Excellent, Keep it up.
D S Pahwa

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This is the state of affairs of CWG ?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set up Group of Ministers to monitor the CWG preparations work on war footing. After all it was a matter of pride and prestige of the country, which was at stake. The GOM was headed by Jaipal Reddy. P.M thought that he had also equally contributed in creating the mess, so let him clean it up. Jaipal Reddy takes first meeting and the minutes of meeting are submitted to P.M. After kind perusal of minutes, P.M called Cabinet Secretary in panic & lengthy discussion followed. Thereafter orders were issued to form a squad of 10 senior IAS officers – all handpicked men. The minutes of the meeting of first GOM headed by Jaipal Reddy is given below:-

Jaipal - why work is lagging behind (furious) in this stadium? Fix responsibility on contractor.
CPWD Official – Sir, he is same contractor who ……….
Jaipal – O.K , O.K next, why has such shoddy work been done in this complex?
CPWD Official – Sir, this contracter had ……….
Jaipal – yes yes, I know let us go to next project. Why the landscaping is not complete in this stadium?
CPWD Official – Sir, he is er, remember that day .. ……….
Jaipal – yes yes, I remember, surely
The Meeting ended with a vote of thanks.
Kaun Banega Delhi Police Commissioner ?(6)
If a non-controversial officer is chosen Special Director in the IB D Rajagopal may be the dark horse. He is 1976 batch IPS officer.
Ranbir Singh gets foreign assignment
Ranbir Singh has been appointed Counsellor in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Kamble is PS to Minister Social Justice
Harshdeep Shriram Kamble has joined as PS to Union Minister Social Justice in the Government of India. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Deshmukh is Director Higher Education
C E K Deshmukh has joined as Director Higher Education in the Department of HRD. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Anand Bardhan is Director Overseas Indian Affairs
Anand Bardhan has joined the Government of India as Director Overseas Indian Affairs. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Fanai joins GoI
L Fanai has joined the Government of India as Deputy Secretary Rural Develment. Fanai is 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Principal Director (SRA-II) in CAG office transferred
H Dharmadarshi, Principal Director (SRA-II), in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi, on relief from his present duties by Ms. Sangita Choure, is transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, North Western Railway, Jaipur. He will relieve Ms. Meenakshi Sharma of the additional charge held by her.
Mrs. D Thara to go to USA for foreign Training programme
Mrs. D Thara, Managing Director, Khel Udyog Bhawan, Ahmedabad, has been selected for long term foreign Training programme in Executive Master of Public Administration at Syracuse University, USA.
CVC indicts nine BHEL officials
Of the 92 government officials indicted by the Central Vigilance Commission, in June, for their alleged involvement in corruption, nine officials are from the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL).
Sanjay Kumar empanelled in GoI
Sanjay Kumar has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
IRSEE and IRSS officer joins IIPA
Vinod Kumar Langan from IRSS and Satish Kothari from IRSEE have joined the APPA Course in the IIPA.
Mahadev is PSC Member in Karnataka
M Mahadev has been appointed as member of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). The post has fallen vacant after the retirement of Dasaiah.
1985 batch IAS officers promoted in Orissa
Five IAS officers of the 1985 batch have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Orissa. They are Mssrs Surendra Nath Tripathy, Vipin Kumar Saxena, Upendra Prasad Singh, Sangram Mishra and Gagan Kumar Dhal.
IAS reshuffle in West Bengal likely
A reshuffle of District Magistrates is likely to take place in West Bengal soon.
Maj Gen Pawar is new VC of LNUPE
Major General Sarbjit Singh Pawar, VSM has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education (LNUPE), Gwalior. He will replace Major General S.N. Mukherjee whose extended tenure is going to expire on September 23, 2010.
Coast Guard is short of 679 officers
This is now official that Coast Guard is short of 679 officers in the country.
Sam Pitroda to head NIC
Sam Pitroda, adviser to the prime minister on public information infrastructure and innovations, will head the National Innovation Council (NIC) aimed at preparing a road map for the 'Decade of Innovation 2011-2020'.
GRIPS has so far educated 28 Indian students
The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) - a government-sponsored graduate school and research institute. Tokyo, - has so far educated 28 Indians students who have three to five years experience working for governments, central banks, custom offices or other relevant organizations. Around two-thirds of the student-intake of GRIPS – that offers 15 Master’s programs, six Doctorate programs and a five-year Policy Analysis Program - consists of international students from some forty countries around the globe while available lectures encompass subjects including economics, political science, public administration, international relations, social engineering and mathematical science. GRIPS Masters and Ph.D. degree programs are designed to attract outstanding students and thoroughly prepare them for distinguished careers in the policy arena.
Maharashtra is short of 15 IAS officers
Maharashtra Government is currently short of 15 IAS officers.
New ADG post created in West Bengal
West Bengal Government has created a new post of additional director general (ADG) of police (law and order) to look after Maoists-hit areas.
Who will be new DGP of Andhra Pradesh ?
Who will be new DGP of Andhra Pradesh on September 1?. Picture is still not clear since so many names are doing the round.
First ever Governor of Central Bank in Bhutan
Daw Tenzim has been appointed as Bhutan’s first ever governor of the central bank.
Muktanand Agarwal posted as SDO by Rajasthan govt
Muktanand Agarwal, IAS, has been after completion of his training posted as Sub-Divisional Officer, Shahbad (Bara), by Rajasthan government.
Eight IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh get senior grade scale
As many as eight IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh, including one of 1994 batch and seven from 1997 batch, have been given senior grade scale. They are SS Chaudhry (1994), Makrand Deoskar, Umesh Joga, D Srinivas Verma, Solomon Yash Kumar Minj, MK Katakwar, Renu Shukla and Dinesh Chandra Sharma.
V M Kanwar is promoted in M P
V M Kanwar has been promoted to the rank of DG in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1977 batch IPS officer.He has made DG Police Housing.
IRS officer to join GoI
Upon her selection as Director in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi, on deputation basis, the services of Ms. Parmila Sharan, Additional CIT, New Delhi, have been placed at the disposal of the department of Women and Child Development for a period of five years.
IPS changes in Madhya Pradesh
Nandan Dubey has been made DG –Home Guards.H K Sarin will move to HRC. Pradeep Runwal will now be IG PHq.
Khandelwal is new Secretary PWD in Jharkhand
KK Khandelwal has been appointed as secretary of building construction department with additional charge of Civil Aviation Deparment. Now Sarkar will be principal secretary of forests and environment department.
Pushkar Bhatnagar CIT Delhi is no more
Pushkar Bhatnagar (IRS-IT, 1986 batch) who was Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) Delhi died in Delhi on August 20, 2010.
Silver Jubilee of 1985 batch in Mussourie begins
Silver jubilee re union of IAS officers belonging 1985 batch began in the Mussoorie located Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) from August 20 and will go on till August 22, 2010.There are 100 officers with their families who converged to the
LBSNAA. Everyone in the LBSNAA is surprised to see such a large gathering.Its organisers are: Sanjeev Chopra, Arun Goyal, B.K. Agarwal, Ms. Anita Bhatnagar, Anoop Badhawan, Rajeev Ranjan and Prakash Kumar.

Committee constituted to review One percent incentive scheme in CBDT
A committee headed by DIT (PR, PP & OI) with DIT (Infra) – II as Co-Chair has been constituted to review the proposals under the One percent incentive scheme for the financial year 2007-08 and to propose new schemes for utilization of funds available out of existing schemes. P Selvaganesh, Addl Cit (HQ) (Admn) Chennai, will be its coordinator for South Zone covering Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin and Hyderabad CCIT (CCA) regions; Alok Singh, Addl CIT (HQ) (Admn) New Delhi has been made coordinator for North covering NWR, Delhi, Jai[ur, Lucknow and Kanpur, JK Mishra, Addl CIT (HQ) (Admn) is coordinator for East covering Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Patna and Guwahati and Arun Bharat, Addl CIT (HQ) Systems & Projects, Mumbai, has been made coordinator for West region covering Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.

CMD Coal India awarded
CMD Coal India Partha S Bhattacharyya has been awarded prestigious fellowship of Institute of Director for his outstanding contribution to Society and Business. This award was handed over to him by Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh at a function held in New Delhi recently.

Lt Gen Singh takes over charge
Lt. Gen. N. K. Singh AVSM,VSM has taken over as GOC 3 Corps in Nagaland from Lt.Gen. R. K. Loomba AVSM.

CORPORATE
Guha to join Board of South Indian Bank
Former JMD of State Bank of India and former Managing Director of State Bank of Hyderabad Amitabh Guha is likely to join the board of South Indian Bank.K. Thomas Jacob is also likely to join the SIB board shortly.
Kharkongor is Director (Finance) NEEPCO
AG West Kharkongor of Shillong has been appointed as the Director (Finance) of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO).
ORG Informatics MD resigns 
Manoj Gupta, Managing Director of ORG Informatics Ltd has resigned from the company with effect from 19.08.2010. B.V.Suryakumar, Non-Executive Director of the Company has been appointed as Managing Director with immediate effect . 
Percept appoints Business Head 
Percept Out-of-Home has appointed Rajneesh Bahl as Business Head (Outdoor Operations).
Mehta is Exec. VP Patni Ltd 
 Patni Ltd has appointed Manish Mehta as Executive Vice President and Chief Delivery Officer ( Applications Service).
Persistent Systems appoints directors
Persistent Systems Ltd has appointed Prakash Telang and Kiran Umrootkar as additional directors of the Company with effect from August 19, 2010.
Autoriders Fin. Director resignation accepted
The Board of Autoriders Finance Limited has accepted the resignation of Vivek Vaidya from the directorship of the Company w.e.f June 01, 2010.
Nakashira is Alternate Director, Tayo Rolls
Masahiro Nakahira, has been appointed as an Alternate Director of Tayo Rolls Ltd with Osamu Nishimura ceasing to be the Alternate Director with effect from 21 July 2010.
Kumar is CEO (e-Com) India Today
The India Today Group has appointed Salil Kumar as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (e-Commerce business). Kumar took charge on August 10, 2010.
Who will be MD of Trent?
Who will be Managing Director of Trent--the retail arm of the House of  Tatas?
RCom appoints four senior executives
Reliance Communications has appointed four new senior executives in its wireless management board.They are-- Sitapathy Chavali (Chief Technology Officer), Nagesh Rajanna (National Sales and Distribution Head),  Adrian Williams Head (HR) and  Prakash Gokarn Head (3G services).

Aaj Ki Aawaz
MPs get a three fold salary hike!!!
Actually on their salary hike demand they should have been told ‘take a hike’!
 
Now despite the hike MPs say ‘yeh dill maange more’!!!
'We should be paid more for serving the Nation' they implore!!
 
Well we all know how well they serve the Nation!!
And we all know who is responsible for the all round degradation!!
 
First and foremost why are they paid a salary when ‘its not a job’?????
Its honorary work and if it’s a job then hikes are not given to a slob!!
 
In fact if a poll is done as to what our MPs do!!!
Response will be ‘Take Nation for a ride……. boo’!!
 
Pawar, Laloo, Mulayam, Praful, Raja etc., treat their MP salary like ‘pocket change’!
Like Laloo demanding a salary hike sure did sound strange!!
 
But then it’s a tacit move to show he lives off his MP’s pay!!!
A shaana move karr rahaa hai Laloo play!!
 
Congress says Kalmadi’s wings have been clipped!
Kalmadi says on his behest to help him out 10 Bureaucrats into 'OC have been shipped'!
 
Fact is Mohna and Sonia are just buying time and if Games are incident free!!
They’ll say ‘all’s well and Media was barking up the wrong tree’!!
 
In any other Country in the first place such blatant chori would not have taken place!!
And if it had the heavy hand of law the corrupt would face!!
 
Here you have an honest PM protecting the dishonest!!!
And despite this we still say ‘Mohna’s honest’!!!
 
In fact it’s because of his ‘Dritrashtra approach’ that corruption has surged!!!
It was expected with an honest man at the helm corruption would be purged!!
 
How could have Mohna and Sonia kept mum on CWG chorri for so long???
Many would say till now ‘both went along’!!
 
Now at CWG sites a ‘curfew’ has been declared and the Army been called to help out!
‘What what our Netas make us do’ Army doth shout!
 
And I wonder what will CAG say on Army doing the work free of cost!!
Well in the end its the National Exchequer that's lost!!
 
Changes in Nuke Civil Liability Bill shows ‘UPA literally sold us cheap’!!!
In this Congress is literally neck deep!!
 
On US's recent threats now despite what the Government says it’s very clear!!
That even when Anderson was released it was because ‘ US India does fear’!!
 
And in Uncle Sam’s rulebook all other Nations do not matter!!
And every year Uncle Sam’s ‘selfish atrocities’ gets fatter!!!
 
Confucius says….Like 007 Uncle Sam too has the license to kill!!
Non Americans an American can kill at will!!


Bharat Kumar

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-Dharam

Kalmadi is new age management Guru

Inspite of vigorous media campaign following exposure of one scam after the other , Suresh Kalmadi has been retained though his aides were sacked ostensibly to ensure that Common Wealth Games are held without glitches as any action at this stage against Kalmadi can have adverse impact on the games. But after 11 JS level officers have been tasked to monitor progress of stadia for Common Wealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi appears to have been absolved of any responsibility in the event of any thing going wrong in advance fully well knowing that IAS officers now roped in may be totally clueless and hardly in a position to make any difference . Had Lalit Modi been trained under him ,his position too would have been unassailable like that of Kalmadi today. Even without any known professional qualification in management Kalmadi has become new age management guru and he is likely to get invitations from all over the world to give lecture on how to keep floating and emerge strong even when every thing goes wrong and the whole media is after you. In recognition of his services, he should be made honorary head of disaster management authority .

Sudhir Chopra

Subletting galores

A number of places of the Directorate of Estates in the R.K. Puram Area has been sub letted on rent by the Government servants. Whenever complaints are made a group of officials of Directorate of Estates make the raid and hush up things by taking bribe. I would suggest that the raids be done in the same form as what CBI does by taking employees of other Ministries/Departments as witness. Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development may kindly consider.

Satya Prakash

TAIL-PIECE

Jago Grahak Jago

What is India?
A nation where pizza reaches home faster than ambulance & police….., where you get a Car Loan @5% but Education Loan @12%………,

Where Rice is priced @Rs.40, but Sim Card is Free………….,

Where people worship Goddess Durga, but want to kill their Girl child………..,

Olympic Shooter wins Gold, Govt gives Rs.3.00 Crores, whereas another Shooter dies fighting with terrorists and govt pays @Rs.50 K.

Really incredible India.

From:

Prabhakar, Kharagpur