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The protagonist of 26/11 Sayeed 'thumbs his nose at India from Pakistan'!!!

And here we have our PM inviting him to watch cricket in Hindustan!!

Photo ops and some time out in the sun!!!!

Nothing more than this will get done!!

Woh humme maare aur humm kahe 'aao hazoor saath saath cricket dekhiye'!!!!

Sentiment of UPA 'Humm sekh rahe hai aur aap bhi siyaasati rotis sekhiye'!!

Here UPA will please majority minority and there PPP will say ' trying for Kashmir's azaadi'!!!!!

Siyaasati rotis by Netas on both sides....... abh toh inn rotiyon se honni chahiye Public ko baadi (indigestion)!!

Fact is what they want we cannot give!!!!

So basically as 'neighbours in dispute' we should learn to live!!!

Aunty Sheila's standard reply on Shunglu Report ' I've still to get it'..... it's reached PM'!!!!

Fact is simultaneously copy was sent to Delhi CM!

And Sheila is confident ..... after all she too is Mrs. Gandhi's pet!!!!

Seems from 10 Janpath sign of 'thumbs up' she's been able to get!!

If she's got the thumbs up then she feels she's safe..... CBI to take note!!!

Oh! I forgot in Madam's hand is CBI's remote!!!

Sheila must be saying to herself..... Kalmadi's safe and so I should be safe too'!!!

'In my case too justice will be flushed down the loo'!!

Cabinet reshuffle on anvil!!!

It's been in the air....she will not or she will????

Hope Sonia takes on NCP..... high time she did!!!

And from the Cabinet Pawar ko karti hai rid!!

Though Mohna-PC nexus keeps Pawar in good humour!!!

Praful is in touch secretly with PC is the rumour!!

In the Wiki Cables 'using currency as an analogy' Jaitley speaks!!!

Seems from 'the business vocabulary analogies' he seeks!!!

Because in the India Today Conclave he used 'equity as an analogy'!!!!

I think on giving its Hinduvta an opportunistic look BJP owes to Hindus an apology!!

And usage of equity analogy means Jaitley used the currency analogy too!!!

He used opportunistic because he did not know after the discussion what the Diplomat would do!!

Fact is BJP dupes the Hindus and Congress dupes the majority minority!!

Actually in this Country the 'duped by Netas' are in a near cent percent majority!!

Kanimozi described the ghoos from Balwa as a loan!!

And to use this loan ploy she's not alone!!

Kripashankar's son who got ghoos from builders and from Balwa too used the same excuse!!

Nothing but power ka sheer abuse!!

Haven't you heard of reverse entry and then re-reverse entry!!!!

An oft used mode by the political gentry!!

Kanimozi knows she's got three years to get matters sorted out!!

Because after that UPA's going to be out!!!

But then DMK which is now 'katti' with BJP was 'batti' during NDA days!!!

DMK could become batti with BJP if it comes to power ...... flexibility in siyaasat pays!!

Hasan Ali says he was a dhobi for YS Reddy!!!

Yes during YSR's days his 'till ( cash machine) went heady '!!!

YSR's son's rise in wealth is also questionable....again the same mode used by Ze Neta!!!!

And who says only under the table Ze Neta pasia hail leta!!!

Its well known Hassan Ali handled tonnes of cash for Pawar and Praful!!!!!

And we all are witness to how Nation ka banaaya inn dono ne fool!!

Its well know that via the Mauritius route Pawar has routed money into Indian stocks!!!

It is said for Pawar's moolah Mauritius was one of the favourite 'docks'!!!

From Mauritius in MV Participatory Notes the moolah set sail for 'Dalal Street'!!!

And with folded hands 'these vessels' RBI does greet!!

Confucius says.... Gates and Buffet are the richest men in the World officially!!!

And we all know which Indians will be in the first ten for the wealth held unofficially!!

Adds... 3 Indian Netas in the first ten in this category!!
Unofficial also means the category where money has been made via 'chori'!!!

Bharat Kumar

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18 IPS officers of 1980 batch empanelled in GoI ?
As many as 18 IPS officers belonging to 1980 batch are reported to have been empanelled to the rank of ADG in the Government of India. They are Mssrs :- N R Vasan (AP), S K Jain and K K Maheshwari (UT), R C Tayal and A K Mathur (AM), P K Thakur (Bihar), P L Pande and Surendra Singh (MP), Rajiv Jain (Jharkhand), Udayan Mukherjee (Karnataka), Archana Ramasundaram (Tamil Nadu), Himmat Singh (UP), B B Sharma and Surender Singh (West Bengal) and Ahmad Jawed, S P Singh and K P Raghuvanshi (Maharashtra) and S N Jain (Rajasthan ).

R. N. Nayak is no.1 for top slot of POWERGRID
R. N. Nayak POWERGRID's Director (Operations) is number one in the panel for top slot of POWERGRID i.e. Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) interviews for which were held on March 28, 2011.

13 in fray for MPT chief's post
As many as 13 candidates are in fray for the post of Chairman - Mumbai Port Trust
(MPT). for which related committee will be meeting on March 30, 2011. They are: Swadheen Khshatriya (1980 - Maharashtra ), K.Skandan (1982 - Tamil Nadu), Tom Jose (1984 - Kerala), Shreekant Singh (1986 - Maharashtra), Satish Chandra (1986 - Andhra Pradesh), Ashok Dogre (1987 - Tamil Nadu) and Rajeev Yaduwanshi (1989 - UT ) (all seven IAS officers), Rajeev Gupta Joint Secretary Shipping Ministry, Rajeev Mishra Chief Safety Officer (CSO) of Central Railway Mumbai, Pradeep Kumar Sharma Director of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), Dr. I. Vijay Kumar Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) Rajkot, Tejinder Singh Director IT Pune and Rajiv Dutt Sharma DRM Thiruvananthapuram (IRTS - 1982 batch).

Ajai Malhotra is new Ambassador to Russia
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 )

Rajiv Sharma to be Secretary NHRC
Rajiv Sharma has been appointed Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. He will succeed K S Mony who is retiring on March 31.
( We said this on March 22 )

New CVC to be 1973 batch or 1974 batch IAS ?
Since 1973 batch IPS officer R Srikumar is Vigilance Commissioner it is widely believed that Either 1973 batch or 1974 batch IAS will be made new CVC.

R.S. Sidhu appointed as DG, DRI
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.

Will CVC clear the name of Sudhir Vasudev ?
For the third time official letter for CVC clearance to Director (Offshore) Sudhir Vasudev has been sent. Sudhir Vasudev is number one in the panel for the post of CMD ONGC. After the PMO's vigilant view the CVC has still not cleared the file of Sudhir Vasudev.

CBI appointments delayed
All the new appointments in the CBI have been delayed following the vacancy of the CVC.

Sridharan may officiate as SBI, Chairman
In case appointment of new Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) was finalized before exit of O.P. Bhatt Chairman SBI on March 31,2011 then R Sridharan will take charge as SBI, Chairman. He is the on Managing Director (MD) that the SBI has at present. Sridharan, a graduate from the Madras University had joined SBI as a probationary officer in 1972.

LV Subrahmanyam to be EO Tirupati TTD ?
LV Subrahmanyam (1983, AP) is likely to be appointed as Executive Officer of Tirupati TTD.

Ganju to be Director (Finance) Rail Vikas Nigam !
A K Ganju is being tipped to be new Director (Finance) of the Rail Vikas Nigam. The post is falling vacant soon.

Indu Madhavi is new CVO HMTL
Ms. M. Indu Madhavi has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd, Bangalore. She is IP&TA&FS(94) officer .

Tripurai Sharan to be DG DD and Mandloi DG AIR ?
As things stand today, 1985 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer Tripurari Sharan is going to be new DG of the Doordarshan and Leeladhar Mandloi as DG All India Radio. Meanwhile, some story has been floated about Tripurari Sharan during his Film Institute , Pune days.

Udayan Mukherji returns to parent department IB
Udayan Mukherji who was on deputation in MEA is now returning back to his parent department IB

Punjab to promulgate an Ordinance on Services Guarantee
As the grapevine has it Punjab government is shortly going to promulgate an Ordinance on Services Guarantee.

Umesh Kumar is new JS Banking
Umesh Kumar has been appointed Joint Secretary Financial Services. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on February 18 )

U.P. Singh is new Joint Secretary Steel
U.P. Singh has been appointed new Joint Secretary Steel. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
( We said this on February 10 )

Pankaj Joshi is now JS Social Justice
Pankaj Joshi has been appointed Joint Secretary Social Justice in the Government of India. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

DPC meeting for 1991 batch CRPF officers held
The Departmental Promotion (DPC) meeting for empanelment of CRPF cadre officers of the 1991 batch for elevation from DIG to IG rank is over in the central government's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Harmeet Singh shifted in IB
Harmeet Singh, Staff Officer (SO), Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Government of India has been transferred as Deputy Director, SIB, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Manoj Yadav is new SO DIB
Manoj Yadav, Joint Director, North-East, Intelligence Bureau (IB) HQ, New Delhi, has been transferred as Staff Officer (SO), Director, IB office of the North Block. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Ms. Meenakshi Mishra transferred to Mumbai
Ms. Meenakshi Mishra, Principal Accountant General (A&E), Rajasthan, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Principal Accountant General (A&E)-I, Maharashtra, Mumbai.

IRAS officer R S Rangarajan Manjula empanelled in GoI
1983 batch IRAS officer R S Rangarajan Manjula is reported to have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Rao to return to Orissa next month
IG in the CRPF Nageshwar Rao is expected to return to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure next month.He is 1986 batch IPS officer.

P.K. Sharma is number 2 for post of MD, DFC
P.K. Sharma Director of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is number two in panel for the post of Managing Director (MD) of Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).

Pakistan : was Raymond Davis flown out without his passport
The advocate General of Pakistan's Punjab Wali Mohammad informed the Lahore High Court on Monday that the passport of US national Raymond Davis who flew out of Pakistan on 16 March despite an earlier order of the High Court putting him on Exit Control List (ECL) was still in the possession of the provincial government. The Advocate General submitted that the manner and the circumstances under which Davis was allowed to leave the country notwithstanding the ECL should be ascertained by the court from the federal government as all arrangements to fly him out were made by the federal government.

Seven Dy / Asstt Commissioners of Income Tax transferred
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.

24 Addl/Jt Commissioners of Income Tax transferred
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.

Another ICS dies
P.C. Mathew, one of the last surviving members of the Indian Civil Service has passed away in Chennai.1936 batch ICS officer Mathew was 97.

IPS changes in TamilNadu
Sangaram Jangid will now be ADGP/Special Officer, Central Police Recruit School, Pallavada, Tiruvallur. P. Balasubramanian has been made IG of Tamil Nadu Police Academy, Chennai, A Pari has been posted as DIG, Social Justice and Human Rights, Chennai.Y. John Nicholson will be DIG, Crime (SIT) Chennai.A.G. Babu has been made Assistant Inspector General of Police, Headquarters, Chennai.

IAS changes in West Bengal
Ritesh Mohan has been appointed Divisional Commissioner of Burdwan.Pramal Kumar Samanta, District Magistrate of Malda will be replaced by Rajesh Sinha.

IPS postings in West Bengal
Vineet Goel has been appointed DIG Midnapore Range. Neeraj kumar will now be DIG Murshidabad Range. K. Jayaraman will replace Ajit Sarkar as Superintendent of Police, East Midnapore district.

Lal is new Indian Ambassador to Spain (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar Lal, Joint Secretary at headquarters has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Spain in succession to Ms. Sujata Mehta.He is 1982 batch IFS officer.
Leela Samson appointed Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (UPDATED
Ms. Leela Samson, a noted Bharatnatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and writer has been appointed as Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification in an honorary capacity from April 1, 2011 for a period of three years.

Lalit Bhasin appointed Chairperson, Film Certification Appellate Tribunal(UPDATED)
Lalit Bhasin, a renowned lawyer has been appointed as Chairperson of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal. The appointment is for a period of three years. Bhasin is also the Vice-President of the Bar Association of India besides the Chairman of the Services Export Promotion Council, established by the Ministry of Commerce and a Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration apart from being a Member of the Task Force on Arbitration set up by ICC.

Ms. Deepa Dixit appointed Member of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal(UPDATED)
Ms. Deepa Dixit has been appointed as Member of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal for a period of three years.

Gurjeet Singh Behl appointed Member of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (UPDATED)
Gurjeet Singh Behl has been appointed as Members of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal for a period of three years.

Honda appoints Seki Inaba Marketing Director (UPDATED)
Honda Siel Cars India has appointed Seki Inaba as Director, Marketing

NTPC's Director A.K.Singhal (UPDATED)
A.K. Singhal, Director (Finance) NTPC has been conferred for CFO 100 Roll of Honour in recognition of his exceptional contribution to Corporate Finance.

New industrial policy of Maharashtra govt on the anvil (UPDATED)
The New industrial policy of the Maharashtra government is likely to be announced by June 2011.

CCIT - II Delhi gets additional charge of CCIT Delhi (UPDATED)
Laxman Das - CCIT - II, Delhi will, on retirement of Milap Jain on March 31, 2011, look after the additional charge of CCIT Delhi from April 1, 2011, till further orders.

CCIT Kolkata gets additional charge of CCIT X, Kolkata(UPDATED)
BS Sondhi - CCIT Kolkata will, on retirement of ALKB Chand on March 31, 2011, look after the additional charge of CCIT X, Kolkata, from April 1, 2011, till further orders.

CORPORATE

Arun Ramanathan to be Director ONGC !
Former Secretary Finance in the GoI Arun Ramanathan is being appointed Director on the Board of the ONGC.

A. K. Garg is BSNL's Member, HR
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.

3 appear for interview of CMD, BSNL
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).

Justice (retired) Debi Prasad Pal appointed FSLRC member
Justice (retired) Debi Prasad Pal has been appointed member of the 11-member Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) headed by Justice (retired) B.N. Srikrishna to simplify and rewrite financial sector legislations, rules and regulations and bring them in harmony with the requirements of India's fast growing financial sector.

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.

Sharma appointed Part-Time Official Director, BHEL
Ambuj Sharma has been appointed as a Part-time Official Director (Government nominee) on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd in place of Rajiv Bansal w.e.f. March 15, 2011.

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd appoints joint MDs
The Ugar Sugar Works Limited has appointed Niraj Shishir Shirgaokar and Chandan Sanjeev Shirgaokar as joint Managing Directors w.e.f April 1, 2011.

Balasubramanian resigns as Director, Aurum Soft Systems Ltd
A. Balasubramanian has resigned as Director of Aurum Soft Systems Ltd effective March 26, 2011.

Watanabe no longer VP & Director, Honda Siel Power Ltd
Yasushi Watanabe has ceased to be Vice President and Whole-time Director of Honda Siel Power Ltd pursuant to his resignation with effect from March 26, 2011.

Dhaliwal resigns as Director, Pro Fin Capital Services Ltd
Ms Manju Dhaliwal, Independent Director of Pro Fin Capital Services Ltd has tendered her resignation from the directorship with effect from March 16, 2011.

Aggarwal resigns as Director, Pro Fin capital Services Ltd
Pro Fin Capital Services Ltd has informed BSE that Ramesh Kumar Aggarwal, Independent Director of Pro Fin Capital Services Ltd has tendered his resignation from the directorship with effect from March 17, 2011.

Sharma to be reappointed CMD, Nu Tek India Ltd?
The Board of Nu Tek India Ltd will meet on March 31, 2011 to consider, re-appointment of Inder Sharma as Chairman & Managing Director of the Company.

Kampani re-appointed MD, JM Financial Ltd
JM Financial Ltd has re-appointed Nimesh N Kampani as the Managing Director of the Company for a period of one year from April 1, 2011.

Hirani appointed Addl. Director, Shree Salasar Investments Ltd
Shree Salasar Investments Ltd has appointed Vipin Hirani as Additional Director w.e.f. March 23, 2011 in place of Pradeep Kumar Murarka who have resigned as Director of the Company.

Sam Industries Board accepts resignation of Chairman
The Board of Sam Industries Ltd has accepted the resignation of Om Agrawal, Chairman of the Company from the Chairmanship and Directorship of the Company with effect from March 18, 2011 .

Rajagopal resigns from DB Realty
Resignation of Sundaram Rajagopal as Director of the DB Realty has been accepted with effect from March 21.

Seki Inaba is new Director (Marketing) HSCI
Seki Inaba has been appointed as Director (Marketing) Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI with effect from April 1.

Bhaskar Pramanik is new Chairman of Microsoft for its India operations.
Bhaskar Pramanik has been appointed as Chairman for Software giant Microsoft "s India operations.

FORUM

Nation of US Spies or Anti National Debauches !

My heart bleeds and head is held in shame, when I read one Wiki Leak after another! From National Security Advisors to Leader of Oppositions to Chief Minister to MEA ,IFS to IAS to businessmen to Military to IB, CBI and RAW to journalists to political fixers are all meticulously reporting to US embassy and providing them their ?true? analysis to their bosses in US embassy while they are meticulously deceiving the Common Man. Will whispers seek opinion of our Intelligencia how to cleanse the system before its too late and Common Man acts!
Former President of India

Why Indians are disliked world over ?
Has ever wondered as to why Indians are generally disliked world over. The very fact that our society is based on mistrust ,where else in the world you are asked to provide witness for filling up any financial document . Why for any revenue related work you are required to file an affidavit. The so called oath commissioners - an institution built on untruth . Why have them ? Now with scam about false /fake pilots we have made mockery . Who would like to get in to an aircraft piloted by unqualified pilot related to a politician or bureaucrat.

Vinod Chawla

Alternate to observing Civil Services Day
Instead of observing Civil Services Day this year on 21st April in a routine manner , it will be appropriate if focussed discussions are held on following suggested topics

1. How to empower bureaucrats in preventing ( and not facilitating) scams(like 2G, CWG etc)

2. Effect of employing retired bureacrats / giving extensions on state of governance.

3. Employing persons of integrity and experience from outside the government (like Shri Shailesh Gandhi CIC or Shri Nandan Nilekani )on posts like CVC ,Members of Tribunals & Regulatory Authorities etc.

4. Identification and weeding out of corrupt public servants .

Readers can suggest more topics .

Sudhir Chopra

Will Pakistan's Interior Secretary do something to protec this Archaeological Treasure?
Just a few kilometres from Chakwal in Pakistan's Punjab is the ancient village Bhaun which according to the Mahabharat tradition was the capital of the 'Ddroopad kingdom'. Even Pakistani historians don't deny the village's historical significance although they consider it named after one of the sons of king Dahir some 700 years ago.

The village has numerous havelis, temples and sacred ponds locally called Bans. While the havelis are well maintained as they are occupied by muslim migrants from undivided India during the partition the temples are in a state of utter neglect and the Bans are all dried and dilapidated. A shiva temple has been leased out for residential purpose to one Mohammad Abbas and another temple situated in Mohalla kochar allowed to be used as a cattle pan for Rs 150/- per month which the owner of the pan Mohammad Basheer claims to be paying to the government. A few yards from this is another temple that has been completely destroyed by some hoodlums. Yet another temple in Mohalla Pind is being used for storage of cow dung cakes. As far as the sacred ponds are concerned the local authorities instead of preserving these have in some cases ordered these to be filled with soil wiping out any trace of their existence. The famous Gurdas ban is a case in point which a few years ago was ordered to be filled up by the head of the local union council.

The heritage sites of Bhoun can still be preserved if the federal government and the provincial government of Punjab take some initiative. After all it is not just an ancient Hindu village but also a part of the historical past of what is today Pakistan.

NN Ojha

Regionalism V/s nationalism

People tend to wade in to regional comparisons, even when they had never experienced personally the social life or other attributes of the people from other regions. That limits their perceptions to the region they are familiar with. But India is such a big country that it can never be understood without being traversed and experienced personally. For a national perspective it is obligatory to do so. Comparing regions without this love's labour, nationalism is lost. But that should not be mistaken as a valid reason to wade into the speaker. Understanding different regional characteristics will only be enriching and if someone paints one particular region poorly in comparison to the other, it should be taken in the spirit of the knowledgeable. If there is one subject on which nobody has succeeded in establishing total monopoly, it is knowledge. May be the criticism is justified. May be the communication is faulty at either the transmission side or the receiving side. May be both are equally ignorant largely of each other.May be the speaker has been given the cause for rebuttal of any earlier opinion equally harsh. But one thing is certain: polite language has greater and longer lasting influence than harsh. Some politicians have earned so much public disdain for their poisonous tongue that they resort to channel flicking even before that ugly face opens his mouth! Same thing uttered by a polite tongue registers with the viewers. It is required for real growth, development and prosperity in a climate of ghastly incidents of corruption on a daily basis on large measure that the aam aadmi is suffering unwillingly. Unless you lend an ear to all, you will not expand your horizons.

M L Gupta

Pitiable condition of Upper Division Clerk

I would like to draw kind attention of Dop&T and Ministry of Finance regarding pitiable condition of Upper Division Clerk of Central Secretariat/Railway Board, MEA and AFHQ. The 6cpc has widened the gape more. In these days the difference between Basic Pay of UDC and Asstt is approx 10000/-. If we add other allowances in it, the gap between salary will widened more and it reached to Rs. 15000/- . while the work of UDC and Assistant is almost similar in central secretariat but on the front of salary they may not get equal treatment. Besides routine noting and submission of cases, is required to locate and collect other files or papers, information, data and material, if any, referred to in the receipt, or having a bearing on the issues raised therein, identify and examine the issues involved in the case and record a note. The section consisting of LDC/UDC/Assistant and Section Officer. While putting up a case, are required to see whether all the statements, so far as they are open to check, are correct; point out mistakes, incorrect statements, missing data or information(if any), draw attention to the statutory or customary procedure and point out the relevant law and rules; furnish other relevant data or information available in the Department; state the questions for consideration and bring out clearly the points requiring decision; draw attention to precedents; evaluate relevant data and information; and suggest, where possible, alternative courses of action for consideration. This all work has been done by UDC/Asstt and Section Officer but the credit has been always taken by Asstt.. The govt. of India should must think and amend the needful.

P Mishra

Positive Step by CBDT

CBDT has taken good step about redressal of Income Tax grievances through Income Tax Ombudsman in NCR. Can CBDT assess the pending cases circle wise and reasons for pendancy. It will be really good approach if IT office finishes the cases with refund by 31.3.2011 for AY 2010-11. In case there is mismatch in 26AS and TDS deducted, the whole responsibility should lie to the tax deductor not filing return properly. It is not in individual hands to deposit TDS to IT account once it is deducted by Bank or employer etc. Hoping the refunds will be finalised soon by efficient officials working in IT department otherwise outsource the finalisation of ITRs through third agency like PAN allotment.

R K Mishra

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