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The United States went on growing stronger and wealthier and producing,among other things ,millionaires and sky-scrapers.

No army attack only terrorist attack - (We said this on October 1 )
It is said that Pakistan is unlikely to go in for army attack and instead promote more terrorists attacks in India. And within three weeks five terrorists have taken place.

Who is right - former Army Chief or present MoS MEA ?
The Congress has officially said that in UPA Government surgical strike had taken place in 2011.Incidently present MoS MEA Gen V K Singh was the Army Chief. Now V K Singh says he is not aware of such surgical strike. Who is right ?

Chat with a Respected Friend.....

I'm in Shimla to meet my respected friend who retired as a Senior Bureaucrat and now lives his retired life in Shimla. He arrives at the Restaurant and after the usual pleasantries we order piping hot Idlis dipped in piping hot Sambhar and Coffee and we start chatting.

Respected Friend: I tell you Modi just punctured SP's Cycle… froze Congress's Hand…and BSP's Elephant now refuses to move!!! Wow what a speech in Lucknow. The Opposition was expecting him to politicize the Surgical Strikes but, he did no such thing. I'm sure all of them after the Speech ran to their drawing boards to redraw their plans!!!

Me: Sir and AAP too…. the jhadoo was reduced to just one worn out bristle!!!

RF: Ha ha ha....but having said this I feel there is nothing wrong in Modi and BJP taking the credit for the Surgical Strikes. You cannot view the Strikes in isolation… right from the time he came to Power, Modi has been working on Pakistan…. started with a friendly hand…..and then what to say about his aggressive Diplomacy!

M: What would have these Parties done if the Strikes took place when they were in power!!

RF: Presuming that Congress got the guts to order strikes and then accept the Strikes then Congress would have named the Strikes after a Gandhi family Member….. Army gave the Operation it undertook 'voluntarily it's name ....Operation Ginger…. the Strike was not ordered by UPA, for sure, and was an Army job …. beheading of soldiers and the heads being carried off is something that the Army had to respond to!!! Post Operation Ginger India kept mum and so did Pakistan..... matter over!!! No lesson learned ...this time the message has been sent and announced ....

M: And AAP… would have advertised the Strikes all over India and Overseas!!! Arvind would have been hailed as the reincarnation of Shiva!!

RF: And all this talk about a full scale war…… believe me Pakis know the outcome of the War.... I just saw a humorous song being sung by some one from Bihar…okay it's pedestrian. ..but the message is apt......your entire population Pakistan is equivalent to those in India who graze their cattle….the bullets and bombs you have in Pakistan are equivalent to what our Fauj uses to train Faujis…. the total ammount of blood in Pakis is equivalent to the blood sucked by mosquitoes in India….. the total Budget of Pakistan is equivalent to what Cops make in Ghoos here..the threatening noises that you make that much noise the street dogs make here… the smoke that billows out of your factories that much smoke billows out of the Chillums of Sadhus here…....it's just a metaphorical way of showing the inequalities!!

M: Ha ha … please forward this to me …. in the past whenever India has taken on Pakistan the Opposition has rallied with the Government… what's happened this time????

RF: Well all I can say is the Opposition then was not subjective when it came to the Security of the Nation!!!! This time …… Congress sees itself becoming totally irrelevant in the next few years…. they are fighting for their survival… AAP on the other hand does not understand what is the role of the Opposition … for them if you don't fall in line with their thinking you are an enemy…. in the good old days Parties opposed each other without becoming enemies!!! SP and BSP are 'electorally challenged' now ....and NCP feels it's one leg is tied to Congress's leg!!!

M: But why don't the Senior Leaders in Congress advise Sonia …..

RF: Ha ha ……there used to be a time when counsel was taken from Seniors in the Party….. now it's Rahul's Youth Brigade… which funnily has middle aged men … and which thinks aggression is the best defense!!! But their aggression is ....Rahul rolling up his sleeves and making statements that make him a laughing stock !!

M: Pakistan Media is using all the anti Modi barbs of the Opposition in the Public Domain there and showing that no Strikes took place and Modi is just warmongering!!

RF: Yes it's sad…. in the past this has never happened ….

M: Maybe this is the start of another facet of Kalyug…. Blood becomes thinner…

RF: No … it's more like Kalyug's Prakop in which 'I me and mine' weigh more than the entire Nation put on the other side!!!! Saara Desh ek taraf ...I ..Me ..Mine ek taraf... sad !!

Disclaimer: Satire ..please do not form any opinions. Not meant to influence but to humor. All material gleaned from MSM, Blogs and SM.

VJS

DEBATE

Topic for debate

Who is most well dressed politician in India as on date ?

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BUREAUCRACY

V K Sharma to be full time Chairman of LIC !
File has reportedly been moved to appoint V K Sharma as full time Chairman of the LIC. He is presently acting Chairman of the LIC.

Member Sebi interview on October 17
Interview for the post of Member Sebi are going to take place in Mumbai on October 17.

IAS is unlikely to be DGCA ?
This time a professional instead of an IAS officer is likely to be appointed new Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Meeting for Member CAT ?
Meeting to select Members of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is yet to be held.

Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, New & Renewable retiring in Oct
Upendra Tripathy, Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable, is retiring on October 31, 2016. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Will 1985 batch IPS join CISF?
Rumor is rife that one 1985 batch IPS officer will join as ADG, CISF.

Anil Kumar likely to join central deputation at DG level
Anil Kumar is expected to join central deputation at Director General of Police in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

No IAS officer of 1999 batch in Haryana empanelled
There is no officer belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1999 batch in Haryana cadre has been empanelled in the GoI.

Ashok Singhvi to be re-instated in Rajasthan ?
Suspended IAS officer Ashok Singhvi is likely to be re-instated in Rajasthan.He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

V Umashankar repatriated to his parent cadre
V Umashankar, Joint Secretary, NSCS, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Niraj Sahay promoted to ED, Traffic Transportation, Railway Board
Niraj Sahay has been promoted as Executive Director, Traffic Transportation, Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer

Dr R K Tyagi gets rare honour
Dr. R.K. Tyagi, President - Elect of The Aeronautical Society of India and former Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was conferred upon the Degree of Doctorof Science (honouris causa) from Hindustan University at the convocation held on 08 th Oct 2016 at Chennai in recognition of the contribution in creating strategic, HR,Technology and R&D orientation of HAL and Pawan Hans and also for being transformational leader leading HAL into operational clearance of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in December 2013 (20 + years wait) and delivering first LCA to Indian Air Force in just 13 months i.e. in Jan 2015.As Chairman, Pawan Hans, he laid the foundation of India's first heliport and developed Civil Aviation standards for onshore and offshore operations in India.Dr. RK Tyagi is the only PSU-Technocrat in India who has contributions in three sectors of economy i.e. Petroleum, Civil Aviation and Defence.While accepting the Award of Doctorate, Dr. RK Tyagi spoke about the emerging opportunities in Aerospace and Defence sectors. He said that in the next 10 years more than 1600 aircraft are expected to be added in the Indian skies with an approximate investment of 200 billion plus USD. In Defence sector, in the last two years, 110 nos. of contracts have already been signed valued at Rs. 1,13,995 crores and acceptance of necessity (AON) had been granted to 201 projects at a value of Rs.2,39,000 crores. Over all investment in Aerospace and Defence in the next 10 years are expected to be more than 400 billion US Dollars.India which is today 9 th largest Civil Aviation user is likely to emerge as the 3 rd largest one by the year 2020. And now HAL misses Dr Tyagi.

Three Directors of NTPC to retire in 2017
Three Directors of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) will be retiring in 2017. They are: S C Pandey, Director Project; K K Sharma, Director Operations and A K Jha Director Technical.

MDSL to get new CMD in January
The tenure of R K Shrawat as Chairman and Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL) is coming to an end in December. CMDE Rakesh Anand, Director (CP&P), MDSL, is expected to succeed him in January.

Why orders of Gupta for CMD, HIL delayed?
Why are the orders of Sunil Kumar Gupta, GGM, PDIL, for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) getting delayed?

Shankha Brata Bagchi appointed as Joint Director, CBI till Aug 2018
Shankha Brata Bagchi has been appointed as Joint Director in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till August 2018. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.
(We said this on September 22 )

Navin Kumar Singh appointed as Joint Director, CBI till Jan 2017
Navin Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Director in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till January 2017. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on September 21)

Manish Kishore Sinha appointed as Joint Director, CBI till Oct 2017
Manish Kishore Sinha has been appointed as Joint Director in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till October 2017. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.
(We said this on September 19 )

Bhanu Bhaskar appointed as Joint Director, CBI till Aug 2018
Bhanu Bhaskar has been appointed as Joint Director in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till August 2018. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
(We said this on September 20 )

Dr S K Sarkar gets SAG in IOF
Dr S K Sarkar has been promoted to the grade of Chief Medical Officer/Additional Director, Health Services (SAG) in the Indian Ordinance Factories Health Services.

B D Rathi designated as Senior Advocate
Justice B D Rathi, former Judge of High Court, has been designated as Senior Advocate.

SSP in Punjab resigns to contest election
Chamkaur Sahib, SSP (rural) Jalandhar Harmohan Singh Sandhu has resigned to contest election on Akali Dal ticket.

Amrit Lugun accredited as Ambassador to State of Eritrea (UPDATED)
Amrit Lugun, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Sudan, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea, with residence in Khartoum(Sudan). He is a 1989 batch IFS officer.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as DG, Foreign Trade (UPDATED)
Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, has been appointed as Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Dr Anup Wadhawan appointed as Additional Secretary, Commerce (UPDATED)
Dr Anup Wadhawan, Director General Foreign Trade, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Dr INder Jit Singh appointed as Additional Secretary, New & Renewable Energy (UPDATED)
Dr Inder Jit Singh, Additional Secretary, New & Renewable Energy, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Appointment of S N Sahai as Additional Secretary, Commerce cancelled (UPDATED)
The appointment orders of S N Sahai as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry have been cancelled. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

NPCC pays dividend to Govt of India after 50 years (UPDATED)
National Project Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) has paid a dividend of Rs. 1.02 crore to Government of India after a gap of almost 50 years. The dividend cheque was presented by H L Chaudhary, CMD, NPCC to Ms Uma Bharti, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation in the presence of Ministry's officials. Sahab Narain, Director Finance, who recently joined NPCC, was also present.

WAPCOS signs MoC with Financial & Banking Association of Euro-Asian Coop, Russia (UPDATED)
WAPCOS Ltd., a 'mini Ratna-I' Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, Ganga Rejuvenation & River Development, has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Financial and Banking Association of Euro-Asian Cooperation, Russia with the objective of deepening their strong economic and trade relations and taking into account the strengths and advantages of each side, intend to support and coordinate efforts in mutually beneficial fields. The MoC was signed by R K Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS Ltd. and Oleg Berezovoy, General Director, Financial and Banking Association of Euro-Asian Cooperation. This Memorandum of Cooperation is a result of a business meeting held by Financial and Banking Association of Euro-Asian Cooperation on 23rd September, 2016 in Moscow with the representatives of the company WAPCOS Ltd. The parties noted the high level of interest in the establishment and development of cooperation, attaching high priority to monitoring trends of development of the global economic and financial system, initiating of international infrastructure projects, and dissemination of efficient technologies. As per the MoC, both Sides intend to cooperate in the exchange of knowledge and to exchange ideas, information and to collaborate on problems and projects of mutual interest by integrating forces to work together in the framework of the Memorandum for the successful solution of the statutory objectives of the sides on a partnership basis.

Central deputation tenure of Inkarmal Kedia as Joint Secretary, Sports extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Inkarmal Kedia as Joint Secretary, Department of Sports has been extended for a period of three months beyond October 24, 2016. He is a 1985 batch IIS officer.

CORPORATE

Mahalingam is SEBI Member
ED of the Reserve Bank of India G Mahalingam has been appointed whole-time Member of the SEBI.

Purohit appointed CS of JSPL
Jindal Steel & Power Limited has appointed Murli Manohar Purohit as Company Secretary of the company.

Rajeshwaran appointed as Director ( Strategy) of Freecharge
Karthik Rajeshwaran has been appointed as Director ( Strategy) of Freecharge

Hassan appointed Director of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited
Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited has appointed Ahmed Hassan who represents APM Terminals Mauritius Limited as Director of the company .

Rawat ceases to be MD of Roselabs Finance Ltd
Nilesh Rawat has ceased to be the Managing Director of Roselabs Finance Ltd. However, he will continue on Board of Directors of the company.

Parekh resigns as CFO of Freshtrop Fruits Limited
Ashish Parekh has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Freshtrop Fruits Limited

Neelakantan appointed CS of Tavernier Resources Ltd
Tavernier Resources Ltd has appointed Ms Reshmi Neelakantan as the Company Secretary of the company.

Sharma appointed CS of Florence Investech Ltd
Florence Investech Ltd has appointed Arun Kumar Sharma as Company Secretary of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

Digvijay Singh- His opinions are not well received but he is alway well dressed.

N K Singh

Rajendra Kothari is funny and so is your column

Does a Prime Minister gets time to change dress five times and you call him and endorse as the best dressed PM. The late Lal Bahadur Shastri and Karmayogi Kamaraj lived with only two pairs of dhotis and won the hearts of millions and millions of Indians. Even Barrak Obama, the US President changes dress thrice a day, at home with pyjamas, official suit during office hours and casuals for evening functions. Please screen such superfluous and ridiculous praise.

Radhikai

News is not correct

Officers of IRS[CUS&CX]are not empanelled to the posts of joint secretary after 1987 whereas 1999 batch IAS has taken over as joint secretaries in GoI. This is owing to the group B appraisers filing one court case after the other in Tribunals, HC, SC and ensuring that combined Group A Civil List is never finalised. Empanelment is in hands of DoPT, which has stonewalled all efforts of IRS C&Cx service officers hitherto in getting empanelled as JS. So, this news is not correct assessment of opportunities coming to the service in Central Deputations.

A Barnwal

Surgical Strikes

Sanjay Nirupam`s comments on Army`s surgical strikes are understandable. We have seen how loud mouth he was when in Shiv Sena. He bad mouthed Congress leadership umpteen no. of times. It his culture. What happened Kejriwal, claims to be an honest civil servant. Instead of concentrating on good governance he picks up controversies unnecessarily. He thinks that he a PM material. It will be a wonder if he retains Delhi in next elections. Better he respects people`s mandate.

RK

Strange that people want more n more !

The re employed should be happy, they are engaged, due to patronage, gratis , whatever, compared to others, who did not have this privilege! Yet they want more n more as a right !

S Chatterjee

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