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Aaj Ki Aawaz

DMK has set into place 'Operation Blackmail'!!!

In politics it is okay to blackmail when all other avenues to achieve goal fail!!

Though there are some like Amar Singh who start with blackmail!!!

And then go to pleading and cajoling when blackmail does fail!!

Seems there is so much evidence against the step mother and step daughter pair!!!

CBI is pained and forced to charge sheet though CBI handled them with 'utmost care'!!

In the previous charge sheet their names were omitted!!!

By the 'controllers' of CBI seems this was not permitted!!

'Controllers' do not want the stigma of 2 G on their Party!!!

If they leash in CBI now there will be charges that in this massive chori their Party was party!

DMK Ministers will resign 'for show'

DMK will continue external support and then will return say those in the know!!

By the way does Karuna's older son need to resing.... he has already technically resigned!!

His resignation has been on the table in 'letter and spirit' only its unsigned!!

The three Reliance ADAG executives are the fall guys!!!

They took the decisions on their own no one buys!!

Such a Deal could have only moved if Anil gave his okay!!!!!

'This was Anil's brainchild' many who know ADAG's working say!!

And signing of cheques is not the proof of guilt!!!!

Around this 'excuse' by Anil's lawyers the case to show Anil is not responsible is built!!

The Civil Society have decided to stay put despite Diggy trying his best!!!

Their 'izzat aabroo' Diggy sure did test!!

And he's going to be on their case!!!!!

He is Sonia's 'anti Lokpal Bill' face!!!

No logic behind Maya's demand and Diggy's gleeful 'yap' that there should be a Dalit in Draft Panel!

To more productive ways to benefit the Dalits her energies Maya should channel!!

Maybe this is just the start and now Maya will demand a special tolerance for Dalit dishonesty!

Up to a certain extent what is dishonesty for the rest for Dalits it will be construed as honesty!

Maya will colour code corruption......... pink to red!

Pink corruption is only acceptable in Dalits ..... no punitive action in the manual it'll be said!

Pawar says he's like a fruit tree and people tend to throw stones at such a tree!!!!

The fruits on this tree are a curious red and when you cut them 'blood you literally set free'!!

The fruit on this tree is of blood of Indians sucked for years.......fruits of Pawar's chori!!!!

And Indians throw stones at the tree in hatred for Pawar's chori and seena jorri!!!

They say Amar Singh in lieu for SP's support had demanded sacking of Murli and Chiddy!!!!

Though now if you ask Sonia she'll ' really ... did he'??????

Murli's he demanded at Anil's behest and PC's he wanted because PC's his enemy number one!!!

I hear when he refers to PC he does not even take his name he just says 'Owl ka son' (in Hindi)!!

In WB as Mamtha's victory becomes more and more evident CPI's going 'sour'!!!

Sourness will go up till the 'crucial hour' (results)!!

But my feeling is Mamtha's and her TMC will prove to be mediocre ' in power'!!!!!

And very soon the Bengalis love affair with TMC will sour!!!

She's damn good as a protestor but she'll prove she's pathetic in an Administrative role!!!!!

My prediction is all the sheen and love would have worn off by the next WB State poll!!

I hear there is a lobby in BJP that is with Congress in its 'get Modi' project!!!!

And he'll not be able to get them off his case if future PM tag he does flatly reject!!

I hear in the garb of a 'chaat papdi' party this group met!!!!!

And at Modi's 'successes' they did fume and fret!!!

Now Congress's victory in Gandhinagar will be reason for them to Party!!!

It's not without reason why people call BJP has Bhartiya Jhagda Party!!!

From UP the news is Congress has fallen a few notches more!!!!

There are a horde of issues why with Congress the electorate in UP is so sore!!

Amar will go with Congress because he has his eyes at the 'pie in Dilli'!!!!

Otherwise ' a loser choosing another loser' sure does sound silly!!

And Maya may demand that 'Statues of Dalits' should get the right to vote!!!!

And Maya is waiting for the result from TN to see what is the power of the note!!

In TN Karuna and family are fortifying for Jaya's onslaught!!!!

On the 'weak foot' they would not like to be caught!!

Karuna for all you know will go to Singapore for treatment or ilaaj!!!!!

Amrinder and Chautala went overseas after 'loosing raaj'!!!

Confucius says...... these fleeing Netas feel in the 'out of sight out of mind' saying!!!!!!
They've robbed the State and so for their Medical Tourism cum temporary getaway we are paying!!!!!

Bharat Kumar
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Cabinet Reshuffle in May
Cabinet reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh Government is expected to take place in May after the results of the Five Vidhan Sabha elections.

Who will be CM in Kerala if UDF comes to power?
Who will be Chief Minister in Kerala if UDF comes to power? This question is hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.

BUREAUCRACY

Pulok Chaterji to be in Delhi this week !
Executive Director of the World Bank Pulok Chaterji is visting India this week. This visit of Chaterji is being considered significant. In the seniority list of 1974 batch IAS officers, he comes at number 8.

Will Anup Mukherjee succeed Cabinet Secretary ?
In the corridors of power name of Bihar Chief Secretary Anup Mukherjee has also started doing the round for the post of Cabinet Secretary. In the seniority list of 1974 batch IAS he comes to number five.

V.K. Jha IAS seeks VRS
V.K. Jha who is Secretary Panchayat with the Goa government has sought voluntary retirement from service (VRS). He is officer of the 1995 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

M Sarangi to succeed Raman ?
Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat Dr Mrutyunjay Sarangi is likely to succeed M Raman as Secretary Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Will Shekhar Agrawal be Secretary Heavy Industries ?
Meeting between Minister Heavy Industries Praful Patel and Special Secretary Defence Shekhar Agrawal has fuelled speculations about the later's becoming Secretary Heavy Industries. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of UP cadre. Secretary Heavy Industries B S Meena is retiring on April 30.

Ms Radha S Chauhan poised to be Jt.Secretary, HRD
Ms Radha S Chauhan is poised to join the Government of India (GOI) as Joint Secretary in the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry. She is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

A.P. Mishra in the reckoning for Chairman Railway Board
A.P. Mishra is in the reckoning for the post of Chairman Railway Board. Presently, he is Member-Engineering in Railway Board.

Will Justice Harkauli succeed Justice Alam ?
There is a buzz that in the event of Justice Syed Rafat Alam moving to the Supreme Court of India, seniormost Judge of the MP High Court Justice Sushil Harkauli will succeed him as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Army promotions soon
Promotions to the ranks of lieutenant general and major general are going to be announced shortly.

Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya in SBI to benefit
Elevation of Pratip Chaudhuri as Chairman of the State Bank of India ((SBI) on March 7, 2011 augurs well for Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya - Chief Development Officer and Deputy Managing Director (DMD) SBI. She has extremely bright chances of becoming SBI Chairman once Chaudhuri's tenure comes to an end in September 2013.

IAS officer gets new assignment in UP
1978 batch IAS officer Kapil Dev who has applied for VRS will now be Chairman of the Property Tax Board in Uttar Pradesh for a period of five years. Dev was to retire in November this year.

Rajiv Sharma yet to join NHRC
Rajiv Sharma who has been appointed Secretary General of the NHRC is yet to join his new assignment. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Tarun Kapur to join GoI next month
Tarun Kapur in joining the Government as Joint Secretary in the Department of Non-Renewable Energy in Mya. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Banks CMDs to meet in Delhi on April 26,2011
S.K. Sharma Secretary of Financial Services i.e. Banking has convened a meetings of CMDs of public sector banks in Delhi on April 26, 2011.

Interviews for GM to ED in Banks postponed
Interviews for the post of Executive Directors in the Banks have been postponed for some time. It will take place after the promotion of EDs to the post of CMD.

Sanjay Kumar Rakesh in race for slot of DG, NIFT
As the grapevine has it, Sanjay Kumar Rakesh is in race for the post of Director General (DG) of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) under the Ministry of Textiles that has been lying vacant for a pretty long time. He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to Manipur-Tripura (M-T) cadre.

Nambiar appointed Fellow at University of Cambridge
Former Secretary Civil Aviation Madhavan Nambiar has been appointed as a Fellow at the University of Cambridge at the Judge Business School. Earlier he was teaching Public Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, New York. He is retired 1974 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

B.K Maurya promoted as IG, ITBP

B.K Maurya, DIG, Int&Ops, Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB), on promotion has joined as IG, ITBP Chandigarh He is an IPS 1990 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Vivek Rae gets Secretary pay -scale
Vivek Rae who is on deputation to the Government of India has been given Secretary Grade (Rs 80,000 ) fixed .He is 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre. He is presently DG (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence.

Vipul Mittra's book fast gaining popularity
Pyramid of Virgin Dreams (Paperback) authored by Gujarat based IAS officer(of 1986 batch) and Principal Secretary Tourism Vipul Mittra is doing a very good business on amazon.com.uk. The book is priced at 8.99 pounds. It is also being delivered with the Super Saver Delivery in the United Kingdom.

NHB will need new incumbents at senior level
The National Housing Bank (NHB) Raj Vikas Verma is Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) will see many slots vacant at senior level.

Meeting to select Members CAT in July
Meeting to select new members of the Central Administrative Tribunal is expected to take place in July.

Will Meena head NTPC-BHEL joint venture or join Private Group ?
Rumours are that Heavy Industries Secretary BS Meena, who is to retire by April end, may head the NTPC-BHEL joint venture as its Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) - the post which has fallen vacant with the resignation of CP Singh. Meena is the brother Minister of State in Finance, Namo Naryan Meena. One reliable source, however, ruled out this possibility .According to the source Meena is all set to join a private company in Delhi. However, now it is sure that he is not joining the BIFR.

Ms. Sarojini Ganju Thakur receiving award from Prime Minister
Ms. Sarojini Ganju Thakur Additional Chief Secretary(ACS) with the Himachal Pradesh government receiving award from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh given to the state under Prime Minister's Award for excellence in Public Administration for sustainable plastic waste management in the state . The event was held in plenary hall of Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on occasion of Civil Services Day last week .

Pakistan : Ethno-linguistic Reorganisation of Provinces
With Mr Shahbaz Sharif CM of Punjab and brother of Pakistan's prominent political personality Nawaz Sharif declaring his part's support for creation of new provinces political consensus seems to be building in Pakistan in favour of reorganisation of the country's provinces on ethno-linguistic lines. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has already stated last month that creation of a new Saraiki province will be included in the PPP's manifesto for the next general elections. Before that MQM's Altaf Hussain had declared in January this year his party's support for carving out new Seraiki and Hazara provinces presumably from the existing Baluchistan and Pakhtun Khwa. Speaking to reporters in Dera Ghazi Khan on Sunday Mr Sharif went a step further and said his party would support even Karachi to be made in to a separate province of Pakistan.

IAS postings in Uttar Pradesh
The Principal Secretary Administrative Reforms Department Navtej Singh has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary National Integration Department. Secretary Mining and Mineral Department and MD UPSIDC Surendra Kumar Verma will remain only Secretary Mining and Mineral. The Secretary to the Chief Minister and CMD UPPCL Navneet Sehgal has also been given the additional charge of MD UPSIDC

DEBATE
Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? It is time consuming. Under the system it is examined at each level and in every Ministry there are at least six levels. Broadly speaking it goes from concerning Ministry to DoPT Ministry, then to cabinet secretariat and then to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Finally it goes to the PMO. It is extremely time consuming .In the wake of this please give your valuable views to us.
Mail us-mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Interviews for CMD ,PDIL next week
Interviews for selection of new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Projects & Development India Limited (PDIL) will be held next week. As many as 15 candidaes have been shor listed for the same.

Kumar resigns as Director, Jindal Drilling and Industries Ltd
Naresh Kumar has resigned as Director of Jindal Drilling and Industries Ltd.

Khaitan appointed Chairman, Electrosteel Steels Ltd
Electrosteel Steels Ltd has appointed Binod Khaitan as Additional Independent Director (Non Executive) cum Chairman of the Company .

Ganatra appointed Additional Director, Ashok Alco Chem Ltd
Manoj Ganatra has been appointed as an Additional Director of Ashok Alco Chem Ltd w.e.f. April 8, 2011.

Telecom Advisor to ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani resigns?
Telecom Advisor to Reliance ADA Group Chairman Anil Ambani, Arun Sur, has resigned from the company .

Two senior executives of Patni Computer resign?
Ajay Chamania and Deepak Khosla, who are responsible for Patni Computer's product engineering services and the Indian market units respectively have put in their papers in the company.

Mathur is GM, Four Points by Sheraton, Pune
Pankaj Mathur has been appointed as General Manager, Four Points by Sheraton Pune.

Amar Lulla is no more
Amar Lulla, the former joint managing director of pharmaceutical firm Cipla has passed away. He was 63.

FORUM

Is Anna Hazare scared of President of Congress party? Why did he write to her? He should have written to Prime Minister,the CEO, instead.
R Santha (Retd IAS)

? Legalised corruption in GOI?
Ministry of DOPT &ARPG is the nodal agency mandated to formulate policies, frame rules and guidelines for conduct of government business particularly in Service matters. Consider the ground realities. There are inconsistencies galore in actual practice. Same set of guidelines are misinterpreted by different ministries to suit their specific requirements. This results in avoidable litigations in the Central Administrative Tribunals (CATs) causing substantial loss to public exchequer running into crores of rupees. No wonder, about 44,000 cases are pending adjudication in seventeen benches of CAT.There is no monitoring or regulatory mechanism in the DOP&T in place to ascertain whether its guidelines are being followed in letters and spirit by different ministries.
The private lawyers and government counsels are the natural beneficiaries of this organized activity. Worse, (in almost) all cases, the GOI on the tutored advice of government counsels and the mandarins of Law ministry, prefer appeals against the judgments of CATs / lower courts etc.The babus also benefit from these nexus with the government counsels. How? It is anybody?s guess . The appointment of thousand of government counsels by Min of Law has all the ingradients of a mega scam. It involves quid pro quo deals. The credentials and success rates of private lawyers are never verified by the Law ministry before appointing them as government counsels.The Law minister must reform his own ministry before advising others.
What to do?There is a felt need to have an effective monitoring/ regulatory agency under the PMO to oversee the ground realities. The DOP&T is headed by the PM as the cabinet minister-in-charge. For facilitating appropriate action, the joint paper needs to be discussed by the Committee of Secretaries (COS).The joint paper could be drafted by getting inputs from all ministries as the corruption is spread across the board. This will be a step towards Good governance.
A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)

After learning about the affidavit filed by Sanjiv Bhatt an IPS officer of Gujrat cadre in the Supreme Court on electronic media today I want to salute him for his courage and truthfulness. Only if we had more officers like him , we would nether need any lokpal bill sarkari or Jan Lokpasl bill nor there would be any need for Anna Hazare to go on fast. What we need is officers with courage who can stand up to authorities and take the risk and not those can close their eyes to any type of wrong doing to earn promotion and post retirement employment. Salute to Mr sanjiv Bhatt .
Sudhir Chopra

Sudhir Chopra

There are examples of officers as Joint Secretary making recommendations in favour of consultancy organisations and then switching sides by joining the same organisation as head of a division. There is a consultancy organisation which regularly does this and has been favored many a times. Not only that ITDC has come out with tender document for selection of JV partner whose submission date is in a day or two and from the eligibility criteria and the haste with which things are being finalised, it is apparent that its a pre decided tender in favor of a particular consultancy organisation.

DVS

Great News Honest & hardworking men now with DD all the best Khan sir
Ranjan Rai

Mood Luck.

Kishore Dudani
Retd. Deputy Secretary(MEA)
&
Director, SABERO Organics Ltd.

Constitution of bench by the SC

The CIC observed that the information whether the Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) has placed certain papers before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of a Bench as directed in the SC Order in the SLP No. 32855/2009 is plainly administrative in nature. It is difficult to imagine how the disclosure of such information could cause any abrogation of the independence of the judiciary. The CIC directed to provide information on action taken by the SC Registry and also provide copy of the order, if any, for constituting a Bench of appropriate strength for further hearing on the SLP. The CIC further directed to provide a copy of the document, if any, confirming the news about the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India advising Karnataka Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice PD Dinakaran to go on leave.

Comments

While the CIC deserves applause for the interpretation of the RTI Act, is it not surprising that the CPIO of the mighty Supreme Court of India cannot decipher one of the simplest Acts of the independent India? Even earlier, the CPIO of SC has received a rap on the knuckles for similar aberrations.

Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. CPIO, Supreme Court of India in File No. CIC/WB/A/2010/000316 & CIC/SM/A/2011/001078

- 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 - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)