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B Ashok, ED,IOCL, has takenover the chargeas Chairman,IOCL.

Debas i shMallick ap-pointed as Dy.MD of EXIMBank of India.

Maj Gen Gau-tam Kar se-lected as CMD ,British IndiaCorp. Limited

Public Sector

B Srirambeenappointed asManaging Direc-tor of State Bankof India.

V G Kannan hasbeen appointedas Managing Di-rector of StateBank of India.

Ashok Prasad(79, IPS, AP) ap-pointed as Spe-cial Director inthe IntelligenceBureau (IB).

G o k u lChandra Pati(78,IAS) likely tobe the ChiefSecretary ofOdisha.

Praveer Ranjan(93 ,IPS,UT)took over asover as Chief ofthe PondicherryPolice.

Alok KumarVerma (79,IPS,UT) likely tobe the DG of theTihar Jail.

Par thasar th iSen Sharma,(94,IAS) ap-pointed as Sec-retary to UPChief Minister.

BureaucracyKill the Controversy

Dr. Chaitanya SinghThe Indian beauty and the World Doubles

No 5 Sania Mirza again dragged into the con-troversy after a gap. In India controversies

will be behind fame and beauty. Not to saythat this became the ideology of most ofthe people to argue, to pin up and to raisefinger among the personalities who rampon red carpets.

Whereas Sania is facing this kind ofarguments and controversies from her

upcoming days. When she use to play,the controversy raised for her tiny

clothes and again she was in boomfor insulting the National flag.In

fact it’s was a storm of contro-versies from entire country,

when she married to Paki-stani cricketer ShoaibMalik. If she would be anormal girl,no one wouldhave known about it, butbecause of being a starall of us dint missed anopportunity to comment

on her. Now again she is hurt-ful and upset on the ongoing

debate after being announcedthe ‘Brand Ambassador’ of

Telangana State.Telangana is a newly formed state

and for a hype in entire globe the gov-ernment have selected this face. Appar-

ently, for a new state the star like Sania islike a hot cake, but it’s unfortunate that the

issue became a hot topic of the season. Infact after the elections the political parties are

active on regional level also and this is impactthat leaders of the BJP and Congress con-

demned against the government decision. Whythe people not opposed when Sania represented

India and why they have not commented when shewon the medals.In fact the whole country celebrated

her success .How can it be ignored that because ofSania Hyderabad got a prestigious position in the field of

sports.These kind of controversies will defiantly disturb her game and her married life.Might be!What will people do if she leave the country! So be positive and just stop commenting on the

icons like Sania, who are the inspiration for coming generations. So be positive and kill thecontroversy.

August, 20142MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Style Mania

August, 2014MIDNIGHT REPORTER3

Hum Saat Saat Hai....August(MR)It’s a coincident that the senior IPS officers

T.P.Das and S.A.Huda are ‘saat saat’ from the day of provi-sional posting. Firstly both the officers were posted toAndhra and then both of them joined their hands to go for alegal battle against the appointment of DG’s of both thestates. In fact the same batch officers were mum on thisissue. And now see the coincident that the MHA approvedprovisional posting of them to Telangana State.Kya baathai...!Ladenge saat mey aur rahenge saat mey.

As per our ‘khabri lal’ after this posting both the officersseems to be more confident than earlier and planning tocontinue the legal battle without any compromise. Both theofficers are moving forward in the guidance of former bu-reaucrats, who are also their legal advisers. This is helpingthem to fight logically in many terms. Let’s see till what ex-

tend this battle goes on.Till then murmur this heart touch song of Himesh Reshamiya “Dard dilo ke kam ho jate, Maiaur tum gar hum ho jate....!

Charisma Continues… August(MR)The I&PR Commissioner Dr.R.V.Chandravadan is

known for his own working style in the corridors of power.He is theversatile officer and that’s the reason the government has considerhis name for another post,which will be a addl. charge.The 1993 batchofficer has been given add. charge of Mission Director, REEM.So, theofficer charisma continues, what more can be quoted than this forhim.

“Opening Batsman”is in safe zone

August(MR)Though many con-tradictions came across, but the IPSofficer J.V.Ramudu succeed to be afirst police chief of Andhra Pradesh.Moreover the officer is also in the safezone after the two senior officersT.P.Das and S.A.Huda names gotapproved for Telengana cadre by theMHA,who were challenging his post-ing in CAT.

It will be for the first time in theAndhra and second time in entireSouth India after Tamil Nadu that anofficer is posted for next two years.It’sa luck of the officer that he got theopportunity to sit at the prestigiouspost for next two years irrespectiveof the date of his superannuation. But

some of the officers, who are senior to him, are still not accepting it.They arein a mood to continue the legal battle till the permanent allotment.So, friendsit’s just an interval,picture abi baki hai.........!

Stunning SomeshAugust(MR) The last edition heading ‘So much from Somesh’ was quite in discussion in the corridors of power.In

fact this month the hard core officer is again on screen for his superb performance by keeping the demolition drivein continue inspite of many political pressures.

The another surprising news is , the GHMC, Commissioner Somesh Kumar is also a good writer, which wasconfirmed when the officer presented one of his book “ Methods for Community Participation” to the Chief MinsterKCR.This is a popular book on participatory planning which has been reprinted 14 times. The book has beentranslated into Japanese as well.This is one of the example of his effective writing.

Now feel the HEATAugust(MR) It’s a news for the staff officer

and the employees of the GHMC,who are work-ing under the three new tough IAS officers P.S.Pradyumna,Dr.Ahmed Babu and Dr.Satyanarayana, who recently joined the Corpo-ration under the leadership of Somesh Kumar,Commissioner.We can say the most toughestofficers team ever in the Corporation.So ‘broth-ers’ be prepare to feel the heat….!

P.S.Pradyumna, IAS has served in variouscapacities such as Joint Collector, Warangal, CEO, Rythu Bazaars and Collector, Nizamabad. Dr.Ahmed Babu wasthe key person and back bone for much lauded “Arogyasri” programme and he has a vast knowledge of IT. Earlierthe officer was on screen for his excellent performance as a Collector of Adilabad Dist. Dr. N. Satyanarayana has 18years of service in Municipal administration,which will definitely help for overall development.What a team…! Goodluck to the officers.

Aadab ! Main hoonMahender Reddy...!

August(MR)Now a days the city police chiefM.Mahender Reddy and his speeches in Urdulanguage is on screen.As earlier it was in discus-sion in power corridors that the officer doesn’tknow the said languages and in this aspect howcome the officer will communicate with the peoplein Urdu.But to utter surprise, the officer gave hisspeech in Urdu in the city police Dawaat-e-Iftaar,and from there it was continued on many otheroccasions.Now the discussion is, how come theofficer learned Urdu so early and what is the fandabehind this ?

Ali Baba ka ‘Khazana’August(MR)Thanks to Cv.Anand for ar-

ranging the ‘Khazana’ exhibition of the famousgang of olden days, ‘ali baba chalis chor’...!Don’t be confused, its real.Last month this ex-hibition was held in the premises of Cyberabadpolice,where all gold and silver ornaments weredisplayed before media.Hope all media guysagree with us because these much gold andsilver is only seen in the gufa of ‘khul ja simsim’. But the fact is that the police caught thenotorious gang and recovered kg’s of silverand gold ornaments from them ,which was pro-duced before the media.That’s it...! Inaugura-tion of ‘central criminal data collection centre’and cops rewards for their best services is the

another outstanding initiative from Mr.Anand. Overall superb performanceby the officer.

Totally UnexpectedAugust(MR)It’s was unexpected from the government

to picking out two dynamic IAS officers from crucialposts.Water Board MD J.Shyamala Rao and RR Dist Col-lector B.Sreedhar simultaneously posted to Rajiv VidyaMission and eSeva. As per the records both the hard coreofficers were known for their sincerity in thebureaucracy.In fact their services were exceptional,butwith some reason the government have transferred them.Hopefully in coming days the Government will utilize theirservices and experience for a better results.In general , ifthe government desires better then it has to play a impar-tial role while posting the officers.

*Most of the officers are making all their efforts to make CM, KCRhappy.In fact some of the officers are maintaining good relations with theleaders,who are close to the CM.Some of them are burning their midnight oiland inspite of showing anger they are moving coolly with smiling faces.

*Earlier many of the officers were hesitating to work in Andhra,but nowthey feel to be lucky to work for TDP government.Did the governmentchanged the system of working or the government is taking some time tointerfere in the administration and policing.

* “Big reshuffle in Andhra government”, but does it mean before thecadre allocation,which is on cards.

*Is it true that,KCR and KTR are taking guidance from IAS J.RaymondPeter on many crucial issues.Might be..!

*Why the officers were feared off, after knowing the news of allotment ofT.P.Das and S.A.Huda in Telengana cadre.

*Why IPS officer B.Prasada Rao didn’t moved to court against his trans-fer, though he is the one, who has been selected through UPSC.Why theofficer is kept quite.

* Why the IPS officer Krishna Prasad suddenly picked out form CID.Whatmight be the reason to transfer such a lively officer ? Rumors makingrounds...!

*The RR Dist Collector B.Sreedhar posted as a Director for eSeva.Whatis the reason ? As per the rumors his transfer is political.

*As the T government is to purchase numbers of vehicles for statepolice. In this aspect some of the representatives from Toyota and Suzukiwent to meet Cv.Anand.What happened, the officer showed them the doorand seriously said not to meet him again.

* Is it true that, IAS officer J.Shyamala Rao shifted from Water Boardbecause of political interference.What ever, the officer services to the boardwas exceptional, one has to appreciate it.

*City police chief M.Mahender Reddy is named as a “raat ka raja”.Whybecause he is the one officer,who is working till late night in the office.Wow...!

*It could be the party or any get together the officers are especially discussingabout one topic ki ‘when and in what way the allocation will be done’...!

*South zone DCP Sarvasreshta Tripathi done it again.He deserves theclap for his efforts for Iftaar party.

*It is a rumor or fact, that some of the officers in the city police are notfeeling comfortable.What might be the reason !

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Rizvi in POWERAugust(MR)1999 batch IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi has been ap-

pointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana TRANSCO.Theofficer is known for his sincerity in the officers fraternity.Right officer on theright place.Earlier the officer was the CMD of TSSPDCL.

Misra Jt.MD,TRANSCOKartikeya Misra has been appointed as Joint Managing Director, Telangana

TRANSCO in Telangana. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Singhal OSD,AP BhavanUpon return from central deputation, Anil Kumar Singhal has been ap-

pointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Andhra Pradesh Bhawan in NewDelhi. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

RR Spl. Sec to KCRRegional Provident Fund Commissioner P.Rajasekhar Reddy appointed as the Spl Sec., to

CM KCR for the period of three years.

Reddy CMD,TSSPDCLGouravaram Raghuma Reddy assumed addl. charge as a CMD of TSSPDCL,as he was the

Director(commercial) in TSSPDCL earlier to the posting.He took over the charge from SAM.Rizvi.

2 IFS officers shiftedB Muralikrishna has been appointed as Additional PCCF, Vigilance while Munindra was

posted as Additional PCCF, FDA & CFM in Andhra Pradesh.

After Four, we want SixerNew Delhi (MR)Very soon IAS officer Ashok Khemka will be on screen for his superb

performance. After hitting ‘four’ now the officer is prepared to hit a big ‘sixer’ and that to beyondthe boundary.As every one knows that the officer took on the Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law RobertVadra in Haryana.Now the officer will be soon getting the Central posting as Jt. Secretary.So justimagine about his next boom. Apparently his request was accepted only after the PMO inter-vened into the matter. The officer is now awaiting posting orders from the Central government.However, sources in the government indicated that the officer would either be posted in the PMOor the ministry of home. Sir ji, after four we want sixer.

Frame Pic : MoS,Home Mr.Kiren Rijju was in city for a event.DG Anurag Sharma sharingthe moment. Officer D.Gautam Sawang is also seen.

Ye dosti : Mahesh Bhagwat with actor Sayaji Shinde, AashishVidyarthi and Dr Madanmohan.

Zoom : Jayesh Ranjan with actor Mukesh Rishi.

Join me for the race : Cv.Anand.

What a Click :K.V. Ramanachary with Mohammed Ali Baig.

Appointments

19 CBEC officers missing from duty for 5 years As many as 19 senior officers including a Commissioner of Central Excise, are missing and

have not reported for duty in five years.The Revenue department is not aware of the “whereabouts” of its 19 senior Central Board of

Excise and Customs (CBEC) officers and has decided to takedisciplinary action against them.According a list issued by the CBEC, 19 Group A Cadre officers have not reported for duty

for the past five years. “A decision has been taken at the level of Competent Authority to takeaction either of ‘deemed resignation’ or disciplinary proceedings against such officers.

“To enable us to proceed with this action, we require the original personal file/service book ofthe officer with complete record of sanctioned leave, unauthorised absence along with the ac-tion taken so far at your level,” CBEC said in a communication to Chief Commissioners andDirector Generals.

The communication asked the Chief Commissioners to submit a report giving chronologicaldetails so that the Board could “take an administrative decision in respect of such officers whosewhereabouts are not known”.

The list include names of a Commissioner, several Additional Deputy Commissioners, JointCommissioners and Deputy Commissioners.

As per the details noted in the communication, some of the officers did not join at their freshpostings, some went on study leave and no further information is available, while some went onleave and never rejoined.

On Screen : Officer KumarVishwajeet is on screen on for his ex-clusive interview on one of the leadingUrdu news channel of the state.The in-terview focuses on his poetry.Don’t missit to check out the same on the belowlink : http://youtube/NCIiOLQHjaI .

Right Choice : Theyoung dynamic officerD.Ronald Rose, who wasrocking with his perfor-mance at GHMC tookover the charge as Collec-tor, Nizamabad Dist.

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Public Sector Chairman SAIL visits ISP to review Projects work

SAIL Chairman Mr C S Verma in Contr ol Room of upcoming BOF shop during his visit to ISP ,Burnpur Chairman, SAIL, Mr. C.S. Verma visited IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), Burnpur today. His visit was aimed at galvaniz-

ing the projects team to expedite the modernization and expansion work. During this visit, he reviewed the Modern-ization and Expansion work of ISP, where the 1st BOF converter is expected to start by end of this month and the4060 cu.m. Blast Furnace by the end of the next month.. Interacting with the projects team on the occasion Mr. Vermaunderscored the need for faster operationalization of the various projects. Advising the collective he said, “I wouldwant to see commissioning of units at ISP happen at a much faster pace. ISP collective must redouble its efforts toachieve its post modernization target of producing 2.9 Million tonnes of Hot Metal.”

Chairman, SAIL, accompanied by Director Technical, Mr. S.S. Mohanty, Director Projects and Business Plan-ning, Mr. T.S. Suresh and Executive Director In charge, ISP, Mr. I.C. Sahu, visited the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF),Continuous Casting Plant (CCP), Oxygen Plant and Blast Furnace - 5 and reviewed the progress of work at the site.

It is noteworthy that ISP is undergoing a massive modernization and expansion program at a cost of around Rs.17,000 crores which is being set up within a compact area of 953 acres. Being the single largest investment in thestate, it is poised to change the face of industrial economy of Bengal. Other major facilities already completed includeRaw Material Handling Systems, a seven meter tall Coke Oven Battery along with environment friendly dry quench-ing system, Sinter Plant and Wire Rod mill.

Thales Chairman to Visit India Soon, Talks of LargerCooperation with HAL

Thales and HAL team seen at the F arnbor ough International Air Sho w. HAL Chairman, Dr. R.K. Tyagi isthird from left.

The CEO of Thales, Mr. Jean-Bernard Lavy called on HAL team at the ongoing Farnborough International AirShow expressed his keen desire to take forward the on-going business activities in India in cooperation with HAL.He told HAL Chairman and Directors that Thales would have a strategic look at India given the businesspotential indefence sector and he would be in India with his team sometime in November this year. Thales, a major globalaerospace company with over 100 years of experience is involved with HAL in Mirage 2000 up-gradation programmeand extends technical support to several major HAL platforms. Dr.Tyagi briefed the delegation on various activitiesand potential business expansion on various fronts. Mr. Lavy emphasised on structuring all the activities overcertain period rather than handling each project on case by case basis. The Airbus Helicopter CEO and President,Mr. Guillaume Faury and his team also met the HAL top executives. The Airbus Helicopter is involved with HALCheetah and Chetak projects but expressed the desire to play a greater role in Indian helicopter market which hashuge potential. They seemed keen on Indian Multirole Helicopters (IMRH) and Navy Multirole Helicopters (NMRH).HAL Chairman stressed on association that creates value and jobs for the country.

Yogesh J P Sharma, General Manager (Engg.), West Zone, on behalf ofNBCC, received the prestigious performance excellence award by IndianInstitute Of Industrial Engineering (IIIE). The award has been conferred toNBCC for its consistent efforts towards gaining excellence in the field ofconstruction and contribution to the nation’s growth. It is to be mentionedhere that NBCC has recently been given the Navratna status by the Gov-ernment of India.

Vigilance Study Circle celebrated its Eleventh Anniversary at PowerGrid Corporation’s auditorium,Hyderabad.Chief Guest Central VigilanceCommissioner,New Delhi Pradeep Kumar,Former Vigilance CommissionerR.Sri Kumar,NMDC,CVO Smt.Usha Chandrasekhar,PadmasriDr.S.Subramanian,VSC Secretary Narasinga Rao and C.Murlidhar Rao duringthe release of souvenir.

Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju had reviewed PawanHans performance on Tuesday. CMD, Pawan Hans, Anil Srivastava, hadgiven a brief presentation to Minister in the presence of Ashok Lavasa,Secretary, MOCA and other senior officials of MoCA and Pawan Hans.CMD PHL apprised Ashok Gajapathi Raju about various activities, achieve-ments and initiatives taken by the company in the Financial Year 2013-14and also discussed the future business strategies of the company. Duringthe review meeting Minister of Civil Aviation and Secretary MOCA recog-nized the enhanced Credit Rating and various safety measures taken byPawan Hans & also appreciated the Award received by PHL for its Opera-tional Excellence in 2013

NBCC sets up centre of innovation and R&DNational Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC), a CPSE under the Ministry of

Urban Development, Govt. of India, has recently set up a Centre for Innovation and R&D inits Corporate Office, New Delhi. The initiative is a well thought out plan of the management ofthe company at the back of its getting NAVRATNA status in June 2014. When asked aboutthe new Centre and its activities, Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, said ‘being a ConstructionMajor and now a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Urban Development, the companyhad been seriously considering setting up of such a Centre in order to effectively addresssome demanding issues related to construction such as adoption of new technology, eco-friendly green building materials for sustainable, safe, faster, cost effective and qualityconstruction’. Referring to the recent collapse of buildings in Delhi and Chennai, Dr Mittaladded that the new Centre consisting of a dedicated R&D Team of the company wouldexclusively work in mitigation of these problems emphasizing upon innovation, sustainable

development, safety and productivity. He also informed that to begin with, the company had made an initial allocationof Rs.2.00 crore for the purpose and had also tied up with some reputed institutions in order to meaningfully carryforward this R&D initiative of the company. The company also plans to consistently explore the global market,looking for new technology, tie ups, products etc. and their application in construction so that the objective does notmiss out any available opportunity, he finally added.

BHEL Extends Working Life of ThermalUnit by 15-20 years

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) hasachieved yet another landmark in its After-Market-Ser-vice business by successfully renovating, moderniz-ing and uprating 110 MW Unit-4 at Guru Nanak DevThermal Plant of Punjab State Power Corporation Lim-ited (PSPCL) at Bathinda. After successfully runningfor over 33 years, this unit, originally supplied and com-

missioned by BHEL, was undertaken for Renovation & Modernization (R&M).Following the R&M, not only was the working life of the machine ex-

tended by another 15-20 years, the capacity was also uprated to 120 MWfrom its original capacity of 110 MW. The unit has achieved the upratedcapacity of 120 MW.

Unit-3 at the power plant is already in successful operation since 2012after R&M and is generating 120 MW against its original rated capacity of110 MW. The unit has also been installed with modified Electrostatic Precipi-tators (ESP) and is now meeting the latest emission norms. Following theR&M of the unit, the residents of the city of Bathinda, especially those livingin the vicinity of the power station have much cleaner air to breathe in.

BHEL has once again showcased its inherent strength of being fullygeared for execution of R&M and Uprating of old thermal power plantsthrough in-house state-of-the-art technology, engineering capabilities andby offering the latest products.


NTPC set to power project in APDr. Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman

& Managing Director/NTPC along withN N Mishra, Dir. (Operations) and Sri AK Jha, Dir. (Technical) met N Chandra-babu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister ofAP. JSV Prasad (Principal Sec. Indus-tries, GoAP), G Sai Prasad (Sec. toHon’ble CM, GoAP), Ajay Jain (Sec.Energy, GoAP), Sri Vijayanand (MD,APGENCO & CMD APTRANSCO)were also present.

Hon’ble CM requested CMD/NTPCto expedite work on setting up of 4000MW at Pudimadaka. Principal Sec. In-dustries was directed to finalize a suit-able site within 15 days, so that NTPCcan go ahead with setting up powerproject. CMD/NTPC informed that about200 MW from NTPC Jhajjar & 100 MWfrom NTPC Barh can be provided toAP immediately. Hon’ble CM directed

Energy Dept to avail power from the above projects by entering PPAs with the above projects. It was also decidedto avail power from NTPC Farakka on long term basis. NTPC also agreed to set up a 300 MW solar park in GunturDist., through competitive bidding, so that AP can get solar energy at lowest tariff. This will add green energy to AP’spower portfolio.

C S Verma, Chairman SAIL, has received a dividend cheque of Rs. 43.14 crores from K K Sharma, CEO -NTPC-SAIL Power Company Pvt Ltd (NSPCL), a joint venture of two Maharatna companies, Steel Authority of IndiaLimited and NTPC Limited. On this occasion S V Shahi, CFO - NSPCL; Anil Chaudhary, Director - Finance, SAIL andS S Mohanty, Director - Technical SAIL were also present.

Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, presenting the National Award for Technology Inno-vation to Dr. RK Malhotra, former Chairman & Director (R&D), IndianOil, and Dr. GS Kapur, DGM (Petrochemicals),IndianOil R&D, in the presence of Shri Nihal Chand, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers. IndianOil R&D wonthis national award for innovative “REACH Compliant Novel Internal Donors Based Ziegler–Natta Catalysts forProducing Phthalate Free Polypropylene”

Improving BSNL’s functioning a priority: CentreThe central government Monday said the condition of telecom PSU BSNL “was not very

healthy” and it was giving priority to improve its functioning. Replying to supplementaries in theLok Sabha, Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saidthe government was giving priority to improve functioning of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL). “The condition of BSNL is not very healthy at all. It is priority area of government toimprove the functioning of BSNL. There is need for a lot of improvement,” he said. Besides, theminister said the government was concerned about the coverage and quality of telecommunica-tion services in left wing extremism affected states. A proposal to install mobile towers at 1,836

locations in those states with funding support from universal service obligation fund (USOF) was approved, headded. Answering a query about health hazards from radiation linked to mobile towers and phones, Ravi ShankarPrasad said various studies were conducted but they did not show any reason to worry.

Deshi term extendedTenure of D S Dhesi as Chairman and Managing Director, Mineral &

Metals Trading Corporation Limited (MMTC) has been extended for morethree months with effect from July 2014.

Tripathi CMD, DCIRajesh Tripathi, presently in the Ministry of Railways has been selected

for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Dredging Corporation ofIndia Limited (DCI) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting.

Aggarwal Dir., IOCLAnish Aggarwal, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director

(Pipeline), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at a Public EnterprisesSelection Board (PESB) meeting held.

Pattnaik Dir., MOILT K Pattnaik, GM, MOIL, has been selected for the post of Director

(Commercial), MOIL Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)meeting held.

Orders yet to issueThe orders of Dr T R K Rao for the post of Director (Commercial) in

National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) are yet to beissued by the Government of India.

NMDC, CVO Term extendedDeputation tenure of Usha Chandrasekhar, CVO, National Mineral De-

velopment Corporation (NMDC) has been extended for two years beyondSeptember 18.She is 1983 batch IPoS officer.

Rao Director,IREDAB Venkateswara Rao, CGM, IREDA, has been selected for the post of

Director (Technical), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Lim-ited (IREDA) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held.

Das Director (Fin),BCLA K Das, AGM, BHEL, is expected to take over the charge as Director

(Finance), Braithwaite & Co. Limited (BCL) .

Appointments

NTPC CMD Dr.Arup Roy Choudhury presenting bouquet to ChiefMinister,AP N.Chandra Babu Naidu during a meeting in AP

GAIL signs MOU withSumitomo Corporation ofJapan

GAIL (India) Limited today announced the sign-ing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with Sumitomo Corporation, Japan (Sumitomo). Un-der the MOU, GAIL and Sumitomo will pursue busi-ness opportunities in natural gas and LNG valuechain business globally, specifically covering co-operation in petrochemicals, natural gas procure-ment, pipelines and LNG. GAIL and Sumitomo hold

half of the capacity in the Cove Point LNG Liquefaction Terminal in the USrespectively, and have also agreed to coordinate for ensuring smooth op-eration of the terminal. Both parties view US market as a growth area fortheir line of businesses and would cooperate on businesses ranging fromupstream to downstream. Mr. B.C. Tripathi, Chairman and Managing Directorof GAIL (India) Limited, stated “This is an important occasion for GAIL andwe are happy to enter into this strategic relationship with Sumitomo withwhom we are long term partners in Cove Point project. There are significantopportunities in the North American gas markets and we are pleased to bepartnering with Sumitomo in jointly developing this business.”

REC signs MoU with Teach forIndia, under CSR

Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (RECL), under its CorporateSocial Responsibility Initiatives, has signed a Memorandum of Understand-ing with Teach for Lead for supporting 10 classrooms in Municipal Schoolsin the Northern and Eastern parts of Delhi for the academic year 2014-15.Through the partnership they are working to improve the learning levels ofstudents in the identified MCD schools with an overall objective to funda-mentally transform the life-paths of the children.The project is called RECLSuper Classrooms and caters to some of the poorest communities thatTeach For India works within the city. The project will focus on providingstudents with academic support and instruction in English and Maths whileadditionally enduring values and mindsets in the students to ensure thembecome empowered citizens in the future.On 18th July 2014 the yearlongpartnership was formally launched at the Jahangirpuri, D-Block-I (Girls)-Nigam Pratibha Vidyalaya school by of Shri P J Thakkar, Director (Techni-cal) of RECL. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (RECL), incorporatedon July 25, 1969 under the Companies Act 1956, is a listed NAVRATNACentral Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, engaged infinancing and promoting power generation, transmission, distribution andrenewable energy projects all over the country. It provides financial assis-tance to State Utilities, State Government Departments and Companies inthe Public, Joint and Private Sector. Teach For India is commonly known asan organization working to provide excellent education to children from low-income communities studying in Government and low-income private schoolsin 6 cities in India – Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad andAhmedabad. In Delhi, Teach For India is working with 75 schools and withover 9,600 children to provide them high quality education with a specialfocus on English and Mathematics.

RBI Governor launches Indian Bank’s mobile branchesIndian Bank has, as part of the urban financial inclusion

initiative, launched two mobile branches with ATM facility inChennai. “Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram G Rajanrecently launched two mobile branches with ATM facility to pro-vide banking services in areas of Royapuram, Tiruvotriyur,Tondiarpet in North Chennai and Kannagi Nagar, Thanthai Periyar

Nagar and Semmencherry in South Chennai,” the Chennai-based Indian Bank said in a release on Saturday. Underthe financial inclusion initiative, Indian Bank has provided banking services to 5,098 villages, of which 4,934 villageshave been covered through smart card enabled business correspondent model, the release said.

Chairman and Managing Director TM Bhasin said the bank already operates eight mobile branches providingbanking services in 70 villages. He said two more similar mobile branches with ATM facility would be launched soonin Mumbai and New Delhi.


Banking Central Bank of India net profit zoomed to 192 crores

Rajeev Rishi, Chairman & Managing Director, Central Bank of India addressing the Press to announce thefinancial results for the quarter ended June 2014 at Mumbai.On his right R.K. Goyal and to his left Animesh Chauhan,B K Divakara Executive Directors of the Bank were also present at the Press Meet.

Performance Highlights* Total Income increased to Rs.6,928 crore from Rs.6,443 crore in June 2013, recording Y-o-Y growth of 7.53 %.

* Total Interest Income increased to Rs.6,497 crore from Rs.5,845 crore in June 2013, recording Y-o-Y growth of11.15 %. * Net Interest Margin improved from 2.68 % in June 2013 to 2.87 % in June 2014. * Operating profitincreased to Rs.974 crore from Rs.827 crore in March 2014, recording Q-o-Q growth of 17.77%. * Net Profitincreased to Rs.192 crore from Rs.22 crore in June 2013, recording Y-o-Y growth of 772.73%. * Net Interest Incomehas increased to Rs.1,882 crore from Rs.1,537 crore in June 2013, recording Y-o-Y growth of 18.54% * Gross NPAto Gross Advances reduced to 6.15 % from 6.27 % as on March 2014 on sequential basis. * Net NPA to NetAdvances reduced to 3.62% from 3.75 % as on March 2014 on sequential basis. * Provision Coverage Ratio hasimproved from 42.46 % to 51.52 % on Y-o-Y basis. * CRAR under BASEL II is at 11.41 % with Tier I at 7.78 % whereasCRAR under BASEL III is 9.62 % with Tier I at 7.12 %.Central Bank of India to sell 4 per cent stake to LIC for Rs 581 crore

Central Bank of Indiahas said it is in the process of selling 4 per cent of its stake to Life Insurance Corporationthrough an institutional placement for Rs 581 crore to meet its capital requirement of Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal. ”We will be needing Rs 2,000 crore for our business plans this financial year. We did go to LIC and we are gettingaround Rs 581 crore from them,” chairman and managing director Rajeev Rishi said here over the weekend. He however, did not specify a timeline for the deal ..

UCO Bank announces Financial Results

Uco bank CMD Arun Kaul present during the press meet with other officers.

* Net Profit in June Qtr. of FY’15 jumped 83% over preceding Mar Qtr. (Rs.285 Cr.) * Gross NPA at Rs. 6346 Cr.as at end of Q1FY’15 declined by 4.15% from the end of preceding quarter (Rs. 6621 Cr.). * In Q1FY’15, fresh NPAgeneration was Rs.592 Cr. while Recovery & upgradation was Rs.784 Cr. Fresh NPA generation in preceding qtr.was Rs. 1761 Cr.

PROFITDuring Q1FY’15* Operating Profit was Rs. 1202.05 Cr. (Rs. 1264.43 Cr.) * Net Profit was Rs. 521.40 Cr. (Rs. 511.11 Cr.)The drop in Operating Profit can be attributed to Rs.177.31 Cr. drop in Profit on Sale of Investments, and Rs.

746.93 Cr. increase in Interest outgo. On other hand, Bank coming out of purview of MAT and having to pay Rs. 163Cr. income tax in the qtr. impacted its Net Profit.

INCOMEDuring Q1FY’15* Total income rose by 15.56 % to Rs. 5395.17 Cr. on the back of 20.59 % growth in Total Interest Income

(Rs.5072.94 Cr.). * Net Interest Income rose by 8.73 % to reach Rs. 1483.13 Cr. (Rs. 1364.04 Cr.)

IOB Q1 Net zooms over 2-fold to Rs 271.72 crOverseas Bank has reported over two-fold jump in net profit

for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 at Rs 271.72 crore. Thecity-based bank had reported net profits of Rs 125.79 crore in thecorresponding period of the previous year. Total income for thefirst quarter ended June 30, 2014, grew to Rs 6,284.69 crore fromRs 6,187.15 crore registered during the same period of the previ-ous year. Gross NPA of the bank as on June 30, 2014 stood at

5.84 per cent, as against 4.45 per cent registered during the same period of the previous year. Net NPA stood at 3.85per cent in the reported quarter as against 2.81 per cent registered during the same period of the previous year.

Total business for the April-June 2014 quarter grew to Rs 3,99,188 crore, up by 9.94 per cent, from Rs 3,63,087crore registered during the same period of the previous year. The bank said total deposits for the quarter grew to Rs2,21,879 crore from Rs 1,96,213 crore in the year-ago period. Gross advances increased to Rs 1,77,309 crore, ason June 30, 2014 from Rs 1,66,874 crore, registered during the same period of the previous year. CASA Ratio stoodat 24.50 per cent as on June 30, 2014 as against 25.61 per cent as on June 30, 2013, the bank said.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank launches BMB RentNew Delhi : Bharatiya Mahila Bank has launched ‘BMB Rent’ – a loan

product (loan against rent receivable) to benefit owners of propertieswho have rented out their premises. Individuals/ firms/ companies/organisations/ trading houses that have let out their property (residen-tial/ commercial) to reputed companies/ firms/ organisations can avail of

this loan facility for any productive purpose or towards meeting their contingencies.The minimum amount of loan is Rs. 20 Lakhs and maximum Rs. 5 Crore. The Bank offers a special concession

for women borrowers. The bank is currently present at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad,Lucknow, Guwahati, Indore, Dehradun, Ranchi, Raipur, Thiruvanthapuram, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Shillong,Shimla, Gangtok, Bhubaneshwar, Goa, Agartala & Patna.

N. Chandra Babu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh giving Shieldto Shri K. Eswar, Field General Manager, Central Bank of India. C. V.Rajendran, Chairman & Managing Director of Andhra Bank is also presenton the occasion.

NABARD cuts interest rate by 0.20%to boost agri investment

The National Bank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD) has reduced interest rateby 0.20 per cent on long-term refinance facility pro-vided to banks, with a view to promoting investmentin agriculture. “The revised interest rates on refi-nance now stands at 9.50 per cent for 5 years andabove and 9.70 per cent for 3-5 years period,”NABARD chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala said ina statement. He said the banks availing more than

Rs 500 crore in a single drawl will further be incentivised by a reduction of0.10 per cent in interest rates. “To combat food inflation, efficient agriculturaltechnologies get a further incentive of 50 basis points,” he said. Bhanwalasaid the reduction in rates would incentivise the cooperative banks, regionalrural banks and commercial banks in reversing the decelerating trend ofinvestment credit and will aid in enhancing capital formation in agriculture.

United Bank to ‘name and shame’wilful defaulters

State-owned United Bank of India (UBI) will soonembark upon a process to ‘name and shame’ its wilfuldefaulters as part of its effort to recover dues. “Sincethe Supreme court has recently permitted banks toname and shame wilful defaulters. Now the bank wouldinitiate process,” UBI Executive Director DeepakNarang. As part of this effort, the bank will publish pho-tographs of defaulters and other details in newspapersand at notice boards of bank branches. If declared a

wilful defaulter, the person would not be able to borrow in future and loseDirector-level positions in companies. The Kolkata-based lender was thefirst PSU lender to initiate the process by declaring Vijay Mallya and threeother directors of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines as wilful defaulters.

United Bank to Raise Rs. 300 Cr by Selling Shares to LICUnited Bank of India plans to raise Rs. 300 crore by selling shares on

preferential basis to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) soon. ”We are waitingfor the government approval. We expect this to come shortly and thereafterwe will issue shares to LIC on preferential basis,” United Bank of Indiaexecutive director Deepak Narang. The bank proposes to issue 8.45 croreshares to LIC at a price of Rs.35.50 per share.

Ajay Agarwal Photo Caption : KT Rama Rao, Hon’ble IT & Panchayat RajMinister, Govt of Telangana is seen felicitating Ajai Kumar Agarwal, Asstt.Gen Manager & Head-Mktg central Bank Of india, on being elected asNational President , Public Relations Council of India. The function wasorganised on a theme “ Social Media in Present day world”. K Eswar, GenManager, central Bank, Maj. Rakesh Gulati, National Vice President, PRCI,Dr Ghisulal Jain, Chairman hyd chapter ‘ others are also seen in the picture.

BoB Gains; RBI Removes BankFrom Caution List

Shares in Bank of Barodagained nearly 4 per centto Rs. 863.50 as Reserve Bankremoved restriction on foreign in-vestors to buy shares in the publiclender as foreign shareholding un-

der portfolio investment scheme (PIS) in the bank has gone below theprescribed limit. Removal of restriction makes it eligible to be bought byforeign investors in primary and secondary markets.


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What a trip : Lohiya Industries Managing Director Kishan Lohiyawith a group of friends chilling at Mount Titlis in Switzerland.The excep-tional snap of ‘cable car rope way’.

Click-Quick : Krishna Bhupal, Director of GVK Power& Infrastructure Ltd chilling at Turino, Italy.

Dawaat-e-Iftaar : Hasnain Saberi,the wellknown entrepreneur rocking in sherwani.

Youth Icon: Ankit Totla, Director of Kamal WatchCo. with actress Kriti Sanon. FLO Samia Alam Khan & Ritu Shah at an event.

School Memories : Prashant Saboo,Director SabooHyundai visited his school and refresh memories withhis school friends.

Pic of the month : Priyankaa Vir

Bests wishes : Vipma Vir & Vinay Vir on their 25th marriageanniversary bash at Taj Krishna.

Amitabh Bachchan to shoot TV cam-paign to promote fruits

Megastar AmitabhBachchan will soonshoot for a TV cam-paign to promoteMaharashtra’s fruitproduce after beingappointed as thebrand ambassador forthe state HorticultureMinistry. The ‘Yudh’star announced it onTwitter yesterday thathe has been named asthe brand ambassa-

dor for the western state’s Horticultural Ministry.“We have done a few print campaigns in this regard but on August 3, we

are going to do some work for the TV as well,” Bachchan said on the side-lines of an event here to mark India’s triumph over polio. “I have dedicatedmyself to the polio campaign and though we have made India polio-free, myservices to the campaign shall continue for any future noble cause in thisdirection,” he said. The 71-year-old actor, who is also the face of Gujarattourism, is already a face of Gujarat tourism and polio eradication campaign.

“Being associated with polio campaign for the last one decade andhaving many medical episodes during my career, my respect for the Indianmedical profession has only grown. “So, promoting nation’s health or Gujarat’sculture or Maharashtra’s fruit produce, I am always ready to volunteer for agood cause,” Bachchan said.

BoB pioneers in cash recycling withHitachi’s ATM

Hiatchi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp. announced thatIndia’s leading public sector bank, Bank of Baroda (BOB)has launched cash recycling operations with Hitachi’s CashRecycling ATM (HT-2845-V) . BOB became the first bank inIndia, in implementing technology, to deploy Cash Recy-cling ATM solution for its customers. Much to the bank’sadvantage, cash recycling operation enables deposited cashto be dispensed in future transactions. This reduces fre-quency of cash replenishment and cash loading in the ma-chine, and also space of self-service terminals for cashdeposit and withdrawal thereby improving efficiency of thebank’s cash operations. Kokichi Murayama, Operating Of-ficer and General Manager Global Business Group of Hitachi-

Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp. said, “We entered Indian market in 2010and have been constantly putting effort to introducing the concept of themost optimal solution for cash deposit.

Hindustan Unilever quarterly profitrises 3.7 pct at Rs 7,570 cr

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd reported 3.68per cent increase in standalone net profit at Rs 1,056.85crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014-15. Ithad posted net profit of Rs 1,019.25 crore in the April-June quarter of 2013-14 on account of exceptionalgain of Rs 106.25 crore, the company said in a BSEfiling. HUL’s net sales climbed to Rs 7,570.78 crore inQ1, 2014-15, from Rs 6687.49 crore a year ago, up

13.20 per cent. HUL Chairman Harish Manwani said: “We continue to growahead of our markets and have delivered another quarter of strong top andbottom-line performance. “While we are seeing headwinds on market growth,consumer spending and inflation, we remain focused on managing the busi-ness for long term competitive and profitable growth and implementing ourstrategy with even greater rigour.” Overall expenses in Q1 stood at Rs6,466.52 crore, as against Rs 5,789.88 crore in the year-ago period.

Dabur Q1 net up 13.33% at Rs 210.81 croreThe company had reported net profit of Rs

186.01 crore in the April-June quarter of the2013-14 fiscal. Dabur’s net sales in Q1, 2014-15 moved up by 13.16 per cent to Rs 1,863.9crore, compared to Rs 1,647 crore in the year-ago period. Dabur India CEO Sunil Duggal said:“Despite a sharp fall in growth rates in mostconsumer products segments, Dabur contin-

ued to report strong volume-led growth across its key categories.” Dabur’sconsumer care business grew by 13.56 per cent at Rs 1,520.66 crore,while foods business grew by 19.38 per cent to Rs 298.34 crore.

Ravindra Sannareddy, chairman, ASSOCHAM Southern Regional Coun-cil and D.S. Rawat, Secretary General of ASSOCHAM jointly releasing anASSOCHAM strategy paper titled ‘Realizing Growth Potential of TelanganaState,’ at Hyderabad.


TourismMr. Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minis-

ter of State (Independent Charge) forCulture & Tourism, Govt of India launchedthe Strategy for Integrated Tourism De-velopment of the Buddhist Circuit in UttarPradesh and Bihar ‘Investing in the Bud-dhist Circuit’ in New Delhi. Speaking onthe occasion the minister said this iconicroute includes places where the Buddhaactually spent time and these sites - all ofwhich are over 2000 years old- are amongthe most significant and revered by theBuddhists. The Buddhist Circuit is an im-portant pilgrimage destination for the 450million practicing Buddhists as well astravelers interested in history, culture orreligion.

Mr. Naik said, as the Governmentshave defined resources, the strategy

being launched today will enable to mobilise additional resources for development of the BuddhistCircuit from the private sector in a sustainable manner. The strategy aims at infrastructuredevelopment, skill development, increased market access, involvement of communities andenhancing the visitors’ experience.

Tourism Ministry to Set up Multilingual HelplineNew Delhi: India will soon have well-equipped, multilingual telephonic contact centre to

provide information services to foreign tourists, parliament was informed. The tourism ministryhas initiated the action to set up a telephonic contact centre with competent, qualified andexperienced partners, Culture and Tourism Minister Shripad Yesso Naik told the Lok Sabha in awritten reply. ”This service will primarily serve those who are calling from abroad and know verylittle about travel within India,” he said. ”Those who have reached India but don’t understandIndian systems or Indian languages, often not even English, will be helped by the helpline,” headded. The government has identified ten international languages - Arabic, French, German,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish - for the helpline. ”Theministry will outsource back offices for guidance services,” said Mr Naik. This helpline is ex-pected to start by March 31, 2015

Goa Tourism to organize Goa WeddingShow in New Delhi

Goa Tourism has decided to host its first ‘Goa Wedding Show’ on August 16 and 17, 2014 atThe Grand Ballroom, Delhi. This was announced at a press conference in Mumbai, whichfeatured Mr. Dilip Parulekar, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of Goa, representing the title sponsorSatyug Gold as its chairperson Ms. Shilpa Shetty Kundra, CEO of Satyug Gold Mr. Raj Kundra,celebrated fashion designer Mr. Wendell Rodricks, Mr. Nilesh Cabral, Chairman - Goa TourismDevelopment Corporation and Mr. Nikhil Desai, Managing Director of Goa Tourism DevelopmentCorporation.

The Goa Wedding Show 2014 aims at boosting tourism in Goa by tapping into the emergingdestination wedding market in India. Exhibitors will include wedding planners, hotels, eventmanagers, vendors, fashion designers, spas, travel agencies, hotels, photographers/videographers, hair and make-up artists and artist managers. The organizers hope that thisexperience will help increase trade opportunities for local vendors in Goa.

Kerala Tourism and Kuoni India shines at PATA GoldAwards

Kerala Tourism andKuoni India has bagged tophonours this year at the pres-tigious Pacific Asia TravelAssociation (PATA) Awards.Kerala Tourism has bagged

two awards for Kumarakom Responsible Tourism and Kerala TourismE-Newsletter, while Kuoni Travel India won Gold award in the Market-

ing Industry for making holidays a priority for Indians.PATA will present 28 Grand and Gold Awards to such organisation as Capilano University,

Canada; Garuda Indonesia; Khiri Travel; Korea Tourism Organization; and Travel +Leisure maga-zine. The awards luncheon and presentation will take place at Diamond Island City Hall, onFriday, September 19, 2014 during the PATA Travel Mart, September 17-19 and PATA ExecutiveBoard and Board Meeting, September 19-21.

Immerse Yourself in the Treasures of Tampa BayTampa Bay is the perfect getaway with

a blend of adventure and relaxation. Thiscity provides every type of traveler- fromfamilies, honeymooners, backpackers,shopaholics and foodies, withan experience that will encourage you toexplore the hidden gems that are aroundevery corner.Whether you’re racing throughthe air on a heart-pounding roller coaster,partying with pirates at the Gasparilla pa-rade, indulging yourself in the numerousspas and shopping plazas, or eating to yourheart’s content, you’re in for an adventure

beyond your wildest dreams. “Tampa Bay is filled with hidden gems, ready for every visitor todiscover. This destination has rich culture, adventure, a great dining and nightlife scene andmultiple outdoor activities for everyone to explore,” said Mr. Santiago Corrada,President andChief Executive Officer for Visit Tampa Bay.

India Tourism launches Integrated TourismDevelopment of the Buddhist Circuit in UP & Bihar

Puducherry shoring up tourism sectorThe city is reloading its tourism arsenal as it seeks to amplify the allure of existing locations

in addition to carving out new hotspots. Three ongoing projects at varying stages of completions,which are crucial to the plans to generate more footfalls, are the revamp of the Botanical Garden,extension of the pleasure boating circuit in Chunnambar and the establishment of an Arts andCrafts Village at Murungapakkam. At Chunnambar, a short boat ride separates the riverside frombeachfront, offering some breathtaking views along the way. Arguably, the town’s favourite dayouting destination, Paradise Beach, is only accessible by boat from Chunnambar Resort, alongthe Cuddalore Main Road. The beach is flanked on the Bay of Bengal on one side and theChunnambar River on the other. The over Rs. 5 crore ‘Beautification of riverside and beach’project at Chunnambar involves ramping up accommodation facilities, renovation of the restau-rant, opening three boat jetties and ticket counters, erecting an entrance arch, introducing pavedpathways, landscaping and electrification. At Paradise Beach, it is proposed to open two woodenjetties, have a wood-built restaurant and bamboo huts and shower rooms and toilets. Accordingto tourism managers, 30 per cent of the proposed works is completed. Now, the tourism depart-ment is also looking at extending the popular boating circuit at Chunambar by adding a waterroute parallel to the current one. At present, boats run from Chunnambar Resort downstream tillParadise Beach and return.

Chhattisgarh Tourism Board has participated in IITM-2014 held at Bangalore.CTB hasreceived “Eco-Tourism Destination of the Year” award.More than four hundred visitors visited the stall and gathered the about Chitrakote Waterfall, which is eventually Asia’s widest Waterfall ,hill station-Mainpet, Budhist site - Sirpur, wildlife santuary - Barnavapara etc.


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Government of India appointments......IPS IAS

IRS

Garg Sec.,TelecomThe newly appointed Secretary Telecom in the

Government of India Rakesh Garg is presentlyPrincipal Secretary to UP Chief Minister AkhileshYadav. 1980 batch IAS officer Garg will be relievedonly after the arrival of Yadav from his foreign tour.

Kumar PS to Ravi ShankarN Saravana Kumar has been appointed as Pri-

vate Secretary to Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministerfor Communications, IT and Law and Justice. He isa 2000 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Kumar PS to VenkaiahS Suresh Kumar has been ap-

pointed as Private Secretary to M Venkaiah Naidu,Minister of Urban Development. He is a 2000 batchIAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Hans PS to PaswanThe Government of Bihar has relieved Sanjiv

Hans of cadre responsibility enabling him to join asPrivate Secretary to Ramvilas Paswan, Union Min-ister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distri-bution. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ponnuraj upgradedThe post of Dr V Ponnuraj, Private Secretary to

D V Sadananda Gowda, Railway Minister, has beenupgraded from Deputy Secretary to Director level.He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Panda Addl. Sec H&FWArun Kumar Panda has been ap-

pointed as Additional Secretary, Department ofHealth and Family Welfare. He is a 1984 batch IASofficer of Orissa cadre.

Ravikant Addl. Sec ,DefenceRavi Kant has been appointed as

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence. He is a1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Bajaj Jt. Sec ,EATarun Bajaj has been appointed as

Joint Secretary in the Department ofEconomic Affairs in Government of India. He is a1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Jain Prl. Sec., PR dept.Amitabh Jain has been appointed as Principal

Secretary, Public Relations Department inChhattisgarh. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer ofChhattisgarh cadre.

Kumar Sec., to UP CMAmod Kumar has been appointed

Secretary to the Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav. He is 1995 batch IAS officer.

Vinay PS to JavadekarVinay Srivastava has been appointed as Pri-

vate Secretary to Prakash Javadekar, Ministry ofState for Information and Broadcasting. He is a 1992 batch IRSMEofficer.

Khulbe Addl. Sec DoPTBhaskar Chandra Khulbe has been appointed as Additional

Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He isa 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Mishra Addl. Sec MoUDDurga Shankar Mishra has been appointed as Additional

Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development in Government ofIndia. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Kansal Director,Power,GoIPuneet Kansal has been appointed as Director in the Minis-

try of Power in Government of India. He is a 1996 batch IASofficer of Sikkim cadre.

Srivastava PS to JavdekarVinay Srivastava is all set to be appointed as PS to Prakash

Javdekar, Union Minister for Environment & Forest. Dr S K Rajuserving informally as PS to the minister returned back to Punjab.Srivastava is an IRES officer. He is IRSS officer of 1998 batch

Singh PS to KaurHardeep Singh has been appointed as Private Secretary to

Mrs Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister for Food Processing Indus-tries. He is a 1990 batch ITS officer.

Rajiv Addl. Sec MHARajiv Gauba has been appointed as Addi-

tional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA). He is a 1982 batch IAS officer ofJharkhand cadre.

Sharma DG,SSBBanshidhar Sharma has been

appointed new DG of the SSB. He is 1980 batchIPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Shukla DIG,NIAAnil Shukla has been appointed DIG in the

National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1996batch IPS officer of UT cadre

Singh PS VK SinghJ P Singh has been appointed as Private

Secretary to General V K Singh, Minister of Statefor DoNER. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer.

KK PS to Minister of Civil AviationK Krishna Kishore has been appointed as Private Secre-

tary to the Minister of Civil Aviation. He is an IRS-IT officer of1990 batch.

Mrs.Mitra Director,NICFSMrs Rina Mitra, IG, BPR&D, has been appointed as Direc-

tor, National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science(NICFS) at ADG level. She is a 1983 batch IPS officer of MadhyaPradesh cadre.

M.N.Reddy CP, Bangalore cityM N Reddy has been appointed as Commissioner of Police,

Bangalore City in Karnataka. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer ofKarnataka cadre.

Ghanashyam Amba., BeninAjjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam, presently

High Commissioner to Nigeria, has been con-currently accredited as the next Ambassador ofIndia to the Republic of Benin, with residence inAbuja (Nigeria). He is a 1982 batch IFS officer.

Thapar HC toNew Zealand

Ravi Thapar, presently High Commissionerof India to New Zealand, has been concurrentlyaccredited as the next High Commissioner ofIndia to Niue, with residence in Wellington.

Shamma Amba.,Costa RicaShamma Jain, presently Ambassador of India to Panama,

has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador ofIndia to the Republic of Costa Rica, with residence in Panama.

Ms.Gopalan,Marshall IslandsMs Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, presently Ambassador of

India to Japan, has been concurrently accredited as the Am-bassador of India to the Republic of Marshall Islands, with resi-dence in Tokyo (Japan).

SK.Singla PS to ModiSanjeev Kumar Singla has been appointed as Private Secretary

to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer.

Shakuntala to move HydMs R Shakuntala is all set to move to Hyderabad as Chief

Commissioner, Customs & Central Excise for Hyderabad Zone.In her new stint she will succeed B B Prasad. The 1981 batchIRS (C&CE) officer is presently serving as Chief Commis-sioner, Customs & Excise, Chennai.

Behari to move MumbaiBimal Behari Prasad is all set to move to Mumbai as Chief

Commissioner, Customs- II for Mumbai Zone. The 1980 batchIRS (C&CE) officer, is presently serving as Chief Commis-sioner, Hyderabad Zone.

IRS waits for Commissioner’s rank205 IRS (IT) officers belonging to 1992, 1993 & 1994

batches are waiting in the wings to be elevated to the rank ofCommissioner, Income Tax. DPC had taken place on June 06this year for as many as 205 posts of CIT.

Chaudhary Chairman,CBDTK V Chaudhary has been cleared for the post of Chairman

CBDT .The 1978 batch IRS officer Chaudhary succeed R KTiwari.

5 IRS-C&CE officers getspostings as CC

As many as five officers belonging to Indian RevenueService (IRS) of Customs & Central Excise have been trans-ferred and posted at different places at Chief Commissionerlevel. Accordingly, B B Prasad has been posted as CC, Cus-II, Mumbai while Ms R Shankuntala will now be CC, CX,Hyderabad and Ms Vanaja N Sarna is CC, TAR, Delhi. Be-sides, Ms Kameswari Subramanian has been appointed asCC, CX, Bangalore and Indrajit Dasgupta was posted as CC,CX, Ahmedabad.

3 IRS-IT officers getinter-region postings

Three senior officers belonging to Indian Revenue Ser-vice (IRS) of Income Tax cadre have been given inter regiontransfers. Accordingly, Atulesh Jindal has been posted as Prin-cipal CCIT, Delhi while Ramesh Chandra was made CCIT-II,Mumbai and Anand Deep is made DGIT (Inv), Pune.

Justice Roy CJ,Orissa HCChief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court

Justice Amitava Roy has been moved to theOrissa High Court as Chief Justice.

Justice KaulCJ, Madras HC

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaulwas sworn in as Chief Justice ofMadras High Court by Tamilnadu Governor KRosaiah at the Raj Bhavan.

Judiciary

The Bihar government moved the Supreme Court for histransfer, the city mayor tried to stop his salary, and corporatorsof the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) petitioned the HighCourt for his removal – but a young IAS officer has taken ev-

Judiciary backs Bihar IAS Officer Narayan,who took on powerful builders lobby

erything in his stride to take on the powerful builders’lobby in the state.

Backed by the judiciary to the hilt, the 2005-batch officer Kuldeep Narayan, who is currentlyposted as the PMC commissioner, has institutedvigilance cases against 447 builders and landown-ers, including the controversial JD(U) legislatorAnant Singh on the charge of constructing high-rises in violation of building laws.

Many illegal properties are facing imminentdemolition now. The PMC on Monday began thedemolition of two flats on the fourth floor of LeelavatiJanki Villa Apar tment in the posh BoringCanal Road area, after it was found that the devel-oper had built the fourth floor without the PMC sanc-tion. The demolition took place on the day the PatnaHigh Court declined to remove Narayan fromhis post while hearing a plea of seven corporatorswho had accused him of not discharging his dutiesproperly. But a division bench rejected their plea,making it clear the commissioner would continuehis duty “to dispose of the vigilance cases againstthe deviant high-rises”.

This was not the first time when a court wasmoved to seek the transfer of the 34- year-old of-ficer. Late last year, the state had filed a specialleave petition in the SC seeking to overturn the or-der of the Patna High Court which had stayedNarayan’s transfer until the disposal of the vigilancecases. But the Supreme Court refused to intervene.

While hearing a PIL filed by a Patna residentNarendra Mishra in May last year, the court haddirected the PMC to take action against the viola-tors of building laws. The PMC conducted a surveyand served notices on the owners and builders of447 high-rises that were found to haveflouted norms.

SK.Sharma Member,UN Board of AuditorsShashi Kant Sharma, Comptroller & Auditor General of India,

has assumed the office as Member of the United Nations Boardof Auditors for a six year term upto June 2020. He took over thecharge of this prestigious position from Liu Jiayi, the AuditorGeneral of the People’s Republic of China at the United NationsHeadquarters at New York. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Biharcadre.

Countdown for selection of CVC beginsWith fast approaching date of retirement of Pradeep Kumar

and subsequent green signal to Secretaries to nominate thenames for candidature the countdown has begun for selection ofthe successor to the incumbent Chief Vigilance Commissioner.The former Haryana cadre IAS officer of 1972 batch is sched-uled to complete his tenure as CVC on September 28

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