Indeed this is the million dollar question. A tip off from a top cop about a website called whispersinthecorridors.com edited by a senior journalist Suresh Mehrotra, throw some interesting insights into the search for Meghalaya's DGP. Mehrotra, backed by 40 years of journalistic experience, has a penchant for providing news straight from the corridors of power in Delhi. Going through the website has created more confusion about who will succeed Meghalaya DGP, SB Kakati. The website is revered for its uncanny accuracy by all bureaucrats worth their salt as well as members of the corporate sector. Hits to this website have crossed the one crore mark sometime back since its launch in March 2001.It is said that even bureaucrats posted abroad or on training never miss surfing this site because they are kept abreast of the goings-on in the deep, dark, opaque corridors of power in Delhi.

THE SHILLONG TIMES

Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com> & <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com>

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Ghadakari seems to have lost it!!!

His statement on Yeddy's gaplas in 'ludicrous analogies' sure does fit!!

He says what Yeddy's done is morally wrong but not illegal!!!

Then for 2 G investigation Joshi not demanding JPC is morally wrong but PAC is legal!

What Yeddy has done is illegal and morally flouts his Oath (of Office)!!!

For your kind info Ghadkari Yeddy's actions ' flout both (morality and legality)'!!

And then shouldn't BJP react to Yeddy's 'immoral' act?????

Maybe Ghadkari and Yeddy have a secret pact!!!

Otherwise why should Ghadkari come up with this ludicrous analogy!!!!

Or is it possible that Ghadkari has a flawed morality theology?????

The message he has given…..act immorally but stay on the right side of the law!!!!

Hope like me all of you also see the glaring flaw!!

Arushi murder case closure is another blot on CBI!!!!

Seems the murderer for CBI comes in category 'Cannot Be Investigated' or CBI!!

The finger of suspicion is on the Dad……. honour killing!!!

Or a highly connected person who plays golf who is responsible for 2 lives 'stilling'!

UP Police too has a hand ....it has a track record of crooked investigation!!

UP Police too should be in the dock and asked for an explaination!!

Seems in Delhi CBI's Office now a VIP interrogation room has been made!!!

In this room during his so said interrogation Raja stayed!!

The room is plush and has comfy chairs, climate control, recliners and plasma Telly!!

And 'home delivery' menus of restaurants in Delhi!!!

Very soon Kalmadi will be CBI's guest in this room!!!

In this room VIPs are treated as if 'CBI's the Pa in Law and the VIP the groom'!

For alleged crimes that pale in front of what Raja, Niira and Kalmadi's alleged crimes,

CBI has given ruthlessly tough times!!

I think the moral for those wanting to thieve is….. thieve big time!!!

Because then you will be protected for your crime!!

Montek is back to his old tune….. inflation will fall to 5 %!!!!

Whenever inflation starts to hurt by Montek this message is sent!!

And he needs to be sent to work in a farm for a year!!!

So that he comes to know first hand what are farm inputs and what the Farmer does fear!

His economics is flawed and he plays politics in what is an apolitical post!!!!

He is considered Congress ka dost!!!

Punjab's Right to Info Commissioner RI Singh is also doing what Montek does do!

He's playing in an apolitcal zone politics too!!!

Any application that in his perception is anti Akali BJP Sarkaar!!

Is thrown out bahar (outside)!!

However there is no way that likes of Montek and RI can be depoliticized!!!!

And for both Congress and Akalis both are respectively prized!!

Confucius says….. politics and Netas are the root cause for Nation's woes!!

With 'anything good and proper' Netas are always at blows!!

Adds.... and this permeates down!!!!!!

And honesty is unceremoniously drummed 'out of town'!!!

Bharat Kumar

UPA is badly shaken
In the wake of ongoing rows regarding scams in last Common Wealth Games (CWG) and the 2-G spectrum deal, the UPA government being headed by Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh is badly shaken.

Rahul Gandhi getting stronger
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi is getting stronger in the Congress party. AICC reshuffle and Cabinet reshuffle next month will prove this point.

BUREAUCRACY

Dr Chatterjee is new Secretary Forests and Environment
Dr Tishyarakshit Chatterjee is new Secretary Forests and Environment in the Government of India.1975 batch AP cadre IAS officer Chatterjee has succeeded Vijay Sharma who is retiring today.

Sudhir Chandra is new CBDT Chairman
Sudhir Chandra is taking over as new CBDT Chairman on Friday.He is 1973 batch IRS officer.

Moorthy to be new Member SAT
Outgong CBDT Chairman S S N Moorthy is taking over as Member of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in Mumbai next week.

Appointment of new CMD in BSNL further delayed
Appointment of new CMD in BSNL has been further delayed. As the grapevine has it, the file pertaining to appointment of R.K. Upadhay as new CMD BSNL is now lying in the PMO. Presently Upadhyay is CMD of the TCIL.

Appointment of new CMD in MTNL further delayed
Appointment of new CMD in MTNL has been delayed. As the grapevine has it, the file pertaining to appointment of Kuldeep Singh as new CMD is now lying in the PMO. Presently Singh is holding charge as CMD, MTNL. His tenure as Director Technical in MTNL is till 31.3.2014.

Manoj Parida is JS Consumer Affairs
Manoj Parida has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.His earlier orders for UPSC as Additional Secretary has been cancelled.

Bhattacharya returns to parent IA&AS cadre
The Competent Authority has approved the proposal of the Department of Heavy Industry for premature repatriation of G Bhattacharjee, IA&As(86), Chief Vigilance Officer, Andrew Yule & Company Limited (AYCL), Kolkata to his parent cadre with the condition of extended 'cooling Off' period.

Sawant appointed CVO Goa Shipyard
P.A. Sawant has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Goa Shipyard Limited, Goa. He is 1988 batch ICAS officer.

Tenure of ECL CVO extended
The Competent Authority has approved the proposal for extension of tenure of S. K. Choudhary as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Eastern Coalfields Limited(ECL) for a period of three months beyond December 20. He is 1993 batch IDAS officer.

Ms Saxena appointed CVO of EPIL
Ms Manisha Saxena has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Engineering Projects India Limited (EPIL) vice Shri Nawal Kishore, IDAS(85) .She is 1996 batch UT cadre IAS officer.

Sinha to be elevated as Addl PCCF
G.N. Sinha, who is currently posted in Arunachal Pradesh, is shortly going to be elevated as Additional PCCF. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Suresh Kumar is Secretary IT in Kerala
Suresh Kumar has taken over as Secretary of the Information Technology (IT) in Kerala. He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

Ms. Anupama Anand to join NDC course on January 10, 2010
Ms. Anupama Anand is going to join NDC course commencing on January 10, 2010. She is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) -Income Tax, officer

Thanga to be elevated as Addl PCCF
L.R. Thanga who is currently posted in Mizoram is shortly going to be elevated as Additional PCCF. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Subramanian to be Director Shipyard Building
Commadore K S Subramanian is being tipped to be Director in the Shipyard Building corporation.

IES officer Negi empanelled as JS
1986 batch India Economic Service officer S S Negi has been empanelled in Government of India as JS or equivalent under CSS.

100 IPS officers to share experience with British police officials
Seluths of Britain's secret service agencies will be sharing their professional experience and expertise with over 100 IG and DIG level Indian Police Service officers for two weeks .

Rs 11 billion bailout package for Pakistan railways
Pakistan's federal cabinet at its meeting held on 29 Dec has approved a bailout package of Rs 11 billion for the Pakistan Railways (PR). The fund will be utilised primarily for repair of 145 locomotives, improvement of the permanent way (tracks) and maintenance of strategic fuel reserves. The overdraft limit convertible into long term loan from the State bank of Pakistan too has been enhanced to Rs 10 billion. A restructuring plan for PR prepared by an expert committee is likely to b taken up by the cabinet at its next meeting sometime in the middle of January 2011.

Gujarat to become world capital of solar energy: Narendra Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, 2010 laid the foundation stone for the 500MW Gujarat Solar Park being developed by Gujarat Power Corporation at a cost of Rs.1,247-crore on 1,000-acre government wasteland at Charanka near Santalpur in Patan district in north Gujarat. He also laid the stone for Smart Grid Transmission Network, being set up by Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO), even as the Government of Gujarat has entered into agreement with solar power generation companies to buy up to 590 mw electricity from them. Several foreign and Indian companies have decided set up solar power generation units on land given on 30 years lease, in addition to plants to manufacture solar power producing machinery, involving a total investment of Rs.7,500-crore. Talking about the huge quantity of solar radiation available in the state along the vast stretches of the Rann, he said that in the coming days the sunrise in India might be from the west in the westernmost state of Gujarat. The US-based M/s Clinton Foundation, which has carried out research on the subject, has entered
into an agreement to partner with the government. He described the event as the sunrise of India's future energy programme. He said the project is scheduled to check emission of 80-lakh tones of carbon-dioxide and save 9-lakh tones of non-renewable fuel like coal every year. Touted as Asia's biggest, Mr. Modi declared the project as Swarnim Surya Teerth, being set up as it is in the golden jubilee year of the state's foundation to mark modern way of paying obeisance to the Sun.Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel, who is also Patan District Guardian Minister, Minister of State for Energy Saurabh Patel, IFC Representative Anita George, Radhanpur MLA Shankarbhai Chodhry , MP Natuji Thakor, GEDA Chairman Ishwarbhai Bhavsar, MLA Bhavsinhji, Rajnibhai Patel, Principal Energy Secretary Pandia, GSPC Managing Director Tapan Ray, Gujarat Energy Development Corporation General Manager and GETCO Managing Director Negi, District Collector Hingrajia were prominent among others who graced the occasion.

CGMT Andhra Pradesh to retire
T N Sudhindra Kumar, Chief General Manager Telecommunications (CGMT), Andhra Pradesh Circle, is to retire on December 31, 2010.

IA&AS officer Ms. Shukla promoted
Ms. Eti Shukla, Deputy Accountant General (Ad-hoc) in the office of Accountant General (Audit), Chhattisgarh, Raipur, has been promoted to the Senior Time Scale and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Coml/RA) in the same office.

Shimla Chapter of PRSI adjudged best for 2010
The Shimla chapter of Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) has been given best chapter award by the PRSI for its best performance for the year 2010 for promotion of Public Relations as a profession and creating an awareness about national and social issues. This has been conveyed by the National President of PRSI Ajit Pathak and the award will be given during National Conference being held in Kolkata from July 16 to 18, 2010. Shimla Chapter was founded in the year 2006 under the Chairmanship of B.D Sharma and has got the best chapter award earlier also for two years consecutively, i.e for the year 2007 and 2008. During the year 2009, the Chairman of the Shimla Chapter, B.D Sharma was given the best chairman award. Shimla chapter has been organising various activities including seminars, workshops from time to time on various topics such as public relations, media and public awareness on different issues.

Kutralingam in TN transferred
M. Kutralingam, IAS, Principal Secretary / Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation Limited, is transferred and posted to act as Principal Secretary to Government, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department vice P. Selvam, IAS, retiring from service on Dec 31, 2010.

17 Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court appointed as Judges
Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court namely Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh, Justice Devendra Kumar Arora, Justice Anil Kumar, Justice (Ms.) Naheed Ara Moonis, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Rajesh Chandra, Justice Shyam Shankar Tiwari, Justice Yogendra Kumar Sangal, Justice Kashi Nath Pandey, Justice Virendra Singh, Justice Ram Autar Singh, Justice (Mrs) Jayashree Tiwari, Justice Subhash Chandra Agarwal, Justice Yogesh Chandra Gupta, Justice Shri Kant Tripathi, Justice Ashok Srivastava, and Justice Virendra Kumar Dixit, have been appointed Judges of that High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their offices.

1986 batch IAS is Principal Secretary in Karnataka
1986 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Karnataka. They are Mssrs :-M.K. Shankaralinge Gowda, I.S.N. Prasad ,Vandana Sharma, Sanjiv Kumar, Subhash Chandra, Rajneesh Goel, Shivaram, M.R. Kamble, I.S.N. Prasad, M.K. Shankaralinge Gowda, Siddaiah, I.M. Vittala Murthy, Mohammad Sanaulla, K.H. Gopalakrishne Gowda.

Lt.Gen. AK Singh elevated
Lt.Gen. AK Singh, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding of a prestigious Strike Corps on the Western Front has been promoted to the coveted rank of General Officer Commanding in Chief. The General Officer, known for his vast experience in 'Strike Corps' ops is slated to take over the Indian Army's premier Southern Command on March 1, 12011. The General Officer is ably supported by his wife, Mrs Suneeti
Singh whose focus and concern for welfare of Veer Nari's and families of lower ranks is well established.

Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik to take charge on January 1,2011
Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik will assumes command of the prestigious and sensitive Northern Command on January 1, 2011. A highly accomplished and decorated officer, Gen Parnaik is a third Generation officer from the infantry who has always been in the forefront tenanting challenging assignments in the operational front and insurgency areas. He commanded 2nd Rajputana Rifles(Of Kargil Fame) and a sensitive infantry brigade in J&K during OP PARAKRAM where he was awarded Yudh Seva Medal. His higher command experience includes an important Mountain Division in Sikkim and a Corps in Arunanchal/Assam where he was awarded Uttam Yudh Seva Medal for his outstanding services in the operational environment.The General belongs to PUNE, MAHARASTRA and is probably the first Maharastrian Officer to be Commanding the Most important and operational Northern Army.

3 IAS officers in Assam to be elevated as PS
As many as three IAS officers belonging to the 1986 batch of Assam cadre will be elevated as principal secretaries (PSs) from January 1,2011. They are:Ravi Capoor Commissioner & Secretary Industries , Atul Chaturvedi Secretary Veterinary and Dhirvir Jhingran presently serving in an NGO on deputation.

6 IAS officers of 1986 elevated as PS in Kerala
As many as six IAS officers belonging to the 1986 batch of Assam cadre will be elevated as principal secretaries (PSs) from January 1, 2011. They are: U.K.S. Chauhan, W.R.Reddy, James Varghese, P.H. Kurian, Ravi Kant & Vishwas Mehta.

C.P. Singh shifted as FCI's ED South Zone
C.P.Singh who is Executive Director (ED) West Zone with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been shifted in the same capacity as ED South Zone.

Ms.Seema Kakkar elevated as FCI's ED West Zone
Ms.Seema Kakkar who so far was General Manager West Zone with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on promotion has been posted as ED West Zone.
(We said this in October 2010)

A.K. Bhattacharjee elevated as FCI's ED Headquarters
A.K. Bhattacharjee who so far was General Manager West Zone with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on promotion has been posted as ED Headquarters.
(We said this in October 2010)

S.Zadoo elevated as FCI's ED North- East Zone
S.Zadoo who so far was General Manager New Delhi with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on promotion has been posted as ED North-East Zone.

Surinder Singh is FCI's ED Headquarters
Surinder Singh who so far was Executive Director (ED) North- East Zone with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been posted as ED Headquarters.

Pushpendra Rajput is FCI's GM Delhi Zone
Pushpendra Rajput who was General Manager (GM) in Delhi headquarters of FCI has been posted as GM Delhi Zone. He is an IAS officer of the 1999 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

D.K.Parmesh is FCI's GM Maharashtra
D.K. Parmesh who so far was FCI's General Manager (GM) in Headquarters
has been posted as GM Maharashtra.

CMs of MP & Chhattisgarh are in Andamans (UPDATED)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his counter part from Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh are in Andamans with their families for the New Year.
Pervez Hayat to be Director/CVO, Powergrid Corporation (UPDATED)
Pervez Hayat soon is going to be appointed as Director/Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Power Grid Corporation Ltd. Pervez Hayat is presently ADG Police Modernization to the Jharkhand government. He is an IPS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.

Capt Surej takes over charge as DG (UPDATED)
Capt. A.M. Surej has taken over the charge of the post of Director General of Lighthouses & Lightships, Ministry of Shipping, Sector 24, Noida on Friday.

Srivastava is now CVO RITES (UPDATED)
P K Srivastave presently working as Joint Secretary (Mission) in the Ministry of Urban Development has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Rail India Technical Economic Services (RITES). He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Air Marshal Kumaria to succeed Air Marshal Browne (UPDATED)
Air Marshal DC Kumaria will take over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC) on January 1. Kumaria will take over the 'sword arm' Command of the IAF replacing Air Marshal N A K Browne.

Air Marshal N A K Browne is new Vice Chief of Air Staff (UPDATED)
Air Marshal N A K Browne will take over as Vice Chief of Indian Air Force on January 1.

144 Dy / Asstt Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise (UPDATED)
As many as 144 Deputy / Assistant Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred. They are Ajoy Banik from Mumbai to Ahmedabad Customs, Harish Chandra from Mumbai to Ahmedabad Customs, M. S. Das from Mumbai to Ahmedabad Customs, N.C. Bhadressa from Rajkot (Ahmedabad CX) to Ahmedabad Customs, Parmar Jeevanlal Chhaganlal from Ahmedabad to Ahmedabad Customs, Pattapu Satish from Mumbai to Ahmedabad Customs, Rajesh Tripathi from Chennai to Ahmedabad Customs, M.H. Gehani from Rajkot (Ahmedabad CX) to Ahmedabad CX, Maharaj Singh from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, O.P.N. Singh from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, R.K. Karnik from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, Ram Singh Shekhawat from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, S.B. Deshmukh from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, Subhash Yadav from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, Vaibhav Bajaj from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, Vipin Chopra from Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, B. Shyam Sunder Rao from Vizag to Bangalore Customs, D. Phani Kumar from Chennai to Bangalore Customs, J.P. Prakash from Mumbai to Bangalore Customs, Krishna Kumar Prasad from Chennai to Bangalore Customs, N.S. Parthasarathi from Chennai to Bangalore Customs, P. Ananthakrishnan from Calicut (DG RI) to Bangalore Customs, P. Gopa Kumar from Chennai to Bangalore CX, S. Rangarao from Chennai to Bangalore CX, S.Devarajan from Chennai to Bangalore CX, Sudipta Ghosh from Chennai to Bangalore CX, J. Harish from Chennai to Bangalore CX, R. B. Deshpande from Nagpur to Bhopal CX, S.N. Mahore from Nagpur to Bhopal CX, L.D. Panda from Bhubaneshwar to Bhubaneshwar CX, R.K. Choudhury from Bhubaneswar to Bhubaneswar CX, Vijay Kumar Nayak from Chennai to Bhubaneswar CX, Gurdev Singh from Mumbai to Chandigarh CX, A. Asokan from Chennai (DG NACEN) to Chennai Customs, G. Srinivasan from Chennai (DG Vigilance) to Chennai Customs, G. Srinivasan from Pondicherry (Chennai CX) to Chennai Customs, M.L. Satya Prasad from Hyderabad to Chennai Customs, P. Rosi Reddy from Hyderabad to Chennai Customs, R. Ravikumar from Chennai (DG CEI) to Chennai Customs, G. Lakshmikantham from Hyderabad to Chennai Customs (P), B. Jaylaxmi from Chennai to Chennai CX, G.J. Prasad from Chennai to Chennai CX, G.L. Narsaiah from Hyderabad to Chennai CX, Ishwar Reddy from Chennai to Chennai CX, N. Sankaranaryanan from Chennai to Chennai CX, Satyan Parmeshwaran from Chennai to Chennai CX, Saroj Kumar Shadangi from Chennai to Chennai CX (Pondicherry), C.K. Suresh Babu from Cochin to Cochin Zone, G. Sasikumar from Cochin to Cochin Zone, Jacob Cherian from Mumbai to Cochin Zone, P.P. Sivadasan from Cochin to Cochin Zone, R. Ramachandran Nair from Cochin to Cochin Zone, R.S. Rose Chandran from Cochin to Cochin Zone, S. Indu from Cochin to Cochin Zone, V.P. Omkumar from Cochin to Cochin Zone, K. Hanumantha Rao from Chennai to Coimbatore Zone, P. Ram Mohan from Chennai to Coimbatore Zone, S. Veermuthu from Chennai to Coimbatore Zone, Gyan Prakash Singh from Delhi to Delhi Customs, Navraj Goyal from CBEC to Delhi Customs, Shaukat Ali from Kolkata to Delhi Customs, V.K. Kapoor from Delhi to Delhi Customs, Subodh Singh from Delhi (Customs) to Delhi Customs (OSD Customs), Raj Kumar Digvijay from Delhi (Customs) to Delhi Customs (OSD TRU), Pran Kishore Tikkoo from Chandigarh (Jammu) to Delhi Customs (P), Dr. Sudesh K. Sheoran from Mumbai to Delhi CX, Jaswant Singh Yadav from Delhi to Delhi CX, Rajesh Kumar Goel from Bhopal to Delhi CX, Rajesh Kumar Jain from Kolkata to Delhi CX, Sanjay Sharma from Delhi (Kolkata CH) to Delhi CX, Suraj Kumar Gupta from Kolkata to Delhi CX ( OSD, Legal Cell), Prashant Kumar Jha from Mumbai to Delhi CX (OSD TRU), B.P. Sharma from Mumbai to Delhi CX (OSD, RA Wing), T. Prabhakar from Chennai to DG NACEN Chennai, Ramanand Tyagi from Kolkata to DG NACEN Faridabad, Ravindra Singh Bhati from Mumbai to DG Systems (RMD) Mumbai, R. Rajsekhar from Chennai to DG Vigilance Chennai, Ashwani Kumar Kapoor from Chandigarh to DG Vigilance Delhi, Samrita Kaur Gill from Mumbai to DG Vigilance Delhi, Vikas Joshi from Mumbai to DGCEI Ahmedabad, Leo John Ilango from Chennai to DGCEI Chennai, Harish Chander Mathur from Delhi to DGCEI Delhi, Manish Kumar from Kolkata to DGCEI Jamshedpur, J. Satish Chandar from Nhava Sheva to DGCEI Mumbai, Chander Pal Singh from Mumbai to DGCEI Pune, Niraj Dubey from Mumbai to DGCEI Raipur, Mohammad Altaf from Mumbai to DGCEI Vadodara, Rohit Anand from Delhi (Kolkata CH) to DGRI Delhi, Rajesh Kumar from Delhi (Kolkata CH) to DPPR Delhi, Kamal Kumar Dutta from Ranchi (Jamshedpur) to Kolkata Customs, R.N. Ghosh from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata Customs, Arup Thakurata from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, Debjit Banerjee from Chennai to Kolkata CX, Dipen Biswas from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, M.C. Marandi from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, Pradip K. Bhowmik from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, Sanjay Prasad from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, Subhrajit Banerjee from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, Anil Prasad from Mumbai to Lucknow CX, N.C. Mishra from Mumbai to Lucknow CX, Dharam Pal Sharma from Delhi to Meerut CX, Man Singh from Noida to Meerut CX, S. J. Yona from Mumbai (DG Systems RMD) to Mumbai Customs-I, S.H. Kuvawala from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, Thomas Pavrey from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, A.V. Rajguru from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-II,
H.R. Shaikh from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-II, M. Madhusudan Reddy from Chennai to Mumbai Customs-III, N.K. Mishra from Bhubaneshwar to Mumbai Customs-III, R.Y. Deshmukh from Mumbai (Pune-I) to Mumbai Customs-III, V.K. Torgalmath from Mumbai (Raigarh) to Mumbai Customs-III, E. Ramesh from Chennai to Mumbai CX-I, K.K. Srivastava from Mumbai (Customs-II) to Mumbai CX-I, V.S. Gaikwad from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-I, B.S. Mangat from Mumbai (Customs-II) to Mumbai CX-II, D.S. Rana from Mumbai (Customs-II) to Mumbai CX-II, H.K. Tantia from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-II, Rajiv Magoo from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-II, Mrs. S.S. Pali from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-II, Aravindra from Bangalore to Mysore Zone, M. Vijay Bhaskar Reddy from Chennai to Mysore Zone, Vishnu Kolwalkar from Goa to Mysore Zone, Prashant Kumar Sinha from Mumbai to Patna Customs (P), Sudhir Sharma from Kolkata to Patna Customs (P), Vivek Kumar Sinha from Kolkata to Patna Customs (P), Sitangshu Karmakar from Kolkata to Patna Customs (P), Mrs.Loretta J.N.S. from Goa to Pune Zone, Mrs.L.E. Fernandes from Goa to Pune Zone (Goa), Devendra Prasad Gupta from Patna to Ranchi CX, Fazulur Rahman from Patna to Ranchi CX, Manoj Kumar from Mumbai to Ranchi CX, S.K. Guha from Thakurtha Ranchi (Jamshedpur) to Ranchi CX, H. Soikhanthang from Mumbai to Shillong Zone, Nilanjan Pal from Kolkata to Shillong Zone, Anuj Bhatnagar from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, D.N. Shukla from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, Doley Nigam from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, Jitendarsingh N. Gohil from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, Nair Suresh S. Kutty from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, Promod Singh from Ahmedabad to Vadodara Zone, Rajesh Kothari from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, V.G. Patil from Bhopal to Vadodara Zone, G. Siva Rama Varma from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone and M. Devarajan from Tirupathi to Vizag Zone

Dr B Ashok to be VC of Kerala Agri Varsity (UPDATED)
Dr B Ashok, (IAS, 1998) PS to Indian Minister of State for Agriculture Prof K V Thomas is joining State cadre (Kerala) as the new Vice-Chancellor of the newly created Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. He is a Veterinarian who joined the IAS while doing his Masters in Biotechnology in IVRI Braeilly. He has a Masters in international Politics from Turin and was previously Deputy director in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) Mussoorie.

3 IAS officers in Uttarakhand to be elevated as PS (UPDATED)
As many as three IAS officers belonging to the 1986 batch of Uttarakhand cadre will be elevated as principal secretaries (PSs) from January 1,2011. They are:Utpal Kumar Siungh, Ranvir Singh and S. Ramasway.

2 IAS officers in Himachal Pradesh to be elevated as Secretaries (UPDATED)
As many as two IAS officers belonging to the 1995 batch of Himachal Pradesh cadre will be elevated as secretaries from January 1,2011. They are: U.N,. Choubey and R.C. Pathak.

Subhash Kumar is also Chief Investment Commissioner of Uttarakhand (UPDATED)

Subhash Kumar Chief Secretary to Uttarakhand government has also been appointed as Delhi based Chief Investment Commissioner of Uttarakhand government.He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.

Alok Kumar Jain is now Principal Investment Commissioner of Uttarakhand (UPDATED)

Alok Kumar Jain Principal Secretary (PS) to Uttarakhand government has also been appointed as Delhi based Principal Investment Commissioner of Uttarakhand government.He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.

RTI

Audit report and CCTV recordings of Bank
The audit reports of a branch of a bank and the action on those audit reports were refused claiming exemption under Section 8(1)(d). The CIC upheld the refusal holding that the Audit Reports of a Branch of a bank contained all information about that Branch, such as its internal functioning, its customers / accountholders, its commercial activities, turnover, etc., which is commercially sensitive. The CIC further ruled that information relating to the recordings of surveillance cameras and videos installed in Bank Branches are held confidentially by the public authority under Section 11(1) of the RTI Act disclosure of which can be detrimental to the interests of the Bank and its security and expose it to serious risks. This disclosure can be authorized only if there is public interest.

Comments

It has been pointed out through this column that videography is a part of 'Information' under the RTI Act. Nationalized banks are covered by the definition of "State" in Article 12 of the Constitution of India and the security of a Bank Branch would attract Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act. When any public authority holds an information confidentially, disclosure should be authorized only after consultation with that public authority.

- 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
Ravi Sodhi quits Reliance ADA group
Ravi Sodhi who hitherto was Delhi based Vice President with the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (ADA) group has quit the company. He was handling corporate affairs and corporate communications.

BPCL Chairman entrusted with addl. responsibilites
R. K. Singh, Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Director (Refineries).

Gupta appointed CFO Maharashtra Seamless
Maharashtra Seamless Limited has appointed Ravi Gupta as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Walchandnagar Industries appoints additional diretors
Walchandnagar Industries Limited has appointed Dr. Anil Kakodkar and Ghyanendra Nath Bajpai as Additional Directors on the Board of Directors of Walchandnagar Industries Limited w.e.f. December 27, 2010.

Porwal appointed Addl. Director, SAARC Net
Vinod Porwal has been appointed as an Additional Director of SAARC Net Ltd

Bhandari resigns from SAARC Net Board
Sunil Bhandari has resigned from the board of directors of the SAARC Net Ltd .

Singh is GM SBT
Sanjay K. Singh has taken over as General Manager (Planning and Development) at State Bank of Travancore (SBT).

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WIC acquires uncannily prophetic status

WIC apart from having acquired an uncannily prophetic status in mundane affairs has been successful also in highlighting the glaring discordance & disconnect between practice and precept that has recently become more evident in all walks of (public) life. As the muddy year draws to a close, perhaps it is time to honestly ponder over the inconsistencies & incongruities that are apparent in individual behaviour and the indignities that are consequently heaped on the nation collectively. Is it that we have consciously contrived & colluded to place all the wrong people in the right places for ulterior motives or is it a manifestation of an underlying (unbridgeable) dichotomy between our innate subjective proclivity & firm belief in ascriptive status and borrowed notions of objectivity & fair play? The titillating facades that abound in effect hide serious inefficiency, impose tremendous cost and warp the value system (whatever still remains of it or passes for it). Is it not time that we all woke up, shed our smugness & hypocrisy, stood up for the real cause that we are espousing in great many words and assumed responsibility for integral action in our limited space (without deferring, delegating or decentralising it to a yet to appear avatar of Lord Krishna)? Best wishes for a really happy new year 2011.

S.K. Tewari

The gumless CVC

The news item on WIC of 29th Dec 10 captioned "CVC disposes 1580 cases, recommends penalty proceedings against 138 officers" enhanced my feel good factor.

The joy, however, was ephemeral when contrasted with the news published in the Indian Express(20th Dec 10) informing about the pendency of 1500 graft complaints received by the CVC on which preliminary reports were awaited from the Ministries/Departments, some as old as three years! One wonders whether the toothless CVC has become gumless too"!

Further introspection led me to infer that a subtle attempt is being made by the Congress-led UPA-II to gradually stifle the CVC. The first setback to dilute its perceived autonomy was with the appointment of an allegedly tainted IAS officer as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. There is now a virtual non-cooperation movement by union ministries/departments through non-submission of their findings to the CVC on 1500 complaints. This reflects the GOI's lack of concern for the CVC. The position in the State Vigilance Commissions would be far worse, beyond one's imagination.

Who could be held accountable for this state of affairs at the Centre? The Chief Vigilance Officers in various ministries have violated CVC's guidelines in failing to submit reports to CVC within the prescribed time frames.The DOP&T is the nodal ministry for CVC. How could the PM as the Cabinet Minister-in-charge of DOP&T remain blissfully ignorant about this lapse. The Cabinet Secretary did not take follow-up measures for this monumental failure so that the fate of 1500 complaints could be taken to logical culminations. The list of 1500 cases may also, include the corruption case against the present Chief Vigilance Commissioner.

Against this background, one wonders whether the Congress President's call at its plenary session, "to take corruption head on" was a sham?.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)