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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Amar says if I open my mouth Mulayam will go to jail!!

For Mulayam now this threat is stale!!

Why don't both of them 'bare their chests' on each other???

A lot will come out as ek doosre ko they used to call 'brother'!!

Azam Khan says he called Amar a supplier as Choppers Amar used to supply!

Amar's expertise is in a sleazy kind of charter is my reply!!

Here's hoping that both reveal the skeletons in each other's almaari!!

And there is maara maari!!

The Nation will benefit from the 'parade of skeletons'!!

By weight will literally be in tonnes!!

SC rightly asks 'why should Thomas continue'??????

And without a doubt Thomas's 'past' Mohna knew!!

But Congress chose Thomas on the principal ' of mutual back scratching'!!

They've scratched his back and during his term he is expected to do a lot of scratching!

He would be expected to plug his whistle when Congress demands!!

And blow the whistle on Congress's commands!!!

Hope Her Highness Madam Ji realizes 'public sabh jaanthi hai'!!

And good thing about HHM is kabhi kabhi Public ki baath woh maanthi hai!!

So hopefully good sense will prevail!!

And Thomas will get a 'resign' call or email!!

Rahul did not attend Mohna's dinner for Sarkozy at 7 Race Course!!

Seems decorum Sonia did enforce!!

He was at the head table during Mohan's dinner for Obama!!

Why.... because Sonia is his Mama!!

Otherwise there was no reason for him to be seated at the head table!!

And via Aawaz I too did send Sonia a protesting cable!!

Yes if it was a Congress dinner then Rahul seated at the head table was fine!!

But at a State Dinner at the head table on what ground did he dine????

I recall when Radiia Tapes scandal broke out Barkha roared ' Whispers is a scandal sheet'!!

Abh ' it was an error of judgement' karr rahi hai bleat!!

Vir used his column Counterpoint to help certian Lobbies 'with comments from the flank'!

And between Lobbies and the powerful Barkah was a bridge or plank!!

Wonder how it is being said that Barkah did all this and charged no fee!!

It is impossible that she did this lobbying for free!!

She made a pretty packet!!

And she too used her 'Buck stops here' and 'We the People' to create a motivated racket!

Houdini Kalmadi remains 'uncharged'!!!

Into the houses of all his aids the CBI has barged!!!

They say documents incriminating Kalmadi have been found!!

But on even interrogating him there is not a sound!!

So now its obvious Kalamdi's confidence was not unfounded!!!

At that time too confident he sounded!!

He knew Congress would protect him!!

Maybe he's sent a note to Congress's Treasurer 'Bad for me but for Party it could be grim'!!

Confucius says..... Party Fund is the line used by every Neta when ghoos negotiations are done!

Sometimes only a fraction is passed over to the Party and sometimes 'none'!!

Adds... and the litmus test that Party got its share is when the scum hits the fan!!!

Like in Raja's caseDMK got its share and now to protect him is doiung whatever it can!!

More...... so it seems Kalmadi too gave his Party its share!!

All is well for him despite what the documents found by CBI do bare!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Who will be the PM (7) if NDA forms govt? Sharad Yadav
Who will be the Prime Minister(PM) if NDA returns to power? This question is doing rounds in corridors of power. Obvious choice is former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani. PM no. 1 as per will be sharad yadav of JDU.. remember in a scenario where all opposition get together to form a non BJP led govt ...than it will be sharad yadav.
Parliament may be adjourned sine die
As the grapevine has it the Parliament may be adjourned sine die, this
week, if the logjam persists.
Dhiraj Srivastava is now important person in Ten Janpath ?
After V George, Madhavan and Pillai a new name of Dhiraj Srivastava is being discussed in the corridors of power. He is said to have become important person in the Ten Janpath.

BUREAUCRACY
In-situ promotion of 8 ,1980 batch IAS officers
8,1980 batch IAS officers have been given in-situ promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.They are Mssrs Dr Satish Balram Agnihotri DG Shipping, Upendra Tripathy Cabinet Secretariat, Shyam Agrawal Commerce,A K Pujari DGFT,Arbind Prasad Social Justice, Naini Jayaseelan Planning Commission,Ashok Lavasa and Nandita Chatterjee capart.

Will Rakesh Sood be Dy NSA ?
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood is likely to succeed Alok Prasad as Deputy national Security Advisor (NSA).
Interlocutors for J & K at loggerheads
As the grapevine has it, two of three interlocutors for Jammu & Kashmir are at loggerheads. They are not even on talking terms.
Beware retired IT sleuths, PMO is watching you!
As the grapevine has it, lately in business community a trend of hiring retired sleuths of Income Tax department has caught up due to multiple reasons. Main among them being that IT sleuths, though retired, have an easy access to colleagues in their ex department which makes things easier. Lately, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh has asked to compile information regarding such retired IT sleuths who were linked with different business houses.
Anand Kumar is officiating Chairman CERC
Anand Kumar a Member in the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) is officiating Chairman of the UERC. Former UERC chief V.J. Talwar joined as Member -Technical, with the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL).
Rajshekhar is MD, DFCC
B.N. Rajshekhar, Additional Member Planning in the Railway Board, has been assigned the duty to look after the charge of Managing Director (MD) Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC). Earlier was being looked after by S.K. Malik who was Additional Member (Civil Engineering) in the Railway Board.
No vacancy of ADG in GoI
No post of the rank of ADG is vacant in the Government of India.A few vacancies will arise only in May and June.
IA & AS officer Mohanty transferred
IA & AS officer BK Mohanty, Accountant General (A&E), Meghalaya, Shillong, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, East Cost Railway, Bhubaneshwar. He will relieve SR Dhall of the additional charge of the post held by him.
Lt Gen Lamba is now Vice chief of Indian Army
Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba has taken over as the Vice-Chief of Army Staff. He is an alumni of National Defence Academy.He was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in June 1971.
Marapandiyan is new Chairman of Goa Port Trust
P Marapandiyan a 1984 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre has finally taken over as the new Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) chairman .
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
On return from central deputation Alok Kumar has been posed as Princpal Secretary Panchayati Raj,Another IAS officer B S Khullar on return from central deputation has been made Secretary Finance.R K Shama will only be APC.Dhiraj Sahu has been made Joint MD Power Corporation.Rajan Shukla will move to Planning.Anamika Singh will be Special Secretary Establishment.
Das moves to Anti-Corruption Bureau in Delhi
Shankarsan Dash, Additional C.P.New Delhi District has been transferred as Additional C.P. Anti Corruption Bureau, Delhi Government. He is an IPS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre
Sarangi is back to Maharashtra
CMD of the NABARD U C Sarangi is back to the parent Maharashtra cadre after completion of deputation tenure.1977 batch IAS officer Sarangi is yet to get posting.
SBI official Padmaja transferred
Mrs. Padmaja Chunduru, Deputy General Manager, Diamond Market Branch, Mid Corporate Group, Mumbai has been posted as Deputy General Manager, Commercial Branch, Mid Corporate Group, Mumbai.
A hunt is on for new CS, J & K
A hunt is on for new Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir as the present incumbent S.S. Kapur will retire on January 31, 2011.
Secretary level changes in Andhra Pradesh soon
As the grapevine has it, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, on his return to Hyderabad from Delhi, will be affecting Secretary level changes.
Ms.Shyami Sodhi posted as Director Convergence
Ms.Shyami Sodhi, Special Secretary (Home), Delhi Government has been transferred as Director, Convergence and she will directly report to
Chief Secretary, Delhi Government. She is an IAS officer of the1981 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre
S.B. Sashank gets additional charge
S.B. Sashank, Additional Secretary, Delhi Government will also look after the additional charge of Special Secretary (Home).He is a DANICS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
A.K. Sharma transferred
A.K. Sharma, Chief Fire Officer has been promoted as Director (Fire), Delhi Government in place of R.C. Sharma on his retirement. He is Fire Service officer of Delhi overnment.
5 Collectors to be changed in Andhra Pradesh
As the grapevine has it, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is going to change Collectors of at least five districts.
Jagan Reddy gets overwhelming support
Jagan Reddy, rebel leader of Congress in Andhra Pradesh, is getting an overwhelming support from younger generation.
Jawahar Reddy is Secretary to Andhra Prasdesh CM
Jawahar Reddy is Secretary to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. He is an IAS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 26 )
Satyanarayana is PS to Andhra Prasdesh CM
J. Satyanarayana is Principal Secretary (PS) to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. He is an IAS officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Sri Dhar is Spl Secretary to Andhra Prasdesh CM
N Sri Dhar, who was hitherto Collector Warangal, has assnmed charge as Special Secretary to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. He is an IAS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Taj Hassan transferred as Jt. Commissiomer PM's Security
Taj Hassan Joint Commissioner Security Delhi has been transferred in the same capacity to PM's Security. He is an IPS officer of the 1987 batch who hails from the DANIPS cadre.
Delhi Govt transfers 4 Addl Commissioner of Police as Joint CP
The Delhi government promoted four IPS officers of the rank of Additional Commissioner of Police to Joint Commissioners. They are all IPS officers of the 1989 batch. Those transferred include messrs Sandeep Goel Additional Commissioner Licencing to Jt. Commissioner Crime, M.K. Meena Additional CP Security to Joint CP Security, R.S. Krishna Addl. CP South West Delhi to Joint CP Special Cell and Kewal Singh Additional CP PCR to Joint CP HQ.
3 ACPs promoted as Additional Commissioner of Police in Delhi
Delhi Government has promoted three IPS officers of the 1996 cadre as Additional Commissioner of Police. Those promoted include messrs Jaspal Singh DCP Central district to Additional CP Security, G.C. Dwivedi DCP I.R. to Addl. CP PCR and U.K. Choudhary DCP Security to Addl CP IR.
J.K. Sharma transferred as Jt. CP Delhi)
The Delhi government has transferred J.K. Sharma Joint CP PHQ and CWG to Joint CP SPUWC and CWG. He is an IPS officer of the 1989 batch.
11 Delhi Police officials transferred
The Delhi government transferred 11 IPS officers of the Delhi Police. Those transferred include messrs R.K. Sharma (IPS 1994 batch) Addl. CP Security to Addl. CP/AP, Madhup Kumar Tiwari (IPS 1995 batch) to Addl. CP Licensing, Rishi Pal (DANIPS 1992 batch) Addl. DCP-II South district to Addl. DCP West district, Pervez Ahmed (DANIPS 1991 batch) Addl. DCP-II South West district to Addl. DCP-I Central District, Rupinder Kumar (DANIPS 1986 batch) DCP Trafffic Central to Addl. DCP-I North, Sanjay Kumar Tyagi (DANIPS 1994 batch) Addl. DCP Crime to DCP Traffic Central Range, Brajesh Kumar Singh (DANIPS 1987 batch) Addl. DCP CPCR to Addl. DCP-I North East district, Sanjay Bhatia (DANIPS 1996 batch) Addl. DCP Special branch to Addl. DCP Crime, Arun Kampani (IPS 2007 batch) DCP 7th Bn & also looking after DCP Anti-Riot Cell to DCP Special Cell, Shibesh Singh (DANIPS 1993) Addl. DCP Special Cell to Addl. DCP-II South West district and Rajiv Ranjan (DANIPS 1988 batch) Addl. DCP Security to Addl. DCP Security (PM) and also look after the work DCP 7th Bn and Anti Riot Cell.
Transfer of Rly official Tirkey cancelled

Transfer of A. Tirkey of SG/IRSME who was transferred to SECR and posted as DY.CME/Projects/MLR workshop/ANANRA, has been cancelled.

Railways transfers and postings

B. Sinku of SG/IRSME has been transferred to SECR and posted as Dy. CME/projects/MLR workshop/Ananara, Onkar Singh of SAG/IRSE has been transferred to CORE in NER and appointed in HAG and posted as CAO (C)/ NER against an existing vacancy and RK Kulshreshta of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred to SR to be posted in the cadre on SR itself by making suitable local adjustments.

Transfer of Rly official Yadav cancelled

Transfer of Dr. Hosh Ram Yadav of SG/IRSE, who was on return from deputation transferred to NR in J&K project, has been cancelled.
CBI special court sentences ex-UP CS Neera Yadav for 4 years term
The CBI special court in Ghaziabad sentenced the former Chief Secretary to Uttar Pradesh Neera Yadav to four years imprisonment for irregularities in allotment of plots in Noida region. She was convicted by the court along with Ashok Chaturvedi of Flex Industries.

Rajasthan Govt entrusts additional charge to Nilima Jauhari
The Rajasthan Government has entrusted Nilima Jauhari Chairperson and Managing Director Rural Non-Farm Development Agency with the additional charge of Chairperson Rajasthan Handloom Development Corporation. She is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.

RTI

Preferential allottment of shares of RIL

A copy of the action taken by SEBI from the time of the filing of the
complaint by S. Gurumurthy regarding the preferential allotment of
shares to the promoters of RIL through 34 Ambani companies along with
the file notings, a copy of the findings of SEBI, Justice Srikrishna
report etc. was sought. The CPIO informed that the information could
not be disclosed as, though the investigation was completed, the
process of prosecution might be impeded by parting of information at
this stage. Holding the claim that its disclosure would impede the
process of investigation as untenable, the CIC directed to disclose
the information.

Comments

The Delhi High Court judgement in the Bhagat Singh case which
delineated the application of Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act has made
it clear that mere pendency of prosecution cannot be a basis for
denial of information. For the share market to mature, information
about the scams - whether the Harshad Mehta scam or others, must be
put in the public domain.

Arun Kumar Agrawal v. SEBI in F.No.CIC/AT/A/2010/000694

- 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
ITI's Half Yearly Loss Reduced to all time low in 8 Years
ITI Ltd has reported its lowest ever half yearly losses in eight years by reporting the net loss of Rs. 123.81 crores for the six month period ending September 30, 2010. This is against Rs. 185.88 crores registered for H1 2009-10. The company's lowest recorded half yearly loss in last eight years was Rs. 142.29 crores for H1 2002-03. "Our immediate challenge is to consolidate our order book position from non-BSNL and non-MTNL customers. These include areas such as Railways, Defense, Solar, LED lighting and National Population Register (NPR) projects", said K. L. Dhingra, CMD of ITI Ltd. Earlier this year, ITI Ltd reported its lowest ever quarterly losses in eight years by reporting the net loss of Rs. 63.83 crores for the first quarter of 2010-11 as against Rs. 107.78 crores in Q1 2009-10. Prior to this, the company's lowest recorded quarterly loss in last eight years was Rs. 80.93 crores for Q1 2002-03. According to Dhingra, ITI expects to reduce its losses in Q3 2010 as well and usher the New Year on positive note.
Singh to quit Fortis Healthcare as CEO?
Bhavdeep Singh, Chief Executive Officer Fortis Healthcare Ltd has decided to quit the company and return to United States. Singh was appointed CEO of Fortis Healthcare Ltd in February 2009.
Ramakrishnan quits Teledata Informatics
M.S.Ramakrishnan has resigned as the Director of Teledata Informatics Ltd and his resignation was taken on record by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on November 3, 2010.
Mappillai is Whole-time Dir. MRF Ltd
Rahul Mammen Mappillai, Vice-President - Corporate Planning amd Development, MRF Ltd, has been taken into the company's board of directors as a Whole-time director.
Ravindranath is Nominee Dir. on MRPL Board
B. Ravindranath has been appointed as IDBI's Nominee Director on the board of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL),
Fort to quit Coca Cola?
Ricardo Fort, Vice President (Marketing) , Coca-Cola India is moving out of the company, after a tenure of less than two years.
V.J. Talwar is Member (Technical), APTEL
V. J.Talwar who was hitherto Chairman of the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has joined as Member -Technical, with the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). His tenure will be of three years.
(We said this in February 2010)
Tata Motors bags award
Tata Motors Limited, Lucknow unit, has bagged the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award for 2009 in the "Best of All" category.
Grossmann appointed MD
Axel Grossmann has been appointed as the Managing Director of Mann+Hummel India.
Nokia bags award
Nokia has bagged the 'Golden Peacock Environment Management' award for
the year 2010.
Quasar appoints Sourav Dutta as Account Director- West
Quasar's Brand and Media Solutions arm, today, announced the appointment of Sourav Dutta as Account Director, West. In his new role, Sourav will support new business initiatives for Quasar's western region and will be the account lead for Travelocity, Tata AIG and Sharekhan. Sourav shall report into Moneka Khurana, Business Director, West, and would be based out of Mumbai.

FORUM
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Deterioration in ethical standards

Appointment of PJ Thomas as CVC is the latest and greatest example of falling value standards. Despite all round genuine hue and cry about his doubtful integrity and pending criminal case, his greedy resolve to stick to the chair is an indication and proof of shameless conduct of an individual hell bent in embarrassing the government who helped him to ride this ladder. How could a corrupt man decide issues of corruption impartially. People supporting him definitely reflect some kind of partnership in his misdeeds. Let us remember the days of Lal Bahadur Shastri who resigned as Railway minister owning up responsibility of a rail accident even though he was neither in the driver`s seat nor incharge of signals.

O P Sharma

An appeal

Thomas has cracked a P.J (Poor Joke) on the Nation. Why doesn,t he resigns? Since he is an IAS officer, he enjoys divine rights of King, but please the peoples voice is equally important. Step down gracefully & join politics & then cling to a chair like our Yeddi in Karnataka.

Dimpy Chopra

Is Thomas the right choice ?

The question is not whether PJ Thomas is involved in any corruption in any of the two cases being cited against him but whether Thomas is the right choice for such a sensitive position given the fact there is a needle of suspicion hanging against him? Is Indian bureaucracy today is totally bereft of any officers who have an impeccable record on integrity parameters? If nothing is proved against Thomas then as on date even Raja is sailing the same boat and there is nothing proven against him as well. So will the IAS lobby like him to continue as Telecom Minister as well? Any resolutions please?

MB

Dear Mr Tom Jose,

I guess you are not aware of the plight of so many officers who have been chargesheeted and due to delay in finalisation of proceedings their promotions remain in sealed cover for ever. I am really surprised how come PJ Thomas continued to get his promotions and empanelment to Government of India despite being chargesheeted in court of Law. Seems rules are different for different people. Right now Kerala cadre is ruling the roost and so obviously they are getting best of the postings.

Manish

Paid media trying to divert attention ?

In the case of Palmolin import, PJ Thomas has done only a technical error. He issued the letter to import after clearance from finance and after a decision to that effect by the cabinet. He issued the orders before the cab decision was put in black and white at the instance of the all powerful CM and the then autocrat CS. No IAS officer would have refused it. Later both UPA and LDF Government have cleared his name and he even became CS. As Telecom Secretary, he was not involved in the 2G scam. He only put a note based on the Minister's written note that no further enquiry is required. If the same yard stick of crucification is applied, many officers will never go up beyond the level of directors. It is sad to see this officer being dubbed as corrupt and tainted by the visual media. Or are these paid media trying to divert attention from the other scams to help the government?

Navnith

TATA Phone

It is unfortunate that Supreme court of India admitted the petition of Ratan Tata, who was figuring in Radia tapes. It is the sovereign right of the state to keep watch on every citizen of this country. If telephones are not tapped how can government know the sinister designs of terrorists, money launderers, smugglers, assassins? There is no public interest in the petition of TATA and it should be quashed. As far as leaking of the tapes are concerned it is a reflection of transparency the country is aspiring hence there is no cause on personal freedom. It is unfortunate that former bureaucrat N K Singh justifies in the name of growth and development! Is it inclusive growth or exclusive growth? He should have demitted his public office.

P Naresh

What a privilege ?

The CBI cannot book AIS officers since it does not have jurisdiction over AIS officers serving the state governments, the AIS officers can only be booked when they are on deputation to the centre, that is the reason so few AIS officers are ever caught. AIS is actually All India Service- IAS/ IPS and their country cousin IFS.

A K Singh

Teri Yaad Ayi Tere Jaane Ke Baad

Government is taking firm step in raising the age limit of doctors to 70 years as they are gem of all the big sky. The trained personnel cannot be taken back but can be retained in the services. Similarly, the central government should also consider the raising of age limit upto 62 years. Those who work should be given the facility without fail this month end positively.

Kunwa Ramsumiran

Why no charge sheet so far ?

Can a CMD be suspended on false allegation/corruption charges and put out of office without framing any charges for more than three months? One CMD in a PSE is suspended and the concerned ministry is not framing charges and he is on the verge of retirement in Jan. 2011. Can you investigate such things and bring the details for the sake of CEOs of PSEs/PSUs?

PS

Tail piece:

Vatican Humour

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, (and he

doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb.

'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so

we can leave?'

'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the

Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today.'

'I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What

if something should happen?' protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning..

'Who's going to tell?' says the Pope with a smile.

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel.

The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the

Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 205 kms.. (Remember, the Pope is

German..)

'Please slow down, Your Holiness!' pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps

the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.

'Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license -- and my job!' moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio..

I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going

155 kph.

'So bust him,' says the Chief.

'I don't think we want to do that, he's really important,' said the cop.

The Chief exclaimed,' All the more reason!'

'No, I mean really important,' said the cop with a bit of persistence.

The Chief then asked, 'Who do you have there, the mayor?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: ' A senator?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: 'The Prime Minister?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

'Well,' said the Chief, 'who is it?'

Cop: 'I think it's God!'

The Chief is even more puzzled and curious, 'What makes you think it's God?'

Cop: 'His chauffeur is the Pope!'

Compiled by: A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)