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Why do you think they say Delhi hai Dill waalon ki!!!
Mumbai pasise waalon ki!!

Mumbai is too engrossed in money!!! Which has led to the 'chalta hai' and 'not to do anything khaali phokat (without profit)' attitudes!!! Mumbai broke Anna's heart and I'm sure congestion in his chest is a fallout of his 'heavy heart'!!! Was Anna asking anything for himself???? No!!!! And see how Anna's simplicity was twisted and turned..... NDTV reporters went to interview Anna and as he had given numerous interviews on corruption he told them not to ask questions on corruption!!! NDTV asked him about the changes in his Village he was able to bring about.... he told them it's important to first show care and love like a Mother and then if people do not change their bad habits then like a Mother 'flog' them!!! Shekhar Gupta of IE objected this flogging comment.... on NDTV he even went into a long monologue on oppression in North Korea.... that is because Kejriwal on the same show told NDTV to go and ask the villagers Anna got flogged... their lives had changed, and from a drunkard's family now these families were prospering.... the village's prosperity was to be seen to be believed!!! Gupta tried to queer the pitch by saying 'even North Koreans will say that the flogging they get is good for them... meaning to say Anna is the village dictator and no villager will object to his 'motherly strictness for those villagers not willing to give up their vices'!! IE today is a 'Sakraari newspaper' .... full of Sarkaari ads...less and lesser of Ramnath Ji or Lala ji and more and more of Shekhar Gupta! Mumbai deserves Balasahib!!!!

Shri Ansari without a doubt is also responsible for Democracy's midnight 'khoon'!!!!
Some even say he was informed of Congress's intentions at noon!!

It is indeed surprising that Ansari was cagey when MPs asked him about the midnight deadline!!! He even told them that 'there was enough time'!!!! How come he did not do his homework before coming to RS....and if we are to believe that he knew nothing for Congress's 'designs' , how come he did not get his Secretariat to check up if RS could be extended to sit beyond midnight as House was in session...... after all he must have seen that speeches would go beyond 11 o'clock????? There is precedence of RS session being extended and it's even been ratified by SC!!!! Though now Congress fibs and fobs it would have been unconstitutional for RS the session to be extended beyond midnight! Now many say .... 'see what happens when any Institution becomes Sarkaari'... no one expected Ansari to do what he did..... and imagine he even gave a fib for adjourning RS Sine Die.... too much noise for the House to function!!

New Year Resolution..... Congress ... to ensure Lokpal Bill trips!!!
BJP supports Congress in this as tacitly into Congress's games it rips (tears onto)!!!

It is a fact no Neta wants Lokpal.... why they do not even want a Jokepal!!! They know if CBI becomes independent they had it..... CBI in its present state is manageable..... Laloo, Mulayam and Maya DA cases are examples! Like Laloo , Sonia too knows a strong Lokpal means her goose is cooked!!! And if Lokpal get Suo Motu powers means goose is cooked and served!!!? BJP could have done so much pre and post this RS drama...... as long as Advani is at the helm BJP will be hand in glove with Congress on ' tripping the fight against corruption'.... give corruption tacitly a 'walk over'.... get Modi and BJP will work to TKO corruption... that is one of the reasons that BJP Leaders do not want Modi to take over!!! And what about Team Anna's New Year resolutions???? Anna of course would like to knock out corruption..... Team Anna... they would like to knock out corruption but also become 'politically relevant'!!! They forget Anna's USP is his being apolitical....... selflessness ...and his 100% honesty!!!!

PS.... PM says I have miles and miles to go...... he should add 'in sleeping mode'!!! Rajnithi Prasad says Laloo did not tutor to tear up the Bill.... to RJD lot this comes naturally...... Laloo only orchestrated the drama.... Producer was Congress... Direction and Dialogues were by Laloo.... Laloo signalled 'action' from RS Gallery and Rajnithi did his act!!! PM was shown black flags ..... Sonia and Rahul will be shown black flags too.... on second thoughts they'll be shown 'copies of the magazine Jethmalani mentioned in RS'!!! Lalu said that Lokpal Bill for Netas is like a faansi ka fandaa..... how true.... it'll curtail their dhandaa (business)!!

WISH ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR. MAY YOU MAKE 2012 MEANINGFUL FOR THE NATION AND YOURSELVES. GOD BLESS.

Bharat Kumar
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Will Yuan appreciate in 2012?
Traders still see the Yuan appreciating for all of 2012 as China faces the US pressure to do more for rebalancing bilateral and world trade, while it continues to record trade surpluses.

China again on a slide
It is expected that China's vast factory output will shrink again as demand at home and abroad has slackened, a purchasing managers' survey showed.

Who was with Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai?
In a recent trip Rahul Gandhi spent some time with a starlet in the evening, the others with him were Milind Deora and another famed actor.

Hectic lobbying for RS elections on
Hectic lobbying is going on for Rajya Sabha seats that are likely to fall vacant in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh by March 2012.

What will Anna do in Punjab?
It is a tricky situation in Punjab. Anna will have to think a lot before campaigning against the NDA ally Akali Dal in Punjab.

Will Subramanium Swamy get BJP's RS nomination?
It is learnt that Subramanium Swamy has got a conditional nod from the BJP high command for Rajya Sabha's nomination. The condition being, putting one more Congress man in jail and exposing someone close to the Gandhi family.

BUREAUCRACY

311 IAS officers retiring in 2012
As many as 311 IAS officers across the country are retiring in 2012.

Who will be DG (Investigations) IT in Mumbai?
Who will be new DG (Investigations), Income Tax, in Mumbai? Now the tie is said to be between 1977 batch IRS officer T K Shah and 1978 batch IRS officer Swatantra Kumar.

Work distribution in CBDT awaited
After the appointment of Laxman Das as new Member of the CBDT, now work distribution is being keenly watched.

Ms. Rashida Hussain promoted as Additional Secretary
Ms. Rashida Hussain, Joint Secretary, Revenue, Ministry of Finance, has been promoted as Additional Secretary.

Who will succeed Ms. Rashida Hussain?
Who will succeed Ms. Rashida Hussain as Joint Secretary Finance? A panel of three Central & Custom Excise Service (C&CE) officers including Harmeet S Singh (1984), Raj Kumar Bharatawal (1983) and K K Kripanidhi (1983) has been prepared.

Raman to go to London
R K Raman is all set to go to London on foreign posting. He is 1999 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Jerath to get ACS rank in J & K
Dr R K Jerath is being given ACS rank in J & K in a week or two. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

1994 batch IPS get IG rank in Rajasthan
Three 1994 batch IPS officers including Anand Kumar Shrivastava, T C Damor and Ashok Kumar Rathore have been elevated to the rank of IG in Rajasthan.

Three IPS officers in Rajasthan transferred
After being elevated to the rank of IG, three IPS officers in Rajasthan have been transferred. Anand Kumar Shrivastava has been made new IG, Bharatpur Range, Ashok Kumar Rathore - IG, CID (CB), Rajasthan and TC Damor has been made new IG, Anti Corruption Bureau, Udaipur.

Pant to be Director Revenue in GoI
Kamlesh Kumar Pant is joining the Government of India as Director Revenue. He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. Himachal Pradesh Government has finally relieved him to join the GoI.

Nair gets award
T K A Nair, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been given Gulzarilal Nanda Bharat Sevak Samaj award by the Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

1987 batch IAS is now PS in Rajasthan
Three 1987 batch IAS officers Ms Veenu Gupta, Prem Singh Mehra and Atul Sharma have been given rank of Principal Secretary in Rajasthan.

1996 batch IAS get supertime-scale in Rajasthan
Five 1996 batch IAS officers Mssrs Ajitabh Sharma, Alok Gupta, Dinesh Kumar, Rajesh Yadav and S S Bissa have been given suppertime-scale in Rajasthan.

Five IAS officers in Rajasthan given fresh postings
As many as five IAS officers in Rajasthan who were promoted have also been given fresh postings. Accordingly, Mrs. Veenu Gupta is now Principal Secretary to Government, School and Sanskrit Education & Commissioner, Rajasthan Council of Primary Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Alok Gupta - Commissioner, Secondary Education and Ex-Officio State Project Director, Rashtriya Madhayamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Bikaner, Bhawani Singh Detha, Commissioner, Agriculture Department and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Muktanand Agrawal, Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel (A-1), Rajasthan, Jaipur and Archana Singh is Additional Commissioner (Investment & NRIs), BIP, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

J N Choudhury is new DGP of Assam'
Jayanta Narayan Choudhury has been appointed new DGP of Assam.1978 batch IPS officer Choudhury will replace Sankar Baruah, who retired on Saturday. He is presently posted as Additional Director in IB Kolkata.

1994 batch IPS is now IG in Rajasthan
Three 1994 batch IPS officers Anand Srivastava, T C Damore and Ashok Kumar Rathore have been elevated to the rank of IG.

Maharashtra Home Minister and Police Commissioner at loggerheads?
Reports of differences between Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik and Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil have started pouring in the media.

Post of MD (MIG Complex) vacant in HAL
The post of Managing Director (MIG Complex) has been lying vacant in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Those willing to apply can send their applications to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before February 29, 2012.

Mukherjee to be ADG in Orissa
S L Mukherjee, IGP, Bhubaneswar is likely to be promoted as ADG. He is Orissa cadre IPS officer of 1982 batch.

Civil Servants asked to refrain from using some words?
The MHA has asked the civil servants to desist from using pet words like 'same as previous year', 'no change' or 'no addition' while declaring their immovable assets to the Union government.

24 GMs to be elevated as EDs in PSU banks
As many as 24, out of 48, General Managers (GMs) of PSU banks will be selected for elevation as Executive Directors (EDs).

SEBI Member to be selected again
In the wake of detractors of S Sridhar, ex-CMD, Central Bank of India (CBI), succeeding in scuttling his appointment as whole time Member SEBI, fresh selection will be done.

Promotions to Major Generals in Army delayed
Promotion of senior Army officers as Major Generals have been delayed. Though, the Board was held in October 2011, results are unlikely before the end of January 2012.

Ramesh Abhishek as Chairman, FMC wins accolades
Ramesh Abhishek who got officiating charge as the Chairman of the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), has won of accolades for his performance. He is an IAS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to Bihar cadre.

Mathur transferred as DD (Env. Audit/Admn.), C&AG, Delhi
Kartikaye Mathur, Deputy Accountant General (Wks/ ACs) in the office of Accountant General (A &E)-1, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior at Bhopal branch, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Environment Audit/Admn.) in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Scientific Departments, New Delhi under the department of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

21, 316 posts vacant in SSB
As many as 21,316 posts are vacant in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Uttarakhand IPS officer to join GoI
LV Antony Dev Kumar, DIG, Uttarakhand, will be shortly going on central deputation .He is Uttarakhand Cadre IPS Officer of 1994 batch.

Haryana Government wants waiving off debarment
Haryana Government has written a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs asking for waiving off of debarment of Ajay Singhal for central deputation. He is Haryana cadre IPS officer of 1992 batch.

16 IG level vacancies in Tamil Nadu
After the promotion, there are 16 IG level vacancies in Tamil Nadu. The state government has sought clearance from the MHA for promotion.

Gaurav Gaur on elevation posted in Jodhpur
Gaurav Gaur on elevation to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) has been posted as Senior Divisional Operations Manager (DOM), Jodhpur. He is an IRTS officer of 2004 batch.

I H Khan was quite lucky
I H Khan, who retired from services on December 31, 2011, was quite lucky to be promoted from Additional PCCF to PCCF on the eve of his retirement.

Ludhiana Police Commissioner shifted
The Election Commission has ordered the transfer of Sharad Satya Chauhan, Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan : DMG officer transferred in two days
Babar Awan Babar an officer of the District Management Group (DMG) who was posted as Managing Director of the Cholistan Development Authority has been shifted within two days of assuming charge of his post. The authority regulates allotment and usage of land in Cholistan considered to be most fertile and costly in the Pakistani Punjab province and the large number of VIPs remain interested in the affairs of the authority. Babar had started compiling details of irregularities, perhaps, because of which he was shifted promptly before he could cause any substantial damage to the vested interests.

Pakistan : Election commission galloping on reforms path
The election commission of Pakistan is taking a series of measures to curb use of 'ill gotten' money and check unfair practices in the country's electoral process. The commission is discussing with the Auditor General and The Federal Board of Revenue details for setting up a 'political finance wing' that would keep an eye on the expenditure incurred by each candidate right from the filing of nomination papers and would also thoroughly scrutinise, from time to time, the property details filed by the elected representatives. Imported paper with water mark and 'non-market specifications' will be used for printing of ballot papers with a view to enhance the credibility of the electoral process and magnetised ink is to be used for taking thumb impressions of voters to avoid impersonation and bogus vote casting. Increased use of EVMs is also on the Commission's agenda and a high level delegation from the Commission visited Brussels recently to know the experience of other countries in use of EVMs.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Karnataka
There is major reshuffle of IAS officers in Karnataka. Accordingly, Arvind Jadhav (IAS:78) has been posted as Chairman, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation while Siddaiah (IAS:86) will now be Principal Secretary, Education Department and Gaurav Gupta (IAS:90) is being posted as Chairman of Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Banglore. Similarly, S N Jayram (IAS:94) has been posted as Commissioner, Karnataka Housing Board, Bangalore; C Somaekhara (IAS:97) as Director, Agriculture Marketing Department, Bangalore; R K Raju (IAS:98) is transferred a Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur District; B N Krishnaiah (IAS:2000) is now Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Rurl District, Bangalore; Imkongla Jamir (IAS:02) is posted as Deputy Commissioner, U K District, Karwar; D S Vishwanath (IAS:02) is being made Managing Director, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, Bangalore; Shivayogi C Kalasad (IAS) is transferred as Deputy Commissioner, Bijapur District; K R Sundar, IAS, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajangara District and V Yashwanth, IAS, will now be Managing Director, Karnataka Food & Civil Supplies Corporation, Bangalore.


IAS officers promoted to HAG scale in Karnataka
A number of IAS officer were posted at different place after promotion to HAG scale in Karnataka. Accordingly, G Kalpana, (IAS:87)has been promoted to officiate in the HAG scale of IAS posted as Principal Secretary, DPAR(Janaspandana); Rajeev Chawla, (IAS:87),as Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, (Bhoomi & Urban Property Registration); Dr Sandeep Dave, (IAS:87) as Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department; Ajai Seth (IAS:87),as Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department(Budget & Resources). V Manjula, (IAS:87), as Commissioner, Survey Settlement & Land Records, Bangalore; M Lakshminarayana, as Principal Secretary-II to Chief Minister in the upgraded post: B H Anil Kumar, as Chief Project Officer, Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project, Bangalore. Similarly, Jannu Arvind Ramachandra has also been promoted and posted as Commissioner for Excise, Bangalore; Ramesh Bindurao Zalki is posted as Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Bangalore.


Postings of IAS officers after Supertime scale in Karnataka
A number of IAS officers were accorded super time scale and posted different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Ritesh Kumar Singh, (IAS:96), Private Secretary to Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi has been accorded proforma promotion to the Supertime Scale; Mahesh is posted as Commissioner, Department of Pre-University Education & Executive Director, Karnataka Examination Authority, Bangalore in the upgraded post; Mohammad Mohsin as Managing Director, Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation Limited, Bangalore. Rajender Kumar Kataria, will continue as Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, Bangalore. K Amaranarayana continues as Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajanagara District after promotion. M S Srikar Private Secretary to Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi is accorded proforma promotion to the Selection Grade of IAS. Subod Yadhav will continue as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement), South Division, Bangalore after promotion. T A Parthasarathy, IAS (KN 99), Secretary, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, Bangalore is promoted and continues as the same. K S Satyamurthy, Commissioner for Cane Development & Director of Sugar, Bangalore is promoted and continues as the same; N Prabhakar, Managing Director, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, Bangalore is promoted and will continue the same;Adoni Syed Saleem, Commissioner, Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Services, Bangalore is promoted and will continue as the same; S Puttaswamy, Deputy Commissioner, Ramanagara District is promoted and continues the same; B G Nandakumar, /AS (KN 99), Commissioner, Religious and Charitable Endowment and Joint Secretary, Revenue Department, Bangalore is promoted. Chakravarthi Mohan, Director, IT&BT, Bangalore is promoted and will continue as the same; Dr N S Channappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District,Mangalore is promoted and continues as the same; Dr V.Chandrasekhar, Director, Youth Services Department is promoted and will continue on the same post. Anwar Pasha, , Director, Self Employment Programme (SEP), Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department is promoted to the scale and continues the same.

Promotion and postings of IPS officers in Karnataka
There is promotion and posting of IPS officers in Karnataka: Accordingly, Shankar Mahadev Bidari,( IPS: 78), Director General and Inspector General of Police {Head of Police Force}, has been is appointed as Ex-Officio Chairman, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, Bangalore while Rupak Kumar Dutta ( IPS:81), Chairman and Managing Director, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation is posted as Director General of Police, CLD, Special Units and Economic Offences, Bangalore and Dr B E Umapathy ( IPS:81), Additional Director General of Police, Research and Restructuring, Dharwad is promoted to above Supertime Scale of IPS (DGP) and will continue the same. Similarly, M N Reddi ( IPS: 84), Additional Director General of Police and Executive Director, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, Bangalore, is appointed as Managing Director, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, Bangalore; Raghavendra H Auradkar ( IPS: 87), Inspector General of Police and Secretary, Home Department, (PCAS) is promoted to above Supertime Scale and will continue the same. A 1ok Mohan (IPS:87), Inspector General of Police level officer is promoted to the same scale and posted as Additional Director General of Police, Recruitment and Training, Bangalore in the existing vacancy. N S Megharikh ( IPS: 87), Inspector General of Police, CLD is promoted and continues the same. Dr R P Sharma (IPS: 87), Inspector General of Police, Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) has been posted as as Additional Director General of Police, Planning & Modernisation, Bangalore after promotion. Pranab Mohanty ( IPS: 94), Deputy Inspector General of Police & Joint Commissioner ofPolice, Crimes (West), Bangalore will continue after promotion. Alok Kumar ( IPS: 94), Deputy Inspector General of Police & Commander, ANF, Udupi continues after promotion. B Dayananda (IPS: 94), Deputy Inspector General of Police & Joint Commissioner of Police, Crimes (East), Bangalore is promoted and continues the same. H S Venkatesh ( IPS: 2001), Superintendent of Police, Davanagere District, Davanagere is transferred as Superintendent of Police, Internal Security Division, Bangalore in the existing vacancy. Ishwarachandra Vidyasagar (IPS: 2003), is posted as Superintendent of Police, Bagalkot District; Labhu Ram ( IPS:2004), Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangalore is transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Davanagere District, Davanagere. Abhishek Goyal ( IPS: 2005), Superintendent of Police, Bagalkot District, Bagalkot is transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada District.

Susheel Kumar is new JS HUPA (UPDATED)
Susheel Kumar has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Departmnt of Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch UP cadre IAS officer.
( We said this on December 16 )

Shailesh Kumar Singh moves as JS Coal (UPDATED)
Joint Secretary Urban Development Shailesh Kumar Singh has been moved as Joint Secretary Coal upto April 2015. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
( We said this on December 21)

Giridhar appointed JS Petroleum (UPDATED)
A Giridhar has been appointed Joint Secretary Petroleum , He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 29 )

Jyoti Arora is new JS Power (UPDATED)
Ms Jyoti Arora has been appointed new Joint Secretary Power in the Government of India. She is 1987 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
( We said this on December 29 )

Jauahri is new JS Shipping (UPDATED)
M C Jauhari has been appointed Joint Secretary Shipping in the Government of India. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
( We said this on December 29 )

Manoj Saunik gets extension (UPDATED)
Joint Secretary Defence Production Manoj Saunik has been granted extension in central deputation tenure till November 2012. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Selvamani posted as Deputy Director, Enforcement, Delhi (UPDATED)
K C Selvamani, DCIT, Mumbai, has been posted as Deputy Director of Enforcement, Grade-I in the Directorate of Enforcement under the Department of Revenue on deputation basis in New Delhi for a period of three years.

Postings of IRTS officers in Railways (UPDATED)
There is fresh posting of Indian Railway Traffic Signal (IRTS) officers. Accordingly, J Sinha, SSG/IRTS/Rly BD, presently working as Director Traffic/SHPC, has been posted as Director/Planning, Railway Board while Satya Prakash, HAG/IRTS, AGM/Central Railway, is transferred to Railway Board and posted as Additional Member (T&C) and S V Ingle, HAG/IRTS, as CCM/WCR, has been transferred and posted as CCM/CR and. S C Jethi, SAG/IRTS/CR, has been transferred and posted as CCM/WCR and A K Patnaik, HAG/IRTS, as ADV/Commercial/Rly Board, has been promoted and appointed as Addl. Member/Commercial Railway Board.

Smt. Batsala Jha Yadav posted as OSD in Board (UPDATED)
Smt. Batsala Jha Yadav, Additional DIT, Delhi, has been posted as OSD in the Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) with the assignment of FT&TR-1 Division.


Post of member falling vacant in Authority for Advance Rulings (UPDATED)
Post of Member is falling vacant in Authority for Advance Rulings (Income Tax). Interested candidates can apply for the same to Revenue Department, Government of India.
Four IAS officers get super time scale in TN (UPDATED)
Four IAS officers of 1996 batch belonging to Tamil Nadu cadre have been promoted to super time scale of IAS who include: A Karthik, Commissioner of Town and Country Planning; Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Inspector General of Registration; A Ramalingam, Secretary-IV to Chief Minister and R Venkatesan, Member of CMDA.

G P Prakash, IAS, posted as MD, Newsprint & Papers in TN (UPDATED)
G Prakash, Joint Secretary, Industries Department will hold full additional charge of Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Dr. Jerath promoted to rank of CS in J&K (UPDATED)
Dr. Ravi K Jerath, has been promoted to the rank of Chief Secretary (fixed scale). Consequent upon his promotion to the fixed scale of lAS, the post of Director General of J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development (IMPA) has been declared equivalent in status to the IAS cadre post of Chief Secretary as long as it is held by Dr. K Jerathl. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Two IAS officers get senior time scale in J&K (UPDATED)
Two IAS officers of 2008 batch of Jammu and Kashmir have been accorded senior time scale of IAS. They include: Simarandeep Singh and Jitendra Kumar Singh.

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

N K Nanda is CMD, NMDC Ltd
Consequent upon superannuation of Rana Som, CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, had assigned the additional charge of the CMD's post to N K Nanda, Director (Technical) in the Corporation. NMDC is a Schedule "A" Government of India Enterprise with Navratna status.

Rajesh Lakhani posted as CMD, SIPCOT in Tamil Nadu
Rajesh Lakhani posted has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) in Tamil Nadu. Hitherto, he was Additional Commissioner, Revenue Administration. He is Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Kochi port for VRS
Kochi Port is inclined to offer voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees. A proposal in this connection is lying with the Shipping Ministry.

Rachael joins Akmai Technologies
Akamai Technologies has appointed Rachael Fitzpatrick as Human Resource (HR) Director for the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Promotions in Karnataka Bank
Six Chief Managers have been promoted as AGMs in the Karnataka Bank Ltd. They are Mssrs: Ranganatha, Bhaskara Halambi H.R, Kameshwar M. Bhat, Shashiraja Rao N, Venkatakrishna Bhat and Mahalingeshwara K.

Ramanathan appointed Company Secy. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited has appointed N. Ramanathan as Company Secretary of the Bank in place of S. Venkateswaran w.e.f. December 30, 2011

Two directors re-appointed on K S Oils Board
K S Oils Ltd has re-appointed P. K. Mandloi and B N Singh as directors of the company.

Agarwal re-designated as ED, K S Oils Ltd
K S Oils Ltd has re-designated Davesh Agarwal from Non-Executive Director to Executive Director of the company.

Rathod resigns as Company Secy. Abee Info Cosumables Ltd
Ms. Ankita Rathod, Company Secretary of Abee Info Counsumables Ltd has resigned from the company.

Gupta re-appointed Director, Gupta Synthetics Ltd
Gupta Synthetics Ltd has re-appointed Prakash N. Gupta as Director of the company.

Kahar re-appointed Aterya Petrochem Ltd
Atreya Petrochem Ltd has re-appointed Santosh Kahar as the Director of the company.

Madadi appointed Company Secy. Vybra Automet Ltd
Vybra Automet Ltd has appointed Vijay Krishna Madadi as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. November 10, 2011

Bengali appointed Co-chief Operating Officer, GTL Infrastructure
GTL Infrastructure has appointed Milind Bengali as Co-chief Operating Officer of the company.

DEBATE (1)

An elected Representative addressing a bureaucrat as "Sir," is not a crime nor political taboo. There is nothing wrong in it.

K Y Dasu, DIG/Retd. (CISF)

DEBATE (2)

As per the protocol, elected representatives are far above IAS officers. They need not call them Sir. They can address officers by adding Mr. or Sri. before their name. CM Orrissa is very right in his observation. It is a fact that many IAS officers feel that they are above everybody, even above the laws of the country.

T Thomas

Lokpal may kill the spirit of 'performing'

Aachran and Bhrasht Acharan are comparable to good cells and cancerous cells in human body. To cure the cancer, Chemotherapy is to be done which kills both the cancerous as well as healthy cells. Sometimes, or mostly, the Chemotherapy is responsible for killing a person. Same way the Lokpal is likely to kill the spirit of 'performing' among the persons who really want to work. People are more unhappy with those who are honest but doesn't do any work than the person who do the work and demand money. Why do you give chocolate to your kids to encourage them to go to school. Is it not the root of corrupt practice ? I have a feeling that the PM really wants strong action against black money but who is stopping him could be easily guessed.

D K Mishra

Certified copies of the photocopies

Background

The appellant sought certain attested documents and information regarding the rule of the RTI Act, under which the attested copies of documents should be given. The PIO denied the attested copies of documents claiming that the Public Authority does not possess original documents. The Commission directed the PIO to provide the relevant provision of law to the appellant regarding attestation and to supply attested copies of the photocopies of documents available in the records to the Appellant along with a note on each page clarifying that the same are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents.

Comments

The RTI Act empowers the citizens of India to obtain certified copies of the documents from the Government Organisations and the PIO should not refuse to certify the documents even if the Public Authority does not possess the original documents. In such cases, a note should be given that they are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents. It should be remembered that certified copies of the original may be used as an evidence in a court of law.

Citation: Shrikant Vaidya v. North Central Railway, Allahabad in File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/002311

[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)