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AAJ KI AAWAZ
 
On the latest match fixing revelation Pakis are doing what Indian Netas do!!
The same ‘Chori and seena jorri’ our Netas do too!!
 
Now Paki UK Envoy says the tapes are undated and time too is not shown!!
Envoy ‘diplomatically fibbing' after ‘cover was blown’!!
 
Now Pakis say the money found in the Players rooms was their own!!!
Now the next fib will be to carry huge amounts with them Paki Players are known!
 
And they carry their money with them as Paki Banks are not safe!!
And law and order in Pakistan is bad so keeping the money at home in a safe is unsafe!
 
Pakis are lying shamelessly just as they do on ‘terror sponsorship by Pakistan’!!
Pakistan real name should be Fakeistan!!
 
Lying seems to come naturally to them!!!
Like ‘Occupied Kashmir lies in India’ was a ‘lying’ gem!!
 
Sania Nehwal spoke the truth!!!
And the Sports Administrators found the truth uncouth!!
 
She was made to retract her statement!!
And she did this by saying ‘ this is not what I meant’!!
 
Must have been threatened ‘ you will be the looser’!!
Threatened ‘So either retract or get to loose out ….you be the chooser’!!
 
After all Kalmadi’s tentacles spread out far and wide!!
And we know how he’s taken ‘Sports in India for a ride’!!
 
It’s indeed sad that he’s practically got away!!
‘Guilty will be punished’ is what I think Sonia did say!!
 
And she’s conveniently kept a caveat to save face!!!
When no action is taken she’ll say ‘ guilt has to be proved in the first place’!!
 
That’s a nice one ‘Congress fevicoled again’!!
Inner Party Democracy Congress doth feign!!
 
Though BJP’s chosen a gunk to lead it but at least there is no autocracy!!
BJP has ‘Party democracy’!!
 
But then the other side is ‘see the indiscipline in BJP’!!
Why do think Bharatiya Jhagda Party is how many decipher BJP????
 
Confucius says…. Democracy too has it ills!!!
And biggest ill is each one does what each one wills!!
 
Adds….. Discipline needs the stick!!!!
And in the usage of the stick all should be equal be it Tom , Harry or Dick!!
 
 
Bharat Kumar
 
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Jaipal Reddy likely to be CM, Andhra Pradesh
As the grapevine has it Jaipal Reddy Indian Minister for Urban Development (UD) is likely to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after the next month’s Common Wealth Games.
P.L. Punia tipped to be Chairman of National Commission for SCs
As the grapevine has it P.L. Punia Congress MP in the Lok Sabha is likely to be appointed as Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (SCs). He is an ex-IAS officer of the UP cadre

 
 
BUREAUCRACY
 
Kaun Banega Secretary General Lok Sabha ? (1) P. D. T. Achary
Will P. D. T. Achary Secretary General Lok Sabha, due to retire in the third week of  this month, get yet another extension ? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power including the Lok Sabha. In case no insider fulfills conditions then such a situation may arise. He may get extension till the next Budget Session.
Kaun Banega Tea Board Chief (9) C K Khaitan
This time outside West Bengal and Assam, Chhattisgarh cadre 1987 batch IAS officer C K Khaitan has also joined the race for the post. Will he be able to make it ?.
Who will be new Secretary Telecom ?
Who will succeed P J Thomas as Secretary Telecom ?.One thing is certain he will not be the choice of the Minister. The PMO has short-listed a couple of officers who are honest, hardworking and straightforward.
Subodh Kumar unlikely to be Secretary Telecom
Being Additional Secretary Telecom, logically Subodh Kumar should succeed P J Thomas. He is, however, unlikely to be appointed Secretary since the posting of 1977 batch IAS has not yet started. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Whose choice is P J Thomas ?
Whose choice is P J Thomas for the prestigious post of CVC ?.Is he the choice of Ten Janpath or the PMO ?.This is the hot topic of discussion in the corridors of power.1973 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Thomas who is presently Secretary Telecom has been appointed CVC to succeed Pratyush Sinha.
Did Sushma Swaraj oppose the name of Thomas ?
Did the leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj oppose the candidature of P J Thomas on Friday evening for the post of CVC ? Insiders say that she did oppose and wanted S Krishnan for the post.
Empanelment of IPS officers in GOI delayed

The file related to empanelment for DG of IPS officers of the1977 batch is still pending in PMO for approval.
Leeladhar Mandloi to be CEO, LST
Leeladhar Mandloi, Deputy Director General (DDG) – Doordarshan, is poised to be new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lok Sabha Television (LSTV) channel.
Selection panel to meet for NTRO’s chief
Selection Committee meeting for the post of Chairman, National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), will be held within a week in the PMO.
Vivek Rae to be DGFT !
Now the MHA hurdle is over for Vivek Rae to become Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).He is 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Siddharth to be JS Commerce
Siddharth is being tipped to be Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Will V K Sharma  be Dy Governor RBI ?
V K Sharma is reportedly ahead in the race for the post of Deputy Governor in the RBI. Sharma who is the seniormost ED in the RBI is still having two and half years of service left.
Relaxation in residual service benefits R N Pradeep
The Finance Ministry’s move to get ACC approval for relaxing clause of residual service from two years to 18 months has benefited only R.N. Pradeep who on elevation from Executive Director (ED) with the Central Bank of India (CBI) had joined as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Corporation Bank on September 1, 2010.However, he will now get one year to serve as the CMD of the Corporation Bank.
Amarjeet Sinha returning to Bihar cadre
Amarjeet Sinha who on central deputation is Joint Secretary Health & Family Welfare is returning to his parent cadre of Bihar after completion of his central deputation period of five years. Sinha’s contribution to enhance the system of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was quite remarkable. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Deadline to apply for SIDBI chief’s post is Sept 13
The last date for receipt of applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of SIDBI is September 13, 2010.
Interview for CMD MICON on Sept 9
Interview for the post of CMD MICON is going to take place on September 9.
Post of BSF Special DG (East) to be filled up
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prepared a panel for the vacant post of Special DG (East) West Bengal Border Security Force in the wake of R.K Medheker having become DG, NSG. The panel will soon be sent to MHA Minister for approval. Medheker is an IPS officer of 1975 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.
Rakesh Sharma is Registrar, IIT Delhi
Rakesh Sharma under the central government’s scheme of 6(2) (2) has joined the Delhi based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) as its Registrar. He is an Indian Forest (IFS) officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Virender Singh is Deputy Secretary HRD
Virender Singh on central deputation has joined as Deputy Secretary in the Human Resource Development department (HRD). He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1996 batch.
Has Ms. Meena Chaturvedi, AG (Audit)  Uttarakhand, sought Voluntary Retirement ?
Has Ms.Meena Chaturvedi AG (Audit) Uttarakhand, sought voluntary retirement from service. She is an Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IAAS) officer of the 1987 batch. She had returned to her cadre after completing APPA course. Prior to that Ms. Chaturvedi was Executive Director with the Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA).
IAS officer takes on Chief Minister in TamilNadu
Though the suspension of 1990 batch IAS officer , in Tamil Nadu, C Umashankar has been revoked but he is unhappy with the treatment meted out to him. He  told media that he was targeted with the support of the Chief Minister. He made it clear that his suspension was meant to be a shock treatment to the IAS and IPS officials in the state.
Will disciplinary action be taken against IAS officer ?
Will Maharashtra Government initiate disciplinary proceedings against 1984 batch IAS officer Uttam Khobargade ? Infact, the Government is irked over his going to the media  to say that schools for tribal children were non-functional in spite of expenditure to the tune of nearly Rs 350 crore every year.  He even suggested closing down the schools. Khobargade is presently Principal Secretary Tribal Welfare in the state.
IPS changes in Punjab
BK Garg has been posted as IG Crime,  Parampal Singh, IG as Commissioner Police Amritsar,  RP Mittal as IG Zonal-II Jalandhar,  Ishwar Chander IG GRP,  Paramjit Singh Saron IG-cum-OSD to ADGP Rules,  BK Uppal IG Special Narcotics Cell,  Kuldeep Singh IG Economic Offences Wing Vigilance Bureau,  Rohit Chaudhary Director Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy Phillaur and Harpreet Singh Sidhu as IG Operations.  Among three DIGs, Surinder Singh has been posted as DIG Administration PAP Jalandhar,  Kartar Singh DIG IRB-II & Training Jalandhar and Tajinder Pal Singh as DIG Administration Commandos Bahadurgarh.
Shivraj Patil loses to Pradeep Mehra
The MHA has chosen Pradeep Mehra as CVO cum Advisor to the Chandigarh Administration. There was a  close race between UT administrator Shivraj Patil and his subordinate Mehra. Mehra is 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Army Chief goes to Sri Lanka
Army Chief General VK Singh has proceeded on a three-day tour to Sri
Lanka on September 5, 2010.
IFS officers to be transferred in MP
As the grapevine has it there is going to be a reshuffle of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in Madhya Pradesh in near future.  This will among others include change in CCFs of Balaghat, Chhindwara (against vacancy), Seoni, Shivpuri and Jabalpur.
What ails Common Wealth Games?
At a high profile party it was a subject of discussion that as to what ails preparations for next month’s Common Wealth Games? It was felt that following factors should have been considered: (a) Debris should have been cleared first. (b) In the wake shift in the weather cycle the most ideal time to hold the event in Delhi would have been January-February. (c) Preparation for infrastructure should have begun much earlier and should have been completed by May so that such scary feelings would not have gripped all and sundry, as is happening now.
Last reminder from Civil Services Officers Institute (UPDATED)

Last date of payment of annual subscription for Financial Year 2010-11 is 30 September, 2010. Those members who have not yet paid their dues are requested to clear all outstanding dues by 30 September 2010 to avoid termination of membership. Members have been requested to contact CSOI accounts on telephone numbers 011 32034885 to verify the accounts detail and pay accordingly. Due to rains MTNL land line numbers are not functioning
Saurabh Kumar reports to CBDT (UPDATED)

Saurabh Kumar, former Secretary, Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE), has reported back to the CBDT. He is an Indian Revnue Service (IRS) officer of the 1992 batch. Kumar will be posted as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax.
Sarkar gets additional charge of EO (UPDATED)
Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training,  has been given additional charge of the post of Establishment Officer for a period of three months or till further orders. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Panjiyar gets additional charge (UPDATED)
U.N. Panjiyar, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, has been given  additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, for a period of two months. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Minor bureaucratic reshuffle likely in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
A minor bureaucratic reshuffle is going to take place in Chhattisgarh this week.
Agarwal transferred as DG DRI, Jaipur (UPDATED)
Dr. PL Agarwal (IAS : 1993), Director Budget, Finance department, has been transferred as Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Finance Department), Jaipur.
25 CSS officers appointed Jt Secr in SAG (UPDATED)
Consequent upon their empanelment for appointment to JS Level posts, as many as 25 CSS officers have been appointed as Joint Secretaries (in situ) in SAG at the current place of posting till they are placed under Central Staffing Scheme. The officers are Mukul Chaturvedi - Urban Development, Radha Raman Jha – MHA, L Viswanthan – MHA, K.S. Napolean – Revenue, T. Srinidhi – Commerce, Mrs. P Juneja - Committee on Official Language, B.B. Kaura – Deputation, M.S. Seetharaman – Deputation, K.S. Sawhney – RGI, S.C. Sharma – DONER, Anurag Saxena – Commerce, G.N. Sreekumaran - Consumer Affairs, P.S. Ranga – Power, Ms. P. Kerketta – MHA, G.S. Bothyal - Higher Education, Raj Singh – Pension, Harbans Singh – Defence, R.K. Kalia – MHA, Om Prakash Mahey – MHA, Sanjay Vikram Singh - Agriculture & Cooperation, J.P. Shukla – Steel, Ms. Rita Chatterjee - Higher Education, Sunil Kumar Lohani – Deputation, Ved Prakash Bhardwaj - Financial Services and Jagdish lal Chugh -MHA

SAIL reviews implementation of ‘Integrity Pact’ (UPDATED)

Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) reviewed the implementation of the ‘Integrity Pact’ at a meeting with the Independent External Monitors (IEMs) in SAIL Corporate Office. Addressing the meeting, SAIL Chairman CS Verma spoke about the performance of SAIL in recent months, the global steel scenario and the challenges before SAIL at this juncture. Various issues relating to the Integrity Pact in SAIL were discussed at length during the meeting and views of the IEMs were obtained. P Shankar, former Central Vigilance Commissioner, Janki Ballabh, former Vigilance Commissioner and A C Wadhawan, former Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board, who are empanelled by SAIL as IEMs for overseeing the compliance of the Integrity Pact, attended the meeting.

CORPORATE
M K Dube gets Enertia Award
Executive Director, BHEL, Bhopal MK Dube has bagged prestigious "Enertia Award-2010 for Individual Achievement in Hydro Power Sector". The chairman of the jury is Anil Razdan Former Secretary Power, Government of India.
Tej Prakash joins Abhijeet group as Senior GM
Tej Prakash has joined Abhijeet Infrastructure Ltd of Nagpur a Rs.10000 crore group as Senior General Manager (GM) Business Development (BD). Earlier he was  with DS Constructions (DSC) where he was heading Business Development for Highways and Railways Sector.
Four Larsen & Tourbo executives retiring soon
As many as four senior executives of Larsen & Tourbo are learnt to be retiring during the current financial year. They include its Managing Director A M Naik.
Shiv Basant ia new Chairman of JSEB
Former Chief Secretary Shiv Basant has been appointed Chairman of Jharkhand State Electricity Board. Basant would also be the board member (administration).
Alok Gupta to quir Café Coffee Day
Alok Gupta is quitting as  Director, Café Coffee Day the country's largest coffee retailer .
Nair is President of SIHRA
Vivek Nair, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Hotel Leela Venture Ltd, has been elected President of the The South India Hotels and Restaurants Association (SIHRA.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation appoints directors
B. N. Bankapur, Director (Refineries), Indian Oil Corporation has been appointed as a Director on the Board of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) in place of V. C. Agrawal.
NTPC signs an MoU with Bangladesh Power Development Board
To establish a 1320 MW coal based power plant in Bangladesh, an MOU has been signed between NTPC Ltd and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on mutual co-operation between the parties for development of power sector in Bangladesh.
Patel ceases to be Director CMM Broadcasting
 The Board of CMM Broadcasting Network has removed Kashyap P Patel from the directorship of the company .
Comp U Learn Tech appoints Chairman
P V V Satyanarayana, has been appointed as Chairman of the board of directors of Comp U Learn Tech Ltd  for a period of 5 years.
Palan is whole time director
The Board of Gemstone Investments Ltd has changed the designation of Anant Palan from Independent Non-executive Director of the company to Whole-time director.
Mohan Natarajan joins Prism Informatics
Prism Informatics has appointed Mohan Natarajan, former Executive Vice President, Institutional Client Group of Edelweiss Capital Ltd as an Additional Director.
Shreyas Shipping & Logistics appoints additional director
Shreyas Shipping & Logistics has appointed Mannil Venugopalan as Additional Director of the company with effect from September 3, 2010.
Srivastava joins Eastern Panorama magazine
 Dinesh K Srivastava has joined ‘Eastern Panorama’, the English language monthly magazine published from Shillong, as Vice President (Marketing).
Parikh is President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce
Chintan Parikh has been appointed new President of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

FORUM
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Commonwealth Games & Suresh Kalmadi: Thru Hindi Film Songs.
Suresh Kalmadi — Kutchh to log kaheingae;
Shiela Dixit — Kahin daag na lag jayey;
M.S. Gill — Kabhi khud pe kabhi haalaat pey rona aayaa;
S. Jaipal Reddy — Yeh kya hua, kaisey hua, kyon hua;
Tejinder Khanna — Merey tutey huay dil say, koi toh aaj yeh puchhey;
Mani Shankar Aiyar — Chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, tera mela peechey choota;
Delhites — Jab dil hi toot gaya, hum jee key kya kareingey;
Manmohan Singh — Sub kutch seekha hum ney, naa seekhi hoshiari, sach hai duniyan walo, ke hum hain 

--
P.D.Karandikar  Pune
Why to create hype? 
There are many muslim Chief Secretary in many states including U P , J&K. Civil Services has many example specially All India Services in the states IAS,IPS and IFS. It is better that Civil services perform their role without publicity.
 
A K Singh
 
Ahluwalia be held accountable
A large part of the responsibility for the mess in economy rests with Montek Singh Ahluwalia who has been in charge of the Planning Commission but has hardly made any contribution to his planning job. Throughout the six years he has only been making various statements on prices, agriculture production etc. which are strictly not his responsibility but is that of the ministers concerned. He must be held accountable for failing to plan properly for the long term.
 
I Khan
 
This is no kite flying
 
They are confident that the batch will be promoted in-situ. So those in places like Commerce, Health, etc are sitting smug waiting for the orders. Those in 'poor cousin' ministries are re-positioning themselves.  Other batches have no such luck. No prizes for guesses which corporate is backing whom. Everyone knows who has a say in the two powerful ministries which start with 'P'.  The batch is also confident of being empanelled as Secretary by Dec 2011. This is not kite flying. Can the editor of Whispers name a single batch in last 10 years when 2 JS who were empanelled as AS, were shifted laterally to prepare for the post of AS to fall vacant.
 
Punish the guilty
 
I do not know whether you would like to post the following. It  is very impressive that a lot of bureaucrats and senior bankers often visit  your site. But I request for your help so that justice can be done to one poor fellow who has committed suicide:
One officer named R.P. Pawar working in OBC b/o Nangloi has committed suicide due to harassment by his Branch Manager. Pawar has also left suicide note indicting him and other staff members.  Police has registered FIR on 29.8.2010 (FIR No. is 166/10) at Kanjhawla police Station.  I seek your help that the Bank may take stern action against the guilty.  He has managed to get out of police by greasing their palms and has reached his hometown (Rohtak).
 
IT is not ignoring corruption in bureaucracy
 
The mandate of the Income Tax (IT) department is not to weed out corruption. It may be secondary object, but primary object is collection of maximum revenue. IT department focuses on big tax offenders which are invariably businesses. In one case of government servant the department may catch 10 or 20 Cr rupees of hidden tax but in case of one business group the hidden tax may be 100 cr. So department's focuses mainly on business houses. However, it also catches big fish among government servants. It had raided half a dozen IAS in Noida several years ago
 
Rakesh Tiwari
 
Sonia’s election ! 
 
There are two types of politicians in this country, Sycophants and Democrats. India being a Hindu majority country, a suppressed culture developed among certain Hindus during the thousand years of subjugation by alien Islamic rulers. It can not be wished away fully even in one hundred years. Many of the Hindus were court justers, jokers, Munshis and duffedars during that time and many are even now reluctant to leave this culture. Some are even fine tuning it for small scraps of power. Sonia Gandhi’s ‘unanimous’ election by Congressmen should be viewed in this light.  
 
N Krishnan
 
That honesty has become the 'worst policy' in this country has been proved once again by the shocking incident of Bareilly S.P being dragged by her own policemen for more than a kilometer. They would have killed her even for her fault. She went to check on them when they were extorting money from the truckers.
 
Aarti Khosla
 
Weed out criminals in uniform

Earlier only common people used to become victims of criminality on the part of police force, be it a case of fake encounter killing or plain extortion. But no longer now. Even the police officers who try to check wrongdoing on the part of constabulary are also not safe especially in UP. Near fatal crushing of lady IPS officer Ms Kalpana Saxena, SP Traffic Bareilly by dragging her for more than a kilometer by none other than the traffic policemen who were caught red handed by her while extorting money from public should be an eye opener and make the top brass of police force hang their head in shame. This incident is indicative of total criminalisation of section of police force which is proved by absence of any fear at all on the part of constabulary even of their own officers. In the name of strengthening law and order ,it appears criminals are being inducted into police force .Only a couple of days ago TV channels showed an SP in neighbouring state of Bihar being manhandled by policemen. Before any additional person is inducted into police force , immediate screening should be done to identify and weed out criminals in uniform before it becomes too late .
 
Sudhir Chopra
 
 
For the sake of better working
 
The working of Lok Sabha  and Rajya Sabha Secretariat and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs are such that officers should be appointed/promoted from within the existing staff for better working and coordination.
 
Pt Ram Kanwar
 
 
TAIL=PIECE
 
A husband story
 
Ten years ago when I used to return home, my dog used to welcome me by barking and new wife hugging and kissing. But unfortunately, now they have exchanged their roles?
 
By=A contributor