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Kailash Sarang is living Kushabhau Thakre in MP !
BJP veteran Kailash Sarang is now said to the living Kushabhau Thakre in Madhya Pradesh. He is said to be the main force behind creation of almost all present day BJP leaders in the state.

No role of businessmen in appointment of RBI Chief
One thing is certain in this Modi Government that no business house has any role to play in the appointment of new RBI Governor.

DEBATE

In world's biggest democracy- Who can be termed as dictator and why ?

In India - world's biggest democracy - Who can be said to be dictators from among the following. Narendra Modi (Prime Minister), Ms. Sonia Gandhi (AICC Chief), Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi Chief Minister), Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan Chief Minister), J Jayalalithaa (Tamil Nadu Chief Minister), Mamta Banerjee (West Bengal Chief Minister), Naveen Patnayak (Orissa Chief Minister ), K Chandrasekhar Rao (Telangana Chief Minister), Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed (Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister) and Nitish Kumar (Bihar Chief Minister).
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BUREAUCRACY

Sinha & Radhakrishnan to be last in 1978 batch IAS to retire

Aanand Wardhan Sinha & T. Radhakrishnan would be last 1978 batch IAS officers who will retire in July end this year. Sinha is Bihar cadre officer while Radhakrishnan belongs to Chhattisgarh cadre.

Four candidates allocated DANIPS

As many as four candidates have been allotted Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS) against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.

C S Rajan is now key bureaucrat in Rajasthan

Outgoing Chief Secretary of Rajasthan C S Rajan has been appointed Full Time Vice-President of nthe Advisory Committee of the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje AScindia.

Who will be new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh ?
Who will be new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh ?.Insiders say that he will be the choice of outgoing Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan. Wait and watch.

One IAS officer out of four from Kerala empanelled as Addl Secretary in GoI
Only one IAS officer out of four belonging to 1986 batch from Kerala cadre have been empanelled for Additional Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Subash Chandra empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI

Subash Chandra has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Nair joins as DG, Medical Services Army
Lt. Gen. Velu Nair has taken over as the DG Medical Services (Army), in New Delhi.

Unni takes over as DG, Armed Forces Medical Services
Lt. Gen. Manoj Kumar Unni has assumed the charge of the office of Director General Armed Forces Medical Services, in New Delhi.

More is new Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu

Ashish Madhaorao More has been appointed as Private Secretary, Suresh Prabhu, Railway Ministry. The post has been lying for a long time. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

(We said this on June 22, 2016)

Praveen Kumar posted as Under Secretary, PMO
Praveen Kumar has been appointed as Under Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (PMO). He is a Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer.

NFU granted to five IIS officers
Non- Functional Upgradation (NFU) has been granted to five IIS officers of different batches . they are - Shamima Siddiqui,Dy Press Secretary to the President,Nar Singh Dev, Director , DAVP, Delhi, Aashish Goyal, tor, DFP, Chandigarh, Satish Namboodiipad, Director, DD News, Delhi and D.Murali Mohan, Director, PIB, Hyderabad.

Ms Rudra to be FA, NATGRID
Ms Maushami Rudra, has been appointed as Financial Advisor (FA), National Intellegence Grid (NATGRID) under MHA. She is a 1992 batch IDAS officer.

10 IDES officers get SAG
As many as 10 officers of Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) have been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). The officers are: C Ravindra, A Sekhar Babu, Valeti Premchand, Saurav Ray, Sonam Yangdol, Rakesh Mittal, Nigar Fatima Hussain, Sanjeev Kumar, Parshotam Lal and Sujatha Gupta.

Vivek Srivastava repatriated to join IB
Vivek Srivastava, Inspector General, SPG, has been accorded premature repatriation to join Intelligence Bureau. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Johri gets additional charge of GM, ICF
Vashishta Johri, General Manager of Southern Railway has been given additional charge as General Manager of Integral Coach Factory in Avadi following retirement of A K Agrawal.

Raman joins as Director (Tech), SAIL
Raman, ED, SAIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Technical), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on July 1, 2016.
(We said this on July 1, 2016)

Divakar takes charge as Director (Tech), BDL
Kappagantula Divakar, GM, BDL, has taken over the charge as Director (Technical), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on July 1, 2016.
(We said this on Dec 9, 2015)

NTPC CMD Gurdeep Singh gets charge of NEEPCO
Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) after the retirement of present incumbent P C Pankaj.

P K Agrawal takes over as Director (DD), CONCOR
P K Agrawal, CEO, CONCOR, has assumed the charge as Director (Domestic Division), Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR).
(We said this on Dec 31, 2015)

D K Hota joins as CMD, BEML Ltd on July 1
D K Hota, Director (Human Resources), BEML, has taken over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, BEML Limited on July 1, 2016.
(We said this on Dec 30, 2015)

Thakur yet to join as Director (HR), NALCO Ltd
Basant Kumar Thakur, GM, SAIL, is yet to take over the charge as Director (Human Resources), NALCO Limited a vacancy of this post has arisen.

Sunil Tandon appointed as CGM (ESS), IT, Corp Centre, Navi Mumbai
Sunil Kumar Tandon has been appointed as Chief General Manager, Executive Support System, Information Technology Department at Corporate Centre State Bank of India, Navi Mumbai.

IG Prisons in Goa seeks Voluntary Retirement
Inspector General of Prison Goa, Elvis Gomes has reportedly sought Voluntary Retirement.

Offer to 40 officers against one post
Ministry of I & B has started process for the appointment of Prasar Bharti Special Correspondent at Dhaka. Against this one post the ministry has has given offer to 40 IIS officers of JAG rank and has asked them to submit their willingness to the ministry.

Secretary, Land Resources to retire in August
Dr. V S Madan, Secretary Land Resources in the Ministry of Rural Development, is superannuating in August. He is a 1981 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer.

Chawla posted at CGDA office Delhi
Dipti M. Chawla, on reversion from deputation, has been posted as Jt.CGDA, ,New Delhi. Ms Chawla is a 1995 batch IDAS officer.

Nine officers of MP Civil Service awarded IAS cadre
As many as nine officers of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: Ramesh Bhandari, Upendra Nath Sharma, Bela Devarshi Shukla, Bhavana Walimbe, Manoj Khatri, Gopal Chandra Dad, Dilip Kumar, Urmila Surendera Shukla and Alok Kumar Singh.

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

Former NHAI Project Manager sentenced
The Special Judge, CBI cases Jodhpur has sentenced S K Soni, former Project Manager, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Chittorgarh in Rajasthan to undergo six years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with fine of Rs 50,000 in a bribery case.

Mudit Kumar Singh elected as President, IFS Association in CG
Mudit Kumar Singh, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF), has been elected as President of IFS Association of Chhattisgarh. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary, Atomic Energy arising in July
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Atomic Energy is arising in July.

Mrs P A Shobha appointed as MADA in AP (UPDATED)
Mrs P A Shobha, who was waiting for postings, has been appointed as Vice Chairman, Machilipatnam Area Development Authority (MADA) in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 2004 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

NLC inaugurates 19th Neyveli book fair (UPDATED)
To fascinate the book reading enthusiasts, pupil, families and visitors, the most expected Neyveli Book Fair -2016, was inaugurated by Manoj Parida, I.A.S, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Puducherry in the Presence of S K Shahi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of coal, GoI, and Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD, NLC at Book Fair Grounds, Neyveli on July 1, 2016. Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a Navratna Public Sector, to promote culture of reading amongst school children and public to make them access important Books, is organizing Book Fair for the 19th year in succession. The 10 day Neyveli book fair accommodates around 150 renowned publishers and attracts about 3.00 Lakh Visitors from all walks of life. The book fair is held for 10 days from July 1, 2016 to 10, 2016. The Chief Guest of the inaugural function Manoj Parida, IAS, Chief Secretary, Puducherry visited the fair along with the Guest of Honour, Santhosh Kumar Shahi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of coal, Govt. of India, Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD, and Functional Directors of NLC. In the Inaugural function presided by Sarat Kumar Acharya, Manoj Parida, and S K Shahi , formally inaugurated the fair by lighting the traditional light in the presence of Mrs S K Shahi and patrons of Neyveli Ladies Club at Lignite Hall, Neyveli. In his presidential address, S K Acharya said that, apart from regular activities, NLC every year organizes grand book fair under its CSR activities to disseminate knowledge to masses, rural areas and to the people from all walks of life like. He said, apart from, NLC also recognizes contributions made by Book Publishers and Book writers and honour them through this Book Fair. Acharya while, insisting on the importance of Books he said, that, Books are representatives of Civilizations, which enrich individuals-the knowledge, activity and improves insights to understand the world. Parida, in his Chief Guest address, expressed happiness and praised the events, by seeing the Crowd of book lovers' enthusiastic participation in Book Fair and hub of books related to a mixture of fields and number of publishers. He praised the NLC management for their enormous efforts for organizing this event in big way to reach masses of the rural area. He said books are the one which take you to many places and make understand of it , besides, lasting impression on one's life.

CORPORATE

Ghasghase ceases to be Director (Marketing) of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.
Ashokkumar Ghasghase has ceased to be Director (Marketing) of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited.

Joshi appointed Addl. Director of Birla Cotsyn (India) Ltd
Birla Cotsyn (India) Limited has appointed Ritesh Joshi as Additional Director of the company.

Rajan resigns as Independent Director of BGR Energy Systems Ltd.
M S Sundara Rajan has resigned as Independent Director of BGR Energy Systems Limited.

Sharma appointed Director of IFCI Ltd
IFCI Limited has appointed Anshuman Sharma as Director of the company.

Ms Swarup ceases to be Director (HR) of Engineers India Ltd
Ms Veena Swarup has ceased to be Director (HR) of Engineers India Limited.

Ms Somani resigns as CS of Orient Press Limited
Ms Prerna Somani has resigned as Company Secretary of Orient Press Limited.

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DEBATE (1)
Naveen Patnaik looks simple but he is not, he is a dictator. He has demolished all his challengers.
T C Hota

DEBATE (2)
Is Kejriwal a dictator ? Ask his mentor Anna Hazarae.
Vineet

Governance is flawed, not only appraisal system
Recently the cabinet secretary has rued that officers' appraisal system was flawed. It has been seen that when a young boy/girl is selected in IAS,he/she starts computing his age and seniority to see ,if he could become the top officer of the country,at that time oblivious of the fact that at such levels ,supersessions do take place.But in the modern day regimes even the top officials are helpless as whims dominate rather than the wisdom.For many decades governance has been constantly downsliding.The decay in the governance runs parallel to the flaws in the system of recording of APRs,so the worries of the cabinet secretary have substance.Earlier, only adverse entries were conveyed and now the APRs after recording by all authorities are conveyed, reducing the chances of objective entries .The officers had already stopped recording adverse entries fearing the counter allegations by the officer getting adverse entry.Now out of 10 marks the direct IAS officers almost always get 10,the favourite promotees sometime manage this score. I am not aware of the system in other All India Services.In some states some category of officers like the state civil services get speedily promoted to IAS, on the basis of outstanding record.Outstanding record has not been defined and is mostly considered as outstanding ,if categorized as such on the basis of counting such reports. The adverse entries are converted into outstanding by the ministers, even if they cannot record the APRs.Cabinet Secretary will not be able to do anything except lamenting, or he may bring new system which will have his stamp but no basic difference from the existing one .However governance needs improvement to improve the appraisal system and that is impossible in near future.
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

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