Suri is ahead ?

A K Suri is now ahead in the race for the post of DG - BSF.1969 batch J & K cadre IPS officer Suri is presently DG RPF. Post is falling vacant on December 31.

CPO vacancies to be filled by month end

Several posts of DG rank lying vacant in the Central Police Organisations, it is understood, are likely to be filled by this month end.

Saha to be DG FAI

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary, B K Saha, is joining the Fertilisers Association of India as Director General. He is retired 1967 batch IAS officer.

Anil Razdan empanelled !

Anil Razdan is reported to have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

D R S Chaudhry on BHEL Board

Joint Secretary, Heavy Industries, in the Government of India, D R S Chaudhry, has been nominated on the board of the BHEL as Director. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Minister leaves Khadi

A Union Minister who used to sport a Khadi suit earlier is now seen in expensive suits - as costly as Rs.30,000 to Rs. 50,000 - but not of Khadi.

1983 batch IPS to get promotion in IB next month

As many as five 1983 batch IPS officers are likely to get promotion in the Intelligence Bureau next month. They include Mssrs Mohinder Lal, Rishi Kumar Shukla, A K Patnaik, Neelmani Raju and S K Sinha.

1990 batch IAS is now Director

Over two dozen 1990 batch IAS officers are now Director in the Government of India.

1987 batch IPS to be IG in Chhattisgarh

Three 1987 batch IPS officers Mssrs Y S K Thakur, Rajiv Shrivastava and A K Tiwari are being promoted to the rank of Chhattisgarh next month.

Jay Raman to be Member of CBEC !

Jay Raman is being tipped to be a new Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs. He is 1968 batch IRS officer.

Rimzim Prasad is Deputy Secretary C & W Welfare

Rimzim Prasad an IRS officer has been appointed Deputy Secretary Child and Women Welfare in the Government of India.

FORUM

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Laloo's philosophy is first 'paisa feko and tamasha dekho'….first try cash,
And then if this does not work then use force….to coerce Votes bash!!!

Laloo has been caught on camera distributing cash …..will EC go easy on him?
No doubt this is breaking the code of conduct and is indeed very grim.

Congress says that let the EC inquire into this!
They feel that nothing is amiss.

Is Congress too on Laloo's pay roll???
Fact is Laloo is extracting from Congress his support toll??

And he will do so till the last drop,
Yes it is up to Congress to try to stop.

Congress and RJD seat adjustments….tricky part,
Laloo would not like to part with more than 20 - 30 seats …. playing tough from start.

Says his Bihar Rally will put Congress in its place,
Make it realize that how it lags in the popularity race!

Arjun Singh will hold parleys with Laloo on seat sharing….tough job,
In fact when he was assigned this job he let out a loud sob!!!

Laloo says that he is the 'Masteroowa of the gameoowa',
Says that Sonia and her Congressis in this matter are 'kal ka bachoowa'.

Laloo was worried that as many of his supporters were behind bars how would they vote?
They have now been allowed to vote via Postal Ballots……EC seems to on Laloo dote!

Commies are hopping mad on Mamtha's and Congress's growing nearness,
Commies know that they could be affected in Bengal if unity materializes out of this growing closeness.

This was one of the reasons for raising the Third Front banner,
Commies want to in this growing closeness want to throw in a spanner.

Mamtha will of course want to meet Sonia to seal any deal,
This will be done when Sonia invites Mamtha over for a meal!!!

But Sonia will make sure that Mamtha is told that her tantrums will not be borne,
In fact this habit of hers has just got Mamtha scorn.

Vajpayee bore her tantrums and kept her in the NDA,
There were many in NDA who did not want her to stay even for a day.

TMC meant Tantrum Mamtha's Congress……used her tantrums for political gains,
After a couple of tantrums people started looking at her as one who just feigns.

But if Congress and Mamtha come together Commies will face a formidable force,
That is why to stop this unison they are shouting and crying themselves hoarse.

Hulka Fulka

Amrinder has received a protest letter from SPCA,
They have requested him to use an elephant or rhino for his Polo play.

Or he can play Polo seated on a tractor,
This will take care of the cruelty to animals factor.

TIME has honoured Bush as 'Person of the Year',
A kind of Chengiz Khan who will in posterity espouse fear.

Bush hai darne aur daraane ke cheez…….a kind of Dr. No,
Akal da dushman …..Intelligence ka foe.

Will the SC ban Cellphones with cameras…..users and manufacturers will say why stop the fun??
Please note that in UAE this is already being done.

Very possible….SC ne 'no kia' on camera in Cell,
Despite the fact that Camera Phones really sell.

Avoid viewing 'Swadesh' …torture of the worst kind,
Lagaan should be levied on Ashutosh Gowalkar for making a film that literally delivers a blow to the mind.

Confucius says….Don't these people view their own work??
He continues….Because if they did from making such Movies these people would shirk

Bharat Kumar

We wish to express our strongest consternation in the manner in
which the MMS/Baazee.com case is being handled by Delhi Police. We specially
condemn the arrest and continued detention of Avnish Bajaj, CEO of Baazee.com.
Anyone knowledgable about how Internet works knows that it is nearly impossible for
any site operator to control what its members do. Internet was designed to be
such a medium from its very begining and the implied liability being attributed
by Delhi Police is considered untenable. This is akin to holding the government
responsible when a trader sells adulaterated product in an Anaaz Mandi operated under
aegis of district administration. Or making Microsoft liable for the junk porn that we daily get in our hotmail mailboxes. Next time Bill Gates comes to delhi, some Delhi cop might arrest him. While we recognise the seriousness of the trade made and condemn such activity in the strongest manner possible, at the same time we express our condemnation in the manner this case is being treated.
Regardless of the legal interpretations of Delhi Police and Courts, it is beyond reason as
to what purpose is being served by continued detention of Avnish Bajaj, CEO of
Baazee.com.
Mr Avnish Bajaj is not a criminal who needs to be kept behind bars for fear
of him causing more damage to society. In this environment when the government goes
around pleading all over the world for investments in India, Mr Avnish Bajaj
had brought nearly $25 million (100 crore) to India for Baazee.com and in his
stewardship led the company through risky times to be a successful business. It is such
kind of flawed rule of law that encourages Indian talent to migrate and remain
abroad.
Mr Bajaj could very well have done so but he chose to return and start a
company the success of which has been not only motivating to others but also has
retained some of the talent in the country by offering these youngsters a rewarding
career in India. It is indeed shameful that such a treatment in being meted to
someone like him. Since there is no comprehensible purpose served by continued
detention of Mr Avnish Bajaj, we request that he be immediately released.

Thank you,
IITK'92 batch

WHISPERS ---- CORPORATE WORLD :---

Kanta Kumar's file returned

The file of Kanta Kumar, for the post of CMD in the Syndicate bank, has been returned because he is left with less than two years of service. Kumar is presently the Executive Director in the Bank.

Chaudhuri assumes charge of CGM SBI

Pratip Chaudhuri has taken over as chief general manager of State Bank of India, Chennai circle.

Kare is President of IDMA

Suresh G kare has been elected President of the Indian Drugs Manufacturers Association (IDMA).

Nair is MD in Kerala

G.M. Nair has taken over as the Managing Director of Kerala Hitech Industries Limited.

Jhunjhunwala resigns

Amitabh Jhunjhunwala has resigned from the post of Treasurer of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which is headed by Mukesh Ambani.

Mathur gets new assignment

Former Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India, S. B. Mathur has been appointed as the Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) or UTI-I.

Sachdev is CEO

Hidesign has appointed Kunal R. Sachdev as its Chief Executive Officer.

Changes in Tata Teleservices

Jehangir Ardeshir will be new President (customer care) while Harish Bhat President (marketing) of the Tata Teleservice Now the present President (marketing), Amit Bose, would look after corporate affairs. The former Managing Director of Tata Honeywell, Vinayak Deshpande, would be the President (operations) looking after south and western regions while the present President (operations), Ajay Pande, would look after north and east.

Lamba is MD of BOC Group

BOC India managing director Sanjiv Lamba has been appointed MD of the Process Gas Solutions of south and southeast Asia.

Nayak to continue

P. J. Nayak is all set to continue as chairman and managing director (CMD) of the UTI Bank for a second term.