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IMAGINARY INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT KALAM

My school friend is a very famous Dentist and he has many VVIP patients. But he has one rule that to be treated his patients, however important they maybe, must come to his clinic. As for me…..his is the only Dental Chair that I feel is not a Chair of torture.

The other day I dropped into his Clinic to find a posse of Black Cats standing out. His Secretary whispered to me that the Doc was really busy as Sonia was undergoing some Dental treatment. She said, "Seems Sonia tried to chew something very hard and now needs Dental treatment." Allegations about Pratibha were coming out everyday and so I thought to myself 'how ironical'????

Suddenly there was a lot of commotion and the door flung open and in walked a Army Officer followed by Kalam. I jumped up and stood at attention. Seeing my reaction Kalam came up to me and put me at ease and made me sit down and sat next to me. I was the proverbial 'Jack in the box', because as he addressed me I stood up again. He made me sit down and to ensure that I kept sitting he put his hand on my shoulder. Kalam was there also for a Dental emergency. And I overheard his ADC telling the Doc's Secretary that Kalam had taken painkillers and was not in pain.

Kalam picked up a magazine and like all Dental patients leafed through the magazine nervously. Kalam's ADC informed Kalam that Madam Sonia was being treated and he'd have to wait for some time.

Me: Sir now that you have some time can I make a request???
Kalam: I'm sure you are not asking for an autograph …..
Me: No, no Sir…… can I interview you???
ADC: What????
Kalam: Are you a Journalist??
Me: No

Kalam: Do you have any Political affiliations??
Me: No……. as a citizen of India I want to interview you….. and I'll post this Interview on a Site and would like my fellow Indians to read this interview.
Kalam: Hmmm……. okay.... and it'll take my mind off the 'dental nervousness'!!!

The ADC sat down on the opposite sofa and pulled out a pad to take notes. Kalam waived him off.

Me: Why is it that the Political establishment wants that only a Politician be elected to the Office of President???
Kalam: Well I can only take a scientific guess…… during NDA's time opposites attracted and I got elected…… now seems things are working in an unscientific way and so they want one of their own to be elected!!

Me: But shouldn't the Office of President be totally unbiased and apolitical????
Kalam: Yes ideally this should be the case because a Father figure sides only with the right!!!
Me: I feel the Political establishment takes you to be a step Father?? But then irony is that if a Politician becomes President won't he be step fatherly to non friendly Political Parties????

The ADC came up to Kalam and informed him that Sonia's treatment was midway.

Me: You made a statement at the very start that you were not interested in a second term!!
Kalam: If the Politicians are allergic to a non political person don't you feel that a non politician person would be equally allergic to them??? Don't you feel that I too would have been tired of all the politics being played with my Office???

Me: I'm sure you must not have forgotten the way they got you to sign proclamation of President's rule in Bihar!!! Coming back to the subject.....now why have you changed your mind and indicated that you are willing for a second term in Office?????

Kalam: Well to make a long story short I did some introspection and it struck me that if I can serve the Nation …. why not???? I don't know why people cannot see the selflessness in my decision….. I have no vested interests…. I have no masters to serve……. I have no family members pressurising me to continue!!! All that I told the Third Front was check your numbers and then lets talk!!!! And perks of this high Office are immaterial to me...... I've never got trapped in the trappings of Office!!!

Me: Coming to the Third Front!!
Kalam: Well these fellows came to me and as they sipped filter coffee I filtered their proposal to me . I filtered out the politics and found that there was some merit in what they said. I felt that I could be of service to India ……. continue keeping the President's Office away from Politics. I've been receiving lakhs of emails. And I notice that the minute Congress finalized its candidate the emails not only increased but started sounding desperate!!!

Me: But Congress says emails don't decide Presidents!!
Kalam: But emails and letters do keep all those in power informed. I think emails help to keep our ears to the ground and I would advise all those in power to read emails the Public sends to them....... never take people for granted!!!!

The Dentist came out and greeted Dr. Kalam and informed him that he would attend him in a short while.

Me: What's your take on the allegations that have come out about Congress's candidate???
Kalam: Fallout of a political appointee. An apolitical person would in all probability be free form such things.
Me: Balasahib says that if Pratibha becomes President will she be addressed as Rashtrapatni???
Kalam: Well if he could call a bachelor as Rashtrapathi then what's his problem about addressing a Lady President as Rashtrapathi??? For me its issues and not individuals.

Me: Very right……. like in the USA now in India too candidates for high Office are put under the microscope by the Media and Public…… don't you feel this is right???
Kalam: Its good for Democracy. This will ensure that tainted people do not occupy positions of power. And one must remember that false propaganda falls flat on its face because the Media and people do analyse what's brought out in the Public domain…. its like a double edged sword!!! But I'm against slander and comments like Balasahib made!!!

Dentist came in again and said that he was ready. Sonia came out and greeted Kalam and left.

Me: Any interesting anecdote of your Presidency you would like to let us know????
Kalam: Well when I became President a close friend said to me , "What does one say to the President of India"??? ....... I told him , " Just say Hullo"!!
Me: Tell me one thing how would you like your Presidency to be remembered???
Kalam: That I worked to distance the President's Office from politics and I worked to bring the President's Office closer to the People!!!
Me: Now what???
Kalam: Well my assets are all packed ......up here ( pointing to his head) ….. I'm ready to move on at a moment's notice!!!
Kalam's ADC came in and informed Kalam that the Doctor was ready. Kalam picked up a paper and penned something on the paper and gave it to me and walked away. After he left I read it:

I climbed and climbed
Where is the peak, my Lord?
I ploughed and ploughed,
Where is the knowledge treasure, my Lord?
I sailed and sailed,
Where is the island of peace, my Lord?
Almighty, bless my nation
With vision and sweat resulting into happiness

Bharat Kumar

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Mystery behind 1988 empanelment list
Though the list of those 1988 batch IAS officials empanelled to the rank of joint secretary in the Government of India is lying ready, mystery shrouds why it is not being cleared.

Raghavan to go to Dublin
India's Ambassador in Prague is being moved to Dublin in the same capacity. He is 1979 batch IFS officer.

Saurabh Kumar to move Viena
India's Ambassador in Dublin Saurabh Kumar will move to Vienna in the same capacity. He is 1973 batch IFS officer.

Will Ravi Dhingra be CS of Himachal Pradesh ?

Grapevine has it that Ravi Dhingra is being appointed new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.1972 batch IAS officer Dhingra is presently Secretary of National Commission for Minorities.

Rajasthan Chief Secretary to retire

Rajasthan Chief Secretary Anil Vaish is retiring on June 30.1970 batch IAS officer Vaish had been granted one months extension.

Samant to be Chief Secretary of Rajasthan ?

If all goes well D C Samant will be new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan on July 1. He is 1972 batch IAS officer.

Will Sethi be Chairman of CERC?
Latest information says that Surya Sethi of International Financial Corporation is being appointed Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

Shyamalima Banerjee is CVO NPCC
Shyamalima Banerjee has been appointed CVO of the National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC).Shyamalima is 1987 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Berwa empanelled in GoI
R N Berwa has been empanelled to the rank equivalent to the Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

N.Sanyal to join tomorrow

Nilanjan Sanyal is set to join Government of India as Joint Secretary (Sugar) in the Department of Food on June 28, 2007.So far he was Principal Secretary to the Orissa Governor.Sanyal belongs to the 1979 batch is an IAS officer of the Orissa cadre.

Parag Gupta Spl Secretary to Orissa Governor

Parag Gupta is Special Secretary to the Orissa Governor.Gupta is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch. The said assignment has been given to him as additional charge. Meanwhile Suresh C Patnaik has been given additional charge of Sports.

Prasad to return to MT cadre ?
There is a rumour in the Ministry of Forests in the Government of India that senior IFS officer G K Prasad is returning to the parent Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Singhvi is Member of Petroleum Regulatory Board
Retired Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax in Delhi will be Member of the newly constituted Petroleum Regulatory Board.

Two DIGs of Indian Coast Guard
Deputy inspector general, Indian Coast Guard D.B. Prasad will move to Porbander. G.P. Raj from Gujarat will take over as DIG Coast Guard Vishakhapatnam.

Naidu takes over
K J S Naidu has taken over as Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bangalore .

Four IFS re-instated in UP

Four Indian Forest Service officers Mssrs Rajiv Kumar G P Sharma,V K Chopra and Shivpal Singh have been re-instated by the Mayawati Government.

Manini Chatterjee to be Editor "The Telegraph"

Manini Chatterjee is all set to join 'The Telegraph', Delhi, as Editor from August 1, 2007.She would succeed Bharat Bhushan. Who has joined as Editor of the "Today Mail" a joint venture of the "India Today" group of magazines & "Daily Mail"London.So far Ms.Ms.Chatterjee was Political Editor with the "Indian Express".

Director Mines takes VRS in Rajasthan

Director Mines in Rajasthan G L Vyas has sought VRS.

UP to have IPS officer as DG Jails

UP Government has decided to appointed IPS officer instead of IAS officer as DG Jails.

Jubilation of Congress may be short lived

The jubilation of leaders in Congress may be short-lived over the rift that has arisen between Shiv Sena & the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).In their jubilation Congress leaders have forgotten the fact that in recent past the Shiv Sena had offered to join hands with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of which president is Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.The Shiv Sena & BJP at loggerheads over the support of Mrs.Pratibha Patil-UPA sponsored nominee for the Presidential poll.

Shekhar Dutt wants to chill in Seatle

Indian Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt who is due to retire after a few weeks wants to chill out with his grand daughter in Seattle (USA).

Delhi cops incur wrath of NHRC, others

Cops in Delhi have incurred the wrath of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) & other Human Rights activists over an incident involving a 14 year child who was rescued from kidnappers. Reason for this ire is said to be act by cops of Delhi police to present the minor before the media to narrate his ordeal. Moreover this was done in contravention to not only a judgement by the Supreme Court of India (SCI) but also in violation of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.).Violators may attract sentence for 10 years imprisonment.

Glorification by Consul General to UAE

Many a brows have been raised over the manner in which glorification of Indian Consul General to United Arab Emirates (UAE) Venu Rajamony on completion of his 100 days in office has been done today. There is two page advertisement in leading daily titled "Emirates Today" in which his interview is also there.Reeportedly there has been a very strong reaction from Indians who live in UAE over the language that has been used. It reads "From prisons to permits, Indians turn to this man." One can see this on the following web link
http://emiratestodayonline.com/

Transfers & postings of 117 CITs issued

As many as 117 Commissioners of Income Tax(CITs) & Directors of Income Tax(DITs) have been transferred.They are:
A.A.Khalkho CIT(A)-IV Hyderabad to CIT(A.) Tirupati,D.D.Goel CIT Guntur to CIT(ITAT)-II Hyderabad,S.C.Agrawal CIT(A)Dhanbad to CIT(A) Ujjain,Dilip Shivpuri DIT(Audit)Delhi to CIT -VII Ahmedabad,Sudhir Chandra CIT XV Delhi to CIT -III Chennai,Deepali Bahadur CIT(ITAT)-II Delhi to CIT VI Ahmedabad,Sunita Puri CIT (ITAT) VI Delhi to CIT(CIB)Chandigarh,Satbir Singh CIT(ITAT)-VII Delhi to CIT (ITAT)II Lucknow,O.P.Jain CIT (A)III Delhi to CIT(A) II Jaipur,Sudha Sharma DIT(RSP & PR) Delhi to CIT(A) I Ahmedabad,Mrs.Pawan Parmar Singh CIT(A)XVI Delhi to CIT Audit Chandigarh,B.D.S.Kharb CIT (A)XXII Delhi to CIT(VI)Ahmedabad,B.N.Panda CIT VI Ahmedabad to CIT I Rajkot,Gurpreet Singh CIT VII Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar,N.Biswal CIT (A)VII Ahmedabad to CIT (A)II Cochin ,L.D.Bharati CIT (A) XXI Ahmedabad to CIT Jamnagar,Sushil Chandra CIT(C I) to CIT XVI Mumbai,M.K.Idnani CIT (CO) Ahmedabad to CIT (A) Kota,Rananjay Singh CIT(RTI) Ahmedabad to CIT Bareilly,K.K.Tiwari CIT(A) V Surat to CIT TDS Pune,O.P.Pahadia CIT (A) V Baroda to CIT Alwar,S.K.Abrol CIT(A)-III Rajkot to CIT (A)XIX Mumbai,A.P.Singh CIT IV Bangalore to CIT (A)XXXI Mumbai,S.Gopalakrishnan CIT(A) I Bangalore to CIT(A)II Bhubaneshwar,K.K.Rao CIT (CO) Bangalore to CIT(A)XX Kolkata,Gunjan Mishra CIT(CIB)Bangalore to CIT Muzzafarnagar,K.K.Mohapatra CIT(A)Mangalore to CIT(Audit)Bhubaneshwar,S.Rajguru CIT(A)II Cochin to CIT II Baroda,P.H.Adnur CIT (CO) Cochin to CIT(ITAT)I Bangalore,Chandra Mohan Jha CIT(CIB) Bhopal to CIT Muzzafarpur, Nutan Arvind CIT Raipur to CIT(A)I Indore,S.Mukhopadhyay CIT(A) Raipur to DIT(Systems)II Delhi, T.Jayshankar CIT(A) Ujjain to CIT (TDS)Nagpur,Prabhash Shankar CIT(ITAT)Indore to CIT(A)(C)VII Mumbai,J.Suresh CIT(CIB)Pune to CIT II Kolhapur,A.J.Khan DIT(INV)Pune to CIT(CO)Pune,Nishi Nair CIT(A)I Thane to CIT(Audit)II Mumbai,P.K.Shukla CIT(A)II Thane to CIT II Trichy,L.H.Manne CIT(A)I Aurangabad to CIT X Chennai,Girija Jagannath CIT III Nagpur to CIT(Audit)Hyderabad,I.Suresh Babu CIT(C) Nagpur to CIT II Vizag,K.S.Bhatti CIT III Mumbai to CIT II Surat,L.R.Nayyar CIT XXI Mumbai to CIT(ITAT)Jabalpur ,Aditya Vikram CIT(ITAT) IV Mumbai to CIT(A)V Surat,Arvind Pinto CIT(ITAT)Mumbai to CIT I Coimbatore,V.S. Singh CIT(ITAT)XI Mmbai to CIT(Audit)Mumbai,Vishwas Rattan RangrayCIT(A)XIX Mumbai S.K.Singh CIT (A) XXXI Mumbai to DIT(Exemption) , D.D.GuptaCIT(A)-XXXII MUMBAI to C I T(OSD)MUMBAI,L.C. JoshiCIT(A)(C)-VIIMumbai toCIT(A)_IIGuwahati M.K.DubeyCIT(CIB) Mumbai toCIT(ITAT)_II
Pune ,G.D. ChandorkarCIT(AUDIT)_IMumbai toCIT(AUDIT)Bhopal ,Alka TyagiCIT(OSD)Mumbai to CIT (D R) (ITSC) -Mumbai ,K .K .Sinha CIT(A) IIGuwahati to CIT-II Ludhiana ,M.K.Singh CIT Jorhat to CIT(AUDIT)Pune,Y.K.Batra CIT II Chandigarh to CIT(A)Panchkula,Meher Singh CIT (A) Shimla to CIT Karnal,G.S.Randhawa CIT(A)Panchkula to CIT II Chandigarh,Kuldeep Singh CIT(ITAT)Amritsar to CIT(A)Ludhiana,A.K.Thatai CIT(A)Jammu to CIT (ITAT) Kochi,Vinita Surie CIT Karnal to DIT(Research) I Delhi,Ajay Kumar CIT(A)Ludhiana to CIT(TDS)Patna,Vinay Kumar CIT(ITAT)Cuttack to CIT(A) VI Kolkata,Maqbool Ahmed CIT(A)Rourkela to CIT(TDS) Bhubaneshwar,A.K.Gautam CIT(A)Behrampur)to CIT(ITAT)Cuttack,A.K.Jain CIT(A)Kota to CIT (CO)Jaipur,O.P.Meena CIT(ITAT)Jodhpur to CIT(ITAT)XII Mumbai,K.R.Meghwal CIT(A)II Bikaner to CIT ITAT Bikaner,V.S.Kothari CIT Ajmer to CIT(A) I Jaipur,S.K.sahu CIT III Chennai to DIT(Inv)Pune,S.S.Kannan CIT(A) I Chennai to CIT Allahabad, Lakshmi Handa Puri CIT(CO)Chennai To CIT(CO)Bangalore,P.K.Vaid CIT(DR)ITSC II Chennai to CIT (OSD) ITAT Chennai,A.N.Pahuja DIT(F)Chennai to CIT Salem,J.C.Mishra CIT I Coimbatore to CIT XII Mumbai, D.K.Singh CIT Salem to DIT(FT)Chennai, Rajendra Kumar CIT(A) Salem to CIT(A) Mysore, Kiran O.Vasudev CIT(A)II Lucknow to CIT (BPR) II Delhi, V.K.Choudhary CIT(A) Varanasi to CIT (C) Nagpur K.Chandrahas CIT Allahabad to CIT(A) III Nagpur,N.N.Kumar CIT(A) II Agra to CIT(A) Aurangabad, Pravin Kumar CIT Ghaziabad to DIT(OSD)(SYSTEMS) Delhi,Himalini Kashyap CIT (ITAT)Delhi,L.Sailo CIT Muzzafarnagar to CIT (Audit)I Delhi, R.C.Sharma CIT(C) Kanpur to CIT(ITAT) I Lucknow, Jamil Ahmed CIT VII Kolkata to CIT Raipur,Surenderjit Singh CIT X Kolkata to CIT Ghaziabad,Kulwant Singh CIT XIII Kolkata to CIT Faridabad, Bonani Ghosh CIT XV Kolkata to CIT Siliguri, D.K.Dash Sharma CIT XVII Kolkata to CIT II Thane, A.L.K.B.Chand CIT(A)- I Kolkata to CIT II Madurai, Madhu Mahajan CIT(A) V Kolkata to CIT(A) XXII Delhi,Abha Anand Kishore CIT(A) XVII Kolkata to DIT (Audit)Delhi,Vinodanand Jha CIT(A) XX Kolkata to CIT(CIB) Bhopal,R.K.Rai CIT (A) XXVI Kolkata to CIT Ranchi, Raj Kumar CIT(A) XXVII Kolkata to CIT(A) Bhatinda, Dhirender Khare CIT(A)XXX Kolkata to CIT(Audit)Lucknow, Virender Singh CIT(A) XXXIV Kolkata to CIT(CO) Kochi, Girdharilal CIT (ITAT) I Kolkata to CIT IX Mumbai, U.D.Prasad CIT(ITAT) II Kolkata to CIT(Audit) Nagpur,S.Bhattacharya CIT(C) III Kolkata to CIT (ITAT)II Chandigarh, B.P.Meena CIT(DR)Kolkata to (IISC)II CIT Jorhat, Bharati Mukherjee DIT(Exemp)Kolkata to CIT(A)Dhanbad, Y.R.Rao CIT(Judl) Kolkata to CIT(A) Dhanbad,Rakesh Suri CIT(A) XIII Kolkata to CIT (TDS) II Delhi,D.R.Sindhal CIT Siliguri to CIT(A) Asansol,B.K.Jha CIT(A) Asansol to DIT(Doms)Delhi,R.K.Jain on return from deputation to CIT VII Chennai,A.K.Mehta On return from deputation to CIT(C)II Ahmedabad,Rajan Singhla on return from deputation CIT(A) XXXII Mumbai,Chitra Srinivasan CIT(A) I Bhopal, Anil Goel Secy (ITSC) Mumbai to CIT(ITAT) Panaji & D.P.Sengupta on return from deputation to DIT(Intl Tax)II Delhi.

FORUM

Who was responsible for this?

We all could understand that some junior babu working in the concerned Ministry would have put up a designation as 'IFS' for 'forest service' (may be vice versa) and another senior babu should have approved it (as the way he normally does). Similary, another junior babu at some other point of time had put up the same designation also for 'foreign service' and another senior babu had approved it without checking that there is something 'like this' existing already. It was all created only by the babus and for the babus without knowing what they are doing. Now, it has created serious problem in the governance of the country.

If we want to understand further, not many IFS (forest) officers have any opportunity to visit foreign countries and the scope is also limited. Where as 'the Indian' forests are totally foreign to IFS (foreign service) officers who would never like to visit Indian forests even in their dreams. Therefore, no conflict of interests.

Moreover, two different separate ministries are dealing with these two different categories of officers. The only common thing among the two is that both of them work in the same primitive way. That's all. Therefore, no problem as of now for the country.

However, it is wonderful to have such discussions for a quicker development of our country.

Thanks to this site for putting the Indian administrators together.
Jai Hind

RAJA
This trend has both points

This trend has both pluses and minuses. The other service persons manning important posts in State makes it a true Indian Civil Service as it is known from the days of its origin. Every bright candidate who takes up UPSC civil services thinks that he will be into prestigious steel frame of India. Its only after getting into a particular service and spending a few years in service will he/she realises how other services are treated as one below.
The minus part of it would be that most of the other service do not interact with politicians as much as IAS , from the beginning of their career, it may become a difficult proposition during such posting. The time available on the job for learning a few traits of the task, it may be advisable to run a short term course in Mussorie. All the best to all such other service officer to perform well and make their name.

P K Srihari
Foreign Service is superior

If you set aside politeness for a moment, you will realise that the Foreign Service is way too superior and there is no way that the Forest Service can compare to it. When there is contention, the superior service should be accorded preference.

Kuldeep Bharadwaj

Retirement age should not be raised
No, Retirement age should not be increased. A Single wrong decision may create lot of problems which may directly or indirectly may effect our society. In my opinion the retirement age should be reduced to 55. This may create the new jobs for the youth who are waiting for better future.

Samar Singh

It should be unwritten code of conduct

Once an officer is transferred s/he should not take any tours both with in the country or abroad. It is just not done. It is not only unethical but would give a bad and wrong impression to the hosts. This should also equally apply to the officers who are about to retire. None would take seriously. This would and should be applicable to political executives around the time of completion of tenure. It should form unwritten code of conduct for all.

T Ramchandru IAS

It is unethical to make tour

It is totally unethical to make tour at any place or transfer subordinates after receiving own transfer order. In fact even if you get confirmed information about your transfer order you must avoid ant policy decision .

Shree Bhagwan

Debate on Prime Minister

The fourth pillar of the democracy that is the media of late has become proactive in generating, moulding and manipulating public opinion. The debate over who would be the next prime minister of India seems to be an exercise of that sort to improve acceptability and reduce rejectability in respect of certain politicians who otherwise have tainted past and doubtful credentials to qualify for the post of the highest political executive post of that country which has recently been witnessing unprecedented growth in a very competitive global economy.

Rajesh Kumar Singh

It will be unfortunate to give extension

This will be unfortunate as giving extension will stop the promotions in the lower cadre. Kanu Gohain is favorable DG to industry & all the politician, every body knows Why.............
He rose to this post from Steno in agricultural aviation to DG superseeding many person due to his cleverness & political contact from the NE & even with 10 Janpath.........
BAD LUCK TO ALL DGCA OFFICERS & STAFF

Raj Singh

Gohain is dynamic officer

He has been a very dynamic officer and has taken bold steps for exponential growth of the industry. I think he has proved himself to fulfill dreams of the Hon'ble Minister. He must get extension otherwise the department will be left with a big vaccum.

D K Malhotra

Gohain has done good job

Kanu Gohain has done a commendable job as DIRECTOR

A K Sharma
SPs will head Police stations
I endorse the views of R Kumar that SPs would be heading Police Stations soon. Senior officers should not make themselves available for performing lower grade duties just in the lust of picking up higher ranks !
Sat B

Three wise men

TAIL-PIECE

Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and George W. Bush went to a fitness spa for some
fun. After a stimulating, healthy lunch, all three decided to visit the
men's room and they found a strange-looking gent sitting at the entrance.
He said, "Welcome to the gentlemen's room. Be sure to check out our newest
feature, a mirror that, if you look into it and say something truthful, you
will be rewarded with your wish. But, be warned: if you say something FALSE,
you will be sucked into the mirror to live in a void of nothingness for all
eternity!"

The three men quickly entered and upon finding the mirror, Bill Clinton
stepped up and said, "I think I'm the most intelligent of us three," and he
suddenly found the keys to a brand new Bentley in his hands.

Al Gore stepped up and said, "I think I'm the most aware of the
environmental problems of us three," and in an instant, he was surrounded by
a pile of money to fund his next Presidential Campaign.

Excited over the possibility of finally having a wish come true, George W.
Bush looked into the mirror and said, "I think...," and was promptly sucked
into the mirror.--
Contributed by=Col. Satish Dewan

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CORPORATE

Bharat Diwaker is VP HSBC (India)
Bharat Diwaker has been appointed Vice-President of the HSBC (India).He is the elder son of Madhya Pradesh cadre 1971 batch IPS officer R K Diwaker.

GM level promotions in BHEL delayed

The promotion list relating General Manager (GM) executives in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will be finalized late this year. The delay is due to A.K.Mathur Director Industry Sector & Projects being away on a foreign tour. It will take at least Eight days before the promotion list could be announced.

Chaddha to join Hotel in Morocco
General Manager of the Park Hotel New Delhi Tejpal Chaddha has resigned to join some hotel group in Morocco.

Bose is GM Park Hotel
Abhijit Bose has been internally promoted as General Manager of the Park Hotel, New Delhi.

Ajay Kumar is Zonal Manager BoB Rajasthan
Ajay Kumar has taken over as Zonal Manager Rajasthan Circle of the Bank of Baroda .

Lakhanpal is Moves to Chandigarh
R K Lakhanpal has moved from Jaipur to Chandigarh Circle as Regional Manager of the Bank of Baroda.

Lal is GM SBI Hyderabad
Shyam Kishore Lal has taken over as General Manager (Operations), State Bank of Hyderabad. Earlier he was GM of the State Bank of Patiala.

Mohapatra quits Aricent
Manoranjan Mohapatra has quit as President and Chief Operating Officer of communications software company Aricent.

Dandapani is COO of Airtravel
V. Dandapani has been appointed Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Airtravel. He will also be Chief Operating Officer of Great India Tour Company.

Dayal joins as CEO
Devesh Nayel has joined Compass BPO, a U.K.-based business process outsourcing unit as its Chief Executive Officer.

Bewoor is President of MCCI
Arun Bewoor has been elected president of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).

Ramon Chibb VP-" BINDASS"

BINDASS, India's first 360-degree entertainment brand for Young India, has announced the appointment of Ramon Chibb as the Vice President-Head of Content and Operations. Brand Bindass will kick start with a Hindi GEC channel scheduled to launch in mid 2007.
Ramon was VP Content (New Media) at DMCL the digital arm of Zee Telefilms.

NTPC & TELK join hands

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) & Transformers and Electrical Kerala Limited (TELK)- a Government of Kerala Company have joined hands. In a strategic move NTPC has agreed to acquire 44.6% stake in TELK from Government of Kerala and its undertakings presently holding 95.6% equity of TELK. The TELK is a company with proven expertise of over four decades in the business of manufacture, marketing and servicing of Power Transformers, Current Voltage Transformers, Circuit Breakers, Isolated Phase Bus Ducts, Shunt Reactors etc.This would enable the NTPC to become an integrated power major.

Rakesh Mathur's plea to vote for the Taj Mahal

Rakesh Mathur President of the WelcomHeritage, group of hotels has appealed to vote in favour of the Agra located Taj Mahal so that the ages old monument is able make its position among top new seven wonders of the World. The WelcomHeritage is a joint venture between ITC Ltd. and the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Marudhar Hotels.In his appeal Rakesh Mathur said "the New 7 Wonders of the World selection by popular vote thru sms is on globally. Taj of course is one of the nominations. Needless to say the monument/location which gets the largest nbr of sms will win. One can even vote online. Their WEB SITE is www.new7wonders.com .sms votes can be sent to 4567 and then type in TAJ"Mathur further said "moreover with over 200million mobile users it would be a shame if Taj does not win."

SAIL, MOIL sign MoU for ferro-alloy production
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) today signed a memorandum of understanding with Manganese Ore India Ltd (MOIL) for setting up of a joint venture company (JVC) to produce ferro-manganese and silico-manganese. The Boards of SAIL and MOIL have already given in-principle approval to the proposal for setting up of this JVC.
MOIL in the public sector has large resources of manganese ore in India and is capable of providing high value added inputs. SAIL decided to enter into a strategic alliance with MOIL to ensure regular and quality supply of manganese ore at competitive cost. The proposed JVC will initially supply a projected volume of around 31,000 tonnes of ferro-manganese and 70,000 tonnes of silico-manganese, to meet a part of SAIL's requirement of these ferro-alloys to produce 24 million tonnes of crude steel by 2010, as part of the company's growth plan.
Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd, a SAIL subsidiary, already supplies around 55,000 tonnes of ferro-manganese and 44,500 tonnes of silico-manganese to the steel producer, but this does not meet the company's entire requirement of the ferro-alloys.
The proposed JVC will produce ferro-alloys through three furnaces to be set up in or around Bhilai. Total capital outlay for the proposed JVC is estimated to be Rs. 225 crore. The company will be incorporated with a debt-equity ratio of 1:1 and 50:50 shareholding by SAIL and MOIL.

Why did Anil Ambani meet AP CM ?
Why did Anil Ambani meet Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy on Tuesday ?.