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The great Chinese sage Confucius gave a warning to his people which is worthy of remembrance : " Never have anything to do with those who pretend to have dealings with the supernatural. If you allow supernaturalism to get a foothold in your country,the result would be a dreadful calamity ".

Who is running Congress in UP?
In UP, Congress party is said to be in a state of mess. Leaders are said to be confused as to who is real boss and who is running the party? Prashant Kishore or high command? It is alleged that on PK's advice Madhusudan Mistry was stripped off from state's responsibility. It is said that Rahul's role is now limited.

They are left out !
Out of the total batch of 120, only 29 IAS officers belonging to 1986 batch have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. Interestingly some officials holding important positions and useful for the NDA Government have also been left out. They include:- 1. D K Bhalla Nagaland cadre-Secretary Lok Sabha already getting Secretary scale.2.Satish Chandra AP Cadre-Low profile Principal Secretary to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu.3.Vipul Mitra Gujarat cadre-Architect of Gujarat Ki Khushbo and Vibrant Gujarat Tourism when Narendra Modi was the CM.4.Manoj Kumar Parida Sharp officer of UT cadre- Chief Secretary of Puducherry.5Anil Jain -MP cadre- He is drafting Energy Policy of this Government.6 S Narsingh Rao Telengana cadre-Principal Secretary to Telengana Chief Minister.7 Shambhu Singh MT cadre- Architect of Ulfa surrender. 8.Atul Chaturvedi Assam Cadre- Behind the scene man of Make in India. 9.Mukul Singhal-Mayawati victim and 10. Vishwas Mehta Kerala cadre- Reformer Health Services in the country.

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

CBEC Member Sharma seeks Voluntary Retirement
Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) K K Sharma is believed to have sought Voluntary Retirement with effect from August 1. He is 1981 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Empanelment of 1983 batch IAS this week
In all probability, empanelment of 1983 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India will take place this week. About two dozen officers of this batch are likely to be empanelled.

Department of Posts to get IAS officer as Secretary?
Whispers are being heard in the corridors of power that the Department of Posts is going to get a Secretary from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

DPC for GMs in Railways
DPC for General Managers in Indian Railways was held on Friday. Five posts of GM are currently lying vacant.

16 DGMs of SBI short-listed for interview
The State Bank of India is believed to have short-listed 16 DGM level officers for interview on June 21 for selection of its foreign branches. Those are are short-listed are :- Mssrs Amitabh Sinha,Amritesh Mohan, Giri Kumar, Jogesh Sahu,P A Neelkanthan, P Patra,Pawan Kedia,P Mohanta,P K Singh, S Ilangovan,Sunil Arora, Tilak Pahwa,Vinod Kumar, Ms Vandana Mehrotra, Ms Jamuna Lohia and Ms Uma Shanmukhi.

Banks ED interview on June 25
Remaining candidates for ED in the Nationalised Banks will appear for interview on June 25 in Mumbai.

Vishwanath is ADG, AIR News
L R Vishwanath , a 1987 batch IIS officer, has been posted as ADG, AIR, News Delhi. Presently he is ADG, New Media.

Mishra goes to DD New
R N Mishra, ADG, AIR, News has been transferred to DD New in the same capacity. He is a 1988 batch IIS officer.

Rout to work in Delhi against Patna post
A K Rout has got new posting as ADG, PIB, Patna but he will continue to work in ministry of drinking water and sanitation on loan basis. He is a 1985 batch IIS officer.

Chaturvedi goes to Lucknow
Aalok Chaturvedi, a 1985 batch IDAS officer , after repatriation from deputation , has been transferred and posted as PDCA(CC) at Lucknow.

T N Jha to succeed Malhi as Director (Tech), WCL on Aug 1
T N Jha, Area General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited, whose appointment has been approved by the ACC, is reported to be taking over the charge as Director Technical, WCL on August 1, 2016 as present incumbent S S Malhi is retiring on July 31, 2016.

S K Sinha to take over as Director (HRD), SPMCIL on Sept 1
S K Sinha, GM, DMRC, whose appointment as Director (HRD), Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), will take over the charge on September 1, 2016.

S K Jha to join as Director (P&M), MIDHANI on Sept 1
S K Jha, Scientific Officer 'H' NFC, whose appointment as Director (Production & Marketing), Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), has been approved by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), will take over the charge on September 1, 2016.

Appointment of new person for CMD, MDL in progress
A vacancy of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), is arising with ending the tenure of present incumbent R K Shrawat in December. However, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has started process of selecting a person for this post by inviting applications before June 15.

Vacancy of Dy Election Commissioner arising in July
A vacancy of Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India is arising in July.

Brig S Dayal to be promoted to Acting Rank of Maj Gen
Brig S Dayal, SM, VSM, GARH RIF, has been approved for the promotion to the Acting Rank of Maj Gen in the Command & Staff stream and Staff only stream.

Praveen Mal Khanooja appointed Principal Director (D&C) in CAG office, New Delhi
Praveen Mal Khanooja (IA&AS-1994), Principal Director (Government Accounts), CAG office, New Delhi, has been posted as Principal Director (Defence and Communication) in CAG office, New Delhi.

I&B invites applications for DG, Films Division, Mumbai
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has invited the name of willing and suitable officers for a filling up of the post of Director General in Films Division, Mumbai.

Deputation tenure of Bhadru Maloth in Telangana extended
The tenure of deputation of Bhadru Maloth as Director of Sugar & Cane Commissioner, Telangana has been extended uptoMay 22, 2019. He is an ITS officer.

R Kirlosh Kumar appointed as MD, Tamil Nadu, Marketing Corp Ltd (UPDATED)
R Kirlosh Kumar has been appointed as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Rahul Agarwal appointed as ED, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Rahul Agarwal presently North Central Railway has been appointed as Executive Director (Statistics & Economics) in Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Mahesh Kumar Mittal selected as Director (Fin), NHPC (UPDATED)
Mahesh Kumar Mittal, Director (Finance), DFCCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), National Hydro-Electric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held onJune 20, 2016. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

Tenure of Mangotra as Member Secretary, NCBC not extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of A K Mangotra as Member Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)has not been extended beyond June 16, 2016. He is a 1978 batch retired IAS officer of MT cadre.

CORPORATE

Suresh appointed Dy. MD of EID Parry India Ltd
EID Parry India Ltd has appointed S. Suresh as Deputy Managing Director of the company w.e.f. July 1, 2016 .

Goswami resigns as Whole-time Director & CFO of Arnold Holdings Ltd
Prasenjit Goswami has resigned as Whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer of Arnold Holdings Ltd.

Menon appointed Independent Director of Shetron Ltd
Shetron Ltd has appointed Mohan Naravan Menon as Independent Director of the company.

Nirgudkar resigns as CS of Sahyadri Industries Ltd
Rohan Nirgudkar has resigned as Company Secretary of Sahyadri Industries Ltd.

Shah appointed CS of Madhav Infra Projects Ltd
Madhav Infra Projects Ltd has appointed Gopal H Shah as the Company Secretary of the company.

Bhattacharya ceases to be Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce
Kingshuk Bhattacharya has ceased to be Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce.

Hoda is Acting CMD of United India Insurance Company Ltd.
Ariful Hoda had been appointed as Acting Chairman and Managing Director of United India Insurance Company Ltd.

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DEBATE (1)

I consider Mehbooba Muftee Sayeed a dictator. She is running J & K Government on her terms. She has not changed her ideology. She is bigger dictator than Modi.

Dinesh Gupta

DEBATE (2)

Naveen Patnaik is a king of his territory.He is a dictator in his empire Odisha.

V K Panigrahi

DEBATE (3)

You can not say Modi a dictator. Has he done any job of dictatorship during the last two years ? He compromises also.

N Soloman

Black money problem continues !

Black Money issue is being debated in most of TV channels and speeches given during General Election are referred. Bring 15 lakhs to everyone. It is very difficult to track black money as it is outside the system and we do not have any mechanism in public domain to monitor. We have to prioritise it to develop a system to track this money. It is alleged that black money is being used in election, buying properties and other similar activities. If we have a tracking system then cash moving during election would have been tracked and alert would have gone to Income Tax department. We gave priority to chase non-filers and people earning interest without TDS. A system is in place but too much emphasis is being given. We are not debating how to track the money which is outside system. We are still following bottom up approach and chasing small tax payers. We should have system to track money starting from 50 lakhs and above. System may not be readily available to track money outside the system but the issue can be discussed and debated in meetings, seminars, public debates etc. and to work out the mechanism and plan. Chasing small earner will not resolve the issue of black money. Let us work on to develop system to track the money which is outside the system. Let everyone to contribute.

N Prakash

Loyalists rule in Railways

In Railways, the loyalists rule. They are shifted from Railway Board to Northern Railway and then back to Railway Board. The others are shown rules and transferred here and there. One lady officer has been made Joint Secretary whereas many senior to her were overlooked for the same post.

Sandeep

Blacklist blackmailers

The work in Government these days are being effected on account frivilous and repetitive RTI applications and public grievance application. No body is denying the genuine cases. The problem is with regard to the habituals and blackmailers. Many of these people do not turn up for hearings in the Information Commissions. The Information Commission should prepare a list such persons and blacklist them for the purpose of RTI. People in this country also think that whatever is illegal is also their grievance. They send grievance first on their own and thereafter the same grievance through their family members and friends. As a result a lot of time and money of Government is waisted.

Character of citizens should change

There is widow of an ex-Railway employee. As per the 50 years record available with the Railway Department all through, she is 70 years of age and not eligible for restoration of pension. She has got prepared PAN Card and Adhaar Card, which depicts her age as 80 years. She will not live for long but with the connivance with her sons she is fighting a case in Court.
Unless and until the character of the citizens in the country does no change, we can never think of an ideal state of affairs. No point will be served in continuously criticising Ministers and Bureaucrats.

A Srivastava

Human Resources lacking in IR for decades

The Human Resources deployment and rationalisation has been lacking in the IR for decades. At least 25% EDs are redundant. Same is true of other grades. In short the entire Board can be managed with 3 floors with the proper use of technology.

Ravi Prabhat

CBDT to Act

Forget about scrutiny of small tax payers, this year transfers of CITs/ Ad Cits, and others are not yet given. CBDT advanced last date for scrutiny to 31.12.2016. The IT dept.has just 6 months to finish their assessments. But Senior tax officers are not yet transferred annually in most cases. When they report, settle down and concentrate on their targets. So much to say about CBDT`s/CBEC`s planning. That is why RS is vexed up with them. FM or Finance ministry to take action on CBDT/CBEC

Surendra

Lesser known fact

What is lesser known that Late Jog was Police Commissioner, Delhi for 3 months in 1984 immediately after Mrs Gandhi's assassination.

Amitabh Agrawal

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