Presidency top job, anyone?
There are no takers for the post of Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Presidency University. Although various names are doing the rounds, the government-appointed selection panel is in a fix over not getting much response from academicians. As per the Act, the first V-C will have a tenure of one year and can get an extension of another year. Thus, many academicians are not keen on taking up the post. The selection panel is also looking for academicians outside the state. But sensing the tumultuous political situation, many are not keen on taking over the responsibility even for short term. Now, the selection panel wants an extension in the October deadline.

New job for Infosys chief?
Faux pas of a senior officer at a programme to launch the cybercrime station at their Lal Bazzar headquarters has left the top brass of the Kolkata Police red faced. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and N R Narayana Murthy, founder of the Infosys were present in the programme. During his presentation, the officer, however, announced that the cybercrime station is going to be inaugurated by Chief Minister N R Narayana Murthy.

Unwelcome change
Minister for Land and Land Reforms Abdur Rezaq Mollah, who was in north Bengal last week, was greatly peeved when he got to know from media reports that there was again a change in the post of Land Reforms Commissioner. Sabyasachi Sen — who had been handling the post and that of the commissioner general for over two months — has been made the chairman, Public Service Commission. Calling up chief secretary Ardhendu Sen, the angry minister said: “You are changing my secretaries so fast. In one year you changed three secretaries. Now why don’t you yourself become the secretary of my department as you have got only one month left to retire?” Immediately after, RD Meena, who was there in the department for three months earlier, was given the post.