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These governments may represent nobody but a small group, or they may represent a class, and it is not correct to think or say that they represent the whole people.

Massive reshuffle in party and Cabinet ?
A massive reshuffle in BJP organisation and the Modi cabinet is expected to take place after the Rajya Sabha elections. It means in a week or two.

Bachelor politicians carry no corruption charge !
It may sound to be intriguing but it is a fact that Bachelor politicians carry no corruption charge ! Corruption charges normally stick to those who have a family. It is now becoming prevalent in political circles, "Family hai to corruption charge bhi hai".

New Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary supersedes 22 IAS officers !
Believe it or not newly appointed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao has superseded 22 IAS officers from 1980 to 1985 batch. People say that this is possible only in Tamil Nadu. But, it is a good news for other cadres.

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

Ms Sujata Chaudhary quits Indian Postal Service
Ms Sujata Chaudhary has quit Indian Postal Service. She is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Who will be Chief Secretary of Karnataka ?
Who will be new Chief Secretary of Karnataka on July 1 ?.In final round tie is between 1981 batch IAS officer Ms K Ratna Prabha and 1982 batch IAS officer Shobhana Pattanayak. Pattanayak is presently Secretary Agriculture in the Goverment of India.

Will Tamil Nadu DGP be changed ?
Grapevine has it that Tamil Nadu DGP Ashok Kumar is going the Chief Secretary K Gnanadesikan way ? 1982 batch IPS officer Ashok Kumar is being changed.

T K Rajendran to be new DGP of Tamil Nadu ?
Chennai Police Commissioner T K Rajendran is likely to succeed T K Rajendran as DGP of Tamil Nadu. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Will history be repeated for Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officers ?
Will history be repeated for Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officers in empanelment of 1983 and 1986 batch IAS in the Government of India ? It means none is going to be empanelled in these two batches. In 1985 batch, only two IAS officers were empanelled during the review.

SIT to investigate AugutaWestland case
According to information Special Investigation Team ( SIT) is going to investigate AugutaWestland Helicopter case. Rakesh Asthana, ADG rank officer will head the SIT. 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Asthana is presently Additional Director in the CBI .

GoI to abolish 85% posts of Group 'C' from various Ministries ?
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has reportedly issued directive to all the Ministries and Departments to abolish 85 posts of Group 'C'.

Suresh Yadav to join World Bank
Suresh Yadav, IRS-IT (1994), presently posted as OSD to President of India Pranab Mukherjee is being relieved today to join as Advisor to Enforcement Directorate(ED), World Bank in place of Ms. Anuradha Thakur IAS.

One JS post in I & B Ministry to be vacant next month ?
One Joint Secretary post in the Ministry of I & B is likely to fall vacant in July.

Only four cadre review in 52 years ?
If sources are to be believed, only four cadre reviews have taken place in the IIS since the inception of the service in 1966. According to sources first cadre review was in 1986 then in 1993 after that in 2005 and fourth in 2016.Whereas other cadre services have got this opportunity in 3-5 years.

B V R C Purushottam appointed as Deputy Secretary, DoPT
B V R C Purushottam, who is presently o compulsory wait, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT). He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of UD cadre.

Sashi Kanth Jain selected as CMD, HPC
Sashi Kanth Jain has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 9, 2016. Only two persons appeared for the interviews.

Why appointment of P K Prasad as MD, NERAMAC still pending ?
Why is the appointment of P K Prasad, Senior GM, NSC, as Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) pending with the DoNER ? Prasad, who was selected by the PESB on September 17, 2014, is awaited for posting orders.

Kuldeep Kumar relinquishes as CVO, STC
Kuldeep Kumar has relinquished as Chief Vigilance Officer of State Trading Corporation (STC) after he was not accorded extension to his tenure expired on May 13, 2016. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of MT cadre.

1986 batch IAS is now ACS in Andhra Pradesh
Two 1986 batch IAS officers Satish Chandra and D Sambasiva Rao have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Andhra Pradesh. Chandra is presently Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.

Three 1985 batch IAS to get ACS rank in Andhra Pradesh
Three 1985 batch IAS officers Dr P.V. Ramesh Babu,Veena Ish and J C Sharma have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Andhra Pradesh.

Bhaskar appointed Deputy Director in PD Commercial Audit office
Vivek Kumar Bhaskar, Deputy Accountant General, (Accounts, VLC/Admin.) in the office of Accountant General (A&E), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Commercial-I) in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member, Audit Board-I, New Delhi, in place of Ms. Supriya Singh. He is 2010 batch IA&AS officer.

Md Shahzad promoted as CCA, Orissa
Mohd Shahzad has been appointed as CCA, Orissa after promotion to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). He is an Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service officer.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Maharashtra
As many as six IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Dr P N Bhapkar, Commissioner, Education, Pune has been posted as Secretary, (EGS & WC), Rural Development and Water Conservation Department, Mantralaya while Aseem Kumar S K Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Mumbai was posted as Secretary Rura Development and Panchayat Raj and Water Conservation Department, Mantralaya and N K Patil, Chief Executive Officer, ZP, Satara is posted as Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities, Pune. Similarly, R B Deshmukh, Private Secretary to Leader of Opposition, Vidhan Parishad, Mumbai has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, ZP, Satara; Paraag Jaiin-Nainuttia as Special Commissioner, Sales Tax, Maharashtra State, Mumbai and R D Devkar was posted as Project Director, Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society, Mumbai.

Rajesh Kumar Sahu transferred to ASI, Bhopal circle
Rajesh Kumar Sahu, Library & Information Assistant, has been transferred from Aurangabad circle to the office of Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bhopal circle.

Deputation orders of Anil Kumar Malik for IRCON cancelled
The deputation orders of Anil Kumar Malik from South Western Railway to IRCON have been cancelled. He is an IRSE officer.

S C Jain appointed ED (Works), Railway Board
S C Jain presently ED, Civil Engineering (B&S)-II, Railway Board, has been appointed as Executive Director (Works), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

A K Singhal appointed as ED, Civil Engineering, Railway Board
Upon return from deputation to DMRC, A K Singhal has been appointed as Executive Director, Civil Engineering (B&S)-II, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

D N Patel empanelled as DIG in GoI
D N Patel has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

800 Inspectors interviewed to select SHOs
Delhi Police has interviewed about 800 Inspectors to select SHOs for Delhi's Police Stations. After a week long exercise 55 SHOs were selected for various Police Stations. According to sources for the first time such a big exercise was under taken to select SHOs.

Vacancy of Director (Engg) arising in BSCL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking qualified candidates for the post of Director (Engineering) in Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL). Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before July 25, 2016.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary NATGRID arising in June
A vacancy of Joint Secretary, NATGRID in the Ministry of Home Affairs is arising in June.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary, Defence arising in June
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence is arising in June.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary, Petroleum arising in June
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is arising in June.

Two officers of MP cadre confirmed in IAS
Two IAS officers of 2012 batch of Madhya Pradesh cadre: Neeraj Kumar Singh and Nidhi Nivedita have been confirmed in Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Ajay Singh Tomer of Haryana confirmed in IAS
A 2012 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Ajay Singh Tomer, has been confirmed in Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Ranjan Relived from Puducherry
Praveer Ranjan , IG has joined Delhi Police and waiting for his posting. He was IG, Puducherry. He is a 1993 batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer.

Air Vice Marshal Bedi is new AOC J&K
Air Vice Marshal GS Bedi has been appointed as new Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Jammu and Kashmir. He will succeed Air Vice Marshal Upkarjeet Singh. who has been posted as Commandant Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.

IFS officer found dead
Chief Conservator of Forests Ajay Kadian was found dead at Bella Vista near Chandigarh . 1987 batch IFS officer Kadian was 51.

WAPCOS successfully Commissions Afgan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) in Afghanistan (UPDATED)
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi with His the President of Afghanistan Dr. Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) at Chist-e- Sharif in Herat province in Western Afghanistan on 04 th June 2016. The project is executed and implemented by WAPCOS Limited, a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. Afghan-India Friendship Dam is a Multipurpose project planned for generating 42 MW of power, irrigating 75000 hectares of land, water supply and other benefits to the people of Afghanistan. It is a landmark Infrastructure Project undertaken by WAPCOS in most difficult working conditions. The successful commissioning of the Project represents culmination of years of dedication, devotion and hard work by WAPCOS' Personnel, Afghan Officials and many other Professionals in very tough conditions.

Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in West Bengal (UPDATED)
Five IPS officers have been shifted in West Bengal. Accordingly, Sumanjit Ray has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, North, Howra while Dhrubojyoti De was made Deputy Commissioner of Barrackpore Commissionerate and Santosh Pande is Deputy Commissioner, Bidhannagar. Besides, Rashi Munir Khan has been made Commandant of 2nd Bt, Eastern Frontier Rifles. Besides, Rajeev Mishra has been posted as Inspector General, Western Range.

Four 1985 batch IAS officers get pro-forma promotion (UPDATED)
Four 1985 batch IAS officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre who are on deputation to the Government of India have been given pro-forma promotion to the rank of ACS. They are Mssrs Sameer Sharma,Mushpa Subramanyam, R Subramanyam and Ms Chitra Ramachandran.

Srinivas Srinaresh is also Commissioner, Handlooms, Textiles in AP (UPDATED)
I Srinivas Srinaresh, Secretary to Government (Handlooms & Textiles) and Managing Director, APCO, has been assigned an additional charge of Commissioner, Handloom and Textiles, Chief Executive Officer, Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Joint Managing Director, AP Handicrafts Corporation Limited. He is an IAS officer of AP cadre.

Naresh Penumaka repatriated to his parent cadre (UPDATED)
Naresh Penumaka working on deputation in Andhra Pradesh Government as Commissioner, Handloom and Textiles, has been repatriated to his parent Department, i.e., Ministry of Finance, (Central Board of Excise and Customs) Department of Revenue. He is an IRS-Customs officer.

Ex-Superintendent Central Excise, Chennai sentenced to two years (UPDATED)
The Principal Special Judge for CBI cases, Chennai, has convicted G Murali Krishanan, then Superintendent, Central Excise, Chennai in a bribery case and sentenced him to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs 10,000.

Sunil Kumar Gupta selected as CMD, HIL (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar Gupta, GGM, PDIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 10, 2016. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Yadav ceases to be CMD of MTNL
Narendra Kumar Yadav has ceased to be Chairman and Managing Director of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited w.e.f June 8, 2016.

Purwar given addl. charge as CMD of MTNL
P K Purwar, Director (Finance) of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited has been given additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director w.e.f. June 8, 2016.

Mhatre appointed as Independent Director of Tilaknagar Industries Ltd
Tilaknagar Industries Limited has appointed Kishorekumar Ganpatrao Mhatre as Non-Executive and Independent Director of the company.

Inamdar resigns as Director of Kirloskar Industries Ltd
Shrikrishna N Inamdar has resigned as Director of Kirloskar Industries Limited.

Chandrasekaran ceases to be Independent Director of Karnataka Bank Ltd
T R Chandrasekaran has ceased to be Independent Director of Karnataka Bank Ltd.

Bajwa steps down as MD ( Sales & Mktg.) of Microsoft India
Karan Bajwa has stepped down as Managing Director( Sales & Mktg.) of Microsoft India.

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DEBATE (1)

Real dictator is Arvind Kejriwal. Narendra Modi can not be termed as dictator because RSS is playing parallel role in the party.

Girja Shankar

DEBATE (2)

Narendra Modi is the dictator. All his decisions prove my point of view. What proof do you want- all veterans including L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have been sidelined and a small time politician in Gujarat Amit Shah is all powerful.

D B Mali

IGNFA National Academy for IFS manages only with IFS officers ?

LBSSNA, Mussorie appoint services of ISS, IIS, IES, IRS officers and professors of different subjects on deputation for teaching the IAS probationers. But it is surprising that IGNFA National Academy for IFS manages only with IFS officers to accommodate these officers on deputation and provide soft services. All the officers have charm of 30% additional teaching allowance. As per the recommendation of government the allowances are meant only for the officers coming on deputation from other services (not on central deputation). However in IGNFA IFS Academy Dehradun everything is managed, as a result the training and education at IGNFA is deteriorating. As per the GoI notification only 30-40% IFS should be on deputation to the Academy. Unfortunately the IGNFA is full of IFS officers on deputation. Modi Government should take stringent action for such kind of manipulation in the Academy for providing better education to the young officers.

Subramanian N

Bihar toppers, Punjab toppers

In Bihar ,the toppers were subjected to re-examination; some did not appear, some re-appeared and failed. This act of the authorities in Bihar, has given the impression as if the entire examination system was rotten and education system in the state was in doldrums. It is the same state which has given the nation the toppers in the civil services and other competitive examinations, and its boys have been heading the various multi-nationals in the world. The copying in examinations, which has been proclaimed as an exclusive bane in Bihar, has been thriving in other states too with equal or worse ferociousness, but without giving those states a bad name.

In the mid 1960s,there used to be one centre of examination in majha rural areas, which was notorious for copying. Students, who did not pass the examination in any other centre, would prefer that centre, and would pass the examination with flying colours. I also used to be amongst the helpers of the copying candidates, my cousins, for two years. The person, who was mastermind behind this copying squad was a tall and lean,6'-3'' clean shaven Jat Sikh, more handsome than Dev Anand, and was renowned for his bravery and courage. The fables of his bravery were known even in the remotest villages. Anyhow, he had sympathy for the weak students, and while helping his relatives, his reputation grew so much that, his help was sure to ensure 1st division to the below average students. No flying squad would dare to enter the centre without first getting his permission. Once, it happened that,one examinee sent a parchi to his helper outside that, he had got the answers to the Jute, wheat, rice, and coffee producing states, but he had not received the tea as yet. The helper in his devoted enthusiasm, got a cup of tea prepared and sent to him, since the examinee was a favourite one .It became a talk of the town for some years. It is just to emphasize that even when Punjab was the most progressive state, copying had been its bane.
I had my college friends, who, by developing friendship with the college clerical staff, and through them getting close to the supervisory staff of the examination centre ,would always come out with flying colours in the examinations, in spite of the fact that they would not be able to write essay on 'My best friend'. Two of them ,in their MA examinations, stood first in the university. Had there been re-examination of my those friends, they would not have got even 5% marks. Their names are mentioned in the copying circles as the champions, even after half a century.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

Why blame the Bihar Board Toppers?

Why blame the Bihar Board Toppers? Why a criminal case against them? Most of us are not looking at the root cause of the problems. Problem lies with the unholy alliance of Politicians and Bureaucrats. They have been the maim beneficiary. This has been going on since ages, and it is most known secret not only in Bihar but also in the neighbouring states. After all the hullabaloo, nothing will change, because of vested interest.

B N Singh

Getting marks by manipulation

Some of the toppers of the Bihar School Examination Board have got their marks by manipulation and malpractice. In Bihar, murders, kidnappings, dacoities, extra judicial killings, caste wars, loot, rape are common. What is the state coming to, again? Nitish Kumar's Prime Ministerial ambition is taking blows every day.

Ram Raj

Bihar Board Toppers !

My comments are on Bihar Board Toppers. For a few rotten fish which I am sure are everywhere, we are ignoring the hard work done by many more sincere students from Bihar. This episode will force the authorities to cleanse the system.

Ghanshyam Kumar

Tax evaders are getting away

There is a growing perception among the genuine tax paying public that the tax evaders are getting away because penalties on them have been reduced and schemes for allowing them to get away with lesser penalty are being designed and implemented every day. Taxes are being reduced for industrialists and smaller people are being looked at. The small savings of small savers like Provident Fund are sought to be taxed while big defaulters are getting away. Pensioners are feeling that interest rates on their savings are being reduced while tax defaulters do not even have to pay their dues. Though the Government has been trying to reduce tax terrorism, the perception is that the industrialists are taking advantage.

Rajiv Ratan

Sad and unfortunate

It is very sad and unfortunate that in the era of medical advancements wherein the mortality rate on account of heart related ailments is claimed to be zero percent, a young life is lost for the same reason. Either the claims are hollow or the deceased ignored the medical innovations is better known to the ones dear and near to him. But the fact remains people do die despite having no history of factors contributing to the said decease. My own nephew , who was health conscious and practiced the best discipline of life to gain longevity , no diabetic , no hypertension, an hour in park and so on and so forth, collapsed in chair while briefing his team. Age 53 years. My wife , a govt officer, again very particular about medical parameters would undergo regular health check ups . Died at at the age of 53 I and you may believe it or not but there I now find some third force - God - Alha - Gurunanak Ji , Christ - that controls this universe . At 62 I find the past a pre laid kind of track on which I have moved. We have neither knowledge nor control of such mysterious event that happen in our lives. May God bless the departed soul and give strength to the family to bear this irreparable loss

O P Sharma

Less you talk about SBI the better

The less you talk about SBI the better. Hopeless condition.

Dipak Kumar Dasgupta

Government needs to be congratulated

Government needs to be congratulated for picking up Mr Choudhary ,who is an officer with high credibility & sound integrity for the job of MD-IRFC.Looks like now merit is what counts.

Sarwan

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