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Decision of Cabinet Secretary soon
As the grapevine has it a decision about Cabinet Secretary will be
taken after May 7,2010- the day Parliament’s ongoing session ends.
IAS officer to be CMD of RCF
L Radhakrishnan is being tipped to be new CMD of the Rashtriya Chemicals Fertilisers (RCF).He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Verma to be new CMD Sail -hurdles are over ?
Now all the hurdles are over,C S Verma is going to be new CMD of the SAIL. Finally,Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh is believed to have cleared the name of Verma for the post Verma is currently Director (Finance) BHEL.
Warjri  is new Ambassador to Colombia
Riewad V. Warjri, presently Ambassador of India to Brunei Darussalam, has been appointed as next Ambassador of India to Colombia
1980 batch IAS to get posting as Additional Secr later this year
1980 batch IAS will get postings as Joint Secretary only later this year though their empanelment process which has commenced is likely to be completed by June or July 2010.
R K Das is Security Advisor BCCI
Former DG CISF and Director SPG R K Das has been selected as Security Advisor of a newly created of the BCCI.
Jitesh Khosla promoted as Additional Secretary
Jitesh Khosla, IAS(AM-79), as Officer on Special Duty, IICA, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been promoted to the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Justice Rebello to be CJ of Allahabad High Court ?
Justice F.I. Rebello of the Bombay High Court is likely to be appointed Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court .
Justice Lokur to Succeed Justice Garg ?
Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Madan M. Lokur is likely to succeed Justice R S Garg in July.
Will Ashok Sinha CMD get extension or not?
Whether, Ashok Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Bharat Petroloeum Corporation (BPCL), get extension? This question is hotly being discussed in the oil sector. If one goes by past trends then it may be difficult for him. Will the history of S Behuria be repeated ?
Three former IAS officers quit INTACH
Three former IAS officers Ms Samar Singh, Yogendra Narain and Arun Gupta have quit the INTACH.
No proposal mooted for Pronab Sen’s successor
So far no proposal for naming the successor of Pronab Sen, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme has been mooted. His extended tenure will conclude on May 20, 2010.
Decision on Director BARC further delayed
Decision regarding new Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has been delayed because the process in this regard had begun quite late. More than 15 days ago the search committee had met. It has been the tradition for a very long time an incumbent who is Director BARC, is later on anointed as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Presently Srikumar Banerjee who recently took over as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary, Department of
Atomic Energy (DAE) is holding the additional charge of Director BARC.
Process of appointing CMD in TCIL begins
A proposal for appointment of CMD in Tyre Corporation of India Limited (TCIL) has been submitted to DoPT. At present Director (F) is holding the additional charge of CMD here.
Did bungling in Uttarakhand’s power sector take place?
Did bungling in Uttarakhand’s hydel power take place? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power. However, sources close to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dr.  Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said all projects were finalized in consonance with a policy.Moreover, an empowered committee headed by Chief Secretary had decided about hydel power projects.
IA & AS officer TSR Gupta transferred
TSR Gupta, Assistant Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (C&RA), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, is transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Wks/Fst : adhoc), in the office of Accountant General (Audit)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur.
Moorthy is number two in panel for ECIL
The PESB has reportedly put P V R Moorthy number two in the panel for the post of Director (Finance) of the ECIL.
Suspension of an IPS officer still on in UP-is it justified ?
Uttar Pradesh Government had suspended Ajay Mishra (IPS 2003 UP Cadre) on 24.03.2009 citing the reason that he had not responded to a phone call made by DM, Etawah on 23.11.2007 while Ajay Mishra was SP, Mainpuri i.e. after about one year and four months of the incident. Suspension of Ajay Mishra is still continuing.
Whom to contact in a leading bank of which H.O. is in Delhi ?
In India’s one of a leading bank there is no response on telephone calls at CMD’s Secretariat. What may be the reason, people say that Bank’s CMD is on tour to Taskand and his PS is on leave this may be the reason that callers to this important office are not being responded    .
Ms. Mohsina Kidwai tipped to be Governor Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it Ms.Mohisina Kidwai AICC General Secretary is tipped to be next Governor of Rajasthan shortly.
P.K. Nagpal is RED, Mumbai in AAI
P.K. Nagpal, who so far was Executive Director (ED) with Airports Authority of India (AAI) run Delhi located National Institute of Management & Research (NIMR), has now become Regional Executive Director (RED)Mumbai.
IAS officer arrested in Andhra Pradesh
M Jaganmohan, a 1999-batch IAS officer has been arrested by the ACB in Andhra Pradesh.Currently he is posted as Joint Collector of Ranga Reddy district.
Member (Finance) Post in Postal Board is to be Revived
The post of Member (Finance) in Postal Board is to be revived as recommended by 5th Pay Commission and Administrative Reform Commission. This will be a boon for Indian P&T, Accounts and Finance Service.
We spotted the jewel first
Mrs. Anuradha Verma, our regular weekly columnist for "DATE WITH RTI"
has joined as the resource person on RTI at Indore located Indian Institute of Management (IIM).
Domestic tourist arrivals in North East grows by 21 per cent
There has been a growth of 21 per cent in domestic tourist arrivals to the eight north-eastern states in the past two years. The arrivals in 2009 went up 11 per cent over the previous year. This growth is chiefly attributed to the huge increase in LTC tourists since the relaxation on their travel, by Air,  to North East in May, 2008.
Addl CIT Jodhpur posted as OSD (FIPB) in CBDT
Rahul Garg, Additional CIT Jodhpur has posted as OSD (FIPB) in CBDT with immediate effect.
Jt Committee to examine anomalies in MACPS
A Joint Committee to examine the anomalies pertaining to the Modified Asswed Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) is being constituted with Joint Secretary (Estt) & DoP&T- Chairman, Joint Secretary (Pers), Deptt. Of Expenditure, Director (E-I), DoPT. And Director1 DS(JCA), DoPT - Member Secretary as its members from official side while the staff side would be represented by M. Raghvahiya, S.K. Vyas, C. Srikumar and Umraomal Purohit. The Joint Committee shall examine all the anomalies pertaining to MACPS and submit its report to the Chairman of the National Anomaly Committee.
Maharatna status to four CPSEs under consideration
The Apex Committee of Department of Public Enterprises is considering the proposals it has received for grant of Maharatna status to four Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) namely Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. , NTPC Ltd., Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. and Steel Authority of India Ltd. These proposals have already been recommended by the Inter-Ministerial Committee.
NBCC's CSR initiative towards Environment cleansing

NBCC of which CMD is Arup Roy Choudhury, a CPSU under the Ministry of Urban Development of the Government of India, has taken another lead today (05.05.2010) by sponsoring 'Park & Ride Facility' in New Delhi which would enable the car owners to park their car at 'C' Hexagon, India Gate and ride in the comfort of AC Buses to reach their offices located on either sides of Rajpath covering the areas such as Akbar Road, Maulana Azad Road, Rafi Marg, Red Cross Road, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, North & South Block, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, K. Kamraj Marg, Pt. Pant Marg etc. The initiative is expected to reduce the heavy traffic movement in the locality and de-pollute this important areas of the city. It is worth mentioning that President of India Ms. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, had recently given away the meritorious award for CSR & Responsiveness to NBCC for its Nation wide sustained contribution in the field of Corporate Social
Responsibility.

CORPORATE
Suryavanshi to be Director (Marketing) HOCL
In all probability J N Suryavanshi will be Director (Marketing) of the Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd..
Raja appointed VP by Ford India
N. Raja has been appointed by the Ford India as Vice-President, Sales, effective April 1.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Karuna says Raja is a Dalit and so higher caste Parties are out to get him!
Seems Karuna thinks we are all dim!!
 
Maya too had played this card when she was in a fix!!
With sheer chori jaath she did mix!!
 
Congress because of numerical compulsions has its hands tied!!!
Yes Mohna in due course will say ‘to remove Raja my level best I tried’!!
 
Because he knows the allegations still stand!!
Raja’s made money and Mohna and Congress ki image ka bajh raha hai band!!
 
So here BJP comes out as more ‘sensitive’ to allegations of ghoos!
From the same Ministry for allegations of ghoos Mahajan was cut loose!!
 
One must not forget at that time in BJP Mahajan’s clout!!!
But despite this he was shifted out!!
 
Maya may ask for her Royalty from Raja!!
‘I’m the Queen of Domain Dalit  so Raja apni royalty le ke mere paas aaja’!!
 
Otherwise she could say ‘ Raja is a Dalit of the Dalda (fake) kind’!!!
Or some excuse to say Raja is a fake Dalit she’ll find!!
 
Hooda could not control the Khaps and now Dalits have been killed!!
They say by High Command as ‘inefficient’ Hooda was billed!!
 
He ran to his ‘newly made chum’ Diwedi to plead his case!!
Diwedi first advised him to wipe off that smug smile on his face!!
 
He even pressed his ‘firefighter’ Venod ‘Manu’ Sharma into duty!!
This firefighter does not use water but money and that’s his fire fighting beauty!
 
This firefighter’s motto is ‘sabh se badha Rupiya or money’!!
Though ironically it could not buy a reprieve for his dear sonny!!
 
By the way why is Hooda’s son not filing his NAV despite Speaker’s directive?
Has the likes of Laloo and Khoda for company and now shares the same adjective!
 
I do not need to describe Laloo and Khoda in one word!!
Now Hooda’s son is part of this herd!!
 
Ajmal Kasab will be sentenced to death!!
But will wait in Jail like Afzal Guru with baited breath!
 
Now he will go to SC in appeal!!!
And SC will uphold Special Court's verdict I feel!!
 
His Vakeel will say ‘He's a foot soldier and his handlers are enemies of the Indian State’!  
Ultimately it will be President who will decide his fate!!
 
He will represent....  why are you hanging the mailman????
‘On shooting the mailman isn’t there via an adage a worldwide ban’?
   
Congress may use his case to score brownie points!!!
And in this area Congress ‘never disappoints’! 
 
Or for all you know all of a sudden he could fall ill and pop off in jail!!
Divine retribution for those wanting him to hang and for his ‘sympathizers’ no reason to wail!
 
Or despite the security someone will shoot him and even get away!!!!
‘Some aggrieved person shot him’ or his handlers liquidated him Sarkaar will say!!
 
Confucius says ….So all those baying for Kasab’s blood will have to wait!!!
Its not the Court but politics that will ultimately decide his fate!!

Bharat Kumar

aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

FORUM

It is a hogwash !
The argument that AIS officers should receive faster promotion because they join service later than Armed forces officers are hogwash. The qualifications for joining the civil services is the same as that for joining the executive cadre of the armed forces. Which is a degree in any discipline. And there are several excellent civil services officers who joined in their early twenties. A glance at the civil list, reveals officers born even in 1986, who joined in 2004. Indeed, until some decades ago, the age limit for joining civil services was set at a max of 25 years, same as defence services executive cadre. Defence services officers should not be at a disadvantage simply because some persons choose to spend the best years of their youth repeatedly taking and failing an examination, and that is a fact. No one is forcing these persons to join civil services at a late age. They should have joined earlier, and if they couldn’t, they should not have joined. One can’t have ones cake and eat it too!
Aditya
Nothing can be farther from the truth
This is regarding an observation that army officers can not be compared to CPOs. I am not sure which organisations the reader had in mind. It seems fashionable to refer to CPMFs as CPOS. Nothing can be farther from the truth. GOI specifically calls organisations like BSF, CRPF as 'armed forces'. These organisations do very little policing. they do not investigate. they do not take prisoners. they do form an interface with public. what they do is to guard borders. Their actual nomenclature is Para Military Forces. Despite the name there is very little para about it. When it comes to harshness of terrain of deployment and unforgiving working conditions they are more military than military itself. Most arms of the army, why even the so called queen of the battle, Infantry is not pushed or tasked to the extent of these organisations. It may not be very palatable to friends in Olive Green but the truth is these organisations deserve more recognition for their sacrifices.
Stephen King
The power of Social Reform vs Judicial Reform
There cannot be any system that can handle 40 lakh court cases. One needs to look at the cases, why they have been filed? Are the corrupt and wily used the courts to delay justice? Have innocents not been heard by the executive?
The answer also lies in getting the youth and children sensitized to the need to HONOUR THE RULE OF LAW. The schools and colleges need to emphasize that, the media including mass media must be equally sensitized to it .
Having said this, the Government(s) must have its redressal mechanisms in place, so that civil matters do not come up to courts
The judiciary needs to look at how they can improve the civil justice and criminal justice system. Perhaps full scale computerization, so that records properly maintained, orders are passed more quickly.
Lastly, punish the corrupt judges or lawyers. I am not aware of many CBI cases against judges or top government lawyers
Sanjay Singh