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This is History (378)
English type of socialism was the most moderate of all. It was the least revolutionary of the ideologies then prevalent in Europe.

Gujarat Bureaucracy Means Business (6)
Whispersinthecorridors.com's Business Editor Abul Hasan visited Gujarat Secretariat in Gandhi Nagar the other day and what he saw was unbelievable. He shares some of the unforgettable moments of his visit.
Ajay Bhadoo Secretary to Chief Minister and I/C Dept. IAS of 1999 batch Gujarat cadre, Bhadoo holds a key but challenging charge, Gujarat I/C dept., has history for propagating and communicating govt policies which has eventually helped in image building of Gujarat government globally. Young IAS officer Bhadoo seemed on his job all through as his state has new CM who might wish to communicate with the people of Gujarat in his way. Considering his role as imperative enough bhadoo and his team is on job 24x7.

Major achievement of Modi Government
What is the major achievement of Modi Government ? People are unanimous on one count that not a single case of corruption by any Union Minister and Secretary has come to light.

In Odisha, a new political re-alignment underway ?
All is not well in Odisha. It is said that a new political scenario will emerge after the Panchayat elections scheduled in February next year. Dissidents of BJD, BJP and Congress are likely to join hands and create a new Front.

DEBATE
Topic for debate

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

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BUREAUCRACY

IAS officer unlikely to be DGCA ?
This time IAS officer is unlikely to be appointed new Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Presently an IAS officer is holding additional charge of DGCA.

Who will be new Spokesman of MEA ?
Who will succeed Vikas Swarup as Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs ? Names of three IFS officers - Sandip Chakravorty Indian Ambassador to Peru, Dinesh Bhatia CG of India in Toronto and Shambhu Kumaran currently on deputation to the Ministry of Defence are in circulation.

Two IIS officers to get Apex-scale
Two Indian Information Service officers Frank Noronha and K Ganeshan are set to get Apex -Scale. Noronha is presently PIO while Ganeshan is DG DAVP.

Search starts for Secretary I &B ?
Search has reportedly started for the prestigious post of Secretary Information and Broadcasting.

GM empanelled officers can become Member of Railway Board
The Ministry of Railways has come up with a new policy enabling an empanelled officer, at the level of General Manager (OL), for the promotion as Member in Railway Board, irrespective of whether they have actually worked as GM (OL).

DIB to attend SAARC summit
India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief, Dineshwar Sharma, will attend the SAARC summit to address the representatives of anti-terror forces of other member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation on September 22.

Rajiv Gauba is also Secretary, Information & Broadcasting
Rajiv Gauba has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting till September 25, 2016. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Gopal Gupta likely to join as ADG in GoI
A 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh, Gopal Gupta is expected to join central deputation in Government of India.

Interviews for Director (R&D), IOCL on Sept 15
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is reported to have scheduled interviews for the post of Director (Research & Development), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on September 15, 2016.

Interviews for Chairman, IOCL on Sept 23
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is reported to have scheduled interviews for the post of Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on September 23, 2016. A vacancy of this post is arising on June 1, 2016.

Vijay Suryawanshi appointed PS to Dr Subhash Bhamre
Vijay N Suryawanshi has been appointed as Private Secretary to Dr Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Thakur appointed OSD to MoS, Defence
Arun Thakur has been appointed as OSD to Dr, Bhamre, MoS Defence. He has joined. He is an IOFS officer.

Ashok Kumar Mahtha appointed Director, CVC
Ashok Kumar Mahtha has been appointed as Director in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Delhi. He is a 1993 batch IRSEE officer.

Bharat Singh Laspal appointed Director, CVC
Bharat Singh Laspal has been deputed as Director in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Delhi. He is a 1994 batch IDSE officer.

Why Acting Army Commanders ?
There are a few acting Army Commanders ? It has never happened since independence.

One post of ADG increased in BSF
One post of Additional Director General (ADG) in Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) level has been increased in group 'A' Executive officers in Border Security Force (BSF).

V K Saxena likely to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level
Vineet Kumar Saxena is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level in Government of India. Saxena, who belongs to a 1986 batch IRSME officer, is likely to given postings in MP, Gujarat or Maharashtra.

Vasumitra is also CPMG, Assam Circle
Vasumitra has been given the additional charge of CPMG, Assam Circle. He is a 1984 batch Indian Postal Service officer.

Navnit and Chatterjee from Tamil Nadu empanelled as Joint Secretary
Out of five IAS officers of 1999 batch from Tamil Nadu cadre, Brajendra Navnit and Ashish Chatterjee have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Uma Nath Singh designated as Senior Advocate
Justice Uma Nath Singh, former Judge of High Court, has been designated as Senior Advocate.

V V Sapkal accredited as High Commissioner to Tonga
Vishvas Vidu Sapkal has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom ofTonga. He is a 1998 batch IFS officer.

Yellapantula Mallikarjun appointed as OSD to Naidu
Yellapantula Mallikarjun has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to M Venkaiah Naidu in the Ministry for Information & Broadcasting. He is a private person.

Three IPS officers in Gujarat shifted
Three IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Gujarat. Accordingly, Keshav Kumar has been appointed as Special Director, A C B, Ahmedabad while Dr Shamsher Singh was posted as IGP,Surat Range and Narsimha Komar is made IGP, Marine Task Force Commander, Jamnagar.

Four IAS officers in UP shifted
Chandra Prakash Tripathi has been appointed as Special Secretary Irrigation and Water Resources while Pawan Kumar was posted as DM, Badaun and Bhupendra S Chowdhury is DM Sambhal. Besides, Narendra Kumar Singh Chauhan was posted as Special Secretary, IT and Electronics in Uttar Pradesh.

Post of Munna Prasad Gupta upgraded to IG level in SPG
The post of Munna Prasad Gupta as DIG has been upgraded to the IG level in SPG. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghayala cadre.

Post of Tsewang Namgyal Kalon upgraded to IG level in SPG
The post of Tsewang Namgyal Kalon as DIG has been upgraded to the IG level in SPG. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

D K Tewatia appointed as CVO, NFL
D K Tewatia has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) for a period of three years.

Dr Tapati Banerjee appointed as Director, NATMO
Dr Tapati Banerjee has been appointed as Director, National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) for a period of three years.

G S Pabby appointed as Chief of Material
VAdm G S Pabby, AVSM, VSM, Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition has been appointed as Chief of Material (COM).

Bhattarcharjee appointed as Presiding Officer, CTGIT
Mrinmoy Kumar Bhattarcharjee has been appointed as Presiding officer in CTGIT-cum-Labour CourtGuwahati.

S K Sinha appointed as Assessor, VWDT
S K Sinha has been appointed as Assessor in the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (VWDT).

Barun Kumar Sahu appointed as CVO, HPC
Barun Kumar Sahu has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC), Kolkata. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Biswaranjan Samal appointed as CVO, NALCO
Biswaranjan Samal has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO), Bhubaneswar. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Tenure of Gaurav Dwivedi as Director, National e-Governance division extended
The tenure of Gaurav Dwivedi as Director, National e-Governance division, has been extended for a period of one year with effect from September 22, 2016. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Tenure of Nalin Prabhat as IG, CRPF extended
The tenure of Nalin Prabhat as IG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been extended for a period of one year with effect from July 2016. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 23 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Chandra Prakash Tripathi has been posted as Special Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resoures while Pawan Kumar was made DM, Badaun and Narendra Kumar Singh Chauhan will now be Special Secretary, IT, Electronics department. Similarly, Bhupendra S Chaudhary has been appointed as DM, Sambhal; Dr P V Jagmohan will remain as Member Judicial Revenue Board; Dinesh Kumar Singh as Divisional Commissioner, Basti; Arvind Kumar gets additional charge of Relief Commissioner; Anil Kumar gets additional charge of IG, Stamp and Registration; Shivakant Dwivedi as Vice Chancellor, Dr Rammanohar Lohiya Law University, Lucknow; Madanpal as Additional Commissioner, Rural Development; Hemant Kumar as Director, Miday Meals; D P Giri as Member Revenue Board; Dr Saroj Kumar as Special Secretary, Stamp and Registration; Pramod Chandra Gupta as Special Secretary, Higher Education; Chandrapal Singh as DM, Mainpuri;Mala Shrivastava as Joint Development Commissioner, Agra; Ajay Yadav as Vice Chairman, Agra Development Authority; Shambhunath as DM, Ata; Suresh Kumar as DM, Santkabir Nagar; B Chandrakala as DM, Meerut; Jagatraj as DM, Bijnor; Omprakash Singh as Special Secretary, Legal education and Sandhya Tiwar was posted as DM, Gorakhpur.

Dr S S Ramakumar selected as Director (R&D), IOCL (UPDATED)
Dr S S Ramakumar, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Research & Development), Indian Oil Corporationi Limited (IOCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 15, 2016. Only three persons appeared for the interviews.

Three more IAS officers shifted in UP (UPDATED)
Three more IAS officers have been shifted in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Deepak Singhal has been appointed as Chairman, State Vigilance Commission while Dr Anup Chandra Pandey was posted as Finance Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Finance with additional charge of Secretary, Medical Education and Bhuvnesh Kumar is appointed as Secretary, Professional Education and Skill Development with additional charge of Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow.

Atul Bhatt appointed CMD, MECON Ltd (UPDATED)
Atul Bhatt has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), MECON Limited.

Shiva Nand appointed OSD to Ananthkumar (UPDATED)
Shiva Nand, Deputy Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Ananthkumar in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

A K Mittal appointed Director, NSIC (UPDATED)
Anuj Kumar Mittal has been appointed as Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC).

Anandi Ramalingam appointed Director, BEL (UPDATED)
Mrs Anandi Ramalingam has been appointed Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

A K Singh appointed Director, ECL (UPDATED)
Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL).

Sanjeev Singhal appointed as Director, MIDHANI (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Singhal has been appointed as Director (Finance) in Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI).

R G Rao appointed Managing Director, HNL (UPDATED)
Rokkam Gopala Rao has been appointed as Managing Director, Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL).

R Sreenivasulu appointed Chairman & MD, SIL (UPDATED)
R Sreenivasulu has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director, Scooters India Limited (SIL).

Papia Sengupta appointed ED, Bank of Baroda (UPDATED)
Mrs Papia Sengupta has been appointed as Executive Director in Bank of Baroda.

Two IES officers given new postings (UPDATED)
Sukhdeep Singh has been appointed as Assistant Director (MR), Department of Economic Affairs while Dr Ramesh Kumar Yadav was posted as Assistant Director in the Department of Commerce.

Two IRS officers given new postings (UPDATED)
The following IRS-IT officers in the grade of Joint/Additional Commissioner of Income Tax have been given new postings. Accordingly, Sumitra Banerjee has been transferred to Nagpur Region while Chander Sain Bharti was posted to UP (East).

26 CSS officers transferred after promotion (UPDATED)
As many as 26 officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been transferred to different departments after promotion to the grade of Deputy Secretary. Accordingly, Chandan Mukherjee has been shifted to Water Resources while N K Singh was posted to Coal and Raj Kumar is being moved to Health. Similarly, P Haridasan Pillai has been shifted to Tourism, C S Mishra to RD, Sobana Pramod to Statistics & PI; R Sathya Narayan to UPSC; Pushpa George to UPSC; Padma Ganesh to Commerce; P T Jameskutty to NCST; Mahendra Pratap to Coal; Shiv Pratap Singh Tomar to Defence; Rekha Sharma to Fertilizer; Rajni Tanjea to Ag &FW; Sudhir Kumar Gupta to MHA; A Ushabala to UPSC; K V Unnikrishnan to Retention; A R Sengupta to DARE; Kishan Pal to UPSC; Sanjay Wadhwan to P&PW; Renu Satija and Rajendra Singh Jayal to UD; Victor James to SJE; Raj Sekhar Sikadar to UPSC; Pradeep Kumar to MHA and Kunwar M S Khalsa was posted to Food & PD.

CBI registers case against then CMD, United Bank of India (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against then Chairman & Managing Director, United Bank of India. During his posting, she had abused her official position and obtained certain amounts for herself or for a New Delhi based private firm (owned by her husband and her son), from the companies to whom various credit facilities were granted by the banks, where she had worked.

74 officers promoted to JTS in ISS (UPDATED)
As many as 74 officers have been promoted to Junior Time Scale (JTS) in Indian Statistical Service (ISS). They are: Ramji Lal Meena, J P Meena, Ram Kailash Meena, I C Kala, Venkatachalam T S, V K Srivastava, M K Dube, U K Saxena, U K Gupta, Balasubramanian M, M S Mohan Pillai, V Kalyanasundaram Vanni Alagar, Vaithianathan R, C J Varghese, Sukbhir Tyagi, Ram Bhawan, Sanjay V Edlabadkar, R S Kohli, Srinarayan Rabidas, P S Maurya, Daya Ram, Dawa Tshering Bhutia, Tar Tshering Lepcha, Benudhar Narzary, Bhimseshwar Rao T, G C Shah, A V Kakhandiki, P M Udankar, Sovendra Bhowmik, R Thilagam, Lal Jugal Prasad Ray, Naresh Kumar Angad G Surwase, G S Bisht;S C Tripathi, A R Limbad, C D Yadav, N C Baidya, Reeta Kalita, D C Upreti, V M Kshire, B Kashi Nath Shastri, A U Junaid, Rai Bahadur Koul, M K Kaul, A K Panda, I Ahmed, J I Barad, Reena Bala Das, Jagbir Singh, Devasayam B, S D Meena, B Karibasappa, Animesh Deb, Munindra Kumar Chakraborty, P Chakraborty, M Baskaran Muthusamandy, S Edward, R Kaladharan, K Chandra Kumar, V Krishna Rao P, D K Bhatnagar, Dinesh Kumar Trivedi, M C Tyagi, R C Saini, Iqbal Waris, D V Hanumantha Rayappa, Rajinder Kumar, R S Verma, Soorianathan K L K, P P Patwari, P N Pandita, B S Bhan and K Mallikarjun.

8 ISS officers at JTS level transferred (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers of Indian Statistical Service (ISS) of Junior Time Scale (JTS) have been transferred and posted to different places. Accordingly, Vineesh P P has been shifted to Kozhikode while B P Majhi was posted to Gwalior and J K Bhagora is appointed to Valsad. Similarly, R C Naik has been transferred to Sambalpur; Sandip Kumar Sadhu to Guwahati; Pragya Singh Naruka to Jaipur; Monika to Jaipur and Somnath Jan was posted to Kolkata.

Santosh Varma appointed as Counsellor, High Commission, Colombo (UPDATED)
Santosh Varma has been appointed as Counsellor, High Commission of India, Colombo for a period of three years. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ms P V Bharati appointed as ED, Canara Bank (UPDATED)
Ms P V Bharathi, GM, Canara Bank, has been appointed as Executive Director, Canara Bank for a period of three years.

Krishna Prasad Nair appointed as DMD, IDBI Bank (UPDATED)
Krishna Prasad Nair, Ed, IDBI, Bank Limited, has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director, IDBI Bank Limited till his retirement.

Atul Kumar Goel appointed as ED, Union Bank of India (UPDATED)
Atul Kumar Goel, GM Allahabad Bank, has been appointed as Executive Director, Union Bank of India for a period of three years.

S S Mallikarjuna Rao appointed as ED, Syndicate Bank (UPDATED)
S S Mallikarjuna Rao, GM, Oriental Bank of Commerce, has been appointed as Executive Director, Syndicate Bank for a period of three years.

Yadwadkar appointed as DMD, IDBI Bank (UPDATED)
Gurudeo Madhukar Yadwadkar, ED, IDBI Bank Limited, has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director, IDBI Bank Limited for a period of three years.

Sanjiv Sharan appointed as ED, PNB (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Sharan, GM, Punjab National Bank, has been appointed as Executive Director, Punjab National Bank till his retirement.

Vijay Kataria is also OSD to Home Minister in MP (UPDATED)
Vijay Kataria, ADG, PTRI, PHQ, has been assigned an additional charge of Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister of Home Affairs in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

CORPORATE


Nalco posts big profit
The Nalco has posted a net profit of Rs.135 crore for the quarter ended June 30.Dr T K Chand is the Chairman of the company.

Narayan appointed Addl. Director of Zuari Global Ltd.
Zuari Global Ltd has appointed Jayant Narayan as Additional Director of the company.

Daga appointed CFO of Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd
Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd has appointed Nitin Daga as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Banthiya appointed CS of Visa Steel Ltd
Visa Steel Limited has appointed Sudhir Kumar Banthiya as Company Secretary of the company.

Vatkar resigns as MD of HIL Limited
Prashant Vishnu Vatkar has resigned as Managing Director of HIL Limited.

Jain appointed CS of Genesys International Corporation Ltd
Genesys International Corporation Limited has appointed Kushal V Jain as Company Secretary of the company.

Singhal appointed CFO of Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd
Ruchi Soya Industries Limited has appointed Anil Singhal as the Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Nagarajan ceases to be Nominee Director on PTC India Financial Services Limited Board
Radhakrishanan Nagarajan has ceased to be the Nominee Director of PTC India Limited on the Board of Directors of the PTC India Financial Services Limited.

Ms Bhal ceases to be Independent Director of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company
Ms Kanika Tandon Bhal has ceased to be Non-Executive Independent Director of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited.

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(DEBATE 1)

The most well-dressed politician in India is undoubtedly Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Agraja Pratap
Senior - Infrastructure and Government Services
KPMG in India

@Adjournment of cases

You are right.

Backlog of cases can be solved provided …..

Even during working days, some of the judges get down from the bench early, some visit holy shrines. If existing strength, adopts no adjournment principle, atleast to some extent, backlog of cases will solve.

Akhil Reddy

Are allegations against Meena motivated ?

The allegation against Meena seems to be a motivated one. It is surprising that the daughter is making complaint after eighteen years-she was old enough (13 yrs) to have the complaint at that time. Her mother was in service at that time and was aware of rules/laws on this issue. It is time that Govt. frames rule limiting the period for entertaining such complaints and prohibit Police from registering these complaints.

S Gopal

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