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Aaj Ki Aawaz
Yes Sonia is first on the Power Chart!!!
Why…  because Congress and Gandhi/ Nehru one cannot tell apart!!
 
Rahul as Prince in waiting should be number two!!
Because like Mom he’s ‘holy for Congressmen’ too!!
 
Mohna comes a distant third!!!
If Sonia orders even if he shouts at the top of his voice he’ll not be heard!!
 
Ahmed Patel is number four!!
They say he has in his hand‘knob to Sonia’s Office door’!!
 
Pranab Da is number five!!!
He’s the fire fighter and negotiator but his past make his PM chances take a dive!!
 
Chiddy is number six!!!!
Issues he craftily picks!!
 
Diwedi is the speech man and is number seven!!
Can come up with a speech in a jiffy…. for Gandhis like a ‘ speech seven eleven’!
 
Diggy is number eight!!
Only known man who argues for and against in every debate!!
 
Antony is number nine!!
One of the rare few who do not make any demands before any file he has to sign!
 
TKA Nair is number ten!!!!!
Though he does not understand or cares for Ghalib is one of PM’s most trusted men!!!
 
Sonia and Mohna had divided their work scope!!
Sonia handled ‘politics’ and with mundane day to day administrative work Mohna had to cope!!
 
But if the mundane day to day administrative work had some political implication!!!
Mohna has to take her approval and acts only after from her he gets some ‘indication’!
 
Of course for a purpose to Karnataka Bhardwaj was sent!!
BJP says he’s Centre’s Agent!!
 
And Yeddy has too many question marks against his name!!
He’s been involved in some controversy or spat since to power he came!!
 
But then some would say some Congress CMs are just like Yeddy!!
But for them Congress appointed Guv’s are like a ‘lovable teddy’!!
 
Not like Bhardwaj who for Yeddy is like a monster or troll!!!
Who has come to Karnataka with ‘ get BJP Government dismissed’ as his goal!
 
Imagine our rank is below our neighbors in the Hunger Index Report!!!
To our ‘our high growth rate’ and ‘booming markets’ this is like a retort!!
 
It’s sad that food grains are allowed to rot than distributed to the hungry!!
I’m sure like me on this many of you would be angry!!
 
Confucius says…… India’s Cities boom!!!
But in many parts in rural India still there is gloom and doom!!

Bharat Kumar

Kaun Banega new Foreign Secretary (2) Will Meera Shankar get extension ?
No body is sure in the South Block that Indian Ambassador in US Meera Shankar will get an extension.1973 batch IAS officer Ms Shankar is scheduled to retire in October. Rumours are, however, rife that Meera Shankar will get extension for two months and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is going to succeed her after superannuation in December.
1977 batch unlikely to be Secretary Personnel
It is widely believed that 1977 batch IAS officer will not be Secretary Personnel in the Government of India. Post is falling vacant this month end.
Veena Upadhyay to be Secretary Official Languages
Veena Upadhyay is being tipped to be new Secretary Official Languages. She is 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Sunil Jain is new Ambassador to Turkmenistan
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of PetroleumSunil Jain will be new Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan. He will succeed Mohammad Afzal.
Deepak Gupta soon likely to be CS Jharkhand
As the grapevine has it, Deepak Gupta. Central government’s Secretary in Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources is likely to be new Chief Secretary after Dussehra festival that falls on October 17, 2010. He is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch and belongs to Jharkhand cadre.
Orders of Dadwal this month end
Orders of Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal for the post of DG SSB are expected to be issued this month end. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Picture is unclear about resignation of two IAS in UP
Picture is still not clear about the resignation of 1980 batch IAS officer Shishir Priyadarshi and 1983 batch IAS officer Atul Bagai in Uttar Pradesh.
Sports Minister wants gen next in Sports bodies
Indian Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs M.S. Gill (born on June 14, 1936) wants younger generation to occupy position in sports bodies so he has asked to stop grants of all associations who have failed to remove such incumbents who have served as chiefs of those sports bodies for more than a decade .
Gupta appointed Member Settlement Commission
M. K. Gupta is one of the five officers of the CBEC who have been appointed as Member of the Settlement Commission. He belongs to the 1977 batch. He was DG Audit.
Postings of GMs yet to be made in Railways
Posting of General Managers (GMs) in Railways are yet to be made. It is quite likely now that postings will be made after October 17, 2010.
Rao to join as Advisor Manipal University ?
Member of the PESB Sudhakar Rao who has quit the job is reportedly joining as Advisor Manipal University in Delhi. He is retired 1973 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
IA&AS officer Kapoor transferred
Deepak Kapoor, Director, in the office of the Principal Director of Audit, Washington has been transferred and posted as Director, in the branch office Pune of the office of the Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi.
Yadav to be Director Commerce
Vir Vikram Yadav on central deputation is poised to join as Director Commerce. He is an IAS officer of the 1996 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
Search Committee set up for Air Chief Marshal
A Search Committee has been set up to select new Air Chief Marshal. Air Chief P V Naik is retiring in March.
Pardesi tipped to be Vice Chairman, CIDCO
As the grapevine has it, Praveen Singh Pardesi (on his return from one year long study leave from Geneva) is also in run for the post of Vice President (VP)& CEO of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), of Maharashtra government. He is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre. In case he fails to make to CIDCO then he become Managing Director (MD) of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA. He is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
2 Contenders for post of Revenue Secretary in Maharashtra
As the grapevine has it, there are two contenders for the high profile post of Secretary Revenue in the Maharashtra government.
Ms Vaidyanathan to attend two weeks course at Harvard
Ms Girija Vaidyanathan is going to attend two weeks course at Harvard University, USA.She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. The course is on Mastering Negotiation, Building Agreement across Boundaries & Leadership for the 21st century-Chaos, conflict and courage.
Two vacancies of Administrative Members in CAT
Applications are invited from suitable eligible officers for two vacancies of Administrative Members in the Central Administrative Tribunal, one each a t the Jabalpur and Jodhpur Bench.
Deoraj transferred as DGM SBI’ Corporate Banking Group, Mumbai
Deoraj Kumar, Deputy General Manager (Small and Medium Enterprises) in SBI Network – 1, Local Head Office Ahmedabad, has been transferred as Deputy General Manager (Stressed Assets Management), Corporate Banking Group, Mumbai.
Saini empanelled as Jt. Secretary in GOI
Krishna Saini has been empanelled in Government of India (GOI) for posting as Joint Secretary. He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer who belongs to the 1981 batch.
Rajya Sabha Secr Gen retiring this month
Who will be the next Rajya Sabha Secretary General? The present incumbent Dr V K Agnihotri Agnihotri is retiring this month.
Commonwealth Secretariat to be wind up after two months
Entire Commonwealth Secretariat is going to be wound up after two months. It will be merged with the IOA.
DPC of 1978 batch IRS (IT) this month
DPC of 1978 batch IRS (IT) officers to the rank of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax is going to take place this month.
This is the state of affairs in Pakistan
Aa per a report submitted to the Pakistan National asssembly 141 acres of Railway land at lahore was leased out to a private party at throw away price causing loss of 4.82 billion rupees to the exchequer . A golf course and resort named Royal palm Golf Club and Country resort has been set up on the land by two Malayasian firms, Max Corp Malayasia and LDR Malayasia even though the initial applicants for the lease were two Lahore based firms named Unicorn Ventures and Hussain Construction Company. Pointing out serious irregularities in processing the deal, the report has recommended prosecution of all members of the Pakistan railways Executive committee involved in clearing the deal.
Pandey is Secretary Disaster Management
Indevar Pandey has joined the West Bengal government as Secretary Disaster Management, Kolkata. He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to West Bengal cadre.
Railways transfers and postings
Vivek Kumar Srivastava of JAG/IRTS has been transferred from SER, as Sr.DCM/ Chakradharpur, to ER and posted in the cadre, Ashok Kumar of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SR, on being relieved from the duties of the post of ADRM/TVC, to NCR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre by making suitable local adjustments, Kishore Kumar of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from DSO to ECR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, KL Enkhia of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from NWR and posted as SDGM to NWR itself, Rajendra Kumar Meena of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from NWR, on being relieved from the post of CSO, to be posted in the cadre on NWR itself, Ashok Kumar Pavadia of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from NWR as SDGM to be posted as CSO on NWR itself, S. Subrmanyan of SAG/IRAS has been transferred from WR to CR and appointed in HAG and posted as FA&CAO/ C-I /C, Ms. Rashmi Kapoor of HAG/IRAS has been transferred from CR, as FA&CAO/C-I/C CSTM to WR and posted as FA&CAO against an existing vacancy.
Meeting to select CBDT and CBEC Members deferred
Scheduled meeting to select new CBDT and CBEC Members on Monday evening did not take place.
Kulbhushan posted as GM ,Central Railway
Kulbhushan Advisor to the Railway Board on elevation has been posted as General Manager (GM) Central Railway (CR).
K.K. Shrivastava posted as GM, East Central Railway
K.K. Shrivastava Additional General Manager (Addl GM) Southern Railway on elevation has been posted as General Manager (GM) East Central Railway (ECR).
Venkateswarlu is new JS Food Processing
Usurupati Venkateswarlu has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Siddharth is Joint Secretary Commerce
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint Siddharth has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Sanjiv Ranjan is new JS Animal Husbandry
Sanjiv Ranjan has been appointed new Joint Secretary Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Government of India. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Usha Titus to join GoI
Usha Titus is joining the Government of India as Director Department of Economic Affairs.She is 1993 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
ICS officer dies at the age of 104
The doyen of Indian administrators worldwide, Professor Samuel Martin Burke (1906-2010), died on 9th October 2010 at the age of 104 of old age. He was the oldest living Indian ICS officer.
He was perhaps the only Indian ICS officer to have 4 careers - as an administrator, judge, diplomat and academic.
He belonged to the 1930 batch of the ICS and was alloted to the Punjab cadre. After service as a Deputy Commissioner he was a District and Sessions judge for many years.
Because of his impartiality as a Christian, he was selected as the Chairman of the First Election Tribunal of the Punjab in 1946, to adjudicate between rival claims to seats follwing the elections of 1946, that returned the Muslim League to power in the Punjab.
At independence he quit the ICS but was immediately recalled by Jinnah to join Pakistan's foreign service where he initially headed the India desk in Karachi. After that he served in the UK and US as Counsellor, as Minister-Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, as Pakistan's Ambassador to Thailand and finally as the High Commissioner of Pakistan in Canada.
He quit diplomacy in 1961, at the age of 55, to become an academic and was Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Minnesota. He retired in 1976, at 70, and settled in UK where he lived for the next 34 years. In retirement he wrote seminal books on Pakistan's foreign policy, the history of India's independence, a biography of Akbar and the definitive biography of Jinnah. He published his last book at the age of 97!
His passing reduces the number of Indian ICS officer still alive to less than five. There are also less than 5 British ICS officers still alive.
Ravindran is longest serving DGP in Sikkim
C.M. Ravindran, IPS who joined as DGP, Sikkim Police in the year 2005 is among the longest serving DGP in the state. An IPS officer of the 1977 batch of the Sikkim cadre he has been instrumental is streamlining the chaotic traffic system in the north-eastern state. An experienced police officer, Ravindran has been instrumental in maintaining law and order in the state in the sensitive north-eastern state that shares a common border with China, Nepal and Bhutan.

CORPORATE
MDs of SAIL to be re-designated 
The Managing Directors of five SAIL plants located at Durgapur, Burnpur, Rourkela, Bhilai and Bokaro will be re-designated as CEOs (Chief Executive Officers).
Singh is Secretary General of IJSG
Bhupendra Singh is new Secretary General of the International Jute Study Group (IJSG) in Dhaka.He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Dube elected President of ASCI
Rajiv Dube has been elected chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India.
Jain is Chairman of GJEPC
Rajiv Jain has been elected chairman of Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.
CVC indicts three officers of Oriental Bank of Commerce
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has in July 2010 advised imposition of major penalty against three officers of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
Axis Bank appoints Addl. Director
Axis Bank Limited has appointed Prasad R Menon, Managing Director of The Tata Power Company Limited as an Additional Independent Director of the Bank with immediate effect.
Pranab Mukherjee awarded  
Pranab Mukherjee has won 2010 Finance Minister of the Year for Asia award given by London-based daily newspaper Emerging Markets.
Beltran appointed member 
James Beltran Independent Director of  Arshiya International Ltd has been appointed as a Member of the Company's Global Advisory Board with immediate effect.
Sen to hold charge of Industrial Investment Bank
Union Ministry of Finance has decided that Bhaskar Sen, Chairman & Managing Director of  United Bank of India (UBI) will hold concurrent charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director of Industrial Investment Bank of India Ltd. with effect from October 08, 2010 till December 31, 2011 or until further order, whichever is earlier.
Talwar to be Non Exec. Chairman
Executive Chairman of the ExlService Holdings Inc Vikram Talwar, will soon assume the role of Non-executive Chairman of the Board of the company effective April 1, 2011.
Rakshit appointed Head (Corprate Sales)
Saregama India has appointed Rajeev Rakshit as Head (Corporate Sales & New Initiatives)
Hamirwasia is CFO Wendt (India) 
Mukesh Kumar Hamirwasia, an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Wendt (India) Ltd .
Nomination withdrawn
The Union Government has withdrawn the nomination of B Sam Bob, IAS, as the Nominee Director of Government of Andhra Pradesh on the Board of  Nagarjuna Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd and had appointed  A Dayakar Reddy, as their Nominee Director on the Board of the company with effect from August 26, 2010.
Singhania re-appointed Whole-time Director
LML Limited has re-appointed of Lalit Kumar Singhania as Whole-time Director of the Company for a period of five years w.e.f. March 28, 2010.
Senior level appointments in SEBI
About 100 senior level appointments are being made in the SEBI.
Agarwal appointed Compliance Officer
Manish Agarwal have been appointed as Compliance Officer of  Sarla Performance Fibers Ltd with effect from May 15, 2009 in place of Sunil Jhunjhunwala.
Tibaldi is GM Oberoi Udaivilas
Jan Tibaldi has been appointed the General Manager of The Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur. 
KCCI elects members
The Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (KCCI) have elected following members to the managing board of KCCI for 2010-2013: Ashok N. Ladawa,  S. N. Hampannavar,  S. G. Savanur,  H. S. Mahendra,  Girish Thakkar,  Sunil Roy,  S. M. Somanagoudar,  Murugesh Ekalaspur,  Veeranna B. Kallur,  B. J. Guruprakash,  G. T. Gudisagar,  S. N. Kadarallimath,  M. B. Aralimatti,  Vikas R. Kalghatagi and S. V. Itagi.
Chandra joins Kohler India as Director Marketing
Dinesh Chandra, General Manager - Brand Marketing, Samsung India, has joined Kohler India as Director Marketing. He will be responsible for leading the marketing efforts of Kohler’s kitchen and bath products in the Indian Sub-continent.
Singh promoted as Head – HT Mumbai edition
Earlier looking after ad revenues for the Western region, Gurmeet Singh has been promoted as Head of Hindustan Times Mumbai edition and will be directly reporting to Salil Sadanandan, Business Head (West and South), Hindustan Times.
Nair, Managing Partner, BBH India, puts in papers
Priti Nair has quit Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) India as Managing Partner after a stint of two years since July 2008 when multinational company had set up its India operations.

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Is the Games village a hostel or a brothel?
According to reports hundreds of white prostitutes have been imported for the entertainment of the CWG games participants. The foreigners complained bitterly about the blocked toilet flushes. On enquiry it was found that the sewage pipes were blocked by used plastic condoms used in the Games village. Some 8000 condoms seem to have been used by the foreigners in the first few days of the Games. They are still being counted. Free condom vending machines have been set up inside the CWG village. The big question is , is the Games village a hostel or a brothel? And there is the obvious health hazard to 1 billion Indians as the CWG village sewage empties out into the Yamuna carrying with it the used condoms and AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted disease viruses. This AIDS virus which is transmitted by fluids will be taken downstrem by the Yamuna to Agra, and later to Kanpur , Allahabad , Benares ,Patna and Kolkata. People who bathe in the Ganga at Benares and gulp its holy waters are in danger of catching AIDS. So all the UP and Bihar bhaiyyas and the bhadrolok of Bengal are now exposed to AIDS, thanks to the CWG Games. The only other reason for bringing in prostitutes to the Games village can be a conspiracy to distract and physically exhaust the foreign athletes so that Indians win all the gold medals, in which case the act is motivated by patriotism and deserves to be applauded.
D Choudhury

Congrats Somdevdevarman
Somdevdevarman, India's ace Tennis player is the golden son of 1973 batch of IRS Income Tax. His father, P.K. Dev Burman is the proud father. The whole batch applauds the bright Somdev. We all wish him goodluck in the Commonwealth Games Tennis finals. The Finance Minister and Income-Tax Deptt should extend well deserved honour to him. He has indeed made us proud.- 1973 Batch of IRS (IT)
1973 batch IRS (IT) officers

Puri is most deserving
The suspense is not good for either Ms. Nirupama Rao-- as to whether she is likely to get an extension nor for the incumbents. Most deserving (irrespective of seniority) is H.S. Puri, presently India's PR in New York. He richly deserves the slot.
Kishore Dudani

OC managers should hang their heads in shame
Why the medical profession is treated the way they are reported to have been treated is not clear. While we all want their services, we do not want to give them the status and good treatment that is due to them. For them to be grouped along with workers etc. is very shameful. I hope the OC managers would look into it. The OC officials do not realise how difficult it is to enter the medical profession and to successfully complete a PG. It is observed through the media and other sources that even in hospitals, innumerable cases of patients' attendants beating up doctors for death of patient take place. It is very unfortunate. It seems that the OC officials treat only IAS officers as "insaan" and all others as literally "mitti". This attitude should change. Sometimes, one wonders whether treatment such as this and numerous other instances where doctors are humiliated etc. is not the main reason for brain drain. Merit needs to be respected and properly appreciated. As it is, India is lacking doctors as always reported in the press. Inspite of this, they are being treated as this. The Health Ministry mandarins should wake up from their slumber and set things right.
Dr

Is Saxena a paid employee of WIC ?
Thank you BK for accepting me as a "vocal" and "forthright” browser. But, please do not degrade the WIC as a pay-master. The WIC does not pays, it only enriches the browsers free of cost. One would expect you to come out of the cocoon of anonymity and express your views boldly. Based on my personal experience, I can assure a freshman like you that the GOI appreciates forthrightness on WIC.
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Covering mismanagement at CWG
I am sure the opening ceremony and the superb performance of our players in the ongoing Commonwealth Games will be used by the OC and officialdom to cover up their mismanagement at so many fronts. The tickets fiasco has grabbed even international headlines giving bad name to the country. Tickets were not available but the stadia were empty. Complimentry tickets were being sold in black market. What a mess! Our wrestlers, boxers, shooters archers and others, however have kept our morale high. God bless these men and women for keeping the flag of the country high.
Aarti Khosla

TAIL PIECE

CAB SEC CHANDRASHEKHAR TO Union Ministers and Secretaries : Don't use Gandhi/Nehru family name for government schemes as they are not implemented in letter and spirit.
IAS officer: Sir shall we use than Hon PM Dr Manmohan Singh's name ?
Cab Sec:( after consulting PM) Prime Minister says his name should be used in only projects which are sure to be successful.
Veteran Journalist: Dr Manmohan Singh has done which only congress predecessors including PV Narsimha Rao could only dream.
Common Man: May God help the Gandhi's !
Contributed by- Priyanka Paul