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AP CM LaunchesMee Bhoomi Mee Intikiprogramme at SankaramV illage in Anakapalli Mandal,APMee Bhoomi Mee Intiki2015programmebyAPCM.Earlier,theCMlaunchedtheMee BhoomiMee Intikiprogrammethataimsatupdatingdigitizedlandrecordsbyholdinggramsabhasineveryvillageofthestate.HealsolaunchedtheMee Bhoomi webportalthatwillmaintainallthedetailsoflandinthestate.Hesaidthatallthe2.24crlandsurveynumbersanddetailsofover72 Lakh pattadar passbook holders across the state will bedigitalized.NaidusaidthatthoughtheTDPGovthadlaunchedtheNeeBhoomiNeepattaprogrammein2003,thecongressgovernmenthadfailedtoimplementtheschemeproperly,leadingtoirregularitiesinlandtransactions.AP State Govt has started this Mee Intiki Mee BhoomiProgram from 10th August 2015 to 31st August 2015.APCMChandraBabuNaidugarusaidhisgovernmenthaslaunchedtheProgrammecalledMee Bhoomi Mee Intiki forthebenefitsofgenuinelandownersandtoputanendtobenamitransactions.Afreshsurveyof

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lands across the state will be conducted after which the entireinformationwillbeuploadedonthewebsite.Alllandrevenuerecordswillbemadeavailabletothepeopleandeveryfarmerslandwillbelinkedtohis/herAadharnumberafterverification.APStateGovthasstartedthisMeeIntikiMeeBhoomiProgramfrom10thAugust2015to31stAugust2015.

FollowingarethesalientfeaturesoftheMeeIntikiMeeBhoomiprogram:

1)ApplicationswillbereceivedforthecorrectionsinRoR1B,Adangal,AadhaarNumber,SurveyNumber.

2)TheTahasildar,RevenueInspector,VRO,MandalSurveyor,andrepresentativesfromForest,endowments,waqfdepartmentswillbeavailableintheGramSabhas.

3)VillagemapwillbedisplayedandexplainedtotheGramSabha.

4)ThedetailsofPattadarswillbedisplayedinthevillageatleasttwodayspriortotheGramSabha.

5)TokenwillbeissuedtoeveryapplicationreceivedintheGramSabha.


Website

A website was launched with all details of the land in the State. Officialsvisit every village before August 31 and you have to verify whether thedetails of your land, your name, name correctly spelt or not, type of land,use of land and every other detail is correct or not. Records would be correctedbased on your feedback. No farmer should face a problem in future regardinghis or her land after this programme, Mr. Naidu said.

Till now many farmers were not aware of survey number of the land,boundaries of land and their ownership was also not registered, children werefacing problems while dividing their fathers property. Mee Intiki Mee Bhoomiwould solve this and all other problems concerning the land.

His government was vowed to provide a corruption-free and efficientadministration to the people and similar IT-enabled programmes would beintroduced in other departments soon, Mr. Naidu said. There are 2.24 lakhsurvey numbers and 72 lakh pattadar passbooks (of farmers who hold theland) in the State and land use and ownership of land are different in many

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survey numbers.Addressing farmers, Anganwadi workers, schoolchildren and Telugu Desam party leaders and workers, Mr. Naiduexplained the measures taken to simplify the procedure to getcertificates and also warned that those committing fraud in issuinggovernment certificates and documents, like in the case of Pattadarpassbooks in Anantapur district, they would not be spared and sent tojail.

Centreneedtodoalotmore

On Centres help to AP, Mr. Naidu wanted the Central government tobe generous to the State, regarding special status, special packages toUttarandhra and Rayalaseema, funds for capital, Polavaram project,creating a new Railway Zone with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters.

Some help was given but a lot more has to be done, he said. He hassought an appointment with Prime Minister and would also meetCentral Ministers in this regard. Anakapalle MLA P. GovindaSatyanarayana presided. Ministers Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu and GantaSrinvasa Rao, MP M. Srinivasa Rao, MLCs and MLAs, CCLA AnilChandra Punetha, Collector N. Yuvaraj and others participated.

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NOWFOCUSONHYPERSONICBRAHMOSSIVATHANUPILLAI

BrahMosisnotonlythefirstbutalsotheonlysupersoniccruisemissile

atpresentintheworld.AndthishasputIndiainadifferentleague

altogether,saysA.SivathanuPillai,founderCEOandManagingDirector

ofBrahmosAerospace.HewasinthecityonSaturdaytodeliverthe

endowment lecture on the occasion of GITAM Universitys 35th

FoundationDaycelebrations.InanexclusivechatwithTheHindu,he

saidBrahMos,whichwasdevelopedincollaborationwithRussia,was

notonlyasuper-sonicmissile-butalsocanbelaunchedfrommultiple

platformssuchasaircraft,ship,submarineandland.Itcanbefiredat

threesecondsinsuccession,cantargetmultipletargetsandhasstealth

features.Mostimportantly,becauseofitslowtrajectoryandstealth

features,itisdifficulttobedetected,ithashighprecisionandcannotbe

interceptedbyanyanti-missilesystemduetoitssupersonicspeed,he

said.AccordingtoDr.SivathanuPillai,thefutureofmissiletechnology

dependsonfactorssuchspeed,accuracyandstealthfeatures.Andin

tunewiththatwehavealreadygraduatedfromtheBrahMosMark-III

stagetoMark-VIIandareworkingondevelopingahypersonicBrahMos.

OnhowBrahMoshadcomeintoexistence,Mr.Pillai,whohadbeena

closeassociateofformerPresidentA.P.J.AbdulKalam,said,Inthe

IraqwarwehadseenhowtheAmericancruisemissileshadwonthewar

forthem.Tillthenwewerefocussingonlongrangemissiles,strategic

missiles,defensiveonesandtacticalandballisticmissiles.TheIraq

experience prompted us to develop a cruise missile and we have

developedthebestoneintheworld.BrahMosiswayaheadofthe

AmericanTomahawkcruisemissilesonanumberofcounts.Theland

andseaversionhasalreadybeeninductedandtheunderwaterandair

versionisontestruns,hesaid.


AIMATPROMISING CAREER,STUDENTSTOLD

DegreespresentedatIGNOUconvocationTheroleofeducationplaysveryvitaltofacethechallengesoflife.Studentsmusttakesmallstepstobuildapromisingcareerinfutureandbepreparedtoacceptthechallengesofsocietyaslessonsforlearning,unlearningandrelearning.ThiswasthemessagesharedbyH.LajipathiRai,ViceChancellor,Dr.B.R.AmbedkarUniversity,Srikakulam.Speakingatthe28thconvocationofIGNOUheldatitsregionalcentreatUshodayaJunction,MVPColony,onSunday,hetoldthegraduatestoputtheirbesteffortsinsimplifyingcomplexthingsintheworldandnevertoloseenthusiasminlifeandaimatpromotingethicalvaluesinanyprofessiontheypursue.Ontheoccasion,Prof.RaipresentedtheuniversitygoldmedaltoBandaruSrinivasu,astudentofDiplomainDairyTechnologyforstandingmeritoriousamongallthestudentsinIGNOUandalsopresentedthedegreestothestudentswhoattendedtheprogramme.RegionaldirectorS.RajaRao,inhisreport,saidthattwonewstudycentreswereestablishedandthreeproposalsforstudycentreswereintheactiveconsiderationfornotification.

TheMinisterofStateforSkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurship(IndependentCharge)andParliamentaryAffairs,ShriRajivPratapRudyinauguratetheSkillDevelopmentCentremadeoutofcontainers,inNewDelhionAugust11,2015.TheSecretary,MinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship,ShriSunilAroraisalsoseen.


TheMinisterofStateforCulture(IndependentCharge),Tourism(Independent

Charge)andCivilAviation,Dr.MaheshSharmapresentedthe9thAnnualTODAYS

TRAVELLERAwards2015,atafunction,inNewDelhionAugust11,2015.

TheMinisterofStateforCulture(IndependentCharge),Tourism(Indepen-dentCharge)andCivilAviation,Dr.MaheshSharmaandtheAmbassadorofSingaporetoIndia,Mr.LimThuanKuan,atthe50thNationalDayoftheRepublicofSingapore,atafunction,OrganisedbytheHighCommissionofthe Republic of Singapore, in New Delhi onAugust 11, 2015.


SkillTrainingtoYouthbyPSUs

AllthePublicSectorUndertakings(PSUs)undertheDepartmentofHeavy

Industry(DHI)havebeeninstructedtoprovidetrainingtoyouthintheirrespective

sectors.PSUs,likeBharatHeavyElectricalsLtd.,RajasthanElectricals&

InstrumentsLtd.,InstrumentationLtd.,AndrewYule&CompanyLtd.,Bharat

Pumps& CompressorsLtd., HooghlyPrinting CompanyLtd., Cement

CorporationofIndiaLtd.areprovidingtrainingonvarioussubjectssuchas

AdvanceManagementProgramme,GeneralManagementProgramme,Strategic

ManagementProgramme,YoungManagersProgrammes,operationofElectronic

Equipments,TestRepairatInstrumentlevel,TestandRepairofPrintedCircuit

Board,Cables,PowerSupply,MobileRepairing&Servicing,Refrigerationand

JAVA,C++,DotNet,VisualBasic,MSSQL,Oracle,MSOfficeetc.inthe

InformationTechnologySector.

PSUsunderDHIhavebeengiventhetargettoskill40,000personsintheyear

2015-16byNationalSkillDevelopmentCouncil.However,separatefundshave

notbeenallocatedtothePSUsfromthisDepartmentforthispurpose.The

performanceofPSUstowardsskilldevelopmentismonitoredonmonthlyand

quarterlybasistoimprovetheperformance.

ThisinformationwasgivenbyMinisterofStateintheMinistryofHeavyIndustries

andPublicEnterprises,ShriG.M.SiddeshwarainawrittenreplyinLokSabha

today.

SecurityclearanceforMedia

TheMinistryofHomeAffairshasrecentlystreamlined/relaxednationalsecurity

clearancenormsforcertainsensitivesectorsoftheeconomyincludingthemedia

sector.Thenewpolicyguidelinesareaimedatbringingaboutahealthybalance

betweenmeetingtheimperativesofnationalsecurityandfacilitatingtheeaseof

doingbusinessandpromotinginvestmentinthecountry.Theseguidelinesalso

includetheproposaltodoawaywithnationalsecurityclearanceformultisystem

operatorsinthemediasectorThiswasstatedbytheMinisterofStateforHome


Affairs,ShriHaribhaiParathibhaiChaudharyinawrittenreplytoaquestionby

ShriVenkateshBabuT.G.intheLokSabhatoday.

RajivPratapRudyinauguratesSkillDevelopmentCentremadeout

ofContainers

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and

EntrepreneurshipShriRajivPratapRudyheretodayinauguratedtheSkill

DevelopmentCentremadeoutofcontainers.Fourcontainersareexhibitedat

6RajajiMarg,NewDelhi.

Speakingontheoccasion,theMinistersaid,themainideabehindthisexhibition

istopopularisetheconceptofusingContainerclassroomsinordertosave

timeandmoneyandfocusmoreonskilltraining,sothatthemissionofSkill

Indiabecomesasuccess.Secretary,MinistryofSkillDevelopmentand

EntrepreneurshipShriSunilArorasaid,thisisanovelexperimentandhasthe

potentialtotransformtheskillinglandscape.TheseContainersSkillCentres

havecreatedanextremelyinnovativemodelforskillingpeople.

TheSkillDevelopmentCentremadeoutofcontainerswasshownfirsttothe

PrimeMinisterofIndiaShriNarendraModiontheoccasionofthelaunchof

SkillIndiaon15thJuly,2015.PrimeMinisterhadlaudedthiseffortand

especiallymentionedabouttheusefulnessofthismodelinhisaddresstothe

gatheringonlaunchingofSkillIndiaCampaign.

Thisinnovationofconvertingrecycledcontainersintoclassroomsandpractical

labswillgreatlybringdownthecostsandeffortinvolvedindeveloping

infrastructuretomeettheskillingneedsofpeople.Themodularnatureofthese

containersmeansthattheycanbedisassembledandreinstalledatanother

location,ifneeded.ThiscommunityoutreachinitiativewillhelpGovernmentto

providehighqualityskilltrainingateventheremotestareasinthecountry.

TheseContainersaredesignedbeautifullyandprovideaprofessionallookand

feel.Thesecontainerscanbeconvertedintoclassrooms,restrooms,computer

labs,libraries,dormitories,simulationlabs,officespaces,receptions.The


differentconfigurationscanbemappedaccordingtotheskillrequirementsand

needsoftheregiontocreateacompletetrainingcentre.Theadvantagethat

theseContainerSchoolsprovideistheabilitytoconducttrainingatanylocation

whereskillingisneeded,asthestructurecanbesetupanywhereinashort

time,withjusttheavailabilityoflandandanelectricityconnection.

Thereisgreatenthusiasmamongstthetrainingecosystemforthismodel.Several

UnionMinistersandabout40MembersofParliamenthavevisitedthe

demonstrationContainerSkillcentresatRajajiMargandhaveshowndeep

interestontheinauguralday.

MinistryofSkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurshipiscommittedtoreplicate

thismodelonalargescaletoreachoutandprovideskilltraininginlocations

whereadequateskilltrainingfacilitiesdonotexist.NSDChasalreadyfloated

anexpressionofinteresttoinvitevendorswhocouldfabricateandrefurbish

usedcontainersforuseasskillcentres.

ThisconceptofContainerSkillCentresisbeingtakenforwardbySafeducate,

thetrainingpartnerofNationalSkillDevelopmentCorporation(NSDC)under

theaegisofPradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojanalaunchedbyMinistryof

SkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurship.

CosmographytoCartography:AnExhibitiononHistoricIndian

MapsbeginsatNationalMuseuminNewDelhi

CosmographytoCartography,anexhibitiononhistoricIndianmapswas

inauguratedbytheMinisterofStateforCulture(IndependentCharge),Tourism

(IndependentCharge)andCivilAviation,DrMaheshSharmaatNational

MuseuminNewDelhitoday.Theexhibitionwasinauguratedinthepresence

ofUSAmbassadortoIndia,MrRichardVerma.Secretary,MinistryofCulture,

andTourism(AdditionalCharge),MrNKSinha,DG,NationalMuseum,Shri

SanjivMittalandShriPrshantKLahoti(KalakritiArchives,Hyderabd)were

presentontheoccasion.

Inauguratingtheexhibition,DrMaheshSharmasaidthatIndiahasarichcultural

heritage,andthatCosmologytoCartographyisawaytoknowthereal


historyofIndia.Theexhibitionisaclassicalwaytoknowmoreaboutour

cultureandhistory,headded.HighlightingtheimportanceofIndianculture,Dr

MaheshSharmasaidthatIndiancultureisappreciatedallovertheworld.Mr

RichardVermasaidthatthemapscreatedinthe15thand16thcenturywere

remarkableinqualityandarecomparableinaccuracytothemoderndaymaps

preparedwiththehelpofsatellites.

DrMaheshSharmareleasedtwobooks,PurapashaankaalmeManavand

RaghogarhPaintingsfromNationalMuseumCollectionontheoccasion.He

alsoreleasedacatalogueontheexhibitionCosmographytoCartography

CosmographytoCartographywilldrawontheKalakritiArchive,collectedby

Shri Prshant Lahoti.TheArchive is believed to house Indias most

comprehensiveprivatecollectionofhistoricmaps.Twoobjectsintheexhibition

willalsobedrawnfromthecollectionsoftheNationalMuseum.Theexhibition

hasbeencuratedbyDrVivekNandaandDrAlexJohnson.

Throughaselectionofover72maps,theexhibitionshowcasestheevolution

andgrowthofmoderncartographyfromearlycosmologicalrepresentations

oftheWorldofMortals.Indoingsoitalsotestifiestothecompetingglobal

interestsandinfluencesreligious,economicandpolitical-whichhave

contributedtotheperceptionofIndiaasweunderstandittoday.

TheexhibitionfeaturesanextraordinaryvarietyofpaintedandprintedIndian

mapsproducedinthesub-continentandoutside,includingoriginalmanuscript

representations.ItalsocapturesthedevelopmentofIndianprintingindustry,

whichalthoughestablishedbytheEuropeans,cametobeheavilyinfluenced

byIndianartisticstylesandtechnology.Monumentaloriginalpaintingsof

profoundreligioussymbolismfromthe15thto19thCenturieswillbejuxtaposed

withhistoricalmapsofIndia,manyofwhichareuniqueandhaveneverbefore

beenplacedonpublicview.

Coveringthemesfrompilgrimagetoclashingempires,theexhibitionbegins

withJainandHinducosmologicalrepresentations,includingthedepictionof

theuniverseasavastCosmicMan.Thisprogressestomagnificentpainted


hangingsonamonumentalscaledepictingsacredriversandpilgrimagesites,

andalsotorepresentationsofthepilgrimsdestination,thetemple.

TheexhibitionalsoincludescartographicdepictionsoftheancientEuropean

conceptionofthesubcontinent,andthefirstvaguelyaccuratemapsofIndia

madeinthewakeofVascoDaGamasarrivalin1498.Thisdocumentsthe

evolutionofmap-makingaspartofthemilitarycontestforsupremacyby

variousEuropeanpowersandultimatelythecartographicconsolidationof

IndiathroughthemapmakersoftheBritishRaj.

Duringthe16thCentury,PortugalhadavirtualmonopolyontheEuropean

interactionwithIndia.However,fromtheearly1600s,newpowersarrivedin

India,andthemapsoftheBritish,Dutch,French,DanishandFlemishspeak

abouttheirendeavoursandtheircomplexinteractionswithvariousIndian

players.

NationalYoungLeadersProgramme

TheMinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forYouthAffairsand

SportsShriSarbanandaSonowalhassaidthatanewCentralSectorScheme

titledNationalYoungLeadersProgramme(NYLP)wasintroducedin

December,2014inpursuanceofBudgetannouncementofHonbleFinance

Ministerin2014-15BudgetSpeech.Theprogrammeaimsatdeveloping

leadershipqualitiesamongtheyouthtoenablethemtorealizetheirfullpotential

andintheprocess,tocontributetothenation-buildingprocess.

InawrittenreplyintheLokSabhatodayShriSonowalsaid,the

objectiveoftheSchemeistomotivatetheyouthtostriveforexcellencein

theirrespectivefieldsandtobringthemtotheforefrontofthedevelopment

process.Itseekstoharnesstheimmenseyouthenergyfornationalbuilding.

TheNationalYoungLeadersProgrammehasthefollowingfive

components:


(i)NeighbourhoodYouthParliament(NYP):NeighbourhoodYouth

Parliamentwouldprovideaplatformtotheyouthtoarticulatetheirviewson

varioussocio-economicdevelopmentissuesofconcerntothem.About2.98

lakhsyouthclubsunderNYKS(NehruYuvaKendraSangathan)shallstart

functioningasneighbourhoodyouthparliament.Thiswillgraduallybe

expandedtocoverallvillages.TheProgrammewillhelpindeveloping

leadershipqualitiesamongtheyouthandinactivelyinvolvingtheminthe

governanceprocess.Thewillalsobeanimportantstepinthedirectionof

goodgovernance.

ii)YouthforDevelopmentProgramme(YFDP):TheProgrammeaims

atchannelizingtheimmenseyouthenergytowardsthenation-building,by

involvingyouthinShramadaan(voluntarylabour).Theoutcomeofthis

ProgrammeshallbethattheyounggenerationleadstheShramadaan with

theentirecommunityjoiningit.TheProgrammewillhelpindevelopingthe

leadershipqualitiesoftheyouth.Intheprocess,itwillalsoleadto

conservationofenvironmentandcreationofassetsforthenation.

iii)NationalYoungLeadersAwards(NYLA):Theyoutharedoing

pioneeringworkinallthesectors.TheProgrammeaimsatmotivatingthe

youthtostriveforexcellenceintheirrespectivefieldsbyrecognizingand

rewardingtheoutstandingworkdonebythem.Suchexceptionallytalented

youthcouldserveasrolemodelsandmentorsforothers.

iv)NationalYouthAdvisoryCouncil(NYAC):TheCouncilisproposed

tobesetuptoseekactiveinvolvementoftheyoungleadersaswellas

otherstakeholdersinthedecision-makingprocessontheyouthrelated

issues.NYACshalladvisetheMinistries/Departmentsonyouthrelated

initiatives/issues.TheCouncilwillgiveeffectiverepresentationtoyoung

leadersfromallStates/UTs.

v)NationalYouthDevelopmentFund(NYDF):TheFundhasbeen

setupwiththeobjectivetomobilisefundsfromnon-budgetary


resourcesalsoforyouthdevelopment.ThiswillenabletheDepartment

tofillthegapsintheongoingprogrammesasalsotakeupinnovative

programmesforyouthdevelopmenttocreateyoungleaders.

TheMinistersaid,NeighbourhoodYouthParliament:Duringtheyear

2014-15,4640NeighbourhoodYouthParliamentsatBlocklevelwere

organizedinequalnumberofBlocksacrossthecountry.Ineachprogramme,

about80youthfromaBlockparticipated.Similarly,during2015-16,4930

NeighbourhoodYouthParliamentsatBlocklevelwereorganized.Ineach

programme,about80youthfromaBlockparticipated

BluePrintforOldAgeHomes

Section19oftheMaintenanceandWelfareofParentsandSeniorCitizens

Act(MWPSCAct),2007mandatesthatStateGovernmentsmayestablishand

maintainsuchnumberofOldAgeHomesataccessibleplaces,asitmaydeem

necessary,inaphasedmanner,beginningwithatleastoneineachdistrictto

accommodateinsuchhomesaminimumofonehundredfiftyseniorcitizens

whoareindigent.Atpresent,thereisnoprovisionforsettinguporconstruction

ofOldAgeHomes,undertheCentralSectorSchemeofIntegratedProgramme

forOlderPersons(IPOP).ThisMinistryhasbeenprovidingfinancialassistance

toNonGovernmental/VoluntaryOrganisations,PanchayatiRajInstitutionsetc.

forrunningandmaintenanceofOldAgeHomeforindigentseniorcitizens.

ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforSocialJusticeand

Empowerment,ShriVijaySamplainawrittenreplytoaquestioninLokSabha

heretoday.

ReviewofCSSs

ThereviewofCentrallySponsoredSchemes/CentralSectorschemesrelating

totheWelfareofSCs/OBCs/SeniorCitizens/personswithdisabilitiesetc.isan

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on-goingprocess.TheschemeofGrants-in-aidtoVoluntaryOrganizations

workingforScheduledCasteshasbeenreviewedandrevisedwitheffectfrom

1.4.2014byenhancingfinancialassistanceby100%.Thecostnormsinrespect

oftheschemeofIntegratedProgrammeforOlderPersons(SeniorCitizens)

hasalsobeenrevisedw.e.f.1.4.2015andenhancedunderdifferentcomponents

rangingfrom70to110%,whichcovershonorariumtostaff,roomrent,costof

medicines,foodforrunningandmaintenanceofOldAgeHomes,DayCare

Centres,MobileMedicareUnitsetc.Similarly,costnormsfortheCentral

SchemeofAssistanceforPreventionofAlcoholismandDrugsAbusewere

revisedw.e.f.1.1.2015andenhancedunderdifferentcomponentsrangingfrom

80to100%coveringstaffhonorarium,roomrent,costofmedicinesandfood

fortheinmatesoftheDe-addictionCentres.TheschemeofAssistanceto

Disabledpersonsforpurchase/fittingofaids/appliancewasalsoevaluatedin

December,2012followingwhichitwasrevisedw.e.f.1.4.2014,toensure

betterdeliveryofthescheme.

ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforSocialJusticeand

Empowerment,ShriVijaySamplainawrittenreplytoaquestioninLokSabha

heretoday.

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RailwayE-TicketingInHindi/RegionalLanguages

E-ticketingwebsitewww.irctc.co.inisavailableinHindiwitheffectfrom

08.07.2015.Toensureglitch-freeavailabilityofe-ticketingservices,upgraded

e-ticketingsystemhasbeenlaunchedwithcapacitytobook7200ticketsper


minuteasagainst2000ticketsperminuteearlierandithasbeendecidedto

developmulti-linguale-ticketingwebsite.

Mobileapplicationforpaperlessunreservedticketinghasbeenlaunchedat

Chennaion22.04.2015andonChurchgate-DahanuRoadsuburbansection

ofWesternRailwayinMumbaiwitheffectfrom08.07.2015.

ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforRailwaysShriManoj

SinhainawrittenreplytoaquestioninLokSabhayesterday.

AssistancetoBeneficiariesRegisteredunderJananiSurakshaYojna

(JSY)

Asper therecords, thetotalnumberofJananiSurakshaYojana(JSY)

beneficiariessince(inception)2005is8,37,19,668inthecountry.Underthe

JananiSurakshaYojana,DBTmodeofpaymentwasrolledoutinaphased

manneri.e.in43districtswitheffectfrom01.04.2013,in78moredistricts

witheffectfrom01.07.2013andextendedtoallthedistrictsacrossthecountry

witheffectfrom1.04.2015.DBTpaymentunderJSYismadethroughPublic

FinanceManagementSystem(PFMS)directlyintotheAadhaarlinkedbank

accountofthebeneficiaryorthroughcorebankingsolution.Detailsofamount

disbursedthroughDBTmodei.e.Aadhaarlinkedbankaccountorthrough

corebankingsolutionsasperPFMSgeneratedreportsincethelaunchofthe

initiativei.e.on1.4.2013isasfollows:-

JSYpaymentthroughPFMS(inrupees)

Aadhaarbasedpayments

PaymentthroughCoreBankingSolutionTotal5,53,35,874

171,84,65,628177,38,01,502


AnamountofRs.5868.45crorehasbeenprovidedasfinancialsupporttothe

States/UTsduringthelastthreeyearsnamely,2012-13,2013-14and2014-

15forimplementationofJSYprogramthroughoutthecountry.Thescheme

providesforfinancialincentivetothebeneficiaryforinstitutionaldelivery.

However,italsoprovidesincentiveforhomedeliveryonlytoBPLcategory

mothers.TheschemealsoprovidesforfinancialincentivetoASHA(Accredited

SocialHealthActivists)formotivatingJSYbeneficiaryforinstitutionaldelivery.

Inviewofthis,thereisnorequirementoftechnicalsupportforimplementation

ofJSYscheme.

TheHealthMinister,ShriJPNaddastatedthisinawrittenreplyintheRajya

Sabhaheretoday.

SpecialQualityInspectionTeamtoCheckPackagedFoodProducts

SamplesofNestlsMagginoodleswerefoundtobecontainingmorethan

thepermissiblelimitof2.5ppmofleadandalsoviolatingthelabeling

requirementsaboutpresenceofMonosodiumGlutamate(MSG).Basedon

thetestresultsreportedfromdifferentstates,confirmingpresenceofLead

beyondpermissiblelimit,anorderdated05.06.2015wasissuedbytheFood

SafetyandStandardsAuthorityofIndia(FSSAI)directingM/sNestleIndia

Ltd.torecallitsMaggiNoodles.

TheimplementationandenforcementoftheFoodSafetyandStandardsAct,

2006primarilyrestswiththeState/UTGovernments.FSSAIregularlytakes

uptheissueofenforcementoftheprovisionsoftheActandtherulesand

regulations there under with theState/UT authorities through written

communicationsandinteractionsduringthemeetingsoftheCentralAdvisory

Committee,whichalsocomprisestheCommissionersofFoodSafetyofall

statesandUTs,foreffectiveimplementationoftheActandtherulesand

regulationsthereunder.

Surveillance,monitoring,inspection,randomsamplingandtestingoffood

productsareundertakenbytheofficialsofFoodSafetyDepartmentsofthe


respectiveStates/UTstoensurecompliancewiththestandardslaiddown

underFoodSafetyandStandardsAct,2006,RulesandRegulationsmade

thereunder.Incases,wherefoodsamplesarefoundtobenon-conformingto

theprescribedstandards/regulations,actionistakenasperprovisionsofthe

FSSAct,2006.

TheFSSAIvideitscommunicationdated25thMay,2015advisedallthe

States/UTstodrawsamplesoftheMaggiNoodles(Nestle)andgetthesame

testedfromauthorizedlabs.TheFSSAIhadalsoadvisedtheCommissioners

ofFoodSafetyofalltheStates/UTsvideitscommunicationdated8thJune,

2015todrawandtestthesamplesofNoodlesandalliedproductsofother

brandsaswell.

TheHealthMinister,ShriJPNaddastatedthisinawrittenreplyintheRajya

Sabhaheretoday.

MonitoringofCSRActivitieis

UnderSection135oftheCompaniesAct,2013,profitmakingcompanies

aboveacertainthresholdarerequiredtospendatleast2percentoftheir

averagenetprofitmadeduringthethreeprecedingfinancialyears,onCSR

activitiesorspecifyreasonsforfailuretospend.Theyear2014-15beingthe

firstyearofimplementationofCSRunderthelegislation,itisprematureto

assessthelevelofcomplianceundertheprovisionoftheAct.

ThiswasstatedbyShriArunJaitley,MinisterofCorporateAffairsinwritten

replytoaquestionintheRajyaSabhatoday.

.CALLTOPRESERVETRIBALCULTUREFORPOSTERITY

Thereisaneedtoprotecttherichtraditionandcultureofthetribesfor

posterityasotherwisethefuturegenerationsmayhavetoreadaboutthemin

textbooks,PaderuMLAGiddiEswarihassaid.Expressingheranguishat

thefailinginterestinthetraditions,shesaidthatitwasunfortunatethata

groupofperformershadtobebroughtinfromoutsidetoperformthe


traditionalDhimsa,whichwasapartandparcelofeverydaylifeoftribal

peopleinthedistrict.Worse,thedanceisperformedtotherhythmofalien

instruments,shesaidwhilespeakingattheofficialState-levelcelebrationsof

GirijanDivashereonSunday.Withaviewtopromotingawarenessonthe

richcultureandtraditionsofthetribesoftheScheduledAreasinthedistrict,

membersofdifferentSTwelfareassociationsorganisedcontestsandevents

fortheentirefamily.Arichspreadofvarioustraditionaltribaldelicacieswere

broughtbywomentoparticipateinthecontestforthebestpreparedtraditional

tribal food organised by the Girijan Bhavan on the occasion.

TREKAMIDSTLUSHGREENVALLEYS

ThelushgreenvalleysofKambalakondaEcoTourismParkwokeuptothe

buzzofmorethan20trekkersonSundaymorningwhomadetheirway

throughthethreekmtrekroutetostudynatureandenjoythepristineairof

theEasternGhats.OrganisedbyIndiaYouthForSocietyIYFS,thetreksaw

participantsofallagegroupstakingpartintheactivitywithenthusiasm.A10-

minutedrivefromthecity,Kambalakonda,isatrekkersparadise.However,

postCycloneHudhud,theplacesufferedextensivedamage.Membersof

IYFSorganisedthetrektoassessthecurrentsituationoftheparkandplanto

submitareporttotheForestDepartmenttoimprovethefacilities.Wewill

besendingareportforresumingactivitieslikeboatridingandrivercrossing

todrawchildrenandalsoenforcingsafetymeasuresforvisitors,said

PalakondaMadhu,president,IndiaYouthForSociety.Topopularisethe

parkasatrekkingspot,IYFSisworkingonavideoclipofKambalakonda

thatwillshowcasethebeautyoftheplace.Eventhoughtheparkislocated

soclosetothecity,notmanyareawareoftherichnessoftheforestcoverand

itsexcellentscopefortrekking.Wewanttohighlightthepotentialofthespot

sothatmanyotherscancomeandenjoynature,headded.Topopularisethe

parkasatrekkingspot,IYFSisworkingonavideoclipofKambalakonda

thatwillshowcasethebeautyoftheplace


SLUMPINSUGARPRICETURNSBITTERFORJAGGERY

NotwithstandingthedamagewroughtbycycloneHudhudtothesugarcane

croplastyear,theAnakapallejaggerymarketisgoingthrougharoughpatch

andiscaughtwithhugestocksinitsinventory.ArrivalsthisyearintheAnakapalle

market,thebiggestintheStatewithaturnoverofmorethanRs.130crore,are

12lakhlumpsdownfromtheaverageof38-40lakhlumps,accordingtomarket

sources.Eachlumpweighs15kg.Asaresult,thepresentstockisamere1300

truckloads,significantlylowerthan2500-2800trucks,eachof10tonnes,

stockedeveryyear.ThejaggeryseasonstartsinNovemberandarrivalsendby

May.Inthenextthreemonths,thatisbyAugust,aboutone-thirdofthestockis

offloaded.Butinspiteoflowarrivals,wearestuckwith1300truckloads.The

demandhasbeenpoor,saysK.ButchirajuofImmidisettyRamakrishnaiah

Sons.Mr.Butchirajuattributesthelowdemandtotheslumpinsugarprices.

SugarisavailableatRs.2150aquintalwhilejaggeryisquotingatRs.2500,he

pointsout.Duringthecorrespondingperiodlastyear,sugarquotedRs.2,450

andjaggerycostRs.200more.Thesituationatothermajormarketsisnodifferent.

LaturandSholapurinMaharashtrahave2000truckloadsandKareliinMadhya

Pradeshanequalquantity.OwingtohighratesOdishaandJharkhandwhich

buyfromAnakapalle,coldstoragesarealsogettingjaggerydirectlyfrom

MaharashtraandMadhyaPradesh.Inviewofthehighrateshere,Anakapalle

tradersalsogot300truckloadsfromMaharashtrapayingarentofRs.21000

per10tonnes,apartfromthejaggerycost,andwereabletosellit.Arrivalsthis

yearattheAnakapallemarketare12lakhlumps,downfromanaverageof38-

40lakhlumps,accordingtomarketsources

NODECISIONTAKENYETONBAUXITEMININGYANAMALA

Thegovernmenthasnottakenanydecisionanditisnotrighttopoliticisea

celebration, inchargedistrictMinisterandFinanceMinisterYanamala

Ramakrishnuduhassaid.SpeakingattheofficialStatelevelcelebrationsof

InternationalDayofWorldIndigenousPeopleorganisedbytheTribalWelfare


DepartmenthereonSunday,hefaultedArakuMLAKidariSarveswaraRao

forstagingaprotestatthevenue.Withoutdirectlymentioningbauxitemining,

hesaidtheStategovernmenthadnottakenanydecisionontheissue.No

governmentwouldtakeanydecisionthatisdetrimentaltointerestsofthe

people,andtheTDPgovernmentwascommittedtothewelfareofthetribals

andwouldnottakeanydecisionthatwouldaffecttheirlives,hesaid.Minister

forHRDGantaSrinivasaRaosaidtherewerehugereservesofbauxiteinthe

Agencyareainthedistrictandthegovernmentwouldtakeanydecisiononly

afterdueconsultationwiththepeople.ReferringtothestatementbyPaderu

MLAGiddiEswarithattribals,ifrequired,wouldtakeupanagitationtostop

bauxitemining,theMinistersaidthegovernmentwascommittedtoinclusive

development.TheTeluguDesampartyhasbeenintheforefrontoftheagitation

againstillegalminingofbauxiteintheAgencyareaforthebenefitofsome

corporates,TribalWelfareMinisterRavelaKishoreBabusaid.Earlier,the

policephysicallyremovedtheArakuMLAfromthevenueforstagingaprotest.

AnSTprofessorwhoquestionedtherationalebehindthegovernment

conductingtheofficialState-levelGirijanDivasinthecitywasalsopickedup

bythepolice.

CENTRESDECISIONONSPECIALTAGTOIMPACT

INVESTMENTFLOW

UncertaintyovergrantingspecialcategorystatustoAndhraPradeshislikely

to slowdown the investment flow intoVisakhapatnam, the industrial

headquartersoftheState.Industrysourcessaythatinvestmentproposalsin

andaroundthecitytothetuneofRs.5,000crorehavealreadybeenputon

holdanticipatingbenefitslikeIncomeTaxholidayandreimbursementofcustoms

andexcisedutiesoncethespecialtagisaccordedtotheState.EvenBJP

leaders,includingM.VenkaiahNaiduandArunJaitley,whoarenowholding

importantportfolios,had,duringthedebateontheA.P.ReorganisationBill,

insistedonextendingthespecialstatusfromfiveto10yearsastheState


neededaslewofincentivesforitsreconstruction.Withtherecentannouncement

inParliamentbyUnionMinisterofStateforStatisticsandProgramme

ImplementationRaoInderjitSinghthatthespecialtagwouldnotbegivento

theState,thepromisemadebytheBJPbeforetheelectionsprovedtobe

hollow,thoughseveralrulingpartyleaderssubsequentlyissuedstatementsthat

theoptionofgivingspecialstatusorreimbursingtherevenuedeficitinsome

otherformwerestillunderconsiderationsoftheCentre.Whatever,asof

now,theendresultisthattheinvestorsaredisappointed.Wehadpinnedhigh

hopesonbenefitstobedoledouttotheinvestorsasacompensationfor

bifurcation.LossofHyderabaditselfwasabigblow.Wehopesomethingwill

materialiseinthedaystocome,CIIVizagzonechairmanNeerajSardasaid.

Afterbifurcation,ChiefMinisterN.ChandrababuNaiduhadannouncedthat

VisakhapatnamwouldbedevelopedlikeMumbai.Severalinvestorshave

putonholdtheirinvestments.WehopetheCentrewillrealisetheneedfor

givingspecialcategorystatus,ManagingDirectorofEisaiPharmaceuticals

(India)Pvt.LtdSanjitSinghLambasaid.Anotherinvestorhassaidthatwhether

itistheBJPortheCongress,committingbreachoftrustisnotnewforpolitical

parties.UnlessweexertpressureontheCentre,grantingofspecialstatus

maynotbeareality,hepointedout.

SPREADINGTHEMESSAGEOFCHINMAYANANDA

RededicatingthemselvestotheinspirationallegacyofSwamiChinmayananda

inhiscentenaryyear,membersofChinmayaMissionareplanninganumberof

inspirationalprogrammesfortheyouthinthecity.Markingthearrivalofthe

ChinmayaJyothiYatrainthecity,programmeswerebeingorganisedat

UkkunagaramonTuesdayandatBullayaCollegeonWednesdayforthebenefit

ofthegeneralpublic,ChinmayaMissionVisakhapatnambranchvicepresidents

A.VijayaMurthyandK.SatyanarayanatoldthemediahereonSunday.At

UkkunagaramthecavalcadeofChinmayaJyotiYatrawouldbereceivedat


KurmannapalemandaSobhaYatracomprising60twoandfourwheelers

wouldaccompanyittoDelhiPublicSchoolpremises.Anumberofinspirational

programmeswerescheduledforstudentsandyouth.Intheafternoon,thevenue

wouldshifttoBhavansSchool,secretaryChinmayaMissionUkkunagaram

branchS.Kumarsaid.Aspeciallydesignedstate-of-the-artmobileplanetarium

screening3DshowsonArtofGodSymbolismwouldbeparkedattheDPS

UkkunagaramonTuesdayandSriSatyaSaiVidyaViharatMVPColonyon

Wednesday.OnWednesday,thecavalcadewouldreachtheChinmayaMission

atPedaWaltairandformostpartofthedaywouldbeatDr.LBullayyaCollege

inthecity.Anumberofinspirationaltalkswerescheduledforthestudentsof

thecollegeontheoccasion.ThespeciallydesignedbuscarryingChinmaya

AkhandaJyothiandinformationonlifeofthespiritualleaderwouldbeopen

forpublicduringthevisit.ThemembersoftheChinmayaMissionwouldbe

abletoviewtheexhibitionduringthehaltofthecavalcadeatthemission

premises.TheChinmayaJyotiYatrawasflaggedoffonMay8atErnakulam,

thebirthplaceofSwamiChinmayananda.Themissionplanstoreachoutto40

lakhpeoplethroughtheyatra.

BETTINGBIGONECOMMERCESPACE

Tomeetthewindsofchangesweepingacrossthehandloomindustry,Cooptex,

theTamilNaduHandloomWeaversCooperativeSociety,islookingtoramp

upitspresenceintheecommercespacebytyingupwithmoreonlinestoresto

targettheyoungergeneration.ItrecentlycollaboratedwithFlipkartandSnapdeal

tomakeavailableitsentirerangeofproductsonline.Wewillbetyingupwith

moreportalslikeMyntratoexpandourpresenceinthegrowinge-commerce

spaceand targetbothdomesticandoverseasbuyers,T.N.Venkatesh,

ManagingDirector,Co-optex,toldTheHindu.Theco-operativesocietyhas

alreadyclockedsalestothetuneofRs.10lakhthroughthee-commerceroute,

outofwhichRs.2lakhsalewasdonethroughFlipkartalone.Wehaveseen

greatresponsetoourcollectionsfromacrossIndiaafterourentryintothee-

commercespace.Togiveaninstance,todayanAssamesestudentstudyingin


PuneUniversityorderedasareethroughourownportal,Mr.Venkatesh

said.OragnictouchTomeetthechangingtrendsandtoattracttheyounger

generation,Co-optexlauncheditslatestproduct,organiccottonsarees,at

itsshowroomhereatSuryabaghonSunday.Dyedwithenvironment-friendly

naturalandvegetablecolours,theaestheticdesignsofthesareesarewoven

bytraditionalweaversinandaroundtheNegammamareaofCoimbatore

districtinTamilNadu.Thecoloursusedareobtainedfromflowers,leaves

andseedsuchasturmeric,ecliptes,albaleaves,karungaliwood,musa

sapientum,floralbranchandannattoseed.Asmanyas14weaversco-

operativesocietieswith275weaversareinvolvedinmakingtheorganic

cottonsarees,saidMr.Venkatesh.Eachorganiccottonsaricomeswitha

tag containing the weavers photograph, name, age and a bit of his

background.Whenacustomerbuysagarment,theydontrealiseithas

gonethroughsomanyadepthands.So,wewantedtogivetheweaversan

identity,hesaid.SinceitslaunchinMarchthisyear,Co-optexhasdone

salesworthRs.1lakhofitsorganiccottonsareesalone.Thepricerangeof

thesesareesisfromRs.3,000toRs.4,000.Theproductisalsoavailableon

itsonlinestorewww.cooptex.com.Shortly,itwillbeintroducingorganiccotton

salwarkameezcollectionsandlinenshirtsformen.InAP,weareorganising

15exhibitionstillNovember10coveringmajorcitiesandtier-2townsto

populariseourorganiccottoncollections,Mr.Venkateshsaid.Co-optex

isexpectingtodooverRs.6.5crorebusinesssalesfromAPandTelanagana

regionduringtheupcomingfestiveseasonofVinayakChaturthi.Itisalso

lookingtofocusonmodernisingitsshowroomsacrosscitiesinabigway

andRs.8crorehasbeenallottedforthis.Thecompanyhasclockeda

businessrevenueofRs.306croreinthelastfiscal,withaprofitofRs.10

crore.WiththegrowthindemandforCo-optexproductsandleveragingon

theboomine-commerceplatform,Mr.Venkateshsaid,thetargetforthis

fiscalistocrossRs.325crore.Wewillbetyingupwithmoreportalslike

MyntraT.N.VenkateshManagingDirectorofCo-optex.


TWOYEARRIFORRASHDRIVING

ThirdAdditionalChiefMetropolitanMagistrate,Gajuwaka,B.

SatyanarayanaonMondayfounddriverofatractortrailerguiltyof

causingdeathofapedestrianandsentencedhimtoundergo

rigorousimprisonmentfortwoyearsandtopayafineofRs.5,000.

AccordingtoAssistantPublicProsecutorMylapalliAdinarayana,

driverofthetractortrailer,AchantaViswanadam,droveinarash

andnegligentmannerandhitapedestrianA.Kondababuonthe

VedulanaravaMangalapalliroadonApril4,2007.

WOMANDIESOFSWINEFLU

A35yearoldwomansuccumbedtoswinefluwhileundergoing

treatmentataprivatehospitalhereafterSundaymidnight.The

woman,motheroftwo,wasaresidentofGaneshNagarinArilova

area.Shewasundergoingtreatmentforthelastoneweek.Swineflu

brokeoutagainafteragapofsixmonths.Morethan15caseswere

reportedduringJanuary-February.

CULTURALPROGRAMMEHELD

VisakhaNewWhiteOilTerminal,HPCL,onMondayorganiseda

culturalprogrammebyvisuallychallengedchildrenofNethra

Vidyalaya.Childrendisplayedtheirtalentsinmusic,folkdance,

singing,martialarts,andyogaattheterminal.HPCLemployees

applaudedthechildren.Theprogrammewasorganisedaspartofthe

CSRinitiative.HPCLGeneralManager,SouthCentralRetailZone,

G.S.V.Prasad,DGMSridharGoud,SeniorInstallationManagerD.

RamaRaoandothersencouragedthechildrenduringtheirperformance.Astall

displayingcraftsmadebythechildrenalsoimpressedmany.


NHRCNOTICETOSTATEONDENIALOFHUDHUDRELIEF

Basedonacomplaintfiledallegingthatsocialexclusionoccurredin

providingreliefandrehabilitationtotheHudhudaffectedinthenorthcoastal

districts,theNationalHumanRightsCommissionhasissuedanoticetothe

StateGovernment.AccordingtoDalitBahujanSramikUniongeneral

secretaryPChittibabu,someNGOshadcarriedoutasurveyandbroughtit

tothenoticeofthecommissionthat2020families,mostofthembelongingto

DalitandBCcategories,didnotgetrelief.Italsomentionedsomecommon

issues.ThecommissioninitsnoticedatedJune20askedtheChief

Secretarytosubmitanactiontakenreportwithinfourweeks.Meanwhile,

theStateGovernmentonMondayissuedarevalidationorderfordisbursal

ofRs.10.46croretoVisakhapatnamdistricttowardsdistributionofrelief

towardsdamagecausedtohouses,householdarticles,pushcartsandother

assetsduetoCycloneHudhud.

PANELMEETMOOTSDETERRENTACTIONFORSMOOTH

FUNCTIONINGOFHOUSE

Disqualificationandrecoveryofcostsfrommembersforwastingtimeof

AssemblyamongsuggestionsSeveredeterrentaction,includingdisqualification

fromcontestingelections,recoveryofcostsforwastingthetimeoftheHouse

anddamagingpropertyandbringingoutaLegislativePerformanceActare

amongthesuggestionsmadetoimprovethefunctioningoflegislaturesata

meetingofEthicsCommitteeofAPAssemblyandCouncil.SpeakerKodela

SivaPrasadaRaosaiddiscussionsintheAssemblyweremeantforpeoples

welfareanddevelopmentandRs.10,000wasbeingspentforeveryminutethe

Housefunctioned.Legislaturesgaveanopportunitytodiscussbudget,

allocations,scrutinisehowthegovernmentsmoneywasspent,toavoidwastage

andtoquestioncorruptionandirregularities.Butevenbudgetapprovalwas


notmadenow.Whileputtingthegovernmentonthematshouldbewelcomed,

declarationsweremadeonbringingtheHousetoastandstill,hesaidpointing

outthequalityoflanguagealso.Livetelecastshouldenablepeoplejudgehow

theirrepresentativeswereconductingthemselvesandtakinguptheircause.

Mr.PrasadaRaosaidmeetingswouldalsobeheldinVijayawadaandTirupati

inthenextfewmonthsandallthesuggestionswouldbeconsideredand

Oppositionwouldalsobeconsultedbeforecomingoutwithmeasuresfor

improvingthefunctioning.AssemblyDeputySpeakerandEthicsCommittee

ChairmanMandaliBuddhaPrasadsaidAndhraPradeshwastrail-blazerby

bringingoutCodeofConductundertheEthicsCommitteein1998.TheRajya

SabhacommitteewaslargelybasedontheAPmodel.Meetingswerebeing

conductedonthesuggestionoftheSpeakerthatviewsofintellectualsand

eminentcitizensshouldalsobetaken.Accountabilitytovoters,maintainingthe

dignityoftheHouse,disqualifyingforrunningintothewell,increasingthesittings

to100days,rulingpartybeingmoreresponsible,intensivetrainingbefore

everysession,formingEthicsCouncil,primacyofconstitutionalmorality,cutting

downonlivetelecast,restoringconventionsandcustomsthatcollapsed,

accountingthetimewastedbyparties,bringingoutalegislativecalendarand

EthicalPracticesAct,makingpartyhighcommandsanswerableandpenalising

themandcuttingsalariesfordisruptionwereamongthemeasuressuggested.

Disqualificationandrecoveryofcostsfrommembersforwastingtimeof

Assembly among suggestions

SORTOUTSCSTAFFPROMOTIONISSUE,PANELTELLSRINL

TheRINL,corporateentityoftheVisakhapatnamSteelPlant,wasgivenone

monthtosortoutthedecadeoldissueofpromotionsof284SCemployees.

NationalCommissionforScheduledCastesmemberP.M.Kamalammatold

themediahereonMondaythatincasetheRINLwasnotabletofindan

amicablesettlementfortheissue,thecommissionwouldconstituteacommittee


tosuggestasolution.Themembergavethedirectionafteradetaileddiscussion

withthesteelplantmanagementandfailedtogetanysolutiontotheissue

concerningtheSCemployeeswhowerenotgivenpromotionsevenafterthe

lawwaspassedontheRuleofReservationinpromotions.AlsotheSC

promoteesweredeniednewscalesandwerenotgivenpayprotectionin

promotion,shenotedwithdismay.TheSCCommissionmemberinteracted

withsome30SCassociationsfromanumberoforganisations.Shetook

representationsfromthemontheimplementationoftheRuleofReservation

forSCsintheorganisationsandsaidthatthecommissionwouldstudythem

andtakeitupwithrespectivemanagements.Govt.faultedShefaultedthe

GovernmentfordiscontinuingscholarshipstoSCstudentsstudyingindistance

mode.ShealsocriticisedthecollegesforaskingSCstudentstopaythefee

upfrontandtakereimbursementfromtheGovernment.Inmanycollegesthe

managementsweretakinganadditionalamountuptoRs10,000fromSC

studentsdespitethefactthattheGovernmentwaspayingtheentirefeeofSC

students.InAndhraUniversitynoSCpersonwasappointedtoafocalpost

sinceitsinception,shesaid.InthedistricttherewasnoSCtahsildarorSHO,

shenotedandexpresseddispleasureoverthepoorimplementationofSC

(PreventionofAtrocities)Act.ShealsosaidthatSCswerenotgettingpriority

inawardofcontractsforscavengingwork.EPDCLwasnotfollowingthe

RuleofReservationandrostersystem.SCnationalpanelmemberholdstalks

with steel plant management

SOPSFORVIZAGITESATI-DAYFETELIKELY

ChiefMinisterN.ChandrababuNaiduwillmakeanannouncementon

regularisationofhousesitesbelow100squareyardsinarea,duringhis

IndependenceDayaddresshere.Adecisiontothiseffectwastakenbythe

GovernmentandaCabinetSubCommitteewoulddecideonthesitesmeasuring

morethan100squareyards.MinisterforPanchayatiRajCh.AyyannaPatrudu,


addressingapressconferenceafterMr.NaiduheldareviewmeetingwithofficialsonIndependenceDaycelebrations,saidtheChiefMinisterwouldannouncethedecisionasIndependenceDaygifttosomethousandsoffamiliesinVisakhapatnamalone.CollectorN.Yuvaraj,ChairpersonofZillaPrajaParishadLalamBhavani,MLAsK.S.N.S.RajuandP.VishnukumarRajuwerepresent.SomeofthedecisionstakenduringthemeetingwereformationofBoardofDirectorsofVisakhapatnamMetropolitanDevelopmentAuthority,developmentofbeachesoncitycoastonalargescaletoboosttourism,creationoffacilitiesfortouristsatLambasingi,Paderuandotherplaces,completionofVUDAprojectsasperschedule,constructionofanauditoriumonthelinesofRavindraBharati,keepthecitypollutionfreeandacleancity,etc.ToughmeasuresTheChiefMinisterwantedtoughmeasurestobetakenagainstlandgrabbinginthecityandwelfareschemesmustbeimplementedinsuchawaythat people derived more benefit and satisfaction, Mr. Patrudu said.

RASIKAS OF VIZAG EXUDE WARMTH

PerformingbeforetherasikasofVisakhapatnamhasbeenveryhearteningandthewarmthoftheaudienceenvelopsme,CarnaticexponentBombayJayashriRamnathhassaid.AftermyperformanceonSunday,abiggroupofmoisteyedchildren,intheagegroup10to15,cameuptomeonthestageandaskedmetocomebacktoperformhere.Ittouchedmetothecore,shetoldTheHindu.Musicconcertshavetraditionallybeenasocialevent,wherepeoplegathertoenjoyit.And,inoldendays,theconcertsusedtobeattemples.Theyusedtogoontilllateinthenightandeveryonewouldstaybacktoenjoyit.Withthechangingtimes,thesocialisingaspecthasgoteroded.Commentingonthetrendofaudienceturningupatprogrammesorganisedbysomeknowngroupsandatspecificvenues,shesaidthatitwasanunfortunatedevelopmentandinawayapartoftheexhibitionismpromotedbythesocialmedia.Sharingprivatephotographsonsocialnetworkhasbecomeacompulsionformany,shesaid.Forinstance,therewasthissweetelderlygentlemanalldressedupintraditionalattirewho,aftermyconcertended,cameupandsaidthathewantedapicturewithmewhichhewantedtoshareonhissocialnetwork.Iwassurprisedhowa60-pluspersonwasdrivenbythecompulsionofexhibitionismofthesocialnetworkingsite,shesaid.IhavelearntdanceandpractisedittillIdecidedtofocusonlyonvocaland,eventoday,Isingasanaccompanimenttoperformances


bydancerslikeLeelaSamson.Ihavecomposedmusicforballets.Infact,IamrightnowworkingalongwithAlarmelVallionSeetheMusicandHeartheDance,andaftereachpractisesessionIthinkthereissomuchtolearnfromher,shesaid,expressingsurpriseanddismayattheideathatCarnaticsingerswereunwillingtoperformasaccompanimenttoadanceperformance.IhavelearntdanceandpractisedittillIdecidedtofocusonlyonvocalBombayJayashri Ramnath Carnatic exponent

RINL CAUTIONS JOB ASPIRANTS

ThemanagementofRashtriyaIspatNigamLimitedhaswarnedaspirantsforjobsinthecompanynottofallpreytothepromisesbeingmadebyfraudsters.Reactingtoreportsinasectionofthemedia,themanagementexpressedconcernoverreportsthatsomeunscrupulouselementswereexploitingthecandidateswhohadappliedforvariousjobsinRINLVisakhapatnamSteelPantbypromisingselectionandtryingtoextracthugeamountsfromthem.PublicisherebyinformedthattheselectiontoanypostinRINLismadepurelyonthebasisofmeritbyfollowingstringentpolicies,proceduresandguidelineswhichdonotenableanyonetoinfluencetheselectionprocess,hemanagementsaid.Candidateshavebeenadvisednottobelievethehearsayclaimsandrumoursaboutmalpracticesintheselectionprocessandalsonottofallpreytofalsepromisesmadebyanybody.IfcandidateshaveanyspecificinformationorifanybodyapproachesthemwithpromisetosecurejobsfortheminRINL-VSP,theyshouldcomplainimmediatelytoChiefVigilanceOfficer,RINL-VSP,

o n t o l l - f r e e N o . 1 8 0 0 4 2 5 8 8 7 8 o r p o s t i n g t h e

i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e w e b s i t e w w w . v i z a g s t e e l . c o m .

NOW, FOCUS IS ON HYPERSONIC BRAHMOS

BrahMosisnotonlythefirstbutalsotheonlysupersoniccruisemissileat

presentintheworld.AndthishasputIndiainadifferentleaguealtogether,says

A.SivathanuPillai, founderCEOandManagingDirectorofBrahmos

Aerospace.HewasinthecityonSaturdaytodelivertheendowmentlecture

ontheoccasionofGITAMUniversitys35thFoundationDaycelebrations.In

15-08-201532HobbyIndiaFortnightly

an exclusive chat with The Hindu , he said BrahMos, which was

developedincollaborationwithRussia,wasnotonlyasuper-sonicmissile

-butalsocanbelaunchedfrommultipleplatformssuchasaircraft,ship,

submarineandland.Itcanbefiredatthreesecondsinsuccession,can

target multiple targets and has stealth features. Features Most

importantly,becauseofitslowtrajectoryandstealthfeatures,itisdifficult

tobedetected,ithashighprecisionandcannotbeinterceptedbyany

anti-missilesystemduetoitssupersonicspeed,hesaid.Accordingto

Dr.SivathanuPillai,thefutureofmissiletechnologydependsonfactors

suchspeed,accuracyandstealthfeatures.Andintunewiththatwehave

alreadygraduatedfromtheBrahMosMark-IIIstagetoMark-VIIand

areworkingondevelopingahypersonicBrahMos.MakingofBrahMos

OnhowBrahMoshadcomeintoexistence,Mr.Pillai,whohadbeena

closeassociateofformerPresidentA.P.J.AbdulKalam,said,Inthe

IraqwarwehadseenhowtheAmericancruisemissileshadwonthewar

forthem.Tillthenwewerefocussingonlongrangemissiles,strategic

missiles,defensiveonesandtacticalandballisticmissiles.TheIraq

experience prompted us to develop a cruise missile and we have

developedthebestoneintheworld.BrahMosiswayaheadofthe

AmericanTomahawkcruisemissilesonanumberofcounts.Theland

andseaversionhasalreadybeeninductedandtheunderwaterandair

versionisontestruns,hesaid.NotfarbehindChinaConsideredtobe

thefatherofBrahMos,Dr.Pillai,saidthatIndiawasnotfarbehindChina

inmissileprogramme.TheyhavegotICBMs(Inter-continentalBallistic

Missile).EvenwecandevelopICBMs.ThelatestversionofAgnihasa

rangeof5,000km,anditisnotdifficulttoincreasetherangeto10,000-

km.Butthatisnotourpriority,hesaid.OnhisassociationwithDr.

Kalam,hesaidwithanemotionaltouch,Ihadbeenassociatedwithhim

forover45yearsandwilldomisshim.Itwashewhotaughtustodevelop

cost-effective technology with a cutt ing edge, he said.


OVER 1 LAKH TO WATCH I-DAY CELEBRATIONS

Thedistrictadministrationismakingarrangementstoenableover1lakh

personstowitnessthefirstStateofficialIndependenceDayeventbeing

conductedonthebeachhere.Over15,000persons,includingVVIPsand

VIPs,willbegettingagrandstandviewoftheparade.Allarrangementsare

goingoninfullswingtoprovideatemporarysheltertotheinviteesand

otherswhoareexpectedtogatheratthevenueforthefunction.Thedis-

trictadministrationissettinguptwomassiveawningsonthebeachwitha

massiveLEDscreentohelpthegatheringwitnesstheproceedingslive.Six

screensTherearegoingtobesixscreensaroundtheBeachRoaditself.

TherewouldbeanelevatedplatformcreatedoppositetheViswapriyaFunc-

tionHallandthepublicwhowanttobetheretowitnessthegrandspec-

taclewouldbegiventricolourumbrellas,DistrictCollectortoldPrincipal

Secretary(GAD)MukeshKumarMeenaandSpecialSecretary(protocol)

N.V.RamanaReddyduringa reviewof thearrangementsontheBeach

RoadonTuesday.Theofficialsreviewedthelocationoftheparking,the

routethevehicleswilltakeandtheconvoyoftheChiefMinister.Theteam,

includingCommissionerofPoliceAmitGarg,IGAPSPBattalionsR.K.Meena,

andthevisitingsecretaries,wentroundtheVVIPenclosures,thegeneral

enclosuresandtherouteandminutelyinspectedthearrangements.They

alsowitnessedarehearsaloftheparadebythecontingents.Unarmedcon-

tingents like Scouts and Guides and students from residential schools

marched in unison with commendable precision. A contingent from

KorukondaSainikSchooljoinedrecently.PoliceCommissionerAmitGarg

and other officials inspect the arrangements at the venue

KV REGIONAL SPORTS MEET GETS UNDER WAY

Regional sports meet of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, BhubaneswarRegion,gotunderwayonTuesdayatKVMalkapuramandKVWaltair.WhileKVMalkapuramhosted theregionalcricketmeet,volleyball for


girls,boxingforboys,andjudoandtaekwondoforbothboysandgirls

wereconductedatKVWaltair.Thefour-dayKVSRegionalU-19cricket

meethasseventeamsfromdifferentKVsoftheregionparticipating.

TheparticipatingschoolsareKV1Bhubaneswar,KV2Bhubaneswar,

KVKeonjhar,KVSambalpur,KVSrikakulam,KV1NausenaBaugh,and

KV2NausenaBaugh.Sportsandgamesinschoolhelpbuildall-round

characterofthestudentsandlayfoundationforbuildingsportperson-

alities,principalofKVMalkapuramD.Vijayasaidwhileinaugurating

thetournament.ThefirstmatchbetweenKVKeonjharandKV1Nausena

Baugh saw KV 1 Nausena Baugh win by eight wickets. The regional

sportsmeetatKVWaltairwasinauguratedbyDivisionalRailwayMan-

agerofEastCoastRailway,WaltairDivision,andChairmanofVidyalaya

Management Committee Chandralekha Mukherjee.

BANDH PARTIAL

Schoolsandcollegesinthecitywereclosedvoluntarily,whilemajor

commercialestablishmentsdownedtheirshuttersinthemorningon

Tuesdayinresponsetothebandhcallgivendemandingspecialstatus

forAP.ThebandhcallgivenbyPratyekaHodaSaadhanaSamitiwas

supportedbyCongress,YSRCongressandsomeLeftparties,while

CPI(M)expresseditssolidaritywiththeprotesters.Thepolicetook

away protestors, including CPI assistant State secretary J.V.

SatyanarayanaMurthy,APCCgeneralsecretaryDronamrajuSrinivas,

districtCongresspresidentP.Balaraju,convenorofdistrictcommittee

ofPratyekaHodaSaadhanaSamitiA.J.Stalin,amongothers,asthey

triedtostageaprotestatthebusyJagadambajunctionandother

places. The CPI, Congress and YSRC leaders and workers stopped

busesfromcomingoutofAPSRTCdepotsinthemorningforafew

hoursandlaterthebusesstartedplyingonsomeroutes.Almostnormal

service was restored by late in the afternoon.


IT DEPARTMENT OFFICE SOUGHT IN CITY

Rushikonda IT Park Association RITPA has urged Chief Minister N.

ChandrababuNaidutoopentheofficeofInformationTechnologyand

Communications in Visakhapatnam to promote investments in IT

sector. In a representation to Mr. Naidu, RITPA vice president O.

NareshKumarsaidVijayawadashouldhavearegionalofficeofthe

department being close to the proposed capital at Amaravati. He

pointedoutthatcurrentlytherewasnoofficeinthewholeofAPand

notasingleemployeewasworkinghere,asaresultofwhichitwas

affectingthepromotionofinvestmentsinthecity.Mr.NareshKumar

suggestedcreationofalandbankandsettingupofatleastnewIT

parkseachin100acrelayoutandestablishmentofNRIstartupvillage

with a provision to allot one acre per entrepreneur to promote

investments. He cited that IT zones could be developed near

Simhachalam abutting 200 ft LVPEI -Simahchalam Road.,

Anandapuram-Pendurti Road or near IIM-Vizag at Gambheeram.

STATE KEEN ON HOLDING ASSEMBLY SESSION IN VIZAG

AndhraUniversityhostedasessionoftheAndhraStateAssemblyin1954.ThepresentTDPgovernmentiskeenonhavingthewintersessionoftheAssembly in thecityagain,after60years,duringDecemberJanuary.SpeakerKodelaSivaPrasadareportedlythoughtofholdingoneAssem-blysessionheresincethecityhadhostedasessionlongtimeago.ThecityalsohostedthefirstCabinetmeetingofthisgovernment.Hede-putedMLAandmemberoftheEthicsCommitteeoftheAssemblyPithaniSatyanarayanatoidentifyasuitablevenueforthesessionandalsostudyotherfacilities.In1954,theAssemblysessionwasheldatTLNSabhaHallofAndhraUniversity,oneyearafterthelinguisticStatewasformedwithTanguturiPrakasamasChiefMinister.Soonafterthesession,thePrakasamgovernment lostaconfidencevoteonbanning toddy.This


was the significance of the Assembly session held in the city. Mr.SatyanarayanawentroundAndhraUniversityandGITAMUniversitycampusesonTuesdaytoexamine the facilitiesavailable.HevisitedtheAUConvocationHall,Dr.AmbedkarAUAssemblyHall,Dr.YVSMurthiauditorium,PlatinumJubileeGuestHouse,andAUSenatehall.Thereis a possibility of the next session of Assembly being held inVisakhapatnam.GunturandVijayawadawereconsideredearlier.ButVisakhapatnamseemstobesuitablewhenitcomestofacilitiesandsafety,Mr.Satyanarayanasaid.HewouldgiveareporttotheSpeaker,andtheSpeakerandChiefMinisterwouldtakeadecision,theMLAadded.Whencontacted,CollectorN.YuvarajsaidsofarthedistrictadministrationhadnotreceivedanyinstructionsfromthegovernmenttogetreadyfortheAssemblysession.Thecityhostedonesessionofthe Andhra State Assembly in 1954

14 RED SANDERS LOGS SEIZED

Thedistrictpoliceseized14redsanderslogsfromacattleshedatLineKothuruvillageundertheYellamanchiliruralpolicestationlimitsonTuesday.The logs, each measuring three feet, were stacked in onecornerofthecattleshedthatbelongstoAppalanaidu,asmalltimefarmer. According to Yellamanchili Circle-Inspector Venkat Rao, thepoliceraidedthepremisesandseizedthelogs.TheCircle-InspectortoldTheHinduthathehadnoknowledgeaboutthelogsandwheretheycamefrom.AccordingtoMr.VenkatRao,itappearsthatthelogswerebeingtransportedanddumpedinahurryfearingcheckingattheoutpost.Weareinvestigatingthecase,hesaid.ThirdincidentThiswasthethirdincidentinthelastoneyearwhenhugequantityofredsanderswasseized in Visakhapatnamdistrict. In June lastyear, theTwoTownpoliceinVisakhapatnamcityseizedacontainertruck,loadedwithredsandersnearGokulTheatreinAlipuramarea.Thelogswerecamouflagedbehindbananaleavesandbananas.Afewdaysearlier,thesleuthsfromtheDirectorateofRevenueIntelligence(DRI)hadseizedacontainerintheportarea.TheDRIseizedthecontainerwith26tonnes

37 HobbyIndiaFortnightly15-08-2015

of redsanders,valuedatoverRs.12crore,at theVisakhaContainerTerminalminutesbeforeitwastobeloadedintoaHongKong-boundship.ItwasalsobelievedthatthetruckseizedbytheTwoTownpolicewasalsomeanttobeshippedoutoftheportandthecargowasestimatedtobevaluedataboutRs.5crore.Thelogswerefoundinacornerofacattle shed that belongs to a farmer.

LOW PRESSURE TO BRING MORE RAIN

Theresalikelihoodofthesputteringmonsooncomingbacktolifein

Andhra Pradesh as a low pressure area over the west central and

adjoiningnorthwestBayofBengalpromisingtobringraininseveral

districtsinthenextfewdays.TheIndiaMeteorologicalDepartment

forecast heavy rain at many places in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram,

Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari districts on Tuesday and

Wednesday.TheforecastfortheI-Dayholidayismoderatetorather

heavyrainatafewplacesincoastalAndhraPradesh.Copiousrainfall

in June followed by a prolonged dry spell in July has brought the

spectreofdroughtupontheState.Meteorologistssaidadepression

intheBayofBengalisthebesthopefortheStateintheremaining

weeks of the monsoon.

CANCEL PUBLIC HEARING HRF

TheHumanRightsForumHRFhasurgedtheAndhraPradeshgovernment

todroptheproposaltosetupa4000MWsuperthermalpowerplantbythe

NTPCnearPudimadakainthedistrictandcancelthepublichearingonthe

project scheduled to be held on Wednesday. Reminding the State

Governmentthatpeopleoftheregionwerealreadyfacingseveralproblems

duetotheexisting2000MWSimhadripowerplantofNTPC,theproposed

4000MWplantandtheHindujaNationalPowerCorporations1000MW

which is almost ready, the scenario was disastrous for the people and


environment,HRFgeneralsecretaryforAndhraPradeshandTelangana

V.S.Krishna and district president M.Sarat said on the eve of public

hearing.TheSimhadriplantandHNPCplantarejustabout20kmfrom

Pudimadaka. Thiswould mean a combined capacity of a staggering

7000MWonafairlysmallareaofland.Also,notveryfarfromthisarea

is the highlypolluting Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City. A single power

plantof1000MWisitselfaseriousthreattotheenvironment.Toimagine

7000MWinsuchasmallareaismind-boggling.This isarecipefora

humanandecologicaldisasterinthearea.Thenegativeconsequences

oftheseplantsonhuman,marinehealthandtheecologywillbemultiple,

causingirreparableandirreversibleinjuries,Mr.Krishnasaid.Bigthreat

Thecombinedpollutiononslaughtoftheseplantswillaffecthumanhealth

withina25kmradiusandagriculturewithinaradiusof80to100km.

TheyareathreatnotonlytoresidentsofPudimadaka,LalamKoduru,

Lovapalem, Jangireddypalem, Sitapalem, Krishnampalem, Duppituru,

T ikkavanipalem, Mutyalammapalem, Pittavanipalem, Devada,

SwayambhuvaramandothervillagesintheAtchyutapuram,Parawada

andPedagantyadamandalsbutalsotoVisakhapatnamcityitself.HRF

accusedtheStateGovernmentandMinistryofForestsandEnvironment

ofbeingcallousingrantingclearancesforsuchprojectswithoutcomplying

withstatutoryobligations.Nocomprehensiveandintegratedappraisal

ontheimpactofthesehighlypollutingprojectsonland,sea,livelihoods,

agriculture,ecology,waterbodiesandhealthofthepeoplewasdone.

GROUNDWATER TABLE IN CITY SHOOTS UP

AtSivajipalem,thelevelhasincreasedfrom6.8mto2.65m.Contraryto

thesituationintherestoftheState,Visakhapatnamhasregisteredan

increaseinthegroundwatertable,thankstoexcessrainfallandother

geologicalfactors. In thecityarea,thelevelhad increasedfrom6.56

metresinJuly2014to3.35metresinJuly2015.Inthedistrict,thelevel


increasedfrom7.15metresinJuly2014to4.86metresinJuly2015.

TheStateGroundwaterDepartmentrecordsthelevelsin37identified

wells with piezometers. Though the peripheral areas are generally

stressed owing to increase in urbanisation, the levels have risen in

suchplacestoo.Forinstance,twowellsatGollalapalemandKanithi

Colonyhaveimprovedto3.33mand3.42mrespectivelyinJuly2015

comparedto4.66mand6.19m.thepreviousyear.AtParawada,an

industrialarea,thelevelhasimprovedfrom11.63mto4.51m.Similarly,

Pendurti,adevelopingarea,haswitnessedanincreaseinthewater

tablelevelfrom9.8mto3.57m.InAnandapuram,thelevelhasincreased

from6.88mto4.82m.AtSivajipalemintheheartofthecitythelevel

hasincreasedfrom6.8mto2.65m.Owingtoexcessrain,theaverage

levelinthedistricthasincreasedby2.3minJulyandtheaverageof

4.86mismuchbetterthanthedecadalaverageof7.15m,saysDeputy

DirectorofGroundwaterK.S.Sastry,describingthegroundwatersituation

assatisfactory.NaturaladvantageBecauseofitsproximitytothesea,

Visakhapatnamenjoysanaturaladvantage.Eventhegroundwatertable

is sloped towards the sea coast, and wherever there is rainfall it

recharges,hesays.However, there isadisadvantage too. If there is

overexploitation,seawateringresstakesplace.Mr.Sastrywarnsofdual

impactinthemonthsahead.Iftherearenorains,thereservoirslevels

wouldfallandgroundwaterexploitationincrease,resultinginstressing

out. Also, around 15,000 to 20,000 hectares of rabi crop is sown.

BASIC AMENITIES LACKING HERE

LocatedbetweenMudasarlovaandSimhachalam,andadjacenttothe

BusRapidTransportSystem,PineappleColonywasoncehometothose

whowereintopineapplecultivationontheslopesofSimhachalamhills.

Thecolonyallottedbythegovernmenttofarmersandlowincomegroups

intheearly1970swassparselyoccupiedtill1980.DesertedplaceTo-


day,700peopleliveinthecolony.While80percentoftheoriginalresi-

dentshavemovedoutofthelocalityinsearchofbetterlivelihood,those

whostayheresaythattheplacelooksalittledesertedastheyhaveto

eitherreachSimhachalamorcitytomeettheirdailyneeds.Thereisno

hospitallocatedanywherenearthecolony.Andpeopleheredependon

the104mobilemedicalservicethatmakesanoccasionalvisittothe

place.Inanyemergency,weneedtocommuteatleast4kmto5kmto

reachthenearestprivatehospitalandafewmorekmtoreachthegov-

ernmenthospitalinSimhachalam,saysU.Bhairav,whohasbeenliving

inthecolonyforthelastfourdecades.Thenearestmarketfortheresi-

dentsisatArilovaorSimhachalam.Itisfromthesesplacestheresidents

gettheirgroceriesaswell.Whatappearstobetheonlypluspointhere

isaffordablerentals,ranginganywherebetweenRs.1,500andRs.2,000

foratwo-bedroomhouse.Butonehastomakesurewhetherthehouse

hasanattachedtoiletornot.Womenofthelocalitysaythatopendef-

ecationisstillprevalentandthattheyfinditextremelydifficulttoan-

swernaturescallduringnights.ThreatfromboarsOccasionally,wild

boarsenterthecolonyandwearescaredtoventureoutinthenight,

theysay.Thecolonyhasopendrainagefacilityandgarbageisclearedat

regularintervals.Residentswanttohaveindividualhouseholdlatrines

soon. Zone Commissioner: P.M. Satyaveni; Call centre: 2509932.

AsaramsempireofDeceit

Amurkymoney-lendingnexusthatwouldshameShylock,shadylanddeals and clandestine conspiracies to buy police officers andcircumventthejudicialprocess.Transactionsinarangeoffinancialinstrumentsworth hundreds of crores. Investments in little-knownAmerican companies. Suspect foreign currency transactionsworthhundreds of thousands of dollars.Allegations of rape andwitnessintimidation, it seems,arenot theonlycrimesself-styledholymanAsaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai are in the dock for.

41 HobbyIndiaFortnightly15-08-2015

AsAsaramandSaicooltheirheelsinJodhpurandSuratjails,andatrialcourtissettobeginhearingtherapecaseagainstAsaram,Gujaratpolice allege they haveunearthed a stringof highly lucrative illicitbusiesventures,allpiggybackingontheunquestioningfaithofmillions.Andthedetails-containedinreamsofdocumentspolicesaytheyseizedfromanashramaidesapartment-readlikethelaundrylistofasmall-town businessman who has come into enormous wealth:

- Benami property deals and financial transactions-many of themallegedly in cash-adding up to more than Rs 2,200 crore.

- Cash loans totalling Rs 1,635 crore given to more than 500beneficiar ies in exchange for equal ly fat in terest rates.

-Rs156croreinvestedinsharesoftwoobscureUScompanies-SohamIncandCostas Inc-suspected tobe in violationof theForeignExchangeManagementAct(FEMA)asresidentIndiansarebarredfrommakinganydirect investment abroad.

-Rs8croreallegedlyearmarkedtobribepolice,judicialandmedicalofficers linked to the rape investigations againstAsaram and Sai.

Onpaper,thetotalcomestoamindbogglingRs4,500crore.Butinvestigators say theworthofAsarams shadyempirewill crosstheRs10,000-croremarkifthelandandrealestatearevaluedatmarket rates insteadof theoldcircle ratesusedby thepolice tovalue them.

Saiscounsel,however,rubbishestheallegations.NarayanSaiandtheothershavebeenfalselyimplicatedinthecasewiththeaimoftargetinghim andAsaramBapu, Kalpesh Desai, the defence counsel in thebribery case, told india today, referring to the financial wrongdoingalleged by the police following seizure of what they call highlyincriminatingdocuments.Desairefusedtodiscussthedetailssayingthe case is sub judice.


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Idealbackground

includescookinginahotel/

resortorcountryclubwitha

strongfocusonguestservice.

Responsibleforsupervising

secondandthirdcooks;

performsculinarydutiesasset

bychiefchef.

Floor Supervisor - Salary $2200-

2600/month.

Responsibleforsupervising

cabinstewardsandensuring

cleanlinessofcabins.Entry

leveltrainingprovided.

Florist - Salary $1600-2000/month.


Responsibleforperforminghandand

foottreatments,evaluatingclients

needsandrecommendingappropriate

treatments.

Night Auditor - Salary $2400-3000/

month.

Compareandreviewmultiplereportsto

ensurecompletenessandaccuracyof

thedailytransactionsprocessedinthe

differentoutlets

Ensurethatmanualchargesand

adjustmentsareapprovedbymanagers

orsupervisors

Ensurethatmanualtransactionshave

properdocumentation

Runcreditcardtransactionsinterface

forthemultipleproperties

Handleguestsrequestsasneeded

Comparedepositlogstothedaily

cashiersshiftreportsforaccuracyand

completeness

Identify,correctand/oraddressany

variancesfoundintheprocess

Maintainmanagementinformedof

situationsencounteredandany

decisionsmade

Nurse - Salary $2800-3800/month.

Graduateofanaccredited

SchoolofRegisteredNursing,

withcurrentlicensure;

AmbulatoryorSpecialtyarea

experiencepreferred;CPR

HealthcareProvider

certificationmandatory.

Pastry Chef - Salary $1400-2000/

month.

Culinarydegreeinpreferred.

Atleastfiveyears

experienceasaPastrychef

inahighvolumemultioutlet

fullserviceoperation.

Photographer - Salary $2000-2200/

month.

Strongdimensionaldesignand

technicalability.Responsiblefor

takingportraitsandprocessing.

Plumber - Salary $2000-2400/

month.

Pool Attendant/Lifeguards -


superviseswimmers

andbatherstoprevent

accidentsandmake

suretheyfollowsafety

regulations

rescueswimmersin

difficultyandprovide

first-aidtreatmentif

required


educatethecommunity

inwatersafety

placesignsorbarriers

towarnofdangerous

conditionsorareas,and

makesureusersare

awareofpotential

dangers

cautionpeople

behavinginanunsafe

mannerandexpel

thosewhorefuseto

cooperate

reportincidentsto

managementorother

authorities

designandimplement

emergencyprocedures

undertakebasicwater

qualitycontroland

testingprocedures

maintainrescue

equipment

careforlostchildren

performbasic

administrativeduties

suchaswritingreports.

Prep Cook- Salary $1400-1800/

month.

Preparesvariousfood

productsforrestaurantand

banquetoperations,guest

consumptionandenjoyment.

Entryleveltrainingprovided.

Production Manager - Salary

$2400-3200/month.

Overseesproductionshows

andsupervisingstaff.

Radio Officer - Salary $2400-2800/

month.

Receptionist - Salary $1800/2600/

month.

PrimarySkills:Word;Excel;

PowerPoint;Multi-line.Entry

leveltrainingprovided.

Restaurant Manager - Salary

$2600-3400/month.

Thepositionreportstothe

GeneralManagerandis

accountableforthe

operationalresultsforthe

shift.

Retail Sales Person - Salary

$1400-2200/month.

Provensalesability,

computerexperience,and

friendlyphonepersonality,

integrity,andenthusiasm

complementyourdesirefor


Responsibleforperforminghandand

foottreatments,evaluatingclients

needsandrecommendingappropriate

treatments.

Night Auditor - Salary $2400-3000/

month.

Compareandreviewmultiplereportsto

ensurecompletenessandaccuracyof

thedailytransactionsprocessedinthe

differentoutlets

Ensurethatmanualchargesand

adjustmentsareapprovedbymanagers

orsupervisors

Ensurethatmanualtransactionshave

properdocumentation

Runcreditcardtransactionsinterface

forthemultipleproperties

Handleguestsrequestsasneeded

Comparedepositlogstothedaily

cashiersshiftreportsforaccuracyand

completeness

Identify,correctand/oraddressany

variancesfoundintheprocess

Maintainmanagementinformedof

situationsencounteredandany

decisionsmade

Nurse - Salary $2800-3800/month.

Graduateofanaccredited

SchoolofRegisteredNursing,

withcurrentlicensure;

AmbulatoryorSpecialtyarea

experiencepreferred;CPR

HealthcareProvider

certificationmandatory.

Pastry Chef - Salary $1400-2000/

month.

Culinarydegreeinpreferred.

Atleastfiveyears

experienceasaPastrychef

inahighvolumemultioutlet

fullserviceoperation.

Photographer - Salary $2000-2200/

month.

Strongdimensionaldesignand

technicalability.Responsiblefor

takingportraitsandprocessing.

Plumber - Salary $2000-2400/

month.

Pool Attendant/Lifeguards -


superviseswimmers

andbatherstoprevent

accidentsandmake

suretheyfollowsafety

regulations

rescueswimmersin

difficultyandprovide

first-aidtreatmentif

required


educatethecommunity

inwatersafety

placesignsorbarriers

towarnofdangerous

conditionsorareas,and

makesureusersare

awareofpotential

dangers

cautionpeople

behavinginanunsafe

mannerandexpel

thosewhorefuseto

cooperate

reportincidentsto

managementorother

authorities

designandimplement

emergencyprocedures

undertakebasicwater

qualitycontroland

testingprocedures

maintainrescue

equipment

careforlostchildren

performbasic

administrativeduties

suchaswritingreports.

Prep Cook- Salary $1400-1800/

month.

Preparesvariousfood

productsforrestaurantand

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