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Only four journalists had first hand information of Bhopal Gas Disaster
Even as 25 years have passed since the Bhopal disaster occurred when tones of Methyl-Iso-Cyanate and other lethal gases spewed out of the Union Carbide’s pesticide plant at Bhopal killing more than 3,500 people instantly and maiming several thousand others for life, few would be knowing that only four journalists of Bhopal were able to have the first hand information of what actually happened that fateful night. These journalists who could manage to contact J Mukund, who was Union Carbide Works Manager when the Tragedy occurred, around 4 AM on Dec 3, 1984, were Dr. Suresh Mehrotra (then working with Free Press Journal), Vijay Tewari (Navbharat Times), Pushp Raj Purohit (Hindustan Samachar) and Anees Chisti (News Time – Hyderabad). No other journalist could contact Mukund thereafter as he was arrested only few hours after the dance of death started on the streets of Bhopal leading to the killer factory.
Chisti who later wrote a book on Bhopal disaster has mentioned in his book that efforts of Dr. Sushil Trivedi , then posted as Press Officer to Governor, to help in investigation of the facts were extremely laudable at a time when few dared to go anywhere near the scene of disaster. Dr. Trivedi who retired as State Election Commissioner of Chhattisgarh helped these journalists reach the ill fated factory by driving them to the site of accident in his car.
The extracts of the book can be seen at
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=xGAJ9fNozXoC&lpg=PA25&ots=p2dy3HBo-r&dq=suresh%20mehrotra%20union%20carbide&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=suresh%20mehrotra%20union%20carbide&f=false
Governor's appointments soon
As the grapevine has it, appointments of new Governors will be done soon. Earlier, there was a thinking to do it after conclusion of Parliament's winter session.
Sudhir Bhargava to be Additional Secretary Fertilisers ?
Sudhir Bhargava is being promoted as Additional Secretary Fertilisers on a newly created post. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Ravi Kanth to be Joint Secretary Power
Dr M Ravi Kanth is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary Power in the Government of India. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Bid for 3G Spectrum next month
Telecom companies will vie with each other for clinching the 3 G Spectrum next month.
Eight IPS officers elevated as ADGs
As many as Eight IPS officers belonging to the 1977 batch have been promoted as ADGs. They are: Prem Singh –Assam-Meghalaya, V. K. Gupta – Gujarat, K B Gokulchandran Maharashtra, Arun Choudhary – Bihar, S Jayraman –West Bengal & S. A. Ibrahim –Madhya Pradesh (all in IB), Arvind Ranjan – Kerala (in BSF) & J C Dabas-Manipur –Tripura (in CRPF).
Four more IPS officers soon to be elevated as ADGs
As many as four more IPS officers are soon going to be promoted as ADGs. They are: Rakesh Jaruhar IG –BPR&D, Balaji IG-NIA, P.K.Mehta IG RPF & P.C. Sabharwal  IG –BPR&D.
Sanjay Kothari is CMD; ITDC
Sanjay Kothari is new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). Kothari has been entrusted additional charge of CMD, ITDC. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre. At present he is Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism.
Pervez Dewan to proceed on leave
Pervez Dewan whose term as Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD), India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) which was extended a couple of times owing to ongoing renovations in ITDC run Hotel Ashok Delhi will now be proceeding on a long leave. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.
Rail Ministry sees a lot activity
There was a lot of activity in the Railway Ministry as Indian Railway Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee reached Delhi on December 1, 2009.
Ashok Kumar joins CRPF as IG
Ashok Kumar has joined the CRPF as IG.He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
V. Subramanian is Advisor to Bharat Forge group
V. Subramanian, a retired IAS officer of 1971 batch belonging to the West Bengal cadre, is advisor to the Bharat Forge of which Chairman is noted industrialist Baba Kalyani. V. Subramanian was earlier Secretary to Government of India (GOI) in Ministry of New & Renewable Energy & Chairman IREDA.
Services of Sumant Narain placed at the disposal of GoI
Services of Sumant Narain (IA&AS-2000), Director (DT-II), in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, have been placed at the disposal of the Government of India for appointment as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi on deputation basis for a period of four years.
Mrs. Asha Singh promoted to CS's rank in Rajasthan
Mrs. Asha Singh, Director General (DG) Jawahar Lal Kala Kendra, Jaipur, has been promoted to Chief Secretary's  (CS's) rank in Rajasthan .She is 1976 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre.
Ganesh Koyu to join as CEO, Goa
Ganesh Koyu, IAS of the AGMUT cadre, is shortly going to join as Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Goa. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Nrip Singh Napalchyal poised to be new CS, Uttarakhand
As the grapevine has it, Nrip Singh Napalchyal is poised to be new Chief Secretary of the Uttarakhand state. At present he is Additional Chief Secretary FRDC in Uttarakhand. Nrip Singh Napalchyal is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.
CCI to have senior officers directly
It is for the first time in the history of Indian bureaucracy that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) being headed by Dhanendra Kumar is going to directly recruit officers as senior as Joint Secretaries.
No CCIT in Kerala
Believe it or not, there is no Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax in Kerala.
Asthana is now Advisor in Railway Board
G N Asthana, HAG/IRSME, presently working as Adviser Mechanical Engg (W), Railway Board has been posted as Adviser Mechanical Engg (Projects), Railway Board.Sanjay Chadha will replace Asthana.
CJ’s post in Orissa unlikely to be filled up soon
The post of Chief Justice in Orissa High Court which had fallen vacant with the retirement of Justice Bilal Nazki on Nov 18 unlikely to be filled soon for the reasons best known to the powers that be. Justice Nazki was sworn in as the chief justice of the Orissa High Court just four days before his retirement.
30 IIS officers to be promoted
30 Indian Information Service Officers are being promoted to JAG in the Government of India in a month or two.
A goof up by West Bengal media
A goof up by West Bengal media came to light the other day when a three-member team led by a Union home ministry official in charge of its Naxalite management division reached Calcutta. Media persons in Calcutta thought that Union home ministry additional secretary DRS Chaudhary was a Bengali and without confirming his full initials elaborated his name as Dipranjan Sarathi Chowdhury while his actual name is Dilip Raj Singh Chaudhary who is a 1977 batch MP cadre IAS officer.
Misra is back to Uttar Pradesh
Joint Director in the CBI Rajni Kant Misra is back to the parent Uttar Pradesh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1984 batch IPS officer.
Kshtriya to take charge on December 4
Newly appointed Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Swadheen Kshtriya will assume charge on December 4.
21 SPS to be inducted in IPS from UP
As many as 21 state police service (SPS) officers belonging to the Uttar Pradesh are going to be inducted into the IPS.
1989 batch of IPS officers to be made IGs in UP
DPC for promotion of 1989 batch of IPS officers is going to be held in Uttar Pradesh. They will be promoted as IGs.
Massive transfers of IPS officers in UP on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, massive transfers of IPS officers will be held in Uttar Pradesh after December 6, 2009.
DPC for promotion of IPS officers in MP soon
As the grapevine has it, DPC for promotion of IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh is going to be held soon. These promotions are to take place in the wake of a cadre review that had taken place a few months ago.
IPS reshuffle in MP after December 15, 2009
As the grapevine has it, there is going to be a reshuffle in IPS officers of Madhya Pradesh after December 15 , 2009.
Meeting to select officers for Missions soon
The next meeting of Senior Establishment Board (SEB) to select officers at the level of Section Officers and stenograph cadre of MEA for posting in Indian Missions abroad will be held soon. Vacancies in this regard have been announced recently.
IAS changes in TamilNadu
K. Dhanavel has been appointed Secretary Revenue in the place of N.S.Palaniappan., . The services of N.S.Palaniappan are placed at the disposal of the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited for appointment as its MD.
Official list of 1977 batch IPS officers empanelled for ADG post
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the empanelment of following 1977 batch Indian Police Service officers for
appointment to the posts of Additional Director General of Police or equivalent at the Centre. Those who have been empanelled are Ajay Chadha (AGMU), S S Dayal (MH), C M Ravindran (SK), D S Manhas (HP), Abhay Anand (BH), Kanwaljit Deol (AGMU), Omendra Bhardwaj (RJ), Prakash Mishra (OR), Subhas Goswami (AM), A Sivasankar (AP), M K Devrajan (RJ), Bhim Sain Bassi (AGMU), Vageesh Mishra (WB), Brij Mohan Saraswat (UP), Anil Pradhan (AM), K R Shyam Sundar (TN), Umesh Kumar (AP), Shafi Alam (BH), K B Gokulchandran (MH), V K Gupta (GJ), Gouri Shankar Rath (JH), V Narayanan (BH), Rajender Singh (WB), S Jayaraman (WB), Alok Srivastava (AP), Arun Choudhary (BH), V N Rai (HY), S Balaji (UP), Arvind Ranjan (KL), Nawal Kishore Singh (WB), K Nityanandam (GJ), Shashi Kant (PB), J C Dabas (MT), S A Ibrahim (MP), P K Mehta (HY), P N Dixit (MH), S K Saikia (GJ), Brij Lal (UP), V K Panwar (MP), A S Khan (AGMU), Jyoti Trehan (PB) and Prem Singh (AM).

CORPORATE
Balachandran is MD of CPCL
K Balachandran has taken over as MD of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) on Tuesday.
Rajendra Singh retires
 BSNL Director (Enterprise) Rajendra Singh has retired recently.
Food Regulatory Authority set up
The Government has established Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consisting of 23 members including Chairperson of the Food Authority and appointed independent scientific experts as members of its scientific panels.
Chowdhry is Chairman of IIT Hyderabad
HCL Infosystems Ltd Chairman and CEO, Ajai Chowdhry, has been nominated by the President of India to be the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Hyderabad..

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Pranab Da lost his temper when Opposition made a hue and cry on high price of cheeni!!
As per Pranab Da the Opposition was being meany!!!
 
As per Pranab Da the demand of sugar outstrips the production!!!
And till there is equilibrium Pranab Da says there will be no price reduction!!
 
But Pranab Da why did the Sarkaar not ensure that production kept pace with demand??
To do so Sarkaar has lots of measures at its command!!!
 
What if I say that prices were allowed to rise as Pawar was in the mood for this!!!
And then Mohna has accepted that price rise had Sarkaar’s asees (blessing)!!
 
And Pranab Da you lost your temper when Opposition took Sarkaar to task!!!
Won’t people who are drinking sugarless tea be hopping mad this question I’d like to ask?
 
Mark my words if this Sarkaar goes on in this heartless way!!
Then people in due course will make the Parties in the Sarkaar at the hustings pay!!
 
Isn’t it sadistic to first allow prices to rise and then rub salt in????
It’s like first punching someone in the stomach and then kneeing him in the chin!!
 
Chalo Ji Mohna, Sonia and Rahul know what they are doing!!!
All I can say is that Aam Aadmi who is facing the brunt of this price rise is booing!!!
 
Just see how our MP’s play hooky from the House!!!
And Speaker had her grouse!!!
 
MPs whose question were listed were playing hooky!!!!
Really ‘hadh ho chukki’!!!
 
Now in both Houses they say Sonia has appointed Attendance Keepers!!!
Who will keep a record of ‘the missing and the seepers (who slip out)!!!
 
Amar and Mulayam say they are 2 bodies but one jaan!!
So that means the jaan has four eyes, two mouths and chaar kaan!!
 
It’s a truce and more is to come!!!
Fact is a belligerent tune Amar ne kee hai hum!!!
 
And this episode has also shown that Mulayam is scared of Amar Singh!!
Because Mulayam accepted Amar’s sting!!!
 
He agreed ‘yes our overconfidence made us loose Ferozabad’!!!
Seems he did not hear Ferozabad’s cheers of Rahul zindabad!!

Why did it take so long to arrest Khoda???
Room he was to be held in was being spruced up with goodies including bar with daaru and soda!

He will give appointments for his interrogation!!!
And private jet was being arranged for any trips to be taken out of station!!!

Then everything was tested!!!
And when the QC certificate was obtained then only was he arrested!!
 
43% of Dubai ’s population are Indians …wow!!!
Another 8% and Indians can question ‘ what now’???
 
Just joking because in Dubai non Arabs have no rights!!!
Yes it is indeed unfairness ka height of heights!!
 
Now SMSs are being sent to India workers to inform them that they are fired!!!
However funny part is to send SMSs Indians have been hired!!
 
Confucius says….. Indians literally built Dubai !!!!
And changed their eating habits too… I’ve seen Arabs breakfasting on aloo paranthas and chai!!

Bharat Kumar

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(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion)
To improve quality of bureaucrats and professionals…
To improve quality of bureaucrats and professionals, the first thing to do is to base their selection on merit and a psychological test since most of them have already been identified with one political party or the other. Secondly post-retirement extension or posting should not be given to bureaucrats..
N K Nair

Malyalis are never out of power
Though a Punjabi, I must get my daughter married to some Malyali bureaucrat, they are never out of power !!!!

Vinod Kapoor

Posted as Cabinet Secretary only who has two years service left

Only that person should be posted as Cabinet Secretary who has two years of service left. Why should officers be posted as Cabinet Secretary and be granted tenures far beyond retirement? In case that principle is to be followed for Cabinet Secretary, Home secretary, Defence secretary and Director CBI, then why not for the posts of Members and Chairmen of the Railway Board, Postal Board, Posts of Dy CAG, Members and Chairmen of Customs Board and Direct Taxes Board also? Why should they not partake of the fun? What is good for the goose must be good for the gander as well.

Arjun Mallik

It is a great injustice

After implementation of 6th Pay Commission, the Scale of Rs.3050, 4000 and 4500/- have been merged and kept in the same Grade pay of Rs.2800/-. It is a great injustice with the employees working under the scale of Rs.4500-125-7000/- (pre-revised). In fact this scale is implemented in few organisations and a few numbers of employees are working in this scale in the Central Govt.

It is therefore advisable that the pre-revised scale of Rs.4500-125-7000/- can be abolished and may be marged in the pre-revised scale of Rs.5500-9000/- w.e.f. 01.01.2006
Razi Akhtar

All the best to Priyanka
Without saying much about taking over of reign of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation by Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadhera is a step towards bringing the foundation on right path and I wish active, energetic and enthusiastic Priyanka all the best wishes for exploring more and more viable projects to achieve goals that Rajiv Gandhi had in his mind for the development in the society. My true wish is that God will always be with Priyanka to guide her best ways ahead.
H.S.Bhalla

I don’t support the existing bureaucratic system
I think Choudhary has mistaken me if it is thought that I support the existing bureaucratic system of the country. My only point is that We in this country reach to generic conclusions very fast without debating the merits and demerits of the system unemotionally and without any specific identifications be it Service or other identification. There is a definite need for improvement in the existing system of governance(which includes political, judicial or other subsystems) which was basically devised by British for their colonial administrative needs. It is our sheer lethargy and to some extent vested interest that we make a lip service on administrative reforms and then do a little bit here and there rather than comprehensively looking at the systems and working on them. Consequently the whole administrative structure lacks a professional outlook. This in turn leads to high level of inefficiencies of the system, ineffective delivery of social programmes, leakages and wastages of resources. We also know that level of accountability are extremely thin in the government both for corrupt practices and for inefficiencies. This is leading to the perception of our bureaucracy being largely inefficient and ineffective though at individual levels many of the civil servants continue to outperform their colleagues. Hence for the system to adjust to the changing needs of the Country in the era of globalisation and liberalization the administrative setup needs to be reigned right from the lowest administrative unit up to topmost level and civil servants should not be afraid to discuss the issue dispassionately without invoking parochial interests across the services like the one being invoked against the proposed Direct Tax Code.
Guljari