What people say about us !

It is very informative and interesting.

Ragothaman M

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Congress has done whatever it could do to trash the revealing 2 G Note.... but failed! First they said the Note had a limited life.... then they said it was the work of a junior Official in the Ministry......then they said only the covering letter was signed.....meaning to say the 'Note' could have been inserted later!! Fact is this is an Office Memorandum and it is short of a Gazette Notification!! Then Mohna tried to give a'destabilization spin'..... he said Opposition wanted to overthrow UPA... force a midterm poll on the Nation.... but then he stopped expounding further as he was told his statement was like 'kicking Congress in the hind'!!!! Then Congress said RTI documents show the 2 G chori amount was lesser than what was mentioned by CAG in its report.....meaning to say as the amount is lesser this matter should be closed!! Then Congress got Renuka and Nirupam to go on Panel discussions and insult and make faces at those opposing Congress!! At night some Members of Congress's dirty tricks department met Pranab!!! Then Madam met Pranab and PC separately... Mohna met them too separately!! Fact of the matter is now SC will decide..... and my guess is SC has no option but to order CBI to interrogate PC......and if SC does this PC will have to resign.... his continuing would be untenable... also SC's verdict will send a message.... is India a Republic de Kela or not!!

Congress is running in circles!!!!

Congress ko the truth encircles!!

Just imagine had RTI not been there...... had the Media that is doing its job not been there then PC and Raja had got away with this humongous scam!!! Our Netas still feel they can get away with murder and that is why they throw caution to winds.... and thank God for their throwing caution to winds!! Lokayukts and Lokpals (not Jokepals) would indeed help in taking on corruption!!! All these steps will not eradicate corruption.... but will definitely stop the 'nangaa naach of corruption'!!! Though our Leaders have remained unaffected by the wave of 'propriety' sweeping the Nation.... the amn on the street has been moved.... like take the guy who found the bag containing 10 Lakhs cash.... he attributed his honesty to Anna's movement...... he controlled his temptation.... remember he's getting a pittance as salary... facing the brunt of inflation.... he too has demands from his family........he sees the Government's corruption.....he could have succumbed to temptation but he did not!!! There have been other cases too of money being found and returned!!

Coming elections Public will be swayed to a lesser extent by ghoos for their votes!!!!!

As you know Netas have been buying votes with liquor, drugs and currency notes!!

Will Congress tie up with SP in UP????? But if it ties up with SP Rahul will not be able to claim that his charisma won UP for Congress!!! At present I hear his think tank is doing some simple arithmetic.... adding up the votes of Congress and SP in the previous election!!! It is not that simple..... such a alliance be it khullam khulla or tacit via friendly fights will also result in a purge in the vote bank as Public is aware what both Parties have said about each other!!! In UP 'caste and religion' do play a big role in voting.... but this coming election I have a feeling this is going to change!!!! India and Indians are moving on.... changing perceptions..... people are realizing this vote bank politics does not improve their 'living standards'!!!! Congress is hoping to sweep Punjab in the coming State elections and give BJP a fight in Uttrakhand.... Congress is gung ho because in both States BJP faces anti incumbency!! Rahul's coronation will take place after the UP elections... that is if everything goes Congress's way.... if not Rahul will be like the age old Punjabi adage..... jithe dhi khothi utje aiyee khalothi or the she ass came and stood where it belonged!!

Sonia has two aims .... get Rahul hitched and Rahul's coronation!!!

And they say she wants her pic on notes of Rs.1000 denomination!!

PS..... though PC's pals are trying to play up the Ambani bros meeting PC....do not read too much into this.... Anil does this every week...... Mukesh met him with CEO of BP!!! PC says the rich should be taxed more.... I think there should be a Mantri Tax.... based on the malai potential of Ministries fix a annual 'royalty' to be paid by Ministers to the Exchequer!!!

After Pranab's statement on 2 G it is being said..... two Officials will be made scapegoats and Pranab Da has been made to look like an ass (fool).... Congress's firefighter hoses himself down!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Who is after Nandan Nilekani?
The whisper in the corridors of power is that someone in Planning Commission is out to get Nandan Nilekani and this is the beginning of his ouster. Is it that the Aadhar scheme in a jeopardy or is it only Nilekani,is to be seen.

BJP to project Advani as Statesman
It is heard that BJP is planning to project L K Advani as a statesman after RSS scuttled his Prime Ministerial ambition. It is embarrassing for Advaniji to continue with the yatra and so there is a makeover under the garb of statesmanship being planned as a face saver.

BUREAUCRACY

Secretary level changes in GOI today
Secretary level changes in the Government of India (GOI) will take place on September 30, 2011.

Proposals for Secretaries sent to PMO on September 18
Proposals relating in the postings of certain IAS officers as Secretaries in the Government of India (GOI) were sent as early as on September 18, 2011.

Mystery shrouded delay in postings of Secretaries
Mystery shrouds delay in the posting of new Secretaries in the Government of India (GOI).

PM cleared certain files on September 29
Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh cleared certain files on his return from Sikkim on September 29, 2011. However, the file relating to Secretaries was not cleared.

Pankaj Dwivedi is new Chief Secretary Andhra Pradesh
Pankaj Dwivedi has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh.1975 batch IAS officer Dwivedi is senior-most IAS officer in the state.

IAS officer seeks Voluntary Retirement in Orissa
M Rajamani has sought Voluntary Retirement on personal grounds in Orissa.He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

S V Prasad to be Vigilance Commissioner
Outgoing Chief Secretary Andhra Pradesh S V Prasad has been appointed Vigilance Commissioner for three years.He is 1975 batch IAS officer.

Binoy Kumar is new Principal Secretary to AP CM
Binoy Kumar has been appointed new Principal Secretary to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.He is 1983 batch IAS officer.He would replace J Satyanarayana who has been made Chief Commissioner of Land Administration.

Will Satyanarayana move to Delhi as Secretary IT ?
Grapevine has it that 1977 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer J Satyanarayana is moving to the Government of India as Secretary Information Technology.He will still face challenge from G K Gairola DG NIC for the post.

Ms Mohta is Ambassador to Republic of Lithuania
Ms. Monika Kapil Mohta, presently Ambassador of India to Poland has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lithuania, with residence in Warsaw.

Punjab DGP, P. S. Gill is now Advisor Home in Punjab
Punjab DGP, P. S. Gill who is retiring on Friday has been appointed Advisor Home. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Anil Kaushik is new Punjab DGP
Anil Kaushik will succeed P S Gill on Friday as DGP of Punjab. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
( We said this on August 8 and again on September 26 )

Corporation Bank's CMD R.N. Pradeep to retire on September 30
R. N. Pradeep Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Corporation Bank will be retiring on September 30, 2011.

Ajai Kumar to be new CMD of Corporation Bank
Ajai Kumar who presently is Executive Director (ED) with the UCO Bank, on elevation will join as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Corporation Bank on October 1, 2011. Kumar has been an Executive Director of UCO Bank since December 2009. He is a Post Graduate in Science from University of Allahabad.

R P Singh to be Director (Personnel) Power Grid
R P Singh is being tipped to be new Director (Personnel) in the Power Grid Corporation .He is presently ED in the organisation.

S Chandrasekharan to be ED UCO Bank
S Chandrasekharan who presently is a General Manager (GM) with the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on elevation will join the UCO Bank as Executive Director(ED) on October 1, 2011.

Panel for CIL chief scrapped
The panel with names for the slot of Chairman Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been scrapped in he wake of CVC having turned down the clearance on both names. T.K.Lahiri chief of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and D.C. Garg chief of Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) on number one and two respectively, for the slot of CIL's chief interviews for which were held over about five months ago.

14 DRMs posted
As many as 14 Railway officers have been posted as DRMs.his includes lateral shifting of DRM Allahabad to Rajkot. New postings of DRMs are:

IRTS:
Sanjay Das-Sealdah, S Mohan-Khurda Road, Manoj Seth-Ajmer, Vinod kumar-Nagpur SECR,
Naveen Shukla: Baroda

IRSME:
Rajesh Agrwal-Trivandram, BK agrwal DRM Allahabad to Rajkot

IRSEE:
Suhir Kumar-Dhanbad, Anup kumar-Mugalsarai, Harendra Rao-Allahabad,

IRSE:
BK Dixit-Nagpur, Jagdeep rai-Lucknow, S L Verma-Salem, Rakesh Goel-Lumding,

IRAS:
Robin Decca-Mysore

Vitul Kumar likely to be appointed as OSD Minister for S & T
As the grapevine has it, Vitul Kumar who on central deputation so far was Regional Passport Officer (RPO) at Chandigarh is likely to be appointed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Union Minister for Science and Technology Pawan Bansal. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.Presently, he is undergoing mid career training in National Police Academy(NPA), Hyderabad.

Pradip Bhargava appointed Chairman by the RD Department
The Ministry of Rural Development (GoI) has appointed Pradip Bhargava as Chairman of a committee with respect to MGNREG Scheme and U.P. The Committee would focus on areas where gross irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA are noticed. He is retired 1973 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Vijay Kumar is back to Meghalaya
Vijay Kumar who so far was private secretary (PS) to Indian Minister of State for Rural Development Ms Agatha Sangma has returned to his parent cadre of Meghalaya. Kumar is an IAS officer of the 2004 batch who belongs to the Assam- Meghalaya (AM) cadre.

Rakesh Agrawal is Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh
Rakesh Agrawal on central deputation has joined as the Chandigarh Regional Passport Officer (RPO). He is an IPS officer of the 1999 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre. Hitherto, he was SSP Hoshiarpur. He was also SSP Nawa Shahar & Kapurthala. Besides, Rakesh Agrawal had served as SP Ludhiana city & Mohali.

G C Pati gets 3 months extension
G.C. Pati who on central deputation is Additional Secretary Agriculture has got three months extension. Pati is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Punjab and Haryana HC gets six new Additional Judges
Six new Additional Judges have been appointed of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They are Mssrs Paramjeet Singh, Naresh Kumar Sanghi, Rameshwar Singh Mullick, R N Raina,Tejinder Singh Dhindsa and Gurmeet Singh.

Suresh Sharma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Suresh Sharma, in second review of 1985 batch IAS officers, has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in the Government of India (GoI).He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Mumbai Police gets lessons from Scotland Yard?
Grapevine has it that in a recent trip to London for procuring CCTV's, the Mumbai police, represented by Arup Patnaik Police Commissioner, Mumbai and Vineet Agarwal Additional Commissioner of Police along with Home Minister R. R. Patil, also got lessons from Scotland Yard. The interaction involved understanding the forensic use of resources to solve cases etc.

Naresh Kumar's central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GoI) has retained the name of Naresh Kumar in the offer list. He is an IAS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

Dipankar Gupta on the Board of RBI
Dipankar Gupta, former JNU professor, has been nominated on the Board of the Reserve Bank of India.

Transfer of Railway official cancelled
Transfer of TK Das, Group `B` Railway officer of Civil Engg., from ECOR to ER for a period of two years, has been cancelled.

Railways transfers and postings
S. Mitra, Group`B `officer of Civil Engg., has been transferred from ECOR to ER for period of two years, Rajendra Kashyap of HAG/IRAS has been on return from deputation transferred to NR as FA&CAO (Con-I), KB Nanda of SAG/IRAS has been transferred from NR, as FA&CAO(Syste) in the Rly itself against an existing vacancy, KV Rao of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SER to Metro and posted in the cadre, Deb Raj Panda of SAG/IRTS has been on return from the deputation transferred to ECOR in the cadre, M. Sarjana Rao of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SCR to SWR and posted in the cadre, KM Tripathy of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SWR to NCR and posted in IRPMU, Surender Kumar Jatav of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from NCR in IRPMU to be posted in the cadre on NCR itself and BP Swain of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SECR to ECOR and posted in the cadre.

Information Commissioner in Karnataka resigns
H N Krishna an Information Commisioner in Karnataka has resigned.He was earlier Chairman of the PSC.

Pakistan : PIA Flights disrupted as 12 planes grounded
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is facing massive disruption of its flight services because of grounding of 12 aircrafts due to technical snags. Out of 39 aircrafts with PIA, only 29 have been operational for some time and the management is concerned about the crippling effect grounding of 12 more planes may have on the flight schedules ahead of the busy Hajj season.

NERAMAC posts profit during 2010-11
The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation's (NERAMAC) has increased its turn over from Rs 89.90 Cr to Rs 101.65 Cr during the year 2010- 11 with an overall increase in its turnover by around 13%. Gross profit has increased by 12% from Rs.3.73 Cr during 2009-10
to Rs.4.18 Cr during 2010-11 against a total turnover of Rs.101.65 Cr. The 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company was chaired by its Managing Director (MD) S Bhattacharjee who adopted the audited results for the financial year 2010-11.NERAMAC during the year earned a net profit of Rs.1.48 Cr while its Net Worth rose up to Rs.2.80 Cr from the previous year's Rs.1.32 Cr. Speaking to the shareholders on the occasion, Bhattacharjee, dwelt at length on the Company's performance & stated that the Corporation intended to focus on quality procurement, marketing & project execution under HMNEH, NHM, NFSM & ICDS etc. He also informed shareholders about the initiative in other correlated activities like capacity building & capacity
development programs, food processing investors meet, exposure and field visits of agri-entrepreneurs for overall development of agro-horticulture in north east.

Vijay Kumar to move to Fertilisers ? (UPDATED)
Grapevine has it that Secretary Mines in the Government of India S Vijay Kumar is being moved to the Department of Fertilisers. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Behuria to move to Mines ? (UPDATED)
Secretary Fertilisers Dr Sutanu Behuria is likely to replace S Vijay Kumar as Secretary Mines.He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Dr Chaudhary to be Secretary IPP ? (UPDATED)
Dr P K Chaudhary is unlikely to become Secretary Public Enterprises.1977 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre is likely to be made Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion.

Vijay Gupta is new ED (Corporate Affairs) IOC (UPDATED)
Vijay Gupta has been appointed as Executive Director (Corporate Affairs) in the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

Reunion of 1997 batch (UPDATED)
Reunion of 64th FC:- Reunion/ Get together of Civil Services 1997 Exam /1998 joining batch, Scheduled on 1st October , Saturday , 19:00 hrs. at NDMC Club (PSOI) , Vinay Marg , New Delhi. Officers with families of this batch may join from all over the country. ..

Gireesh Pradhan to succeed Deepak Gupta (UPDATED)
The PM has cleared the appointment of Gireesh Pradhan as Secretary New and Renewable Energy in the Government of India.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on August 8 )

A N P Sinha is new Secretary Official Languages (UPGRADED)
Secretary Panchayati Raj A N P Sinha has been moved as Secretary Official Languages.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

( We said this on September 28 )

Samirendra Chatterjee is new Secretary EX-Servicemen Welfare (UPDATED)
Samirendra Chatterjee has been appointed as Secretary Ex-Servicemen Welfare in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
( We said this on September 28 )

A.K. Rana hands over his charge (UPDATED)
A.K. Rana who on central deputation was Bhopal based Regional CCF in the GOI's Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)has handed over his charge on September 30,2011. It may be stated that the Government of India (GOI) at the request of Manipur Government had returned services of Rana. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Manipur -Tripura (M-T) cadre. There in the Manipur State he will be elevated from the rank of Additional PCCF & made PCCF-HOF in November 2011.

J.K. Tiwari gets additional charge(UPDATED)
J.K. Tiwari who is Bhubaneshwar based Regional CCF in the GOI's Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has got additional charge of Bhopal based Regional
CCF in the GOI's Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

PM clears five appointments (UPDATED)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared four Secretary level and one Additional Secretary level appointment .

R K Jain is new AS &FA Health (UPDATED)
R K Jain will be new Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Health.He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

S Mohanty to join Planning Commission (UPDATED)
S Mohanty is joining the Planning Commission as an Advisor.

ABL Srivastava to be CMD, NHPC Limited (UPDATED)
ABL Srivastava, Director (Finance), NHPC, will be the next Chairman & Managing Director, NHPC Limited. The Public Enterprises Selection Board, Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, has approved his name after the interviews foro the post held on Friday. As many as 13 candidates had appeared for the interviews for the said post.

(DEBATE)
LOKPAL BILL AND BUREAUCRACY
The debate on Lokpal Bill and the subsequent anger and protests across the country led by veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare has instilled a fear of accountability among the bureaucracy. How should the bureaucrats react to the situation?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Daga Director Marketing in IOC to retire
G. C. Daga will be retiring from the post of Director Marketing in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on September 30,2011.

Three directors elected on Board of Oriental Bank of Commerce
The following three directors have been elected from amongst shareholders other than Central Government on the Board of Oriental Bank of Commerce -- T. Valliappan,. P. B. Santhanakrishnan and Ms Abha Chaturvedi

Dr Desai appointed Whole-time Director, Marksans Pharma Ltd
Dr Balwant Shankarrao Desai has been appointed as a Whole-time Director of Marksans Pharma Ltd on September 2, 2011 for a term of three years with effect from September 29, 2011.

Sanghvi re-appointed Director, Infra Industries Ltd
Infra Industries Ltd as on September 28, 2011 re-appointed Haresh P. Sanghvi as Director of the Company.

Bbarot re-appointed Director, Atlanta Ltd
Atlanta Ltd has re-appointed Rikiin Bbarot as Director of the Company.

Mollie resigns as Director, Multibase India Ltd
Jean Paul Mollie has resigned from the directorship of Multibase India Ltd w.e.f. September 29, 2011.

Kelly appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director, Multibase India Ltd
Ms. Diane Kelly has been appointed as an Additional Non- Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. September 30, 2011

Patel re-appointed Director, Radhe Developers India Ltd
Radhe Developers India Ltd has re-appointed Praful Patel as Director of the Company.

Shah re-appointed Director, Radhe Developers India Ltd
Prakash Shah has been re-appointed as Director of Radhe Developers India Ltd.

White Hall Commercial Company re-appoints two directors
White Hall Commercial Company Ltd has re-appointed Yogesh Kapadia and Rohit P. Shah as directors of the Company.

Agarwal re-appointed Director, CISTRO Telelink Ltd
CISTRO Telelink Ltd has re-appointed Sanjay Agarwal as a Director of the company.

Saxena re-appointed Director, Elder Projects Ltd
Elder Projects Ltd has re-appointed J. Saxena as Director of the Company.

Bansal re-appointed Director, Towa Sokki Ltd
Towa Sokki Ltd has re-appointed S. O. Bansal as Director of the company.

Guha re-appointed Director, Alpine Housing Development Corporation Ltd
Alpine Housing Development Corporation Ltd has re-appointed K. N. Guha as Director of the Company.

Kamal Oberoi resigns as M&C Saatchi's India Chairman & MD
Kamal Oberoi, who founded M&C Saatchi's India operations in October 2005, has resigned from the Company as its India Chairman and MD.

Media ignoring catastrophic changes in Pakistan

Our politicians and the media are now obsessed with notes and files and are ignoring the catastrophic changes taking place in Pakistan. These changes pose a grave national threat to India. The impending implosion in Pakistan and the ensuing civil war and anarchy would be worse than the Northeast for India. The fundamentalists would get hold of Pakistan's 120 or so atom and hydrogen bombs and use it on the softest target available , namely India. America and NATO are not leaving Afghanistan in 2014 as the fortifications of their bases there show they are there to stay. Pakistan's plan of annexing Afghanistan after losing East Pakistan, by using the Taliban as a fifth column has failed. A frustrated and bitter Pakistani elite will join forces with the jehadis as western drones start targetting mainland Pakistan as well. If that happens, can drone attacks on Indian cities be far behind? After all there are a dime a dozen Muslim jehadi organisations in India, and the West using the excuse of attacking Al Quida can very well blow up the Taj Mahal too.The track record of the west in south asia shows that they are only bothered about their own lives and care nothing for people who belong to other civilisations. In fact they consider all non-westerners as sub-humans fit only for extermination and contempt at the best of times. Will our ministers please wake up to the fact that the west has occupied Afghanistan which for 2000 years was a part of India and that they are now bombing the so-called state of Pakistan which was India till 1947?

D Choudhary

PM needs loyal 'babus'!

N K Mathur's assessment is apt. The PM has a fetish for superannuated bureaucrats who offer loyalty in exchange of unlimited power endowed in them. Totally committed to the political Executive, this breed of bureaucracy manages to cling to centre of power even though they are in the twilight years of their lives. Strangely, even the PM has a fatal attraction for them. The steel frame of retired bureaucrats hide lots of secrets/intelligence inputs that makes them indispensable. This breed of 'Yes Prime Minster' type Ex-bureaucrats (Tin frame of bureaucracy) had a mushroom growth during Indira Gandhi's reign of terror in pre-emergency days. Some were suitably rewarded on her return to power.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Well said, N.K. Mathur.. PM has no control over PMO, he doesn't even have a single senior bureaucrat to advise him. Be it Nair, K.M. Chandrashekar and now Pulock Chatterji joining him. All these people have their loyalties to 10 Janpath not PM or PMO. Forget about their accountability to general public.

Prashanth Kumar

Law to discipline RTI activists must

Government should bring a law to discipline RTI activists.

Raghav Roy

Fourth Estate or Fifth Column?

The media has been seen to have sold its "independence" in the past few years generally, including the Aaj Ki Aawaz. It acts only as a rabble rouser for the Congress and its shouting brigade speaks biased against selected targets like some Narendra Modi or BJP or Raman Singh or Mayawati or Sheila Dixit(it used to be Lalu Yadav earlier) etc and is mortally afraid of making even a feeble sound about Sonia or Rahul or Mamata or Karunanidhi or Jayalalitha. In the process, it has lost all its credibility on the one hand and created terrible mistrust between the Congress & the people on the other. How long can any political party survive on propaganda by the embedded media in this age of information revolution? If the survival of the Congress has become dependent only on a purchased media, I would not hesitate to call it the end of the GOP. The people are a bit ignorant about the felicity with which the ruling party can twist the tail of the media successfully. After all, radio waves are not sold through Fair Price Shops ! And the A. Rajas of the country do not consume spectrum. How much is the turn over of this business annually? The figures will cause mental black outs of the people if revealed honestly(unlike the 2-G information given to the PAC). The figure of 1,76,000 crores will look like peanuts before it ! And the government knows who is making how much money. Honesty would make some of the TV channels insolvent overnight: government has simply forgotten to recover the millions of US $ that these loudest shouting channels owe it. So they have provided a bunch of men and women of almost no integrity to operate under the veneer of journalists, if the way they shout, judge, pronounce, view,preclude, target, attack and cut short others who tend to speak the slightest truth, are any indication. People simply switch off these channels at the sight of those faces. Newspapers can be finished in less than 15 minutes. They have more skin of women to show from each and every angle than any intellectually informative matter. Their editorials look like concocted CV of some job seeker! They too need advertisement money, for which they threaten to wound reputations or image of the government but are afraid to even betray the slightest sign of striking. On the contrary, they will display excessive enthusiasm to steel the thunder from any public interest movement like that of Anna Hazare led anti corruption movement by opening their own media war on corruption only to divert public support from Anna movement.Does anybody believe that the present day media will ever launch any real war on corruption? Had it ever been so, corruption would never have become all powerful in less than 45 years in India.In fact, the conversion of the Fourth Estate to Fifth Columnist has created the hydra of corruption, which has thrown an open challenge to the people of India-hamse jo takrayega, chur chur ho jayega !That is why the PM says there is no corruption in 2G or any other ghotalas, which are blurting of a frustrated opposition dreaming an early election to enter power! We must learn to respect our Prime Ministers. I trust him as he is an honest man, thus an honourable man!

M L Gupta

A great asset

Salim Ali is an outstanding officer of impeccable integrity he will be a great asset to the CBI.

Dinesh Tyagi

Why crucify Raja and Kanimazhi alone ?

Everybody knows Raja could never have done this all by himself. The congress claims itself to be a party concerned about the welfare of the marginalised and weaker sections. Then why crucify Raja and Kanimazhi alone. The Bahujan Samaj people are thrown in jail but others are being strongly defended, Is this fair ?

B Prasad

Thank You Raja !

We have to thank Raja for many things he did to the staff in DOT &DOP,in issues like merger of accounts which led to better promotional avenues. He was considerate and if satisfied would take a stand and help out many senior level officers who shared a good rapport with him. We thank him for merger and promotions.

T.R.Shanmugham

Wait as there is no option

Listening for quite sometime that GMs posts would be filled up soon. But mandarins in Delhi perhaps are too busy to fill a large no. of GM's posts lying vacant for quite sometimes. Those waiting to become GM for lifetime have no option but to wait.

MY

Copy of agreement

The appellant sought detailed information about the installation of a cellular tower in the building of which he is a resident. The CPIO informed that the consent of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Association was taken before installation of the cellular tower in question but refused to provide information about (i) the rent being paid to the apartment owner on whose apartment the cellular tower has been set up and (ii) copy of the agreement between BSNL and the said apartment owner. The CIC rejected the arguement that the disclosure of this information would adversely affect the competitive position of BSNL. The CIC observed that the appellant has stakes in the building and its environment and the electro magnetic radiations emitted by the tower may affect him and directed to disclose the information.

Comments

This case opens up the numerous possibilities of the use of the RTI Act in the environmental protection. The PSUs are left in a position of disadvantage vis-à-vis their private sector counterparts.

Shri R Rajagopalan v. BSNL in CIC/LS/A/2011/001221

- 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)