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After the villagers in UP questioned Rahul about the rampant inflation, after giving the villagers his dimpled smile Rahul frantically starting sending SMSs from his Blackberry......message he kept sending was..... Mamma come faccio a mettere la colpa di aumento dei prezzi su di lei ( how do I put the blame on her for the price rise....... 'her' meaning Maya...... because he's in blame Maya mode......though Maya can be blamed for a lot of things but she cannot be blamed for the rampant inflation ? Mama Sonia must have got her think tank to think up an answer..... till last heard Rahul is still sending the same message and there is no response from Mama Sonia!!!!! Rahul says UP Government is run by Dalals....... seems he has forgotten how his Uncle Q ran the MOPNG and Power Ministries and how can we forget how Q was not only allowed to run away but his ill gotten wealth was also 'allowed to run away'!!! This does not mean that Rahul's allegation is wrong.... I'm just showing him the mirror that Congress too was and is run by Dalals....... if still he has doubts he should listen to the entire 'Radiia Taps' tapes collection!!!

Rahul's Padyatra is just a attention divertor from the scum on UPA coming out ever hour!!!!

In fact in the monsoon season UPA is under a very different kind of 'shower'!!

Yes of course we want to know what Raja and PC discussed in a series of meetings on 2G!!! As Finance Ministry has brought this to the attention of JPC there must be some record!!!! Though Finance Ministry says there is no record!!! PC played a very devious role in 2G..... and though Auction of Spectrum has been described by Finance ministry as 'winners crying'........ the actual winners like Maran, Raja, DMK, Kanimoze, Ammal were all laughing till their chori caught up with them and had it not been for the Media they would be still laughing ......why do you think Mr. Goggles is so upset with the Media???? Will PC also be crying in the near future???? Million Dollar question!!

It is being alleged that in the 1.76 lakh chori PC has a share!!!!

But as of now he's running with the hound and hiding with the hare!!!

Balu not only has question marks on his honesty he also has been crass towards the PM..... those were the days when DMK called the shots!! I think if Mohna is forced to accept Balu he might as well put in his papers..... he desperately needs to take a stand!!! His ex Media handler Balu has said that Manmohan is powerless!!! Sonia has really ridiculed the Office of PM!!!! Mohna is considered a second fiddle and practically every Congress Minister goes over his head to Sonia..... and Congress's Allies go over his head to Sonia as they say coalition matters are discussed by only Party Heads!!!

'Mohniya apni reedh di hadhi wich kuch teh dumm liyaa'.... get some dumm in your spine!!

You've achieved what you wanted to so now for what do you pine??????

Kapil Sibal went soft on Anil's RCom and gave RCom uncalled and injudicious relief.... of course he'll have a very good technical argument for having done this!!!! Now the Department of Telecom which comes under Sibal, who had said nothing was lost in the 2 G scam, says Rs. 46,000 crore was lost during the NDA regime on account of its Migration policy!! Well this is for sure Late Pramod Mahajan had all in his fingers in the Telecom Pie!!!! His entire family they say was camping overseas while he was the Telecom Minister monitoring the money flow!!! They were able assisted by a certain Tentwallah..... who now is BJP's Banker..... things got so bad that Vajpayee had to shift Mahajan out!!! In the Telecom scam hamaam both Congress and BJP are nangaa!!!!!

Communication Ministry made both Congress and BJP rich and Ministers richer!!!!

The Ministry was more like a bottomless pitcher!!!

I predict that in the next decade Dynastic PMs will come to an end in India!!!! No more parachuting into the PM's chair!!!!! Indians have become shaana....... now they take inducements from Netas and then go and vote for the candidate of their choice!!!! The hullaballoo made when Sonia was being egged on to become the PM showed Indians are not ready for any 'aira gaira nathu kaira' to become PM just because he or she belongs to a certain family..... had she become the PM India would have been the laughing stock overseas..... she spoke to Vajpayee who gave her the right advice 'do not become PM ... you will tear up the Nation'!!!! If I were Rahul I would keep an alternative career in mind........many would say 'till the World lasts he and his future generations do not need to work....... but then I like him and I feel idle incomes are a curse!!!

In his own small way Rahul would have unknowingly played a role in India moving on from Dynastic PMs!!!!

And also from Dynasties appointing as PMs their GMs!!

PS...... Karuna may request Sonia to make him a Cabinet Minister in Mohna's Cabinet..... he'll then be able to visit his flower Kani more often and also be out of Jaya's reach!!

Bharat Kumar
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Kanimoze writing a book in jail !
Daughter of DMK Chief K Karunanidhi is reportedly writing a book of the entire 2G Scam. This will reveal the real story of the entire scam. The book will reveal the names of the bigwigs including Congress leaders and journalists.

One dozen new faces likely in new cabinet
About one dozen new faces are likely to be inducted during the Manmohan Singh cabinet reshuffle next week.

Will Haryana CM join Union Cabinet ?
There is a move to induct Haryana Chief Minister in the Manmohan Singh Government during the cabinet reshuffle.

Beeline to meet Ahmad Patel
There is a beeline of Congress MPs to meet Ahmad Patel on the eve of the Cabinet reshuffle.

BUREAUCRACY

2 IB officers to be elevated to DG's rank
Two officers of Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Government of India (GOI) are soon likely to be elevated to higher pay scale (i.e. DG's. Rank).

Two UP cadre IAS officers to be re-instated
Grapevine has it that two suspended IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh Rakesh Bahadur and Sanjeev Sharan are being re-instated.

IAS officer assaulted in Arunachal Pradesh
In a bizarre incident West Siang deputy commissioner Amjad Tak who is 2005 batch IAS officer was beaten up in his chamber during a bail hearing. UT cadre IAS officer Tak is posted in Arunachal Pradesh.

P D Meena moves to Krishi Bhawan
P D Meena on promotion as Additional Secretary Land Resources has moved from Shastri Bhawan to the adjoining Krishi Bhawan.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

S.K Jha elevated as Director, Commerce in GoI
S.K Jha, who on central deputation so far was Deputy Secretary in Ministry of Commerce, has been promoted to post of Director in the same Ministry. He is an IAS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the Sikkim cadre.

Things to get going only after new Railway Minister
Things will really start moving in the Railway Ministry only after new Railway Minister takes charge.

A.K. Sinha Director (Printing), in UD
A.K. Sinha, Joint Director (Tech.), has assumed the charge of Director (Printing), Directorate of Printing, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. He is a carrier Printing Technologist and has served in different capacities in the Directorate of Printing prior to assumption of the charge. Prior to joining Directorate of Printing, Sinha had also served in different Departments of Government of India and in Private Sector after coming out from the Institute of Printing Technology.

C D Kynjing is new CIC Meghalaya
Chesterfield Davies Kynjing has taken over as new state Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He is 1984 batch IAS officer.
( we said this on June 18 )

Santha Sheela Nair is now Vice -Chairperson of TN Planning Commission
The Tamil Nadu Planning Commission has been reconstituted with former Secretary Mining in the GoI Santha Sheela Nair as its vice-chairperson. She is retired 1973 batch IAS officer.

Supreme Court Judge retired
Justice B. Sudershan Reddy has retired as Supreme Court judge on attaining superannuation.

Shekhar Agrawal takes over as Secretary Defence Production
Shekhar Agarwal has taken over as Secretary, Department of Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence . He belongs to the 1977 batch of the Indian Administrative Service, UP cadre.

Justice Singh to be Lokyukta Himachal Pradesh ?
Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta is likely to be appointed new Lokayukta in Himachal Pradesh.

N.K Gayagi elevated as Director, S & T in GOI
N.K Gayagi who on central deputation so far was Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology (S & T) has now got promoted to post of Director in the same Ministry. He is an IDAS officer who belongs to the 1997 batch.

Sodhi joins PDP in J & K
Former Director of the Geological Survey of India H S Sodhi has joined People's Democratic Party (PDP) in J & K.

H.P Sahoo returns to his parent cadre
H.P Sahoo who on central deputation so far was Director, Census in Mizoram has returned to his parent cadre, UT, as his retirement is very close. He is an SCS/IAS officer of 1998 batch.

3 Buddhist nations to fund Nalanda global University
Three Buddhist nations have pledged financial support for the mega Nalanda International University that is coming up in Bihar. These nations are: China, Japan and Singapore. Nobel Laureate Dr Amartya Sen is heading the mentor Group. It's a joint venture by all Buddhist nations.

Dr Sinha is new ACS Home in Gujarat
Dr Varesh Sinha has been appointed new ACS (Home) in Gujarat.He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Applications invited for Asstt. Secr post on contract basis
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, has invited applications from retired Deputy Secretary/Under Secretaries to GoI for the post of Assistant Secretary on contract basis to manage the day to day affairs of the Civil Services Society and Sanskrit School.

Major IAS reshuffle in Gujarat
The Gujarat government on Friday transferred about 32 senior IAS officers of the rank of secretaries and above. Those transferred include Balvant Singh (IAS 1975 batch) who was the Additional Chief Secretary Home to General Administration Department. Others transferred include Varesh Sinha (1977 batch) Additional Chief Secretary Labour and Employment to Home, Guruprasad Mohapatra (1986 batch) Commercial Commercial Taxes to Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Rajiv Kumar Gupta (1986 batch) Principal Secretary Environment and Forests to Vadodra Municipal Corporaton (VMC), C.L. Meena (1984 batch) Principal Secretary, Finance to Revenue, Bidyut Bihari Swain (IAS 1988) Industries Commissioner to GIDC, P. Panneervel (1978 batch) Principal Secretary Revenue to Labour and Employment, I.P. Gautam (1986 batch) Commissoner Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad to Urban Development, P.K. Taneja (1984 batch) Principal Secretary Social Justice and Empowerment to Commissioner, Health.R.M. Patel, (RR:1977), Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Panchayat, Rural Housing & Rural Development Department, Sachivalayia, Gandhinagar has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Additional Chief Secretary, Tribal Development Department, H.V. Patel, (RR 1982), Managing Director, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Jd, Vadodara to Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Ahmedabad, Arvind Agrawal, (1984 batch) Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Director-General, Sardar Patel institute of Public Administration, Ahmedabacl and Ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government (NRI & ART), Genera! Administration Department, Sachivaiaya, Gandhinagar, D.N. .Paridey, (1985 batch) is appointed as Commissioner, Bureiau of Public Enterprises and Ex-officlo Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Atanu Chakraborty, (1985 batch), Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department (Economic Affairs) to the Energy & Petrochemicals Department for appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., Vadodara, A.M. Tiwari, (1985 batch), Principal Secretary to Government, Tribal Development Department, is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Energy & Petrochemicals Department for appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertizers Company Ltd., Bharuch, Punamchand Parrriar, (1985 batch) Member-Secretary, Gujarat Khadi Gram-Udyog Board, Ahmedabad who holds the additional charge .of the post of Commissioner of Relief & Ex-offiicio Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department has been relieved of the additional charge, Sangeeta Singh, (1986 batch), Managing Director, Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation, Gandhinagar to Commissioner of Women & Child Development, L. Chuaungo, (1987 batch), Managing Director, Gujarat Urja Vikas Migami Ltd., Vadodara to Secretary, Finance Department (Expenditure), S. Aparna, (1988 batch) Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat to Secretary, Finance Department (Economic Affairs), Anuradha Mall, (1988 batch), Special Officer for Departmental Enquiries, Gandhinagar to Managing Director, Gujarat Women Economic Development Corporation, Gandhinagar, Sunaiina Tomar, (1989 batch) Commissioner of Women '& Child Development and Secretary, Women & Child Development Department, to Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment Department, M.K. Das, (1990 batch) Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Vadodara to Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat, R.R. Varsani, (1994), Director, JNNURM, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad to Chairman, Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, Board, D.H. Brahmbhatt, (1994 batch) Municipal Commissioner, Rajkot Municipal Corporation, Rajkot to Secretary to Government (Anima Husbandry, Cow Breeding, Fisheries & Cooperation), Agriculture & Cooperation Department, Mukesh -Puri, (1988 batch), Special Commissioner of Commercial Tax,, Ahmedabad to Managing Director, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., Vadodara.On her return from Long-Term Training Abroad, Mrs. D. Thara, (1995 batch) is promoted to Super time Scale of IAS and appointed as Special Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Ahmedabad, G.J. Champaneri (1995 batch), Joint Commissioner (Planning), Sardar Sarovar Pumarvasavat Agency, Vadodara is promoted to Super time Scale and appointed Secretary, Revenue Department (Appeals), Ahmedabad, P.L. Darbar, (1995 batch), Additional Secretary to Government, Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar Department has been promoted to Super time Scale and appointed as Commissioner of Cottage & Rural Industries, Vatsala Vasuceva (1995 batch), Secretary to Governor is promoted to Super time scales and appointed to continue to officiate as 'Secretary to the Governor, I.R.M. Jadav (1998 batch), Director of Employment & Training to Director of Municipalities, Mrs. Sonal Mishra, (1997 batch), Director of Municipalities, to Director of Employment & Training. On her return from Study Leave, Mrs. Mona Khandhar, (1996 batch) is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Urban Development & Urban Housing Department and G.C. Shah, Deputy Secretary to Government, Urban Development and Urban Housing Department, to Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department.

Pakistan : Large scale transfer of Joint Secretaries
At least 11 Joint Secretaries which constitutes almost the entire cadre of Joint Secretaries in Pakistan's federal Finance Ministry have been shuffled under orders of the Finance Secretary Dr Waqar Masood Khan. The immediate provocation for the en mass transfers is interesting. In the budget of 2011-12 the federal government had announced a scheme to let government officers purchase old staff cars at depreciated cost. Some of the officers affected by the transfer orders had started using cars of higher specifications than their entitlement and had also spent huge amounts on their repair and maintenance unauthorisedly in anticipation of buying these at throw away prices as per the new policy. Transfer orders have been carried out with immediate effect. It is now to be seen whether the policy gets a relook or not.

Pakistan : where to find upright policemen
Senior police officers in Pakistan's Punjab are faced with a peculiar problem; they don't have sufficient upright inspectors to appoint as SHOs. Recently following some terse observations by the Punjab high court in a criminal appeal (1747 of 2010) the IG Police Javed Iqbal had instructed his field officers to ensure that police inspectors who have criminal record or pending criminal cases or cases of moral turpitude or have more than three penalties in departmental proceedings are not appointed as SHOs. The field officers have reported back that most thanas will have to go without SHOs as they do not have sufficient number of inspectors meeting the criteria. One field officer reported that out of 100 inspectors under him only six would qualify for posting as SHOs as per the IG's criteria.

Hectic political activities are on Delhi (UPDATED)
Political atmosphere in Delhi is very hot a hectic activity has been going on there amidst reports of a Union Cabinet's reshuffle. Almost all Union Ministers are in Delhi.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has also air dashed to Delhi on Sunday morning.

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CORPORATE

Subbarao joins as Director (Finance) BDL
S V Subbarao has joined as Director (Finance) in the Bharat Dyanamites Ltd (BDL).

Gupta appointed President & Head (Infrastructure), Reliance Infrastructure Ltd
Anil P Gupta has been appointed as President and Head (Infrastructure) of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

Jain appointed Senior VP (Mumbai Metro Line-II), Reliance Infrastructure Ltd
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has appointed Neeraj Jain as Senior Vice President looking after the Mumbai Metro Line-II project.

Joshi to join Reliance Infrastructure Ltd as Head (Finance), Mumbai Metro Project
Virendra Joshi is being appointed by Reliance Infrastructure Ltd as Head (Finance) for the Mumbai Metro Line Project.

Anand appointed Company Secy. Salora International Ltd
Salora International Limited has appointed Ms Princey Anand as Company Secretary with effect from June 1, 2011.

Singh appointed CEO, Halonix Ltd
Halonix Limited has appointed Gurvikram Singh as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from July 6, 2011.

Gulla appointed VP , Aricent
Technology services provider Aricent has appointed Sharad Gulla as Vice President (Procurement & Sourcing).

Kummar appointed Director (Sales), The Courtyard by Marriott, Pune City Centre
Vrushali V Kummar has been appointed as Director (Sales) of The Courtyard by Marriott, Pune City Centre.

Gupta appointed Addl. Director, Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd
Naveen Gupta has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd w. e. f. July 7, 2011.

Dhody resigns as Director, Silver Oak India Ltd
The Board of Silver Oak India Ltd has approved resignation of Rajeev Dhody from the post of Director of the company.

R Sankaran re-appointed Director, Petron Engineering Construction Ltd
Petron Engineering Construction Ltd has re-appointed R Sankaran as Director of the company.

Das re-appointed as MD, Petron Engineering Construction Ltd
T S Das has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Petron Engineering Construction Ltd for a further period of two years w.e.f. January 11, 2011 to January 10, 2013.

Fix retirement age to 58 tyears

Regarding retirement age for central staff, Government should not hesitate is fixing the age to 58. no question of increasing the age beyong. Not to worry about paying their retirement dues. In that case even after extension it has to give. thus lot of young blood can join the service and clense the system.

Nath

About Ranas

This is about Ranas in Railway service. I have known one Surat Singh Rana, an IRTS Officer who retired as Advisor, T&C, Railway Board and presently stays at Vasant Vihar. We were together in Nigeria managing the Nigerian Railways in early eighties. His son is Rhodes scholar. Rana, a thorough gentleman has been an Officer with impeccable integrity and always helpful. But to my knowledge he never used DTC Bus for coming to Office. With his family background he could afford a Car which he used for coming to Office.

The other Rana in Railways I have known is IIMS Rana, an IRSE Officer who retired as Chairman, Railway Board, the apex bureaucrat in the Railways. A mild mannered, thorough gentleman with pleasing personality he is also known for his impeccable integrity. The moral of the story is that in Railway bureaucracy you still find large number of Officers who are not only competent but also known for their impeccable integrity.

D P Tripathi

Postings in CBDT and CBEC

What is the reason for junior Chief Commissioners being posted to senior positions and senior Chief Commissioners being posted to nondescript posts in CBEC and CBDT? Is it a conscious policy ot give seniority the go by?

Vijay Kumar

While we are busy with big corruption by big guns,we are forgetting the way corrupt bureaucracy plays havoc with the lives of ordinary citizens. We all know how for every little work for which citizens have the right to receive bribes have to be paid .otherwise not only your work is not done but you are subjected to unlimited harassment. But here my focus is on a different type of corruption of which very few talk. This one is the sinister practice of bureaucrats harassing bureaucrats. It is very common in all Government departments for officials spending so much of their time in chasing their personal files relating to as simple a thing as casual leave, forwarding one's application for deputation or training to postings, transfers, promotions and sundry other conditions of service. All those who handle the file try to block the same. Vested interests, jealousy, rivalry or sheer cussedness prevail in dealing with individual cases. More often some 'expectation, is also there and bribe needs to be paid in cash or kind. Otherwise the file is delayed or even lost. Come DPC time even your ACRs will go missing. Relevant papers from the file will disappear leaving you helpless and frustrated. But never ever any action is taken against those babus who play this mischief sometimes even thwarting the approval of competent authority. No thought is given to such corrupt malpractices which is prevalent in most of the departments-somewhere though like in the Railways much more. Will someone stem this rot and curb such acts of criminality to improve efficiency and administrative culture.

Aarti Khosla

Deputy Chairman's view

Deputy Chairman of Planning commission has expressed his view based on the key indicators result for employment and un-employment survey. He made his view public just seeing the part of the result. This is the reason of this confusion in the interpretation of the data. for the better understanding of the result some conceptual clarification is required . On release of detail data this issue may not be there. for the time being the article written by Chief Statistician of India and Dr. Rajive mehta, Addl. DG to GoI may of worth reading (website address for this art. http://www.livemint.com/2011/06/30222407/Has-employment-fallen-in-India.html)

D Jha

Details of travel

Certain information (such as, passport & travel document; emergency certificate; certificate of identity; passport application along with supporting documents; police verification report; VISA details etc.) in relation to the passports issued to four persons were denied on the ground that disclosure would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of the third parties. The appellant submitted that these third parties have been directed by the court to remain present in the city as per conditions mentioned in the bail order. The CIC directed the respondent to provide the available information to the appellant if he is able to provide the documentary evidence proving his allegations against third parties.

Comments

Personal information is ordinarily exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j). However, if larger Public Interest is served, then the information can be accessed under Section 8(2).

Shri Kishor Babubhai Ruparel v. M/o External Affairs in CIC/AD/A/2011/000641.

- 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)