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Rename it! Call it "TIMES and News of New India". Amazing how you do it. Reminds me of Times of India of 60's, 70's and 80's. Today just not NRI's, but corporate, Diplomats, Heads of States and all those who matter can't forget to visit this News Temple. Though the state of Congress Party in India saddens me. They can't decide on a Cabinet reshuffle, can't punish the corrupt and Congress President has to "request" her Political secretary to accept Rajya Sabha nomination. India wants to be Super Power and Rahul Gandhi does not want to take over reins of power of Younger India?

Lord Swaraj Paul
Indian at Heart

Aaj Ki Aawaz

How is Congress calling Rahul's padyatra and mahapanchayat a success??? During the padyatra he failed to answer people's questions on inflation and corruption…… and then he cut short his padyatra…. part because he had no answers to people's questions and part because he missed his bed and loo!!! His Dalal allegation feel flat on its face……. How can we forget his Dad's war cry against Dalas and then what happened after this war cry……just to jog his memory….. Uncle Q!!!!! The mahapanchayat was a flop because Congress expected a 1 lakh plus turnout but only 20,000 turned up and out of these 50% were Congress workers and some of them even came dressed like farmers!!! So the drama is very evident!!! And to learn about Farmers woes he did not need to go to UP……. their woes are well known!!!!! I hear Farmers in UP have seen through Rahul's drama!!

Rahul's UP outing was akin to ' khaaya piya kuch nahi glaas thodaa aat aana' (useless)!!

Would not be surprised if Farmers hold a mahapanchayat and pass resolution ' Rahul yahaa pe mathh aana'!!

Cabinet Reshuffle has to be a biggie viewing the fact that Sonia and Mohna have been holding so many meetings!!! Mohna is one of the few on whom she bounces ideas!!! And it is evident that she's the Boss because she does not come to 7 RCR but Mohna goes to 10 Janpath…….'Mohammed don't come to molehill'!! Really this Lady has made the Office of the Indian Prime Minister into a joke…… in fact now even Obama, who was a fan of Mohna, has realized that Mohna is a puppet…… I'm sure Mohna will see the change in Obama's attitude when he meets Obama next and for that matter Heads of a few other Nations!! I feel there will be some change in the top four..... otherwise how can this reshuffle be justified as a 'makeover'????

Even if he's not in agreement with the Cabinet reshuffle Mohna will gulp it down!!!

Otherwise like in Western movies 'he'll be drummed out of town (Delhi)'!!!

BJP does not seem to be too bothered about CBI questioning Communication Ministers when NDA was in power……. Pramod is 'incommunicable' and Shourie has all the answers…… in fact some will make Congress squirm even more!!! But people in the know say that it is a fact that Pramod made a fortune from his stint as Communication Minister….. how do you think his son could burn the smack he was taking on Rs. 1000 notes????? And its rumored that he helped RCom , which was still in its infancy. Why do you think Vajpayee agreed to Advani's call to shift Pramod????? In all probability as the main protagonist has gone yonder and cannot be questioned I think the investigation will reach a dead end in Pramod's case and in Shourie's case after a while CBI will run away from quesitoning him!!

Why do you think BJP still sings ' oh jaane waale account settle karne ke liya ho sakke toh laut ka aana'???

BJP would like to settle the account to the last aana!!!!

Karuna has just made one demand…….he wants a DMK Leader to be made Minister of Jail in Shiela's Cabinet…his logic is this Ministry can be outsourced to a UPA ally in the Central Government and more so when the ally has surrendered its rights for Cabinet Berths in the Central Cabinet so what's so grteat about giving a 'teensy weensy' Ministry in the Delhi Government and before the 6 months period for election comes up DMK will return the Ministry to Congress…either will not be needed as all the 2 G lot will get bail by then or needful would have been done.. and we all know why…….. not only for Kani but he's scared after he came to know Raja's taking 'singing lessons' from one of the 2 G players in Tihar and may start to sing!!

Geet gaaya Raje ……..Karuna ka bajj gaya band!!

Now it being said in Batcha's murder not Raja but there was someone else ka hand!!

PS……Mamtha needs to pull of Mukul Roy for saying ' I'm 1000 miles from the accident and if PM asks me I will go'…… or was he trying to say 'I'm 1000 miles away so I cannot be blamed for the accident and as I am MOS if resignation has to be demanded it's the PM's resignation that should be demanded'!!!

Bharat Kumar
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Cabinet reshuffle today ?
Much awaited Cabinet reshuffle cum expansion is going to take place on Tuesday. Five Ministers of Cabinet rank and five of the State Minister rank are being dropped. There will be ten new faces.

Governors appointment next week
Appointment of half a dozen new Governors is expected to take place next week.

Who is the most powerful union Minister today ?
Union Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy is believed to be the most powerful minister till today . Apart from the PMO, he has his office in North Block, South Block and parliament also. What about tomorrow ?.

Political appeasement to to take a new turn in Maharashtra?
With the coming Municipal elections in the state political appeasement is taking a new turn it is likely that the slums that have been built till the year 2000 will be regularised by the Municipal Corporation. This is important as slum redevelopment in Dharavi, airport development and extension in Mumbai, and building the metro rail network is likely to displace many living in the slums and shanties that dot all over Mumbai. Going by the current statistics 78 percent of Mumbai lives in slums. It is to be seen whether political will or development wins the race.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega RBI Governor (6) Dr Rahul Khullar
In the IAS another contender for the post of Governor Reserve Bank of India is Secretary Commerce Dr Rahul Khullar.1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre has financial background.

P. Mahendru soon to be elevated in IB
P. Mahendru Special Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Government of India (GOI) is soon likely to be elevated to higher pay scale. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to Chhattisgarh cadre.

Top bureaucrats of Karnataka CM
Top bureaucrats of Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa are:

(1) S. V. Ranganath-Chief Secretary

(2) Raju-Economic Advisor to CM

(3)I.S.N.Prasad

(4) Lakshminarayan

(5) Subhash Kuntia

(6) Jyoti Ramalingam

(7) Jasraj-Additional CS

(8)Satyamurthy

(9) Ms.Shameem Bano

(10) Shyam Bhat.

Swarnamala Rawla is Secretary BRPSE
Swarnamala Rawla has joined as new Secretary of the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE). 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Rawla was earlier presently Secretary Animal Husbandry in the GoI.
( We said this on June 30 )

CRPF soon to have a vacancy of IG
In Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) an IG level one post will soon be falling vacant.

Archna Arora is new Chairperson NDMC
Archna Arora will be new Chairperson New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). She is 1983 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on 24 June 2011 )

Parimal Rai is back to Delhi Government
Commissioner New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Parimal Rai is back to the Delhi Government.He is 1985 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Vijay Dev to join Delhi Government
Vijay Dev is now not moving to Goa from Arunachal Pradesh.1987 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Dev will now join the Delhi Government.

Dr. (Ms.) Gopa Sabharwal to be VC Nalanda global University
Noted historian Dr. (Ms.) Gopa Sabharwal will be maiden Vice Chancellor of the mega Nalanda International University that is coming up in Bihar. Nobel Laureate Dr Amartya Sen is heading the mentor Group. It's a joint venture by all Buddhist nations.

Sunil Kumar tipped to be Director, AIIMS- Rishikesh
Sunil Kumar, Director (N.M-1) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Government of India (GOI) is likely to be appointed as Director (Administration) of AIIMS, Rishikesh (Uttarakhand). He is an IPS officer of 1995 batch who belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

Gajendra Kumar nominated for 37th APPPA
Gajendra Kumar, Superintending Engineer (P), SE(P) in the office of the Chief Engineer (CZ) CPWD, Bhopal (MP), has been nominated for the 37th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) commencing at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi on July 1, 2011. The programme includes detailed framework of conceptual and applied modules to enable professional exposure on public administration in Indian and international context.

IA&AS officer Ms. Sandhya Shukla transferred to New Delhi
Ms. Sandhya Shukla, Accountant General (A&E)-II, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director (Customs) in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India , New Delhi, against an upgraded post.

Deepak Kumar Kedia to get new assignment in MHA
Deepak Kumar Kedia is likely to be appointed as Director (NM-1) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of Government of India (GOI) in place of Sunil Kumar IPS.He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch, who belongs to the Assam -Meghalaya cadre.

R.C Nair is Director, MHA
R.C Nair who so far was Deputy Secretary in the central government's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been appointed as a Director in the MHA.He is a CSS cadre officer.

Rajiv Ranjan Verma appointed as ADG (Adm), CISF
Rajiv Ranjan Verma who so far was Director North-East Police Academy Barapani (NEPA) Shillong in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been appointed as the Additional D.G (Adm) HQ, CISF in place of Kashmir Singh IPS. He is an IPS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Will Pati return to Orissa ?
Will 1978 batch IAS officer G C Pati return to the parent cadre Orissa from central deputation ?.One can only guess since he is all set to get ACS rank in the state.

Harvinder Singh Sohal is Director, MG Institute
Harvinder Singh Sohal is new Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Delhi. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to UT cadre.

IPS changes on the anvil in Punjab
As the grapevine has it, a large scale transfers of IPS officers & other police officers are on the anvil in Punjab.

IAS changes on the anvil in Punjab
As the grapevine has it , transfers of IAS officers are on the anvil in Punjab.

Pakistan : New administrative set up for Islamabad
Islamabad is gearing up for a new administrative set up. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICT) hitherto working under the Interior Ministry and Cabinet Secretariat respectively will now work under the Capital Area Development Division (CADD) a powerful body reporting directly to the Prime Minister. CADD will have six to eight Joint Secretaries, two additional Secretaries and a cabinet Minister and will oversee the entire gamut of administration from municipal affairs to culture, health, education and youth affairs to animal husbandry in the ICT.

IAS changes in Bihar
PS Social Welfare Amitabh Verma has been made additional departmental inquiry commissioner in the GAD. Sunil Barthwal has been made additional departmental inquiry commissioner and Sandip Paundrik has been moved as secretary of social welfare department.

Dinesh Trivedi is new Railway Minister (UPDATED)
TMC has retained the portfolio of Railways.Dinesh Trivedi has succeeded Mamta Banerjee as new Railway Minister.
(WE SAID THIS ON JUNE 4,2010)

Dinesh Trivedi is heir apparent to Ms. Mamata Banerjee
Dinesh Trivedi Trina Mool Congress (TMC) MP from an industrial belt of Barrackpore (West Bengal) is being considered to step into shoes of Indian Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Delhi.

Who is Dinesh Trivedi?
Who is Dinesh Trivedi and what is his background? This question is hotly being discussed in different circles. Well, Dinesh Trivedi a Gujarati Kutchi industrialist and adviser of Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamta Banerjee had won parliamentary election as a TMC candidate from Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal. Trivedi had defeated his nearest rival Tarit Topdar, six-time heavyweight and the then sitting CPM MP, by more than 60,000 votes during last year's Lok Sabha polls. Barrackpore was considered to be the biggest strongholds of the Left front outside Kolkata. Trivedi who hails from Bidada village of coastal Mandvi in Gujarat's Kutch district was a TMC' Rajya Sabha MP before entering into the Lok Sabha.

Three IAS officers transferred in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
Vibhu Nayar Commissioner, Milk Production and Dairy MD Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producer's Federation is transferred as Industries Commissioner, M.R. Mohan Commissioner Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services has been transferred to Commissioner, Milk Production and Dairy MD Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producer's Federation and Apurva Verma Industries Commissioner to MD, TN State Marketing Corporation Limited,

CORPORATE

Interviews for CIL's Director Technical on July 12, 2011
Interviews for the slot of Director -Technical in Coal India Ltd (CIL) are going to be held on July 12, 2011.

Eight AGM promoted in Corporation
Eight Assistant General Managers of Corporation Bank have been promoted as Deputy General Managers.They are Mssrs A.M. Madana Gopalan Nair, Kakumanu Ramanjaneyulu, Premanandan M.T., Fareed Ahmed, Thomas George, N. Vijaya Kumar, John D'Souza and K.B. Shivakumar.

Saurabh Agrawal to join Standard Chartered as MD
Saurabh Agrawal, who was earlier Managing Director and Head of Investment banking at DSP Merrill Lynch, is all set to join Standard Chartered as Managing Director and head of Corporate Finance for South Asia.

What is the significance of FIR against former DG of Hydrocarbons ?

What is the significance of an FIR registered against former Director General of Hydrocarbons V K Sibal and several other officials by CBI for allegedly favouring a foreign firm in carrying out speculative seismic exploration during his tenure ?.People say it is a major setback to Mukesh bhai.

Lalwani appointed Company Secy. Precision Wires India Ltd
Ms. Rajni Lalwani has been appointed as a Company Secretary of Precision Wires India Ltd w.e.f. July 1, 2011.

IDBI nominates new Director on Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd Board
IDBI has appointed C. Subrahmanya Visweswara Rao, Deputy General Manager, Infrastructure Corporate Group, IDBI Bank Ltd., Hyderabad, as Nominee Director on the Board of Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd June 20, 2011.

Satyanarayana withdrawn as IDBI's nominee Director on Nava Bharat Ventures Board
IDBI has withdrawn the nomination of S. V. Satyanarayana, who was appointed in 2008 on the Board of Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd .

Pramanik re-appointed MD, Gulf Oil Corporation Board
S Pramanik has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd for a further period of three years effective from July 8, 2011.

Daryani to join Ogilvy Africa
Anish Daryani, who was Business Head at Everest Brand Solutions is joining Ogilvy Africa. He will be based out of Lagos in Nigeria as General Manager.

Bartlett promoted as COO, JWT, Jakarta
Thayalan Bartlett, current CEO of JWT Colombo had been promoted as Chief Operating Officer based at JWT Jakarta.

Pandiya appointed CEO, Hanung Toys & Textiles Ltd
Hanung Toys & Textiles Ltd has appointed Sanjeev Pandiya as Chief Executive Officer of the Company w.e.f. July 2, 2011.

Vajpayee appointed Head (Equities), Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital has appointed Bhavtosh Vajpayee as the Head (Equities) for its Indian operations.

Vij appointed CEO, Fortis Healthcare
Aditya Vij has moved from Punj Lloyd to Fortis Healthcare, as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Thukral resigns as ED, IOL Chemicals And Fertilisers Ltd
R K Thukral, Executive Director of IOL Chemicals And Fertilisers Ltd has resigned with effect from July 11, 2011

Singla appointed Director (Works), IOL Chemicals And Fertilisers Ltd
The Board of IOL Chemicals And Fertilisers Ltd has approved the appointment of Vijay Singla, as Director (Works) with effect from July 11, 2011.

Retirement age be 65 years

Retirement age at 65 is the only thing that we expect from PM and Sonia to boost the morale of the honest govt servants who are now drowned in anticipation of early retirment when others work till 65 or more, especially the corrupt and spineless.

K Uni

LTC for retired personnel

Give LTC benefit to retired personnel. It will boost tourism. It will distribute the tourist through out the year which ease tourist flow in rush season as well it will make every body concerned benefited. If Govt. takes care of health etc. of the retired people why not this also.

SD, A retired Officer

Why should we have a MT at all?

V Sahay has set up the example and worked very well all along. Earlier also the unwritten rule was that whosoever was CRB used to have his own department with him. in any case, CRB does not have full day's work. at least some relief to the exchequer can be arranged. one babu less means almost a few crores saved. GMs also will be having less officers from board inspecting them. We all know what inspection in Railway means. parties and sightseeing galore. Gifts are incidental.

WW

What is the significance ?

What is the significance -Vijay Kumar, Sandeep Nayak and NALCO ?. One has to go to the Shastri Bhawan to know the reply of this question. dated 7.06.11. Can you elaborate further ?

Aman

Direct recruited IAS/IPS in Maharashtra

These officers are being badly treated by their Marathi political bosses who like to have promotee Marathi officers only.

S K Singh

Scoop of the week :

In our daily lives how often do we get disturbed by one or two failures?

But getting or not getting disturbed ….is our choice!

Lets see how Edison responded to his failures…….

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb.

When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, "All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing."

Edison replied very confidently, "Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We now know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb."

Ashok K Bhimani

Reflection on integrity

Is it a reflection on integrity quotient of top bureaucracy ? JS(Coal)deals with coal allocation in this period of Coal shortage !

T K Ghosh

Hooda to continue !

In the annual horoscope of CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Ketu in Lagna which indicates that order of transfer of Hooda will get cancelled i.e. he will continue to be CM of Haryana

V K Gupta

All the best ! Santha Sheela Nair

Very good choice.I wish her all the best.

Wilfred Lakra

She is a very good officer and deserves such prestigious job.

Ajita Bajpai Pandey

Minutes of meeting

Minutes of the meeting of the Religious Committee were denied u/s 8(1) (a) and 8(1) (g) claiming that it contains a report regarding law and order received from Delhi Police which is marked as Secret. In response to a show cause notice for imposition of penalty, the CPIO & Joint Secretary (Home) submitted that when the RTI application was received he was on leave. He explained that when the First Appellate hearing was held he became aware of the RTI application. He further
informed that the information was denied since there was some tension at that time because of demolition of certain religious structures. Since the minutes revealed issues regarding different religious structures, he felt that revealing the information could lead to some strife. While dropping the penalty proceedings, the PIO was warned by the CIC to ensure that some reasons are detailed when claiming exemption.

Comments

Merely stating an exemption without giving any reasons cannot be a valid ground to deny information under the RTI Act. A CPIO must outline the reasons, at least briefly, when denying the information. A CPIO should ensure that proper system to receive an application is in
place even in his absence.

Mr. Tariq Qamar v. Home Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi in CIC/SG/A/2011/000866/12726Adjunct

- 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)