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POLITICS
This is History (227)
Power went to the heads of the people, and even the feudal lords seem
to have been intoxicated for a while by the new wine of freedom. amit
shah
Two years of NDA govt
NDA government at the centre is going to complete its two years on May
26 this year. The big question is that how the govt will celebrate its
second celebrations? If sources are to be believed, the Ministers have
been asked to include five major initiatives and equal number of success
stories in the report cards. Apart from this a comparative study, before
2014 and after that, should also be included in the highlights.
Holi hai Holi hai....
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Past PMs ...a comeback in ageing they staged!
But Modi's hairline receded and he's aged!
Wants to change the Nation in a hurry!
For the Nation he does worry! !
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
For 10 years we had a carefree PM!
His concern was Sonia as he was her GM!
7 RCR was a golden cage for him!!
His servility to Sonia for India was grim!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Now Jaitley needs to spoil us!
Before Public starts to cuss!
He's given us bitter pill after bitter pill!
Believe me we've had bitter pill ka fill!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Sonia Aunty hai parreshaan!
For this she has to blame her kachcha kaan!
And then her Beta Moh!
Iss mein gayi hai kho!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Rahul is on his trip!
Reality he can never grip!
He thinks being PM is his birthright!
Often indicates left turn but turns right!!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Say BJP and smoke comes out of Kejri's ears!
Being booted out from being CM his biggest fear's!!!
BJP is always on his mann!
Sometimes says BJP when he calls his son!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Laloo will celebrate in the Laloo way!
Sane no one in his group can stay!
He will be in full flow!
Let's see if he hits a new low!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Maya will not celebrate Holi!
Still mopes.. Dekho Smrithi mujhe kya bolli!
In her moping will be joined by her motley tolli!
Like Bhenji they too will not celebrate Holi!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Mulayam will celebrate Holi UP style!
But uss ko one thing sure does rile!
He recalls the Holis with Amar Singh!
Praise for Amar in this department he still does sing!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
Enjoy Holi ...but keep in touch with spirituality!
Usually during Holi it's the first casualty!
Colour yourself in His name!
Holi will no longer then be the same !!
Holi hai Holi hai,
Boora mathth manaana Holi hai!!
VJS
"Modi has no parallel"
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi who till a little less than two years
ago was beloved of the majority might be losing charm in the opinion
of some people but the question is that does any one else including
his opponents - Rahul, Mulayam or Lalu - have any charm ?
This question came up in the wake of response of the surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com
who were asked - "Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ? Is he
a changed man ?" While some replied in the affirmative, majority
did not agree and some of them even asked who else among Indian politicians
can stand parallel to him and suggested 'to see the things in the right
perspective'.
For details CLICK HERE
http://www.whispersinthecorridors.com/flash/modi.pdf
BUREAUCRACY
Rajiv Gauba appointed Secretary, Urban Development
Chief Secretary of Jharkhand Rajiv Gauba has been appointed Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development, in Government of India. He is a 1982
batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on March 17, 2016)
Jitendra Shankar Mathur appointed Secretary, Panchayati Raj
Jitendra Shankar Mathur, Special Secretary, Information & Broadcasting,
has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is a
1982 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
Hem Kumar Pande appointed Secretary, Official Language
Hem Kumar Pande, Special Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Official Language,
Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of West Bengal
cadre.
Gurucharan appointed Secretary (PM), Cabinet Secretariat
G Gurucharan, Special Secretary, Consumers Affairs has been appointed
as Secretary (Performance Management), Cabinet Secretariat. He is a
1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Justice Kohli is new Chairman of CAT
Justice Permod Kohli, retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, has
been appointed as Chairman in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
for a period of five years.
Balvender is also Secretary, Coal
Balvender Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary,
Ministry of Coal till the return of present incumbent from leave. He
is a 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Srivatsa Krishna appointed Chairman, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure
Dev
Srivatsa Krishna has been appointed as Chairman, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure
Development & Finance Corporation in Karnataka. He is a 1994 batch
IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
UP Chief Secretary gets three months extension
UP Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has been given three months extension
in service beginning April1. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
Justice Dattu appointed Member of International body
Chairperson of the NHRC Justice H.L. Dattu has been appointed a member
of the Bureau of International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of National
Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Geneva.
Orders of eight new High Court Judges soon
Official orders of the appointment of 8 new Madhya Pradesh High Court
Judges -three lawyers and five District Judges are being issued in a
week.
Vacancy of DDG, UIDAI arising in Electronics & IT in April
A vacancy of DDG, UIDAI at Joint Secretary level is arising in Electronics
& Information Technology in April 2016.
Vacancy of Joint Secretary arising in Environment, Forest & Climate
Change in April
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest
& Climate Change is arising in April 2016.
One IAS officer out of three from Punjab empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI
Only one IAS officer out of three belonging to 1998 batch from Punjab
cadre has been empanelled for Joint Secretary level posts in Government
of India.
Sachidanand Srivastava empanelled as ADG in GoI
Sachidanand Srivastava has been empanelled for holding Additional Director
General posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer
of AGMUT cadre.
Mishra is Special Secretary Forests in Odisha
S C Mishra has been appointed new Special Secretary Forests in Odisha.
He is 1982 batch IFS officer of Odisha cadre.
22 IFS officers transferred in Odisha
22 IFS officers have been given new postings in Odisha.
Barjinder Kumar Uppal promoted as ADG in Punjab
(UPDATED)
Barjinder Kumar Uppal has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director
General of Police in Punjab. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Punjab
cadre.
B K Garg promoted as ADG in Punjab (UPDATED)
B K Garg has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General
of Police in Punjab. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
Ishwar Chander promoted as ADG in Punjab (UPDATED)
Ishwar Chander has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director
General of Police in Punjab. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Punjab
cadre.
Balbir Kumar Bawa promoted as ADG in Punjab
(UPDATED)
Balbir Kumar Bawa has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director
General of Police in Punjab. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Punjab
cadre.
Ashwani Kumar appointed as Secretary, Social
Welfare in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as Secretary, Social Welfare in the
Government of Delhi. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
D K Mishra appointed as Addl Commissioner,
East MCD in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
D K Mishra has been appointed as Additional Commissioner, East MCD in
Government of Delhi. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Jayadev Sarangi appointed as Secretary, Delhi
Minorities Commission (UPDATED)
Jayadev Sarangi has been appointed as Secretary, Delhi Minorities Commission
in Government of Delhi. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Mohd Mustafa promoted as DGP in Punjab (UPDATED)
Mohd Mustafa has been promoted to the grade of Director General of Police
in Punjab. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
Ravinder Paul Singh promoted as DGP in Punjab
(UPDATED)
Ravinder Paul Singh has been promoted to the grade of Director General
of Police in Punjab. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
Hardip Singh Dhillon promoted as DGP in Punjab
(UPDATED)
Hardip Singh Dhillon has been promoted to the grade of Director General
of Police in Punjab. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
U Krishnamurthy relieved to join as CVO, HPCL
(UPDATED)
U Krishnamurthy has been relieved to join as Chief Vigilance Officer,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Mumbai. He is an IRTS
officer.
CORPORATE
India is 3rd largest steel producer in the
world
India has become third largest steel producer in the world. In January
2015, leaving behind the USA India has retained the position since then.
Despite global recession in steel sector, India was the only country
among the major steel producing nation, show a positive growth. Consumption
of steel also registered a positive growth during the said period. Since
May 2014 , 16 MT steel production capacity was added.
Two Part-time Non Official Directors appointed on Dredging Corporation
of India Ltd Board
Dredging Corporation of India Limited has appointed Dr (Ms) Shobha Waghmare
and Ms Sheila Sangwan as Non- official Part-time Independent Directors
of the company.
Chaudhary resigns as CFO of Borosil Glass Works Ltd
Rajesh Chaudhary has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Borosil
Glass Works Ltd w.e.f. March 30, 2016
Ahuja appointed Non Exec. Independent Director of Heritage Foods Ltd
Heritage Foods Limited has appointed Rajesh Thakur Ahuja as Non Executive
Independent Director of the company.
Ms Karishma appointed Addl. Director of Mediaone Global Entertainment
Ltd
Mediaone Global Entertainment Ltd has appointed Ms Tanya Karishma as
the Additional Director of the company.
Dhawan resigns as Non Exec. Director of Fortis Healthcare Ltd
Udai Dhawan has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of Fortis Healthcare
Limited
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Bhagat Singh's legacy needs no clutches
There has been perpetual increase in his universal popularity and appeal.
The effort of the Modi regime to propagate and glorify the legends like
Subhash Chander Bose and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and to downgrade the
legacy of Gandhi and Nehru has neither brought any change to the shining
image of Bose and Patel nor has it sullied the stature of Nehru and
Gandhi. When Jatinder Nath Das laid down his life for the country while
participating in the world famous hunger- strike, led by Bhagat Singh
in jail, Subhash Chander Bose ,personally collected his body from Central
jail Lahore and supervised the funeral procession and cremation in Calcutta,
which was attended by more than one lac people. History is witness that
Bhagat Singh had become a household name and was more popular in India
than Mahatma Gandhi even before his martyrdom. Even Nehru had to say
that spirit of patriotism and self-sacrifice of the trio martyrs has
to be respected, though he was reprimanded by Gandhi even for saying
so. Jinnah spent substantial time in the Central Assembly to eulogize
the spirit and the supreme deeds of the young man and his comrades.
Bhagat Singh did not forget to thank Subhash Chander Bose and Mohammad
Ali Jinnah for their support before he kissed the gallows. Saunderas
was murdered on 18th Dec,1928,and Bombs were thrown in the Central Assembly
(present day parliament) on April 8, 1929.The meticulous planning and
brave acts in a short period of 5 months speak volumes about the titan
stature of these young men. After the martyrdom, with each passing day
Bhagat Singh's popularity has been growing worldwide without any help
from the government. He is remembered each second by the young men and
his memory ignites the spirit of 'Revolution' every now and then, the
spirit of bringing equality ,justice and liberty. Whosoever has read
Kuldip Nayyar's biography of the Shaeed-E-Azam, would bear that how
he had become an icon in the remotest corners of India. Given the type
of regimes ,we unfortunately have been getting, Bhagat Singh's legacy
does not fit in the scheme of things, as he practiced and preached what
is not possible for them to follow. He shall continue to inspire and
live fresh in the memory of mankind for many millenniums.
Surinderjit singh sandhu.Amritsar
Small-savings interest rate cut
Hardly had the middle and salaried class heaved an easy sigh of financial
comfort after the EPF taxation imbroglio announced in the budget, had
been withdrawn , then this class again was given perhaps vengeance shock
by way of reduction of interest rate on the small savings. For the last
about 4 decades investment in small savings has become habit with this
class in spite of the fact that the interest rate has been reduced from
12% to a little more than 8%.in the last about decade and a half. When
Manmohan Singh became finance minister this class did not get any personal
income tax relief for 5 years. Same thing has been happening again.
Jaitley has hardly given any tax relief in two years and at the same
time this class has been subjected to pin-pricks by way of snatching,
whatever little they have .Can we say that Manmohan Singh did not know
the pulse of the people and in the same way Arun Jaitley is also ignorant
about the ground realities, as both of them have never won any electoral
battle with the participation of the masses. The imagination of the
finance managers does not go beyond the Corporate and the shallow knowledge
shared by the bureaucrats. The small-saving is the succor of the middle
class and it should not be burdened with taxes and considered as mechanism
to boost consumerism and baffling and confusing economic indexes.
Ravnit Kaur Bajwa, Hoshiarpur
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Fraudulent surrender of LIC Policy
The Appellant took a health plus policy. She learnt that her policy
was surrendered without her knowledge on the basis of her forged
signatures on the policy and the amount was used for taking two
new policies by her mother-in-law. She complained to LIC and got
an FIR registered at Meerut. The LIC informed her that they had
sought the explanation of the agent concerned. She asked for a
copy of this explanation of the LIC agent under RTI which was
denied to her. She argued that the information sought related
to her and therefore, she was not a third party and had a right
to get a copy of the explanation. LIC stated that on the basis
of a complaint, they had paid the amount along with interest to
the appellant and redressed her grievance. The copy of the explanation
submitted by the agent was denied claiming it to be personal information
related to the agency. Relying on the Apex Court judgment in Girish
Ramchandra Deshpande case, the CIC upheld the denial of information
Comments
The appellant was able to get back the amount with interest due
to the pressure created by RTI application. It is a mute question
whether an explanation of the LIC agent in respect of alleged
fraud committed in respect of a client can be called as a third
party information.
Citation: Ms Anshika Singhal v. Life Insurance Corporation of
India in Appeal No. CIC/MP/A/2015/001092
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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