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P N Roy

Aaj Ki Aawaz

IBN's state of the Nation poll is a farce!!!! 'Terror not linked to religion'...... what a lie!! Terror that is exported into India from across the border is steeped in religion..... why even Kashmir has been givne a religious hue by Pakistan!! Then comes the next fib..... Rahul is the Public's choice for PM.......the man has blundered and blundered..... dramas.....double standards!! Problem with these polls is these polls are funded by vested interests!! And if Rahul thinks via such polls he'll gets the license to parachute into PM's chair then he's got it wrong!! And fact of the matter is IBN's ratings fell down .... IBN had expected state of the Nation poll will boost its TRPs..... we see Idiot Boxes but we are not idiots!! And now there is the India Today Poll which is diametrically opposite to IBN's poll.... I'd trust India Today poll nay day!!

In fact this poll result is bringing out Rahul's shortcomings to the fore!!!!

And I understand more such fixed surveys are in store!!

Omar Abdullah is known for his partying..... a RTI applications shows how Omar has been wasting Public money on his jaunts...... nowadays he flies to Delhi for Iftars and partying thereafter!! Those in the know say in the name of fighting terror these people literally milk the State.... it was done in Punjab and its being done in Kashmir!!! And do remember there is no audit of secret funds to fight terror..... brings memories of Guv Surendra Nath!! In Delhi informed sources do recall Omar's wheeling and dealing during the NDA days!!!

Baap pe pooth....... many sons are like their Dads!!!

Have the same addictions and the same fads!!

It is indeed surprising that despite AI's woes BJP is refusing to take up Praful's alleged blatant chori!!! Seems Pawar has got Ghadkari to ignore this 'humongous fly on the wall'!!! AI has been bled dry be it purchase of planes, operations and other procurements!! It is alleged that flight routes were changed to suit Praful's pals!! Praful's daughter misused AI!!! But despite all the alleged chori BJP's looking the other way!!

Prior to Praful taking over AI was not doing to badly!!!!

And despite so many revelations on Praful's alleged chori BJP is looking the other way sadly!!

I feel Subramaniam Swamy was itching to get arrested or face some kind of trouble at the hand of authorities or Congress supporters.... but in the end he walked out without getting a reception, brickbats or arrested!!! Swamy is prone to making ludicrous statements.... like his recent on that he was art lunch with friends and he heard recordings of Sonia's sisters are contacting Ahmed Patel.....of course if you ask him for proof he'll either insult you by calling you a servant of Sonia or give you a bluff!!! Swamy's bag is full of allegations but he has no proof!!

Swamy ji religion is believing and not damning another Dharam!!

In no Dharam is abusing other Dharams a karam!

PS.... Maken new caller tune is the ole Bollywwod song tune... humm ka maaf karr doh ....... he call up BJP Leaders and hang up..... and when they call him back he pleads for forgiveness!!! And Officials in the Sports Ministry need to be careful as Maken's Plan B is to put the blame on them saying 'he was misled by them'!!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Rohit Nandan Appointed CMD, Air India for 3 Years
In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 133, read with Article 117, of the Articles of Association of the Air India Limited (AIL), the President has appointed Rohit Nandan, IAS (UP:82), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation as Chairman & Managing Director
(CMD), Air India Limited on deputation for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, from the date of taking over Charge.

A.K. Vora soon to be Member Staff in Railway Board
The Prime Minister is believed to have cleared the file relating to elevation A.K. Vora as new Member Staff in the Railway Board. Presently he is posted as General Manager (GM) Central Railway (CR).

Kulbhushan soon to be Member Electrical
The Prime Minister is believed to have cleared the file relating to elevation of Kulbhushan as new Member Electrical in the Railway Board. Presently he is posted as General Manager (GM) East Coast Railway (ECOR).

SEBI selects 4 EDs
The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has selected four candidates for the post of Executive Directors (EDs).

J. Ranganayakulu gets another term as SEBI's ED
J. Ranganayakulu who is presently ED (legal) with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been given another term .His maiden term in SEBI was to expire on August 13, 2011.

S. Ravindran appointed SEBI's ED
S. Ravindran Chief General Manager in charge of Mutual Funds Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been appointed as one of the four Executive Director (EDs).

S. Raman appointed SEBI's ED
S. Raman has been appointed as one of the four Executive Director(EDs) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).Presently, he is an OSD in SEBI. He is an Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer .As OSD he in charge of the Integrated Surveillance
Department, has also been selected for the post of Executive Director.

R.K. Padmanabhan appointed SEBI's ED
R.K. Padmanabhan has been appointed as one of the four Executive Director (EDs) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).Presently, he is Special IG & Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) in Mumbai. Earlier, he was chief of the security department in Air India. He is an IPS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.

Who will be IG, Goa?
Who will be IG Goa as process to post Rajesh Khurana as IG Goa in place of Ms.Shivagami Sundri Nanda, has been stalled? This question is hotly being debated in IPS fraternity. Khurana is an IPS officer of 1994 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Michel Vetha Siromony gets extension in tenure
Deputation tenure of P Michel Vetha Siromony, a 1982 batch Kerala cadre IAS as Director, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development has been extended till December 15.

A K Tyagi to be Director (Commercial) Mecon Ltd
A K Tyagi is being tipped to be new Director (Commercial) of the Mecon Ltd..He is presently GM in the Company.

Dr Likhi to take charge on September 1
Dr D.K.Likhi has been selected by ACC as Director (Production and Marketing) of MIDHANI, one of Ministry of Defence Unit. He is currently General Manager (Business Planning) Steel Authority of India Limited. He will take over charge from 1st September'11.
( We said this on April 4 and 5 )

Das is new Director (Commercial ) NMDC
S.K. Das has taken over as Director (Commercial) NMDC. He was earlier Executive Director Ware-house SAIL.

IAS changes in Madhya Pradesh
Renu Tiwari will be new Collector Barwani.Suraj Damore has been made Secretary Health.M C Chaudhary has been made Commissioner Ujjain Municipal Corporation. Surendra Tiwari will be Deputy Secretary Home.Deputy Secretary (Rehabilitation) Ramesh S Thete was reassigned as Narmada Valley Development Corporation Director .

Ms. B.P. Sridevi appointed Director,
Ms. B.P. Sridevi on central deputation has been appointed as a Director in the Ministry of Urban Development (UD) for a period of five years. She is an Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officer 1997 batch.

Ramesh Chander Bhatt appointed as Dy. Secretary, Defence
Ramesh Chander Bhatt on central deputation has been appointed as a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence for a period of four years. He is an Indian Cost Accounts Service officer of the 1995 batch.

Name of Swati Sharma recommended for award
Swati Sharma,Deputy Commissioner Rungong, Arunachal Pradesh, Government of Arunachal Pradesh has been recommended name for the PM award. Election Commission has appreciated the work of Ms. Sharma. On the basis of this Election commission has written to the state Government of Arunachal Pradesh. She is an IAS officer of 2003 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Name of Ankur Garg recommended for PM Award
Ankur Garg, Secretary to Governor, Arunachal Pradesh, Government of Arunachal Pradesh has been recommended name for the PM award. Election Commission has appreciated the work of Ankur. On the basis of this Election commission has written to the state Government of Arunachal Pradesh. He is an IAS officer of 2003 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Shortage of IPS officers in Gujarat
Gujarat has a sanctioned strength of 195 officers but there are only 143 positioned in the state right now.

IRS officer Bharamarbar Ray empanelled as JS
IRS (IT) officer S S S Bharamarbar Ray 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).

IA & AS officer Ms. Rashmi Jain promoted
Ms. Rashmi Jain, Sr. Deputy Accountant General (Admn), in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit), Bihar, Patna has been promoted to the grade of Accountant General and posted as Principal Director of Audit, East Central Railway, Hajipur.

New Police Commissionerate in Haryana
Haryana Government has set up a Police Commissionerate for Ambala-Panchkula districts. The State already has Police Commissionerate at Gurgaon and Faridabad.

Mahesh Rangrajan is new Director of NMML
Mahesh Rangarajan has taken over as the new Director of the prestigious Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML). He succeeds Mridula Mukherjee whose term expired on August 9.

Pakistan : Death sentence for Ranger who shot a civilian
In one of the speediest trials and perhaps a first of sorts in Pakistan the anti terrorists court in Karachi sentenced to death a serving personnel of Pakistan rangers for killing an unarmed youth Sarfaraz in a public park in Karachi on June 8 this year. Five other Rangers and a civilian who accused the victim of being a robber and dragged him to the killer were also sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100000 each to be paid to the victim's family. The trial commenced on June 29 this year when all the accused were formally charged with murder and concluded with their conviction in a little over a month's time. Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso also rejected press statements by interior minister Rehman Malik just after the incident that the victim who was actually a robber was also armed at the time of the incident as the entire incident shot on a cell phone by a passerby was aired on TV channels and showed no such evidence.

CORPORATE

Karan Gupta appointd CEO ITAC
Indo-Canadian CEO Karna Gupta has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).

Patel resigns from Nagpur Power & Industries
Kalpana Patel has resigned as the company secretary of Nagpur Power & Industries.

Babu now Additional Director Odyssey Technologies
Odyssey Technologies has appointed U Rathish Babu as additional director of the company.

Raju resigns from Jyothi Infraventures
G Srinivasa Raju has resigned from being the Director of Jyothi Infraventures.

Deepak Fertlisers to expand export opportunity
Deepak Fertiliser is scouting for export opportunities in Australia, Africa and Indonesia for selling Technical Ammonium Nitrate. The company has expanded its production of TAN at its existing plant at Taloja near Pune.

Murali appointed CFO, Bal Pharma Ltd
D Murali has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Bal Pharma Ltd who will also be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mehta ceases to be Director, PTC India Ltd
Satish Mehta has ceased to be Director of PTC India Ltd w.e.f. July 18, 2011

Mishra appointed Independent Director, PTC India Ltd
Akhilesh Mishra has been appointed as an Independent Director of PTC India Ltd w.e.f. August 8, 2011.

Sarak appointed Director, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
Arun Kumar Saraf has been appointed as Director of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur for a term of three years w.e.f. August 12, 2011.

Hiemstra resigns as Director, United Breweries Ltd
Sijbe Hiemstra has resigned from the Board of Directors of United Breweries Ltd.

Rond appointed Addl. Director, United Breweries Ltd
T A F de Rond has been appointed as Additional Director of United Breweries Ltd .

Murali appointed CFO, S Mobility Ltd
S Mobility Ltd has appointed Subramanian Murali as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company.

Kambale appointed Addl. Director, Sanghi Industries Ltd
Sanghi Industries Ltd has appointed Devidas Kashinath Kambale as an Additional Director of the Company.

Rly Ministry pulled up

Railway Ministry has been pulled up by the CAG and indicated a loss of around 300 crores. Indian Railways is a clear example of Mismanagement of Resources and systems. For instance, the corporate sectors and private companies just allow LTC grant without asking for any train tickets. Similarly in Central Govt. offices and Public Sector Undertakings a lot of malpractices do take place. People travel by bus and give false ticket numbers and claim ac fares. THis should be checked.

Siva Kumar

It is right time to wakeup !

What to talk of Defence, there is another service where officers are also recruited through Combine Engineering Services Exam. of UPSC i.e Indian Supply Service where the officers of 1976 Exam. are at JAG level after more than 34 years of Gp A service. Moreover neither the DGS&D nor Cadre Controlling Authority( Secy commerce) are bothered to fill up 8 vacant posts at SAG , lying vacant more than a year. PMO is talking of better Goverance but unaware of what is happening in various departments.

RD

Politics at its lowest ebb

Politics in this country is at its lowest ebb since Independence. New trend is to shoot the messenger If CAG squeaks then finish the institution, if Anna Hazare speaks thrash him, if whistleblower raises a head kill him. It is a typical case where 'chors' are thrashing the police. What CAG has stated in its report are only facts and many of these were quite well known and discussed in the corridors of power much before the audit was even concieved. Everone in the power cirlcles of Delhi knew how a particular clique headed by 'whom was distributing contracts in Delhi govt. Delhi Govt can always counter CAG in media if the facts reported are wrong but it is too well aware that this will be like shooting its own foot as all its dirt would become public. delhi govt can't even say that it wasn't given oppotunity to reply as it said for Shunglu Committee as CAG gave it ample opportunity to reply at every stage of audit then why are they running away from findings. Truth is sytemic loot has taken place in the name of CWG and small pawns have been sacrificied for hiding the kings, queens and princes of corruption and our system is such that we will end up with only 'peeps, squeaks and leaks' while those gained of it would laugh all the way to bank.

MB

Moga people will be lucky to have Gill as legislator

Wishing all the best to P.S. Gill, DGP, Punjab. Moga people will be lucky to have him as legislator in the coming Elections. He is a real administrator.

Inderjeet Singh

Rules are changed to accommodate a few

Union Public Service Commission decided to promote Sr CMOs to the level of Joint Secretaries. Many (about 250 were not found to benchmark due to ACRs submitted alongwith) hence it was decided that all sh0uld be kept at par and were promoted and than were included for promotion. By doing this act, UPSC acted at the behest of whom - the petty officers like AP Tarvadi or Asit Halder who had been guiding how to rag a DPC for promotion. With these two people sitting there for past two decades, the rule of rotational transfer does not apply to them. DP Aggarwal, Chairman should see the bungling they had been doing in the past many years and delaying the genuine cases by showing that they come under the category of deficient documents. It is disgusting and unhealthy for the democratic country like India. What a shame ? Rules are changed to accommodate some very few and none is worried to see the problem.

Kunwar Ramsumiran

Send Assam Rifles to naxal affected areas

The best thing would have been to send Assam Rifles to fight the naxal affected areas of Chhatishgarh, Orrisa and Maharastra.

Kamal

Congrats to Rajgopal

I am sure he will do well for PRSI and the clan. I wish him all the Best in crossing milestones.

K M Cariappa

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)