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he StateJUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014

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Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

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Journeys underMukhyamantriTirth-darshanYojana fromJune 29

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Prime Ministerspositive approachgives hope toChhattisgarh forbetter future: DrRaman Singh

6GopinathMunde was amass leader 11

Mallika Sherawatfaces criminalcomplaint for

wearing nationalflag

10AB de Villiersnamed South

African Cricketerof the Year

8Positive action

through economicreforms in coming

budget: Jaitley

hief Minister Shri ShivrajSingh Chouhan has saidthat School Chalen HamAbhiyan is connected with

masses. Reiterating to turn it into amass movement, the Chief Ministerurged people to participate in thecampaign enthusiastically. The cam-paign will start from June 16.Collectors will coordinate activitiesof the campaign in districts. It willbe led by public representatives andsocial workers. This year, the cam-paign will be dedicated to teachingquality. Discussing outlines of thecampaign with collectors and local

public representatives throughvideoconferencing from Mantralayahere today, Chief Minister ShriChouhan said that is the key to aprosperous state. Along with govern-ment, responsibility of educatingevery child also lies with society. Thecampaign will become successfulonly through cooperation of society.Villages can be adopted with specialcooperation of social organisations,industrialists, businessmen anddonors.

Shri Chouhan said that no childable to go to school should remaindeprived of school education andmust complete education upto classX after taking admission in class I.Shri Chouhan said that hostel facili-ty should be specially provided toorphan children. The CM said thatall people, organisations, public rep-resentatives, distinguished citizensand representatives of religionsshould associate themselves withthe campaign as motivators. Everyperson who is sensitive for makingMadhya Pradesh an educated statecan become motivator. He said that

a convention of motivators will beheld at development block level onJune 12. Motivators with good per-formance will be provided certifi-cates. Registration for motivator canbe done by giving a miss-call on0755-2570000. So far, 71 thousandmotivators have joined the cam-paign. They will be imparted train-ing as per campaigns outlines onJune 12. Shri Chouhan said thatcampaign will be launched through-out the state with Pravesh Utsav onJune 16. The Chief Minister saidthat motivators giving academiccooperation are also welcome.

Attention should also be paid toadmission of children who need spe-cial attention. The CM said thatPravesh Utsav will be celebratedwith communitys cooperation. Textbooks will be made available as soonas children take admission. He saidthat every district can chalk out itsstrategy for ensuring cent percentadmission. The CM directed collec-tors to get started whitewashing,cleanliness and repair works inschools immediately. School land

should not be encroached upon inany way.

The CM informed collectors thatapart from School Chalen HamAbhiyan, Food Security Campaign isalso underway in the state. Under it,names of all eligible families will beincluded in the scheme. A conventionwill be held at Janpad level on June27 to verify eligibility slips issued tofamilies. TheCM said thatdrinkingwatersupplymust beensured atany costincludingwatertrans-portationin thedistrictsfrom wherereports aboutshortage ofwater arebeingreceived. TheChiefMinister alsodiscussedSchoolChalen Abhiyanwith MLAs ofRewa, Mandsaur,Sagar, Chhatarpur,Neemuch, Indore,Ujjain, Dhar,Shahdol andTikamgarh.

BHOPAL

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Turn School Chalen Ham Abhiyaninto mass movement: Chouhan

BHOPAL: Union Minister for Women and ChildDevelopment Maneka Gandhi has given in-principleconsent to the proposal for opening 11 thousandanganwadi centres in MP. States Women and ChildDevelopment Minister Smt. Maya Singh has urgedSmt. Maneka Gandhi to implement Indira MaternityCooperation Scheme in all 51 districts of MadhyaPradesh.Smt. Maya Singh met Union Minister Smt.Maneka Gandhi in New Delhi recently.

She urged Gandhi to sanction states pendingproposal to open 11 thousand 121 additional angan-wadi centres in MP. Smt. Gandhi gave in-principleconsent to the proposal. Chief Minister Shri ShivrajSingh Chouhan had written a letter in this regard toUPA government. Smt. Maya Singh urged Gandhi toimplement Indira Maternity Cooperation Scheme inall 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh. She informed thatat present the scheme is being implemented in 2 dis-tricts of the state including Sagar and Chhindwara.She said that this schemes needs to be implementedin entire state for eradicating malnutrition. Givingher consent to the appeal, Smt. Maneka Gandhiassured to take early decision. Stressing the need tosimplify child adoption process, Smt. Gandhi askedto implement it in MP. Smt. Singh informed theUnion Minister that action in this regard is alreadybeing taken in MP. She also informed Union MinisterSmt. Gandhi about Suposhan Abhiyan launched toeradicate malnutrition and schemes for womensempowerment in MP.

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Food SecurityCampaign

MP to have 11,000 moreanganwadi centres

Demand for agriculturecourses rising: V-C

Chhattisgarh reiterated its demand for aspecial category status for the state at thepre-budget meeting of state finance minis-ters with Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley here. Chhattisgarh Commerce andTax minister Amar Agrawal, who read thestate finance ministers speech, saidPlanning Commission in its Indian HumanDevelopment Report 2011, had adjudgedChhattisgarh as one of the most backwardstates of the country on the basis of HumanDevelopment Index. Elaborating its standon the issue, he further said that as perNational Sample Survey Organization(NSSO) report published in 2013 on pover-ty level, Chhattisgarh has the highest ratioof BPL families in the country (39.9 percent). He stated Raghuram RanjanCommittee in its report has also mentionedthat Chhattisgarh is amongst the leastdeveloped state in the country. He also

added that most of the districts in the statewere dealing with Naxal menace.Chhattisgarh Additional Chief Secretary(Finance) D S Mishra was also present atthe meeting. Highlighting the issue of CSTrevenue loss, he said the state governmenthas received Rs 800 crore less in the lastthree years and demanded that the amountbe compensated from other sources. Hementioned that the government of India haddecided to lower the CST from 4 per cent to2 per cent from June 1, 2008, and an agreedcompensation package for consequential

revenue loss to the state had been workedout. The government of India paid CSTcompensation for 2007-08, 2008-09 and2009-10 as per revised compensationguideline. But, the Centre is yet to releaseRs 3085 crore to Chhattisgarh as CST com-pensation. He urged the Centre to make aprovision in this regard in 2014-15 Budget.

He urged the Centre to allow state gov-ernments to impose service tax. Bringingthe issue of CAMPA funds, he demandedthat the amount received under CAMPAfund should be increased and a permanentCAMPA fund should be established inplace of Supreme Courts adhoc CAMPAfunds by enacting an act. The state has sofar deposited Rs 2500 crore in the CAMPAfund as per the Supreme Courts directionsand Rs 600 crore has been added to theprincipal amount as interest. But the statereceives only 10 per cent of the principalamount annually as per the directions of theSupreme Court.

Raipur

Chhattisgarh demands special category status:CM seeks Rs 800 crore as CST revenue loss

In a city considered more a business hub,

where literature has never been the topic of gen-

eral interest, an increasing number of people are

turning into bookworms kick-starting a new

book club culture in Raipur.

Many bibliophiles craved for a place where

they could have a book of their own choice over

a cup of coffee, surrounded with people of simi-

lar interests, but Raipur wasn't as happening as

it is now fast becoming. Octavo, the libro-cafe

concept was brought to life when youths like

Sanidhya Jain and Jigna Kotecha, both computer

engineers decided to add spice to city's reading

culture. Over 100 members have already regis-

tered, enjoying books over steamy coffee having

full view of city's youngest spot 'Queens Necklace

lake better known as Telibandha lake. These

readers are a cocktail of people from different

background ranging from doctors, educationist,

students, retired officers. A year's membership

costs Rs 799 and you have all the books at your

disposal. The group activates itself once every

weekend at a cafe where they discuss about

authors, review books and share experiences

over free snacks served by young Octavo entre-

preneurs who aim to make bookworm culture a

hit across Chhattisgarh.

Jigna said, "Octavo now has another corner

in Pandri at a new restaurant which has a floor

dedicated to book lovers apart from the cafe

located at SLT Waterfront. We plan to expand it

to Bhilai and Bilaspur next."

"It was a challenging job initially when we

had to take loans for buying books and the com-

pany refused to deliver books two days before

the launch. We managed to find another publish-

ing company in Bhopal somehow and till now we

have spent over a lakh," Sanidhya said.

The young budding entrepreneur said that

they are now organizing book donation camps at

residential colonies. "We will donate these books

to an NGO for needy children," she said. Varun

Agrawal, 22, a student, an Octavo book club

member said the weekend discussions are

enriching and thought provoking. "Expressing

views after reading books is very essential for

any avid reader. I am sure more youths and citi-

zens would rope in and enjoy bookworming

together," Varun said.

Raipur

A new bookculture starts

in Raipur

2 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)CHHATTISGARH EXPLORE

Demand for agriculture

courses is rising. Indira

Gandhi Krishi

Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV)

vice-chancellor SK Patil

said here recently that

agriculture offers a pro-

ductive and well-reward-

ing career.

Addressing a pro-

gramme, he said India's

population is constantly on

the rise, which means that

at the moment it is unsta-

ble. Estimates show that

by 2060 to 2070, popula-

tion could stabilize which

means food requirement

will also stabilize. But, at

the moment with increas-

ing food requirement,

there is need for trained

manpower. Indian Council

of Agricultural Research

(ICAR) estimates that by

2020, the country will have

more than 50,000 gradu-

ates in this field.

Patil said IGKV offers

many undergraduate and

postgraduate courses

including regular courses.

New age courses IGKV

offers are agricultural

engineering, forestry, agri-

cultural economics and

agri-business manage-

ment, a new course we

have introduced. There are

other upcoming courses in

this field like applied

remote sensing, bioinfor-

matics and nanotech. Patil

said IGKV has carried out

researches in many areas

like technology, resource

management and crop

varieties. We have done

research on 55 new vari-

eties of crops specific to the

state. We are now shifting

our researches towards

nutrition-enriched food.

Besides we are also trying

to increase content of zinc

and iron in rice and devel-

op high rates of these

nutrients in crops. Our

major research was the in

findings of high amounts

of zinc in the little millet

(kutki), a type of millet

crop found in tribal regions

of Bastar. Patil said IGKV

has set up Krishi Vigyan

Kendras in 20 districts of

the state. We disseminate

technology to farmers in

these districts and help

them in their cultivations.

We are trying to use inno-

vative techniques in large

areas of land and support

low scale farmers.

There has been a lot of

development in infrastruc-

ture and academic process-

es t IGKV. The V-C said

our prime objective is to

produce quality graduates.

There are many goals set

and though some have

been achieved we still have

a long way to go.

RAIPUR

3 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)BHOPAL

Journeys for various centres of pilgrim-age will commence under MukhyamantriTirth-darshan Yojana from June 29. In theserail journeys, pilgrims from Betul,Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Raisen, Sehore,Dewas, Indore, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Dhar,Ratlam, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind,Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Harda andChhindwara districts will be taken to VaishoDevi, Rameshwaram and Tirupathi. Underthe scheme, 201 pilgrims from Betul, 204from Hoshangabad, 270 from Bhopal, 150from Raisen and 151 pilgrims from Sehoredistrict leave on June 29 via Betul-Hoshangabad-Habibganj. Similarly, 310 pil-grims from Neemuch, 330 from Mandsaurand 337 pilgrims from Ratlam will go fromNeemuch to Rameshwaram on June 30 and372 pilgrims from Indore, 215 from Dewas,211 from Sehore and 180 pilgrims fromDhar will go from Indore to Rameshwaramon July 9. For Tirupathi, 260 pilgrims fromShivpuri, 301 from Gwalior, 206 from Datiaand 209 pilgrims from Bhind will go fromShivpuri on July 10. Similarly, 215 pilgrimsfrom Khandwa, 200 from Khargone, 153from Barwani, 152 from Harda and 256 pil-grims from Chhindwara will go toRameshwaram on July 14.

Bhopal: In Madhya Pradesh 17 % morepower than last year and maximum demandof 6970 MW has been met this year. On June6, 1503.03 lakh units of power were sup-plied, which is 13 percent more than lastyears supply of 1324.61 lakh units in June.

MP Power Management CompanysManaging Director Manu vastava informedthat from June 1 to 6 in year 2013, as manyas 7496 lakh units of power were supplied.This year, 7496 lakh units of power weresupplied in the corresponding period, whichis 17 percent more.

At present, power is being supplied asper demand. In this, contribution of compa-ny thermal power plants has been 394.99lakh units and hydel power plants 95.61lakh units. Maximum 6970 MW power wassupplied in the state on June 6, this is 17percent more than 6543 MW power suppliedin year 2013.

Power supply situation in the state issatisfactory. As a result of better manage-ment of all power sector companies, alltypes of consumers are getting quality poweras per their demand.

Empowered committee to simplify gov-ernment processes- The state governmenthas constituted an empowered committeefor suggesting and directing and taking pol-icy decisions for simplification and re-engi-neering of the established and identifiedgovernment processes in various govern-ment departments in the state.

News Brief

Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chauhan laid the foun-dation stone of SymbiosisUniversity of Applied Sciences,countrys first skill develop-ment university at Indore.Courses will begin from year2016 in the university. A targethas been set by the universityto impart skill developmenteducation to 5000 students in 5years. In the first phase, Rs.1.50 crore will be spent on uni-versitys construction.

Chief Minister Chauhansaid that the country will havea new identity in the worldwith establishment of this uni-versity by Symbiosis.

He said that top prioritywill be given to education,health and tourism develop-ment sectors during GlobalInvestors Summit to be held atIndore on October 8-9.Chauhan said that SchoolChalen Ham Abhiyan will be

launched in the state fromJune 16. He said that childrenwill be made worthy citizens byeducating them properly.Employment opportunities willbe made available to youthsthrough education.

Chauhan informed thatMadhya Pradesh has achieved11.25 growth rate, which is arecord. He also informed thatagriculture growth rate hasincreased to 24.99 percent,which is maximum in the coun-try. Chauhan also planted a

sapling on the premises.Symbiosis Foundations vice-chairperson Dr. SwatiMazumdar informed that con-struction of the university willcommence in 2-3 months. Sheinformed that in the firstphase, degrees will be awardedin automobile, construction,manufacturing, retail, banking,finance and IT will be givenand in the second phase inpharmaceutical, textiles,health-care and bio-medicalscience. Degree courses for

grooming students as perindustries requirements willalso be started. Research workwill also be done apart fromgraduation, post-graduationand short-term courses.

It was also informed thatSymbiosis means Stayingtogether for mutual interests.In year 1971, academicPadmabhushan Dr. ShantaramBalwant Mazumdar had estab-lished Symbiosis to give feelingof home to foreign studentsaway from their homes. Over30 thousand students includingthose from 80 countries arepursuing education in variousfaculties in 17 Symbiosis prem-ises like Pune, Bengaluru,Hydrabad and Noida. Besides,Symbiosis also imparts educa-tion through remote educationprogramme in diverse subjectslike management, law, IT, engi-neering, health science, com-munications, social science etc.Symbiosis is counted amongbest universities.

Bhopal

Journeys underMukhyamantri Tirth-darshan

Yojana from June 29

17 % more power instate than last year

BHOPAL

Bhopals leading schools hike fee

Prominent schools instate capital have hikedtheir fees by 10 to 20%with the beginning of newacademic session, giving abig jolt to parents andguardians and making abig hole in their monthlybudgets. Not just privateschools, convent schoolstoo followed suit this year.

Some schools have jus-tified fee hike tagging itwith growing costs whileothers have passed it offas routine and nothingunusual. Among conventschools St Joseph's Co-edArera Colony hasincreased tuition fees byRs 120 to Rs 1,620 (perannum) for various classes

while St Thomas School,Ayodhya Nagar has hikedtheir monthly fees by Rs500 to Rs 700. Also, annu-al fees for classes IX and Xwas shown to be Rs 18,230on the website while thisacademic session it hasbeen hiked to Rs 24,112, ahike of more than 32%.Chairman of St Thomas,Fr Boby John said, "Themaximum hike is around11.7% for classes IX and X.Last year the annual feeswere Rs 21,580 and thisyear it is Rs 24,112."

When questioned whythe website still showedincorrect figures, he said,"Website is in the processof being updated and onceschool-reopens after sum-mer break, it would be cor-

rected," adding, previouslythe school was chargingtuition fees for 12 months'while now the school ischarging only ninemonths' fee.

Another conventschool, St Xavier's,Barkheda hiked its annu-al fees by Rs 1,560 forlower classes while forhigher classes the hikewas Rs 2,350. The tuitionfee increase was betweenRs 990 and Rs 1,300.

Principal, Fr Melvindefended by saying, "Wecan increase fees up to20% whereas we haveincreased it this time onlyby around 10%. I know ofmany convent schools whohave hiked by 12 to 13% aswell." On the hike he said,

"It is generally a commondecision taken by schoolsat the Sahodaya meeting.However, individual hikedepends on the schools."

Among private schools,Sagar Public School (SPS)has increased annual feesby around 16% for classesI to V over last year andtuition fees by Rs 525.Meanwhile, Delhi PublicSchool, Kolar hasincreased admission feesby Rs 5,000, annual feesby Rs 1,500, tuition fees byRs 400-600 and alumnifund by Rs 2,500.

Principal of DPSRatibad, Ajay Sharmainformed that all the feehike decisions are takenjointly by DPS society andvaries according to branchand city.

"Besides, inflationarycosts have to be includedas DPS provides salaryaccording to the sixth paycommission and also givesdearness allowance (DA)twice a year as per govern-ment norms," he said.

CM lays foundation stone of countrys firstskill development university at Indore

Bhopal

4 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)

Chhattisgarh's socialactivist Ramesh Agrawal,who has been felicitatedwith the prestigiousGoldman EnvironmentalPrize, has been workingfor the last 20 years onthe vital issues of 'jal,jungle, jameen' (water,forests and land).

Expanding his wings,Agrawal aims to add onemore 'J' of 'janwar' (ani-mals) to 'jal, jameen, jun-gle' to raise voice for pro-tection of elephants inRaigarh region by takingup the much needed issueon a national platform.

Ramesh Agrawal, 60,who hails from industrialhub of Raigarh district,was shot at his leg at hiscyber cafe on July 7, 2012as he was becoming a hin-drance for industries aim-ing for coal mines projects

in Raigarh's mineral richland. He now walks withthe help of a stick."He'samong the six people whohave been awarded theGoldman prize byGoldman EnvironmentFoundation at SanFrancisco for his contri-bution in environmentconservation, land andforest," Agrawal's closeaid Rajesh Tripathi said.

Tripathi, who workswith Agrawal at his NGOJan Chetna, said thatamid fight against majorindustries they had tospend few months inprison and also faced

threat to life. "There areseveral cases going on atNational Green Tribunalfor forest and tribal landthat have been acquiredby industries and thefight will go on," he said.

"This award will serveas a new strength andinspiration for all thoseworking for environmentprotection, forest landand human rights issue,"Agrawal told media. Hesaid it was important tofight against industrial-ization which not onlyreduces forest cover andincreases pollution butalso does injustice to local

people who depend on for-est and land for liveli-hood.

Chhattisgarh hasmany environmentactivists who have beenstruggling hard for envi-ronment and forest landagainst major industriesdue to which they under-go a lot of resistance evenfrom state government.G a u t a mB a n d h y o p a a d h y a y,prominent environmentactivist in capital, saidthat Agrawal has given adifferent vision andencouragement to peopleto fight for their rights.He said that usuallyactivists have to workwithout much expectationfor recognition. "But suchawards at least give us aplatform where our workis recognized and peopleare made aware," he said.

China Crockery to benow manufactured

in ChhattisgarhOn the initiative of Chief Minister Dr Raman

Singh, artisans of Chhattisgarh will now get tomanufacture fine china crockery. Talented schoolstudent Bhuneshwar Kumar, a resident of villageBoergaon of Mainpur block in Gariaband district,will be provided facility for best possible medicaltreatment of his eyes. Soon 200 women deployedin Indira Gandhi Women Weavers Committee ofvillage Hathaud in Balod district will have theirown workshop, office building and warehouse.Letter, on behalf of State Government, will besent to Central Government requesting to recon-sider decision of closing down the child labourschools on June 30, which have been operating inRaipur district since last nine year, assured ChiefMinister Dr Raman Singh to people at his weeklypublic interaction programme organized todaymorning at his office resident at capital cityRaipur.

During Jandarshan programme, large num-ber of delegations and people from capital cityRaipur as well as various districts of state metChief Minister. Despite the scorching summerand heat waves, huge crowd of people keptarrived at the Jandarshan venue for meetingChief Minister. Delegation of Indira GandhiWomen Weavers Cooperative Committee toldChief Minister that the 200 women of the com-mittee are engaged in manufacturing school uni-forms for children of government schools. Besides,they also manufacture dhoti, bed-sheets, andbandages for medical purpose etc. They told DrSingh that they need state government's contri-bution for construction of proper workshop, officebuilding and warehouse. Chief Minister assuredthem of considering their application on a seriousnote and forwarded the memorandum to CollectorBalod, instructing him to present departmentalproposal before government as soon as possible.

Delegation of 830 male health workers ofNational Vector Borne Disease ControlProgramme told Dr Raman Singh that thesehealth workers were appointed on contractualbasis in nine tribal districts including Kanker,Koriya, Raigarh, Sarguja, Bijapur, Dantewadaand others, under the centre recommendedscheme for malaria control, in May-June, 2009 onmonthly honorarium of Rs 6000. Except the 75workers of Koriya district, contractual period ofnone of the other workers of remaining eight dis-tricts has been extended. This has snatched awaytheir means of livelihood. Chief Minister forward-ed the application to Health Department andinstructed for immediate examination and neces-sary redressal. Similarly, delegation of 34 employ-ees of Employees State Insurance Service con-cerning with Labour Department met ChiefMinister at Jandarshan and informed that theywere appointed in various hospitals of Urla,Champa, Hathkhoj and Raipur in year 2002 and2003 on various posts including mixer, staffnurse, assistant grade-3, dresser, watchman etc.

RAIPURRAIPUR

Prime Minister Narendra Moditoday said that the Centre is committedto extend all possible help toChhattisgarh in ensuring sustainabledevelopment in the state. The Centrewill make every possible effort toensure sustainable development inBastar and other backward and tribal-dominated regions of Chhattisgarh, hesaid during a meeting with ChhattisgarhChief Minister Dr Raman Singh at hisresidence here.

The prime minister asked Dr. Singhto initiate a process for developing aknowledge city at Naya Raipur andassured him that the central governmentwill provide all possible support in thisregard. The proposed knowledge citywill have institutions related to all thestreams. Raising the issue of specialfinancial package for backward andtribal dominated areas of Chhattisgarh,the chief minister said, Chhattisgarh

has the largest population of Scheduledcastes and scheduled tribes, 44 per centof its area has been covered with forest,the state has been ranked lowest on theHuman Development Index, it has low-est road and rail network as comparedto other states and has been facing theproblem of LWE all these criteriamake these regions eligible for attain-ing special package, Mr Singh said.He also discussed several key issuesrelated to the state with the PrimeMinister.

Formation of Centre-leveltask force to fight

LWE problemThe chief minister suggested

formation of a high-level task forceat the central level to ensure propercoordination between states andministries. He maintained that thetask force will help in resolving theproblems. He informed that thestate has already prepared a blue-print to fight the LWE problem andadded that issues related to homeministry, finance, defence, forestand environment, mining, steel,education and tribal developmentministries have been compiled in it.He demanded the prime minister tosanction projects in education andinfrastructure sector on the lines ofSeemandhra and Telangana andstated that after the formation of aseparate state, Chhattisgarh stoppedgetting benefits from institutionsand projects in Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Ministers positive approach gives hope toChhattisgarh for better future: Dr Raman Singh

RAIPUR TRAIL

Activist to raise voice forprotection of elephants

RAIPUR

News Brief

5 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Departments of similar nature to be merged;govt to take responsibility of destitute children

Madhya Pradesh will get 15MW solar energy. For this, anagreement was signed betweenMP Power ManagementCompany and Messrs KRBL.This power will be obtained fornext 25 years at the competitivetariff of Rs. 6.949 per unit. In thepresence of companys ManagingDirector Shri Manu Shrivastavathe power purchase agreement(PPA) was signed by companysGeneral Manager (IPC) ShriR.D. Saxena and Shri AvdheshKumar Sharma of MessrsKRBL.

KRBL Limited is going to setup a 15 MW solar power plant atvillage Hatipura in Barod tahsilof Agar district. The supply ofpower generated by this plant toMadhya Pradesh will start after18 months from December 2015.

Companys MD ShriShrivastava informed that thecompany had invited tendersfrom private companies as pernorms prescribed by MadhyaPradesh Electricity RegulatoryCommission for purchase of non-conventional energy.

Of these, PPL has beensigned with Delhis KRBLLimited. Agreements with othercompanies will also be signedsoon. He informed that apartfrom reduction in environmentalpollution, state will also get ade-quate power through use of solarenergy.

It is noteworthy that the com-pany had invited tenders forsolar energy for long term avail-ability of power in the beginningof the year. Total 24 offers werereceived. Of these, letters ofintent were issued to purchase120 MW solar power to 6 compa-nies on May 5. From these com-panies, solar power will be pur-chased at the rate of Rs. 6.47 toRs. 6.97 per unit. These tariffswill be effective for 25 years.

BHOPAL

Light metro to run in Bhopal,Indore and Jabalpur

Madhya Pradeshto get 15 MWsolar energy

cabinet meeting

chaired by Chief

Minister Shri Shivraj

Singh Chouhan recently

decided to merge depart-

ments of similar nature. Bio-

diversity Department will be

merged with Forest

Department, Bio-technology

Department, Science and

Technology and Information

Technology Departments will

be merged and Housing &

Environment Department

will be merged with Urban

Administration &

Development Department.

Responsibility ofdestitute children

The cabinet decided thatgovernment will take respon-sibility of destitute, rag-pick-er and wayward childrenseducation. This task will belinked with School ChalenHam Abhiyan. These chil-dren will be brought up andeducated in hostels. The cab-inet was informed that 66

thousand 13 persons have sofar got registered to becomemotivators under SchoolChalen Ham Abhiyan. It wasalso informed that about 10years ago, over 29 lakh chil-dren did not go to school.Following state govern-ments efforts, this numberhas come down to 1.50-2lakh.

Flat power tarifffor farmers

The cabinet endorsedChief Ministers decision toprovide tariff subsidy to sup-ply power to farmersunmetered permanent elec-tricity connections and same

flat power tariff flat powertariff for farmers.Accordingly, the flat ratesapplicable for them witheffect from April 1, 2013 willbe continued in year 2014-15. Under the scheme, con-sumers are issued electricitybills twice in the year inApril and October at the rateof Rs. 600 per horsepower.

Roads under BOTThe cabinet sanctioned

construction of Baretha-Ghoradongri Road throughMadhya Pradesh RoadDevelopment Corporationunder BOT (annuityscheme). The 15.10 km long

road will cost Rs. 40 crore 87lakh. Its concession period is15 years including construc-tion period. The cabinet alsosanctioned maintenance ofBela-Govindgarh-ChurhatRoad through MadhyaPradesh Road DevelopmentCorporation under OMTscheme). Estimated cost ofthe 56.74 km long road is Rs.12 crore 20 lakh.

Benefits topensioners

The cabinet decided thatmerged aged pensioners canget benefit of pensionrestoration under 6th payscale. The merged pension-ers whose 1/3rd part of pen-sion has been restored canalso avail benefit of 1/3rdrestoration.

As a result of this deci-sion, 1/3rd part of pension ofmerged retired employeesstate government's corpora-tions, undertakings,autonomous bodies, boards,local bodies etc. can berestored and they will getbenefit of enhanced pension.

Bhopal

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Light metro will be run in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur

under mass rapid transit system. Detailed project report of

metro is being prepared. This was informed through a pres-

entation by Urban Administration and Development

Department regarding mass rapid transit system before

Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently.

Chouhan said that all pratical aspects of the project

should be examined thoroughly. Apart form fixing metro

route in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur, aspects related to

the project should be investigated in advance.

He directed that in the detailed project report, possibil-

ities of extending the project in nearby areas in future

should also be considered. Suggestions should be given

about financial and managerial arrangements of the proj-

ect. Detailed project report should be chalked out in inte-

grated way and implemented in phases. During the pres-

entation on mass rapid transit system at Chief Minsters

residence, information was given about project costs of

heavy metro, mono rail, advance tramway and light metro

apart from their financial, administrative and technical

practicability. The presentation also demonstrated compar-

ative usefulness of light metro in Jabalpur, Bhopal and

Indore.

Bhopal

Politics

6 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)EDITORIAL

Gopinath Munde wasa mass leader

unde becameMaharashtras DeputyChief Minister in March1995, handling the sensi-

tive Home portfolio. He was the BJPsmass face in the State. If his latebrother-in-law Pramod Mahajanworked the levers of power in Delhi, itwas Munde who spent his time withparty workers, activists and support-ers, slowly chipping away at the imageof the BJP as an urban and upper-caste party in Maharashtra.

Unassuming and likeable, Mundewas a mass leader of the old style accessible and available. He broughtthese qualities to his relationshipswith other parties as well. Mundeinvested a lot in the smooth function-ing of the BJPs alliance with the Shiv

Sena, and was known to have a goodequation with Uddhav Thackeray. Infact, when his colleague and rival,Nitin Gadkari, made overtures toMaharashtra Navnirman Sena bossRaj Thackeray ahead of the Lok Sabhaelections, it took Munde to smoothenruffled feathers with the Shiv Sena. As

the October Assembly electionsapproach, the BJP is keen to rework itsseat-sharing arrangement with theShiv Sena. Here, Mundes coalition-building skills will be missed by hisparty.

It also goes to Mundes credit thatunlike the Sena and some of his owncolleagues, he did not resort toextreme language in his public utter-ances. Significantly, Hussain Dalwai,Congress MP, in his tribute to Munde,said the BJP leader was very dis-turbed by the 1992 communal riots.On his personal website, the BJPleader described himself as an aver-age student, not very bright, not adullard either. In these days of politi-cal showmanship, such a statement israre.

Inevitably, Mundes death in NewDelhi raises basic issues of respectingtraffic signals and rules. In October2013, well-known environmentalistSunita Narain escaped a tragedy notfar from where Munde was killedalmost at the same time of the morn-ing, while cycling. There is somethingrotten in how we drive and behave onthe roads.

M

Dilip Ojha

ust sworn-in as UnionMinister in Modiscabinet some days

back, Munde was known forhis impeccable behavior andupright image. He was par-ticularly popular amongscribes for his cheerful waysand easy access.

However, withMaharashtra Assembly elec-tions approaching fourmonths from now on,Mundes sudden demise islikely to impactMaharashtra politics.

Going by certain mediareports, Munde was reluc-tant initially to accept aberth in Union Cabinetunlike his colleagues, as hewanted to work in his nativestate, which he loved verydearly. Furthermore, only ifMunde maintained base inMaharashtra, could the BJPrepeat its exceptional per-formance in recently con-

cluded Lok Sabah elections,in the Assembly polls too.There were reports thatMunde could have resignedfrom his ministry as theAssembly electionsapproached, to work inMaharashtra.

Interestingly, ShivSena, the long time alliancepartner of the BJP in thestate, was in no mood to giveup on the CM position thistime and within a couple ofdays after MNS chief Raj

Thackeray proclaimed him-self a chief ministerial can-didate in Maharashtra, ShivSena spokesman SanjayRaut declared that partypresident UddhavThackeray would be the CMcandidate. This clearlyproved that something wasdefinitely not going on wellbetween the two natural-allies of a long time.

Raut reportedly said,There was always anunderstanding with BJP

that the PM would be fromthe BJP and the CM ofMaharashtra will be fromShiv Sena. All our cadresand supporters wantUddhav Thackeray tobecome chief minister if ourgrand alliance is voted topower. Nevertheless,Devenda Fadnavis,Maharashtra BJP presi-dent, maintained that CMwould only be decided postelections, further addingfuel to the fire.

Nonetheless, with noleader as tall as Munderemaining in BJPs fold nowand even Fadnavis showingunwillingness, in variouspress meetings already, itseems the way is all clear forUddhav Thackeray to layclaim on the post of CM, pro-vided the alliance winsenough number of seats.And, more so, the sympathywave would be certainlyrunning on the BJPs side.

JMundes death sends shock waves throughout country

Snatched by deathbarely a week afterbeing sworn in as a

member ofNarendra ModisCabinet, Union

Minister GopinathMunde, ironically,was en route to hisBeed constituencyfor a victory cele-bration when the

accident happened.

The news about untimelydeath of Rural and

Development Minister ofIndia Gopinath Munde, a

stalwart in the Maharashtra'spolitical arena, sent grief and

shock waves throughout the country.

AAPs rebel leaders to discuss

the road aheadNew Delhi: Debacle in Lok

Sabha Elections led to blame gameand fissures in the state unit of theAam Aadmi Party. One commonlyheld doubt about the Aam AadmiParty was regarding its ability totransform itself from a movementinto a party capable of governance.Recent events show its problems arebasic. The party attracted a crowdwhen it was on an upswing.

Now that it has lost its bid forpower, theres a rush to exit. TheAAPs failures show the limits of civilsocietys political abilities. By itsnature, politics is a tough vocation. Ittakes years of patient hard workbefore a party and its leaders canmake a mark.

The AAP sought to short-circuitthis process. In the bargain, theparty is short-circuiting itself. Whatthe AAP has to rethink is not itstransformation into a party capableof governance but its reason for exis-tence. To begin with, it should stopsaying its leaders have no ambition.That will make its claims morebelievable. The trouble was evenmore evident in the party when theprominent leaders abandoned whatlooks like a sinking boat from afar.Days after prominent leader likeShazia Ilmi quit the party over lackof inner democracy, some memberswho either quit or were expelled arejoining hands to ensure a roadblockfor Arvind Kejriwals party.

These rebel leaders have plannedzonal open sessions to discuss theroad ahead. The front is slated to belaunched in Bangalore on June 13,and it is likely to be attended byShazia Ilmi, who unsuccessfullyfought the Lok Sabha poll fromGhaziabad, and former NationalCouncil member Ashwini Upadhyay.The session is also likely to beattended by AAP founder membersMadhu Bhaduri, who quit the partyalleging that it does not treatwomen as humans, and AshokAgarwal, who had called the partydirectionless.

Upadhyay hadsaid that they willhold a three-day session, from June13 to June 15 in Bangalore, to startwith. The participants would beallowed to voice their opinion againstthe AAP and the session will discussthe feasibility of a possible parallelmovement. He also said that AnnaHazare was also consulted over theissue, who suggested the group tolaunch a new non-political move-ment, which would focus on variousreforms.

7 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)MUST READ

he ongoing horrific attacks on

Dalit and oppressed caste

women and children across

India, including most recently, the

appalling gang-rape and hanging of

two girls aged 14 and 15 in Badaun,

Uttar Pradesh on 28th May.

Politicians from Paswan, Mayawati

to Rahul gandhi visited the victims

home and offered help and money. On

the other hand, some politicians like

Madhya Pradesh home minister

Babulal Gaur stirred controversy

with his senseless statements saying

"Sometimes it's right sometimes it's

wrong " . Seems the minister does not

know that the personal adverse views

on the social evils will tarnish the

image of the ruling party. Where two

months ago, Mulayam singh and

their Mumbai leader Abu Azmi had

made similar statements. Mulayam

Singh Yadav said in an election rally

in April that boys will be boys, says

that rape is not serious crime how can

we expect protection for women in

UP? Senseless statements from our

senseless ministers . Everyone is

seeking public attention on the case

but not a word out of our usually vol-

uble PM over the Badaun rape &

hanging. Perhaps he hasn't heard? If

ministers are quick to claim the

growth of the state then why do they

fail to take the accountability for

crime ?

Only two months earlier, four

teenage Dalit girls aged 13-18 were

raped by higher caste landowners in

Bhagana in Haryana, and the sur-

vivors are still fighting for the arrest

of the rapists. The rape survivors and

their families who have been forced to

protest in Delhi at Jantar Mantar is

still not guaranteed any security or

justice. In Badaun case involvement

of police is clear ,the policemen

involved have been charged with

abetment (120B) whereas they

should be charged Section 166A

(which refers to police and other pub-

lic servants refusing to do their

duties). Seems an upper caste man

have all rights to rape, abuse and

exploit girl from lower caste in vil-

lages.

Coming back to the ruling part

SP, Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh are

the worst victims of the SP's misogy-

ny. Sexual violence against Dalit

women is rampant in UP, even

though the state has a fairly low rape

rate, according to the National Crime

Records Bureau. This, of course, is

because it isn't easy to get the UP

police to file a rape FIR. While the

media highlighted sexual violence

against Dalit women in UP only when

Mayawati was in power, Dalit

activists say the situation under the

SP is dire.

Sickening Rape Tourism inBadaun

No Politicians has offered any jus-

tice to the victims family members

yet , Politicians visited the village for

media attention and public affection.

Now ,due to continuous threats,

Badaun rape victim's family decides

to leave UP. Half people leave UP for

jobs, and others due to fear .

The Badaun story in itself pro-

vides enough shock value for every-

one including the rest of the world to

pay attention .Surprisingly , BSP

Supremo Mayawati added more

shock when children made to work for

Mayawati's helipad construction as

she visits victims kin. Her party

workers gets a farmers crop cleared,

for helicopter to land & setup VIP

tent. For sure, the farmer would not

have been paid any compensation.

Is there a link between lack oftoilets in rural India & rape?

Women with no toilets in homes

are routinely harassed, attacked

when they go to relieve themselves.

Today more than 60 crore Indians

more than half the population defe-

cate in the open. Considering Modi's

stand of "toilet first, temple later",

the Centre's sanitation department is

preparing a proposal involving over

Rs 1.5 lakh crore to tackle open defe-

cation, which was the factor behind

the abduction, gang rape and murder

of two teenage girls in Katra

Sadatganj village.

Rapes, murders, riots: PM yetsilent

We wished this time our PM will

speak about things that matter to us

but he is silent on the Badaun case.

Manmohan spoke on Dec16 gangrape

8 days after the incident no word

from his bold replacement.The silence

projected a negative image of PM on

the international front, PM of india

has been covered by international

medIa as silent on rapes, murders,

riots.

We need structural solutions and

amendment on existing law for crime

against Dalits. The government

should start by amending the 1989

Prevention of Atrocities Act, which is

designed to address caste-based vio-

lence. Politicians and petitioners

swarm to Katara village of Badaun

District . Everyone from Rahul

Gandhi to Mayawati had assured the

villagers that the CBI would get to

the root of the matter . Meanwhile

more and more people from neigh-

bouring villages have begun to

assemble in Katara hoping that their

own litany of grievances sons and

daughters who have gone missing

and found dead near Yadav homes

would be heard under the mango

tree. "Do you think Modi will come

tomorrow? " a 78-year-old woman

asked her grandson as people began

to clear out of the orchard. and her

grandson replied . "Of course he will,"

the young man said. "He has to.

T

Badaun makes even theTaliban appear liberal

Plan for returnof Kashmiri

Pandits to valleyNew Delhi: A comprehensive plan is being worked

out for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley andtheir rehabilitation with the Narendra Modi govern-ment according top priority to the issue. Enhancedfinancial assistance, security to life and property, gov-ernment jobs and other employment opportunities andsubsidies ration will be part of the package that couldbe announced as incentive for the return of Pandits,government officials said.

"The discussions are at a very preliminary stage.The new Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been givena detailed presentation on the status of the displacedKashmiri Pandits," an official said. BJP election mani-festo also mentioned that it was committed to ensurereturn of Kashmiri Pandits with full dignity. The num-ber of displaced people post 1990 migration from thevalley following militant activities has increased by six-seven lakhs. According to plans, the new package willbe more attractive than the one announced by the thenPrime Minister Manmohan Singh in April 2008 forreturn and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants.

That package included assistance of Rs. 7.5 lakhper family for reconstruction for fully or partially dam-aged houses, assistance of Rs. 2 lakh per family fordilapidated houses, assistance of Rs. 7.5 lakh per fam-ily for purchase of a house in Group Housing Societiesfor those who have sold their properties during theperiod of turmoil in 1989. Like the previous one,returnee migrant families will be provided transitaccommodation during the interim period when theyundertake the reconstruction or repair of their houses.Those returnee families, who may not be providedtransit accommodation, would be given rental and inci-dental expenses. All of them will be provided securityif they feel insecure anywhere, officials said. J&K ChiefMinister Omar Abdullah said he was looking forwardto work with the NDA government on return of dis-placed Kashmiri Pandit community to the Valley.

"I look forward to working with the new govern-ment as they unveil their plans for the honourablereturn of the displaced Pandit community," Omar hadtweeted. While extending his good wishes to the peopleof Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of KhirBhawani festival, Minister of State in the PrimeMinister's Office Jitendra Singh has said that the coun-try was committed to the "dignified" return of KashmiriPandits to the Valley. Manoj Bhan, an activist workingfor the welfare of the community, said every member ofthe Kashmiri community wants to go back to theirhomeland but there have to be conducive atmosphere,proper security and constitutional safeguard. We donot want to go back as a tourist, nor do we want to livea cantonment life. There has to be a clarity on whatkind of rehabilitation government wants to offer," hesaid. Bhan said reservation of Assembly andParliamentary seats for the community, financial assis-tance, reservation in educational institutions and aCGHS-like scheme for the community should be includ-ed in any new package for the Kashmiri Pandits.

8 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant(KNPP) has attained its full generationcapacity and became the first nuclearplant in the country to generate 1,000MW of power, its site director R SSundar said.

Unit I of Kudankulam NuclearPower Plant has started generating itsfull capacity of 1,000 MW of power. Wewill run it for some more time before westop the unit for conducting some testsas mandated by AERB (Atomic EnergyRegulatory Board), he said.

He also said that of all the sources ofpower available in the country, units ofKNPP have the capacity to producelarge amounts of power from a singleunit. If you take other plants, they canproduce only around 540 MW of power.In the case of thermal plants, it could goup to 660 or 680 MW. Another 700 MWunit is presently under construction. So

KNPP is the first unit in the country toproduce 1,000 MW of power, he said.Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is anuclear power station in Koodankulamin the Tirunelveli district of the south-ern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Theplant's first reactor is the firstPressurised Water Reactor (PWR)belonging to the Light Water Reactor(LWR) category in India, and the 21stnuclear power reactor in the country. N.Nagaich, Executive Director (corporateplanning and corporate communica-

tions) of the Nuclear Power Corporationof India Ltd. (NPCIL), described thefirst unit at Kudankulam as "the har-binger of the large-size LWR technologyin India". Construction on the plantbegan on 31 March 2002, but faced sev-eral delays. Long construction times fornuclear reactors are common in India,but this delay was partly due to the 500-day long anti-nuclear protests by thelocals, led by the People's MovementAgainst Nuclear Energy (PMANE). Thefirst reactor of the plant attained criti-cality on 13 July 2013.

The plant was commissioned sixyears after the scheduled date, and 12years after the construction of the plantbegan, when unit 1 was synchronizedwith the southern power grid on 22October 2013. The original cost of thetwo units was INR13,171 crore, but itwas later revised to Rs 17,270 crore.Russia advanced a credit of Rs 6,416crore to both the units.

KNPP becomes first nuclear plant incountry to generate 1000 MW power

The government is aggressively accelerat-ing the solar energy programme, and aimingfor four giant plants of 1,000 Mw each. It alsowants to bundle solar and conventional powerto make renewable energy more affordable.Giant solar projects may be put up quickly inRajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir andLadakh as the new government is keen to pro-mote this source of renewable energy.

To achieve the target of commissioning of20,000 Mw of solar power generation capaci-ty ahead of targeted 2022, the governmentmay redesign Jawaharlal Nehru NationalSolar Mission while the scope of theElectricity Act 2003 may also expanded topush for higher utilisation of renewable ener-

gy. India has commissioned 2,650 Mw ofsolar power generation capacity, which isdominated by Gujarat with close to 1,000 Mw.

Besides promoting four large projectswith over 500 Mw of installed capacity each,the government wants to move forward toeliminate bottlenecks for ongoing capacityaddition programme for solar power.

To deal with delays in larger projects, thegovernment has surveyed several sites andcities to assess the potential and viability ofsolar power in the country that receives ade-quate radiation during its 300 days of sunnydays a year. Piyush Goyal, minister responsi-ble for three key energy portfolios power,renewable energy and coal held meetingswith officers from the relevant departmentsand institutions recently. He assessed the

progress of solar power projects and directedofficers to facilitate the development to setand achieve higher targets in next phases ofthe Mission. Goyal did not rule out possibilityof setting higher targets or advancing thetimeline of the Mission during his initialmeets with the concerned government offi-cials. "Now that MNRE is under the sameminister as power, synchronising of commonissues such as grid connectivity and sale ofpower would be better. Policy delays hamperthe investment, both domestic and foreign.With the clean energy sector receiving $7 bil-lion worth of investment last year, about 70per cent of which came from private players,we are hoping that it would double up by theend of the second phase in 2017," said a sen-ior MNRE official.

NEW DELHI

inance minister Arun Jaitley in

his first meeting with financial

market intermediaries recently

said the government aims to create pos-

itive action through economic reforms

in the forthcoming budget to revive

investor sentiment and promote

growth. During his weekend visit to

Mumbai he met representatives from

regulators and financial institutions.

"We will consider all your views and

announce our decision over the next

couple of months including the budget,"

Jaitley had said. Individuals who attend-

ed the meeting said he was more of a

listener than a speaker, paying close

attention to the demands of the finan-

cial capital. The government is likely to

present the Union budget next month.

Among top honchos, Chitra

Ramakrishna, MD & CEO of NSE,

Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of

BSE, Sanjay Nayar, CEO of KKR India,

Nimesh Kampani, chairman of JM

FinancialBSE 2.71 %, Citi's Ravi Kapoor,

Nomura's Neeraj Gambhir, Nilesh Shah,

MD & CEO of Axis Capital and Anup

Bagchi of ICICI Securities were present.

In the customary pre-budget meet-

ing, captains of the financial industry

sought lowering of securities transac-

tion tax (STT) revival of primary mar-

ket, deepening of the corporate bond

market, increasing the participation of

retail investors, tax clarity for foreign

portfolio investors, steps to bring in

foreign funds into the country and

infusing more capital into the banking

sector. On whether the government

should take steps to bring in more for-

eign capital into the country, views dif-

fered. One of the participants said this

would lead to 'dollarization' of the

economy, which is not appropriate at

this time. Every participant was given

three minutes each to share their views.

One of the participants talked about the

need to check black money in the econ-

omy. The FM responded to it by saying

that the rural economy is still depend-

ent on cash transactions.

Positive actionthrough economicreforms in coming

budget: Jaitley

F

Chennai

MUMBAI

Govt to set up 4 giant solar plants

My way or the highwayWould you like to hear that?

9 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)

y way or thehighway is nota phrase to beused too fre-

quently. Its a phrase that isfascinating to say but frustrat-ing to hear from someone else.It is something that should besaid wisely at places where itmakes a positive impactinstead of making you look likea looser or a bully. You musthave seen people enjoyingtheir life like hell and thoseruining each and every daycursing their fate.

You must have seen peoplewho always smile and laugh,and those who always whine,those who make quick deci-sions about important issuesand those who keep ponderingeven if it is a matter of justgoing for a walk, those whotalk to everyone they meet andthose who are shy talking toeven those they meet daily.There are an uncountablenumber of people in this worldout of which a person meets

just a few in his lifetime,unless he or she is a celebrityor a psychiatrist. All of thesepeople have different levels ofintelligence, different ways ofbehaving with other people,different ways of thinking,opinions, different ways of liv-ing life, and a lot more.

Some talk a lot, some shouta lot, some keep silent andsome blabber without a reason.Some eat a lot, some exercise alot, some diet a lot and someare able to strike a balance.Some are workaholics, someare lazy like hell, some workonly as much as required, andsome, again, strike a balance.Some think the government isworking like hell, some thinkits ruining the country, somethink whatever it is, its okay,and some enter the govern-ment.

These are just a handful oftraits, while you could find ahundred different ways ofthinking and living if you meeta hundred people. There aresome people who act in ways

you wont. But does that meanyou are entitled to criticizethem? Or tell them that theyshould behave as you do? Anddoes that mean whoever does-nt do as you do is wrong?Certainly not!

Imagine yourself as thenew kid in school who knowsnobody and is already afraid ofeverything there, and somebullies make your life evenworse.

How would you feel?Wouldnt a small kid get affect-ed by this? Would you like it if

then people tell you that Youshould have been strongenough to defend yourself.Youre too shy to go to school.You must be bold and bravelike the next door Tim?

Dont you think every per-son has his own personalityand way to deal with things?Dont you think telling them tobehave like someone else, nomatter how good and impres-sive the someone else is, is acrime? Yes, crime! Killing apersonality, forcing a person tobecome someone else when

youre no one to decide what isgood and what is bad and howshould others behave. Changeis good, but not when it meanskilling a personality! Use yourpersonality positively to knowwho you are and let the worldknow that you have pride inbeing who you are. Tell themyoure proud of yourself whenthey try to change you. Answerthem with a smile saying I amwhat I am and see how yourlife becomes heaven.

And finally, do not forget tolet others be their self as well.For its not only you who shouldbe proud of self, let others alsofeel this love for themselves. Sonext time you use the phrasemy way or the highway,remember, your way is not theonly way, your way isnt neces-sarily the right way, and othersare also as happy to be them-selves as you are.

Keep smiling, adaptchanges but never changeyourself, love who you are, andrespect others pride too. Havea Happy Monday.

FEATURE

M

Is Rajasthan govt supporting royal sport of hunting ?Is the Rajasthan govern-

ment quietly supporting 'theroyal sport' called hunting? Inthe last five years, in Jodhpurand Jaipur alone there wereover six dozen cases of wildlifepoaching and on the name ofdepartmental investigation,the files are piling up with rel-evant information, though. Nochallans have been producedin the court and poachers havenot been sentenced for theiract. In this case, poachers are"being" encouraged to have afield day.

Besides, in last five years, atotal of 49 cases of poachingare under investigation andchargesheet has not been pre-sented in the court. Out ofthese, 34 cases are pending formore than three years, six

cases are hanging fire betweenone and three years and ninecases are recent ones.

In Rajasthan, in many dis-tricts despite lodging of FIR,the department has neitherfiled chargesheet in the courtnor made any intensive effortsto catch the poachers. In thecases of schedule one animals

like black buck, chinkara,Great Indian Bustard (GIB),the department failed to pro-duce challan against poacherswithin 90 days, as a result,they got released on bail

"The lackadaisicalapproach of the forest depart-ment has failed to protect thestate animal, 'chinkara' and

the state bird, 'Great IndianBustard,' from poachers. Theconservation of the two is in aperilous state due to the selfproclaimed 'jurisdiction' of theforest officials," said HarshVardhan, honorary secretary,The Tourism & Wildlife Societyof India (TWSI).

As per the informationreceived, many revealing mis-takes have come to light, whichare really serious. Possibly inmany districts either due toconnivance or sheer negli-gence, in many caseschargesheet has not been filedfor many years, which is reallyserious and maximum casesare that of Great IndianBustard and chinkara that arein Schedule One category thatare on the verge of extinction.

On December 20, 2012 atJaisalmer desert national

park, near sudasari closoure, aGIB was poached and thedesert national park officers onthe spot recovered its feathersetc. In this case, Chagan Singhresident of Baeeya and otherswere named, but till date nochargesheet was produced inthe court. The case is almostforgotten now.

In 2013, 10 km fromJaisalmer at Hansuva village,a chinkara was killed. Forestdepartment found blood andsome parts of chinkara andeven registered a case, but tilldate, no chargesheet was pre-sented. Similarly, at Ramgarhcanal area, chinkara waspoached and even case waslodged, but the forest depart-ment was far away fromcatching the culprits, it evendid not present charge sheetin the court.

JAISALMER

10 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)Miscellaneous

The Indian cricket teamdropped a rung to third but

Virat Kohli continued totop the batting chart

in the latest ICCone-day rankings

announced onWednesday. India losttheir second position

to Sri Lanka, whileAustralia maintained

their place at the top of theheap. Sri Lanka`s 3-2

series win over Englandhelped them gain one ratings

point to move up to 112, thesame ratings points as India.

However, when ratings are calcu-lated beyond the decimal point,

Angelo Mathews` side edged outIndia. In the individual rankings,Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni

remained steady at sixth followed by Shikhar Dhawanat eight spot (a loss of one position).

Rohit Sharma entered the top-20 at the the 20thposition. Among the bowlers, seasoned off-spinnerRavindra Jadeja slipped a position to fifth to be onlyIndian in the top-10. Elsewhere in the list, off-spinnersJames Tredwell of England and Sachitra Senanayake ofSri Lanka entered the top 20 for the first time at theend of the five-match ODI series between the two sidesthat finished at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Sri Lanka

claimed the five-match series 3-2 after they sealed thefifth and final ODI with a six-wicket win on Tuesday.Tredwell jumped 18 places to a career-best 12th with627 ratings points, while Senanayake vaulted 20 placesto 13th, with 623 ratings points. Both Tredwell andSenanayake claimed nine wickets in the series.

However, Senanayake had a better average of 15.11,while Tredwell`s haul came at an average of 18.44.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka`s Tillakaratne Dilshan moved uptwo places to seventh in the rankings for ODI batsmen,in the only positive movement inside the top 10. Dilshanwas the highest run-getter in the series, with 222 runsat an average of 44.40. South Africa batsman AB deVilliers occupies the second place and Australia`s GeorgeBailey holds the third position.

India slip to 3rd but Kohlion top in ICC ODI rankings

AB de Villiersnamed South

African Cricketerof the Year

AB de Villiers dominated theCricket South Africa Awards ban-quet by bagging four awards,including Cricketer of the Year2014, here on Wednesdayevening. De Villiers was alsonamed Test Cricketer of the Year,was recognised by his peers as SAPlayers? Player of the Year and bypopular vote of the public, SAFans` Cricketer of the Year. Theonly award for which De Villierswas nominated but did not winwas the ODI Player of the Yearwhich went to Quinton de Kock,who scored four centuries in theperiod under review includingthree in consecutive innings.Imran Tahir was named T20International Player of the Year,paceman Dale Steyn won theDelivery of the Year and veteranKallis won the KFC `So Good`Award for his century in his finalTest match appearance againstIndia. Marizanne Kapp wasnamed Momentum Women`sCricketer of the Year for the sec-ond successive year.

"This has been another greatyear of wonderful achievementsfor our top players," said CSAChief Executive Haroon Lorgat."AB`s statistics are sheer classand speak for themselves. He isthe world?s best batsman, rankedNo. 1 in Test match cricket andNo.2 in ODI cricket. His highestrating of 935 points in Test crick-et is the joint 10th highest of alltime alongside Jacques Kallis andMatthew Hayden.

Johannesburg

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Australia 35 4020 115Sri Lanka 59 6613 112India 53 5923 112South Africa 32 3486 109England 41 4450 109Pakistan 47 4716 100New Zealand 31 3031 98West Indies 40 3744 94Bangladesh 23 1683 73Zimbabwe 20 1228 61Afghanistan 9 304 34Ireland 9 297 33

Karachi: Pakistan`s long-serving Test and one-day skipperMisbah-ul-Haq is not worried about his future as the nationalcaptain and said this was a matter best left in the hands of thecricket board. "Captaincy is an issue which is in the hands ofthe board and it is their decision," he told reporters today inLahore. "I have always enjoyed the challenge of leadingPakistan and it has not affected my own performances which issatisfying for me," he said. The captaincy of the one-day side inparticular has become a major debate in Pakistan cricket cir-cles with the World Cup 2015 less than a year away. Eventhough the chairman of the board, Najam Sethi has categori-cally stated there was no reason to change Misbah as captainand he would lead the side in the World Cup but given thevolatile nature of Pakistan cricket many still remain skepticalabout who will be Pakistan`s captain in the mega event inAustralia and New Zealand.

Misbahnot losingsleep over captaincy

future

For me the only motivation is Roland Garroshis is their 42nd clash, so therewill be few surprises for the

world's top two players Rafa Nadaland Novak Djokovic when they faceeach other over the net in the FrenchOpen final on Sunday. Both are look-ing to cement their positions amongthe greats.

Nadal is gunning to be the firstman to win five straight Paris titles totake his total to nine. Djokovic wantsto complete his career grand slam bybagging the only major to elude him.They each have the strokes and thestamina. It will come down to who cancontrol their on-court aggression and

handle the pressure better in front ofthe 15,000 crowd on Philippe Chatrier."He has the pressure to win for thefirst time. I have the pressure that Iwant to win and the motivation that Iwant to win the ninth," SpaniardNadal told reporters after demolishing

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray inthe semi-finals. Nadal was in wonder-ful form against Murray. AP Nadalwas in wonderful form againstMurray. AP "I'm going to go on courtwith the same motivation than him. Idon't know if the same pressure thanhim. Probably we are in different situ-ations."

The Serbian second seed said hewas trying not to get carried away bythe stress of the occasion, after a wob-ble in the semis allowed Latvia'sErnests Gulbis to take a set off himbefore he regained his near metro-nomic consistency.

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11 JUNE 09 TO JUNE 15, 2014 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

Rihannas sexuallysuggestive adbanned in Britain

inger Rihanna's new perfume advertise-

ment has been banned from public places

in Britain. A poster advertising the We

Found Love singer's new fragrance, Rogue, has

been deemed "sexually suggestive" by the The

Advertising Standards Agency in Britain and for-

bidden from being placed in areas where young

children might see it. The image, produced by per-

fume company Parlux Fragrances, sees the sultry

star posing provocatively up against a giant fra-

grance bottle, wearing nothing but a pair of heels,

reports contactmusic.com. While the Advertising

Standards Agency concluded the poster was

"unlikely" to be demeaning to women because of

Rihanna's air of confidence and control, they did

rule the ad must not appear again without a

placement restriction. The ASA said in a state-

ment: "While we did not consider the image to be

overtly sexual, we considered that Rihanna's pose,

with her legs raised in the air, was provocative.

"Because of this, and the fact that Rihanna

appeared to be naked except for high heels, we

concluded that the ad was sexually suggestive and

should have been given a placement restriction to

reduce the possibility of it being seen by children."

Jiah Khanmother wantsfresh probe

he mother of Bollywoodactress Jiah Khan, founddead in her Mumbai home

in June last year, has called onthe new Indian government to re-investigate her daughter's deathalleging that the actress had beenmurdered. "From day one I amrestless because I know mydaughter has been murdered. It'stoo early for the new (Indian) gov-ernment as they are just settlingin but I am sure they are notignoring it. "I am asking for re-investigation, whether it is CBI,FBI or SIT, but the whole case hasto be re-investigated," she said onthe sidelines of a memorial serv-ice at the Chelsea Town Hall hereon Tuesday to mark the one-yearanniversary of Jiah's death. "Iknow it is taking time but justicetakes time. But we will be there.Today my daughter has been mur-dered and just because these arepolitically influential people, theyhave sabotaged the investigation.I don't want that any otherdaughters out there face this kindof sabotage.

Jiah Khan deserves justice aswell as every girl who has suf-fered violence," she added. Jiah'smemorial was attended by herfriends and family and includedspeeches by her younger sistersKarishma and Kavita, Sufiprayers and musical tributes. The25-year-old, who went to MoreHouse School near the memorialvenue, was also remembered aspart of a special 'Life of Nafisa'video. Born Nafisa Rizvi Khan,she took the name Jiah to act infilms like 'Nishabd' and 'Ghajini'and was believed to have hungherself from a ceiling fan at herMumbai home.

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This Akshay Kumar movieis so bad its hilarious

Nothing is more entertain-

ing than unintentional

hilarity. The amount of fun

you can have with something unin-

tentionally funny is way more than

what you get in an intentional com-

edy. If you dont believe me check

out Prakash Raj in Heropanti, or

Dilip Tahil in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

The protagonist from Satya 2 was a

nuclear explosion of hilarity and

made that movie super entertain-

ing. So the question is not exactly

how good is Akshay Kumars come-

dy-action-thriller Holiday, but how

did they achieve such a high order of

unintentional hilarity?

The answer to that question can be

found in the filmmaking genius of

AR Murugadoss. His approach to

cinema is fascinating there is no

point in making a straightforward

good movie, because that process

does not have any mojo. Were better

off with the questionable magic of

Murugadoss imagination that

enables us to enjoy a movie in which

Sonakshi Sinha slaps her father

routinely and Govinda plays an ath-

letic senior Army commando.

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allika Sherawat and the makers of her next film Dirty

Politics are in trouble as a criminal complaint has been

filed against them for depicting the actress "draped in

the colours of the Indian national flag," says a Hindustan Times

report. The report says that the complaint was filed by "24-year-

old law graduate, Sumit Kumar" in New Delhi and accused "the

producers of the movie, lead actress Sherawat and director KC

Bokadia of insulting the nation's honour". Kumar insisted that

this was not a publicity stunt, adds the report. In the poster we

can see Mallika sitting atop an Ambassador car with the tricolour

draped around her. The background of the poster features the

State Legislative Assembly of

Rajasthan. Mallika Sherawat is

shown flaunting her toned legs with

a CD in her hand. One can't see the

Chakra on the flag, though. The

film is believed to be based on the

life on Bhanwari Devi, the nurse

in Rajasthan who went missing

in 2011, and whose remains

were found in 2012. Her hus-

band alleged that she was

abducted by Mahipal

Maderna, who was the

Water Resources

Minister in the then

government of

Rajasthan led by

Ashok Gehlot.

Director K C Biokadia

has clarified that the

film is not about a mur-

dered nurse but rather it is

inspired by the real life case of

Bhanwari Devi.

Mallika Sherawat facescriminal complaint forwearing national flag

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op bureaucrats of the country have beenasked to implement Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's directive for improving

work culture in the central government, includ-ing repeal of archaic processes and reduce thedecision-making layers.

The instructions were issued by CabinetSecretary Ajit Seth recently as a follow up to themeeting that Modi held with the top bureacratsduring which he said the rules which create hur-dles in speedy decision-making should be doneaway with. The circular, issued by Seth, carries11 points which lay stress on efficient and speedydecision-making in a transparent manner.

"I expect you to act upon these immediatelyand indicate a plan of action," the Cabinet

Secretary's circular said. It asks each depart-ment to identify and repeal at least 10 rules orprocesses and even archaic acts that are redun-dant and would not lead to any loss of efficiency.

Every department has been asked to identifyforms that are in vogue and shorten them, wherepossible, to one page only, the circular says,adding seeking of unnecessary or irrelevantinformation should be discouraged. All depart-ments have been asked to reduce decision-mak-ing to a maximum of four layers.

The circular says files and papers should beweeded out in accordance with rules of record-keeping, including digitisation, wherever neces-sary and the exercise should be completed in 3-4weeks. Each department should work out modal-ities of fulfilling promises made to the people andeffective and timely resolution of public griev-ances must be ensured and monitored by theSecretaries of departments concerned, accordingto the directive.

Emphasising the need for team work and col-laborative decision-making, it says that if anyissues remain unresolved, the intervention of theCabinet Secretary or the PMO should be soughtfor resolution.

It also underlines the need for usage ofInformation Technology and e-governance in thefunctioning of the ministries. The directive alsolays emphasis on clean and hygienic environ-ment in offices for making "positive work envi-ronment". Expressing full faith in their commit-ment and competence to build a better future forthe country, he asked bureaucrats to simplifyand streamline administrative rules and proce-dures to make them people-friendly.

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Modi alive to tasks before himrime Minister Narendra Modiis trying to bring in new workculture. Sounding a word of

caution to ruling BJP MPs, Modi hasasked all cabinet ministers to reachtheir offices by 9 am and remain con-nected to the ground. In a clear mes-sage to his party's newly-elected law-makers, Modi said as BJP was nolonger in the opposition, its MPs had afar bigger responsibility in taking themessage of the government to thegrassroots level and highlight its pro-grammes.

Effective public services, speedyimplementation of schemes will be themotto of Narendra Modis governance.In the first inkling that his style asPrime Minister would carry his per-sonal stamp and involve delegation ofauthority, Modi asked his colleagues topromptly respond to representationsfrom Chief Ministers and involve

Ministers of State in decision-making.He told the ministers to treat theissues raised by MPs with seriousness.He has asked ministers to communi-cate with the public extensively andcarefully and use social media effec-tively. The Ministry of Information

and Broadcasting will develop as ahub of all communication, includingsocial media.

Modi is alive to the nature and sizeof the tasks before him. That the ini-tial Cabinet meetings stuck to thedevelopment and growth agenda is,

hopefully, a pointer to the direction theModi government would take. Themuch talked about ten-point charter ofthe new government that includesgrowth, education, energy, infrastruc-ture and price control covers all impor-tant sectors.

Listing out priorities and spellingout timeframes for implementationshould help many of the relativelyinexperienced members of the ModiCabinet to keep a twin focus on short-term goals and long-term policy direc-tives. By abolishing the system of hav-ing Empowered Groups of Ministersand Groups of Ministers of whichthere were nine and 21 respectivelythat he inherited from the UPA gov-ernment Prime Minister NarendraModi has sent out an unequivocal mes-sage: the new BJP-led NDA intends toend the policy paralysis that its prede-cessor was accused of, and achieve itsgoal of minimum government, maxi-mum governance.

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Top bureaucrats asked to implement PMsdirective for improving work culture

New Delhi

ow that Narendra Modi has taken over thereins of the country one thing his cabinetministers and government officials must

know is that the new PM is a workaholic. He can becompared to an obsessive boss who springs surprisechecks on you. So expect huge changes in the govern-ment offices in central Delhi: Longer working, blearyeyed, jumpy netas and babus among them. While thismay sound like a particularly hellish scenario in acorporate office, it is in fact the reality of the belea-guered babus who suddenly find themselves in themiddle of the Modi sarkar.

A known workaholic who maintains a punishing18-hour daily schedule, Narendra Modi has not madelife very easy for his ministers and bureaucrats, fromwhom he expects the same levels of work and commit-ment. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju,reportedly said that the main problem faced by Modi'sstaff is that the man himself is up and running at5.30 am even after working till well after 1 am. FoodProcessing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal is alsoquoted as saying she got a call from Modi at 9 in themorning asking her to meet him in 10 minutes. "I leftwhatever I was doing and simply rushed because Iknow the PM doesn't like latecomers," she has beenquoted as saying. In the true spirit of the obsessivenew boss, Narendra Modi has been carrying out spotinspections of the ministries, commenting on cleanli-ness and being a general stickler for rules. Officerscannot leave till the ministers are in office.

Following in the footsteps of Modi, ministers havestarted calling babus late evening and even earlymorning to discuss issues. While babus are speculat-ing that life will get easier for them after the budget,Modi's zeal to effect change in a hurry, coupled withhis existing reputation as someone comfortable with agruelling work schedule does not give them muchhope in this regard.

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