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After PM’s warning to Odisha, now turn to WB?
It is whispered that, as a precautionary measure, the main contractors and Liaisoners working in Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) of West Bengal PHE have reportedly been alerted by the senior officers of the department, and for the time being, all communications have been halted, along with deleting each other's electronic chats and communications and patching up records to have the minimum impact if any central investigation agency makes an inspection. The officers in the West Bengal government are of the view that the Prime Minister can launch an investigation in the State after he warned Odisha of the misuse of Rs. ten thousand crore allotted under the JJM scheme to the state. Is the next number of West Bengal?
Who is running Congress?
Many senior leaders who have left the Congress raised voice against the party leadership. One thing was common in their accusation that the party leadership was not listening to their grievances and they were forced to quit the party. Now the question is who within the coterie is running the party?
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- Idashisha Nongrang to be Meghalaya DGP?
- Who will be new CMD of SBI?
- Tarun Kapoor gets Co-terminous extension
- Behra returns from RVNL deputation
- Additional charge of CVO, BEL to Ms Kalyani Sethuraman extended
- SK Senapati gets extension as CPM, BCL
- Union Home Secretary informs Mizoram CS, no decision yet to seal Indo-Myanmar border
- To discuss infiltration dynamics, Special DG, BSF meets J&K DGP
- Vijay Kumar Goel appointed as Director, DoNER
- Four DG/ADG level IPS officers reshuffled in UP
- Two IPS officers promoted to DG rank in Rajasthan
- Posts of MD & Director (Fin) in NDFC post advertised
- Training sessions soon for three new criminal laws
- Recruitment Rules of Director (LM), Dy Dir (LM) & Asstt Di (LM) amended
- Last date to apply for Sr Jt Commissioner (Agri) extended
- 47 applications received for joint projects by Indian-Japanese researchers
- Manish Pandey shifted as Sr. Professor (Rolling Stock), IRITM
- Pradeep Gupta posted as CAO (Con.), Road Safety Projects, SCR
- Ankur Gupta is also ACS, Personnel Dept in Haryana
- Vimal Anand relieved to join as Joint Secretary, Commerce (UPDATED)
- K Sanjay Murthy is also Secretary, School Education for a while (UPDATED)
- Prof Rajni Abbi appointed Addl. Director, Indraprastha Gas Ltd
- Ms Singhania appointed Addl. Director, Jet Freight Logistics Ltd
- Abhijit Joshi appointed Addl. Director, Navin Fluorine International Ltd
- Sunil Lalbhai appointed NE Director, Navin Fluorine International Ltd
- Srikumar Menon appointed Addl. Director, Goodricke Group Ltd
- Arvind Uppal re-appointed Ind. Director, Amber Enterprises India Ltd
- BS Shekhawat appointed Addl. Director, DJS Stocks & Shares Ltd
- Prof Shah appointed Ind. Director, HIL Ltd
- Ms Rasgotra bows out as Ind. Director, HIL Ltd
- HS Sharma quits as MD, DJS Stocks & Shares Ltd
Whisper has it that Idashisha Nongrang is being appointed new DGP of Meghalaya. She is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Interview for the post of CMD State Bank of India is likely to be held in the last week of this month. Informer sources said that C S Setty is ahead in the race followed by Ashwini Kumar Tiwari.
Tarun Kapoor Adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been given co-terminous extension in the PMO.
Ranjan Kumar Behra has returned from deputation to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and posted on Northeast Frontier railway in the cadre. He is an IRSEE officer.
Additional charge of CVO, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to Ms Kalyani Sethuraman, CVO, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru, has been extended for a further period of six months beyond April 18, 2024. She is a 1994 batch IRAS officer.
SK Senapati, formerly Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Sr. DME), Coordination, South East Central Railway (SECR), has been given extension in his tenure of deputation with Braithwaite & Co. Limited (BCL) as Chief Project Manager at Visakhapatnam upto July 18, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
The Union Home Secretary has informed Mizoram government that no orders have been issued to close the Indo-Myanmar border on the Mizoram side. He also assured that there are no immediate plans to seal it. The union Home Secretary also directed Assam Rifles to reopen it immediately. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma disclosed it and clarified that there has been no directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs to seal the border. He informed that upon learning of the border sealing, he (Mizoram Chief Minister ) instructed the Chief Secretary to investigate the matter. Subsequently, the Chief Secretary contacted the Union Home Secretary. In response, the Union Home Secretary stated that no such orders have been issued to close the border. The initial announcement of the border closure had sparked concern and apprehension among local authorities and residents alike.
Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, Special DG BSF and head of its Western command called on DGP of J&K, RR Swain at Jammu. In an hour and a half long meeting, both sides discussed in detail about the current security situation in different areas and pockets of Jammu and Kashmir, including infiltration related dynamics. IG BSF, Dinesh Kumar Boora participating in the discussions provided valuable analytical inputs and actionable points for greater coordination in meeting the new challenges. Discussion covered election deployment, terrorist activities in BasantGarh area and threats in Rajouri and Poonch.
Vijay Kumar Goel has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). He is a 2009 batch IRSME officer.
Four DG/ADG level IPS officers have been reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, P V Ramasastry has been appointed as DGP, Prison Administration and Reform Services, while Satya Narain Sabat takes over as DGP, CBCID and Anand Swarup is ADGP, PHQ. Besides, Dr N Ravinder is shifted as ADGP and DG, KGSO.
Two IPS officers of 1992 batch in Rajasthan: Hemant Priyadarshi and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal have been promoted to the DG rank.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has advertised for the filling up of the posts of Managing Director and Director (Finance) in National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Ltd., through Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC) mode.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is holding training sessions for the State Police and Prison Officers and staff of all states and Union Territories on aspects of the three new criminal laws. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita-2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita-2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023. The Training of Trainers’ module has been developed by the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has amended the Recruitment Rules to the posts of Director (LM), Deputy Director (LM) and Assistant Director (LM). The department has invited comments and views on the same till May 30.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti has extended the last date to apply for the filling up of the post of Senior Joint Commissioner (Agriculture Discipline) in the Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti on deputation basis.
A total of 47 applications have been received for joint research projects and workshops to be carried out by Indian and Japanese researchers on the mutually agreed areas of i) Physical Sciences ii) Chemical Sciences iii) Life Sciences and Agriculture iv) Mathematics and Computational Science v) Astronomy and Earth Science vi)Materials and Engineering. The invite was done under the Indo-Japan Cooperative Science Programme (IJCSP)-2023, a Joint Call for Proposals was issued by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Manish Pandey has been transferred from Northern Railway (NR) to Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM) and posted as Senior Professor (Rolling Stock). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Pradeep Gupta, who is presently posted as Chief Bridge Engineer (CBE) in South Central Railway (SCR), has been posted as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Construction, Road Safety Projects, in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE).
Ankur Gupta, ACS, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and ACS, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, will also hold charge of ACS, Appointments, Personnel Department in Haryana. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Vimal Anand has been relieved to join as Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce Delhi on deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.
Professor Rajni Abbi has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Indraprastha Gas Limited.
Ms. Jaya Ankur Singhania has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of Jet Freight Logistics Limited.
Abhijit J Joshi has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Navin Fluorine International Limited.
Sunil S Lalbhai has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Navin Fluorine International Limited with effect from June 25, 2024.
Srikumar Menon has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Goodricke Group Limited with effect from May 10, 2024.
Arvind Uppal has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Amber Enterprises India Limited with effect from May 13, 2024.
Bhawani Singh Shekhawat has been appointed as Additional Director (Executive) of DJS Stocks & Shares Limited.
Prof. Janat Shah has been appointed as Independent Director of HIL Limited.
Ms. Gauri Rasgotra has ceased to be Independent Director of HIL Limited on completion of her tenure.
Harish Sitaram Sharma has resigned from the position of Managing Director of DJS Stocks & Shares Limited.
Parties forget their duty towards the society
It is clearly stated in the Constitution that the government will treat every section of the country equally, but in the race to get votes of castes and communities, political parties forget their duty towards the society and the Constitution. Overall, manifestos or so-called resolution papers do not have much impact on the public because the public knows that after winning the elections, all the leaders forget their promises. Voters know that no political party has the capacity or intention to solve their problems.
Aditya Kumar
Expecting PIO to compile the information from different zones
In his RTI application, the appellant sought information on 24 points wherein he pointed out which points pertained to which PIOs. The CIC observed that the appellant has indicated 4 PIOs to whom the queries pertained and despite knowing this fact, he has filed single RTI application before Education Department mentioning all the PIOs of different zones with the expectation that PIO of Department of Education would collect the information from all the PIOs concerned and provide it to the appellant. The respondent informed that the appellant is habitual RTI applicant and filed various RTI applications, first appeals and second appeals under the RTI Act just to harass the public authority. It may not be out of place to mention that total 27 second appeals/complaints have been disposed of by the appellant either by his name or his son’s name (Ullas Jain) before the Commission as on date and in most of the cases, he did not appear despite service of hearing notice. The Commission observed that the information as available with the respondent has already been provided to the appellant and no interference from the CIC is warranted. Further, the CIC advised the appellant to exercise his right to information in an informed and judicious manner in the future.
Comments
Many PIO’s have been transferring the RTI application to different zones either out of fear of penalty or under the erroneous belief that they are expected to compile the information and provide to the applicant. It causes unnecessary transfer of RTI application across multiple levels which is not mandated under the RTI Act, 2005.
Citation: V K Jain v. Dy. Director of Education, CIC/DIRED/A/2022/668667; Date of Decision: 22-03-2024
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Visakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books, RTI Right to Information - Law and Practice and PIO’s Guide to RTI. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and Third party audit. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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