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Rajiv Mathur to succeed Haldar as IB Chief
Rajiv Mathur will take over as new Director of the Intelligence in January 2009.1972 batch UP cadre IPS officer Mathur will succeed P C Haldar who is superannuating on December 31.
( We said this on May 22 )
Breather to NSA & chiefs of IB & R & AW
Thanks to the ultimatum that White House gave to Islamabad for acting tough against Lashkar E Taiba (LeT), National Security Advisor (NSA) M K Narayanan, Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief PC Halder & R & AW chief Ashok Chaturvedi have got a breather.
Name of Bhide is also in circulation
Name of Secretary Revenue P V Bhide has also started doing the round for the post of Secretary Home. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. Name of Commerce Secretary Gopal Pillai is already in circulation.
S.Sridhar is poised to be new CMD,CBI
S.Sridhar is poised to be new Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD)of the Central Bank of India(CBI).At present he is CMD,National Housing Bank(NHB).
Winds of change blowing in the Finance Ministry
Winds of change have begun to blow after the exit to P Chimbarram from the Finance Ministry.
Aruna Sharma to be DG Doordarshan
Ms Aruna Sharma is believed to have been selected for the high-profile job of DG Doordarshan. She is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Interview for the post were held on Friday.
Smita Nagraj to be JS Defence ?
Ms Smita Nagraj is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary Defence. She is 1984 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Apurva Chandra to be Jt.Secy Petroleum
Apurva Chandra is all set to become Joint Secretary Petroleum. He is a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of the 1988 batch.
Renu Sharma to go to Brussels
Ms Renu Sharma is going to Brussels as Deputy Chief of Mission. She is 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Vote on account likely
As Lok Sabha polls are now going to be held as per schedule, the UPA Government being headed by Indian Prime Minister Dr.Man Mohan Singh is going seek a vote on account for four months or so.
Abhay Tripathi to join NDC
Abhay Tripathi is joining the NDC course next month. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Gupta to return to MP this month end
Maithilisharan Gupta, IG in the CRPF, is returning to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre this month end after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1984 batch IPS officer.
Procedure for Dy Governor RBI yet to be decided
Finance Ministry is yet to finalise procedure for selecting new Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India(RBI).Present incumbent Leeladhar has retired on December 5.
Changes in IA&AS in January
Major changes in the IA&AS are going to take place in January.
Parida is Dy Chairman of Goa Port Trust
P L Parida has joined as Deputy Chairman of the Goa Port Trust.
Kutty to be Additional Secretary UPSC !
Ms. Sanjeevanee Kutty is being tipped to be Additional Secretary Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). She is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.,
R Shreedharan to be MD,SBI
R Shreedharan, Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Subsidiary Banks in State Bank of India (SBI), has been selected as Managing Director (MD), SBI. The slot had fallen vacant ever since Tara Shankar Bhattacharya had retired in February ,last.
(We said this early this in March 2008)
IPS changes in Jharkhand
There is IPS reshuffle in Jharkhand. New postings are Mssrs:- Ajay Kumar Singh DIG CID, Natrajan DIG Jungle Warfare School Netarhar, Shashi Nath DIG PTC Hazaribag, T Kandasami SP CID, Pravin Kumar SP STF M L Meena DIG Special Branch and Pankaj Kamboj SP Hazaribag.
Arun Kumar holds addl charge as ED,PCRA
Arun Kumar Secretary Oil Industries Board(OIDB)has assumed additional charge of Executive Director (ED),Petroleum Conservation Research Association(PCRA).He is a CSS cadre officer.Earlier,DN Narasimha Raju,Joint Secretary Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, was holding additional charge of ED ,PCRA. He is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.
Stocks of Satre & Mopalwar to go up in Maharashtra
Stocks of two bureaucrats in Maharashtra are expected to go up, after Ashok Chavan took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister on December 7, 2008.They are Tanaji Satre(1993 batch IAS)Vice Chairman & Chief Officer Bombay Building Reconstruction & Repair Board & Radheshyam Mopalwar Collector ,Nanded.
Will Swadheen Kshtriya continue as PS to Maharashtra CM ?
Will 1980 batch IAS officer Swadheen S Kshtriya continue as Principal Secretary to the new Maharashtra Chief Minister ? Kshtriya had been PS to the late Union Minister S B Chavan father of new CM Ashok Chavan for several years. Picture will be clear in the days to come.
3 advanced motorboats for Mumbai
Finally Mumbai has got three advanced motorboats for patrolling seawaters.
GS Narang is DG, HRD - CBEC
GS Narang has taken over DG, HRD under Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1974 batch.
Line of terror well defined
Line of terror in post 26/11 is well defined as hand grenades that were used by terrorists in Mumbai carnage on November 26,2008 were of the Chinese make.
A cabinet reshuffle at Centre on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh is going to affect a reshuffle in his cabinet, in near future.
Sakal Times fires 70 people
Sakal Times, which was earlier in the expansion mode, has sacked 70 people from its Delhi office.
Bureaucrats are fed up with frequent changes in Jharkhand
Bureaucrats are fed up with frequent transfers in Jharkhand.
Ms.Puja Singhal Purwar transferred six times in Jharkhand
Ms. Puja Singhal Purwar has been transferred six times during last six months in Jharkhand. She is an IAS officer of the 2000 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
DATE WITH RTI
Are the Immovable Property Returns open for public scrutiny?
¨ The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that the Immovable Property Return (IPR) filed by an Officer is in Public domain and should be freely disclosed.
¨ Further held that it is a third party information and the concerned Officer should be given an opportunity to make a submission regarding whether the information should be disclosed.
Comments:
· Under section 11(1) of the Act, the submissions of the third party shall be kept in view while taking a decision about disclosure of information.
· All information which is related to or originated in person and which is unrelated to a public activity or interest, should qualify to be personal information under section 8(1)(j). As per the definition of Sensitive Personal Data under section 2 of UK's Data Protection Act, 1998, which the CIC has relied upon repeatedly, IPR would qualify as personal information.
· IPR is available with the Public Authority in fiduciary capacity which is exempt from disclosure under section 8(1)(e), unless the competent authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information.
· The onus is on the appellant to prove that the public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm to the protected interests.
One has to be vigilant to protect his personal information.
Mrs. Anuradha Verma
Upendra Tripathy is new JS Minority Affairs
Upendra Tripathy has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
( We said this on October 21 )
Justice Birbal appointed Judge of Delhi HC
Ms Justice Veena Birbal, Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court has been appointed Judge of the Delhi High Court with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office.

CORPORATE
Powergrid Directors interview to start from today
Interviews for the posts of Director (Personnel) and Director (Operations) of the Powergrid will commence from today by the PESB.
Interviews in SBI delayed
As the grapevine has it interviews in State Bank of India(SBI) for promotion from Chief General Manager(CGM)to Deputy Managing Director(DMD)have been delayed.The delay is being attributed to non availability of a representative from the Government of India(GOI).
Vijay Raghavan is new Chairman of COIR Board
V.S. Vijayaraghavan, former Member of Parliament has taken over as Chairman of the Coir Board .
( We said this in last month )
Three new Directors of IOB Bank
Mssrs Ashok Kumar Bhargava, Chiranjib Sen and A Vellayab have been elected Directors on the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
Jaideep Dhagat is Sr.GM, Dainik Bhaskar
Jaideep Dhagat has joined Dainik Bhaskar as Senior General Manager(GM).Hitherto,he was General Manager with the Ananda Bazar Patrika(ABP)group.
Nikhil Nehru to head RIG-India
Results International Group(RIG)has roped in Nikhil Nehru as Chairman-India.
Title: LIC launches "JEEVAN AASTHA" (UPDATED)
Stock market volatility over the last few months has spurred the average investor to go on the look-out for a product that not only offers complete protection for his Capital but also offers a reasonable rate of return. LIC has always kept the needs of its customers in prime focus and brought out innovative products from time to time. Our latest offering in the turbulent times is "Jeevan Aastha" which is a SINGLE PREMIUM PRODUCT with guaranteed benefits on Maturity & Death.

The plan is CLOSE-ENDED with maximum shelf life of 45 days from the date of its launch, viz., 08.12.2008.

Keeping the people's preference for short term investment options in view, plan offers a CHOICE OF TWO TERMS i.e., 5 years and 10 years only.

MINIMUM AGE AT ENTRY has been kept as low as 13 years to enable parents to make provision for higher education of their children. Similarly, the MAXIMUM AGE AT ENTRY has been pegged at 60 years to enable those who wish to protect their hand-earned savings from the vagaries of an unstable market and also to ensure guaranteed returns for their twilight years.

The plan offers GUARANTEED ADDITION of Rs. 100/- p.a. for every thousand of Maturity Sum Assured for 10 years term and similarly Rs. 90/- p.a. for policies with 5 years term.

The policy-holder can enjoy RISK COVERAGE equal to Basic Sum Assured which would be the 6 times of the Maturity Sum Assured plus Guaranteed Additions in the first policy year. In case of death after the first policy year, double the Maturity Sum Assured along with Guaranteed Addition would be payable. However, for death during the last policy year, twice the Maturity Sum Assured along with Guaranteed Additions and Loyalty Addition, if any, would be paid to the nominees. The Minimum risk coverage for the 1st year i.e., the Basic Sum Assured that can be availed of is Rs. 1.50 lacs. However, there is no upper limit to it.

On completion of the Policy Term, the Maturity Sum Assured along with the Guaranteed Addition and Loyalty Additions, if any, will be payable. LOYALTY ADDITIONS will depend on the Corporation's experience and is not guaranteed.

The premium paid under the policy and the Maturity proceeds enjoy TAX EXEMPTIONS as per the applicable provisions of the Income Tax laws.

After completion of one policy year, the policyholder has the option of raising LOAN under the policy. The policy can be assigned, too.

All these features, make 'Jeevan Aastha' an ideal plan for the investors of all hues in the current environment.

The Plan No. is 195 and its Unique Identification Number is 512N252V01.

Bonus : The results of valuation as at 31.03.2008 have been announced. The result show that the Corporation has 23.39 crore for in force policies in its books. The Reversionary Bonus level has been maintained at the last year's level. However, the Final Additional Bonus has been increased ranging from 11% to 40% for terms spanning between 20 years and 40 years.

The amount distributed to the Policyholders by way of bonuses is Rs. 18,885.40 crores as against Rs. 17,231.30 crores of last year showing an increase of 9.6%.

The dividend paid to the Government this year is Rs. 827.93 crores as against Rs. 756.36 in the previous year.

The Corporation has provided for 152% of the prescribed Solvency margin as against the stipulated 150%.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
India and Indians are attacked and see what our PM has to say!!!!
In a way Indians ko karr raha hai flay!!!
He says India is angry, intolerant and divided!!!!
Such a statement in the strongest words should be derided!!
What he should have said is India is angry and will not tolerate more terror,
Divided because some Indians say attack Pakistan and others say this would be an error!!
As you can see Mohna under orders from his Boss is back to appeasement,
Otherwise what else by this sheer stupid statement Mohna meant????
Indians are now angry, will not tolerate more failures of Mohna and his lot!!!!
Indians are one in this and feel a raw deal for years and years Indians have got!!!
In Pakistan a hoax call to Zardari had him running for cover,
Caller called up Zardari saying he was India's MEA and said Pakistan 's time was over!
The caller threatened military action and Zardari must have gone white in the face!!!!
I'm sure first to the toilet kiya hogaa Zardari ne race!!!!
Seems Zardari has given all his telephone numbers in a matrimonial ad!!!!
After Begum's death he's lonely and sad!!!
But jokes apart this joke could have triggered a war between two Nuclear States!!!!
A knee jerk reaction from Zardari could have sealed both Countries fates!!
CIA had specifically warned of attacks on places that foreigners frequented or stayed!!!!
And in some file this info stayed!!!
On this advisory what does NSA have to say???
After all when such info is given a crucial or pivotal role NSA does play!!!!
NSA must go!!!!
Don't know on what grounds is Mohna, actually Sonia, saying no!!!!
In Kashmir an indirect plebiscite has taken place!!!!
And the Azaadi lot ne total rout kiya hai face!!!
Despite their threats people have come out to vote!!!!
Even in areas that are remote!!!
Rane was always a misfit in Congress!!!
He remained a Shiv Sainik in Congressman's dress!!!
Pawar is full of joy as Congress is now even more weaker in Maharshtra State !!!!!
And that's why Pawar has been hobnobbing with Shiv Sena of late!!!
Pawar can do anything for power…. Sharat is Power!!!!
Sounds like I said Shard Pawar!!!!
By the looks of it the results of State elections will bring no joy to BJP or Congress!!!!
Win some and loose some though BJP will loose less!!!
If Maya ka jadoo chall gaya then Congress will be in a fix!!!!
Congress's gains Maya will then nix!!!
Amitbah's all of a sudden fallen in love with his gun!
It's more dearer to him that his wife and son!!!
He sleeps with it under his pillow and it's his travel mate!!!
Seems he's got a James Bond fixation of late!!!
He was carrying the gun in his checked in baggage but did not have the license!!
But was allowed to send the gun home …. does not make sense!!!
Because the gun should have been kept till he produced the license!!!!
Was some pressure put, or were the staff infatuated with him or simply dense???
Confucius says…. this is the time that when it comes to security follow the book!!!!
Problem is more than half of them ne book mein nahi kiya hai look!!!!
Flash...... Government has announced its stimulus plan!!!!
But remember to win the general election Sarkaar is doing what it can!!
Wish with the stimulus some setting things right was also done!!!!
Sadly in this stimulus there is none!!!
Like Rome was not made in a day stimulus will take time to show effect!!!
PC's fixation with stocks and reality ne badly kiya hai economy ko affect!!!

Bharat Kumar

Forum
Accountability of the Civil Servant and Politicians?
Recent happenings have taught India that enough is enough. I am happy to read that Mumbai public is on the road & fully awakened now and is grilling the civil servants and politicians through peaceful methods. It is a good sign. I am sure other Indians should also join them peacefully. For the next ensuing elections people should field candidates who have clean slates, who declare their full assets in advance, give an update of their assets from time while in power and give their plan of action for their area/country's development. Media can play a vital role by helping them in free publicity. These candidates should have a cleanest background and be accountable to their areas jurisdiction and country as a whole. Unless we are awake these things will keep on happening. Once politicians are accountable, civil servants would follow. Anyone who is corrupt and does not deliver in government job must go, permanency in the Government job be removed with immediate effect.
Lalit Suri
Bureaucrats who criticise political masters suffer and repent
Bureaucrats who criticise their political masters invariably suffer and repent. On the other hand when a mutually profitable understanding develops between a bureaucrat and his political master they work in a cohesive manner with complete collusion and that does not disturb the government. Such understanding not only ensures good in-service days but also secures better post retirement days. So why should bureaucrats advise their political masters at all unless it is for strengthening the mutually profitable understanding between the two. Why collide when it is better to collude.
Keshav Prasad
Everyone doubts capability of police to fight terror mechanism !
Everybody in this website and on the news channels is talking about some or the mechanism to deal with the terror threat after the Mumbai incident. In this process almost everyone has doubted the capability of police to fight the terror mechanism and in this process have further done a great damage to the credibility of Police. We may call our Police corrupt, inefficient and incompetent but it must be accepted that this is the only mechanism that is fighting with all sorts of crimes & mishaps in the country. For a common man despite all the shortcomings police is the only agency of hope to help in case of distress. I agree that it may not be providing foolproof result but it certainly is giving some results. My point here was not defending the failure of Police but it is that by again and again indicating that we have no faith in the police system in fighting terror we are again making an established system of law & order defunct. People should discuss about why the police failed and what is the real problem with the Police system, about their low morale rather than simply ignoring the Police role in fighting terror and appreciating NSG/Army. There is no doubt that NSG has done an exceptional Job and deserves kudos but we must remember that NSG is also being headed by a Police Officer. Think with an open mind on how Police system is to be improved. The most important reason that I feel is that the morale & motivation of the entire Police force specially the one at lower levels is abysmally low and at the same place there has been lot of indiscipline in the force. These issues needs to be addressed very seriously. All sorts of terror/disaster fighting agencies may be required but without a good police system there wont be any success
ST
A new gift endorsed by the 6th CPC
I have seen lot of discussion on the CCL. I am not fully aware of this subject but I understand that it is a new gift endorsed by the 6th CPC, accepted by the Government and subsequently amended as it stands now. Since this is not part of the original service conditions, I think much should not be read into this. But since at one stage it has been accepted, the Government should consider this benefit to the female government employees by further amending it by inserting the provision that female employees can avail this leave four times during their entire service career (limiting the children to two) and during the public examinations (read February to April) for the 10th standard and 12th standard only. This will have the actual benefit of the provisions and the misuse can be totally avoided.
D Anil Kumar.

Rubbish and illogical leave
CCL: If the working lady says that she has to take care of her husband and family and so she requires CCL, then what is the husband doing, is it not his duty to take care of his wife and family. After all the salary of his wife is for his family. If his wife proceeds on CCL; say some other employee whose wife is a housewife is given the work of that lady; will he help that family or CCL rules will compensate that housewife. On the whole this is a rubbish and illogical leave which is called CCL as this is something natural and everone after raising a family passes through this stage of bringing up their children. The government cannot be exploited to this extent on the pretext of being a lady. Nowadays, things have changed a lot and anybody can do well without this leave. May be persons who want to avoid office at other expense are interested in this CCL.
Mrs. Rani Mathur, House wife
Are we Truly Patriots?
The incidents of the last week disturbed us.
We shouted hoarse at the politicians.
We took candlelight marches.
We joined hands together and waved flags.
We cancelled parties and marriages and shared with the grief of the
bereaved families.
Now it is time for some introspection.
We blame the politicians and the government.
But deep in our conscience, have we done everything right.?
Can we call ourselves patriots?
Can we sincerely say that we Indians are truly united to the national cause.
Aren't some of us still look down upon the lower castes and the poor class.
Aren't some of us fight for getting quotas rather than achieving
anything on merit?
Aren't some of us pay bribes to the same sarkari babus we curse for
getting our work done?
Aren't some of us working as babus demand bribes for doing our duty?
Aren't some of us turn a blind eye when a man lies injured in a street
and needs urgent medical help?
Aren't some of us evade taxes and still expect the government to do
something for us?
Aren't some of us never exercise our voting right but still blame the
politicians?
Aren't some of us vote on party lines, caste lines, communal lines and
never on national interest?
Aren't some of us took sides during the Godhra riots and the Babri
Masjid demolition?
Aren't some of us took sides during the violent agitation against the
North Indians in Maharashtra?
Aren't some of us never keep our surroundings clean and always expect
our municipality workers to do it for us?
We must ask many such questions and invoke our conscience as to where
we stand regarding our duty towards our beloved Nation?
We are always aware of our fundamental rights but take our duties for granted.
Someone will do it for us, that is our Attitude.
Why not we?
Why not some of us stand in the elections and become better managers
of the nation?
Take the example of our own co-operative housing society.
Many of us blame the secretary and the committee members but refuse to
take the responsibility ourselves?
If this is our Attitude, we have no right to blame our politicians.
It is easy for a Narayan Murthi or Ambani to run their companies where
a paricular discipline and education and experience is expected of
their staff?
But to run a nation with a largely illiterate and caste driven nation,
it takes a mammoth task to take the country along the path of progress
with a sense of security.
Let us divert our anger constructively towards finding solutions to the problem.
Not many of us can directly contribute towards the intelligence,
towards the army, towards the police and towards the governance
aspect.
But by merely doing our respectively jobs and staying united as the
citizens of the country, we can build a healthy, strong and vibrant
society where no terrorist can dare to attack?
Last but not the least, let us not feel guilty about the attack and
stop celebrating and postponing marriages?
Those who have died have had a honorable death compared to the death
of those cowardly terrorists who went on a shooting spree throughout
the city of Mumbai.
These cowardly terrorists neither have a place in the hearts of any
people nor have a place to die.
Even their nation rejects their nationality, their own parents and
relatives have destroyed their young dreams and let them die a
horrific death. No one cries for these terrorists, they neither lived
the life of a human or that of an animal.
So let us learn from our mistakes and strengthen our cause towards
nation building.
JAI HIND
Suresh M Iyer
9-B Balaji Apts
Pandurangwadi
Manpada Road
Dombivli East-421 201
Pak needs solid response, not evidence
Now, Pakistan wants solid evidence. Why do we wish to indulge in a verbal duel with Pakistan? Pakistan is good at verbiage, treachery and terrorism. We must address these issues in reverse order, wipe out terrorist camps based in Pakistan aided/ abetted by its ISI, the other two can be sorted out later. They need a solid response, not solid evidence.
Vijay Kumar

What our Intelligence Agencies were doing?
No doubt it is true that our neighbouring country is involved in Mumbai massacre, but what our Intelligence Agencies were doing? Were they attending picnic parties? Now time has come to fix responsibility. It is really surprising to know that inspite of repeatedly alerting the different agencies about the possible threat, no action was taken. How is it possible? There should not be any excuse from any corner. Either the officers/officials responsible for ignoring such messages should leave the job or the Government should be very touch and sack them immediately. As because, we being the citizens of this country are totally unsafe being in the hands of these sleeping white elephants.
T K Banerjee
What's the point in setting up new security agencies ?
What is the point of setting up new security agencies and adding dandawallah constables? We need to concentrate on securing our porous borders and gear our judicial system to meting out punishment without appeal, equipping state and central police forces with technology (rather than constables, reinforcing the coastguard, giving powers to the Navy to board ships, provide ground level radar cover to our 6000 km coastline, issuing smart citizen cards, et al. There is no use in saying that states have a low constable to population ratio and then diverting the extra heads to domestic help duty or VIP duty. Without any respect for law, all enforcement is meaningless.
A Concerned Reader
Jai Hind !
An Olympic shooter wins Gold & Government gives him 3 Crores (Remember, he is already a Crorepati)
Another Shooter dies, fighting with terrorists (Saving our country and our live) & government pays his family 5 lakhs. Jai Hind!
Sampath
Does it make sense?
Yester night I attended the birthday of granddaughter of my friend. I was surprised to see four candles on the cake since it was girl's first birthday. Then parents explained that they did not like to extinguish candles. They have lighted four candles in the belief that the girl will spread light in four directions viz North, South, East and West. After singing customary "Happy Birthday to You" they chanted some Shlokas and explained their meanings.
I was impressed and I think I shall follow this. Does it make sense to any other viewer?
Yogesh Dabra