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Aaj Ki Aawaz

KIB or Kumm Intelligence se Bachcho....vote intelligently!!
What you sow via your votes you shalt reap for next 5 years so vote diligently!!

Money, booze and drugs are to make your intelligence take a back seat!!
Make a check list and check which candidate maximum points in your
check does meet!

Speeches that Netas are giving are full of lies!!!
Only a fool Netas blatant lies buys!!

Sonia says Congress does not make hollow promises!!
Just refer to Congress's Manifestos and check out hits and misses!!

Akalis and BJP are making promises galore ....but one positive aspect!!
Listed previous election promises and fulfilment for people to inspect!!

PPP's aim is to prove its nuisance value to Manpreet's Uncle and cousin bro!!
Today PPP is like a lice that cannot find a head and roams aimlessly
to and fro!!

SP and BSP promises are aimed at their caste and religion thrust!!!
Like a Pizza with variety of appealing toppings on a 'caste and
religion appeasement crust'!!!

So once again check out the manifestos and confirm past delivery rate!!
And remember you ultimately decide for next five years your own and
your State's fate!!

In Sonia's presence Amrinder called for Congressmen to beat up Badal's lot!!!!!
And Sonia did not react to this utter rot!!

Amrinder unsheathed a sword and handed it to Sonia and she looked
'full of glee'!!
So that means she's in agreement with 'Amrinder's thrash Akalis plea'!!

Latest situation in Punjab is..... Akalis are now ahead!!!
Congress is lagging and PPP is now 'officially dead'!!

As a last resort Amrinder, Parneet and Raninder are Dera hopping!!
Because they have info that campaign is flopping!!

In Uttrakhand Rahul they say has realized Congress's uphill task!!!!!
Congress's Dirty Tricks Department to come up with something Rahul could ask!!

Sonia and Rahul's 'Delhi money being misused or under used'!!!
'Rebuttals with credible facts and figures' have been given by accused!

What is common with Army, CVC, CEC, ISRO and EC.... quiz sawaal????
Congress played with all four 'chaal pe chaal'!!!

Aawaz is not anti Congress..... its pro the Nation!!
And if tomorrow NDA comes to power and repeats what Congress is doing
then with NDA will have the same equation!

Congrats on India's Republic Day!!!!!
And we should always keep in mind to become a Republic the price India
had to pay!!!

'Laaye theh Desh Premi toofan so kishti nikaal ke'!!!
Netas piushing kishti back into choppy water so rehna Netaon se sambhal ke!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

What will MGP do next?
After having met a roadblock with the BJP in seat sharing for the Goa Assembly seats all eyes are now cast on Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) 's next move.

Parrikar quells Naiks ambition in Goa ?
BJP leader Manohar Parrikar is in a strong position to stage a comeback as the Chief Minister. However MP Sripad Naik, who for long has been projected as an alternative by the non-Brahmin lobby, was bluntly told by Nitin Gadkari to steer clear of Goa politics.

MNS to give ticket to rebels in Maharashtra
Raj Thackeray has hinted that rebels from other political parties may get a berth in the MNS for the forthcoming civic body elections.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be Chairman of CBDT ?
Committee of Secretaries is meeting on January 27 to select new Chairman of the CBDT.Names of Laxman Das,Manjari Kackar and Poonam Kishore are to be considered.Present Chairman Mukesh Joshi is retiring on January 31.

1978 batch IPS empanelment meeting again tomorrow
Meeting for empanelment of 1978 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India remained inconclusive on Wednesday.Now the meeting is going to take place again on January 27.

Jiji Thomson poised to be MD,TRIFED
Jiji Thomson is tipped to be Managing Director(MD) of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of
India Limited (TRIFED). He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

Srivastava to be Director of Municipal Affairs in Delhi
Secretary Urban Development RK Srivastava will also be Director of Municipal Affairs for the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) in Delhi. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Vineet Garg gets additional charge in Haryana
Vineet Garg (IAS, 1991 batch) `who is Special Secretary Personnel,Training,Vigilance & Parliamentary Affairs will hold additional charge
of Director Gerneral(DG) Science & Technology in Haryana.

Name of 1985 batch IPS officer, K L Meena not approved for empanelment as IG
The name of K L Meena, a 1985 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has not been approved for the empanelment as Inspector General (IG)/equivalent in Government of India.

J.S. Mishra CEO,KVIC retiring in February 2012
J.S. Mishra Chief Executive Officer(CEO)of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is going to retire in February 2012.He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre.

Justice Chandrashekaraiah is UPLokayukta in Karnataka
Former High Court judge Justice Chandrashekaraiah has been appointed as the Upalokayukta in Karnataka.

Post of Director (Corp. Planning), HUDCO
The post of Director (Corporate Planning) has been advertised falling vacant in Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO). Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before March 9, 2012.

DG level vacancies in AP to be filled up
The Andhra Pradesh Government has approached the MHA for clearance of the DG level posts. Vacancies of K R Nandan,Gautam Kumar,A Sivasankar and M Ratan are to be filled up soon.

Two IPS officers allocated Meghalaya
Two 2010 IPS officers Ramesh Sing & Raghuvendra Kumar MG belonging to 2010 batch have been allocated Assam-Meghalay .

IPS postings in Uttar Pradesh
K L Meena has been appointed ADG Fire Services.M K Bashal has been moved as IG in the PHQ.

IPS changes in Haryana
IG RTC Bhondsi P R Deo and IG South Range Sudhir Chowdhary will swap their places of posting. Maheshwar Dayal, DCP, West Gurgaon will be DCP, East Gurgaon. Abhay Singh, SP, Crime, Gurgaon will be DCP, West Gurgaon.

Six 2010 batch IPS allocated Assam
Six 2010 batch IPS officers Rakesh Roshan, Kurma Rao, Rajveer, Mr. Yeshey Tshewng Gystro, Mr. Nilesh Tryambake Sawakare, Mr. Dhananjay Parasuram Ghanawat has been allocated to State of Assam.

MP Information Commissioner, Mahesh Pandey to retire in February, 2012
Information Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh, Mahesh Pandey is retiring in February 21, 2012.

G K Dwivedi posted as Addl. DRM, Hubli
GK Dwivedi, IRSSE, has been transferred from South Central Railway, Secunderabad and posted as Addl. DRM Hubli vice R Baskaran, who has been transferred to cadre in South Western Railway itself.

Transfers and posting in Railways
There have been transfers and postings in Railways. Accordingly, A S Garud, PCE NCR, Allahabad has been transferred and posted as CAO(C)-I NFR, Gauhati while Satish Kumar ED(Track ModernizationI Railway Board is posted as CE(CHOD) NCR Allahabad and R K Agarwar, CSO, WCR, Jabalpur, will now be CE(CHOD SER, Kolkata. Similarly, Dani Thomos, PCE NWR, Jaipur, is posted as CAO(C) SR Trivendram; Y P Singh, CTE, NR, New Delhi is posted as CE(CHOD NWR, Jaipur; Vedpal, CGM, Concor, New Delhi is being appointed as CE(CHOD SECR, Bilaspur and M Satish, SAG IRSE SR as CE(CHOD SR, Chennai.

CTRAM to organize national seminar at Chennai on Feb 9
Center for Transportation Research and Management (CTRAM) is organising its 12th national seminar on 'terminal infrastructure
development through private participation' February 9, 2012 at Chennai.

New GAD Secretary in J & K
Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmed, Commissioner of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (has been appointed new Secretary of General Administration Department in J & K.

CBDT seeks candidates for posts of Director, Deputy Secretary
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is seeking the candidates for the posts of Director/Deputy Secretary falling vacant in the Board. The posts will be filled from the IRS-IT cadre officers.

Transfer orders of two IRS officers, Verma & Rajinder Kaur cancelled
Transfer orders of Shubhrata Verma from UOP, CCA, Delhi to DGIT (Vigilance), Delhi and Rajinder Kaur from UOP, DGIT (Vigilance), Delhi to Chandigarh (CCA, NWR), have been cancelled and will retain at their posts.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Cantonment Board Clifton praised for improvement in water supply
In a refreshing change from the general trend of bureaucrats facing criticism from public the administration of cantonment board Clifton
(Karachi) led by the CEO Mohammad Hayat Mehr has been praised for the improvement in the water supply for the residents of cantonment area. Aziz Suharawardy elected member of the board has said that there has been remarkable improvement in the water supply over the last few months due to additional bulk supply arranged by the board from Karachi water and sewage board (KWSB). Honorary general secretary of the defence housing residents Asad Kizilbash too has appreciated that the number of water supply related complaints from the residents has decreased considerably for quite some time.

Ijaaz holding the 'memo' commission to ransom?
US businessman of Pakistani origin and self confessed errand boy in delivering the controversial memo to US Admiral Mike Mullen Mansoor Ijaaz is playing hide and seek with the supreme court appointed judicial commission. On 9th January his absence was blamed on visa not having been granted to him whereas he had not even applied for the visa till then. On the next date, i.e. 16th January the question of adequate security was raised. On 24th January Ijaaz again flinched even when 'fool proof' box type security comprising of the police, paramilitary and also some elements from the army' had been assured by the attorney general and the plea was that the electronic equipment he wanted to produce before the commission as evidence could be tampered with (by customs) during inspection and evaluation on his landing. Justice Faez Isa who heads the commission has suggested that its secretary, a sessions judge himself could be deputed by the commission to take possession of the equipment before Ijaaz disembarked from the aircraft and deliver it safely to the commission and also bring Ijaaz safely to the commission for his oral deposition on 9th February. This offer too hasn't been accepted and the commission finds itself at a dead end.

Imran Khan the most popular politician in Pakistan says youGov@cambridge Survey
77% Pakistanis consider cricketer turned politician Imran Khan to be best suited to lead their country compared to just 13% favouring the
present PM Yusuf Raza Gilani and barely 11% for the former PM Nawaz Sharif according to a survey conducted by youGov@cambridge, Cambridge University. In two earlier surveys conducted by US based PEW and Newsweek too Imran had scored 78 and 86% on the popularity chart. No wonder his party Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) is more than eager to see early polls in the country.

President's Police and Correctional Medals announced
As many as 817 personnel have been awarded police medals on the occasion of the Republic Day this year. President's Police Medals for Gallantry to 07, Police Medals for Gallantry to 87 personnel, President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service have been awarded to 93 and Police Medals for Meritorious Service have been awarded to 630 personnel. Besides, 38 personnel have been awarded correctional Service Medals. President's Correctional Service Medals for Distinguished Service to one personnel and Correctional Service Medals for Meritorious Service have been awarded to 37 personnel. Organization wise/State wise list of medal awardees and details are given at below: lnk
http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2012/jan/d2012012503.pdf

NSIC launches Mobile Medicare unit with HelpAge India
National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) has provided fully equipped Mobile Medicare Unit (MMU) to be operated by HelpAge India for providing medical facilities for the needy elderly persons. In a launch ceremony held at the premises of the Panchvati Dementia Day Care Centre, Tughlakabad Extension, New Delhi, NSIC CMD Dr. H P Kumar handed over the keys of the vehicle to Mathew Cherian, Chief Executive, HelpAge India. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. H P Kumar said that NSIC is privileged to be a part of the invaluable services rendered by HelpAge India for the needy and destitute elderly, and further added that NSIC would continue to keep up its commitment towards the welfare and upliftment of the underprivileged. Through this MMU, needy elderly residing in twelve different localities of North and East Delhi will receive essential primary medical treatment and free medicines. Cherian expressed his gratitude in the following words "There are so many destitute elderly within the city who cannot even afford basic medicines. I would like to thank NSIC Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Dr. H P Kumar for contributing towards HelpAge India's Mobile Healthcare project, thereby helping us reach to those elders who urgently need medical care but cannot afford or access it."

President Medals announced for RPF/RPSF officers/personnel
As many as 19 RPF/RPSF officers/personnel have been chosen for President Medals for their exemplary services to be given away on the occasion of Republic Day, 2012. The awards include Police Medal for gallantry given to S S Ramachandra, Constables/South Western Railway and Mohan Lal Khichi, Sub Inspector/North Central Railway in recognition of exemplary and courageous acts in helping passengers risking of their own lives; two President Police Medals for Distinguished Service given to D N Chaturvedi, Assistant Commandant, 10 BN/RPSF and 15 Indian Police Medal (IPM) for Meritorious Service. The
list of medal awardees and details is given at below link:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79887

NERAMAC stall inaugurated at New Delhi
Three Central Ministers namely Ms. Sailaja, Minister of Culture; Paban Singh Ghatwar, Minister of DoNER and Vincent Pala, Minister Minorities & Water Resources visited NERAMAC stall covering the naturally organic fresh & processed products of North East during the inauguration of the Centre for North Eastern Culture at the Centre for Cultural Resources & Training, Dwaraka, New Delhi being organised by NEC and Ministry of DoNER from January 24 to 28, 2012.

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

MTDC launches environment friendly tourism
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation on National Tourism Day has launched 'GREENY ` as its mascot which will make people aware of the environment and thereby pave the way for sustainable tourism. The aim of MTDC is to develop responsible tourism in Maharashtra so that it sustains. Sprung from the earth this sapling 'GREENY' an animated character depicts an aspect of life from any corner of the world. Greeny is a visual representation of nature's reaction depicting the environment backlash to years of abuse and encroachment.

Parekh resigns as Alternate Director, Bharat Bijlee Ltd
Deepak S Parekh, an Alternate Director on the Board of Bharat Bijlee Ltd has resigned from the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f.
December 9, 2011.

Bajaj is Director (Finance) Designate, Sesa Goa Ltd
The Board of Sesa Goa Limited has approved the appointment of S L Bajaj as Director ( Finance) designate of the company.

Lehmann resigns as Director, Wabco India Ltd
Kurt Lehmann has resigned as a Director of Wabco India Ltd w.e.f. January 25, 2012.

Palfenier resigns as Chairman, Agro Tech Foods Ltd
David Alan Palfenier has resigned as Chairman of Agro Tech Foods Ltd w.e.f. January 25, 2012.

Gautam Kulkarni appointed Exec. Vice Chairman , Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
Gautam A. Kulkarni, has resigned as Joint Managing Director of Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd w.e.f. January 25, 2012. He has been appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of the company w.e.f. January 26, 2012, for a period of 5 years.

Nihal Kulkarni appointed MD, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
Nihal G. Kulkarni, Non Executive Director of the company has been appointed as Managing Director of Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd w.e.f January 26, 2012, for a period of 5 years.

The Ministry of Womwn and Children is giving Guarantee for the well- being of the two children in Norway who have been taken away from their parents who were apparently force feeding them. At the traffic lights I see tiny children dancing and performing acrobatics amidst thick traffic which moves with the signal. I wonder if the Ministry of Women and Child development willing to take responsibility for these poor children who in this very city and in this very country who have no food ,no clothes, no education and whose parents are as good as not there ! On the eve of the Republic Day may the Government of this country lend a thought to the plight of these children who will be the future of our tommorow!
PV

Using RTI to get a CGHS claim cleared

In respect of a CGHS claim, an appellant sought the details of items of theclaim which weredisallowed by CGHS along with the reasons and the copies ofcirculars on the basis ofwhich the items were disallowed, and whether thecirculars were available onthe CGHS site. The PIO demanded Rs. 8/- for the 4 pagesof information whichwere duly deposited by the appellant. He was not satisfiedwith the replysupplied by the PIO and filed an appeal before the FAA who askedthe appellantto visit the office of FAA on any working day by appointment fordiscussing theRTI of Appellant. After a perusal of the papers, the Commissionobserved thatthe information has not been supplied to the Appellant despitepayment of theadditional fee. The Commission directed to provide theinformation to theAppellant before 05 February 2012 and issued a notice to thePIO why penalty shouldnot be levied on him.

Comments

The case discussed above shows how the RTI Act can be used to solve some of theproblems which the government servants encounter on day-today basis.

Citation : Mr. A.L. Makhijani v. CGHS in Decision No.CIC/SG/A/2011/003275/16955

- 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)