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POLITICS

This is History (219)
The Tsar and Tasrina of Russia behaved with amazing folly on the eve of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Committee likely to submit report this month
Committee studying 7th Pay Commission report likely to submit its report by the end of this month. Three Secretaries are members of the committee.

Seven dozen apply for CEO NIIF
About seven dozen prominent persons have applied for the post of CEO of the Rs.40,000 crore sovereign wealth fund, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).

New Company Law Tribunal in offing
A new Company Law Tribunal is being formulated by the NDA Government. Selection of Chairman and Members is likely to take place soon.

Banks: Oh jaane waale ho sakke to laut ke aana. .

Mallya has made his intentions clear!
What Banks did fear!!!

He's not coming back as of now!
But he adds ..not taken his final bow!

He feels he's safer there !
There on getting arrested he need not care!

Lessons... PO of DRT should get power!
To impound passport even at a late hour!

Ensure funds are not diverted!
Into funding other activities loans are not converted!

Project loan only if cash flow can be tracked!
Very fast any diversion/misuse will be cracked!

Quarterly 'Scientific' Audit must be done!
Through a set checklist the results be run!

For personal guarantees Mallya is liable!
If he does not appear Cheating case is viable!

Our PSU Banks erred while giving loans!
Now letting out 'wolf' moans!!!

Loan diya and then lagh gayi bhoolne ki bimaari!
Now doing just drama waali maara maari!

And why the delay to take KF to task!
Koyi toh karre Banks ko ask!!

Congress keeps chanting.. BJP let him go!
Who actually helped him we all know!

Who advised him to run????
And at whose behest it was done??

Someone who is worried!
Wants the skeletons to remain buried!

From loan to default to bailout!
Someone who helped him out!

Rahul took Punjab Congis ki class!!
Seems Leadership nahi aathi isse raas!!

I hear quite a few met later!
And anointed Rahul as mirth creator!

His hairbrain ideas astounded most!!
Like he was doing his own 'roast'!!

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

37 IPS officers of 1994 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
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.

Will Nishi Singh and Rajendra Kumar be CBDT Members ?
Will Nishi Singh and Rajendra Kumar be CBDT members ? Yes, if those with a minimum of one year of service left are given chance, both the officers in question who belong to 1980 batch will be Members on May 1.

7 IP&TA&FS officers of 1994 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as seven officers of 1994 batch belonging to Indian Post & Telegraph Account & Finance Service have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: Anindita Sen Gupta, Snigdha Dora, Nivedita Srivastava, Kalpana Singh, Sharon Shefali Gupta, Kashi Nath Jha and Simmi R Nakra.

Lalit Das empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
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.

Dr V D Sharma promoted as Joint Secretary, MEA
Dr V D Sharma has been promoted as Joint Secretary (Legal & Treaties) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Ms M Uma Sekhar promoted as Joint Secretary, MEA
Ms M Uma Sekhar has been promoted as Joint Secretary (Legal & Treaties) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Tiwari gets additional charge of CBI, Bhopal
Madhup Tiwari , a 1995 AGMUT cadre IPS officer has been given additional charge of JD, CBI, Bhopal. Presently he is stationed at CBI hq in Delhi and has been empanelled as IG in GOI.

Railways asked to relieve Yogesh Desmukh to join Lok Sabha Secretariat
The Ministry of Railways has been asked to relieve Yogesh Desmukh presently Director (Vigilance) to join as Joint Secretary (Security) at IG level, Lok Sabha Secretariat. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.
(We said this on Feb 12, 2016 )

Sanjay Bhatiya appointed as Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust
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, 2016)

Abhijit Sinha gets premature repatriation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The tenure of Rajeev Jaideva as Director (Personnel), MMTC has been extended till the date of his superannuation.

Additional charge to P Sudhakar extended
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
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
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.

Vishvas Vidu Sapkal appointed as High Commissioner to Republic of Fiji
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.

Sandeep Raj relieved to join as CVO, CMPDIL
Sandeep Raj has been relieved to join as Chief Vigilance Officer in Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Ranchi at Director level for a period of three years. He is a 1998 batch IRS-IT officer.

George Kuruvilla gets CVC clearance for CMD, BECIL
George Kuruvilla, Director (O&M), BECIL, is reported to have got CVC clearance for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Broadcast Engineering Consultant India Limited (BECIL).

GoI yet to appoint new CMD, ECL after scrapping panel of Chakravarty
The post of Chairman and Managing Director, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) has been lying vacant since June 1, 2015 after the retirement of incumbent Rakesh Sinha. The Government is yet to appoint a person on this post after the panel of Subrata Chakravarty, Director (Technical), ECL was scrapped.

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

DPC for 2007 IRS:IT ?
DPC for IRS:IT:2007 batch is is reported to have taken place. Almost 300 AC/DC level officers are likely to be promoted as JAG level officers.

Mitra to be CIC Himachal Pradesh ?
P Mitra is likely to be appointed Chief Information Commissioner in Himachal Pradesh.1978 batch IAS Officer Mitra who is presently Chief Secretary is scheduled to retire on May 31.

Name of Sanjay Gupta proposed for CMD, KRCL
The Ministry of Railways is reported to be proposing the name of Sanjay Gupta, Director, Operations & Commercial, KRCL for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). Gupta, who is holding an additional charge of CMD, was second runner up at the PESB selection meeting held on June 17, 2015.

Balraj Joshi to join as Director (Tech), NHPC Ltd on Apr 1
Balraj Joshi, GM, NHPC, will be joining as Director (Technical), NHPC Limited on April 1, 2016.

Dinesh Bhatia joins as CG of India inToronto
Dinesh Bhatia has taken over as the Consul General of India in Toronto. He is 1992 batch IFS officer.

Animesh Bharti continues as CMPF Commissioner
Animesh Bharti will be looking after as CMPF Commissioner in the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO) till regular appointment to this post is made.

Vinod Kumar promoted as ADG, BRO
Vinod Kumar has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General in Border Roads Organisation (BRO).

H K Dash appointed as Gujarat Vigilance Commissioner
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.

ACC approves appointment of M K Singh as Director (Fin), IRCON
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
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
Kuldeep Parwal has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 2006 batch IOFS officer.

Abhinav Kumar moves to Laddakh
DIG in ITBP Abhinav Kumar has been moved to Laddakh sector of ITBP. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Balan is new ADC to Haryana Governor
2004 batch IPS officer B. Satheesh Balan has been appointed as ADC (Police) to Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki .

Gwalior Professor is VC in J & K
Prof Sanjeev Jain, Director, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) University, Katra in J&K.

Retired IPS officer Babulal Yadav is no more (UPDATED)
Babulal Yadav has passed away in Lucknow at the age of 65. He was a retired IPS officer of 1975 batch of UP cadre.

Mishra is IG Pers, CRPF UPDATED)
R. K. Mishra has joined on Tuesday as IG, Pers at CRPF hq. He is Bihar cadre 1986 batch IPS officer.

Deputation tenure of Ms Puja Jindal curtailed to join as Secretary, AERA (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of Ms Puja Jindal as Director, Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been curtailed after she was appointed as Secretary, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). She is a 1995 batch IRS-IT officer.

Mrs appointed as JCIT in PrCCIT office, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, Mrs Gargi Sharma Goel has been appointed as JCIT in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi region. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Dharmendra Kumar relieved (UPDATED)
Dharmendra Kumar has been relieved from Delhi Police to join his new place of posting as ADG, CISF hq Delhi. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Dangwal posted DIG, ITBP (UPDATED)
P C Dangwal has joined as DiG, procurement at ITBP hq. He is a cadre officer of 1987 batch.

Bihar cadre officer Sudhir quits IAS (UPDATED)
Sudhir Kumar Rakesh has resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Rakesh, who belongs to a 1983 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, is presently DG, Bihar Public Administration and Rural Development Institute. He will stand retired with effect from August 31, 2016.

Basant Kumar Thakur selected as Director (HR), NALCO Ltd (UPDATED)
Basant Kumar Thakur, GM, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), NALCO Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 15, 2016. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Ledermann resigns as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Alstom India Limited
Patrick Ledermann has resigned as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Alstom India Limited due to his other commitments.

Sood resigns as CS of Ind-Swift Ltd
Raman Sood has resigned as Company Secretary of Ind-Swift Limited.

Two Independent Directors cease to be on Board of CONCOR
Pradeep Bhatnagar and M P Shorawala have ceased to be Independent Directors of Container Corporation Of India Limited

Kumar appointed CFO of Era Infra Engineering Ltd
Era Infra Engineering Ltd has appointed Dilip Kumar Sinha as Chief Financial Officer of the company

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Did Madras HC Judge's transfer to Calcutta HC, set the controversy at rest ".
Media's ostrich-like approach (including your illustrious site : Whispersinthecorridors.com) and the studied silence of the colluding political class , is all very intriguing. Even the Judiciary did not provide a solution matching the gravity of situation. Giving controversy a quiet burial is the last thing that one would expect from Supreme court, the champion of transparency.
A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

Who cares about JNU ?
I completely agree with Swarup about JNU. Only some so called intellectuals with leftist leanings and media is blowing out of proportion JNU. Who cares about JNU in the country except a miniscule few. Who except a few hundreds bother for Kumar's speeches. Only channels are bothered.
Srinivas

Why does Modi come across as a harsh person to many people?
There are many reasons why Narendra Modi, who is actually a very compassionate person, comes across as harsh, to many people.
Firstly, Modi has risen from the grassroots and great poverty. During the process, he has had to swallow insults, taunts, adversity and enemy action. Faced with all that, anyone develops an exterior which appears tough, in order to prevent further attack. Secondly, his rise has not been without many impediments. He has had to face many road blocks, many wrong accusations, enemy action etc. This has strengthened his resolve and determination. Many people mis-read the determination as haughtiness. Thirdly, Modi has not had a privileged education, so the art of unctuousness, so easily acquired by the Doon school types is unfamiliar to him. Then, Modi does not have a family to look after. Often, a family man learns to be more forgiving and bends more, he has a family to look after which makes him flinch. Modi is a rajarshi, so he is sometimes seen as dour. His opponents seek to paint him black all the time, and since no other charges can stick, the charge of being haughty is repeated ad-nauseum. Last, but not the least, he has unflinching nationalism, patriotism and love for India as a whole, no compromises there. The enemies of India keep portraying him as hard and unflinching.
Arjun Mallik

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