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This is History (510)
Morality; immorality-what are such things to great nations when their fate is at stake ?

MEA is unhappy over cut in budget
The Ministry of External Affairs officials are perturbed because the union Budget released on Wednesday has cut the MEA budget for the current year by over 8%.

What is the equation between LG and Kejriwal ?
What is the equation between Kejriwal-led Delhi Govt and Delhi LG Anil Baijal ? The latter calls a meeting with transport commissioner.

Chinese interest in Nalanda International University !
What is the interest of China in Nalanda International University ( NIU) ? Why China is taking so much interest in NIU affairs ? Recently a South Korean news paper carried a story about Chinese interest in NIU. Story alleges interference of GoI and RSS in NIU's affairs. NIU is run by the MEA.

Myanmar NSA to interact with Indian NSA
U Thaung Tun, new National Security Advisor of Myanmar, has made India his first choice of call abroad. He will be interacting at length with Ajit Doval, our own NSA, Minister of State for External Affairs, Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary.

Work and Let Work..

My Respected Friend , a Retired Senior Bureaucrat, is still in Delhi, and today we meet at a Golf Club and over Sandwiches , Cutlets and Fresh squeezed Juice we get chatting.

Me: Seems Rahul Baba is still in the Diwali mood ..he was expecting Fireworks in this Budget...
Respected Friend : In fact the analogy he used to describe the Budget ...the same analogy Congis use for him...expected Fireworks from him but he turned out to be a damp squib.
M: I in fact had expected Jaitley to announce some 'sops for voters'...
RF: That is what the Opposition was expecting too....that's why they were objecting to this Budget prior to Polls.....you too have not been able to understand Modi....he does not believe in Doling out money ...if you note the 48000 crore for NREGA... it's aimed at funding the poor ...but they have to work for it....it's like the IOC ad... the attendant tells the driver from today 20% rebate in price of petrol...and then explains ....drive at 40 and shut the engine off at every signal...there will be 20% saving .....it's the same as giving a cash discount .....only you have to do the needful....
M: And I think now NREGA will be monitored very closely to ensure ...work for money reaches the intended lot ...I expect some stringent measures and raids based on flouting info....
RF: No doubt the 2000 cash limit will not wipe out Black Money in elections ...but it's a big step... Yogendra Yadav was bemoaning this point ...ask him if it's so benign then why did Congress not bring it in and earn brownie points ...
M: And I hear the EC had demanded this as a Electoral Reform.... Yadav types are shaken up..they expected BJP to be like other Parties that believe in...Live and let live..
RF: With Modi it's..... Work and Let Work...
M: Sir now what's your gut feeling on the Polls..
RF: In Punjab Surveys say Congress seems to be ahead...I feel Hung House....Sukhbir getting the Sachaa Sauda Dera on AD+BJP's side means he feels the Panthic vote is shifting away from AD ....but Punjab is a very difficult State to call...I would not write of AD+BJP ....
M: UP????
RF: I still maintain BJP will be the Largest Party ...in Goa and UK... BJP way ahead ...Parrikar is needed inDelhi more...he's technically proficient ...experienced and meticulously honest ..so he will not become the GoaCM...
M: Sir I just feel that if Congress was confident of winning Punjab then Rahul would have been given more exposure in Punjab ...in the hope of crediting him with the Punjab victory.
RF: On the other hand they could be scared his foot in mouths could damage Congress ...kabh kya boll dehga!! So kept his exposure minimal.....
M: I hear Sidhu nowadays can't stop boasting that he has a Chopper at his disposal for campaigning ..
RF: Yeah a Circus Clown would be deliriously happy on getting importance ...but we know ..... Circuses don't run on Clown acts only ..but why not let the Clown perform his heart out by giving him importance...
M: Wonder how seriously will the Voter take Comedians ...Sir Trump is really on a roll..
RF: Though Liberals and a section of the Media would want you to believe Americans are unhappy with his decisions..fact is he is delivering what he had promised ...
M: They say he's had a telephonic spat with the Aussie PM..
RF: But Trump's point is right...why should US accept the Refugees the Aussies reject ..okay his way of contesting did not meet Diplomatic Niceties standards ..but then that's his style .... your name's been announced for your Tee Off ...I will see myself out ...
M: Joke for the day ...please ..
F: Yesterday you mentioned Didi's tweet...A controversial Budget which is Clueless , Baseless, Useless, Missionless and Heartless ...well someone from a Parody Twitter Handle tweeted.. replacing 'Budget'with CM and 'which' with who...

We have save good laugh and move out

Disclaimer: Satire. Not meant to influence or inform. With inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs

VJS

DEBATE

How do you see the two most powerful leaders of the World - Donald Trump and Narendra Modi ?

Some people see Donald Trump as Narendra Modi of the USA. Like Modi in 2014, they say, Trump touched the raw nerve of the US citizens in 2016 to win a decisive victory.

If Modi, with his magnetic electoral campaign, won an absolute majority for his party for the first time in 2014, Trump also staged a spectacular campaign to win the top job for himself.

How do you (surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com) see the two most powerful leaders of the World ?

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BUREAUCRACY

Over two dozen IAS officers of 2000 batch to be empanelled ?
About 25 and 30 IAS officers belonging to 2000 batch are expected to be empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India next month.

Interview for SEBI Chief next week ?
Interview for the prestigious post of Chairman of SEBI is likely to take place next week. Tenure of present SEBI Chief U K Sinha is coming to an end on March 9.

UPSC Member to retire
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Member Prof Hemchandra Gupta is retiring on February 5.

225 apply for two posts of Members in CIC
About 225 persons have applied for two posts of Member in the Central Information Commission (CIC).

Shalabh Kumar to be next US ambassador to India ?
Will Shalabh Kumar, prominent Indian-American donor and supporter of the US President, be the next USambassador to India ? He is the one who has claimed that the Trump administration has no plans to come out with an executive order on H-1B visas+ , thus, contradicting media reports that have generated anxiety in India.

Promotion of 1984 batch IRS (IT) soon
Promotion of 1984 batch IRS (IT) is expected to take place in a couple of months.

Cadre of Mrs Saloni Sidana transferred to Madhya Pradesh
The cadre of Mrs Saloni Sidana has been transferred from Andhra Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh. She is a 2014 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Inter cadre deputation of B K Chakravarthy extended
The inter cadre deputation of B Kalyan Chakravarthy from Assam Meghalaya to Telangana cadre has been extended. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Inter cadre deputation of G K Dinkarrao extended
The inter cadre deputation of Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao from Tripura to Maharashtra cadre has been extended. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

One Spl DG post is now vacant in CRPF
After the departure of PVK Reddy as DG, NHRC one post of Spl DG, CRPF hq is now vacant. Reddy is a Tripura cadre 1982 batch IPS officer.

450 posts of JCs are vacant in Revenue Deptt
Around 450 posts of Joint Commissioners/JAG level are lying vacant in revenue department, but there are no officers eligible to be promoted because of recruitment rules.IRS officers want relaxation in rules for gaining eligibilityfor the officers of 2017 batch.

Railway Board surprised
The Railway Board members huddled together for a deliberation over the surprise listing of its three PSUs in the budget. The members expressed concern and thrashed the issue out. The listed PSUs are IRCON, IRFC and IRCTC.

Prabhakar Singh appointed Director (Proj), PGCIL
Prabhakar Singh, ED, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), has been appointed as Director (Project), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Kamendra Kumar joins as MD, ICSIL
Kamendra Kumar has taken over the charge as Managing Director in Intelligent Communication Systems India Ltd (ICSIL), a Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Communications & IT and Delhi State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (DSIIDC), an undertaking of Govt. of NCT Delhi.

A K Gupta appointed Director (Comm), NTPC
A K Gupta, ED, National Thermal Power Corporation, has been appointed as Director (Commercial), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.
(We said this on Aug 19, 2016)

Sanjib Kumar Roy appointed Director (P&T), NALCO
Sanjib Kumar Roy, ED (Production), NALCO, has been appointed as Director (Projects & Technical), National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Kishore Kumar Mohanty joins as Director (Mkt), IREL
Kishore Kumar Mohanty, DGM, IOCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Marketing), Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL).
(We said this on Aug 26, 2016)

Orders of Hemant Khatri for Director (SP), HSL issued
The orders of CMDE Hemant Khatri for the appointment as Director (Strategic Project), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) have been issued by the Government of India.

Why appointment of Lekh Raj as Director (Fin), EPIL delayed ?
Why are the orders of Lekh Raj, Additional GM, NTPC, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPIL) getting delayed. The post has been lying vacant for a long time.

Why appointment of Nelson as Director (FP &A), PHL delayed ?
Why are the orders of L Nelson, DGM (F&A), ONGC, for the appointment as Director (Finance, Personnel & Admin), Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) getting delayed? The post has been lying vacant for a considerable time.

GoI yet to fill vacant post of Director (R&D), IOCL
The Government of India (GoI) is yet to fill the post of Director (Research & Development), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The post has been lying vacant since July 2014.

Transfer orders of Ms Sherry Lalthangzo cancelled
The transfer orders of Ms Sherry Lalthangzo from Director (Planning), North Eastern Council Secretariat, Shillong to Directorate of Economics & Statistics, have been cancelled by the Government of India. She is a 1996 batch IES officer.

Vashishth is also Director National Zoological Park
S P Vashishth has been assigned an additional charge of Director, National Zoological Park, New Delhitill February 17, 2017. He is a 1994 batch IFS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Vineet Pandey appointed as CVO, Department of Posts
Vineet Pandey has been appointed as Senior Deputy Director General (Vigilance) and Chief Vigilance Officer, Department of Posts. He is a 1986 batch Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officer.

R K Jain promoted as CCIT, Baroda
Ravindra Kumar Jain has been promoted and appointed as CCIT, Baroda, Gujarat. He is an IRS officer.

Dr P V Maruti joins as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu
Dr Pingale Vijay Maruti has taken over the charge as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways.

Four IDAS officers transferred
Four IDAS officers of diffrent cadres have been trans ferred and posted to new place of postings.

Gurveen Sidhu empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Gurveen Sidhu has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. Sidhu is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Audit & Account Service (IA&AS).

IRCTC gets three Independent Directors
Rabi Narayan Bohidar, Dr Dheeraj Sharma, Mrs Kanak Aggarwal have been appointed as Non-official Independent Directors on the Board of IRCTC.

2 IPS Probationers of 2015 batch allocated Tripura cadre
Two Probationers of Indian Police Service of 2015 batch have been allocated Tripura cadre after the completion of training at Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy, Hyderabad. They are: Shashvat Kumar and Nidhi Bansal.

GoI in search of IAS officer for Sr Vice President-Finance-cum-chief Finance Officer
Government of India is in search of an IAS officer for the position of Senior Vice President-Finance-cum-chief Finance Officer to be filled on deputation basis in Goods and Services Tax Network, New Delhi.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in MP
Some IAS officers have been given new assignments in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Prabhanshu Kamal has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Scheduled Caste Welfare while Ramesh S Thete was posted as Secretary, OBC and Minority Welfare and N P Dehria is Secretary, Women and Child Development. Besides, Gyaneshwar B Patil was posted as MD, State Cooperative Marketing Federation; Pravin Singh Adhyak as CEO, Ujjain Zilla Panchayat; Dr Fating Rahul Haridas as Deputy Secretary, Water Resources Department and Nand Kumaram was given an additional charge of Deputy Secretary, Civil Aviation.

Central deputation tenure of Manoj Jhalani extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Manoj Jhalani as Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, has been extended upto March 2017. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

P K Sarangi is also PCCF in AP (UPDATED)
P K Sarangi has been appointed as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1982 batch IFS officer.

Mrs Kapana K appointed as DCF in AP (UPDATED)
Mrs Kalpana K has been posted as Deputy Conservator of Forests (Production), Office of PCCF (HoFF) in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 2014 batch IFS officer.

Two IRS-IT officers get Senior Time Scale (UPDATED)
N K Mishra and Ramesh Kumar have been granted Senior Time Scale. They are both Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax in the Indian Revenue Service.

Around 300 candidates short-listed for Personality Test (UPDATED)
The Union Public Service Commission has short-listed around three hundred candidates for Personality Test after written results of Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination-2016.

AAI organizes a workshop on 'vigilance as a management tool' (UPDATED)
A Vigilance Workshop was organized at Amritsar airport by Corporate Vigilance Department, Airports Authority of India on the topic "Vigilance as a Management Tool" from January 31 to February 1, 2017. Around 56 Executives and Non-Executives from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jammu and Pathankot Airports participated in the workshop. Besides general issues, the workshop also covered varied aspects of vigilance and disciplinary matters. Among the eminent speakers, MP Juneja, IEM, AAI, Ex. CTE, CVC& Ex. Addl. Member, Railway Board spoke on "Common Irregularities in Public Procurement Process". The presentations during the workshop included vigilance case studies, ECDA Regulations & Commercial Contracts. Mrs Shubha Thakur, CVO, AAI addressed the gathering on the objectives of workshop. Besides, various issues related to preventive aspects were intensely discussed and deliberated. Such workshops are organized as a part of Preventive Vigilance on regular intervals.

Dr Banumathi appointed as Director, NIS, Chennai (UPDATED)
Dr V Banumathi has been appointed as Director, National Institute of Siddha (NIS), Chennai on deputation basis.

Sanjeev Sanyal appointed as Principal Economic Adviser in DEA (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Sanyal, former Global Strategist and Managing Director, Deutsche Bank, has been appointed as Principal Economic Adviser in the Department of Economic Affairs on contract basis.

P D Khandelwal promoted to CCIT grade (UPDATED)
P D Khandelwal has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT).

Tenure of Dr Omkar Rai as DG, STPI extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Dr Omkar Rai as Director General, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) has been extended for a period of one year.

Pillai appointed as Chairperson, Drawback Committee (UPDATED)
G K Pillai, former Secretary in Government of India, has been appointed as Chairperson, Drawback Committee.

Justice Piar Singh Rana quits as Judge, HP High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Piar Singh Rana has tendered his resignation from the office of Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court with effect from January 2, 2017.

Walgad appointed as Principal Secretary, Haryana Housing Department (UPDATED)
Shrikant Walgad, who was waiting for posting, has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Haryana Housing Department. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Two day orientation programme for Independent Directors held (UPDATED)
A two-day orientation programme "Capacity Building of (non official) Independent Directors of the CPSEs" for newly appointed independent Directors of CPSEs was jointly organized by Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and NBCC (India) Ltd on January 30 and 31, 2017. Mrs Seema Bahuguna, Secretary, DPE, Dr Madhukar Gupta, Additional Secretary, DPE and Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC (India) Ltd were present on the dais after inaugurating the same. The programme aims to create awareness on the roles and responsibilities of Independent Directors of CPSEs which was attended by a good number of Independent Directors from the CPSEs.

CMD NLC Dr Acharya conferred with Honoris Causa( D.Litt) by Utkal University (UPDATED)
Dr Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD, NLC India Ltd, has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa,D'Litt) by Utkal University , Odisha on February 3, 2017. Governor of Odisha and Chancellor Utkal University Dr S C Jamir , presented the Degree to Dr S K Acharya CMD, NLCI in the 48th Convocation Ceremony of Utkal University , Bhubaneswar in recognition of his immense contribution towards the Nation building and Exceptional Leadership Skills and Achievements in HR and sustainable CSR.

CORPORATE

Madhu Kannan to head Uber
Former Tata Sons executive Madhu Kannan will be Chief Business Officer, India and Emerging Markets.The appointment will be effective February 3.

Happiness over budgetary allocation in MSIPs and EPF
Manish Sharma, President and CEO of Panasonic in India and S Asia, expressed happiness over budgetary allocation in MSIPs and EPF as it looks progressive and enough to check dependence on imports in telecom industry.

Ms Padhy is Part-time Director of BHEL
Ms Surama Padhy has been appointed as Part-time Non-Official Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

Adi Godrej to step down as Chairman of Godrej Properties Ltd
Adi Godrej will step down as Chairman of Godrej Properties Limited w.e.f. April 1, 2017. He will, however, continue as Chairman Emeritus of the company.

Ms Sinharay is Govt. Nominee Director on IDFC Bank Board
Ms Anindita Sinharay has been appointed as a Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of IDFC Bank Limited.

Srinivasan to quit as VC of Redington (India) Limited
R Srinivasan will be quitting as Vice Chairman of Redington (India) Limited.

Mada quits as Independent Director of Hotel Leela Venture Ltd
Dr K U Mada has quit as Independent Director of Hotel Leela Venture Limited.

Varadarajan re-appointed as Whole-time Director of Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Limited has re-appointed R Varadarajan as Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. June 5, 2017.

Singh quits as CFO of Advance Metering Technology Ltd
Ravinder Singh has quit as Chief Financial Officer of Advance Metering Technology Limited.

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DEBATE (1)

Trump if fanatic. Modi is spiritual. During the past three years of his tenure, we have not heard from the side of PMO about a son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law roaming around the PMO. Further, Modi during the nine days of Navarata does real fasting. He drinks only warm water. He is the first Prime Minister of the country who is paying for his food bills in the PM's Official Residence at 7th Race Course Road, New Delhi.

A Srivastava

Debate (2)

Efficiency wise Modi is more efficient than Trump.

L S Hardenia
DEBATE (3)
Trump loses balance during speech while Modi doesn't.

L K Lal

Tax Compliance Vs Tax Terrorism

Every Govt. likes good tax compliance so revenue generated can be used for development and social work for the country. Society is averse to the word tax terrorism. Citizens of the country wants to live with dignity and without fear. As per 1% of people holds 58% of country wealth, it can easily be presumed that their income is likely to be more than 10 lakhs per annum. More work is needed by IT department in this direction. After demonetization, the work of income tax has increased many folds. There is big challenge to meet the work load with existing staff. Scrutiny work also take lot of time and work force. Due to increased work load and prevailing situation, it may not be necessary to scrutinize the ITRs of people earning less than 5 lakhs specially Sr. Citizens and housewives. It will show some regards to Sr. citizens and create healthy environment that we care for our Sr. citizens. We have to create conducive environment for Brain Gain and investment so people coming back feel some comforts and faith in our system. US stay is going to be difficult in future. We can use the opportunity in creating right environment for Brain Gain and Investment. Income tax department is one of the important departments of the Govt. and has sweeping powers and can help in creating right atmosphere. Media plays very important role and can bring more positive and economic growth news in their publication. Let us work collectively in creating a very positive and healthy environment for socio-economic growth and Brain Gain. All the Best.

N Prakash

Misuse of official vehicles

Misuse of official vehicles by entitled and non entitled class officers and on the top of it drawing transport allowance as well is the shameless activity going on even in the Main Ministries what to talk of subordinate and attached organisations or PSUs. Except Ministries all other organisations used to be den of corruption on use of vehicles as Ministry officials used to draws additional vehicles from these organisations/CAPFs. Now with the change of free regime in the Ministries for deploying taxis all officers are having minimum two vehicles plus transport allowance plus allied organisation vehicles. Appetite for misuse of vehicles has reached the alarming proportions. No one in DoPT or D/o Expenditure wants to take corrupt officials as everyone is hand in glove. What are u teaching to junior employees, we have killed our consonance for petty things. These petty benefits like personnel for household chores, some vehicles, some gifts, some office articles on free basis are really the lifeline then why do Govt spend a huge sum on salaries. It seems these malpractices are going on with the tactic understanding of you scratch mine and I will scratch yours.

Vijay

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