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POLITICS

This is History (402)
In American politics two parties grew up-the Republican and the Democratic.

Baba Ramdev has perfect control over Indian Media
People say that Baba Ramdev has more control over Indian Media than the entire Government of India.

Is Indian Media now repenting ?
In a get-together of top journalists in Delhi, a couple of them said that media has done maximum damage to the Nehru-Gandhi family and now they are repenting.

Chat with my Respected Friend Part 2 ...
I meet my respected friend ( Retired Senior Bureaucrat) again today at a Restaurant in Shimla that has a wonderful view and over Soups and Bread Rolls we get chatting.

Respected Friend: Hold on...yesterday I did some research ....UPA claims the Surgical Strikes took place in 2011 in response to the beheadings of our Jawans ....but the beheadings took place in 2013 ... maybe Congress will now claim during its stint The Time Machine was invented but was kept under wraps ...

Me: Yes … Indhra Gandhi Time Capsule….yes some localized action must have taken place and Congress is now hyping it into a Surgical Strike. I think in 24 Akbar Road next to the Dirty Tricks Department is the Fataa (Fibs) Department!! Sir really disturbed about what took place in JNU…. burning effigies of PM and BJP President on Dusshera!!!

RF: It's a Commie Nursery…. and they used to abhor BJP because it's a Rightist Party…. that's pro Development and has a religious base too…. now add… the fact they see BJP as a big threat to Communism in India!!!! This time seems it's a JV between Congress (NSUI) and Commies !!

M: I've studied overseas on a Scholarship… even Scholarships are only for College Fees… my Boarding and Lodging I had to arrange!!! I worked to make ends meet!!! The students in JNU are heavily subsidised be it Course Fee , Boarding and Lodging. So the 'political' students linger on in the University for years….because they are heavily subsidized … in fact for the 'Political lot' their Courses are just a means to a political end .... via which they live in Delhi and politick. If they had to pay for their Boarding and Lodging they'd complete their Courses and move on….and if they had to study higher they'd have to work to make ends meet and would have no time for politicking!!! Why my nephews are studying and are already worried about the EMIs they'll have to start paying once the Course is over .... whether they pass or don't pass .....job or no job!!

RF: Yes I too studied overseas on a Scholarship and yes I too had to work to make ends meet ….it was a big learning experience!!! Yes many of these Political Students in JNU have made being a Student into a secondary career and their primary career is politicking!!!

M: But shouldn't the University take some action about what has taken place?????

RF: Ha … ha…. quite a few in the Faculty are Commies themselves and in fact recruit and encourage Students to become Communists!!

M: Yesterday a UP Pre Poll Survey came out…. gives BJP the most seats…. but Maya is the most favored CM!!!

RF: And this would be the first of the many that will keep coming out…. some do give an idea as to which direction the wind is blowing and some are conjured on the behest of Political Parties and some are TRP aimed surveys!!! See taking an intelligent guess… technically it was Maya's turn to Rule UP ….alternating between SP and BSP ... but she's simply not the same Maya…. her hold has weakened ….. SP is facing huge anti-incumbency and there is a big family tiff going on….. as for Congress it's a Party that's been written off by even its own Supporters!!! BJP definitely has a chance ….. I think they will fight it without a CM nominee… Modi will be the face of the campaign!!!

M: They did this in Bihar and lost…..

RF: The circumstances were different… and Nitish had done work and was able to sell himself for another term… despite having Laloo on his back!!! But he has to give credit to BJP that partnered him when the Development Work commenced!!

M: Today he spends more time countering Laloo…. and he has two of Laloo's sons sitting on his shoulder!!!

RF: Ahaa ….and last night I was watching the News and it struck me that our Retired Generals appear on TV Debates and contradict each other …. I think the Army needs to request them … Sir you have retired….. now relax!!!! 'Army'… serving or retired should keep away from TV Debates!!! Yes if they've joined a Political Party or a Think Tank then they should refrain from commenting on Military issues…… do what Judges do …. Recuse themselves!!!

M: Sir so how is your health?????

RF: Tickety-boo….. I think that's a Blessing from Him for my having been true to my conscience and for having banished greed!!! Retirement is fulfilling too!!!

Disclaimer: Satire ..please do not form any opinions. Not meant to influence but to humor. All material gleaned from MSM, Blogs and SM.

VJS

DEBATE

Topic for debate

Who is most well dressed politician in India as on date ?

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BUREAUCRACY

Will Justice Chellur be Judge of Supreme Court ?
Name of Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Manjula Chellur has started doing the round for the elevation to the Supreme Court.

Will Justice Ansari move to the Supreme Court ?
Will Chief Justice of the Patna High Court Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari move to the Supeme Court of India before October 29 ?.One can only wait and watch.

Will Justice Gupta be elevated to the SC ?
Justice Girish Gupta Chief Justice of the Calcutta High court is likely to be appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India in a couple of weeks.

Justice Sinha to move Supreme Court ?
Name of Justice Navin Sinha Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court has started doing the round for the post of Judge of Supreme Court of India.

Will Justice Vasanthakumar move to the SC ?
Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar Chief Justice of the J & K High Court is likely to be appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Names finalised in ED meeting?
In a meeting in Delhi on Thursday names of Spl Director and Joint Directors Enforcement Directorate have reportedly been finalised. Presently one Spl Director and 11 JDs posts are vacant in ED. Earlier this meeting was postponed five times.

Deepak Kedia to head ED in Mumbai ?
According to informed sources IRS officer Deepak Kedia will head the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai.

Rajeshwar Singh to be JD, ED
Rajeshwar Singh is likely to be promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the Enforcement Directorate, Delhi.

Pradhan to be ED in Bank ?
Name of Ashok Kumar Pradhan is doing the round for the post of ED in a Nationalised Bank. He is presently GM in the SBI.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed DG, Foreign Trade
Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, has been appointed as Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Dr Anup Wadhawan appointed Additional Secretary, Commerce
Dr Anup Wadhawan, Director General Foreign Trade, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Dr Inder Jit Singh appointed Additional Secretary, New & Renewable Energy
Dr Inder Jit Singh, Additional Secretary, New & Renewable Energy, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Appointment of S N Sahai as Additional Secretary, Commerce cancelled
The appointment orders of S N Sahai as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry have been cancelled. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Bhanu Pratap Sharma is also Secretary, Administrative Reforms
Bhanu Pratap Sharma has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances till the return of present incumbent from leave. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer ofBihar cadre.

Central deputation tenure of Inkarmal Kedia as Joint Secretary, Sports extended
The central deputation tenure of Inkarmal Kedia as Joint Secretary, Department of Sports has been extended for a period of three months beyond October 24, 2016. He is a 1985 batch IIS officer.

Will Sharma join Delhi Police ?
After the meeting with the Commissioner Police Delhi speculations are rife that J. K. Sharma will return to Delhi Police. Presently 1982 batch IPS officer Sharma is DG, Home Guard, Delhi.

Senior level transfers in Delhi Police after Diwali ?
According to sources senior level transfer in Delhi Police are likely to take place after Diwali. 2-4 Spl CPs are likely to be shifted.

No empanelment at Joint Secretary level from Jharkhand
No officer out of six existing IAS officers of 1999 batch from Jharkhand cadre has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Kerala HC gets four women Judges first time
For the first in the Judiciary history, Kerala High Court got four women sitting Judges in Justice V Shircy Justice P V Asha, Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Mary Joseph.

Rathore likely to succeed Malik as Director (Tech), RITES
Mukesh Rathore, ED (QA), RITES, is expected to succeed S B Malik as Director (Technical), RITES Limited in December, 2016. The tenure of present incumbent Malik is ending in November this year.

Post of Director Commercial NTPC yet to be filled
The post of Director (Commercial), NTPC Limited has been lying vacant for quite some time. However, A K Gupta, ED, NTPC, has been selected, but is yet to be appointed to the post.

Two Directors of HPCL retiring in October
Two Directors of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) are due to retire in October this year. They are: Y K Gawali, Director, Marketing and B K Namdeo, Director, Human Resources.

Mrs Chaitali Panmei appointed as CIT in PrCCIT office, Delhi
Upon return from deputation, Mrs Chaitali Panmei has been appointed as Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

ADG training post is vacant in CRPF
ADG training post is reportedly vacant in CRPF.

Amrit Lugun accredited as Ambassador to State of Eritrea
Amrit Lugun, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Sudan, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea, with residence in Khartoum(Sudan). He is a 1989 batch IFS officer.

Kamal Mehta designated as Senior Advocate
Justice Kamal Mehta, former Judge of High Court, has been designated as Senior Advocate.

Rajiv Rattan gets additional charge of Additional Secretary, Sc & Tech
Rajiv Rattan, Director (Science & Technology), has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Science & Technology Department in addition to his present duties. He is a 2008 batch IAS of Haryana Cadre.

IAS officers get field postings in Telangana
A number of IAS officers have been appointed as Collectors in Telangana. Accordingly, Buddha Prakash has been appointed as Collector, Adilabad while R V Karnan of Mancherial and Illambharthi is of Nirmal. Similarly, M Champalal has been appointed as Collector, Komarambheem; Yogita Rana of Niz-amabad; N Satyanarayana of Kamareddy; Sarfaraz Ahmed of Karimnagar; Alagu Vashim of Peddapalli; A Sharat of Jagtiyal; Dr Krishna Bhaskar of Rajanna Circilla; Amrapali Kata of Warangal Urban; Patil Prashant Jeevan of Warrangal rural; Preeti Meena of Mahabu Babad; A Murali of Bhupalapalli; A Sri Devasena of Jangaon; Lokesh Kumar of Khammam; Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu of Bhadradri (Kothagudem); Gaurav Uppal of Nalgonda; Surendra Mohan of Suryapet; Anita Ramachandran of Yadadri; Bharathi Hollikeri of Medak; K Manicka Raj of Sangareddy; Venkatarama Reddy of Siddipet; Rahul Bojja of Hyderabad; Raghunandan Rao of Ranga Reddy; M V Reddy of Medchal Malkajgiri; D Divya of Vikarabad; Ronald Rose of Mahbubnagar; Swetha Mohanty of Wanaparthy; E Sridhar of Nagarkurnool and Rajat Kumar Saini was made collector of Jogulamba, Gadwal.

NBCC signs MoU with CII- IGBC (UPDATED)
Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC (India) Ltd. and Dr. Prem C. Jain, Chairman, CII- IGBC, signed MoU recently at NBCC Corporate Office, New Delhi for Promoting Green Buildings, Capacity Building and Development of Green Building Resources. Senior Executives of both NBCC & IGBC were also present on the occasion.

IAS Probationers of 2014 batch get postings in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Around one dozen IAS Probationers of 2014 batch have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Vipin Itankar, as PO, ITDP, Bhamaragad and Assistant Collector, Attapalli Sub Division, Dist.Gadchiroli while Jalaj Sharma was made Assistant Collector, Jalgaon Sub Division, Jalgaon and Mantada Raja Dayanidhi is posted as PO, ITDP, Chandrapur and Assistant Collector, Rajura Sub Division, Dist.Chandrapur. Similarly, Mrs Nima Arora has been posted as PO, ITDP, Nandurbar and Assistant Collector, Nandurbar Sub Division, Dist.Nandurbar; Mrs Pavneet Kaur as PO, ITDP, Jahwar and Assistant Collector, Jawhar Sub Division, Dist.Palghar; Pruthviraj B P as Assistant Collector, Morgaon Arjuni Sub Division, Dist.Gondia; Vijay Rathod as Assistant Collector, Drayapur Sub Division, Dist.Amaravati; Amol Yedage as Assistant Collector, Beed Sub Division, Dist.Beed; Mrs Manisha Khatri as Assistant Collector, Pachora Sub Division, Dist.Jalgaon and Mrs Aanchal Goel was appointed as PO, ITDP, Dahanu and Collector, Dahanu Sub Division, Dist.Palghar.

Vineet Agrawal to be Special Director ED ? (UPDATED)
Vineet Agrawal is believed to have been selected for the post of Special Director Enforcement Directorate . He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Rear Admiral B Dasgupta Assumes Command of Eastern Fleet(UPDATED)
Rear Admiral B Dasgupta, YSM, VSM has taken over command of the sword arm of Indian Navy, the Eastern Fleet, from Rear Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM at an impressive ceremony held today, 14 Oct 16 in Naval Base, Visakhapatnam.

Ms Ramaiyer gets charge of Director, Handlooms & Textiles in Telangana (UPDATED)
Mrs Shailaja Ramaiyer has been assigned an additional charge of Director, Handlooms & Textiles in Telangana. She is an IAS officer.

CORPORATE

Naik resigns as MD of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd
Lalit Naik has resigned as Managing Director of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd w.e.f. November 30, 2016

Stoeckli appointed President & Chief Scientific Officer of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd has appointed Dr Kurt Stoeckli as President and Chief Scientific Officer of the company.

Mommertz appointed CMD of MAN Trucks India
Joerg Mommertz has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of MAN Trucks India.

Bisht resigns as CS of Nam Securities Ltd
Ms Deepa Bisht has resigned as Company Secretary of Nam Securities Ltd.

Venkataraman appointed Non-Exec, Independent Director of Wall Street Finance Ltd
Wall Street Finance Ltd has appointed Ramesh Venkataraman as Non-Executive, Independent Director of the company.

Naik appointed MD of Huntsman Corporation (India sub continent)
Harshad Naik has been appointed as Managing Director of Huntsman Corporation (India sub continent).

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DEBATE (1)

In my view, JayaLalitha is well dressed. Saree matches with her personality.

Vijay Tiwari

DEBATE (1)

Barring a few, most of our politicians are not appropriately dressed, even at International Forums. A dress code needs to be prescribed for attending parliament, office and esp .for attending meetings outside the country. While decent ethnic wear like bandgalas, sarees etc are fine, lungis knee length dhotis ,bright checked half sleeves, T shirts look too informal and inappropriate. Politicians of other countries such as China, Korea , SE Asian countries are usually well and appropriately dressed , what to talk of other developed countries. It is a treat to watch the debates in the British parliament, by well turned out politicians even today.

SS

So Art, Literature, Culture Are Separate From State?

The Masters of Art, Culture or cinema think they are above the state! Actually such a pathetic psyche is born of the poor treatment given to these most powerful tools of the statecraft in India. Do we remember an outstanding Minister for Culture or other public servant? These have never been the top of the line assignments. Hence, their value for statecraft has not been accorded the right priority. The entire batch of our new recruits to top civil services are sent to America to learn "Leadership" besides other things, but we don't have any specialized University for it. If leadership, whether political or administrative, suffers high deficit on this count, our reactions are bound to be what they are on important and highly sensitive issues like surgical strike, whether in military terms(hard power) or art terms (soft power). A film in which Naseeruddin Shah plays a Gazal maestro demonstrates the nuance most convincingly. Freedom of speech carries a dignified amount of self restraint. Our TV channels trump about anything in the worst possible unrestrained manner provoking the people to demand blacklisting them if comments on the social media are any indication.

M L Gupta

Don't demoralize our forces

Interesting, read comments on recent happenings subsequent to surgical strikes. I agree political parties are politicizing the issue. This is resulting in demoralization of our valour forces. Such discussions should be blocked by both Print and TV Media now. Let the professionals handle this.

Harish Kumar

Politics becoming paradise of criminals

At the fag end of the tenure and before the the ensuing state Assembly elections in Feb 2017, Punjab government appears to be in a hurry to drop some corruption cases against a former CM and the incumbent minister after about more than 8 years of the investigations .Though large number of politicians in India have been facing serious criminal cases, yet the conviction rate has been dismal. This has resulted into many hardcore criminals and fraudsters seek asylum and glory in politics for enjoying almost amnesty umbrella. InPunjab, Das and Chhangani commissions were constituted in mid-1960s and early 1970s to investigate allegations of misuse of powers and corruption against the then CMs. However though many allegations remained unsubstantiated, but indictment in some did not put any deterrent for the indiscreet people to follow them. Again in the 1980s some politicians faced corruption charges without but any harm to their political carriers, which rather brought more power to them which continues till today. The high drama of arresting Badals in early 2000s on charges of corruption, failed in the court subsequently converting the mice of corruption into tigers as the fear of law and indulging in corruption waned substantially. Now, again there are rhetorics and tall talk galore by all political participants to arrest the corrupt on coming to power in 2017.Funding pattern in politics almost make all the political participants corrupt on the very first day of their joining politics. So promise of catching the corrupt on coming to power loses its moral value and potency. In the contemporary political scenario only Jayalalittha and OP Chautala have been convicted in the court of law, when hundreds of others got honourable exonerations. Punjab governments latest move to get the corruption cases against Amarinder Singh and Tota Singh, closed does not surprise anyone. But it calls for investigations against the people responsible for prosecution of these two politicians and causing immense harm to them for about a decade. The game of chor sipahi is part of the modern politics.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

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