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To be accurate, allegations in Page 9 and the rest of the pages in the electronic document are not directly substantiated nor are they authoritative on the authorship of the notes. There also is no independent validation of the authenticity of the correspondence between Government agencies listed in this electronic document.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

In winters usually veggie prices come down!!!!

But exactly the opposite is happening and Indians have on thier faces a frown!!

After onions now tomato prices are rising and aloos are getting ready to do the same!

And Pawar is behind the 'money making' game!!

Mohna has written to him on onion price rise and that is all!!

With DMK already rolling up its sleeves if Pawar walks out risks UPA's fall!!

2 G ke matter mein Mohna had written to Raja too!!!!

Raja marked the letter to be filed and what he wanted to do he did do!!

In Pawar's stint there has been a phenomenal rise in kitchen inflation!!

Double whammy for Pawar ....Congress is being blamed by the Nation!!

Just step on the street and ask anyone ….. will you vote for Congress????

No …never….. some even will say the thought that Congress can come back does depress!!

Really Mohna badnaam hooaa Sonia tehre liye!!

'Mohna badnaam ho gaya on account of the ulte seedhe orders joh Madam ne diye'!

Otherwise do you think Mohna would have sided with Raja??????
Had Madam not ordered Mohna 'bajaa detha Raja ka band baaja'!!

Would have Mohna have not taken action on Kalamdi and gang long time back??

But it is well known Sonia held him back!!!

Would Mohna have allowed a tainted Official to be appointed as CVC?????

Seems Madam was advised Thomas would be CVC CVC Controlled Via Congress!!!

Do you think Pawar and Praful would have continued in Mohan's Mantri Mandal!

Numbers forced Sonia's hand and she ordered Mohna treat all allegations as bandal!

Raja has taken 'Karuna booster doze' before proceeding to Dilli!!!

And they say Karuna has warned ' Raja's not corrupt' in a voice that was chilly!

Warning has reached Madam's ears!!!

And seems Karuna has been advised ' have no fears'!!!

Radiia they say is 'still wheeling and dealing'!!!

Now on the phone there is no chit chat or deal sealing!!

They say she's getting protection from Ahmed Bhai c/o 10 Janpath!!!

Like rather than summoning her CBI went to her home after getting a shapath!!

Shapat or oath was …… no pressure tactics and ask what you have been asked to ask!

And remember your job is to hide and not unmask!!

So as India's reputation and Indians suffer Madam is obsessed with clinging to the throne!

Really Congress has made both India and Indians groan!!

Mohna may be the PM but it is she who sits on the thrown and wears the crown!!

And it is she who has in her Court advisers, courtiers, slaves and even a clown!!

Though all is not lost!!

Only harsh actions have a steep cost!!

Agree to a JPC, tell Thomas to go, make Kalmadi and gang pay!!!

And corruption of allies Congress should openly flay!!

Do you think Pawar and Karuna can afford going to the voter????

They know their chances of coming back have got remoter and remoter!!

Yes the worry here is Allies may spill 'Congress beans'!!!

After all Congressmen take power as one of the best money making means!!

What about Congress's Mr. Fifteen Percent?????

To work in the Seva Dal as a 'khuda line posting' he should be sent!!

And stop justifying Congress's mistakes with 'but BJP was worse'!!!!

BJP erred and received via the EVM public's curse'!!

Confucius says….. as you can see for remedial action so much has to be done!!

Could someone please pass this on to Sonia and her son???

Flash..... Pranab Da says Opposition should say sorry to the Nation!!!

Seems logic ki train does not stop at Pranab Da's station!!

It is Congress that has all the apologizing to do!!!

Why does he not step out and check out at who the Public doth boo!!

Or maybe je knows this!!!

But an opportunity to do chamchagiri how can he miss!!

Blaming BJP is like music to Sonia's ears!!! She better smell the coffee or Renuka Chowdhury will again be shedding croc tears!!

Bharat Kumar

Gurdas Kamat to be promoted ?
Union Minister of State for Communications Gurudas Kamat is likely to be promoted during the ensuing Cabinet reshuffle.

Narayanasamy to be promoted ?
Union Minister of State V Narayanasamy is likely to be promoted during the next Cabinet reshuffle.

Will Deora be shifted ?
Grapevine has it that Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is being shifted. It is rumoured that new Petroleum Minister would be from Maharashtra.

Krishna Tirath to go ?
Union Minister for Child and Women Welfare Krishna Tirath may be dropped during the next Cabinet Reshuffle.

Girija Vyas to join Cabinet
Girija Vyas is likely to be inducted into the Union Cabinet in place of Krishna Tirath.

Raj Babbar to join Cabinet ?
Raj Babbar is likely to be inducted into the Union Cabinet in the ensuing Cabinet reshuffle.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1977 batch IPS takes place
Empanelment of 1977 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India has taken place.

Jain to be Member -Secretary in Delhi
1980 batch UT cadre IPS officer S K Jain is being tipped to be Member-Secretary of the Public Grievances Commission in Delhi.

Will CVC be questioned by the CBI ?
CBI has decided to interrogate all the former Telecom Secretaries, since 2001, right from Shyamal Ghosh to Siddharth Behura. Last to serve as Secretary Telecom was P J Thomas now CVC. Will the CBI call Thomas also for questioning ?.

Rakesh Sinha is new CMD ESL
Rakesh Sinha, Director, Cooking Coal Limited, BCCL has been appointed as CMD, ESL, Sambalpur.

Anil Razdan appointed Director HPCL
Anil Razdan, Former Secretary Power in the Government of India has been appointed as Part Time Director (non-official), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Roongta appointed Part-Time Director HPCL
S.K. Roongta, Former Chairman, SAIL has been appointed as Part Time Director (non-official), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Lehri gets additional charge of ECL
S.K. Lehri, CMD, Cooking Coal Limited has undertaken the additional charge of CMD, ECL for the period of 3 months.

Chandrashekharan empanelled in Railway Board
S. Chandrashekharan has been empanelled as Additional Member (Finance), Railway Board, Ministry of Railway, Government of India.He is an Indian Railway Service officer of HAG Grade.

Reddy takes over as Vice Chairman NDMA
M. Shashidhar Reddy has taken the charge as the Vice Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority( NDMA).Reddy has now been elevated to the position of Vice Chairman of the Authority with the rank of Union Cabinet Minister.Reddy holds a master's degree in Agronomy from the Kansas State University, USA (1973). An Indian Council of Agricultural Research 'Merit Scholar', he graduated from the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad, in 1971 with a B.Sc. (Ag) degree.Reddy is a fourth term sitting member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology of Andhra Pradesh in the 1990s.Reddy has held various positions in the Congress Party organization in Andhra Pradesh and has been a member of AICC since 1997. He was a participant in the Shimla Chintan Shivir - the last brain-storming conclave held in 2003 with 250 members of the party's top leadership.

Three officers selected for DDG in Narcotics Control Bureau
Three officers have been selected from the panel of eight officers considered for the post of Deputy Director Generals (DDG - IG level) of Narcotics Department in Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India.

Juneja selected for DDG
Ashok Juneja, Director, Commonwealth Games (Security), has been selected as DDG Narcotics Department in Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India. He is Chattisgarh cadre IPS officer of 1989 batch.

If ITS officers do not join !
If five officers of ITS services who were recently promoted to the post of Additional D.G. do not join upto 10th January, next batch will be considered for promotion.

Nagaraj to be promoted in Tripura
K. Nagaraj, Inspector General of Police, Law and Order, Tripura Government, is likely to be promoted as Additional Director General Police. He is Manipur-Tripura cadre IPS officer of the 1983 batch.

Bamba to be promoted
Anil Bamba, Zonal Joint, DGFT, is likely to be promoted as Additional D.G. (equivalent to Joint Secretary post). He is an ITS officer of the 1986 batch.

Singhal to be promoted
Dr. L.N. Singhal, Zonal Joint, DGFT, is likely to be promoted as Additional D.G. (equivalent to Joint Secretary post).He is an ITS officer of the 1986 batch.

It is a season of land scams in Pakistan too
Close on the heels of the land scam involving Pakistan's federal housing ministry has come another land scam involving the National Assembly Employees cooperative Housing Scheme (NAECHS) in Islamabad. Employees of the National Assembly have paid their life time's savings with the hope of owning a house of their own in the Pakistani capital. The entire money (about Rs 350 millions) has been bungled by the society's administrators by being shown as spent on the basis of fake vouchers and receipts. About 1000 acres of land allotted to the society in various suburbs of Islamabad has been sold off in connivance with the local land mafia and some functionaries of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Under scanner now is the role of Tariq Khakwani and Shahid Jilani both Dy Secys in the National Assembly Secretariat, Fazeel Ashgar and Asadullah Faiz Chief Commissioner and Dy Commissioner CDA respectively.

20 PSUs revived by BRPSE making profits
As many as 20, out of the 39, PSUs revived by the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) were making profits.

Devender Singh to do One year course in TERI
Devender Singh is going to join the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, in public policy programme. He is Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1984 batch.

Gaikwad poised to be CS in Maharashtra
As the grapevine has it, Ratnakar Gaikwad is poised to be new Chief Secretary in Mahsarashtra. Presently he is Commissioner Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

Ramnamurthy to be new CMD, DCI
As the grapevine has it, P.V. Ramnamurthy, present Director (Finance) of the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), is poised to be new Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the DCI.

No Christmas and no New Year for 1982 batch IAS
Believe it or not, 1982 batch IAS officers who are undergoing training in Mussorrie will not be able to celebrate either Christmas or New year.

Tie for the post of Commissioner, MCGM
As the grapevine has it, there is a tie for the post of Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). Those in fray are: Subodh Kumar (1977 batch) and currently Secretary Communication to GOI and Gautam Chatterjee (1982 batch).

Ulganathan to be CVO of Cochin Shipyard
P. Ulganathan of the Central General Services has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Cochin Shipyard Limited, Cochin.

Additional Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court appointed
Giriraj Das Saxena and Tarun Kumar Kaushal have been appointed Additional Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.

Two Additional Judges appointed in Gauhati High Court
Justice Arun Chandra Upadhyay and Justice Chitta Ranjan Sarma have been appointed Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two year with effect from December 28, 2010.

Prof. Valiathan appointed National Research Professor for another Term
Prof. M.S. Valiathan, an eminent cardiac surgeon, a teacher and researcher, has been appointed as a National Research Professor for another term of five years with effect from January 1, 2011. He has continued to work in the field of medicine and is currently engaged in developing the field of "Ayurvedic Biology". His work in synthesizing Ayurveda with modern medicine has been commended by the Scientific Advisory Committee.

IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Kamran Rizvi will only be Sugarcane Commissioner.Sanjeev Kumar has been appointed Divisional Commissioner Barelley.M V R Ramireddy will be Housing Commissioner.Ram Bahadur will now be Vice Chairman of the Agra Development Authority.

High Court orders to consider A K Jain for empanelment (UPDATED)
Delhi High Court dismissed UOI writ petition against CAT order and directed Government to consider empannelment of A.K. Jain, 1977 Batch Nagaland Cadre IAS Officer who is presently Member(Fianace), Prasar Bharti. Senior Advocate K.K. Rai alongwith Ankit Jain, advocate of RTI Legal Law Firm represented the case .

Subodh Kumar to return Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary Telecom Subodh Kumar is returning to the parent Maharashtra cadre most probably as Commissioner of the Presitigious Mumbai Municipal Corporation.He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Maharashtra next week (UPDATED)
A major bureaucratic reshuffle is likely to take place in Maharashtra next week.

52,1991 batch IAS officers empanelled in GoI (UPDATED)
This is official list of the empanelment of 1991 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

37 ,1977 batch IPS officers empanelled in DG rank in Goi (UPDATED)
Altogether 37 IPS officers belonging to 1977 batch have been empanelled to the rank of DG in the Government of India.They are :- 1. Ajay Chadha (AGMU),

2. S S Dayal (MH),

3. D S Manhas (HP),

4. Abhay Anand (BH),

5. Kanwaljit Deol (AGMU),

6. Omendra Bhardwaj (RJ),

7. Prakash Mishra (OR),

8. Subhas Goswami (AM),

9. A Sivasankar (AP),

10. Bhim Sain Bassi (AGMU),

11. Vageesh Mishra (WB),

12. Brij Mohan Saraswat (UP),

13. Anil Pradhan (AM),

14. K R Shyam Sundar (TN),

15. Umesh Kumar (AP),

16. Shafi Alam (BH),

17. K B Gokulchandran (MH),

18. V K Gupta (GJ),

19. Gouri Shankar Rath (JH),

20. V Narayanan (BH),

21. S Jayaraman (WB),

22. Arun Choudhary (BH),

23. V N Rai (HY),

24. Arvind Ranjan (KL),

25. Nawal Kishore Singh (WB),

26. K Nityanandam (GJ),

27. Shashi Kant (PB),

28. J C Dabas (MT),

29. S A Ibrahim (MP),

30. P K Mehta (HY),

31. P N Dixit (MH),

32. S K Saikia (GJ),

33. Brij Lal (UP),

34. V K Panwar (MP),

35. A S Khan (AGMU)

36. V M Kanwar (MP)

37. Prem Singh (AM).

RTI

"DATE WITH RTI" COMPLETES TWO YEARS

Joint penalty on PIO & Deemed PIO

Information regarding the rent fixation and related issues were refused to the appellant. Mr. S. K. Nigam, PIO, stated that the assistance of Mr. A. K. Pasi, was sought under Section 5(4) of the RTI Act for providing the information. Mr. Pasi, the deemed PIO, provided the information "As the matter is subjudice in the court of law the information cannot be supplied at this point of time." The CIC noted that this was a denial of information without giving any reasons as per Section 8(1) of the RTI Act. While accepting that the denial of information was made by the deemed PIO, the CIC held that when a completely frivolous denial of information is made, the PIO must also share the blame. For a delay in providing the information of over 100 days, the CIC imposed the maximum penalty of Rs. 25,000/- jointly on the PIO & Deemed PIO.

Comments

The CIC has held that the RTI law holds the PIOs responsible for all decision on matters of law and officers whose assistance is sought under Section 5(4) basically share the administrative responsibility of providing the information. Most PIO's tend to act like
Post-offices, collecting information from the deemed PIO and transmitting them to the appellant. This order would be a wake-up call.

Mr. Alok Mehrotra v. Delhi Labour Welfare Board, GNCTD in Decision No. CIC/DS/A/2009/000011/SG/9083Penalty

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)

CORPORATE
Acharya is new Director Neyveli Lignite
Sarat Kumar Acharya has taken over as Director (Personnel) of Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Prior to his present position, he was General Manager (HR) of NTPC.

Mukherjee is Director (Commercial), SAIL
S. Mukherjee has been appointed as Director (Commercial) on the Board of
Steel Authority Of India Limited with effect from December 22, 2010.

Prabhu appointed Global CEO, Aurionpro Solutions
Aurionpro Solutions Limited has appointed Vishwanath (Banesh) Prabhu as the Global CEO for the Aurionpro Group of Companies and Non Executive Non Independent Chairman of the Aurionpro Solutions Ltd. F

Desai is ED, Aurionpro Solutions
Sanjay Desai will continue to function as Executive Director of Aurionpro Solutions.

Central Govt appoints directors for BEL
The Central Government has appointed the following part-time Non-official (Independent) Directors on the Board of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) w.e.f. December 21, 2010-- N Sitaram, Former Chief Controller (R&D), DRDO; Prof Anurag Kumar, Professor, IISc, Bangalore; G Madhavan Nair, Former Chairman, ISRO; Prof R Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Bangalore; Dr S N Dash, Former
Secretary to Govt of India.

Deora is President, FIEO
The apex Indian exporters body, Federation of Indian Export Organisations ( FIEO) has elected Ramu S Deora as its new President

Kumar is Vice-President FIEO
Jayant Kumar Jain has been elected as Vice-President of FIEO.

Shriram City Union Finance appoints Addl. Directors
Shriram City Union Finance Ltd has appointed Lakshmi Pranesh, Puneet Bhatia, Ranvir Dewan and K. R. Ramamoorthy as Additional Directors of the Company w.e.f. December 1, 2010.

Chopra appointed Legal Counsel
Moushumi Chopra has been appointed as Director, Legal Counsel, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, India, Bangladesh & Maldives. she will provide legal counsel to Starwood Hotels and Resorts as the company expands its footprint within the India, Bangladesh &Maldives region. Prior to joining Starwood, Chopra was a partner with Fox Mandal.

Sowmyaragavan TE appointed Director
The Leading Hotels of the World has announced the appointment of Sowmyaragavan TE as director of sales & marketing in India. He joins Leading Hotels of the World from Marriott International where he held the position of director of global sales, responsible for high value accounts in India and the subcontinent. In his new role, he will be responsible for all sales activities and marketing initiatives in India to grow leisure and corporate business for Leading member hotels. He is also incharge of expanding Leading Hotels' sales force in Mumbai and New Delhi.

FORUM
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WHO ARE MORE CORRUPT-POLITCIANS,BUREAUCRATS OR JOURNALISTS ?

1. Politicians

2. Journalists

3. Bureaucrats

Shanti TN Shukla

Politicians are most corrupt man in India.

A K Garg

Govt, No no ; the Congress party, Yes, yes !

The Congress party, a private limited company headed by Sonia Gandhi, is at the cross roads. Going by the spectacle at its plenary, one wonders whether it has turned into a Mutual Admiration Society ? Sonia applauded the de jure PM for his honesty and for offering to present himself before the PAC. Dr Manmohan Singh out of gratitude admired Sonia the de facto PM, for her leadership. The Congress's obduracy against JPC has raised valid suspicion in public mind. The dividing line between the Congress and GOI has been obliterated in a subtle and surreptitious manner. The ubiquitous photograph of Sonia - the UPA Chairperson in every government ad at the cost of public exchequer, is the case in point. The post of Chairperson UPA-II being an extra-constitutional authority, the expenditure on such advertisements is illegal. A cohesive Government is not visible. The Congress General Secretaries behave more like GoI's spokespersons than party's mouthpieces.

The silent majority of bureaucrats (the honest ones) are simmering with frustration. The pliable, 'chalta purza' bureaucrats are rewarded with key portfolios. The wheelers and dealers act as conduit with promises for handsome dividends. Merit takes the backseat. Disagreements and debates that nourish Indian democracy are discouraged. The voices of dissent are perceived as threat to the Congress. Thanks to the 'Mai Baap' culture. The vocal minority of 'Yes Ministers' Secretaries and CEOs of PSUs (both industrial and banking) are credited with Performance Awards. The contributions made by the silent majority of bureaucrats and professionals are overlooked. The Juries constituted for identifying the awardees, it is understood, are appointed on quid pro quo basis. The criteria/norms/data/guidelines followed for shortlisting are not kept in public domain.

After browsing the views of top celebrities like the former Prime Minister I K Gujral, Editors, Journos, Judges, Civil servants and above all the 'Aaj ki Aawaz' on WIC- all bemoaning the present state of affairs in the country- I find that Dr Manmohan Singh remains unfazed. How insensitive and impervious of him? The Aam aadmi of the Congress manifesto is feeling cheated. The heart of every thinking Indian bleads for the Aam aadmi who waits for his/her square meal a day.

Let the WIC single-handedly continue its relentless fight against the present culture of corruption and all that outrage the sensibilities of the Aam aadmi.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Apologies for misinterpretation

I never meant to sympathize with any Maoists & that was certainly not the intention. I sincerely apologies for hurting sentiments of readers (& also BK). What I wanted to convey was that the young tribal boys do not know that they are walking on wrong path, they are so innocent & unaware of the consequences of their actions. My experience may be limited as I worked in naxalite affected area of Jharkhand for only 11 months of posting but my honest intentions may kindly not be faulted.

Ritu Sharma

Chandra worthy to CBDT chairman post

The IT department has not seen more dynamic officer than Sudhir Chandra over several years. The old hats remember that he is the only officer after Rathore. The head of an organisation should be occupied by such dynamic officers with broad vision and ready to take challenges head-on rather than those bookish and narrow minded people.

Shantanu Ghosh

Empannelment of IRS

I read the sadness of Sunil Kumar in his comment but the fact is that the Chairman and Members of the CBDT can bow down to the feet of the Secretaries for post retirement assignments and they can surrender every interest of IRS officers for their own interests. Then why one should be ashamed ?

S K Singh

Tripathi - right choice for DDA

P.K. Tripathi will be a very good choice as V.C. of DDA. He is conversant with the functioning of that body. He was Commissioner Lands in DDA in the second half of 1980 and did a great job of his assignment. Also, since he belongs to the UT cadre and has held important public dealing posts in Delhi, he has the experience and knowledge of the problems of the capital city and of the needs of the people of Delhi. He can be depended upon for delivering the goods.

Satya Singal

Raise retirement age

The time has come to raise the retirement age of all servants of the government to 62.

Arjun Mallik

What is the hitch ?

Many men are retiring on December 31, 2010 and they are not slotted for some other jobs or extension in the same. This is a prejudiced decision to wait and see he is gone and surprise others by putting the other man with extension as the government is planning to raise the age limit for retirement from 60 years to 65 years. Why not to declare on reshuffle day when you put in some new ministers in the various ministries so as to gain the power and confidence of the people. The CSS forum is watching this very closely and very sympathetically as some of the members are due for retirement. The small raise will bring new life to the central government services which is its backbone. What is the hitch ? Do it now.

Kunwar Ramsumiran

Dr. Pujari is a committed officer

Dr. Pujari is a highly committed officer, caring and thinking of others welfare too.

Anil