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Aaj Ki Aawaz

EC's got Maya's statues covered!!!!

But Kursheed's 9% sop remains uncovered!!

Okay..... though EC's put Kursheed's lollipop in the wrapper but it

can be seen!!

And then you have Kursheed saying 'as meddling in poll process EC's being seen'!

Joke doing the rounds in Delhi .... EC should cover Kursheed's gob!!!!

That's if to the T EC does its job!!

What about the box of chocolates Rahul gave a Muslim Kid ....his new

'Kalawati'???

Chocolates will be ordered by truckloads by Mayawati!!

Shouldn't EC seal and cover Rahul's gift to this Muslim kid????

On sops during the code of conduct period EC has failed to put the lid!!

Elections in India are the dance of money and power!!!

Where power does not work on the electorate money Netas do shower!!

Money , booze, drugs are being mobilized and being stored for distribution!!

And in swinging votes these have a huge contribution!!

Congress's paid survey says in UP Congress-RLD are getting 120 seats!!

If this does take place it'll go into record books are one of the

biggest electoral feats!!

And I'm sure IB too must have painted a rosy picture for Congress!!!

IB advise in fact got Rahul's Grand Ma into an electoral mess!!

When Salman Rushdi came and went in the past no one created a furore!!

Now why 'do not allow him' Muslims karr rahe hai roar???

Without a doubt he should have been banned from coming here after his

offending book!

This roar now to ban him from coming here 'votes motivated it does look'!!

Hussein hurt Hindu sentiments and had to run away!!

So if Rushdie does come here ' he should be shown Exit ka way'!!

Twice a month Ambani bros meet for breakfast!!

Mukesh does the eating and Anil the talking because till noon Anil does fast!!

Anil follows a diet ..... no milk or milk products...... and no solid

food till noon'!!

So maybe they meet to have breakfast in the afternoon!!

Fresh juice, poha, dosas, idlis ...... what do they talk about!!!

Political climate and sharing of contacts....nothing about the past is

sorted out!!

In UP if Maya comes Gaur benefits and if SP comes Sahara will be gain!!!

But both have 'insurance policies' to ensure that whoever comes on

them does not inflict pain!!

But whoever comes to power Amar will remain persona non grata!!!

Some would even say not it is time that to politics Amar says bye bye ta-ta!!

Last but not the least.... yes we who have woollens and heaters enjoy the cold!!

But the poor are 'literally holed'!!!

Like they say one man's food is the other man's poison or zehar!!!

Winter....what some see as Nature's blessing for others is Nature ka

kehar (curse)!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Congress's UP strategy
What Congress lacks in organization, it will make up through media campaign centered around the coverage of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, say sources. The high point will be Gandhi's speeches as he travels through the state, highlighting the corruption of the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government and the recent announcement that 4.5 per cent of the 27.5 per cent quota for OBCs would be reserved for the minorities.

BUREAUCRACY

P K Mishra is new Secretary DoPT
Secretary Steel, P K Mishra, is moving as Secretary Department of Personnel in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on January 5)

Kiran Dhingra is new Secretary Textiles
Kiran Dhingra has been appointed new Secretary Textiles. She is 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on December 13)

Loretta Mary Vas is new Secretary Panchayati Raj
Loretta Mary Vas is being appointed new Secretary Panchayati Raj. She is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on January 11)

Laxman Das to be new CBDT Chief?
Laxman Das is being tipped to be new Chairman of the Central Board of Director Taxes (CBDT). He is 1974 batch IRS (IT) officer.

T S Suresh selected as Director (Proj. & Busi Planning), SAIL
T S Suresh, ED, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Project & Business Planning) of Steel Authority of India Limited
(SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on Thursday. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Focus on Uttar Pradesh till April
As the grapevine has it, whatever changes are to take place in bureaucracy will be Uttar Pradesh centric.

Anoop Mishra poised to get important assignment in GoI?
As the grapevine has it, that Anoop Mishra Chief Secretary with the Uttar Pradesh Government may join the Government of India on an important assignment. Mishra is an IAS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre.

Post of Member UPSC to go to Army Officer
One post of Member UPSC which is currently lying vacant is now going to one Army Officer.

Interviews for ED in PS banks on January 30 & 31, 2012
Interviews for selection of new Executive Directors (EDs) in Public Sector (PS) banks will be held on January 30 & 31, 2012.

Interviews for CGMs in SEBI on January 24, 2012
Interviews for selecting two new Chief General Managers (CGMs) in SEBI will be held on January 24, 2012.

Eight contenders for 2 slots of SEBI's CGMs
As many as Eight General Managers (GMS) of SEBI will face interviews for the posts of two new Chief General Managers (CGMs) in SEBI. Interviews are slated to be held on January 24, 2012.

Pankaj Kumar is CVO of Telecom Ministry
Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer, Department of Telecommunication. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Ajit Kumar gets three months extension
Joint Secretary Food Processing Industry, Ajit Kumar has been granted three months extension in his deputation tenure. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Mystery shrouds delay in posting of AGMUT officers
Mystery shrouds delay in posting of newly inducted DANICS cadre officers in the AGMUT. They were inducted six weeks ago.

Lobbying delays reshuffle of AGMUT cadre IAS officers
As the grapevine has it, lobbying has delayed reshuffle of AGMUT cadre IAS officers.

Rajeev Lakhara, IRS (IT), deputed as MD, FDDI
Rajeev Lakhara, IRS (IT), has been deputed as Managing Director, Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI).

Three IRAS officers get HA grade
Three IRAS officers have been granted HA grade on non-functional basis. The officers include K B Nanda of Northern Railway (NR), K S Sunila of North Frontier Railway (NFR) and Gurdev Singh of RCF.

Post of Addl. Asst. Director vacant in DGHRD
The post of Additional Assistant Director (AAD) group 'B' (Gazetted) has been lying vacant in the Directorate General of Human Resources Development (Infrastructure & Welfare). The interested candidates can send their applications to the Directorate before February 15, 2012.

Bassi is Special Commissioner Administration in Delhi Police
Bhim Sain Bassi has been moved as Special Commissioner (Administration) in Delhi Police. He is 1977 batch IPS officer.

Aditya Arya to look after Spl CP/AP
Aditya Arya will look after the work of Spl. CP/AP in Delhi Police. He is 1981 batch IPS officer.

Justice Sharma to succeed Justice Bhagwati
Former judge of Supreme Court, Dr Justice Mukundakam Sharma to succeed Justice P N Bhagwati as the Chancellor of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi.

Mishra on the Board of IIA
Dr. Sanjeev Mishra, senior ICAS officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has been inducted on the Board of Governors - Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA) USA, Delhi chapter. He is an ICAS officer of 1988 batch.

Shetty granted pro-forma promotion
M Madhukar has been given pro-forma promotion in Selection Grade in Karnataka. He is an IPS officer of 1999 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.

Vipul Kumar gets pro-forma promotion in NPA
Vipul Kumar, Asstt. Director, SVP NPA, Hyderabad, has been promoted in Selection Grade. He has been given pro-forma promotion. He is an IPS officer of 1999 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.

Will Ms. Neeraja Voruvuru return to Punjab?
Will Ms. Neeraja Voruvuru, Deputy Director Enforcement, Government of India, Chandigarh, return to the parent Punjab cadre to get promotion to the rank of IG? She is an IPS officer of 1994 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.

Ms Singla moves to MEA Hqs
Counsellor in Geneva Ms K Nandini Singla has been moved to the Ministry of External Affairs.

Ms Chakrabarti to succeed Ms Singla
Ms Nabnita Chakrabarti will succeed Ms Nandini Singla as Second Secretary in Geneva.

IAS postings in Haryana
Pradeep Kasni has been appointed OSD, Planning Board. Vikas Yadav, MD, Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, has been given additional charge as Deputy Secretary, Health.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan : Army shall provide security to Mansoor Ijaz declares GHQ after corps commanders meeting
The special emergency meeting of corps commanders and principal staff officers called by Pakistan's army chief Keyani on 12th January at GHQ Rawalpindi after a marathon ten hours long session. Army spokesperson and its PR outfit ISPR refused to give any details of the discussions except that the commanders decided that 'there shall be no compromise with the country's security' and that the army shall provide security to US businessman of Pakistani origin Mansoor Ijaz as and when he comes to depose before the supreme court appointed judicial 'probe commission'. It was also confirmed that subjects like the supreme court's recent orders, the affidavits filed by the army chief and DG ISI in the 'memogate case', and the sacking of the defence secretary were discussed at the meeting but the details of the discussions were not divulged.

Pakistan : sacked Defence Secretary Still Baffled
Pakistan's sacked defence secretary Khalid Naeem Lodhi has confided to some close friends that he was still baffled by the suddenness of his termination order as till 2.30 PM on 11th January he was briefing a cabinet meeting on the survey of Pakistan amendment bill where the PM too was present but he had no inkling of what was to come so shortly afterwards. It is only through an unofficial call from an army personnel followed by calls from the media late in the evening that he learnt about his sacking. The official communication in writing came only on the 12th morning. Meanwhile a petition has been filed by Advocate Tariq Asad in the Supreme Court against the defence secretary's sacking with a prayer for his reinstatement. Surprisingly Tariq Asad has also prayed in the same petition to restrain the army from taking over the reins of government.

Pakistan: Contest Elections If You Want To Do Politics My Lord! Asma Jahangir's advise to Judiciary
Noted lawyer and human rights activist of Pakistan Asma Jahangir has advised the judiciary in Pakistan 'not to do politics' and not to act as 'all-knowledgeable'. Contest elections if you want to do politic, she stated talking to media persons at the Lahore High Court. She also criticised the judiciary for approving military takeovers in Pakistan in past. Asma who had criticised the supreme court's recent order in the 'memogate' case accusing that the order was issued under pressure from the 'security establishment' has filed a review petition against the same on behalf of former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani on the plea that it negates Haqqani;s fundamental rights granted under the constitution.

Interviews for PS banks' CMDs held (UPDATED)
As many 11 Executive Directors (EDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks faced interviews for six slots of Chairman and Managing
Directors (CMDs) in PS banks on January 12, 2012 .They are: Mrs. Archana Bhargawa - Canara Bank, Mrs. V R Iyer - Central Bank of India (CBI), R K Dube - Central Bank of India (CBI), Ashwani Kumar - Corporation Bank, Rajeev Rishi - Indian Bank, A K Dutt - Dena Bank, V Kannan - Oriental Bank of Commerce, Rakesh Sethi - Punjab National Bank, H S Mundra - Union Bank of India, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse Vijaya Bank & N.K.Maini of SIDBI.Interviews had concluded around 3.30 pm.

Imtaiyazur Rahman is acting CEO of UTI AMC (UPDATED)
Imtaiyazur Rahman Chief Finance Officer (CFO) with UTI-AMC is now acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. However, it is an interim till new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) was appointed.

Thy name is Air India (Updated)
The Air India has not disbursed salary since November 2011.

69 Addl. Commissioner/Directors posted after promotion as Commissioners of IT(UPDATED)
As many as 69 Additional Commissioners/Additional Directors of Income Tax of 1990 batch have been posted at various places after promotion to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). Accordingly, Darse Samuel, has been posted as CIT (A), Bathinda (Chandigarh) while Gurucharanjit Singh Sahota is being appointed as CIT (JUDL), Kolkata, (CCA WB) and Om Prakash Meena as CIT (Audit), Lucknow. Similarly, Ravindra Singh Rawal as CIT (AAR), Delhi; Sandeep Kumar as CIT (A)-2 Surat; Dr. Balwan Chauhan as CIT (OSD), Ghzipur (Kanpur, CCA UP); Obou Athikho Mao as CIT (Audit), Guwahati; Langsun Doukhosei Mate as CIT (A), Shillong; Ram Lal Meena as CIT (A) 20, Kolkata; L R Meena as CIT (A)32 Kolkata; Dhirendra Kumar Mishra as CIT (ITAT)-4, Delhi CCA; Narendra Kumar Chand as CIT (A), Pune CCA; Ankur Garg as CIT (ITAT), Rajkot (Ahmedabad, CCA Gujarat); L K Agarwal as CIT (A)-36, Kolkata (CCA WB); Rupinder Brar as CIT (ITAT)-8 as Mumbai CCA; Ajeet Kumar Jain as CIT DR (TP,ITAT), Mumbai CCA; Mohd Usman as DIT (ITSC), Kolkata (CCA WB); Dr. Shikha Darbari as CIT (ITAT), Cochin (CCA Kerala); Prafulla Kumar Prustry as CIT (OSD), Delhi (CCA); Samita Mishra as CIT (ITAT)-1, Mumbai (CCA); order of Dabjyoti Das is being issued separately; Aparna Karan as CIT (A) Ujjain (Bhopal CCA MP &CG); Kumar Sanjay as CIT (A), Patna (CCA Bihar); E S Nagendra Prasad as CIT (CO), Chennai (CCA TN); Sanjay Kumar Sah as CIT (A) as Noida (Kanpur, CCA UP); Chandana Rama Chandran as CIT (JUDL), Chennai (CCA TN); Krishna Kishore Jasthi as CIT (A), Vijayawada (Hyderabad CCA AP); Prasenjit Singh as CIT-2, Surat (Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); S K Ambastha as CIT (ITAT)-1, Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA, Karanataka); Capt. P K Bajaj as CIT, Hazaribagh (Patna, CCA, Bihar); Vijay Verma as CIT (A)-1, Surat (Ahmedabad, CCA, Gujarat); S Balasubramanian as CIT (A), Salem (Chennai, CCA TN); Vimallendu Verma as CIT (A)-2, Ahmedabad (CCa); Jai Raj Kumar as CIT (TDS), Kolkata,(CCA WB); Nityanand Thakur as CIT (A)-19, Kolkata (CCA WB); K M Dixit as CIT (TDS), Lucknow, CCA UP (E); Jayant Kumar as CIT (A), Alwar (Jaipur, CCA Rajasthan); Peeyush Jain as CIT DR (ITAT) TP, Delhi (CCA); Adarsh Kumar Modi as CIT (TDS), Pune (CCA Maharashtra); Rajeshwar Yadav as CIT (OSD) D R (ITSC), Mumbai CCA; Sibendu Moharana as CIT (ITAT)-2, Chennai, (CCA TN); Debashis Chanda as CIT (A), Patiala (Chandigarh CCA, NWR); Lalit Krishan Singh Dehiya as CIT (ITAT)-3, Kolkata (CCR WR); Ashok Kumar Saroha as CIT, Hissar (Chandigarh, CCA NWR); Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar as CIT (DR) (ITSC)-1, Kolkata (CCA WB); Asit Kumar Mohapatra as CIT (ITAT)-2, Kolkata, (CCA WB); Dr. Anil Kumar Singh as CIT, Gorakhpur (Lucknow, CCA UP (E); Ram Bilas Mishra as CIT, Thrissur (Cochin), CCA Kerala; Parneet Mahal Suri as CIT (ITAT), Agra (Kanpur CCA, UP (W); Pawan Kumar; Mithilesh Kumar Jha as CIT (ITAT), Ranchi (Patna, CCA Bihar); Sanjay Shivam as CIT (A), Siliguri (Kolkata CCA WB); Anadi Nath Mishra as CIT-2, Guwahati (Guwahati, CCA NER); Alok Kumar, Ruchika Chaudhary Govil, Satyendrea as CIT (ITAT)-3; Kumar Mishra (CCA TN); Bhupendra Kumar Gupta as CIT (A), Bikaner (Jaipur, CCA Rajasthan); Shantanu Damija as CIT (Audit), Kanpur CCA UP, (W); Damodar R Prasad Gupta as CIT (ITAT)-4, Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad, CCA Gujarat); Pratima Kaushik; Mukesh Varma as CIT (ITAT)-1, Pune (Pune CCA, Maharashtra); Aparna Mittal; Sandip Pradhan as CIT (CO), Mumbai (Mumbai CCA); Sushma Singh as CIT, Muzzaffarpur (Patna, CCA Bihar); Sanchita Srivastava as CIT (A), Asansol (Kolkata) CCA WB; Ashok Kumar Jha as CIT, Shillong (Guwahati, CCA, NER); Farhat Hussain Qureshi as CIT ( ITAT)-2, Bangalore (Bangalore CCA, Karanataka); Adhir Jha; Shashi Bhushan as CIT (A)-3, Cochin (Cochin, CCA, Kerala); Prasad Joe Sebastian, Dr. Narender Kumar as CIT DR (ITAT)-INTT AX, Mumbai (Mumbai CCA); Amitabh Shukla as CIT (A)-16, Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad CCA, Gujarat);Vijay Kumar as CIT (ITAT), Patna (Patna CCA, Bihar); Syed Mohammed Jawad as CIT (A)-3, Cochin (Cochin, CCA, Kerala); Abidi Shantam Bose as CIT (A), Calicut (Cochin CCA, Kerala).

96 Addl. Commissioner/Directors promoted as Commissioners of IT (UPDATED)
As many as 96 Additional Commissioners/Additional Directors of Income Tax of 1990 batch have been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). The officers include Darse Samuel, Gurucharanjit Singh Sahota, Om Prakash Meena, Ravindra Singh Rawal, Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Balwan Chauhan, Obou Athikho Mao, Langsun Doukhosei Mate, Ram Lal Meena, L R Meena, Dhirendra Kumar Mishra, Narendra Kumar Chand, Ankur Garg, Sayed Nasir Arneja, Mona, Singh, L K Agarwal, Rupinder Brarn, Ajeet Kumar Jain, Mohd Usman, Dr. Shikha Darbari, Monica Bhatia, Prafulla Kumar Prustry, Samita Mishra, Dabjyoti Das, Aparna Mohania, Kumar Sanjay, Surbhi Varma Gar, Madnesh Kumar Mishra, Suman Sharma, E S Nagendra Prasad,Sanjay Kumar Sah, Chandana Rama Chandran, Krishna Kishore Jasthi, Amal Pusp, Ajay Goyal, Amitav, Prasenjit Singh, S K Ambastha, Capt. P K Bajaj, Vijay Verma, S Balasubramanian, Vimallendu Verma, Kavita Pandey, Amit Mohan Govil, Jai Raj Kumar, Nityanand Thakur, K M Dixit, Jayant Kumar Peeyush Jain, Adarsh Kumar Modi, Rajeshwar Yadav, Sibendu Moharana, Sulekha Verma, Debashis Chanda, Lalit Krishan Singh Dehiya, Anita Sinha, Ashok Kumar Saroha, Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar, Asit Kumar Mohapatra, Anand Jha, Dr. Anil Kumar Singh, Asit Singh, Sunil Bajpai, Sanjay, Ram Bilas Mishra, Parneet Mahal Suri, Pawan Kumar Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Sanjay Shivam, Anadi Nath Mishra, Alok Kumar, Ruchika Chaudhary Govil, Satyendrea Kumar Mishra, Bhupendra Kumar Gupta, Shantanu Damija, Damodar R Prasad Gupta, Pratima Kaushik, Mukesh Varma Aparna Mittal Sandip Pradhan, Sushma Singh, Sanchita Srivastava, Ashok Kumar Jha, Farhat Hussain Qureshi, Adhir Jha, Shashi Bhushan Prasad Joe Sebastian, Dr. Narender Kumar, Amitabh Shukla, Vijay Kumar, G T Venkateshwa, Sanjay Prasad, Syed Mohammed Jawad Abidi Shantam Bose.

Inter-region transfers of 16 IRS officers (UPDATED)
As many as 16 IRS officers have been transferred to inter-region. Accordingly, M C Pandit, on promotion, has been posted as CIT (C), Patna, (Patna, CCA, Bihar) while Thankappan SSI Kumar is being appointed as CIT (CPC), Mumbai, (Mumbai CCA) and Krishna Rao Kantipudi is CIT (CPC), Bangalore. Similarly, Jagannath Bidyahar Mohapatra is posted as CIT, Nagpur (CCA, Maharashtra); Kaushal Kumar Sharma as CIT-1, Cochin (CCA Kerala); G V Hemalat as CIT (CIB), Hyderabad (CCA, AP); Krinwant Sahay as CIT (A)-12, Kolkata (CCA WB); Pramod Chandra Modi, CIT (A), Bikaner (Jaipur CCA) is posted as Alwar (Jaipur, CCA Rajasthan); Raman Kumar Goyal CIT-2, Amritsar (Chandigarh, CCA NWR) is now CIT-3, Ludhiana (Chandigarh, CCA NWR); Arun Kumar Thatai, CIT (A)-3, Cochin (Cochin CCA, Kerala) posted as CIT, Jammu (Chandigarh, CCA NWR); Harsh Kumar, DIT (System)-3, Delhi (CCA) as DIT (Inv), Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Sushil Kumar Agarwal, CIT (A), Ludhiana, (Chandigarh, CCA NWR) as CIT (A), Amritsar (Chandigarh, CCA, NWR); B K S Pandya, CIT-6, Chennai (Chennai, CCA, CCA TN) as CIT (ITAT)-2, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Ravi Sarangal, CIT, Jammu (Chandigarh, CCA NWR) as CIT Bathinda (Chandigarh, CCA NWR); S S Parida, CIT (ITAT)-4, Ahmedabad, (Ahmedabad CCA) as CIT (A), Panaji (Bengalore, CCA Karnataka) and G Aparna Rao, CIT, Salem (Chennai, CCA TN) as CIT (A), Belgaum (Bangalore (CCA Karanataka).

Local changes of 63 IRS officers (UPDATED)
As many as 63 IRS officers have been shifted at local level. Accordingly, Kailash Chandra Naredi has been posted as CIT-2, Ahemdabad (Ahmedabad, CCA, Gujarat); Nathu Singh Dayam as CIT-7, Ahemdabad (Ahmedabad, CCA, Gujarat); Yogendra Kumar Batra as CIT (Audit), Ahemdabad (Ahmedabad, CCA, Gujarat); Chhavi Anupam as CIT (A)-1, Ahemdabad (Ahmedabad, CCA, Gujarat); Alok Johri as CIT (A)-15, Ahemdabad (Ahmedabad, CCA, Gujarat); Surinder Singh as CIT-2, Amritsar (Chandigarh, CCA NWR); Anuradh A Goyal as CIT-2, Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA Karanataka); Prabhsha R N Singh Chhina as CIT-3, Bangalore (Bangalore CCA, Karnataka); Paul George as CIT (LTU), Bangalore (Bangalore CCA Karanataka); Danasale Channap A Gowda Sreedhar as CIT-4, Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA, Karnataka); Gadi Venugopal Rao as CIT (A)-1, Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA Karnataka); Sadanand Sonbarsa as CIT (Audit), Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA, Karanataka); Archana Choudhary as CIT (A)-6, Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA, Karnataka); Sanjai Kumar as CIT (TDS), Bangalore (Bangalore, CCA, Karnataka); Sriharsha Mohapatra as DIT (Inv.), Bhubaneshwar (Bhubaneshwar, CCA Orissa); Artabandhu Patra as CIT (A)-1, Bhubaneshar (Bhubaneshwar, CCA Orissa); P N Devadasan as CIT, Calicut (Cochin, CCA, Kerala); Iyadurai Vijaykumar as CIT (C)-1, Chennai (Chennai, CCA, TN); Omkareshwar Chindra as CIT-6, Chennai (Chennai, CCA TN); E Sankaran as CIT-8, Chennai (Chennai, CCA, TN); R B Naik CIT (TDS), Chennai, (Chennai, CCA, TN); Shriram Barathan as CIT (A)-2, Chennai (Chennai, CCA, TN); Uppalapati Anjaneyulu as CIT (A)-4, Chennai, Chennai, CCA, TN; Tripti Biswas as CIT (C), Cochin, (Cochin, CCA, Kerala); Smit Rekha Vishnoi as DIT (ITSC)-III, Delhi (Delhi, CCA); Dinesh Kumar Gupta as CIT (ITAT)-10(Int Tax), Delhi (Delhi, CCA); Rashmi Saxena Sahni as CIT (TP)-1, Delhi (Delhi, CCA); Harmesh Lal Dihana as CIT (A)-5, Delhi (Delhi CCA); Mohammad Wasimul Haque as OIT (ITSC)-II, Delhi (Delhi CCA); Anirudha Kumar as CIT (TP)-2, Delhi (Delhi, CCA); Gajanand Meena as CIT (A)-13, Delhi, (Delhi CCA); Ashwani Kumar as CIT (A)-29 (IT & TP), Delhi (Delhi CCA); Jayant Misra as CIT (A)-22, Delhi (Delhi, CCA); Dinesh Kumar Chhablani as DIT (system)-3, Delhi (Delhi, CCA); Ram Swaroop Meena as CIT (JUDL), Delhi (Delhi CCA); Rameshwar Singh as CIT (A)-8, Delhi (Delhi, CCA); K Mythili Rani as CIT (CO), Hyderabad, (Hyderabad, CCA AP); Chitta Ranjan Pati as DIT (Exam P), Hyderabad (Hyderabad CCA, AP); K G Nana Prakash as CIT (ITAT)-2, Hyderabad (Hyderabadm CCA AP); Salagala Narasamma as CIT(A)-3, Hyderabad, (Hyderabad, CCA, AP); D R Sindhal as CIT (CO), Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Subrat Mishra as CIT-10, Kolkata, (Kolkata, CCA, WB); Pankaj Vidyarthi as CIT-12, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA, WB); S C Baberia as CIT-14, Kolkata (Kolkata CCA, WB); Sachchid Anand Srivastava as CIT (C) (A)-1, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Ravi Jain as CIT (A)-3, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Sanjay Kumar Rastogi as CIT (C) (A)-2, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Govind Lal as CIT-21, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Subrata Sarka as CIT-17, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Varinder Mehta as CIT (A)-1, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Yogendrea Chaudhary as CIT (A)-4, Kolkata (Kolkata, CCA WB); Jagdeep Kumar Goel as CIT (A), Ludhiana (Chandigarh, CCA, NWR); Gunjan Misra as CIT-25, Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); Shanta Sujata Abrol as CIT-26, Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); Kishore Kumar Vyawahare as CIT(A)-1, Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); Reena Jha Tripathi as CIT (A)-19, Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); Yeshwant U Chavan as CIT (JDUL), Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); B Senthil Kumar as CIT (A)-34, Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); Malathi R Sridharan as CIT (A)-10, Mumbai (Mumbai, CCA); Raminder Kaushal as CIT-1, Pune (Pune, CCA, Maharashtra); Mandi Kumar Dubey as DIT (Inv.), Pune (Pune, CCA, Maharashtra); Hareshwar Sharma as CIT (A)-5, Pune (Pune, CCA, Maharashtra); Anil Kumar Singh as CIT-1, Surat (Ahmedabad, CCA Gujarat).

Seven Jt. GMs promoted as GMs, five shifted in AAI (UPDATED)
As many as seven Joint General Managers (ATM) have been promoted as General Managers (ATM) in Airports Authority of India with shifting five of them. Accordingly, V S P Chinson, CATC, Allahabad, has been shifted to NSCBI, Airport, Kolkata while Jayant Das Gupta is being retained at CSIA, Mumbai Airport and A K Bhardwaj is posted from IGIA, Delhi to CHQ; R K Singh will remain posted APD, Jaipur. Besides, A K Jain shifted from CHQ to IAL, CHQ; A P Gajbe will remain in Southern Region and V N Chandran, APD, Bhubaneshwar is being shifted to Eastern Region, Kolkata on ad-hoc basis.

Five GMs (ATM) shifted in AAI (UPDATED)
Five General Managers (ATM) of Airports Authority of India have been transferred and posted at various places. Accordingly, S K Purwar has been shifted to CHQ, NOC from CHQ while Chandan Sen is being posted from NSCBI, Kolkata to Mumbai and M C Dangi from CSIA, Mumbai to SQMS, CHQ. Besides, K V Murali is being posted from SR, Chennai to Chennai Airport and M Muthu from WR, Mumbai to BIAL, Bangaluru.


Three Jt. GMs (Comm.) promoted as GMs (Comm.), two shifted in AAI (UPDATED)
Three Joint General Managers (Comm.) have been transferred after promotion as General Managers (Comm.) in Airport Authority of India. Accordingly, M L Chakraborty has been shifted from Kolkata to CHQ, (CNS-Plng); A K Banerjee from Kolkata to CHQ (CNS-Plng) and Mansoor Ahmed will remain at CHQ (CNS-Plng).

Kalha to be Secretary Pharmeucticals (UPDATED)
D S Kalha will be new Secretary Pharmeucticals in the Government of India. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Pradeep Pujari appointed Addl. Secy. & Financial Adviser, Agriculture (UPDATED)
Pradeep Kumar Pujari, Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Agriculture Research & Education, Ministry of Agriculture. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on January 11)

Interviews for PS banks' CMDs held (UPDATED)
As many 11 Executive Directors (EDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks faced interviews for six slots of Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) in PS banks on January 12, 2012 .They are: Mrs. Archana Bhargawa - Canara Bank, Mrs. V R Iyer - Central Bank of India (CBI), R K Dube - Central Bank of India (CBI), Ashwani Kumar - Corporation Bank, Rajeev Rishi - Indian Bank, A K Dutt - Dena Bank, V Kannan - Oriental Bank of Commerce, Rakesh Sethi - Punjab National Bank, H S Mundra - Union Bank of India, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse Vijaya Bank & N.K.Maini of SIDBI.Interviews had concluded around 3.30 pm.Of them Mrs. V R Iyer ,R K Dube, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse & A K Dutt, reportedly figure in the final list.

Four more IRS officers made Expenditure Observers for UP elections (UPDATED)
D R Lathoria, CCIT, (CCA), Bhopal, has been made Expenditure Observer for poll-bound Uttar Pradesh state. Besides, Rajiv Sinha, CCIT(CCA), Patna; Jeetendra Kumar, CCIT (CCA), Delhi and SMS Tauheed, CCIT, (CCA), Patna have also been entrusted with responsibility of Expenditure Observers for Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

M D Sreekumar to join as MD, HMT-MT in February (UPDATED)
M D Sreekumar, Director (Tech & Oper), HLL, who has been selected as Managing Director, HMT Machine Tools Limited (HMT-MT) by PESB, is likely to assume charge in second week of February this year.

P K Pincha appointed as Chief Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities (UPDATED)
Prasanna Kumar Pincha has been appointed as Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Pincha has assumed charge w.e.f. December 28, 2011. It is for the first time ever that a person with disability has been appointed as the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in the country.

Arbind Kumar, GR GM, RITES, selected as Director (Projects), RITES (UPDATED)
Arbind Kumar, GR GM, RITES, has been selected for the post of Director (Projects), RITES Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on Friday. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE

Is it appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir"?

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. Patnaik conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and should maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said. How far it is appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir".

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

CORPORATE

Is it end game for Sahara India?
After having failed to get the SEBI and SAT on its side, Sahara India has approached the Supreme Court. The matter on repaying the investors is going to be heard and decided on 20 January. In the meantime SEBI has requested the SC to seek the disclosure of where the funds of the investors have been routed and parked. What will the court verdict will it favor Sahara or will it favor SEBI's decision to repay the investors will decide the fate of the company.

Will Nano's European gambit pay off?
Will the cost and energy conscious European market lap up the new improved `Beetle' like Nano, is the whispers making rounds in corporate corridors.

What is India's strategy if Iranian Navy shuts Gulf of Hormuz?
Indian Oil is a consumer of Iranian sweet crude oil but in the event of Iranian Navy shutting Gulf of Hormuz, there is likelihood that the production of Reliance and Essar will be diverted to domestic market. Though oil company executives say the situation is not much to be worried about, but isolating Iran could cause some problems in near term.

Sivaraman, director of Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances has resigned

V R Sivaraman, Director of Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances has resigned w.e.f. January 2, 2012 owing to his indifferent health.

Nagar quits Anik Industries
P D Nagar has resigned from the post of independent director of Anik Industries.

Sandhir as the head of NCR Corporation
Sameer Sandhir is the head of NCR Corporation, Services Sales for its Emerging Markets group.

Shiakh quits Fame India
Naushad Shaikh, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Fame India has resigned.

Manghat quits Tata Asset management
Venugopal Manghat, Co-Head Equities Tata Asset Management has left the organization to pursue other career opportunities.

Srivastava resigns as Director, ITI Ltd
N K Srivastava Senior DDG has resigned as Director of ITI Ltd w.e.f. November 30, 2011.

Sharma appointed Addl. Director, Polar Pharma India Ltd
Kishanlal Sharma has been appointed as an Additional Director of Polar Pharma India Ltd w.e.f. January 5, 2012

Shaikh resigns as CFO, Fame India Ltd
Naushad Shaikh, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Fame India Ltd has resigned w.e.f. December 31, 2011.

Nagar resigns as Director, Anik Industries Ltd
P D Nagar has resigned as Director of Anik Industries Ltd w.e.f. January 01, 2012

Rajkumar resigns as Company Secy. Thinksoft Global Services Ltd
V Rajkumar, Company Secretary, Thinksoft Global Services Ltd has resigned w.e.f. January 12, 2012

Jain resigns as Company Secy. Kaushalya Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd
Ms Neha Jain, Company Secretary, Kaushalya Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd has resigned w.e.f. November 30, 2011

Natarajan resigns as Company Secy, W S Industries (I) Ltd
K. S. Natarajan has resigned as Company Secretary of W S Industries (I) Ltd w.e.f. December 31, 2011.

Chakraborty resigns as Company Secy. JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd
Anshu Kumar Chakraborty has resigned as Company Secretary of JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd w.e.f. January 7, 2012.

Chhabra appointed Company Secy. JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd
Tarun Chhabra has been appointed as Company Secretary of JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd w.e.f. January 7, 2012

DEBATE

It's really sad that we are still fumbling with this archival notion of "Sir" being reminiscent of colonial era. Traditionally and culturally, we have been groomed to address our guests, elders and seniors as Sir or with some other respectful word. But over a period a particular class has made it their privilege and gets offended if not addressed that way. Leave aside bureaucrat, even a office peon does not like it, if not addressed "Sir" or "Ji".

Our ruling class should learn from developed countries. The most powerful man on earth is called Mr President or Barrak and certainly not Sir. I am told by my Australian Professor friend that when he met Prime Minister there, the first introduction was Mr Prime Minister, but in later meetings, it was only Mr Howard.

Hope we take lessons from this and concentrate on development rather than such useless egoistic jingos.

Vineet Agrawal

DEBATE (2)

The subject of your debate is just 'Much ado about nothing'.

Aarti Khosla

IAS has served the country well!

Other services should not compare with the IAS. The IAS is the only service which has served the country well, from 1948 onward till date, IAS officers have even died in the cause of the nation. Anyway, it is the elite service in India and no other service can even compare.

A K Singh

If a Government employee gets a delayed promotion, the logic of 'no work no pay' is adopted. The court's of the country also ratify this. But if the MPs stall the Parliament proceedings and no work takes place, they get payments for having not worked. Can anybody explain this dilemma in the background of Right to Equality embroiled in the Constitution of India.

A Srivastava

Factually incorrect

This regarding the comment of Rakesh Tiwari regarding "State of affairs" on 11-01-2012. This is factually incorrect as nowhere in the country has 1997 batch of IAS has got SAG. 1996 will be eligible for it this year (actual grant may take some time in all cadres), but only to those officers posted in the state cadre, not in GoI.

Surendra S Rawat

All Kudos to brave Officers

These upright and sincere officers faced the violent mob which assaulted police and public in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu. Because of the timely action by police hundreds of innocent lives were saved. Kudos to such brave Officers.

Anuj Goel

Many may not be aware that the Indian Muslim League is the successor of the hated Muslim League of the pre-partition India. They maintain the same head quarters of the pre-partition days in Kerala. Nehru who is the cause of many problems facing this country was responsible for allowing this outfit to continue in Kerala. At first Congress was scared to come any where near this communal party. Later Congress and the left vied with each other to give credibility to this party. Now Sionia led UDF has gone one step ahead by including them in the UDF and giving ministership in the vital HRD Ministry at the centre. Congress has now found this arch communal party as its secular mascot. This party is busy now coordinating and bringing all Muslim communal elements under their umbrella. The Minister is busy opening branches of Aligarh Muslim University in all nooks and corners of this country where there are sizable Muslim population.In Kerala, they have opened a branch in Ernad, the centre of Moplah rebellion of 1921 where thousands of Hindus were killed. Congress who is responsible for the first partition and cause of many problems facing this country is slowly taking this country for the second partition.

N Krishnan

Why should IT companies go to SE Asian countries?

Given that cost of living is lower in many tier II cities such as Patna, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Bhopal, and many others, its a case of state governments pulling these entities with an attractive package ( soft loans, land etc). This will ot only create demand for jobs in these cities, it will help India retain its comparative advantage and earn the FE that is badly needed. GOI should perhaps facilitate this process.

Vinayak

A blatant fraud by Gen V K Singh

I agree with views of writer. Law does not look at the faces. Every one is equal before it. Had such action is against an persons below officer rank, an army officer, who is commanding a battalion, would have put him before summary/general court martial but Gen Singh is threatening to Government of India that he would go to Supreme Court for so called justice. Justice is that he should be penalised if he has done something wrong in changing his date of birth which he could have done before he entered the Army.

RC

Can the High Court rules over-ride the RTI Act?

The appellant's request for information relating to the Haryana Superior Judicial Services was refused by the APIO citing the rules 4(a) and 5 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana (Right to Information) Rules 2007. On appeal, the FAA directed to provide information on certain points. Regarding remaining information, the FAA endorsed the decision of the APIO without claiming any exemption section of RTI Act. The respondent submitted that he was bound by the rules framed by his own High Court and could not comment on whether those rules were in conformity with
the provisions of the RTI Act or not. The Commission held that the stand taken by the Respondent is totally out of sync with the provisions of the RTI Act and directed to provide the information.

Comments

Many PIO's tend to refer to departmental rules or rules made by the public authority in exercise of its powers under Section 28 of the RTI Act. Section 28 confers powers on the competent authority, to make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. But no competent authority can make rules to obstruct the disclosure of information by adding additional exemption provisions not contained in the original Act.

Shri Sudesh
Kumar Goyal v. High Court of Punjab & Haryana in file
No.CIC/WB/A/2010/000070SM

[Mr. Paras Nath Singh v. Ministry of External Affairs in CIC/SG/A/2011/002072/15657Adjunct]

- 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)