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Kishore Kumar

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Is there a method in Congress's madness????? First it was reported that Rahul want Anna to be handled firmly…. then after Anna was arrested it was said that Rahul was livid that Anna was arrested!!! The 'method in the madness' was akin to the without voting price rise debate Congress wanted Anna's fast to be a 'time barred' fast … hence fast would be like a big circus and nothing more or less….. Anna will fulfill his vow and India's Middle Class for fifteen days will 'be busy'….. fast will end in 15 days and everyone will get on with their lives….. this was the method in the madness!! I too feel without Sonia Congress is headless and running about like a 'headless chicken'!!! All said and done Sonia would have handled this matter more deftly…..and with the Boss there minions would not push and pull to get 'it done their way'!!! Problem is Mohna is so used to following orders that he simply cannot decide, PC takes himself to be 'an authority in everything'….. Sibal takes himself to be a gift to Congress!!!!!! Problem is that if this was the plan then in Sonia's absence the handling was pathetic!!!!

Sonia Gandhi wapas lao!!!!

The there is the other view that Congress blundered…. Congress misread the Public's mood… the feeling in Congress was a calls that does not even come out to vote where will they come out to support Anna???? And the blame for this should fall on PC!!! Anna is not Ramdev……he has been 'audited' by various Agencies and they've come up with nothing!! Now Congress wants to investigate the fund sources for Anna's current Lokpal Bill movement!! Kejriwal could be one soft spot!!!! And Anna needs to keep away from Agnivesh….. he's a Trojan Horse!!

Lokpal Bill lao,

And the need is now… now…. now!!!!

I had warned of the down slide….. Sensex will come down to 15000 ….. now the bottom being talked about is much lower!!! US Government is now going hammer and tongs after S&P….. in fact all rating agencies are under the scanner……. I thought killing the messenger was only an Indian phenomena!! Brokers are saying markets will bounce back 50%….. yes eventually Markets will….. but not now!! There is more pain for the Markets!!! Though unexpectedly Oil is not falling in commiseration with the economic downturn!!

For some time Stock ke 'paas bhi nahi jao'!!!

For those who have made stocks their bread and butter 'Dal roti khao Prabhoo ke gunn gao'!!!

PS…….Anna was followed by a 2 km. Long cavalcade from Tihar to Ramlila Grounds!! On seeing the cavalcade one bystander, who surprisingly was unaware of what was gong on, lamented ' Kiss ka Janaaza ja raha hai'????? Another bystander responded, " Congress ka'......fact is either way , method in its madness or blundering, Congress has made Anna more popular than he himself would have envisaged!! Pawar was most vociferous that Anna be taught a lesson.... Pawar Ji sirif food items khao..... advise from Anna!!!

Bharat Kumar

Why did Rahul Gandhi not attend Core Committee meeting ?
Why did Rahul Gandhi not attend the Core Group meeting on Friday and why did Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sandeep Dixit criticize the Government on Anna Hazare issue?.Is there going to be anykind of show-down ?.

Chavan asks center not to send back Anna
Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan requested the Center not to send back Anna Hazare to the state like Ramdev Baba. Reason, it will affect the Municipal elections in the state that are going to be held in 2012.

What do former Maharashtra CMs know of Anna
Sushil Kumar Shinde and Vilasrao Deshmukh know a lot about the bargaining tactics of Anna. Both CM's have on different occasions been tricked by the Gandhian and have used political tool to bail themselves out.

Who asked Anna to be released?
Sonia Gandhi called Rahul asking for the release of Anna so that the situation does not go awry like in case of Ramdev baba

Who is funding Anna's campaign?
It is heard that US based Indian businessmen are funding Anna's campaign.

What did Rahul Gandhi say on his unexpected visit to Pune ?
Rahul Gandhi visited the families of the farmers killed for recent agitation but the farmers were unimpressed. It is heard that the young Gandhi pulled up Prithviraj Chavan for the careless and lax handling of the issue .

SPECIAL | Uttar Pradesh
The MAYA circle

Ms. Mayawati, who came to power in Uttar Pradesh in 2007 with an overwhelming majority, is known for her brash and rigid style. The positions she had been taking -be it related to governance or politics- have left many shocked and surprised. Her political journey from a school teacher in Delhi to the Chief Minister of the most populous state in the country, has earned her more foes than friends. Temperamental as she is, there are very few people who can be said to be close to her all through. The key people around her have always remained a mystery for the same reason. We tried to look into the people who wield great influence over her and help her run the government in one of the most complex state in the Indian union. During our study and discussions we came across the names of several bureaucrats but were surprised to find some top industrialists, businessmen and politicians forming the inner circle who had a direct access to "Behenji". It is in them that she confides in crisis and seek advises on issues whether related to governance or politics. She has picked up a former pilot and posted him as Cabinet Secretary with the rank of a cabinet minister and mandate to supervise the bureaucratic functioning. Thus, Uttar Pradesh is the only state to have a Cabinet Secretary who runs a parallel Secretariat to the Chief Secretary and one who is a political appointee but still involved with the government's decision and delivery making process and at the same time attending cabinet meetings by virtue of his status as a cabinet minister- something really unconventional. As stated above we came across several names of which we have concentrated on only 10 people the details of whom are being given below-

Jaiprakash Gaur
Founder, Jaiprakash Associates Limited

Creating wealth and diversifying into unheralded areas is his passion but he still takes time out to check on the Uttar Pradesh government's policies and uses his influence to advise the government accordingly. And, why not, he has major stakes there having invested in big ticket projects. When he speaks, he is seriously heard. That is the clout of the man who founded the Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. and Jaypee Group- one of the fastest growing business conglomerates in India having interest in real estate, power generation, Expressways, textiles, hospitality and hotel industry. A man of few words, Gaur has a great influence over the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati. Besides his entrepreneurial skills, he is looked upon as the key person and the very few from whom Mayawati seeks advise especially with regards to infrastructure and industrial development in Uttar Pradesh. The way his company has grown in the last decade and the heavy investments he has made in infrastructure projects across India, he is being billed as the man to watch out - one who would topple the Ambanis and Tatas as the biggest business group in Indian in the near future.

Gurdeep Singh aka Ponty Chadha
Managing Director, Waves Inc.

The liquor baron, having a considerable clout and network in the liquor distribution business in the north Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttrakhand, is no more a pushover. Having consolidated his business, he now manages the wholesale and retail liquor trade officially in Uttar Pradesh as well. His rapport with the state governments and bureaucrats is the envy of all his competitors. With a direct access to the UP Chief Minister he has his way out on most occasions. Chadha, the Managing Director of Wave Inc. has diversified into real estate, shopping malls, multiplexes, high end audio and projection systems, film and entertainment industry besides power generation and manufacturing. His multiplexes named Wave Cinemas across National Capital, New Delhi and north India have redefined luxury multiplexes.

Shashank Shekhar Singh
Cabinet Secretary

Whether you like him or not, there is complete unanimity in the fact that if one wants to do business with the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government he is the one to deal with. The suave and softspoken "Triple S" or "Captain" as he is known influences all key decisions of the state government be it relating to land acquisition, industrial policy or socio-economic issues. The one time pilot Singh, who is known to have flown many high profile dignitaries, in on a high himself after being drafted as the Cabinet Secretary by Chief Minister Mayawati. It is a rare instance that a state has a cabinet secretary, a non-bureaucrat, who takes all decisions on behalf of the State.

Navneet Sehgal, IAS
Secretary to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

This 1988 batch IAS officer is known as the key person who takes care of coordination and complaints at the CM's secretariat. A close confidant of Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, he is privy to most of the decisions of the state government.

Naseemuddin Siddiqui
Minister, PWD, Housing and Excise

He is the Bahujan Samaj Party's Muslim face that connects it to the vast community across the state. The General Secretary of the BSP also presides over the crucial portfolio of Public Works Department and Housing he virtually controls the development funds and activities of the state. In the UP's political and bureaucratic circles he is termed as the eyes and ears of Ms. Mayawati.

Anand Kumar
Ms. Mayawati's brother

Though relatively unknown and media shy he shot into limelight following the decision of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government to hand over the Bahujan Prerna Kendra in Lucknow to a trust owned by him. The multi-crore building was bought by BSP and used as an office. He has also burned his fingers following allegations of his involvement in land deals in the National Capital Region (NCR) in NOIDA and Greater NOIDA. Political pundits and observers label him as the man who can get any work done from Ms. Mayawati.

Satish Chandra Mishra
Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Advisory Council

Though, political pundits say an ambitious Mishra has been cut to size by Ms. Mayawati, the fact remains that he still enjoys a considerable clout in the government and even the chief minister dares not to ignore him totally. Mishra, the Brahmin face of BSP is credited with the BSP building bridges with the upper castes.

Kunwar Fateh Bahadur Singh, IAS
Principal Secretary, Home

This 1981 batch IAS officer is entrusted with the key responsibility of keeping law and order situation in a volatile state like Uttar Pradesh under check. Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has great confidence in him and is said to seek his advise on crucial issues pertaining to law and order in the state.

Brij Lal, IPS
Special Director General (Crime, Law and Order)

This 1977 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre is known to have a very good rapport with the UP Chief Minister. He is also being tipped as the next Director General of Police- the only road block being the presence of about four officers senior to him and his being eligible for the DGP rank only by November 2011.

Yadav Singh
Engineer-in-Chief at Noida Authority

A man very close to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, he heads the Engineering wing of the NCR's crucial Noida Authority. All the engineering departments in the Authority reports to him and any permission in the Noida Authority will have to be routed through him.

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BUREAUCRACY

Ahmad is new CVO of HIL
S Owais Ahmad has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), Delhi. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

Deputation tenure of CVO ESIC extended
Deputation tenure of A K Singh Chief Vigilance Officer, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has been extended for a further period of 6 months, i.e. upto February 2,2012. He is 1983 batch IFS officer of UP cadre.

IPS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh
There is IPS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh. New postings are Messrs Sudhir Saxena IG Intelligence, R K Garg ADG SCRB,M P Dwivedi IG (Selection),Arvind Kumar IG Administration,U C Shadangi IG Gwalior, B B S Thakur IG Personnel,A P Singh IG Shehdol,Pragya Richa Srivastava MP Bhawan New Delhi, R K Gupta IG Railways,M K Katakwar SP Shajapur,N P Barkade SP Anuppur,D K Singh AIG PHQ,B P Chandrawanshi SP Vidisha and S S Gaur SP Lokayukta.

IPS changes in West Bengal
There is IPS shake-up in West Bengal. New postings are Messrs:-
Anand Kumar SP, Darjeeling. He will be succeeded by Sugata Sen. DP Singh Kolkata Police as DC, South Division. PK Das SP Cooch Behar while Dipankar Bhattacharyya SP, North Dinajpur. Chirantan Nag SP of South Dinajpur. Jayanta Kumar Pal SP of Malda. Gyanwant Singh commandant, state armed police, Ist battalion. Murli Dhar DC, (detective department, special). Biswarup Ghosh deputy commissioner (Jadavpur) Subrata Mitra DC (Behala). Dilip Kumar Adak DC ( traffic), south Kolkata and Mukesh, DC (Headquarters, II).

Deputation tenure of Ajit Kumar extended
Central deputation tenure of Ajit Kumar Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been extended for a period of three months beyond 17.9.2011. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Mohanty is new CVO NALCO
P K Mohanty has taken over as CVO of the NALCO. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Air CMDE Mukherjee to be Director (Finance) HNL
Air CMDE P K Mukherjee is being tipped to be new Director (Finance) of the Hindustan Newsprint Limited.

Innovation Council constituted in Haryana
Haryana State Innovation Council under Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati has been constituted by the Haryana Government to support the state government in the promotion of innovations in the state.

Justice Sirpurkar to retire on Sunday
Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice V.S. Sirpurkar who hails from Maharashtra will retire on August 21.

Will there be a vacancy of DIG level in BPR&D?
In case Deshraj, Deptuy Director, BPR&D moves to the parent cadre there is going to be a DIG level vacancy in the organization.

Will Choubey continue in theGoI ?
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India has requested DOP&T to adjust Kamal Nayan Choubey in some department in a Joint Secretary level position. He was the former Private Secretary to Union MOS, Dinesh Trivedi, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He is an IPS officer of1986 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.

P C Cyriac is leading Anna Hazare's campaign in Kerala
P.C. Cyriac Tamil Nadu Cadre of the IAS of 1966 batch. Who had retired as Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu is spearheading Anna Hazare's campaign in Kerala.

IES officer Sanghi empanelled as JS
IES officer of 1984 batch Sunita Sanghi has been empanelled as JS, under CSS, in GoI.

IRS officer Sankaran empanelled as JS
IRS (IT) officer N Sankaran 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 Mohinder Singh is now Principal Accountant General (Audit)
Mohinder Singh-I (IA&AS-1983), on repatriation to the Department is posted as Principal Accountant General (Audit), Punjab, Chandigarh.

Pakistan : Parliamentary committee to investigate fudging of Revenue figures
Pakistan National Assembly's standing committee on Finance and Revenue has decided to launch detailed investigations into the alleged fudging of the revenue collection figures for the financial year ended June 30, 2011. The government had set a revenue target of Rs 1667 billion for 2010-2011. It was brought down to Rs 1588 billion following the devastating floods in the country. On 30 June this year the chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Salman Siddique announced at a press conference that the target had already been exceeded by Rs 2 billion and information was still pouring in about more collections being in the pipeline. Subsequently the chairman of the State bank of Pakistan informed the finance ministry that as per the figures computed by the bank the collection far from exceeding the target had actually fallen short by a massive Rs 38 billion.

Guwahati Municipal Corporation Commissioner transferred
Anurag Goel, Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation, has been transferred. His new posting orders are yet to be issued. He is 1996 batch IAS officer.


IAS officer Mrs. Kavitha Padamanabhan posted as CEO, Zilla Parishad, Tinsukia
2006 batch IAS officer Mrs. Kavitha Padamanabhan, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Tinsukia, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zilla Parishad, Tinsukia.

IAS officer Dr. Om Prakash is Jt Secr to Govt of Assam, Personnel Department.
2006 batch IAS officer Dr. Om Prakash, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary to Government of Assam, Personnel Department.

Services of IAS Puru Gupta partially placed at disposal of GDD
The services of Puru Gupta, Additional Depputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) are partially placed at the disposal of Guwahati Development department (GDD) for posting him as Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation.

Haryana State Innovation Council constituted
Haryana State Innovation Council has been constituted with Mrs. Urvashi Gulati, Haryana Chief Secretary as its Chairperson. The Members of the Council are Deep Kapuria, Chairman, Hi-Tech Gears Ltd, Jitender Mehta, Managing Director, Omax Autos Limited, Jayant Davor, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Sandhar Technologies Ltd, Arvind Kapur, Managing Director, Rico Auto Industries Ltd, Krishan Goyal, CMC Modern Dairies, Professor Anil Gupta, Executive Vice Chairmen, National Innovation Foundation Ahmedabad. Its other members are Vice Chancellor, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Vice Chancellor, C.C.S, Haryena Agricultural University, Hisar, Vice Chancellor, Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murtha, Vice Chancellor, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Vice Chancellor, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vlshvavidyalya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Vice Chancellor, Chaudhary Devi Lal University. Sirsa, Vice Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Vice Chanceilor, Maharishi Dayanand university, Rohtak, Director, ISM, Rohtak, Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana, Science & Technology Department.

Mittal is Mission Director NHRM UP (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Kumar Mittal has been appointed Mission Director of the NRHM in Uttar Pradesh .He is 1987 batch IAS officer.

CORPORATE

Disinvestment of BHEL and NALCO
There is a move to sell its stake in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) and National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco).

Sanzgiri now Vice Chairman Saraswat Bank
Sushil Sanziri is Vice Chairman of Saraswat Bank

AG Joshi joins Saraswat Bank board
AG Joshi former Chairman of Dena Bank has joined the Saraswat Bank board

PN Joshi joins Saraswat Bank board
PN Joshi former Chairman of United Western Bank has joined the Saraswat Bank board

Pai joins Saraswat Bank board
Jagdish Pai former Executive Director Canara Bank has joined the Saraswat Bank board

Sawaikar joins Saraswat bank board
Sawaikar former Deputy Managing Director of SBI has joined the Saraswat Bank board

Davra joins Saraswat Bank board
SS Davra former IAS officer and Director FERA has joined the Saraswat Bank board.

Sanjay Tandon promoted as COO of Draftfcb Ulka Delhi
Sanjay Tandon has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Draftfcb Ulka for its Delhi operations. Earlier as Senior Vice President at the company's Delhi office, he was looking after the entire Tata Docomo business.

Anand Badami promoted as Group MD at O&M
Anand Badami has been promoted as Group Managing Director at Ogilvy & Mather Malaysia. He will, however, continue to discharge his current responsibilities of Regional Business Development Director for Nestle.

Shrikant Hazare appointed CMO at KOOH
Kids Out of Home Pvt Ltd (KOOH) has appointed Shrikant Hazare as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). He will lead KOOH's marketing efforts for its sports and events divisions.

Sohan Shah appointed Head of McCann Healthcare India
McCann Healthcare has appointed Sohan Shah as Head of its operations in India.

Ganesh Lakshmanan appointed GM (Comm) at Hosmac India
Ganesh Lakshmanan has been appointed as General Manager - Communications at Hosmac India. Lakshmanan who has been with leading publishing houses in India and abroad for the past 19 years will be responsible for the marketing and communication for Hosmac.

Maken appointed Part-time Director, Indian Bank
The Union Government has nominated Sanjay Maken as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Indian Bank for a period of three years.

Rao ceases to be Director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd
Jaithrith Rao has ceased to be a Director on the Board of Infotech Enterprises Ltd.

Two new directors on Board of HCL Infosystems Ltd
Dr. Pradeep K. Khosla and Harsh Chitale have been appointed as additional directors on Board of HCL Infosystems Ltd w.e.f. August 17, 2011.

Chitale appointed Whole-time Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd
Harsh Chitale has also been appointed as Whole-time Director of HCL Infosystems Ltd.

Babbar appointed Deputy Company Secy. Trident Ltd
Trident Limited has appointed Pawan Babbar as Deputy Company Secretary of the Company w.e.f. August 18, 2011.

Adhikary appointed Alternate Director, Asian Hotels (West) Ltd
Rajesh Adhikary has been appointed as an Alternate Director to Sunil V Diwakar at Asian Hotels (West) Ltd w.e.f. August 10, 2011.

Hypocracy or genuine support ?

Lets hope that in this Euphoria, Anna suddenly doesn't appeal to millions of supporters also to shun Corrupt practices; pay their taxes and duties honestly; no short cuts through bribes; stop cash transactions and declare their Black and hidden incomes. Will be very difficult choice for them. Hypocracy or genuine support ? Roads may suddenly become empty and smss and emails may simply disappear.

Jaibharat.

Ajay Chaudhry

Govt should not post IPS officer

Government should not post IPS officer's in other than MHA N Intelligence on deputations. Plenty of them are being taken for Babu's work..... this will definitely reduce the vacancies as being projected.

N S Patiyal

Weak and unconvincing case

The defence of Bharat Bhushan by Capt N K Gupta is a weak and unconvincing case. The ministry's Financial Advisor Bharat Bhushan holding additional charge of CMD of AI was itself wrong and irregular as it violates the basic principle of independent financial functioning by the FA. When the cabinet secretariat noted this irregularity, he was immediately divested of this wrong charge arrangement. He should not be holding the charge of DGCA also, as holding any other executive office by the FA goes against the basic tenets of unbiased financial functioning. Is there no other officer other than the FA available here to be posted as DGCA instead of this wrong additional charge arrangement going on indefinitely.

Leela

Capt N K Gupta wonders

"One has to watch and see how Nandan performs."

Gupta has already defined the requirement as being a "pliable bureaucrat". The selection has been done accordingly. The role of selecting authority is to scrupulously adhere to "select the candidate from those available, who meets the required skills and aptitude, as much as possible"

R Kumar

Latest discoveries of political science

Hearing all the Government ministers and Congress party spokespersons on the yo-yo over Anna arrest and release , one is wiser of the few latest discoveries of political science and state craft : one, what the spokesmen of the Congress party say is their own personal views and not the Party's ex: Manish Tiwari and Rashid Alvi ; two, Congress party realizes after 12 hours of Anna arrest in the heart of Delhi that the Government has done such a thing : three, Police Commissionerate Delhi is not part of Government . Does any one remember Kafka ?

Trey

This no whisper at all

1. Shortage of IPS officers in the country

2. Shortage of judges in the country

3. Shortage of officers in the defence forces of the country

4. Shortage of officers in the para military forces in the country

5. Shortage of professors in the academic institutions in the country

6. Shortage of "employable" talents for the private sector in the country

etc etc etc

Unemployment in the country!!!

Ever heard of shortage of ministers in the country???

M L Gupta

Stenographers 'D' be regularised

I had earlier suggested that the Stenographers 'D' be regularised from the date of their adhoc promotion as Grade 'C' on principles of equity and justice. Continuing them ad hoc against regular vacancies is ill conceived and against the rules of natural justice & equity. DP&T may relax rules, procedures etc coming in the way of this proposal as a one-time measure to solve this vexed problem once for all.

U G Upreti

Protection of trees

The Complainant wanted the Forest Department, GNCTD to put up on their website certain information related to the Delhi Tree Preservation Act like details of permissions given for felling and pruning of trees, together with the details of applicants, the number of trees, locations, reasons for approval or rejection of the same and other details. The CIC directed to put the information on-line along with the details of complaints received on the tree help-line and their status till the date of final disposal. The CIC also directed all civic agencies carrying out any construction work to display along with the monetary costs and details of the project, the environmental cost, indicating the number of trees being felled and the location of compensatory plantation.

Comments

In M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India, the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution of India (Right to Life and Liberty) was enlarged by the Apex Court and the right to clean environment was also comprehended under Article 21. The rapid concretization in the city is affecting the trees the most, leading to poor forest cover and disappearance of
various species of birds. While this order is a step in the right direction, the mute question is whether it would be implemented and if yes, to what extent?

- 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)