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Wow...... must say Kalmadi's got it all panned out!!! He's now claiming that he's suffering from dementia..... a well researched disease for the situation he is in!!! Though in my opinion 'greed made him go mad'!!!! I think after taking a reality check Kalmadi at long last as gone in for greed management...... he's decided to call it a day in politics..... because if he's able to get a dementia certificate his continuance in politics will not be possible!! But then he knows he's 66 and another CWG kind of opportunity can only come if India hosts the Olympics and the probability that he'll get the top job and manage to do a repeat are impossible!! This dementia is all a drama and knowing the money he has and the fact that Congress still stands behind him, which is obvious after Digvijaya's ' Bhai Kalmadi is innocent statement' I think Kalmadi may pull of this dementia drama!!

Never underestimate a Netas prowess to get off the hook!!!!!!

Don't you marvel the wiggle out route Kalamadi took?????

Congress's two loose cannons are firing cannon ball after cannon ball!!!! Now Mani Shankar Aiyer says Babri Masjid's demolition is the biggest blot on India and he blames Narsimha Rao for this blot....... forgetting that his ole pal Rajiv started it all by removing the locks!!! He forgets the real blots..... the 1984 genocide in which his ole pal Rajiv had a 'pivotal' role......... he forgets UPA's corruption........ but then as a loose cannon this is expected from him!!!! Basically like Rahul Rajiv too was not fit to be India's PM...... he parachuted into the PM's chair and then India paid dearly for his becoming PM and ironically Rajiv paid for his 'ineptitude'!!! His 'big tree' statement caused the instigator for the killing of more than 3000 innocent Sikhs..... IPKF too was a blunder in which so many brave Indian Soldiers lost their lives!!!!!!!

Make Rahul Gandhi India's President for Life.... price we are willing to pay!!!

To keep his Prime Ministerial aspirations at bay!!!

Yeddy is deadweight around BJP's neck...... and seems BJP lacks the guts to take him on!!!! Many in the BJP feel he should have been sacked 'yesterday'!!! Is Yeddy bigger than BJP in Karnataka???? Seems so!!!! So will he continue........ as of now he will!!!! Hegde's given him a issue to sidetrack Hegde's report..... now Yeddy's going to say Hegde's bias against him is clear from his allegation that his (Hedge's) phones were tapped....... why do you think even before he landed in India the letter to PM 'requesting a Central Team to verify the tapping allegation' was ready for Yeddy's signature!! I think Hegde jumped the gun on tapping of his phone!!!

Yeddy is back!!!!

Yeddy believes in best form of defence is attack!!!

Seems via a via-media Amar passed a message to Mulayam ' Netaji my involvement in cash for votes was to get you a Cabinet berth'!!!!! Mulayam got the message and came out in defence of Amar!!! The chance that Amar who is desperate for a political base will wiggle back into SP is minimal!!! Mulayam misses Amar's company and the company Amar brought with him!!!! But now with Amar shorn of his A Gang and with no Industrialist or Star worth his or her salt wanting to be seen in Amar's company Amar is a political and social pariah!!!!

Amar's caller tune nowadays is ' koi lauta de merre beethe hooe dinn'!!!!

'When into the houses of the rich and powerful I could just walk in'!!!!

Raja has in Court pointed fingers at PM and PC......says both knew about sale of equity by Swan and Unitech to foreign Companies.... PC was an active participant and on Sonia's orders Mohna behaved as if he was a hostage..... though with news about Mohna and PC's 'goodi dosti' , a Punjabi term for deep friendship that Mohna will understand, many will say Mohna's not that innocent..et tu Mohna!!!! Sibal in the meantime has said that Raja's statement is like the statement of an accused who lies to get off the hook..... of course if Raja was Sibal's client he (Raja) would be in his right to do so......Mr. Sibal it is like you applying and getting a license to start a college despite the fact that you have no experience in this line of business and just on the basis that you applied first .......and you and the one who has awarded the license know you will make a killing by selling this license in the open market...... Raja has also said that he followed what Maran did...... so that means that there was continuity in the chori in a portfolio that DMK's held in NDA and then in UPA...classical example of continuity in governance!!

Mohna and PC ki hai jodhi ajeeb!!!!!

Mohna is said to be in honesty very ameer or rich and in honest PC is kangaal or gareeb!!

PS..... Karuna says DMK will send replacements for Raja and Maran once Kanimozi is out of jail!!!What if he appoints Kani as the replacement (after all Mohna has said that Mantris are innocent till proven guilty)....... ronna abhi nahi ronna Mohna....... ronna jabh Kani ka taint aap ko padhe ga dhona........ maybe the tears will wash off some of the taint!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Sudha Sharma to be Member of CBDT
Since M C Joshi is not getting additional charge of the Chairman of CBDT. Ms Sudha Sharma may be appointed Member in his place in the Board. She is 1976 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Decision about Member Traffic on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, a final decision regarding appointment of K.K. Srivastava General Manager (GM) East Central Railway (ECR) as Member Traffic in the Railway Board is expected soon.

Who will be Member Electrical?
Who will be Member Electrical in the Railway Board? There is a tie between Kuklbhushan General Manager (GM) Central Railway (CR) and A.K. Vora General Manager (GM) East Coast Railway (ECR).

Dinesh Singh to be JS MSME
Now Apurva Chandra is not going as Joint Secretary MSME in the Government of India.1982 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Dinesh Singh will be new Joint Secretary in the MSME.

Air Marshal Browne to be new Air Chief Marshal
Air Marshal N.A.K. Browne will take over as the chief on August 1 . Air Chief Marshal P V Naik retires on July 31.
( We said this on December 16,2010 and again on May 21)

Dr A K Mishra to be Director (Finance) HAL
Dr AK Mishra presently ED at Hindustan Aeronautics Limted (HAL) is being tipped to be new Director (Finance ).

Ms. Suneeta Trivedi is Member (planning) Postal Board
Ms.Suneeta Trivedi (IPoS-1978 batch) who so far was CGM ( BD& M), BD has been elevated to the post of Member Planning in the Postal Board.
(We said this on June 29,2011)

Ms Yesodhara Menon is Member (Personnel) Postal Board
Ms.Yesodhara Menon (IPoS-1978 batch) CPMG Karnataka Circle has been elevated to Member Personnel in the Postal Board.
(We said this on June 29,2011)

Maj. Gen. A. R.A. Sah is Member PLI & Head of Investment
Maj. Gen. A. R...A. Sah (IPoS-1978 batch) who so far was Addl DG, APS Directorate to has been elevated as Member (PLI) & Chairman Investment Board in the Postal Board.

Deepak Srivastava to be CVO Mahanadi Coalfields
Deepak Srivastava, IFS(TN-92) has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, Sambalpur.

Ms. Praveen Mahajan to be Member CBEC
Ms. Praveen Mahajan will become Member CBEC once Ms. Lalita John Member CBEC retires on July 31, 2011.

Surjit Singh is now JS Forests and Environment
Surjit Singh, Director in Ministry of Environmnet and Forest has joined as Joint Secretary in the same Ministry on promotion. He is a CSS officer.

Tripurari Sharan is new DG Doordarshan
Tripurari Sharan has taken over as new DG of the Doordarshan. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
( We said this on March 12 )

Will Pavadia be JS Public Enterprises ?
Ashok Kumar Pavadia is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Public Enterprises.He is 1981 batch IRTS officer.

IPS officers of 1997 batch to be DIG, CBI
IPS officers of 1997 batch working in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will soon be promoted as DIGs.

Subramanyam to return on August 1
Former PS to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh B V R Subramanyam is expected to report to the Chhattisgarh Government on August 1. 1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre Subramanyam is returning after completion of tenure of foreign assignment.

Thy name is Election Commission of India !
An IAS officer against whom disciplinary proceedings had been initiated by the Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh has now been posted as Joint CEO in the same state.He is 2001 batch IAS officer Navneet Kothari .

Rajdeep Singh joins BSF's Tekanpur Academy
Rajdeep Singh, Special DG/ Additional DG has joined as Director, Tekanpur Academy, BSF in place of V.N Rai IPS. He is an IPS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sandeep Rai Rathore is now DIG Administration in CISF
Sandeep Rai Rathore DIG (DMRC) has been transferred as IG, Administration, Force HQ CISF, New Delhi. He has joined at the new place. He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.

Udayan Banerjee is DIG, DMRC in CISF
DIG (AirPort NZ) New Delhi has been transferred as DIG, DMRC CISF, New Delhi.Banerjee will Also continue to hold the additional charge of DIG (BN Security & DIG, AP, NZ) New Delhi. He has joined at the new place. He is a CISF cadre officer

Bureaucratic reshuffle in MP next week
A bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Madhya Pradesh next week.

CBI has 3 vacancies of DIG
There are three posts of DIG that are vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Ms. Idashiaha Nongrang is now hardcore officer of IB
Ms. Idashiaha Nongrang who on central deputation is A Deputy Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) has become a hardcore IB officer. She is an IPS officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Now new post of DG Traffic in West Bengal
A new post of the DG Traffic is being created in West Bengal to improve the overall traffic situation in the state.

Will Suman Bala Sahoo return to West Bengal ?
According to informed sources Joint Director in the CBI Ms Suman Bala Sahoo is being recalled by the West Bengal Government. She is 1987 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

IA & AS officer Ms. Indu Agrawal promoted
Ms. Indu Agrawal, Officer on Special Duty, in the office of the Accountant General (A&E), Gujarat, Rajkot, has been promoted to the grade of Accountant General and posted as Accountant General (A&E), Gujarat, Rajkot.

Prashant K. Panda nominated for 37th APPPA
Prashant K. Panda, Secretary - State Council for Education Research S & Training, New Delhi, has been nominated for the 37th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) which commenced at the Indian Institute of Public dministration, 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.

Mohd Shahid Absar posted as Addl Secretary Home in MP
Mohd Shahid Absar who hitherto was Commandant of the 25th Battalion of SAF has now been posted as Additional Secretary Home. He is an IPS officer of the 1996 batch who belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Pakistan : Rawalpindi Cantonmenoard blamed for contaminated water supply
Bulk of the pipelines procured by Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) for augmenting supply of 'clean drinking water' to the residents of cantonment area from the prestigious khanpur dam scheme have started rusting leading to scare of supply of contaminated water. Cantonment Executive Officer (CEO) Rana Manzoor Ahmed Khan has denied the charge even as medical practitioners in the cantt area hold the lack of pure and wholesome water supplied by the RCB responsible for common occurrence of cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A and other stomach ailments. While the CEO has boasted of a RO system worth Rs 10 million installed by the cantonment board Dr Nadeem Malik of the holy family hospital Rawalpindi has advised the residents not to consume the tap water without boiling and chlorinating the same.

IPS changes in Punjab
SM Sharma, has been appointed as ADGP/Security. On return from central deputation S Chattopadhya has been posted as ADGP/Provisioning and Modernisation. Jasminder Singh, is the new ADGP/IT and Communication. Parmraj Singh will be DIG, Ferozepur Range.Naresh Kumar, is now DIG, Ropar Range and MF Farooqui takes over as DIG, Ludhiana Range.

Prasad to be MD BCPL (UPDATED)
P N Prasad presently ED at GAIL is being tipped to be new Managaing Director Brahmputra Crackers & Polyemers Limited (BCPL).

Justice patil is new Lokayukta Karnataka (UPDATED)
Justice Shivraj Patil has been appointed the new Lokayukta in Karnataka.

CORPORATE

Ambani brothers to sit together on August 1
This will be first time that both Ambani brothers will be present at a meeting convened by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on August 1 since a similar one with Opposition leader L.K. Advani.

M.V. Tanksale's rare gesture
M.V. Tanksale who in June end took over as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Central Bank of India (CBI) during his recent visit to Bhopal stole time from his busy schedule to meet his old colleague. He met Sunil Shrivastava -a retired General Manager (GM) of the Union Bank of India (UBI).

Goyal nominated Part-time Director, UBI
Union Ministry of Finance has nominated Sunil Goyal, as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of United Bank of India for a period of three years.

Sharma resigns as Director, Lakshmi Energy And Foods Ltd
Rajendra Sharma has resigned from the Directorship of Lakshmi Energy And Foods Ltd with effect from July 14, 2011.

Mogal resigns as Company Secy. Praj Industries Ltd
Deepak Mogal, Company Secretary , Praj Industries Ltd has resigned from the office of Company Secretary effective from July 22, 2011.

Nimbolkar appointed Company Secy. Praj Industries Ltd
Dattatraya Nimbolkar, Vice President ( Finance & Accounts) has been appointed as a Company Secretary of Praj Industries Ltd effective from July 22, 2011.

Takahara resigns as Director, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
Koichi Takahara has resigned as a Director of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra ) Ltd w.e.f. July 21, 2011.

Diwan resigns as Director, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd
M. G. Diwan has resigned as Director of Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd from the Company with effect from July 23, 2011 due to personal reasons.

Prasad nominated Director, UCO Bank
The Union Government has nominated K.L. Prasad as Director of UCO Bank in place of Samir Kumar Sinha with effect from July 22, 2011.

Kumar nominated Director, Bank of India
Union Ministry of Finance has nominated Umesh Kumar Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services as the director of Bank of India in place of Tarun Bajaj with immediate effect.

Irani retires as Chairman TRF Ltd
Dr. Jamshed Ji Irani, Chairman and Director of TRF Limited has retired at the Annual General Meeting held on July 23, 2011.

Narayanaswamy appointed Addl. Director, Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd
Sterlite Industries ( India ) Limited has appointed A. R Narayanaswamy as Additional Director of the Company .

Guha appointed Nominee Director, Oriental Bank of Commerce
Union Ministry of Finance has appointed Ms. Sreya Guha as Government of India Nominee Director on the Board of Oriental Bank of Commerce.

Effective Lokpal Bill unlikely

Having seen corruption from close quarters (by virtue of belonging to one of the most corrupt but not the only department ) and how all those involved in it (except small fries) have to be saved at all costs I can predict that there is remote possibility of an effective Lokpal Bill being enacted. All those advocating it may be labelled as anti national and put behind bar with little possibility of being released on bail. If corruption were to be banished even for one hour , sensex will plunge with no sign of recovery. Such is the state iof affairs if any public servant gets caught accepting bribe, there is a ground swell of sympathy for him and he is treated as some kind of unrecognised martyr.

Sudhir Chopra

Army Chief's retirement age

Why do certain individuals want to have their cake and eat it too? When they want to join before they are eligible they give a particular higher age.When close to retirement and wanting to prolong their perks they sing about a younger age.If a wrong date of birth was registered at the time of entering service and the person concerned wasnt even eligible in view of minimum age requirement, then logically does it not cancel the allotment of service itself? Controversies such as the present one in case of individuals holding this high office are setting a very negative example and precedent for soldiers down the line.

K Shobha

Scoop of the week

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Brilliant leadership

The famous Greek King Alexander demonstrated brilliant leadership during an exhausting trek across a desert. Alexander was offered water by one of his soldiers, when all the soldiers were dying of thirst. Alexander asked the soldier if there was enough water for the entire army. When the soldier replied there was not, Alexander poured the water into the sand.

Ashok K Bhimani

He should apologise

This is in response to comment by S K Singh that officers of useless services like Forest & Police have got HAG+ scale i.e.75500-80000, after 28 years. Do not allow use of such words against any service. S K Singh should apologise for the same. Further i am not aware which officer has got the above mentioned scale after 28 years. In fact some have got HAG scale i.e. 67000-79000,and not HAG+ scale.In fact large no of officers specially in Forest are still in PB-4 only.

H S Sohal IFS

Pandora box

Yes there is a Pandora box of scams in the posting of Members , CRB the unsual trend???? One of the candidates who is 1st In 1974 batch should have been by now CRB but for reasons best Known

Kailash

"WIC's editors should scissor unabashed encomiums"???

I cannot agree with N Krishnan any more. H S Bhalla's accolades about Pulok Chatterji are indeed disgusting. He seems to be generous to people who matter. Worse, the WIC gives its covert support by posting his ill-informed views uncensored. Knowing Pulok Chatterji since his days as Director in the PMO, one could say that he is a hardcore Nehru-Gandhi loyalist who has been shuttling on deputation between IGNCA and PMO for decades as per need of the Gandhis and his own career progression. He is a conduit between assertive Sonia Gandhi and a "majboor" de jure PM particularly in appointment matters in GoI. It is high time, the WIC laid down an editorial policy to deal with such cases.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Horse trading

Such delays only reflect dishonesty. Horse trading is on. The due and competent are being deprived. has the minister forgotten his oath as cabinet minister.

Mamta Gupta

Claiming exemption as the third party

Certain information about a property assessment was refused by the PIO claiming that the owner of the property had opposed disclosure of the information to the applicant. Since no grounds were advanced as per Section 8(1) of the RTI Act to justify the denial of information, the Commission did not accept the objection of third party and directed to provide the information.

Comments

When a citizen applies for information which has been provided by or is related to a third party, it can be denied only if it is exempted under Section 8(1) or Section 9. Section 11 merely requires the PIO to seek the objections of the third party and keep them in view while deciding whether to release the information as per the provisions of the RTI Act. Many PIOs fail to do so even 5 years after the enactment of the RTI Act due to ignorance and lack of proper training. The third parties too remain ignorant of their rights and fail to defend their case.

Mr. Saroop Lal Sherawat v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi in Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2011/001013/13449

- 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)