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POLITICS
This is History (279)
So stood India in 1914 when the World War broke out in Europe and ended
the 100 year-period.
Will a senior Cong leader quit party?
One senior Congress leader of UP is all set to say goodbye to party.
If sources are to be believed, the said leader is likely to join a regional
party. It is said that senior party leaders are not happy with the way
party is being run in the state. They are unhappy by the suggestions
given by Prashant Kishor.
Senior journalist to be AAP face in Goa ?
According to sources AAP has decided to fight Goa assembly elections
scheduled next year. A senior Delhi based journalist will be party's
face in Goa. It is said that the said journalist belongs to Goa.
Some BJP Prez likely to be replaced
If sources are to be believed, after UP, BJP is likely to replace Presidents
of some more states. Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Assam and West Bengal are
on party radar.
BUREAUCRACY
Posting of 1985 batch as Additional Secretary
is now complete
Posting of remaining 1985 batch empanelled IAS officers to the rank
Additional Secretary in the Government is now complete.
Dr Kelkar to join CMs Secretariat in Kerala
?
Dr Rathan UN Kelkar IAS, 2003, is likely to join the new Chief Minister
Vijayan Secretariat in Kerala.
Interview for DMDs in SBI on May 25
Interview for about half a dozen posts of DMD State Bank of India (SBI)
is going to take place on May 25.As many as 14 officers have reportedly
been short-listed for the promotion to the grade of Deputy Managing
Director (DMD) in SBI.The officers include: Anil Kishora, Pendyalay
Surya Prakasha Rao, Debashish Sarkar, chalasani Venkat Nageswar, Mrs
Anurada Rao, Pallav Mohapatra, Rameh Babu Boddu, Badal Chandra Das,
Neeraj Vyas, Venugopala B Reddy, Prashant Kumar, Mani Palvesan, Ajit
Sood and Mrs Padmaja Chunduru.
Sonowal needs strong Chief Secretary
There is a strong feeling that the new Assam Chief Minister Sonowal
needs a strong Chief Secretary. Only the PMO knows the name of the officer.
Ratan Watal appointed Principal Adviser, NITI
Aayog
Ratan P Watal, former Finance Secretary, has been apointed as Principal
Adviser (Social Sector), NITI Aayog for a period of three years. He
is a 1978 batch retired IAS officer of AP cadre.
IAS/IPS officers of AGMUT cadre warned of strict
action
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has warned the IAS/IPS officers belonging
to joint AGMUT cadre of strict action and adverse entry in their service
records if they put any undue pressure for the cancellation of their
transfers/postings from one segment to other.
Sumit Bose is Independent Director in BSE
Former Secretary Finance in the Government of India Sumit Bose has been
appointed Public Interest Director in the Bombay Stock Exchange. He
is former 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Post of Ashok Kumar Mehta, PS to President
upgraded to Joint Secretary grade
The post of Ashok Kumar Mehta as Private Secretary to the President
of India has been upgraded to the grade of Joint Secretary. He is a
1987 batch IRS-C&CE officer.
Justice Prakash Gupta appointed Judge, Rajasthan
HC
Justice Prakash Gupta, Additional Judge, has been appointed as Judge
of Rajasthan High Court.
Punjab & Haryana HC gets 12 Judges
Justices Bawa Singh Walia, Raj Mohan Singh, Ms Jaishree Thakur, Amit
Rawal, Deepak Sibal, Hari Pal Verma, Anupinder Singh Grewal, Mrs Raj
Rahul Garg, Gurmit Ram, Mrs Sneh Prashar, Darshan Singh, and Dr. Shekher
Kumar Dhawan, Additional Judges, have been appointed as Judges of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court.
A K Chawla appointed COP, Navy
Vice Admiral A K Chawala, DG Naval Operations, has been appointed as
Chief of Personnel (COP) with effect from May 31, 2016.
G Ashok Kumar appointed Deputy Chief of Naval
Staff
Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Commandant, Naval Defence Academy, has been
appointed as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS) with effect from May
31, 2016.
Will Bhatt be Chairman of Karnataka PSC ?
T Sham Bhatt is likely to be appointed as the chairman of Karnataka
Public Service Commission. He is 1992 batch IAS officer.
Kailashnathan gets extension in Gujarat
K Kaiashnathan popularly known as KK who is Chief Principal Secretary
to the Gujarat CM has been given one year extension. He is former Gujarat
cadre 1979 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on May 6,2016 )
Mayawati's trusted Cop is now Advisor of Bajrang
Dal in UP
Former 1977 batch IPS officer Brijlal was known trusted Cop of BSP Supremo
Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh .After his retirement he joined the BJP and
now he is reportedly giving training to the Bajrang Dal volunteers in
the state.
Decision on extending inter cadre deputation
of Maneesh Chauhan at next meeting
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will decide to extend
the inter cadre deputation of Maneesh Chauhan from Uttar Pradesh to
Rajasthan at next meeting. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Tiwari gets NFSG
Dharmendra Tiwari, a 2003 batch IIS officer has been appointed in Non
Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) from Jan I,2016. Presently he is Director,
News DDK, Ahmedabad.
Shivendra Kumar deputed as DGM, RVNL, Ahmedabad
Shivendra Kumar has been deputed to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)
as DGM (Projects), Ahmedabad. He is from Civil Service.
J M Kishore promoted to Dy Commissioner of
Customs grade
J M Kishore has been promoted to the grade of Deputy Commissioner of
Customs and Central Excise. He is an IRS-Customs officer.
Four IPS officers shifted in Bihar
Mrs Preeta Verma has been appointed as ADG, Modernisation and Sate Crime
Record Bureau while Amit Kumar Jain will now be Inspector General of
State Crime Record Bureau and Anil Kishore Yadav is Inspector General
of Weaker Section, Crime Investigation Department. Besides, Rajesh Tripathi
has been appointed as Assistant to IG (Q) in addition to his present
posting in Bihar.
NBCC CMD selected as President of DMA
Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC, has been selected as the new President
of Delhi Management Association (DMA), a Delhi based premier professional
body contributing to the sphere of Business Management Excellence. The
charge takes effect from May, 2016. The Search Committee selected Mittal
for the position, on consideration of his top-end professional expertise
and experience in the field of construction industry and rich exposure
in the management of industry affairs. Mittal took charge from Dr A
K Balyan, CEO, Oil &Gas - Reliance Group and the immediate past
President of DMA. Mitttal in his capacity as President would work to
further promote the cause of the Association in totality.
Nishi Singh and Mukherjee to be Members of
CBDT ? (UPDATED)
Name of 1979 batch IRS officer Nishi Singh and 1980 batch IRS officerGopal
Mukherjee is reported to have been cleared for the appointment as Member
of the CBDT .
Reshuffle of IPS officers in Karnataka (UPDATED)
As many as 18 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different
places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Padam Kumar Garg has been appointed
as Principal Secretary, Home while T Suneet Kumar will now be CMD, Karnataka
State Police Housing Corporation Limited and Amrit Paul was made Inspector
General, Internal Security Division, Bengaluru. Similarly, J Arun Chkravarthy
has been appointed as IG, Western range, Mangaluru; Seemanth Kumar Singh
as IG, Central range, Bengaluru; R Hitendra as Additional Commissioner,
Traffic, Bengaluru; N Sathess Kumar as SP, Ramangara district; Kaushlendra
Kumar as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Bengaluru; Dr Chandragupta
as Deputy Commissioner, East division, Bengaluru city; B S Lokesh Kumar
as SP, SIT, Bengaluru; P Rajendraprasad as SP, Kodagu district, Madikeri;
R Ramesh as Depty Commandnat General, Home Gaurs and Civil Defence,
Bengaluru; N Shashi Kuamr as SP, Kalaburagi; Amit Singh as SP, Bengaluru;
Dr S D Sharanappa as Deputy Commissioner of Police, South division,
Bengaluru City; Bhushan Gulabrao Borase as SP, Dakshina Kannad district,
Mangaluru; B Ramesh as SP, Haveri district and Mrs Vartika Katiyar was
posted as SP, Intelligence, Bengaluru.
Uday Shankar Prasad posted Accountant General
(A &E), UP (UPDATED)
Uday Shankar Prasad (IA&AS-1997), Principal Director of Audit, NorthEast
Frontier Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati has been transferred and posted
as Accountant General (A&E)-I, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad.
Naresh Salecha promoted as Adviser (AR) Railway Board (UPDATED)
Naresh Salecha has been appointed as Adviser (Accounting Reforms), Railway
Board after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is an
IRAS officer.
C M Jindal promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (UPDATED)
C M Jindal has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG)
in Railways. He is an IRAS officer.
Mrs Alka Mehra promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (UPDATED)
Mrs Alka Mehra has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade
(HAG) in Railways. She is an IRAS officer.
Dr Gaurav Mittal deputed as OSD in Service
Tax Wing of Central Board (UPDATED)
Dr Gaurav Mittal has been deputed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in
the Service Tax Wing of Central Board of Central Excise & Customs.
He is an IRS-C&CE officer.
Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei to perform as
Chief Justice of Tripura High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei, senior-most Judge of the Tripura High
Court, has been assigned to perform the duties of the office of Chief
Justice of that High Court.
M Dana Kishore appointed as MD, Hyderabad
Metro Water Supply Board (UPDATED)
M Dana Kishore presently Collector, Khammam has been appointed as Managing
Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Hyderabad
in Telangana. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.
Lokesh Kumar appointed as Collector, Khammam
in Telangana (UPDATED)
Lokesh Kumar has been appointed as Collector, Khammam district in Telangana.
He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.
Malla Reddy promoted to IGP rank in Telangana (UPDATED)
B Malla Reddy has been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of
Police and posted as MD, TSPHC Ltd, Hyderabad in Telangana. He is a
1998 batch IPS officer.
Three IPS officers shifted in Telangana
(UPDATED)
Y Negi Reddy has been appointed as IGP, North Zone while V Naveen Chand,
IGP, North zone, was told to report DGP office and Dr T Prabhakar Rao
is posted as Deputy Inspector General, Warnagal range in Telangana.
NLC celebrates 60th Raising Day
(UPDATED)
NLC celebrated its 60th Raising Day with festivity and enthusiasm by
recalling historical occasion, 20th of May 1957, the day NLC's mining
operations were commenced by the then Prime Minister of India Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru. Sarat Kumar Acharya , CMD, NLC the chief guest of
the occasion commenced the celebration by hoisting the NLC flag in the
presence of the former CMD's of NLC, MP Narayanan, A K Sahay, S Jayaraman
and J N Prasanna Kumar, at the lawns of Lignite Hall, Block-11, Neyveli
on May 20, 2016. In his address, Sarat Kumar Acharya recalled the relentless
efforts and contributions of the earlier stalwarts and the former CMD's
who graced the occasion, for the NLC's success in all fronts. He expressed
his gratitude to all predecessors for being part of NLC's growth path.
DEBATE
Who should be RBI Governor ?
Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether
he should be an Economist, a professor, a Banker or a Politician. The
term of present RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is coming to an end in September.
Mail you views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Ashar to quit as MD & CEO of Cairn India Ltd?
Mayank Ashar is stepping down as Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Cairn India Limited citing personal reasons w.e.f June 5,
2016.
Mathur to be Acting CEO of Cairn India Ltd
Sudhir Mathur, the Chief Financial Officer of Cairn India Limited has
been made Acting Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Rajha re-appointed CMD of The Ramco Cements
Ltd
The Ramco Cements Limited has re-appointed P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha
as Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2017
. His
current term will end on March 31, 2017.
Pandey re-appointed MD & CEO of Entertainment
Network (India) Ltd
Entertainment Network (India) Limited has re-appointed Prashant Pandey
as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company
w.e.f. July 1, 2016.
Ms Parida appointed Independent Director of
GRP Ltd
GRP Limited has appointed Ms Alpana Parida as an Independent Director
of the company
Kar appointed CS of MSP Steel & Power Ltd
MSP Steel & Power Limited has appointed Ms Shreya Kar as Company
Secretary of the company.
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DEBATE (1)
Only man with IQ must be appointed as RBI governor.
Bhupendra Shah
Civil Services Day celebrations were IAS centric
The Civil Services Day celebrations, in which the Prime Minister's Award
for excellence in administration is given will loose its sheen with
the officials of other services not participating. The Civil Services
of 2016 was more of a IAS centric in which awards were only given to
the collectorates. Swachhta award could also have been given to the
Divisional Railway Managers office keeping the stations clean, Defence
Estate Officers for keeping the Cantonment clean and Medical Services
officers for keeping the Hospital clean. For keeping the plenary hall
of Vigyan Bhawan the Bureaucrats of IAS fraternity keeps use all might
to invite the officers of other services. One day this may not happen.
Just because of one exam a group of people cannot be treated superior
for all times to come. There are brilliant officers in other services
too and also better than many IAS officers. Again there is move to give
an IAS centric awards in October, 2016. This time the officers of other
services may not participate and the celebrations may turn out to be
comedy of errors.
Nivedita
Promotion still a farce for them
Eight officers cleared for promotion to the grade of Chief Engineer
by ACC more than one month ago and senior to Rajiv Nayan Sinha are yet
to be promoted / placed in position due to inefficiency of E-in-C of
MES and in continued defiance of orders issued by Ministry of Defence.
Ratnesh Kumar
Not the best solution
This may not be the best solution; lot of coordination is required amongst
various divisions of MEA and embassy in Riyadh and Consulate General
in Jeddah for welfare of pilgrims which should not be under pressure
from domestic politics
Vinod Sachdeva
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Failure to provide the information
The appellant sought information pertaining to travelling status
of a PNR number. No reply was given to him. The appellant stated
that he could not board the train because of rush When the case
came up before CIC, the respondent stated that the appellant had
not travelled. The CIC directed to public authority to provide
the information to the appellant through nodal CPIO of the Railway
Board. The CIC admonished the First Appellate Authority for dereliction
of duty and issued show cause notice to the PIOs why penalty should
not be imposed on them.
Comment
The RTI Act, 2005 prescribes a time limit for the PIO and the
FAA to respond to the applicant. Failure to reply to an applicant
within the time limit laid down under the Act may invite the displeasure
of the Information Commission.
Citation: Mr. Vipin Kumar Parashar v.
North Western Rly in Appeal No. CIC/VS/A/2014/002894
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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