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AICC reshuffle on the anvil

As the grapevine has the much awaited reshuffle in AICC is round the corner. It should happen before Congress chief Mrs. Sonia Gandhi proceeds on foreign trip on September 26,2007.While Rahul Gandhi's is being a certainty,Ahmed Patel political advisor to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi may be elevated as either Working President of Vice President. Union Culture Minister Mrs.Ambika Soni is likely to be dropped from team of AICC office bearers.

When L.K.Advani got emotional

Senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.Advani was reportedly quite emotional & had tears in his eyes during opening day of BJP's three day national executive committee that started in Bhopal on Friday. The leader got emotional when old guards of BJP met him & urged him to save the party by reviving it from the downslide.

Army is short of officers

The 1.12 million strong Indian Army is short of 11,238 officers against its sanctioned strength of 46,615 officers.

Sujata Mehta is Ambassador to Spain
Ms Sujata Mehta presently Joint Secretary at PMO, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Spain in succession to Ms Suryakanthi Tripathi. She is 1980 batch IFS officer.
(We said this on March 26 )

Maximum number of women IPS officers in 2006 batch
A record number of 18 out of total 101 women IPS officers will now serve the country.

Setu Samudram sinks foreign jaunts
Ram setu controversy led to cancellation of not only Ambika Soni's trip to USA, but also an official level trip to Egypt. This would have been last foreign tour for Culture Secretary Badal Das who is retiring at the end of the month and for Lov Verma who has joined the Department as Joint Secretary recently.

Where does the buck stop?
Archaeologists are upset with the reporting in the press that DG, Archeology suspended two officers, apparently to save her skin; whereas the hapless officers were suspended by the Culture Department and the Directorate General only conveyed the orders. The Director General has submitted her reply to the show cause notice last Tuesday.

Home secretary still respects seniors
Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta is one among the few who not only respects his seniors but also maintains relations with them even though they are retired. this is something which is rarely seen these days particularly when a person achieves position.

CCITs given additional charge

Following Chief Commissioners of Income Tax(CCIT) rank officials have been given additional mentioned against their present charge:Ajai Singh DGIT(Systems)Delhi- DIT(Inv)Patna,P.K.Chopra CCIT Chandigarh-CCIT-Shimla, Ashwani Kumar CCIT V Chennai-CCIT VI Chennai,K.K.Pandey CCIT Lucknow -CCIT Bareily & DGIT(Inv)Lucknow,A.K.Dasgupta CCIT -IV Kolkata -CCIT II Kolkata,Ajit Kumar CCIT Ahmedabad -CCIT Baroda,R.C.Sethi CCIT III Ahmedabad -CCIT Rajkot,T.K.Chatterjee CCIT I Kolkata - CCIT Shillong & P.N.Sachan CCIT Kanpur - CCIT Allahabad.

1971 batch IAS officials are CS in two states
As many as two IAS officials of 1971 batch are Chief secretary in their respective states. They are PP Sharma in Jharkhand and LK Tripathi in TamilNadu.

Former Kerala CS to learn magic !
Former Kerala chief secretary Lizzie Jacob, who quit her post has enrolled as a student of Magic Academy in the state. She is 1971 batch IAS officer.

Seven IPS to be ADGs in Bihar
Seven IPS officers in Bihar are being promoted to the rank of ADG soon. They are Mssrs:-Ashok Kumar Gupta,R L Kannojia,R C Sinha, L Lima Imachan all 1977 batch,Rajiv Ranjan Verma 1978 batch and Krishna Chaudhry, Anil Sinha 1979 batch.

Das moves to Health Ministry
ADG rank ISS officer S K Das has been moved to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Government of India.

Dr Ajai Kumar goes on deputation to Uttarakhand
Senior IDAS officer Dr Ajai Kumar Pradyot has gone on deputation to the Uttarakhand Government.

Arora shifted to Water Resources Ministry
V K Arora ADG rank ISS officer has been transferred as ADG in the Ministry of Water Resources in the Government of India.

Neeraj Kumar posted in Delhi
IDAS officer Neeraj Kumar Gyagi on return from UN Mission in Congo has been posted in Delhi.

Shortage of SP level officers in UP
There is a shortage of 32 SP level IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh.

New SSP Operations in Islamabad
Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Naeem Khan has been appointed new SSP Operations Islamabad in Pakistan. He has replaced Zafar Iqbal who has been transferred to the establishment division and made officer on special duty (OSD).

Subodh Nath Jha's Book on UP ,soon
"Uttar Pradesh - The land and the people", authored by Subodh Nath Jha, Director General & Additional Secretary Commerce with Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India(GOI), will hit the shelves across India soon. The book has been published by the National Book Trust (NBT), India. Subodh Nath Jha is an IAS officer of the 1972 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

How Shah Rukh Khan got macho looks?

How Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan got a macho look in his Home production film titled "Om, Shanti Om"? It is learnt that he made his physic not for the film, but it was his son Aryan who was responsible for this. As the grapevine has it Aryan told his father "Day you are certainly no match to Machoism of Hritik Roshan, Salman Khan & other new entrants to Bollywood."

Sachin Tendulkar is in a fighting mood

Former skipper of the Indian cricket team Sachin Tendulkar is understood have made up his mind to fight it out with Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI).It may be stated that the master blaster despite virtual assurance of captaincy of team India was denied the same. He has uncomfortable questions like why foreign players were hired for the Twenty 20 cricket tournament but also role of certain businessmen in BCCI's management.

Bureaucratic reshuffle likely in Uttarakhand

Minor bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Uttarakhand next week.

Rao posted in DH Railway

Subroto Rao, SG/IRSME/Rail Wheel Factory on return from training, has been transferred to North East Frontier Railway and posted as Director/Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, headquartered at Elysai Building/Kurseong.

Case registered against former RAW official

The CBI has registered a case under the Official Secrets Act against the former RAW official, V.K. Singh.

Sawhney appointed MD of ESPN-STAR Sports

Manu Sawhney has been appointed Managing Director of ESPN STAR Sports.

New ISI Chief
Maj Gen Nadeem Taj on promotion has been made Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Pakistan.

IAS changes in West Bengal
Bhawani Prasad Barat has been appointed Joint Secretary Industries.Shri Nigam will be new Collector of West Midnapur.

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Let us not bogged down with these non-issues
I wish to react to Col. R Aima's remarks about disparity amongst the three Services about promotions in their officers' ranks and Kuldip Sandhu's objection to our CEC displaying the tilak on his forehead. First, Col. R Aima. No Col., I am afraid what you say needs to be rechecked. There is no instance of a couple of batches junior IAF or IN officer being an AVM or a Rear Admiral and an Army officer of a senior batch being just a Brig in the norml course. If this is due to the Army officer having been overlooked for the next rank well that's a different ball game. In fact such anomalous situation arose a few years back within the Army itself when ASC was two batches ahead and corps of engineers two batches behind the others in the matter of promotions. The net result was that an ASC officer of 1965 batch became a MG when an infantry officer of 63 and an Engineer officer of 62 batch was still a Brig only. The anomaly has now been corrected I believe.
Coming Kuldip Sandhu's worry about dilution of democratic or secular values because of Thiru Gopalswamy's forehead having a tilak on it, please relax Kuldip and shed your worries. Our secular, democratic values are safe inspite of the CEC's tilak just as these remained intact inspite of the ex CEC Sardar MS Gill's turban. I am sure turban was as much a visible symbol of the good Sardar's faith as tilak is of Thiru Gopalswamy's. Lets not get bogged down with these non-issues.

N N Ojha

Oucome of the case will be watched with interest
Supreme Court has declined to stay the contempt proceedings against senior journalists of Mid Day for publishing articles aginst former Chief Justice alleging that he handled the case to advance business interests of businessman son and his friends and did not rescue himself from the case pertaining to unauthorised constructions in Delhi and orders for ceiling of properties because of conflict of interest as his son was having business dealings with developers of malls in Delhi. Delhi high Court taking suo motto cognizance of news articles started contempt proceeding and held the journalists guilty of lowering the dignity of the apex court by making insinuations against the former chief justice. As per the latest orders , the contemnor journalists are to be released on bail on being awarded punishment.Some former judges of the Supreme Court including ex Chief Justice JS Varma have openly come out in support of the journalists and have demanded an enquiry against" judicial misconduct". While sting operations against MPs cost the MPs dearly but judiciary has not taken kindly to medias unfavourable interpretation of their judgements . Outcome of this case will be watched with interest as it involves substantial questions like freedom of press, peoples right to know the truth . Safeguards aganst conflict of interest, limits to law of contempt etc.

Sudhir Chopra

Aaj KI Aawaz

As an atheist Karuna does not walk his bray!!
He's very superstitious insiders say!!!

Have you noticed the yellow shawl which he carries on his shoulder???
The yellow shawl stays on the shoulder even if it gets hotter or colder!!!

On one side he calls Ram a drunk and on the other side questions Ram's existence!!!
And for hurting religious sentiments he cares a pittance!!

In 1972 Karuna had written that Ram built the Setu to bring Sita back!!!
Now both Ram and Setu karr raha hai Karuna attack!!

Yes people in power do take themselves to be God!!!
And when they do this God uses the rod!!!

So Karuna will face divine retribution for his brays!!!
No one can mess with God every religion says!!

Commies too have joined the pro Sethusamundaram chant!!!
Demand that Sarkaar cannot say it can't!!!

And don't forget Commies don't believe in 'Neeli Chatri Waala'!!
Japthe hai siraf Marx aur Mao ki maala!!!

This is for sure in the next Government formation Maya, Naidu and Jaya will have a say!
And Congress for its Muslim fixation will pay!!!

Congress is now worried on account of its Ram Setu goof up!!
And its inability to tell its ally Karuna to shut up!!

BJP is doing chintan in Bhopal to decide on neeti and maybe Neta or Leader!!
And hope BJP clamps its indiscipline bleeder!!!

Politicians feel midterm polls will be held sooner than later!!!
And now for midterm elections they are preparing to cater!!!

All of a sudden many of them have appeared in their constituencies to show their faces!!!
Some will be greeted by Public with attitudes akin to Public brandishing maces!!!

Kakodkar had lunch in Viennna with IAEA Head and Commies back home suffered hear burn!!!
As they heard about the luncheon meeting their stomachs began to churn!!

Now they are demanding to know what transpired during this meeting,
They'd want to know what was served and discussed and even the welcome greeting!!

Actually Commies had wanted that a high ranking Commie Kakodkar ko karre accompany!!!
Like Betaal on Vikram's back in Vienna this Commie Kakodkar ko dethaa company!!

Then this Commie would have not only kept tabs but also worked like a fuse!!!
If Kakodkar did anything that looked like operationilizing Deal the Commie pressure tactics karta use!!

In Commie style the Commie on Kakodkar's back would raved and ranted and created a scene!!!
So that from any operationalizing step Kakodkar ho jaye wean!!!

Badal talks of three Thermal Power Plants but seems to be oblivious of coal woes!!!
In Punjab stocks of coal have been on historic lows!!

And what about transmission and distribution losses!!!
He needs to have a heart to heart with PSEB Bosses!!

Without plugging the leaks the Power generation is like putting water in a leaking ghadaa!!
In fact a ghadaa that has no thadaa ( bottom in Punjabi)!!!

Virk used Cats to grab property!!
Though the Cats were his personal property!!

KPS Gill says that Cats are above the law!!!
As a Cop he should plug for law taking its course and stop him pro Virk caw!!!

Don't know why Congress HC is not replacing Deshmukh!!
If midterm polls are held Congress will go to Voter with what mukh (face)!!

Farmers consider Deshmukh to be a Farmer hater!!!
After Deshmukh's anti farmer statement it was expected he'd be replaced sooner than later!!

Mid Day's journalists case raises the question who will judge the Judges???
And hope on this the Judiciary budges!!!

Judges cannot be above the law they strive to uphold!!!
Themselves as not being unquestionable they cannot hold!!!

All are equal in the eyes of Law!!!
Judges being above the law is a punch on Law's jaw!!

The rising Rupee is going to cause India a lot of pain!!!
And the Dollar is rising because of FII investment ki rain!!!

Think if there is a reversal and FII rain turns to drought!!!
And the FII investments start to move out!!!

Rupee will fall to the fifty mark ….. but seems PC's not looking at this!!!
Don't know why he's giving this reality the miss!!

It's said the Bull run is on its last leg and Bears will become active by year end!!!
To Rupee rising on account of ' easy come easy go' FII rain he needs to fend!!

Because of Sehwag budding youngsters have been overlooked!!!!
Now Sehawag's goose because of his dismal performance has been cooked!!

Give the budding youngsters a chance!!
And this should not be just a one match cursory glance!!

Sehwag's dismal performance was overlooked match after match!!!
Give such a chance to the new entrants batch!!

This one I end with….. Ramchandra kehe gaye Siya (Sita) se aisa kalyug aaye gaa,
Rajnithi mein ek kaale chashme waala mujh ko sharaabi boolaye gaa!!!

Ram continues…. Dharam bhi hogaa, karam bhi hogaa kintoo sharam nahi hogee,
Mujh pe ungli uttaye ga ek maya ka rogi!!!

Bharat Kumar

Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Three new EDs Finance of NACIL

S Venkat, S K Kundra ands Lahiri will be new Executive Directors (Finance) of the of the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL), the new company into which Air India and Indian have been merged.

Goel is Chairman of RGPPL

Director (Finance) in GAIL R.K. Goel will be the new Chairman of Ratnagiri Gas & Power Private Ltd (RGPPL).

Mitra is Administrator of CSE

Sunil Mitra has been appointed new administrator of the Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE). Mitra will replace T.K. Das.

Prof. I M Pandey to head Pearl School of Business
Professor I M Pandey of the Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Ahmedabad, has joined Pearl School of Business (PBS)as Chairman, Academic Council. The PBS of which Chairman is Deepak Seth has set about to develop business leaders who are professional managers with an entrepreneurial mind set. Prof. Pandey, who used to teach Finance and Accounting at IIM-A holds a PhD in Corporate Finance from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

NDTV launches 'NDTV Arabia'
The NDTV of which Chairman is Dr.Prannoy Roy has launched 'NDTV Arabia', a 24-hour news and infotainment channel that will mark its entry into the Middle East and North Africa region. This is a soft launch of the channel; an official launch will be around the end of October, post Ramadan. NDTV ARABIA will be free-to-air, available on Nile Sat which is broadcasted to 100 million homes in the region.

Lavasa Corporation & Apollo hospitals for a health centre near Pune

Lavasa Corporation Ltd. of which Chairman Ajit Gulabchand has signed an agreement with the Apollo Hospitals Group, a world-class healthcare organization that manages over 42 hospitals in India and abroad, to set up an integrated Healthcare and Wellness destination at the Lavasa Hill town near Pune. The services will be spread over 200 acres of land. Initially, the plan is to establish a multi specialty hospital with a capacity of 50 beds which will be ready by 2009. Eventually the services shall extend to wellness services, rejuvenation, long-term care, research and development and others.According to Ms. Shobana Kamineni, Apollo Hospitals group services at the centre will cater to both the Indian population and foreigners.

Raizada joins IMG India

Vikram Raizada has joined IMG India as vice president and head of fashion.