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An American Agency has done 'homework for Obama's trip'!!!
Now its being said that Obama has info with which Indian Netas he can 'strip'!!!

He has a dossier that contains investments of Indian Netas overseas!!!
Many Netas would be now suffering from 'knocking knees'!!

Will he present the info to Mohna or release it to the Media????
Or just give the info to Wikipedia!!!

If he hands info to Mohna only non Congress Netas will be probed!!!!
Info will be used to get political opponents of Congress disrobed!!

Or maybe Obama is sending a message to India's polity ' fall in line'!!!
'Obey my diktat and all will be fine'!!!

Kalmadi makes it a point to visit Adarsh every day!!
And everyday outside Adarsh his respects by bowing his head he does pay!!

After all the Adarsh scam and pushed the CWG scam out of Public glare!!
And Kalmadi hopes and prays more on Adarsh Media is able to bare!!

Sheila, Reddy and Gill too are thankful to the Adarsh scam!!!
They feel now CWG scum is no longer on the mind of Madam!!!

Congress is in no mood to discuss the scams in the ongoing AICC meet!!!
In this meet its chaati on so called Hindu terror Congress karr rahi hai beat!!

Inflation, Pawar's misdeeds, 2G, CWG and Adarsh scams will not be discussed!!!
Yes RSS, BJP and especially Modi will be cussed!

The Environment Mantri who cleared Adarsh was Baalu!!
Who many term because of his haymaking and brash attitude as TN's Laloo!!

Be it Balu or Raja we all know who gets the share de lion or sher????
In TN Karuna cuts the cake and then chooses his 'share'!!

In Bihar Rahul asked Biharis to ask Nitish where all the money Mohna sent went???
Nitish says Rahul needs to first run a State before as PM into PMO he's sent!!

The delivery of Central funds is better in Bihar that many Congress ruled States!!!
This is what the record states!!!

In fact Nitish has beaten the estimate of Rahul's Dad that only 6 paisa reaches goal!!
Because from sender to goal there is one hole after another hole!!

En route the holes swallow up 94%!!!
Which means Rs. 94 are lost in every Rs. 100 sent!!

Lord Swaraj Paul has shown 'enough is not enough'!!!!
Or are his businesses down and he's going through a patch that's rough????

Why should a man with so much money stoop to 'fudging expenses'????
Seems greed made Lordy Pauly go out of his senses!

Confucius says…… Greed makes people dishonest!!
The ability to say 'no' is the first step to turning honest!

Flash..... Sonia says her job is tough!!!!
Hearing her say this Mohna started to cough!!!

He must have thought ' if her job is tough mine is impossible'!
And Sonia expects Mohna to make the impossible possible!!

Rahul said ' the two Indias have to keep pace with each other'!!
Two Indias are a paradox and cannot move together!!

Rahul says Mohna's on the right path to tackle this paradox!
Mohna wants subsidies to become history so Rahul's statement does fox!!

Bharat Kumar

Will the PM make a move on Obama's revelations ?
Will the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh make a move on the revelations of US President Barack Obama and put the same before the core committee ? Obama slated to visit India from November 6, 2010, is believed to be carrying a list of politicians who have their huge deposits in banks outside the country.
Will Digvijay get charge of Maharastra ?
Will the AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh get the charge of Maharastra ? This question is being asked in the political circles because he is one Congress leader who is acceptable to all - be they the young turks,former Chief Ministers or aspirants in the Congress party or even the NCP leaders like Sharad Pawar.
Two in race for Maharashtra CM's post
Two Congress leaders are in race for the post of Chief Minister in Maharashtra. They are Prithviraj Chavan and Mukul Wasnik. The only weakness of Wasnik, however, is that he belongs to Vidarbha region of the state and those belonging to Marathwada region may oppose him.

BUREAUCRACY
Another land scandal in Pune ?
There is a report that an army land has been passed on to the private builders in Pune? Some bigwigs are said to be involved in this land deal.
Gupta is new Delhi Police Commissioner
Finally picture is clear that B K Gupta has been appointed new Police Commissioner of Delhi.1975 batch IPS officer Gupta will succeed Y S Dadwal after the visit of US President Obama.
( We said this on August 18 )
Dadwal to be DG SSB
Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal will take over as DG SSB after the visit of US President Obama. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Kuldeep Chaturvedi to be Member Traffic Rly Board !
General Manager of the South Western Railways Kuldeep Chaturvedi is being tipped to be new Member (Traffic) of the Railway Board.
Fresh panel for NTRO
Old panel for the post of NTRO Chief has been scrapped. Now a new panel for the post is being prepared. Currently P V Kumar is acting Chief of the NTRO.
Law Secretary gets extension
Secretary Law in the Government of India D R Meena has been granted extension for two years beginning November 1.
( We said this on October 28 )
Mukherjee to move to to Hague
Ms. Bhaswati Mukherjee, permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris, is moving as Ambassador to Hague. She is 1976 batch IFS officer.
Kandaswami to be JD CBI
P Kandaswami is being promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the CBI in a week or two. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
No IPS officer from 1976 for slot of Director, CBI
After the legal opinion it has now been decided no IPS officer of the1976 batch will be included for the panel to appoint the Director, Central Bureau of Investigation.
Abdul Gani Mir to go to J & K
Cadre of Abdul Gani Mir,an IPS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to Chattisgarh has been changed to Jammu and Kashmir.
Aruna Sudaranjan to join GoI
Ms Aruna Sudaranjan is all set to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary Housing and Poverty Alleviation. She is 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre
Kalsi is now JS (P-II) in MHA
Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Joint Secretary(CS), Ministry of Home Affairs, has been transferred as Joint Secretary (Police-II).He is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.
Ms Nakra is CVO of Medical Council of India
Ms Simmi R. Nakra, IP and TA and FS-94, has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in Medical Council of India, New Delhi.
Three IG level vacancies in Narcotics Control Bureau
Three posts of IG level are vacant in Narcotics Control Bureau. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has given the approval to fill up these vacancies.
Pathak to be JS (Central State) in MHA
Keshav Kumar Pathak has been appointed as Joint Secretary (Central State), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is an IAS officer of the1990 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Shukla gets additional charge of SSB
R.K. Shukla, Additional DGP, Sashastra Seema Bal, will also be looking after the work of DG, SSB till the appointment of regular DG. He is an IPS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the MT cadre.
Singh to take over as Dy Comptroller and Auditor General
Narendra Singh, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Local Bodies & Accounts) will take over as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General.
Singh poised to be CGM in FCI
As the grapevine has it, R.P. Singh who is a General Manager (GM) in FCI's head quarter is poised to be elevated as a Chief General Manager (CGM).
Shrivastava is FCI's GM in Chhattisgarh
Sandeep Shrivastava is new General Manager (GM) of FCI in Raipur for the Chhattisgarh region.
SBI official Bakshi transferred
Sushil Bakshi, Deputy General Manager (Credit), Network-III, Jaipur, Deputy General Manager (Marketing & Cross Selling), National Banking Group, Mumbai.
Delhi to have automated passport system by year end
Indian Minister for External Affairs S. M. Krishna is taking steps so that automated passport system could be introduced in Delhi by the end
2010.
1983 batch IPS is now ADG in UP
1983 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Uttar Pradesh.
1991 batch IPS promoted in UP
1991 batch IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh have been promoted to the rank of IG.
1995 batch IPS is now DIG in UP
1995 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG in Uttar Pradesh.

BEML Opens Employees' Association Office at Palakkad
BEML LIMITED, a public sector company under the Ministry of Defence has opened BEML Employees' Association Office to facilitate the employee relations activities through registered union at its newly established fourth Manufacturing Complex at Palakkad, Kerala. It was inaugurated by the BEML Chairman & Managing Director V RS Natarajan while P N Muralidharan, President of the newly formed Association was present along with other office bearers of the Association and employees.
Mann appointed HC to Namibia
S.P. Mann, presently High Commissioner of India, Port Moresby, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Namibia.
T Chatterjee appointed Secretary Forests and Environment
T Chatterjee has been appointed OSD in the Ministry of Forests and Environment.1975 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Chatterjee will succeed Vijai Sharma on January 1 after his retirement.
( We said this on October 29 )
Puri is new DG (Roads)
S.K.Puri, a 1975 batch Officer of the Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group 'A', has taken over as Director General (Road Development) & Special Secretary on regular basis in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways with effect from 1st November, Puri was Additional Director General in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways prior to his appointment as DG (Roads).
46 Central Excise Superintendents promoted
As many as 46 Superintendents of Central Excise have been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner. The promotions have been made on Ad-hoc basis. Those who have been promoted are V.P. Omkumar, S.N. Mahore, Fazulur Rahman, Devendra Prasad Gupta, M. Devarajan, B. Shyamsunder Rao, R. B. Deshpande, P. Rosi Reddy, G.L. Narsaiah, S.K.Guha-Thakurtha, Gyan Prakash Singh, V.K. Kapoor, Dharam Pal Sharma, G. Lakshmikantham, V.G. Patil, G. Sasikumar, C.K. Suresh Babu, Kamal Kumar Dutta, R. Ramachandran Nair, M.L. Satyaprasad, G. Sivaramavarama, P.P. Sivadasan, Kailash Nath, R.N. Ghosh, N.K. Mishra, R.K. Choudhury, Rajesh Kumar Goel, S. Indu, Ashwani Kumar Kapoor, Pran Kishore Tikkoo, L.D. Panda, Jaswant Singh Yadav, Satish Kr. Kapoor, Harish Chander Mathur, D.S. Dhruv, N.C. Bhadressa, M.H. Gehani, R.S. Rose Chandran, Jitendarsingh N. Gohil, V.K. Torgalmath, Man Singh, V.S. Gaikwad, R.Y. Deshmukh, Parmar Jeevanlal Chhaganlal, KM Rohit and Aravindra
Seven Superintendents of Customs (Preventive) promoted
As many as seven Superintendents of Customs (Preventive) have been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner . The promotions have been made on Ad-hoc basis. Those who have been promoted are Thomas Pavery, Vishnu Kolwalkar, Mrs J.N.S Loretta, Mrs L.E. Fernandes, S.H. Kuvawala, H.R. Shaikh and A.V. Rajguru.

CORPORATE
Suri is Head (Sales & Mktg.) BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Asset Management India, has appointed Uday Suri as its Head-Sales and Marketing.
Bharti Airtel appoints senior exec. for Africa ops.
Bharti Airtel has appointed Tay Kim Lee as Director (Internal Assurance) and Eben Albertyn as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) .
Nabar designated CEO and MD
Praj Industries Limited has appointed Gajanan J Nabar as an Additional Director designated as CEO & MD to be effective from November 15, 2010.
Inamdar to step down as CEO & MD
Shashank N Inamdar will cease to be CEO & MD of Praj Industries Ltd with effect from November 15, 2010. He will continue as Non Executive Director, liable to retire by rotation, designated as Non Executive Vice Chairman of the Board with effect from November 15, 2010.
Vinati Organics MD reappointed
Vinati Organics Limited has reappointed Vinod Saraf as Managing Director of the Company for another term of 5 years (as his present term expired on October 31, 2010 as a Managing Director of the Company) .
Sundar appointed Director
Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited has appointed S.G.Shyam Sundar as Director of the Company. He replaces Luis Miranda who has tendered his resignation from directorship of the Company.
Persistent Systems appoints Director
Persistent Systems Limited has appointed Dr.Dinesh Keskar as an Independent Director of the Board with effect from October 29, 2010.
Hardford appointed Non Exec. Director
Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Simon Hardford as Non-retiring, Non-Executive Director and P V Bhide as Non-Executive Independent Director both with effect from October 28, 2010.
Mehta's resignation accepted
The Board of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited has accepted resignation of Paras Mehta as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. October 30, 2010.
Dalal appointed Addl. Director
MPS Limited has appointed Ashish Dalal as an Additional Director of the Company.
Joshi's resignation accepted
The Board of Mandhana Industries Limited has accepted resignation of Ajay Joshi as a Director of the Company with effect from November 1, 2010.
Vishwanathan appointed Dir (Finance)
Finolex Cables Ltd has appointed Mahesh Viswanathan as an Additional Director on the Board designated as "Director - Finance and Chief Financial Officer" with effect from November 1, 2010.
Raghav Bahl steps down as Director, DEN
Raghav Bahl, a Director on DEN Networks Limited (DEN), has stepped down from the Directorship of the company.
Central Bank of India signs MoU with IFC
Central Bank of India has joined hands with International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, a member of the World Bank Group, to finance the economic development of select states in the country including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chattisgarh and the seven north-eastern states. This is the first time that a commercial bank in India has signed such an MOU with International Finance Corporation.
Nabar is CEO of Praj Industries
Gajanan Nabar has been appointed by the Praj Industries Ltd as CEO & Managing Director in place of Mr Shashank Inamdar.

FORUM
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Ours is a hybrid feudalistic democracy with worst of both

King is still supreme and unquestionable but without any responsibility. Only change is that we have a 'high command' instead, who rules over with a convenient mask as PM and there are a coterie of rootless psychophants around, who will growl and bite at any one making any uncharitable comment. Has any body thought about how Quottrochi escaped with his ill gotten loot or how Laloo after allegedly defrauding poor cattle of millions in the fodder scam is still a freeman. Has any body thought how a man like A. Raja accused of defrauding the nation over 2000 crores is still a cabinet minister. Has any body read Ms. Albert's book 'State with in State' where in it was stated an Ex PM of India and his family pocketed 2 billion dollars from KGB and put it into Swiss accounts or The Mitrokhin Archive II papers alleging payments to Congress and CPI politicians during the Indira Gandhi era ? Do we know why a majority of visual channels give a canine like loyality to the 'High Command'? Do we know why a charge sheeted man was made the CVC, cocking a snook at every body? Do any one know why our Government is pussy footing in asking the Swiss authorities to divulge the account details. Even if President Obama brings the list, it will remain in the safe custody of the 'High Command'.
'High Command frowns at Kalmadi' and 'High Command angry with Chavan' etc are all charades publicized by a fawning press to dupe gullible and uneducated public. Kalmadi and Chavan are just foot soldiers. And nothing is going to happen to them with any enquiry.
Every one knows the damage corruption is doing to our nation. If it is continued our democracy itself will be in peril. We can not eradicate it by setting some convenient enquiry commissions by the Government, since Government itself is subservient to the 'High Command' or a few toothless Lok Ayuktas catching hold of some errant peons and chaprasis.
There is an urgent need for amending the laws and corruption should be declared as a war against the Nation punishable even with death. A truth commission should be formed with eminent jurists as members to go into various corruption cases. And it should start from the 'High Command'. In the present circumstances, only our President can do it. But the question is whether she will do it since her position itself is a gift from the "high Command'.

N Krishnan

Serial crimes: CWG scam and now Mumbai Flat, land scams! What next?

The speed at which the skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboards (Mumbai flat scam and illegal allotment of land scam are the latest) combined with lack of political will, the CBI may not be able to undertake the investigations of series of scams with the seriousness they deserve particularly when a large number of posts are lying vacant in the organization.
Not a single FIR has been filed, till date, against those, prima facie, found guilty. Worse, due to overlapping jurisdictions, there is a tussle among investigative agencies( CBI v/s income tax deptt) about the custody of seized records. Instead of resolving the problem. the Cabinet Secretary gave priority to "thanks giving". The public is interested in speedy investigations into these scams followed by presentation of charge sheets in the designated fast track court on counts of corruption, criminal conspiracy and actions taken against those found guilty.
Against this background, the hosting of "Thanks-giving" party by the Cabinet Secretary to honor VIPs of CWG mess was not in good taste. Besides, this reflected government's insensitivity towards public sentiments. It was like rubbing salts into the wounds of Aam Aadmi. One wonders whether, under the present dispensation, it would ever be possible to punish those found guilty in CWG scam when the control over investigative agencies lies with the Central Government. There is a silver lining. Truth cannot be suppressed. It will hit hard sooner than later!

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

She's not required

I sincerely pray she does not land with any job post retirement. By her actively pursuing biased policy of bringing in IAS she has just delayed the setting up of AIIMS. I wish my prayers/curse come true.

Manish

Anomaly being corrected

Members of the 1990 batch of the IAS are actually Joint Secretaries and the 1982 batch of the IRS is being empanelled as Joint Secretaries. It is only now that this anomaly is being corrected. The current Cabinet Secretary is to be thanked for meeting the legitimate aspirations of the IRS.

Vijay Kumar

Illegal OM

If the Supreme Court has not ordered for the disclosure of the ACR with retrospective effect, why has the DoPT issued such an illegal OM ? Should they not suo-motu amend it in the interest of the government servants? Can you take up the matter on behalf of all government servants before the Secretary personnel, DoPT?

Amitabh Singh

Gokul Ram

Wonderful person he was. Let his soul rest in peace. My condolences to his bereaved family.

K Ramamoorthy

TAIL-PIECE

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