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Srivastava K K
Govt not to repeal OSA
The Government has decided not to repeal the Official Secret Act ,OSA
as the other enactments relating to national security such as the Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Criminal Law Amendment Act, Chapters
6 and 7 of the Indian Penal Code etc. have also not been merged in the
NSA.
BUREAUCRACY
Mohan Kumar out, RS Sharma in?
G Mohan Kumar seems to be out of the race for the post of Defence Secretary.
Now Secretary, IT RS Sharma is ahead in the race. He is a 1978 batch
IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
SK Ray appointed Member, CBDT
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, S K Ray has been
appointed Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in the
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
(We said this on March 31 )
Arvind Saxena is Member, UPSC
Arvind Saxena was sworn-in as Member of the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC). Prior to this he was Director, Aviation Research Centre( ARC).
(We said this only yesterday)
K Satyanarayan goes on inter-cadre deputation to AP
K Satyanarayan has been deputed to Andhra Pradesh Government from Uttar
Pradesh on inter-cadre deputation for a period of three years. He is
a 1998 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Ms Nigar Fatima Husain deputed as Director,
School Education
Ms Nigar Fatima Husain has been appointed as Director in the Department
of School Education & Literacy. She is a 1996 batch IDES officer.
Ms Smita Purushottam appointed as Ambassador
to Switzerland
Ms Smita Purushottam, presently Ambassador of India to Venezuela, has
been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland. She is
a 1980 batch IFS officer.
No suitable candidate found for CMD, IREL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find suitable
candidate for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Indian Rare
Earths Limited (IREL) at a selection meeting held on May 8, 2015. The
Board, which interviewed as many as 10 persons for the post, decided
to see more candidates.
Tenure of Joint Secretary, Agriculture Sanjeev
Chopra extended
Central deputation tenure of Sanjeev Chopra as Joint Secretary in Department
of Agriculture & Cooperation has been extended till September 29,
2015. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
NDRF Chief O P Singh felicitated by HM
Union Home Minister Raj Nath Singh felicitated DG, NDRF O P Singh and
his team for exemplary work in Nepal after earthquake struck the Himalayan
country. At a function attended by Nepal Ambassador in India, MoS Home,
Kiran Rijuju, Defence Secretary, Home Secretary and many officers from
MEA, Home Minister praised the swift response of NDRF and mentioned
that out of 16 people, 11 were saved by NDRF jawans. NDRF teams were
the first to reach Kathmandu to conduct rescue operations.
No vacancy of judges in Tripura, Meghalaya HC
Tripura and Meghalaya are the only High Courts in the country where
not a single post of judge is vacant. Approved strength of judges in
both HCs is four each.'
Ms Achala Sinha deputed as Additional Secretary, CIC
Ms Achala Sinha has been deputed as Additional Secretary at Joint Secretary
level in the office of Central Information Commission (CIC). She is
an IRTS officer.
Amit Kumar Singh transferred to SWR
Amit Kumar Singh has been transferred to South Western Railway (SWR).
He is an IRTS officer.
Ms Surabhi Sinha of MP cadre confirmed in IAS
Ms Surabhi Sinha has been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) with effect from September 3, 2014. She is a 2008 batch IAS officer
of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Luthra joins as JD, PM security
Tejinder Luthra has joined as JD ,PM Security on Friday. He is a 1990
batch UT cadre IPS officer.
Five 2011 IPS officers get Senior Time Scale
in MP
As many as five 2011 batch IPS officers have been given Senior Time
Scale in Madhya Pradesh. The officers are: Aditya Pratap Singh, Asit
Yadav, Ms Isha Pant, Saurabh Mishra and Ms Simala Prasad.
Three officers of Maharashtra confirmed in
IAS
Three officers of 2007 batch of Mahrashtra cadre- A A Mahajan, M P Kalyankar
and M S Kalshetti have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) with effect from February 14, 2015.
Sanjeev Chopra bereaved
Ms Shukul Chopra, mother of 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre,
Sanjeev Chopra passed away in Punjab. Prayer meeting will be held at
Gurudwara Singh Saheb, C-604 Defence Colony, New Delhi from 4 to 5 pm
on Sunday, May 10.
Vaidya is new head of Air Force Administrative
College
Air Commodore Nitin Shankar Vaidya has taken over as head of the Air
Force Administrative Collge in Coimbatore. He succeeds O E M Menon who
has moved to the Western Air Command.
Ajay Nandan appointed as ED (Freight), Railway
Board (UPDATED)
Ajay Nandan has been posted as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering
(Freight), Railway Board. He is an IRSME officer.
V K Agarwal posted as ED, RDSO, Lucknow
(UPDATED)
V K Agarwal has been appointed as Executive Director, Research, RDSO,
Lucknow. He is an IRSME Officer.
Daljit Chaudhary is new ADG, EOW in UP (UPDATED)
Daljit Chaudhary has been appointed as Additional Director General of
Economic Offence Wing (EOW) in Uttar Pradesh. He is a 1990 batch IPS
officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
DEBATE
- Who uses whom ?
Even as confusion prevails whether politicians use bureaucrats or vice
versa, we invite our surfers to send their views on this. Send your
brief specific views to
Mail your views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
and suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
(NB : Please be precise and specific as too
long comments lose the gravity of discussion)
CORPORATE
Roy takes over in Oil India Ltd
Biswajit Roy has taken over as Director (Human Resources and Business
Development) of Oil India Limited on Friday.
Suresh Neotia passes away
Industrialist Suresh Neotia has passed away in Kolkata.
Kant to be CEO, Titan's Watches & Accessories
Division
S Ravi Kant who is currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Eyewear
Division of Titan Company Ltd-a Tata group company will take over as
the CEO of the Watches & Accessories Division of the company w.e.f.
July 1, 2015.
Talati to be CEO, Titan's Eyewear Division
Ronnie Talati who is currently Chief Marketing Officer of the Watches
& Accessories Division of Titan Company Ltd will take over S Ravi
Kant's post as CEO of the company's Eyewear Division w.e.f. July 1,
2015
Ms Advani appointed CFO of Tata Communications
Ltd
Tata Communications Limited has appointed Ms Pratibha Advani as the
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.
Kumar appointed MD of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited has appointed Manoj Kumar
as the Managing Director of the company
Anand appointed CFO of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare Ltd
Vivek Anand has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline
Consumer Healthcare Limited w.e.f. June 1, 2015
Agarwal appointed Non Exec. Director of Gillette
India Ltd
Gillette India Limited has appointed Pramod Agarwal as Non Executive
Director of the company
Two Independent Directors appointed on Board
of Spice Mobility Ltd
Spice Mobility Limited has appointed Suman Ghose Hazra and Umang Das
as Independent Directors of the company.?
FORUM
(The views expressed in this column are of
the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the
views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we
would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or
indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views
which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised
to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the
most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would
carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
DEBATE (1)
Who uses whom ? In fact, politicians and bureaucrats both use each other
and make money.
S K Suri
Shourie's comments
Sant Kabir Das had said
"nindak niyare rãkhiye, ãngan kuti chhawãi;
binu pãni bin sabunã, nirmal kare subhãw".
That means keep your critic close to you; give him shelter in your courtyard.
Without soap and water he cleanses your character.
There is no need for the top echleons of BJP to worry but to treat it
as a lesson for them for improvement/corrections relating to the comments
of "Dr. Arun Shourie".
Anurag Srivastava
Gandhiji also had respect for media
Gandhiji was also media conscious, and he learnt to respect the media
from Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Ashok Jaidka
Shame on Media that played spoilsport
India was the first to reach to the rescue of Nepal when earthquake
devastated the country on June 25. Our NDRF and armymen gave their all
in search of survivors and to help those out on the streets after having
lost their houses. Our Prime Minister showed genuine concern in extending
all help in reconstruction of the neighbouring country. But our media
spoilt it all by their insensitive reports and showing off the help
from India. So we were bracketed with other foreign countries and told
to pack off and leave Nepal. The other reason of course could be the
opposition of the leftists in Nepal who perhaps did not want the influence
of China to wane in the wake of remarkable rescue efforts made by India.
What a pity ? Political considerations and TRP ratings by our TV channels
resulted in People of Nepal being left in the lurch when they still
need lot of help to stand on their feet after this Himalyan tragedy.
Aarti Khosla
5-star hotels
Good. Even the seniormost bureaucrat with an average service of 30+
years cannot afford to visit 5-star hotels frequently.
G P K Rao
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Failure of international roaming to
work
The appellant had taken international roaming facility from the
BSNL but found that the international service failed to work in
8 different countries. On return, he surrendered his instrument
and requested the BSNL to investigate why the service did not
work and when no reply was received for three months he wrote
to them for refunding the entire amount and also claiming token
compensation of Rs.1500/- for the harassment and inconvenience
caused to him. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed that
there are rules for refund of principal amount within 60 days
from the date the service is surrendered but no rules have been
prescribed either for payment of interest or for compensation.
He informed that a cheque for Rs.4724/- in favour of the appellant
was issued. The CIC opined that such a callous and whimsical behaviour
on the part of the service provider who deals with the public
at large cannot be treated lightly. The CIC directed the PIO to
provide copy e-mail exchanged regarding the appellant's complaint
of his SIM not working and warned the PIO to exercise due care
for future.
Comments
The RTI Act is being used to address the
grievances related to the quality of services offered by the PSU's.
The PIO should be careful in replying in time and providing the
information as available on records.
Citation: Smt. K.V. Padma v. Corporation Bank in File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/000140
Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha
Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore.
Her other articles can be read at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant
to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION
- LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO's Guide to RTI by Taxmann. (The views
are Personal)
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