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DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014

Vol-03. Issue-10. Bhopal. Monday Page-12 Price-5/-

POSTAL REGD. MP/BHOPAL/4-323/2013-15

Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Online edition available at wethestate.com and wethestate.blogspot.in

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eyond the iron gates of the derelict

pesticide plant where one of the

world's worst industrial disasters occurred,

administrative buildings lie in ruins, vege-

tation overgrown and warehouses bolted.

On the night of December 2, 1984, the fac-

tory owned by the U.S. multinational

Union Carbide Corporation leaked cyanide

gas into the air, killing thousands in

Bhopal. Thirty years later, the toxic legacy

of this factory lives on, say human rights

groups, as thousands of tonnes of haz-ardous waste remains buried under-

ground, slowly poisoning the drinking

water of more than 50,000 people and

affecting their health. Activists want this

waste removed and disposed of away from

the area, and feel the government, has

fumbled on taking action - either by clear-

ing up the waste itself or in pursuing

Union Carbide to take responsibility.

"There is a very high prevalence of

anaemia and painful skin conditions. But

what is most pronounced is the number of

children with birth defects," said activist

Satinath Sarangi from the Bhopal Medical

Appeal which runs a clinic for gas victims.

"Children are born with conditions such as

twisted limbs, brain damage, muscu-

loskeletal disorders. This is what we see in

every fourth or fifth household in these

communities." Sarangi admits there has

been no long-term epidemiological

research which conclusively proves that

birth defects are directly related to the

drinking of the contaminated water.

TOXIC WATER

While those directly affected receive free

medical health care, activists say authori-

ties have failed to support those sick from

drinking the contaminated water and a sec-

ond generation of children born with birth

defects. In a rehabilitation centre run by

the charity Chingari Trust, located 500

metres from the factory site, disabled chil-

dren aged between 6 months and 12 years

gather for treatment which ranges from

speech and hearing issues to physiothera-

py. "Our life changed emotionally and phys-

ically since we got to know about his med-

ical problem when was just 4 months old,"

said 26-year-old Sufia, sitting on a mat on

the floor, cradling her two-year-old son

Mustafa who has cerebral palsy. "We had to

stop the therapy when he was 8-months-old

as it was very expensive. My husband is an

electrician and doesn't earn much. With the

centre it is good as it's free. It's also good to

meet other mothers with their children and

realise that I am not alone."

CALL FOR CLEAN-UP

The government was forced to recognise

the water was contaminated in 2012 whenthe Supreme Court ordered that clean

drinking water be supplied to some 22

communities living around the factory site.

"I don't think there is any doubt now that

the waste dumped by Union Carbide is a

serious problem and that it needs to be

dealt with urgently," said Sunita Narain,

director of the Delhi-based Centre for

Science and Environment. Studies by

Narain's organisation in 2009 found sam-

ples taken from around the factory site

contained chlorinated benzene compounds

and organochlorine pesticides 561 times

the national standard. Studies since have

confirmed water pollution, but the haz-

ardous waste remains in pits in some 21

locations within the 68-acre site and

buried in a wasteland outside, largely due

to wrangles between authorities and

activists on its disposal. The United

Nations this week welcomed a government

decision to reconsider the official figure of

people affected by the gas leak, and look

into additional compensation, but pressed

authorities to get rid of the toxic waste.

"New victims of the Bhopal disaster are

born every day, and suffer life-long from

adverse health impacts," said Baskut

Tuncak, U.N. Special Rapporteur on

human rights and toxic waste. "Without

cleaning the contamination, the number of

victims of the toxic legacy left by Union

Carbide will continue to grow, and, togeth-

er, India's financial liability to a rising

number of victims," he added in a state-

ment. Activists want Union Carbide, which

was taken over by Dow Chemical Company

(DOW.N) in 2001, to take the waste out ofthe country, saying there are no adequate

facilities in India to deal with it. They have

also criticised state authorities for not pur-

suing the corporation for the clean-up.

State government officials were not imme-

diately available for comment. Seventeen

people living around the plant have filed a

petition in the U.S. courts to get the multi-

national to bear the cost of the clean-up.

Bhopal

B

New Delhi: The Minister of State for Road

Transport and Highways, Shri

Radhakrishnan informed the Rajya Sabha

that in order to give a boost to emergency

care of the road accident victims, the

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

has launched pilot projects on Gurgaon -

Jaipur section of NH 8, Ahmadabad

Mumbai Stretch of NH 8 and Ranchi

Rargaon Mahulia stretch of NH 33 for

providing cashless treatment to road acci-dent victims for 48 hours or Rs. 30,000

whichever is earlier. The Ministry has

drafted Road Transport and Safety Bill,

2014 covering the entire gamut of issues

related to motor vehicles and road safety.

There is a provision in the Bill for consti-

tution of Highway Traffic Regulation and

Protection Force also.

The Ministry of Road Transport &

Highways procures cranes and ambu-

lances under National Highways Accident

Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS) and pro-

vides the State Governments for relief of

the accident victims. Besides, Concession

Agreements prescribe that the

Concessionaire is required to provide

round-the-clock ambulance service for

road accident victims and, in addition,

provide Route Patrol Vehicles, Tow-Away

Cranes for incident management on

Project Highway. Ambulances, Route

Patrol Vehicles and Tow Away Cranes are

provided at an average length of 50 kilo-

meter on National Highways entrusted to

NHAI.

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Cashless treatment to

road accident victims

PM Modis wife

airs safety

concerns

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Open a/c offamilies byDec, Ramantells banks

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National Bal

Rang on

January 10-11

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Bhopals toxic legacy lives on


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The Chhattisgarh State Rural

Livelihood Mission is planning to link one

woman each from the 18 lakh families of 16

development blocks of the then undivided

four districts of Rajnandgaon, Raipur,

Sarguja and Bastar with self-help groups

(SHGs). This was announced by Panchayat

and Rural Development Minister Ajay

Chandrakar while reviewing the works of

Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihood

Mission. In the meeting held here, the offi-

cials informed that there is a target to link

one woman each from the 18 lakh families of

total 16 development blocks of the then

undivided four districts of Rajnandgaon,

Raipur, Sarguja and Bastar with SHGs

under the mission. During the last financial

year, bank linkage sanction for Rs 166 crore

had been given to about 14,000 SHGs.

Chandrakar asked the officers to pre-

pare an action plan for the promotion of

Nagari Dubraj paddy cultivation in the dis-

tricts included in the Rural Livelihood

Mission. He said that priority should be

given to the marketing of materials pro-

duced by the self-help groups.

The Minister stressed on increase of

livelihood source for the villagers under the

mission and the need for their skill develop-

ment. For the implementation of the

Mission, the State Government had regis-

tered Chhattisgarh Gramin Aajeevika

Samvardhan Samiti in 2011.

Under the Mission, 10 villages each from

Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Rajnandgaon

districts were selected for community man-

agement based farming. A total of 231 small

and marginal woman farmers were selected

from these villages, as woman farmer

empowerment project is an important link of

this Mission.

Principal Secretary, Panchayat and

Rural Development Department MK Raut,

Director, State Rural Livelihood Mission

Sangeetha P and other senior officers of the

department were present.

18 lakh women tobe linked with SHGs

3-member panel will investigate chit-fund casesThe Raipur District

Collector has formed a three-

member committee to examine

the complaints it is getting

against chit-fund companies. A

Deputy Collector has been

included in the committee led

by the district treasury officer.

In a day or two, these officials

will start probe on such com-

plaints, officials sources said.

There have been com-

plaints that several firms col-

lected huge sum of money from

people promising high returns,

but later refused to pay them

back and disappeared.

Sources said after receiving

such complaints, District

Collector Thakur Ram Singh

has set up the three-member

committee which will receive

complaints from the victims

and investigate the matter.

The victims have been told to

submit their complaints. On

behalf of the State Backward

Classes Development

Organisation, a delegation will

meet Chief Minister Raman

Singh in his Jandarsan pro-

gramme and present griev-

ances.

Organisation Chairman

Suraj Nirmalkar said the

office-bearers will proceed for

New Delhi by train on May 30.

They will meet Prime Minister

Narendra Modi, Home

Minister Rajnath Singh,

Deputy Governor of Delhi. The

office bearers have also decid-

ed to meet the DGP in Raipur

and demand action against

chit-fund companies.

2 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)Chhattisgarh Explore

Raipur

RAIPUR


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3 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

National Bal Rang on January 10-11

MP cops get training on cyber crimeMP police have taken initiative to

train its officers for investigating cyber

crime. The training imparted to the offi-

cers in this regard would help solve the

cyber crimes and identifying cyber crimi-

nals. In this modern era of information

technology revolution the cyber forensic

cell of the police plays very important role.

Technical training is essential for the

police personals for effective investiga-

tions, said MP Director General of Police

(DGP) Surendra Sinh while addressing

the concluding session of the police officers

training here at the cyber cell office.

Sinh said, The only virtual training

centre in the country has been established

in the cyber cell of the MP police. A sepa-

rate server has been erected here for the

training purpose and computers are avail-

able here for providing training to 20

police personals at a time besides comput-

ers and software are available for detect-

ing cyber-crimes. Very soon latest soft-

ware would be made available to the cyber

cell that would help getting programme

software data of different companies.

DGP Sinh while providing details of the

training programme said, 40 Police offi-

cers from the rank of Inspector to

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP)

participated in the training.

He furthers said that these officers

were made aware about the crimes

through mobile and computer and were

taught the ways of collecting data to solve

them. He said a special drive would be

launched for the students of schools of the

state to educate them about the precau-

tions to be adopted while using mobile and

computer. For this a short film has also

been made. This drive would help stu-

dents from committing a cyber-crime by

mistake and would also make them aware

from becoming victim of the cyber-crime,

he added.

Bhopal

A steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary has been constituted for effec-

tive implementation of National Child Policy-2013. Members of the committee willinclude Additional Chief Secretaries of School Education and Social Justice depart-

ments, Principal Secretaries of Home, Tribal Welfare, Public Health & Family Welfare

departments and Secretary State Child Rights Protection Commission. Principal

Secretary Women and Child Development has been appointed Member-Secretary of the

committee, which will work towards creating conducive atmosphere for childrens right

to longevity, development, equality, dignity, security and freedom. Due to it, every child

will have equal development opportunity. The steering committee will chalk out an

action plan, assess situation for implementation and review the programme quarterly.

An order regarding constitution of the steering committee has been issued by General

Administration Department.

School Education

Department and Indira

Gandhi Rashtriya Manav

Sangrahalaya will jointly

organise state-level Bal Rang

on January 9 and National

Bal Rang on January 10 and

11, 2015. Boy and girl stu-

dents, teachers and officers

from a number of states will

participate in the event to be

held on the premises of

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya

Manav Sangrahalaya. Joint

Director Public Instructions

D.S. Kushwaha chaired a

meeting of principals of edu-

cational institutions regard-

ing preparations for the

event. The meeting was

informed that Mini India

Exhibition on the theme

Glorious India will be put

up during the event where

historic heritage, chronology,

culture, folk dance, tradi-

tions, food habits etc. of vari-

ous states will be displayed.

Responsibility of the exhibi-

tion has been entrusted to

principals. In all, 29 states

will participate in the exhibi-

tion. Nodal officers have also

been appointed for food, lodg-

ing, transport and medical

arrangements for boy and

girl students, teachers and

officers coming to participate

in Bal Rang. Departmental

officers were present at the

meeting.

Bhopal

Steering committee headed by

CS regarding childrens rights


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4 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)

Chief Minister

Raman Singh has said

that economic activities

in far-flung areas of the

State are rapidly increas-

ing and hence there is

need for banks in remote

areas. It will be profitable

for the villagers and also

banks can appoint corre-

spondents in remote

areas of the State.

Singh said the post-

offices also can be includ-

ed in the venture. He said

about 31 lakh families

out of 56 lakh have bank

accounts under various

schemes in the state. The

rest of the 25 lakh fami-

lies accounts will be

opened under the Prime

Ministers Jan-Dan

Yojana. The CM asked

the concerned bank offi-

cers to open accounts of

all the families by

December under Prime

Ministers Jan-Dhan

Scheme.

The CM was speak-

ing at a meeting of senior

officers of the State

Government and bank

officers. He revealed that

there are 15 banks cover-

ing an area of 1,000 sq

km. in Chhattisgarhwhile the national aver-

age is 35 banks. The pub-

lic sector banks should

open more branches in all

the districts, Singh said.

While reviewing the

progress of the Jan Dhan

scheme, the CM said that

the ambitious scheme is a

part of Prime Ministers

top priority schemes and

the work of opening bank

accounts should be speed-

ed up. The Chief Minister

asked bank officers to

send the details of the

bank accounts opened

under Jan-Dhan scheme

to the Revenue

Department. The scheme

was launched on August

28. A large number of

accounts were opened

during separate camps

held in the State. The

remaining section of the

population will be cov-

ered by December-end.

Singh directed the bank

officers to take a survey

and open the bank

accounts as early as pos-

sible.

Open a/c of families by Dec, Raman tells banks

RAIPUR

Govt may establishRural Housing Board

Raipur

With a view to providing affordable hous-

ing to the rural population, the State

Government is mulling over plans to establish

a Rural Housing Board in Chhattisgarh. The

Board will work as a nodal agency to under-

take such housing projects in the rural pockets

of the State, official sources here informed.

Officials said although the ChhattisgarhHousing Board (CHB) had already been work-

ing to implement a number of housing projects,

the housing projects in the rural areas are

being implemented by the various village pan-

chayats. As a result such projects are facing

different procedural and technical hurdles. The

Government has been already implementing

Indira Awas Yojana in the rural areas of the

State. The Union Government has been pro-

viding funds for the implementation of the

scheme.

But the Government has received a num-

ber of complaints over the alleged poor work in

construction of houses by the panchayats. The

Government is now planning to establish the

Board in line with the one existing in AndhraPradesh and Karnataka. Lakhs of houses have

been constructed through the Rural Housing

Board in the aforesaid States. The Government

will be able to implement the Indira Awas

Yojana in a better way through the Board, they

said. Sources said the State Government has

received an allocation of Rs 300 crore for con-

struction of 45 Indira Awas houses this year in

the State.

RAIPUR

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5 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Action plan for intensive monitoring

of activity-based learning schoolsThe state government haschalked out a detailed action plan

for intensive monitoring of over 16

thousand activity-based learning

(ABL) schools in the state. The

government has directed all dis-

trict collectors to get started moni-

toring of such schools within a

week. The collectors have been

directed to immediately start mon-

itoring of every school to upgrade

academic quality.

Collector in every district will

appoint district education officer,

DIET principal/DRC and district

project officer as authorised offi-

cers to issue orders pertaining to

the action plan. Responsibility has

been fixed at every level for aca-

demic upgradation of ABL schools.

Jan-Shikshaks and in-charge of

Jan-Shiksha Kendra will under-

take monitoring at Jan-Shiksha

Kendra level. Jan-Shikshaks will

monitor subordinate schools at

least once a month positively. They

will submit their programmes to

Jan-Shiksha Kendra in-charge and

DRC before commencement of

month. During monitoring it will

be ascertained whether ABL

schools are being run properly or

not. If academic lacunae are found,

efforts will be made to remove

them. Concerning authorities will

be informed if assistance is

required from senior level.

Academic report will be submitted

every month. On the basis of aca-

demic report, in-charge of Jan-

Shiksha Kendra will visit weak or

problem-ridden schools. Report

will be forwarded to senior level if

its cooperation is sought during or

after review.

Orders will be issued while

dividing work of ABL-selected Jan-

Shiksha Kendras between develop-

ment block-level BAC and BRC,

who will visit minimum 5 schools

each in the first and second weeks

of month. At the district level,

work of monitoring selected block-

level Jan-Shiksha Kendras will be

divided between all DPCs posted

at DIET/DRC and lecturers. They

will inspect minimum 50 schools

each during third and fourth

weeks of month. They will stay at

schools for half day to monitor

activities. Action plan will be

chalked out for schools academic

upgradation and it would be fol-

lowed up every month. Touring

officers will intimate senior

office/officers about their pro-

gramme. Achievements of ABL

schools will be assessed every

quarter and school-wise action

plans for upgradation will be

chalked out. From the state level,

the officers appointed as in-charge

of districts will inspect minimum 3

schools in the fourth week of every

month. They will review efforts for

academic upgradation and give

guidance. After state-level moni-

toring, its school-wise report will

be submitted to Mission Director,

Rajya Shiksha Kendra following

which directives will be sought

from him and sent to districts for

academic upgradation.

Bhopal

Exam results to be posted

on Samgra Education Portal

Exam results of year 2013-14

of students will also be registeredonline on Samagra Education

Portal under Integrated

Scholarship Scheme school/stu-

dent-wise. The state government

has issued directives regarding

this to all district collectors, CEOs

of Zila Panchayats, district educa-

tion officers and district project

coordinators. Since year 2013-14,

Integrated Scholarship Scheme is

being managed through Samagra

Education Portal. Under it, schol-

arships are sanctioned and paid

after mapping of students of class

I to VIII from all government and

private schools through SankulKendra school. During current

year, action will be taken to enter

on the portal results of students

for sanction of various scholar-

ships, to map new students and

provide information about amend-

ment in eligibility criteria. First of

all, school/student-wise results

will be uploaded on the portal. List

of students admitted during year

2013-14 may be downloaded as

required from the portal.

Information about every students

exam result and his presence orabsence from school will be avail-

able on the portal. Information

about student upto class VIII will

be updated by BRCCs and above

class IX by Sankul principals.

From the new session, mapping of

students transferred from other

schools will also be made. Their

mapping will be done from their

new schools. Samagra IDs and

lists of students admitted in class I

and left out students will also be

prepared. Class, caste, gender-

wise authoritative information

about students will also be avail-

able on the portal. Informationabout bank account, mobile num-

ber and eligibility-related informa-

tion may be amended in students

profiles on the portal. For this,

scholarship eligibility slips may be

downloaded from the portal which

will be attested by school head-

master and present in a bunch to

Sankul principal, who will upload

the information on the portal.

Target to construct toilets inall schools by June 30, 2015

A meeting between officers of

School Education Department and

representatives of public sector

undertakings (PSUs) was held

recently to discuss construction of

toilets in all schools in MP under

Swachchh Bharat-Swachchh

School Abhiyan. Additional Chief

Secretary School Education S.R.Mohanthy, Commissioner Rajya

Shiksha Kendra Rashmi Arun

Shami and Commissioner Public

Instructions D.D. Agrawal were

also present on the occasion.

At the meeting, drawings of

schools approved by the Chief

Secretary were presented. The

meeting decided that all PSUs will

get constructed toilets as per draw-

ing and estimate chalked out by the

state government. PSU representa-

tives were asked to intimate their

senior level and obtain necessary

sanction. All PSUs may construct

toilets in schools at identified

places in coordination with

Additional Mission Director Smt.

Swati Meena. Construction sites

will be identified within next one

week. If a PSU does not desire to

construct toilet on its own then its

amount will be deposited in

Mukhyamantri Swachchhata Kosh.

The state government will get con-

structed toilet through its agency

using this amount. If a PSU has

issued tender notice for construc-

tion of toilets, it can be revised

again. Toilets will be constructed in

only those schools which are on gov-

ernment land. They will not be con-

structed in schools run in rented

building or private land. School

Education Department will make

arrangements of water for toilets.

PSU will ensure to place overhead

tank and work of sanitary fitting.

Concerning PSU will look after toi-

lets for 3 years. In districts, need for

toilets in schools will be met cent

percent. A target has been set to

construct all school toilets by June

30, 2015. Next meeting between

officers and PSU representatives on

toilet construction will be held on

December 6.

Bhopal

Bhopal


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and 10:55 am to 12:15 pm an 2:58 pm

to 5:40 pm

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and 12:18 pm to 1:38 pm and 4:20 pm to

5:40pm

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and 12:18 pm to 4:20 pm 5:41

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Good time 8:16 am to 12:18 pm

and 1:39 pm to 2:59 pm

08-12-2014-Monday- Paush MahKrishnapaksh-DwitiyaPositive direction-South and West

Bad time 8:17 am and 9:37 amGood time 6:56 am to 8:17 am

and 9:38 am to 10:58 am and 1:39 pmto 5:41 pm

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Good time 9:38 am to 1:40 pm

By AACHARYA SARVESHE-Mail: [email protected]

Mobile: 9826609192

Vastu tips for bathroom

If there is almirah, itshould always be on

the Southwest Side

of the toilet.

The slope of the

bathroom floor

should be towards

north and east so

water drains to the

northeast side of the

bathroom.

The suitabledirections for

keeping the washing

machine are

southeast and

northwest.

Avoid dark shades

on toilet walls.

ASTROLOGY

6 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)Feature

ou might be tired because you had

a lot of work in the office and not

because your kids are now asking

you to play with them. Your spouse might

also have forgotten that cousins birthday

and could be depending on you to remind

them. May be the road is not clean because

you keep throwing your garbage here and

there, keeping your house a bit too clean,

or because you never took it seriously to

correct others when they are untidying the

roads in front of you. And maybe youre

right for blaming the neighbours music!

But still, seriously, is it good to blame peo-

ple even if theyre wrong? Does it do any

good to us or to the situation? And if it

doesnt, why do we bother maligning our

thoughts and tongue doing such an unnec-

essary thing instead of actually doing

something about it, something that makes

it good.

And if you cant do it yourself, just try

to tell others what you feel. Really, it is

always going to be good. Your knowledge is

not such a top secret, and not even an

exhaustible resource that will die out once

you give it to others. If this was the case,

all the teachers would have gone all blank

and dumb after their classes for the want

of more knowledge. So share what you

have to share. Do your part in making the

world a better place to live. It would do no

bad to you if you make someone elses mis-

take good. It is

small groups of

people keeping

important bits of

knowledge hidden

from one another

that have got this

world in the condi-

tion it's in. so make

it a point to share

your bit of knowl-

edge whatever it is

about with people

who need it and who

can make use of it,

instead of keeping it

with you. Ever heard

this, Knowledge

increases by

sharing? So

share your knowl-

edge. Stop blaming oth-

ers. Start doing what is

right. Stop hurting yourself

by continuously thinking what

wrong someone else did. Start

working on making the situation

better. Even if it is a small bit, it

will definitely make a difference, if

not today, tomorrow it will.

Show up when the world needs you.

Speak up, for changing the situation,

instead of blaming it. Were a part of the

world the way it is. Weve made the world

the way it is. And only we can make it bet-

ter. Have a Happy Monday.

We made theworld what it is!

There must be only a few people who haven't ever said "What the hell has

happened to this world!" while reading the newspaper. Thats because we

have developed a habit of blaming. We blame our job for our hampered social

life, we blame our kids for making us tired, we blame our spouse for notreminding us to wish birthday to the second cousin, we blame our neighbour

for the loud music, we blame the government for the dirt on the roads, and

who not! We put the blame of everything that happens to us on someone else,

but never bother to think that whatever happens to us, we are a part of it too.

Just think about it. Your hampered social life might be because you

spend the weekends in a mall and not in visiting a neighbour or relative.

Y

-Swechchha Amritansh Tambi

Email:[email protected]


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7 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

India has signed an agreement

with the Asian Development bank

(ADB) for a loan of USD 100 mil-

lion to support Keralas additional

skill acquisition program (ASAP).

As many as 2,35,000 needy stu-

dents in the state will benefit from

the program during 2014-2018.

The move is an initiative of the

Government of Kerala to increase

the employability of higher second-

ary and undergraduate students

by way of providing opportunities

to improve their English fluency

and IT skills, and to learn market

relevant, in-demand vocational

skills outside regular school hours,

an official release from the

Ministry of Finance said. The

agreement was signed by Joint

Secretary, Department of

Economic Affairs, Ministry of

Finance, Tarun Bajaj on behalf of

the Government of India and

Country Director ADB, M Teresa

Kho on behalf of

the Asian

D e v e l o p m e n t

Bank, and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO), ASAP,

Higher Education

Department on

behalf of the

Government of

Kerala, M T Reju.

The USD 100 million loan for sup-

porting Keralas Additional Skill

Acquisition Program (ASAP) is the

first Results Based Lending (RBL)

facility from ADB in India.

Key outputs of market-rele-

vant vocational training intro-

duced in post-basic education;

enhanced access to quality voca-

tional training; increased aware-

ness and facilitation of private sec-

tor participation as also improved

program management and moni-

toring and evaluation would be

considered for disbursement of due

amounts, it said. Speaking on the

occasion, Bajaj said that the RBL

modality, the first time being used

in India, will reinforce country sys-

tems, incentivize results, and

reduce transaction costs. The loan

provides a replicable model for

other States that are facing the

problems of low youth employabili-

ty and high unemployment, he

added.

ADB to support Kerala'sskill programme; 2,34,000

students to benefit

Parliament passes Labour

Laws Amendment Bill, 2014

SME corner to workwith Flipkart to arrange

loans for small sellers

20 innovators felicitatedwith MillenniumAlliance Awards

SMEcorner, an online platform that enables small and

medium enterprises to access loans easily from banks

and NBFCs (non-banking finance corporations) has

joined hands with mega online store, Flipkart to help

organise finance for small sellers.

According to data collected by the

International Finance Corporation, 41

per cent of the SMEs in India are finan-

cially unserved by any formal institution,

leaving a SME financing demand gap of Rs 2.93 trillion. The

team at SMEcorner believes that this gap can be reduced by engaging

with SMEs and offering assistance through a streamlined online plat-

form, an official release said. SMEcorner hopes to bridge the gap,

Founder and CEO, SMEcorner.com, Samir Bhatia said. As far as

Flipkarts role is concerned, sellers on the online market place requiring

finance will be directed to SMEcorners website. Sellers who wish to

avail of the loan can access the Flipkart button on SMEcorners website

and apply online by filling in details. Thereafter, a preliminary credit

analysis will be carried out to ensure the credit worthiness of the seller

after which an application will be sent to partner banks and NBFCs to

increase chances of getting a loan. SMEcorner aims to minimize inter-

mediary risk and extend transparency to the borrowing process, while

assisting businesses in fulfilling their financial requirements. The online

marketplace, SMEcorner has created gives SMEs easier, faster and more

efficient access to resources that can help them grow, expand or finance

a project. SMEcorner.com offers hassle free loan accessibility options,

to help combat challenges of followups, arduous documentation, unpro-

fessional intermediaries etc. It has tools such as Loan Eligibility

Calculator and Loan EMI Calculator. The online loan platform offers 4

different categories of products: Working Capital Loan, Loan against

Property, Unsecured Business Loan and Loan for Medical Equipment.

Union Minister,

Ministry of Road Transport

and Highways and

Shipping, Nitin Gadkari,

felicitated 20 innovators

who were awarded a total

funding of approximately Rs

20 crore under the sectors of

basic education, affordable health-

care, agriculture/food security, clean

energy, and water and sanitation.

The Millennium Alliance

Awards Ceremony was organised

here by FICCI in association with

Technology Development Board

(Department of Science and

Technology, Government of India),

United States Agency for

International Development

(USAID), Department for

International Development (DFID)

of UK, ICCO Cooperation, ICICI

Foundation for Inclusive Growth

and Wadhwani Initiative for

Sustainable Health (WISH), accord-

ing to an official release. The inno-

vations were selected through a rig-

orous selection and evaluation

process of over 1400 proposals

received as a result of pan-India

outreach supported through 40

roadshows in tier I, II and III cities.

The winning innovators will

receive seed funding and other sup-

port to test and demonstrate their

projects which were selected based

on their potential to improve the

quality of life for low-income popu-

lations in India, South Asia and

Africa. The awardees are imple-

menting their initiatives across

India and beyond, including in

Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra,

Kerala, and Haryana, and in low-

income countries in Africa and

South Asia. Delivering his keynote

address at the ceremony, Gadkari

said that Millennium Alliance pro-

vides the right platform for encour-

aging innovators and scaling up

their innovations.

The Lok Sabha has passed the

Labour Laws (Exemption from

Furnishing Returns and

Maintaining Registers by Certain

Establishments) Amendment Bill,

2014. The Bill, as amended, pro-

poses to change some of the provi-

sions of the original Act of 1988 to

increase the number of laws under

which small establishments are

exempt from furnishing returns

and maintaining registers from

nine to 16, an official release said.

It amends the definition of small

establishments to cover unitsemploying between 10 to 40 work-

ers as against the limit of 19 work-

ers at present. Commenting on the

amendment, Union Minister of

State for Labour and Employment

Bandaru Dattatreya said that the

Bill is a social security measure.It simplifies procedures regarding

engaging labours. The main pur-

pose of bringing the Bill is trans-

parency, accountability and proper

enforcement. He said the EPF

Universal Account Number will be

a major benefit as it affords porta-bility, transparency and efficiency.

He asserted that the Government

was not at all compromising on the

interest of workers and the legisla-

tion was not meant to give exemp-

tion to any establishment.

New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi

Workshop forSMEs on howadvertising canexpand business

Vadodara: To address the

advertising and marketing needsas well as brand building chal-

lenges of small and medium

enterprises, a workshop on how

advertising can help grow your

business is being organised

here for SMEs. The programme

has been organised by the

Vadodara Chamber of Commerce

and Industry (VCCI) and

Federation of Indian Chambers

of Commerce and Industry

(FICCI), according to official

data. It will take place on the

inaugural day of the 9th edition

of Vibrant VCCI Exhibition -

2014, a flagship exhibition of

industrial and allied products

and services. Participants would

learn why advertising is impor-

tant for small and medium enter-

prises; how to effectively market

through advertising; how it will

help win new customers; where

and how to advertise with limit-

ed budgets; how to rationalise

advertising budgets within tele-

vision, newspaper, radio and

internet; and customised low cost

advertising solutions for small

and medium companies. The

event will also provide an oppor-tunity for networking with

industry leaders from the adver-

tising and marketing space. The

workshop is open for MDs and

CEOs, small and medium entre-

preneurs from across sectors,

senior marketing professionals,

startups and budding entrepre-

neurs.


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8 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)NATION

Preferred policy option should

be imposed on food processing

sector, keeping GST rate not

more than 4 per cent and

farm sector should be kept

outside the scope of GST, said

President, PHD Chamber of

Commerce and Industry,

Sharad Jaipuria. The likely

implementation of GST at

more than 20 per cent on food

processing sector would not

only impact the sector

adversely but also hit the eco-

nomic and social sentiments

of the country, Jaipuria saidrecently.

The food processing

industry is still at a nascent

stage of development in our

country at only 2.2 per cent of

food output is processed in

India as compared to 78 per

cent in Philippines, 65 per

cent in the USA and 23 per

cent in China. At this junc-

ture, high rate of GST will

slow down the growth trajec-tory of food processing sector

in India. Further, as food com-

prise a major part of the

Wholesale Price Index (WPI),

which is nearly 14.3 per cent,

an increase in tax on food

items will lead to higher infla-

tion in the country, he said.

We believe since food consti-

tutes a large portion of the

consumer basket of lower

income households, any taxon food would affect the poor

most. Further, extending GST

to food processing sector will

also cause difficulty in view of

the fact that production and

distribution of food is largely

unorganized in India, added

Jaipuria. On global front,

most of the countries tax food

at a lower rate keeping in

view the considerations of

fairness and equity. Even in

countries such as Canada, UK

and Australia where food con-

stitutes a relatively small por-

tion of the consumer basket,

food is taxed at zero rate.

While in some countries, food

is taxed at a standard rate

which is as low as 3 per cent

in Singapore and Japan. Even

in international jurisdictions,

no distinction is drawn on the

degree of processing of food.

Hence, the benefit of lower or

zero tax rates should also beextended to all food items in

India regardless to degree of

processing, he said. Going

ahead, a lower GST on

processed foods would benefit

the society at large and bene-

fit the growth of food process-

ing industry in the country,

added Jaipuria.

New Delhi

Food processing industry should be keptoutside the scope of GST: industry body

Delhi-Kathmandu-Delhi

bus service flagged offExpressing serious concern over explosion in

number of private vehicles

in major cities, Urban

Development Minister Shri

M.Venkaiah Naidu has

called for efficient and reli-

able multi-modal public

transport systems in urban

areas to enable the much

desired quick urban mobili-

ty. He was speaking at the

'Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo' here

recently. Naidu asserted that the huge increase in

private vehicles in urban areas amounts to the

rich and the affordable mis-appropriating the

limited urban space at the cost of the poor. He

said this 'social exclusion' should be addressed

with better transport planning. He stated that

between 1981 and 2011, the population of the six

major cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,

Bengaluru and Hyderabad increased by 2.50

times while the private vehicles shot up by about

30 times, increasing from 5 million to 160 million.

Talking about smart cities initiative, Shri

Naidu said that a smart city is not the one where-

in everybody gets to use a private vehicles, but

one in which even the rich and affordable will

prefer to travel by public transport. He observed

that growing number of private vehicles may be

evidence of rising incomes and prosperity, but at

the same time, it is a certain indication of total

failure of urban transport planning. Shri

Venkaiah Naidu noted that urban planning and

management is the main challenge of the 21st

century and central and state governments

should rise to the occasion to convert this chal-

lenge into an opportunity.

Union Minister for Road

Transport, Highways and Shipping,Shri Nitin Gadkari while flagging

off the Delhi-Kathmandu-Delhi bus

service from Ambedkar Stadium

bus terminal here recently said this

has been an outcome of Prime

Minister Shri Narendra Modis ini-

tiative to make relations with Nepal

much stronger and his willingness

to contribute to the progress of

Nepal Lt. Governor of Delhi, Shri

Najeeb Jung, Minister of State for

Tourism and Culture, Dr. Mahesh

Sharma, Minister of State for Road

Transport, Highways and Shipping,

Shri P. Radhakrishnan and other

dignitaries were also present on theoccasion.

The inauguration took place

simultaneously with the Prime

Ministers of the two countries flag-

ging off Kathmandu-Delhi-

Kathmandu bus service from

Swaymbhu Terminal in

Kathmandu. The proposed route of

the bus service is New Delhi-

Lucknow-Gorakhpur-Sunauli-

Bhairahawa-Kathmandu. Both

sides will be running at least one

bus on daily basis. The service isbeing operated by Delhi Transport

Corporation. The regular bus on

this route will leave Delhi at 10 AM

and reach Kathmandu at 4 PM

next day with four halts enroute at

Ferozabad, Faizabad, Sunauli

(Border) and Mugling in Nepal.

This bus service will cover the

distance of 1250 km between two

cities in about 30 hours. The bus is

equipped with telephone No.

009711008279. Speaking on the

occasion, Shri Nitin Gadkari high-

lighted his Ministrys initiatives

towards reducing the level of pollu-

tion caused by road traffic.

He said that the Ministry of

Road Transport and Highways has

been considering to convert old

diesel buses into electric buses. He

added that e-rickshaws have now

been modified and soon they would

ply on the roads in Delhi. One of the

major concerns of his Ministry is to

end the problem of traffic jam in

Delhi, he further added.

The estranged wife of PM Narendra Modi has

raised concerns about her safety and asked for

information about arrangements for her security.

Jashodaben, a retired school teacher, filed a Right

to Information (RTI) application to the state gov-

ernment in Gujarat where she lives.

Modi admitted publicly for the first time he

was married when he filed his election nomination

papers in April. They married when they were 17,

but the couple have lived apart for years. But soon

after Modi's spectacular win in the May general

elections, Jashodaben was provided round-the-

clock security. "I am the wife of the honourable

prime minister of India," she wrote in her RTI

application filed before the authorities in

Mehsana district where she lives with her broth-

er. "I would like to know under what provisions of

the law and the constitution of India am I being

provided protection? As wife of the prime minister

what are the other benefits I am entitled to?"

Jashodaben says she travels by "public transport

while my security personnel travel in official vehi-

cles".

"Given that former prime minister Indira

Gandhi was assassinated by her security guards,

I am frightened by the presence of the security

cover. So kindly provide me all details about the

security personnel provided to me," her applica-

tion states. Jashodaben said she lived on a month-

ly pension of 14,000 rupees. She said Modi had left

her after three years, during which they spent

some three months together and that they had

parted amicably. Critics have long accused Modi of

deserting his wife after he joined the RSS, which

prizes celibacy. They say the fact that he refused

to acknowledge her for so long provides clues

about his attitude to women.

New Delhi

PM Modiswife airs safety

concerns

New Delhi

New Delhi

Smart cities should makethe rich prefer to travel bypublic transport: Minister


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9 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)TURNING INDIA

India relaxes visa norms to boost tourism

New coldchain facilityin Karnataka

As a part of its initiative to enhance post-har-

vesting facilities in the state, the Karnataka State

Agriculture Produce Processing and Export

Corporation Limited (KAPPEC) has set up a new

cold chain facility in the northern Karnataka town of

Bagalkot. The newly established multi-food process-

ing facility houses a pack house, grading-sorting line,

pre cooling units, cold storages (high humidity and

also normal), ripening chambers, aril packing unit

and allied equipment. It was designed and financed

under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), as

per a press notification.

In this context, the corporation has invited bids

from experienced and reputed agencies to take care

of operation, maintenance and management(OM&M) of the cold chain at Agro Tech Park KIADB

industrial area. The Karnataka government in the

budget 2006-07 sanctioned an amount of Rs 10 crore

to KAPPEC for creating necessary post-harvest

infrastructure facilities in different parts of the state

based on potential in a phased manner.

The corporation now intends to enter into joint

venture with the private sector for the development

and increase of agriculture and horticulture exports

from the state.

Govt sets target for 5-foldincrease in share of

renewable in energy mix

Tourists from the US, Australia, Brazil,

Germany and Japan are now able to get

visas on arrival in India after its limited

scheme was extended. Visitors from 43 coun-

tries no longer have to queue up at local con-

sulates, but can instead apply for their visas

online and collect them at airports.

The country received 6.58 million

tourists in 2012, far fewer than Asian coun-

tries like Thailand and Malaysia. Tourism

Minister Mahesh Sharma said the change

would be boost to the industry. The scheme

was "a dream come true for the entire

tourism industry of India and is bound to

positively impact the economy," he said in a

statement. "The government's objective is to

boost tourism and this scheme's implemen-

tation will send out a clear message that

India is serious about making travel to thecountry easy."

India previously offered visas-on-arrival

to visitors from only 12 countries. Most

other foreigners had to wait several weeks

before learning whether they would be

allowed to enter India after submitting their

applications at visa processing centres. The

new visa-on-arrival will be available at nine

major airports in India. Prime Minister

Narendra Modi has pledged to boost tourism

since his party won a landslide election vic-

tory earlier this year.

New Delhi

The government has declared its

commitment to raise the share of renew-

ables, particularly solar energy, in the

total energy mix of the country from 20

Gigawatts now to 100 Gigawatts by

2020, marking a five-fold expansion

from 6 per cent to 15 per cent.

This was stated here recently by

Union Minister for Power, Coal, New

and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal,

while inaugurating the first of its kind

FICCI-UNEP Conference on Designing

a Sustainable Financial System. A USD

100 billion investment in the expansion

of renewables is doable and fundable for

which viable business model would have

to be devised to make makers want to

lend for the development of the sector,

he said, adding that subsidies are no

solution to the attracting investment.

Bankers, he said, needed to reorganize

their lending norms in such a manner

that auto and home loans could be

clubbed along with the installation of

rooftop solar panels. He advocated theuse of escalating tariff for solar power to

achieve grid parity over a five-year term.

A more realistic interest rate with stag-

gered repayment, could perhaps be the

answer to solar energy expansion, he

said. The Minister said solar panels and

other related equipment could be

installed in arid and non-agricultural

land on a 20-25 year lease and the land

owner could be paid compensation with

the funds generated by the investor.

Such a model would do away with the

need to acquire land, he emphasized.

He said two new power schemes

have been launched by his ministry

the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti

Yojana for providing 24x7 power to every

farm and home in the rural areas andthe Integrated Power Development

Scheme for urban areas.

The government also proposes

metering transmission of power from

the generation up to the consumer point

so as to monitor and segregate pockets

with T&D losses and theft. Once this is

done, the discoms would be able to cut

down their losses without having to

raise tariffs, he pointed out.

New Delhi

New Delhi


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ricket Australia (CA) announced

Saturday that the first Test

match between Australia and

India, due to start Thursday would be

rescheduled, following the tragic death

of batsman Phillip Hughes from a

bouncer during a domestic match.

Details about the Test match are still

to be determined, a CA statement said.

These are extraordinary circum-

stances and we simply couldnt or

wouldnt expect our players to be emo-

tionally ready to start a Test match the

day after farewelling one of their team-

mates. Their welfare is our absolute

priority. They are grieving and to

expect that they could play a high-

pressured, five-day Test match the fol-

lowing day is out of the question, CA

chief executive Sutherland said.

Hughes was struck on the head in

a Sheffield Shield match between

South Australia and New South Wales

at the Sydney Cricket Ground Tuesday

by a bouncer that fractured his skull.

He suffered massive bleeding in

his brain and died in a Sydney hospital

Thursday. CA thanked the Indian

cricket board for supporting the deci-

sion. We appreciate the incredible

understanding and support of the

Board of Control for Cricket in India

(BCCI). It has been nothing short of

outstanding during these difficult

times. We fully acknowledge the many

groups who want to know when the

Test will take place, particularly crick-

et fans in Queensland, Queensland

Cricket and Stadiums Queensland.

CA also asked for patience from the

cricketing community in the wake of

the tragic incident. We just ask the

cricket community for some patience

as we work through a range of scenar-

ios in full consultation with the play-

ers, the Indian Board, the ICC and our

broadcasters. We hope to resolve all

matters in the next few days and will

let cricket fans and the games many

important stakeholders know as a pri-

ority. The ticket sales for the Test

have also been suspended.

For the first time since the controversial tour

of India, a West Indies cricket squad left the

Caribbean for an international assignment,

when the Test team headed to South Africa

for a three-match series.

Groups of players departed from St. Lucia,

Barbados and Jamaica Sunday evening andwill assemble in London Monday, before fly-

ing off to Johannesburg, reports said. The

Windies will also be playing a three

Twenty20 matches and five ODIs. The West

Indies are scheduled to arrive in one of

South Africas biggest cities Tuesday morn-

ing. Left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell will

join the squad next week following the con-

clusion of the third round of matches in the

WICB Professional Cricket League. He was

asked by selectors to stay behind and repre-

sent Jamaica

Franchise in

order to prove

his match

readiness. The

tour, which

was shrouded

in doubt fol-

lowing the con-

troversial deci-

sion by players

to abandon the

one-day tour of

India, will see

the West Indies play three Tests against the

world number one-ranked Proteas.

Significantly, the 15-man Windies squad

includes seven of those players who walked

off the tour, and

all eyes would

be on the team

chemistry in

light of the

recent fractious

developments.

There had been

speculation

ahead of the

squads selec-

tion that those

players

involved in the

abandonment would be sacked. However, in

announcing the squad, chief selector Clive

Lloyd reiterated the selectors commitment to

always choose the best team available. The

WICB also came under pressure from St.

Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister

Ralph Gonsalves, who sought and gained

assurances that the players would not face

censure because of their actions. Gonsalves

was at the centre of negotiations between the

WICB, the West Indies Players Association

(WIPA) and the players, as the abandoned

tour mushroomed into a full blown crisis.

The confusion erupted after the one-day

team on tour of India claimed that the

changes in their tour contracts would result

in a significant reduction in their earnings.

With one-day captain Dwayne Bravo as their

spokesman, the players lobbied WIPA and

the WICB for a change to the contracts, with-

out success.

10 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)SPORTS

Australia retire Hughes ODI jersey

West Indies leave for Proteas battleWest Indies leave for Proteas battle

Djokovic to reveal

life story in shortfilm series

India-Australia first Test

deferred after Hughes death

op ranked mens singles tennis player Novak

Djokovic will reveal never before told stories

about his life in a short documentary series in part-

nership with Australian winery Jacobs Creek. The

biggest fight I had in my life was actually the fight

within, the 27-year-old said in a short trailer

released Monday for the videos called Made By,

reported media. He added that the mini-documen-

tary form has given me the opportunity to tell the

world my story for the first time, showing what Ive

been shaped and inspired by. The video will bereleased in January.

T

C

St. Johns (Antigua)

Cricket Australia has

decided to retire late bats-

man Phillip Hughess one

day international shirt

number 64, captain

Michael Clarke said

Saturday. Hughes,25, died

Thursday two days after

being hit by a bouncer dur-

ing a domestic game. I

asked Cricket Australia if

Hughesys Australian one-

day international shirt

number, 64, could be

retired, to which they

agreed. It means so much,

Clarke said in a statement.

Our promise to the

Hughes family is that we

will do everything we can

to honour his memory. He

epitomised what the baggy

green is about and what it

means to us all. Our dress-

ing room will never be the

same. No decision has

been announced about the

first Test with India, which

is due to begin in Brisbane

Thursday.


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11 DECEMBER 01 TO DECEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

ctress Mona Singh, who

features in the recently

released Zed Plus, says

its satisfying for an actor to be

part of a movie like the political

satire as it requires one to por-

tray a range of emotions. It is

very satisfying for an actor to be

a part of a film like Zed Plusbecause there is a wide range of

emotions involved and the audi-

ence will get to see it when they

watch the film, Mona said.

A socio-political satire, Zed

Plus takes a humorous take on

existing polity and dance of

democracy, and where the pro-

tagonist is the common man.

Directed by Chandraprakash

Dwivedi, Zed Plus also fea-

tures Adil Hussain, Mukesh

Tiwari and Sanjay Mishra. The

film released Friday.

Mona, who has played mem-

orable roles on the small screen

in shows like Jassi Jaisi Koi

Nahi and Kya Huaa Tera

Vaada, was last seen on the big

screen in films like 3 Idiots

and Utt Pataang.

She does films few and far

between as she feels theres a

scarcity of good scripts in the

Hindi film industry. Most of

the movies that we are seeing

are all romantic films. Im not

against romantic films, but

there should be some intelligent

cinema as well, she said.

There are very few films that Ican count, saying I want to

watch them again. I can watch

Queen several times, and then

Aankhon Dekhi is a brilliant

film. I just love these films. Its

different cinema. It takes time

to get good scripts and there is

scarcity of good scripts in our

industry, Mona added.

A

Life should be chaotic: Big Begastar

Amitabh

Bachchan says he enjoys

working in a chaotic

environment. Words

written in solitude in

an air of nothingness,

bring the required

results. Words written

in the middle of chaotic

traffic are the best for

me life should be

chaotic, yet controlled in

some (ways).

Those somes I do not

know, but this I do know

that solitude does not

always bring about the

qualities that you long

for, he said on his offi-

cial blog

srbachchan.tumblr.com

at times a bit of

noise helps particular-

ly in front of the camera

when we are rehearsing

our lines the errors

we make cannot be

heard, with that exter-

nal sound so I enjoy

rehearsing in noise

just rehearsing noth-

ing else! he added. Big

B is currently shooting

Shoojit Sircars film

Piku in Ahmedabad.

ctress Katie Holmes

thinks she is a risk

taker like her vigi-

lante elementary school

teacher character in her

latest movie Miss

Meadows. The 35-year-

old also says that sheenjoys challenging her-

self with risky roles as

she talked about her

love for adventure,

reports online media. I

think as an artist, I am,

absolutely. We are risk-

takers and curious peo-

ple and always interest-

ed in something we dont

know about, she told

Loaded magazine when

asked if she is as adven-

turous as her character

in the film. Holmes, who

was married to Tom

Cruise for five years

until 2012 and has

eight-year-old daughter,Suri, with the actor, was

full of praise for her 65-

year-old co-star Meryl

Streep. Streep plays

Chief Elder in the film

based on the novel of the

same name by Lois

Lowry. (Meryl is) kind

and elegant and every-

thing you would imagine

and more, she said.

ctor Ajay Devgn believes in being

muscular and fit rather than run-

ning after six-pack and eight-pack

abs that other actors have flaunted in their

films. For Action Jackson, the makers

wanted me to sport a bulky body, which

was very easy for me to achieve. I believe

six-pack and eight-pack abs make you

weak. They look nice, but they can make

you physically weak. I believe you should

be muscular and fit. I dont want to pro-mote eight-pack abs, Ajay said. The actor,

whos currently busy promoting his film

Action Jackson, says there is no buf-

foonary in the film. Prabhudheva is a very

good actor himself and there is no buf-

foonary comedy in the film, and his comic

timing is great. I enjoyed working with

him, he said. Directed by Prabhudheva,

Action Jackson also features Sonakshi

Sinha.

Im a risk-taker,Katie Holmes

M

A

Its satisfying tobe part of filmlike Zed Plus':

Mona Singh

A

Bengali Bipashassweet cravings Ajay Devgn doesnt supporteight-pack trendFit and

fabulous Bipasha

Basu works out a lot

and keeps a check on

her diet to remain her

slim self, but she says

she finds it tough to

say no to sweet

delights, thanks to

her Bengali roots.

Being a Bengali and

saying no to sugar is

toughBut the battle

beginsLets see how

long I can control my

sweet tooth!

Phewww, she tweet-

ed. On the big screen,

Bipasha was last seen

in Creature 3D.


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NATION

Kejriwal gearing up

to reconquer Delhirvind Kejriwal is all geared up to

reconquer the national capital. The

49- Day ex-chief minister, who has

always grabbed attention of the media,

has once again pulled the spotlight on him.

The online impact of the Aam Admi Party

has grown much stronger since December

2013, giving a straight competition to

Narendra Modi's social media presence. In

the latest development, Arvind Kejriwal

led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appealed

to people, through social networking sites

Facebook and Twitter, to donate Rs. 2,611

to party coffers for the forthcoming assem-

bly polls in the state.

The tweet reads: AAP appeals to all sup-

porters and lovers of clean Politics to say

Say #IFundHonestPolitics Donate Rs.

2611 or more at http://myaap.in/2611

Interestingly, the appeal arrives on the eve

of the sixth anniversary of the Mumbai

terror attacks. Though, its important to

mention here, AAP also observes its foun-

dation day (26 November 2012) on this

very date. Right away, three questions

appear in front: What made AAP come

out seeking a particularamount '2611' for party fund; Is AAP trying to Encash

26/11 Mumbai attack; Even if AAP has no

intent of such kind, why didnt it clearly

mention that partys foundation day falls

on the same date, in the same tweet or

Facebook update? Deepak Bajpayee,

national spokesperson of AAP said, It

would be wrong to assume that we are try-

ing to bank on 26/11 tragedy. We, in no

way, are doing this. Infact its our founda-

tion day and we observe it every year.However, Sambit Patra, national

spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) comes with a different view and

expressed, Its shameful to use 26/11 for

vested interests. Everyone knows AAP

loves playing gimmicks, and this is a per-

fect example of that. Former IPS officer

and social worker Kiran Bedi refused to

comment on the issue. Last year, AAP paid

tribute to the 26/11 martyrs on social net-

working site saying, "A tribute to the mar-tyrs who laid down their lives five years

ago on this very day, defending India."

Then too there was no mention of party's

foundation day in the post.

The President of India, Pranab

Mukherjee attended the 11th

Convocation of Symbiosis International

University recently at Pune. Speaking on

the occasion, the President said a sweep-

ing up-gradation of Indias higher educa-

tion sector calls for deepening of private

sector involvement. Leading global uni-

versities like Harvard, Yale and Stanford

have evolved out of private sector initia-

tive. Indias private sector is engaged in

several key areas like health, transport

and financial services. In education too,

private institutions play an important

role as they account for nearly sixty per

cent of total enrolment at the tertiarylevel. Yet at the same time, a disparity

exists in the educational standards of the

private system. Measures are therefore

necessary to ensure better service deliv-

ery, benchmarks and excellence. The

President said in the past, our seats of

higher learning like Nalanda,

Takshashila, Vikramashila, Valabhi,

Somapura and Odantapuri were global

leaders. These universities attracted

scholars from round the world. Today,

instead, bright Indian students around

two lakh every year go abroad seeking

higher education. It is a matter of intro-

spection as to how we can bring our cen-

tres of higher learning back into the fold

of leading institutions in the world.

The President said that higher level

institutions have a larger role to play in

the society. Their engagement with social

issues has to be at a much deeper level.

Some major initiatives aimed at inclusive

development have been launched recent-

ly. The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojanaenvisages the adoption of villages for

holistic development and their transfor-

mation into model villages for wider repli-

cation. He called upon Symbiosis

University to take active part in this pro-

gramme.

Quality-oriented education can

transform India into one of the

leading nations of the world,

says President: The President

attended the Centenary Celebrations

of Shiksha Mandal at Wardha.

Speaking on the occasion, the

President pointed out the importance

of Wardha in the freedom struggle

and said Wardha reverberates with

history. It is suffused with spirit of

the freedom struggle. Wardha is

about the power of simplicity, the

power of ideas, the power of commit-

ment and of Gandhijis ashram in

Sevagram at the outskirts of

Wardha. The President said a quali-

ty-oriented education system is theforce multiplier that shall transform

India into one of the leading nations

of the world. Indias future and that

of the world it hopes to lead, as a

great and powerful nation, is in the

hands of its youth.

New Delhi

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Pune

Increase private sector involvementin education, says President

Jaipur: Students carried out protests after the

cancellation of union elections held at RajasthanUniversity and affiliated colleges on August 23. The

Rajasthan High Court has quashed the student

union elections. During the recent protest, some

students poured petrol on themselves and tried

self-immolation. Students and policemen present

there somehow managed to stop them. Angry stu-

dents then started pelting stones forcing police to

resort to lathicharge to disperse the gathering.

Policemen present there did not spare girls and

thrashed them. Some students, including girls,

were injured in the lathicharge. NSUI and ABVP

workers alleged that Police Commissioner fur-

nished wrong affidavit in the court. Earlier, the

police commissioner had furnished an affidavit in

the court stating the code of conduct was seldom

complied with during the campaign, and also cases

of violence were reported and many FIRs were filed.

The affidavit also mentioned the involvement of

criminal elements and land mafia.

Students protestagainst cancellation

of union elections

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