Thanks for updating the site twice a day. I make it a point to see it 2-3 times a day in search of important developments.
Dr Satyendra Nath Pandey

Aaj Ki Aawaz

So Pawar and Praful used Balwa's Jet to jet around!!!

As per info revealed twice in the Jet with Balwa Pawar was 'Dubai bound'!!

What was the common interest that made them go to Dubai together!

They flew together and without a doubt are birds of the same feather!!!

The Jet was not chartered by NCP ,Pawar or BCCI so Pawar was Balwa's guest!!

And do I need to spell out the rest?????

Praful too has been jetting around in Balwa's Jet!!!

It's rumoured 'pretty pally with Praful Balwa did get'!!!

NCP says Pawar and Praful used Balwa's Jet when he was not a 2 G accused!!!

Fact is Balwa was in the thick of things when the Jets Pawar and Praful used!!

Balwa is a crooked rags to riches story and for this he held on to Pawar's coattail!!!

Though how he got close to Pawar is itself a tale!!

NCP says Ghadkari used Balwa's Jet too!!!

I'm sure hearing this Ghadkari has already locked himself in the loo!!

But a Central Minister travelling to Dubai with Balwa on his Jet!!!
More shameful matters cannot get!!

And I'm sure one of the swanky car's that Pawar uses is Balwa's.....standard way!!!

Car is used by Pawar and not a paisa for the 'friendly car loan in kind' does Pawar pay!!

Of course the Insurance and Registration will be a give away!!

But then this modus operandi is for Netas the standard way!!

Sonia was seen applauding the game at the Mohali match!!

Quite a few times Sonia having a good time the cameras did catch!!

First she was in the PM's enclosure and then on the Members Terrace she was seen sitting!!!

Behind her was her Security and as she was in the crowd they could be seen literally 'shitting' (scared)!

Then as the match came to a decisive phase she shifted to what looked like a 'ground roller'!!

A kind of 'pitch road roller'!!

Maybe the message she wanted to give was ' With me in attendance India road rolled Pakistan'!

'I'm the luck mascot for Hindustan'!!

Because she knows cricket is like a religion here and now with her image in the bin!!!

Via cricket she's trying to wiggle back into our favour ke in!!

It's his 'pseudo think tank' that's got Rahul into the fix he is in!!!

To have the power that he has without any responsibility is in a Democracy a cardinal sin!

India centric Wiki Cables have taken a break!!

But Sonia and Mohna await the next set of leaks nervously...... her eyes 'still quake'!!

Sonia's eyes were twitching 'like a flickering light' during the Mohali game!!

Her nervousness was not because of the game...... it is the possibility of the next Wiki Cable caused shame!!

If DMK loses in TN they say Karuna will shift to Delhi!!!
He still has nightmares of his arrest and then ensuing melee!!

And this time Senior Maran is not there to raise a hue and cry and kick and slap the cops!!

Karuna should like Amrinder made to the Badals make a plea to Amma ' hope vindictive politics stops'!

Confucius says...... this vindictiveness should never stop... and anti incumbency should take its toll!

Whatever little accountability is there it is because these Jokers worry about what will happen post poll!

Flash...... Mohna has assured Indian Industry of tackling ghoos khori!!!

And more transparency that should bring down chori!!!

How can we believe him when he has tried to water down the RTI Act?????

And this Act forced in transparency and this is a fact!!

Okay he was the one who brought this Act but now he's wanting to change this Act!!!!

He's changed and now funny karr raha hai Mohna act!!!!

Now he wants to tie up the Act in red tape!!

I think if the Act had a voice it would cry 'rape'!!

Pakistan is in mourning..... Misbah is the punching bag!!!!

At him even Pakistani kinds apni fingers karr rahe hai wag!!

Misbah's stupidity, dropped catches and not going in for power play raise fixing doubts!!!!!

The Paki Minister must have had some info to warn Paki players ' stay away from touts'!!

Aurangzebo ko haraa diya aur abh hai Ravano ke saath fight!!!!!

Will Dassehra be celebrated by Indian Team on Saturday night????

Bharat Kumar

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3 figure in panel for MPT chief's slot
As many as three candidates have been short listed for the post of Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), for which related committee met on March 30,2011. They are: Rajeev Gupta Joint Secretary Shipping Ministry, Swadheen Khshatriya (1980, Maharashtra ) & Tom Jose (1984, Kerala).

Chaudhary to be Director (Finance) SAIL !
A K Chaudhary is being tipped to be new Director (Finance) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).

Sridharan to officiate as SBI, Chairman
R Sridharan has taken over as Acting Chairman of the State Bank of India from O P Bhatt, who superannuated on Thursday.Sridharan is presently Managing Director and Group Executive (Associates and Subsidiaries) at the bank.
( We said this on March 29 )

New Secretary CVC to be 1980 batch IAS officer
Grapevine has it that an IAS officer belonging to 1980 batch is being appointed new Secretary in the CVC. This is an additional secretary level post.

S. Bose to be Dy.chief, PPT
S. Bose is poised to be Deputy Chairman Paradip Port Trust (PPT) for which related committee met on March 30,2011. Presently, S. Bose is Traffic Manager (TM) with Tuticorn Port Trust (TPT).

Samuel Darse DDG Shipping returning to CBDT
As the grapevine has it, Samuel Darse - (IRS 1991 batch) who on central deputation is Deputy Director General (DDG) Shipping - is prematurely returning to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He has been elevated as Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT).

Rithwik Rudra shifted in IB
Rithwik Rudra Deputy Director Intelligence Bureau (IB), HQ, New Delhi, has been transferred as Deputy Director, SIB Imphal-Manipur. He is an IPS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

IAS officer withdraws VRS application
Satish Shankar Bhide has withdrawn resignation letter. He is 1995 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ms. Pompa Babbar poised to be new FC in Railway Board
Ms. Pompa Babbar who is General Manager of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur (Chennai) is new Financial Commissioner (FC) in Railway Board. Ms. Babbar, who belongs to 1975 batch of Indian Railways Accounts Services, has worked in various capacities as Divisional Railway Manager (Alipurdar Division of NF Railway) and Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer in Western, Central and Northern Railways. She was also senior professor at the Railway Staff College, Vadodara, and General Manager (Accounts) while on deputation to the Gujarat State Electricity Board between 1995 and 1998.
(We said this on February 22 )

CBDT, CBEC to get over 165 posts in near future
After the cadre restructuring which is on the cards, 45 new Posts of Chief Commissioners of Customs & Excise are expected while CBDT may get 120 odd new Posts of Chief Commissioners of Income Tax.

Mishra is JS Defence
1984 batch IA&AS officer P K Mishra has joined as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.

4000 new posts of Asstt Commissioners in Customs, Excise & Service Tax soon
As many as 4000 new posts of Assistant Commissioners of Customs, Excise & Service Tax can be expected once the restructuring of Cadres is done.

Will Mukesh Bhai succeed ?
For the first time people in the corridors of power are watching with keen interest the appointment of new CMD of the ONGC. Everybody is asking one question - will Mukesh Bhai succeed after the shift of Murli Deora ?

Chakravarty to return
IG in the SPG Jyotirmay Chakravarty is returning to the parent Assam-Meghalaya cadre this month after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1986 batch IPS officer.

I & B Ministry clears name of Sharan and Mandloi
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has forwarded the name of 1985 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer Tripurari Sharan for the post of DG Doordarshan and L D Mandloi for the post of DG Air to the Department of Personnel.

Minj is new CIC Chhattisgarh
S K Minj is new Chief Information Commissioner in Chhattisgarh.He is retired 1978 batch IAS officer.

IRAS officer Y Tulasi Verma empanelled in GoI
1983 batch IRAS officer Y Tulasi Verma is reported to have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

M B Sagar in London
CVO Shipping Corporation of India M B Sagar is currently in London to attend three weeks course. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Demand to appoint BSNL CMD from amongst I.T.S. officers
There is a growing demand among BSNL employees and officials to appoint an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer as the CMD of the organization. Indian Telecom Association (ITSA) general secretary A.S. Meena has also written a letter in this connection to the Union Minister of Communications & IT, Kapil Sibbal, mentioning that in July, 2010 a search-cum-selection, headed by cabinet secretary and comprising of imminent personalities from IIT, IIM and IISc, was constituted by the Government but without considering its recommendations submitted in October, 2010, another search committee was formed in Feb. 2011 for selection of suitable candidate for these posts. Subsequently, the search committee held interviews for the post on 28.03.2011..

Justice Tatia to be Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court ?
Senior-most Judge of the Rajasthan High Court Justice Prakash Tatia has been moved to the Jharkhand High Court.He is expected to take over as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court next month.

3 AGMU cadre-IPS officers of 1990 batch empanelled
Three AGMU cadre IPS officers of 1990 batch have been empanelled as IG in the same cadre. They are: Tejendra Luthra Additional CP Special
Branch Delhi Police, Sanjay Singh Director Security Rajya Sabha Parliament House & Deepender Pathak, CVO, Petroleum Ministry.

2 AGMU cadre-IPS officers of 1991 batch empanelled
Two AGMU cadre IPS officers of 1991 batch have been empanelled as IG in the same cadre. They are: Virender Singh Chahal Additional CP SE
district Delhi Police & Vivek Gogia Additional CP EOW Cell Delhi Police.

Bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Karnataka
As the grapevine has it, there is going to be a reshuffle in Karnataka bureaucracy in April month, after assembly by polls get over.

Anoop Mishra is new Chief Secretary of UP
Anoop Mishra has taken over as new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh.He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Tripathi to be new Chief Secretary of Delhi
P K Tripathi is being tipped to be new Chief Secretary of Delhi.1977 batch IAS officer Tripathi will succeed Rakesh Mehta who has been appointed State Election Commissioner.

Chingapa is new Chief Secretary of Sikkim
N.D. Chingapa, Advisor to the Government, has been appointed Chief Secretary of Sikkim. He is 1974 batch IAS officer. He will succeed T T Dorji who has retired.

Kanhaiya Lal is new DGP of Rajasthan
Kanhaiya Lal who so far was Additional DGP Armed Battalions in Rajasthan on elevation has become DGP witth the Rajasthan government.
He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to Rajasthan cadre.

Alok Ranjan is new APC UP
Alok Ranjan is new APC in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Dhand gets additional charge in Chhattisgarh
Vivek Dhand has been given additional charge of Panchayat and Rural Development in Chhattisgarh. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.

Singh gets additional charge in Bihar
Arun Kumar Singh, the principal secretary of the information technology department, has been given additional charge of science and technology department .

Chakrabarti promoted to the rank of DG in West Bengal
Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti has been promoted to the rank of director-general in West Bengal.He is 1978 batch IPS officer. He will be DG Armed Forces.

63 IPS officers of 1991 batch empanelled in GoI
As many as 63 IPS officers of 1991 batch have been empanelled to the rank of IG in the Government of India. They are Mssrs :- Dr Vivek Gogia, Nuzhat Hussain, Virendra singh and R P Upadhyay (UT), G P Singh, Dr I Ram Bishnoi and S Narayan Singh (Assam-Meghalaya), Madireddy Pratap, Mohammad A Raza and C V Anand (AP), Vinay Kumar, Pravin Vashistha, Ms Preeta Verma (Bihar), T J Long Kumeer (Chhattisgarh), Manoj Agrawal (Gujarat), AP Siddiqui (Himachal Pradesh), Balbir Singh and R S Deswal (Haryana), Rashmi Ranjan Swain and A K Chaudhary (J&K), R A Chandra Sekhar (Kerala), Sunil Agrawal, N Shivakumar and Pratap Reddy (Karnataka), R K Padmanabhan and S Jagannathan (Maharashtra), Varun Kapoor, Upendra Kumar Jain, Alok Ranjan, Yogesh Mudgal, Pragya Richa Srivastava, K Babu Rao, V Madhu Kumar and R K Gupta (Madhya Pradesh), Joydeep Nayak (MT), A Sunil Achhaya (Nagaland), Debasis Panigrahi (Orissa), Roshan Lal Bhagat, Nirmal Singh Dhillon, Kanwaljit Singh, P S Gill, R P Mittal, Param Pal Singh, B K Bawa and B K Garg (Punjab), D C Jain, A Ponnuchamy Muthusamy and Saurabh Srivastava (Rajasthan), Akshay Sachdeva (Sikkim), Amresh Pujari, M Ravi, Dr K Jayanth Murali, Karuna Sagar and M N Manjunatha (Tamil Nadu), Alok Sharma, Brij Bhushan, Rajeev Krishna, Prem Chand Meena and Piyush Anand (UP), Anuj Sharma, A K Roy, DR J K Basu and Natrajan Ramesh Babu (West Bengal).

K.S. Ramasubban, Secretary, CVC retires
K.S. Ramasubban, Secretary, CVC has superannuated on March 31, 2011. He is an IAS officer 1976 batch who belongs to West Bengal cadre.

Secretary, CVC yet to be decided
The Government of India (GoI) is yet to decide the new Secretary, CVC.

IDAS officer Kartar Ram transferred to Srinagar
IDAS officer of 2008 batch Kartar Ram, ACDA, has been transferred from PCDA (NC) Jammu to AO (P), Beacon, Srinagar.

IDAS officer Benjamin transferred to Ordinance Factory Board, Kolkata
On his reversion from deputation with Mizoram University, Aizawl, Benjamina (IDAS : 1987) has been transferred to Ordinance Factory Board, Kolkata.

Seven IDAS officers transferred
J.S. Arya, (IDAS:1986), Addl. CFA at CFA (Fys) Bolangir has been transferred to CDA (Funds) Meerut, M.V. S. Reddv, (IDAS:1983), JCDA at CDA (RTC) Bangalore has been transferred to CDA Secunderabad, Pankaj Kumar Singh,(IDAS:1994) Director at Ministry of Defence {Finance Division), New Delhi, has been transferred to CGDA, Delhi Cantt, Mrs. Reena Tandon,(IDAS:1996) Sr. Dy. CGDA at CGDA, Delhi Cantt has been transferred to PCDA (WC), Chandigarh, T Rambabu (IDAS:1996) Dy. Financial Adviser at Ministry of Defence (Finance) Hyderabad has been transferred to CDA Secunderabad, Himanshu Shankar, (IDAS:1997), Addl. CDA at Zonal Office (WC), Jalandhar has been transferred to PCDA (NC) Jammu and R.N. Sudhir (IDAS:1998) Addl. CDA at PCDA (NC) Jammu has been transferred to CDA (RTC) Bangalore.

IAS officer attached in J & K
The J & K Government has ordered attachment of Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, R K Jerath to the General Administration Department .

IPS changes in West Bengal
B V Thambi, chairman of the Police Recruitment Board will now be D-G State Crime Records Bureau. Rajiv Mishra has been made Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration). Anil Kumar who was earlier DIG (Midnapore) will be new DIG (welfare). Rajib Mishra who was DIG, CID (operations) is now joint CP (administration).

Samanta shifted to Secretaritat in West Bengal
Malda District Magistrate P K Samanta has been transferred to the Higher Education department as Joint Secretary.

IFS postings in J&K
Ab. Razak khan IFS (1984) Addl Pr. C C F (WP&TRG) has been appointed as O S D with Wular Conservation and Management Authority ( WUCMA).
Arun k Tikku I F S (1986) C C F has been appointed as Member Sec. J&K Pollution Control board.

B.S Chauhan DG, Training in Rajasthan retires
B.S Chauhan, Director General (DG) raining of Rajasthan has retired on
March 31, 2011. He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the
Rajasthan cadre.

K.S Bains DGP, Rajasthan retires
K.S Bains, Director General Police (DGP) of Rajasthan has retired, on
March 31, 2011. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the
Rajasthan cadre.

Nine IAS get selection grade in Madhya Pradesh

As many as nine IAS officers have been provided selection grade in Madhya Pradesh. They are Nikunj Shrivastava - Collector Bhopal, Akash Tripathi - Collector Gwalior, Mukesh Chandra Gupta - Collector Guna, Rajendra Kumar Sharma - Collector Ratlam, Mahendra Gyani - Collector Mandsaur, Mrs. Pushplata Singh - Collector Dewas, S.S. Bansal - Additional Commissioner (Revenue) Ujjain Division, G.B. Kabirpanthi - Deputy Secretary (Labour) and Mrs. Urmila Mishra - Additional Commissioner (Revenue) Bhopal.

Five IRS officers promoted as CCIT and transferred
As many as five IRS officers of the grade of Commissioners/Directors of Income Tax have been promoted as Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCIT) and given fresh postings. They are Vijay Kumar Poddar who has been on promotion posted as CCIT Nasik, Vinod Sharma - DGIT (Inv) Bhopal, DK Singh - CCIT Dehradun, Pomela Bali Prasad - DGIT (Logistics) Delhi, RK Roye - CCIT - X Kolkata.

Four IRS officers transferred
As many as four IRS officers have been transferred. They are Satya Prakash - CCIT Nasik to Pune and Brijesh Gupta - DGIT (Inv), Bhopal to Jaipur, Laxman Das - CCIT-II Delhi as CCIT-I Delhi and R Bharadwaj - DGIT (Logistics) Delhi as CCIT-II Delhi.

Jakhu and Ajit Sharan get ACS rank in Haryana (UPDATED)
Two 1979 batch IAS officers in Haryana Ramendra Jakhu and Ajit M Sharan have been promoted to the rank of ACS.

1980 batch IAS gets ACS rank in Haryana (UPDATED)
Two 1980 batch IAS officers in Haryana Samir Mathur and Chhatar Singh have been promoted to the rank of ACS.

IPS officers V.J. Duggal, Ms. B.R. Kumari confirmed (UPDATED)
Two IPS officers namely Vikram Jeet Duggal and Ms. Burugu Raja Kumari of the 2007 batch have been confirmed after successful completion of probation w.e.f. August 19, 2009 and Aug 18, 2009 respectively. They both have been allotted the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

T. Radha gets additional charge of Project Diretor, PIU, TN (UPDATED)
The Andhra Pradesh government has entrusted Dr. T. Radha, Commissioner for Disaster Management and Ex-officio Principal Secretary to Govt., Revenue (DM) Department with the additional charge of Project Director, PIU, NCRMP, Hyderabad. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the TN cadre.

7 Indian Postal service officers get Non-Functional Selection Grade (UPDATED)
The Government has placed seven Indian Postal Service officers of Gr A hailing from the 1998 batch in the Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) w.e.f. January 1, 2011. Those promoted include Prannoy Sharma, D.Veena Kumari, D.S.V.R. Murthy, Rajesh Singh, Ajay Singh Chauhan, Brajesh Kumar and Som Karnei.

Da Silva, Vinod Kumar lead their teams to victory at SAIL Open 2011 (UPDATED)

Brazilian professional Adilson Da Silva led his team to victory with a score of 51.7 in the SAIL Open 2011, Pro-Am Golf event held at New Delhi. The event provided amateur golfers from the capital an opportunity to tee-off along with some of the top professional golfers in Asia. The Pro-Am was played in the team scramble format where the team's best ball was chosen on every shot including the putting green. Da Silva's team comprised of amateurs D.P. Singh, Ranjan Mukherjee and D.P. Tripathi.

Filipino professional Mars Pucay's team was second with a score of 56.4. Pucay's team comprised of amateurs Dinkar Marla, J.P. Srivastava and Evon while PGTI member Himmat Singh Rai's team comprising of amateurs Inderjeet Singh, H.S. Chaddha and Amarjeet Ahluwalia finished third. Their team score was 56.4. Himmat's team lost out to Pucay's team on the basis of a countback.

The prizes for the closest shot to the pin on holes no. 5 and 17 were won by R Capoor (eight feet and one inch from the pin) and Harinder Sikka (three feet and five inches from the pin) respectively. R P Gupta won the contest for the straightest drive on the 10th hole. His drive landed two feet from the centre of the fairway.

In the afternoon session, PGTI member Vinod Kumar led his team to victory with a score of 50.8. Vinod's team comprised of amateurs Sarbir Singh, Balkar Singh and Krishan Verma. PGTI member Abhishek Jha's team finished second with a score of 56.9. His team comprised of amateurs Maj. Gen. K M S Shergill, Jiti Choudhury and A K Sawhney while PGTI member Raj Randhawa's team comprising of amateurs Gurkirat S Khera, T.S. Sawhney and Chetan Singh finished third. Their team score was 58.1.

The prizes for the closest shot to the pin on holes no. 5 and 17 were won by Han Bo Shin (two feet and six inches from the pin) and Krishan Verma (four feet from the pin) respectively. Ms. Gauri Monga won the contest for the straightest drive on the 10th hole. Her drive was eleven inches from the centre of the fairway.

Safdar Hussain Khan is new Chairman (UPDATED)
Safdar Hussain Khan has taken over as new Chairmen of the Delhi Minorities Commission Government of N.C.T. Earlier Khan held the post of executive director , National Center for Trade Information and Senior General Manager, India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) where he was in charge of security,Protocol,Publicity & Public Relation,Cultural Division and Printing Division. He had also represented ITPO's participation in international trade fairs in more than 60 countries during his three decades of services.As the Vice President of India Islamic Cultural Center New Delhi Khan is known for his selfless services towards upliftment of weaker sections of society and national integration. Khan was also the President of Aligarh Muslim University Old boys association of Delhi for more than 12 Years.

Vijayalakshmy K Gupta takes over as Secretary (Defence Finance) (UPDATED)
Mrs. Vijayalakshmy K Gupta has taken as the Secretary (Defence Finance) following the retirement of Mrs. Nita Kapoor. Mrs. Gupta, an IDAS officer of 1974 batch, was Member (Finance) in the Telecom Commission till recently.

Pompa Babbar Joins as Financial Commissioner, Railways (UPDATED)
Mrs. Pompa Babbar, has taken over as the charge of the office of Financial Commissioner and ex-officio Secretary, Railways. Prior to this, Mrs. Pompa Babbar, who belongs to 1975 batch of Indian Railways Accounts Services, was General Manager of Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.
( We said this on march 22,2011)

Railways transfers and postings (UPDATED)
S. Seshadri of SG/IRSEE has been transferred from SCR to ICF, Vijay Kumar M.Bodele of SG/IRSEE has been on return from deputation to KRCL posted on CR, Issac Indwar of SG/IRAS has been transferred from NER to CR, Ms. Deepa Chawla of JAG/IRAS has been transferred from CR to WCR and posted in the cadre, RK Upadhyay of GM has been transferred from RWF to look after the duties of GM/ICF until further orders and Mrs. Pompa Babbar of IRAS has been transferred from ICF as Finance Commissioner/Rlys and ex-officio Secy to the Govt of India, until further orders.

DEBATE

Has our country become a nation of US Spies and Anti National Debauches ?
Given the fact that even the people on important positions like National Security Advisor, Leader of Opposition, IFS, IAS besides IB, CBI and RAW and journalists, according to Wikileaks, were meticulously reporting to US embassy, Has our country become a nation of US Spies and Anti National Debauches and what should be done to get rid of such a rut ?.Mail your views to - Mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Tenure of UBI CMD extended
The GoI has asked M.V. Nair to continue as Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank of India for three more months or until further orders.

H. S. U. Kamath is new CMD of Vijaya Bank
H. S. U. Kamath Executive Director (ED) with the Canara Bank on elevation who has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
of the Vijaya Bank on April 1, 2011.

( We said this on March 30 and again on September 2,2010 nad march 28,2011)
Ms.Archana Bhargava takes over as ED Canara Bank
Ms.Archana Bhargava, General Manager, Punjab National Bank has taken over charge as Executive Director of Canara Bank on April 1, 2011.

( We said this on September 2.2010 nad march 28,2011)
MHADA to fast track housing proposals
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) of which VP is Satish Gavai, has decided to set up a separate committee for fast track of redevelopment proposals it receives from housing societies.

Prof M. Govinda Rao appointed FSLRC member
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council member, Prof M. Govinda Rao has been appointed member of the 11-member Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) headed by Justice (retired) B.N. Srikrishna to simplify and rewrite financial sector legislations, rules and regulations and bring them in harmony with the requirements of India's fast growing financial sector.

Aditya Puri is Dy Chairman of IBA
Aditya Puri MD of the HDFC Bank has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Indian Banks Association.

Ravi Menon to take over as MD of Singapore's central bank
Ravi Menon, an Indian origin executive and the Permanent Secretary (Trade and Industry) Singapore will take over as the Managing Director of Singapores' de facto Central Bank - the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) from April 2. An MBA from Harvard, Menon who served as the assistant managing director of MAS in 2002 will take over from Heng Swee Keat as MD.

Kishore re-appointed MD, Everonn Education Ltd
Everonn Education Ltd has reappointed P. Kishore as Managing Director of the company for a period of five years effective from April 1, 2011.

John is Director, Everonn Education Ltd
Susha John has been appointed as Whole-time Director of Everonn
Education Ltd for a period of five years from April 1, 2011,.

Desai resigns as ED, Adani Power Ltd
Ameet H. Desai has resigned as Director and Executive Director of the
Company with immediate effect.

Swati Gupta resigns as Director, Cantabil Retail India Ltd
Ms Swati Gupta, Whole time Director of Cantabil Retail India Ltd has
resigned due to some personal reasons from the Board of Directors of
the Company w.e.f. March 30, 2011.

Swati Gupta appointed President (Creative). Cantabil Retail Ltd
Ms Swati Gupta has been appointed as President-Creative of Cantabil Retail
India Ltd w.e.f. April 1, 2011.

Yezhuvath re-appointed COO, Subex Ltd
Subex Ltd has re-appointed Sudeesh Yezhuvath as the Chief Operating
Officer & Wholetime Director of the Company for the period from April
01, 2011 to September 30, 2017 .

Rajesh Kamat quits Viacom18
Rajesh Kamat, COO Viacom18 Group and CEO COLORS has put in his papers.

Rajesh Kamat is CEO Chernin Group
Rajesh Kamat has joined The Chernin Group's CA Media, as its India CEO.

Jubiliant Foodworks elevates Dev Amritesh
Jubilant Foodworks Limited has elevated Dev Amritesh as President and
COO of Domino's Pizza Division and Dunkin' Donuts .

Harneet Rajpal is promoted VP Domino's Pizza
Harneet Sing Rajpal who was GM Marketing- Domino's Pizza has been
promoted as Vice President Marketing, Domino's Pizza.

FORUM

It is amusing !

It is amusing that how so many persons speak of the importance of the civil service examination and how officers who have passed one exam are better than those who have passed another, etc. But what does the civil service exam prove? It is merely an entry point. It measures nothing but the candidates endurance in taking an examination (sometimes many, many times over). What does it show about a candidates administrative ability? Nothing. What about proving themselves in service? That seems not to matter. All one has to do is pass the exam, and rest, one is set for life. Good for the candidate. VERY bad for the nation.

Aditya

Good luck to direct recruits

In IT department as is well known, the promotees rule the roost. they are ahead in promotions in comparison to other central services, for example - direct Class-2 recruits in customs & central excise retire as Additional Commissioner where as inspector recruits in Income Tax also retire as Additional Commissioner. Worse, still some of them retire as Commissioner. Therefore, even, the almighty GOD, can't save the direct recruits. The higher they go, the more lunatic they behave. This is the ultimate truth. Additional CITs are awaiting promotion, while DCITs get promoted as CITs. Good luck to direct recruits.

Raaghurane

Act, before it is late

Something is seriously going wrong with the transfers in Accounts & Finance cadre in DOT. A policy has been framed and flaunted with impunity by the very framers. Some actions are terribly caste biased with innocents being tossed around like footballs. Time to gear up for some action.

P. Shanmugham

A big question !

But the big question on the impartiality of the system is why the same thing is not noticed at Joint Secretary level and above. Why such a severe bias against Indian Forest Service (IFS) despite a large no of officers in the panel? Will Cabinet Secretary look and question this as well?

A K Singh

Police Enquiry
The appellant desired information regarding action taken report on his complaint dated 29.7.2010. During the hearing, the respondents submitted that the enquiry is now complete. During the course of the enquiry, it was found that the matter was civil in nature and the same was closed by the Police. The Commission directed to provide an
authenticated copy of the enquiry report conducted by the police.

Comments

A copy of the complaint or the enquiry report is not exempt from disclosure unless it contains information which would impede the process of investigation or cause any danger to the safety of the complainant.

[Dr. Subhash Bansal vs. Delhi Police in CIC/SS/A/2010/001056].

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION