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Today : 28th July 2010
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PM Clears 1980 batch empanelment file
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the empanelment file of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India on Tuesday.

Arup Roy Choudhary to head NTPC
Arup Roy Choudhary CMD of NBCC has been appointed as CMD of NTPC. He has made a mark in the NBCC.

1972 batch IPS Gill to be Vigilance Commissioner ?
Former DG of the CRPF A S Gill is likely to be appointed Commissioner in the CVC. He is retired 1972 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Now empanelment of 1991 batch IAS at Jt. Secretary level as per new guidelines
Now the empanelment of 1991 batch IAS at Joint Secretary level will take place as per the new guidelines framed by the Government of India.

Keshav Chandra is GM NFR
Keshav Chandra has been appointed new General Manager of the North-Frontier Railway (NFR).File of his appointment was pending for quite some time. He is presently Additional GM NR.

Neeraj Kumar is new DG Railway Staff College
Neeraj Kumar has been appointed new DG of the Railway Staff College, Baroda. Presently he is Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) Diesel Locomotive Works.

Verma to be GM ECR
DG Railway Staff College Verma has been appointed General Manager of the East Central Railway, Hajipur.

1980 Batch Empanelment Is Being Keenly Watched
Government watchers are keenly awaiting the results of the empanelment of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary. The question is whether it will be a fair outcome where competent and honest officers are empanelled or pulls and pressures would hold sway.

1986 batch IPS to be ADG in January
With the amendment in service rules the IPS officers of 1986 batch in certain states can expect promotion to the rank of ADG in January. The MHA has allowed an IPS officer, who have put in 25 years of service will be promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP).

Who will be Member Election Commission ?
Who will be the new Member of the Election Commission ? So far no decision has been taken. Insiders say Ten Janpath is keen for some one from North while the PMO is keen for someone from the South.

1976 batch IAS Anita Chaudhary to be Secretary, Land Resources
Anita Chaudhary is going to succeed Rita Sinha as Secretary Land Resources in the Government of India on August 1. 1976 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Ms Chaudhary is presently Special Secretary Home.

Lt. Gen. Singh to be DG Military Training ?
Grapevine has it that Lt Gen Rajender Singh is moving from Bhopal. He is being tipped to be new DG Staff Duties.

Lt. Gen. Singh to be DG EME Army Hqs ?
Lt Gen I J Singh is being tipped to be next DG EME , Army Headquarters. He is presently posted in Secunderabad as Commandant MC EME.

16 promoted as DIG in RPF
Altogether 16 Senior Commandants of the Railway Protection Force have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of police.

1991 batch IIS Ms Smita Sharma is Media Advisor to the CJI
Mrs Smita Sharma,an Indian Information Service Officer of the 1991 batch, presently Director, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been appointed as Media Advisor to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and Additional Registrar,Supreme Court of India in the Joint Secretary's scale.

1987 batch IAS Praveen Kumar to be new CEO TamilNadu ?
Praveen Kumar is likely to succeed Naresh Gupta as chief electoral officer in TamilNadu. He is 1987 batch IAS officer. Gupta is retiring soon.

MMTC CMD interview next month
Interview for the post of CMD of the MMTC is going to take place on August 16.Present CMD Sanjeev Batra is retiring in a couple of months.

Will Rahul Asthana return to Maharashtra ?
Rumour Mill says that Chairman of the Bombay Port Trust Rahul Asthana may return to the parent Maharashtra cadre . He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Asthana to be CMD SICOM ?
In case Chairman of the Bombay Port Trust Rahul Asthana returns to the parent cadre Maharashtra, he may be appointed CMD of SICOM in place of G S Sahani .Asthana is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Will Sahani be PS Forests ?
1976 batch IAS officer G S Sahani is likely to succeed B P Pandey as ACS Forests. He is 1976 batch IAS officer. Pandey is superannuating on July 31.

Rao to be Chairman of Paradeep Port Trust !
G J Rao is said to be front-runner for the post of Chairman of the Paradeep Port Trust.He is presently Chairman of the Tuticorin Port. He is a port officer.

Srinivas is member, Selection Committees for National Sports Awards
Injeti Srinivas, Joint Secretary (Sports), Department of Sports, has been appointed Member of the Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime Achievements in Sports and Games and the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2010.

Naxalism in Chhattisgarh (3)
One very senior retired IPS officer asked- Why did the most powerful US fail in Vietnam ? Reason is simple-US soldiers were not trained for jungle warfare. The same situation is in Naxal infested Chhattisgarh.