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Interview with Delhi CM Sheila Dixit
Delhi Chief Minister Ms.Sheila Dixit who has created a history of sorts & become an icon for rapid development of national capital city has taken party's 3rd consecutive win with full modesty. Though, she rejoiced the victory of Congress; her heart was filled with grief in the wake of Mumbai carnage. That is why she said, "I have joy, but it's in our hearts."
Ms.Dixit who was chief architect of her party's win in two previous assembly polls as well, has won innumerable fans & admirers for the beautification & development of Delhi. She unfolded her agenda for next five years in an interview to <whispersinthecorridors.com>. She told Ms.Nivedita Mallick our Vice President Corporate Communications that the party's hat trick at hus tings reflected "programmes & policies of our party chief Mrs.Sonia Gandhi have been appreciated by people of Delhi." Here are excerpts from her interview:
Q.What is the secret of your party's win for 3rd time in a row?
Answer: - Development was the key issue on which people of Delhi have voted for me.
Q. What are your priorities in the coming term?
Answer:-We want to carry this forward. We want to make the Commonwealth games a success and we would like to continue the development of Delhi as well as ensure infrastructural development. Improve the quality of life of the people, which is a legacy of the Congress.
Q. In the aftermath of the terrorists attack in Mumbai, what steps do you plan to take for ensuring security for the common man?
Answer:- That is a matter of the police and Home Ministry to look into; we will be doing our best to collaborate with the Home Ministry on this issue.
Q. Does Delhi need a unified command structure in policing for a quick response to exigencies?
Answer:- Yes, definitely this has been a topic of much debate. The dual system present now does create hindrance for us. But, it will be for the Parliament to decide about changes in the system.
Q. Senior citizens are increasingly being attacked. What do you propose for this?
Answer: - Apart from senior citizens, it is young girls who are also feeling insecure. We will do our best to ensure the security for people of Delhi.
Madhukar Gupta to continue as Home Secretary
If sources close to the new Home Minister P Chidambaram are to be believed, Madhukar Gupta is going to continue as Home Secretary. The new Minister has dropped the plan to have a new Home Secretary of his choice.
Proposal to appoint Rangrajan as Finance Minister dropped
If top sources are to be believed proposal to appoint C Rangrajan as Finance Minister has been dropped. Appointment of Rangrajan did not find favour of the politicians. Coalition partners wanted appointment of a politician to the post of Finance Minister. It means either a politician will be Finance Minister or Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will retain the portfolio of Finance Ministry with him.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in GOI on the anvil
As the grapevine has it a bureaucratic reshuffle is going to take place in Government of India (GOI).
IAS officer suspended in Kerala
The Kerala Government has suspended K. Suresh Kumar in view of his open criticism of the functioning of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).He is 1989 batch IAS officer.
1976 batch IPS empanelment this week
Empanelment of 1976 batch IPS to the rank of ADG in the Government of India is expected to be cleared in a week or two.
Transfers in CBEC on the anvil
Transfers of Chief Commissioners and Commissioners of Customs are on the anvil. Their orders are expected to be issued soon by Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC).
Orders of Justice Lodha in a day or two
Chief Justice of the Patna High Court Justice R M Lodha is all set to become Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Orders are expected to be issued in a day or two.
( We said this on October 17)
Sunil Krishna is DG NHRC
Sunil Krishna has joined the NHRC as DG. He is 1973 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Sharma joins GOI
G L Sharma has joined the Government of India as DG National Disaster Management Authority. He is 1972 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
1981 batch IAS officers for Mid career course
About 120 IAS officers belonging to the 1981 batch will be attending three weeks mid career training at Ahmedbad located Indian Institute of Management (IIM). It commences on January 5,2009 & will conclude on January 30,2009.
1975 batch IPS to head NCRB ?
1975 batch IPS officers is being posted in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Who will succeed Nair in SEBI ?
Who will succeed Dr T C Nair , whole-time Director of the SEBI ? Interviews for the post are to take place this month end.
Who will be Director (Projects) GAIL ?
Who will be new Director Projects of the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL).Tie is said to be between R D Goyal and S K Singh. Interviews for the post are taking place this month. Post is currently lying vacant.
J Sathyanarana is back to Andhra Pradesh
J Sathyanarayana has reported back to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, suddenly. In an unusual move, the Prime Minister has turned down the extension of J Sathyanarayana of the 1977 batch who was CEO, NISG. The institution was doing significant work in spreading e-government across states and is now headless, because of the shortage of qualified officers in this specialized area.
Decision of UGC Pay-scales today
A decision regarding revised UGC pay scales would be taken at the Union Cabinet meeting scheduled for December 11.
West Bengal Chief Secretary to retire
West Bengal Chief Secretary Amit Kiran Deb is superannuating by this month end. He is 1971 batch IAS officer.
Rajiv Tandon to join NDC
Rajiv Tandon DIG in the NSG is joining the NDC course next month. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Haukhum Hauzel may be changed in Mizoram
As the grapevine has it Haukhum Hauzel Chief Secretary Mizoram is likely to be changed. He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of the 1974)
Vanhela Pachuau is likely to be CS, Mizoram
As the grapevine has it, Vanhela Pachuau is likely to be new Chief Secretary Mizoram. He is already under transfer to Pondicherry as Chief Secretary. However, at present he is on leave.He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of the 1976.
Six PCS officers selected into IAS
As many as six Punjab Civil Service(PCS)officers have been selected for induction into the IAS. They are: Dipender Singh, M.R.Agrawal, P.S. Mand, Balwinder Singh Multani, Harbhupinder Singh Nanda & Arunjit Singh Miglani.
Vaghela appointed Chairman of Kandla Port Trust
P.D.Vaghela, Managing Director(MD) of the Gujarat Tourism Corporation(TGCL), has been appointed as Chairman, Kandla Port Trust(KPT). Vaghela is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on December 5,2008)
Talwar is VC of Mysore University
Dr VG Talawar has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of the University of Mysore.

R. Shreedharan is MD,SBI

R. Shreedharan Deputy Managing Director(DMD) Subsidiary Banks in State Bank of India (SBI) has joined finally as Managing Director (MD),SBI.He is holding the charge of Associate & Subsidiary banks.The slot of MD had fallen vacant ever since Tara Shankar Bhattacharya had retired in
February ,last.

(We said this early this in March 2008)
Sen to be Home Secretary of West Bengal
Resident Commissioner of West Bengal in Delhi Ardhendu Sen will be new Home Secretary of the State. He is 1976 batch IAS officer.

CORPORATE
Garg to be Director (Finance) NPCC !
R Garg will be new Director (Finance) OF THE National Projects Construction Company (NPCC).He is presently Director in the Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. Garg is believed to have been selected by the PESB for the job.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Pakistan is just doing drama-baazi!!!
Just trying to placate America 's naraazi!!!
In fact many say the house arrests are to protect these goons!!!!!
All know that these goons dance to Paki Sarkaar's tunes!!!!
Pakis say they are interrogating Masood,
Interrogating him over gajar ka halwa and badam doodh!!!!
So please take all this Paki shamming with a pinch of salt!!!
Do you think by their house arrests the terror is going to halt????
Non State actors are one big sham as Paki ISI is their Aboo and Ammi (Dad and Mom)!
To help these non State actors by ISI there is no kammi!!!
Even if India were to give irrefutable proof of the attacks Pakis will not agree!!!!
And in Pakistan 'under house arrest' these goons 'will continue to be free'!!
India should accept that Pakistan and Bangladesh are rogue States!!!
And India 's growing stature Pakistan hates and even Bangladesh hates!!!
Congress has to realize that its vote bank fixation is doing India in!!!
With Congress at the helm war against terror India cannot win!!!
After the Mumbai attacks Sonia and Mohna looked tough for a day or two!!!
Then Mohna went back to majority minority appeasement and Sonia did the same too!!
Mohna said Indians were angry, intolerant and divided!!!!!
What does it look to you with whom he sided????
Today the majority minority is decrying the Mumbai attack!!!!
Why did they demand that Congress take POTA back???
USA 's not been attacked by terror after the strong measures it took!!!!
And in India terror is allowed to flourish ... aise karr raha hai look!!!
Attack after attack and we have a Sarkaar that twiddles its thumbs!!!
Such stupidity sure numbs!!!!!
Sonia Gandhi wake up and coffee karro smell!!!!
As you and your near and dear live securely Indians live in hell!!!!
In the Blue Corner Amrinder says that Sonia ne kiya hai uss ka road show approve,
In the Red Corner Bhattal says karro iss ko prove!!!
Seems Sonia to Amrinder's pleas said 'let's see'!!!
Amrinder took it differently and is now on a trip to show his popularity to Sonia ji!!!
Amrinder is Congress's best bet in Punjab but could end up as Bhajan Lal,
Because Congress's policy is all should get an opportunity to make maal!!!
Anyway the upcoming general election and bye-elections will be the test!!!!
And in the end hopefully Amrinder will accept ' Madam knows best'!!!!
They say for FM's job Sonia wants a mass Leader and Mohna wants his sidekick!!!
But ultimately Sonia will make the pick!!!!
Many would say no never to a mass Leader!!!
Because such a leader could end up as Indian Economy ka biggest bleeder!!!
The pull back in this Bear run is nearing its end!!!
And to new lows Corporates results Sensex and Nifty ko karre ge send!!!
The sell off will be vicious and will take Sensex and Nifty to new lows!!!
They say to earnings (of listed Companies) the Market bows!!!!
Confucius says... Markets are slaves of earnings or kamaee!!!
Get ready for more hai duhayee!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Who is best dressed?
During the last blasts in Delhi, I saw the then Home Minister on TV in three different dresses during one day. Undoubtedly he should be nominated as the best dressed politician.
Pradeep
Functioning of the intelligence agencies require complete overhaul
In fact a serious probe is required in the claims of these so called intelligence agencies busy serving their own interests than serving the security interests of the country.
On the dissemination of intelligence on terrorist activities, one can see the vague and generalized reports often framing that "the possibility of an attack by the terrorist organization can not be ruled out ".It is interesting to see how many times IB or R&AW provided actionable intelligence to the state police forces and how many terrorist attacks have been prevented in the past. Like changes before every season , before all important festivals and important events , they routinely send the so called " intelligence reports "to all state police and security forces and peacefully go to bed while the state police will be spending sleepless nights chasing the ghost terrorists and fighting imaginary threats .The intelligence warnings are skillfully drafted to suit to all occasions in such a way ,just by changing the date and name of the occasion , they are issued as intelligence warnings to the state police and security agencies .This phenomenon of " crying wolf "by sending routine and generalized intelligence warnings to the state police make the state police and security agencies insensitive to such reports and ignore them as thrash .
But none of the police or security agencies complain of it as they are scared that these intelligence agencies use all means to fabricate false charges in the name of national security. In the normal times, they get away in the name of secrecy and national security but only on occasions like the recent terrorist attack, their bluff is exposed to the public.
It is rightly said the intelligence agencies spend 20% of their time on security issues and the majority of time is spend in manufacturing reports for their political bosses. Can't they maintain proper dossiers on terrorists rather than maintaining dossiers on the opposition candidates in the elections .Under what mandate they provide inputs to the party in power to select the candidates for the elections and monitor election results?
Why these intelligence organizations with so many resources at their command cannot move in a positive direction. Number of factors are contributing .With some exception , the majority of senior police officers who cannot face but only willing and able to serve the political masters and avoid challenges in the field, often graduate to IB or R&AW .They nicely form a "Yes man " gang in Delhi and any body opposing their psycho fancy is branded as "undesirable" .Because of their proximity to the political power , they get promotions and postings in the CPOs much faster than the deserving state police officers ,so is the case with other perks in respect medals and decorations and foreign postings and rehabilitation after retirement -.the recent lists of empanelment of IPS officers to Additional D.G .P. posts is a good example to show how many officers from IB empanelled and how many officers from state police are empanelled and how many officers from IB got prize postings after their retirement in comparison with DGPs from states and other security agencies . Moreover, in IB they invented system called "earmarking scheme" under which the IPS officers enter the organization without field experience and remain in the organization- more important is to remain in Delhi, till his retirement by pushing files. This system obviously shut the door to the deserving state police officers who obviously would like to come with new ideas and experience to the organization. It is ironical to note that while many organizations recognize the change and manage the change, these organizations continue to resist change and remain in their cocoons .
I t will be an interesting study to know whether the top management in these organization work more on caste considerations and regional bias?
These intelligence agencies can be made effective only if "massaging drafts culture", "caste clicks" and "regional bias "are replaced with proven efficiency and effectiveness. This can be achieved only if the top leadership in these organizations is replaced with DGPs /IGPS /DIGs /SPs from the states and CPOs with proven track record and with clear-cut accountability lines.
Suresh Verma
Received from my military friend - '1/2 boy 1/2 man'
While the average age of the army man is around 30 years, at the time of enrolling / commissioning he is around 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country.
He's a recent school/college graduate; he was probably an average student from one of the Kendriya Vidyalayas, pursued some form of sport activities, rides an old mo'bike / scooter, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to Bollywood music or ghazals or rock & roll or hip-hop or country or swing …. ………. and a 155mm howitzer.
He is 5 or 7 kilos lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting insurgents or standing guard on the icy Himalayas or the jungles of the North East from before dawn to well after dusk or he is in Mumbai engaging the terrorists. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs trenches and weapon-pits and can apply first aid like a professional.
He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. His pride and self-respect, he does not lack.
He is self-sufficient.
He has two sets of combat dress: he washes one and wears the other.
He keeps his water bottle full and his feet dry... He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.
If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands.
He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.
He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humour in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.
He feels every note of the Jana Gana Mana vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hands from their pockets, or even stop talking.
In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy.
He is your nation's Fighting Man that has kept this country free and defended your right to Freedom. He has experienced deprivation and adversity, and has seen his buddies falling to bullets and maimed and blown.
But, he has asked nothing in return, except our acknowledgement of his existence and understanding of his human needs.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.
And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.
As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . ....
A short lull, a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets.
Prayer wheel for our military... Please send this on after a short prayer.
'Lord, hold our Indian Armed Forces in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.
Amen.'
(When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our soldiers, sailors and airmen, on all frontiers and wherever else they are needed. )
Pray for the Indian Soldier. Unlike your 'Babus' or 'Netas' He will always do you proud.
Raj
Cong is not the best choice
Though congress have won the assembly election, it does not mean that they are the best choice or they have given their best. Nothing they have given and everything is going on its own. Only persons with vested interest who want to earn more money or commission from government projects have spent more money on this party so as to see that they win. On the whole a common citizen of Delhi has nothing to do with this. For example, take the lousiest transport system of Delhi. Though low floor buses have been introduced, it does not cater to the needs of the commuter as a commuter has wait for a long time for getting this bus. Instead three DTC buses could have been purchased instead of this one low floor bus as it would carry more commuters and also the frequency time would be reduced. This shows how much they are interested in commission rather than getting simple buses. Let the Delhi Transport Minister use his brain and study this. If he can understand this and change to the decision of purchasing ordernary DTC buses instead of one costly low floor bus; he is reasonable; otherwise he is transport minister for only persons with vested interest.
Manmohan
This about Nursary & UKg admission!
Is the M/o HRD functional? At least on the ground it doesn't seems so!. With great sleeping education Minister Arjun Singh, Schools are flouting the rules. For instance, the circular of the Education Ministry says, schools should refund all fees except admission fees , in case the selected child is withdrawn soon after the admission for many reasons. but As per DPS Mathura Road, Parents have to pay Rs 25000 at the time of admission and refundable amount is mere Rs 500 which is shown as admission / caution money! Helpless parents have no option but loose Rs 24500 in case they got transferred soon after or change the school. i think it is high time M/o HRD should wakeup and do something to do justice to the parents!
Yadav
Child Care Leave:
In my view, it is unfair to give CCL to only women employees. Male single parents also considered for CCL. Can DoPT do something about it?
Gurbachan Singh
It will check the misutilisation of the CCL
For granting CCL proof of child's sickness or the date of examinations in respect of school going children could be made mandatory to be obtained by the office for grant of CCL. Or this could be granted in continuation of maternity leave. This will check the misutilisation of the CCL which if granted for an extended period hampers the functioning of an office and at the same time will ensure that women employees don't have to exhaust their EL for availing CCL.
Pashu
Centralised intelligence collection required
The tendency to view intelligence collection, dissemination and analysis, both in the states and the centre, as the sole preserve of the police is a major cause of the poor shape of our intelligence setup. Collection of intelligence requires long and specialised training, knowledge of technology, foreign and more than two Indian languages, foreign geography and history. It is not the same as forcing a 'confession' from a thief, murderer or dacoit. While not commenting on the professional competence of the police, it needs to be borne in mind that enforcement of the law and collection of intelligence are two entirely different cups of tea needing quite different skill and, mind sets and bosses. What we need to build is a centralised intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination agency with branches in each state capital and Delhi under the GOI, while leaving the police to carry out their functions and feed whatever intelligence they obtain to this agency. Attachment to intelligence agencies for long periods keeps a police officer away from his active line of duty and even renders him helpless like a home-reared tiger cub left in the wild to fend for itself. Staffing for such agencies may therefore be made from state services, university graduates in various disciplines, journalists, IT experts, scientists, communication experts, et al. Most of this talent is already available in various agencies. They only need to segregated and centralised. However, the extension of the normal civil services rules will negate the creation of a specialized work force, the same way it reduced the DRDO and universities to the status of a civil service.
A Concerned Citizen