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This is History (306)
According to a Chinese phrase "They had come in with the roar of a tiger ,to disappear like the tail of a snake".

Will Swaraj's portfolio be changed ?
If sources are to be believed, Sushma Swaraj's MEA portfolio is likely to be changed. She is believed to have requested the PM to give her some light ministry on health grounds.

Will the Rail Budget be merged with General Budget ?
There is a move to merge Rail Budget with General Budget. An exercise is already said to have been started in this direction.

This is the management in Rail Bhawan !
Ministry of Railways took seven months to provide a space to a Director in Rail Bhawan. Anil Kumar, Director had come on transfer to the Railway Board in November last year. He was adjusted with an ADG in a cramped room. Both senior officers were uncomfortable to work. Finally, after seven months RB could allot a separate room to the Director in the second week of June.

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

Mahendra Singh to be new Member of CBEC !
In all probability, Mahendra Singh will succeed K K Sharma as Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs onAugust 1.

Vinay Chhabra seeks Voluntary Retirement
Vinay Chhabra has reportedly sought Voluntary Retirement. He is 1982 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Naveen Nambiar to be Secretary BBB !
The Banks Board Bureau is reported to have sought services of Naveen Nambiar General Manager in the RBI for the post of Secretary.

27 officers short listed for JD, ED
27 officers of different services are reported to have been shortlisted for 11 posts of Joint Director (JD) ED. Date of next meeting is yet to be announced.

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

Abhay Tripathi empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Abhay Tripathi has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Goa Chief Secretary to retire on June 30
Goa Chief Secretary R K Srivastava is retiring on June 30. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Extension to Ms Mona on inter cadre deputation only after comments
Ms A Mona, who is on inter cadre deputation to AGMUT, will be given extension of one year beyond July 11, 2016 only after receipt of comments of Haryana Government and MHA. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Dr Karthik to get premature repatriation after vigilance status
Dr Adapa Karthik, who is on inter cadre deputation to AGMUT (Chandigarh) to Punjab, will be given premature repatriation only after vigilance status as he was granted ex-India study leave from August 1 to July 2018. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

V K Rama likely to succeed Gupta as CMD, CONCOR
V K Rama, Director (P&S), CONCOR, is expected to succeed Anil K Gupta as Chairman and Managing Director, Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) on October 1, 2016. The tenure of Ani K Gupta is coming to an end in September 2016.

UCIL to get new CMD in August
Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) will be getting new Chairman-cum-Managing Director on August 1. Present incumbent D Acharya is retiring in July this year.

Raman to succeed Mohanty as Director (Tech), SAIL on July 1
Raman, ED, SAIL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Technical), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on July 1, 2016. He will succeed present incumbent S S Mohanty retiring in June, 2016.

Select list of CGM in SBI tomorrow ?
As many as 58 General Managers had been interviewed for elevation to the rank of CGM in the State Bank of India last week. The select-list is now expected to be released on Thursday.

Ms Veni Thapar appointed as non-official Director, Bank of India
Ms Veni Thapar has been appointed as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Bank of India.

Nityananda appointed as non-official Director, Central Bank of India
N Nityananda has been appointed as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Central Bank of India.

Sivaramy Reddy to continue as CMD, TSPL
P Sivarami Reddy, MD, HMT Bearing Limited, will continue holding an additional charge of CMD, Tungabhadra Steel Products Limited (TSPL) till appointment of a regular incumbent.

Jain to move from Bhopal to join DFP, Delhi
R.K.Jain, a 1991 batch IIS officer has been posted as Director , DFP, Delhi. Presently he is posted in DFP, Bhopal in the same capacity.

Pathrabe going to DAVP, Delhi
Prashant Pathrabe, a 1993 batch IIS officer and Director , PIB,Pune will join as Director, DAVP, Delhi.

Kar and Maushami put on compulsory wait
Ministry of I & B has put Esthar Kar, a 1984 batch and Maushami Chatterjee, 1992 batch IIS officer, on compulsory wait. Ms Chatterjee is on child care leave.

Sinha takes over as Member Personnel OFB
N K Sinha has taken has taken over as Member/Personnel at Ordnance factory Board He is an IOFS Officer since 15th July 1981

Singh going as CDA (AF), New Delhi
Mohinder Singh will be new CDA9AF0, New Delhi . He is a 1988 batch IDAS officer. Presently he is Jt. CGDA, Delhi Cantt.

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

Praveen Kumar Singh posted as Principal Director Audit, Central Kolkata
Praveen Kumar Singh (IA&AS-1992), Accountant General (Audit), Bihar, Patna has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Central, Kolkata.

Kul Bhushan Nayyar posted as Under Secretary, Marketing & Inspection
Kul Bhushan Nayyar has been posted as Under Secretary, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Faridabad under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. He is a Central Secretariat Service officer.

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

Khatri is new Commissioner of BDA
Dr. Rajkumar Khatri has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). He is 1988 batch IAS officer.

Yoga for all at HUDCO (UPDATED)
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), organized a week long Yoga programmes for its employees, in collaboration with ISHA Foundation . The ISHA Foundation taught 'Upa Yoga' to the participants, amidst many other yoga exercises. Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO actively participated and explained on Yoga Benefits. More than 200 employees participated in the week long sessions.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
As many as six IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Abhishek Singh has been appointed as Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation while Pradeep Kumar Jha was made Additional Secretary, Health and Himanshu Kumar Roy is Joint Secretary, General Administration. Similarly, Shirshart Kapil Ashok was posted as MD, BRJP; Sanjay Dayal as Special Secretary, Urban Development and Mithilesh Mishra was made Director, Revenue and Land Reforms.

ACC approves appointment of Sahab Narain as Director (Fin), NPCC (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Sahab Narain, Deputy General Manager, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) as Director (Finance), National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) Limited for a period of five years.

Nilkanth Avhad appointed as Counsellor (Eco), Indian Embassy, Washington (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Nilkanth S Avhad as Counsellor (Economic) in the Economic Wing of Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Prashant Lokhande appointed as Counsellor (Eco), Indian Embassy, Beijing (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Prashant S Lokhande as Counsellor (Economic) in the Economic Wing of the Embassy of India, Beijing, China. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Shivashankar continues as MD, HMT China till its closure (UPDATED)
Additional charge period of MD, HMT Chinar Watches Limited to B M Shivashanakar, Director (Technology), HMT Machine Tools Limited, has been extended upto the final closure of HMT Chinar Watches Limited.

ACC approves appointment of Agrawal as Director (DD), CONCOR (UPDATED)
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of P K Agrawal, CEO,Concor as Director (Domestic Division), Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR).

ACC approves appointment R Ramachandran as MD, BPCL (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of R Ramachandran, MD, BORL, as Director (Refineries), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

Tenure of A K Gupta as Director (Fin), TCIL (UPDATED)
The tenure of A K Gupta as Director (Finance), Telecommunications Consultants of India Limited (TCIL) has been extended upto November 30, 2017.

Sanjay Gupta continues holding charge of Director (Comm), EIL (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of Director (Commercial), Engineers India Limited (EIL) to Sanjay Gupta, CMD, EIL, has been extended till the appointment a regular incumbent.

Dr V Thiruppugazh appointed as Senior Advisor, NRA, Nepal (UPDATED)
Dr V Thiruppugazh has been appointed as Senior Adviser to National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) of Nepal. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Two Postal Service officers given new postings (UPDATED)
Ms Binti Choudhury has been transferred and posted as ADG (Parcel and Logistics), BD & M Directorate while Ms Arkaja Das was appointed as ADG (CSI), Postal Directorate.

R S Dhillon is also Additional Secretary, Fisheries (UPDATED)
Rippudaman Singh Dhillon has been given the additional charge of Additional Secretary, Fisheries Department. He is a 2008 batch IAS Officer of Haryana cadre.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Gujarat (UPDATED)
As many as 31 IAS Officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Gujarat. Accordingly, M S Dagur has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Forests & Environment, while Sujit Gulati was posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Energy & Petrochemicals. Similarly, Punamchand Parmar has been posted as Principal Secretary, Urban Development & Urban Housing while Sanjay Prasad was appointed as Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation; Vipul Mitra as Principal Secretary, Ports & Transport; Rajiv Kumar Gupta as Principal Secretary, (Primary and Secondary Education), Education; L Chuaungo as Principal Secretary, Labour & Employment; Raj Gopal as Principal Secretary, Panchayats, Rural Housing & Rural Development; Mrs Anuradha Mall as CEO, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority; Mrs Anita Karwal as Principal Secretary, (NRI & ART), General Administration and also Director General, Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA); Kamal Kumar Dayani as Principal Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment; D Thara as Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat Industial Development Corporation; Mrs Mona Khandhar as Secretary, (Economic Affairs), Finance; T Natarajan as State Project Director, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan & Ex-officio Commissioner of Primary Education; Mukesh Kumar as Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation; Arunkumar M Solanki as Managing Director, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd; Hareet Shukla as Commissioner of Land Reforms & Ex-officio Secretary, Revenue and is also Revenue Inspection Commissioner; D N Pandey as CEO and Rehabilitation Commissioner, Sardar Sarovar Punarvasavat Agency, Vadodara; Manoj Aggarwal as Development Commissioner; H S Patel as Additional CEO, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority; Roopwant Singh as Commissioner of Geology & Mining; M Thennarasan as Commissioner of Women & Child Development & Secretary, Women and Child Department; M R Kothari as Municipal Commissioner, Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation; V P Patel as Secretary, Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities; Mrs Anju Sharma as Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation; D P Joshi as Special Commissioner, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in the Commissionerate of Rural Development; Manish Bhardwaj as Commissioner of Relief & Ex-officio Secretary, Revenue; G T Pandya as District Development Officer, Rajkot; R M Jadav as Commissioner of Transport; Vinod R Rao as Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara Municipal Corporation and Mrs Manisha Chandra is also Director, National Rural Health Mission.

M K Unni appointed as DG, Armed Forces Med Services (UPDATED)
Lt Gen M K Unni, AVSM, VSM, PHS, AMC, has been appointed as Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services.

Prsad promoted to Lt Gen rank (UPDATED)
Maj Gen A R Prasad of Corps of Signals has been promoted to the rank of Lt Gen with the Corps.

A J Singh promoted to Lt Gen rank (UPDATED)
Maj Gen A J Singh of the Remount Veterinary Corps (RCV) has been promoted to the rank of Lt Gene in the RVC.

Tenure of Sanjeev Kumar Singh as IG, NIA extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Sanjeev Kumar Singh as Inspector General, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been extended for a period of one year with effect from July 5, 2016. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Birendra Kumar appointed as CVO, PFC (UPDATED)
Birendra Kumar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Delhi. He is a 1984 batch IA&AS officer.


V K Saksena appointed as CVO, PGCIL (UPDATED)
V K Saksena has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Gurgaon. He is a 1984 batch IRS-IT officer.

Tenure of Dr Himmat Singh Negi as IG of Forests, NTCA extended (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of Dr Himmat Singh Negi as Inspector General of Forests, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), New Delhi, has been extended till June 15, 2017. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

Sunil Anand promoted to Vide Admiral grade in Navy (UPDATED)
Rear Admiral Sunil Anand has been promoted to the rank of Vide Admiral in the Executive/Logistics Branch of the Navy.

Dr Gagandeep Kang appointed as ED, THSTI (UPDATED)
Dr Gagandeep Kang has been appointed as Executive Director, Translational Health Sciences & Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, Haryana.

Pradeep Chaddah appointed as Whole Time Member, PFRDA (UPDATED)
Pradeep Chaddah, District and Session Judge, North Delhi, has been appointed as Whole Time Member (Law) in Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

Marshal M K Malik appointed as AOA, Air Headquarters, New Delhi (UPDATED)
Marshal M K Malik, Director General, Air HQ, has been appointed as Air-officer-in-charge Administration (AOA), Air Headquarters, New Delhi.

Ms Samnotra empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Mukta Nidhi Samnotra has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a CSS officer.

CORPORATE

Mallya steps down as the Non-Exec Independent Director of Bayer CropScience Ltd
Dr Vijay Mallya has stepped down as the Non-Executive Independent Director of Bayer CropScience Ltd w.e.f. June 30, 2016.

Prakash resigns as MD of Carewell Industries Ltd
Baskaran Sathya Prakash has resigned as Managing Director of Carewell Industries Ltd.

Arora resigns as President & COO of SoftBank Group?
Nikesh Arora has resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer of SoftBank Group

Bajaj appointed as Director ( Retail) of Aspire Systems
Sunil Bajaj has been appointed as Director ( Retail) of Aspire Systems.

Bhamre appointed GM (Marketing) in India of Racold Thermo Pvt Ltd
Anil Bhamre has been appointed as General Manager (Marketing) in India of Racold Thermo Pvt Ltd.

Matta appointed CFO of Alfred Herbert India Ltd
Alfred Herbert India Ltd has appointed Vikram Matta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Ms Jain appointed CS of Megasoft Ltd
Megasoft Ltd has appointed Ms Rakhee Jain as a Company Secretary of the company.

Shukla appointed Independent Director of Swiss Glascoat Equipments Ltd
Swiss Glascoat Equipments Ltd appointed Janardan Shukla as Independent Director of the company.

Ms Nagrani resigns as CFO of Sanwaria Agro Oils Limited
Ms Archna Nagrani has resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Sanwaria Agro Oils Limited.

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DEBATE (1)

Narendra Modi is a dictator via RSS. He is like an empty balloon filled by the RSS. Late Sanghsarchalak Golwalkar had said that this country needs one Hitler and his dream has now come true.

Dr Manoj Mathur

DEBATE (2)

Telengana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is a real dictator. No one can dare to oppose his decisions.

N Reddy

Time to change the selection of DG NSG

It is time to change the selection of DG NSG to an Indian Army officer. Most of the combat soldiers and officers are from the Army. This selection will renvigorate the force which is currently at odds about its role. See Pathankot fiasco. A full three years should be given to the IA to bring NSG back online

Devindra Sethi

CIC never acted as per the intention of RTI Act

When a matter came before the CIC for disclosure of comments and grading given by the Reporting and Reviewing officers in ACR,the CIC did not favor it.Thanks to the Supreme Court which decided this issue in favor of applicant in the case of Sunil Dutt.Thus, I fully agree that CIC has destroyed the RTI,Act. It is because the members are generally selected from retired govt servants who have been the servants of government.

Santosh Kumar

CICs job is for providing information

If somebody has done a crime action has to be taken under the IPC. The CIC is not meant for taking action against a delinquent who has done something wrong The CICs job is direct for providing information.

Anju Srivastava

Ban on liquor and drugs has done more damage than good !

I fully endorse M L Gupta's view that ban or restriction on liquor and drugs has done more damage to the country than free sale. It is the illegal/underground sales of drugs that finances all illegal sale/smuggling of arms, ammunitions. Therefore like some states in US, we should legalise the sale of drugs with stringent conditions .This may help in controlling the drug menace.

S Gopal

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