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Margoob Hussain

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Anna ki jeeth!!!

Netas karr rahe hai seethe!!

Though technically the Netas conceded very little..... in fact Sharad Yadav and Laloo heckled Anna and his lot in their speeches...... but in the end they too agreed with conceding to Anna's demand!!!! Without a doubt no Neta worth his or her salt wants a Lokpal...... yes they are all for a Jokepal!!!! A Lokpal would indeed be the start of the end to their 'fun and games'!!!! After all what is their objective of being in power????? Their submissions on their assets to EC show the phenomenal rise in their assets....just the tip of the iceberg is revealed......so you can imagine the increase in what's not 'shown'!!!!! Congress tried to dent the numbers by getting majority minority Leaders and Maya to stop Muslims and Dalits to lend support to this movement!! Congress forgot that when people see poop on the road, then be they of any caste or creed their reaction is just the same....so people's reaction is the same to the poop that they see in the Indian political establishment!! Anna and his lot have won this battle but there is a war ahead!!!! So Anna Ji fatten up because you will have to undertake a few more fasts before Jan Lokpal Bill becomes a reality...... keep in mind Netas have not 'given up hope yet'!!

Rahul lost out on an opportunity to show his mettle!!!!

The Nation his 'interruption' during zero hour sure did nettle!!!

Had he been so absorbed in this issue he would not have read out his speech during zero hour but would have spoken extempore!! This was a drama staged for Rahul..... Priynaka's presence when Rahul made this speech shows this! Rahul's think tank conjured up this plan and it fell flat on its face!!!! So bad was the fallout that next day Rahul did not even show up in Parliament...... standard procedure that he follows whenever he flops!!! And Speaker Meira Kumar sure flouted procedures by allowing Rahul to read out a five page sermon to the House!!!!!

PC and Sibal are in the doghouse!!!!!

And fire once again Congress's trusted fire fighter did douse!!!

Not that both did not try to create more fires but seems they were put in place!!!! PC went into a sulk and Sibal shamelessly kept smiling and showing he's relevant!! PC's son even tweeted and got a slamming from Tweeters!!!! PC's son like Laloo was surprised as to how a 74 year old Anna could fast for so long..... hinting that Anna' s fast was a put on and slyly he was being given replenishments!!! And how can I forget Manish Tiwari....... the man had literally gone berserk insulting Anna and then he went berserk apologizing...... hope he's permanently removed from being Congress's bhonpoo!!!! Sheila Dixit did her bit..... drunkards and bottom pinchers were mobilized to give the protest at Ramlila Ground a bad name!!!! Ultimately it was Pranab Da who was called to do the needful and he delivered!!!!

PS....... China and N Korea are known to treat the health of their Leaders as a State Secret! Why are Gandhis following their example?? Priyanka has razed her house, that was being built near Shimla.......official expenditure incurred Rs. 30 lakhs so all Congressis should follow suit! And if you recall I had told you that Agnivesh is a Trojan Horse!!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Who was behind anti-Rahul campaign at Anna's 'Pandaal' ?
The police and the intelligence are still groping in the dark as to who actually was behind anti-Rahul Gandhi campaign at Anna's 'Pandaal' i.e. the venue where he is agitating.

Will there be turning point in Congress ?
One should not get surprised if a big-wig close to Ten Janpath is raided by the Government of India investigative agencies. If this happens it is going to be a turning point in the Congress party.

BUREAUCRACY

U K Bansal to be new DG BSF
U K Bansal is being tipped to be new DG Border Security Force. 1974 batch IPS officer of UP cadre Bansal is presently Special Secretary (Internal Security ) in the MHA.

DG NCRB to get extension ?
DG NCRB N K Tripathi is expected to get three months extension in service beginning September 1, 1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Tripathi is scheduled to retire on August 31.

Secretary level changes in a day or two
Secretary level postings are expected to take place in the Government of India in a day or two.

Samirendra Chatterjee to move
After the appointment of M Sarangi as Secretary Labour this is certain that S Chatterjee will be moved from the post of Commissioner Central Provident Fund. Reason is simple-1976 batch IAS officer Samirendra Chatterjee can not report to the 1977 batch IAS officer.He is expected to be Secretary of either Disaster Management or Inter-State Council Secretariat.

Who will be new Secretary Health ?
Name of 1976 batch IAS officer Sayen Chatterjee is in circulation for the post of Secretary of Health in the Government of India. Minister Health Gulam Nabi Azad is however in favour of 1977 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre P K Pradhan.

K K Shrivatava's name for Member Traffic cleared
File relating to appointment of K K Shrivastava as Member Traffic Railway board has been cleared by the CVC.

CVC's clean chit to 11 names for GMs
Names of 11 senior railway officers that were mooted have been cleared by the CVC. They are: B.N. Rajshekhar, Arunendra Kumar, A K Verma, Kalishankar, Mahesh Kumar, A.K. Khanna, S.K. Jain, V.C. Agrawal, Indra Ghosh, S.V. Arya & N.C. Sinha.

Kalha says no for CMD Punjab and Sindh Bank
D S Kalha has now said that he was not keen for the post of CMD Punjab and Sindh Bank. He had been selected for the post. Kalha is 1977 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Niraj Verma is PS to DONER Minister Paban Singh Ghatowar
Niraj Verma has joined as Private Secretary (PS) to Indian Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) Paban Singh Ghatowar. Niraj Verma is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this in July)

Hunt is on for new EO
A hunt is on for new Establishment Officer(EO) in the DoPT. Present incumbent Dr. I.V Subba Rao Additional Secretary & Establishment Officer(EO) with central government's DoPT is very soon going to join UNESCO as Chief of Literacy, Basic Education and non formal Education. Its a newly created post at UNESCO head quarters. He is an IAS officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Manoj Pant misses the bus ?
Manoj Pant who on central deputation is private secretary to Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee could not make it to the post of senior Advisor to ED, World Bank, Washington. Due to certain terms and policy affairs.He is an IAS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Rahul Kulshrestha to Joint Secretary in Atomic Energy deptt
The Atomic Energy Department is soon going to have Rahul Kulshrestha as the Joint Secretary. Presently, he is Deputy High Commissioner of India in Pakistan. He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1985 batch.

Sunil Kumar Lal to join as Ambassador, Spain shortly
Sunil Kumar Lal will be joining as Indian Ambassador to Spain. He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1980 batch.

Anju Kumar is Director Americas Division
Ms Anju Kumar (IFS 1997) has joined as Director in Americas Division in place of Ms Vani Rao of 1994 batch. Rao left for posting to Israel.

Sunil Kumar is back to Chhattisgarh
Sunil Kumar is back to the parent Chhattisgarh cadre as ACS. On return 1979 batch IAS officer Sunil Kumar has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Secretary Education .He will also look after School Education and Technical Education.Prior to his return he was Additional Secretary in the Ministry of HRD in the Government of India.

104 participants of the AIS foundation course reach Bhopal
The 86th Foundation course for All India service (AIS) and central service officers will commence on August 29,2011. It will conclude on December 9, 2011. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the course while the inaugural ceremony will be presided by Governor Chhattisgarh Shekhar Dutt. It may be stated that the course will be held at the RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration & Management (RCVPNAAM) Bhopal of which Director General (DG) is Prashant Mehta. He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre. As many as 104 participants belonging to 14 services will attend it. Majority of them belongs to Income Tax, Central Excise and Customs and railways. Indian Forest Service(IFS),IPoS and IA & AS are among services of which officers will be there in the course.

Ms. Nidhi Khare to go to the US
Ms. Nidhi Khare has been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T), Government of India (GOI), for a course on Master on Public Administration in Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA" commencing shortly. She is an IAS officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.

Ajit Balaji Joshi is Administrator HUDA,Faridabad
Ajit Balaji Joshi has joined as Administrator of HUDA, Faridabad. He is an IAS officer of the 2003 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

D K Srivastava gets additional charge in Bihar
D.K.Srivastava IRSS (86) presently on deputation to Government of Bihar and posted as Additional Commissioner( Commercial Tax) has been given additional charge of Director(tourism) cum Special Secretary (tourism)

E. Sreedharan DMRC chief is on Kerala Plan panel
Chairman of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) E. Sreedharan has joined on the Kerala State Planning Board (KSPB).

CBDT Member Ms. Hardeep Srivastava
CBDT Member Ms Hardeep Srivastava who had sought VRS will retire with effect this week. She is 1974 batch IRS (IT) officer.

IPS changes in Rajasthan on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, a change of IPS officers will be done by the Rajasthan government after the festival if Eid-ul -Fitr. Senior posts like DG Anti Corruption & IG Kota have been lying vacant for quite sometime.

IRS (C&CE) officer Harmeet Singh empanelled as JS in GoI
IRS (C&CE) officer Harmeet S Singh of 1984 batch has been empanelled as JS or equivalent in the GoI under CSS.

IRS officer Goyal empanelled as JS
IRS (IT) officer R K Goyal 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 Md. Faizan posted as Assistant Accountant General
Md. Faizan Nayyar (IA&AS 2009), on completion of training at Shimla, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Accountant General, in the office of the Pr Accountant General (Audit), Bihar, Patna. He will be entrusted independent charge of DAG (IC) vice Atul Prakash.

IAS postings in Uttar Pradesh
Govind Raju NS will now be DM of Sultanpur.Pinki Jowel has been moved as DM of Bahraich.

Pakistan : CJ administers oath to Auditor General reading out reservations
After initial reluctance to administering oath of office to the newly appointed Auditor General Akhtar Buland Rana the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftekhar Chowdhary finally agreed to do the needful on Saturday following submission of detailed factual report by the Presidency on various allegations reported against Rana by the media. However the Registrar of the apex court read out the court's reservations to Rana's appointment before the oath was administered. According to media reports the Auditor General designate is being investigated for possessing passport of a foreign country and was also earlier facing charges of sexual harassment from a lady colleague. He hails from Multan the home town of Prime Minister Gilani and is also reportedly a personal friend of the PM which is why he has been appointed to the prestigious post from which he cannot be removed during the fixed term of the office as per article 209 of the constitution.

IAS postings in UP
Dr P V Jagan Mohan will be new Commissioner Housing.M V S Ramireddy has been posted Secretary Urban Development.

CRPF official commits sucide
Assistant Commandant CRPF posted in J& K Rajiv Chauhan of 45 Battalion shot himself with his service weapon inside his official residence.

Shikhar Agrawal is now PS to Advisor PMNCSD (UPDATED)
Director Revenue in the GoI Shikhar Agrawal is now moving as PS to the Advisor to the Prime Minister on PM's National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD).He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(DEBATE)
DEFENCE OFFICIALS AS IPS ?
The government intends to allow the entry of the Captain and the Major-rank defence officials if they qualify limited departmental examination to join the Indian Police Service, in all probability, from 2012 onwards. The step is being taken to bridge the shortage of IPS officers in the country. Is it a right step ? Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

More ban in Bellary region coming ?
It is heard that there is going to be a further ban on iron ore mining in the Southern Karnataka region coming. Green NGO's are bracing up for a tougher fight in days to come after the success of halting mining in districts of Bellary , Chiturdurg and Tumkur.

A big blow to steel producers
Karnataka produces around 45 million ton to 50 million ton of iron ore annually and this could mean a big blow to steel producers who have already increased their capacities.

Will power prices rise across the board ?
With the imported coal prices hitting a new high, there is likely to be an increase in power price for domestic and industrial users. Delhi is only the beginning. There is going to be a rise in electricity prices across the board, said a power producer.

Where is Rupee headed?
Exporters say that Rupee is likely to hold on to the 46 per American Dollar, despite the fact that a lot of money is likely to come to Indian shores.

Companies finding it tough to raise money
India Inc is finding raising capital tougher as the stocks on bourses tank and RBI making rules tough to raise money predicting bad days ahead for the corporate & business sector.

Israel to set up fertiliser unit in India
Isreal Chemical is planning to set up a fertiliser plant in India. The company sees a major potential in the region given the short supplies. However availability of gas and subsidies remains a deterrent for most companies in the sector.

Dalvi appointed Senior VP, Luxury Link India, Mumbai
Pramod Dalvi has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Luxury Link India in Mumbai.

Network Stock Broking Ltd appoints two Addl. Directors
The Board of Networth Stock Broking Ltd has approved the appointment of Praveen Toshniwal and Sanjay Mohta as Additional Directors on the Board of the Company with effect from August 27, 2011

Somani re-appointed Director, Universal Prime Aluminium Ltd
Universal Prime Aluminium Ltd has re-appointed S. G. Somani as a Director of the Company.

Jain appointed ED, Union Bank of India
The Union Government after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has appointed Suresh Kumar Jain, General Manager, Bank of India, as Executive Director of Union Bank of India with effect from September 1, 2011 till May 31, 2014.

Bali appointed Addl. Director, Gillette India Ltd
Ms. Nayantara Bali has been appointed as an Additional Director of Gillette India Ltd with immediate effect.

Haueter appointed Executive Chef, The Imperial New Delhi
The Imperial New Delhi has appointed John William Haueter as the Executive Chef.

Lata appointed Company Secy. Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd
Dinesh Lata, has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd with effect from August 4, 2011.

Kumar is IDBI Bank's Nominee Director on Lanco Industries Board
IDBI Bank Limited, Chennai has nominated A. Joseph Kumar as Director on the Board of Lanco Industries Ltd in place of P. M. Suresh with effect from August 10, 2011.

Zulfikar appointed Principal, Vidya Vikas Hotel Management & Catering Tech. Mysore
Mohammed Zulfikar has been appointed as Principal of Vidya Vikas Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Mysore.

Swanson appointed VP (Intl. Business Development),India, Boeing Company
The Boeing Company has appointed Dennis D Swanson as Vice President (International Business Development) for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) in India.

Krishnan appointed Communications Director,Southeast Asia, Boeing Company
Boeing has appointed Jay Krishnan as Communications Director for Southeast Asia.

Malik appointed Country Manager, India, OMG
Online Media Group (OMG) has appointed Bharat Malik as Country Manager for its India operations.

Hardikar appointed Head (Online Sales), Rediff.com?
Rediff.com has appointed Harshad Hardikar as Head of the online sales (e-commerce) division.

DEBATE (1)

Send Army officials on deputation

Instead of formal entry of Army Officers in to IPS it is better that they come for 5 years sort of deputation as SP, SSP etc. Similarly IPS can also be sent to Arm Forces giving them one post less than their present designation. As they become DIG, IG very fast, so IG as Brig, DIG as Col and so on. Atleast 10% post can be filled like this.

Vinay

DEBATE(2)

It's an excuse

Shortage of IPS officers is merely an excuse. Army has much bigger shortage. Idea is to slowly militarise the leadership of police forces to combat Maoists and other groups who are increasingly getting alienated from the corrupt governments.

Narendra Sharma

DEBATE(3)

Good decision

Presently the government has taken a policy decision to have less permanent commission officers and more short service commission officers in the armed forces. This concept has perceived to give a second career to all the short service commissioned officers retiring from the armed forces after 10 years of commissioned service. Predominantly the officers while retiring will be major equivalent. The point which needs to be considered is the seniority of the officers has to be preserved while executing this concept.

Kutti

DEBATE (4)

It will set a dangerous precedent

Entry of Defence Officers or for that matter officers from any stream into IAS/IPS/Central Gp A services through limited departmental exam or through any route other than open competitive exam will not only set a dangerous precedent but also be an injustice to civil(general public) candidates as the positions which rightfully belong to them are usurped by the privileged through backdoor. It will be next to impossible to revert back to the original system of recruitment to these coveted cadres of service even when so called shortage of IPS is over.

Gupta

Debate (5)

Will GoI would oblige ?

This can be done only with concurrence of GoI. I wonder whether

GoI would oblige.

S M Shukla

DEBATE (6)

All civil servants should first serve in Defence services

Why IPS, why not all civil servants first serve the Defence services and then they should be inducted into the civil service through proper UPSC Examination so that they have some discipline, national character and are matured too.

Harish Kumar

Kudos to whispers for its openness to opinions

This has reference to the comment of N Sriram. There was no opinion appearing in this forum against him for him to complaint. So whose pseudonymn is he! He also says that the officers are not able to defend themselves. What prevents them from defending themselves, except of course if there is no truth in the self-promotional planted news on their behalf!

Whispers derives its strength not in the self-promotional items which are out of place here, but in predicting genuine postings and boldly stating later that 'We said this on such and such date'.

John Thomas

Is this proper conduct of a minister?

During the Video conferencing with heads of circles, Kapil Sibbal was so exasperated at Secretary Posts that he reprimanded her in full view of all circle heads. Everyone knows Sibbal does not likes Secretary Posts who is in vulnerable position because complaint against her, about irregularities of massive scale in INDEPEX which the accounts wing has highlighted, is being inquired by the Cabinet Secretary. There are complaints of favoring officers from S of Vindhyas and all such officers are accommodated and given good posting in large metro cities while secretary post is having autocratic functioning and everyone stiffled in suffocating work environment in postal headquarters. It is also very much wrong for Sibbal to lose his cool and scold her before the Postal Board and Chief PMGs and Directors.

Vivekanand

Anna taken for a ride !

Poor Anna has been taken for a ride by Bedi, Kejriwal and Prashant. Thank god, he has sidelined them and got other advisers. This situation would not have arisen if these guys were not there negotiating in the first place, their inexperience in such matters showed. The inadequacies of the police commissioner system have been fully exposed. In our traditional system, the DM would have represented the state and talks would have been smoother.

Subash Sharma

Lokpal or Lokayukt will not solve the problem

Lokpal or Lokayukt will not solve the problem as these will again be filled up with retired Judiciary, IAS, IPS and CSS officers who toe the line of the Government in power. Issue of corruption will remain as usual. They will find fault with honest people and punish them.

D S N Murthi

Where was Rahul so long?

Now Rahul Gandhi is talking about a constitutional body like CEC to combat corruption. Where was he so long? Why this idea was not coming to his mind. The people in power have amassed huge wealth at the cost of poor. They provide cheap rice/ wheat to the poor people to survive to vote them to power. Now things have changed. If you want to serve the people think what you should legally get nothing beyond that. Now Anna has shown the path. Agitation would continue till the people are free from corruption.

Kalpna

DPS is a Public Authority

Information related to admission made by the Delhi Public School (DPS), Rohini under the policy framework specified by the Department of Education (DoE) for the academic year 2010-2011 was denied claiming that since it is an Unaided Private Institution, the RTI Act is not applicable to the school. The CIC noted that 10,000 sq. mtrs. of land was allotted to the School by the DDA at a nominal rent of Rs. 10/- per annum while another 6000 sq. mtrs. have been allotted at concessional rate of Rs. 65 lacs per acre. The CIC observed that the terms and conditions of service of employees of DPS are as per the norms of DoE and the School enjoyed exemption from Income Tax on its earnings. The presence of two nominees from the DoE in the Managing Committee indicated the Government control in the running and administration of the DPS. The CIC held that the DPS, Rohini fulfills the essential elements of being called a 'Public Authority'.

Comments

Getting a child admitted in a good school has been very difficult for the residents of Delhi. Hopefully, this order would usher in transparency in the working of the educational institutes in the country who shall now be bound to designate PIOs.

- 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)