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Newspapers carry pics of Priyanka pinching Sonia's cheek!!!
Instead by pinching Maya's cheek Priyanka should have shown her cheek (gall)!

Though on being pinched unpredictable Maya could let out a 'cheek' (scream)!!!
'Uchchi Jaat ki Beti pinched Dalit ki Beti ke cheek'!!!

A Magisterial Enquiry she'd seek!!!!
' In India Dalits are oppressed via cheek pinching just see Uchchi jaat ki cheek'!

Statues could come up of showing this dreadful act!!!!
Maya protecting a Dalit from cheek pinching giving the needed impact!!

Cruelty and insult on Dalits and Maya's saviour act!!
Hitting the oppressor with her purse for double impact!!

This would also answer why in all her statues she holds a purse!!
She uses the purse when matters get from bad to worse!!

The loaded purse can prove to be a lethal weapon!!!
And when she whacks, so that the receiver does not run, on one of his foot she steps on!!!!

BJP is holding training sessions for its MPs post Porngate!!!!
Justice demanded that these Voyeurs should have been shown the 'Gate'!!

Maybe now in the training sessions they'll be taught!!
How to view porn in the House and not get caught!!

Viewing Tehelka revelations BJP should also hold training sessions!!!
'How not to throw all caution to winds when money someone mentions'!!

Netas are in politics for power and pelf!!!!
It is all about oneself!!

But without a doubt BJP's the lesser evil as it has RSS on its back!!!
And on corruption RSS keeps giving it flack!!!!!

Congress has literally become a well oiled ghoos guzzler!!!!
And unlike BJP-RSS Congress has no ghoos muzzler!!

RSS has its faults but its plus point is on corruption does not play ball!
And on corruption is does make BJP take the call!

Court has not ordered that Zakia Jafri be given copy of SIT Report!!!
Teesta funnily says Court Order is 'big support'!!!

After SIT submits supporting documents Court will decide!!!
Though funnily Modi baiters try to show 'as if Court is on their side'!!

What was in the order that made them flash V signs and claim 'we've won'???
Maybe at Congress's behest this was done!!!

A mock show that Order was a blow to Modi!!!!!
So that Congress can take credit and wiggle into every Muslim godhi!!

Mossad is coming and DP will get in investigation a lesson!!!
Because of external pressure their efforts do not increase or lessen!!

Here DP gets one phone call and it can change complexion of the case!!!
If order is 'go for kill' even on a dream its case it'll base!!

As expected PM has given Praful clean chit in 'Canadian ghoos case'!!
On 'cause for ghoos did not materialize' his clean chit PM did base!!

The businessman of Indian origin has said he paid Bidhi King bribe!!!
And it's well known our Netas make 'paisa pehle kaam baad mein' jibe!!!

The Tender was cancelled and this businessman lost the money he paid upfront!!
Money must have been paid in cash to Praful's 'front'!!

Manmohan Singh should have asked RCMP to investigate case threadbare!!
So that truth ho jaye bear!!

But PM has written to RCMP tacitly asking it to 'stop as he's given
Praful a clean chit'!!
RCMP's response unofficially will be ' what the shit'!!

Giving Clean Chits Manmohan Singh ke haath ho gaye kaale!!
Manmohan Ji 'ghoos khoro ko clean chit pe clean chit abh apne aap ghoos bhi khaa le (taunt)'!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment process of 1982 batch IAS starts
Empanelment process of 1982 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India has started.

Empanelment of 1992 batch IAS was delayed to ACRs
As the grapevine has it, empanelment of IAS officers of 1992 batch in the Government of India (GoI) as Joint Secretaries has been delayed due to incomplete ACRs (as per the prescribed proforma).

Narsing Rao, IAS, selected as CMD, CIL
S S Narsing Rao, IAS, Chairman & M D, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), Hyderabad, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Coal India Limited (CIL) at the Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on Wednesday. As many as 19 persons were interviewed for the same. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Mehrotra appointed CMD MECON
Kishore Kumar Mehrotra has been appointed the new CMD of the engineering consultancy firm MECON. He was earlier Director (Engineering).

Prakash Mishra is new DG NDRF
Prakash Mishra has been appointed new DG NDRF.He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre. Earlier the name of Subhash Joshi was in circulation for the post.
(We said this on February 7)

Four key appointments in Income Tax soon
Four key appointments in the Income-Tax are expected to be made in a couple of days. In all probability A K Jain will be DG (Investigations) in Mumbai. Akhilesh Jindal is expected to be DG (Investigations) in Ahemdabad. K K Tripathi is all set to become DG
(Investigations) in Hyderabad and Y K Batra DI Ahemdabad.

S Srinivasan, soon to join as Additional Secretary & FA, Space
Sudarsanam Srinivasan who on central deputation was posted as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Space, in the Government of India (GOI) is going to join soon at his new post. Presently, he is Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Orissa.He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Orders of A K Singh issued for posting as JD, CBI
Orders regarding appointment of A.K. Singh on central deputation as Joint Director (JD) ,CBI have been issued. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Sikkim cadre.

Sumit Chaturvedi joins GOI
Sumit Chaturvedi on central deputation has joined in the Government of India (GoI).He is an IPS officer of 2001 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Discussions are going on about new CMDs in banks
Discussions at the top level are going on regarding new Chairman & Managing Directors(CMDs) as well as Executive Directors in public sector banks.

S.L.Bansal joins OBC as OSD
S.L. Bansal Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) designate of the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has joined as OSD in the OBC. He will aassume charge as OBC's CMD on March 1, 2012.

Biren Nanda appointed HC Australia
Biren Nanda, presently Ambassador of India to Indonesia has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia.
(We said this on January 23 )

In-situ elevation of Jayant Dasgupta
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the in-situ elevation of Jayant Dasgupta, IAS(BH:81), Ambassador, Permanent Mission of India to WTO, Geneva, to Additional Secretary level, with effect from 03.10.2011, by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer.

IRTS officers of 1991 batch to get SAG in March
As the grapevine has it promotion orders of IRTS officers belonging to 1991 batch in the Senior Administrative grade (SAG) will be iussued be issued in March 2012.

Nandan Dubey to be new DGP of Madhya Pradesh
Nandan Dubey will succeed S K Raut on March 1 as new DGP of Madhya Pradesh. He is 1976 batch IPS officer. Raut is superannuating on February 29.

Orissa Govt yet to send panel for new CEO
Orissa Government is yet to send a panel of officers to the Election Commission of India (ECI) as present incumbent S Srinivasan on central deputation will soon be joining as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Space.

S K Jha to return to his parent cadre
S K Jha who on central deputation is Director, Space, is returning to his parent cadre of IA & AS.

Two former army-Chiefs support Gen Singh?
Two former Army Chiefs are reportedly supporting present Army Chief V K Singh in his struggle against the Ministry.

MHA sets up committee to resolve pending cases
The MHA has set up a committee to resolve all the pending court cases of the officers. The committee is to act under the chairmanship of Anil Goswami, Addl. Secretary (F)MHA, and two Joint Secretary level officers; Nirmal Jeet Singh Kalsi (JS P-II) and Ms. Rashmi Goel (IS-II). The committee also include some under secretaries.

Singh unlikely to join Rajya Sabha security
Rondeep Sing, DIG, CRPF is unlikely to join as Director, Rajya Sabha Security .He is a CRPF cadre officer.

Post of Asst. DG (DS/Director level) vacant at UIDAI office, Guwahati
The post of Assistant Director General (Deputy Secretary/Director level) has been lying vacant in the office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under the Planning Commission at Guwahati. The names of willing officers can be sent to Establishment Officer to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi before March 9, 2012.

Now two Secretaries on the Board of RBI
Now there are two Secretaries of the Government of India on the Board of the RBI. They are Secretary DEA R Gopalan and Secretary Financial Services D K Mittal.

P Kamraj is Jt. CP Southern Range in Delhi
P Kamraj, Joint CP Northern Range, Delhi Police has been transferred as Joint CP Southern Range in place of Amulya Pattnaik. He is an IPS officer of 1987 batch and belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Vivek Gogia transferred as Jt. CP, Southern West Range in Delhi
Vivek Gogia, Joint CP (EOW), Delhi Police has been transferred as Joint CP of newly created Southern West Range. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch and belongs to AGMU cadre.

R S Krishna is now Jt. CP, Northern Range in Delhi
R S Krishnia, Joint CP(Special cell) Delhi Police has been transferred as Joint CP(Northern Range) in place of P. Kamraj. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch and belongs to AGMU cadre.

Sudhir Yadav promoted as Spl. CP, (Traffic) in Delhi
Sudhir Yadav has been promoted as Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Delhi Police. He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch and belongs to AGMU cadre.

Amulya Pattanaik promoted as Spl. CP (Vig.), Delhi
Amulya Pattnaik has been promoted as Special Commissioner of Police (Vigilance), Delhi Police. He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch and belongs to AGMU cadre.

Alok Verma is Spl. Commissioner of Police (Intell.), Delhi
Alok Verma, Special Commissioner (Vigilance), Delhi Police, has been transferred as Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) in Delhi Police. He is an IPS officer of 1979 batch and belongs to the AGMU cadre.

IAS postings in Delhi
1997 batch IAS officer D K Pandit has been appointed Director Social Welfare in the Government of Delhi. Rajesh Somaal will now be Special Secretary Taxes and Trade.

Mrs Sibal deputed to GoI as JS, Animal Husbandry
Mrs. Rajni Sekhri Sibal, Director General, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon, has been deputed to Government of India for the appointment of Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. She is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

25 posts of Judges vacant in Punjab& Haryana HC
As many as 25 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Punjab and Haryana High Court against 68 approved strength including six posts of Permanent Judges against 38 approved strength and 19 of Additional Judges against 30 approved strength.

IAS postings in J & K
Dr Ravi K Jerath, Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPA) has been appointed Financial Commissioner, Revenue in place of Pramod Kumar Jain. Jain will now be DG, IMPA. He will also hold the charge of the post of Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal.

Daljeet Singh, IES, promoted as Economic Adviser, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation

Daljeet Singh, Director, Planning Commission, has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted as Economic Adviser, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1985 batch.

Kharb posted Chief Administrator, Housing Board in Haryana
R S Kharb, has been posted Chief Administrator, Housing Board, Haryana. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Tripathi shifted to Eastern Railway
G M Tripathi, SAG/IRTS, RRB, Bhubaneshwar, has been shifted to Eastern Railway and posted in the cadre.

Mrs. Krishna Tiwari transferred to North Central Railway
Mrs. Krishna Tiwari, JS/IRTS, North Western Railway, has been transferred to North Central Railway.

N K Malhan shifted to IRITM, Lucknow
N K Malhan, SAG/IRTS, North Western Railway, has been shifted to IRITM, Lucknow.

Mrs. Sailo assigned additional charge of DGIT, vigilance
Mrs. M Sailo, DGIT (Intelligence), Delhi, has been assigned additional charge of DGIT (Vigilance), Delhi.

A K Sinha posted with Member (P&V)
A K Sinha, CIT (OSD), has been posted with Member (P&V) for dealing with the work relating to training.

Special recruitment drive for backlog vacancies in CBDT
CBDT has launched a Special Recruitment drive for filling up the backlog served vacancies of 'Persons with Disabilities'.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Planning Commission wants funds diverted from Roads to Energy Sector
Pakistan's Planning Commission has in a recent report on public sector development projects (PSDP) has suggested diversion of funds from road construction projects to projects in the energy sector. Returns on investment in the road sector and the impact on GDP growth according to planning commission are not as high as in the case of energy sector. Commission has also conceded in the report that majority of the road sector projects are approved under political pressure.

Consensus on 20th Constitution Amendment Bill
As a result of consensus having been reached between the PPP led ruling coalition and the opposition parties the 20th Constitution amendment bill is all set to be through in the Parliament. The bill provides for reinstatement of the 29 national assembly and rovincial
assemblies members suspended by the supreme court in a writ petition challenging their election and a five year tenure for the four election commissioners as is presently the case with the chief election commissioner. Most important aspect of the amendment is the power given to the election commission to put in place a 'pre election setup of government' in case of difference of opinion between the PM and the opposition leader and also lack of consensus in a bipartisan committee of the parliament constituted for the purpose.

Some Members of Osama Bin Laden's family lived in Islamabad, Abbottabad Inquiry Commission believes
The inquiry commission probing circumstances under which Osama Bin laden (OBL) was living in Abbottabad and was killed in a raid by US Navy Seals on 2 May 2011 held an interactive session with the IG Police of Islamabad bani Amin and the chairman of capital development authority (CDA) on February 14th. The CDA Chairman was quizzed about details of houses rented by foreigners in Islamabad and on being asked by the CDA boss as to why the commission was interested in the information the commission answered, 'because we believe that some members of OBL's family were living in Islamabad'.

Finalisation of Negative List for Trade with India Deferred
Decision on a negative list of 636 items from the industries who want full protection against imports from India submitted for approval by the federal cabinet has been deferred on the ground that 'all stake holders have not been consulted'. According to sources in the PMO instructions were issued by the PM not to rush up with any change in the existing trade regime as 'the commerce ministry has not done home work fully'.

Mother of ISI detainee dies after seeing Son's condition
Rohaifa the mother who had filed the habeas corpus petition for her three sons who were picked up by the ISI from Adiala jail in May 2010 died of shock after seeing her two sons who were produced before the three judge bench of the apex court headed by chief justice Iftekhar Mohammad Chowdhary on February 13, 2012. Dead body of the third son who too was picked up by the ISI was found in Peshawar on the information given by a 'mysterious caller' on phone to the family members soon after the mother filed the petition in the supreme court. The lady's three sons Abdul Basit, Abdul Mazid and Abdul Saboor were acquitted by Rawalpindi's anti terrorist court in April 2008 but the District authorities issued a fresh detention order under the maintenance of public order ordinance. In May 2010 the High court set aside the detention order and ordered their release but Adiala's jail superintendent instead of releasing them allowed the ISI to take them to an undisclosed destination. While the two brothers continued in the ISI custody till their production before the Supreme Court bench on February 13th the third one died before the petition filed by their distraught mother was taken up for hearing.

Kalpana Srivastava is new Secretary Panchayat and RD in MP (UPDATED)
Ms Kalpana Srivastava has been appointed new Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development in Madhya Pradesh. She is 1992 batch IAS officer.

Madras High Court gets three Addl. Judges (UPDATED)
Three Additional Judges have been appointed at Madras High Court. They include: Justice T Mathivanan, Justice Ardhanariswamy Arumughaswamy and Miss Justice K B K Vasuki for a period of two years with effect from February 17, 2012.

Construction of over 7,000 KM national highways set in next one year: Upadhyay (UPDATED)

The Centre Government is constructing national highways with setting target of over 7,000 kilometers in next one year, said A K Upadhyay, Secretary, Road Transport and Highways. 150 kilometres of roads are being constructed per day in rural areas. Upadhyay was addressing delegates at an international summit organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). In 2009-10, the target length of highway construction was 3,165 kilometres but the actual construction was 2,693 kilometres due to delays in land acquisition, procurement of material and construction by developers or contractors.Upadhyay said the proposed investment requirement will be about 146 billion dollars in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) and a 40 per cent private sector involvement will mean a whopping 58 billion dollar investment in roads and highways under the public private partnership (PPP). Meanwhile, Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi said the government will improve dispute resolution mechanisms to avoid delays which lead to cost over-runs. The bidding processes will be transparent and conducted in a competitive manner, and arbitration authorities will strive to dispose disputes speedily and effectively. Manish Agarwal, executive director at PWC, said the contract structures and risk-reward mechanisms need to be suitably amended to ensure win-win situation for all stakeholders. "While the pace of development is expected to increase in future, effective mechanism to monitor and ensuring quality service delivery will be a challenge." K K Jajodia, chairman of ASSOCHAM national council on industrial and freight corridor, said existing capacity constraints can be addressed by PPP model for accelerated infrastructure development. ASSOCHAM secretary general D S Rawat said in his message that PPP projects take much lesser time to complete and the government does not have to bear cost over-runs.

Ms Ekta Jain is OSD in CBDT (UPDATED)
Ms. Ekta Jain has been posted as OSD (Other Taxes) in CBDT.

Anil Kumar selected as Director (Finance), HUDCO (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar, ED, HUDCO, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on Thursday. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE - Should bureaucrats alone be held accountable for policy decisions ?

Bureaucrats now feel that Ministers and Politicians also be held responsible for 'policy decisions' taken by the government. They also want that entire cabinet should be held accountable for policy decisions. How far they are correct in their thinking ?

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Will O.P.Maken join the BFL-NTPC, JV?
Will O P Maken join the Bharat Forge-NTPC joint venture company? He is former ED of the NTPC.

Sanghvi attached beforehand to Syndicate Bank before taking charge as its CMD
M. G. Sanghvi, Executive Director, Bank of Maharashtra and Chairman & Managing Director Designate ( will take over charge on or after March 1, 2012 ) of Syndicate Bank have been placed beforehand at the disposal of Syndicate Bank on attachment basis w.e.f. February 15, 2012 till February 29, 2012.

Malhotra appointed Director
V.K. Malhotra retired 1970 batch IAS officicer of UP cadre has been appointed director of Dwarka Milk, Maharashtra's leading private milk producer.

Kant resigns as Director, Voltas Ltd
Ravi Kant has resigned as a Director of Voltas Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2012.

Deshpande appointed Non Exec. Director, Voltas Ltd
Vinayak Deshpande (currently Managing Director of Tata Projects Limited) has been appointed as a Non-Executive Non-independent Director of Voltas Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2012.

Vora to remain MD, Horizon Infrastructure Ltd till Sept. 30, 2012
Horizon Infrastructure Limited has re-appointed M P Vora as Managing Director of the company till September 30, 2012.

Mani resigns as Director, Commercial Engineers & Body Builders Co. Ltd
Shyam Mani, Director, Commercial Engineers & Body Builders Co. Ltd has resigned from the company.

Shetty appointed Company Secy. Religare Enterprises Ltd
Sudhakar Shetty, Director ( Compliance & Secretarial) of Religare Enterprises Ltd has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. February 10, 2012.

Premnarayan resigns as Director, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd
Krishan Premnarayan has resigned as Director of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd w.e.f. January 30, 2012.

Siddhartha appointed Addl. Independent Director, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd
P. Siddhartha has been appointed as Additional Independent Director, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2012.

Khemka resigns as Non Exec. Director, Emtex Industries (India) Ltd
Ganesh Khemka, Non Executive Director of Emtex Industries (India) Ltd has resigned from the company

Jain resigns as CEO, Tulip Telecom
Sanjay Jain, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tulip Teleom has resigned from the company.

Roy appointed Addl. Director, Lok Housing & Constructions Ltd
Sudeep Roy has been appointed as Additional Director of Lok Housing & Constructions Ltd w.e.f. February 9, 2012.

Batliwala appointed Director (HR), Pune Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre
Miellé Batliwala has been appointed as Director (HR), Pune Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre.

DEBATE (1)

Collective Responsibility

Whether it is political master or officers (sr.&jr.), everybody has certain authority and responsibility. Therefore, if there is wrong, who ever is responsible for failing in its duty shall be responsible whether political master of bureaucrat.

Adarsha Gupta

DEBATE (2)

When an IAS is caught in any wrongdoing, the Minister should also be responsible. But when any other service officer is caught only he should be responsible. When Minister is caught, it should be concluded as wrong advice from a Secretariat officer. It's so simple boys! Be wise!

Bhaskar

Blast on Israel Diplomat in Delhi

I write these comments in frustration. A diplomat of foreign country is attacked in VIP Area of New Delhi in broad day light. Instead of taking morale responsibility of failure in providing adequate security, our so called efficient Delhi Police, immediately issue a
statement of Iran's hand in this incident. Bloody shame. If Iran outfits can do anything on our land, what we are doing there ? Home Minister of country could only make a statement after 24 hours of incident that this seems a terror attack. How can Delhi Police can make a claim within few minutes of incident of Iran outfit "Hizbulla" for which the investigation is just to start. How can they save their skin by making false/ misleading statements ? If they were aware of outfit, why can't they prevent incident ? They can immediately challan a person who does not wear a seat belt or helmet, but there is none to prevent terrorist attacks. Shame on blind-eyed supervisory officers in National Capital. If any source gives them information, they can claim their achievement without which they always prove to be a BIG ZERO. A bitter truth but a reality, all Dears.

Pawan Kumar.

Are the IAS officers being made scapegoats by CBI?

Are the poor IAS officers of Andhra cadre being made scapegoats by the CBI? Well, the CBI may perhaps be wrong in their cases and the final determination of guilt or therwise will be in Courts of law, as is the case in all other cases investigated by the CBI. However, assuming that investigations by the CBI are fair (and there is no reason to
believe they are particularly unfair in these particular cases and no reason to believe that the CBI is selectively targetting IAS officers) there is no reason for the IAS Andhra cadre to cry foul in their case. The CBI and the judicial system may possibly be beset with some systemic ills but then that is so for everybody and every case. Specific instances of the same may be brought to light in case the IAS lobby feels so.

Vijay Kumar

Pranab da is best

Pranab dada is doubtless very fitting for HRD.

Siraj

Reasons for continuation of a person on sensitive post beyond policy

The appellant referred to the Railways policy for the tenure of four years for the sensitive posts for officials. He sought information about the continuation of two employees on the sensitive post beyond the policy prescription. The Commission directed to provide the reasons in the form of file noting or orders for not transferring the two employees as available on record.

Comments

The transparency ushered by the RTI Act is likely to lead to more such applications in the times to come as transfer / posting remains an area of contention in the service. It is noteworthy that section 4 of the RTI Act mandates a public authority to provide reasons for its actions to the affected persons.

[Shri Premchandra v. Northern Railway in file no. CIC/AD/A/2011/002368]

- 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)