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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Congress's slogan in UP ' abh humm jawab dhenge'!!!
Reminds me of Rajiv's flop campaign slogan ' Naani yaad karraa dhenge'!!!

There is no way in UP or for that matter anywhere in India that Congress can give jawaab on corruption , inflation, mismanagement etc.!! When it comes to corruption the only response that Congress has is BJP was more corrupt, which Public does know is a lie!!! On inflation its either Indians are eating too much or global factors.... and the former will make Public see red and the latter is looked upon by Public as a 'fataa or gupp'!! Mismanagement... again BJP bashing.... in BJP rule this happened and that happened...... Congress always paints Opposition blacker than what Congress perceives itself to be!! Congress wants UP to move away from caste and religion politics... whereas its own minority appeasement makes its want/advice look hollow..... be it BSP, BJP or SP all three are steeped in caste and religion politics.... and for a reason!! Rahul is being positioned as an angry young man.... and believe me he's going to meet a multitude of angry young men who feel 'Congress has let down the Nation'.... in fact he met some prior at the rally site and were thrashed by Jitin Prasad and Pramodh Tiwari!!!! In an attempt to give up his chocolaty look Rahul has grown a stubble to cover up his dimples!! Fact is despite the stubble the dimples are there and despite Congress trying to fib and fob on corruption, inflation and mismanagement the blots on it remain!! In his speeches Rahul is going to publicize his Dalit home-stays....fact is he stayed in Maharashtra Kalawati's house and see what happened to her.... Kalawati was not chosen because of her political affiliation??? Whereas wherever he stayed in UP you got to hear 'Rahul stayed in a Congress supporters house'!!! At best Congress can hope of becoming King Maker with either BSP or SP..... will be a post poll alliance.....and if this does take place Congress will tom-tom it as Rahul's victory!!! Bottom line is Rahul has staked his political future in the upcoming UP election... though knowing Congress I'm sure Congress has an excuse ready if Rahul fails!!

Seems Shangrila in Maldives got PM in a real good mood!!
Our mind is swayed by location , music and food!!

Shangrila in Maldives, like its name suggests is 'beautiful'!! Knowing that PM is a Mirza Ghalib 'bhagat' the hosts must have got hold of Jagjit Singh's recitation of Galib's shayri and played it of the music system in his room and for food they must have served him 'tandoori roti, karela and channe ki dal'..... now all this and Shangrila must have got PM in a really good mood... result.... his literally even shocking Gilani with his over friendliness!!! How could PM say that Pak Army is playing a constructive role in peace process?? This trust deficit coming down to zero is hogwash..... on the ground India would be naive to trust Pakistan!!! Only hope now Mohna in his gung-ho mood does not side with Omar on AFSPA!!!! Some people in the Valley say that viewing his gaffe ridden term as CM Omar was advised to rake AFSPA to divert attention and get everyone busy achieve and achieve two objectives...... after all he still has to answer for that NC fixer's murder. Looks like NC's aim is that this case goes into rigmortis!!! And we know news has a limited shelf life!!! The other objective being to tacitly side with the terror lot...... NC and PDP both are known to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds... Omar's statement that 'solution should be such that both WE and Army are happy'..... very damaging statement.... who are WE?????

In UP the battle is starting but in Punjab its already begun!!!!
For Badals via his gob Amrinder has started to gun!!

Amrinder's gone ballistic on the Badals!!! Badals are demanding PM clarify on Amrinder's so said foreign assets (cash, gold and property), Manpreet is waiting and watching!! Manpreet's Sanjha Morcha is more like Sanjha Chulla... common or village chulla or hearth where villagers come and make rotis!! He's got all the losing Parties under one umbrella in the hope that when they come together they'll add up to become winners.... his arithmetic has flaws and he'll learn his lesson in this election!!! It is also known that both Amrinder and Badals have a 'no vendetta pact' and so despite the allegations there will be no action on allegations when either one comes to power!! Manpreet of course is a different story..... he'll just be ignored!!!

PS......if Digvijay replaces Ahmed Bhai then what will Ahmed Bhai do??? Power withdrawal and that too the type of power that Ahmed Bhai enjoyed could have a very negative impact on him... so like Soni he'll be given a Cabinet Berth!! Mukesh's tacit message 'Government should pull up its socks' has not been taken lightly by Congress.... they know he's pro Modi...... but viewing the fact that Mukesh has his own clout Congress Spokesman will refrain from commenting and moreover for the past few months Mukesh's Jet has been on 'ferrying duty' ..... Delhi- New York!!! Team Anna and Team Anna workers.... beware....Congress has issued 'bash at sight orders' in UP and Punjab!!! Replace Bhawri with Zubedha..... Maderna with some Gujarat BJP Leader.... and change location from Rajastan to Gujarat.... Congress would be crying form every rooftop for Justice for Zubeda..... the BJP Leader would be in jail and not in hospital!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Kalyug ke Mahatma Gandhi?
Rahul Gandhi was the topic of discussion at a high profile party. And the conclusion was that he was trying to become Mahatma Gandhi in this kalyug. Even his father late Rajiv Gandhi had created cadre while remaining in power as Prime Minister and this well meaning person is trying to create cadre without being in power.

Arunachal Pradesh CM to form his cabinet
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki is going to form his cabinet in Itanagar on November 16, 2011.

BUREAUCRACY

Vibha Puri to be next Secretary Personnel?
If all goes well, Ms Vibha Puri will succeed Alka Sirohi on February 1, 2012 as Secretary Personnel in the Government of India. 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre, Ms Puri is presently Secretary Higher Education.

Names of seven IPS for two top posts in GoI
The MHA has prepared a panel of six candidates for the position of Secretary (Security) and Special Secretary (Internal Security). Names consist of Subash Joshi, Special DG, CRPF, Guwahati North East. Ajay Chadha, Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi. Prakash Mishra, Special DG, NIA. Shafi Alam, Addl. DGP Railways Bihar. B K Gupta, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, P.N Dixit Principal Secy.(SPl.) HD Mantralaya Mumbai and Prem Singh Addl. DGP (HQ/Admin) Meghalaya, Shillong.

Shailesh to be Director, Agriculture
As the grapevine has it, Shailesh, an officer of the Central Engineering Services (CES), on central deputation, is poised to be a Director in the Agriculture Ministry. He belongs to 2001 batch.

Agrawal to get extension in CBI?
The central deputation tenure of Mahesh Kumar Agrawal, DIG, CBI is likely to be extended for 2 years. He is an IPS officer of 1994 batch who belongs to TN cadre.

S L Meena to be Member IT Appellate Tribunal
Income Tax Commissioner, S L Meena, is being appointed Member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.

Dr. Avinash Kumar is Principal Advisor to Arunachal Pradesh CM
Dr. Avinash Kumar has been appointed as Resident Principal Advisor to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.Meanwhile the Government of India (GOI) has promoted him as PCCF.

D.K. Mittal is on Board of Exim Bank
D K Mittal who is currently Secretary Department of Financial Services i.e. Banking has joined as a Board member in the Exim Bank of India .He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre.He has replaced Anurag Jain, Joint Secretary Department of Financial Services i.e. Banking. This will be for the first time that Secretary, Banking has joined the Exim Bank's board.
(We said this on October 20, 2011)

D.P. Singh is CMD, Punjab & Sind Bank
D.P. Singh, (UP cadre IAS, batch 1980, has taken over charge of the prestigious post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Punjab & Sind Bank. Earlier, he was Additional Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Binod Kr. Piparsania to Assam's PRC in Delhi
Binod Kr. Piparsania who is Principal Secretary (PS) Revenue with the Assam Government is poised to be Assam Government's Delhi based Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC). He is an IAS officerof the 1980 batch who belongs to the Assam cadre.

IA & AS Dharmendra Kumar moves to Mumbai
IA & AS officer, Dharmendra Kumar, Director, NAAA, Shimla, on relief from his present duties by VN Kothari has been transferred and posted as Director (Hqrs), in the office of the Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex- Officio Member Audit Board-II, Mumbai. He will relieve R Venkatramanan.

Anup Wadhwa poised to be IG, MoEF
Anup Wadhwa, on central deputation, is poised to be IG in the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.

Post of Additional Secretary, Naxal Management vacant
Post of Additional Secretary, Naxal Management, in the Ministry of Home Affairs - Government of India, is vacant.

Bagchi to join GoI
S.B Bagchi, DIG, Andhra Pradesh Police, is likely to join the Government of India. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the AP cadre.

Will Arora be Additional Director Enforcement?
Name of Suresh Arora, Additional Director General (Int.), Punjab, has started doing the round for the post of Additional Director Enforcement. He is an IPS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the PB cadre.

Will J P Singh be DD Enforcement?
Name of Jai Prakash Singh (RPO) is also doing the round for the position of Deputy Director, Enforcement, Ministry of Finance, GoI. He is an IPS officer of 2000 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Empanelment of 1992 batch IAS officers stuck up
As the grapevine has it, clerical issues have caused a delay in empanelment of IAS officers belonging to 1992 batch in Government of India (GoI) as Joint Secretaries.

Maj. Gen. S.K. Chakravarty to be NSG's IG, Operations
As the grapevine has it; Maj. Gen. S K Chakravarty is poised to be new IG, Operations in National Security Guard (NSG). The post has been lying vacant ever since Maj.Gen. R S Pradhan left the place following his elevation as Lt. Gen. in August.

Newly promoted GMs in insurance sector joined
Newly promoted General Managers have taken charge in Non-Life PSU Insurace companies. A.K.Bhandari has joined as Chief Executive, General Insurers' (Public Sector) Association (GIPSA), H G Rokade has joined as GM, Oriental Insurance co Ltd, S. Ramabhadran and P Nayak have joined as GM New India Assurance co Ltd, N N Mohan and P K Bhagat have joined as GM at General Insurance Corporation Of India, Mumbai and M V V Chalam has joined as Secretary General Governing Body of General Insurance Council.

Posts of SIO vacant in DG-Export Promotion, Delhi
The posts of Senior Intelligence Officers (SIO) are vacant in the office of Directorate General of Export Promotion, New Delhi. The appointment is on deputation basis for three years. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Directorate General of Export Promotion before November 30, 2011.

Posts of IO vacant in DG-Export Promotion, Delhi
The posts of Intelligence Officers (IO) are vacant in the office of the Directorate General Export Promotion, New Delhi. The appointment is on deputation basis for three years. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Directorate General of Export Promotion before November 30, 2011.

Pakistan: Musharraf demolishes unauthorised farm house voluntarily
Pakistan's former President Parvez Musharraf has voluntarily demolished part of his palatial farm house in Islamabad's Chak Shahzad area in compliance of notice issued by Islamabad's Capital Development Authority (CDA) as the construction was made unauthorisedly in excess of permissible limit during the former general's hey days. Musharraf's 5 acre farm house has 5 spacious bed rooms, a number of lobbies and a swimming pool with total covered area of 12500 sq ft of which more than 750 sq ft was declared illegal by the CDA. A fine of Rs 1.25 million imposed by the authorities too has been reportedly paid by Musharraf. Chak Shahzad has nearly 500 farm houses given on lease by CDA for 'growing vegetables and poultry farming for the benefit of the residents of Islamabad'.

Rao appointed Ambassador to Lao PDR (UPDATED)
C. Gururaj Rao, presently Consul General of India in Birmingham has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao PDR.

Mall Festival by NERAMAC in NCR/Delhi (UPDATED)
The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (Neramac) is making its first foray into the lucrative Delhi market by introducing its products in six of the capital's malls through a comprehensive campaign.The corporation will be organising week long launch events, The Great North East Sunshine Festivals, at six Delhi malls,said NERAMAC's Managing Director (MD) S Bhattacharjee. According to him malls that are to be covered are: Shipra Mall, Centre Stage, DLF Place, Ansal Plaza, Ambience and Sahara. Events, which are being sponsored by North Eastern Council (NEC) and being organised with the help of National
Skills Foundation of India, will start this month and continue till February 2012.The first event got under way at the Ghaziabad-based Shipra Mall on last Thursday by the Secretary, DoNER in the Government of India (GOI) Ms Jayati Chandra, IAS and on November 16,2011 Vincent Pala Indian Minister for Water Resources will be the chief guest for the prize distribution and valedictory ceremony. It will also set up retail outlets in select malls in the capital to sell select produce of the region, said S Bhattacharjee adding "this initiative is aimed at showcasing produce of the North East in the country's prime market." He also said that such mall festivals would surely increase visibility of products and attract customers to the naturally grown organic produce of the region. The NERAMAC's outlets in several malls of the capital would then cater to the anticipated growth in demand throughout the year. "I hope products like kiwis and pineapples will be a big hit," he added."People come to malls to buy select products, and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase our products," he said. It currently has five
retail outlets in the region - two in Guwahati and three in Agartala. NERAMAC, which notched up a sales turnover of Rs 101.65 crore in the FY 2010-2011 and currently has three food processing plants at different locations in the North East and will be starting a four-tonne- per-day cashew-processing unit by next year in Assam

Chandrasekharan appointed Secretary General, General Insurance Council (UPDATED)
R Chandrasekharan (Ex GM-GIC) has been appointed as Secretary General, General Insurance Council, by IRDA. He will take charge tomorrow. He replaces S L Mohan.

Nandita Chatterjee to be Additional Secretary Forests and Environment (UPDATED)
Nandita Chatterjee is being appointed Additional Secretary Forests and Environment in the Government of India.She is 1980 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

R C Mishra to be Providend Fund Commissioner (UPDATED)
R C Mishra is being tipped to be Central Providend Fund Commissioner. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Anil Swarup to be Additional Secretary Labour (UPDATED)
Anil Swarup is being tipped to be Additional Secretary Labour in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

V N Gaur to get extension ? (UPDATED)
V N Gaur is all set to get extension in Food Safety Authority in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

N Ravi Shankar to join Telecom Ministry ! (UPDATED)
N Ravi Shankar is reportedly joining the Universal Services Obligatory Fund in the Ministry of Telecom. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Upadhyay to be MD MRPL (UPDATED)
P P Upadhyay is being tipped to be new MD of the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL).The PESB has put his name number one in the Panel.

CORPORATE

Mittal's crown of steel slipping?
When takeovers were the way to grow, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal insisted his company is becoming stronger year by year. But now with the world economy in doldrums, most of Mittals ventures are souring. Arcelor Mittal and other acquisitions that are in Western Europe are facing a downturn and this means cutting down on labor and closing down unviable plants. Today, deal making king Mittal faces the wrath of the labor and also of the lenders who gave him money to buy these once plum pickings. With the uncertain times that seem of getting worse, will Mittal continue to wear the crown of `Steel King' is the whisper doing rounds in the business circles.

Naik quits Morgan Stanley
Naresh Naik Managing Director Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has quit starting his own firm.

Khurana joins Indusind Bank
Arun Khurana has joined Indusind Bank as the head of Global Market Group.

RBI rejects Bhasin as CEO Arcil
Reserve Bank of India has rejected the appointment of BS Bhasin as the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of Asset Reconstruction Company India Ltd (ARCIL). The apex bank rejecting the plea is because it does not want the CEO and Chairman of the same company in ARCIL. Bhasin is the Chief General Manager of State Bank of India and the present Chairman Abhijit Datta is also from SBI.

Bawa quits as MD RIM
Frenny Bawa has quit as Managing Director, Research in Motion (RIM), the charge for the present will be handled by Urpo Karjalainen who is the Senior Vice President at RIM.

Jejurikar quits M&M
Rajesh Jejurikar has quit as the Chief Executive of Mahindra and Mahindra Automotive Division.

Das appointed Joint President of RCom
Shamik Das, former CEO of S Tel has been appointed by the Relince Communications as the Joint President and Chief Operating Officer of its wireless business.

Baid resigns as Company Secy. Rohit Ferro-Tech Ltd
Ms. Vineeta Baid has resigned as Company Secretary of Rohit Ferro-Tech Ltd with immediate effect.

Dadheech appointed Company Secy. Rohit Ferro-Tech Ltd
Ms. Priti Dadheech has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Rohit Ferro-Tech Ltd. w.e.f. November 14, 2011.

Bhatt resigns as Director, Rainbow Papers Ltd
Bhasker Bhatt, Director of Rainbow Papers Ltd has tendered his resignation from the company.

Sahni resigns as Company Secy. Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd
Ms Harleen Sahni has resigned as Company Secretary of Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd.

Patel appointed Company Secy. Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd
Yogesh Patel has been appointed as Company Secretary of Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd w.e.f. October 10, 2011.

Shah resigns as Director, Pidilite Industries Ltd
J. L. Shah has resigned as Director of Pidilite Industries Ltd w.e.f. November 8, 2011

Sreeram designated as Director (Factories), Pidilite Industries Ltd
R. Sreeram has been appointed as Whole-time Director of Pidilite Industries Ltd and designated as Director (Factories Operations) w.e.f. November 8, 2011.

Pai appointed Addl. Director, Cipla Ltd
Cipla Limited has appointed Dr. Ranjan Pai as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Mani appointed CFO, Pidilite Industries Ltd
V. S. Mani has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Cipla Ltd .

Srinath appointed Company Secy. BPL Ltd
Srinath Maniyal M has been appointed as the Company Secretary of BPL Ltd with immediate effect.

Rao appointed Ambassador to Lao PDR (UPDATED)
C. Gururaj Rao, presently Consul General of India in Birmingham has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao PDR.

Mall Festival by NERAMAC in NCR/Delhi (UPDATED)
The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (Neramac) is making its first foray into the lucrative Delhi market by introducing its products in six of the capital's malls through a comprehensive campaign.The corporation will be organising week long launch events, The Great North East Sunshine Festivals, at six Delhi malls,said NERAMAC's Managing Director (MD) S Bhattacharjee. According to him malls that are to be covered are: Shipra Mall, Centre Stage, DLF Place, Ansal Plaza, Ambience and Sahara. Events, which are being sponsored by North Eastern Council (NEC) and being organised with the help of National
Skills Foundation of India, will start this month and continue till February 2012.The first event got under way at the Ghaziabad-based Shipra Mall on last Thursday by the Secretary, DoNER in the Government of India (GOI) Ms Jayati Chandra, IAS and on November 16,2011 Vincent Pala Indian Minister for Water Resources will be the chief guest for the prize distribution and valedictory ceremony. It will also set up retail outlets in select malls in the capital to sell select produce of the region, said S Bhattacharjee adding "this initiative is aimed at showcasing produce of the North East in the country's prime market." He also said that such mall festivals would surely increase visibility of products and attract customers to the naturally grown organic produce of the region. The NERAMAC's outlets in several malls of the capital would then cater to the anticipated growth in demand throughout the year. "I hope products like kiwis and pineapples will be a big hit," he added."People come to malls to buy select products, and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase our products," he said. It currently has five retail outlets in the region - two in Guwahati and three in Agartala. NERAMAC, which notched up a sales turnover of Rs 101.65 crore in the FY 2010-2011 and currently has three food processing plants at different locations in the North East and will be starting a four-tonne- per-day cashew-processing unit by next year in Assam.

Chandrasekharan appointed Secretary General, General Insurance Council (UPDATED)
R Chandrasekharan (Ex GM-GIC) has been appointed as Secretary General, General Insurance Council, by IRDA. He will take charge tomorrow. He replaces S L Mohan.

Nandita Chatterjee to be Additional Secretary Forests and Environment (UPDATED)
Nandita Chatterjee is being appointed Additional Secretary Forests and Environment in the Government of India.She is 1980 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

R C Mishra to be Providend Fund Commissioner (UPDATED)
R C Mishra is being tipped to be Central Providend Fund Commissioner. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Anil Swarup to be Additional Secretary Labour (UPDATED)
Anil Swarup is being tipped to be Additional Secretary Labour in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

V N Gaur to get extension ? (UPDATED)
V N Gaur is all set to get extension in Food Safety Authority in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

N Ravi Shankar to join Telecom Ministry ! (UPDATED)
N Ravi Shankar is reportedly joining the Universal Services Obligatory Fund in the Ministry of Telecom. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Upadhyay to be MD MRPL (UPDATED)
P P Upadhyay is being tipped to be new MD of the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL).The PESB has put his name number one in the Panel.

(DEBATE)
EMPANELMENT IN GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Whether administrative procedure for empanelment of Additional Secretary and Secretary in the Government of India is fair and legally sound?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Money routing to tax havens still in favor
Harassed by the tax authorities most businessmen are looking for routing their hard earned incomes to tax havens. Chartered Accountants are finding out new ways to route the money through various channels abroad as businessmen are repeatedly requesting the same to evade taxmen. There is continuous harassment by indirect tax authorities over some penalty or the other and the businessmen say they cannot concentrate on business so they are continually looking for options to park fund outside, says a Chartered Accountant.

Harbinder Singh set to join APTEL
As the grapevine has it, Harbinder Singh on central deputation is set to join as Registrar of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). Presently, he is ADJ Agra. Initially his term will be of three years.

Prakash Industries going slow on power plant
Regulatory hurdle slow down Prakash Industries plan of setting up its 125 mw power plant.

Mytrah Energy appoints new member on its board
Mytrah Energy has appointed Russel Walls and Peter Neville as independent non executive board members.

Reddy joins Mytrah Energy
UB Reddy has joined Mytrah Energy as Chief Operating Officer

Navlekar is CFO Mytrah Energy
Shirish Navlekar is appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Mytrah Energy

Kailas appointed MD Mytrah Energy
Vikram Kailas has been appointed as Managing Director Mytrah Energy.

Commodore Subramaniyam resigns as Director, Suryachakra Power Corporation Ltd
Commodore K. V. Subramaniyam YSM (Rtd.) has resigned as Director of Suryachakra Power Corporation Ltd with effect from October 30, 2011 due to personal reasons.

Kak appointed Director, S Kumars Nationwide Ltd
S. Kumars Nationwide Limited has appointed Susheel Kak as Director of the company with immediate effect.

Sultan appointed Addl. Director, Almondz Global Securities Ltd
Almondz Global Securities Limited has appointed Abdul Redha Mustafa Abdul Redha Sultan as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. November 11, 2011.

Desai resigns as Independent Director, Spanco Ltd
Prakash Desai, Independent Director, Spanco Ltd has resigned from the directorship of the company with effect from November 12, 2011.

Daruwalla appointed Addl. Director, Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd
Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited has appointed Ms. H.A. Daruwalla as an Additional Director of the company.

Chaudhary appointed Whole-time Director, Jundal Saw Ltd
Jindal Saw Limited has appointed H. S. Chaudhary as a Whole-time Director for a further period of two years, w.e.f. November 1, 2011.

Majumdar appointed CFO, REI Agro Ltd
REI Agro Limited has appointed Ranjan Majumdar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Mavinkurve nominated on Board of Andhra Cements Ltd
Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC) has nominated Vinayak Mavinkurve on the Board of Andhra Cements Ltd with immediate effect.

Kamath resigns from the Board of Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd
K. V. Kamath has resigned from the Board of The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd with effect from November 11, 2011.

Ananth resigns as Director, Tata Chemicals Ltd
Dr. M. S. Ananth has resigned as Director of Tata Chemicals Ltd with effect from November 11, 2011.

Who is responsible?

It is very easy to criticize the government servants for slow decision making. But who has been responsible, the businessmen themselves, wherein they had started extending ill gotten money leading to scams. Every body wants to be cautious in his decision making.

Anurag

Stop the practice

We see a lot of policeman travelling free in the government buses. Such policeman and constable do not pay any money and claim to be on duty. Such practise needs to be stopped. Thanks for bringing such an order to the knowledge of the readers and keep publishing such news.

Samir Sharma

Hopeless government

This government is most hopeless. It is only concerned about winning Uttar Pradesh elections. Tell me, what step it has taken to reduce the petrol prices. Why public has to suffer incompetence, wastage, lavish lifestyle of officers in oil PSUs like ONGC, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum. Why government does not withdraw LTC facilities, foreign and domestic, full furnishing of houses to the tune of lakhs sanctioned to officers, the luxury cars, five star hotel conferences enjoyed by officers of these PSUs and through them by the various under secretaries, deputy secretaries, joint secretaries, additional secretaries and secretaries in the ministry controlling them. The government owes an explanation to the people why austerity measures have not been taken. Why has the wastage not been stopped. Why the corrupt officers are not being dismissed which will further save money as these organisations are over staffed. Why oil pilferage is not stopped, why black marketing is not stopped and why Jaipal Reddy sends request for a GoM so frequently for increasing price of petrol. Why the GoM does not ask him to come back with a full proof strategy of how he has saved money and taken austerity measures. Why all the time we should suffer? We want concrete action now.

Mandeep Sohal

Fish the King

The white collar criminal 'SATYAM' Raju was arrested for swindling Rs7000crores despite books of accounts reflecting profits, the other side of the same coin is Kingfisher Vijay Mallya swindling Rs8900 crores through profligacy, squandering reflecting as carry forward loss is seeking bailout not jail! banks with growth in NPAs in 2011 should avoid such financial accommodation. Rahul bajaj should amend his statement that kingfisher death is not natural but murder in corporate governance. Supreme court of India called for lifting the veil of corporates decade back yet they brazenly mismanage public limited companies thanks to their henchmen managing the government. It is high time corporate affairs ministry enact law to take atleast two from organised services like IAS IPS IRS IAAS IRTS IPoS etc on to the board of Directors on companies whose turnover is Rs 50 crore above and subject to independent evaluation by CAG through forensic audit on embezzlement, mismanagement on all loss making public limited companies on year to year basis. All corporate board of directors be brought under Jan Lok pal bill on par with any public servant as substantial public stake is involved. Let the government ensure that aam admi do not occupy Delhi to control corporate greed!

P Naresh

Bail out demand for Kingfisher

In our country, the expenditure from the public money is sanctioned by Parliament in annual budget exercise. Even for government department, it is difficult to incur expenditure on new schemes. Moreover, Government incurs expenditure under the strict control of GFRs etc. How the demand for bail out from public money is justified is a moot question. The management has been spending the funds as per their whim and will without accountability to Government and more relevant is that there may be en number of petty businessmen who have suffered losses during downtime and are facing civil and criminal litigation. Whether Government should not intervene to rescue these small businessmen who would have been managing their business with utmost care being their own money. Where is the equality. If there is certain issues ailing airlines as a sector, then this may be looked upon from the industry perspective.

The very thought of bailing out Mallya's Kingfisher airlines is outrageous. This is his business. As Rahul Bajaj the industrialist says in a free market economy anyone can start any business and compete with others in the same business. He makes a profit or incurs losses is his business. Why Government should step in to rescue him and that too a man so profligate dubbed as king of good times. With a yacht, a private jet and more than two dozens houses around the world does he need this charity from the banks. How could anyone even think of extending financial package to a man who has plenty of riches to spend upon horse racing and wild parties in his myriad villas with beautiful women brought in from around the world. A super rich flamboyant person who owns stud farms, IPL and Formula 1 teams.When asked ,in the recent Grand Prix event in India, why he was not having Indian drivers for his Formula one team he arrogantly answered "It is my business' Kingfisher Airlines is also your business Mr. Mallya. Why ask the Government to bail you out'. Those of his friends in the social or Government circuit who strongly make a case for supporting him are certainly no friends of the country. They are making a strong case for 'Occupy'. Do not they know what Occupy Wall street is all about.99 percent against 1 percent. The 1 percent corporate heads in America drawing fabulous salaries and paying no higher taxes. They are pampered because they fund the politicians while the 99 percent face so very uncertain future. Here too in India the big corporate houses have made tons of money after liberalisation with legal as well as illegal activities. With this acquired wealth they are leading opulent lives displaying their riches in such a vulgar extravaganza while a large section of people are still not able to manage two decent meals in a day and where children are dying in dozens every day because of malnutrition and lack of medical care. Do these corporates care for those hungry, sick and homeless fellow countrymen. Why should then we think of promoting their failing business. Let Mallya bail himself out by disposing some of his assets, yacht and jets. Let him close the airline business and keep on earning profits from his other businesses.

Aarti Khosla

Anna should show opportunists the door

No one would have bothered about Kiran Bedi,if she has not climbed the high moral pedestal, lecturing to others about corruption. What she did by stealing the medical seat for her daughter which otherwise would have gone to an underprivileged Manipuri tribal boy or girl is morally corrupt. Her action in over invoicing airfares is also morally corrupt and is indefensible. As also her insulting the gallantry award. One also would like to know how she managed to remain in Delhi(except for a couple months in Manipur) through out her carrier. After violating all bureaucratic moral codes during their service time, people should not be allowed to self promote after retirement lecturing to others and even carrying out fashion shows on Anna's platform. Of Bedi I am reminded about the old biblical quote? But let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!". It is time Anna show these opportunists the door otherwise the credibility of the core team will be lost.

N K Mathur

Government seems to have woken

Government seems to have woken to increase in rate of interest of PPF and other such Government controlled instruments. GPF is another such instrument whose remittances comes from hard earned salary of central government employees. GPF's rate of interest used to be equivalent/or little less EPF (Employees Provident Fund) in which govt also shares a part of equity. Over the last almost 8-10 years the GPF rate of interest is around 8% and whereas EPF has been at 9 to 9.5%. If govt is not interested in giving equivalent rate of interest to GPF contributors why it is holding the money, let employees be allowed to withdraw the money and invest in the instruments which are giving better instruments. When Govt. is not bothered about the interests of its employees why should employess this GPF amount with govt. who are returning the least interest to them and utilising this big amount on higher returns. Justice should be done with employees and employees GPF should be given at least the same rate of interest as is being offered to EPF as money has no colour, caste, creed, - Let Justice Prevail

Rahul

Free travel by police
The Applicant wanted to confirm whether a wireless message i.e. WTM dt. 15/16.09.1997 was issued by the then Chief Minister of Delhi allowing Delhi Police personnel to travel for free in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses in contravention of the decision of the cabinet No. 259 dt. 28.06.1997. It was intimated to the Applicant that the records relating to the issue of WTM dated 15.09.1997 are not available with the office of the public authority. The Appellant claimed that the Delhi Police personnel are still travelling free of charge on DTC buses resulting in loss of revenue amounting to over Rs. 60 crores annually. In view of the above unsettled dispute between the Delhi Police and the DTC, the CIC recommended that the Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi settle this dispute between the two organizations decisively through an order or notification by December end. The CIC also directed the PIO to file an affidavit before the Commission - with a copy to the Appellant - affirming that the public authority has no document authorizing the Delhi Police Personnel to travel free on DTC buses.

Comments
The above case indicates how RTI Act can be used not only to obtain information but also get directions issued for some action by the public authorities. Shri Ajay Kumar Gaur v. Office of the Chief Minster, Delhi in File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/002051

(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)