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POLITICS

When nothing else inspires, History does ! (63)
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.


Why this state of affirs ?

Some Congressmen were discussing present state of ffairs of the Congress party and everyone said "Had Arjun Singh or Pranab Mukherjee been PM the Congress Party would not have seen these days".


DEBATE

What is the character of Narendra Modi ?

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the third most followed world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and the Pope, he is being discussed everywhere so much so that people have started comparing him with world leaders of the past. "Is Modi Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill" ?

What is your opinion ? Mail it to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com


BUREAUCRACY

Mrs Rajni Razdan to take oath of UPSC Chairperson today
Mrs Rajni Razdan, Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be taking oath as Chairperson on August 16, 2014. She is a former 1973 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on August 4, 2014)


Ashutosh Gupta appointed SSC Director

Ashutosh Gupta has been appointed ad Director in the Staff Selection Commission (Hq), New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Ms Gaharwar appointed Deputy Secretary, Admn Reforms & Public Grievances

Ms Richa Gaharwar has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances on central deputation. She is a 2002 batch IRS-IT officer.

Girish Kumar Mishra posted as Assistant Collector in Chhatarpur

Girish Kumar Mishra, whose cadre was transferred from Bihar to Madhya Pradesh, has been appointed as Assistant Collector, Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 2013 batch IAS officer.

Amarjeet Singh promoted

Amarjeet Singh, IRS (Customs and Central Excise), Joint Commissioner has been promoted as Additional Collector.

Ms Madhavi Das empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Ms Madhavi Das has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts & Finance (IP&TA&FS) officer.

JS level post in LBSNAA falling vacant

A post of Joint Director level is falling vacant in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Government of India in September 2014.

Ghanraj Singh Shekhawat to join central deputation !

Ghanraj Singh Shekhawat is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

PESB soon to advertise vacancy of Director (IS&P), BHEL
PESB is all set to advertise the vacancy for the post of Director (Industrial Systems & Products) in BHEL. The present incumbent W V K Krishna Shankar is scheduled to retire on August 31, 2015.

Applications for ARC Rajasthan in Delhi invited

Applications have been invited for the post of Additional Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan, New Delhi. Those interested to apply for the same can send their applications to the concerned department before September 13, 2014.

Applications for DRC Rajasthan in Delhi invited

Applications have been invited for the post of Deputy Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan, New Delhi, in Government of India. Those interested to apply for the same can send their applications to the concerned department before September 13, 2014.

Applications for Commissioner in CMPFO invited

Applications have been invited for the post of Commissioner in the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO). Those interested to apply for the same can send their applications to the Ministry of Coal before September 27, 2014.

6 officers transferred in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred in Haryana. Accordingly, Ramesh Krishnan have been posted as Director General, State Transport and Secretary, Transport Department, Haryana while Praveen Kumar was made Administrator, HUDA (HQ), Panchkula and Vinay Singh will now be Chief Administrator, Housing Board, Panchkula. Similarly, Ashok Kumar Meena will now be acting as Deputy Commissioner, Jind; D K Behera as Deputy Commissioner Bhiwani and Rajiv Rattan as Deputy Commissioner, Fatehabad.

M Sudha Devi posted as Deputy Commissioner, Chamba (UPDATED)
Ms M Sudha Devi has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Dr Chaudhary posted as PCCF, Jaipur (UPDATED)
Dr Surendra Singh Chaudhary has been transferred and posted as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Training, Research, Education and Extension), Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is a 1981 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Iqbal Singh Bains PS to CM (UPDATED)
Iqbal Singh Bains, on return from central deputation has been appointed PS to CM. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

B P Singh is Principal Secretary Home in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
B P Singh has been appointed new Principal Secretary Home in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.

Manoj Srivastava is now Principal Secretary Commercial Taxes and Culture (UPDATED)
Manoj Srivastava has been appointed Principal Secretary Commercial Taxes, Culture and Religious Endownments in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.

Julania gets additional charge of Horticulture department (UPDATED)
RS Julania Secretary Agriculture has been given additional charge of Horticulture department. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

Pramod Agarwal gets additional charge of PS, PWD (UPDATED)
Pramod Agarwal PS Transport has been given additional charge of PWD. He is 1981 batch IAS officer. .

Upadhya is VYAPAM Chairman (UPDATED)
MM Upadhya of 1981 batch has been posted as Chairman VYAPAM

Swain appointed Agriculture Production Commissioner (UPDATED)
RK Swain of 1984 batch has been appointed Commissioner Agriculture production

Srivastava is Principal Secretary, Forests (UPDATED)
AP Srivastava of 1984 batch has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Forests.

Meena is PS Jail in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
PC Meena has been appointed PS Jail in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.

KK Singh is PS Higher Education in MP (UPDATED)
KK Singh has been appointed PS Higher Education in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

BR Naidu is PS Scheduled Tribe Welfare. (UPDATED)
BR Naidu has been appointed PS, Scheduled Tribe Welfare in Madhya Pradesh. He is , 1986 batch IAS officer.

Ashish Upadhyaya appointed PS Finance in MP (UPDATED)
Ashish Upadhyaya, 1989, Principal Secrertary - Finance and Commissioner, Treasury & Accounts. He is 1989 batch IAS officer.

JN Kansotia is PS Women & Child Welfare in MP (UPDATED)
JN Kansotia has been appointed PS - Women & Child Welfare in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1989 batch IAS officer.

Shiv Shekhar Shukla is Secretary, Mining and Minerals in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
Shiv Shekhar Shukla has been appointed Secretary - Mining and Minerals in Madhya Pradesh. He will also hold the additional charge of MD Madhya Pradesh Mining Development Corporation. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.

RK Mathur is Commissioner, Bhopal Division. (UPDATED)
RK Mathur has been appointed Commissioner, Bhopal Division. He is 1995 batch IAS officer. .

Ajatshatru Srivastava is Commissioner and Joint Director Archaeology (UPDATED)
Ajatshatru Srivastava, 1996, Commissioner and Joint Director Archaeology and ED, EPCO. He is 1996 batch IAS officer. .

Neeraj Dubey is Khargone Collector (UPDATED)
Neeraj Dubey has been appointed Collector of Khargone district. He is 2000 batch IAS officer. .

Ravikant Jain is Additional Commissioner, Transport in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
Ravikant Jain, 2003, Additional Commissioner, Transport, Gwalior and Dy. Secretary, MP government. He is 2003 batch IAS officer.

Shekhar Verma appointed Alirajpur Collector (UPDATED)
Shekhar Verma has been appointed Collector of Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh. He is 2005 batch IAS officer. .

Rao gets additional charge of Tourism (UPDATED)
Hariranjan Rao gets additional charge of Secretary and Commissioner , Tourism. He is 1994 batch IAS officer.

S B Singh appointed as Secretary, Home in MP (UPDATED)
S B Singh has been appointed as Secretary, Home Department in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Major Reshuffle of IFS officers in Uttarakhand (UPDATED)
As many as 23 officers belonging to Indian Forest Service have been transferred in Uttarakhand. Accordingly, Dr Shrikant Chandola has been posted as Managing Director, Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation while Rajendra Kumar was made Chief Conservator of Forests, Van Panchayat, Haldwani & Jayaka Project and A K Dutt will now be Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life), Forest Research Management and Training, Nainital/Dehradun. Similarly, M T S Lepcha will now be acting as Additional Chief Conservator of Forest, Land Survey Directorate & Planning & Financial Management, Dehradun; S K Dutt as Chief Executive officer, Bamboo & Silk Development Council, Dehradun; D V S Khati as Chief Wild Life Conservator; Ranjana Kala as Chief Conservator of Forests, Administration, Dehradun; Monish Malik as Chief Conservator of Forests, Human Resource Development & Personnel Management, Dehradun; Rajiv Tartari as Chief Conservator of Forests, Campaign & Broadcast, Dehradun; K S Samant as Chief Conservator of Forests/ Director, Forestry Training Acadamy, Haldwani; Nagendra Nigam as Chief Conservator of Forests, Vigilance & Law, Haldwani; Dr Dhananjay Mohan as Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife Administration, Conservation & Information, Nainital/ Dehradun; Nina Grewal as Conservator of Forest/ Director, Rajaji National Park, Dehradun; Sharda Prasanna Subudhhi as Conservator of Forest, Bhagirathi Circle, Munikireti; Bhuvan Chandra as Conservator of Forest, Shivalik Circle, Dehradun; Santosh Vijay Sharma as Conservator of Forest, North Kumaun Circle, Almoda; B Kamkho Khai Gangte as Conservator of Forest/ Zonal Manager, Headquarters, Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation, Dehradun; Sargam Singh Rasaili as Director, Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve, Gopeshwar; Meenakshi Joshi as Conservator of Forest, Planning & Finance Management; T R Bijulal as Deputy Director, Govind Pashu Vihar, Purola; Pankaj Kumar as Deputy Conservator of Forest, Kedarnath Forest Division, Gopeshwar; Dr Chandra Shekhar Chandrawal as Deputy Conseravtor of Forest, Halwani Forest Division, Haldwani and Neetu Lakhmi M as Divisional Forest officer, Land Conservation, Forest Division, Ranikhet.


CORPORATE

Two directors cease to be on Board of MW Unitexx Ltd
P S Shenoy and N Ramkrishnan have resigned as directors of MW Unitexx Ltd

Yadav resigns as CS, Kinetic Engineering Ltd
Ravindra Yadav has resigned as Company Secretary of Kinetic Engineering Ltd

Purandare appointed CS, Kinetic Engineering Ltd
Rohit Purandare has been appointed as a Company Secretary of Kinetic Engineering Ltd

Kothari appointed Addl. Director, Tricom India Ltd
Tricom India Ltd has appointed Chetna Kothari as an Additional Director of the company

Bharatia appointed Independent Director, Remi Securities Ltd
Remi Securities Ltd has appointed Anita Bharatia as Non Executive Independent Director of the company

Sarkar appointed Addl. Director, Albert David Ltd
Albert David Ltd has appointed Arindam Sarkar as Additional Director of the company


FORUM

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What is the character of Narendra Modi ? (DEBATE 1)

Stalin

N K Singh

Dear sir, I was pained and anguished to see that the news

pertaining to" Major Mukund Varadarajan being awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously" is not the first highlighted news in your news bulletin,in Today's whisper dated 14 August.

Request, on our 68 Indep day we owe this to our brave martyrs.Thank you

D Mukerjee

DATE WITH RTI

Disclosure of Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee report regarding lobbying

The appellant sought information regarding documents/correspondence on meeting(s) of PMO with Walmart lobbyists, files notings/correspondence on setting up of Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee to probe lobbying by foreign companies mentioning terms and reference, action taken on the same and steps taken to prevent lobbying etc. During hearing before the Central Information Commission (CIC), the respondent stated that the report has now been laid down in the parliament. The CIC directed to provide the information while appreciating the efforts put in by the appellant. The CIC also directed that such information as can be made available, be updated on their website u/s 4(2) of the Act, so that the public need not file an application to obtain the information.

Comments

As per section 8(1)(c) of the RTI Act, 'There shall be no obligation to give any citizen information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature'. However, after the report is laid before the parliament, there is no exemption available to the report and it is liable for disclosure.


Citation: Shri S.C. Agrawal v. Ministry of Corporate Affairs in F.No. CIC/KY/A/2014/000073-YA

(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore. Her other articles regarding RTI can be read at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/

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