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Nitesh Shah

POLITICS

This is History (417)

In 1983 Gladstone, then eighty-four years of age, again became Prime Minister.


Is Captain fighting for his survival?

Captain Amrinder Singh, prominent face of Punjab Congress, is facing many odds. Party is seems to be divided on many issues including Navjot Singh Siddhu. According to sources, party fought last elections under the leadership of Captain Singh but congress lost. This time he is again at the forefront, therefore, this election likely to be survival for him.


BJP-SAD alliance to continue
In Punjab BJP-SAD alliance will continue. According to sources, both parties have decided to fight assembly elections together.


Who is who in the country?

One big shot in Mumbai last week hosted a grand party in Delhi. One senior official said that who is who in the country was there in the party. Whispers asked one question, who attended grand party from the PMO? And his reply was 'none'. Then who is who?


We are the epitome of tolerance ..

Today as it's a Holiday my Train Buddies ...Amar, Akbar and Antony....and yours truly decide to meet for gup-shup over Coffee and Muffins at a Coffee Shop in Bandra.
Akbar: Why the hell is there so much speculation on what's happened in TATA!!
Me: Arre it's a Charity running a humongous Company .....
Antony: Palonjis own 19% of TATA but they are no Charity !!!
Me: All I can say I'd trust the wisdom of those who sacked Cyrus ...there must have been very compelling reasons ... reasons thst cannot be made Public ....
Amar: So now will Noel Tata be the next Chairman ... going by ... TATA ma Tata chaalse!!
Me: Yaar why do you want to disturb the poor fellow's marital harmony ...he's married to Cyrus's sister Aloo!!!
Amar: Then he will face no problem because of the adage ..Saari Duniya ek taraf joroo ka bhai ek taraf...
Me: Don't know if it's applicable in Parsis!!!
Antony: I hear Rattan needs support to walk after walking awhile !!!
Me: So ....as Acting Chairman he's not required to run around ...its not a physically demanding job...
Amar: Bhai logg... now today let's say ta-ta to TATA and Tata ...let's leave this for our discussions in the Train...by the way where do you expect the Markets to be next Diwali...
Me: I'd say above 9100 on the Nifty ...caveat ...no Indo Pak war ...or serious Global strife!!
Amar: Mota Bhai I hear there is quite of bit of pain coming via the Euro ...rise in US interest rates...
Me: Believe me if the Domestic Market keeps ticking ...Government does not resort to drastically slashing interest rates ...and printing money ..we should weather the storms !! Very soon Make in India would be our Shield on the economical front !
Akbar: All going over my head. .. kuch aur baat karro... see India gave a thumbs up to Johar's ADHM...
Amar: Gadhde (Ass) ... the objection was not against the Movie but the Paki Actor starring in the movie .... that goal was achieved when Johar agreed not to cast Pak Talent in the future ..
Antony: But the Right Wing did it's best to make the Movie flop...
Me: I leave it to your judgement ...Pak Stars say money does not matter when it comes to proving loyalty to Pakistan... Pakis would never have forgiven their Stars if they had expressed an alphabet of remorse for Uri.....
Amar: But see our tolerance many have tolerated the silence of Paki Stars ... and many of us are tolerating the tolerance of many who tolerated the silence ...
Me: And then our Award Wapsi Gang have the gall to say ..India has become intolerant ...
Disclaimer: Satire. Not meant to inform or influence opinions. With inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

1976 batch IAS officers still ruling
The 1976 batch IAS officers are still ruling the country. U K Sinha is SEBI Chief while Syed Nasim Zaidi is Chief Election Commissioner and S K Sharma as CAG.

Who will be Special Director ED?
Who will be Special Director Enforcement Directorate? Several IPS and IRS officers have jumped into the fray. The post has fallen vacant following elevation of Karnal Singh as ED.

Now acting DGP in Meghalaya again
The Government has not been able to appoint regular DGP in Meghalaya.1986 batch IPS officer Swaraj Bir Singh has taken over as DGP.

NPA Director Ms Bahuguna gets Apex Scale
Ms Aruna M Bahuguna, Director, NPA, has been accorded Apex Scale. She is a 1979 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

BPR &D Director, Ms Borwankar gets Apex Scale
Ms Meeran C Borwankar, Director, BPR &D, has been accorded Apex Scale. She is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

CRPF Director, Durga Prasad gets Apex Scale
K Durga Prasad, DG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been accorded Apex Scale. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

BSF DG, K K Sharma gets Apex Scale
Krishnan Kumar Sharma, Director General, Border Security Force (BSF), has been accorded Apex Scale. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

RPF DG, Surendra Kumar Bhagat gets Apex Scale
Surendra Kumar Bhagat, Director General, RPF, has been accorded Apex Scale. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

M K Singla gets Apex Scale
M K Singla, Special Secretary (IS) in Ministry of Home Affairs, has been accorded Apex Scale. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Deputation tenure of N C Jhingta as Secretary to ex-PM extended
The central deputation tenure of N C Jhingta, Secretary to Former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has been extended upto May, 2018.

B P Singh is new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh
B P Singh has taken over as Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.

1982 batch loses out on CS post in MP
With a strength of 13 at one point of time, the 1982 batch of the IAS in MP always expected to see one of its members elevated to the post of Chief Secretary in time. However, the twists and turns of fate have resulted in the 1982 batch missing out the coveted post altogether, which has gone to B P Singh of the 1984 batch after Antony De Sa retired on October 31. Four officers of the 1982 batch are serving as Secretaries or equivalent in the Centre and none was interested in returning to the State. One officer of the batch (Pravesh Sharma) took voluntary retirement earlier this year. The sole serving member of the 1982 batch in the State, S R Mohanty, is likely to be posted out of Mantralaya now that his junior has been made CS.

Vikrant Patil joins AP government
Vikrant Patil has joined the Andhra Pradesh Government after his cadre transferred from Tamil Nadu. He is a 2012 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

K K Singh is new ACS, Home in MP
K K Singh has been appointed as new Additional Chief Secretary, Home in Madhya Pradesh in place of B P Singh, who was elevated as Chief Secretary in the state. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

S K Chaudhary joins as CMD, IRCON Ltd
S K Chaudhary, Director (Project), NBCC, has taken over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, IRCON International Limited.
(We said this on Feb 29, 2016)

Shenoy joins as Director (Ref), HPCL today
Vinod Sadanand Shenoy, GM, HPCL, is joining as Director (Refineries), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on November 1, 2016.

Jeyakrishnan joins as Director (Mktg), HPCL today
S Jeyakrishnan, ED, HPCL, is taking over the charge as Director (Marketing), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on November 1, 2016.

Roy takes over as Director (HR), NTPC today
Saptarshi Roy, Regional Executive Director, NTPC, is assuming the charge as Director (Human Resources), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on November 1, 2016.

Vacant positions to be filled up this month
All vacant positions will be filled up this month in ED. At present 2 Special Directors and 9 Joint Directors posts are vacant. Selection committee has already cleared the name of officers for 1 Spl Director and 9 JDs. Orders are likely to be issued next week.

Virendra Kumar deputed as GM(Projects), RVNL, Delhi
Virendra Kumar has been deputed as General Manager(Projects), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd(RVNL), Delhi for a period of three years. He is an IRSE officer.

GoI yet to find successor of Choudhary, MD, BLL
The Government of India is yet to find the successor of H K D Choudhary as Managing Director, Biecco Lawrie Limited (BLL) retiring in December, 2016. However, The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had held interviews for the post on August 4, 2016, but it did not find a suitable candidate for the same.

Why appointment of Gowtama as CMD, BEL delayed?
Why is the appointment of M V Gowtama, ED (MS), BEL, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), getting delayed as a vacancy of this post has arisen on October 1 with the retirement of present incumbent of S K Sharma?

1999 batch IPS officers likely to become IG in UP
About half a dozen 1999 batch IPS officers are likely to be promoted as IG in Uttar Pradesh. DPC in this regards is to be held soon.

IPS officer Maria Kumar's 20th book
DG rank IPS officer B Maria Kumar's 20th book titled 'be selfish but good' is going to hit the stand this month. B Maria Kumar is a 1985 batch Indian Police Service Officer, currently posted at Bhopal Heading Madhya Pradesh Police Cyber Cell. He has authored more than 19 books, including 'The Summer of 2003', 'To Be Or Not To Be Happy', 'Application of Psychological Principles in Maintenance of Law and Order' and 'Policing by Common Sense'. Some of his works have also been translated into Hindi and Russian.

V M Patel returns to his parent cadre
Vishwa Mohan Patel, who was on deputation to Bihar government, is returning to his parent cadre, Telecomm Department, Government of India. He is a 1999 batch ITS officer.

Vice Admiral G S Pabby joins as Chief of Material
Vice Admiral GS Pabby, AVSM, VSM, has assumed the charge as Chief of Materiel in the Indian Navy. The Admiral is a graduate with Honours in Mechanical Engineering and M Tech in Systems and Controls from IIT Mumbai.

Yadav to return Odisha
1996 batch IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav is returning to the parent Odisha cadre after the completion of central deputation tenure.

HUDCO observing ‘vigilance awareness week’
In compliance of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)’s directions to observe the week from October 31 to November 5, 2016 as Vigilance Awareness Week, HUDCO geared up for the Week’s observance and to begin with, the week was inaugurated with the administration of pledge by Dr M Ravi Kanth, IAS, Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO and R K Arora, Director (Finance) in English and Hindi respectively to all the employees. The messages received from the highest dignitaries were also read out. Dr M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO, while addressing the gathering, emphasized the need to practise the messages highlighted in the pledge in day to day working instead of taking the pledge in a routine way. He was of the view that ‘not doing duty to his/her fullest esteem of the position one holds’ also tantamount to corruption. He therefore stressed upon all employees to work without fear and favour and enhance pride to the organization for its growth and reputation. As for the fear of vigilance, CMD reminded that ‘Vigilance Angle’ is defined in Vigilance Manual and no one should excessively worry about vigilance; while discharging their duties conscientiously, in the best interest of HUDCO. Summing up his address, Dr Kanth advised that all officials to participate in various programmes being organized during the week.

P K Pujari is also Secretary, New and Renewable Energy (UPDATED)
Pradeep K Pujari has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

G L K Rao is also Secretary, Persons with Disabilities (UPDATED)
Mrs G Latha Krishna Rao has been given an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sanjiv Arora appointed Ambassador to Lebanon (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Arora has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer.

G S P Das goes on inter cadre deputation to Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
G S Panda Das has gone on inter cadre deputation from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh cadre. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Shenoy joins as Director (Ref), HPCL (UPDATED)
Vinod Sadanand Shenoy, GM, HPCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Refineries), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
(We said this on April 5, 2016)

Jeyakrishnan joins as Director (Mktg), HPCL (UPDATED)
S Jeyakrishnan, ED, HPCL, has assumed the charge as Director (Marketing), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
(We said on March 28, 2016)

Saptarshi Roy takes over as Director (HR ) NTPC (UPDATED)
Saptarshi Roy, Regional Executive Director, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited.
(We said this on March 21, 2016)

Prashant Kumar takes over new charge in SBI (UPDATED)
Prashant Kumar Deputy MD and Chief Operating Officer ,National Banking Group in State Bank of India ,Mumbai has concurrently taken over the charge of Deputy MD and Corporate Development Officer in Corporate Centre on Tuesday.

Dr Naqvi appointed as ADG, STF in MP (UPDATED)
Dr S W Naqvi has been appointed as Additional Director General, Special Task Force (STF), Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Vigilance Awareness Week being observed at DVC (UPDATED)
On the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week all the units and establishments of DVC has taken the pledge. Andrew W K Langstieh, Chairman, DVC administered the pledge. Swami Suparnananda, Secretary, R K Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata delivered a speech on "Probity, Moral Value & Ethics in Public Life" followed by an interactive session duly attended by the employees of DVC. The Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed from October 31 to November 5, 2016.

Lt Gen Sandhu takes over as Commander of Chinar Corps (UPDATED)
Lt Gen JS Sandhu has taken over the charge of Commander of the Army`s Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps.

CORPORATE

Palaniappan ceases to be CFO, Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
M Palaniappan has ceased to be Chief Financial Officer of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.

Prakash appointed as Part-time Official Director of BHEL
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has appointed Anshu Prakash, Additional Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, as Part-time Official Director of the company.

Guha to step down as Chairman of South Indian Bank
Amitabha Guha is stepping down as Chairman of South Indian Bank Ltd with effect from November 1, 2016 .


Gangadharan appointed as Part- time Chairman of South Indian Bank
Salim Gangadharan has been appointed as Non-Executive Part- time Chairman of The South Indian Bank Ltd.

Guha resigns as CS, DQ Entertainment (Int) Ltd
Sachin Guha has resigned as Company Secretary of DQ Entertainment (International) Ltd.

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Maker and checker both are same
Maker and checker both are same in USO Fund Disbursal and Monitoring scheme operating in telecom department. The CCA wing which was actually to carry the pension function for retired telecom servants is doing USOF functions on behalf of DOT in field. CCA is not only verifying the USOF projects but also disburses fund after that so checker and maker both are same. CCA is doing telecom verification through a team of clerk recruited to do basic office function and accounting function. Telecom providers are happy with this arrangement as they know the capability of CCA official.

Harish

Govt should bind up these all account services
Frustration of IP&TAFS persons are obvious as they never become administrator. They start their preparation by having a dream of IAS but end up in doing just the clerical function of salary making ,pension and account booking which is a function of clerk in all govt jobs so they have now become totally frustrated and talk rubbish that this service is created for this and that. If they are so intelligent then first they should read their own service functions that why that was made and they should remember this thing always that until and unless we r there in service, account person will do accounting only nothing for than that. Actually accounts people are just the burden to govt exchequer they do not add any value to the system neither they understand the technical thing in a technical cadre. Govt should bind up these all account services and make a single account service which will get into all ministries for their accounts. Individual services not at all required. I don't understand why this 400 accounts people are required just to manage account. They are extra only 100 will be sufficient and declare the other P&T accounts persons surplus by govt. Just disturbing the other service people these P&T Account people just want to make hue and cry which is all waste. In a technical cadre only technical people will always lead and this fact how quickly these account people can learn it will be better for them and it is my request to them just do you own job.
BS

Myth of fair and peaceful Punjab poll


As usual recently, there has been hue and cry about the perils of rigging of ensuing Punjab Assembly polls, without deployment of central forces, by the opposition parties, notwithstanding the fact that such fears lurk in the parties who themselves have been recklessly indulging in poll offences while in power. There has been traditional but wrong perception, even in the corridors of ECI that Punjab elections are generally fair and peaceful. Since 1962,everyone is aware that corrupt practices, money and muscle power, reckless violation of poll code, not only booth but entire constituencies capturing, and distribution of free liquor and drugs, have been the main features here. The main opposition parties AAP and Congress have already cried at the top of their voices that violence was feared in the ensuing Assembly elections. No traditional party in Punjab has set any moral standards for acting fairly and peacefully though. For the first time in Punjab history the contest has widened from 2 to 3 main parties and since 1966 only the current regime has continuously ruled for 10 years, the halqa in-charges have taken over the role of cruel subedars of yore, who not only ruthlessly stifled the dissenting voices but also trampled the dignity and honour of the innocent, the administrative machinery has substantially become senile and partisan to act fairly but is all set to try hard to bring victory for their masters. The routine drill of appointing Observers and para-military forces to be deployed at local police's will and hoping magistracy to deploy them effectively is as good as hoping to grow wheat on moon..The challenge is much more daunting and formidable than holding elections in the Kashmir valley.
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

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