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The intensity of repression and terrorism is a measure of the fear of a government.

New Defence Procurement Policy unveiled
New Defence Procurement Policy (DPP), unveiled by the Defence Minister in Goa, will ensure transparency, fast track acquisition and will give boost to Make in India initiative. DPP will be applicable from April and it will take 2-3 months for finalization of this model.

Reserves & Surplus of all CPSEs go up to Rs 7, 71,672 cr
Reserves & Surplus of all CPSEs went up from Rs. 7, 46,994 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 7, 71,672 croes in 2014-15, showing an increase by 3.30 %.

Chat with my respected friend ...

I'm in Shimla and as usual I meet my respected friend ..who is a very senior retired Bureaucrat ....who now lives in Shimla. We meet at the overcrowded India Coffee House.

Me: So how are you Sir...

My Friend: Tops ... okay body is slowing down...but like they say it's all in the mind ...and mind is tickity-boo....AAP's Budget .... what a bloody joke... if Kejri were to be judged on performance he would have to resign ...but false publicity blitzkrieg makes him come out tops...

M: Yes.... many in Delhi decipher AAP as.... All Arvind's Publicity...

MF: You remember last Budget AAP announced increased budgetary allocations for health.. transport ... education... and this was advertised LRC... but... fact is not even 50% of allocations utilised. ...in fact many important Departments have not spent 50% of allocated planned expenditure ...

M: The ads show that Kejri is a Administrative Messiah... it all centers around him...what was this drama they did on Pakistan's JIT....even Congress is up in arms...

MF: Foolish reactions... first time Pakistan has indirectly accepted involvement of Pakistanis in a Terror attack on India... previously Pakis would just outrightly reject...

M: On such issues shouldn't Political Parties put up a united front ...

MF: Problem is Modi is bringing about such revolutionary changes that it's a matter of survival for Congress etc., ....so there can't be a meeting of minds ..not even on such an issue ....

M: Sir Uttrakhand.. one year left ...should BJP form the next Government ...

MF: I see your point .... there was a huge anti incumbency against Rawat Government .. now to some extent placated with his sacking.... in one year usually anti incumbency starts building up... and I've noted in Uttrakhand anti incumbency builds up very fast ..and all Political Parties in Uttrakhand are fractured internally... its a tricky situation there .. but not of BJPs making ..

M: Now they say Virbhadra has got a acute case of thadthaditis that his Government is next in the firing line..
MF: This is for sure High Command's grip is loosening ....quite a few Congress Leaders are having second thoughts about their political future ..on conditions of anonymity one local Congress Leader called it the Rahul Effect ...though in my opinion even Virbhadra's own problems causing internal turmoil....

M: Khaniya has tried to show 2002 as an organised riot ....as per him 1984was mob frenzy....

MF: Don't give credence to what he says .....he's a passing fad of our Media and that is why Media reports the sheer stupidity he dishes out... as for his mental aptitude ...there is a reason why he's 30 and still a student..see you tomorrow ...

M: Yes Sir ... no matter how much you dress up a donkey to look like a horse...sooner or later it'll bray... see you Sirtomorrow ...

Disclaimer.... All alleged...based on Media Reports and Rumours . Kindly verify at your end before drawing any conclusions. Not meant to inform...only entertain

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'.

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BUREAUCRACY

1983 batch IAS empanelment delayed
Empanelment of 1983 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has been delayed by a month.

1981 batch IAS officer yet to get posting in GoI
Rakesh Srivastav, empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India, is still waiting in the wings to get posting. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Surg R Admiral A A Pawar empanelled to rank of Lt General
Surg R Admiral A A Pawar has been empanelled to the rank of Lt General and equivalent in teh Executive cadre of Army Medical Corps (AMC) in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).

DCP level transfers in Delhi Police next month?
It is said that Deputy Commissioners level transfers and posting orders are likely to be issued in April. According to sources New Delhi, South, North and South East likely to get new DCPs.

Will Shrivastava opt out of central deputation?
Heard in the corridors of power that S. N. Shrivastava is likely to withdraw his nomination from central deputation. A 1985 batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer Shrivastava is posted as Spl Commissioner in Delhi Police. After empanelment at the center he has been recently posted as ADG, CRPF.

Resignation of Mrs Rajni Gohil from IRS-IT not acceded
The resignation of Mrs Rajni B Gohil, Indian Revenue Service officer presently DDIT (Inv), Godhra has not been acceded by the Government of India.

Resignation of Mrs V Madhu Vani from IRS-IT not acceded
The resignation of Mrs V Madhu Vani, Indian Revenue Service officer presently CIT (A)-41, Mumbai, has not been acceded by the Government of India.

Interviews for top job in Insurance companies next month
Interviews for the post of CMDs in three public sector insurance companies viz. Agriculture Insurance Co. of India, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and United India Insurance Co. Ltd. are expected to be held in April.

Tenure of Rajiv Datt as MD, IRFC ending in June
The tenure of Rajiv Datt as Managing Director, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) is coming to an end onJune 30, 2016. A K Choudhury, ED, RVNL, is expected to succeed him in July 2016.

Why appointment of Rawat as Director (PM), BRC delayed?
Why is the appointment of S S Rawat, DGM, SAIL, as Director (Project Management), Bridge & Roof Company Limited (BRC) getting delayed as the vacancy has been lying vacant since June 2015?

Post of CMD, HIL lying vacant since Oct 1, 2015
The post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) has been lying vacant since the retirement of outgoing CMD, K Harikumar on September 30, 2015. IAS officer, Samir Kumar Biswas is looking an additional charge of the post.

Post of Member vacant in NHRC
The post of Member is lying vacant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for long. It is to be filled by some eminent personality.

Ms Renuka Chidambaram deemed to quit IAS
Ms Renuka Chidambaram is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with effect from July 1, 2013. She was a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

D N Sharan deemed to quit IAS
D N Sharan is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with effect from March 25, 2005. He was a 1984 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rakesh Asthana likely to join central deputation at ADG level
Rakesh Asthana is expected to join central deputation at Director General level post. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Dr Jagat Singh promoted as ADG, BSF
Dr Jagat Singh, Inspector General, Border Security Force, has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General in BSF.

Naveen Kumar continues as Member Secretary, UYRB, Delhi
Naveen Kumar, Chief Engineer (IMO), Central Water Commission, has been assigned an additional charge of Member Secretary, Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB), Delhi till the regular appointment is made.

PESB guidelines being violated in appointment of CMD, OIL ?
It's widely whispered that some Ministries have forwarded the proposals of candidates for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) violating the norms of PESB as they (candidates) have not completed required period of two years at their present Board of CPSE and are applying for the post of other CPSE.

M K Singh to join as Director, IRCON International Ltd on May 1
M K Singh will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited on May 1, 2016.

IRPS officer Arvind Kumar gets HAG
Arvind Kumar has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) in Railways. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

IRPS officer Ms Ragini Yechur gets HAG
Ms Ragini Yechury has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) in Railways. She is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Jaideep Prasad to return to MP
After successful completion of central deputation tenure in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and BPR&D, Jaideep Prasad is returning to Madhya Pradesh on April 1, 2016. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer and presently IG in BPR&D. He is considered to be a 'performer' IPS officer in the cadre.

H S Sohal appointed as CVO, EIL
H S Sohal has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Engineers India Limited (EIL), Delhi under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sanjay Agarwal, IG, CRPF, gets premature repatriation
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal, Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

M Pran Konchady promoted as Addl Controller General of Accounts
M Pran Konchady, Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, has been promoted to the grade of Additional Controller General of Accounts in the Indian Civil Accounts Service.

V P Baligar appointed as Administrative Member, KAT
V P Baligar has been appointed as Administrative Member in the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT). He is a retired 1980 batch IAS officer.

Khan is back to Bihar
N.H. Khan is back to the parent Bihar cadre from central deputation.1996 batch IPS officer was posted as inspector-general in Sashastra Seema Bal.

Additional charge period of Chairman, CBSE to Seshu extended
The term of additional charge of Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to Y S K Seshu, Joint Secretary, School Education, has been extended for a further period of six months with effect from March 1, 2016.

Suresh Chandra appointed as Additional Secretary, Legal Affairs
Suresh Chandra has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs.

H P Chaturvedi appointed as Additional Secretary, Legal Affairs
H P Chaturvedi has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs.

Ramayan Yadav appointed as Additional Secretary, Legal Affairs
Ramayan Yadav has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs.

Inder Kumar appointed as Additional Secretary, Legal Affairs
Inder Kumar has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs.

Anwar Hussain Shaik appointed as Director, Economic Affairs
Anwar Hussain Shaik has been appointed as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 2000 batch IRTS officer.

Ms Pragya Richa Srivastava empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Pragya Richa Srivastava has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Three Prasar Bharti correspondents appointed

After four months of interview Ministry of I & B have cleared the appointment of three Prasar Bharti Spl Correspondents of Indian Information Service officers. Interview were held in November last year.

Raj Kumar to be Spl Correspondent, Kathmandu
Raj Kumar, IIS officer, has been appointed Spl Correspondent, Prasar Bharti , Kathmandu. Presently he is Director, DD news, Delhi.

Sharma goes to Sri Lanka as PB Correspondent
Santosh Kumar Sharma, an IIS officer is going to Sri Lanka as Prasar Bharti , Special correspondent, Colombo. Presently he posted in Ahmadabad as Director, DFP.

Kanchan posted at Dubai
Kanchan Prasad has been appointed Prasar Bharti Spl Correspondent, Dubai. An IIS officer Kanchan is presently posted as Dy Press Registrar, RNI, Delhi.

Girish Pillai appointed as Additional Member (T&C), Railway Board
Girish Pillai has been appointed as Additional Member (Tourism & Catering), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Ambrish Kumar Gupta appointed as Additional Member (TT), Railway Board
Ambrish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Additional Member (Traffic Transport), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Deepak Chhabra appointed as Additional Member (C&IS), Railway Board
Deepak Chhabra has been appointed as Additional Member (C &IS), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

B Pande transferred as FA & CAO, Central Railway
B Pande has been transferred from COFMOW to Central Railway as FA&CAO. He is an IRAS officer of Senior Administrative Grade.

Aloke Biswas appointed as FA & CAO, COFMOW
Aloke Biswas has been transferred from South Easter Railway to COFMOW as FA&CAO. He is an IRAS officer of Senior Administrative Grade.

9 IRAS officers transferred
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) have been transferred and posted to different Railway zones. Accordingly, U Govind has been transferred from South Western Railway to CORE whil Abraham John was shifted from West Central Railway to Central Railway and Sudesh Kumar is being appointed to DMW/Patiala from North Western Railway. Similarly, Ajai Kumar Srivastava has been transferred to North Eastern Railway from North Central Railway; M Krsihanan Unni from South East Central Railway to Southern Railway; K Rangarajan from CLW to Southern Railway; R Mohan from North Western Railway to ICF; Babu Lal from Northern Railway to North Central Railway and Harish K Chawla was posted to North Central Railway from Northern Railway.

M N Ojha, ADRM Lucknow, posted to NCR
M N Ojha presently in Northern Railway as ADRM, Lucknow, has been posted in the cadre of North Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Shishir Somvanshi deputed to LMRC as Deputy COM
Shishir Somvanshi has been deputed to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited (LMRC) as Deputy Chief Operating Manager at Lucknow. He is an IRTS officer.

Rathi joins as CEO, ISP, Burnpur
R K Rathi has taken over the charge as Chief Executive Officer, ISP, Burnpur, a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

Ashwini Kumar takes charge as CEO, Rourkela
Ashwini Kumar has assumed the charge as Chief Executive Officer, Rourkela a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

A K Rath joins as CEO, Durgapur Steel Plant
A K Rath has taken over the charge as Chief Executive Officer, Durgapur Steel Plant, a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

M Ravi appointed as CEO, Bhilai Steel Plant
M Ravi has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Bhilai Steel Plant, a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

5 IPS officers shifted in Karnataka
As many as five IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Labhu Ram has been appointed as Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Bengaluru City Division while Raman Gupta was made Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Administration (HQs) and Ajay Hilori is now posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Division, Bengaluru City. Besides, Mrs Isha Pant has been appointed as Superintendent of Police & Principal, Police Training College, Kalaburagi and Rahul Kumar Shahapurwad was made Superintendent of Police Hassan.

Sreenivas returns to parent cadre
A Sreenivas who was on inter cadre deputation to Telangana has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

8 IAS officers get JAG in AP (UPDATED)
As many as eight Indian Administrative Service officers of 2007 batch have been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Andhra Pradesh. They are: Mutyalaraju Revu, J Murali, M V Seshagiri Babu, D Muralidhar Reddy, B Laxmi Kantham, K Kanna Babu, S Satyanarayana, P Basanth Kumar.

Paul Antony continues as Chairman, Cochin Port Trust (UPDATED)
Paul Antony will continue as Chairman, Cochin Port Trust (CPT) till regular appointment is made. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Dr Bhoop Singh is also Director, National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organization (UPDATED)
Dr Bhoop Singh, Scientist 'G' and Head, National Resources Data Management System has been assigned an additional charge of Director, National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organization for a period of six months.

Mrs Neeta Verma appointed as DG, NIC (UPDATED)
Mrs Neeta Verma, Scientist 'G' has been appointed as Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC).

IFS officer, wife convicted for possessing disproportionate assets (UPDATED)
The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai has convicted D Rajasekar, an Indian Forest Service Officer, then Regional Officer, Central Board of Film Certification, Chennai and his wife Mrs Yogalakshmi, then Assistant Professor, Rice Research Station, Tirur, District Thiruvallur (Tamilnadu) for possession of disproportionate assets. D Rajasekar was sentenced to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment and his wife Mrs Yogalakshmi to undergo one year Rigorous Imprisonment.

Followers of SBI on LinkedIn increase to 220972 (UPDATED)
State Bank of India, the banker to every Indian has achieved yet another milestone with 220972 followers and counting, making it at the No.1 position on the professional networking site, LinkedIn in India. The bank had launched its official page on LinkedIn in June 2015 and within a short span of 10 months, SBI witnessed such great response from its stakeholders.

29 officers awarded IAS cadre in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
As many as 29 officers of Maharashtra State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: R V Game, A R Kale, K B Umap, A J Subhedar, D M Shinde, D M Muglikar, D K Jagdale, B G Pawar, M G Ardad, A B Yawalkar, M B Gawade, A E Rayate, D B Gawade, A K Dongre, G C Mangle, N K Patil, R V Nimbalkar, G B Patil, M P Shambhakar, N A Gunde, S Y Mhase, D B Desai, R B Deshmuk, R S Jagtap, R B Bhosale, C L Pulkundwar, H P Tummod, L S Mali and S K Diwase.

Madras High Court gets six new Judges (UPDATED)
As many as six Justices have been appointed as Judges in Madras High Court. They are: Kalaiarasan, Gokuldas, Bharatidasan, S Sunder, M V Murlidharan and Dr Krishnkumar.

Justice Mukhopadhayaya appointed as Chairperson, NCLAT (UPDATED)
Justice S J Mukhopadhayaya, former Judge of Supreme Court, has been appointed as Chairperson in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

Sanjeev Mittal continues as Director, Rampur Raza Library (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Mittal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, will continue holding an additional charge of Director, Rampur Raza Library till a regular appointment is made.

Extended Bank hours for conducting Govt business on Mar 31 (UPDATED)
In view of closing of the current financial year and to facilitate the tax-payers in payment of taxes, the Reserve Bank of India has issued instructions directing all agency banks to keep the counters of their designated branches conducting government business open till 8.00 pm on March 31, 2016. All electronic transactions would however, continue till midnight of March 31, 2016.

9 IOFS officers promoted to Additional DGOF grade (UPDATED)
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) have been promoted to the grade of Additional DGOF/Member, Ordnance Factories Board. The officers are: Chourasia Sunil Kumar, Kripavenkatesan T T S, Sinha N K, Rajashekharan R, Shrivastava P K, Ralegankar P W, Kumar Saurabh, Georgekutty M K and Shrivastava DK.

Pawan Kumar Goyal is also Chairman, Rajasthan Road Transport Corp (UPDATED)
Pawan Kumar Goyal has been given an additional charge of Chairman, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation in Rajasthan. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Bharati S Sihag continues as CMD, NMDC (UPDATED)
Mrs Bharati S Sihag will continue holding an additional charge of CMD, NMDC till the appointment of a regular incumbent. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Atul Sobti continues as Director (Power), BHEL (UPDATED)
Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEL, will continue holding an additional charge of Director (Power), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) till the appointment of regular incumbent is made.

Sanjay Dattaraya Panse appointed as Independent Director, MRVC (UPDATED)
Sanjay Dattatraya Panse has been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of Mumbai Rail Vikas Nigam (MRVC).

RVNL gets two Independent Directors (UPDATED)
Vinayak Bhalachandra Karankikar and Shiv Kumar Gupta have been appointed as Non-Official Independent Directors on the Board of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).

DFCCIL gets two Independent Directors (UPDATED)
Ms Shakti Munshi and Ravi Mathur have been appointed as Non-Official Independent Directors on the Board of DFCCIL.

RITES gets three Independent Directors (UPDATED)
Dr Vidya Rajiv Yeravdekar, Anil Kumar Goel and Satish Sareen have been appointed as Non-Official Independent Directors on the Board of RITES.

IRCON gets three Independent Directors (UPDATED)
Prof Vasudha Kamat, Avinash Matta and Sanjay Kumar Singh have been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of IRCON.


Prof Kisho Dewani appointed as Independent Director, IRFC (UPDATED)
Prof Kishor J Dewani has been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of IRFC.

RCIL gets two Independent Directors (UPDATED)
Dr Anupam Alok and Ashok Goel have been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of RCIL.

CONCOR gets three Independent Directors (UPDATED)
Kamlesh Shivji Vikamsey, Maj Gen Raj Krishan Malhotra and Sanjeev S Shah have been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of CONCOR.


K G Suresh appointed as DG, IIMC (UPDATED)
K G Suresh has been appointed as Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) for a period of three years.

11 IRSE officers get HAG (UPDATED)
As many as 11 officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) have been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). The officers are: S P Sahu, P K Mishra, Vijay Sehgal, Ak Sachan, J K Verma, Naveen Chopra, Rajiv Chaudhary, Piyush Agarwal, P D Sharma, S N Singh and L Sudhakar Rao.

Pankaj Agarwal appointed PS, PHE (UPDATED)
Pankaj Agarwal has been appointed Principal Secretary, PHE.

Ashwani Rai is new PS Veterinary (UPDATED)
Ashwani Rai has been appointed Principal Secretary, Veterinary.

Prabhanshu Kamal is PS, Medical Education (UPDATED)
Prabhanshu Kamal has been appointed Principal Secretary, Medical Education.

Vinod Semwal is PS, Jail (UPDATED)
Vinod Semwal has been appointed Principal Secretary, Jail.

Deepali Rastogi is Commissioner, Health (UPDATED)
Deepali Rastogi has been appointed Commissioner, Health.

CORPORATE

Modi appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director of Godfrey Phillips India Ltd
Godfrey Phillips India Limited has appointed Ruchir Kumar Modi as Additional Non Executive Director of the company.

Roy re-appointed Independent Director of IFB Agro Industries Limited

IFB Agro Industries Limited has re-appointed Dr Lakshmishri Roy as an Independent Director of the company.

Goenka appointed as Chairman of Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd

Pawan Goenka has been appointed as Chairman of Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd.

Sharma appointed MD & CEO of Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd
Ashok Sharma has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd.

Nayar appointed as Addl. Director of Max Financial Services Ltd
Max Financial Services Limited has appointed Sanjay Omprakash Nayar as an Additional Director of the company.

Peri resigns as Independent Director of Aptech Limited
Maheshwer Peri has resigned as Independent Director of Aptech Limited due to personal reasons

Goel resigns as Non Exec. Director of GP Petroleums Ltd
Ayush Goel has resigned as Non-Executive Director of GP Petroleums Limited w.e.f. March 29, 2016.

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Intelligence and honesty are the basic qualities expected of a Judge
Writing encomiums about judges and bureaucrats by advocates and subordinates is good though some feel that these are done to get into the good books of the recipient. Many in the earlier posts have expressed their displeasure in allowing the misuse of this portals for sycophancy But it becomes laughable when some one writes about a judge as intelligent as seen in a recent post about the new CET Chairman. Intelligence and honesty are the basic qualities expected of a Judge or does the writer think that other Judges are not intelligent.
N Krishnan

CAT needs to stay
Instead the judges and members should be active service people and not retired as at present. Also its decisions should not be challengeable in any court of law i.e. its decisions should be at par with the Supreme Court for Government Employees as the final authority. I am sure this is a better option. The very purpose of CAT has been otherwise defeated.
Harish Kumar

Legal grievance is redressed by Govt.
CPGRAMS is being dealt with by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and not DOP&T. The reply to public grievance is not sent by a single individual rather by n whole office. In this country with their illegal demand consider that it should be redressed. Some people send their grievance first by themselves, then the same one through their wife, parents, relative etc. If your grievance is legal, it is redressed by the Government.
Nick

Rationalisation of Staff
The exercise should be rationalisation of organisations/offices. The functioning of most of the subordinate offices under various ministries need to be critically analysed. The Internal Work Study Units have done some studies but their recommendations have gone into dustbin. First wind up those central government establishments where the programme is being implemented in partnership with the State Government. More so, if there is another State level establishment functioning at the cost of the central government exchequer. None has the right to misspent poor tax payers' hard earned money.
Please take note of this. During the previous years, a lot of unmindful expansion of central govt. establishment took place.
Sivakumar

Napoleon of the sub-continent
In the 1971 war with Pakistan, this gem born and brought up in the sacred city of Amritsar, used to be derisively deprecated as Kubba (hunchback) General of the Indian army, by the Pakistanese propaganda machine, then radio, and incidentally Lahore Radio used to be otherwise popular with the Amritsar people for its sheer wit. Actually, he always listened to his soldiers with rapt attention and was also focused while doing other cores, then he would bend a little, which was his trademark and it was popular within the army as limp -style gait of the eternal romantic poet George Gordon Byron was universally popular. In the second world war, he was seriously injured on the Burma front, when nine bullets pierced his body. Later on he would encourage his soldiers by telling about his own providential escape and then rising to become Army Chief. He became the first soldier to be decorated with the Military Cross for bravery in the Burma field itself.
Sam Manekshaw or SHFJ Manekshaw was born to Parsi parents in Amritsar. At the time of his birth, only three Parsi families lived in Amritsar. Unfortunately the last one has also recently left for her residence with the God. His father was a renowned doctor and Manekshaw also wanted to become doctor, but destiny willed otherwise. He had his education in Sherwood college Nainital, PBN school and Hindu college Amritsar. At the age of 18, he was selected in the first batch of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, to join there on 1st October,1932.He remained a man of his own convictions throughout his illustrious career and for this reason he courted many controversies, including the serious one ,when he was ,Commandant at Defence Services Staff College at Wellington. Coonoor near this picturesque place in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu he had selected to live after his retirement and it was at this place he had died on 27th June 2008 at the age of 94.Just before his death President Abdul Kalam had paid him a visit there.President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces was pained to know that his pension and other perks had not been released.On return to New Delhi he ensured their release only sometime before his death
He became Chief of Army Staff at the age of 55 in 1969.The way ,he defeated his batch-mate Yahya Khan in Bangladesh along with surrender of 90000 army-men, and the way he secured glorious victory which gave birth to a new nation Bangladesh, the history shall always remember him as the best General of the modern times. Nobody could ever imagine that ,he had the guts to say no to then PM Indira Gandhi in the Cabinet meeting and secure approval of his own strategy to go to war on his terms even offering to resign. Later on ,he would rejoice the incident by sharing it with his colleagues that there was a very thin line between becoming a Field Marshal and being dismissed from service. Incidentally after being the first to get Military Cross in the battlefield, he also became the first to become Field Marshal of the Armed Forces during his active service on 1st January 1973.In between he was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1968 and Padma Vibhushan in 1972.
Amritsar has the proud privilege of producing another great General Sham Singh Attariwala of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. The first, Marshal the Indian Air-force and hero of 1965 war with Pakistan, Arjan Singh reportedly belongs to Kohali village of Ajnala Tehsil. In the memory of S. Sham Singh, a memorial has come up on the GT road called India gate. No memorial has been set-up to commemorate Field Marshal Manekshaw, who brought immense glory for the nation .It was said that he resided in the red bungalow on court road near Rialto theatre, some say he resided at 4,The mall Amritsar. At both the places construction of shops has taken place. The shop of his father in Hall Bazaar is intact. After conferment of the rank of Field Marshal ,he had come to Amritsar and i saw this extremely handsome man presiding over the Convocation of Guru Nanak Dev University. During that visit, he had transferred his shop and residence in the names of the occupants. Had he been alive he would have celebrated his 103 birthday on 4th April, 2016.Will not Punjab and Central Government raise his befitting memorial at Amritsar as a mark of gratitude and also as a catalyst for inspiration of martial community of Punjabis?
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar.

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