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It is difficult to understand how the two could go together even for a short-while. Yet they did march together, and even today they have not separated.

Uneasiness reported in Congress?

After the nominations to Rajya Sabha by Congress High Command, it is said that many senior party leaders are unhappy. They allegedly said that why party has given RS ticket to a former union minister against whom an enquiry is going on by an investigating agency which conducted a raid against his close persons. They feel that this step of the party will send wrong message that Congress is allegedly shielding corrupt leaders and will give new ammo to opposition also.

First time a Bill on human trafficking

Government of India is moving a bill on human trafficking for the first time. Ministry of Women & Child Development has prepared the draft of the proposed bill. Now the big question is that will the proposed bill get Parliament nod?

'Desh badal raha hai' song before Press Conference

NDA govt is in celebration mode these days. Ministers are holding Press Conferences to highlight their achievements and other activities. But Agriculture Minister's PC was little different. Mera desh badal raha hai was song of attractions which was played before the PC. Why this song was played before Agriculture Minister's PC? Was a big question!

Jai Jawan Awas Yojna for Armymen

Ministry of Defence is going to launch a 'Jai Jawan Awas Yojna' for Armymen. It with be inaugurated from Bahadurgarh in Haryana.

Search Committee for RBI Deputy Governor

A search-cum-selection panel headed by Cabinet Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Sinha has been constituted to choose a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

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


Ashok Lavasa designated as Finance Secretary
Ashok Lavasa has been designated as a Finance Secretary. He is a 1980 batch IAS Officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on Apr 21 and Apr 28)

Ms Nishi Singh appointed as Member, CBDT
Ms Nishi Singh has been appointed as Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). She is an 1979 batch IRS-IT officer.
(We said this on May 13, 23 and 27)

Gopal Mukherjee appointed as Member, CBDT
Gopal Mukherjee has been appointed as Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He is a 1980 batch IRS-IT officer.
(We said this on May 13, 23 and 27)

Madhusudan Prasad is new Member PESB
Outgoing SecretaryUrban Development in the GoI Madhusudan has been appointed new Member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

P C Pharka appointed as Chief Secretary, Himachal
A 1983 batch IAS officer, Vidya Chander Pharka has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.
(We said this on May 16)

T G Negi appointed as PS to CM, Himachal Pradesh
T G Negi has been appointed as PS to Chief Minister, Himachala Pradesh. He is a 1980 batch retired IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Inter cadre deputation of Dr Goyal to Punjab under consideration
The proposal of Dr Parshant Kumar Goyal for the inter cadre deputation from Tripura to Punjab will be considered only after the receipt of comments of both States. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Sudhir Saxena is new JS (Internal Security) in MHA
Sudhir Saxena has joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India.1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre has been assigned the important desk of Internal Security.

Kohli to perform duties of CGDA
S K Kohli, senior most Addl CGDA , in addition to his own duties, will perform current duties of the post of Controller General, Defence Account (CGDA).for a period of three months from June 1,2016. He is a 1981 batch IDAS officer.
(We said this on May 19)

Meiypokyim Aier goes on inter cadre deputation to Nagaland
An inter cadre deputation of Meiypokyim Aier from Maharashtra to Nagaland has been approved till his retirement. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Srinivasulu gets posting in AP on inter cadre deputation
Gurrala Srinivasulu, who joined the Government of Andhra Pradesh on inter cadre deputation from Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed as State Project Director, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Bhim Sain Bassi joins as Member UPSC
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi has taken over the charge as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).He is retired 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Sudeep Lakhtakia appointed as ADG, CRPF
Sudeep Lakhtakia has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre.

Rish Raj Singh appointed as ADG, BSF
Rishi Raj Singh has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Border Security Force (BSF). He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Brijesh Sethi repatriated to his parent cadre
Brijesh Sethi (DHJS), Principal Secretary (Law, Justice & Legislative Affairs) in Government of Delhi, has been repatriated to his parent cadre.

Ramesh K Yadav appointed Asst Director, Consumer Affairs
Ramesh Kumar Yadav has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director, Consumer Affairs. He is a 2012 batch IES Officer.

J Walia appointed as C-in-C, Hqrs, SFC Delhi
Air Marshal J Walia presently AOC-in-C, Headquarters SAC, Thiruvanantapuram has been appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Headquarters SFC, Delhi with effect from August 1, 2016.

S Neelakantan appointed as AOC-in-C, SAC Thiruvananthpuram
Air Marshal S Neelakantan presently AOP, Air Headquarters Delhi, has been appointed as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Headquarters, SAC, Thiruvananthpuram with effect from August 1, 2018.

B Suresh appointed as AOP, Air Hqrs Delhi
Air Marshal B Suresh presently, SASO, Headquarters, WAC, Delhi, has been appointed as AOP, Air Headquarters, Delhi with effect from August 1, 2016.

P K Sinha yet to get orders for Director (Tech), SECL
P K Sinha, GM, NCL/CIL, who was selected for the post of Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), is awaited for his appointment orders as vacancy is arising on June 1, 2016.

DoPT in search of Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India, WTO
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, DoPT, New Delhi has invited the name of willing and suitable officers for a filling up the post of Counsellor (Services), Permanent Mission of India, WTO, Geneva.

B B Singh joins as CMD, MSTC today
B B Singh, Director (Commercial), MSTC, is taking over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MSTC Limited on June 1, 2016.
(We said this on Nov 13, 2015)

Subramanian joins as Director, HLL Lifecare Ltd today
E A Subramanian, MD, BCPL, is taking over the charge as Director (Technical & Operations), HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) on June 1, 2016.
(We said this on Nov 18, 2015)

Ashok K Verma selected as Director (Marketing), FACT
Ashok Kumar Verma has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 31, 2016. As many as four persons were interviewed for the same.

Bela Banerjee appointed Part-time Director on Board of BBJ
Ms Bela Banerjee has been appointed as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Co. Ltd. (BBJ).

Tapas Chatterjee appointed Part-time Director on Board of BBJ
Tapas Kumar Chatterjee has been appointed as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Co. Ltd. (BBJ).

Dinesh Makwana appointed as Director on Board of HAL
Dinesh Kodarbhai Makwana has been appointed as Non-official Director on the Board of Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL).

5 CSS officers shifted after promotion to Dy Secretary grade in GoI
Five officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been shifted after promotion to the Deputy Secretary grade in Government of India. Accordingly, Bhaswar Gangopadhayay has been posted to Heavy Industries while Prema Mohan was appointed to Minister of Home Affairs and Lajpat Rai Chauhan is moved to Revenue. Besides, Sudhir Kumar Rastogi and Sunil Pant have been posted to Ministry of Home Affairs.

Pradip Kumar Mazumdar appointed Advisor to CM, West Bengal
Pradip Kumar Mazumdar has been appointed as Advisor to Chief Minister of West Bengal on contract basis for a period of two years.

Goutam Sanyal re-employed as PS to CM, West Bengal
Goutam Sanyal has been re-employed as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister co-terminus with tenure of Chief Minister in West Bengal.

Deepak Mishra relieved
Deepak Mishra has been relieved from Delhi Police to join CRPF as ADG . A 1984 batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer Mishra was Spl CP in DP.

Three officers get postings in GoI
Daniel E Richards has been appointed to AYUSH while A Murugaiyan was posted as Deputy Secretary, DIPP and Raj Kumar is Deputy Secretary, ARPG in Government of India.

11 IDES officers promoted to Sr ADG/Principal Director grade
As many as 11 officers of Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) have been promoted to the grade of Senior Additional Director General/Principal Director, Defence Estates. The officers are: Sujoy Das Gupta, J S Dhadwad, Sauvik Majumdar, A V Singh, S C Kaushik, Rajiv Sharma, Harish Prasad, Dr D K Malik and Ms Guta K Perti.

Senkumar to be MD Police Housing in Kerala?
Outgoing DGP T P Senkumar is being tipped to be MD of the Kerala Police Housing Construction Corporation in Kerala He is 1983 batch IPS officer.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Karnataka
A number of IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Mrs K Ratna Prabha has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary in place of V Umesh while D V Prasad was made Additional Chief Secretary, Commerce & Industries and M Lakshminarayana as Principal Secretry, Public Works, Ports & Inland Water Transport. Similarly, Jawaid Akthr has been appointed as Principal Secretry, health & family welfare department with additional charge of MD, KPTCL; Kapil Mohan as Chairman, Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; Pankaj Kumar Pandey as CEO, KIADB, Bengaluru with charge of MD, BESCOM; Dr Richard Vincent D'Souza as Deputy Commissioner, Kodagu district, Madikeri and Dr B R Mamatha was posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ramangara district.

Ex-Secretary in GoI Jain killed in car accident
Former Secretary to the Government of India, Arun Kumar Jain has passed away in Delhi in a car accident. He was 62.He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. Jain was 1977 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Sunil Lanba joins as Navy Chief
Admiral Sunil Lanba has taken over the charge as Command of the Indian Navy.

Search Committee for RBI Deputy Governor
A search-cum-selection panel headed by Cabinet Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Sinha has been constituted to choose a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

CLW produces 1100th 3-phase electric locomotive (UPDATED)
The 1100th three phase Electric Locomotive (WAG-9H type No.31736) of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) was flagged off on May 26,2016 by C P Tayal, General Manager/ CLW and dedicated it to the service of the nation in a ceremony at inside the shop. Mrs Amita Tayal, President, CLW-WWO along with other members of CLW-WWO, Principal HODs, Senior Officers, members of Staff council and staff of CLW were present on the occasion. Punkaj Gupta, Chief Electrical Engineer ; S Barik, Controller of Stores; B R Kanwar, Chief Engineer; G Srinivasa Rao, Chief Personnel Officer; Dr Alok Majumdar, Chief Medical Officer; A K Mondal, Chief Mechanical Engineer ; G Sawain, Chief Mechanical Engineer/Loco; V Murli Mohan, FA&CAO/Dankuni ; Ashok Kumar, CVO ; R KTiwari, Chief Electrical Engineer / Loco; M K Gupta, Chief Electrical Engineer / L&S and M Biswas, Chief Electrical Engineer / TM were all present along with other officers of CLW. In his speech, Tayal expressed his satisfaction for this outstanding achievement and hoped that in coming years too CLW would keep on rolling out high horse-power modern locos as per the demand of Indian Railways and thus pave the way for overall development of the country. A group award of Rs. 50000/- was announced by the General Manager to the Loco Assembly group of shops for their successful endeavor.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as 11 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Sanjeev Kaushal has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Monitoring and Coordination while Roop Ram Jowel was made Additional Chief SecretaryPrinting & Stationery. Similarly, Siddhi Nath Roy has been appointed as Principal Secretary Environment; Anurag Rastogi is Principal Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Excise & Taxation, Mines and Geology and also Principal Secretary to the Govt., Haryana, Irrigation; Pradeep Kasni is Director General, Science and Technology; Praveen Kumar is Director, Archives, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Archives; Sameer Pal Srow is Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Urban Local Bodies, Mission Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission and State Urban Development Authority; Ashok Sangwan is Managing Director, Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd.; P C Meena is Director, Secondary Education, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, School Education; Jagdeep Singh is Managing Director, Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation and Anshaj Singh is Director, Industrial Training, Haryana and Additional Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Industrial Training and also Director, Employment, Haryana and Additional Secretary to Govt., Haryana Employment.

ONGC Videsh signs MOU with SOCAR trading (UPDATED)
ONGC Videsh Limited and SOCAR Trading SA signed an MoU on May 27, 2016 at Geneva. The objective of MoU is to explore possibilities of Joint Marketing of ONGC Videsh's crude oil portfolio by leveraging SOCAR Trading's experience in oil trading. The MoU was signed by S P Garg, Director (Finance) ONGC Videsh Limited and Arzu Azimov, CEO, SOCAR Trading SA. Initially, both parties agreed to initiate discussion on Joint Marketing Agreement in respect of ONGC Videsh's equity crude from ACG, Azerbaijan and based on the performance of this agreement both parties will mutually agree to optimise price realisation of other crudes from ONGC Videsh's portfolio either through Joint Marketing or Joint Venture route.

Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in Jharkhand (UPDATED)
Some IPS officers have been shifted in Jharkhand. Accordingly, Chandan Jha has been appointed as SP, Gumla while Anshuman Kumar will be new SP, Dhanbad city and Hrideep P Janardan is SP, Dhanbad rural. Besides, Prashant Anand has been appointed as SP, Jamshedpur city; Gumla SP Bheemsen Tuti will replace his Hazaribagh counterpart A K Jha, who has been shifted to Jharkhand Jaguar in Ranchi.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in West Bengal (UPDATED)
Some IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in West Bengal. Accordingly, Sumanta Choudhri has been appointed as ACS, Fisheries while Sanjay Bansla will be Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare and Onkar Singh Meena is Secretary, Municipal Affairs. Similarly, Mrs V Lalithalakshmi has been appointed as DM, Jalpaiguri; Mrs Prith Sarkar as Additional Secretary, Land & Land Reforms; Chandan Sinha as Principal Secretary, Forest; Subrata Biswas as Principal Secretary, Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation; Arnab roy as Principal Secretary, Environment, Fire & Emergency Service; Khalil Ahmed as Municipal Commissioner, Kolkata; Dr Aariz Aftab as Principal Secretary, Self-Help Group & Self Employment; Dushyant Nariala as Secretary, Self-Help Group & Self-employment; Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika as Principal Secretary, Municipal Affairs and Sepuri Suresh Kumar was posted as Principal Secretary, Disaster Management.

Indevar Pandey appointed as Pr Resident Commissioner, West Bengal (UPDATED)
Indevar Pandey has been appointed as Principal Resident Commissioner, West Bengal at New Delhi. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Nair is now Secretary, WCD (UPDATED)
Leena Nair has taken over charge of new Secretary , Women and Child Development ( WCD) in the Government of India. She is a 1982 batch TN cadre IAS officer.

Prabhas Jha takes over as Parliamentary Affairs Secretary (UPDATED)
Prabhas Kumar Jha has assumed the office of Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Karambir Singh, AVSM joins as Vice Chief of Naval Staff (UPDATED)
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM, has assumed the charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff.

Sheharyar appointed DG All India Radio (UPDATED)
Finally F Sheharyar has been appointed the Director General of All India Radio (AIR).
Presently he is the acting DG.

B N Reddy appointed as High Commissioner to Nigeria (UPDATED)
B N Reddy has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is a 1993 batch IFS Officer.

Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi accredited as High Commissioner of India to Belize (UPDATED)
Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi, presently Ambassador of India to Mexico has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to Belize with residence in Mexico City. He is a 1991 batch IFS officer.

Angel Bhati goes inter cadre deputation to AGMUT cadre (UPDATED)
An inter cadre transfer of Ms Angel Bhati from Kerela cadre to AGMUT cadre has been approved. She is a 2014 batch IAS Officer.

Extension of additional charge tenure of R P Sasmal (UPDATED)
R P Sasmal has been given an extension of the additional charge of the post of Director (Project), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL).

B Mishra appointed as Commissioner of Rajpur Division (UPDATED)
Brijeshchandra Mishra has been posted as Commissioner of Rajpur Division and has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Drug Division. He is an IAS Officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Sunil K Jain appointed as MD, CSCSCL (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar Jain has been posted as Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supply Corporation Limited. He is an IAS Officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Rina Ray is also Chairperson, NCTE (UPDATED)
Mrs. Rina Ray has been entrusted with additional charge of Chairperson, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

Mishra joins CRPF (UPDATED)
Deepak Mishra has joined as ADG, CRPF on Wednesday. He is a AGMUT cadre 1984 batch IPS officer.

Best Performance Award for NTPC (UPDATED)
NTPC has been awarded the Best Performing Company of India in Power Sector at Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards function held in Mumbai. The award was received by A K Rastogi, Executive Director & Company Secretary on behalf of NTPC from Dr Bibek Debroy, Member - NITI Aayog and Anil Swarup, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Coal.

B B Singh joins as CMD, MSTC (UPDATED)
B B Singh, Director (Commercial), MSTC, has taken over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MSTC Limited on June 1, 2016.
(We said this on Nov 13, 2015)

Subramanian joins as Director, HLL Lifecare Ltd (UPDATED)
E A Subramanian, MD, BCPL, has taken over the charge as Director (Technical & Operations), HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL).
(We said this on Nov 18, 2015)

Ajay Sawhney is also CMD, OIL (UPDATED)
Ajay Sawhney, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
As many as 15 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Dr Pradeep Vyas has been posted as Commissioner (Family Welfare) & Director, National Health Mission, Mumbai while K H Govindraj will now be Managing Director, Mahatarashtra Tourism Development Corporation, Mumbai and P K Deshmukh is Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, Konkan. Similarly, B R Jadhav has been posted as Secretary (SDC) and SEO II, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai; R D Devkar as Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Pune; V V Deshmukh, as Secretary (EGS&WC), Rural Development & Water Conservation Deptt., Mantralaya, Mumbai; N K Poyam as Commissioner, TRTI, Pune; Deepak Mhaisekar as Chairman, NIT, Nagpur; K D Nimbalkar as Chief Executive Officer, ZP, Thane; Anil Bhandari as Collector, Hingoli; M Devender Singh as Chief Executive Officer, ZP, Chandrapur; Mrs N A Gunde as Chief Executive Officer, ZP, Wardha; R V Game as Managing Director, MS Seed Corporation, Akola; B G Pawar as Joint Secretary, Housing Deptt. Mantralaya and K B Umap has been posted as Commissioner, Animal Husbandary, Pune.

CORPORATE

Rao appointed Workmen Employee Director, Indian Bank
P Venkata Krishna Rao has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director of Indian Bank.

Shovasaria appointed CEO, Barak Valley Cements Ltd
Barak Valley Cements Ltd has appointed Mukesh Kumar Shovasaria as the Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from June 1, 2016.


Bhatia re-appointed MD of Simran Farms Ltd
Simran Farms Ltd has re-appointed Harender Singh Bhatia as Managing Director of the company with effect from June 1, 2016.

Agarwala appointed MD, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases
Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases Ltd has appointed Padam Kumar Agarwala as the Managing Director of the company.


Yang to continue as MD of D-Link (India) Ltd
Gary Yang to continue as Managing Director of D-Link (India) Ltd.

Trivedi resigns as MD, Tarapur Transformers Ltd
Chandrashekhar Trivedi has resigned as Managing Director of Tarapur Transformers Ltd.

Jalan appointed Ind Director, Gini Silk Mills Ltd
Gini Silk Mills Ltd has appointed Ruchir Jalan as Independent Director of the company.


Inani resigns as CFO of Astec LifeSciences Ltd
Ravindra Inani has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Astec LifeSciences Limited.


Khandelwal resigns as Director of India Home Loan
Paresh Khandelwal has resigned as Director of India Home Loan Ltd.


Aswani resigns as CFO of Hind Rectifiers Ltd
Shyam Aswani has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Hind Rectifiers Ltd.

Choudhary appointed CFO of Bil Energy Systems Ltd
Bil Energy Systems Ltd has appointed Rajendra Kumar Choudhary as Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

General perception is that Narendra Modi is a dictator. This is a myth he is not dictator but disciplinarian. Impact is now visible in the country.

S N Rai

DEBATE (2)

You have showed several pictures of state leaders. Actually, not all are of the same stature. Particularly, Kejriwal is a very junior CM (not even five years) of a small Union Territory. He has managed to remain in the limelight only because of his wild and dramatic allegations and actions. In actual fact, he has hardly anything to show for his CMship even of the small Union Territory. In a way, it is an insult to the other senior state leaders to be placed on par with him. It is strongly felt that such junior politicians should not be given so much importance in public discourse, because they get political mileage without their doing anything substantial.

Manu Ashar


Modi to continue till 2014

As a soothsayer you say ' Narendra Modi will continue as PM of India till 2024'. And I ever respected you as a reporter of facts and not fiction.

Jaypee

Hopes and joys must live

A very senior IAS officer, once, when he was in a very good mood said, ''Government has seldom put me on a good assignment, so when the govt would assess my contribution to the nation building, the remarks would be' his contribution in destroying India is minimal, as he was seldom assigned any responsible job'.''After saying so he had a very hearty laugh, but I had seen through the seriousness of his remarks. These days, when the academic results of many classes are declared, the media takes bytes of the toppers. Amongst the various options open for the brilliant toppers, most of them would say that they would aspire to become civil servants. Undoubtedly the toppers would aspire for the best careers. It is in May that the results of the civil services final are declared. Again the toppers in the list are followed by media. Their and their parents' joy is to be seen to be believed. The prospective civil servants list out their priorities as if the road to glory is very easy to tread. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration looks after the training part of the all the successful candidates at initial stage and thereafter the different services have their own training institutes. It is here that many prejudices are created, which stay with the trainees throughout their careers. No definite solution is provided for any problem. For example there will not be any answer to eradication of corruption or how to deal with a corrupt politician or a corrupt boss. There would be endless discussions leading to nothing. However the naturally honest, firm and doers would form their own opinions and shall choose the path of probity and nation building. Their number can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Young, 22 years old become IAS in the very first attempt, they have so many dreams, so many aspirations to help the society. But we come across only a very few ,who have been really able to contribute something vegetative and positive. In Punjab, there was an officer Ms Harsimrat. In 1975, she was SDM Anandpur sahib,and in 1976 she was SDM Malerkotla. She did wonderful work in removing encroachments and revenue administration at both the places. S Bikramjit Singh an ex -army officer and IAS ,he did memorable work in Mansa and Sangrur sub-divisions and later on as DC Bhatinda,he was a phenomenon. Satish Chandra ,as deputy commissioner Kapurthala excelled in all around development of the district and made the district encroachment free. Krishan Kumar ,who made name in India as DC Nawanshehar was a genius since the day 1, he entered Punjab as AC under-training and has become a legend and a household name. I had gone to Mussoorie to supervise the departmental papers of one of 1997 Punjab cadre IAS officer. There I met one of the deputy directors, who told me that Krishan Kumar would outperform all his colleagues, when he goes to the field. Till then Krishan Kumar had not got any field posting. The prophetic words of Krishan Kumar's trainer at Mussoorie still reverberate in my ears as he became a living legend and is still performing in his own ways and style to hog all appreciation. Political environment is not very congenial for the talents to grow under it. The highly talented young boys and girls, even if they join civil services will have to be steadfast on the path of virtue to realize their dreams of building India. Otherwise, even a corrupt Patwari or a registry clerk would earn more than them, if they choose to be not honest.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

Ram Subhag Singh was doing excellent work in NAFED, it is a loss to NAFED.

T C Gupta

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