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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Mulayam played on Congress 'trick and taunt'!!!
Can Congress make it to first position even in wildest dreams...definitely it can't???

Mulayam wants to grab Congress's minority vote bank!!
And so he pulled of this prank!!

Mulayam offered to play second fiddle in UP to Congress, Like a Joker kiya Congress ko Mulayam ne dress!!

Or maybe both have realized alliance talk is making both lose out!
So via Mulayam's offer and Rahul's ripping act ' matters were sorted out'!!

Beni's gone bonkers and his speeches laced with slurs and abuses!!
Crass language this chamcha of Rahul uses!!

Kursheed apologizes and Beni says Kursheed 'was in the right'!!
Intention.... to keep flying the reservation kite!!!

Uma says if UPites go to Mumbai to beg then in UP what do The Siblings do??
They come to UP and they beg too!!!

'Mummy ka naam pe deh doh votes'!!!!
But here catch is 'they beg for votes and their followers hands over notes'!!

Why Mummy... because Mummy is the karta-dharta????
She's the Congress family ka 'Karta'!!

She is PM de-facto!!
Well known everywhere ...in Singhvi's words this is 'Ipso facto'!!!

In Maharashtra rumours abound that Raj has been given supari of 1500 cr!!!!
And now tactility for Congress and NCP he's doing PR!!!

Supari is to make BJP-SS lose!!!!
If he can make them lose then to victory he should be able to make MNS cruise!

And if he makes MNS win!!!
1500 cr will be nothing as he will 'really rake it in'!!

MNS will dent Shiv Sena's prospects in this poll!!!!
For the family rift Sena will pay the toll!!

Now it's being said Ponty Chadha got tipped off about IT raid!!!
By someone this raid 'was waylaid'!!!

And Denizens in MOF know this and so the tip off!!!!
'But then why raid him' some would scoff???

Well he was warned weeks in advance about the raid!!!
So that away from election financing work he stayed!!

In Punjab Amrinder says Punjab is 'Headless'!!!
Well he should be happy because he feels Badals got Punjab into a mess!!

Seems Badals are holidaying as they feel soon it'll be back to work!
And Amrinder is staying put as after results in Dubai he'll lurk!!

Imagine Butcher of Tirlokhpuri killed 30 and got only a life term!!!
Court was lenient with him and not firm!!

And he's got 3 life sentences .. something Tihar and Lt. Guv did miss out on!!!
They say on PC's orders all this was done!!

Do remember when genocide took place PC was MOS for Home!!!
Someone gave DP orders ' to allow butchers to do butchering let them
freely roam'!!

Congress that cries about Gujarat riots raat aur dinn!!
Kept mum on Butcher's release proposal as other Parties created a din!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Jawahar Sircar to be new CEO Prasar Bharti
Name of Secretary Culture Jawahar Sircar is believed to have been cleared for the prestigious post of CEO Prasar Bharti.He is 1975 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Empanelment of 1981 batch IPS takes place
21 IPS officers of 1981 batch have reportedly been empanelled as ADG in the Government of India .Empanelment Committee Meeting was held on February 15.

Khetan is new Joint Secretary Urban Development
C K Khetan has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development .He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Rao empanelled as JS in GoI
CMD designate Coal India Ltd S S Narsing Rao has also been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Anil Kumar selected as Director (Finance), HUDCO
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.

Deepak Narang joins United Bank of India as ED (Designate)
Deepak Narang General Manager Allahabad Bank had joined United Bank of India as Executive Director (ED) designate) on February 15, 2012.He would formally take over as ED on March 1,2012 in place of S.L. Bansal who will become Chairmn & Managing Director (CMD) of the Oriental Bank of Commerce(OBC)on the same date. Presently, Bansal is OSD in OBC.

The rumour about DG, RBI that was not to be
Is Chairman & Managing Director of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) K R Kamath being tipped as the Deputy Governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Financial & banking circles were agog with this rumour since second half of February 15, 2012. However, it was found to be just a rumour.

Is one of the DGs of RBI moving out?
Is one of the four Deputy Governors (DGs) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) moving out of RBI? This question is hotly being discussed in corporate world because a rumour about name of Chairman & Managing Director of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) K R Kamath being tipped as the Deputy Governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was doing rounds since February 15, 2012. However, all four slots of DG are full
in the RBI. They are occupied by Dr. K C Chakrabarty, Dr. Subir Gokarn, Anand Sinha & H R Khan.

Rumour about PNB's new CMD also going on
A rumour had spread about a panel of three bankers having been mooted for the slot of Chairman & Managing Director of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) since February 15, 2012. Names of H S U Kamath CMD of Vijaya Bank & Arun Kaul CMD of UCO Bank were in circulation among three bankers.

Working of LIC hampered as 2 of 4 MDs are there in company
Working of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has been adversely hit as there are four posts of Managing Directors(MDs)in the company,but effective strength is of only MDs.

Vinod Kumar to be Indian Envoy to Azerbaijan
Vinod Kumar, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, will be India's Envoy to Azerbaijan.

Zulfiquar Hasan is new IG CRPF
Zulfiquar Hasan IGP Western Zone West Bengal Police has been appointed as IG(CRPF), New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Gautam is now Member MPPSC
Outgoing Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board S P Gautam has been appointed Member of the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.

Meera Mehrishi is acting Chairperson
Ms Meera Mehrishi has reportedly taken over as acting Chairperson of the Central Pollution Control Board.

Gautam promoted in NIA
Y K Gautam, DIG(NIA)New Delhi, has been Promoted as IG. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on 4 April 2011)

Post of Jt. CP, GAD, PHQ, Delhi kept vacant
The post of Joint Commissioner of Police, (GAD), PHQ, Delhi, has been kept vacant.

Madras High Court gets three Addl. Judges
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.

Posts of IT Ombudsman still vacant at Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad
Newly created posts of Indirect Tax Ombudsman have been lying vacant at Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. Those willing to apply can send their applications to Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) before March 9, 2012.

Will Khoda be CVC in J & K
DGP of J & K, Kuldeep Khoda is likely to be appointed Chief Vigilance Commissioner in the State. He is retiring in a couple of months.

Retired IAS officer, Ray comes out with four new books
B K S Ray has come out with four new books namely: Yesterday Never Dies (poetry); Sailors of Solitude (short story collection); The Campus Conspiracy (short story collection) and Stray Thoughts (selected essays on contemporary affairs).So far, he has published 17 books relating to poetry and prose that highlight love, loneliness, human relationships, despair and a resistance to hypocrisy. Ray is a 1972 bath retired IAS officer.

Rajkumar is new Director Defence
Rajkumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Who will be new DCGI?
Appointment of new Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is expected to be made this month.

Committee set up by Civil Aviation Minister
The three-member committee comprising of Joint Secretaries in the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Department of Public Enterprises, Prashant Shukul and A K Sinha respectively, and IFFCO Director (HR) R P Singh has been set up by the Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to report on Air India-Indian Airlines merger and prepare a schedule for their implementation.

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

Sushobhan Sarkar is MD of LIC (UPDATED)
Sushobhan Sarkar who so far was Executive Director(ED) of International Operations (IO) in the LIC has been elevated as Managing Director (MD) in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
(We said this on December 22, 2011)

Patnaik is new Ambassador to Cambodia (UPDATED)
Dinesh K. Patnaik presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Vienna has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Cambodia.
(We said this on February 7)

BMW appoints Dan DeChristopher as its new MD & CEO (UPDATED)
Dan DeChristopher (53) has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BMW Financial Services India. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Gurgaon.

Kamble is new PS to Mukul Wasnik (UPDATED)
Dr Harshdeep Shriram Kamble has been appointed new PS to Union Minister Social Justice Mukul Wasnik,He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Jose Cyriac gets additional charge of Mining (UPDATED)
Secretary Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals K Jose Cyriac has been given additional charge of Mining till Feb 28.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

13 IRS officers promoted as CIT (UPDATED)
As many as 13 IRS officers in the grade of Additional Commissioner/Director of Income Tax have been promoted as Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). The officers include: Vismita Tej, Reema Hota, Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, Manoj Pal Singh, Devinder S Kalayani, Vudiga Madhu Vani, Laxman Singh, Mdhen Nathabha Maurya, Ramesh chander, Abhijeet Nabkhadh, Nivedita Biswas, Rajpal Singh and Dirisam Sudhakar
Rao.

CBDT Members given zonal charge, Chairman Das gets Mumbai (UPDATED)
Members of CBDT including chairman have been given zonal charge. Accordingly, CBDT chairman Laxman Das will hold zonal charge of Mumbai while Member (P&V) Manjari Kacker is given zonal charge of North (Delhi+NWR), UP and Member (L&C) Dr Poonam Kishore Saxena is assigned of Rajasthan, AP, Gujarat, Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai); Member (IT) S S Rana of MP, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand; Member
(Investigation), K Madhavan Nair of all DGs (Inv) and CC (Central Circles); Member (Revenue) of Eastern Zone, WB, North East and Member (A&J) Sudha Sharma has been given zonal charge of South Zone (Karnataka, TN and Kerala).

UPSC declares results of CPF(ACS) 2010-exam (UPDATED)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released a reserve list of 130 candidates of the Central Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2010. The list includes 48 General, 72 Other Backward Classes, 5 Scheduled Caste and 5 Scheduled Tribe to fill up the remaining posts based on the said exam.

Post of CMD vacant in FACT (UPDATED)
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Fertilizer and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT). Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB before April 5, 2012.

10 IRS officers promoted as CCIT (UPDATED)
As many as 10 IRS officers in the grade of Commissioner/Director of Income Tax have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). The officers include: Archana Ranjan, T Jayashankar, K Sarkar, Surbhi Sinha, Vivek Varun Prasad, I Suresh Babu, A K Singh, Ravi Mathur, R N Prasad and A K Sinha.

R S Sharma shifted to ECR (UPDATED)
R S Sharma, SG/IRSME, has been transferred from East Coast Railway (ECR) to East Central Railway (ECR) and appointed to officiate in SA Grade and posted in the cadre.

Anil Sharma transferred to NER (UPDATED)
Anil Sharma, SAG/IRSME, has been shifted from South Central Railway (SCR) to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted in the cadre.

R V N Sharma shifted to NCR (UPDATED)
R V N Sharma, SG/IRSME, has been shifted from South Central Railway (SCR) to North Central Railway (NCR) against the downgraded post of CWM/JHNSW.

A T Kalghatgi selected as Director (R&D), BEL (UPDATED)
A T Kalghatgi, CH Scientist, BEL, has been selected for the post of Director (Research & Development), Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on Friday. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Is 'Difa e Pakistan Committee' Yet Another Hardliner Proxy for the Army

Security analysts in Pakistan suspect that the powerful army and security establishment's support is responsible for the sudden emergence of an ultra hard line group the 'difa e Pakistan council ' (defence of Pakistan council or DPC for short). The group comprising of 26/11 Mumbai militant attack accused Hafiz Saeed, Maulana Sami ul Haq head of a madarsa having sent numerous student fighters to Afghanistan, former DG ISI Hamid Gul and fundamentalist outfits like the Sipahe sahaba held a huge rally in Karachi recently and is scheduled to hold another rally in Islamabad next week. Speeches delivered by the leaders at the rally were mirror images of the army's age old policy of accusing India of posing an existential threat to Pakistan and the need to patronise jihadi elements. A Pakistan based security analyst Ejaz Haider has said that 'the security establishment needs to be checked up for a serious dementia. It is using the DPC for its own purposes given that many of its members are linked to terrorism that is taking a deadly toll inside Pakistan'.

Interior Ministry Invites Abbottabad Commission in Response to Commission's Summons to Minister Malik

Pakistan's minister for the interior Rahman malik has declined to appear before the commission headed by retired supreme court judge javed Iqbal inquiring into the circumstances under which Osama Bin laden was living in Abbottabad and was killed in a raid by US navy Seals in may last year. The commission has asked for the minister's appearance for a briefing on the US operation on May 2, 2011 and security situation in the country in general. 'We have invited the commission to the ministry', Malik told media persons in Islamabad, 'for the presentation'.

Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights Has No Faith In Provincial Home Secretary's Report

Presiding over a meeting of the senate functional committee on human rights in Quetta Mr Afrasiab khattak stated that the committee has no faith in a report submitted by the provincial home secretary Naseebullah Bazai about the 'missing persons' in Baluchistan. Khattak lamented that 'people were kidnapped, their dead bodies dumped and there was no rule of law in Baluchistan'. He appealed to the judiciary to fix responsibility for 'disappearance' of Baluch nationalists and dumping of their bullet ridden bodies. The committee felt that there should be legislation to punish the government agencies as well as the militants involved in these activities. The meeting was attended by the provincial home secretary, IG Prisons Noor Ahmed Pirkani, Regional Director in the federal human rights ministry Saeed Ahmed Khan and a large number of senators, representatives of NGOs and lawyers.

Food Shortages Among Flood Victims Well Above Emergency Threshold

Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF) a network of over 41 international charities working for relief to last rainy season's flood victims in Sindh and Baluchistan has expressed concern over worsening condition of the victims due to paucity of funds. At least 2.5 million people are still without food, water, shelter, sanitation and health care putting them at serious risk of malnutrition, disease and deepening poverty according to PHF. 'At least 43% of the affected people are severely short of food and malnutrition levels were already well above the emergency threshold in the provinces of Sindh and baluchistan' warns an SOS by the network.

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

Mulye appointed additional director of Kayton Trade & Finance
Parag Mulye has been appointed additional director of Kayton Trade & Finance.

Maloo resigns Kayton Trade & Finance
Vaibhav Maloo director of Kayton Trade & Finance has resigned.

Raghavendran resigns from GSS Infotech
Ramanan Raghavendran has resigned from the directorship of GSS Infotech.

Gandhi appointed additional director of Net 4 India
Kamlesh Gandhi has been appointed as additional director of Net 4 India.

Rajput appointed as additional director of Mercury Metals
Bhupendra Singh N Rajput has been appointed as additional director of Mercury Metals.

Vyas resigns from Mercury Metals
Amit A Vyas has resigned from the directorship of Mercury Metals.

Gandhi resigns from Falcon Tyres
Tarun Gandhi has resigned as independent director of Falcon Tyres.

Babu resigns from PR Cements
Ramesh Babu has resigned as director of PR Cements.

Naik appointed additional director of Indoco Remedies
Anil M Naik has been appointed as the additional director of Indoco Remedies.

2 appointed MD of Indoco Remedies
Aditi Kare Panandikar has been appointed as managing director,and Sandeep V Bambolkar as joint managing director of Indoco Remedies.

Kare resigns as MD of Indoco Remedies
Suresh G Kare has resigned as chairman & managing director of Indoco Remedies. However, he continues as the chairman of the company.

Mishra appointed independent director of Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services
Sachikanta Mishra has been appointed as the nominee of IFCI as independent director on the board of Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services.

LIC withdraws its nominee from Board of Samtel Color Ltd
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has withdrawn its Nominee Director from the Board of Directors of Samtel Color Ltd w.e.f. January 7, 2012.

Harris appointed Addl. Director, Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd
Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd has appointed Ms Deepa Misra Harris as an Additional Director of the company.

Misra resigns as Director, Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd
Ajoy Kumar Misra has resigned as Director of Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd.

Talwar promoted as Deputy MD, Max India
Max India has promoted Mohit Talar as Deputy Managing Director of the company. He was previously Director (Corporate Development) in the company.

Jindal resigns as Director, Minda Industries Ltd
Vivek Jindal has resigned as Director of Minda Industries Ltd w.e.f. February 13, 2012.

Munjal resigns as Director, Frontier Information Technologies Ltd
Rajan Munjal has resigned as Director of Frontier Information Technologies Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2012.

Two Independent Directors on Board of Cambridge Technology Enterprises Ltd
Anand Mallipudi and Kasi Venkateshwara Rao Motaparthy have been appointed as Independent Directors of Cambridge Technology Enterprises Ltd.

Five directors cease to be on Board of Circuit Systems India Ltd
Dilip Vyas, Ishwarbhai Patel, Anil T. Patel, Magan H. Patel and Somabhai Patel have resigned as directors of Circuit Systems India Ltd.

Srinivasan appointed Addl. Director, Orient Green Power Company Ltd
S. Srinivasan has been appointed as an Additional Director of Orient Green Power Company Ltd w.e.f. February 13, 2012.

Vas resigns as Govt. Nominee Director, ONGC
Ms L M Vas Nominee Director of Central Government on the Board of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has resigned from the Board of ONGC with immediate effect.

Maheshwari designated as CFO, Gontermann Peipers India Ltd
Gontermann Peipers India Ltd has designated K. K. Maheshwari, General Manager (Commercial & Accounts) as the Chief Financial Officer of the company.

DEBATE (1)

Leader should take responsibility

I think the leader should accept full responsibility for all the decisions taken as a leader/Minister.

Harish Kumar

DEBATE (2)

Politicians, bureaucrats responsible The cabinet, politicians, ministers and bureaucrats should be held responsible for all those decisions taken by them

N V K Prabhakar

DEBATE (3)

They are public servants

Yes, they are right because they are also public servants. They also take salary and they also have their full role in making policies.

Malik J B

DEBATE (4)

Corrupted lobby can't escape from responsibility

The IAS officers must be taught a lesson the ado meant lobby, the corrupted lobby cannot escape from their responsibility. IAS officers think they are lords and no body can question their actions. They should be made responsible for all their misdeeds.

D V Rao

DEBATE (5)

Ministers, cabinet should be held responsible

It is only the ministers and the cabinet who should be held responsible for policy decisions of the government, because the bureaucrats are not in the loop of decision-making at the policy-level. The very essence of democracy is that the elected
representative wields all power and hence should take the responsibility also instead of wantonly shifting it and blaming it on the officials. The rules of business of the government clearly and unambiguously state that it is the minister who holds the portfolio who is responsible for the disposal of business in the departments assigned to him.

C K Najib

EC should take action against 'Goondas' in UP

UP police has really reached rock bottom. It was recently observed, that UP police personnel on poll duty have usurped (illegally), all reserved II Sleeper coaches in the Banaras-Lucknow route on all trains. Behaving like armed goondas, they threatened to shoot at any passengers who demanded that they be given the seats that they have paid for. Is this what we have a police force for? So that they can behave like a uniformed force of thugs? Let EC take strongest action against them. Does the citizen have no rights against such goons, who under colour of their office, think that they can rule the roost? We are lucky our army isn't like this, and is a professional, disciplined force, despite the rubbish which certain disgruntled quarters keep spouting. Imagine where our country would be then? Will EC take some action? Will the UP Police officers take some action?

Aditya

Plz write in plain prose form

Why do you have to resort to poetry in presenting your observations. The quality is jarring and difficult to read and understand. Plz write in plain prose form. Also why are you so anti Congress, You should be neutral.

Vijay

Vacancies not filled timely by Govt One can not understand why this simplest job of filling up vacancies is not done by the government on time. Can the public have any remedy anywhere?

Ram Niwas

The news is correct

The news is correct. In fact Chairman Railway Board Mittal, who is an IRTS officer, is actively pursuing the case for promotion of 1991 IRTS Batch

Ashok Kumar Verma

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)