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Harsh Malik

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Krishna sings.... tuh 34 baras ki mein 79 baras ka...... iss liye joh mein kahoo maanana!!!

Khar sings..... mein 34 baras ki aap ho 79 baras ke..... you are a relic .....aap ko chahiye yeh pehchaanana!!

Khar met the hardliners from Kashmir at the very start of her visit to India!!!! So she's sent a message that for Pakistan Kashmir is the main issue!!! Yes.... yes.... there will be some cosmetic CBMs....... nothing more!!!!! For India Security is the top issue..... progress in 26/11 perpetrators being brought to book.... cross border terrorism...... economic terrorism!!! In the end Khar will go back having achieved precious little!!! India will not give up Kashmir and Pakistan wants to do a 'Bangladesh on India via Kashmir'...... India's stand is CBMs will bring us closer..... Pakis stand is if you want friendship 'cut yourself up'!!!!! Kashmiris need a reality check on what is the condition in POK..... it is pathetic!! Basically India is on the path of progress and Pakistan is on the path to self destruction...... we have to ensure that Pakistan does not pull us down with itself.... that us why it is said a progressive Pakistan is in India's interest!!!

Ramesh is a pseudo ..... out and out!!!!

Power has gone to his already 'big head' and he needs to be sorted out!!!

Imagine someone presents Ramesh with a khadi garland and he uses it to wipe his shoes????? Basically when one is not committed and humble from the heart one tends to show ones true colours!!! His environmental stand is also the same....... he used it to the hilt.... though in actuality he's not 'green'!! It was 'decided' that he'd basically wave red flags to projects and when he gets the green flag from 10 Janpath he'll give environmental clearances!! He was supposed to pass over the credit for his 'green decisions' to Rahul but he grabbed the credit himself... tut tut Ramesh.... he should have known in Congress only Madam or her Rahul get credit!!! Rahul though has given him a second chance and Ramesh has promised to be careful!!!

Abh tehra kay hogaa Maya?????

Congress says in Maya's presence whoi jaatha hai joh apne saath 2 suitcase hai laaya!!

Maya's going to be hit by the grossly arbitrary and unfair land acquisitions in Greater Noida!! Rahul by his wild allegations had allowed Maya to 'change the subject'!!! It is alleged that Officials in the UP Government ganged up with Colonizers to mutually make a killing and the losers were the Farmers!!!! And as per Mulayam, who can comment with experience and authority on the subject., Maya got the Lion's share!!!! Just hope that Rahul and Digvijaya do not land up in UP and trivialize this issue again!!! Expect some very harsh rebuttals from Maya......... but she knows her limits with the DA sword hanging above her head!!! And as few swords hand over his head will Amar side with Maya??????

Raja's aim is involve 'everyone' in the scam!!!!

He knows if he points a finger at Mohna he's also pointing a finger at Madam!!!

The 2 G Tihar gang strikes back!!!! Raja says PM and PC were 'involved'!!! Behuria says 'Cabinet has collective responsibility for the policy that was formulated for 2 G'!!!! This is for sure that without the help from the FM this scam was not possible...... had he not been involved PC would have blown the whistle!!!! Pranab Da they say has some proof on this but 'for Party's sake he's mum'....... he wants to be in the prospective PM list!!!! They say if a true investigation is done.... Mohna's nervousness and his being held hostage and PC's hand in this scam will be revealed!!

PS....... Kalmadi showed no symptoms of forgetfulness when he headed OC ...... though it is said that from the very start of his businessman days he was very forgetful about 'money he owed' .... but his memory was very good when it came to money that was owed to him!! So if Kalmadi can get the people he owed money to give statements he can prove he suffers from forgetfulness... one of the symptoms for dementia!!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

What made them miss the bus to ministerial posts ?
Three names that were sure to find place in the manmohan Singh Cabinet were Jyoti Mirdha, Nirmal Khatri and Raj Babbar but they were dropped at the last moment. Who scuttled the move ?

Maharashtra Govt meets supplementary demands from Contingency fund
The finances of Maharshtra government are in such a bad shape that it has to meet the supplementary demands of various departments by dipping in the contingency fund. The coffers of the state government are empty and out of the Rs 3000 cr demand , only Rs 2000 crore worth of supplementary demand could be met, say sources in finance department.

MHADA to take action against defiant builders
Nearly 33 builders have duped the MHADA ( Maharashtra Housing Development Authority) for the redevelopment of old buildings. The state government is likely to take stringent action against the builders soon. The builders promised redevelopment but have delayed construction and in some cases not done any construction and have acquired the premises, said a builder.

Terror tourism has become a new introduction Mumbai
'Kasab eats biryani, desh bhakti ki qurbani' is the slogan which Shiv Sena -BJP coined to corner the Congress -NCP government in the state assembly session asking for immediate action against Kasab. Kasab ko faansi do, nahi to kursi khali karo (hang Kasab or move out from power) was how the opposition stormed in the assembly

MIDC land acquisition has displaced nearly 90,000 farmers
The farmers in New Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri region displaced by the land acquisition are going to agitate asking for more adequate compensation from the state government.

Maha Govt to initiate inquiry against Municipal officers soon
Maharashtra Government is soon going to initiate an inquiry against Municipal officers who have acquired properties illegally in neighboring areas of Mumbai. The state government is in the process of preparing a list of personnel in various Municipalities who have acquired land in the names of friends and relatives and is soon going to initiate an action against them say sources in the state government.

BUREAUCRACY

Arun Mathur on way out ?
Rumour mill in the South Block says that Director Enforcement Arun Mathur is on his way out. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sudhir Kumar to get three months extension
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power Sudhir Kumar is getting three months extension in his deputation tenure. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Pankaj Agrawal appointed Additional Secretary Consumer Affairs

Pankaj Agrawal has been appointed Additional Secretary Consumer Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

( We said this on July 22 )

Ms. Sheela Sangwan to be Member CBEC
Ms. Sheela Sangwan will become Member CBEC once Y.G. Parande Member CBEC Joins at new place.

Panel for selection of CBI officers meets
Committee for selection of CBI officers was held under the chairmanship of new Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Pradeep Kumar. This was the first meeting of the committee after Kumar became CVC.

Dr.V. Venu to be Joint Secretary Culture
Dr.V. Venu who is presently Secretary to the Kerala Government on central deputation has been appointed as Joint Secretary Culture on a newly created post. He is an IAS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

Will MT cadre IPS officer become DG Jharkhand ?
Grapevine has it that M K Das is being appointed new DGP of Jharkhand. 1977 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre Das hails from Jharkhand.

Air Marshal M. Matheswaran will be SASO in Eastern Air Command
Air Marshal M. Matheswaran will take over as SASO in the Eastern Air Command. Matheswaran is presently assistant chief of air staff in Air Headquarters.

Bhupinder Singh Bhalla posted to Andamans
Bhupinder Singh Bhalla who was on a foreign assignment on his return to parent cadre of AGMU has been posted to Andamans. He is an IAS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Ms.Sundari Nanda IG Goa shifted to Mizoram
Ms.Sundari Nanda, IG, Goa has been transferred as IG, Mizoram. Her transfer has reportedly been done under political pressure. However, she is considered to be a strictly professional officer. She is an IPS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Rajesh Khurana posted as IG, Goa
Rajesh Khurana on completion of his Central deputation has been repatriated
to his parent cadre. However, his transfer order has been issued from Delhi to Goa
as IG in place of Ms.Sundari Nanda IPS. Khurana is an IPS officer of 1994 batch who
belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Ms. Suiaya Krishnan is now JS Health & Family Welfare
Ms. Suiaya Krishnan, Director in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, has been promoted as Joint Secretary in the same Ministry on promotion. She is a CSS officer.

Dr. Emayavaramban to be new Director (Commercial) of NSC
Dr. Emayavaramban is being tipped to be new Director (Commercial) of the National
Seeds Corporation (NSC).He is presently GM (Prod.)

New IPS post in Kerala
It has been decided in Kerala to create a new post of Superintendent of Police specifically for the security of the treasures worth over Rs 100,000 crore found at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram .

Sudesh Kumar is IG, BSF in Shillong
Sudesh Kumar who so far was IG with the Kerala Police on central deputation has joined as IG, HQ, Shillong Frontier in BSF. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

IPS officer now unlikely to join GoI
Niraj Nayan Pandeya was appointed as IGP (BSF) South Bengal. Now the West Bengal Government is unlikely to relieve 1987 batch IPS officer for central deputation.

Major General for five days
One Brigadier is reportedly being promoted to the rank of Major General that two only for five days.

17 posts of SP vacant in CBI
There are three posts of DIG that are vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Now West Bengal will have 8 DG leval posts
Now West Bengal will have 8 DG level posts in the state police.At present there are six DG level posts.

Minister now wants IAS instead of technocrat
Minister Housing in West Bengal Shyamapada Mukherjee wants an IAS officer to be his secretary instead of from the engineering service. The post has been held by an engineer since 1987.

IA & AS officer Ms. Ritu Dhillion promoted
Ms. Ritu Dhillion, Director (RS-IV) in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India has been promoted to the grade of Accountant General and posted as Principal Director (RS-IV) in this office against an upgraded post.

Winds of change have begun to blow in ICFRE
Winds of change have begun to blow ever since Dr V. K. Bahuguna a 1979 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Tripura cadre had assumed the charge as new Director General (DG) of ICFRE, Dehradun.There was no regular DG,ICFRE for the last two years.

3 IAS officers get new postings in Kerala
Three IAS officers have got new postings in Kerala. They are: P.H. Hurian (1986 batch)
on return from central deputation Secretary Information Technology (IT), Elias George
OSD in Delhi based Kerala House for Industries encouragement and A. Francis
(2004 batch) Collector Thiruvannathapuram.

Pranav Khullar nominated for 37th APPPA
Pranav Khullar - Director, Directorate of Revenue , Ministry of Finance, New Delhi, has been nominated for the 37th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) which has commenced 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.

Post of GM, FCI at ltanagar vacant
The post of General Manager [Arunachal Region] Food Corporation of India, ltanagar, under the Department of Food & Public Distribution is vacant. Officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/ Director of the Government of India or equivalent level, eligible for appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme, may apply for the same by August 31, 2011.

Maharashtra and HP IFS association express gratitude
Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh Indian Forest Service Officers Association have expressed gratitude to the government for showing magnanimity in promotions .

Pakistan : federal secretary penalised for compliance of apex court order
Pakistan's establishment secretary Sohail Ahmed has been sidelined as OSD in the same ministry apparently for complying with a directive of the supreme court. The matter pertains to a senior police officer Hussain Asgar who was transferred from the federal investigation agency (FIA) as IG Gilgit Baltistan after investigations being supervised by him in a politically sensitive Haj scam case seemed leading to the PMO. As the case is being monitored by the apex court it directed the establishment division to bring the police officer back to the FIA and when compliance was not forthcoming a contempt notice was issued to the establishment secretary. Submission made by the secretary during his personal appearance on Tuesday that the proposal for compliance of the court's direction was pending consideration of the 'competent authority' irked the court and he was granted a few hours to produce the government order or 'face the music'. Poor secretary had no option but to produce the concerned transfer order in the court but the federal government removed him from his post within a few hours for 'violation of the laid down procedure'.

Patnaik and Senapati to get CS rank in Orissa
1976 batch IAS officer Priyabrat Patnaik and 1977 batch IAS officer R N Senapati are likely to get ACS rank on August 1 in Orissa.

Lokayukta wants security for staff
Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde has asked for the security of the investigating team led by U V Singh from those involved in illegal mining.

Matter reaches to EC
Can Punjab Director General of Police P S Gill and the Principal Secretary to the chief minister, D S Guru go around the state for election purposes ?.Both the officers are said to be candidates for the Vidhan Sabha elections.Now the matter has been brought to the notice of the Election Commission.

IAS changes in Punjab
Dipinder Singh has been posted as deputy commissioner, Hoshiarpur and Vikas Garg made the DC, Patiala.S Karuna Raju has been appointed as Faridkot deputy commissioner and Harbhupinder Singh becomes DC, Moga. Kamal Kishore Yadav goes to Bathinda as DC and Ravi Bhagat will be Ferozepur DC.DD Ternach is the new project director, National Rural Health Mission; while Vijay Namdeorao Zade will be additional secretary, Finance.Now Sanjay Kumar will be Managing Director, Punjab Agro Industries Corporation. R Venkatratnam has been posted as secretary, Election, Punjab and, additionally, as commissioner, Ferozepur.V K Meena will now be managing director, Punjab Financial Corporation.

Salim Ali to be Additional Director (UPDATED)
The Selection Committee headed by the new CVC on Wednesday recommended the name of Salim Ali (Manipur-Tripura cadre: 1978 batch) for the post of Additional Director, CBI. He is presently DGP Tripura.
( We said this on March 21 )

Dinesh Sharma to join CM's office in Kerala (UPDATED)
Dinesh Sharma is joining as principal secretary (PS) to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Sharma, an IAS officer of 1983 batch from the Kerala cadre .
(We said this on June 28 )

Rath appointed Chairman by CIL (UPDATED)
Dr Arun K Rath, Dean & Professor, School of Public Policy & Governance , Management Development Institute , Gurgaon has been appointed by Coal India as Chairman of the Committee on Corporate Governance in Coal India Limited ( CIL ). CIL, a central public sector enterprise has recently been conferred with the power and status of a Maharatna company by the Government of India.

T K A Nair appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister (UPDATED)
T K A Nair has been appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with effect from October3. He is presently Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.
( We said this on July 27 )

Pulok Chaterji will be new PS to PM (UPDATED)
Pulok Chaterji will join the PMO as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister on October 3.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.Chaterji is presently ED World Bank.
( We said this on July 27 )

Four IAS officers deputed to attend mid-career training (UPDATED)
As many as four IAS officers of 1996 batch have been deputed by the Rajasthan government to attend Phase IV of the mid-career training of IAS officers scheduled to be held from August 22, 2011 to October 14, 2011 at lal bahadur Shastri national Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. The officers selected are Ajitabh Sharma, Commissioner, Excise Department and Ex-officio Prohibition Commissioner, Udaipur, Alok Gupta - registrar, Board of revenue, Rajasthan, Ajmer, Dinesh Kumar - Under APO and Rajesh Kumar yadav - CEO and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jaipur.

Uncertainty over FMC Chairman looms (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it B.C. Khatua who was re-appointed as the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) Chairman last year and is due to complete his one extended term on July 31, 2011 is unlikely to be spared from FMC. This hinges on reports pouring in from different corners which suggest that K. V. Thomas Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs had indicated about it. K.V.Thomas who is in Chennai will be back to Delhi on late Thursday evening. Khatua is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre. Just in case Khatua was not re-employed then Ramesh Abhishek (IAS, 1982 batch Bihar cadre) may get officiating charge as he is already there in FMC as a Member.

CORPORATE

Chamola takes over as Director HAL
V M Chamola has taken over as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Director (Human Resources). Prior to this he was Chief General Manager (HR) at Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).
( We said this on March 12 )

Kumar appointed as Nominee Director, ICICI Bank
Arvind Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, has been nominated as Government Nominee Director on the Board of ICICI Bank Limited in place of Dr. Anup K. Pujari, Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, with effect from July 22, 2011.

CBI raid on DVC officials
The CBI has raided the residences and offices of three top officials of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).

Tandon appointed Addl. Director, Automotive Stampings And Assemblies Ltd
Ajay Tandon has been appointed as an Additional Director of Automotive Stampings And Assemblies Ltd with effect from July 27, 2011.

Srinivasan appointed Nominee Director Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd
G. S. Srinivasan, General Manager, Support Services Corporate Banking, IDBI Bank Ltd has been appointed as Nominee Director of IDBI Bank Ltd on the Board of Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd in place of S. V. Satyanarayana with effect from June 20, 2011. .

Ravichandran appointed Non Exec. Vice Chairman, EID Parry Ltd
EID Parry India Limited has appointed V. Ravichandran, as Non Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from July 27, 2011.

Valia appointed Chairman, VAS Infrastructure Ltd
VAS Infrastructure Ltd has appointed Dr. Jayesh V. Valia as Chairman of the company.

Jani appointed Director, VAS Infrastructure Ltd
Ajay Jani has been appointed as Director of VAS Infrastructure Ltd.

Manek resigns as Director, Govindji Trikamdas Exports Ltd
Ketan Vijaykumar Manek has resigned as Director of Govindji Trikamdas Exports Ltd with effect from July 25, 2011.

Bose appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Regency Ceramics Ltd
Regency Ceramics Ltd has appointed Tummula Ramesh Chandra Bose as Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company.

Vijh appointed Independent Non Exec. Director, Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Ltd
Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Ltd has appointed Kailash Chander Vijh as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company effective from July 27, 2011.

Singh is ED (Works), Bhilai Steel Plant
P K Singh has taken over as Executive Director (Works) at Bhilai Steel Plant.

Sethuraman appointed Company Secy. RIL
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has appointed K Sethuraman as the group's Company Secretary .

Zen Mobile appoints P Vignesh as Brand Manager
P Vignesh, who was Brand Manager at Bates 141, has been appointed Brand Manager by Zen Mobile. He has five and a half years experience in the industry.

Joydeep Ghosh is Biz Head, eBus Aidem in India
Joydeep Ghosh has been appointed head eBus Aidem operations in India. He is a senior industry professional having over 22 years experience across media and technology services. Earlier he was with Reliance Communications as General Manager - 3G Project Management Team.

Subhashish Sarkar appointed Sr VP of Mudra Max-OOH
Mudra Max (Integrated Engagement & Experience), a part of the Mudra Group, has appointed Subhashish Sarkar as Senior Vice President for Mudra Max OOH, North & East. Earlier he was with Percept as Business Director (North & East).

Scenario 4: Retirement Age

Government extends retirement age to 65 before 31st August so that Pulock continues in government service and becomes Secretary in PMO and takes over as Cabinet Secretary after 2 years.

Rita

Indians are a depressed lot

The report that almost 30 percent Indians are suffering from depression is a cause of concern and needs further study to understand why this is happening. This is perhaps the right time to look at building the case for promoting mental health ( sadly neglected). The role of impact of school education system, changing social norms ( due to social media..), internet/tv revolution..that largely sell negative stories or pornography needs to be investigated. Also, there appear regional disparities with places like Pondicherry having unexplained but highest prevalence. GOI should set up a GOM under the Union Health Minister to look at the health and other social dimensions that are leading us to become a unhappy lot.

Vinayak Prasad

Congratulations

Dear Sanjay Aggarwal,

Congrats for joining SVPNPA, the premier training academy for IPS Officers. A great talent like you would surely contribute in grooming the young I.P.S. officers dynamically.

Your Well Wisher & Friend D C Sagar, IPS

Political dementia a robust defence

Kalmadi is likely to sing under interrogation and cross examination. Whatever he had done was done to serve other hidden individuals for whom he played just a stooge. If he blurts out the names of the real beneficiaries of his doings, it might pose grave danger to those elements. He being in judicial custody can not be handled like the few others silenced differently. So the shield of dementia will give that escape route. Even if he were to give out names now, it will be alleged that he suffers from memory loss or cognitive capabilities and hence his testimony can't be relied upon !!!

M LGupta

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)