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77 IPS officers of 1995 batch empanelled
Altogether 77 IPS officers belonging to 1995 batch are reported to have been empanelled to the rank of DIG in the Government of India.
Shreni to be Member (Electricals) Railways
U C D Shreni is all set to become Member (Electricals) in the Railway Board in a day or two.
( We said this on July 22 )
Bansal to be Special Secretary Home
U K Bansal is all set to join the North-Block as Special Secretary Home this week.1974 batch IPS officer of U P Cadre Bansal is presently Special DG BSF in Chandigarh. He will succeed Raman Srivastava.
A K Srivastava is new CMD of NALCO
A K Srivastava has been appointed new CMD of the NALCO. He is presently CMD of the Cement Corporation of India.
Vishwa Nath Sinha to be PS to Dayanidhi Maran
Vishwa Nath Sinha, IAS1992 batch, Kerala cadre will take charge as PS to Dayanidhi Maran, Indian Minister for Textiles. Presently he is posted as Director (Textiles) in the Textile Ministry in GOI.
G Kamla Vardhan Rao to be PS to Ms. D.Purandeswari
G. Kamla Vardhan Rao, IAS 1990 batch, Kerala cadre is going to continue as PS to Ms. D.Purandeswari, India Minister of State Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) in GOI.
Neeraj Mittal to continue as PS to Scindia
Neeraj Mittal is going to continue as PS to Union Minister of State for Commerce Jyotiraditya Scindia. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Three in fray for Addl. Commissioner of Police anti corruption?
There are three IPS officers of the UT cadre who are in fray for the post of Additional Commissioner of Police anti corruption in Delhi. They are : R.P. Upadhyaya, Sushil Garg & Kewal Singh. All of them belong to the 1991 batch.
P B Gangopadhyaya to be ADG in MoEF
P B Gangopadhyaya has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Ministry of Environment & Forests ( Mo EF). So far he was PCCF to MP Government. He is Madhya Pradesh cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch.
A K Dube to new PCCF Wild life in MP
A K Dubey is going to be new PCCF in MP. He is Madhya Pradesh cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch.
PM and IB Minister discuss Prasar Bharti
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and I& B Minister Ambika Soni on Friday discussed the Prasar Bharti matter. Outcome of the meeting will be known soon.
45 SP level vacancies in GoI
According to informed sources there are 45 SP level vacancies for IPS officers in the Government of India.
Delhi Gymkhana club polls narrow between servicemen & Civilian
As the grapevine has it ensuing polls to the Delhi Gymkhana club have narrowed down between servicemen & Civilian. Reigning president of the Club Air Marshal Ahluwalia is seeking another term on the plea that he individually did one year & one year was done by General J J Singh Governor of Arunachal Pradesh before he became the Governor. So it is being argued that the formula of two terms for an incumbent as Club's chief have not been done individually by Air Marshal Ahluwalia.
However, this is being brushed aside. Prakash Chandra DG International Taxation is in fray against Air Marshal Ahluwalia.
Suresh Kumar likely to return to J & K
As the grapevine has it, Suresh Kumar, IAS, 1986 batch, J&K cadre is likely to return to his parent cadre. Presently he is posted as Secretary, NCERT on central deputation to GOI.
Law on NIA
Ministry of Home Affairs took quick action and prepared National Investigation Agency (NIA) law and sent to DOPT and Public Service Commission for further necessary action and suggestions. After completion of formalities for law NIA can work smoothly and
effectively.
Finance Ministry approves AC cars up to Jt.Secy
So far only Secretaries in GOI were entitled for use of AC cars . Now, Ministry of Finance has given the approval for use of AC cars upto the level of Joint Secretary, but there is no increase in consumption of petrol limit.
Will Viswanathan be Secretary General of Lok Sabha ?
Name of Secretary Legal Affairs in the Government of India T K Viswanathan has also started doing the round for the post of Secretary General Lok Sabha.
IAAS officer V Ravindran promoted
V. Ravindran of the 1983 batch of Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IAAS) has been promoted as Principal Accountant General, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
DSSC Course at Defence Service Staff College, Wellington
There are two seats for 11 months DSSC Course at Defence Service Staff College, Wellington. Officers of the rank of Captain/Major and their equivalent are eligible for the same.
Vijay Kapur gets prestigious award
Vijay Kapur who originally belonged to the 1977 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (Bihar Cadre) was formally conferred the prestigious 'Palmes Academiques' Award (The Order of the Academic Palm) at a special investiture ceremony at the Embassy of France in India on the French National Day of July 14, 2009. The award was instituted by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808 and was awarded to Vijay Kapur by the Republic of France for his manifold contributions to international education.
Kapur,a recipient of four government commendations for outstanding service, returned to India in 2005 at the invitation of the University of Delhi to assume a full Professorship in Marketing, Sales and Strategic Management at the University's famed Faculty of Management Studies (FMS). Currently, he is on inter university deputation from the University of Delhi to Indira Gandhi National Open University since June 2009 where he holds the post of Executive Director in the rank and scale of Pro-Vice Chancellor.
B C Tripathi is new CMD of GAIL
B C Tripathi has taken over as the new Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India).He has succeded U D Choubey who retired on July 31.
( We said this on January 14 and again on January 17 )
IAS changes in Jharkhand
Shreebhagwan Prasad has been appointed new MD of the Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation. A.K. Pandey has been given the additional charge of Santhal Pargana. South Chhotanagpur divisional commissioner Sheela Kisku Rappaz will hold additional charge of Palamau.
Jakati gets additional charge of FSC Dehradun
The Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy's director RD Jakati has been given the additional charge of Director, Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun. He has succeeded Devendra Pandey who retired on July 31.
R K Singh is new Secretary Defence Production
R K Singh has taken over as Secretary Defence Production .He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Sridhar is new Chairman of CBEC
V Sridhar has assumed charge as new Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (C&CE). IRS officer of the 1973 ( C C & E) batch, Sridhar has succeeded P C Jha who retired on July 31.
( We said this on June 16 and again on July 15 )
Nirupama Rao takes over as new Foreign Secretary
Nirupama Rao has taken over as the new Foreign Secretary on Saturday. She has tenure of seventeen months as the Foreign Secretary.
( We said this on May 25 )
Vittal Das is new Member of CBEC
P.N. Vittal Das, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Vishakapatnam, has joined as member Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) on Friday. He is 1974 batch IRS officer.
( We said this on June 18 )
Majumdar is new Member of CBEC
S.D. Majumdar, Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, who was recently appointed member Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) assumed charged on Friday. He is 1974 batch IRS officer.
( We said this on June 25 )
Raman Srivastava assumes charge as DG BSF
Senior IPS officer and Special Secretary (Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs, Raman Srivastava has joined as Director General Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday. He is an IPS officer of the 1973 batch, Kerala cadre. He replaced M.L. Kumawat who retired on July 31. Raman has been decorated with Police Medal and President Police Medal in the year 1991 and 2001 respectively.
( We said this on June 9 and again on June 19 )
Pradeep Kumar is new Secretary Defence
Pradeep Kumar has taken over as new Secretary Defence. 1972 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Pradeep Kumar has replaced Vijay Singh sho superannuated on July 31.
( We said this on May 27 )
No Special Secretary Home (IS)?
With Raman Srivastava relinquishing charge of Special Secretary (Internal Security) the post remains vacant as no one has yet been named to succeed him.
Jt. Secretary Police I and II to report to Home Secretary
With Raman Srivastava assuming charge as DG - BSF, the Joint Secretary (Police I) Dilip Kotia and Joint Secretary (Police II) Ashok Lavasa have been asked to route files directly to Home Secretary. Earlier they were routing the files through the Special Secretary (IS), MHA.
J.P.Meena relieved from Assam Government to join NHRC
J. P. Meena who was Principal Secretary Agriculture and Agriculture
Production Commissioner (APC) with the Assam Government has been relieved to go to Centre on deputation as Joint Secretary in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch & belongs to the Assam cadre.
(We said this on April 23 & June 18, 2009)
Arun Kumar is APC in Assam
Arun Kumar who so far was Principal Secretary (PS) Panchayat & Rural Development (RD) has been posted as Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) with the Assam Government. As APC he has been given substantive charge. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch & belongs to the Assam cadre.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
Ajoyendra Pyalhas been appointed Additional Director General, Dr. MCR HRD Institute, Hyderabad. Satyanarayana Mohanty will now be Officer on Special Duty, A.P. Bhavan, New Delhi.Solomon Arokia Raj has been posted as Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies. Dr. Jyothi Buddha Prakash has been posted as Administrator, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).Dr. Christina Z. Chongthu has been made as Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P. Seeds Development Corporation, Hyderabad. K.V. Ramana will be Director (PA&W), Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Kothagudem.
Amitabh Kant is MD and CEO of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridors
Amitabh Kant has been appointed MD and CEO of the Government of India's ambitious project -Delhi -Mumbai Industrial Corridors. 198o batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre Kant is presently Principal Secretary and Special Commissioner Industries Kerala Government. This project comes under the Ministry of Industries.
SAIL's special bus for differently abled
In its endeavour to contribute to the welfare and mainstreaming of differently-abled children, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in Delhi on August 3, 2009 donated a bus equipped with training aids to Deepalaya, one of Delhi's largest operational NGO working in the areas of education, health, gender equality, vocational training, etc. SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta flagged off the bus in the presence of Secretary & Chief Executive, Deepalaya T.K. Mathew, Director (Personnel)/SAIL G. Ojha, Director (Finance)/SAIL Soiles Bhattacharya and other senior officials from Ispat Bhavan, Delhi.

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College Admission
Information related to the list of students admitted in BA Eco. (H) & B. Com. (H), names of students, category, % obtained in XII class, etc. was partly denied u/s 8(1)(e). The Commission observed that the information has been given as per the rules to gain admission, and this cannot be called a fiduciary relationship.
Comments
A fiduciary is a person who occupies a position of trust in relation to someone else, therefore requiring him to act for the latter's
benefit within the scope of that relationship. All relationships usually have an element of trust, but all of them cannot be classified
as fiduciary.
[CIC decision dated 4-02-2009, Mr. Pratipal Singh v. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce in Decision No. CIC /SG/A/2008/00173/1486]
Mrs. Anuradha Verma
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CORPORATE
Barooah is new CMD of NEEPCO
IP Barooah has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Central Sector power Company NEEPCO from VK Abbey.
Dilip Rau is Chairman of KSID
Dilip Rau has been appointed Chairman, Karnataka Silk Industries Development Corporation (KSID).He is 1972 batch IAS officer.
Yashwant Bhave takes over as Chairperson, Aera
Yashwant S. Bhave today took over as the first Chairperson of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). With the joining of Bhave, AERA is likely to commence its regulatory functions within the next few months. Government had recently constituted the AERA for economic regulation of the airport infrastructure sector. In terms of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008, the AERA has been assigned the functions of determining the tariffs for aeronautical services rendered at all major airports, including for air navigation services, the fixation of Development Fees and Passenger Service Fees. AERA will also monitor the set performance standards relating to quality, continuity and reliability of services
at these airports. AERA is expected play a crucial role in economic well being of the vital airport infrastructure sector in the country. The present downturn in the aviation sector is likely to pose an immediate challenge to AERA as it will have to ensure that the airport charges are calibrated so as not to unnecessarily burden the airlines and passengers and at the same time are remunerative enough for airport operators who are investing heavily in upgradation and modernization. Bhave is a retired officer of Indian Administrative Service (1972 Batch). He is a Master of Science with Electronics as a specialization and Master of Public Administration from Harvard
University. During his career spanning 37 years with the Government, he has held different positions in the Government of Maharashtra like CEO of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, MD of Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, MD of State Financial Corporation, Chairman of State Electricity Board, Development Commissioner (Industries) and Principal Secretary of Department of
Industries. In the Government of India, he has served in the Department of Information Technology, Department of Administrative Reforms, Pensions and Public Grievances as well as Special Secretary, Telecom and Secretary, Telecom Commission. His last posting was as Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs.
(We said this on March 30 & June 19 & 26, 2009)

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Every PM has tried to make peace with Pakis……to make a place in history!!!!
And till now all the peace initiatives are history (gone)!!
Pillar-less BJP says India's Foreign Police is now pillar-less!!!
Seems BJP is basically mirror-less!!!
If only BJP looks in the mirror it will see how it tried to make with Pakis peace!!!!
And during and after the peace overtures Paki sponsored terror did not cease!!
There is a method in what BJP terms as Mohna's madness!!
And rather than sadness there needs to be gladness!!
Majority of Indians will say that they trust Mohna!!!!
Advani is doing what he's done all the time and that's just 'ronna dohna'!!
Imagine when NDA was in power 'out of the loop' oft Advani was kept!!!
Not that he was inept!!!
But Advani has this habit that he has to politicize everything!!!!
You talk to him and in everything politics he will bring!!!
Like the N Deal…… he ran a useless campaign against the Deal!!!
With the issue wrongly he did deal!!!
And in the end he landed BJP in a piquant situation!!!
People asked ' does this Party really love this Nation'????
Mohna do not take Sonia's support for granted..... she's a Neta too!!!
Hedges her position as all Netas do!!!
There are the old windbags in Congress who take themselves to be the best!!!
Any sane individuals patience and intelligence they put to test!!
Old 'retainers' who feel that they are experts in matters of foreign policy!!!
And then only a 'Gandhi' takes credit for everything is Congress's old policy!!
Had she shown total faith in Mohna no one in the Congress would expressed doubts,
It's because she hedged on the Joint Statement that there were 'sell out' shouts!!
The windbags saw this as a chance and went to the Media with their story!!
That the Joint Statement will make India and Congress look sorry!!
Sonia just ensured that if there are brickbats then Mohna will be at the receiving end!
And bouquets….automatically to her they will send!!!!
Feel Sonia has to realize that now there is no decoupling or disconnect!!!
It's the Sonia Mohna combination that people did elect!!!
So like Amar says Sonia cannot do meeta happ happ and kadwa thoo thoo!!!
She too has to take the bouquet and brickbats for what UPA2 does do!!
And Advani should realize we are sick of his negativity and politicizing everything!!
His hand rubbing, his oft going into lengthy rewinds have started to sting!!!
Buta says the whole World is out take revenge!!!!
Seems he's harmed a lot of people and this they want to avenge!!!
He's just trying to paint the 'other party' black…..something he's always done!!!
And this is not the first time he's in the dock because of either son!!
This is a classical example of how the downtrodden are abused!!
Then as a money making opportunity this abuse is used!!
And the people who uses this as an opportunity to make money!!!
Are the one's who should be standing up for them….. how sadistically funny???
Buta says Sonia is his Leader….. shouldn't this make her squirm????
If I'm not wrong the minute Sonia heard this she said ' that worm'!!!
And then she must have said a couple of Hail Mary's for calling a human a worm!!!!
Well if you ask many Indians they will say 'that worm' as an apt term!!
Mallya says his Airline business is now ' unviable'!!!!
Will reduction of taxes make the business viable????
He refuses to see the wastages and grandiose unviable plans that have done Kingfisher in!
Trying to fly further than the 'fuel load on the plane can fly it' is a cardinal sin!!!
Mallya & Goel went too big and too fast…and they has Praful on their side!!!
Though nowadays all their 'cooking and partying ' pics Praful tries to hide!!
We have Aviation Minister who has literally run Air India into the ground!!
And Air India may never take off if for some more time he's around!!!
Air India should cancel its order for planes and get an Airline professional as its top!!!
Its splurging it should stop!!!
Well run airlines have ratios that they to maintain!!!!
Leaks Air India needs contain!!!
And all this is not possible with the Minister who is playing a double game!!!
Praful Patel is Minister's name!!!
His Boss Pawar is playing his also playing his game!!!
Like Boss the chela is also the same!!!!
Now Pawar says there is a rice shortage… he knew rice cultivation was falling!!!!
Remedial measures why was he stalling!!!
After all a stitch in time does save nine!!!!
But seems Pawar was waiting for some sign!!!
Pawar will go down in history as the worst Mantri of Agriculture, Food and Civil supplies!!!
And in the Aviation Ministry the same to his chela Praful applies!!!
Confucius says….. okay history is unforgiving!!
But what about the pain to India and Indians this duo of Praful and Pawar are giving???
Bharat Kumar

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Shiv Shankar Menon has an excellent service record
I am a retired foreign service officer. I am shocked and surprised that unsubstantiated and factually incorrect allegations were made about the outgoing foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon. He has an excellent service record and above all, is a really fine human being who always went out of his way to help others. Unlike many of his predecessors he made sure every call made to his office was returned. The allegations made against him that he was against OBC and SC/ST officers is factually incorrect. In fact, the maximum damage, to this segment of officers was done by the then foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal (Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Debate for 03) which fortunately was undone by Shyam Saran with the active support of the present foreign secretary who was his AS AD.
The same spirit was carried on by Shankar Menon in whose tenure, maximum numbers of HOM/HOP's were given to this segment.
Actually, the first scheduled caste Head of Mission to a major western country was appointed during his time.
It is also incorrect to blame him for his not being able to help his batch mates, who's problems are their own creations, and the matter is subjudiced.
His promotion policy initiated is the fairest as having been a member of the DPC, I'm aware of the shortfall of the earlier policy, by which injustice was being done.
The foreign secretary does not make the foreign policy which is the prerogative of the Prime Minister, and the foreign secretary executes it.
Vijay Kumar
Secretary Retd, MEA
It must have been done in long term interest of India
I beg to differ 'PM Mislead'. This has been written in bad taste. Right from Independence to date no Government whether it is Congress/NDA/UPA etc so far has ever changed the direction of the Foreign Policy keeping in view India's interest always which includes stragetic, regional and global as a whole. Perhaps the writer is unaware that Diplomacy means a continued process of negotiations and dialogue. Each country keeps its interest in mind with changing situations every moment. National Interest and security of the nation always comes first. Whatever has happened in Egypt (Sharmal Sheikh) must have been done in some long term interest of India. One has to read between the lines the message with longer perspectives in mind. As is famous real Diplomacy is you say something but you do something altogether different and when you really act it is normally a third line.
Harish Kumar
'Bad draft, still worse logic'
As if the bad draft of the Sherm declaration was not enough, the parliament and the people of India are sought to be fed worse logic for the sharm of all Sherms of independent India! The argument that the only other option to the Sherm agreement is war with Pakistan is terribly flawed. Coming from the strategic thinkers and diplomats of the highest bureaucratic stature, such absurd arguments irritate an average Indian. Political analysts are aghast at such flippancy! That our parliamentarians, who are not only highly erudite but also wise people with long experience of world political affairs have swallowed such patently specious and dangerous thesis is most perturbing. It is ... I don't want to waste words but you can guess the non-verbal epithet. Whosoever sells such silly theory to the government is being less than loyal, displaying lack of absolute loyalty at all times( while in service or retired)to the government (may be different from political affiliations),which is the test of an Officer of the State Of India. Such a person has extremely poor understanding of the affairs of the government and is a permanent liability. The hallmark and brand equity of a civil servant is the alternatives he/she can bring out, for good decision making rather than confronting the government with the only alternative he/she can visualise in the form of the declaration under the false impression that the only other alternative to the Sherm formulation is war with Pakistan. Childish, indeed!
The worth of a civil servant is to produce the multiple alternatives available to India, short of war. Has India so far initiated even one war against Pakistan? No. It was the flawed logic of the Pakistani establishment that they could easily win a war against India and break their fast in Chasme-Shahi, take lunch in Jodhpur and dine in New Delhi. How wrong those Pakistani strategic think tanks and their supporting civil servants have been proved each time they acted on such ill advised ventures? War is not going to solve anything for Pakistan or India. Therefore, the only alternative lies between the Sherm declaration and the war. If Civil Servants, Diplomats, Strategic thinkers don't put up those alternatives before the government, they are drawing their salaries without adequate justification. Pakistan can be tamed even without a war, only if we know our diplomatic powers well. Pakistan can be made to realize the futility of terror tactics as its state policy. India is the seat of the Darool and the Indian Muslim community can always get a Fatwa issued against acts of terrorism against India by Pakistan state actors or the so called non-state actors. Those of us who have studied the Muslim Law know it for certain that the Pakistan sponsored and funded terror activities against India are against the tenets of the Sharia, attracting the penalty of open whipping and even eye for the eye for those killed in such attacks. Nobody buys the terrorists' interpretation of the Sharia. Besides, there is no dearth of effective deterring options available to India, only if we choose to look beyond our closed eyes and colored goggles and use the chasma given to us by the Almighty. Pakistan and India will eventually become friendly nations once we pursue the alternatives galore between a badly drafted declaration and war.
M L Gupta
Aviation Mess
By now the public is aware of the relations between the two big domestic airlines and the concerned minister. Earlier the Minister was instrumental in getting the Petroleum Ministry to grant special credit facilities to these airlines. Now Mallya has realised that his airlines is in deep trouble. Even today he has huge outstandings with the government oil companies and a massive debt. Now he has brazenly demanded that if Air India can be given bail out package then Kingfisher should as well be given a bail out package. He may still have a friend in the Ministry (may be only for a short time) but he should not think that he is the son-in-law of the Government to get such treatment.
A Kumar
Pilot project by NRAA is good idea
The news about pilot project by NRAA is very good idea as it will protect our biodiversity and at the same time strengthen the rural livelihood. This si very essential to beat the climate change. All the foresters and rural administrators must support NRAA as it is the only to bring water and food and biodiversity security for the country. This should have been done by the MoEF long back with the JFM. Dr VK Bahuguan one of the best IFS officers in India is atleast being utilized by the GOI. Sr Samra also ned to be complimented for this as CEO NRAA
S P Singh
Why should Buta Singh resign ?
Buta Singh is very much correct. Why he will resign? This is the country where for VIP's it is safe heaven. Earlier there were dozens of cases against Laluji, Mayabatiji. They are in very very safe side. Nobody could touch them. Buta Singhji has righty said that he has been framed by some circles. Buta Singhji kindly go on.... If ultimately you have to leave your job then like Maya Bahinji play the Dalit Card, then there is none to touch you. The democratic set up of this country is for the people like you. The Government has created Z++ category security for the VVIPs like you at the cost of the tax payers and you and your son will do hawala trading. Try to pass a bill legalising hawala in both the houses of Parliament. So why to worry?
T K Banerjee
It is a good initiative
You have rightly said that huge money is siphoning out of our country which need to be protected and buying Indian companies made products is the best way to serve this purpose. The list of Indian companies made products is not very clear. Kindly publish it in clearly which are Indian and which are MNC products. Please send the same list to me to spread awareness.
Sunil
Give paper printout of vote cast
The best solution to this very sensitive issue is ,as also suggested by some other persons of eminence, that there should be provision for paper printout of the vote cast which should be seen by the voter and then placed in in secure container to be opened only under orders of HC if any voter objects on the spot or the candidate later within 1 month of counting day.
R. Bhardwaj
Police personnel be treated with respect
I recently had occasion to read this sad news item in the Times of India, which can be found at this link:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Lucknow/Cop-lands-in-soup-for-draining-it-out/articleshow/4844168.cms
Within, a detailed account is given, of a severe beating meted out to a constable, who was on duty at the house of DIG Lucknow, Prem Prakash, by the officer mentioned.
Isn't it time that proper set of guidelines and rules were framed, to ensure that such colonial and high handed behaviour is not perpetrated on police staff? They are not servants. They are police personnel, and should be treated with respect. Especially by their officers.
Such behaviour is reprehensible, and against all norms of human rights. We are not being ruled over by the British Raj anymore. Indians in these colonial services should learn to respect rule of law.
Aditya
Stop writing pseudonymous posts
I am sorry the quality of the FORUM has depreciated, of late, beyond doubt. Dr Mehrotra has merely betrayed his cowardice by himself writing against Shiv Sankar Menon under someone else's name after Menon's retirement. He did not have guts to write such a piece while Menon was in service. Please stop writing pseudonymous posts on your website. Please arrest the decay in the quality of your website.,which has become a Notice Board for government appointments. It is very boring,at times.Stop creating imaginary creatures for posting stupid views. I had thought, you are a balanced person.If you have guts,please my views on your notice board-cum-site.
S C Sharma
(This is not correct. We only use received from the visitors. Why should one write in FORUM-Editor )
NHAI not run as govt body
NHAI is being run as Lalaji's shop and not as government organization. CAG people are keeping mum for the obvious considerations.
VP
Tail-piece
Luck is very often a self-fulfilling prophecy
Why do some people get all the luck while others never get the breaks they deserve? A psychologist says he has discovered the answer.
Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experience ill fortune.
I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to contact me. Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research and, over the years, I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in experiments.
The results reveal that although these people have almost no insight into the causes of their luck, their thoughts and behavior are responsible for much of their good and bad fortune.
Take the case of seemingly chance opportunities. Lucky people consistently encounter such opportunities, whereas unlucky people do not. I carried out a simple experiment to discover whether this was due to differences in their ability to spot such opportunities. I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying: "Tell the experimenter you have seen this and win? 250." This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.
Unlucky people are generally tenser than lucky people, and this anxiety disrupts their ability to notice the unexpected. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else.
They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner and so miss opportunities to make good friends.
They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of jobs.
Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for.
My research eventually revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four principles.
They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, and create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good.
Towards the end of the work, I wondered whether these principles could be used to create good luck. I asked a group of volunteers to spend a month carrying out exercises designed to help them think and behave like a lucky person.
Dramatic results: These exercises helped them spot chance opportunities, listen to their intuition, expect to be lucky, and be more resilient to bad luck.
One month later, the volunteers returned and described what had happened. The results were dramatic: 80% of people were now happier, more satisfied with their lives and, perhaps most important of all, luckier.
The lucky people had become even luckier and the unlucky had become lucky.
Finally, I had found the elusive "luck factor". Here are my four top tips for becoming lucky:
Listen to your gut instincts - they are normally right
Be open to new experiences and breaking your normal routine
Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well
Visualise yourself being lucky before an important meeting or telephone call.
Luck is very often a self-fulfilling prophecy
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Contributed by-Vivek Dhawan