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Effective capsule of Indian bureaucracy.
POLITICS
This is History (477)
By how England tried to pose as a great defender of right and truth
and a champion of small nations.
Public is with Modi, not BJP ?
People say Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no threat from the opposition.
The real threat in the elections will be from his own partymen. But
he will emerge victorious because of the public.
Ram Jethmalani is writing memoirs ?
Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani is reportedly writing his memoirs. People
say some parts of his memoirs are going to create ripples in the Indian
politics.
SP Drama ka next Act ..
My Respected Friend is still in Delhi and so today we meet at a Restaurant
specializing in Sizzlers in South Delhi and over a sizzling meal we
get chatting.
Me: Now they say Akhilesh is in talks with Congress
.. whatever
you multiply by naught ends up as naught
. isn't it!!!!
Respected Friend: All scripted
Dad firing son
.. Son
hijacking the Party
.Father shamming illness
.. Son
saying Father is still his Leader
.. Son talking to Congress
..
actually this talk with Congress would have taken place some time back
..cannot
be an overnight development! And now soon Father and son will make-up!!!
M: So the objective is to project Akhilesh as a Leader and one who can
form alliances
. but if all is honky-dory again there has to be
a fall guy
RF: Amar Singh
another drama or royal boot .... Akhilesh
does not like him and neither does Congress
M: So now Rahul has to return from his overseas trip for the next Act
of this Drama
. What about the Budget????
RF: When an early Budget was proposed Opposition were okay with it
.did
they not know then that Elections for UP would be held around this time
.my
feeling is if they could they'd stop the Budget from being presented
.
they know this is going to be a path-breaking Budget
. has to be!!!!
M: But they say Congress in 2012 agreed to delaying the Budget for elections
....
RF: I think because of the listless Budget that was going to be presented
because of the prevailing circumstances then I think Congress was only
too happy to accommodate
. In fact if the Budget had been presented
would have been detrimental for Congress
.
M: And before EC announced the Dates it was aware of the Budget
.
it is not as if the Budget date was announced after the EC announced
the Dates
what's wrong with Mamtha!!!
RF: I read in a Financial Newspaper that after Demonetization was announced
she simply lost it!!!
M: And she's gotten just bad to worse
..
RF: And TMC is very much like Congress
.. no one can question Rani
in Congress and Didi in TMC!!!!!
M: Now Kejri says that AAP removed the list of Donors from its Website
for fear of Donors being harassed by BJP
.
RF: So he's justifying Anonymity in Political Donations
. he was
the one who used to keep on yelling that BJP should make list of its
Donors Public
..
M: His Key Aide now says he was being harassed by CBI to name Kejri
and so he's resigned from service
.
RF: Let me be the Devil's Advocate
.maybe seeing the Buck move
upwards he decided to do this so as show CBI is biased against Kejri
Chess khel raha hai ....
M: Seems BJP's doing well in in UP..UK... Goa ....but seems to be on
back foot in Punjab ...
RF: Punjab has always been a difficult election to call... why even
a Neta like Amrinder who was in the forefront last time too got it wrong
...thinking that by noon Congress would have taken a decisive lead he
called Journos for Coffee with Captain. ..at Noon viewing the results
only a few of his Favourite Journos turned up ...for Tears with Captain
...chalo let's settle the Tab ...I got to do some shopping ...again
today you do the honors ....Joke for the road ...
M: Post the SP split drama a Journo asked Amar Singh ....Aap kiss ke
taraf ho ....Amar whispered ....Opportunity ke taraf.....
Disclaimer : Satire. Not meant to influence or inform. With inputs from
MSM, SM and Blogs
VJS
BUREAUCRACY
Vikas Swarup to move to Canada
Spokesman of the MEA Vikas Swarup is moving to Canada as India's new
High Commissioner.
Gopal Bagley to be new Spokesman of MEA
Gopal Bagley, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan) Division,
will succeed Vikas Swarup as Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs.
20 IAS officers from Odisha on central deputation
As many as 20 IAS officers from Odisha cadre are serving on central
deputation in Government of India.
Only nine IAS officers on central deputation from West Bengal
At present only nine IAS officers of the West Bengal cadre are on central
deputation, despite the quota of 48 officers.
1985 batch IAS officers to get ACS rank in Rajasthan
1985 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of ACS in Rajasthan
in the next six months.
Rathore and Murthy are Members of NDMA
Laxman Singh Rathore and Prof C V R Murthy have been appointed Member
of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Yusufi retires from CIC
Member of the Central Information Commission M A Khan Yusufi has retired
on December 31.
Vinod Zutshi is also Secretary, Culture
Vinod Zutshi, Secretary, Tourism, will be looking after an additional
charge of Culture Department till the return of present incumbent from
training January 22, 2017. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan
cadre.
Bishwanath Sinha promoted to Principal Secretary grade
Bishwanath Sinha, who is presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of
Environment and Forest in Government of India, has been accorded Principal
Secretary grade in Kerala. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Kerala
cadre.
Four IPS Probationers of 2015 batch allocated Rajasthan cadre
As many as four 2015 batch Probationers of Indian Police Service have
been allocated Rajasthan cadre after the completion of their training
at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, (SVPNPA), Hyderabad.
They are: Harshwardhan Agarwalla, Amrita Duhan, Richa Tomar and Rajesh
Kumar Meena.
Gopichand Shivshankar Ramteke appointed MMS, Madurai
Gopichand Shivshankar Ramteke has been appointed as Mail Motor Manager
(MMS), Madurai. He is an officer of Group A of Department of Posts.
Tapas Ranjan Roy appointed Airport Manager, Melbourne
Tapas Ranjan Roy, Manager Commercial, Eastern Region, has been appointed
Airport Manager, Melbourne.
Both IPS officers from Karnataka empanelled as DIG in GoI
Both IPS officers of 2002 batch from Karnataka cadre have been empanelled
for Deputy Director General of Police (DIG) posts in Government of India.
Anand Mohan appointed CVO in BIS
Anand Mohan has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Bureau
of Indian Standards (BIS), Delhi at the level of Director. He is a 1996
batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Ravi Shankar concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Burundi
Ravi Shankar has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India
to the Republic of Burundi. He is a 1995 batch IFS officer.
Rajeev Kumar Goyal posted as ED, Railway Board
Rajeev Kumar Goyal has been transferred as Executive Director (ERP),
Railway Board. He is an IRPS officer.
Kushwah promoted to PrCommissioner of Customs & Central Excise grade
Vinod Kumar Singh Kushwah has been promoted to the grade of Principal
Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise. He is an IRS-Customs officer.
Dr Kolli Raghuram appointed as Deputy Director, SVPNPA
Dr Kolli Raghuram Reddy has been appointed Deputy Director at SP level
in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA). He is
a 2006 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.
Dr. Rishi Kumar is DCIT(OSD), Delhi
IRS officer Dr. Rishi Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax , who
joined as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD) with TPL Division,
CBDT recently will be on the staff of Pr. CCIT (CCA), Delhi as DCIT
(OSD) till further orders.
Two IAS officers promoted to PS grade in Kerala
Two IAS officers of 1992 batch: Sanjeev Kaushik and Dr K Ellangovan
have been promoted to the grade of Principal Secretary in Kerala.
T P Singh returns to Haryana
Dr. T.P. Singh, a 1996 Batch IFS officer has been repatriated to his
parent Haryana Cadre after completing his Government of India deputation
with ICFRE, Dehradun.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in Kerala
More than one dozen IPS officers have been given field postings in Kerala.
Accordingly, K P Phillip has been appointed as District Police Chief,
Kannur while S Surenderan was posted as District Police Chief, Kollam
Rural and A V George is District Police Chief, Ernakulam Rural. Similarly,
J Jayanath has been apopinted as District Police Chief, Kozhikode; N
Vijaykumar as District Police Chief, Thrissur Rural; K G Simon as District
Police Chief, Kasargode; M K Pushkaran as District Police Chief, Kozhikode;
Ashok Kuamr as District Police Chief, Thiruvananthapuram rural; T Narayanan
as District Police Chief, Thrissur City; Yatheesh Chandra as Deputy
Commissioner, L&O and Traffic, Kochi City; Pratheesh Kumar as District
Police Chief, Palakkad; Dr Arul R B Krishna as Deputy Commissioner,
L&O, Traffic, Thiruvananthapuram City; Siva Vikram as District Chief
Wayanand; B Asokan as District Police Chief, Pathanamthitta; Venugopal
as District Police Chief, Idukki and Mohammed Rafeek was posted as District
Police Chief, Alappuzha.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in Punjab
(UPDATED)
As many as 14 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different
places in Punjab. Accordingly, Nilabh Kishore has been appointed as
IG, Bathinda range while B Chandrasekhar is IG Zone 1, Patiala and G
Nageswara Rao was posted as Commissioner of Police, Amritsar. Similarly,
Amit Prasad has been appointed as IG, Intelligence & Counter Intelligence,
Bathinda; Dhruman H Nimbale as SSP, Sir Muktsar Sahib; Harjeet Singh
as SSP, Taran Taran; Gaurav Garg as SSP, Ferozepur; S Bhoopathi as SSP,
Patiala; J Elanchezihian as SSP, Amritsar rural; Deepak Hilori as SSP,
Batala, Patil Ketan Baliram as SSP, Fazilka; Nanak Singh as SSP, Faridkot;
Alka Meena as SSP, Kapurthala and Vivek Sheel Soni was posted as SSP,
Mansa.
Two IAS officers shifted in Goa
Neela Mohanan has been appointed as Collector, North Goa while Agnelo
Fernandes was posted as Director, Director Environment and Member Secretary
of GCZMA Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority in Goa.
Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in Goa
Umesh Gaonkar has been transferred to Crime Branch while Karthik Kashyap
was now posted as North Goa SP and Chandan Chaudhary is South Goa Superintendent
of Police. Similarly, Shekhar Prabhudesai has been transferred to SP
Commandant IRB; Karthik Kashyap as SP North Goa district; Shekhar Prabhudessai
as SP Commandant IRBn 1,2, 3 and Umesh Y Gaonkar was made SP Crime in
Goa.
L Savithri appointed as Ambassador to Kyrgyz
Republic (UPDATED)
Ms L Savithri, presently Director in the Ministry, has been appointed
as the next Ambassador of India to the Kyrgyz Republic.
Pramod Kumar Pathak promoted to PCCF grade
in Kerala
Pramod Kumar Pathak has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests in Kerala. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of
Kerala cadre.
Two IFS officers promoted as CCF in Kerala
Two IFS officers of 1999 batch: Justin Mohan and Shrawan Kumar Verma
have been promoted to the grade of Chief Conservator of Forests in Kerala.
Joseph Thomas promoted to CF grade in Kerala
Joseph Thomas has been promoted to the grade of Conservator of Forests
in Kerala. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.
7 IAS officers of 2004 batch get Selection
Grade in Kerala
As many as seven IAS officers of 2004 batch have been accorded the Selection
Grade in Kerala. The officers are: E Devadasan, P M Ali Asgar Pasha,
P M Francis, K V Mohan Kumar, K N Satheesh, Biju Prabhakar and Mrs M
S Jaya.
Three IAS officers shifted in Chhattisgarh
Kumar Lal Chauhan has been appointed as Additional Commissioner, MANAREGA,
Raipur while Ritesh Kumar Agrawal was made CEO, Bastar Zilla Panchayat
and Jagdish Sonkar is CEO, Gariyaband Zilla Panchayat in Chhattisgarh.
CORPORATE
Ms Sihag ceases to be on SAIL Board
Ms Bharathi S. Sihag, Special Secretary to Government of India, Union
Ministry of Steel has ceased to be Director of Steel Authority of India
Limited (SAIL)
Gupta appointed as Non Exec. Independent Director
of Titan Securities Ltd
Titan Securities Ltd has appointed Ravinder Gupta as Non-Executive,
Independent Director of the company.
Ms Jayaraman resigns as CS of Arihant Foundations
& Housing Limited
Ms Meenakshi Jayaraman has resigned as Company Secretary of Arihant
Foundations & Housing Limited.
Ms Lakhmani resigns as CS of Sylph Technologies Ltd
Ms Chhaya Lakhmani has resigned as Company Secretary of Sylph Technologies
Ltd.
Kachhal resigns as CFO of Xchanging Solutions Limited
Rajeev Kachhal has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Xchanging
Solutions Limited.
FORUM
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Mature response
Very mature response on Demonitization ! So many parodies and jokes
are circulating. It must be a closed mind that does not appreciate the
different dimensions. What started as a grand scheme has gone off the
rails. Unfortunately, like we cannot watch a banana grow ripe, we cannot
also fathom the effects of this on the economy, which will have its
impact in a year to two. But then people will resort to the "bulb
in the refrigerator syndrome" - you cannot say if the bulb inside
is off when the fridge is shut, but when you open it, it is ON. So is
this irreversible step on demonitization.
S Srinivasan
Rahim said it rightly
As rightly said by Rahim, great mystic poet, King should keep positive
critics near him in order to balance perception of events /happenings
around him.
Chandabijai
Congratulations to CCIT, Delhi
Many many Congratulations to CCIT, Delhi.
Padma Dutt
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DATE WITH RTI
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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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