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Central bureaucrats will get
orientation and grading
What is India News Service,
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 1800 hrs IST
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has approved a
major overhaul of the senior civil service.
In the new scheme of things,
all bureaucrats belonging to the Central and allied services will be required
should undergo periodic re-orientation programmes at a "centralised
training institute." Such an institute will be located either in New Delhi
or Mussorie.
The Department of Personnel,
which has taken the initiative to get the Prime Minister's nod, is reported to
be in touch with a number of American universities, including the Harvard
Business School and the Maxwell School, as well as with the various Indian
Institutes of Management and the Indian Institutes of Technology.
A major feature of the new
scheme is that the "marks" or "grades" scored by a
bureaucrat at the "centralised training institute" would count very
much in his/her promotion and eventual "empanelment," a requirement
for appointment to senior positions. So far, the accent has been on
"confidential reports," written by a ministry's secretary or a
minister; this has bred conformism and rewarded un-imagination among senior
bureaucrats.
200
escape from burning train:
More than 200 passengers of the Howrah-bound
Toofan Express had a miraculous escape when five coaches of the train were
gutted in a major fire near here this morning, a senior railway official said.
Manmohan
forms task force on J&K development: The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh,
has constituted a task force to prepare a long-term plan for the social and
economic development of Jammu and Kashmir. C. Rangarajan, former Reserve Bank
Governor, is its Chairman.
Will Sonia swap Paswan
for Ajit Singh?: Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh might bite the Congress bait at the end of the current budget session of Parliament, if all goes according to a plan being discussed between him and an emissary of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
The Congress needs Singh to bolster its presence in Uttar Pradesh and Ajit Singh needs a Cabinet berth.
Masand
gets rank of Air Marshal: Air Vice-Marshal Harish Masand, who was denied
promotion allegedly due to his differences with former Air chief S. Krishnaswamy
in 2003, finally got justice as the Supreme Court put its seal of approval on
his promotion to the rank of Air Marshal against a specially created post.
Taj corridor
case: SC restrains CBI on DIG\92s reversion: The Supreme Court today
restrained the CBI from sending back a West Bengal IPS officer heading the
investigating team in the Rs 175-crore Taj Corridor case against former Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati after taking on record a letter of the Central
Vigilance Commission (CVC) asking the agency not to revert DIG Neeraj Nain to
the parental cadre pending investigation.
UPA clears Fernandes of Kargil arms scam:
UPA govt said that the
then-Defence Minister's actions were based on the 'unpredictability' of the
situation facing the armed forces at the time.
Pranab
for manpower reduction in armed forces: The Defence Minister, Mr Pranab
Mukherjee, today asked the armed forces to prepare for better border, airspace
and maritime management, pointing out that the \93most potent threats\94 to the
country were not from conventional wars but from terrorism, insurgency and
nuclear and missile threats.
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PM,
Sonia to receive marchers in Dandi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi are expected to be in the south Gujarat town of
Dandi.
Natwar
leaves for US on April 12:
A high-level engagement between
India and the United States is beginning next week as the two countries are
enjoying a never-before bonhomie in their bilateral relations. External Affairs
Minister K. Natwar Singh is leaving for the US on April 12 and during his stay
in Washington until April 15, he will be meeting top-level American leadership,
including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Mr Natwar Singh may also call on
President George W. Bush.
Spotlight
Bus to Pakistan
Terrorists
blast bridge on proposed route:
A key bridge on a highway on which the proposed Ind-Pak Kashmir bus will
ply was damaged on Tuesday in an explosion blamed on separatist
guerrillas. Authorities said an improved explosive device went off in the
morning.
Seven hurt in J-K bus route blast
:
A major tragedy was averted as two powerful IEDs were recovered along
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road.
Partial dry run of bus conducted:
A dry run of the India-Pakistan bus from Kaman Bridge, the last Indian military post, to Srinagar was today successfully completed. However, the trial from Srinagar to the Line of Control has been postponed and will now be conducted tomorrow.
Heavy
security cover for bus passengers: With militant threats looming
large, 23 Muzaffarabad-bound passengers were put under heavy security
cover, three days before the launch of bus service across the Line of
Control, and the Jammu and Kashmir Government today.
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States
Daylight
robbery in Jalandhar: Panic gripped the
Jalandhar cantonment area as four persons allegedly looted cash and jewellery
worth about Rs 25 lakh from a jeweller in the busy street No. 9 today. The
jeweller said that he was robbed at the gun point by four persons, one of them
posing as a customer, this morning hours.
Trekking down Veerappan's trail
: Adventure enthusiasts can now retrace the
dreaded brigand's footsteps in his forest hideouts.
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Four
Haryana VCs told to quit:
Continuing its \93cleansing process\94 the
Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana today asked the Vice-Chancellors of
four universities in the state to quit. According to informed sources, Mr Vishnu
Bhagwan, a former bureaucrat, who was the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Jambeshwar
University, Hisar, as well as Choudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, sent his
resignation to the Chancellor, Dr A.R. Kidwai, this evening.
Neighbours
Democracy
can end unrest: Benazir: As Pakistan
People's Party observed the 26th death anniversary of its founder Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto all over the country on Monday, the party's chairperson Benazir Bhutto
demanded free and fair elections for restoration of genuine democracy.
Pak
signs pacts with China for warships:
Islamabad and Beijing have signed
contracts for the construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistan Navy. The
signing ceremony was held at the ministry of defence production in Islamabad on
Monday.
'UN Kashmir resolution dead'
: Departing from Pakistan's long-held stand, the
ruling party PML-Q has said that clinging to the 60 year-old UN resolution to
resolve Kashmir issue would be a "hypocricy" and "wastage of
time."
View from abroad
Security
Council expansion: China advocates consensus:
In a setback to India and other G-4 nations, China has said any decision on UN
Security Council expansion should be made in the General Assembly through
consensus.
Pope
will take a secret to the grave: Pope John Paul II will take a secret to the
grave when he is buried on Friday.
Overall
Central bureaucrats will be trained and graded:
The prime
minister plans to send officials to a
training institute.
Pakistan party said UN's Kashmir resolution was dead: The PML-Q departed
from a long-held stand and said the 60-year-old resolution should be ignored.
Terrorists set off bomb on India-Pakistan bus route: Seven people were
hurt but a bigger tragedy was averted.
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