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Wiki Cables say Mohna finds his Cabinet 'untrustworthy'!!

For his trust he finds only PC worthy!!!

They say pals do imbibe 'good and bad' each other's nature!!

Why do you think there has been such huge fall in Mohna's stature????

One is known by the company one keeps!!!!

Why do you think Mohna's honesty weeps????

But surprisingly Mohna's honesty did not rub off on PC!!!!

Hush hush those in the know say ' Pathetically Corrupt' is how they decipher PC!!

PC changed Mohna but 'vice versa' did not take place!!!!!

Now Mohna's honesty claim falls flat on its face!!!

Today Congress swears by Tehelka's Cash for Vote 'revelation'!!!

Some time back about PC's games as FM Tehalka had informed the Nation!!

And then how can we forget how PC 'fudged' his way in the General Election!!!

He had lost was the 'initial projection'!!

But then seems his Sonny got into the act and lo and behold PC won!!!!

What an 'obedient and helpful son'????

Had a thorough investigation been undertaken!!!

To a way EVMs can be fiddled with 'the Nation would awaken'!!

Chalo one keeps the company one deserves!!!!!

And one day Mohna will realize that 'only his own interests PC serves'!!!

A Wiki Cable says PC feels West and South India has got India on the move!!!

But rest of India 'gets the Nation stuck in a groove'!!

Raja is from the South and he's accused for the Nation's biggest scam!!

And from the West there is Hassan Ali who for FE laws showed he cared a damn!!!

He, Pawar, Praful, Raja all come from South or West!!!

And we all know they all have indulged in what kind of 'fest '!!

Another Wiki Cable say after Rahul's gaffes within Congress there were calls!!!!

'Get Priyanka or Congress falls'!!!!

The Wiki Cable describes Rahul as a neophyte!!

What an apt description as it's 'tailor made right'!!

Priyanka on her part has kept a low profile!!!!

Though insiders say 'waqt karr rahi hai while'!!

Jaitley too has been caught with his foot in the mouth via a Wiki Cable leak!!!!

To a US Diplomat on 'BJP's opportunism' he did speak!!!

Though now he says 'opportunism' is a word he expunged from his dictionary long time back!!

And as BJP has attacked Congress using Wiki Cables these cables BJP cannot attack!!

The terminology 'like currency' to describe 'gains' is definitely Jaitley's though he denies it!

Now because of Wiki Cable leak in the accused box Jaitley has made BJP sit'!!

Mohna's invite to Gillani seems to be more to deflect attention his slump!!!!

Into the punctured Mohna balloon some air he's trying to pump!!

This cricket diplomacy has no meaning whatsoever!!

Can India give what the Pakis want.... no.... never!!

And opening trade and tourism will end in India 'footing the tab'!!!

Opportunity to push in manpower and equipment the Terror organizations will grab!!

We are the aggrieved Party and if any friendly overtures should come these should be from them!

For its vote bank politics Paki role in terror UPA does hem (shorten or cover up)!!!

Rather than taking Paki on UPA takes on Modi!!!!

For Modi 'kabar pe kabar' UPA ne hai khodi!!!

See Warren Buffet's lifestyle.... he lives in his old house where he's been living for years!!!

He say the house is cool in summers and warm in winters and reminds him of his 'dears'!

His favourite food is a burger and a coke!!

Despite his wealth a simple bloke!!

On the other hand see Mukesh Ambani...spends a fortune on a new home!!

And has a fleet of Jets in which he and his family does 'roam'!!

To expect people who are in splurge mode to donate a major portion of their paisa!!!

Is being foolish.... nahi ho saktha hai aisa

'Rotten' Tata and Mahindra has donated money to their 'alma matar'!!!

Ignoring the famished Universities here and giving money to 'fatty' Harvard to get fatter!!

Confucius says..... those who are rich but simple lives,

Are the ones who donate and do not splurge on uselessly like building 'multi billion hives (homes)'!

Adds....Billionaire's like Buffet's expenditure is use based!!!!!

And by going up an down in the Billionaire's list they are not delirious or fazed!!!

More.... our desi billionaires party when their position in this list rises!!!!!

And go into a sulk when their position the list downsizes!!

Flash...... Swamy says there was a Balwa PC connection!!!

From PC Balwa got protection!!!

HM knew about Balwa's nefarious connection!!

And without HM's okay he could not have made it in the 2 G selection!!!

HM clearance in such matters is obligatory!!!

Now let's wait to see to get off the hook PC will spin 'what story'

What we want to know for HM not raising the alarm on Balwa!!

Who got the halwa?????

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Cabinet reshuffle on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, a cabinet reshuffle is on the anvil at the Centre.

Ms. Mamata Banerjee is ready to quit with her pound of flesh
Rumours are agog in corridors of power that Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee has consented to quit. However, this is with a rider: provided her party was given four other berths of prominent departments with Cabinet rank of Ministers of State (MOSs) with independent charges.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Member of PESB ?
Who will be new Member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).The Government of India has short-listed four names. They Are Mssrs Raghu Menon -Secretary Information and Broadcasting, Bhaskar Chatterjee - Secretary Public Enterprises, Atul Chaturvedi - former Secretary Steel and Ms Radhika Doraiswamy - Secretary Posts.

18 IPS officers of 1980 batch empanelled ?
About 18 IPS officers belonging to 1980 batch have been empanelled to the rank of ADG in the Government of India.

Who will be Minister (Economic ) UK ?
Who will be new Minister (Economic) in Indian Embassy UK? The front runners are said to be Kalyaneshwar Bakshi (1982,MH), Amitabh Jain (1989, CG) and Renu Sharma (1989, UT).

Over 61 years means you are out
Now the Government is very serious about the appointment of the new CVC.If the new guideline is taken in account then the person who has completed 61 years of age will not be considered for the post. It means the two top contenders Home Secretary G K Pillai and Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar are out of the race.

Mohapatra to be Director (Production) NALCO !
S S Mohapatra is being tipped to be new Director (Production) of the NALCO. The PESB is believed to have put his name number one in the panel.

Mystery shrouds delay in deciding next SBI Chairman
Mystery still shrouds the delay in deciding new Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI). Pratip Chaudhari who is a Deputy Managing Director (DMD) in SBI is supposed to be new Chairman, SBI O.P. Bhatt is going exit as Chairman SBI on March 31,2011.

Hectic lobbying for top slot of POWERGRID-interviews today
Hectic lobbying has been going on for top slot of POWERGRID i.e. Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) interviews for which is being held on March 28, 2011. Main among 15 short listed candidates: I S Jha - POWERGRID's Director (Projects), R. N. Nayak POWERGRID's Director (Operations) & Rajeev Sharma Director (Projects) of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC).

ONGC is still headless
One of the most important PSU's in the country is still headless. Though the panel is ready the Government has failed to take a decision. CMD R S Sharma retired on January 31.

Interviews for CMD,BSNL being held on March 28
Interviews for selecting full time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BSNL is being held on March 28,2011.

Interviews for CMD,MTNL to be held on March 29
Interviews for selecting full time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MTNL will be held on March 29,2011.

Prof Shah is Director IIM Udaipur
Prof Jannat Shah is being appointed new Full-Time Director of the IIM Udaipur.

Saurabh Shukla transferred to New Delhi
Saurabh Shukla, Deputy Accountant General (VLC/Acs), in the office of the Accountant General (A&E)-II, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director (GASAB) in the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General Of India, New Delhi, against an existing vacancy.

Kamath to be new CMD of Vijaya Bank
H. S. U. Kamath, Executive Director (ED) with the Canara Bank, who had been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Vijaya Bank will be assuming charge once existing CMD Albert Tauro retires on March 31, 2011.

( We said this on March 30 and again on September 2,2010)

Mrs. Archana Bhargava to be new ED of Canara Bank
Mrs. Archana Bhargava, General Manager with Punjab National Bank, who had been appointed as Executive Director (ED) of the Canara Bank will be joining as present ED H.S.U. Kamath will joining as CMD of the Vijaya Bank on April 1, 2011.

( We said this on September 2.2010 )

Phatak to return to Maharashtra
CMD of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) J M Phatak has sought re-patriation to the parent Maharashtra.1978 batch IAS officer Phatak has cited personal reasons including to defend his alleged case.

Decision of new UP Chief Secretary this week
Decision of the appointment of new Chief Secretary in Uttar Pradesh will be taken in a couple of days. Present Chief Secretary Atul Gupta is scheduled to retire this month end.

Singh to succeed Sawani ?
JD in the CBI Y P Singh who has sought VRS is likely to succeed R Sawani in the International Cricket Council. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Term of Sawani is coming to an end soon.

IRAS officer Radhkrishnan Pammini empanelled in GoI
1983 batch IRAS officer Radhkrishnan Pammini is reported to have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Large scale changes in Punjab police on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, large scale changes in Punjab police are likely to take place within week's time.

Gupta is number 1 for post of MD, DFC
R.K. Gupta, Chief Administrative Officer Construction (CAOC) in Northern Railway, Jammu, is number one in panel for the post of Managing Director (MD) of Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).

GoI sets up Financial Sector Reforms Commission
Government of India has appointed a Financial Sector Reforms Commission to re-write financial laws of the country. It is chaired by Justice(retd) BN Srikrishna, with D. Swarup former Chairman, PFRDA, as the member-convenor. There are 8 other experts from Banking, Legal, Regulatory and financial fields as members.

Interviews for PPT Dy. Chief's post on March 30
Interviews for the post of Deputy Chairman Paradip Port Trust (PPT) will be held on March 30,2011. Its a post meant for officers of Port Services. Altogether 13 contenders are in fray for this post.

2 IAS officers shifted in Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh government has shifted two IAS officers. They are: R. Prasanna Collector South Bastar- Dantewara to Commissioner Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) Raipur & O.P. Chaudhary Commissioner Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) Raipur to Collector South Bastar- Dantewara.

3 IPS officers shifted in Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh government has shifted three IPS officers. They are: S.R. Kalluri SSP Dantewara to DIG Surguja, Ankit Garg SP Mahasamund to
SP Dantewara and Dhruv Gupta AIG to SP Mahasamund.

Mad rush for Mohali cricket match
Thereis a mad rush semi final match of ICC World Cup Cricket match to be played between India and Pakistan in Mohali on March 30, 2011. Latest is that a ticket worth Rs. 1000 is available at a premium of One lakh Rupees. The rate is expected to shoot further.

DPC for 1995 batch IPS officers in Haryana held
A meeting of departmental promotion committee (DPC) for promoting IPS officers belonging to Haryana cadre has already been held. Those who are going to be elevated are: Ms. Charu Bali, C.S. Rao (both on deputation), Sandeep Khirwar SP Yamuna Nagar and Subhash Yadav posted in PHQ.

Former AP Chief Secretary to contest election from Darjeeling
There are reports that former Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary T K Dewan is going to ontest Vidhan Sabha election from Darjeeling. He hails from Darjeeling.

Maharashtra government shifts Uttam Khobragade
Uttam Khoragade (IAS, 1984 batch)Principal Secretary Tribal Development has been transferred as the Managing Director(MD) of Maharashtra Petrochemicals Corporation.

Pakistan's Interior Secretary is a popular figure back home
The Pakistani delegation for home secretary level talks between India and Pakistan to be held on 28 and 29 March is led by Choudhary Qamar Zaman Interior Secretary of Pakistan. Considered to be an upright officer Qamar Zaman enjoys high degree of popularity in his country. Very few of us know here in India that In December 2009 he was placed under suspension by the federal government because in compliance of the Pakistan Supreme Court order invalidating Parvez Musharraf's National Reconciliation Order (NRO) he had issued directions restricting the country's Defence Minister from taking a flight to China. His suspension resulted in massive show of solidarity with him as protestors chanting slogans against the government's action and calling for Qamar Zaman's reinstatement gathered in front of his residence in Islamabad's Kohsar market locality. Prior to his present assignment he has served as Chairperson of Islamabad's Capital Development Authority and also as Chief Secretary Northern Areas

Ajai Malhotra is new Ambassador to Russia (UPDATED)
Ajai Malhotra, presently Ambassador of India in Kuwait has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russian Federation in succession to P.P. Shukla.He is 1977 batch IFS officer.

( We said this on March 11
24 Addl/Jt Commissioners of Income Tax transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 24 Additional/Joint Commissioners of Income Tax transferred Ardhendu Sekher Mondal from Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa) to Kolkata (CCA WB), Jaspreet Singh Minhas from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Delhi CCA, Nidhi Singh from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E), Anupam Kant Garg from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Kanpur (CCA UP (W), Padmakar Rajaram More from Chennai {CCA TN)to Pune CCA (Maharashtra), Bindhu A S from Chennai (CCA TN) to Cochin (CCA Kerala), Paresh Johri who was on Compulsory wait to Mumbai CCA, Madhukar Kumar Bhagat who was on Compulsory wait to Delhi CCA, Lalit Krishan Singh Dehiya from Delhi CCAto Kolkata {CCA WE), Preeti Jain Das from Delhi CCA to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa), Harishankar Kumar Lal from Delhi CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat), Jagdish P. Jangid from Delhi CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat), T Roumuan Paite from Guwahati (CCA NER) to Mumbai CCA, Sadhu Sunder S1ngh Dasi from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Mumbai CCA, Garikapaty Shanker Phani Kishore from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashtra), Komal Jogpal from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashtra), R.V. Reddy Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka), Dr. Vasundhara Upmanyu from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR), Piyush Chandra Vishnu Kolhe from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashtra), Shefali Swaroop from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Chennai(CCA TN), Pathlavath Peerya from Mumbai CCA to Hyderabad (CCA AP), Govind Manish from Patna (CCA Bihar)to Kolkata (CCA WB), Ramendra Kumar Vishwakarma from Patna (CCA Bihar} to Lucknow (CCA UP(E) and K.V. Sampath Kumar from Pune CCA (Maharashtra) to Mumbai CCA.

Seven Dy / Asstt Commissioners of Income Tax transferred (UPDATED)
Dharmvir D Yadav From Delhi to CCA Mumbai, Shiv Raj Singh from Mumbai to CCA Delhi, Ramesh Chandra from Mumbai to CCA Delhi, Rajeev Kumar Singh from Delhi to CCA Mumbai, Sudha Gupta from Delhi to CCA Pune, S Anbuselvam from Lucknow to CCA Chennai and Shailendra Kumar from Patna to CCA Delhi.

A. K. Garg is BSNL's Member, HR (UPDATED)
A. K. Garg who till recently was Chief General Manager Telecom (CGMT) Kolkata circle BSNL has assumed charge as Director- Human Resources and Development (HRD) in BSNL on March 28, 2011. He is cadre of 1976 ITS (India Telecom
Services) batch.
( We said this on March 22)

R.S. Sidhu appointed as DG, DRI (UPDATED)
R S. Sidhu Chief Commissioner in the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) will be new Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Ms. Vijai Lakshmi Sharma Member CBEC will continue to hold the charge of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) till March 31,2011. She was DG, DRI before becoming a Member of the CBEC. R.S. Sidhu is an IRS-CE &C officer of 1977 batch.

3 appear for interview of CMD, BSNL (UPDATED)
Three officers appeared for interview of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BSNL on March 28, 2011. They were:R.K. Upadhyay CMD, TCIL; A.K. Garg Member HR, BSNL and Shankar Aggarwal (a 1980 batch IAS of UP cadre) who on central deputation is Additional Secretary Information Technology(IT). CORPORATE

CORPORATE

Arup Roy Choudhury elected Chairman SCOPE
Arup Roy Choudhury Chairman NTPC has been re elected as the Chairman
SCOPE from 2011- 2013.

SEBI to be revamped
After the taking over by U K Sinha as SEBI Chief the process has started to revamp the Regulatory Body. Now there will be three new EDs and two Members.

Former CIL Chairman gets three year term in HPL
Former Coal India chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya will take over as managing director of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) on April 1.He will get three years term.
( We said this on January 18 )

GAIL Board has no outsider
There is no outsiders in the Board of the GAIL India Ltd. All are insider.

Usha Thorat to be Director ONGC !
Former Deputy Governor of the RBI Ms Usha Thorat is being appointed Director on the Board of the ONGC.

Khatua is MD of OHPC
Sahadev Khatua has taken over as Managing Director of the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) Ltd .

Anjali Rawat joins Metal Communications
Anjali Rawat has joined Metal Communications as Associate Creative Director.

Vivek Bahl quits Star India
Vivek Bahl, Executive Vice President, STAR India, is moving on from the organisation after a stint of four years.

Panda now Managing Partner Euro RSCG India
Sushant Panda will now be Managing Partner and CEO of Euro RSCG India. Prior to this he was Director Delhi .

Satbir Singh is Managing Partner Euro RSCG India
Satbir Singh will now be Managing Partner and CCO of Euro RSCG India. Prior to this he was Chief Creative Officer.

Shavon Barua is now President Euro RSCG India
Shavon Barua is now President, West & South of Euro RSCG India, he is being promoted from Director of Mumbai.

Basu is CPO PepsiCo India
Samik Basu has taken over as chief people officer of PepsiCo India.

Bose to head IOC in West Bengal
Indrajit Bose has taken over as head of Indian Oil Corporation in Bengal.

Govt acceps Mahindra's resignation
Government has accepted the resignation of Anand G Mahindra, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Mahindra Group, as an Independent Director of the Air India Board.

Iyer resigns as CFO, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd
Sanjiv Iyer, Chief Financial Officer , Ramky Infrastructure Ltd has tendered his resignation.

Takano to be MD, Ricoh India Ltd?
The Board of Ricoh India Ltd is to meet on April 1, 2011 to consider and approve the appointment of T. Takano as Managing Director of the Company. He will succeed N. Maitra whose term of office as the Managing Director of the Company comes to an end on March 31, 2011.

Kalantri resigns as Director, Man Industries (India) Ltd
The Board of Man Industries (India) Limited has accepted the resignation of Vijay Kalantri, Independent Director of the Company.

Sharma appointed Dirctor (Personnel), SJVN Ltd
Nand Lal Sharma has been appointed as Director (Personnel) of SJVN Limited with effect from March 22, 2011".

Patel appointed Alternate Director, Dish TV India
Dish TV India Limited has appointed Sanjay H Patel, as an Alternate Director to Mintoo Bhandari (Nominee Director of Apollo India Private Equity II (Mauritius) Limited) with effect from March 25, 2011.

Lorenzo is Director, California Software Company
Jerome Lazatin Lorenzo has resigned as Director of California Software Company Ltd with effect March 3, 2011 and the same has been accepted by company's Board of Directors.

Guha appointed Non Exec. Director, XPRO India
XPRO India Limited has appointed Amitabha Guha as an Independent, Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from March 24, 2011.

Bhattacharjee appointed Addl. Director, Centrum Capital Ltd
Centrum Capital Ltd has appointed Subimal Bhattacharjee as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of the Company with immediate effect.

Agarwalla re-appointed Chairman, Maithan Alloys Ltd
Maithan Alloys Ltd has re-appointed B K Agarwalla, as Chairman and Whole-time Director of the Company.

FORUM

Need for re-look at Army training

The present system of training to army cadets is producing not-so good products. The retired army officers take no time in being the first in land grabbing and creating law & order problem in the area they live. Army training is producing a lot of badman cadets and not gentleman cadets. There is an urgent need to look into this. Induction into army from NCC or NSS with social service like in the western world will go a long way producing gentleman cadets who will stand for peace and justice in the society.

V Gaba

Armed forces have lost their appeal towards youth

Yes it is true that armed forces have lost their appeal towards youth. this is primarily due to difficult life, low pay, harsh living conditions and poor promotion avenues vis-a-vis other government jobs. Why serve in a God forsaken place when you can be in a metro and have same or better service conditions. Sad but true. The government should take care of its armed forces because when every thing fails the government turns to them in bailout situations but is reluctant to give better service conditions. Blame the babus for this.

Rajni Gupta

Attract youth to join the armed forces

What can be done to alter the lack of interest of the youth to join the armed forces/ Para military forces/ Central Police Organisations as officers? There are many alternatives. One is to introduce conscription. However, this measure has never been thought of as being of any use in India. Another alternative is to reserve some seats in the Civil Services for officers of the armed forces/ central para military forces who wish to take premature retirement or are on short service commission. Another alternative is to reserve some seats in IIMs for such officers in the Executive MBA programs of the IIMs. Another way is to have a release cum Executive MBA program for such officers in top business schools like the Indian School of Business, MDI Gurgaon, Jamnalal Bajaj etc or have some seats reserved for such officers in these Institutes. Another way is to have a placement cell in the armed forces which can assist in placing such officers in the corporate world. Another alternative is to have a fund for the armed forces from where such officers can take easy loans for further education in India or abroad. Another way of making the armed forces more attractive is to deem anyone who has served 5 years in the armed forces an OBC. By this deeming fiction of the law, such officers will also get the benefit of OBC reservations everywhere and more and more people will be attracted to the armed forces.These measures will go a long way in making the armed forces more attractive for the youth.

A K Singh

DoPT collecting data of IAS officers from state govt.

The illegal appointment of PJ Thomas compelled the Central Government to collect previous records of all IAS posted in Central government without realising that the states are also in the clutches of corrupt IAS and "Chor Chor Mausere Bhai"(two thieves are always cousins) thus the libelous portion from the file can always be obliterated. Our PM has still faith in these bureaucrats is really surprising. At least the Government should do one thing that is where the Secretary is an IAS, Jt and Addl Secretary should be appointed from other services like IPS/IRS/IFS/IAAS etc which may create a balance and may minimise forgery in files.

S K Singh

Gratuity 35 lakhs as per pay commission !

4th pay commission gave Secretary's pay as Rs. 8000/- and gratuity as 3.5 lakhs. Now Secretary's pay has become 80000/-.Therefore gratuity should be 35 lakhs. All officers and their families are suffering.

Mani

Give it a thought

Apropos Ponaam (Income Tax ?), suggesting transfer of 14 Commissioners to Kerala is a good idea. But why Kerala , why not Ooty, Kodaikanal, Nainital ? Give it a thought. You would find a rational answer to my idea also

AV

Places of liking and disliking in IT/Excise/Customs

Delhi, Mumbai, Banglore, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahemadabad, Surat are the most preferred places in these depts and Kerala, Tamil Nadu (excluding Chennai and Coimbatore),West Bengal, UP, Bihar North Eastern States, are the least preferred places in which nobody wants to go.

P Kumar

Most dismal tenure

The tenure of P S Rana, former CIC, Himachal has been most dismal and smacked of favouritism. Let us hope the new CIC brings about a whiff of fresh air to the Himachalis.

Rajan Lala

It is unfair

To cast aspersions on an entire linguistic group because the tainted army officers may be Punjabis is unfair. Even factually the report is incorrect as Kaul and Hooda are not Punjabi surnames and Singh is a common surname across a number of states.

Mukesh

Bad taste

The item is in bad taste. It tends to insinuate that all Punjabis are less than honest!

Surinder Pal

Unwarranted

Such conclusions are unwarranted and smack of prejudices. Moreover Hoodas and Kauls are not ethnic Punjabi sub castes. Such analyses promote prejudices.

Jaspal Singh

Call to CBDT

Income tax for FY 2009-10 for which ITR were filed by 31st July 2010, assessment is still pending. What is efficiency IT officers are working? ACs in whose jurisdictions cases are pending, CBDT should take serious view. It is clear cut case of deficiency in service and should be viewed seriously. How appraisals are being done? FY is ending on 31.3.2011 but cases are not settled. Will CBDT issue instructions through OM, cases in general to be finalised by the end of the FY for AY 2010-11.

R K Mishra

Training Afghan civil servants

I doubt that Indian civil servants are unwilling to go to Afghanistan on deputation. the problem is that GoI does not communicate properly. Moreover, retired bureaucrats instead of hankering for sinecures in Delhi and state capitals could go. In many countries retirement age for teachers is 66 and in most countries there is no retirement age.

Dr N C Saxena

What a love for the country! They do not want to go to Afghanistan because they want to 'serve' their own people. The love for their people is so much that these 'wizards' dont even join the corporate jobs offering hefty pay packages. And the critics say that bureaucrats are self serving. These jealous critics don't know that civil servants are their benelovent servants. These selfless people opt for central deputation so that they may provide good administration to their cadre state and work for their betterment from 1000 miles away. They do not even want to serve in backward states, what to talk of Afghanistan. If they are posted in Afghanistan their noble mission will remain unfulfilled.

VKT

Services in Afghanistan

I offer my services in Afghanistan. Jai Hind.

R. Bhardwaj DGIT(Logistics) New Delhi

Why should bureaucrats be lured to Afghanistan ?

Why should bureaucrats be lured to Afghanistan with large pay packets. They could have joined the corporate world with even heavier packages but did not out of a spirit of service to the nation. But for those who wished to join the Foreign Service to see new lands every three years, most civil servants would prefer to serve their own people in India.

A K Singh

Odd News

Now You see if the IAS Officers decided to Join BJP than the next Government will be of BJP. Only let's see this and I hope and am confident that they are the Government makers only.

Sunil Sharma

Police Enquiry
The appellant desired information regarding action taken report on his complaint dated 29.7.2010. During the hearing, the respondents submitted that the enquiry is now complete. During the course of the enquiry, it was found that the matter was civil in nature and the same was closed by the Police. The Commission directed to provide an
authenticated copy of the enquiry report conducted by the police.

Comments

A copy of the complaint or the enquiry report is not exempt from disclosure unless it contains information which would impede the process of investigation or cause any danger to the safety of the complainant.

[Dr. Subhash Bansal vs. Delhi Police in CIC/SS/A/2010/001056].

- 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