Office maze

The RM Lodha panel, which is overseeing the sale of assets of PACL, encountered various difficulties. One of these was in Gopaldas Bhavan, a prominent office building in capital’s Connaught Place. PACL had purchased 27 offices on the 7th floor and 17 office spaces on the 6th floor. But, it removed the physical demarcation /division/walls separating each office. Now, with each office space in separate deeds, it has become a nightmare for the panel and prospective buyers to identify and match which office is where to be able to take informed decisions.

The art of stonewalling

An ex-banker recalled his experience with the late NT Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, actor and politician who served as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The banker was surprised at the way Rao deflected most questions from journalists at a press conference. And when he did answer the odd one, NTR said only what he wanted to say. At the end of the press event, the thespian explained his stance: "Journalists are paid to ask questions; I am not paid to answer those."

A tough task

The task of tackling the “underground mining and over ground mafia” in the coal sector was “easier” than what he is up against now, said former coal secretary Anil Swarup (pictured). As secretary, school education and literacy, now, he has to wage a war on the “education mafia”. And, tackling the “underground mafia in the education sector” has turned out to be a far tougher task, he said in a LinkedIn post.