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This is History (218)
Foolish people in authority, blind to everything that does not fit in with their ideas, imagine that revolutions are caused by agitators.

Vinod Rai accepts invitation of GoI
Now the banking sector in the country can be rest assured about the fair selection of CMDs and EDs. Former CAG Vinod Rai has accepted the invitation of the GoI as the first chairman of Banks Board Bureau on a pro bono basis.

Close watch on bureaucrats in Modi Government
The Modi Government is reportedly having close watch on the bureaucrats having proximity with the big corporate leaders.

In Bihar it's between bureaucrats and technocrats ?
There are strong reports of tug of war between the bureaucrats and the technocrats.
in Bihar.

Big used to be best...
At the Airport Departure Lounge ... flight delayed by an hour. Seated next to me is an elderly gentleman.

Elderly Gentleman: God.... and I had called up before leaving home and they said flight on time...

Me: Sir ... we have to gulp it ... let's gulp it down with Coffee...

EG: Sure .. (Hand him his Coffee...he puts the newspaper aside and takes a sip).. tell me what's wrong with this Gulaam Nabhi Azaad dolt ..comparing ISIS and RSS..

M: His name is an oxymoron .. Gulaam and Azaad...

EG: Ask him to undertake this experiment ... he can say whatever negative he wants about RSS.. Hindus and Hinduism here... yes there will be objections ...maybe even a protest outside his house ... then he should go to ISIS territory and speak negatively about ISIS.. Islam.. only before doing this he should prepare his Will and maybe take a hefty Insurance .. because he'll not return... taken care by ISIS in ISIS style...

M: You have a point... now take this Kaniyha fellow ... he talks of Indian Soldiers raping Kashmiri women and he himself was slapped with a fine of 3000... for being a exhibitionist and then he threatened a helpless JNU Lass who objected...

EG: Arre just see what Naxals do to women in the Jungles ...see how Commies had treated Mamtha at one time ...

M: Commies have made WB into one of the most Volatile State's in India ...and when killings take place ...men ..women and children ...all are butchered ..

EG: Psuedos are now saying Modi is a follower of Art Of Living (AOL)...

M: Modi is pucca in his belief ... politics etc...do not budge him ... if he was fickle he would have accepted the Fez Cap ...this one step would have endeared him to many Muslims ...but he stood his ground ... his funda ..to be a good host you do not have to change the cardinal rules of your house... he was there for 3 hours because he enjoyed the cultural event ...nothing more or less....

EG: While I was checking in I overheard a discussion on Loans ...one of them asked... from where can I get a Mallya type of loan...

M: Ha ha ... used to be available with Public Sector Banks ...

EG: But didn't Government let Mallya run away ...

M: Sir there was no arrest warrant... he had a Diplomatic Passport ... CBI Notice was for Look Out and inform only...and he left in a tearing hurry ... classical case of someone being helped by Government to run away is the Q case ...

EG: Will he come back to face the music....

M: Sir in India in the past if you wanted the system to work for you...threshold was Big...swindle ..rob...default big time ... Big was the ticket to getting help from the system..but hopefully this time Modi is proving this funda wrong .... he will come back ..and will play musical chairs ( meaning try to fussao others who were with him in this)...

VJS

"Modi has no parallel"
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi who till a little less than two years ago was beloved of the majority might be losing charm in the opinion of some people but the question is that does any one else including his opponents - Rahul, Mulayam or Lalu - have any charm ?
This question came up in the wake of response of the surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com who were asked - "Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ? Is he a changed man ?" While some replied in the affirmative, majority did not agree and some of them even asked who else among Indian politicians can stand parallel to him and suggested 'to see the things in the right perspective'.

For details CLICK HERE
http://www.whispersinthecorridors.com/flash/modi.pdf

BUREAUCRACY

Who will succeed Watal ?
Who will succeed Ratan Watal as Secretary Expenditure in the GoI on May 1 ? Tie is said to be between two 1981 batch IAS officers Anjuly Chib Duggal of the Punjab cadre and R N Choubey of the Tamil Nadu cadre. While Anjuly Chib Duggal is presently Secretary Financial Services, Choubey is Secretary Civil Aviation. Insiders, however said that Chaubey is unlikely to be touched. Infact, both the officers have served in the Department of Expenditure. Logically A N Jha should get this post because of his vast experience. Jha is 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

1980 batch IRS-IT officers against change in eligibility for CBDT Member ?
1980 batch IRS-IT officers are against any change in eligibility - from being one year of service left to two years - for being CBDT Member and have protested before the DoPT Secretary and Revenue Secretary in this regard. They want that seniority be followed in this connection.

Lt Gen Hira to take charge as Deputy Chief of Indian Army today
Chief of the Army's Northen Command, Lt Gen N P S Hira has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff would assume office on March 14.

Who will win battle for CMD, OIL?
With the last date for applying for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) passing away on March 10, 2016, many qualified and disqualified candidates started staking their claim for this post lying vacant since July 1, 2015. Technocrats, bureaucrats and corporate executives are in the race for the same.

Ghanshyam Verma deputed to DFCCIL
Ghanshyam Verma, Deputy GM (G), South Western Railway has been deputed to Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) as PM (S&T) at Ahmedabad. He is an IRSSE officer.

Name of Hitesh Khanna not recommended for CMD, KRCL
The Ministry of Railways is reported not to have recommended the name of Hitesh Khanna, Director (Works), IRCON, for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). The PESB had recommended his name at its selection meeting held on June 17, 2017. However, the ACC has rights to approve or scrap the panel of him.

Will Raut get additional charge of IIMC?
Grapewine has is that Akshay Raut is being given additional charge of DG, IIMC. A 1985 batch IIS officer is presently posted as ADG, DD News, Delhi.

Four IIS promoted as ADG
Four Indian Information Service (IIS) officers of different cadres have been promoted SAG and posted as ADG in various media units. They are- Rajesh Malhotra, Manish Desai, Bhupendra Kainthola and Vasudha Gupta.
(We said this on Feb 11)

Malhotra is ADG PIB, Delhi
After promotion Rajesh Malhotra has taken over charge of ADG at PIB, Hq, Delhi He is a 1990 batch IIS officer.

Desai posted as ADG, PIB, Mumbai
Manish .V. Desai , a 1990 batch IIS officer has been posted as ADG, PIB, Mumbai against a vacant post.

Shyama Prasad goes to Ahmadabad
K. Shyama Prasad, ADG, at PIB hq, Delhi has been transferred to PIB, Ahmadabad in same capacity. He is a 1990 batch IIS officer.

Gupta promoted to ADG
Vasudha Gupta has been promoted to ADG and posted in AIR news Delhi. Additionally she will be at the disposal of Minister of I & B office as and when required. She is a 1990 batch IIS officer.

Morey tranferred to Delhi
Udai Morey , ADG, PIB, Ahmadabad has been transferred to PIB, Hq , Delhi in the same capacity. He is a 1988 batch IIS officer.

Mishra shifted to S & D, Division
Anurag Mishra, a 1984 batch IIS officer and OSD to IIMC, has been transferred and posted as Director, Song & Drama, Division, ( S&DD), Delhi

Kainthola transferred to Bhubneshwar
Bhupendra Kainthola, a 1989 batch IIS officer has promoted to ADG and posted as ADG, DFP, Bhubneshwar. Presently he is working as Director, DD, news, Delhi.

Agrawal posted as OSD, IIMC
Mayank Agrawal, ADG, PIB has been posted as ADG, AIR News against a vacant SAG post. However, he will work as OSD at IIMC, Delhi on loan basis. He is an IIS officer of 1988 batch.

V Sriram takes over as Director (CS), IRCTC
V Sriram, Regional Director, IRCTC, has taken over as Director (CS), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC). He succeeded incumbent R N Kalita.
(We said this on Aug 5, 2015)

Surana to take over as CMD, HPCL on Apr 1
M K Surana, CEO, HPCL, will be joining as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on April 1, 2016. He will succeed present incumbent Ms Nishi Vasudeva retiring on March 31, 2016.

Will UP Chief Secretary get extension ?
Alok Ranjan, IAS, 1978, UP cadre, seeking three months extension after retirement is unlikely to get one as Government of India is not in favour of giving extensions post retirement to State Chief Secretaries. In Uttaranchal also the Chief secretary Rakesh Sharma did not get one recently. His case was refused by Government of India.Now the ball is in the court of PM.

DoPT seeks applications for Consul, Embassy of India at Washington
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Consul (Education), Embassy of India, Washington, DC under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Department. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications before April 11, 2016.

Parimal Rai to join in Chandigarh today
Parimal Rai is joining as Advisor to the Administrator in Chandigarh on Monday. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Amitabh Avasthy to be Dy Director PGI, Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Amitabh Avasthy is joining as Deputy Director (Administration) PGI Chandigarh.

Mandal to go West Bengal on Inter-state deputation !
Priyantu Mandal is going on inter-state deputation for three years to West Bengal. He is 2006 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Bureaucratic reshuffle in Gujarat this month ?
A bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Gujarat in a couple of weeks.

Safe distance with journalists
Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma and Mumbai Police Commissioner P D Padsaligar are reportedly maintaining safe distance with the journalists.

Meeting to select Chairman of CBSE tomorrow
Meeting to suggest name of new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will take place on Tuesday.

A G Qureshi passes away
Former Judge of the MP High Court and former PM Abdul Gaiyur Qureshi has passed away in Indore. He was 83.

H K Dash appointed as Gujarat Vigilance Commissioner (UPDATED)
A retired IAS officer, H K Dash has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner, Gujarat State for a period of two years. P K Taneja, who was holding this additional charge, has been relieved of the same.

Lalit Das empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Lalit Das has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Vishvas Vidu Sapkal appointed as High Commissioner to Republic of Fiji (UPDATED)
Vishvas Vidu Sapkal, presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Cairo, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji. He is a 1998 batch IFS officer.

Mrs Gauri Prashar appointed as Director, Haryana Tourism (UPDATED)
Mrs Gauri Prashar Joshi has been appointed as Director, Tourism in Haryana. She is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

37 IPS officers of 1994 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 37 officers belonging to 1994 batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: A Ravi Shankar of AP cadre; Kundan Krishna, Amit Kumar, Nirmal Kumar Azad, Anupam Nilekar Chandra of Bihar; Himanshu Gupta and K Sivarama Prasad Kalluri of Chhattisgarh; Rakesh Aggarwal and S Zahur Haidar Zaidi of HP; Navdeep Singh Virk and Kala Ramachandran of Haryana; Sampat Meena of Jharkhand; Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gilani and Muneer Ahmad Ahmad Khan of Jammu and Kashmir; Manoj Abraham of Kerala; Pronab Mohanty of Karnataka; Vineet Agarwal of Maharashtra; Manmeet Singh Narang and Anant Kumar Singh of MP; Lupheng Kailun of MT; B Chandra Sekhar, Neeraja Voruvuru, Anita Punj of Punjab; Malini Agarwal of Rajasthan; N Sridhar Rao of Sikkim; Apte vinayak Prabhakar and Kothakota Srinivasa Reddy of Telangana; Anurag of Tripura; G Venkataraman and Mahesh Kuamr Aggarwal of Tamil Nadu; Akhil Kumar, Sujeet Pandey, Dhurva Kant Thakur of UP; Neeraj Thakur and Anurag Kumar of UT cadre; Niraj Kumar Singh and Vineet Kumar Goyal of West Bengal cadre.

ACC approves appointment of M K Singh as Director (Fin), IRCON (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of M K Singh as Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited for a period of three years. He is an IRAS officer.

ACC approves appointment of S S Khuntia as Director (Fin), BLC (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of S S Khuntia, DGM, ONGC Videsh Limited as Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) for a period of five years.

Kuldeep Parwal appointed as Deputy Secretary, Defence (UPDATED)
Kuldeep Parwal has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 2006 batch IOFS officer.

Sanjay Bhatiya appointed as Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust (UPDATED)
Sanjay Bhatiya has been appointed as Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust (MoPT) upto July 31, 2020. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on Feb 26)

Abhijit Sinha gets premature repatriation (UPDATED)
Abhijit Sinha, Private Secretary to Upendra Kushwaha, Minister of State for HRD, has been given a premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Amardeep Singh Bhatia is also CEO, IE & PFA (UPDATED)
Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of CEO, Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IE&PFA).

Dr Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi is also ED, NABI (UPDATED)
Dr Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, Director, NIPGR, Hyderabad has been assigned an additional charge of Executive Director, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI).

Tenure of Dr Alok Pande as Director, Financial Services extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Dr Alok Pande as Director in the Department of Financial Services has been extended for a period of three months. He is a 1994 batch IPoS officer.

Shivashankar to look after as MD, HMT Chinar Watches till its closure (UPDATED)
B M Shivashankar, Director (Technology), HMT Machine Tools Limited, will be looking after as MD, HMT Chinar Watches Limited upto final closure of HMT Chinar Watches Limited.

Additional charge to T R K Rao extended (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Director (Personnel), National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) to T R K Rao Director (Commercial), National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) has been extended for a further period of three months.

Ms Ray is also Director (Fin), BSNL (UPDATED)
Ms S T Ray Director (HRD) BSNL, has been assigned an additional charge of Director (Finance), BSNL.

Tenure of A K Ganju as Director (Fin), RVNL extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of A K Ganju as Director (Finance), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has been extended upto October 31, 2017.

Tenure of Hitesh Khanna as Director (Works), IRCON extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Hitesh Khanna as Director (Works), IRCON International Limited has been extended for a period of two years.

Rajeev Jaideva to continue as Director (Pers), MMTC till retirement (UPDATED)
The tenure of Rajeev Jaideva as Director (Personnel), MMTC has been extended till the date of his superannuation.

Additional charge to P Sudhakar extended (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Director Technical, ECIL to P Sudhakar, CMD, Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has been extended till the regular incumbent joins the post.

Additional charge to Sunil Kumar extended (UPDATED)
An additional charge of Director (Technical), MTNL to Sunil Kumar, Director (HR&EB), MTNL, has been extended for a further period of six months.

Additional charge to Dr Gowrishankar extended (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Director, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) to Dr J Gowrishankar, Staff Scientist, DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) extended till new appointment is made.

CORPORATE

Dudeja appointed CS of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited has appointed Sushil Kumar Dudeja as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 4, 2016.

Sathyanarayanan re-appointed Dy. MD of Sanco Trans Ltd
Sanco Trans Ltd has re-appointed S Sathyanarayanan as Deputy Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2016

Ms Jain appointed CS of Moonbeam Industries Ltd
Moonbeam Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Tapasya Jain as Company Secretary of the company.

Kasat resigns as Independent Director of Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd
Pramod Kasat has resigned as Independent Director of Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd

Ojha appointed Addl. Director of PS IT Infrastructure & Services Ltd
PS IT Infrastructure & Services Ltd has appointed Kawarlal Kanhaiyalal Ojha as an Additional Director of the company.

Nehra appointed CS of Midas Infra Trade Ltd
Midas Infra Trade Ltd has appointed Mohit Nehra as the Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Shikha appointed CS of Maharashtra Polybutenes Ltd
Maharashtra Polybutenes Ltd has appointed Ms Kumari Shikha as Company Secretary of the company.

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Long live India !

The Cultural Convalescence in Shri Shri Cultural World Event has become testimonial for any World event when NATURE, for the first time, has given permission & ascent for Visual splendor by sprinkling Rain Water along with Rainbow, the Supreme of Colour and that too danced all along with Music, Chanting Ashloka's & Vedic Mantr's. Now, no need to explain joy, has to realize by participating in this Grand Ceremony of Cultural. Long Live India. Jai Hind !.

Sach.

Babas/Saints etc. are commercial establishments !

I fully agree. Babas/Saints and all other religious leaders too are nothing but a commercial establishments "running business of hope" befooling the public. This is also because theey all have political patronage and run a parallel economy which is cash driven. The best would be to bring Uniform Civil Code. All religious places/ashrams etc be taken over by the Government and converted into Schools/colleges/Hospitals s per local requirements. This is the need of the hour for India.

Harish Kumar

Do not compare with Congress regime

People shown doors to Congress for their misdeeds. The BJP has been chosen as an alternative and not to repeat and be a replica of the Congress regime lest they will also be shown the doors.

Thangasub Ramanian

Govt should simplify its procedures

In order to help Air India a national carrier, the Government has introduced a system wherein Government employees have to take permission of the Civil Aviation Ministry for travelleing with any other airline. Agreed it is good thing. But one more thing is that Government should simplify its procedures and reduce its work. In cases wherein the Air India indicates in writing that they do not have tickets for in any of its flights for one of two days, then the Government employee should be allowed to travel by airlines whose rates are less or equivalent to that of Air India and no permission need be taken.

A Srivastava

Why Congress is attacking BJP now ?

Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide, responsible for the Bhopal Gas tragedy was allowed to leave India, though under arrest, during Congress rule. Vijay Mallya has fled the country without repaying his debts and the Congress is attacking the BJP !

Ram Prasad Valmiki

An excellent choice

Approval of Sri Raman as Director-Technical, Steel Authority of India is an excellent choice. A fine officer with impeccable integrity. Satyameva Jayate despite many roadblocks created by disgruntled souls to stop his selection.

Sudhanshu Bhattacharya

ACC approval for director tech in SAIL

I was reading the views expressed about transparency in PESB selection. It is a big surprise.

Nag

Yamuna river and riverbed were in a mess for decades

A lot of hue and cry is there about the destruction of ecology along the Yamuna riverbed as a result of a three day function by the AOL foundation. The river and the riverbed have been in a mess for decades now and during summer esp. The river is no more than an open sewer. 18 nallahs carrying untreated sewage fall into the river in Delhi alone. Open defecation on the river bed by residents of jhuggi clusters and unauthorised colonies along the river has been going on for decades. During chaat puja , Durga puja, Etc . The amount of debris thrown into the river is to be seen to be believed . Polluting industries have been discharging untreated effluents without any hindrance. It is known that veggies grown in the bed from this polluted water are not fit for consumption .

Suman Swarup

How does it matter to others ?

Such news items are not worth uploading on the whispers........... Within the same Department/Ministry if an officer is moved to another Section or Division, how does it matter to others?

Surendra Mohan

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