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POLITICS
This is History (475)
The English Government was as a matter of fact, privately committed
to joining France in case of war,but this was not publicly known.
Power struggle starts in Tamil Nadu ?
It is not a secret now. The power struggle has started in Tamil Nadu.
People say now there are two camps - one is of CM O Panneerselvam and
the other of Sasikala Natarajan.
Why Modi avoided keeping his mother with him in PM House ?
When the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben visited him
at his official residence 7 Race Course Road, in May last year, and
someone asked him to keep her with him permanently, Modi reportedly
denied saying, "If she will remain here, other relatives including
niece and nephews will start hovering here and the chances of their
indulging in corruption will increase".
Imaginary Interview with RaGa Baba
Yesterday post Sonia leaving the Cafe I returned to the Cafe and was
there for a good hour. Today I returned to the same Cafe and was soaking
in the sun and enjoying my Cafe Latte and Biscotti .....when suddenly
I see Rahul Baba stomping towards my table ...full of fire and brimstone
he addresses me...
Rahul: Oye I was hoping I would catch you here .... I flew in late in
the evening and the entire night my Mom was in my room crying ...
Me: Was it because of the arrest of the TMC MP...your Mom is in the
habit of coming to your room and crying on political developments ...
R: Oye careful ... why the hell did you let her know I've flown out
of India ...I was in London and she called me on my Mobile and bawled
her head off and I had to fly down to Milan ... just for her I got International
Calling on my India Mobile number and carried it with me ...
M: Arre in the interview one question led to another ...and your leaving
India popped up ...I hear some Congis are heaving a sigh of relief on
your taking this holiday ....
R: Give me their names ...
M: Why ....you will put them through your loyalty test ...by offering
them biscuits from the same plate you've fed biscuits to your doggies...
R: My Congis ...my Doggies .. my biscuits ...what's your problem. .
M: I hear some Congis objected to this loyalty test in the Media ...
but should you have left the 'Shop' at this crucial juncture ....
R: Not that it's your business ...I have my loyal team minding the shop...
M: In US they follow a policy ...if you go on leave for 15 days ...and
in your absence Management finds your work being effectively handled
..by someone doubling up ...they usually fire you ...they prefer to
pay a little more to the guy doubling up and doing your job..and the
entire Congress would work out cheaper than you ...
R: Who the hell can fire me.....
M: Congis may get bold if Congress loses Punjab ..Goa.... Manipur...
UK....UP ....believe me a rebellion is already in the works ..
R: Mummy says even if a Tiny Tot from the Gandhi Family is named as
the head of Congress...Congis will loyally accept the Tiny Tot and rally
around him/her.....some minion would be appointed as the President for
day to day affairs...we Gandhis bond Congress.....
M: India is changing ....Congress too is changing ...but seems Mummy
and Beta are stuck in the old 'minion' mindset ...
what's your take on the family feud drama in UP..
R: When did this happen...
M: Don't tell me you don't know ....don't you read the Papers or watch
News on TV ...didn't your Think Tank inform you ..
R: Listen I don't have time to read gossip...and on TV I've better things
to watch ....by the way in the past week I've not been meeting my Think
Tank ....was planning my overseas trip and Demonitization was on my
mind ...and SOP is unless I call them they cannot meet me!
M: Feudal mindset if you ask me ...and why club all newspapers in the
gossip category ..and even the gossipy ones... you can always read between
the lines and decipher the news ..and the Nation knows your TV viewing
list!!
R: My schedule is too jam-packed to decipher ...and it's up to me what
I watch on TV...
M: No wonders Congis crib you give 5 minute appointments and during
the appointments you are distracted ...either your phone or your dogs..or
just day dreaming ...or viewing your favourite programme on TV..
R: I multitask.... and when it looks I'm day dreaming I'm actually thinking
...I hear you advised my Mom to suggest me some alternate careers ...
M: Like when the Camera showed you sleeping in LS you were actually
thinking .....I advised your Mom that you yourself say you are a reluctant
politician ... do something you like ...give your 100% then ...
R: You think I've not tried ...but ... (whispering) I like my present
job....
M: Power ....no responsibility ...you must have really enjoyed this
model during UPA days...
R: By the way who the hell are you to advice me on my career ...to hell
with your advice ...and don't try to interview me ...I'm too smart to
fall into your trap ..
M: What have you been doing up to now ...thanks for the interview ....
R: (exclaims) Mama (stops away) ....
Disclaimer : Satire. Not meant to influence or inform. With inputs from
MSM, SM and Blogs
VJS
BUREAUCRACY
Will Gokhale be new Foreign Secretary ?
Indian Ambassador to Beijing V K Gokhale is said to be front-runner
for the post. Topper in his batch Gokhale is considered as the best
choice but no one can say he is hundred per cent choice of the Government.
Is he being backed by Nagpur ?.
Who will succeed Justice Khehar in August ?
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar assumed the office of Chief Justice of
India (CJI) on January 4. Who will succeed him in August ? One can not
predict right now ?
S S Bangar quits IRS-IT
Sujit Sudhakar Bangar has resigned from the Indian Revenue Service of
Income Tax cadre.
Nine IPS Probationers of 2015 batch allocated MP cadre
As many as nine Probationers of Indian Police Service of 2015 batch
have been allocated MP cadre after the completion of training at Vallabhbhai
Patel Police Academy, Hyderabad. They are: Aparna Gupta, Samir Saurabh,
Agam Jain, Rajat Saklecha, Amit Tolani, Nivedita Naidu, Amit Kumar,
Ankit Khandelwal and Hans Raj Singh.
Aruna Bahuguna to retire in February
Director of the National Police Academy Aruna Bahuguna is superannuating
on February 28. She is 1979 batch IPS officer of Telengana cadre.
Rajen Habib Khwaja is new DG of ASCI
Rajen Habib Khwaja is the new Director General of the Administrative
Staff College of India (ASCI) .He is former 1976 batch IAS officer of
Andhra Pradesh cadre.
An ACC appointment challenged in Court
A candidate, who was not invited for the interviews for the post of
Chairman in Public Sector Enterprises, has reportedly challenged the
appointment approved by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC)
in a Court.
Dr P V Ramesh Babu relieved to join as CMD, RECL
The Government of Andhra Pradesh relieved Dr P V Ramesh Babu of cadre
responsibility enabling him to join as Chairman & Managing Director,
Rural Electrification Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi. He is
a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Jagdeesh Chandra quits ETV, joins ZEE Media Corp
The longest serving CEO of any regional network in the country in the
recent times, Jagdeesh Chandra, who was heading ETV for the last more
than 8 years, has finally moved out from Network18 (which also controls
ETV) to pursue other major opportunities and his future entrepreneurship
designs. Chandra was the initial choice of Ramoji Rao and when Reliance
took over the Network in 2012, Chandra also continued with Network18
and during the last five years, Reliance launched 8 new regional News
channels under his leadership. Chandra is credited to completely turnaround
a loss-making regional News Network ETV into a profit-making venture.
Under his leadership, only during the last Financial Year (FY15-16),
ETV Hindi and Urdu channels made a record EBITDA of Rs.87.04 crores.
During the first six months (April-September) of the current year, under
Chandra's command, the entire ETV Network (13 ETV channels across 22
states), registered a record Ad revenue growth of 58.12%, as compared
to the previous year. On the editorial front, he succeeded in converting
the ETV News channel, especially in the Hindi heartland, as the voice
of the common man. Chandra's 8 year ETV contract had expired on August
31, 2016 and since then he was working on an extended tenure. After
relinquishing his Etv Charge this afternoon, soon after Chandra joined
Zee Media Corporation as its CEO of Regional channels which includes
Zee Marudhara Rajasthan, Zee Madhyapradesh-Chhatisgarh, Zee Purvaiya
( Bihar-Jharkhand), Zee Uttarpradesh-Uttrakhand (India 24x7), Zee Salam,
24 Ghanta, Zee 24 Taas and Zee Punjab-Hariyana-Himachal Pradesh. Chandra
will be on a 5 year contract , which can be further extended with mutual
consent. Chandra says that he is proud to be associated with the country's
largest and oldest television network Zee, which is controlled by an
another legendary media icon Dr Subhash Chandra.
Ratnakar Ghosh is also CMD, GRSE
Ratnakar Ghosh, Director Shipbuilding, has been assigned an additional
charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders
& Engineers Limited (GRSE) after the orders of selected candidate
RAdm Vipini Kumar Saxena, ADD, DG (Tech) in the Ministry of Defence,
got delayed. A vacancy of this post has arisen on January after the
retirement of present incumbent RAdm A K Verma on December 31, 2016.
Central deputation tenure of Devesh Deval extended
The central deputation tenure of Devesh Deval as Deputy Secretary Department
of Health & Family Welfare, has been extended. He is a 2004 batch
IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Sanjay Sharma takes over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance
Air Marshal Sanjay Sharma has taken over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance
at Air Headquarters.
Three IPS officers out of three from Kerala empanelled as DIG in GoI
Three IPS officers out of three belonging to 2002 batch from Kerala
cadre have been empanelled for Deputy Director General of Police (DIG)
posts in Government of India.
G A Ramu is also Special Chief Secretary, Environment in AP
G Anantha Ramu has been given full additional charge for the post of
Special Chief Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology
in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh
cadre.
Pradeep posted as Under Secretary, DoPT
After merger of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs with MEA, Pradeep
has been posted to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at
Under Secretary level.
Kishore Chandra Das joins as Director (Pers), RINL
Kishore Chandra Das, ED, MDSL, has taken over the charge as Director
(Personnel), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).
Sanjay Goel likely to return to parent cadre this month
Sanjay Goel, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) at Director, will be returning to his
parent cadre in this month. He is a 1989 batch IRSME officer.
Merin Joseph promoted in Kerala
Merin Joseph IPS (Kerala, 2013) has been promoted as SP and posted as
Commandant, Kerala Armed Police (KAP) 2nd Battalion. She is the first
woman IPS officer to hold the post.
Amit Mohan Govil appointed as Commissioner, TPRU
Amit Mohan Govil has been appointed as Commissioner in the Tax Policy
Research Unit(TPRU). He is an IRS-IT officer.
Brij Mohan Agrawal repatriated to parent cadre
Brij Mohan Agrawal, Director in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation (HUPA), has been given premature repatriation to his parent
cadre. He is a 1984 batch IDSE officer.
Anand Prakash Pandey deputed as Director, Rural Development
Anand Prakash Pandey, who was on compulsory wait, has been deputed as
Director in the Department of Rural Development. He is a 1999 batch
IFS officer of Haryana cadre.
A F Toppo appointed as Manager, Air India, Kabul
A F Toppo, Manager Commercial, Northern region has been appointed as
Manager, Air India Kabul.
Five IRTS officers shifted after promotion to SAG
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service
(IRTS) have been transferred after promotion to Senior Administrative
Grade (SAG). Accordingly, Niraj Verma has been transferred to North
Central Railway while Manish Tiwari was posted to North Eastern Railway
and Bibhuti Bhushan Gupta is moved to North Eastern Railway. Similarly,
Kushal Singh has been transferred to North Central Railway and Arun
Jatoh Rathod was posted to North Central Railway.
Four IRTS officers promoted to SAG
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service
(IRTS) have been given Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). They are:
Brijendra Kumar, Uday Shankar Jha, HM Dinesh and R Senthil Kumar.
12 IAS officers from Bihar confirmed in IAS
As many as 12 IAS officers from Bihar have been confirmed Indian Administrative
Service (IAS). The officers are: Suresh Kumar Sinha, Krishna Mohan,
Ram Bhjhawan Choudhary, Ramashish Paswan, Chittranjan Singh, Nilam Gupta,
Syed Parvez Alam, Lalan Jee, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Ajay Kumar Chaudhary,
Kunwar Jang Bahadur and Baidynath Yadav.
Lt Gen Saini is now 12th Corps Commander
Lt Gen SK Saini has taken over as the 12th Corps Commander of the Rising
Star Corps from Lt Gen Ashok Ambre at Yol.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in West Bengal
(UPDATED)
Some IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places
in West Bengal. Accordingly, Tanmay Ray Chaudhuri has been transferred
as DIG, PHQ while Subrata Kumar Mitra was made CP of Barrackpore and
BL Meena is DIG of Presidency Range. Similarly, Rupesh Kumar has been
transferred to the post of DC detective department in Kolkata Police;
Joy Biswas as SP of Purulia; Priyabrata Roy as SDPO, Kalna; Sayak Das
posted to Katwa; Bishop Sarkar to Khatra; Harikrishna Pai to Arambagh;
Kunwar Bhushan Singh to Islampur; Amandeep to Ranaghat; Kamanasish Sen
to Serampore; Pinaki Dutta to Kurseong; Dhritiman Sarkar to Rampurhat,
and Praween Prakash was shifted to Jangipur.
Steephen L appointed as Deputy Secretary,
Commerce (UPDATED)
Steephen L has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department
of Commerce in Government of India. He is a 2007 batch IRS-IT officer.
Arvind Saran appointed as Deputy Secretary,
Revenue (UPDATED)
Arvind Saran has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department
of Revenue in Government of India. He is a 2005 batch IRS-IT officer.
V S Pandey posted as Under Secretary, Commerce
(UPDATED)
Vijay Shanker Pandey, Under Secretary, has been posted to the Department
of Commerce in Government of India.
Dr Gopinatha posted as CGM, APFDC
(UPDATED)
Dr K Gopinatha has been transferred and posted as CCF/Chief General
Manager, A P Forest Development Corporation in Andhra Pradesh. He will
also continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Chief Conservator
of Forests (Production). He is a 1994 batch IFS officer.
Dr Ramesh Babu takes over as CMD, RECL (UPDATED)
Dr P V Ramesh Babu has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing
Director, Rural Electrification Corporation of India Limited (RECL),
New Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
CORPORATE
Padmanabhan appointed Chairman of Tata Power
Company Ltd
Tata Power Company Limited has appointed S Padmanabhan as Chairman
of the company.
Sengupta assumes charge as Director(Personnel) of MMTC Ltd
Tapas Kumar Sengupta has assumed charge as Director(Personnel) of MMTC
Limited w.e.f. January 2, 2017 .
Bajwa appointed MD of IBM India
Karan Bajwa has been appointed as Managing Director of IBM India.
Patel appointed Independent Director of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd
Gujarat State Petronet Limited has appointed Bimal N Patel as Independent
Director of the company.
Shah resigns as Independent Director of Resurgere Mines & Minerals
Ltd
Mayur Shah has resigned as Non Executive and Independent Director of
Resurgere Mines & Minerals Limited due to his other professional
commitments.
Ms Singh appointed as VP (Mktg.) of Usha International
Ms Jayati Singh has been appointed as Vice President (Marketing)(Cooking
Appliances & Sewing Machines) of Usha International.
Kumar appointed as MD of Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd
Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd has appointed Moneesh Kumar as Managing
Director of the company.
Soni ceases to be Director (Projects) of Engineers India Ltd
Ashwani Soni has ceased to be Director (Projects) of Engineers India
Ltd.
Ms Kulshrestha appointed as CS of Oracle Credit Ltd
Oracle Credit Ltd has appointed Ms Rupali Kulshrestha, as a Company
Secretary of the company.
Rodricks resigns as MD of Seamec Limited
Captain C J Rodricks has resigned as Managing Director of Seamec Limited.
FORUM
(The views expressed in this column are of
the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the
views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we
would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or
indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views
which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised
to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the
most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would
carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
Honest officers sidelined in Telangana
Efficiency, handwork and honesty taken for a ride in Telangana. Pradeep
Chandra unceremoniously sent out of office as Chief Secretary and other
honest officers like Ranjeev, Gopal, Joshi sidelined.
RP
Discrimination
While 2008 batch IAS officers have got JAG Grade in Karnataka and will
soon get the same in other cadres, 2007 batch IPS officers of AGMU cadre
are yet to be awarded JAG grade by UT Division of MHA.
Ramesh
Amazed by reaction of a surfer
I am rather amazed by the reaction of one of your surfer to my post
on demonetisation. I may be quoting personal incident but it is a common
experience and far from being critical I was only talking about its
positive side with a little touch of humour. Seth did not catch that
humour and was carried away perhaps by the title of the post as given
by the editor of Whispers. As for his unsolicited advice to work for
the country I have done my bit and am doing even now in my own little
ways and I do appreciate his concern for the country .
Aarti Khosla
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Disclosure in cases where vigilance proceedings are pending
for long
RTI applications were filed concerning the alleged illegal allotment
of sheds to a private firm in 2008 thereby causing a loss of Rs.
6.63 Cr. to the Govt. exchequer due to favouritism by the then
Traffic Manager, Mumbai Port Trust. The PIO stated that the departmental
vigilance proceedings are pending in the aforesaid context and
the any disclosure of information would impede the process of
prosecution of delinquent officers. The appellant drew the attention
of the Commission towards the fact the cases relate to year 2008
and there is inordinate delay in the conclusion of investigation/
disciplinary proceedings. The CIC observed that merely because
the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of
offenders is continuing, the bar stipulated under Section 8(1)
(h) of the RTI Act is not attracted. Moreover, a careful reading
of the section reveals that the word used in section 8(1)(h) is
"would" which implies that there should be definite
material information in the hands of the CPIO to delineate that
disclosure of the information will impede the process of investigation.
Mere apprehension is not enough. If the intent of the legislature
was to deny information on the basis of apprehension it would
have used the word "could".
Comments
To the question whether details of ongoing proceedings against
government employees can be disclosed, the Information Commission
has not taken a generalized view. If the vigilance proceedings
are pending for long duration, it defeats the very purpose of
its initiation. In such situations, the accused may claim disclosure
in larger public interest.
Citation: Shri Rednam Deepak v. CPIO,
Ministry of Shipping in F. No. CIC/YA/A/2015/001489 CIC/YA/A/2015/002214
CIC/YA/A/2015/000673 CIC/YA/A/2015/000864 CIC/YA/A/2015/002269
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)
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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