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Y Tsering has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Meghalaya. A 1983 batch IAS officer, Y Tsering  will replace K S Kropha who has been convicted by a CBI court in the coal block allocation scam case.

The tenure of Dr. Swarna Subba Rao, Surveyor General of India, is coming to an end on June 30, 2017.

After the departure of Venu Rajmony, President House will be without Press Secretary for the time being. It is said that Pranab Mukherjee's term as President is going to complete in July this year. When new President comes in he will have the Press Secretary of his choice. 

Jai Priye Prakash has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

As many as five 1986 batch IAS officers are being given Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) rank in Odisha soon.

As many as 109 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from West Bengal cadre have not submitted Immovable Property Returns (IPRs).

Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), HCL, is whispered to be contender for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) to be interviewed on May 29, 2017.

Santosh Sharma Director (Operations), HCL, is whispered to strong contender for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Copper Limited to be interviewed on May 29, 2017.

S K Bhattacharya Director (Mines), HCL, is whispered to be contender for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Copper Limited to be interviewed on May 29, 2017. 

The Public Enterprises Selection Board could not find any suitable candidate for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Projects and Development India Ltd (PDIL) at the selection meeting held on May 26, 2017. Four candidates were interviewed for the same.

Jaideep Mazumdar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer.

Vani Sarraju Rao has been appointed as the Next ambassador of India to the Republic of the Finland. He is a 1994 batch IFS officer.

Five IRS officers have been promoted to the post of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr CCIT) and given new postings. Accordingly, Nutan A Wodeyer has been appointed as Pr CCIT, Bengaluru while S S Rathore was posted as Pr CCIT, Delhi and Arbind Modi has been posted as Pr DGIT (L&R), Delhi. Similarly, Ameeta Saini was appointed as Pr CCIT, Jaipur while Bajrang Das Vishnoi has been posted as Pr CCIT, Mumbai.

Ms Renu Sharma has been appointed as Principal Secretary Urban Development in the Delhi Government. She is 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Two IAS officers out of total nine of 1984 batch from UP cadre have been empanelled for Secretary and Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India.

Two IAS officers out of total ten of 1985 batch from Maharashtra cadre have been empanelled for Secretary and Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India.

Rajnish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch IOFS officer.

Hemant Kumar has been relieved to go on deputation to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. He is a 2013 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

R K Malhotra, Deputy Director, in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Central, Kolkata, at branch Guwahati, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Hqr), in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Northern Railway, New Delhi. He is a 2012 batch IA&AS officer.

Two officials of  United India Insurance Company (UII) have been promoted as General Managers. Those who have been promoted are Soumya Mukherjee and Ravi Rai.

Jain P K, ED, Co, Mumbai has been transferred as ED( Invm), CO, Mumbai in Life Insurance of India (LIC).

Molri P K, ED, Co, Mumbai has been transferred as ED (Invo), Co, Mumbai in Life Insurance of India (LIC).

Srikanth Narasimhan, DGM, e-SBM, Bangalore, has been transferred as DGM, Commercial Branch Mid Corporate Group, in State Bank of India, Tirupur.

V Chandra Sekhar, DGM, e-SBH, Centre Zone, Chennai, has been transferred as DGM, Commercial Branch, in State Bank of India, Chennai. 

Advocate S K Shukla, ex-District Judge M K Hanjura, District Judge Sanjay Kumar Gupta have been appointed as Judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

Some IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Kerala. Accordingly, Teeka Ram Meena has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Agricultural Production Commissioner while P Balakiran will hold additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation and Bala Murali was posted as Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department. Besides, postings orders of Dr Raju Narayanaswamy and Biju Prabhakar will be issued separately.

Hardeep Singh has been transferred as OSD, Metropolitan Development Authority, Gurugram and also assigned additional charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram in Haryana. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre. 

Dr Anupam Talwar has been appointed as Defence Estate Officer (DEO), Northern Command, Jammu. Dr Talwar is an IDES officer. 

In its 293rd Board meeting held on May 26, 2017, ONGC presented the annual results for FY’17. The company highlights its achievements: registers Gross Revenue of Rs 77,907 crore in FY’17, against Rs 77,740 crore in FY’16; declares final dividend of 16% taking total dividend payout in FY’17 to 121% (adjusted post bonus equity); makes 23 discoveries in FY’17, compared to 17 in FY’16 and consolidated ONGC Group’s net profit at Rs 20,498 crore in FY’17; up by 59.2% as against FY’16.

The transfer orders of Shrikant Banoth from Collector, Harda to Deputy Secretary, Secretariat, Bhopal have been cancelled by the Madhya Pradesh Government. Banoth, who belongs to 2009 batch IAS officer, will remain Collector, Harda.

GAIL (India) Limited has registered a 57% rise in Profit after Tax for the Financial Year 2016-17 with the PAT increasing to Rs 3,503 crore from Rs 2,226 crore in the last fiscal. The rise in profit was boosted largely by a turnaround in the Company’s Petrochemical business, increase in profits from Gas Transmission business and partial sale of stake in Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), despite lower price realisation in Polymer and Liquid hydrocarbons. These results are after considering impairment of Investment in Ratnagairi Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd. (RGPPL) in 4th quarter of FY 2016-17 for Rs.783 crore. GAIL’s PAT excluding non-operating one offs (i.e. gain from stake sale in MGL and impairment of Investments in RGPPL) is Rs 3,797 crore, an increase of 71% year-on-year (yoy). The Board has proposed a final total dividend of Rs. 2.70 per share (subject to approval of shareholders) making the total dividend for the year Rs. 1,535 crore, up by 120% as compared to FY 2015-16. The earning per share is also up by 57% to Rs. 20.71 per share on increased paid-up equity. During FY 16-17, GAIL also issued Bonus share in ratio of one bonus share for every three equity shares held. The Company registered growth in physical performance in FY 2016-17 in all segments on year-on-year basis. Sale of Petrochemicals was up by 73%, Natural Gas Marketing & Transmission volumes rose by 10% & 9% respectively, LPG Transmission volume was up by 19% while Liquid Hydrocarbon Sales went up by 2%.

Ms Pallabika Dutta has been appointed as OSD in Service Tax Wing, Central Board of Excise & Customs. She is a 2009 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited has appointed M E V Selvamm as Company Secretary of the company with effect from June 1, 2017.

Rakesh Sarna has quit as Managing Director and CEO of The Indian Hotels Company Limited branded as Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris, with effect from September 30, 2017.

Hilton Metal Forging Limited has appointed Ms Yashika Yuvraj Malhotra as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Nasser Munjee has quit as Director of Britannia Industries Ltd.-- an Indian food-products corporation.

Winsome Yarns Limited has appointed Ms Navpreet Kaur Boparai  as Independent Non-Executive Director of the company.

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Lesson to bureaucracy!

A lesson to bureaucracy! Do not toe the line of politicians at the cost of your career.

R C Jain

Wise decision of Government of India

It is very wise decision of Government of India. As we all know infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth of nation and steel is basic input for development of infrastructure. Chaudhry Sahib is working very hard for the growth of steel industry in the country.

Ram Karan

Court ruling over stopping toll charges on DND flyway

It was in November 2016 that the Allahabad High Court ruled for the Noida Bridge Toll Company to stop charging toll on the DND flyway connecting Noida and Delhi. The ruling was a result of some MLAs and small time politicians ‘agitating along with residents' Welfare Associations and going to the court. The judgment was erroneous in so far as the Court ignored some vital aspects such as loss of jobs for nearly 400 people, maintenance of road, taking care of breakdowns, smooth flow of traffic. Simply because the company had recovered its cost of investment was a fallacious argument. The Supreme Court did not give a stay on this order and asked the former much celebrated CAG to scrutinise the accounts of the company. Since then the driving on DND has become a night mare not only because of increase in traffic but also due to South Delhi Municipal Corporation having blocked one lane by putting up its own toll booth for collecting tax from commercial vehicles. The 'Goons'(Yes they look and behave like ones)of the contractor hired by SDMC stop taxis and trucks in a manner that blocks the smooth flow of traffic. A journey which used to take 30 minutes is now covered in nearly an hour or more. No action has been taken in spite of two Newspapers highlighting this past week. What purpose has been served by the High Court verdict in closing the toll plaza? I am sure the daily commuters on the Flyway would not mind shelling out Rs. 50 or so both ways for the sake of smooth run on this road. Will Apex Court kindly take note of this fall out of the court order?

Aarti Khosla

Transfer of RTI Application to several PIOs

A complaint was filed with the CIC alleging that the information sought was not provided and the complainant’s RTI application was transferred to several CPIOs who did not revert in a positive way. The CIC advised the public authority to desist from these kinds of practices which defeats the very purpose and motive of the RTI Act. 

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