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60-40 in M P polls?
Political pundits say that there is going to be 60-40 in the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha elections. There is no reply with them as to which party is 60 and which party is 40. Message is clear.
Session is over, Speaker back to old House
The special session is over and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is back to his office in the old Parliament building. Why is he sitting in his old house, only he can unfold the mystery?
- Another empanelment list of 1998 batch IAS likely
- B Sairam in race for CMD, CCL
- No empanelment at Additional Secretary level from HP
- Tenure of Gaigongdin as Financial Advisor, North Eastern Council extended
- Mayur Murlidhar Shindekar appointed as Deputy Secretary, Promotion of Industry
- Shankar Lal appointed as Deputy Secretary, Water Resources
- Rakesh Kumar Tondar appointed as Director, Promotion of Industry
- Tenure of Srinivasulu Nuka, Director (Fin), BDL ending soon
- 2 GSTAT benches to be set up in TN and Puducherry
- Allahabad HC gets 7 Judges
- S Srinivas promoted to HAG+ of IRSME
- 3 IRSE officers promoted to HAG+
- 2 IRTS officers promoted to HAG+
- Arvind Srivastava promoted to HAG+ of IRSS
- 2 IRAS officers promoted to HAG+
- Shobhana Bandopadhyaya promoted to HAG+ of IRSSE
- Aruna Nayar promoted to HAG+ of IRPS
- Hitendra Malhotra promoted to HAG+ of IRSEE
- ITS officer Piyush Chand Gupta given two years extension
- RN Sunkar is also MD, NHSRCL
- Gaurav Agarwal appointed CVO, MES and BRO
- Online gaming cos are in huddle over GST notices
- Umesh Talwar re-appointed VC & MD, Talbros Automotive Components Ltd
- Anuj Talwar re-appointed JMD, Talbros Automotive Components Ltd
- Mrs. Gulati re-appointed NE Director, Talbros Automotive Components Ltd
- Kuldip Narayan gets extension as CMD, HUDCO
- Gopal Patodia re-appointed MD, PBM Polytex Ltd
- MK Patodia re-appointed MD, PBM Polytex Ltd
- Mrs Daga re-appointed MD, Cinerad Communications Ltd
- Praveen Someshwar re-appointed MD, HMVL
- Priyavrat Bhartia appointed Director, HMVL
- Bhushan Patil appointed NE Director, Olympia Industries Ltd
- KM Bhimajiyani appointed Addl. Director, GIPCL
- AK Goswami re-appointed Whole-Time Director, Suvidha Infraestate Corporation Ltd
- Pawan Gupta re-appointed Ind. Director, Microse India Ltd
- SS Agrawal re-appointed Director, Microse India Ltd
- Amit Singh appointed Ind. Director, Fruition Venture Ltd
- Ms Kesarwani appointed Ind. Director, Fruition Venture Ltd
- Satyajit Tripathy re-appointed NE Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- Hitesh Joshi re-appointed NE Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- Ms Nair re-appointed Ind. Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- VM Gavarshetty re-appointed Ind. Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- SJ Krishnan re-appointed Ind. Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- Kishore Garimella re-appointed Ind. Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- Sunil Kakar appointed Ind. Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
- RR Singh appointed NE Director, GIC Housing Finance Ltd
Insiders say that another list of 1998 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India is likely soon. The list may have four or five more names.
B Sairam, Director (Technical) ), Central Coalfields Limited, appears to be an eligible candidate for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coalfields Limited (CCL).
No officer of 1998 batch from Himachal Pradesh cadre has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India.
The tenure of Gaigongdin Panmei as Financial Adviser at Joint Secretary level in North Eastern Council, Shillong, has been extended upto March 31, 2024. He is a 1989 batch IRS-C&IT officer.
Mayur Murlidhar Shindekar has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (TSU), Delhi. He is a 2010 batch CES (Roads) officer.
Shankar Lal has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Gang Rejuvenation He is a 2013 batch IRS-C&CE officer.
Rakesh Kumar Tondar has been appointed as Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (TSU). He is a 1998 batch ITS officer.
The tenure of Srinivasulu Nuka as Director (Finance), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), is coming to an end in January 2024. The Government of India is yet to find his successor.
The Finance Ministry has notified the setting up of two GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) benches in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry together.
Seven Additional Judges have been appointed as Judges of Allahabad High Court. They are: Justice Umesh Chandra Sharma, Ms. Justice Renu Agarwal, Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, Justice Mayank Kumar Jain, Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad, Justice Gajendra Kumar and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava.
S Srinivas, 1986 batch Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) officer has been promoted to HAG+ of IRSME.
Three Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officers have been promoted to HAG+ of IRSE. They are: S K Pandey and Ram Karan Yadav of 1986 batch and Anil Kumar Khandelwal of 1987 batch.
Two Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officers: Manoj Krishna Akhouri and Ravinder Goyal of 1987 batch have been promoted to HAG+ of IRTS.
Arvind Srivastava, 1987 batch Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer has been promoted to HAG+ of IRSS.
Two Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officers: Ms Saumya Mathur and Ms Roopa Srinivasan of 1987 batch have been promoted to HAG+ of IRAS.
Ms Shobhana Bandopadhyaya, 1987 batch Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer has been promoted to HAG+ of IRSSE.
Ms Aruna Nayar, 1987 batch Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer, has been promoted to HAG+ of IRPS.
Hitendra Malhotra, 1987 batch Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer has been promoted to HAG+ of IRSEE.
Piyush Chand Gupta has been given a two years extension till December 12, 2025. He is presently on deputation to UIDAI as Director. He is an ITS officer.
Roop Narayan Sunkar, Member (Infrastructure), Railway Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Managing Director, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) with effect from October 1, 2023. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
Gaurav Agarwal, Chief Project Manager (CPM), Central Organisation For Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW), has been selected for deputation as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Military Engineer Service (MES) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Delhi, under the Department of Defence for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
As per govt decision the online gaming companies will be brought under the ambit of GST and from Oct1 they have to pay 28 % GST per game. This is going to affect their business and companies are reportedly trying to find an escape route. Will they get relief?
Umesh Talwar has been re-appointed as Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of Talbros Automotive Components Limited commencing from April 1, 2024.
Anuj Talwar has been re-appointed as Joint Managing Director of Talbros Automotive Components Limited commencing from August 14, 2024.
Mrs. Priyanka Gulati has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Director of Talbros Automotive Components Limited.
Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary (HFA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has been given an extension on his additional charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) for a period of six months with effect from September 27, 2023.
Gopal Patodia has been re-appointed as Managing Director of PBM Polytex Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.
Mohan Kumar Patodia has been re-appointed as Managing Director of PBM Polytex Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.
Mrs. Vinita Daga has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Cinerad Communications Limited with effect from February 1, 2024.
Praveen Someshwar has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL).
Priyavrat Bhartia has been appointed as Director of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL).
Bhushan Patil has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Olympia Industries Limited.
KM Bhimajiyani, IAS, has been appointed as Additional Director of Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL).
Anupkumar K Goswami has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Suvidha Infraestate Corporation Limited with effect from October 1, 2023.
Pawan Gupta has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Microse India Limited with effect from August 29, 2023.
Shyam Sunder Agrawal has been re-appointed as Director of Microse India Limited.
Amit Singh has been appointed as Independent Director of Fruition Venture Limited.
Ms.Shefali Kesarwani has been appointed as Independent Director of Fruition Venture Limited.
Satyajit Tripathy has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited.
Hitesh Joshi has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited.
Ms. Rani Singh Nair has been re-appointed as Independent Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited.
Vaijinath M Gavarshetty has been re-appointed as Independent Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited with effect from January 6, 2024.
Sathia Jeeva Krishnan has been re-appointed as Independent Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited with effect from January 6, 2024.
Kishore Garimella has been re-appointed as Independent Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited with effect from January 6, 2024.
Sunil Kakar has been appointed as Independent Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited with effect from August 7, 2023.
Rashmi Raman Singh has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited.
NEET PG zero cut off
Zero cut off for NEET PG admission, although meant to fill up seats for courses for which there are no takers, makes a mockery of the whole scheme. Government must become bold and scrap all entrance examinations and allot colleges and seats by lottery. At least this will ensure equal opportunity for all. Those who cannot cope with the rigors of the course or find that they do not have the aptitude will or should be asked to leave. Government can start by scrapping CUET for undergraduate programmes. It beats one's understanding as to why I should pass an entrance examination to study BA history.
Raghavan
Information about loans provided by Bank to a builder without due diligence
Information with respect to the Loan/Mortgage loan/Credit facilities sanctioned to M/s Om Sokhal Builders and Construction Pvt. Ltd including its directors, their spouses, etc. was denied by UCO Bank under section 8 (1) (e) and (j). The appellant argued that they were the buyers and there had been multiple loans on the same property by the builders, their relatives and the directors. The CIC noted that buyers, including the appellant, had booked a flat and because of the apparent malfeasance which had taken place advertently or inadvertently exhibiting lack of due diligence while financing the project as a whole or to the related parties or group industries. The appellant being buyer of one of the flats was not stranger to the subject matter. The CIC observed that the objective of the RTI is to bring transparency and accountability in the functioning of the public authorities. The whole episode had raised doubts on the propriety of the public authority i.e. bank in financing the project. It was also brought on record that there were criminal cases and civil cases pending investigation or final judicial pronouncements. The appellant has only sought information which was in the custody of the public authority and as the affected party, he has a right to the information sought. Public interest demanded that the same may be made available as sought by the appellant for bringing transparency and accountability, as the final rights and obligations will be decided by the respected courts or other authorities. The CIC directed to provide the information.
Comments
It is not uncommon to come across cases where a builder has taken suspicious loans or a bank has granted loans which are being investigated. It is the common buyer who is forced to suffer in silence.
Citation: Radhika Sharma v. UCO Bank, CIC/UCOBK/A/2022/602682, &CIC/UCOBK/A/2022/602617; 05.09.2023
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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