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POLITICS

This is History (382)

Knowledge leads to unity and ignorance to diversity.

One war in the offing

There is speculation in Indian Army that there will be one war with Pakistan . Will the speculation come true ?

RSS then and now ?

There was a discussion -RSS then and now. Old politicians said forget old breed of RSS who used to move in villages with " Gud and Chana " on their cycles. And new breed of RSS men travel by AC First and Air. Many of them can be seen staying in five star hotels.

RSS doing service in BJP ruled states

In BJP ruled states RSS is like a watchdog these days. Top Sangh leaders are keeping a close watch on the alleged corruption by the Ministers and the bureaucracy.

Daant ke baddle jabdaa...

Like us Pakistan too is a Nuclear Nation!!
This is the 'bottom line' of the equation!!

Full scale war is not even on the table!
We know Pakistan is a rogue Nation that's unstable!!

Humm toh doobe hai India ko bhi doobaaye ge!!
Shool pe shool inne choobaye ge!!

Koyi toh shool tikhaane pe laghe ga!
Aur humaare peechche ladhne ke liye India bhaage ga!

They feel a war is a must!!!
In bombs and guns they trust!!

Isolating Pakistan ...nothing new!!
And there is already an Isolating Rogue Nations queue!!

In UNGA we will name and shame Pakistan!!
This would be the 'civil' response from Hindustan!!

Hopefully there will be a tit for tat response too!!!
This India must do!!

Like neutralise someone there who has inflicted pain on us!!
And then let them swear and cuss!!

Yes some would say this would start tit for tat covert attacks!!
But fact is in covert attacks Pak never lacks!!

So why not make it 'expensive' for them!
I think Madhav's statement ..for a tooth we'll take out the jaw is a gem!!

Neither a Dove nor a Hawk!!
Show them in both languages we can talk!!

Daant thodo toh jabdaa nikaale ge !!
Haath millao toh jappi daale ge!!


VJS


DEBATE

Topic for debate

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


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BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new SEBI Chief ?
Who will succeed U K Sinha as SEBI Chairman on March 1 ?.Process has been started and the applications have been invited by October 21.Extended term of Sinha is coming to an end on February 28.

Major joining on Board level in PSUs in October

More than half a dozen persons will be joining at Chairman-cum-Managing Director/Managing Director/Director level on the various Boards of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) Units on October 1, 2016.

Kapoor to be new Member Electricals in Railway Board ?

In all probability Ashwini Kapoor will be new Member Electricals in the Railway Board in February next year.

Why delay in key army appointments ?

Why there is delay in the key army appointments ? Is there lack of coordination between the Ministry of Defence and the Army Headquarters ?

Who will make it as Member CBDT ?

Who will make it as Member of the CBDT in the 1980 batch IRS ?. Rajender Kumar, K C Jain or Abrar Ahmed ? After recommendation of the COS now the ball is in the court of PMO.

Ms Anita Praveen is also Chairperson, APEDA

Ms Anita Praveen, Joint Secretary, Commerce, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairperson Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) for a period of three months. She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Bhanu Bhaskar to be JD in CBI

Bhanu Bhaskar is being promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the CBI this month. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

14 posts of Assistant Commandant increased in BSF

As many as 14 posts of Assistant Commandant level have been increased in group 'A' Executive officers in Border Security Force (BSF).

Mondal to be Director (Commercial ) in SAIL

Ms Soma Mondal, Director (Commercial), NALCO has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

Capt Kathapalia yet to join as Director (Ope), AIL

Capt Arvind Kathapalia, ED, AIL, who was selected for the post of Director (Operations), Air India Limited (AIL), is yet to take over the charge.

V K Rama to take over as CMD, CONCOR on Oct 1

V K Rama, Director (P&S), CONCOR, will be taking over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director, Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) on October 1, 2016.

Garhpale to be PS to Dave ?

Vishesh Garhpale is likely to be appointed PS to Union Minister of State for Forests and Environment Anil Madhav Dave. He is 2008 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Tenure of Rama Shankar Sinah as Director, Ayush curtailed

The tenure of Rama Shankar Sinha as Director in the Ministry of Ayush has been curtailed after he was appointed as Additional Commissioner Forestry. He is a 1995 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

K C Bhanu designated as Senior Advocate

Justice K C Bhanu, former Judge of High Court, has been designated as Senior Advocate.

Vacancy of CMD, BEL likely to arise in Oct

A vacancy of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is expected to arise on October 1, 2016 , due to delay in orders of M V Gowtama, ED (MS), BEL, for the same post. Present incumbent S K Sharma is retiring on September 30, 2016.

K K Prasad promoted to CGM grade in INAS

K K Prasad has been promoted to the grade of Chief General Manager in the Indian Naval Armament Service (INAS).

Prof Yadav continues as Director, NERIST, Itanagar

Pro. H S Yadav has been assigned an additional charge of Director, NERIST, Itangar till a regular Director joins the Institute.

ICAS officer U S Pant promoted to ACGA grade

U S Pant has been promoted to the grade of Additional Controller General of Accounts in the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

IES officer, K L Prasad gets HAG

K L Prasad has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade in the Indian Economic Service (IES).

Additional charge to Muralidhar Pradhan extended

The additional charge tenure of Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT)-cum-Labour Court, Bangalore to Muralidhar Pradhan, has been extended for a period of three months with effect from July 29, 2016.

Third list of smart cities ready

GoI has prepared the third list of smart cities and it will be announced on September 20,2016. It is said that some uncovered states and UTs are likely to make it in the third list.

DRI busts a major gold smuggling racket

The Delhi Zonal Unit (DZU) of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a major gold smuggling racket involving smuggling of around 7000 kilograms of gold worth more than Rs. 2000 crore, over a period of past two and half years. This probably is the single biggest case of detection of gold smuggling by any agency in India.

Posting of K N Babu to Bangalore Metro cancelled

The posting orders of K N Babu, Deputy CME/TC, Integral Coach Factory as Deputy Chief Engineering Rolling Stock Mechanical, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited have been cancelled. He is an IRSME officer.

M Sevala Naik is also High Commissioner to Cayman Islands

M Sevala Naik, presently High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Cayman Islands, with residence in Kingston (Jamaica). He is a 1995 batch IFS officer.

Sriram promoted to Commissioner of Customs grade

Sriram R, Additional Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, has been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise. He is an IRS-Customs officer.

Tenure of Sunil Kumar Rishi as CMD, BCL extended

The tenure of Sunil Kumar Rishi as Chairman and Managing Director, Braithwaite and Company Limited (BCL), has been extended for a period of one year with effect from September 1, 2016.

Sanjay Singh also CMD, BBNL

Sanjay Singh, Joint Secretary & Administrator, DoT, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) for a period of six months. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Additional charge of Director (Ope), BBNL to B K Mittal extended

The additional charge period of Director (Operation), Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) to B K Mittal, DDG, DoT, has been extended till the appointment of a regular incumbent.

Nine officers of West Bengal awarded IAS cadre

As many as nine officers of West Bengal State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: Atonu Chatterjee, Debabrata Chattaraj, Narbu Wangdi Bhutia, Shomit Ghosh, Debasis Guhathakurta, Ajay Bhattacharyya, Dipankar Sinha, Debashis Das, Probhudutta David Pradhan.


Sandeep Arya appointed as Director, Official Language

Sandeep Arya has been appointed as Director in the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Four IAS officers shifted in Maharashtra

Four IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, A R Kale, Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded, has been posted as Collector, Gondia while R V Nimbalkar was made Municipal Commissioner, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation, Ulhasnagar and A A Shingare is Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded. Besides, Y P Mhase has been posted as Municipal Commissioner, Bhiwandi-Nijampur Municipal Corporation, Bhiwandi.

Prof Samit Kumar Ray appointed as Director, SNBNCBS, Kolkata

Professor Samit Kumar Ray, Professor, IIT, Kharagpur, has been appointed as Director, S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata.

Deepak Kumar gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar (UPDATED)
Deepak Kumar, DG, Employees State Insurance Corporation, has been accorded proforma promotion to the Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ravi Kant gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar
(UPDATED)
Ravi Kant, Additional Secretary, Defence, Government of India has been accorded proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Dr Subhash Sharma gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar
(UPDATED)
Dr Subhash Sharma, Additional Secretary, Information and Broadcasting, has been accorded proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ajay Kumar gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar
(UPDATED)
Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, Minority Affairs, has been accorded proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Santhosh Mathew gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar (UPDATED)

Santhosh Mathew, Joint Secretary, Rural Development, has been accorded proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

J R K Rao gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar
(UPDATED)
J R K Rao, Additional Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare, has been accorded proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ravindra Pawar gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade (UPDATED)

Ravindra Pawar, Joint Secretary, Defence has been granted proforma promotion to the Chief Secretary grade in Bihar. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Dr Khuntia repatriated to parent cadre to join as Chief Secretary (UPDATED)
Dr Subhash Chandra Khuntia, Secretary, School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development, has been repatriated to his parent cadre paving the way for joining as Chief Secretary of Karnataka. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
(We said this on Sept 19, 2016)

Orders of Ms Nirja Saraf for MD, HAL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of Ms Nirja Saraf, CS & ED, BCL, for the post of Managing Director, Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Feb 22, 2016)

Sensitivity to environment is central to NTPC's growth: CMD, NTPC (UPDATED)
NTPC is one of the engines of economic growth. The more the economy grows, the greater the opportunities for NTPC. Environmental sustainability will be our focus area and NTPC remains committed to take care of the society, especially the community in the neighborhood of its business units by improving the quality of life of the people and promoting inclusive growth said Gurdeep Singh, CMD addressing shareholders at the 40th Annual General Meeting of the company held in New Delhi today. He said India is the fastest growing major economy in the world with a huge potential appetite for power consumption. Shareholders may appreciate that on 9th September 2016, the actual energy demand met in the country was an all time highest at 3,539 MU and NTPC (along with group entities) contributed 866 MU. Thus, green shoots are visible as far as upswing in power demand goes and this is in line with our long held expectations of growth Singh said. All the Directors on Board of NTPC were present on the occasion. The installed capacity of NTPC Group today stands at 47,228 MW, which includes 800 MW of hydro, and 360 MW of solar generation capacity.Company achieved an all time high stand alone CAPEX of ? 25,960 crore exceeding the MoU target of ? 23,000 crore. NTPC Group CAPEX stood at ? 32,091 crore in Fy16.

27 cities included in the list of smart cities (UPDATED)
27 more cities have been included in smart cities list. These cities have been chosen among 60 cities who had applied.

Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in MP (UPDATED)

As many as six IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Deepak Verma has been appointed as Commandant 25th Bt SAF, Bhopal while Chandrashekhar was made Commandant 13th BT SAF, Gwalior and Anurag Sharma is Assistant IG, PHQ, Bhopal. Besides, Avinash Singh has been appointed as SP, Guna; Jagat Singh as SP, Raisen and Satyendra Kumar Shukla was posted as SP, Umaria.

Phool Chand Meena relieved to join as Private Secretary to C R Chaudhary (UPDATED)
The Government of Haryana has relieved Phool Chand Meena of cadre responsibility to join as Private Secretary to C R Chaudhary, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Anil Kumar is Nodal Officer for International Gita Mahatsav in Haryana (UPDATED)

Anil Kumar has been appointed as Nodal Officer for International Gita Mahotsav-2016 in Haryana. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

G Srinivasa Rao repatriated to his parent cadre (UPDATED)
G Srinivasa Rao, Accountant Member, Telangana Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad, has been repatriated to his parent cadre i.e., Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate General of income Tax (HRD), New Delhi. He is an IRS-IT officer.

R N Bagdalkar selected as Director (HR), BEL (UPDATED)
R N Bagdalkar, GM, BEL, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 20, 2016. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Abhinav Gupta appointed as PS to P P Chaudhary (UPDATED)
Abhinav Gupta has been appointed as Private Secretary to P P Chaudhary, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. He is an IRS-Customs officer.

 


CORPORATE


Bhandari appointed Addl. Director of Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited has appointed Ms Shalu Bhandari as an Additional Director of the company.

Agrawal resigns as Whole-time Director of Hind Syntex Ltd

Vilas Agrawal has resigned as Whole-time Director of Hind Syntex Ltd.

Shah appointed CS of Gujarat Credit Corporation Ltd

Gujarat Credit Corporation Ltd has appointed Ms Kajal J Shah as Company Secretary of the company.

Maharana resigns as CS of Kesar Terminals & Infrastructure Limited

Dilip Maharana has resigned as Company Secretary of Kesar Terminals & Infrastructure Limited

Ms Ramalingam assumes charge as Director (Marketing) of Bharat Electronics Ltd

Ms Anandi Ramalingam has assumed charge as Director (Marketing) of Bharat Electronics Limited w.e.f. September 16, 2016

Kapur appointed CMD of Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has appointed Vikram Kapur, lAS, Principal Secretary to Tamilnadu Government and Industries Department as Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Makhija resigns as CFO of Tivoli Construction Ltd

Sanjay Makhija has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Tivoli Construction Ltd.

Misra appointed Additional Independent Director of Fortune Financial Services India Ltd

Fortune Financial Services India Ltd has appointed Alok Kumar Misra as an Additional Independent Director of the company.


FORUM

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DEBATE (1)

After Shiv Raj Patil no one is well dressed politician in the country.

L S Hardenia

DEBATE (2)


Prakash Javdekar has a dress sense.

R C Padhi

Let President's rule be declared in Delhi

Chikungunya Dengue threat in Delhi, Sisodia gallivanting in Helsinki . Jain quoting Google rape again in the National capital. What more can we tolerate? Blame games being played at the cost of lives. Shame on a party which swore on cleansing the system which they have contaminated further. If the politicians are missing where is the beauracracy ? We deserve all this and perhaps more for electing these people. Wonder what the CP of Delhi is doing after Bassi left. Bas ho gaya. Let President's rule be declared.

Ashok Menon

DATE WITH RTI

Routine transfer of RTI Application from head office

An application was under the RTI Act seeking certain information about termination of dealership. The appellant prayed for imposition of penalty under Section 20 (1) of the RTI Act and sought compensation alleging that the custodian of the information transferred the application to the Guwahati office. The CIC observed that the somewhat confused replies appear to have been the result of the system of dealing with the RTI applications filed to the Head Office, under which such applications are apparently sent in the first instance to the concerned state office even before checking whether the information in question is available with any of the departments at the Head Office. The CIC held that the Respondents need to streamline the system to ensure that the applications that can be disposed of at the Head Office are not sent needlessly to the state offices. Further, since malafide intent on the part of the Respondents was not established, no action was directed against the PIO under Section 20. Furthermore, as the Appellant did establish any loss or detriment caused to him because of the replies of the Respondents to his RTI application, he was not entitled to get the information.

Comments


In many public authorities, the complete RTI Application is routinely transferred to multiple subordinate offices without proper examination as to which office holds the information. Such a practice leads to delay and an unnecessary paper work which the officials should steer clear of.

Citation: Mr. G. Murari v. EPFO in File No. CIC/BS/A/2014/001100/7543

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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