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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Does Sonia think that in Uttrakhand Print and Electronic Media is not present???
She should realize that both all over the World are literally omnipresent!!

So when she points a finger at BJP for corruption in Uttrakhand she should realize,
Three fingers point at her and Public there knows UPA's Corruption.... 'humongous size'!

Maybe she feels that Public there feels the pinch of local corruption!!!
And does not feel the pinch of corruption in distant Delhi ...literally corruption eruption!!

Fact ......UPA's corruption is partly responsible for India's financial woes!!!
Why do you think all economic parameters are hitting new lows!!

Pawar has finished India's Food security in his two stints as Agri Minister!!!
He's literally played the 'Devil's' (those wanting India to loose its Food independence) assister!!

Now Priynaka says if Rahul asks her she'll canvass outside Gandhi Burroughs!!!!
On Congress's face there are huge worry furrows!!!

Congress has realized it's UP boast that it'll get 100 seats is unachievable!!!
Why even getting beyond 35 now is not achievable!!

Priyanka stepping out of Gandhi Burroughs means Congress has accepted,
That Rahul's ploys and planks the UP electorate has rejected!!

Rahul of course will sing..... 'Behena merri rakhi ke bandhan ko nibhaana'!!
'After campaigning please wapas apne ghar ko jaana'!!

Sorry to point this out but Sonia , Rahul and Priynaka are a mediocre lot!!
Fame and prominence because of their surname they've got!!

BJP should have made Modi follow Sonia in her campaign!!!
Show people who is a Leader and who being a Leader doth feign!!

Via speeches Public would realize who is the Leader, And who is just a Reader!!

Speaking of Modi..... HC has held up Guv's Lokayukta appointee!!!!
A biased Guv's biased 'anointee'!!

And for anything and everything in Gujarat Congress's pally Media says 'Blow for Modi'!!
And we all know who who in the Media is seated in Congress's godhi (lap)!!

This pally Media knows that Lokayukta will got after Modi to the extent of conjuring up cases!!
Coming soon...to get Modi in a fix even on hearsay cases against Modi this Lokayukta bases!

Of course 2 G and CWG were not billed as blows to Sonia or Manmohan Singh!!!
Factually at the highest level in UPA 2 G and CWG corruption charges should singe!!

COAS's age case 'politicization' is having a telling impact.... Army's divided'!!
30% are against the COAS and 70% with COAS have sided!!

Nincompoop Antony was more fixated on serving his Boss (Madam Ji)!!
And did not foresee that this issue could send the Army's morale and oneness for a toss!!

UPA has meddled with every Institution and now with Army it's meddled too!!!!!
Something that in the long run the Nation will rue!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

2012 to decide country's fate?
Come 2012 and the fate of the country would be decided. It will be a turning point in the nation's 'politics, if the Congress General
Secretary Rahul Gandhi fails in Uttar Pradesh.

Will Priyanka's presence in Congress impact the party?
Will Priyanka Gandhi's presence in the party have any positive impact on the Congress party ? This question is being asked in the party and the political circles with great eagerness.

Indian PM's greatest achievement
Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh is one of the great pillars of present day global power structure.

Who will be the PM if NDA returns to power?
Who will be the Prime Minister (PM) of India if NDA returned to power in 2014? A hot debate took place on the said issue, during a high profile party. It was felt that there would be fierce fight within the BJP to reach to the top. However, it was felt that the rightful contender to the top slot is former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani.

Will urea prices be increased after UP polls?
It is heard that urea prices will be increased after the UP polls

Will the politics of blame help the Congress?
Congress failed once in Gujarat when Sonia Gandhi spoke against Narendra Modi. It is again trying its hand with the same political tone as can be seen in Uttrakhand, will such politics of running down opposition work this time?

OBC Bachao an old Maharashtra experiment
OBC Bachao Andolan launched in UP is an old Maharashtra BJP (Jana Sangh) idea that Nitin Gadkari is reviving. Will this experiment work for the BJP?

Where will Brahmin votes go?
In a politics of wooing the Muslims and backwards its not clear who will get the Brahmin votes this time.

Quietness of Amar Singh
The quietness of Amar Singh has reached a high decibel level. Why is he quiet or will he do damage at the last minute is the whispers doing the rounds of political corridors.

BUREAUCRACY

34 IAS officers of various cadres retiring in January, 2012
As many as 34 IAS officers of various cadres are retiring in January, 2012. They include Rakesh Mohan of AGMUT cadre; Prem Saran, Ritendra Nath Sharma, Donkupar Dkhar, Utpalananda Sarma, Sonmai Barua of Assam Meghalaya cadre; Birendra Kumar Singh, M Ashique Ibrahimi, Feraq Ahmed of Bihar cadre; Binay Kumar Sinha, A S Joshi of Gujarat cadre; P R Bishnoi, M P Bansal, Maharaj Krishan Mahajan of Haryana cadre; Trilok Chand Janartha, V C Katoch of Himchal Pradesh cadre; M S Khan, Kachoo Isfandyar Khan of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; M Shamim Banu, Anwar Pasha of Karnataka cadre; V R Padmanabhan of Kerala cadre; Prabhakar Bansod of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Subodh Kumar, NV Jantra of Maharashtra cadre; Nepal Chandra Sinha of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Ambica Prasad Mishra of Nagaland cadre; C Muthu Kumaraswami of Tamil Nadu cadre; Jayati Chandra, Bachhittar Singh, Chob Singh Verma of Uttar Pradesh cadre and G Balachandran, Dr. Manabendra Nath Roy, Sykumar Bhattacharya of West Bengal cadre.

FM yet to clear CMDs in 6 PS banks to be decided soon
As the grapevine has it 6 of 11 Executive Directors (EDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks who have reportedly been selected for the post of CMDs are: Mrs. Archana Bhargawa - ED Canara Bank to United Bank, Mrs. V R Iyer ED Central Bank of India (CBI) to Bank of India (BOI), R K Dube -ED Central Bank of India (CBI) to Canara Bank,Ashwani Kumar - ED Corporation Bank to Dena Bank, Shubhalakshmi Panse ED VijayaBank to Allahabad Bank & H S Mundra -ED Union Bank of India to Bank of Baroda.

AP Governor Narsimhan to continue
Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narsimhan whose term is to expire this month end is going to continue. Former IB Chief Narsimhan has managed the two states very well.

Who will be Lt Governor of Pondicherry?
Who will be Lt Governor of Pondicherry ? Names of former Special Director IB K S Shankarnarayan and Rajasthan Chief Secretary Salaudin Ahmad are in circulation. Shankarnarayan who is 1976 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre has retitred while Ahmad who is 1975 batch IAS officer is retiring next month end.

Who will be Lt Governor of Delhi?
Who will succeed Tejinder Khanna as LG of Delhi ? Names of half a dozen retired IAS and IPS officers are in circulation. One thing is certain no IPS will get this post.

No IPS to be Governor or Lt Governor?
According to an insider now no IPS will be made Governor and Lt Governor in the country. There are already half a dozen former IPS officers are holding these posts and IAS have a serious objection.

A K Debnath selected as CMD, CMPDIL
A K Debnath, Director (Tech.) CIL/CMPDIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) at a Public Enterprise Selection Board meeting held on Wednesday. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

Anoop Mishra gets NOC
Uttar Pradesh chief Secretary Anoop Mishra has been given NOC by the UP Government for central deputation. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

P K Mishra gets additional charge of Secretary Steel
Secretary Personnel P K Mishra has been given additional charge of Secretary Steel till the new incumbant is appointed. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Rao gets extension in tenure
Development Commissioner Special Economic Zone Visakhapatnam M S Rao has been given extension in deputation tenure till March 23. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Sumeet Jerath relinquishes his charge to join GoI
Sumeet Jerath Principal Secretary Power to the Government of Assam relinquished his charge on January 18,2012. He on central deputation is going join on newly created post of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, at Delhi, Joint Secy level under the Department of Commerce for a period of five years. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya(A-M) cadre.
(We said this on August 4,2011)

Dr (Ms.) Kavita Gupta is new ADGFT
Dr Kavita Gupta has joined as new Additional, Directorate General of Foreign Trade(ADGFT), Mumbai. She is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on December 9,2011)

Rais Ahmad to be Director, MHA
Rais Ahmad on central deputation is poised to be a Director, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).He is an Indian Defence Ordnance Factory Service (IDOFS) cadre officer of 1989 batch.

Six Sr. Commandants of CISF promoted as DIG
Six Senior Commandants of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). The officers include S N Singh, ONGC, Nazira; Suresh Kumar K C, RTC Arakkonam; R C Huria, OIL, Duliajan; Shuvaloke Sarkar, BCCL, Dhanbad; Ajay Kumar, BSP, Bhilai while S Gusain has been made DIG/Fire, FHQRS, New Delhi after promotion.

Kulbir Krishan to join GoI?
1976 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre Kulbir Krishan has reportedly expressed his desire to join the Government of India on deputation.

Dr. Shashi Kumar to be DDG (Administration), ICFRE
Dr. Shashi Kumar on central deputation will be DDG (Administration) in ICFRE, Dehradun. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the AGMUT cadre.

Lohani to join IB
Ms.Rekha Lohani DCP(HQ)BBSR has been appointed as Assistant Director, Intelligence Bureau(IB).She is an IPS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the Odisha cadre.
(We said this on December 21.2011)

Chhaya Sharma to continue in Delhi
Ms. Chhaya Sharma, DCP, South District, Delhi Police has got the stay for the next one year to go out of Delhi. She is an IPS Officer of 1999 Batch who belongs to AGMU Cadre.

NCTC to work under IB
NCTC being set up by the Government of India will under the Intelligence bureau and it will have no powers to investigate except
to streamline all terror-related intelligence, analyse and provide it to concerned agencies.

Subodh Kumar to get extension?
The Maharashtra Chief Minister is believed to have recommended three months extension in service to Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Subodh Kumar. Official communication for extension in service to 1977 batch IAS officer Kumar has reached to the GoI. He is scheduled to retire this month end.

Govt. asks IAS, IPS, IRS officers to file property returns or face action
The Government has asked Indian Revenue Service officers to furnish immovable property returns by the end of this month, failing which they would be denied promotions. A similar order was issued earlier for IAS and IPS officers.

Dr. V C Ananda Bose's four books see multi release
Former Indian President Dr.A.P.J.Kalam recently released four books authored by Dr. V C Ananda Bose, Director General National Museum & Vice Chancellor of National Museum Institute(NMI) under the Ministry of Culture in Government of India (GoI).His books were released in Kerala by Prof. K.V. Thomas Central Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution while in Kuwait they were released by Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Satish C. Mehta. The photograph shows Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam releasing four new books of Dr. C V Ananda Bose that are being present
Prof. Savitha Kumari in New Delhi. The books are:1. When Colours Tell the Tales. 2. Sound of Silence 3.Tread on no Toes, Please.4. Cracking Coconut. Dr. Bose is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre. Dr. Bose is an award-winning writer and has published many books in English and Malayalam. He is a popular columnist in the leading Malayalam dailies and journals. A novelist, poet and short story writer, Dr. Bose is the recipient of many National and International awards, including the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru fellowship and GOI's National (special) Habitat award. His administrative innovations, especially in the field of affordable housing, were selected by the United Nations as 'Global Best Practice', three times. Dr Bose was responsible for a clean up operation while he was Managing Director (MD), NAFED.

Deepak Puri is Member, Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council
Noted Industrialist Deepak Puri of Moser Baer has been made Member of the Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council, set up by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

IG level post is vacant in BSF
Currently one IG level post is vacant in the Border Security Force (BSF).

Mansoor Ahmed (Comm) promoted as GM, CHQ (CNS-Plng)
Mansoor Ahmed, Joint General Manager (Comm.) will remain posted at CHQ (CNS-Plng) after promotion as General Manager (Comm).

15 posts of Judges vacant in Bombay HC
As many as 15 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Bombay High Court against 75 approved strength including 5 posts of Permanent Judges against 48 approved strength and 10 of Additional Judges against 27 approved strength.

Tara Dutt is back to Orissa
Tara Dutt is back to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

Two IRS officers made Under Secretary in CBDT
Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers, Satya Pal Kumar,IRS, OSD (FT & TR) in CBDT and J Saravanan, DCIT, Chennai, have been posted as Under Secretary in the Department of Revenue, CBDT, New Delhi, for a period of three years.

Parasuram bereaved
Father of 1978 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer R Parasuram, P Ramalingam has passed away in Chennai on Wednesday.Late Ramalingam had served the MPEB with distinction during 1952 and 86 and retired as Chief Engineer .

IPS changes in Madhya Pradesh
Vijay Kumar has been appointed IG SAF.Akash Jindal will be SP Bhind.Kumar Saurabh has been made SP Badwani.Raghubir Singh will be SP Tikamgarh and Ruchika Jain will move to the SAF Bhind.

MP Govt. to computerise record of police officers
Madhya Pradesh Government will computerise all records of police officers and other manpower in police force in six months.

Post of CVOs vacant in CPSUs
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has advertised the post of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVO) in Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs). Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Board before January 25, 2012.

131 IRS officers transferred after promotion as Jt Commissioners, IT
As many as 131 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers after promotion to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax have been transferred and posted at various places. Accordingly, Ashutosh Verma has been shifted Delhi CCA / DELHI to Chennai (CCA TN) while Dipak Kumar Sinha from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN) and Umesh Chandra from Kanpur (CCA UP(W)) to Delhi (CCA Delhi). Similarly, Ganga Sagar Gautam from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); S. Suresh Kumar from Chennai (CCA TN) to IT&TP, Chennai; S Swaminathan from NADT Nagpur DGIT(Trg-)to NADT Nagpur DGIT/Trg; M Sivajothi from Chennai (CCA TN) to Chennai (CCA TN); Chaturbhujdas Chatnan from Mumbai CCA to Mumbai CCA; Baban D. Paul from Mumbai CCA to Mumbai CCA; Smt. Vinita Menon from Mumbai CCA to Pune CCA (Maharashtra); Krishnan Ramanujam Iyengar from Mumbai CCA to Mumbai CCA; Subir Chatterjee from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Snehotpal Datta from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Guwahati (CCA NER); Am1t Kumar Maitra from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Rama Prasad Nag from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Yacub Toppo from Patna (CCA Bihar)to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Swapan Kumar Samanta from Kolkata (CCA WB)toKolkata (CCA WB); Tanuj Kumar Neogi from Kolkata (CCA WB)to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Dilip Kumar Raksh1t from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Sarbari Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkaia (CCA WB);Anjan Prasad Roy from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhuhuneshwar (CCA Orissa); Asok Kumar Dey from Kolkata (CCA WB)to Kolkata (CCA WB); Niranjan Satpati from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Shyama Prasad Lahiri from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Rajendra Prasad from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Dinabandhu Naskar from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Guwahati (CCA NER); Abhijit Kundu from Kolkata (CCA WD) to Guwahati (CCA NER); Cha1tanya S Anjar1a from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Hiranmav Barman from Guwahati (CCA NER) to Guwahati (CCA NER); P. Dam Kanunjna from Delhi CCA to Kolkata (CCA WB); B K Mistri from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashlra); Anantrai Ganeshlal Vyas from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); V I Mehta from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); R R Meena from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); P Nago from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN) ; Raju Lelpcha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to DGIT(Vig.), Delhi; R S Mehta from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR) ; K C Meena from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); R N Siddappaji from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Chennai (CCA TN); Memories Massar from Gnwahati (CCA NER) to Kolkata (CCA WB); G C Bhoi from Bhubaneshwar (CCAOrissa) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Syed Saleem from Hyderabad (CCAAP) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashtra); S K Mittal from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E)); Kalyan Nath from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Alok Nag fromn Kolkata (CCA WB to Patna (CCA Bihar); Alka Singh from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); Sudipta Guha from Kolkata(CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); B Nageswara Rao from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Hyderabad (CCA AP); Dharam Chand from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); K Vishwanatham from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Hyderabad (CCA AP) ; Pooran Chand Sharma from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan); M Murugaboopathy from Bangalore (CCA Karamaka) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); S. Arvind from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Chennai (CCA TN); Ann Mary Baby from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to Cochin (CCA Kerala); Richa Gaharwar from Delhi CCA to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Rajkumar Ghosh from Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis) to NADT Nagpur; Ajey Malik from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Jaipur (CCA Rajnsthan); Guruprasad B L from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to NADT Nagpur DGlT(Trg.); Sanjay Punglia from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN); Amisha S. Gupta from Chandigarh (CCA NV/R) to Hyderabad (CCA AP); Chetan P S Rao from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to CBDT; Shubhrata Verma from Delhi CCA to DELHI CCA; Surabh1 Sharma from Mumbai CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) ; Saravanan B from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Rajendra Singh from Delhi CCA to DGlT(Systems), Delhi; Rajinder Kaur from Chandigarh (CCANWR) to DGlT(Vig.), Delhi; Amarjyoti Mazumdar from Guwahati (CCA NER) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Inoshi Sharma from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to CBDT; K P Hara from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Ramapriya Raghavan from Mumbai CCA to NADT Nagpur DGlT(Trg.); Ramesh Kumar Kakar from Delhi CCA to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Roopak Kumar from Delhi CCA to Mumbai CCA; Saroj Kumar Dubey from Delhi CCA to DELHI CCA; A Sundararajan from Chennai (CCA TN) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Vivek Kumar Gupta from Lucknow (CCAUP(E) to Kolkata (CCA WB); R. Durai Pandian from Chennai (CCA TN) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Chabungbam Deepak Singh from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Rahul Kumar from Mumbai CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); R Ilavarasi from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) ; Arvinder Sngh from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); V Roy Jose from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Chennai (CCA TO); Ekta Jain from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to CBDT; Birendra Kumar Gupta from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Shailja Rai from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to NADT Nagpur DGITCTrg.); M D Atahar Hussain Chowdhury from Kolkala (CCA WB) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); R K Sharma from Delhi CCA to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); Javed Akhatar from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Mumbai CCA; Satpal Singh from Delhi CCA to Kolkata (CCA WB); Sanjeev Kumar Yadav from Delhi CCA to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); Sarita Kumari from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); C V Pavan Kumar from Hyderabad (CCAAP) to Chennai (CCA TN); Sanjeev Ghei from Delhi CCA to Pune CCA (Maharashtra); M.Murau from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Mumbai CCA; Pankaj Singhania from Mumbai CCA to Kolkata (CCA WB) - IT&TP, Kolkatta; B Isaivani from Chemiai (CCA TN) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Nidhi Verma Singh from Lucknow (CCA UP(B) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); Sanjeev Kumar Kaushal from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Amol B Kirtane from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN); Subrata Guha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Nimesh Yadav from Delhi CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Vikramaditya from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Chennai (CCA TN); B Jaya Ragavan from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Chennai (CCA TN); Banibrata Datta from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); G Nantha Kumar from Chennai (CCA TN) to Chennai (CCA TN); Debasis Roy from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Atiq Ahmad from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Mumbai CCA; Soumesh Kumar Das from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Battula Bala Krishna from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Soumyajit Das Gupta from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Chennai (CCA TN); Santosh Kumar from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN); Priyabrata Pramanik from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); S Palani Kumar from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) ; Sital Chandra Das from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Binod Kumar from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Buddhadeb Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); Sanjay Mukherjee from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Kakhi Vimal from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to DGIT(Systems); Sucheta Chattopadhyay Roy from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkala (CCA WB); Rajitha Voruvuru from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Debasish Lahiri from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis) ; Dr. Yogesh Kamat from Pune CCA (Maharashtra) to Chennai (CCA TN); Satyendra Mohan Das from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Rahul Dhawan from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Deepak R L from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to IT & TP, Bangalore; Arun Kanti Sinha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); M Rajan from Delhi CCA to Mumbai CCA; Dr. Mahesh Deoram Akhade from Pune CCA (Maharashtra) to Pune CCA (Maharashtra); Apurba Kumar Das from Kolkaia (CCA WB)to Kolkata (CCA WB); Sallong Yaden from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Chennai (CCA TN) ; Sumer Singh Meena from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN) and Dr. Manjunath Karkihall1has been shifted from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Chennai (CCA TN).

8 Additional/Joint Commissioners of IT shifted
As many as 18 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in the grade of Additional and Joint Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Pallavi Agarwal has been shifted from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kanpur (CCA UP (W) while Deepali Chandra is transferred from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to DTRTI, Lucknow and Swati Joshi from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) -IT &TP, Jaipur to DGIT(HRD). Similarly, Sandeep Chaube is posted to Kolkata (CCA WB); Dinesh Singh to Ahmedabad, (CCA Gujarat); Prabhat Kumar Gupta from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to DGIT(Systems); Somogyan Pal from CCA MUMBAI to NADT, Nagpur; Ashutosh Rajhans from Kolkata (CCA WB) to CCA Mumbai; Dr Vijay Kumar Chadha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to DGIT(Systems); R K Chaturvedi from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Vijay Kumar Khanna from Lucknow to (CCA UP(E) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Ajay Kumar Gupta from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Ram Ker Ram from Lucknow (CCA UP) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Naresh Kumr Neb from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Anil Kumar Pande from Lucknow (CCA UP(E))to Kolkata (CCA WB);Ashok Kumar Pandey from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Satya Prakash from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB) and Krishna Kant Upadhyay is
being shifted from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis).

B K Singh, IRS, promoted as Chief Commissioner, C& CE
Indian Revenue Service officer, Birendra Kumar Singh has been promoted as Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise (C& CE) and posted to DG, HRD, New Delhi.

B S Vasudev, IRS, shifted to Chief Commissioner (AR), CESTAT, Delhi
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, B S Vasudev has been transferred from DG, HRD, New Delhi to Chief Commissioner (AR), CESTAT, New Delhi.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Sacked defence secretary petitions High Court
Pakistan's former defence secretary Khalid Naeem Lodhi has challenged his sacking in the Islamabad High Court alleging that the patently illegal action was taken by the federal government to clear the way for removal of the army chief and the DG ISI for 'personal and political gains'. The petition has been filed by advocate Munir Paracha. President, PM, cabinet secretary, secretary establishment division and the acting defence secretary Nargis Sethi are respondents in the petition.

No Criminal Case Against Mansoor Ijaaz
Islamabad's sessions court has dismissed a petition urging registration of a criminal case against US business man of Pakistani
origin Mansoor Ijaaz on the ground that he is a "secret agent of an anti Pakistan lobby trying to defame patriotic forces and destabilize the democratic government by publishing fake baseless 'memo-related' documents". The petition filed by a PPP worker Khalid Javed had urged a criminal case to be registered against Ijaaz under various sections of the PPC relating to false declarations, presenting fake documents and inciting people against the government.

Mujahid Kamran to have one more term as Punjab Varsity VC
Dr Mujahid kamran whose four year term as VC of Punjab University ended on 2nd January this year has been recommended another term by the CM. Before finally being appointed for a second term the Governor who is also Chancellor of the university is likely to interview Dr kamran along with three other candidates short listed by the search committee.

Pakistan : College teachers to miss out promotion due to missing ACRs
At least 35 college lecturers in Pakistan's Federal Department of Education (FDE) are likely to miss out on their promotion as Readers for no fault of theirs. According to DG FDE Atif Mehmood Keyani these lecturers can't be promoted to the next grade as their ACRs are not available. Federal government college teachers association is agitated over the issue as timely submission of the ACRs is the responsibility of the concerned Principals and the lecturers can't be penalised for the Principals' fault.

Pakistan : Bill for States Reorganisation tabled
The MQM party has tabled a bill in the national assembly for reorganisation of existing provinces in Pakistan. The bill seeks to
carve out a new HAZARA province out of six districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwaha which are dominated by ethnic Hazaras. It further seeks to create a new Seraiki province comprising 21 districts of south Punjab. Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwaha province are sought to be merged after a referendum in the new south Punjab province.

Transfers & posting of 14 CISF officers (UPDATED)
As many as 14 officers of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been transferred and posted at various PSU houses. Accordingly, Saugata Roy, Senior Commandant, ONGC, Ankleshwar, has been shifted to FBP, Farakka while Sanjay Kumar, Senior Commandant, JNPT, Shew, is posted to ONGC, Mumbai and Mamun Rashid, Commandant, BHEL, Hyderabad, is transferred to BHEL, Bhopal. Similarly, Amit Sharan, Commandant, BHEL, Bhopal is posted to JNPT, Sheva; S S Mishra, Commandant, MPT, Goa is shifted to PPT, Paradip; S K Mohanka, Commandant, NALCO, Angul, is moved to RCFL, Mumbai; C L Bhatia, Commandant, BCCL, Dhanbad to GBS, New Delhi; Daya Shankar, Commandant, PPT, Paradip, to NALCO, Angul; Kumar Pratap Singh, Commandant/LR, RCFL, Mumbai to FHQRS, New Delhi; P J Varkey, Deputy Commandant, BIOM, Bolani to MPT, Goa; A N Moon, Deputy Commandant, IOC, Panipat to HPCL, Mumbai; Satyabir, Deputy Commandant/LR, ASG, Porbandar to ASG, Rajkot; Biren Kumar Sethy, Assistant Commandant, ONGC, Ahmedabad to ASG, Ahmedabad and S K Sarkar, Assistant Commandant/LR, ASG, Ahmedabad has been shifted to ONGC, Ahmedabad.

Pankaj Pachauri joins Prime Minister's Office as Adviser (UPDATED)
Pankaj Pachauri, till recently Managing Editor of NDTV India, has joined Prime Minister's Office as Adviser, Communications. A seasoned journalist having over 20 years' experience in print and broadcast media has worked the renowned publications including The Patriot, The Sunday Observer, India Today and the BBC.

Gupta to be Additional Secretary Defence ! (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Gupta is being tipped to be Additional Secretary Defence. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Sippy is new Chairman of NFDC (UPDATED)
Film Producer Ramesh Sippy has been appointed new Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).

V C Sudeesh, SS/IRTS/ ER, shifted to SR (UPDATED)
V C Sudeesh, SS/IRTS/ Eastern Railway, has been transferred to Southern Railway (SR).

Manu Prakash Dubey, JS/IRTS/NR, transferred to NCR (UPDATED)
Manu Prakash Dubey, JS/IRTS/Northern Railway (NR), has been transferred to North Central Railway (NCR) and posted in the cadre.

R Amalraj, JAG/IRSE, ICF shifted to SR (UPDATED)
R Amalraj, JAG/IRSE, ICF, has been shifted to Southern Railway (SR) and posted in the cadre.

Dr. Ashok Chakraborty, DMO (EYE), CLW shifted to ER (UPDATED)
Dr. Ashok Chakraborty, DMO (EYE), CLW, has been transferred to Eastern Railway (ER).

Narayan Daheriya of MP State Service awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
Narayan Daheriya, State Civil Service officer of Madhya Pradesh, has been awarded IAS cadre.


A K Pandey selected as Director (Raw Materials & Logistics), SAIL (UPDATED)
A K Pandey, ED, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Raw Materials & Logistics), Steel Authori9ty of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on Thursday. As many as persons were interviewed for the same.

Nesar Ahmad elected as President, Ananthasubramanian as VP of ICSI (UPDATED)
Nesar Ahmad has been elected as President while S N Ananthasubramanian as Vice President of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

7 IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as seven IAS officers of Haryana cadre have been shifted. Accordingly, Ram Niwas (HY: 85) has been posted as Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies while P Raghavendra Rao (HY: 85) will be Principal Secretary, Development & Panchayats Department and Secretary, BAC and Commissioner, Gurdwara elections and C R Rana (HY: 95) is assigned additional charge as Managing Director, Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited. Similarly, Satyaprakash (HY:2002), has been assigned additional charge as Chief Executive, Khadi & Village Industries Board; Vikas Yadav (HY: 2003) posted as Deputy Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department and Managing Director, Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, Deputy Secretary, Health Department; J Ganesan (HY:2006) is Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa and Pushpender Singh, ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA, Mewat at Nuh.

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".

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CORPORATE

RIL pulling out of Haryana SEZ?
It is heard that Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is pulling out of theSpecial Economic Zone in Haryana. It is likely to hand over 1400
acres of land allotted to it for setting up the venture to the Haryana state government.

Will Coal India carry the burden of wage hike?
It is heard that Coal India Ltd (CIL) may agree to carry the burden of its wage hikes without passing them on.

Can the PM do much to save the power sector?
PPA's signed by the private power producers and state governments are the bone of contention with which 21 CEO's had gone to meet the PM. However there is no way the state government are going to pay the subsidies to these private producers in time because all have a problem of finances with State Electricity Boards. The private producers did bid at ridiculously low prices to win bids but it was always unviable and now they cannot get out of their commitments said a power company executive.

NDMC CMD N K Nanda also appointed as Chairman, Legacy Iron Ore, Australia
Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC Limited N K Nanda has been appointed as Chairman of Legacy Iron Ore, Australia.

Customs to launch Trade facilitation fortnight
Customs department has launched a trade facilitation fortnight starting 19 January.

Sood appointed Addl. Director, MPS Ltd
MPS Limited has appointed Vijay Sood as an Additional Director of the company effective from January 17, 2012.

Arora appointed Chairman MPS Ltd
Nishith Arora has been appointed as Chairman of MPS Ltd.

Jennings resigns as Chairman, MPS Ltd
Lawrence Jennings has resigned as Chairman of MPS Ltd.

Farries resigns as Director, MPS Ltd
Hanson Farries has resigned as Director of MPS Ltd.

A K Srivastava is Director SAIL
Arun Kumar Srivastava has been appointed Director on the Board of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Vishwanath appointed Addl. Director, Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd
Kolte - Patil Developers Limited has appointed Ms Manasa Vishwanath as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. January 17, 2012.

Sehgal appointed Addl. Director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd
Vikas Sehgal has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Infotech Enterprises Ltd.

Prasad appointed Part-time Government Director, HOCL
Dr. A. J. Vara Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers has been appointed as Part-time Government Director on the Board of Directors of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) in place of Neelkamal Darbari, Joint Secretary, with immediate effect .

Tiwari quits Wires & Fabriks SA Ltd as Company Secy.
Manish Kumar Tiwari, Company Secretary, Wires & Fabriks SA Ltd has quit the organization.

Patwa appointed Addl. Director, Shakti Pumps Ltd
Shakti Pumps India Ltd has appointed Navin S. Patwa, as an Additional Director of the company.

Modi appointed Director & CEO, Torrent Cables Ltd
Torrent Cables Ltd has appointed Ruchir Modi as Director and CEO of the company w.e.f. January 18, 2012.

Vyas resigns as Director, Torrent Cables Ltd
Jagrut Vyas has resigned as Director of Torrent Cables Ltd.

Make the job opportunities open to all

In view of the current situation and problem, in the interest of 'aam admi' and in the interest of nation as a whole, it is high time that Government takes a judicious decision at this juncture and make the job opportunities open to all irrespective of age limit which is different for various posts in different states in India and also different for different types of jobs. Like the initiative taken by this Government for open economy, this decision of open job opportunities should also be taken by the Government. It is need of the hour more so when pension schemes are more or less same in the country after implementation of NPS in Government sector. It is true that still Registration of Births & Deaths Act could not be fully implemented in the country due to various reasons. As can be observed from debate unscrupulous people may get the birth certificate of any person when needed. The birth certificate generally does not show the name of the child as in our tradition generally child is not given name immediately after birth.

Before enactment of Registration of Births and Death Act 1961, there was provision in Northern states of India during British Rule that it was duty of the chowkidar concerned of the village to report birth of children in the village to the Local Police Station. where the record was maintained. The birth was reported on his visit to police station and as I have seen record was duly serial numbered and closed fortnightly duly mentioning the date of reporting by chowkidar. In some areas the chowkidar also reported the name of the child, I can't say how it (name)was reported in each and every case even after the 3-4 days or a week after the birth of child despite the fact that name of child is not kept in our society immediately after the birth. I am sure in most of the cases the name will not be the same as is mentioned in the birth records maintained at that time and even at present registration of name is not getting implemented under Registration of Births & Deaths Act 1961 and the column remains blank. In many cases birth date reported at the time of admission ofchild in the school does not match the child's actual date of birth. People do not generally want to get the records corrected due to complications faced by them. Even if a person goes for correction even prior to appointment it depends on the person dealing with the correction. Even if an executive corrects, the other executive of another department may not accept the correction. In some cases person may be forced to move the court where he finds it difficult to prove. He can not bring the chowkidar for evidence because he may have died. Supreme Court in a case has said that the evidence of mother is best evidence in such cases. But lower judiciary does not follow. Now it depends on the person sitting as judge whether he accept your version for correction or relates it to service etc and reject the correction based on suspicion. This is the working of judiciary - No law.

RK

Avoid misuse of your portal

A very humorous senior IAS officer once told me that the only thing people of my state, Kerala, seems to have achieved due to cent percent literacy is not education, but the ability to write anonymous letters with both the hands. Now it appears that it has percolated into civil services also. I was reminded of it when I see persistent and unfounded personal attacks on a good Kerala cadre officer, presently on central deputation by a certain person using various pseudonyms, in true Amar, Akbar, Antony style. It is to avoid such misuse of your portal that some one suggested earlier that free e-mails should not be accepted as other wise WIC will be inundated by anonymous letters from frustrated elements.

N K Das

Benjamin is no exception

Each and every secretary to UD in the Government has been the blue eyed boys of many CM's and Benjamin is no exception.

KB

Why should he be Secretary?

He is heading the civil administration in state of J&K and why should he be one of the Secretaries running between North and South blocks. With his superannuation a couple of years ahead he has very little to gain than lose. But he is a fine and honest officer.

C Mohan

Copy of the legal opinion obtained from the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

There was some discussion held between the then Solicitor General of India (SGI), the then Union Minister for External Affairs and the then Union Telecom Minister regarding the aspect of various cases filed by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) before the TDSAT and the Delhi High Court and during the said discussion, various issues related to the Telecom Sector were also discussed. Through the RTI application, the appellant had sought the copy of the written note / advice tendered by the then SGI. The CPIO informed the appellant that the Department of Legal Affairs is the custodian of the opinion tendered by the SGI and that such opinion is a confidential and privileged document and that the matter is also covered under Section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act. The FAA upheld the CPIO's Order holding that the information was exempt from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (e) rather than Section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act. The Commission held that the stand taken by the Respondent Ministry is not only incorrect but is also untenable. The Commission held that the advice tendered by the Law Ministry to the Department of Telecom does not per se fall under Section 8 (1) (e) of the RTI Act and directed to provide a copy of the said note / opinion given by the then SGI to the Department of Telecom free of cost within 10 days of receipt of this Order.

Comments

While the transparency in the working is welcome, the disclosure of the legal opinion may sometimes weaken the case of the government.

Sh. Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Legal Affairs in Appeal No.CIC/SS/A/2011/001476

- 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)