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POLITICS

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If there is to be dictatorship, it is the dictatorship of the people.


Who is superior - Modi or Yogi?

The pace with which Yogi Adityanath has been making 'headlines', these days, has left one to ponder - whether he is superior to Narendra Modi. At one such discussion, apt came the reply that both are qualified enough to do justice to their respective positions.

How many Congress leaders will join BJP?

It's true-Congressmen cannot live without power. And see the next eighteen months -how many Congressmen will join the ruling BJP in different parts of the country? Very hectic days are ahead for BJP President Amit Shah.


Era of family politics over?

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi's had given a call to make India Congress-mukt, even he would have not imagined that the new brand of BJP politics often referred to as 'development politics' - will also be a step towards eliminating an era of 'Family politics'. But see today the fate of Sonia Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav and their likes in India's politics.

Kejritis is selg curing..

I'm in Shimla and my Respected Friend and I meet at Balji' s and over Cheese Cutlets and Coffee we get chatting.

Me: AAP ki clean sweep is clean sweep...BJP ki clean sweep is fixing.. ..
Respected Friend: The Losers are not coming to terms with the thrashing they've been given by the Public..
M: Yup ..they are doubting our mandate ...EC's fairness ....
RF: Fact of the matter is in UP Pollsters were predicting ...from simple majority to clean sweep for BJP...if I recall it was India Today's Poll that was closest to the final outcome ...so it's not as if the result came out of the blue..
M: And then rather than analysing the causes for their defeat ..the Losers are trying to save face by attacking the EVM..EC...
RF: Let me delve into the reasons which are so obvious....SP faced huge anti incumbency and it allied with Congress which was in its Coffin at that time ....now it's been burried...BSP...Mayawati's fondness for Statues...her grand birthdays ..her opulent living ..her aloofness ...and her emotionless read out speeches...
M: Modi's promises ...his performance in Delhi ..his schemes which are now benefiting People..like Ujwala...Mudra... etc.
RF: Kejriwal is not cut out for Democracy ...its his way or highway ...recently at a Rally he badmouthed the Public when they raised Modi Modi slogans ...
M: But why doesn't EC handover the EVMs to Parties and ask them to try fixing the Machines..
RF: But why can't they do it in the EC premises ...so that EC is aware of what they take in...and what they do...after all the means are as important as the end...in 2009 too EC had made a similar 'Offer' but no one turned up..
M: AAP did not doubt the EVMs when they got a unimaginable verdict in Delhi...JD (U), RJD and Congress had no issues with the EVMs when they won Bihar ...these are just recent examples ...
RF: If BJP was into fixing ...Bihar was a very crucial election ..it would have fixed it... Nitish won fair and square because of his work...honest image ..and a quantum leap in Power availability in Bihar...
M: Congress had no issues when it returned to power at the Centre despite facing anti incumbency ..it had every reason to lose...then Swamy raised certain doubts in 2012 ..and Court took notice of his submissions ...and that's how VVPAT came into the picture....if Chip was fiddled with the Button Positions would have to be same through out the State ..which is not the case..in one Constituency BJP 's button is in 5th position and in another Constituency at 1st position..
RF: Small Countries do not need EVMs like Japan...Countries that have a multitude of Elections and Referendums at one go like US do not use EVMs...Germany had a procedural issue and it was resolved ..the issue was in India too and was resolved..now Russia wants to use Indian EVMs..
M: EVMs were introduced in India to address unique electoral issues India faced ..
RF: In fact EVMs were brought in to address the Ballot Paper gupplas while casting and counting ...the invalid votes...the time factor ...
M: Sir ji ...if Balloting is introduced and they loose via Balloting then what...
RF: If Kejri has his way...he will appoint himself as PM and choose the MPs and appoint Ministers...I think only this will satisfy him...till then he will agitate...
M: Sir ji....the way he's going ...many would agree when I say...his Political Career will 'self detonate'...

Disclaimer: Not meant to influence or inform. With inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs
VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Over five dozen CPSEs evaluated 'excellent' performers
More than five dozen Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have been evaluated 'excellent' performers against targets fixed in their respective Memorandum of Understanding for financial year 2015-16, according to data issued by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. The CPSEs are: Airports Authority of India, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corpn of India Limited, Bengal Chemical & Pharma Ltd, Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Petro Resources Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Biotechnology Industry research Assis Council, Central Coalfields Ltd, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute, Central Warehousing Corporation Ltd, Certification Engineers India Ltd, Cochin Shipyard Limited, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Educational Consultants India Ltd, Ennore Port Ltd. (Kamarajar Port Ltd.), FSNL Goa Shipyard Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO),HSCC (India) Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd,Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corpn Ltd, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd, Ircon Infrastructure & Services Ltd, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd, Mazagoan Dock Ltd, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd, Mumbai Rail Vikas Nigam, National Aluminum Co. Limited, National BC Fin. & Development Corpn, National Building Construction Corpn Ltd, National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation, National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated, National Minorities Finance Development Corpn, National Safai Karamchari's Fin. & Dev. Corpn, National Schedule Caste Finance Development Corpn, National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd, Northern Coalfield Ltd, NTPC Electric Supply Co. Ltd, NTPC Ltd, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd,Numaligarh Refinery Ltd, ONGC Videsh Ltd, PFC Consulting Ltd, Pfc Green Energy Ltd, Pondicherry Ashok Hotel Corporation Ltd, Power Finance Corporation Ltd, Power Grid Corpn. Of India Ltd, Power System Operation Corporation Limited, Prize Petrolium Corp Ltd, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, Railtel Corporation of India Ltd, REC Power Distribution Co. Ltd, RITES Afrika Limited, RITES Infrastucture Servises Ltd, RITES Limited, Rural Electrification Corpn. Ltd, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd, Vizag Transmission Ltd and Water & Power Consultancy Service. (I) Ltd.


Gayatri Issar to move as Ambassador Belgium?
Gayatri Issar Kumar is likely to move Brussels as Indian Ambassador to Belgium. Gayatri, who is 1986 batch IFS officer, is presently posted in the Rashtrapati Bhawan.


Who will be Tribal Affairs Secretary?
Tribal Affairs Ministry in the Government of India is without a regular Secretary for the last one month. After the repatriation of A K Srivastava, Ministry is waiting for a regular incumbent. The Government seems to be not in hurry to appoint a regular Secretary. It is also said that no IAS officer is willing to go to Tribal Affairs Ministry.


Jyoti Kalra is new Member NHRC!
Jyoti Kalra is reported to have been appointed Member of the National Human Right Commission (NHRC). Name of NIA Chief Sharad Kumar was also in circulation.


Will Srinivas move to Paris?
Name of K Srinivas is reportedly doing the round for the post of Assistant Director-General for Culture(ADG) for Culture Sector in Paris .He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.


No representation of IRS-C&CE officer at Joint Secretary level in GoI
No officer belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise cadre has had representation at Joint Secretary level in Government of India.


Justice Shiva Kirti Singh appointed as Chairperson, TDSAT
Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, retired Judge of Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).


Justice K K Trivedi appointed as Vice Chairman, Authority for Advance Rulings
Justice K K Trivedi, retired Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of Authority for Advance Rulings in the Apex Scale in the newly created bench at National Capital region for a period of three years.


Now independent regulator for Railways
The Government has decided to set up Rail Development Authority (RDA), an independent regulator that will recommend passenger and freight fares and protect the interests of commuters.


CBEC sends proposals to DoPT for Joint Secretary level empanelment
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is believed to have sent proposals for 1988, 1989 & 1990 batches IRS-C&CE officers to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) regarding empanelment at Joint Secretary level.


Prahlad Singh likely to be appointed as CGCA?
Prahalad Singh is expected to be appointed as Controller General of Communication Account (CGCA). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) is yet to take decision on his appointment proposal. He is a 1980 batch IP & TAFS officer.

Mrinal Chawla appointed as Deputy Accountant General in AG office
Mrinal Chawla, Deputy Accountant General (RS), in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Punjab, Chandigarh, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Admn/Wks/Funds) in the office of Accountant General (A&E), Haryana, Chandigarh. He is a 2014 batch IA&AS officer.


Ms Anuradha Mitra appointed as Member (Fin), Telecom Commission
Ms Anuradha Mitra has been appointed as Member (Finance), Telecom Commission. She is a 1982 batch IP & TAFS officer.


Gulab Singh appointed as AIGF, Environment, Forest & CC
Gulab Singh has been appointed as Assistant Inspector General of Forests (AIGF) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a 2001 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.


Tenure of Brig Pandey as CMD, BBJ ending in July
The tenure of Brig B D Pandey, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, BBJ, is coming to an end in July this year. Meanwhile, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has initiated the process of filling the post.


GoI to appoint regular CMD, BVFCL after six years
The Government of India has initiated process to appoint a regular Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Brahmaputra Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), the post has been lying vacant for around six years. This PSU is being run by stand by CMD with additional charges.


AYCL likely to get a regular CMD after two-and-half year
The Government of India has initiated the process to appoint a regular Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Andrew Yule & Co Limited (AYCL). The post has been lying vacant since April 2015.


5 IES officers transferred
As many as five officers of Indian Economic Service have been given new postings. Accordingly, Abhishek Acharya has been appointed as Deputy Director, Economic Division while Ms Lopa Banerjee was posted as Deputy Director, Jute Commissioner, Kolkata and Ms Pragyansmita Sahoo is Senior Research officer, NITI Aayog, RDMEO. Similarly, Amit Sahu has been appointed as Assistant Director, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and Ms Preeti was made Assistant Director, Economic Affairs.

Sharda Prasad appointed as Independent Director, CWC
Sharda Prasad has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).


IAS officer is Director of RIMS in Manipur
A 2000 batch IAS officer, R K Dinesh has been appointed as officiating Director of Regional Institute of Medical Science ( RIMS) in Manipur by the Government of India.

Income Tax officer gets ten years imprisonment
The Special Judge, CBI cases, Dehradun has sentenced Arun Kumar Ranjan, then Income Tax Officer, Rudrapur in Uttarakhand to undergo ten years Imprisonment with fine of Rs one lahk after found guilty of demanding a bribe of Rs five lakh from the complainant.


Haryana cadre IPS is SSP Traffic in Chandigarh
Shashank Anand has been appointed next Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Chandigarh. He is 2006 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.


Madhabi Puri Buch is now Member of SEBI
Madhabi Puri Buch has taken over as a Whole Time Member of capital markets watchdog SEBI .She will oversee key departments relating to regulation, supervision and surveillance.

WAPCOS gets ‘Water Award – Made in India – Best Water Company (Public Sector)’
WAPCOS has been conferred with Water Awards 2016-2017 under the category “Made in India – Best Water Company (Public Sector)”. The 11th Water Awards was presented by Times Network, organized by Water Digest in partnership with UNESCO and ASSOCHAM on the World Water Day. The theme for 2017 was Water and Wastewater. The Award was received by Sanjay Singal, Chief Engineer (Rural & Urban Development) on behalf of WAPCOS.
WAPCOS Limited is a “MINI RATNA-I” Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, Ganga Rejuvenation & River Development. Incorporated on June 26th, 1969 under the Companies Act, 1956; WAPCOS is a technology driven consultancy and EPC organization with strong global presence in the field of Water, Power and Infrastructure sectors. WAPCOS has the requisite experience & expertise to undertake Consultancy & EPC projects of any scale and complexity in the sectors of its operation. The quality management systems of WAPCOS comply with the Quality Assurance requirements of ISO 9001:2008 for Consultancy & EPC Services in Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development Projects and Projects related to Residential, Office Buildings, Civil Works, Roads & Highways, Irrigation, Agriculture & Water Projects, Electrical Power Projects for Generation, Transmission etc. WAPCOS is registered with various international funding agencies for participating in the funded projects like World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and United Nations Office for Project Services.

NTPC-NETRA Vendor Meet-2017
NTPC NETRA C&M Department organized its first ever Vendor Meet was held today attended by more than 200 vendors. The Meet was inaugurated by A K Jha, Director (T), A K Sinha, ED (Engg), T R Dutta, ED (CC&M), R K Srivastava, ED (NETRA) and shared their views, informing about the NETRA's future plans in research and development area on the occasion. Senior officials from finance, engineering and ERP/IT groups of NTPC interacted with the vendors.. Major Companies viz Beijing Huaxia MeTech, China, ABB, GE T&D, Thermax, L&T, SYC Global, Green Power, IRIS Power, Elico Marketing, Cummins India, etc actively participated and provided useful suggestions during the meet. NM Gupta, GM (NETRA) discussed e-Procuremnet for efficient procurement process. Ajay Kumar, AGM explained implementation of GePNIC module.

Mrs Ruby Srivastava relieved to join as Director, NPCIL (UPDATED)
Mrs Ruby Srivastava has been relieved to join as Director (Finance), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) under the Department of Atomic Energy. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Subhashish Banerjee given premature repatriation to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Subhashish Banerjee, Additional Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) in the Ministry of Textiles, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2006 batch IOFS officer.

D K Madan appointed as Director, Chemicals, Delhi (UPDATED)
Dharmendra Kumar Madan has been appointed as Director in the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Delhi. He is a 1994 batch IOFS officer.

Three IAS officers given additional charges in Haryana (UPDATED)
Shrikant Walgad has been given the additional charge of Commissioner, Ambala Division while D Suresh was handed the additional charge of Commissioner, Faridabad Division and Chander Parkash was given the additional charge of the post of Commissioner, Karnal Division.

Many Bureaucrats & PSUs official are on agencies radar (UPDATED)
Union government has reportedly asked the investigating agencies to take actions against alleged corrupt officials. Accordingly sources ED has raided a WB cadre IAS officer, one IFS of Telangana cadre office and premises of some PSU officials.

IPS postings in Manipur (UPDATED)
Anand Prakash who was on deputation to the GoI has been posted as ADGP (LO & Prisons), Pramod Asthana also on return from central deputation has been made ADGP (AP& Training), ADGP (Prisons & Intl) P Doungel has been made as ADGP (Intelligence), ADGP (AP/Training & Home Guard) Christopher Doungel as ADGP (Home Guard) and DIG/CID (CB) RK Meme has been given additional charge of Fire Services Director.

CORPORATE

Secondary steel producers play a key role in increasing production: Birender Singh
The Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh, speaking at the National Conference on Secondary Steel Producers, has said, "we intend to adopt the 'Melt & Manufacture' Model of USA for increasing steel production capacity. Worldwide, mini-mills are becoming popular and we want to establish such plants and mills in India. This is cost-effective, environment-friendly and energy efficient." Outlining the strategic roadmap for steel industry, Birender Singh said acronym PRIDE is our guiding motto, where: P is for production and productivity; R is for Research & Development; I is for Indian-made Steel; D is for demand increase and E is for Excellence in Quality of steel. These thrust areas are as important for secondary steel producers, as these are for integrated steel producers. Steel plants in secondary sector have many advantages like less land requirement, lower capital investment, better energy efficiency, proximity to users and less dependence on logistics. The Minster said that his ministry wants to promote and encourage growth of domestic steel industry and want that Indian-made steel should be given preference in government-funded projects. The Government have decided to institute an award scheme for the Secondary Steel Sector units under various categories to recognise their contribution in nation building and award the best performers in these areas so that they can be source of inspiration for other producers. An Inter-Ministerial Task Force has been formed to explore ways of increasing steel consumption. Whether it be Housing, Urban Development or Swachh Bharat Mission, steel is integral to the sectors. Steel-intensive houses, pre-fabricated steel toilets and other units, bridges, community centres, malls, smart city infrastructure are few of the examples where steel use is being promoted, Singh said. The Ministry of Steel in association with National Institute of Secondary Technology (NISST) and Joint Plant committee organized one day National Conference on Secondary Steel Producers on the theme "Make in Steel for Make in India" in New Delhi. The Minister of Urban Development, Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the conference. Speaking at the valedictory session, the Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said that crash barriers have been made mandatory for all highways. Steel consumption will definitely increase with substantial increase in length of highways and more bridges. The Secretary Steel, Dr Aruna Sharma addressing the conference said that Secondary Steel need to play a crucial role in supplying crash barriers and other quality steel for end use.


Kumar is CEO of International Travel House Ltd
International Travel House Ltd has appointed Ajay Kumar as Chief Executive Officer of the company.


Rajagopal is Jt. MD of Celebrity Fashions Ltd
Celebrity Fashions Ltd has re-designated Vidyuth Rajagopal as Joint Managing Director of the company.


Dudani is CFO of Shree Metalloys Ltd
Shree Metalloys Ltd has appointed Govindlal Mangilal Dudani as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.


Marda is CFO of Scintilla Commercial & Credit Ltd
Scintilla Commercial & Credit Ltd has appointed Prabhat Kumar Marda as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Suchanti quits as MD of Keynote Corporate Services Ltd
Vineet Suchanti has quit as Managing Director of Keynote Corporate Services Ltd. He will however continue to be a Non-Executive Director of the company.

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Sharabandi
Ban on liquor is a pretty good move but major revenue loss for the government as well lacks of youths will move out of job. It will also have an effect on the travel & tourism business. It will also generate huge black money & a parallel risky business. A better solution will be Dubai Style, as no liquor shops to be permitted; liquor will be served only in the bars, which can be category wise. Government can control the bars in their own way as who will be served & how much & payment options etc.
Vivek Dhawan

To dilute RTI Act is rather unfortunate
I agree with Saxena. The effort to dilute RTI Act is rather unfortunate. The act had brought about some fear in bureaucracy and had given an opportunity to general public to seek information to nail many a lie and some corrupt practices in some Government Departments. Some RTI activists chose this avenue to do lot of public good by exposing wrong doings at several places. Even civil servants who were victims of injustice in matters of seniority, promotion, unfair transfer etc. use the right to information to seek justice. The dilution of the act has been visible during the last two years when no urgency has been shown in filling the vacant slots in Central Information Commission. It is a pity that on one side the Government is moving on many fronts, there is an attempt to weaken many institutions so very necessary for functioning of democracy. Such attempts only smell of penchant for dictatorship.

Aarti Khosla


Kejari used Delhi Government funds for his lawyers' fee, squandered crores for self advertisement.
Mittal

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