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Passionate Journalism. More balls than the channels and print media following the spins on 23 willing ton crescent Or Jhandewalan voices. Yes I forget to add the other spin master 5 motilal Nehru place. Keep up your prophetic whispers without an agenda.

Mani Shankar

Aaj Ki Aawaz

'For your health protests could be bad'!!!!

Using the rod is PC's new fad!!

PC now feels 'spare the lathi and spoil the protestor'........ yes no doubt the message to the DP was break a leg or two and crack a few skulls...... PC wants to frighten protestors!! He ordered DP to beat up the protestors at the Ramlila grounds and now Yuva BJP workers got a taste of PC's 'lathi'!!! In a Democracy protesting is a right..... whereas for PC might is right!!! Post 2014 when power equation changes I'm sure PC will be at the receiving end..... jaise ko taisa mille ga!!

Maken is a galli fighter!!!!

A lesson needs to be taught to this cheeky blighter!!

Maken has misled the House as NDA did not make Kalmaid the Head of OC!! NDA had decided that the President of the IOC will be the Vice President of OC and the OC President will be a Government appointee!! Sunil Dutt was given to understand that as Sports Minister he's be the President of OC..... but when the name was announced Sunil Dutt to his shock found Kalmadi was made the President of OC!! And by a letter that Kalmadi had written , and which is in the Public domain, it is obvious how and by whom he was made the President of OC!! Maken is lying and he needs to be taken to task!! And Jaitley pointing a finger at Sonia is not blasphemy... Congress is trying to make it look like blasphemy!!

In a Bear Market such pull backs are a norm!!

Like a lull before the start of another storm!!

Nifty will go down to 4200 in due course.....NYMEX will come down to 70-75..... Gold will go up to $2000 /oz!!! FED said nothing and the market bounced back.... don't you find it funny??? The next leg down will be more 'furious'!! Fact is in all economies there are too many mismatches and these mismatches are now playing out!!

London City is burning down.... burning down...my fair Lady (London bridge is burning down)!!

What you are getting to see is the underbelly of London that is very very shady!!

On a trip to London one does not get to see this side of London where unemployment is rampant... drugs are both a business and an escape!! If you have to travel to these areas you are warned.... even the Cabbie gives you a piece of advice.... ending with 'though it is not my business'!! And these hoodlums have found a way to get around the omnipresent surveillance cameras .... wear hoods!!! With the Olympics around the corner I think London has a lot of introspection to do....but they'll not do what Delhi Government did to the poor and the shanties!!

PS....... Sheila Aunty now sees the Media and she runs..... at one time she used to run to the Media and now she runs away!! She feels till Sonia comes back and takes over she's safe.... will Rahul shock Sheila Aunty????? In Parliament very soon you will find dispensing bottles in every nook and corner in Parliament.... no not hand-sanitizers but Vaseline!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

If Governors are not appointed then ?
If the list of new Governors approved by Sonia Gandhi is not sent to the President within next two -three days for appointment -then alarming signal.

BUREAUCRACY

Lt Gen Bikram Singh to be next Army Chief
Lt General Bikram Singh, now Eastern Army Commander at Calcutta's Fort William, is all set to take over from General V.K. Singh in June next year.

Cadre of IAS officer changed from Rajasthan to UT
Cadre of 2006 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre Ms Shilpa Shinde has been changed to UT cadre on the ground of marriage to 2008 batch IAS officer Sachin Shinde.

Ms Ishita Roy to be Member -Secretary Silk Board
Ms Ishita Roy will join as Member Secretary Central Silk Board, Bengaluru. She is 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Justice Adarsh Goel to move Assam High Court ?
Justice Adarsh Goel of the Punjab and Haryana High Court is likely to move Guwahati High Court as number one Judge.

Pankaj Sharan to move from PMO
Indian Foreign Service officer Pankaj Sharan is moving from the PMO. He is likely to go as an Ambassador.

Assam Rifles to replace SSB on Bhutan border
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Government of India (GoI) is likely to replace Assam Rifles in place of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Bhutan border. The matter is under process.

Deputation tenure of Oberoi extended in CBI
Deputation tenure of M M Oberoi DIG in the CBI has been extended upto March 7,2013. He is 1992 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Deputation tenure of Hitendra extended in CBI
Deputation tenure of R Hitendra DIG in the CBI has been extended upto October 31,2013. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Deputation tenure of Aggarwal extended in CBI
Deputation tenure of Rakesh Aggarwal DIG in the CBI has been extended upto March 31 2012. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Deputation tenure of Golcha extended in CBI
Central deputation tenure of Satish Golcha DIG in the CBI has been extended upto October 19,2010 .He is 1992 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Deputation tenure of Tripathi extended in SBI
Central deputation tenure of Saurabh Tripathi DIG in the CBI has been extended upto September1,2012.He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Amit Kumar to join CBI as SP
Amit Kumar has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Nisar Ahmed to join CBI as SP
Nisar Ahmed has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 1999 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Ashwant Kumar Chand to join CBI as SP
Ashwant Kumar Chand has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2000 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Vineet Bhijlal to join CBI as SP
Vineet Bhijlal has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2001 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Sandeep M Tamgadge to join CBI as SP
Sandeep M Tamgadge has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2001 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Dr A Subramanyeshwara Rao to join CBI as SP
Dr A Subramanyeshwara Rao has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2002 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Rakesh Rathi to join CBI as SP
Rakesh Rathi has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2002 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Krishna Kumar V K to join CBI as SP
Krishna Kumar V K has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2005 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Rajiv Ranjan to join CBI as SP
Rajiv Ranjan has been selected to join the CBI as SP for a period of four years. He is 2005 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Interviews for SEBI, EDs begins today
Interviews for four posts of Executive Directors(EDs) in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will be held on August 11 & 12, 2011.The panel for interview is being headed by SEBI chief U. K. Sinha while its other members are: Prashant Saran Member SEBI(ex RBI official), Anand Sinha Deputy Governor(DG) RBI and Dr.R B Barman ex ED,RBI.Altogether there are 10 insiders and 20 outsiders who will face interviews. A post is meant for an insider.

Condition of deputation is there for ED, SEBI
Unlike interviews for the post of Members in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) the deputation will be allowed for those government officials who were chosen for four posts of Executive Directors(EDs) in SEBI.

"RBI special": Panel for selecting EDs in SEBI
Three members who are going to interview candidates for four posts of Executive Directors(EDs)
on August 11 & 12, 2011 are from RBI or RBI background.They are:Prashant Saran Member SEBI(ex RBI official), Anand Sinha Deputy Governor(DG) RBI and Dr.R B Barman ex ED,RBI.Market circles it is hotly being debated that why no expert from Markets figures in the panel of those who are going to conduct interviews.

Prithpal Singh tipped to join GoI
Prithpal Singh, Additional Director General, Logistics Assam Police is likely to go on central deputation shortly. He is an IPS officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

CAG appreciates excellent work by Delhi Division
The only positive piece in the CWG audit report of CAG is its appreciation of the excellent improvements carried out at New Delhi Railway Station in the run up to the games. CAG has appreciated the timely completion of works within the tight budgetary allotments. The excellent work being done in the Delhi division of Northern Railways under the DRM, Delhi, is being widely noticed and appreciated.

S.M. Sharma in fray for DGP's post in Punjab
S.M. Sharma, an IPS officer of Punjab cadre in fray for the post of DGP with the Punjab Government. At present he is DG Security with the Punjab government.

6 IPS officers of TN cadre to attend spl foundation
Two IPS officers of 2008 batch from Karnataka cadre will be attending Special Foundation course in Musoorie. They are Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah (ASP Tiptur Tumkur District) and Ms. Rohini Katoch (ASP Bhatkal DK District).

PRSI reconstituted with S Rajagopalan as Chairman
While the Chairman of the newly constituted committee of the Public Relation Society of India (PRSI) is S Rajagopalan, Deputy General Manager (Public Relations), Container Corporation of India, Mohan Shukla, Director (Corporate Affairs), Carrefour WC & C India Pvt Ltd, is its new Vice Chairman, Ciny Mathew Philip, Senior Corporate Communications Officer with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is its Secretary, Naresh Kumar, Chief Manager (Corporate Communications), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd - Joint Secretary and Rajat Gupta, Managing Partner, Response Consulting, is the Treasurer.

46 IAS officers of 1981 batch empanelled in GoI
All together 46 IAS officers have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. The list include M Sahoo, C Viswanath, S Mohanty (AP), S C Panda, A K Srivastava (AM), Jayant Dasgupta, B P Sharma and Arun Jha (Bihar), P K Pujari, Rita Teaotia, Hasmukh Adhia and D J Pandiyan (Gujarat), Madhusudan Prasad and Anuradha Gupta (HY), S M Vijyanand (Kerala), Sunil Soni (MH), R K Jain (HP), S C Khuntia and K Ratna Prabha (KN), P K Dash and Amita Sharma (MP), Amel Singh Luikham (MT), Anita Agnihotri, S Srinivasan and R L Jamuda(Orissa), Anjuli Chib Duggal (Punjab), Gurjot Kaur (Raj), A K Gupta Shashi Shekhar, C P Singh and R N Chaubey (TN), A K Bishnoi, Anil Swarup, Anand Mishra, Balvender Kumar, D Chaudhary, Rajive Kumar, Vrinda Swarup, D Diptivilasa, J P Sharma and C B Paliwal (UP), A Sinha (Uttarakhand ), A K Agrawal and Dr Tuk Tuk Kumar (West Bengal), and Vinod Agrawal and A K Pandey (Jharkhand).
( We said this on August 5 )

40 IPS officers of 1988 batch empanelled for JS or equivalent post
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the empanelment of 40 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 1988 batch for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent under the Central Staffing Scheme. Dr. K Venkatesham ( MH ), Probodh Kumar ( PB) Soumen Mitra ( WB ), R K Vij ( CH ), Satyajit Mohanty ( OR ), Zulfiquar Hasan ( WB ), Kamal Saxena ( UP ), Tapan Kumar Deka ( HP ), Satya Narayan Pradhan ( JH ), R K Tandon ( MP ), Anand Kumar ( UP ), N K Mishra ( SK ), M Akhaya ( OR ), Sanjiv Kumar Singhal ( BH ), Raj Kumar Viswakarma ( UP ), Amitabh Ranjan (MT ), S L Thaosen ( MP ), Atul Karwal ( GJ ), Ram Phal Pawar ( WB ), Sanjay Pillai ( CH ), Sunil Kumar ( TN ), Praveen Sinha ( GJ ), Manoj Yadav ( HY ), Anvesh Manglam ( MP ), B N S Negi ( HP ), Devendra Singh Chauhan Dr ( UP ), Harman Prit Singh ( WB ), Man Mohan Singh (BH ), Vivek Sahay ( WB ), Kailash Makwana ( MP ), Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota ( PB), Mukesh Gupta ( CH ), Anish Dayal Singh ( MT ), U C Sarangi ( MP ), J Poornachandra Rao ( AP ), Binayananda Jha ( OR ), Arun Kumar Ray ( OR ), Anil Kumar Agarwal ( UP ), Santosh Kumar Upadhyay ( OR ) and Prashant Kumar Agrawal (HY).

Four 1980 batch IAS empanelled during review
Four 1980 batch IAS officers have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India during the last review.They are Mssrs S Mohanty (Karnataka),Anita Agnihotri and S Srinivasan (Orissa) and Vinod agrawal (Jharkhand).

IRS officer Mehrotra empanelled as JS
IRS (IT) officer A D Mehrotra who belongs to 1984 batch has been empanelled to the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS).

Achintan Bhattacharya is now JS Financial Services
Achintan Bhattacharya, Director Financial Services, has been promoted as Joint Secretary in the same Ministry on promotion. He is a CSS officer.

Vandana Yadav is now PS to Mukul Roy
Vandana Yadav has joined as private secretary to the Union minister of state for shipping, Mukul Roy. She is 1998 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

IA & AS officer Bhawani Shankar promoted
Bhawani Shankar, Director (Admn), in the office of the Principal Director of Audit, Economic & Service Ministries, New Delhi, has been promoted to the grade of Accountant General and posted as Officer on Special Duty in the office of the Principal Director of Audit, Economic & Service Ministries, New Delhi.

Pakstan : Rain water chokes Presidency
At least three meetings scheduled to be chaired by Pakistan's President Asif Zardari on Tuesday had to be cancelled as rain water accumulated in the Presidency after heavy downpour on Monday. Meetings had to be shelved aftr sanitary lines were choked spilling water on the third and fourth floor of the building. President Zardari has taken serious note of the incident and some heads in the PWD responsible for maintenance of the building are likely to roll.

Addl CIT Sanjay Rai transferred to SFIO, Mumbai.
Consequent upon his selection for appointment as Additional Director (Inv) in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Mumbai, on deputation basis, the services of Sanjay Rai, Additional CIT, Vapi Range, Vapi, have been placed at the disposal of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Mumbai.

Addl CIT Amit Mohan transferred to TRAI
Consequent upon his selection for appointment as Advisor (Legal) in the Telecom regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI), New Delhi, on deputation basis, the services of Amit Mohan Govil, Additional CIT, Transfer Pricing Officer - II (I), New Delhi, are placed at the disposal of TRAI.

EC allows Punjab's senior officials to contest polls
The EC has allowed Punjab's senior officials DS Guru, principal secretary to the Chief Minister and PS Gill, Director General of Police to contest Assembly polls after their retirement. While Guru is a prospective candidate from Bhadhur (SC) assembly segment, Gill is contesting from Moga Assembly constituency. Both are entering the electoral fray on SAD (Badal) ticket.

IAS changes in West Bengal
DM Darjeeling, PMK Gandhi, will now be DM Cooch Behar. S Mahapatra, the Cooch Behar DM will be Jalpaiguri DM. Soumitra Mohan has been made DM of Darjeeling. Archana will now be Malda DM. Rajesh Sinha has been appointed chairman of the state marketing board. PN Bhutia will be the DM of Uttar Dinajpur. Rajiv Kumar on return from central deputation has been made DM of East Midnapore.Abhinav Chandra will be the DM of Nadia. Sanjay Bansal has been posted as DM of North 24 Parganas. Binod Kumar will be commissioner of small scale industries development corporation. JP Meena, the CEO of Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority has been moved as DM of Birbhum. Durgapada Goswami will be Dakshin Dinajpur DM.

New Members of Kerala Planning Board
E. Sreedharan, chairman, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation; Tarun Das, former chief mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry; and G. Vijayaraghavan, former chief executive officer, Technopark have been appointed Members of the Kerala Planning Board.

Sain gets posting in Goa
Pawan Kumar Sain has been appointed additional secretary to the government of Goa He will look after the charge of special secretary (home), taking over from Rajeev Verma. Sain is 2005 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Rajeev Verma to hold important departments
1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Rajeev Verma will continue to look after the charge of commissioner/secretary to governor, transport, information and publicity and secretary for tribal welfare. B Vijayan has been given additional charge of secretary (health).

IDAS officer Sen appointed Adviser ( Finance ) to Govt. of Nagaland (UPDATED)
Gautam Sen ( IDAS - 1976 ) , has been appointed Adviser ( Finance ) to Govt. of Nagaland for Finance Commision related matters of the State Govt.. The officer had superannuated from Govt. of India on Jan 31, 2011 as Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts , New Delhi . He is also a former Financial Adviser of North Eastern Council.

T.P. Seetharam is new High Commissioner to Mauritius (UPDATED)
T.P. Seetharam, presently Additional Secretary at Headquarters has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Mauritius.

23 IRS officers promoted and transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 23 IRS officers have been promoted in the grade of Chief Commissioners / Director Generals of Income Tax and given fresh postings. While Bidhu Bhushan Mohanty has been posted as DGIR (Inv) - Kolkata (Kolkata - CCA - WB), Bibhab Dutta has been made CCIT-II - Hyderabad (Hyderabad CCA AP), Zora Singh Klar - CCIT - Panchkula - Chandigarh (CCA - NWR), Surbabhatta Gopalkrishna - CCIT - III Chennai (Chennai - CCA TN), Amitabh Misra - CCIT-X - Kolkata (Kolkata - CCA - WB), Suresh Kumar - DCIT (Inv) - Bhopal ( Bhopal - CCA MP & Chhattisgarh), Shyam Murari Nigam - CCIT - V - Kolkata (Kolkata - CCA - WB), Arun kumar Singh - CCIT Shimla (Chandigarh (CCA NWR), Puthalath Kuttannair Vijaykumar - DGIT (Inv) cochin (Cochin - CCA - Kerala), Girish Sharma - CCIT - XIII - Delhi (Delhi CCA), Praveen Agarwal - CCIT - Surat (Ahmedabad - CCA Gujarat), Rajiv Lal - CCIT - Baroda - Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat), Girdhari Lal Bhagat - CCIT-OSD - Raipur (Bhopal - CCA - MP & Chhattisgarh), Joan Power Massar - CCIT - Shillong (Guwahati - CCA NDER), Ashutosh Mansang Sangma - CCIT - IV - Kolkata (Kolkata - CCA - WB), Virendra Kumar Mishra - CCIT - Trivandrum ( Cochin - CCA Kerala), Maqbool Ahmed - CCIt - Durgapur - Kolkata (CCA WB), Promila Bharadwaj - DGIT (HRD) - Delhi (Delhi CCA), Shashikant Pathak - CCIt - Vishakhapatnam (Hyderabad - CCA AP), Sakharam Govindrao Joshi - CCIT - Trichy (Chennai - CCA - TN), Rani Singh Nair - DGIT (Inv) - Bangalore (CCA Karnataka), Bharat Mukherjee - CCIT -jalpaiguri (Kolkata - CCA WB) and Ramesh Chandra Mishra - CCIT - V - Chennai (Chennai CCA TN).

16 CCITs/DGITs transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 16 IRS officers in the grade of Chief Commissioners / Director Generals of Income Tax have been transferred. While RBC Rozara is now CCIT - III Delhi (Delhi CCA), Vijay Sharma is CCIT - Patna (Patna CCA Bihar), Pradip Kumar Ray - CCIT_VIII Kolkata (Kolkata CCA WB), Ashok Kumar Jain - CCIT Bhopal, Deepa Krishan - DGIT L&R (Delhi CCA), Sujata Pant - CCIT - X Mumbai (Mumbai - CCA), Subrata Kumar Ray - CCIT (C) Delhi (Delhi CCA), Sunil Verma - CCIT - VIII - Delhi (Delhi CCA), Deeptas Shree Kumar Das Sharma - CCIT Madura (Chennai - CCA TN), SK Pahwa - CCIT Thane (Pune CCA Maharashtra), K Satya Narayana - CCIT-III Bangalore (CCA - Karnataka), Satya Gopal Rajguru - CCIT - Rajkot (Ahmedabad (CCA - Gujarat), Arvind Shankar - Ahmedabad (CCA - Gujarat), Dilip Kumar - CCIT - Panaji Bangalore (CCA Karnataka), S Senda marai Kannan - CCIT - IV Chenna (CCA - TN) and G Rajeshwar Rao - CCIT-I Hyderabad CCA.

Kathirwel is Dy Conservator of Forests, Sariska Tiger Project (UPDATED)
P Kathirwel, IFS:2004, awaiting posting, has been posted as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Sariska Tiger Project, Sariska, Alwar.

Ms.Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan to be Dy.Secretary, DEA (UPDATED)
Ms.Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan Collector, Virudhunagar District, on return from leave has been relieved by the Tamil Nadu Government with immediate effect to join Government of India Deputy Secretary in the Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance. She is IAS officer of 2002 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre .

CORPORATE

Vaish to be Director (Finance) NTC
P C Vaish, Presently GM(Finance), NHPC is being tipped to be new Director (Finance), National Textiles Corporation Limited (NTC).

R P Singh to be CMD of SJVNL
R P Singh is being tipped to be new CMD of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL).He is presently Director in the SJVNL.

Two new CEOs Bharti Airtel
Rajiv Rajgopal has been appointed as the CEO of broadband and data services. Shashi Arora will be CEO of DTH and media services.

Khaitan quits from Eveready Industries

Executive Vice President of the Eveready Industries Deepak Khaitan is reported to have resigned.

Esha Guha quits Concept Communication
Esha Guha, Senior Vice President, Concept Advertising has quit the Company after a three-year stint with it. Prior to this, She was with Newfield Advertising as Chief Executive Officer since 2000.

Harvinderjit Bhatia puts in his papers at Digicable Network
Harvinderjit Bhatia, Group CFO, Digicable Network (India) Pvt Ltd, has put in his papers after a three-year stint, with the Company. Having over two decades of experience in the corporate finance world, with specialisation in start-up ventures, Bhatia has worked with Radio Mirchi and Murjani Group as their Group CFO and also as Financial Controller at Seagram India.

Tarvinderjit Singh joins Rediffusion Y&R
Tarvinderjit Singh has joined Rediffusion Y&R, Delhi, as Creative Head - Copy. He has over 11 years' experience in the advertising industry. Prior to this he was with TBWA as Creative Head.

Arora appointed CEO (DTH & Media Services), Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd has appointed Shashi Arora as CEO ( DTH / Media Services.

Chandra ceases to be Part-time Director Gail (India) Ltd
Apurva Chandra, former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has ceased to be Part-time Director (Government Nominee) of Gail (India) Ltd w.e.f. August 8, 2011.

Thiagarajan ceases to be Director, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd
R Thiagarajan, IAS, Director of Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has relinguished his directorship following his retirement from service w.e.f. August 1, 2011.

Bhandari resigns as Director, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd
R R Bhandari, Director of Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. August 1, 2011.

Three directors cease to be on Board of Corporation Bank
The following directors ceased to be directors of Corporation Bank from August 9, 2011, on completion of their term-- Hiren Mehta, Thomas Mathew T and Ajay Gatg.

Chopra appointed Chief Sales & Mktg. Officer, Marriott International (Asia-Pacific)
Marriott International has appointed Neelima Chopra as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Marriott International, Asia-Pacific.

Ghate appointed VP (Legal) & Company Secy. Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd
Niket S. Ghate has been appointed as Vice President (Legal) and Company Secretary of Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd effective August 8, 2011.

Sarin resigns as Independent Director, Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd
R. C. Sarin, Independent Director had resigned from the Board of Directors of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd with effect from August 8, 2011.

Kapoor nominated as Part-time Director on Dena Bank Board
Vijay Kapoor has been nominated as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Dena Bank for a period of three years.

Meera appointed GM (North Region), Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines has appointed Mohamed Sathik Ali Mohammed Meera as General Manager ( North Region) based in New Delhi.

Vijayaraaghavan to be re-appointed Director, KPR Mill Ltd
The Board of K P R Mill Ltd has approved re-appointment of M J Vijayaraaghavan as Director of the Company.

State of Civil Services in India

The civil service Exam is a platform for all the successful candidates, selected either due to merit or any other means, to earn money. The option by these candidates reflects the opportunities how much they can earn. No one thinks about the nature of work. It is money that is important.

India needs a good administrative reform at the earliest.

Mohan

Just for fun

Railway General Managers haven't been transferred , rather they have been given additional charge apart from their existing duties.

Just for fun.

S Kumar

Huge disparity in pay

Huge disparity in pay on grant of ACP and MACP to Gr. D Stenos/UDCs, having just one year difference in seniority [from a Rs.100 difference to Rs.5,490/- in basic only].

On completion of 12 years approved service, ACP was granted to StenoDs/UDCs of 1995 batch w.e.f 01.07.2008 and fixed their pay at Rs.18,460/- (Rs.13,860/- in pay band and a grade pay of Rs.4,600/-) as the ACP was monetarily equivalent to a promotion. Whereas, on completion of 12 years, 1996 batch Steno-Ds/UDCs were granted MACP and their pay fixed at Rs.12,970/- (Rs.10,170/- in pay band and a grade pay of Rs.2,800) There was a gap of Rs.100/- only in the basic pay between a Grade-D Steno/UDC senior to just one year as per the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.4,000-100-6,000/-. At the same time, after the introduction of MACP, this gap in the basic pay has been widened to Rs.5,490/- . It is very evident from the above the degree of disparity and difference among the similarly placed.

This unjustifiable difference in basic pay is only between Assistants/Grade ?C? Stenos promoted or granted ACP between 01.01.2006 ? 31.08.2008 and those who were promoted or given MACP on or after 01.09.2008. This is because of the fact that Steno-Ds/UDCs granted ACP between 01.01.2006 ? 31.08.2008 got the benefit of the above fixation [both Rs.6,500/- and Rs.7,450/- (pre-revised) at the time of calculating pay in the band]. The above benefit of fixation was denied to those who were given MACP after 01.09.2008. Due to this, they are also denied the entitlement for type III government accommodation and rail journey by 2AC from 01.09.2008 as they are not having the grade pay of Rs.4,200/ for availing the facility. Whereas, those who availed ACP upto 01.09.2008 are enjoying these facilities.

The Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme fails to meet the very purpose and aim behind the financial upgradation to neutralise the monetary loss due to stagnation and hardships faced by the employees. Whenever a policy or a scheme is reviewed or modified, the basic concept/motive behind is for the financial betterment of the employees and certainly not to cause any sort of loss. Even if no additional benefit is granted due to review/modification of a policy, the benefits allowed under the previous policy are at least retained. The financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme should be granted as per the promotional norms, then only it serves the very purpose of `Career Progression?.

As per DOPT OM No.20/49/2009-CS-II (B) dated 22nd June, 2011, a new grade of UDC (NFSG) and Steno-D (NFSG) in CSS and CSSS in the grade pay of Rs.4,200/- in the pay band 2 has been created. This should have been given from 01.01.2006 at least as done in the case of Assistants/PAs to minimize the existing wide gap. The said order itself questions the very existence of 10 year MACP as a new entrant to UDC/Steno-D will get Rs.4,200/- grade pay after completion of just 5 year?s approved service. Whereas, those who were given MACP on or after 01.09.2008, after completion of 10 years, under the MACP, getting a mere Rs.400/- only added to Rs.2,400 grade pay, i.e. Rs.2,800/-. Even after getting a promotion, the huge difference will be there as only a grade pay of Rs.4,600/- will be provided on promotion at present, not the next hierarchical pay scale as given earlier. Whereas Gr. ?D? Stenos granted ACP between 01.01.2006 ? 31.08.2008 got the benefit of the both Rs.6,500/- and Rs.7,450/- (pre-revised) and the grade pay of Rs.4,600/-.

DOPT should take a serious note of this anomaly and rectify the same at the earliest please.

A 1996 batch Steno-D

CAG's Audit Report

The write up of Ashwini Kumar about the factuality of CAG's Report may not be fully agreeable to all. But, however, the observations of the CAG's Report can, certainly, not be, ignored and as such there must be some reasons to establish that only CM, Delhi is directly involved like Karnataka CM and only then she could, morally, step down from the CM's position;.

Hsbhalla

Why this anomaly?

The problem of senior Chief Commissioners in CBEC and CBDT is that their juniors get all the important postings and the seniors are neglected. Why this anomaly?

Vijay Kumar

Well done !

A Good work but delayed long.As per DOPT Policy. All the best to couple IAS.

Devesh

TAIL-PIECE

What is the height of.....

1. What is height of Fashion?

Ans: Sari & Dhoti with a zip.

2. What is height of Secrecy?

Ans: Offering blank visiting cards.

3. What is height of Active laziness?

Ans : Asking for a lift to house while on a morning walk.

4. What is height of Craziness?

Ans : Getting a blank paper Xeroxed.

5. What is height of Forgetfulness?

Ans : Seeing the mirror and trying to recollect when you saw him / her last.

6. What is height of Stupidity?

Ans : A person looking through the keyhole of a glass door.

7. What is height of Honesty?

Ans : A pregnant woman buying one and a half ticket.

8. What is height of Suicide?

Ans : A dwarf jumping from the footpath on the road.

9. What is height of De-hydration?

Ans : A cow giving milk powder.

10. What is Height of Kanjoosi ?

Ans : Fancy & gated community building has caught fire and owners are sending missed calls to Fire brigade!!!

Contributed by-A Visitor

Copies of documents in Vigilance cases

The copies of documents sent by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) along with enclosures on the basis of which the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) issued the 'advice' in the case of the applicant were sought. They were declined claiming exemption u/s 8(1) (h) of RTI Act by CVC after consulting the CBEC as a third party. It was submitted to the CIC that although the proceedings against the Appellant himself had since been completed, the proceedings against the remaining employees who had been charge-sheeted in connection with this case were still pending and, therefore, the disclosure could adversely affect the pending enquiry. Further, the case involved a large number of employees and the records and documents received from the CBEC had common references to all those employees, distinguishing the information related to the Appellant from the rest might not be possible. The CIC held that upon the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against the Appellant with the advice of the CVC, there is no reason why the desired documents should not be disclosed.

Comments

Even if the communications from the CBEC contained some references to other employees, it would hardly matter when the CVC has already given its advice in relation to the Appellant. The increasing number of such cases point to a need for a change in practice and training in RTI Act.

[Shri B R Beedu v. Central Vigilance Commission in CIC/WB/A/2010/000202SM]

- 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)