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Once bitten twice shy!!!!
From future Pokhrans Japan wants India to shy!!

Japan's been 'bitten by a Nuke' and so its against Nuke application for Military use!!
And without a doubt this is Nuclear technology's abuse!!

Though India is considered to be 'responsible' but what if India's pushed over the edge???
And the extreme provocation will be 'over the hedge'!!

One hedge India shares with a terror State and the other with a Commie Nation!!!
Both are reputed for 'trouble creation'!!!

So how is Mohna going to convince the Japanese????
They are not going to budge even if India goes on its knees!!

Mohna should be more interested in meeting Mitsubishi's head!!
Japanese Sarkaar ke instead!!

Get Mitsubishi to take up the matter with its Government!!
For this Mitsubishi may demand 'advance LOIs for various Projects in India be sent'!!!

India is a huge market for Mitsubishi!!!
And Mitsubishi looks at the Indian Market like its 'sushi' (very appetizing)!!

Mitsibushi makes 'key items' for Nuclear Plants and Indian Market is in its sights!!!
Mohna throws the bait and hopes Mitsubishi bites!!

Backroom deals!!!!
Like they say in this World there are no free meals!!

Prior to his visit Obama has sent Mohna his wish list!!!
He's asked Mohna in addressing the worries of US Nuclear Suppliers 'please assist'!!!

For Mohna this is like a command and rest assured he's already on the job!!!
No problem if the US Suppliers want that in broad daylight India and Indians they rob!

They want the Nuclear Civil Liability Bill to be tailor made to their liking!!
They do not want in the Liability cap any hiking!!

Their calculation is lives in a Third World Country should be valued at a discount!!
3 dozen Third World Citizens are equal to 1 American in their 'head count'!!

As per their logic Suppliers Guarantee only covers manufacturing defects!!
The Supplier cannot he held responsible beyond a year for damages or any ill affects!!

Sharad Yadav says 'Rahul ko Ganga mein karro throw'!!!!!
Throw Rahul into the deep end is actually what he did crow!!!

Without a doubt Rahul has to realize he's perceived to be enjoying 'power unlimited'!!
And his accountability for this power is 'limited'!!

If Yadav's request is followed and under extreme precaution if Rahul jumps in!!
Ultimately Ganga would win!!

Because Ganga would be cleaned up before Rahul performs this 'trial by H20'!!!
Though Congress will say a bit too far Sharad did go!!

Desperate for Public Attention Amar Singh is willing to enter Big Boss's House!!
And then on camera he'll be able to air his every grouse!!

Who will dress him up and make him wear his footwear in there (Big Boss House)?????
Amar needs his 'Odd Job' to do this for him …. he needs a lot of care!!

Confucius says…… Amar Singh now yearns to get back Media's glare!!And he's heard there are numerous cameras working round the clock in there (Big Boss House)!!!

Bharat Kumar
Appointment of Governors in December
Appointment of new Governors is expected to take place only in December.

BUREAUCRACY
Kaun Banega SEBI Chief ?
Race has begun for the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).Term of present SEBI Chief C B Bhave is coming to an end in February.

Shantanu Consul appointed Member of Shungloo Committee
Secretary Personnel Shantanu Consul who is retiring on October 31 has been appointed member of the V.K. Shungloo Committee probing financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
( We said this on October 18 )
Posting of Mittal next month
Posting of D K Mittal as Secretary in the Government of India will take place in November. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Kher to succeed Mittal
In all probability, Rajiv Kher will succeed D K Mittal as Additional Secretary Commerce. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Earlier the name of Jawed Usmani was in circulation.
3 IPS officers in fray for Commissioner of Police (CP), Delhi
As many as three IAS officers are in fray for the post of Commissioner of Police (CP), Delhi. They are: B.K. Gupta (1975 batch) DG Tihar
Jail, V. Rajgopal (1976 batch) Special Director IB and Neeraj Kumar (1976 batch) Special Commissioner of Police Administration-Delhi.
Empanelment of Addl Secrs, Secrs from other services too
It has happened for the first time that the Additional Secretaries and the Secretaries are being empanelled from the Allied Civil services also. This has happened after representations from other services in this regards.
CBDT and CBEC Members list only next month
Appointment of new CBDT and CBEC Members will now be cleared only after the return of the Prime Minister.
Sinha first to get promotion in 1980 batch
N K Sinha is the first IAS officer of 1980 batch to get promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. Bihar cadre officer Sinha will now be Additional Secretary in Higher Education.
1977 batch IFS to be Secretary
1977 batch Indian Foreign Service officers are being promoted to the rank of Secretary. DPC for empanelment has already taken place.
Green tribunal to have five judicial and five non judicial members
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) that became operational on October 19, 2010 with its Chairperson Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta assuming charge in Delhi will have five judicial and five non judicial Members. Presently it is head quartered in New Delhi located Gyan-Vigyan Bhavan, R. K . Puram
SBI official Venugopalan transferred to Mumbai
K.P. Venugopalan - SBI General Manager (Financial Institutions), Corporate Banking Group, Mumbai has been posted as General Manager (Compliance & Risk) International Banking Group, Mumbai.
Uppal takes over as Special DG CRPF
Aniruddha Uppal has taken over as Special DG CRPF J&K.He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
IA&AS officer Ms. Chaudhuri transferred
Ms. Y Ray Chaudhuri, Accountant General (A&E), Assam, Guwahati, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Northeast Frontier Railway, Guwahati against an existing vacancy.
Kabra empanelled as Jt. Secretary in GOI
S. C. Kabra 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.
Sarangi to return to parent cadre
Latest information says that Chairman of the NABARD U C Sarangi is not getting extension and after completion of deputation tenure is returning to the parent Maharashtra cadre. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.
Maran has no PS
There is currently no PS with the Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran. His PS 1992 batch IAS officer B N Sinha is back to the parent Kerala cadre.
Air India's to get salary & PLI on November 1
Informed sources say that the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) of which CMD is Arvind Jadhav (IAS, 1978 batch
-Karnataka cadre) is going to pay salary and performance linked incentive (PLI) on November 1,2010. This is being done keeping mind
sentiments of people and well before the Diwali festival, maintained sources.
Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra is Director Commerce
Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra on central deputation has joined as Director Commerce in Government of India (GOI) on October 25, 2010. He is an
IAS officer of the 1997 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre. Earlier, he was abroad for training.
Silver jubilee reunion of IIT Bombay-1985 batch
The silver jubilee re union of students belonging to 1985 batch of IIT Bombay Powai (Maharashtra) is going to held in the IIT Powai campus on December 23, 24 and 25, 2010. They will be meeting with their family members.
How are relations between Delhi LG and Shungloo ?
How are the relations between V K Shungloo and Lt Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna? This was the hot topic of discussion at a get-together of retired bureaucrats.
Vachhani gets Chevening-HSBC fellowship
Ashish Vachhani, Deputy Director Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) Mussoorie, has been selected for the grant of Chevening-HSBC fellowship for post graduate study at the London School of Economics and Political Science in Management and Governance for one year from September 2010.He is the only civil servant to be selected in this category in India and belongs to IAS (1997 batch: TN cadre). He is now in London.
140 IPS to go to UK in January
140 IPS officer are being sent to Cambridge University in UK in January for being trained.
National Monuments Authority in offing
A National Monuments Authority is being set up in the Country. Who will head the Authority ?.
IFS officer goes to parent Kerala cadre
IG Forests in the Ministry of Forests and Environment in the Government of India K B Thampi has been repatriated to the parent Kerala cadre. He is 1977 batch IFS officer.
Process for selecting new CVO SECL is on
Process for selection new CVO in South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), Bilaspur, (Chhattisgarh) is on. The slot fell vacant recently.
Jana is DDG, Sample Survey in Bombay
S.K. Jana on elevation has joined as Deputy Director General (DDG) in Mumbai located office of the Sample Survey of India. He is an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) cadre officer who belongs to the 1985 batch. Earlier he was posted in Kolkata.
AAI transfers three GMs
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has transferred three General Managers.
J P Alexander is GM-Calicut in AAI
J P Alexander who was Director of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Bhopal International Airport has been transferred to Calicut Airport, Kerala. Alexander will take charge on October 26, 2010, as General Manager(GM) Calicut Airport. The AAI has not named any successor to Alexander in Bhopal.
Mishra is IG Frontier Hqs
Aditya Misra has taken over as IG of Frontier Headquarters Sashastra Seema Bal ,Patna., 1984 batch Shashtra Seema Bal cadre officer Mishra has taken over from Devendra Singh Chouhan .
SBI's CGM Kolkata circle blazes a new trail
Surinder Kumar Chaudhary Kolkata based Chief General Manager (CGM) of the State Bank of India (SBI) has taken many innovative steps. Latest
in the series is a welcome tone in Bengali language on mobile phones of SBI officials in the entire circle . Chaudhary is known for his dynamism.
IPS changes in West Bengal
Sunil Kumar Chaudhury has been appointed new SP of Purolia.Rajesh Yadav has been made SP Intelligence.
Dr. Rameshwar Oraon is Chairman of National Commission for ST
Dr. Rameshwar Oraon former ADG Jharkhand from 1972 batch of IPS who was earlier a Minister of State at the Centre has been appointed as
Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
Samir Sahai is new CVO of PHHL
Samir Sahai has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited(PHHL).He is 1987 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
41 CRPF officers and men awarded DG's commendation disc
Forty one officers and men in CRPF have been awarded by the Director General's commendation and letter in recognition of their administrative excellence and exemplary dedication to their duties. The list include three ADGs - Messrs JC Dabas, Rakesh Jaruhar and PM Nair, RK Vishwakarma and Shrikant (both IGs), 16 DIGs, two Commandants, five Deputy Commandants, two Assistant Commandants and other personnel. The list also carries names of four civilian officers - TS Kripanidhi (FA), Rozi Agrawal (DFA), Yashshri Shukla (DD, Accounts) and Ajay Chaturvedi (PRO). All these officers and men have been given the honour by former DG, Mr Vikram Shrivastava before his departure from CRPF.
Distinguished honour for non-CRPF officers
For the first time in CRPF history, four other services officers were honoured by DG's commendation disc and letter. They are TS Kripanidhi (FA), and Rozi Agrawal (DFA) belongs to Indian Difence Accounts Service (IDAS) while Ms Yashshri Shukla, presently DD Accounts, is from MTNL Accounts Service, Ajay Chaturvedi is from Indian Information Service (IIS), presently posted as the PRO, CRPF.

CORPORATE
Mittal is number two in panel
S K Mittal is number two in the panel for the post of CMD NHPC. Interviews for the post were held last week.
Moral to be Director (Technical) NEEPCO
Utpal Moral is being tipped to be new Director (Technical) of the NEEPCO.
IAS appoints Snehal N Muzoomdar as its new President
The Indo-American Society (IAS), one of the premier institutions in the country, promoting Indo-US Educational, Cultural and Economic Cooperation has announced the appointment of its new President, Snehal N Muzoomdar for the year 2010-2011. He will be responsible for developing the Indo-US educational relationship and expansion of Indo-US bilateral trade and economic and industrial relations. He will be involved in planning and organising several U.S. Business delegations, trade missions and joint venture visits to India.
Berry to be CEO PepsiCo India Food Div. ?
Varun Berry is expected to take over as CEO of PepsoCo's foods
division in India. He would succeed Frito-Lay's former head Gautham
Mukkavilli who been relocated to the firm's New York office.
Avain Media appoints COO
Avian Media has appointed Girish Huria as its Chief Operating Officer
(COO). In his new role Huria will be responsible for driving growth
and profitability of the firm.
Kumar is Country Manager, SGI
SGI has appointed Agendra Kumar as Country Manager for India. He will
report to Philip Chua, Managing Director and Vice President of Asia
Pacific and Japan.
Shah appointed Company Secy.
Spectacle Industries Limited has appointed Ms. Hetal V Shah as Company
Secretary effective from October 01, 2010 in place of G S
Lakshminarayana Gupta.
Kiran Karnik resigns from Torrent Board
The Board of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited has accepted the
resignation of Kiran Karnik as Director of the Company and approved
the appointment of Shailesh V. Haribhakti as an Additional Director
on the Board.
Srikiran resigns from Onmobile Board
The Board of Onmobile Global Limited has approved the resignation of
the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Srikiran D . Rajesh
Moorti, Chief Financial Officer of the company shall act as the
Compliance Officer of the Company.
Raole is CFO RPG Life Sciences
Sachin Raole, General Manager (Finance) , RPG Life Sciences has been
designated as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company.
Oracle Fin. Service MD decides to retire
N. R. Kothandaraman , Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd has decided to retire from the
services of the Company and as such has submitted his resignation as
the Managing Director and Chief Executive officer of the Company.
NTPC signs MoU with MP Govt
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd has executed an MOU with Govt.
of Madhya Pradesh and MP Power Trading Company (MP Tradeco) on October
22, 2010, for setting up 3,960 MW (6x660 MW) Coal Based Thermal Power
Project near village Barethi, District Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh
for the benefit of Bundelkhand region.
Gujarat Ambuja Exports appoints Director
Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd has appointed Sandeep Agrawal, Whole Time
Director of the Company as Compliance officer w.e.f. October 30, 2010.
Nath to be GM Chittaranjan Locomotive
Amar Nath has taken over as General Manager of Chittaranjan Locomotive
Works. He was earlier General Manager of Metro Rail, Kolkata.
Meena appointed Director
Vakrangee Softwares Limited has appointed B.L.Meena as an Additional
Director of the Company.
Ador Welding appoints Director
Ador Welding Limited has appointed Vippen Sareen as an Additional
Director (Independent) on the Board of Directors of the Company.
Manu Anand is India-Head of PepsiCo
Manu Anand has been appointed new India-Head of PepsiCo.He would replace Sanjeev Chadha who has been promoted chief of the global beverage and snacks giant's West Asia and Africa operations with effect from January 1.
Mahesh Krishnan is now VP Samsung India
Mahesh Krishnan has been appointed by Samsung India as Vice-President and business head for its Home Appliances business.
Tripathi is MD of KPCL
Yogendra Tripathi has taken over as Managing Director of Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL.
Air India introduces spl discount for Armed Forces personnel
Air India has introduced Special Discount for Armed Forces Personnel on the Normal, Economy, All Easy Class fares with effect from Oct 21, 2010, While it has offered 50 % discount for active Military personnel and their family members and active Personnel of General Reserve Engineering Force and their Family Members, for War Disabled Persons, recipients of Bravery Award Level-I & II and War Widows it is 75%.
Vigilance Awareness Period at SAIL commences
Underlining the role of PSUs as the custodians of public money and the need to maintain fairness, equity and transparency at all levels, SAIL Chairman C.S. Verma inaugurated the Vigilance Awareness Period 2010, to be observed from Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2010 and administered the pledge 'to bring about integrity and transparency, and eradication of corruption in all spheres of life' to employees of SAIL Corporate Office at Ispat Bhavan New Delhi.
NBCC pays dividend to government
NBCC, the construction major of the Govt. of India under the Ministry of Urban Development, paid Dividend of Rs.23.30 Crore, for the year 2009-10, to the Govt. of India in New Delhi. The Dividend cheque was presented to S. Jaipal Reddy, union Minister of Urban Development by V.P. Das, CMD of NBCC. Those present on the occasion were Navin Kumar, Secretary (UD); R.C. Mishra, Additional Secretary (UD) and other senior officers of the Ministry and NBCC. This is the 4th consecutive year that NBCC has paid dividend to the Government.
Huria appointed Chief Operating Officer , Avian Media
Girish Huria has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Avian Media, a specialist communication consultancy.He will be responsible for aligning and strengthening the firms operations and also drive growth and profitability of the firm.
Tribal Fusion appoints communication specialist Sule
Noted brand communication specialist Rajesh Sule has been roped in by Tribal Fusion - the digital marketing solutions company. He will spearhead the sales team in India and will be responsible for driving Tribal Fusion's business in the country. He will also manage national sales efforts, new business development, and strategy for continued growth in the Indian marketplace.
Chonkar is Executive Creative Director EBS
Everest Brand Solutions (EBS) has appointed Samir Chonkar as Executive Creative Director. He has returned to EBS after 14 years. He was with Everest all these years where he worked on a slew of FMCG brands like Parle-G, Parle Monaco, Krackjack, and Hide & Seek cookies, Tortoise Mosquito Repellent, Frooti and Bailley.
VP Anand Yalvigi quits Havas Sports
VP Anand Yalvigi has put in his papers at Havas Sports which he had joined as General Manager in August 2008. Before this, he was Business Head of Network Sports and VGC Sports where he spent two years.
Ramsey is RM 'Percept Out of Home'
Joseph Ramsey has been appointed as Regional Manager - West, Outdoor Vertical, at Percept Out Of Home.

FORUM
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Interlocuters on Kashmir going astray

The interlocuters on Kashmir have started work on a very wrong note. So far we all believed that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India. Only seperatists want it to be accepted as a disputed territory. By announcing that it was a 'dispute' the trio played to the gallery. What qualified them to make such policy statements. What are their qualifications by the way to meddle in this 'dispute'. They have yet to familiarise themselves with the background, ethos and character of the so called leaders of the separatist or the 'Azadi' movement. Only the other day the journalist leader of the Group, I am told, was looking for a particular book on Kashmir in IIC library to understand the basics. The lady interlocuter may be brilliant but working in an institute dealing with Conflict Management does not mean that she can resolve any conflict. As for the third gentleman maybe they wanted a Muslim face in the Group. One is foxed by the choice of this Group. The names (of Wajahat Habibullah, Mahmud-o-Rehman and Amitabh Mattoo) earlier doing the rounds had many times more credibility. They are all brilliant persons and know Kashmir and Kashmiris well. Here is the team of interlocuters whose first action has been to internationalise the issue. May be they want to strut around on the international stage while going about 'solving' the Kashmir issue. The whole exercise again gives an impression of the Govt. not being sincere in tackling this problem. The present set of interlocuters , I am afraid, is going to complicate it further.

Aarti Khosla

Are Kashmir interlocutors tutored by GOI ?

Dileep Padgaonkar's outrageous statement on non-accession of Kashmir and its merger with India, is in sync with the similar statement made in J&K Assembly by Omar Abdullah . It is now certain that this was not a coincidence nor an impulsive act but a pre-planned political move of the Congress-led UPA Government . Do they have the mandate of the country to take this outrageous stand? May I urge upon Padgaonkar to refresh his lessons in Indian history as his statement has a bearing on the accession and merger of 560 Princely States which were protected by the Great Britain's doctrine of paramountcy. Let it be known that when the Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament, the power was transferred to the people of India as far as British India was concerned. The Great Britain while putting an end to paramountcy, left it to 560 Princes of the British India to arrive at such arrangements, as they thought appropriate, with the Governments of India and Pakistan. At the time of partition, Pakistan was a new State which came into existence, but the present Government of India was the successor government to the Government of United Kingdom. As per transfer of power, it was open to every princely State to accede either to India or Pakistan. The law did not provide that the Instrument of Accession could be "conditional". Once the accession was accepted (as it was done in Kashmir by the Governor General of India Lord Mountbatten), the particular Princely State became an integral part of one or the other of the two Dominions. There was no question whatsoever of taking into account the religious dispersal of the population of Princely States. Whether a Princely State should accede to India or Pakistan was left to the choice of the ruler of that State. The separatists' assertion that the State of Jammu and Kashmir, by reason of its large Muslim majority and of the fact that Pakistan came into existence as a Muslim State, should naturally form part of Pakistan, is not legally tenable and is wholly wrong in view of the legal and constitutional position. Against this background, the three Member team of interlocutors headed by Dileep Padgaonkar (Read as GOI) must de-mystify its hidden agenda .The team cannot twist history and hoodwink the country by meeting the separatists and ignoring others including the Kashmiri Pandits. This turn-around in stand will create a chaos in the country.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

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Govt. hospitals.

Many comments in the press regarding maltreatment of members of the medical profession. Added to this, is the fact that they have even been ill treated by the OC during the commonwealth games. Why should doctors be ill treated the way they were? They are all highly educated and are experts in their own field. Just imagine that doctors did not get proper food during their duty in CWG at the village etc. Ultimately, it is the Delhi Govt. health department which had come to their rescue. They are a pitiable lot. sometime back, there was news that junior resident doctors and MBBS interns at Safdarjung hospital went on a strike on the issue of lack of protection to them as one of them was beaten up by a patient's attendants as the patient died. The doctors in govt. hospitals work under very bad conditions - be it the rooms they occupy in the hospitals, the operation theatres they are allotted to work in or anything else. For months together, the students who are pursuing their PG courses in Delhi do not get paid their dues and the Govt. expects them to perform "noble" duty. They invariably put in more than 24 hrs at a stretch. Sometime back, parts of the ceiling in one of the OTs fell on one doctors who was performing an operation. This particular matter is being put in the Whispers in the Corridors as many people from the bureaucracy go through this website regularly and it is to draw their kind attention to the conditions under which they are working. Whether any AIS officer will work in these conditions? The Govt. should ponder over these points and improve the working conditions under which these doctors are supposed to deliver the goods. No wonder, there is lot of brain drain in this category of professionals and the Govt. has not done anything to stop this even though we shout from our rooftops that there is a severe shortage of doctors in the country. Hope the officers in the M/o Health and also from the Delhi Government are going through this website and taking note
of this.

Moogambikai