to the rank of GM in the State Bank of India soon.

Vaijinath appointed as CGM, Real Estate & Housing Business Unit, Mumbai
M G Vaijinath has been appointed as Chief General Manager, Real Estate & Housing Business Unit, National Banking Group State Bank of India, Mumbai.

Brig A K Singh to be promoted to Acting Rank of Maj Gen
Brig A K Singh, 11GR, has been approved for the promotion to the Acting Rank of Maj Gen in the Command & Staff stream and Staff only stream.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary, Women & Child arising in July
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development is arising in July.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Jharkhand (UPDATED)
S K G Rahate has been appointed as Principal Secretary of Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development while Ajoy Kumar Singh was transferred to Higher and Technical Education Department in the same capacity and Ashish Singhmar will be MD of State Housing Board. Besides, Niranjan Kumar was appointed as Director of JREDA in Jharkhand.

A C Verma is also MD, DSFDC (UPDATED)
Ashish Chandra Verma has been given the additional charge of the post of Managing Director DSFDC in Delhi Government. He is a 1994 batch IAS Officer of AGMUT cadre.

Two Under Secretaries given new postings in GoI (UPDATED)
A K Ghosh has been posted to the Ministry of Minority Affairs while NP Shukla was transferred to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in Government of India.

Additional charge of CMD, SCI to Capt B B Sinha extended (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) to Capt B B Sinha, Director (Personnel & Administration), SCI, has been extended for a further period of three months with effect from June 1.

Ms Satwant Atwal Trivedi promoted as IG, BSF (UPDATED)
Ms Satwant Atwal Trivedi has been promoted as Inspector General in Border Security Force (BSF). She is a 1996 batch IPS officer of HP cadre.

Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi appointed CBSE Chairman (UPDATED)
Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, Madhya Pradesh cadre Indian Administrative Service officer of 1987 batch has been appointed Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Vijay Kumar Dev appointed Deputy Election Commissioner (UPDATED)
Vijay Kumar Dev UT cadrer IAS officer of 1987 batch has been appointed Deputy Election Commissioner.

Sunil Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, Commerce (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar , UP cadre IAS officer of 1987 batch has been appointed Joint Secretary, Commerce.


Rupinder Singh appointed DDG, UIDAI (UPDATED)
Rupinder Singh, Maharshtra cadre IAS officer of 1996 batch has been appointed Deputy Director General (DDG), Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Sudesh K. Shahi appointed DDG (C&A), Telecommunications. (UPDATED)
Sudesh K. Shahi of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been appointed Deputy Director General (C&A), Telecommunications.

Gyaneshwar K Singh appointed Joint Secretary, Corporate Affairs (UPDATED)
Indian P&T Finance & Accounts Service officer of 1992 batch, Gyaneshwar K Singh has been appointed Joint Secretary, Corporate Affairs.

K. Moses Chalai appointed Joint Secretary, Women & Child Development. (UPDATED)
K. Moses Chalai, MT cadre IAS officer of 1990 batch has been appointed Joint Secretary, Women & Child Development.

A Jayathilak appointed Chairman, MPEDA (UPDATED)
A. Jayathilak , Kerala cadre IAS officer of 1991 batch has been appointed Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Kochi.

Ms. Vandana Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, DIPP (UPDATED)
Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer of 1992 batch, Ms. Vandana Kumar , has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under Ministry of Commerce & Industry.


Sanjay Kundu appointed Joint Secretary, Water Resources. (UPDATED)
Himachsal Pradesh cadre IPS officer of 1989 batch Sanjay Kundu has been appointed Joint Secretary, Water Resources.

Pranav Khullar appointed Joint Secretary, Culture. (UPDATED)
Indian P&T Finance & Accounts Service officer of 1993 batch Pranav Khullar has been appointed Joint Secretary, Culture.

VK Gauba appointed Joint Secretary, Health Research (UPDATED)
VK Gauba of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been appointed Joint Secretary, Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Shyam Kapoor appointed CMD, NSCFDC (UPDATED)
Shyam Kapoor of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director, National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSCFDC).


Dr. P Srivastava appointed Member Secretary, NCPCR (UPDATED)
Dr. P Srivastava of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been appointed Member Secretary, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).

Ms. Neerja Adidam appointed Managing Director, NFSM (UPDATED)
Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Forest Service officer of 1990 batch, Ms. Neerja Adidam has been appointed Managing Director, National Food Security Mission (NFSM).


Satya Narayan Pradhan appointed Joint Secretary, DoNER (UPDATED)
Jharkhand cadre Indian Police Service of 1988 batch Satya Narayan Pradhan has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

RK Gupta appointed Joint Secretary, Labour and Employment. (UPDATED)
Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer RK Gupta has been appointed Joint Secretary, Labour and Employment.

B Rajender appointed Joint Secretary, Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. (UPDATED)
Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service officer of 1995 batch, B Rajender has been appointed Joint secretary, Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.

Ms. Vandana Sharma appointed Secretary, PNGRB (UPDATED)
Ms. Vandana Sharma of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been appointed Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)

Ajay Ramesh Sule appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs. (UPDATED)
Ajay Ramesh Sule , Indian Defence Accounts Service , 1993 has been appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs.

Stephen Mervin Alexander appointed Joint Secretary, Atomic Energy (UPDATED)
Indian Postal Service officer of 1987 batch Stephen Mervin Alexander has been appointed Joint Secretary, Atomic Energy.

Ms. Vidyavathi V appointed Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Karnataka cadre Indian Administrative Service officer of 1991 batch has been appointed Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.

G. Dev Tripathi appointed Joint Secretary, DoPT (UPDATED)
AM cadre Indian Administrative Service officer of 1998 batch G. Dev Tripathi has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Personal and Training (DoPT).

Vijayndra appointed Joint Secretary, Defence Production (UPDATED)
AM cadre Indian Administrative Service officer of 1991 batch Vijayndra has been appointed Joint Secretary, Defence Production.


Bharat H. Khera appointed Joint Secretary, Defence (UPDATED)
Himachal Pradesh cadre Indian Administrative Service officer of 1995 batch Bharat H. Khera has been appointed Joint Secretary, Defence.

M. Subbarayan appointed Joint Secretary, Defence (UPDATED)
M. Subbarayan of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has been appointed Joint Secretary, Defence.

Jan-e-Alam appointed Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs (UPDATED)
Indian Administrative Service officer of 1991 batch Jan-e-Alam has been appointed Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs.

Rajnish Kumar repatriated to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer of 1985 batch Rajnish Kumar has been repatriated to his parent cadre.

Sanjeev Gupta appointed Additional Secretary, DIPP (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sanjeev Gupta, lAS (HP:1985), presently in his Cadre, as Additional Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy (DIPP) and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Vandita Sharma appointed Member (Finance), Atomic Energy (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms Vandita Sharma, lAS (KN:1986), presently in her Cadre, as Member (Finance), Atomic Energy, Space, Earth Commission for a period of two years or till further orders.


Anshu Prakash appointed Additional Secretary, Heavy Industry (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Anshu Prakash, lAS (UT:1986), Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry.

Utpal Kumar is AS, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Utpal Kumar Singh, lAS (UK:1986), Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare


Jayashree Mukharjee appointed Additional Secretary, Information and Broadcasting (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms Jayashree Mukharjee, lAS (MH:1986), presently in her Cadre, as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Alok Tandon is now Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Alok Tandon, lAS (UP:1986), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.


Alok Vardhan appointed Additional Secretary, Commerce (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi lAS (BH:1986), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Pramod Kumar Das appointed Additional Secretary, Expenditure (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Pramod Kumar Das, lAS (MP:1986), Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions as Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.


Gajendra Bhujbal appointed AS & FA, Fertilizers (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Gajendra Bhujbal, IES (1981), presently in his Cadre, as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser (AS & FA), Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Inder Jit Singh appointed Additional Secretary, New and Renewable Energy (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Inder Jit Singh, lAS (KL:1985), presently in his Cadre, as Additional Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, for a period of two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha's post upgraded to AS level (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Umesh Sinha, lAS (UP:1986), Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India as Deputy Election Commissioner (Additional Secretary level), Election Commission of India by upgrading the post to the level of Additional Secretary for a period of two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Anil Kumar Khachi appointed Additional Secretary, Financial Services (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Anil Kumar Khachi, lAS (HP:1986), Chief Vigilance Officer, Food Corporation of India as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance by upgrading the vacant post of Director to the level of Additional Secretary for a period of two years or till a vacancy of Additional Secretary arises in the Ministry or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

Bipin Bihari Mallick appointed Additional Secretary, Home Affairs (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Bipin Bihari Mallick, lAS (MH:1986), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.


Balwinder Singh Bhullar is now Additional Secretary, Civil Aviation (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Balwinder Singh Bhullar, lAS (UP:1986), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation by upgrading the post of Joint Secretary to the level of Additional Secretary for a period of two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Guruprasad Mohapatra appointed Chairman, Airports Authority of India (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Guruprasad Mohapatra, lAS (GJ:1986), Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry as Chairman, Airports Authority of India.


S P Singh Parihar appointed Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of S P Singh Parihar, lAS (MP:1986), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat as Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board.


Suresh Kumar is now Additional Secretary, Defence (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Suresh Kumar, lAS (JK:1986), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence by upgrading the post of Joint Secretary to the level of Additional Secretary for a period of two years or till a vacancy of Additional Secretary arises in the Ministry or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

Ms Veena Ish appointed Member (Administration), NHAI (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms Veena Ish, lAS (AP:1985), presently in her Cadre, as Member (Administration), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways..

CORPORATE

Kanodia re-appointed MD of Unique Organics Ltd
Unique Organics Ltd has re-appointed J P Kanodia as Managing Director of the company.

Bornemann resigns as Chairman of Indus Fila Ltd
Gerhard Bornemann has resigned as Chairman of Indus Fila Ltd.

Ms Sethi appointed Independent Director of Mesco Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Mesco Pharmaceuticals Ltd has appointed Ms Savita Sethi as Independent Director of the company.

Sharma appointed Independent Director of Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Ltd
Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Ltd has appointed G N Sharma as Independent Director of the company.

Chandarana resigns as Director of Infraquest International Ltd
Shailesh Ramniklal Chandarana has resigned as Director of Infraquest International Ltd.

Lamba appointed Non Exec. Director of Alchemist Realty Ltd
Alchemist Realty Ltd has appointed Anil Kumar Lamba as Non- Executive Director of the company.

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Is the valley not slipping away?

The situation in Kashmir, after the killing of militant Burhan Wani is really grim and worrisome. It seems the valley is slipping away from the country. What else can you conclude when there is so much alienation and people in hordes attend the funeral of militants killed in encounters and attack security personnel with stones, grenades and what not. While our neighbor is responsible for fanning such anger against India, we ourselves are also to be blamed. Our policies have been flawed from day one. We have let the separatists have their way. They enriched themselves by being paid by Pakistan and played a nefarious role in brainwashing the youth by their pro-Pak propaganda. We silently watched and did not take any action to stop them in their tracks. Then our security forces under AFSPA committed many wrongs on the civilian population antagonizing them further. Even the present situation has become a vicious circle. While our Jawans and officers face an unprecedented threat to their life, they are using force which has caused many deaths and injuries. Besides more than 30 people having been killed in the past week pellet injuries have left scores of young people blind causing more anger and antagonism. The healing touch is missing. Should we not do something to help those blinded by pellets. Airlift them to the best hospitals in the country and get them treated to restore their eyesight?

Also a word for those who talk of violation of human rights of Kashmiris. Are the policemen and those in the Army and paramilitary forces not human beings. What about their rights ? Was it not the violation of human rights when the driver of the police van was thrown by the protesters in the Jhelum river along with his vehicle and killed him. The so-called intellectuals and liberals are just hypocrites.

Aarti Khosla

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