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Indians living in Kashmir have more rights than Indians living in other States!!!! They can buy land anywhere in India whereas Indians living in other States cannot buy land in Kashmir!!!!! Just allow Indians from other States to buy land in Kashmir and in a few years the Kashmir problem will ebb!!!!!! Kashmir needs investments....... jobs...... idle minds there have become the Devil's workshops....... social and economic inbreeding is killing the Valley..... just make Srinagar cosmopolitan!!!! This time the tourist season was good and the locals have benefitted...... locals have already started lamenting 'what if terror returns'?????? I wonder the lot that calls for azaadi, when they migrate from the Valley they go to Mumbai or Delhi........ as they are so fixated with azaadi they should demand being allowed to change their citizenship and shift to POK!!! India needs to take up with Pakistan for 'safe passage' for Indians living in Kashmir who want to shift to POK......just for the info of the migrating azaadi lot at present the Dubai route is open!!! And Kashmir needs to be freed from the Abdullahs....... brainless and visionless........ they just know how to party...... it's rumoured during NDA days Omar 'made a killing' via deals!!!! It's also rumoured that 'come rain, snow or shine' Omar flies to Delhi , of course at our expense, to party in Delhi!!

Its time India thought out of the box!!!!!!

Advice the azaadi lot 'soon you will be free to go to POK as we are working on opening for you the border locks'!!

What if Yeddy decides to stick on....... do not forget he and Reddy's hold sway over quite a sizeable chunk of MLAs!!!!!! This could also be a game by BJP.... in Delhi they sack him and he goes to Bangalore and via a show of strength refuses to resign....... and BJP says 'we are a Democratic Party and as there is no High Command culture in BJP it's the MLAs who represent the people who decide'!!!! Though I feel this will not be politically correct!!! Yeddy himself is not averse to a mid-term poll......and with Reddy's backing him he's got the money to fight an election!!! By afternoon Ghadkari was able to get through to Yeddy and advice him 'he has a battle to fight ahead (outfall of Hegde's report) and will need the Party's help'!!! Yeddy's sent his resignation to Ghadkari!! Now the succession battle has started!!! All the recent meetings have left BJP Leaders mentally tired and overfull.... they are not used to so much work!!!

Advani's all of a sudden is feeling dopey........ Sushma has a finger on her lips!!!

Jaitley says his sugar is high........antacid liquid Ghadkari sips!!!

In Punjab be it the Akali Dals, Congress or PPP..... all are looking towards NRIs for their moolah!!!! They say Amrinder's pals have already chalked up a fund raising trip for him...... luxury hotels and private jets/choppers have been booked....it is rumoured Arusa gave Amrinder permission after he gave her in writing that he will not get besotted while on his UK, US and Canada trip!!!!! Manpreet keeps giving yarns that he has had to change bookings for meetings because with every passing day 'the RSVPs' go up and the meeting venues become inadequate because of space..... he will very soon realize there is a huge gap between Facebook hits/chatter and reality!! Sukhbir's got his act in place......... that is because he has extensive experience in mobilizing funds!! And in his case the NRIs know 'his window gives all the clearances to them if Akalis come to power'....... only problem is now Sukhbir's 'price for favours' is sky high.... happens when you are in power!!

Punjab is in Poll mode...... money, booze and drugs deluge!!!!!

Booze and drugs are as it is in Punjab a menace...... huge!!!

The last quarter of this year is going to be very trying .... economically!!!! There are chances the Sensex will fall to 15,000 - 16,0000 range!!!!! Montek says inflation will ebb.... he does this every now and then!!!! There is a huge oversupply in the Housing Sector..... and this bubble to is going to get pricked!!! Be liquid...... keep your money in FDs......... and for God's sake do not get taken in by Broker talk....... remember a Broker for his commission can make you risk your future!!!

Keep your ears to the ground and treat stocks like plague up to December!!!!!

The fall will be sudden like in the past and portfolios fall will literally 'dismember'!!

PS..... one year to go and London is already ready to host the Olympics...... compared.... for the much smaller Commonwealth Games India was nowhere near completion a year before the Games!!!!! In London they've already started the fun and games before the Games..... in India a year to go and OC, Sports Ministry and Delhi Government were playing 'games'!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Will divorcees be re-united ?
Defence of Amar Singh in Cash for Votes case by Mulayam Singh has fuelled speculations about their joining hands again. One can only wait and watch. A warning signal for the Congress party.

Appointment of Governors either in two days or after session
The much awaited appointment and reshuffle of Governors will either take place in next two days or only after the Monsoon session of the Parliament.

BUREAUCRACY

T K A Nair appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister
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. He has been given the rank and status of Minister of State .
( We said this on July 27 )

Pulok Chaterji will be new PS to PM
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. His appointment has been approved on standard terms and conditions. His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or till further order whichever is earlier.
( We said this on July 27 )

Salim Ali to be Additional Director CBI
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 )

Minutes of the National Security Council may be modified
The panel of National Security Council that decides who is to be appointed as DG in CPMF has already met. Though, the minutes of the meeting have reached the Home Minister for approval, it is yet to be decided that of all the three candidates who will be appointed as DG, CPMF. However, sources said that there are possibilities of a modifications in those minutes.

Alok Raj completes deputation tenure
Alok Raj, IG in office of Spl. DG North-East Zone, CRPF, on completion of the seven years tenure of central deputation has been relieved now. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Dinesh Sharma to join CM's office in Kerala
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 )

Justice Goel to be CJ of Kerala High Court ?
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, the Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court is likely to be appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.

Samir Kumar Sinha gets foreign assignment
Director in the Department of Banking Samir Kumar Sinha has been appointed Advisor to the Executive Director ADB in Manila.He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Sunil Kumar gets ACS rank in Chhattisgarh
On return to the parent Chhattisgarh cadre Sunil Kumar has been promoted to the rank of ACS. He is 1979 batch IAS officer.

Central deputation of Bansi Dhar Sharma on the anvil
The West Bengal (WB) government has recommended the name of Bansi Dhar Sharma, Addl. DG, for central deputation. Presently he is Managing Director (MD) of the West Bengal Police housing Corporation. The recommendation letter has reached MHA. He is an IPS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the WB cadre.

Will the post of Member Traffic be with CRB?
Will the post of Member Traffic be held by Chairman Railway Board (CRB) Vinay Mittal ? It is rumoured that it continue with him.

Santosh Macherla's deputation may be extended
Santosh Macherla Joint Director, CBI is about to complete his central deputation. However, CBI has recommended his name for an extension of two years. He is an IPS officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the Manipur Tripura (M-T) cadre.

Air Marshal Singh to move to Thiruvananthapuram
The SASO in the Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal S.P. Singh, will take over as the chief of the Southern Air Command headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram.

R.K Panaut, IG -BSF shifted to Kolkata
R.K Panaut, IG, Special Operation, BSF Bangalore has been transferred as IG, South Bengal frontier, HQ, Kolkata in place of Ashok Kumar IPS. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Mishra is now Commissioner Khadi and Village Industries
Jai Shankar Mishra will now be Commissioner Khadi and Village Industries. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Uncertainty over FMC Chairman looms
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.

J & K recalls 3 IAS officers
The state government of Jammu & Kashmir that has been facing a dearth of IAS officers has reportedly recalled 3 IAS officers from central deputation.

Bihar cadre IPS officer to head SIT in Gujarat
1978 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer R R Verma has taken charge of the Gujarat high court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) probing the controversial Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

( We said this on July 20 )

Rear Admiral M T Moraes is new Asst Chief of Naval Staff
Rear Admiral M T Moraes has taken over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Submarines) at the Naval headquarters.

Interviews of GM's in SBI next month
Altogether, 35 General Managers in the State Bank of India (SBI), aspiring to be elevated to the grade of CGM in top Executive Grade Special Scale - 1, may face the interviews in August 2011.

Satyajit Bandopadhyay inducted to Cabinet Secretariat
Satyajit Bandopadhyay (Deputy Commdt.1st bt.) Kolkata has been inducted in the cabinet secretariat. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

M K Singh is new IG Law and Order in West Bengal
On return from foreign posting mM K Singh has been appointed IG Law and Order in West Bengal.He is 1987 batch IPS officer.

New post of DG (Traffic ) created in West Bengal
A new post of DG (Traffic) has been created in West Bengal . 1978 batch IPS officer Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti is the first DG.
(We said this on July 26 and 27 )

5 officers to be SP in CBI soon
Appointment of five SP level officers in the CBI is expected soon. Altogether there are 17 vacancies of SPs in the CBI.

Patnaik and Senapati get CS rank in Orissa
1976 batch IAS officer Priyabrat Patnaik and 1977 batch IAS officer R N Senapati have been promoted to the ACS rank.
( We said this on July 28 )

Matang Kidhan's deputation extended
Matang Kidhan who is on inter cadre deputation from Haryana to Nagaland has been given extension of two years and Eight months as (16/5/2011TO1/1/2014) .It has been done as a special case. He is an IPS officer of 1986 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Shamsher Singh appointed Chief Administrative Officer IIFM
Madhya Pradesh government has appointed IFS officer Shamser Singh as Chief Administrative Officer of Indian Institute of Forest management. His services have been offered on three years deputation. He is presently Conservator of Forest, Vidisha Forest Division.

IPS officer not yet relieved for GoI
The West Bengal Government has not yet relieved Rajeev Kumar, Additional CP (STF) to take up a central deputation as secretary DVC. He is 1989 batch IPS officer.

Pakistan : Supreme court to the rescue of establishment secretary
Pakistan's supreme court on Thursday expressed its unhappiness over the manner in which the federal establishment secretary Sohail Ahmed was sidelined as OSD in the same ministry by the government within hours of his complying with a directive of the court and gave one day's time to reinstate the officer in his original position. The Advocate General Maulvi Anwar ul Haq has been directed to convey the directive to the PM, appear before the court on Friday and submit in writing the PM's reaction. 'If the court passes an order no approval of any other authority in the executive is required for its compliance' the bench declared.

Ganesan is DG Academy of Administration in Orissa
K S Ganesan has been posted as DG Academy of Administration in Orissa. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

B.C. Khatua to continue as FMC Chairman
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 till his successor was finalised. K. V. Thomas Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs does not want the post to remain vacant. 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.

ACC clears name of Chief Commissioners in CBDT and CBEC (UPDATED)
Names cleared by the ACC for the post of Chief Commissioners have now reached to the Board of CBEC and CBDT for postings.

22 Addl/Jt Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 22 Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred. Accordingly, M.S. Hasan has been on return from deputation transferred to Patna Customs(P). They are A. Cletus has been on promotion transferred to Coimbatore CX, Raju Shakthivel has been transferred from Mumbai Customs-II (UOP to Coimbatore CX) as DG, Service Tax, Mumbai, D.P. Naidu from Chennai Customs (P), Tuticorin (Transferred from Chennai CX (LTU) in AGT-2011) to Chennai CX(LTU) (Retention), S Chandramohan from Chennai CX(LTU) (Transferred from Chennai Customs(P) Tuticorin in AGT-2011) to Chennai Customs(P) (Tuticorin) (Retention), H.B. Negi from Coimbatore CX (Transferred from CESTAT, Mumbai in AGT-2011) to CESTAT, Mumbai (Retention), Rajiv Ranjan from Delhi CX {UOP to Patna Customs(P)} as DG, HRD, Delhi, S.J.S. Kahlon from Chandigarh CX (UOP to Cochin CX) to Meerut CX, Pranesh Pathak from DG Service Tax, Mumbai to Mumbai CX, B.V.V.T. Prasad Naik from Kolkata Customs to Mysore Zone (Mangalore), Nitesh Srivastava has been on return from Singapore after completion of MPA Programme to Meerut CX, Manoj K. Arora has been on return from deputation to DGEP Delhi, D. Venkateswara Reddy from NACEN Chennai to Chennai CX, Perumal Devraj from Coimbatore CX to Bhopal CX, Shailendra Kumar from Sinha DGEP Delhi to Delhi Customs, Debashish Sahu from Chennai CX (Service Tax) to Systems Chennai, S. Anantha Krishnan from Systems Chennai to Chennai CX(ST), K.B. Bhat from Chennai Customs to Systems Chennai, A.K. Khatri from Safeguard Delhi to DGICCE Delhi, Manish Saxena from DGICCE Delhi to Safeguard Delhi, V. Sangeeta from Hyderabad CX to RTI, NACEN, Hyderabad and Shamboo Nath from RTI, NACEN, Hyderabad to Hyderabad CX.

25 Dy/Asst Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise transferred (UPDATED)
A total of 25 Dy/Asst Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred. While A.F.M. Amalaraj has been transferred from DRI, Tuticorin {UOP to Chennai CX(LTU) to Cochin CX (Thiruvananthapuram), Avinash Mehta from CX Chandigarh (UOP to NACEN Faridabad) to Chandigarh CX (Retention), Devi Prasad Misra from Vadodara CX (UOP to CEI Vapi) to DRI Delhi, Manoranjan Nanda from CEI Mumbai (UOP to Bhubaneshwar CX) to Pune CX, Rewat Raja Bahl from Ahmadabad Customs (UOP to Systems Delhi ) to Ahmedabad CX(ST), Siddharth B. Akashi from
Mumbai, CUS (UOP to Kolkata CX) to Nagpur CX (Nasik), P.R. Nair from Mumbai Customs-II (UOP to Cochin CX) to Mumbai CX(ST), A.J. Kanojia from Vizag Customs to Pune CX(ST), J.K. Gulati from Jaipur CX to Delhi CX(ST), Om Prakash from NACEN Faridabad to Ahmedabad Customs, P.V. Angachekar from Kolkata CX to Pune CX(ST), R.H. Meena from Ghaziabad CX to Jaipur CX(ST), R.K. Mittal from DGHRD Delhi to Chandigarh CX (ST), S. Rangarao from Bangalore-III CX to Vizag Krishnapatnam Port), S.K. Roy from Patna Customs(P) to Kolkata CX (ST), Vishal M. Sanap from Mumbai Customs-III (UOP to DG, Systems, Delhi) to Pune CX(ST), M.P. Meena from Systems Delhi to Ahmedabad CX(ST), K.C. Kala from Service Tax Mumbai to Pune CX(ST), Vishwanath from Bhopal CX (UOP to CBN Gwalior) to Bhopal CX (Indore), G. Nagaraju from Vizag CX to NACEN Chennai, Anurag Sehgal from Ahmedabad Customs CEI Vapi , Hari Shankar from Delhi Customs DG(Vig.) HQ. Delhi, N.V. Joshi from Nagpur CX Vigilance Mumbai, Rakesh Gupta from Delhi CX(LTU) (UOP to Vigilance Delhi) Delhi CX(LTU) and D.M. Dorando (Ms.) from Mumbai CX-I(ST) (Transferred to Pune CX) CESTAT.

SAIL Q1 turnover up by 20% (UPDATED)
The unaudited financial results of Maharatna Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for April-June (Q1) of the current financial year, showed 19.7% growth in sales turnover at Rs. 11,891 crore, over the corresponding period last year (CPLY). Responding to this, SAIL Chairman C.S. Verma said: "With coking coal prices expected to moderate in the coming months due to stabilization of production in Australian mines that were affected by floods, we are hopeful that our cost burden will ease in the following quarters of this financial year. Also, though steel prices have remained stable and demand for steel subdued so far, we are looking at domestic demand growing progressively in the latter half of FY '12."

Is M K N returning to Delhi ? (UPDATED)
West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan is Delhi .His visit has fuelled speculations of his returning to Delhi on an important assignment.

CORPORATE

Rath appointed Chairman by CIL
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.

Who will be Director (Finance) HMT ?
Who will be Director (Finance) HMT?.The PESB interviewed K Ramadoss gm in the HMT for the post but recommended the Heavy Industries Ministry to explore possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation basis for one term of five years.

Savitri Jindal is Chairman Emeritus, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd has re-designated Ms Savitri Jindal as Chairperson Emeritus. However, she will continue as a Director of the Company.

Naveen Jindal elevated as Chairman & MD, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
Naveen Jindal, Executive Vice Chairman & Managing Director has been elevated as Chairman & Managing Director of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd .

Vaidyanathan appointed Addl. Director, ESAB India Ltd
K. Vaidyanathan has been appointed as Additional Director of ESAB India Ltd with effect from July 21, 2011.

Sharma resigns as Director, Supreme Infrastructure Ltd
H.D. Sharma has resigned as the Director of Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd w.e.f. July 27, 2011.

Bansal resigns as Director, Koa Tool India Ltd
Anil Kumar Bansal have resigned as Director of Koa Tool India Ltd w.e.f. May 30, 2011.

Modi resigns as Director, Swaca Business Machines Ltd
Jasmin Harshadrai Modi has resigned as Director of Swaca Business Machines Ltd w.e.f. July 5, 2011.

Joshi appointed CEO, Spatial Access
Harsha Joshi has joined as Chief Executive Officer of Spatial Access responsible for buying audits across the Globe, including India.

Chaudhari appointed COO, Eleven Brandworks
Eleven Brandworks has appointed Sampada Chaudhari, as Chief Operating Officer.

Kotak Mahinda Bank appoints Joint MDs
Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed executive directors--- C Jayaram and Dipak Gupta as joint managing directors.

Godha appointed ED, IPCA Laboratories Ltd
Prashant Godha, has been appointed as an Additional Director of IPCA Laboratories Ltd with immediate effect and also designated as Executive Director with effect from August 16, 2011.

Subramaniam appointed Independent Director, XL Energy Ltd
XL Energy Ltd has appointed Ramesh Subramaniam as Independent Director on the Board of the Company.

How to mess up ?

Dept of Public Enterprises has issued an OM regarding creation of Corpus for Retirement benefits of employees of CPSEs who had retired before 1.1.07 and one of the sentence read as : It is clarified that scheme should not become a defined benefit pensionary scheme".

Can any one please enlighten me what does this mean?

V.S

CGHS facilities

I would like to raise this issue of CGHS facilities provided to the Central government officers. It does not actually cater fully to the requirements, for eg, if a test is required for a patient, a permission from an officers' office becomes a necessity, despite the tests are given from government hospitals. In weekends one has to buy medicines from outside the CGHS dispensary. Why can't we have a simple card system, the PSU's have for their employees and the bills could directly be sent to the concerned authority for reimbursements. I just wish and hope the government should come out with the scheme of cashless facilities and it should be less cumbersome in terms of getting separate permission for each and everything.

Vandana

Don't hide depression

Gone are the days when 'depression used to be considered as a blot'. It is a 'medical problem' and no one should hide it. One should without any delay and hesitation go to a Psychiatric Doctor, when he starts suffering from Depression. Depression can take place in any one including the 'Psychiatric Doctor'. A lot of dissemination needs to carried out in this area of medical problem. The loss which you are causing to your body and mind by not taking any medicine during the 'Depression episode'; is much more than the loss you are causing by taking some mild medicine.

A Srivastava

Pak Foreign Minister belongs to very rich Zamindari family

Pak Foreign Minister belongs to very rich Zamindari family of Punjab Pakistan. Her uncle Ghulam Mustafa Khar was well known politician of Pakistan. He is reported to have married 7 times including Tehmina Durrani who wrote a book against him after divorce and alleged torture.

Suresh Madaan

You can't have all

This is in response to your whisper on IRS. My friend has regretted delay in promotion as compared to IAS though he missed it by 3 ranks. He should think of friends who missed civil services by few marks in interview and joined bank or lectureship. Imagine their plight. As long as all his colleagues are treated equally, he need not crib. He should also see how many of these income tax and customs officers have grabbed creamy jobs in mnistries and public sectors as compared to other sister allied services. With whom he compares for promotion. Cum on you can't have all.

Manas Das

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)