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Aaj Ki Aawaz

So do dogs roam about in Kalamdi’s or Bhanot’s bedroom????
I’m sure in no civilized Society for dogs pooping on the bed is there any room!!
 
But Bhanot has indicated in India this is acceptable!!
The man is mentally unstable!!
 
Rather than accepting the folly and assuring to make amends!!
A defiant though insulting to India message he sends!!
 
He said hygiene standards overseas were more stringent!!
His gob should be made hygienic and cleaned with something astringent!!
 
A bridge at JN Stadium collapsed!!!
Work is being done at breakneck speed as time as actually lapsed!!
 
And we all know why delays have plagued the Commonwealth Games preparation!!
Because not on the Games but on moneymaking was the Organizers concentration!!
 
Whatever’s gone wrong is because of greed!!
Things would have improved if from Kalmadi’s clutches the CWG was freed!!
 
When all the scum came out he should have been sacked!!!
But sadly by Mohna and Sonia this dolt was backed!!
 
‘Backed’ because in light of such damaging revelations,
And the fact that we would cut a sorry figure in front of participating Nations!!
 
Still Kalmadi was allowed to stay on!!!
And we all know why this was done!!
 
Though PMO fibs Kalmadi was given a long rope!!!
Doing so in such a prestigious project could have been done only by a dope!!
 
Sonia pledged ' I said guilty will be punished'!!!
And later by saying ' prove Kalmadi's guilt' pledge will be rubished!! 
 
Now the partners in crime too are running helter-skelter!!
Like Hooper took under ‘living conditions are appalling’ shelter!!
 
Fennel who had said some time back ‘everything is honky-dory’!!
Is coming to India to meet PM and express his worry!!
 
Aunty Shiela said that the bridge that collapsed was only for ‘desis use’!!
It’s not meant for Videshi athletes so for shoddy infrastructure Videshis cannot accuse!
 
This is Aunty Shiela’s logic….. also shows how much she cares for us!!!
Buss ho gayi buss (enough is enough)!!
 
Court can only deny Hindus their right in Ayodhaya if Court denies Ram’s existence!!
In the Setu Samundaram matter they used this kind of nonsense!!
 
UPA is well aware what the Judgement will be!!
No Judge worth his salt will not let the Law Minister into his Judgement have ‘a see’!
 
Confucius says….. for our Netas we are like pawns!!
Only when they loose their own near and dear in strife the reality on them dawns!!
 
Flash…… now a roof in JN Stadium has fallen!!
Kalmadi and Gang will bring voodoo in and say a curse on the CWG has befallen!!
 
And with the World Media’s glare on the CWG India is being laughed at!!
For treason hang Kalmadi the rat!!!

Bharat Kumar
 
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Kaun Banega CBI Chief ?(10 ) A P Singh
In the corridors of power, it is widely believed that Amar Pratap Singh will succeed Ashwini Kumar as Director CBI. Logicallly, Singh who is presently Special Director in the CBI should be next CBI Chief. But he is 1974 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre and new Chief Minister Arjun Munda wants him to succeed Neyaz Ahmad as DGP in November. Munda wants him because he had been his OSD for two years. One can only wait and watch.
Seven vacancies of Additional Secretary in GoI
There are presently seven vacancies of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. Process of posting has started.
Dr Pujari to be new DGFT !
Dr Anup K Pujari is being appointed new Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT).He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Mangotra to be DGS&D
A K Mangotra is being appointed new Director General of Supply & Disposal (DGS&D).He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur – Tripura cadre.
Raghav Chandra to join GoI
Finally Raghav Chandra is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road, Surface Transport & Highways. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Orders of Raghav Chandra have been issued.
Gopal Reddy to Join GoI as JS Home
M Gopal Reddy is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary Home.He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Orders of Reddy have been issued.
G.Kamal Vardhan Rao is Tobacco Board’s chief
Finally G.Kamal Vardhan Rao on elevation as Joint Secretary on central deputation has joined as Chairman of the Guntur based Tobacco Board. Hitherto he was private secretary with Ms. D Purandeswari. Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD). He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.
(We said this on June 15,2010)
G. Ashok Kumar posted as Director Power
G. Ashok Kumar, P.S. to Mulla Palli Ramachandran - Indian Minister of State for Home, on central deputation, has been posted as Director Power. He is an IAS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Sanjay Rastogi posted as CVO Commerce
Sanjay Rastogi on central deputation has been posted as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Commerce Ministry.  He is an IAS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to Orissa cadre.
Diwakar Mishra to be Dy Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat
Diwakar Nath Mishra on central deputation has been posted as a Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is an IAS officer of the 2000 batch who belongs to the Assam- Meghalaya (A-M) cadre.
(We said this in June 2010)
Dr. C V Ananda Bose is PM’s choice to clear  “cultural debris”
Dr. C V Ananda Bose has assumed the charge as Administrator of the New Delhi based National Museum on September 22, 2010. In order to clear muck in the said museum Government of India (GOI) has created a new post of Administrator of the National Museum for one year under the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre. He is also Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of the Coconut Development Board (CDB). Dr. Bose is an award-winning writer and has published 12 books in English and Malayalam. He is a popular columnist in the leading Malayalam dailies and journals. A novelist, poet and short story writer, Dr. Bose is the recipient of many National and International awards,
including the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru fellowship and GOI’s National (special) Habitat award. His administrative innovations, especially in the field of affordable housing, have been selected by the United Nations as ‘Global Best Practice’, three times. He has also been appointed as Vice Chancellor of India’s Cultural University titled “National Museum Institute (NMI)” University. Dr Bose was responsible for a clean up operation while he was Managing Director (MD), NAFED.
Vijay Anand to be Director (Projects) Rail Vikas Nigam !
Vijay Anand is being tipped to be new Director (Projects ) of the Rail Vikas Nigam. The PESB is believed to have put his name number one in the panel.
Mishra is new JS (MER) in MEA
Akhilesh Mishra (IFS 1989) has been posted in MEA as Joint Secretary (MER) after his return from posting to Kabul.
Tripathi to join NDMA
Pradip Kumar Tripathi is joining the National Disaster Management (NDMA) as Advisor. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
Ayyangar moves to NATGRID
Advisor in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Dr G S G Ayyangar has moved as Joint Secretary (Operations) in the NATGRID. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Ajay Kumar’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) in the offer list has retained the name of Ajay Kumar. He is an IAS officer of the1985 who belongs to the Kerala cadre.
Jairam Ramesh is irked with DoPT
Indian Minister for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh is quite irked with the DoPT because his four months old proposal of doing away with condition of empanelment for selection of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers to different posts in MoEF may be done away with because the whole exercise goes through the DoPT route.
Kulkarni to be Director (Marketing) RCF
R H Kulkarni is going to be new Director (Marketing) of the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF).
Ratti Ram promoted as GM in FCI
Ratti Ram Aggarwal, Deputy General Manager (Accounts) in Food Corporation of India (FCI), has been promoted as General Manager and posted in Hqrs.
Maharashtra CM is not guided by anyone
As the grapevine has it, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is not guided by anyone as far as transfers and postings of bureaucrats were concerned.
Satish Gavai too in run for MD, MHADA
As the grapevine has it, Satish Gawai is one of the Maharashtra cadre IAS officers who is in the reckoning for the post of Managing Director (MD) in the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (CIDCO). Presently he is Principal Secretary (PS) Social Justice with the Maharashtra government. He is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
Ms. Chandra Iyengar tipped to Member, MERC
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Chandra Iyengar is tipped to be a Member in the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). She is an IAS officer of the 1973 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
Bandana Preyashi gets Chevening scholarship
Bandana Preyashi of Urban Development & Housing Dept. (Director), Registration, Excise and Prohibition Dept. (Excise Commissioner), Government of Bihar has bagged the Chevening scholarship. She will be going to London School of Economics (LSE) for a 12 weeks course commencing in LSE, London from September 27, 2010. Ms. Bandana Preyashi who is known for being a no-nonsense and bold officer is an IAS officer of the 2003 batch and an alumnus of St Stephen's College, Delhi.
CVC indicts three officers of CPWD
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has in July 2010 advised imposition of major penalty against three officers of Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
New Spokesman only after new CBI Chief
Spokesman of the CBI Harsh Bhal has been asked to continue till the appointment of new CBI Director. Senior IIS officer Bhal has been appointed as Chairman cum Managing Director National Handicap Finance & Development Corporation.
Singh gets additional charge in Delhi
Additional Secretary and Project Director of Unauthorised Colonies K S Singh has been given additional charge of Director (PFA) in the Delhi Government. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
R. K. Pande in run for ED, NHB
As the grapevine has it, R.K. Pande is one of the two General Managers
(GMs) of the National Housing Bank (NHB) who are in run for the slot
of Executive Director (ED) in NHB. The slot has fallen vacant in the
wake of R.V. Verma having taken over elevation as Chairman & Managing
Director (CMD) of the National Housing Bank (NHB).
K.L. Dhingra, ITI CMD, gets one more international honour
K.L. Dhingra Chairman and Managing Director ITI Ltd and the Vice-Chairman of SCOPE, has been elected as the Fellow of The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia). Dhingra is one of the few professionals in India to receive two prestigious international Fellowships:  that of Finsia and of Council of The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (CIOB) in the recent past. Finsia is ustralasia’s premier membership organization for the financial services industry. It is Australia’s only industry-wide professional association in the financial services industry representing more than 16,500 members across the entire spectrum of the industry. The CIOB, Scotland is Scotland’s leading provider of banking and professional qualifications to the banking and financial services sector.  The Fellowship is recognized in the banking and financial services industry globally and is awarded to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry and /or CIOBS itself.  As a fellow, Dhingra joins an elite group of professionals working to further enhance the reputation and status of the Scottish banking
profession worldwide.
Jharkhand CM yet to have a PS
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda is to appoint his principal secretary (PS).
Jharkhand CM to go to Delhi
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda is going to be in Delhi on
September 23, 2010.
Jharkhand CM yet to form his cabinet
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda is yet to form his cabinet
Official working in Jharkhand paralysed
Official working Jharkhand has been paralysed because Jharkhand Chief
Minister Arjun Munda is yet to form his cabinet and appoint his
principal secretary (PS).
Karan Singh Rathore gets additional charge in Rajasthan
Karan Singh Rathore Additional Commissioner (Investment & NRIs)
Investment Jaipur has been assigned additional charge of Additional
Commissioner Commercial Tax (IT) till further orders. He is an IAS
officer of the 1995 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
IPS postings in Bihar
Upendra Kumar Sharma has been appointed ASP of Bhabhua and Satyaveer Singh will be the new ASP, Nawada.
Marik is ADG Headquarters in Orissa
Newly promoted 1981 batch IPS officer Sanjeev Marik has been posted as ADG Headquarters in Orissa.
Gopal Krishna Dwivedi to be PS (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it Gopal Krishna Dwivedi is going to assume charge as private secretary (PS)with Ms. D Purandeswari Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) on September 24, 2010 . Presently, he is Special Commissioner of Commercial Taxes with the
Andhra Pradesh government. He is an IAS officer of the 1993 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.He will be succeeding G.Kamal Vardhan Rao who on elevation as Joint Secretary on central deputation has joined as Chairman of the Guntur based Tobacco Board.
M J Akbar to join India Today Group (UPDATED)
M J Akbar will now be Editorial Director of India Today English Edition and India Today International and their related extensions.He will also have additional charge of Editorial Director of Headlines today.
(We said this on June 15, 2010)
Two Customs and Central Excise officials transferred (UPDATED)

As many as two Customs and Central Excise officials in the grade of Chief Commissioner /Director General have been transferred. While Ajit Kumar has been transferred from Central Excise, Ahmedabad as DG, Valuation, Mumbai, Ram Prakash has been transferred from Central Excise, Bhopal as DG, Service Tax, Mumbai.
Two Customs and Central Excise officials get addl charge (UPDATED)
As many as two Customs and Central Excise officials in the grade of Chief Commissioner /Director General have been given additional charge. While Kishan Singh of Central Excise, Vadodara has been given the additional charge of Central Excise, Ahmedabad, T. Premkumar of TAR Delhi has been given the additional charge of Central Excise, Bhopal.
Two Customs and Central Excise Commissioners transferred (UPDATED)
Two Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred. While Hemant A. Bhat Commissioner - Central Excise, has been transferred from Shillong to Guwahati, A.K. Agarwal, Commissioner - Settlement Commission, Chennai, has been sent to Central Excise(A), Kolkata-I. Besides, Agarwal will also hold the additional charge of CX(A)-Kolkata-II, CX(A)-Kolkata-III and CX(A)-Kolkata-IV.
Two Customs and Central Excise Commissioners get additional charge (UPDATED)
Two Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise have been given additional charge. While S.R. Baruah Customs (P), Shillong has been given the additional charge of Central Excise, Shillong, A.K. Jain, Commissioner, Central Excise, Guwahati has been given the additional charge of Central Excise, Dibrugarh.
Railway’s transfers and postings (UPDATED)
Bijoy Kumar of SAG/IRSS has been transferred from ECR to Workshop projects organization, Patna Vinay Mittal of GM has been transferred from NWR to look after the duties of the post of GM/WCR in addition to his own, for the period from 16.09.10 to 03.10.2010 or till resumption of duties by Sh. VK Manglik, GM/WCR proceeding on leave VN Tripathi of IRTS has been transferred as Member (Staff)/RB, to continue to look after the duties of the post of GM/ER, in addition to his own, till a regular incumbent is posted , Mrs. Vijaya Sinha of SG/IRTS has been transferred from ER as SDGM to NR and posted as SDGM vice Mrs. Suhas Kumar has been transferred to RB as Adv(FM)/RB, RP Pawar of JAG/RPF has been transferred from SR as Principal, RPF training Centre, Birendra Kumar of JAG/RPF has been transferred from ECR as DCSC to ER in the same capacity and posted as SSC/Metro/ ER, Alok Bohra of SS (Looking after in JAG/RPF/Metro) has been transferred from Metro to ER, in the same capacity and posted  as Sr DSC/ HWH-II  against an existing vacancy, by oprating the Sr. scale post in JAG, Anand Vijay of SS (Looking after in JAG) has been transferred from NR as Sr. Commanding officer/9 Btln/ RPSF/Jagadhry and posted as SSC(Commonwealth Games) in the same capacity on NR by temporarily operating the JAG Post of staff officer to CSC/RPF as SSC(Commanwealth Games), SK Saini of JAG/RPF has been transferred from NR, Srinagar, to SECR in the same capacity and posted as Sr. DSC/Bilaspur, against an existing vacancy, K. Bandhopadhya of SS/IRSME has been transferred from SER to NFR in the same capacity, Rahul Gosain of SG/IRSME has been transferred from NFR to NER, NP Rai of SAG/IRSE working as CE/GELE/ Madhepura has been posted to ECR in the cadre, SA Abdul Rahman of SAG/IRSE has been transferred from SWR to SR, and posted in the cadre, RN Singh of SAG/IRSE has been on return from deputation transferred to NR in the cadre, Subhash Chander Sagar of SG/IRSE has been transferred from CR to ECR, and appointed to officiate in SAG and posted as CE/Gelf/Madhepura, Arun Kr. Chaudhary of SG/IRSE has been transferred from NWR and posted in the cadre on NWR1, Anand Kumar Singh of G/IRSE has been transferred from NR to ECR, appointing him to officiate in SAG, and posted in the cadre and AK Gupta of SG/IRSE has been transferred from WR to ER, appointed to officiate in SAG and posted in the cadre.
Central Bank of India bags SKOCH AWARD (UPDATED)

Central Bank of India has been awarded SKOCH AWARD 2010 for its contribution in implementation of “e-Shakti” – a Project launched by Government of Bihar. S Sridhar, Chairman & Managing Director, Central Bank of India and B N S Ratnakar, General Manager, Delhi Zone received the award at a function organized at Delhi.
Meeting for CBDT, CBEC members on September 28, 2010 (UPDATED)
Meeting for empanelment of Chief Commissioner level officers for members in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board
of Excise and Customs (CBEC) will be held on September 28, 2010.
Pranab Mukherjee for expediency in filling up vacancies (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has instructed for expediently filling up vacancies at different level
including those of members in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

CORPORATE
Kela is new Chief Investment Officer Reliance Capital
Madhusudan Kela has been appointed Chief Investment Officer,  Reliance Capital. The group companies manage substantial equity assets of over Rs  50,000  crores. He will now play crucial role in expanding these assets.
Term of new SEBI Chief to be five years
Now the tenure of new SEBI Chief will be from three to five years.New SEBI Chief is to be appointed early next year.
Chand is new Director (Commercial) RINL
T.K. Chand has taken over as the new Director (Commercial) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) .
Sreenivas quits Goldstone Technologies 
The Board of Goldstone Technologies Limited has accepted the resignation of  D P Sreenivas as Executive Director of the Company with effect from September 22, 2010.
Radhakrishnan appointed Nominee Director
S. Radhakrishnan has been appointed as Nominee Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) w.e.f. August 31, 2010 on the Board of  Petronet LNG Ltd .
Gupta designated Company Secy. STC
The State Trading Corporation Of India Limited  (STC) has designated Achal Kumar Gupta as Company Secretary on superannuation of K.Gupta, present Company Secretary.
Sharma quits Ruchi Infrastructure
The Board of Ruchi Infrastructure Ltd has approved the resignation of Mahendra Prasad Sharma, Whole Time Director of the company.
Menon joins Senior VP Bloomberg UTV
Manoj Menon, has joined as Senior Vice President, Ad Sales. Bloomberg UTV. 
Kanchan appointed President of UCCI
Prasad Raj Kanchan, Managing Director of Kanchana Hyundai, Udupi, has been elected President of the Udupi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) for 2010-11.
Bernard is CEO of Stainless Division of ArcelorMittal
Bernard Fontana has been appointed as Chief Executive of stainless division of the Global steel major ArcelorMittal.
Shanghvi appointed Chairman
Dilip Shanghvi, has been appointed Chairman of Taro's board of the Sun Pharma subsidiaries'.

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Some of my colleagues were corrupt

I recall a Chief Justice in mid 90's his children were interning with a lawyer who was later exposed in Nanda case by NDTV. Infact the said Justice's daughter later worked closely with Attorney General of India. This is not an isolated case. The Europe visits of 3 judges including CGI for several years to famous Paris Cabaret were well known in our fraternity. And why just blame Judges don’t we all know a former Law Minister of Congress helped the Judges to learn the ropes of corruption.

Justice Rao

Where the Governors of our states are sourced from ?

At present, 6 governors are retired Indian police service officers, including MK Narayanan, BL Joshi, ESL Narasimhan, Nikhil Kumar, Gurbachan Jagat, RS Mooshahary. Intriguing that there are so many governors from IPS. In contrast, there are 4 retired IAS officers, including BP Singh, SS Sidhu, Shekhar Dutt, Tejendra Khanna. There are 3 retired Army officers, including JJ Singh, MM Lakhera, and Bhopendra Singh. Rest are all political appointees, it seems. Correct me if I’m wrong!
 
-Adi Anilraj

“PSs to union Ministers is a lucrative profession!”

As an avid browser of WIC, I have been closely following the debate on the perceived strengths and weaknesses of IAS officers and their “suitability” for the jobs of PSs to union Ministers. Here is a candid analysis. For over two decades, officers of the IAS, the poor successor to steel frame ICS, have been vying with each other for grabbing the jobs PSs to union ministers posted in lucrative ministries that involve money and power. The glorious concept of ‘Service culture’ has evaporated and replaced by more meaningful attributes like: inefficiency, incapacity, net-working etc which are considered in things in Governance. On the contrary, factors like ‘accountability’, spirit of service to the citizenry, image of probity and integrity are considered impediments to career progression.
Who is responsible for this flawed system of administration? Who created the politicized bureaucracy that is un-accountable and un-responsive to the public? The DOP&T manages the IAS cadres, their transfers and postings including attachments to Ministers. Let us consider the ground realities. The over-ambitious IAS officers approach the union ministers politically and through business houses for attachment. The request is forwarded to DOP&T. The ever obliging Cabinet Secretary takes no time in issuing orders without even verifying the credentials of the aspirants. These officers keep shuttling between their cadres and the Centres after the cooling off period of two years ,leaving no chances for others.
For lucrative ministries including MOF, Ministries of RD, Agriculture, Health Commerce, Heavy Industries, HRD, Petroleum, Chemicals &Fertilizers, I&B etc, PSs are posted on the orders of 10-Janpath.The un-trustworthy ministers particularly those belonging to coalition partners are not spared. Their functioning is kept under surveillance of the power that be, by posting IAS officers with proven loyalty. As, always, selections to these vital positions are made on considerations other than merit. This is no sweeping generalization. There are gems among IAS officers, both serving and retired, that constitute the “great silent minority”, who prefer to work quietly but firmly. They are not “Yes Ministers type”!!! For avoiding embarrassment, I do not intend to de-classify their identities. How could the GOI achieve “Good Governance”, with such ad hoc and rotten system of administration?

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Chairman for Indian Oil

Indian Oil today does not have any inside Director who can be considered for selection to
the position of Chairman. This is purely due to considerations of age and the mandatory
condition of PESB proposing ‘minimum two years of service being left’. IndianOil, as is well known, has a Divisional structure due to historical reasons of merger of two different companies in 1959 i.e. Indian Refineries Limited and Indian Oil Company.
While there are a lot of similarities across the Divisions, there is distinctive divisional flavour in terms of culture of the Divisions. Besides the geographical spread, volume of business and the manpower strength truly make this organization a complex entity to
manage on day-to-day basis with its myriad challenges.
In the oil & gas business under the MOP&NG, unlike international oil
companies like Exxon-Mobil, Shell or British Petroleum (BP), none of the oil
companies have presence across the entire value chain (upstream, midstream and downstream) of the petroleum business starting from exploration to dispensing of petroleum products. Therefore, if the top leadership (Board level) in these companies is grown from within, it helps the cause of business. While in theory, at top level, leaders are expected to quickly grasp the fundamentals irrespective of their background, in practice, previous familiarity with the organizational ethos, culture and business does give the leaders that unstated advantage in managing the business. The point is that if upstream companies are managed with leaders who have grown with the business, it helps the cause of business (and therefore the country) and similarly for the midstream and downstream sectors.
In the APM era, MOP&NG used to groom the future CEOs of Oil Companies by
exposing them to complete value chain of petroleum sector through tenure in OCC.
Consequently, these leaders from Downstream Sector could take up the mantle of
Upstream sector and vice versa successfully, be it the case of M A. Pathan,
R.K. Narang, Late Subir Raha, Prasanto Bannerjee, M S Ramachandran, Sarthak Behuria and many others who traveled to the position of Chairman through tenure in OCC. But after dismantling of APM in the post 2005 era, the top honchos of upstream sector do not have any exposure to the downstream sector and vice versa is also true making it virtually impossible for functionaries in one sector to work in other sector. Hence, now onus of grooming leaders now rests with individual Oil Companies to groom leaders who understand the core business and culture of individual oil company better and hence can lead the company onto higher growth path. It takes considerable time for any CEO coming from other company to understand the culture and the human resources in addition to the business process of the Company which may result into virtual functional vacuum in the company seriously hampering the business prospect and growth of the company.
As stated above, since, Indian Oil does not have any Director level person, who can be
considered for the position of Chairman, it may be worthwhile to consider senior level
Executive Directors of the Company for the position of Chairman. It is all the more important in the competitive scenario prevailing today and the onerous task of
realizing the new Vision (adopted by Indian Oil in 2009) of becoming the Energy of India and a Globally Admired Company.

By A Well Wisher

Kashmir Problem

It is a ploy by the fanatic Muslims to join Pakistan. They are only talking about the persons dying due to firing by the Security personnel and there is not even a word about the thousands killed by terrorists. Not a word about the Kashmiri Pandits. Mehbooba Mufti is nothing but a mask of the militants. One fails to understand as to why an all party delegation went to meet those traitors who are openly pronouncing that they are not Indians. Those who want to go to Pakistan should leave the country. The pity is that the Government of India does not know how to act firmly with these traitors. The Government seems to buy the argument of the separatists that innocent people are dying due firing by security forces. When there is unrest, innocent people will not come out for pelting stones. Those who are dying are stone pelters and destroyers of the public property. It is their choice to die. Let the Indian state act firmly with fanatics .

Rajeeva.

Plight of Kashmiri Pandits

The plight of the Kashmiri Pandits, the minority in Kashmir, is not receiving attention in the rest of India. Their human rights trampled upon, killed, raped and ousted from their homelands by terrorists/ militants trained and handled by cross border elements, there is no all party delegation to listen to their woes about their pathetic condition. The silent martyrs suffering genocide over the "Kashmir issue" include the Pandits. Similarly, the security forces who are laying down their lives in this foreign sponsored militancy are equally martyrs. So are the innocent people of Jammu and Kashmir who unfortunately are bearing the brunt of the proxy war from across the border.

A K Singh

CWG – Intentional humiliation of PM or the Indians worldwide

As predicted as early as in July, 2010 in this forum (that games preparation is being delayed intentionally, in collusion with CWG officials), the authorities responsible for preparation of CWG games from Prime Minister of India downwards have taken all countrypersons for a ride. Have all the leaders at the helm of affairs grown old (incidentally, PM, Suresh Kalmadi, Olympic Committee Members, Cabinet Secretary, Sports Minister, Lt. Governor and CM, Delhi are past their prime now etc.), having no energy left to convene mega events of this nature? As an ordinary citizen I have drawn two conclusions from all this, viz. (i) plan to force humble PM to leave his seat for Rahul Baba, and (ii) humiliate the countrypeople before the world as nation of corrupts, by its unpreparedness on most of the fronts (by officials dividing money granted for CWG, among themselves and leaving a little for CWG work). Whichever may be the reason, even Rahul baba or anybody else from the ruling UPA do not deserve to be PM for another five years, if not banned to hold any public position (MP or Minister etc) for 5 years. UPA cannot shirk the responsibility now. Whether the games are convened successfully or not, it has already humiliated us all for no fault of ours.
Incidentally, I watched media trial of the CWG preparation on 21st evening and was bemused to see the debate surrounding around officials representing one particular community – Such as “inefficient PM”, “irresponsible Sports Minister (Mr. S. MS Gill)”, “unacceptable comments of CWG Village Mayor (S.Dalbir Singh)”, ‘indirect support of CWG officials by Olympic Committee Member (S.Tirlochan Singh), etc. I hope it is a coincidence. I also hope that Mr. Kalmadi’s beard is not the reason for him being protected by those at high positions!!

C Singh

Compromising values sure recipe for national disaster!

The CWG fiasco has proved beyond reasonable doubt that any government can be crippled if values are compromised. The entire government has proved incapable of handling a small event like the CWG, though we have successfully fought a few wars!It is a unique collapse of the entire constitutional machinery. The experiment done for splitting the command of the government was not only a very bad idea but also unconstitutional. Indian democracy does not provide for back seat driving of a Chief Minister or the Prime Minister. Unfortunately that exactly has been happening. There used to be bold journalists, who ran the risk of their life but never feared the establishment and stood for the people, nation & rule of law. Alas! that tribe will now be showcased in some museum of journalism only! Doesn't this nation understand what has been going on? Has the nation to be told of the destruction of constitutional institutions and the government being run by institutions specially created outside the government? Is the Head of the Republic Of India satisfied that the government is being run exactly as laid down in the mother law--our constitution? Is the country safe? Compromising values was as palpable as the sunlight, but we doggedly continued in the denial mode! The result: foreign governments have shown us the mirror! Shamelessly though, our ministers call it minor issues. For them major issue is only one person or one interest, in whose name(and without knowledge of the person), they are prospering like honey bees and multiplying like locust! What a great nation we have where the CWG joins the long list of examples of compromised values! The collapse of the foot overbrodge at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi is just a sample of compromising construction standards. Ordinary people were lucky that they suffered no casualty(only by the Grace of God) as it happens to be on one of the busiest intersections on the Bhisma Pitahmah Marg. Had it happened in the evening when offices at the Central Government Offices(200 meters away and main exit route)complex were closed, the casualties would have been many. Had it happened on Thursday any time, it would have killed hundreds as devotees in thousands throng a small temple just 150 meters away! The central School is just on the other side of the bridge itself!Central government colony surrounds the bridge on both sides, housing thousands of families! Now, if this is the quality of standards, do we apprehend some tragic incident when the visitors will be watching the games and the stadia may not take all their weight? Those who would still like to underplay the total loss of values,would perhaps compel the foreign participants to boycott the games altogether! Since our ministers have no conscience, none has resigned owning "moral responsibility"! They have vicarious liability. Now every effort shall be made to cover up the acts of omission & commission of all those ministers, politicians and Bureaucrats, who have looted with both hands public fund in the name of the CWG. After all the CWG has come only after the Asiad 1982, after a lapse of 28 years!! Can you keep a voracious and hungry Indian animal called corruption away for his staple for long? The people have to act decisively and restore order, rather than just asking for clean government. They do not know how difficult it is to provide clean administration or government in the country! They don't even take the postings on the Whispersinthecorridors.com serious, otherwise, at least, the CWG shame could have been avoided!

M L Gupta

I thought one would now not write about the CWG till the Games are over. As patriotic Indian I wished the games to go on smoothly. But then everyday brings an incident of shame. The collapse of the foot-overbridge near JN stadium yesterday injuring seriously many labourers,the comments of the President of the CWG federation on the games village being filthy does not help us in not focussing on this fiasco again. The comments of the Chief minister that the bridge was not meant for athletes but janta, the spectators are really pathetic. So are the remarks of Lalit Bhanot of the OC on the cleanliness that their standards are different than ours. Also laughable are the remarks of Union Urban Development minister who finds the collapse of the bridge a small problem. In all this mess one wonders why the Sports minister and the Lt. Governor of Delhi are completely silent. Maybe they want to keep themselves away from all the mud. How can they however. They are equally responsible for things as they stand today.

Aarti Khosla

Salim deserves award

Salim, the rickshaw puller deserves the award given by the Delhi Police Commissioner. Maybe some medical help could be given for his ailing wife. Can the Health Ministry do something for this brave son of India.

Arjun Mallik

Diwakar Nath Misra to be deputy secretary Cabinet secretariat . He is 2000 batch IAS officer of Assam cadre. He is regarded as very honest, dedicated & efficient officer .His works as Collector during 2007 flood in Assam was very well appreciated by national & international agencies and also by the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who then visited flood affected area. He was also instrumental in bringing insurgency down in NCHILLS Autonomous district.

Umeshanand Pathak

TAIL-PIECE

BREAKING NEWS:- Suresh Kalmadi tried to hang himself but the ceiling of the Stadium room collapsed.