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This is History (311)
The methods were more or less the same everywhere, and almost everywhere they succeeded.

Modi and Switzerland ?
Switzerland has ditched India on NSG issue. Now tit for tat - it is the turn of India to cripple the economy of Switzerland. Narendra Modi's warning in his "Man Ki Bat" that Indians should deposit black money by September 30 is a subtle message to Switzerland.

Five Secretaries have access to the PM ?
If insiders are to be believed, four to five Secretaries in the Government of India have a direct access to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Guess the names .

Cabinet to approve 7th Pay Commission report in a day or two ?
Modi Cabinet is likely to approve 7th Pay Commission Recommendations on Wednesday.

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

Who will be new Secretary, DoPT ?
Who will succeed Sanjay Kothari as Secretary, Department of Personnel, on July 1 ? IAS officer belonging to 1980 or 1981 batch is likely to be posted.

142 candidates allocated IPS
As many as 142 candidates have been allotted Indian Police Service (IPS) against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.

Review of 1985 batch IAS in a week or two ?
Review of empanelment of 1985 batch IAS officers to the rank Additional Secretary in the Government of India is likely to take place either this week or next week.

Sujoy Bose appointed as CEO, NIIF Ltd.
Sujoy Bose, presently Director and Global Co-Head, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, International Finance Corporation(IFC), Washington DC, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Ltd. NIIF has initial budgetary allocation of Rs 4000/ crores for 2016-17.

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

Rajni Sekhari Sibal empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Rajni Sekhri Sibal has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Major retirement of IAS officers in June
As many as 34 IAS officers various cadres and batches are retiring in June, 2016. The officers include: Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Tajom Taloha, Ramesh Tewari, Cholleti Prabhakar, B Lalhmingthanga of AGMUT cadre; Kappula Raju and Yerra Srilakshmi of Andhra Pradesh; Dilip Borthakur of Assam-Meghalaya; H S Patel of Gujarat; Sanjay Kothari of Haryana; Vinod Chandra Jha and Kamal Shankar Srivastava of Jharkhand; Arvind Jhadav, M R Kamble, Adoni Syed Saleem, F R Jamadar, S T Anjan Kumar of Karnataka; Rakesh Agrawal and Surendra Pal Singh Saluja of Madhya Pradesh; T V Satre, N K Deshmukh, V J Bhosale and Tukaram Govind Kasar of Maharashtra cadre; Dr Taradatt and Dilip Kumar Mohanty of Odisha; Dr Lalit Mehra and Mahaveer Prasad Swami of Rajasthan; N S Palaniappan and Dr M Veerashanmugha Moni of Tamil Nadu; Praveen Kumar Singh and Bharat Lal Rai of Uttar Pradesh; Dr Mohan Chandra Joshi of Uttarakhand; Liakat Ali of West Bengal cadre.

ACC approves appointment of Sanjay Swarup as Director (IM&O), CONCOR
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sanjay Swarup, GGM, CONCOR, as Director (International Marketing & Operations), CONCOR.

ACC approves appointment of Sanjeev Kumar as Director (T), MTNL
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sanjeev Kumar, General Manager, MTNL, as Director (Technical), MTNL.

ACC approves appointment of Jeyakrishnan as Director (M), HPCL
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of S Jeyakrishnan, ED, HPCL, as Director (Marketing), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).

A K Goel is also GM, Eastern Railway
A K Goel, IRSS, General Manager, South Eastern Railway (SER), Kolkata, has been given an additional charge of General Manager of Eastern Railway, Kolkata. He is an IRSS officer.

ACC approves appointment of Ashok Kumar Singh as MD, BCPL
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ashok Kumar Singh, GM, BCPL, as Managing Director, BCPL.

ACC approves appointment of Basant Kuamr Thakur as Director (HR), NALCO
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Basant Kumar Thakur, GM, NALCO, as Director (HR), National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO).

ACC approves appointment of M P Chaudhary as CMD, MOIL Ltd
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of M P Chaudhari, Director (Finance), MOIL, as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MOIL Limited.

Sonsale is also CMD, NBCIL
Cmde A N Sonsale, CMD, NEPA Limited, has been assigned an additional charge of National Bicycle Corporation of India Limited (NBCIL).

Will SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya get one year extension ?
Speaking to a gathering of senior SBI officers at a performance by Shaan Boman Irani at Trident, Mumbai to honour performers the Banks Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya is believed to have said she would like a larger gathering of winners to be organised next year.Does that confirm an extension for one year ?.

Amil Kumar Shori promoted as Member, Postal Services Board
Maj Gen Amil Kumar Shori presently CPMG, Himachal Pradesh circle, has been promoted to the grade of member Postal Services Board and posted as Member (PLI), Postal Services Board & Chairman, PLI Investment Board, New Delhi. He is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Seven PIB offices to be closed
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is understood to have decided to close down seven PIB offices located at various places. These are - Cuttack, Indore, Kanpur, Kota, Madurai, Pune and Rajkot.
(We said this in April)

Dr Shashi Kumar is new DG ICFRE
Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun Dr Shashi Kumar has taken over as Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. He has succeeded Dr Ashwani Kumar.

Ashwani Kumar Sinha to join Maharashtra Govt on deputation
Ashwani Kumar Sinha has been deputed to the Government of Maharashtra Government on deputation. He was posted as Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD). He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ms Vasundhara Sinha relieved to join as Addl DGFT, New Delhi
Ms Vasundhara Sinha has been relieved to join as Additional Director General of Foreign Trade (Addl DGFT), New Delhi at Joint Secretary level. She is a 1988 batch IRS-IT officer.

Cadre of Ajit Kumar transferred to UP
The cadre of Ajit Kumar has been transferred from Tripura to Uttar Pradesh on the basis of Physically handicapped policy. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Inter cadre deputation of G Akheto Sema to Nagaland extended
The inter cadre deputation of G Akheto Sema from Madhya Pradesh to Nagaland has been extended for a period of two years. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Ms Lavangare is now known as Mrs Prajakta L Verma
Ms Prajakta Ramachandra Lavangare has changed her name to Mrs Prajakta L Verma for all official purposes. She is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Jujjavarapu Balaji to join as central deputation as Director, IPP
Jujjavarapu Balaji will be joining central deputation as Director in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

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

Raj Kumar deputed as Director, UPSC
Raj Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He is a 2001 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Justice Maheshwari is new Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice U C Maheshwari has been appointed new Lokayukta of the State.

Sanjay Pandey promoted to SAG in ICAS
Sanjay Pandey has been promoted to the grade of Senior Administrative Service (SAG) in Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

Yasha Mudgul posted as Additional Resident Commissioner, New Delhi
Ms Yasha Mudgul has been transferred and posted as Additional Resident Commissioner and ex-Officio Secretary, Resident Commissioner, New Delhi.Yasha is a 2007 batch IAS Officer of J&K cadre.

Two IPS officers given new postings in Odisha
Mrs Kavita Jain has been posted as SP, Angul while Sanjeev Arora will continue as DCP, Cuttack in Odisha.

Minor reshuffle of IAS Officers in West Bengal
As many as 10 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in West Bengal. Accordingly, Nitin Singhania has been appointed as Executive Magistrate in charge of Kalna Sub-Division while Khursheed Ali Qadri was posted as Executive Magistrate in charge of Katwa, Sub-Division. Similarly, Ms Reena Niranjan has been posted as Executive Magistrate in charge of Contai, Sub-Division while Ms Mayuri Vasu was appointed as Executive Magistrate in charge of Haldia, Sub Division; Ms Shama Parveen as Executive Magistrate in charge of Baruipur Sub-Division; Panicker Harishanker as Executive Magistrate in charge of Siliguri, Sub-Division; Rajat Nanda as Executive Magistrate in charge of Serampore, Sub-Division; Anshul Gupta as Executive Magistrate in charge of Uluberia Sub-Division; Dr Preeti Goyal as Executive Magistrate in charge of Arambagh and Balasubramanian T has been posted as Executive Magistrate in charge of Jangipur, Sub-Division.

Ms Ritika Bhatia posted as PD, Commercial Audit, New Delhi
Ms Ritika Bhatia (IA&AS-1996), Principal Director, Regional Training Institute, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-officio Member Audit Board-III, New Delhi.

Bangaloreans launch campaign to reinstate Subodh Yadav
The citizens of Bangalore city have launched an online petition campaign for reinstating Subodh Yadav as Special Commissioner, Solid Waste Management. Yadav, who was fighting relentlessly to reform waste management in Bangalore city, was removed from this position abruptly stopping those reforms which this Metro City needs desperately. Yadav, who belongs to a 1999 batch IAS officer, has been transferred and appointed as Secretary, Karnataka Public Service Commission. In the eight months that he has been special commissioner Solid Waste Management, he has shown exemplary commitment to seeking solutions, making connect with resident groups across the City like never seen before. He is fixing accountability through citizen training on a scale the City has never heard of.

No promotion of Junior Secretariat Assistant to SSA grade
No Junior Secretariat Assistant will be promoted to the grade of Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) with effect from July 1, 2016 as the vacant posts of SSA are being abolished in Government of India.

NSDA seeks applications for DG and DDG
National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) has invited applications for qualified experienced professionals for the posts of Director General and Deputy Director General.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary, MHA arising in July
A vacancy of Joint Secretary, in the Ministry of Home Affairs is arising in July.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Telagana (UPDATED)
As many as eight IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Telangana. Accordingly, V Naveen Chand has been posted as CP Cyberabad West while M Stephen Raveendra as Joint Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad West and Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat is Commissioner, Cyberabad East. Similarly, T V Sashidhar Reddy has been posted as Joint Commissioner, Cyberabad East; M K Singh as Additional Director, RBVRR TS Policy Academy, Hyderabad; Mrs D Kalpana Nayak as DIG, Law & Order office; transfer orders of Sandeep Shandilya were cancelled and V V Srinivasa Rao has been posted as Additional Commissioner, Law & Order Hyderabad City.

Tenure of Kumar Alok as Joint Secretary, MHA extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Kumar Alok as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has been extended for a period of three months beyond June 29, 2016. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

N S Vishwanathan is new Deputy Governor RBI (UPDATED)
N S Vishwanathan will be new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India . He will succeed H R Khan whose tenure will come to an end on July 3. He is presently ED in RBI overseeing the banking regulation and non-banking department
(We said this on June 7, 2016 )

C H Kharshiing appointed as Planning Adviser, NEC Secretariat (UPDATED)
C H Kharshiing has been appointed as Planning Adviser (JS level) in North Eastern Council Secretariat (NEC), Shillong under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. He is a 1991 batch IA&AS officer.

Yugul Kishroe Joshi deputed as Director, Drinking Water (UPDATED)
Yugul Kishore Joshi has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. He is a 1997 batch IRPF officer.

Dr Pandey appointed as DG, NPTI (UPDATED)
Dr Rajendra Kuamr Pandey, Professor, IIT, BHU, has been appointed as Director General, National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Faridabad.

CORPORATE

Saha ceases to be Officer Employee Director of PNB
Dilip Kumar Saha has ceased to be Officer Employee Director of Punjab National Bank.

Mukhopadhyay appointed CEO of Zee Learn Ltd
Zee Learn Ltd has appointed Debshankar Mukhopadhyay as the Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f.July 1, 2016

Bawa appointed MD of Adobe in South Asia
Kulmeet Bawa has been appointed as Managing Director of Adobe (South Asia).

Choi appointed MD of E-Land Apparel Ltd
E-Land Apparel Ltd appointed Kwang Hyuck Choi as Managing Director of the company

Yoo resigns as MD of E-Land Apparel Ltd
Yangweon Yoo has resigned as Managing Director of E-Land Apparel Ltd but will continue as a Executive Director of the company.

Gupta resigns as Director of Best & Crompton Engineering Ltd
Ravindranath Gupta has resigned as Director of Best & Crompton Engineering Ltd.

Chandak appointed Independent Director of Parag Milk Foods Ltd
Parag Milk Foods Limited has appointed Ramesh Chandak as an Independent Director of the company.

Ms Garg resigns as CS of Raymed Labs Ltd
Ms Suchi Garg has resigned as Company Secretary of Raymed Labs Ltd.

Kachchal appointed CFO of Xchanging Solutions Ltd
Xchanging Solutions Ltd has appointed Rajeev Kachhal as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Two directors cease to be on Board of India Cements Ltd
P L Subramanian and R K Das have resigned as Directors of India Cements Ltd

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DEBATE (1)

Narendra Modi can not be a dictator,he has his roots in the soil and understands the basic psyche of Indians.He also has correct assessment of the country and is moving in the right direction.

S C Agrawal DGP ( Retd)

DEBATE (2)

All the leaders shown here are dictators in their state.By any reckoning Narendra Modi can not be a dictator.

N K Trivedi

Department of Disinvestment should take note of it

National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI) was set up in 1995 as a section 25 Company under National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Communications. NICSI is public sector company with share capital of Rs.2, 00,000/-. Not much of an enterprising work is being done by NICSI. Ever year it gets some funds from a number of government agencies for implementing e-Office on nomination basis on the insistence of Deity and NIC. It is implementing the same software again and again at all places and charging money as if they are doing something new.

It is a company of lazy personals. They are not offering anything new. Granting of orders to NICSI by NIC on nomination basis is against the principle of natural justice, against the GFR-2005 and against financial prudence of the Government of India. We are tax payers and our money should not be wasted.

It is showing profit because it is taking money from the government agencies and in comparison spends fewer amounts. There is an urgent need to privatise NICSI. Further, it should not be the sole authority of the NIC to implement e-Governance all over the country. They could be other organization in the private sector, which could cost the Government lesser amount.

Nivedita Srivastava

Such delays send wrong signals

It is learnt that the Railway Ministry has taken a stand that AKC is not a "professional". This is ridiculous and utterly irresponsible, to say the least. AKC was selected by the PESB wherein he, the "Amateur par excellence" outwitted and outsmarted the so called 'Professionals' as per the definition, understanding, conviction and misplaced perception of the Ministry of Railways. It also amounts to casting aspersions on the integrity and wisdom of the PESB, which is unfortunate. Let there be no further delay and AKC be allowed to takeover.

Ravi Prabhat

Importance to Professionals

It is natural for the professionals to lobby for the better assignments to professionals. But, for an objective view, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of those professionals who have been given higher responsibilities. I am personally aware of the performance of some of the professionals and they have been found disastrous. In general, IAS Officers have all the qualities, except politeness and respect for others.

Bharati Jee

CVC must look

It is strange and surprising to note that a probationer (Sanjay Tyagi of 2015 batch) being appointed CVO of NDMC. How can an officer who himself would not be knowing all the rules/regulations find the corruption in the organisation. CVC must look in to it.

S Gopal

Ranks in Air Force

Sunil Joshi should know that there is a Marshal of the Air Force, Arjan Singh, who is in his 90s now.

N Krishnan

Ranks in Air Force

The highest rank in the Air Force is called Marshal of the Air Force (now held by Arjan Singh former Air Chief) which is equivalent to Field Marshal in the Army. There is scope for confusion in the layman's mind as to which is higher - Marshal (of the Air Force) or Air Chief Marshal.

K P Singh

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