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The Ottoman empire lasted long enough as empires go.

Next surgical strike on lockers ?
Will there be next surgical strike on the lockers ? Answer to this question lies with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi's promise of 'Rs 15 lakh in each account' to come true !
Grapevine has it that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's desire of fulfilling his promise of 'Rs 15 lakh in each account' may, atleast partially, if not fully, come true before next general elections. It came up during a discussion at a get together, "each citizen would have some benefit by then if not Rs. 15 lakh as promissed".

Riot like situation in banks in the offing
There would be, it is expected, riot like situation in few branches of banks, specially in small towns, in the next few days. The administration has, however, been put on alert to have control of the situation.

Black to White ...
Travelling by the 5.13 Fast Local Train from Churchgate to Andheri ....with my Buddies.... ......Amar , Akbar and Antony.

Akbar: Yaar I had only 500 and 1000 notes so I could not get any treat for you all…...I know it was my turn today...
Amar: I knew you'd do this ...I've brought Coffee and Muffins ...apno ko apne jaanthe hai...
Antony : At home ...all of us have collectively Rs 136...in legal money!!
Amar: Arre Debit aur Credit card toh hai ....and its just a matter of 2 days….
Akbar: Public has been inconvenienced so much .....
Antony: We should have been given some notice ...
Me: Ha ha ....so that the Black Moneybags could change their ill gotten holdings to Legal Notes!!!!
Akbar: What crap ...I am sure BJP and its Allies could have converted all their cash holdings to 100s!! Why in UP and Punjab they must have converted their election warchests to 100s!!
Me: See to keep it TOP SECRET I am sure only RBI Guv and maybe Finance Secretary were privy to this move ......of course apart from Modi and Jaitley. In UP and Punjab if BJP would have asked for donations only in 100 notes the news would have spread like wildfire!! Or even attempted to change 500 and 1000 notes into 100 notes!!
Amar: And there would have been a shortage of 100 notes if the news had leaked out beyond the selected few!! It would have led to a chain reaction ...and very soon it would have been a exercise in futility!!
Akbar: So now Public will start hoarding the new 500 ..1000 and 2000 notes!!
Me: First a huge chunk of the ill gotten holdings would turn to paper!! Then remember very stringent laws are in place for tackling Black Money ...high denomination notes would be printed in limited numbers ... and have unique features!!! The aim also being to curb counterfeiting…
Antony: Even Mamtha has called this a Draconian act!!!!
Amar: She must be having compelling reasons…..she knows best!!! Though I feel it's just politics!!
Me: Actually the IT Department should keep tabs on MSM and SM and take notes of who is for the Demonetization and who is against….. after sieving out the ones who have some legotimate majboori ., investigate the rest….. because no Individual who is a honest tax payer should have any issues with Demonetization!!!
Amar: I think this Demonetization has led to a devaluation in some very known Individuals….. Organizations …..wealth!!!
Antony: But I don't understand why did the Government have to issue higher value currency notes???
Me: Frankly it's more for the convenience of the Honest Tax Payers….. just because there are thieves around does not mean the honest be locked in their homes!!! And then printing of these Notes will be very limited!!!
Akbar: Credit and Debit Cards will rake it in .…..
Amar: Now don't say that VISA and Mastercard are behind this demonetization!! And now Congress is spinning its own yarns…. creating a fear psychosis !!!! Now they say Gold imports will rise…… people will start buying Dollar and Pound Notes locally and start using these to hoard money!!!
Me: See fact is there is bound to be pain …. but see the gain!!! Faujis willingly go to the Border to fight the Enemy …. demonetization was needed and it's a huge step for Nation's Security..financial included … so be a Civilian Fauji and your fight is just to bear the temporary inconvenience and you fight the war from your Home..…your life is not in peril like a Fauji's is... is that asking for too much!!!
Antony: Markets too fell….. that means Markets are also not in agreement …
Amar: Chariya (stupid) ….. Markets fell because of the US Elections ….. first the uncertainty and then Trump winning… in fact post Modi's announcement I checked the SGX Nifty and it was down by just 36 points!!!! When the US results started coming out it crashed and this was reflected when our Markets opened …
Akbar: Trump will just create turmoil….
Me: But Americans have voted for him…. seems Americans want decisive action on internal Security and want lesser involvement of US Troops overseas…… and of course local jobs for locals...they want a Government for them and not a Government for the elite !! But one glaring fact… it's an anti establishment vote but for a out and out Capitalist ….. bahut odd combination!!!
Antony: Coming back to Demonetization…. now Bhakts will say… this too is another form of Swach Bharat!!!
Me: Of course it is …. and haven't you heard the joke doing the rounds….Modi ji bhi kamaal karte hai….. first Modi got Toilets built and now bahut saaro ko loose motions lagwaa diye!!

Disclaimer: Satire. Not meant to influence or inform. Inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Will HRD ministry get regular Secretary ?
After the transfer of S K Khuntia, HRD ministry is still waiting for a regular Secretary for Secondary Education. Presently Higher Education Secretary is holding additional charge.

Will Jha move to MHRD ?
Name of Prabhash K Jha is doing the round for the post of Secretary, Secondary Education, MHRD. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre and presently posted as Secretary, Parliament Affairs.

Suresh Panda is acting CEO of Prasar Bharti
Suresh Panda is now acting CEO of the Prasar Bharti. 1980 batch Assam cadre former IAS officer Panda is presently Member (Personnel) in Prasar Bharti.

Chauhan is new GM SER
MC Chauhan, General Manager, Metro Railway, Kolkata, has taken over the additional charge of General Manager, South Eastern Railway (SER). He belongs to the 1979 batch of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE).

AMU Prof given compulsory retirement
In an unprecedented decision, AMU reportedly has given compulsory retirement to Associate Professor S. Mustafa Zaidi on charges of dereliction of duty and intent to mislead authorities . Zaidi is the Secretary of AMUTA.

10 IRTS officers of 1990 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 10 officers of 1990 batch belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Shiv Kumar Prasad, Prabhakar pranai, Deepak Kumar Jha, Archana Srivstava, B Prashanth Kumar, Shailendra Kumar Sharma, Sanjay Goel, V R Lenin, Om Prakash and Sanjay Tripathi.

Nine IRTS officers of 1989 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as nine officers of 1989 batch belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: N Shreekumar, Ranjan Prakash Thakur, nanduri Srinivas, Sanjay Kumar Jain, Chittaranajan Swain, Jai Singh Meena, Barmavathu Nagya, Sanjay Bajpai and Manoj Kumar Sinha.

16 IRTS officers of 1988 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 16 officers of 1988 batch belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Rajni Balal Hasija, Mukul Jain, R Dhananjayulu, Salil Kumar Jha, Utpal Kanti Bal, Amit Varadan, Upendra Chandra Joshi, A S Rao, Neenu Ittyerah, Mukul Saran Mathur, S Jagannathan, Sudhi Kumar Tyagi, pravin Chandra N parmar, Mahendra nath Ojha and Chhatrasal Singh.

13 IRTS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 13 officers of 1987 batch belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Ravinder Goyal, D K Singh, Amit Kumar Singh, Manjit Singh, P R Reddy, S P Dudhe, M K Akhouri, H K Dutta, Shelleyander Kapil, H S Verma, Utpalparna Hazarika, Leena Sharma and Ravi Valluri.

12 IRAS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 12 officers of 1987 batch belonging to Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Kartic Chauhan, Saumya Mathur, Roopa Srinivasan, Rabi Sankar Mitra, Usha Venugopal, Kalpana Dube, Tanu Chandra, Ajai Mathur, Niva Singh, P Sivaram Prasad, A Venkata Reddy and Aparna Garg.

Saroj Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Saroj Kumar has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS).

M S Srikar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
M S Srikar has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Ms Ira Joshi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Ira Joshi has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. She is 1984 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS).

Vijaya Bhaskar Gurala appointed Director, School Education
Vijaya Bhaskar Gurala has been appointed as Director in the Department of School Education & Literacy. He is a 1999 batch IDES officer.

Dr Manoj Singh appointed Adviser, NITI Aayog
Dr Manoj Singh has been appointed as Adviser (Transport), NITI Aayog. He is an officer of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).

Adwaita Charan Garanayak appointed Director, NGMA
Adwaita Charan Garanayak, Director, KIIT, University, Bhubaneswar, has been appointed as Director General, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA).

Air Marshal Sanjay Sharma appointed AOM
Air Marshal Sanjay Sharma has been appointed as Air Officer-in-charge Maintenance (AOM), Air Hqrs, Delhi.

Lt Gen Devraj Anbu promoted as GOC-in-C
Lt Gen Devraj Anbu has been promoted as Army Commander and posted as a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command with effect from December 1, 2016.

Director (Finance) MMTC Gupta removed !
M G Gupta, Director (Finance) in MMTC has reportedly been removed by the Ministry of Commerce.

Asnani continues as Director, Technical, UCIL
C K Asnani, CMD, UCIL, will continue holding an additional charge of the post of Director (Technical), Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), till further orders.

Venkateswar is no longer CMD, PDIL
The Government of India (GoI) is reported to have removed S Venkateswar from the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Projects & Development India Limited (PDIL).

Kumar joins BSF
After promotion, Abhinav Kumar has joined as IG, BSF. He is a 1996 batch Uttarakhand cadre IPS officer. He was DIG in ITBP.

Anand Mathur appointed DG, Personnel in Railways
Anand Mathur has been appointed Director General (Personnel) in Railways.

Akhil Agarwal appointed Director General, Signal & Telecom
Akhil Agarwal has been appointed Director General, Signal & Telecom. He is an officer of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE).

A K Goel appointed Director General, Railway Stores
GM South Eastern Railway A K Goel has been appointed Director General (Railway Stores). He is an officer of the Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS).

Manipur cadre IAS officer is now Collector in Jharkhand
Shailesh Chaurasia a 2007 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre has been appointed new DC of Sahebganj district in Jharkhand.

Air Commodore Choudary is Airforce Station Manager Srinagar
Air Commodore VS Choudary has taken over the command of Air Force Station, Srinagar, as Air Officer Commanding (AOC) from Air Commodore Manoj Marathe.

Prithviraj appointed as Asst Collector, Bhandra in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Prithviraj B P, has been posted as Assistant Collector, Bhandara Sub Division and Project Officer, ITDP, Bhandara District in Maharashtra. He is a 2014 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

The tenure of V K Srivastava as Counsellor, WTO extended (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of Vimal Kumar Srivastava as Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India (PMI), World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, has been extended. He is a 1992 batch IRS officer.

Vineet Garg is also Managing Director, HPGCL (UPDATED)
Vineet Garg has been given an additional charge of Managing Director, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd in Haryana. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Meena is also Dy Superintending Horticulturist ASI, Agra (UPDATED)
Suresh Chand Meena has been assigned an additional charge of Deputy Superintending Horticulturist, ASI, Division No-1, Agra.

Gowtama joins as CMD, BEL (UPDATED)
M V Gowtama, ED (MS), BEL, has taken over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). A vacancy of this post has arisen on October 1 after the retirement of incumbent S K Sharma.
(We said this on July 11, 2016)

S K Gorai relieved to join as Director (Fin), KIOCL (UPDATED)
Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) has relieved S K Gorai of the charge of GGM, TCIL in order to join as Director (Finance), Kudremukh Iron Ore Co Limited (KIOCL).

SAIL signs MoU with POSCO (UPDATED)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on November, 07, 2016 between POSCO and Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) on technical collaboration for operational improvements and Human Resource Development. The MOU was signed by Dr. In-Hwa Chang, Chief Technical Officer, POSCO and Raman, Director (Technical), SAIL at POSCO Centre, Seoul. The signing ceremony was conducted in presence of Dr. Oh-JoonKwon, Chairman cum CEO, POSCO and P K Singh, Chairman SAIL. Speaking on the occasion Chairman, SAIL said that today's MOU signing is an important milestone in SAIL-POSCO's long standing relationship and in future the companies would be collaborating in many more areas. It would be SAIL's endeavour to work together with POSCO for the mutual benefit of both the companies. Dr Kwon expressed happiness at the collaboration with SAIL and said he hopes both companies will work together to make it a success.

CBI arrests Senior Section officer, NW Railway (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Senior Section Engineer (Works) NW Railway, Merta Road, District Nagaur (Rajasthan) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant.

Union Bank of India ex-Manager sentenced (UPDATED)
The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Ernakulam (Kerala) has convicted A P Varghese, former Manager, Union Bank of India, Kattappana Branch, Idukki District in Kerala Kerala and and sentenced him to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs one lakh. The case was filed by the CBI against him for opening a joint account in his name and in the name of his wife and issued pay orders in fictitious names to the tune of Rs.4,17,400/- by debiting written off accounts of several customers and fraudulently creating & using forged bank records as genuine.

Dr Bhupinder Pal Singh of Punjab awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
Dr Bhupinder Pal Singh of non-State Civil Service of Punjab has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre.

R Subramania Kumar is also MD & CEO, IOB (UPDATED)
R Subramania Kumar, ED, has been assigned an additional charge of MD & CEO, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

Rakesh Srivastava appointed as Member Secretary, NCBC (UPDATED)
Rakesh Srivastava has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sanjiv Swarup is also CVO, HUDCO (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Swarup, CVO, NBCC, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Vigilance Officer, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO). He is a 1982 batch IRSEE officer.

Ms Anita Praveen gets charge of CVO, PSFT (UPDATED)
Ms Anita Praveen, Joint Secretary, Commerce, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Executive officer (CEO), Price Stabilization Fund Trust (PSFT). She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Tenure of Ghayas Uddin Ahmed as Director, Investment (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Ghayas Uddin Ahmed as Director, Department of Investment & Public Asset Management, has been extended for a period of one year with effect from December 11, 2016. He is a 2000 batch IDAS officer.

Gauhati High Court gets five Additional Judges (UPDATED)
Achintya Malia Bujor Barua, Kalyan Rai Surana, Prasanta Kumar Deka, Nelson Sailo, and Ajit Borthakur have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court.

Nagabhushana Reddy accredited as Ambassador to Republic of Chad (UPDATED)
B Nagabhushana Reddy, presently High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Chad with residence in Abuja (Nigeria). He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.

CORPORATE

S P S Jaggi promoted as ED (P&A), CO in SAIL
S P S Jaggi has been promoted from General Manager (Bus Excellence), BSP to Executive Director (P&A), CO in Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Nair appointed as CEO of Snowman Logistics Ltd
Snowman Logistics Limited has appointed Sunil Nair as Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. December 1, 2016.

Dubey resigns as the Whole-time Director of Snowman Logistics Ltd
Pradeep Kumar Dubey has resigned as the Whole-time Director of Snowman Logistics Limited.

Doshi re-appointed CMD of Ravalgaon Sugar Farm Ltd
Ravalgaon Sugar Farm Ltd has re-appointed Harshavardhan B Doshi as Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Mehta appointed as Chairman of Accel Frontline Ltd
Accel Frontline Limited has appointed Malcolm F Mehta as Chairman of the company.

Gilsdorf resigns as Director of Honeywell Automation India Ltd
Norman Gilsdorf has resigned as Director of Honeywell Automation India Ltd.

Dhaddha appointed as CFO of AYM Syntex Ltd
AYM Syntex Limited has appointed Himanshu Dhaddha as a Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Sathyanarayanan appointed Independent Director of Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd has appointed D Sathyanarayanan as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company.

Ms Isarani appointed CS of Eimco Elecon (India) Ltd
Eimco Elecon (India) Limited has appointed Ms Bharti L Isarani as Company Secretary of the company.

Iyengar resigns as CFO of HOV Services Ltd
Sriram Iyengar has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of HOV Services Limited w.e.f. February 3, 2017.

Mittal appointed Independent Director of Max India Ltd
Max India Ltd has appointed Dinesh Kumar Mittal as an Independent Director of the company.

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"Gas Chamber"

Delhi has become a "Gas Chamber". Every citizen young or old is gasping for some fresh air. Children are the worst affected. Some as young as 5-6 years old are put on nebulizer. Even in this terrible calamity our politicians who are supposed to govern us act with votes in view .Why could they not put complete ban on crackers a few months before Diwali' Buying and selling of crackers should have been completely stopped. Even now when the Delhi Government has put a ban ,it is only at weddings etc.' Religious functions' are exempt. That means you can burst the crackers on Diwali, Chaath puja, gurupurab and other festivals. Politics is also at play for the other cause identified for pollution in Delhi-the burning of stubble in Haryana and Punjab. As elections are near in Punjab we are refraining from stopping the farmers from burning the paddy stubble as they find it the easy and the cheaper way to clear their fields for the next crop. Why cannot the Punjab Government force them to stop this criminal activity of polluting the environment threatening the lives of so many people from toxic smoke. If they find it expensive to engage the labour to remove the stubble, give them financial assistance. They will do such things only if they care .While we struggle to take every breath our politicians are busy in the blame game while keeping their political interest in view. Shame on them!

Aarti Khosla

Injustice to ITS officers

ITS officers had been fighting for their cadre review before the CAT, Hyderabad and also got favourable order from the Hon'ble CAT. They also got some adverse decisions against their 'rival' cadre of IP&TAFS from the same bench. Now it is learnt that they have gone to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh seeking stalling of their own cadre review!!

NARR

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