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Takru is new DG NIFT
Finally Rajiv Takru has been appointed DG of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

( We said this on March 13 and May 25 )

Mishra to be IG CISF Mumbai
Rakesh Kumar Mishra is being moved to Mumbai as IG CISF. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

D V Singh to be Chief Secretary of Manipur ?
Grapevine has it that D V Singh is being appointed Chief Secretary of Manipur. He is 1976 batch IAS officer.

Atul Verma to get extension !
DIG in the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai Atul Verma is expected to get one year extension in his tenure . He is 1991 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Tiwari is seniormost serving IPS officer
CBI Director Vijay Shankar Tiwari is the seniormost serving IPS officer in the country. He is 1969 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

R Prasad aims a higher collection
R Prasad, newly appointed Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) aims higher collection of tax.

No ADG level vacancy in GoI
Now there is no ADG level vacancy in the Government of India .

Uday Verma takes over as AS I & B

Uday Verma has taken over as Additional Secretary Information and Broadcasting on Thursday.He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Ms.Uma Bharati & the RSS
Bigwigs of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)at the top level have now reportedly intervened to urge Ms.Uma Bharati & convince the top brass of Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) for her re -entry into the party.

Gujarat polls & Congress CMs
Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states are nowadays a hassled lot. They are reportedly daily receiving fresh demands for funds from the High Command for ensuing Gujarat assembly polls. Some of them had even called up a section in the media & told them they were being harassed in the name of funds for Gujarat polls.

Mind boggling offer to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has reportedly received a mind boggling offer to write his memoirs. This even includes :what had transpired between him & Congress chief Mrs.Sonia Gandhi, before Dr.Man Mohan Singh's name was forwarded as the Indian Prime Minister. The amount offered is somewhere around $200 Million.

Jairath is ahead ?
Vinesh Jairath is reportedly ahead in the race for the post of Principal Secretary to the Maharashtra Chief Minister. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Gaur and Rastogi to be CCIT Mumbai ?
B P Gaur and D S Rastogi are likely to be posted as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in Mumbai.

Rajasthan on fast track of Development

Rajathan Government being headed by Chief Ms.Vasundhara Raje has been able to put the state on the "fast track of development".Ms.Vasundhara Raje who completes her four years in office on December 8, 2007 strove to build not only infrastructure of roads & electricity network,but also laid stress on social infrastructure like health & Education.As many as 40000 villages in Rajasthan will start getting uninterrupted power supply by June 2008.Recently concluded "Resurgent Rajasthan"-a global entrepreneurs meet had been a grand success.To her credit Ms.Vasundhara Raje has many things like wiping out revenue deficit besides being lauded by the Indian Government for programmes like National Rural Employment Guarantee(NREG) & mid day meal(MDM).

Retirement age in AIR INDIA not to be raised
There is no proposal to raise the retirement age of AIR INDIA employees from 58 to 60.

MPs lobby for BHEL,CMD

As the grapevine has it certain MPs have called on powers that be & pleaded for granting an extension A.K.Puri,Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) of the BHEL whose term ends early next year.

Will Brahma Dutt be Joint Secretary Loksabha Secretariat ?
Who will succeed P K Bhandari as Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat ?.Logically Seniormost official Brahma Dutta should make it. There are reports that a couple of West Bengal cadre IAS officers are trying their best to get this post.

Rajiv Sharma joins CVC as Director

Rajiv Sharma, Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) (1993 batch) officer has joined Central Vigilance Commission as Director. He was earlier working as Sr. Dy CGDA in Hqrs of Defence Accounts Department.

Former IAS officer joins Congress in Rajasthan

Former 1975 batch IAS officer K L Mina has joined the Congress Party in Rajasthan.

FORUM

Whose responsibility is it anyway?

While everyone will surely agree that there is no substitute for Hard work and Honesty, at the same time we also see the reality that no hard working and honest individual is allowed to be so. Isn't there an irony somewhere here? We have persons who has lived their most productive years dedicated to some good cause, succumb due to the very issues they stood up for. They are asked to justify their rightful acts while others who exactly do the opposite are allowed to prosper and go about doing their bit only for themselves and destroying the society in the process. People get suspended or transferred for doing what they were supposed to do in the first place. The very officer, who at the time of interview would call for all the ideals from a candidate, suddenly changes his/her idea of what is expected from a worker once the person gets selected and serves the organisation. Moreover, it is seen now that Officers/ bureaucrats joining an organisation do not even bother to know the objectives and ideals based on which the foundations of any organisation rests on. It is felt that these very persons on whom the growth of an organisation depends on, totally oppose and disregard any positive development made by their predecessors, and in taking their turn to create an imprint in the life of the organisation, end up only in confusing the workers or at best "reinventing the wheel" again and again. However, one must not lose the fact that all necessary progress reports and even putting up Publicity shows are well put in place by them, of course authenticity questionable. Events like the Vigilance Awareness week too are not missed with all the rhetoric and lose talk. Answers to every common query are provided at the drop of a hat on damage control mode and which always fall flat on verification. Pointing questions however are lost all the time.

Organisations, which are expected to be functioning in motivating others, are often themselves engaged in petty squabbles within, due to maladjustments between the authorities and the workers. We often talk of Empowerment. Whose empowerment are we meaning when new ideas coming from workers are not being promoted. Transparency too is understood as another prerequisite parameter for good administration. Again, here too no whistle blower is encouraged for asking basic information. As for the accountability of their action(s), the less said the better. Orders are being belted out not in file but verbally, processing of cases done on selective basis only, beneficiary selection is limited totally to the known people only, expenditure carried out only in areas where the officer is comfortable with, not where it is most needed etc. Though enough funds are provided for carrying out various programmes, it is always the same stereotyped variety which gets supported especially of the kind where the monitoring is difficult to gauge after a few months or the impact is negligible for anyone to track.

As for the growth of the organisation itself, none seems to be bothered especially in matters regarding the promotion of staffs. Instead, persons are taken in, on one's sweet will for filling in the higher posts. Identity of the regular staffs are lost. Human Resource Development of the staff through trainings and exposure courses are always thumped down. However at the same time we see the authorities take every opportunity to travel to every picturesque location or places of pilgrimage, and trips outside the country are up for grabs amongst the officers themselves.

It is indeed sad on the part of organisations where instead of celebrating decades of their existence, end up somewhere trying to rework their mode of operation opening up debates and questions from all concern. In the process, the vision and mission with all the short term, mid term and long term goals in place years ago, are squashed with no new path drawn up. Confusion reigns.

Though seemingly in construable, the above scenario is true, because I am myself in one such central government organisation, and the lack of transparency again prevents me from revealing any name. Whose responsibility is it anyway?

Kyntiew Burom Rani

Good views on corruption

Col.Satish Diwan's write up on corruption (WIC Forum 5 Dec. 07) makes excellent reading. Apart from erudition the article contains meticulous calculations to demonstrate the implications of corruption by government servants in monetary terms. Kudos to the Col. I nevertheless differ from his assumption that corruption is a post independence phenomenon. As a matter of fact corruption is as old as the tradition of service under the government. Chapter VI of Kautilya's 'ARTHASHASTRA' deals with the regulation of service under the State. Chapter VI (iii) & (iv) deal exclusively with the common modes of misconduct by government servants and the punishment to be meted out respectively. There are 28 types of misconduct listed in the book and these cover the ones listed in our modern day conduct rules or for that matter in the prevention of corruption act as well as the IPC. The misdemeanors included in the ancient treatise are, favour for bribery, extortion from or exploitation of public for personal gains, diversion of public resources for personal use by the government servant himself or for use by some member of public for pecuniary gains, falsification of records, misappropriation and embezzlement. The punishment laid down ranges from fine to even death in certain circumstances. The book also contains elaborate guidelines for prevention of corruption by encouraging informers through lucrative incentives. Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' should be made part of curriculum for the foundational course. Apart from being highly informative, it is an excellently composed treatise in Sanskrit and reading it is a literary treat. Those who aren't comfortable with Sanskrit could try Rangrajan's (ex-IFS officer) english translation published by Penguin.

N N Ojha

Politicians want people to be illiterate and poor

I entirely agree with Kishore. The interest of politicians is in keeping the citizens illiterate, poor and downtrodden. Thus ensuring that votes and notes flow freely. What else can explain the plight of our masses after so many 'garibi hatao' and 20 point programmes right from the day of independence(?) Independence? From what? Those getting fat after eating 4 to 5 nutritious meals a day, hanging around in a metropolitan city, mostly at somebody else's expense, cannot possibly understand the degree of poverty and lack of freedom (and everything else) at the door (if he has any!) of an average Indian. Really sad... some people are able to misappropriate everything that is meant for somebody else.
I will be the happiest person the day we stop recognising people based on their caste. I know my dream will remain unfulfilled. A person's status in the society should be judged solely on the basis of his deeds and nothing else. Whither India?

Padmanabhan

DM Mitra's book -It is a matter of pride for the entire civil service in India.

Dr Jayadev Sarangi

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Don't you all wonder that why on Nandigram Teesta Setelvaad has not said a word!!!
From Madam Humaneness's humane friend on Nandigram not a word has been heard!!

If Tehelka is Congress's Sting Manager then Teesta is Congress's NGO voice!!!
In the garb of a NGO karti hai apne pro Congress opinions voice!!!

They say Teesta has a direct access to 10 Janpath and can walk in at will!!!
No request or application she has to fill!!!

So where it suits Congress she starts to shout!!!
And where it does not she remains out!!!

Modi made a statement justifying one killing whereas a genocide Rajiv justified!!!
When all laws of humanity were defied!!!

So many innocent youths were literally butchered in Punjab !!!
And when questions were asked Congress justified the butchering in its jawaab (answer)!

Hasn't Madam heard of the mass graves in Punjab ????
When blood flowed in all the punj (five) aab (rivers)!!!

Before Madame Humaneness points a finger at Modi she should look at Congress's past!!
Christianity preaches that by only the innocent should the stones be cast!!!

Not that I'm justifying Modi's statement because if he's wrong he'll pay!!
I'm just wondering that how can Congress after all its butchering for his head bay????

Congress has rewarded those who aided and abetted the 1984 genocide!!!
How can Congress tout that it's on justice's side?????

Sonia says that Gujarat is looking for a change!!!
In actuality the votes she's banking on are for BJP just 'loose change'!!!

And Keshubhai has already started making conciliatory sound pe sound!!!
Seems now he's ultimately got his ear to the ground !!!

When Congress loses in Gujarat who will be blamed????
To find a scapegoat Congress is famed!!

Sonia's cutlery is already working on excuses!!!
Let's see ultimately which excuse Madam Humaneness uses????

Deal is good for India and this is a fact!!!
But to get this Deal scuttled it seems with China Indian Commies have a pact!!!

In 'text, pretext and context' this is clear!!!
Via Indian Commies China is working to put India into reverse gear!!!

BJP is against the Deal on political grounds!!!
BJP's just making political sounds!!!

Power gap is growing by leap and bounds,
So some would say that a Desh Bhagat Party is making the wrong sounds!!

Rather than opposing the Deal in totality BJP should talk of what changes it would like!
Should show its pro the Deal rather than saying Deal can go for a hike!!!

And walking out with Commies should have actually made BJP hide with shame!!!
Because BJP knows Commie's anti India game!!!

Was it Big B and Sonny's credit card bills that let the cat out of the bag???
And due process was done and Customs found tabs saying both had total duss bag!!

They used the Green Channel as there was no Duty paid record!!!!
So why are Amar and Jaya lamenting 'persecution' like a broken record?????

SC has opined that women can do bartending!!!!
What message is SC sending?????

Many female Bartenders will be actually Bargirls!!!
As Bartenders Bargirls will be doing swirls!!!

We don't have the ape the West!!!
In many areas Eastern thinking is the best!!!

India has a conservative hue and we should not let this be rubbed off!!!!
I'm sure with me many Indians at SC's ruling will scoff!!!

Cigarette packs should carry pictorial deterrent!!!
Cigarette manufacturers would like that on smoking toll Sarkaar should be errant!

Ramdoss let us in on the smoking lobby's clout!!!
Revealed that many MPs met him and on pictorial deterrents expressed their doubt!!

On account of sub-prime woes now Bond Insurers are facing a shortfall!!
They have to a take an $ 110 billion call!!!

Sub-prime woes are spreading and taking a huge toll!!!
PC should advice RBI Guv ' tholl moll ke boll'!!!

Confucius says …… The true impact of sub-prime is still not known!!!
But its known that via the sub-prime a lot of woe has been sown!!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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CORPORATE

Coca-Cola names new CEO
Muhtar Kent, president and chief operating officer of Coca-Cola, will become chief executive officer on July 1. He succeeds Neville Isdell as CEO. Isdell will, however, continue as chairman until Coke's annual shareholders meeting in April 2009.

BI poised for a giant leap ahead
With the Indian cabinet having approved a $10 Billion rights issue for the State Bank of India(SBI),the bank is likely to aggressively acquire & set up banks on outside shores of India.The SBI of which Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) is O.P.Bhatt targets to become one of the largest banks in the world.The SBI is already $ 143 Billion worth bank.

CCL Board meeting today
Boad meeting of the CCL is taking place in Ranchi on Friday.

Santosh Menon is COO,BEI Confluence

BEI Confluence has roped in Santosh Menon as Chief Operating Officer(COO).Hitherto he was head of DraftFCB in Indonesia.

IOC to set up bio-fuel refinery in Orissa

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)has announced to set up a bio-diesel Oil refinery in Orissa. The proposed Bio-fuel plant having production capacity of 100 tonnes per day would require two lakh tonnes of Jhatropa and Karanja seeds annually said B.B.Choudhury,Chief of
IOC,Eastern Zone.

Ms.Paru Minocha promoted as ED

Ms.Paru Minocha has been promoted from Director as Executive Director(ED) by Synovate.It may be stated that Synovate is market research arm of the Aegis group.

.Alkesh Kanani to head B4U network

B4U Network has appointed Alkesh Kanani as the new Business Head of India operations.He was earlier with Dolby Laboratories.

Sanjay Agrawal is CFO, B4U network

B4U Network has appointed Sanjay Agarwal Chief Financial Officer(CFO).Earlier he was Senior VP with Zee network.

Anjum Hasan's debut novel to be launched

Anjum Hasan's brilliant debut novel, set in Shillong, Lunatic in My Head, published by Zubaan and Penguin Books India is being launched today. The author will be in conversation with Siddhartha Deb, author of Surface and Point of Return. It will be held at The Attic (above The Shop), 36 Regal Building, Sansad Marg (Parliament Street), New Delhi at 6.30 p.m.