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The long years of war had brutalized the warring nations.

Who will get clear majority ?
Who will get clear majority in the UP elections ?.All the three key players are claiming clear majority. Anyway, result will be out on March 11.

Modi's impact at stake in Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's impact is at stake in Uttar Pradesh elections. If, by any stroke of misfortune, BJP loses in the state, Modi's fear will vanish.

Why has Congress been decimated ?
While few influential people at a gathering were pondering over that what made the Congress to decimate, everyone agreed to the fact that it was so because there was no mass leader left in the party.

UP ko Modi pasand hai
I'm in the Mandi to buy vegetables and fruits. My Vegetable supplier is from UP and Fruit supplier is from Punjab. Both had gone to their villages to vote and today I'm happy to see both back at work.

Me: Bhaiya ji in aa gaye wapas...
Vegetable Vendor: Ha Sir ji wapass aa gaye ..vote daal ke ....
M: Kaise raha..
VV: Electrifying .... cluster of villages where I come from... sick of SP and BSP taking turns only to end up doing nothing for us.... arre inn ko koyi poochche.... we do not want free Mobiles and Computers ...give our Youth jobs...they will manage buying Mobiles and Computers.... for themselves and for us too....who wants bheek ke Mobiles and Computers...
M: What about Congress ...
VV: Konno nahi poochchat hai inn ke baare...one Congi sitting in our village Chaupal lamented ..Mummy Bimaar.... Didi nikkli Bekaar... Jeeja Faraar... Baba toh hai hee Bekaar ...
M: Jeeja Faraar!!
VV: Last time he was on his mobike campaigning..this time missing..
M: BJP..
VV: Modi enthuses us ...we feel charged....we see hope for us...and with BJP Government in State and Centre we know we will benefit..
M: Many say SP blocked Modi's Schemes...created hurdles....
VV: See we got toilets made in our homes...the SP Goondas started charging us more money for drawing water from Village wells...saying.. abh toh Sahib bann gaye ho....darwaaja bandh karr ke hagthe ho....Aurato ke liye toh there is no safety...chedhna toh yeh samjhthe hai apna janam sidh adhikaar ..
M: When name is Prajapati... he will take it for granted that he is Constituency's Patti...
VV: Sahib aur yeh Launde kya bakwaas karte hai ...ki kaam bolta hai... wherever you see ..inn ki nakaami poll kholti hai ..and I got a call from the Village ..seeing themselves flop...now Aki has brought in his Wife!! Yeh logh ...SP/Congress/ BSP...sirif aur sirif...Dharam aur Jaat ki raajnithi karna jaanthe hai ..Modi kaam ki.....
M: What is the perception about the Leadership of these Parties..
VV: Samaajwaad ka chinn abh hai ..Teen Sitaara waali badhi badhi cars aur Helicopters ..Dimple Bhoji ke kaano ke heere ...aur BSP ...Ambedkar ji ke haath mein Kitaab hothi thi... Bhenji ke haath mein Purse aur kaan mein heere ....yeh hai BSP ki nishaaniya...
M: Congress aur BJP...
VV: Congress ko toh humaare yaha Joker Party kehthe hai...aur BJP...
...Ram Rajya .... the Muslims in my area ...were cut up that no Muslim was given a BJP ticket ...but they should have by now realised when it comes to Congress/SP/BSP ...like they say ..you fool me once my mistake ...twice ...my blunder ..thrice ...my bewakoofi ...four times..my paagalpanthi ...and take it from me many Muslim women will go into the booths and Vote for BJP...despite their Miyas warnings they should not vote for BJP...triple Talaaq se tangh aa chukki hai...
M: So ..who is winning!!
VV: BJP largest Party.....worst case scenario.... BJP majority..best case..
M: Ok...now let me go to the Fruit Vendor..
VV: Aaj matt jao... uss ki khopdi sarrki hooe hai... 100 kilo ki gaali nikaal raha hai AAP ko... gaali sunn ke sharam aa jaathi hai ..he read about Kejri's statement that AAP would make Delhi like London...tabh se gaali pe gaali deh raha hai...come tomorrow I will have you Gajrela Gaajars ...and Fruit Vendor's khopdi would have cooled down..

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

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Who will succeed P K Sinha as Cabinet Secretary ? K D Tripathi (3)
If the Government decides Cabinet Secretary from 1980 batch IAS chances of K D Tripathi's becoming the CS are also rated high. Tripathi is presently Secretary Petroleum. Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer Tripathi will retire on November 1, next year. He is said to be photo-copy of present Cabinet Secretary.

Who will be next Postal Secretary ?
Guessing game has started - who will be next Postal Secretary ?. According to sources tie is said to be between Anant Narain Nanda and Meera Handa. Both officers belong to 1982 batch IPoS and will retire in October 2019. presently both officers are members , PSB.

Santosh Kadampat quits IRS-IT
Santosh Kadampat, DCIT, Mumbai, has quit Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre with effect from March 10, 2017.

Supreme Court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar gives consent ?
Supreme Court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar is believed to have given consent on the recommendation of the Collegium over appointment of High Court CJs.

J S Deepak shifted with "immediate effect" as OSD
Secretary Telecom J S Deepak has been shifted with "immediate effect" from the Telecom Ministry to join as Officer on Special Duty in the Commerce. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Prasad Assumes charge of CGDA
Ms Veena Prasad has assumed the charge of CGDA. She is a 1982 batch IDAS officer. ACC has also approved her promotion.

Appointment of Justice Hemant Gupta as CJ MP HC in 10 days ?
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice of the Patna High Court Justice Hemant Gupta as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court is expected to be made in next ten days.

Pande to retire this month
Hem Pande, Secretary, Consumer Affairs and Civil Supplies is retiring on March 31. He is a 1982 batch WB cadre IAS officer.

Pravir Krishna is Part-time Official Director of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
Pravir Krishna, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Shipping has been appointed as a Part-time Official Director of Shipping Corporation of India Limited. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Saugata Mitra strong contender CMD, B & RCL ?
Saugata Mitra, Director (Finance), Bridge & Roof Co Limited (B &RCL), is believed to be strong contender for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bridge & Roof Co Limited (B &RCL).

Why appointment of new Chairman, BBMB delayed?
Why is the appointment of new Chairman Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), Chandigarh, getting delayed as the post has been lying vacant since September 24, 2015 with the repatriation of incumbent A B Agrawal to NHPC. It is reported that fresh advertisement was issued on September 21 2016 and candidates were interviewed on November 22, 2016, but no one has been appointed so far with the Department of Personnel & Training holding the file.

Retirement of CPCL Director, Venkataramana approaching
The retirement of S Venkataramana, Director Operations, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), is approaching as the Government of India is yet to find his successor.

PESB advertises post of CMD, ECIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) lying vacant since January 1, 2017. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the PESB before April 5, 2017.

PESB advertises post of CMD, RCF
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (RCF) lying vacant since January 1, 2017. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the PESB before April 20, 2017.

Dr Atanu Purkayastha is Expert World Bank
Dr Atanu Purkayastha IAS 1983 (WB) is reported to have been appointed as World Bank Expert.He holds a PhD from I.I.T. Kharagpur

Yagya Dutta Sharma relieved to join CBDT
Yagya Dutta Sharma has been relieved to join as Commissioner (Coord & Systems), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) under the Department of Revenue. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Dr Binod Kumar Sinha appointed as PrCIT in PrCCIT office, Delhi
Dr Binod Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Principal CIT in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi. He is an IRS-IT officer.

S P Singh transferred to Itanagar
Sanjay Pratap Singh, an IIS officer, has been transferred as Asstt Director, News , DDK, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. Presently he is posted as AD, AIR, News, Allahabad.

Iyengar given additional charge
M. Rangaswamy Iyenger, Astt PRO (Defence), Pune has been given additional charge of PIB, Pune. He is an IIS officer.

Two IDAS officers promoted to HAG
Upendra Shah and R S Rana, both 1983 batch IDAS officers have been promoted to HAG as Addl CGDA. ACC has cleared their promotion. Presently both officers are posted as PCDA in Delhi.

Regional ED of AAI in Mumbai to retire
Regional ED of Airports Authority of India (aai) Ms Hemlata is superannuating by March end.

Ms B P Sri Devi appointed as DDG, Technology
Ms B P Sri Devi has been appointed as DDG, Technology, Postal Directorate after promotion to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG).. She is a 1997 batch IPoS officer.

Arun Kumar appointed as Dy Director, Forest Survey of India
Arun Kumar appointed as Deputy Director, Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. He is a 2009 batch IFS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.

Reddy is new Advisor to Odisha Government
Dr S K Srinath Reddy President of Public Health Foundation of India has been appointed Advisor to the Odisha Government.

Dr Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as Member (T) RCT
Dr Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, CCM, North Central Railway, has been appointed as Member (Technical), Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) for a period of five years.

Ms Shazia Ilmi appointed as Independent Director
Ms Shazia Ilmi has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of EIL.

BIRAC gets three Independent Directors
Naresh Dayal, Prof Akhilesh Jhunjhunwala, Prof Pankaj Chandra have been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of BIRAC.

IPS officer is no more
Sanjeev Kumar, a 1986 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has passed away.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in West Bengal (UPDATED)
As many as 15 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in West Bengal. Accordingly, Dr P B Salim has been appointed as Secretary, Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department while Mrs Joyoshi Das Gupta was posted as the District Magistrate of the District of Darjeeling. Similarly, Dr Saumitra Mohan has been posted as Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare while Mrs Pritha Sarkar was appointed as Commissioner, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation; Sunil Kumar Gupta as Principal Secretary, WRI&D Department with additional charge of Fisheries; Indevar Pandey as Principal Secretary, PWD with additional charge of Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, West Bengal and MD, WBHDCL; S Suresh Kumar as Principal Secretary, Disaster Management and Civil Defence; Manoj Kumar Agarwal as Food Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Food & Supplies; Anil Verma as Principal Secretary, Self Help Group & Self Employment Department; Anoop Kumar Agrawal as Secretary, Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring; Anurag Srivastava as the District Magistrate of the District of Burdwan; Y Ratnakara Rao as the District Magistrate of the District of South 24- Parganas; Sharad Kumar Dwivedi as the District Magistrate of the District of Murshidabad; Tanmay Chakrabarty as the District Magistrate of the District of Malda and Prabhat Kumar Mishra has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms & e-Governance.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
As many as 17 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, Sunil Paliwal has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Higher Education while C Kamaraj was posted as Director of Milk Production and Dairy Development & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd. Similarly, T Udhayachandran has been posted as Secretary, School Education while M Vallalar was appointed as Director of Minorities Welfare; Dayanand Kataria as Principal Secretary/Transport Commissioner; Vikram Kapur as Principal Secretary, Energy; Atulya Misra as Principal Secretary, Industries and will continue to hold the additional charge of Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board; V Palanikumar as Commissioner of Tourism and Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Ltd; Md Nasimuddin as Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests; V Anbuselvan as Collector, Chennai District; Mrs B Maheswari as Joint Commissioner (Admin), Commercial Taxes, Chennai; P Ponniah as Collector, Kancheepuram District; Mrs D Sabitha as Principal Secretary/Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Ltd; R Venkatesan as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Minerals Ltd; Satyabrata Sahoo as Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd; Har Sahay Meena as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation and Mrs R Gajalakshmi has been posted as Deputy Commissioner (R&F), Greater Chennai Corporation.

D B V Varma concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Andorra (UPDATED)
D Bala Venkatesh Varma has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Principality of Andorra. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer.

Kishore Rungta in race for CMD, ECIL? (UPDATED)
Kishore Rungta presently Director Finance is whispered to be in the race for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).

Rajashekhar not interested for CMD, BCCL?(UPDATED)
K S Rajashekhar, Director (Finance), BCCL, who is eligible for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), is believed to be disinterested in applying for the same, due to poor performance of the PSU.

Five IAS officers get JAG in Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
The following 2008 batch IAS officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade Scale of IAS. They are: Vadarevu Vinay Chand, Vivek Yadav, B Rama Rao, Mrs A Surya Kumari and Mrs G Rekha Rani.

S S Yadav relieved to join DD & DNH Administration (UPDATED)
S S Yadav, Financial Commissioner, has been relieved from the Government of Delhi to enable the officer to join DD & DNH Administration. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Jaipur Airport ranked 'Best Airport in world', Srinagar second (UPDATED)
AAI's continuous efforts to improve the services and passenger facilities at its airports have placed it amongst the best service provider in the world. AAI's two airports are ranked amongst the best airports in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers per annum across the world. Based on the results of the survey carried out by the Airports Council International (ACI), a global non-profit organization of Airport Operators on Airport Service Quality (ASQ), Jaipur and Srinagar airports have been rated as world's No.1 and 2 respectively in the category, "Best Airport by Size" in the traffic volume of 2 to 5 million passengers per year. Jaipur Airport has also been rated as the best airport in the category of "Best Airport by Size and Region" in the traffic volume of 2 to 5 million passengers per year.

CBI registers cases against DGM, AGM, Union Bank of India (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against DGM, Regional Office, Union Bank of India, Mumbai; AGM / Branch Manager, Union Bank of India, Zaveri Bazar Branch, Mumbai for fraudulently showing as deposited in the accounts of two private firms.

Prof Agnihotri continues as Director, IIM, Tiruchirappalli (UPDATED)
Prof Prafulla Y Agnihotri will continue as Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli till the regular incumbent joins the same.

Prof Sahay continues as Director, IIM, Raipur (UPDATED)
Prof B S Sahay will continue as Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur till the regular incumbent joins the same.

CORPORATE

Naini is MD of eBay India
Vidmay Naini has been appointed as Managing Director of eBay India.

Jain quits as Non-Exec. Independent Director of Jindal Poly Films Ltd
Amit Jain has quit as Non-Executive Independent Director of Jindal Poly Films Limited.

Jain quits as CFO of Kaya Ltd
Dharmendar Jain has quit as Chief Financial Officer of Kaya Limited.

Mrs Padma has quit as Director of PVP Ventures Ltd
Mrs P Sai Padma has quit as Director of PVP Ventures Limited.

Mrs Bhandari is Independent, Non-Exec. Director of Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd
Mrs Alka Bhandari has been appointed as Independent, Non-Executive Director of Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd.

Goel quits as CFO of Bihar Sponge Iron Ltd
B K Goel has quit as Chief Financial Officer of Bihar Sponge Iron Ltd.

Mattapalli is Non-Exec. Independent Director of Atlas Jewellery India Ltd
Atlas Jewellery India Ltd has appointed Bashyakar Mattapalli as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company.

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Cover information on Central University
Requested to cover information on Central University Vice-Chancellors appointments and whispers on their appointment .
N. Kamakshi

What a negative thought ?
What a negative thought from Rajesh Tenany ? He has projected less GDP. People like him should be happy thatIndia is progressing in spite of demonetisation and little hardships faced. Try to be positive and do good things and think in a better manner. Negativism has marred India for long.
Seth

"Disenchantment in Civil Services"
I am following in Media and the corridors of power the saga of inharmonious inter-Services relationship . S P Gaur's post (Why IAS alone is targeted, WIC March 3 ) is thought provoking. I have the highest regard for IAS officers, the distant cousins of the ICS. Of late, however, the elite Service is becoming an oligarchy, out of sync with ground reality. Creating artificial hierarchy has led to simmering discontentment, a rebellion of sort, in other services ( IPS, IRS etc) slowing-down the services delivery mechanism.
Discrimination starts at the beginning. Giving a 2 year initial edge to IAS officers over the less-fortunately circumstanced is arbitrary, irrational, discriminatory and bad in law, causing recurring damage to others. No one seems to bother due to vested interests, DOP&T, the least of all.
Having served in UPSC, holding a sensitive position, I firmly believe that the system of recruitment through the Civil Services Exam (laid down by DOP&T and followed by UPSC) is faulty and leaves much to be desired. No wonder, there is increasing decline in the quality of candidates selected into civil services. After retirement, I had tendered evidence and suggestions before a high -powered committee in UPSC for changing the format of examination. The Status quo bias. PM Modi is popularly known as civil servants' Prime Minister. This is a wake-up call. He is urged to take a close look to over-haul the system. Grievance-redressal and ensuring quality intake into civil services should be priority concerns.
My motive is not to hurt anyone. If someone feels hurt due to difference of opinions, my apologies in advance.
A K Saxena ( A retd civil servant)

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