Apr 11, 2022

today's whispers

POLITICS

Punjab and UP to lose Ministers in Modi Cabinet? In the next reshuffle cum expansion of the Modi Cabinet, non-performing ministers, from Punjab and UP will lose posts. New faces from the states going …

Ms Bahri appointed NE Director, LWS Knitwear Ltd

Ms. Neelam Bahri has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Woman Director of LWS Knitwear Limited.  

PK Sharma appointed NE Director, LWS Knitwear Ltd

Ramesh Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of LWS Knitwear Limited.

J S Ghuman steps down as Ind. Director, LWS Knitwear Ltd

Jaskaran Singh Ghuman has resigned from the position of Independent Director of LWS Knitwear Limited.

Ms Bala quits as Ind. Director, LWS Knitwear Ltd

Ms. Anju Bala has resigned from the position of Independent Woman Director of LWS Knitwear Limited.

Dr Singh appointed Ind. Director, IOCL

Dr (Prof.) Ram Naresh Singh has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).  

Tenure of Prof Bhargava as DG, ICMR & Secretary, Health Research extended

The tenure of Prof. Balram Bhargava as Director General, Indian Council of India Medical Research (ICMR)-cum-Secretary, Department of Health Research has been extended for a further period of three mo…

Venkateswarlu Talluri is also CVO, GRSE

Venkateswarlu Talluri, CVO, HSL, has been assigned an additional charge of CVO, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata upto November 26, 2022. He is a 2001 batch CPES office…

Three IAS officers get new responsibilities in MP

Three IAS officers have been handed over new responsibilities in MP. Dharnendra Kumar Jain has been appointed as Deputy Secretary to Governor, Raj Bhavan, while Krishna Dev Tripathi is now Joint Chief…

Neeraj Kumar Jha relieved

Neeraj Kumar Jha, Director (PMU-II) has been relieved following the approval for his deputation as DGM (Coordination) in IPPB. He is a 2006 batch officer of Indian Postal Service (IPoS).  

Two IAS officers get additional charge in Assam

Bandana Choudhury, Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Parliamentary Affairs Department is also posted as Secretary, Passport Department, as additional charge, while Archana Varma, PS, AR & Training …

Three IAS officers shifted in Gujarat

Three IAS officers have been shifted in Gujarat. R K Mehta has been appointed as Director of Information, Gandhinagar, while R A Merja will take over as Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Munici…

Bhima Azmira appointed as Director (Cons), ASI

Bhima Azmira has been appointed as Director (Conservation) in the Archaeological Survey of India on a regular basis.  

Additional charge to IAS officers in Assam

Mrs Nandita Dutta, Secretary, Mines & Minerals and IT Departments, Assam, is also posted as State Enquiry Officer as additional charge, while Lakshmannan S, Secretary, Industries & Commerce, M…

Four IAS officers in Haryana get new responsibilities

T L Satyaprakash has been appointed as Secretary, Power Department and given additional charge of MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd., while Ramesh Chander will take over as DG and Secretary, Skill…

Three IAS officers get new responsibilities in MP

Three IAS officers have been assigned new responsibilities in MP. Rakesh Singh has been appointed as Secretary, MP State Election Commission, while Babu Singh Jamod was made Secretary, ST Cell, Raj Bh…

Eight IPS officers transferred in Punjab

Eight IPS officers have been shifted in Punjab. Swapan Sharma has been appointed as SSP Jalandhar (Rural), while J Elanchezhian was posted as SSP Bathinda and Deepak Hilori takes charge as SSP Ludhian…

New Police Commissioners in three cities in Punjab

Arun Pal Singh has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Amritsar in Punjab, while Kaustubh Sharma was made Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana in Punjab and Gurpreet Singh is Commissioner of Police, Ja…

D P Pandey is Commandant, Army War College, Mhow

Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey has been appointed as the Commandant, Army War College, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. He currently heads Srinagar-based Chinar Corps and is scheduled to take over his…

Tenue of Ms Jivisha Joshi extended

Ms. Jivisha Joshi, who is presently working in the Ministry of Commerce on loan basis, has been given extension for another year. She is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Orders of Natarajan Sundar as CEO, NARCL soon

Natarajan Sundar, Deputy Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI), is expected to be appointed as first full-time CEO of the newly formed National Asset Reconstruction Co Ltd (NARCL) this mo…

CMDE Rajiv Ashok yet to get orders for MD, NERAMAC

CMDE Rajiv Ashok, Commodore, Navy, is yet to get orders for the appointment as Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC).  

No suitable candidate for Director (Pers), NMDC Ltd

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find a suitable candidate for the post of Director (Personnel), NMDC Limited at a selection meeting held on April 8, 2022. The Board recomme…

Hari P R yet to get orders for CMD, GRSE

Commodore (Retd.) Hari P R, Director (Personnel), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), is yet to get orders for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director.  

Who advises on IPS transfers in Punjab ?

In Punjab, who is the key adviser in the transfer and posting of the IPS officers ? Insiders say it is Gaurav Yadav, 1992 batch IPS officer, who is now Special Principal Secretary to the Punjab CM.

Ms Desai to join Information & Broadcasting on deputation

Ms Vrunda Manohar Desai has been relieved to join as Director in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi on deputation basis. She is an IRS-IT officer.  

No Govt Director for PNB, Board

The Ministry of Finance is yet to appoint a Government director on the PNB Board of Directors. Pankaj Jain was the Director but after his appointment as Secretary, Petroleum, the ministry could not ap…

Review meeting of banks to be held on April 23

A review meeting of banks is scheduled on April 23. FM Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to address the meeting. This will be the first review meeting after the taking over of the new secretary financial s…

Is Amit Agrawal longest serving officer in a Department ?

It is said that a 1993 batch Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer Amit Agrawal has been serving in the Department of Financial Services for the last seven years. In bureaucratic circles it is said that he i…