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Bolshoi and Ramu walk out and I count ten and both return!!!!

Me: In Punjabi there's a saying ' jithe di khothi uthe ayiee khalothi' which means ...... Jack Ass , feminine of Jack Ass, may roam about but it comes and stands where it belongs!!!! Welcome back!!!

Bolshoi: Boss a bird in hand is better than two in the bush!!!

Me: Mutt you are close to landing in a bush!!!

Bolshoi: Boss when I stepped outside I met the dog of that guy who lives on the 6th floor...... that slimy looking guy Hummer Singh..... do you know the contact number of SPCA??????

Me: No .... but why do you want SPCA's number..... and why do you call him Hummer when his real name is Thakur Kammar Singh?

Bolshoi: He's showy and larger than life like a Hummer!!!! And I want SPCA's contact details because Hummer Singh mistreats his dog.... do you know what he does.....jallad...... he keeps naming his dog after his enemies, and mind you it seems he makes one every minute.........and then taking the name of his enemy he kicks his dog. Today his dog says he's named him Prashant and he's kicking his dog....... his dog says he's kicking him and calling him a 'PIL specialist'..... Boss what's a PIL specialist????

Me: Don't worry your head......bullies are cowards .... take my advice and one of thesedays gather all the dogs in the building and mock attack him..... mock as if you are going to attack him!!!! He'll most probably call SPCA and handover the dog to them!!!

Bolshoi: Chalo though SPCA doggy home (dog pound) is a rough place but any place is better than Hummer's home!! You know Boss his doggy's a rare Chinese breed and Hummer bought him for a fortune!!! He's no dog lover...... he bought this dog because he thought owning such a dog is a status symbol!! Imagine naming such a dog Kaalu!!!

Me: Hummer...... you guys really give apt names to people!!! Tell me why have you doggies named the guy on the first floor Osama????

Bolshoi: He does not come out........and on rare occasions when he does he takes walks in the compound at night!!! Two guys are the family's contact with the outside World!! The other day they bought two Sheep to be delivered to Osama's house and there was a hue and cry in the building!! When kids playing cricket in the compound hit the ball into his balcony Osama's balcony his family does not return the ball......they throw down a cheque for Rs. 50!!!!! The kids have collected a bundle of cheques......... one of them got his Dad to deposit a cheque and it was returned with the remarks 'insufficient funds'!!!

Ramu: (entering the room)..... Are you talking about Osama!!!! Poor guy he suffers from a skin condition that prevents him from coming out in the sun!!!!! He has 6 wives and 2 of them live with him in this apartment!!!! Eight of his kids also live in this apartment!!! Kids are educated at home by their Moms...... the other day two Sheep were brought as the kids were learning 'Ba Ba Black Sheep have you any wool'..... the kids had never seen a sheep!!

Me: But why does he keep giving the kids these dud cheques?????
Ramu: Sahib he's stinking rich..... he got a huge fortune when his Dad died........ one of his wives has sued him and the Court has frozen his accounts!! Poor fellow he divorced this wife because she practiced natrupathy on him..........she gave him some potion claiming that she had invented the real 'Fair and Lovely' cream and he got his skin allergy that prevents him from going out in the sun and so he divorced her!!

Me: Do you have any idea what he does the entire day in the house?????

Ramu: Sahib ..... satkela hai laghta hai......he stands in front of the mirror and while he does this he has a wife film him. Then he watches this film of him standing in front of the mirror...... seems he's in love with himself!!!

Bolshoi: The other day he was fighting with the Dhobi!!!! Seems for some reason his wife stitches a chota Gandhi (Rs.500) into the kurtas he wears........ she was saying he changes a kurta every week .... chee....... and every week when the kurta goes for washing she unstitches the 500 note .....takes it out and stitches it into the fresh Kurta he's going to wear!!! The other day she forgot to remove the note and sent the Kurta to the Dhobi for washing....... so she was accusing the Dhobi of taking the 500 note, as it was not there after the Dhobi returned this kurta!! Boss what is the mystery behind this 500 note stitching?????

Me: Ramu says his wife has sued him ...... maybe the 500 note is his 'monetary life-jacket'!!!!!

Ramu: 500 se aaj kall kya hotha hai Sahib?????

Bolshoi: Boss Ramu's trying to wangle a raise from you.........

Me: Maybe Osama feels that he will bribe Azrael.........Yumraj when he comes to take him!!!! After all death comes without notice..... can come from anywhere...... even the sky!!!! Otherwise why should he keep the money on himself in such an odd way????

Me: Maybe it's not the denomination but Gandhi's pic on the note...... after all Gandhi must be having a fan following up there!!!

Ramu: But then why a 500 note why not a lower denomination note?????

Me: Once even angels come into this part of the World they get a touch of 'chai pani'-itis!!!! So maybe the 500 denomination is like 'paper weight' on the note with the Gandhi pic so that it does not flyaway!!!

Ramu: Hai Ram!!!

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Will Mukul Roy succeed Mamta Banerjee
Mukul Roy is likely to be appointed Minister of State (Ind charge) Railways .

BUREAUCRACY

1977 batch IAS a disgruntled lot !
The 1977 batch officers of IAS who were empanelled as Secretary are a disgruntled lot. After almost a year only 2 officers have been given regular Secretaryship and the rest continue in their in situ position. Going against convention of first accommodating the officers serving at the Centre, the Cabinet Secretariat is now contemplating going by seniority in the list of empanelled officers. This game changing measure will ensure that some officers may become Secretaries only for a few months; if at all, thereby nullifying their experience at the centre. Surprisingly, even though slotting the existing panel may well take over a year, efforts are afoot to empanel the 1978 batch. This leads to the question; why is the 1977 batch being targeted for special step motherly treatment? While the Government is fully within its rights to choose its servants, the goings on are being attributed to reasons which are " more than meets the eye"

Will an IAS head the CIL?
Will an IAS officer head the Coal India Ltd (CIL) ? This question is a very hot topic of discussion because the CIL has acquired the status of "Maharatna" company. So, an IAS officer of dditional Secretary level in Government of India (GOI) could head it.

Who will succeed Ms.Nirupama Rao?
Who will succeed Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Ms.Nirupama Rao after her retirement? This question is a hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.

Sundeep Khanna to be Advisor to Lok Sabha Speaker
Sundeep Khanna is being appointed Principal Secretary cum Advisor to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. He is retired 1972 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Tyagi is new Indian Ambassador to Norway
Rajendra Kumar Tyagi, Joint Secretary at MEA headquarters, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway.

Mishra to be Director CCL ?
R P Mishra is being tipped to be new Director (Personnel) of the Central Coalfields Ltd.(CCL).

Process for slot of SEBI's ED yet to start
Though three of seven Executive Directors (EDs) in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are going to retire in July-August this year, process for selecting and appointing their successors is yet to start. They are: J. Ranganayakulu, K.N. Vaidyanathan and Jitendra Nath Gupta.

Pranab Mukherjee will hold key to West Bengal
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold key to running of the new government in West Bengal. For funds allocation and release from the Government of India (GOI) new government will have to solicit help from the Finance Minister at the Centre.

Major decisions of Railway Ministry later on
All major decisions pertaining to the Railway Ministry have been put on hold. As the grapevine has it Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar had verbally instructed to go slow. All are eagerly waiting about the Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee who is likely to become West Bengal Chief Minister.

Interviews for DG,RBI on May 13
Interviews for the slot of Deputy Governor (DG) in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will take place on May 13, 2011.Selected candidate will replace Ms. Shyamala Gopinath DG, RBI who retires on June 20, 2011.

Tripathi to get extension in CBI
Saurabh Tripathi, Additional DIG (Policy), Central Bureau of Investigation CBI) is likely to get extension for another one year. He is an IPS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the Manipur, Tripura Cadre.

Peddanna is Director Coal
On return from IIPA V Peddanna has been appointed Director in the Department of Coal.

Post of Jute Commissioner at Kolkata still vacant
Since sufficient nominations have not been received to finalise selection for the Joint Secretary level post of Jute Commissioner, under the ministry of Textiles, at Kolkata (West Bengal,) on deputation basis, DoPT has again, within four weeks, invited names of willing officers empanelled to hold joint secretary or equivalent level posts at the centre under central staffing scheme. The officers applying should, however, be clear from vigilance angle.

Krishnamurthy appointed Director NIFT
P. Krishnamurthy, has been appointed as Director, NIFT with the Ministry of Textile, Government of India. He is an IAS officer of 2000 batch who belongs to AGMUT Cadre.

Goel is OSD to Minister Parliamentary Affairs
Jagdeep Goel has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to the Union Parliamentary Minister, Government of India. He is an IRS officer of 1989 batch.

Chahal promoted in Delhi Police
Virender Singh Chahal Addl.CP (South East Distt.) Delhi Police has been promoted as Joint CP (IG) Delhi Police (HQ). He is an IPS officers of the1991 batch who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

21 IIS officers promoted
As many as 21 Senior Grade Officers of Indian Information Service (IIS) Group 'A' have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). While Ms. Sneh Rai, Dy. Dir, Publications Division, has been promoted and posted as Joint Director, Publications Division, New Delhi, B. A. Mallick, Dy. Dlr, DDK, Srinagar has been promoted and posted as Joint Director (News), RNU, AIR, Srinagar, Alok Mishra, Dy. Dir, PIB, Mumbai as Joint Director (News), DD News, New Delhi, A. K. Chaturvedi, Dy.Dir. (M&C), PIB, Bhopal as Joint Director (M&C) PIB, Bhopal, Anindya Sengupta, Dy.Dir, DD News, New Delhi as Joint Director, DAVP, New Delhi, Ms. Kismat Anil Sagar, PRO, DPR Defence, Lucknow as Joint Director, FP, Lucknow, Ms. Bena Yadav, Dy. Dir, PIB, New Delhi as Joint Director (News), DD News, New Delhi , S.N. Choudhery, Dy. Dir. NSD : AIR, New Delhi as Joint Director, DAVP, Guwahati, Vijay Kumar, Dy. Dir, DDK, Patna as Joint Director (CM&C), PIB, Patna, S. Srinivasa, PRO, DPR Defence, Pune as Joint Director (M&C), PIB, Pune, Sharat Chandej, Dy.Dir, DDK New Delhi as Joint Director (M&C), PIB, New Delhi, Ajay Agrawal. Dy Dir (N). DD News, New Delhi as Joint Director (N), NSD: AIR, New Delhi , Ms- Gurjeet Kaur Malik, Dy.Dir, AIR, Srinagar as Joint Dlrector (M&C), PIB, Srinagar, M.V.S. Prasad, Dy Dir, AIR, Hyderabad as Joint Director (M&C}, PIB, Chennai, Santosh Kumar, (under order of posting as Dy, Director (N), NSD : AIR, New Delhi, as Joint Director, DFP, Ahmedabad , G.K. Pai Mirye, Dy.Dir, DD News, New Delhi as Joint Director (M&C), PIB, Bangalore, Dinesh Kumar, Dy. Dir, DDK, Itanagar as Joint Diiector, DFP, Guwahati, Ms. Shrutl Patil, PRO, DPR Defence, Bangalore as Joint Director (M&C), PIB, Hyderabad Ms. Pallavi Chinya, Dy. Dir, PIB, Bangalore, as Joint Director (M&C), PIB, Thiruvanthapuram, Ms. Ritu Shukla, Dy Dir, PIB, New Delhi as Joint Director, DFP, Jaipur and Kripa Shankar Yadav as Dy Dir, PIB, Lucknow as Joint Director (N), RNU, AIR, Bhopal.

IA&AS officer Chaturvedi promoted and transferred
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has promoted Sarat Chaturvedi (IA&AS 1994), to Senior Administrative Grade. He has, however, also been transferred and posted as Accountant General (A&E)-II, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad.

Fact finding team to Slovenia
A high level tem comprising Secretary DPE, Special Secretary DOP&T and Member AICTE is currently visiting Slovenia to look into the matters of International Center of Public Enterprises in Slovenia where currently officers from Government of India are deputed for Long term training of DOP&T. The team is visiting Slovenia after reports of serious irregularities in ICPE surfaced. The very nature of irregularities have shocked the authorities and a fact finding mission was sent to findout the truth. DOP&T has already taken a decision to stop long term as well as short term training in Slovenia with immediate effect. Incidentally Secretary DPE is chairman of governing council of ICPE.

Major changes in Indian Postal Service
As many as 20 Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officers of the Indian Postal service have been given fresh postings. While Col Om Prakash (1978) has been made PMG (BD, Tech & Mktg), W.B. Circle, J. Panda (1980)-CPMG, Chhattisgarh Circle,T Murthy (1981)PMG Aurangabad, Maharashtra Circle, A K Sharma (1981) - PMG Allahabad, U.P. Circle,P. Thiaga Surendra Kumar (1981)-PMG, Shillong, NE Circle,K P Sethy (1980)- PMG, Kurnool, A.P. Circle,B.V Sudhakar (1981) - PMG, South Bengal, W.B. Circle O S Veerwal (1981) - GM (PLI) PLI Dte, Kulbir Singh (1981) - PMG(BD, Tech & Mktg.}, T.N. Circle, A.N. Nanda (1982) - PMG Coimbatore, TN Circle, Lt. Col. DB Tilak (1983) - DDG, Postal Dte, SP Rajalingam (1981) -PMG, Berhampur, Orissa Circle, Ms. A Bhathnagar (1982) -PMG, Dharwad, Karnataka Circle, Ms. C Usha Shekhar (1983) DDG (PMLA), Postal Dte, Udai Krishna (1984) PMG Muzaffarpur, Bihar Circle, V. Pati (1986) PMG (Hyderabad Region) AP Circle, Kamila Kr Santosh (1986) DDG (Estates & MM), Postal Dte, SC Barmma (1987) DDG (IR) Postal Dte, VP Singh (1988) DDG (Establishment), Postal Dte and V Rajarajan (1988) has been posted as Addl Director, PSCI, Ghaziabad.

Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Thiruvannathapuram vacant
Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Thiruvannathapuram vacant. Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division), New Delhi have invited applications for the same.

Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Surat vacant
Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Surat vacant. Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division), New Delhi have invited applications for the same.

Pakistan : OBL inquiry to be headed by junior most Lt Genl
Lt Gen Javed Iqbal of Pakistan Army will conduct the inquiry in to the intelligence failure that allowed Osama Bin Laden to hide out in the garrison town of Abbottabad. Contrary to the assurance given by Prime Minister Gilani that the inquiry is to be headed by a 'very senior general', Iqbal is the junior most serving Lt Genl. There are 30 Lt Genls in the Pakistan army and Iqbal comes at the fag end of the list at serial number 30 while Shuja Pasha (the prime suspect being the ISI chief) is miles senior at serial number 8. The three senior most generals after the Army Chief Genl Keyani are Lt Genls Khalid Shameem, Javed Zia and Shujaat Zamir Dar.

Admiral Singh takes over in A &N Command
Rear Admiral Karambir Singh has taken over as the 8th Chief of Staff (COS), Andaman & Nicobar Command .

Maj Gen Padhi moves to Southern Army Command
Chief of Staff Andaman & Nicobar Command Maj Gen NP Padhi is proceeding to Southern Army Command as the Command Chief Engineer on permanent transfer.

Additional Judges in Delhi High Court appointed
Ajit Bharihoke, Vinay Kumar Jain, Mrs. Indermeet Kaur Kochhar and Anil Kumar Pathak have been appointed Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court in that order of seniority for a period of two years with effect from May 14, 2011. Ajit Bharihoke's tenure shall, however, be upto October 16, 2011, the date of his superannuation.

IAS changes in Haryana
Pankaj Yadav will now be Director, Consolidation, Holdings and Land Records. S.S. Phulia has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ambala.Vinay Singh will be Director and Deputy Secretary, Primary Education and Chander Shekhar as Director, Supplies and Disposals. Renu S. Phulia will be Director and Deputy Secretary, Women and Child Development Department and Managing Director, Women and Child Development Corporation.

IAS Changes in Rajasthan
As many as 10 IAS officers were shifted on late night of May 10, 2011. Those shifted officers are: Ashok Shekhar Principal Secretary (PS) Law,Legal Affairs cum Legal Remembrancer to PS Agriculture, Tapendra Kumar President Tax Board Ajmer to Administrator Rajasthan Agriculture Marketing Board, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Goyal PS Public Works department (PWD) to PS Horticulture, Om Prakash Saini PS Horticulture to PS PWD, Sudhansh Pant Commissioner Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) Jaipur to Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) of Jaipur and Ajmer Discoms, Akhil Arora Managing Director(MD) Jaipur Metro rail Corporation to MD Mining and Mineral Ltd Udaipur, Kuldeep Raka CMD of Jaipur and Ajmer Discoms to Commissioner JDA -Jaipur,T.Ravikant Special Secretary to Rajasthan Chief Minister to Director Social Welfare and Social Justice, Dr. Ravi Kumar Surpur Collector Sawaimadhopur to Deputy Secretary Finance(Taxation) & Ms. Shuchi Tyagi Deputy Secretary Finance(Taxation) to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bharatpur district.

Prakash Gupta to be PS law in Rajasthan
Prakash Gupta has been posted as new Principal Secretary (PS) Law, Legal Affairs cum Legal Remembrancer. Hitherto, he was District and Sessions Judge (DJ) Kota.

Interviews for IOC's Director Marketing on May 13
Interviews for selection of Director Marketing of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)-the largest corporate entity of the country, are scheduled on May 13,2011. Nine Executives Directors (EDs) of IOC have been short listed for interviews along with other external candidates.Of these three senior most EDs are considered to be hot contenders for the top job in IOC's Marketing division. The senior most in fray is Amitava Chatterjee, who has worked in sales, operationsand lubricant departments and also functioned as Head of State Office and other Executive positions in Head Office of Marketing Division. He had been a motivating force behind the largest selling lubricant brand "SERVO" and appears to be the most suitable candidate for the job based on profile, capability and seniority. He is also on Board of group Companies IOC MEZ and AVI Oil. M. Nene is the other ED who has an impeccable career profile of operations Department. However, he lacks experience of sales. Also, Jaipur fire incident at IOC depot had happened when Nene was heading the operation Department.The last among the three senior most ED is R. Sareen, who is also having background of Sales and Aviation Departments, but enquiry against him is going on for alleged corruption charges. The other six EDs are relatively junior in comparison to these three stalwarts of IOC Marketing Division and may not be able to super cede their competent senior colleagues. External candidates are unlikely to find favour as IOC Marketing Division involves very complex management skills and individuals having exposure to the same would be always at an advantage.

Mitra couple bereaved
C M Mitra father of 1983 batch IPS officer of MP cadre D M Mitra and Father-in-Law of Rina Mitra,IG and AD Wild Life in Goi has passed away in Cuttock on Wednesday morning. He was 93.

Dr. Uma posted as Special Secretary Finance, AP (UPDATED)
Dr. (Mrs.) K.S. Uma Economic Adviser, Forward Markets Commission, Mumbai on deputation to Andhra Pradesh has been posted as Special Secretary, Finance. She is an IES officer of the 1980 batch.

AP accepts Somayajulu's resignation (UPDATED)
The Andhra Pradesh government has accepted the resignation of D.A. Somayajulu Advisor to Government of A.P. (Economic Affaris & Policy Implementation) and Deputy Chairman, Agriculture Technology Mission with immediate effect.

Additional Judges in Chhattisgarh High Court appointed (UPDATED)
Ghulam Minhajuddin and Radhe Shyam Sharma have been appointed Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court, in the same order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

920 candidates finally selected for appointment in Civil services (UPDATED)
Of the 2589 candidates who were short listed for the Personality Test after qualifying Civil Services Examination, 2010, as many as 920 candidates (717 male and 203 female) have finally been selected for appointment to the IAS, IFS, IPS and other Central Services. A total number of 5,47,698 candidates applied for this examination, 2,69,036 candidates appeared for the Preliminary examination, 12,491 candidates qualified for the Main written examination held in October- November, 2010.

Ms. S. Divyadharshini tops Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
Ms. S. Divyadharshini has topped the Civil Services Examination, 2010. She has done B.A., B.L.(Hons.) from Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.

Ms. Sweta Mohanty is second ranker in Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
Ms. Sweta Mohanty has been the second ranker in the Civil Services Examination, 2010. She has done B.Tech (Computer Science) from GRIET, JNTU, Hyderabad.

Varun Kumar is topper among male candidates in Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
RV Varun Kumar has been the topper among male candidates. He has secured overall third rank. He has done BDS from Ragas Dental College, Chennai.

20 males, 5 females among top 25 qualifying Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
The Top 25 candidates finally selected in Civil Services Examination, 2010, consist of 20 males and 5 females.

Top 25 civil service exam toppers include 15 of Engineering background (UPDATED)
Educational qualification wise, the top 25 candidates comprise of 15 candidates belonging to Engineering; 5 candidates belonging to Commerce, Management, Humanities, Science & Social Sciences; and 5 candidates belonging to Medical Science background.

Top 25 civil service exam toppers include eight first timers (UPDATED)
Of the top 25 candidates, finally selected in Civil Services Examination, 2010, eight have made to the merit list in their first attempt, four in second attempt, nine in third attempt, three in fourth attempt and one in fifth attempt.


28 physically challenged qualify Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
Of the 920 candidates finally qualifying Civil Services Examination, 2010, 28 are physically challenged.

14 orthopaedically challenged qualify Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
Of the 920 candidates finally qualifying Civil Services Examination, 2010, 14 are orthopaedically challenged.

5 visually impaired qualify Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
Of the 920 candidates finally qualifying Civil Services Examination, 2010, five are visually impaired.

Nine hearing impaired qualify Civil Services Examination (UPDATED)
Of the 920 candidates finally qualifying Civil Services Examination, 2010, nine are hearing impaired.

B. K. Datta is no.1 in panel for BPCL's Director Refineries (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it B. K. Datta is number one in panel for the slot of Director Refineries in BPCL interviews for which were held on May 11,2011. Presently, he is Executive Director (Supply Chain Optimization) in BPCL.

980 batch IAS promoted (UPDATED)
1980 batch IAS officer have been given in-situ promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.
( We said this on May 9 )

N Ravi Shankar is AS IT (UPDATED)
N Ravi Shankar will now be Additional Secretary Information technology (IT) in the Government of India.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Rawla promoted as Additional Secretary Animal Husbandary (UPDATED)
Swarnmala Rawla has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretyary Animal Husbandary in the Government of India.She is 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

D P Singh is now Additional Secretary Earth Sciences (UPDATED)
D P Singh has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary Earth Sciences in the Government of India.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Vijay Laxmi Joshi is new AS Commerce (UPDATED)
Vijay Laxmi Joshi has been promoted as Additional Secretary Commerce in the Government of India.She is 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Raka gets additional charge of MD - Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation ltd. (UPDATED)
Kuldip Raka , Commissioner, Jaipur Development Authority, has been given the additional charge of Managing Director - Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation ltd., Jaipur.

DEBATE
Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? It is time consuming. Under the system it is examined at each level and in every Ministry there are at least six levels. Broadly speaking it goes from concerning Ministry to DoPT Ministry, then to cabinet secretariat and then to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Finally it goes to the PMO. It is extremely time consuming .In the wake of this please give your valuable views to us.
Mail us-mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Baba Kalyani to receive highest French civilian award
Noted industrial tycoon Baba Kalyani who heads $2.40 Billion group of Bharat Forge Ltd (BFL) will add one more feather to his cap later this year. The Insignia of "Officer de la Legion d'Honneur" will be conferred on him. Instituted in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, France's highest civilian award had been conferred on film-maker Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar. The award is a recognition of his outstanding contribution in cementing the Indo-French ties. It may be stated that the BFL has already joined hands with Alstom and Aerva(both French companies).

Decision on oil prices today
The Empowered group of Ministers ( EGoM) on Petroleum is going to meet on May 11,2011 to decide on hike in petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG prices. This hike if approved it will come into effect while oil prices in the international market are actually falling. The EGoM comprises Petroleum Minister Jaipal Reddy, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Rail Minister Ms.Mamta Banerjee, Transport Minister CP Joshi and Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.

Bahuguna to be MD RailTel !
R K Bahuguna is being tipped to be new Managing Director of the RailTel. The PESB is believed to have put his name number one on the panel.

46 contenders for 2 slots of SEBI
As many as 46 contenders are there are two posts of Member in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Interestingly, clause of quitting and joining SEBI for All India Services (AIS) has so far not been deleted.

Star India appoints Nitin Vaidya as the Business Head
Star India has appointed Nitin Vaidya as the Business Head for its Hindi channels comprising Star Plus, Star One, Hindi movies channel Star Gold and the Network's repeat content channel Star Utsav. Prior to this, Vaidya was the COO for Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

Jishnu Sen in Grey group promoted as President & CEO
Jishnu Sen had been promoted as President & CEO, Grey Group India. He had joined Grey India four years ago as Head of its Mumbai office.

Maxus Global elevates Ajit Varghese
Maxus Global has promoted and would be entrusting additional responsibility on Managing Director Ajit Varghese. He will now also run Maxus in the South Asian markets including Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, apart from running Maxus and Motivator - the two GroupM brands in India.

eBay appoints Muralikrishnan
eBay India announced the appointment of B. Muralikrishnan as Country Manager, eBay India.

Walt Disney India appoints Avinash Pant as Executive Director
The Walt Disney Company in India has appointed Avinash Pant as Executive Director, Marketing, Walt Disney International.

ENIL promotes Hitesh Sharma as Chief Operating Officer
Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) has promoted Hitesh Sharma as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the Regional Director-West. .

ENIL appoints Mahesh Shetty as Chief Strategy Officer
Mahesh Shetty has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer by the Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL). He was Regional Director-North & East.

ENIL promotes Sameer Sainani as Chief Revenue Officer
Sameer Sainani, who was earlier the National Sales Head at the Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) has been promoted as the Chief Revenue Officer. He will look after all revenue functions such as radio sales, activation, sponsorship etc.

Preeti Nihalani is now National Radio Sales Head at ENIL
Preeti Nihalani, who was Delhi Sales Head, is now National Radio Sales Head at Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL).

Sujata Bhatt is now Chief Marketing Officer & HR head at ENIL
Sujata Bhatt, who was Marketing Head, is now Chief Marketing Officer and HR head at Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL).

Sriram Kilambi made Head of Marketing at ENIL
Sriram Kilambi, who was Mumbai and MP Business Head, has been made Head of Marketing at Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL).

Shetty appointed President, Balaji Motion Pictures Ltd.
Ms. Swati Shetty has been appointed as President of Balaji Telefilm Ltd's wholly owned subsidiary Company Balaji Motion Pictures Ltd.

Ansari ceases to be Director, Allahabad Bank
The term of office of Dr. Shakeel-Uz-Zaman Ansari, Part-time Non-official Director nominated on the Board of Allahabad Bank for a period of three years expired on May 7, 2011 and accordingly he has ceased to be the Director of the Bank on completion of his three years.

Singh appointed Company Secy. Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd
Omprakash Singh has been appointed as Company Secretary of Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd with effect from April 18, 2011.

Amin appointed Addl. Director, Swiss Glasscoat Equipments Ltd
Swiss Glascoat Equipments Ltd has appointed Ms. Phagun Amin as an Additional Director of the Company.

Gupta appointed CFO, NIIT Ltd
NIIT Limited has appointed Rohit Gupta as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in place of Jitender Mahajan who has been moved to the role of Group Internal Audit Head function.

Raghavan appointed Company Secy. Edserv Softsystems Ltd
G.Raghavan has been appointed as Company Secretary of Edserv Softsystems Ltd with effect from May 1, 2011.

Balakrishnan ceases to be Company Secy. Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd
Rajiv Balakrishnan has ceased to be the Company Secretary of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd with effect from May 9, 2011.

EXIM bank nominates Ravindranath on LML Board
Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), has appointed C.P.Ravindranath, as their Nominee on the Board of LML Ltd with effect from April 21, 2011.

Sundareshan resigns as Chairman, Petronet LNG Ltd
S. Sundareshan has resigned as Chairman of Petronet LNG Ltd w.e.f. May 5, 2011.

Khattar appointed Director, Hindalco Industries Ltd
Hindalco Industries Limited has appointed Jagdish Khattar as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company.

Nanda is Regional ED NTPC
Jayadeb Nanda has taken over as Regional Executive Director (South) of NTPC Southern Region in Secunderabad.

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Collect data about number of employees

The Government before it makes any move to increase the retirement age should collect data from all Central government departments and PSU's about the no. of employees on prolonged medical leave, CCL & Medical expenses incurred etc before arriving at any decision. Many departments are reeling under prolonged absence of employees hampering work. Regarding the argument of deferring financial liability in payments of retirement benefits then the properties of all those involved in various scams should be attached and money recovered should suffice for paying pension benefits. It appears the move to increase, if at all, is to favour only One bureaucrat.

N.Prasad

Record majority for Jagan!

Going by the post-poll trends of Kadapa by elections, YS Jaganmohan Reddy is going to win Kadapa Lok Sabha seat with a margin between 3.5 and 4.00 lakhs. The win would come as a setback to Congress which is losing its popularity in the State.

Madduri VKR

ICF had a regular chief

Mrs. P. Babbar was the General Manager of ICF till 31 March 2011. So it is not true that ICF did not have regular chief for two years.

Madhukar Sinha

CBDT Chairman is a dynamic person

It is true that the present chairman of CBDT is a dynamic person having courage and dedication to lead the entire staff how a taxman to be. And he was always observe the grievance of the staff side and also the gentle tax payers. Sir your special attention may turned to the hygienic and healthy atmosphere of Ayykar bhavans all over India.I wish all success to him

Koyaji

Development of the IT dept important

I do not hold a brief for Chairman CBDT. I am only interested in the development of the IT department. If any of the other Members can carry on the good work done, by all means let them make a small start at least. however what the truth is, is known to all. In these very columns there is a debate on increase in the retirement age. The bureaucrats at the highest level are mentally at their strongest but in 99 % of cases have become tied up in their self interests and have lost their vision. A look at the top brass in every charge of IT department will show a phalanx of men and women who have lost their will to change the mindset, to set up high standards of public service or to even serve the public. Can leadership ever be provided by such a bankrupt group? There is a leadership crisis in this department. people who have never developed a backbone or developed any administrative capabilities become leaders due to civil list. then they stifle the youngsters who can perform because they do not have the sense to see that they are not fit to hold leadership positions. This is a debate that should be held in our in house forum. It is not a matter of one Sudhir Chandra but every CCIT or DGIT should look into his own conduct and evaluate whether he can provide leadership and what is his actual departmental or public image .If they were to ask for honest feedback they would realise that every small indiscretion and hidden agendas are actually known to all. If they were to practice honesty they would not pass such transfer and posting orders as are rampant. this charge lies as well for the Member P CBDT. Despite AGT orders why has he not asked for a compliance report from the field? so my friend we all have to look into our collars and see if anyone of us could have contributed as much to the department as Chairman has done till date

Alok M

NOIDA Agitation

Unleashing state power to deal with farmers agitating against forcible acquisition of their lands at prices not acceptable to them is not the best way to build expressways in the country.Declaring a cash award to catch farmers leader as if he were some dreaded criminal is bound to alienate the entire community of farmers with disasterous consequences. Life saving responses of people should not become problem areas for administrators .

Sudhir Chopra

Constitution of bench by the SC

The CIC observed that the information whether the Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) has placed certain papers before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of a Bench as directed in the SC Order in the SLP No. 32855/2009 is plainly administrative in nature. It is difficult to imagine how the disclosure of such information could cause any abrogation of the independence of the judiciary. The CIC directed to provide information on action taken by the SC Registry and also provide copy of the order, if any, for constituting a Bench of appropriate strength for further hearing on the SLP. The CIC further directed to provide a copy of the document, if any, confirming the news about the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India advising Karnataka Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice PD Dinakaran to go on leave.

Comments

While the CIC deserves applause for the interpretation of the RTI Act, is it not surprising that the CPIO of the mighty Supreme Court of India cannot decipher one of the simplest Acts of the independent India? Even earlier, the CPIO of SC has received a rap on the knuckles for similar aberrations.

Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. CPIO, Supreme Court of India in File No. CIC/WB/A/2010/000316 & CIC/SM/A/2011/001078

- 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)