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Men who rise in the world are much more indebted to their good fortune than to their merit or ability; and he is the most cleaver who is best able to profit by good fortune , when it comes to him.

Senior Cong leaders likely to face heat

About half a dozen senior Congress leaders are likely to face enquiries in cases related to various deals by investigating agencies. It is said that agencies like ED,CBI and DRI are likely to grill Congress leaders leaders including Sonia Gandhi,Rahul Gandhi,Moti Lal Vora, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ahmed Patel.

Will Nita Ambani go to Rajya Sabha ?

There are strong rumours that Nita Ambani will be joining the Rajya Sabha soon. One can only wait and watch ?

What is the significance of Dinner meeting ?

In Bhubneshwar during dinner PM Narendra Modi ,BJP Party Chief Amit Shah, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, Organising Secretary Ram Lal, MP CM Shivraj Singh and UP CM Aditya Nath Yogi were seen on one table. Any significance ?

Modi banna namumkin hai

My Respected Friend, a Retired Senior Bureaucrat, takes a lift in my car from Shimla to Delhi . It's a 8 hour leaisurly drive with stops ...for Lunch at Gyani ka Dhaba ( its slogan - a Murgah saying .....meet me anywhere but eat me at Gyani ka Dhaba) followed by Coffees/ Teas as per the onset of drowsiness/urge.

Me: Pics of someone tied up in front of a Jeep... in the Valley ...have gone viral.
Respected Friend: First ...it seems now the Lootens Gang have 'shifted to the Valley'...they feel now their only hope is to trip Modi in the Valley... so you are going to see a lot of Clips and Pics from the Valley on Social Media...definitely instructions have gone....of course with inducements ...in cash!!
M: And of course Presstitutes will help on fanning the Clips and Pics on MSM... Social Media....and some very proactive statements by Loose Cannons in anti Modi Parties....
RF: Despots in the Valley can kill at will...stone at will ..but if Army takes preventive or protective measures its inhuman...
M: In Israel a stone pelter was tied on Jeep...no Israeli protested...
RF: The desperation is so damn acute that they don't mind hurting India if they can achieve their goal... Modi hatao!!
M: I marvel at Modi ... he put the anti Modi stance of a section of Americans prior his visiting US... behind him... why... Indiaand Indians...here and there came first... Faujis protested ...called him names ...but he ensured OROP was given... and the irony is the Leader of the protesting Faujis is now with Congress that withdrew OROP and denied it ... some Sikhs overseas protested during his visit to US...he responded by pruning the Black List...thanking Sikhs for their contribution to India ...the Sikhs protests there were actually against the Genocide and injustices thereafter ...Modi has nothing to do with these ..
RF: I know this issue is very dear to you because you were affected by the Genocide...
M: And sadly Congress considers a Baptized Sikh as an Enemy ....Congis blame the Khalistan movement for killing thousands of Punjabis ...but who was behind the turmoil in Punjab...who lit the fire with the aim of dousing it later for political gains...who allowed heavily armed Sikhs into Darbar Sahib..and then conducted Blue Star to remove them...who did it on a Holy Day of the Sikhs which led to considerable civilian casualties ..... who was behind the Genocide...who got investigations botched up....why in 2002 riot Justice has been given to a great extent ...why in 1984 cases....its justice delayed and burried!!
RF: The visiting Canadian Defence Minister is a Baptized Sikh so Amrinder's allergy to him ... and seems Amrinder is actually upset as Canada refused him a Visa in the run-up to the Punjab election...he should emulate Modi ...and put the interests of Punjab and Punjabis on the top ..not a personal slight...but then alas... ....Modi banana mushqil hee nahi namumkin hai...


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

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Dr S N A Zaidi to retire on July 6 this year

Chief Election Commissioner Dr S N A Zaidi will retire on July 6 this year after attaining the age of 65. He is former 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Who will succeed him ?

Will Chief Secretary and DGP from other cadre ?

It is understood that the govt is going to formulate a new appointment policy at the top level. It is said that there is a loud thinking that top bureaucrats like Chief Secretary and DGP should be appointed from other cadre.

SC clears name of over 50 High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has cleared names of over 50 High Court Judges in the Country.

Three IFS officers of 1994 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Three officers of 1994 batch of Indian Forest Service have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Sanjeev Gaur of Maharashtra; Kamal Dutta of UT and Sanjay S Bijjur of Karnataka cadre.

Three IES officers of 1992 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Three officers of 1992 batch of Indian Economic Service have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Sunil Saran, Lal Sanglur and I S Negi.

Six IRAS officers of 1993 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

As many as six officers of 1993 batch of Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Mukta Shekar, Manoj Kumar Dubey, Hari Pudi Prasad, Kalyani Sethuraman, Ambika Jain, Hamim Ahmed.

Three IES officers of 1993 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Three officers of 1993 batch of Indian Economic Service have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Animesh Bharti, Bhushan Kumar Sinha, Awadesh Kumar Choudhary.

Two IDAS officers of 1993 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Two officers of 1993 batch of Indian Defence Accounts Service have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty and Sanjay Kumar Choudhary.

Vijay Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Vijay Kumar has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level post in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Forest Service of Uttarakhand cadre.

Five IOFS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

As many as five officers of 1987 batch of Indian Ordanance Factory Service have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Sudhir Srivastava, Prdep Kumar Agarwal, Prajnadipta Mohanty, Amit Mehta, Baidyanath Prasad Mishra.

Seven IRAS officers of 1992 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

As many as seven officers of 1992 batch of Indian Railway Accounts Service have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Richa Khare, Narendra, Amita Sarbhai Prasad, Sanjeev Jain, Hira Ballabh, Navraj Singh, Pangtey, Srinivasa Rao, Cherukuri.

Five IRS-IT officers of 1990 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

As many as five officers of 1990 batch of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Sandip Pradhan, Ramesh Chander, Jagadish, Surbhi Varma Garg, S KAmbastha.

43 IRS-IT officers of 1991 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

As many as 43 officers of 1991 batch of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Sanjeev Singh, Gopalan Gurusamy, Selvaganesh P, Sahid Atahar Khan, Sunil Kumar Singh, Nikhil Choudhary, Anurag Sahay, Awungshi Gimson, O P Vaishnav, Veena Joshi, Pradeep S Hedaoo, Pallavi Agarwal, Vivek R Wadekar, Rachna Singh, P S S Reddy, Yogesh Kumar Verma, Rajendra Kumar Mishra, Sanjay Singh, Deepali Chandra, Dinesh Aibor Jayal Sawkmie, Vibha Bhalla, Ajay K Atri, Anurag Prasad, Ashima gupta, Surendra Kumar, K Srinivas Reddy, Ranjeet Singh, Sushil Kumar Madhuk, Jasbir S Chouhan, Gopal Krushna Dhall, Suresh Bhattini, Prabhjot Kaur, S Naiyer Ali Najmi, Abha R Singh, Meeta Sinha, Sanjay Kumar Jain, Sanjeet Singh, Ram Mohan Tiwari, Satish K Goyal, Om Prakash Sharma, Shravan Kumar, Jacinta Zimik Vashai and Ranjan Kumar.

Kumar could not get chance at the centre

Anil Kumar , a WB cadre 1982 batch IPS officer who was empanelled to the rank of DG or DG equivalent post at the centre did not get any opportunity. Empanelled on Dec 30, 2015, he is retiring this month.

Yogi wants services of 9 IAS officers back

UP Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi has asked the Government of India to return the services back to the cadre of 9 IAS officers. They are Devesh Chaturvedi, Alok Kumar, Alok Tandon, Prashant Dwivedi, S P Goel, Narendra Bhushan, Sunil Kumar, S B Reddy and Anurag Srivastava.

Narain is Secretary to Yogi

Mrityunjay Kumar Narain is new Secretary to Yogi Aaditya Nath , CM, UP. A 1996 batch IAS officer Narain will hold the additional charge of Excise Commissioner also.

Awasthy holds all charges of Navneet Sehgal

Awaneesh Kumar Awasthi , 1986 batch IAS officer has been appointed PS, Information, Tourism, Religious Endowment, DG , Tourism , Up and CEO, UPIDA. In the previous Akhilesh Yadav govt, Navneet Kumar Sehgal was holding all these charges .

Nine IAS officers kept in waiting list in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, 20 IAS officers were transferred last week. Among them nine senior IAS officers have been kept in waiting list. They are Navneet Kumar Sehgal, Rama Raman, Dr. Hariom, Dr. Gurdip Singh, Ms Dimple Verma, Amit kumar Ghosh, Ms Anita Singh,Deepak Agrawai and Vijay kumar Yadav. All these officers were holding important department during previous Samajwadi govt.

Subramania Kumar likely to be MD, Syndicate Bank?

The name of R Subramania Kumar is whispered to have been proposed for the post of Managing Director in Syndicate Bank.

Rajkiran Rai likely to be MD, Vijaya Bank ?

The name of Rajkiran Rai is whispered to have been proposed for the post of Managing Director in Vijaya Bank.

Dhal to return to Odisha

N K Dhal is returning to the parent Odisha cadre from central deputation in a month or two. He is 1993 batch IAS officer.

Yash Pal Singhal to be CIC Haryana ?

Yash Pal Singhal former DGP of Haryana is likely to be appointed new Chief Information Commissioner in Haryana. He is former 1983 batch IPS officer.

11 CPSEs listed on stock exchanges

As many as 11 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have been listed on stock exchanges. They are: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), IRCON International Limited, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) Ltd, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd, RITES Ltd, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) Ltd, MSTC Ltd, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (MIDHANI).

Lekh Raj yet to take charge as Director (Fin), EPIL

Lekh Raj, Additional GM, NTPC, whose appointment as Director (Finance), Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPIL), has been approved by the ACC, is yet to take the charge.

Tarique Ahmad to get extension as CVO, Andrew Yule ?

Tarique Ahmad whose tenure as Chief Vigilance Officer, Andrew Yule And Company Limited is coming to an end on April 21, 2017, has not been given extension so far. The tenure is extendable for more two years. He is an IRPF officer.

Five officers empanelled as APD-grade II GM in AAI

As many as five officers have been empanelled for the post of Airports Director (APD) Grade-II GM level under the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The officers are: Manoj Gangal, CHQ, S Dharamraj, CHQ, K Srinivas Rao, Hyderabad, Ashok Kumar Verma, CHQ and S C Hota, Ahmedabad.

Two IAS officers shifted in MP

Ilaiya Raja T has been appointed as Collector, Bhind while V Kiran Gopal was posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission and Additional Managing Director, TRIFEC in Madhya Pradesh.

Two IPS officers transferred in MP

Sushant Kumar Saxena has been appointed as SP, Shahdol while Anil Singh Kushwah was made SP, Bhind in Madhya Pradesh.

Mohapatra appointed as Finance Commissioner, Railways (UPDATED)
B N Mohapatra, Additional Member (Finance), has been appointed as Finance Commissioner, Railways. He is an IRAS officer.
(We said this on April 12, 2017)

NLC India builds its Corporate Chennai office (UPDATED)
Dr Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD/NLC India Limited laid down the foundation stone for New Corporate Office at Chennai in the campus of Chennai Regional Office, at Kilpauk on April 14, 2017. Regional Office at Chennai for NLC India runs near Kilpauk Medical College. NLC India runs business at various locations, such as Rajasthan, Uttarpradesh, Odisha, Jarkhand, Andaman apart from Tamilnadu; also, Karnataka, Madhyapradesh, Maharashtra would be added through its proposed power projects. As it is planned to expand its business to cover all over India, it is forced to find a suitable office, where all the projects would be handled very easily on administrative reasons. Hence, it was determined to shift its Corporate Office to Chennai, where its Regional Office, runs hitherto. The planned building would be constructed at a cost of Rs.23,24,84,000/- under most modern Construction Technologies, would have 10 Floors, which would be completed within 15 months. This construction work would be carried out by the NBCC India Limited (formerly National Building Construction Corporation), a Navratna Company of Central Public Sector Undertaking. The building is located in a lay-out area of 1385 Sq.Mts., and consists of 10 Floors, including stilt and basement; each floor having a plinth area of 444.28 Sq.Mts. (4780 Sq.Ft.). After construction, this building would find fully automated, multi level parking facility to cover 40 Cars and 102 Two-Wheelers. At the Open Terrace, Solar Panels will be erected, which would cater the needs of power to the building, to some extent. In the planned venue at Chennai, Dr. Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD/NLC India Limited laid a foundation stone on 14.04.2017. Directors, P Selvakumar and R Vikraman and M Maheswaran, CRM/NLC India Limited alongwith Officers of NLC India Limited and NBCC India Limited were present at the event.

Rajasthan Govt orders for revised DA rate for AIS officers (UPDATED)
The Government of Rajasthan has issued orders for revised Dearness Allowance (DA) for the All India Service officers from 132% to 136% with effect from January 1, 2017.

E V Bhaskar appointed as Tax Policy Analyst, Secretariat, OECD (UPDATED)
E V Bhaskar has been appointed as Tax Policy Analyst at the Secretariat of Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)/Global Forum for Transparency & Exchange of Information. He is a 2009 batch IRS-IT officer.

Rajeev Kushwah takes charge as CVO, MRPL (UPDATED)
Rajeev Kushwah has taken charge as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL). He is an ITS officer of 1997 batch.

P Krishnamurthy repatriated to parent cadre (UPDATED)
P Krishnamurthy, Private Secretary to former Defense Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Yogesh Kumar repatriated to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Yogesh Kumar, Director in the Department of Sports, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1996 batch ITS officer.

Tenure of Ms Monica Bhatia extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Ms Monica Bhatia as Head Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, OECD, Paris, has been extended for a period of two years. She is 1990 batch IRS-IT officer.

Anthony Lianzuala promoted to CGA grade (UPDATED)
Anthony Lianzuala, Additional Controller General of Accounts, has been promoted to the grade of Controller General of Accounts in the Indian Civil Accounts Service.

Sanjay Das promoted as Addl Member, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Sanjaya Das has been promoted as Additional Member (C&IS), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Rajiv Dutta Sharma promoted as Addl Member, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Rajiv Dutta Sharma has been promoted as Additional Member (Commercial), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Tenure of C M T Britto as Director (Tech), RCFL extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of C M T Britto as Director (Technical), Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCFL) till June 30, 2017.

Dr Kalpana Saini appointed as Ind Director, NFL (UPDATED)
Dr Kalpana Saini has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) for a period of three years.

Tenure of Dr Rajender Singh Sangwan as CEO, CIAB, Mohali extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Dr Rajender Singh Sangwan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Central of Innovative and Applied Bio processing (CIAB), Mohali, Punjab, has been extended upto August 31, 2018.

Tenure of Rakesh Kumar as Director (Fin), Neyveli extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Rakesh Kumar as Director (Finance), Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), India Limited extended till the date his superannuation.

Pravin Kumar Aggarwal promoted to ACA grade (UPDATED)
Pravin Kumar Aggarwal has been promoted to the grade of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost) in Indian Cost Accounts Service.

Ashok Kumar Gautam promoted to ACA grade (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Gautam has been promoted to the grade of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost) in Indian Cost Accounts Service.

B N Srivastava promoted as DDG in CPWD (UPDATED)
B N Srivastava has been promoted to the grade of Deputy Director General (Horticulture) in the Central Public Works department (CPWD).

Dr Arup Mitra appointed as DG, NILERD (UPDATED)
Dr Arup Mitra has been appointed as Director General, National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD).

Tenure of Rajesh Kumar as Assessor in KWDT extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Rajesh Kumar as Assessor in the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) extended till the life of KWDT.

Two IDAS officers of 1992 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Two officers 1992 batch belonging to Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS): Ajay Mishra and Padam Lal Negi have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Sanjeev Kaushik empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Kaushik has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ms Radha Raturi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Radha S Raturi has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UD cadre.

NBCC ties up with Bolix of Poland for adoption of energy efficient Etics solutions technology (UPDATED)
NBCC (India) Ltd. and Bolix, SA of Poland have today, signed a Memorandum of Business Exploration (MOBE) for jointly promoting, developing and adopting External Thermal Insulation and Composite Systems (ETICS) Solutions Technology in construction of highly energy efficient green/smart buildings in India. ETICS Technologyis a robust and long lasting building energy performance solution developed to current standards over the last 40 years. It has proven to be highly cost effective, safe for inhabitants living in insulated houses and hugely beneficial for the environment. This technology is already in use in a big way in European countries and the experience suggests that offices, hospitals, hotels, schools etc. built in those countries by using this technology has substantially contributed towards reduction in energy consumption and carbon emission both in cold and hot climatic conditions. ETICS Technology conforms to a set of globally acknowledged standards which also take into account the procedures and installation techniques related with application. These standards were historically established in Europe and now being taken to all parts of the globe.The system contains components including the basic insulation material (EPS- Expanded Polystyrene Foamor Mineral Wool), layers of adhesive, mechanical fasteners, a reinforced layer with fibre glass mesh, reinforcements and accessories, primers and plasters. Addition of the system to the wall of a structure can create a major impact towards reducing the amount of electricity needed for cooling/heating the interior of the building.
The benefits of using ETICS solution include the following:
Electricity consumption reduction (even up to 35% in moderate climates) for"cooling/heating
Environment protection effect due to the reduction of CO? emission and other "pollutants arising out of the generation of electricity in thermal power plants/diesel
generating sets
Improvement of the aesthetics of the building façade"
Increased comfort, improved microclimate."
Extended life of the building and increased weather resistance."
ETICS installations typically do not need any cement plastering before application of "the installation envelope so this cost too can be saved.
Where the source of electricity is diesel generating sets this also implies savings of f"oreign exchange against crude oil imports.
ETICS reduces the fluctuation of surface wall temperatures leading to fewer "tendencies to form cracks.
It reduces the capital cost of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning) costs by "downsizing the initial requirement.
The MoBE between NBCC and Bolix shall facilitate import of this technology and its application in India and its neighbouring countries through NBCC which is a Govt. of India Navratna Enterprise and a leader in Indian Construction Industry. The implementation of this technology shall also hugely support the Government's ambitious schemes like Make in India, Housing for all by 2022, Smart Cities, Skill India Programme, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan etc.

CORPORATE

Tanna is Addl. Director of Flexituff International Ltd.

Flexituff International Ltd , a polymer manufacturing company has appointed Akshay Tanna as Additional Director of the company.

Ms Singhal is CS of Sarthak Metals Ltd.

Sarthak Metals Ltd has appointed Ms Itika Singhal as Company Secretary of the company. Notably, the company will be commencing operations of its new Ferro Aluminium plant on or before April 30, 2017.

Mori is MD (India ops) of Konica Minolta

Daisuke Mori has been appointed as Managing Director (India operations) of Konica Minolta. He has more than 25 years of experience in the printing industry.

Desai quits Sanghi Industries Board

Jayesh Desai has quit as Nominee Director of IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited (Debenture Trustee) on the Board of Directors of Sanghi Industries Limited.

Suresh is Global VP (Strategy) of Capillary Technologies

Capillary Technologies has appointed Sunil Suresh as Global Vice President (Strategy) of the company. He has 18 years of experience and expertise in areas such as Marketing, Brand Strategy, P&L Management and Digital Transformation across South Asia, Middle East, Turkey and Africa regions.

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Good, if technocrats head Ministries

It will be a good idea if technocrats head the Ministries such as HRD, Industry, Power, Mines, Steel, Coal, I&B, etc. and why not Defence too. In the past, technocrats had headed these ministries/ departments. To name a few Mantosh Sondhi in Heavy Industry and later Steel & Mines, KSR Chari in Coal, Dr. Prahlad Basu in Steel & Mines, RV Shahi, etc. Hope Modi Government will act on this idea.

Pradeep Kumar

All is good because of Lohani !

All that is good is because of Ashwini Lohani and all that is bad is because of bureaucrats, politicians, passengers and press !

Amitabh Agrawal

Abolition of registration of properties through stamp paper in UP

I totally agree to the fact that rampant corruption is prevalent in Noida Sector 33 where you can see N number of touts available to do the things with lot of money to their bags. We can reduce/abolish corruption by registering all properties through banks and Aadhar made compulsory for the same. This may be implemented forthwith to save lot of money paid as bribes.

Seth

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