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We

he State

SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014

Vol-02. Issue-51. 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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Vidya Balanlooks forwardto love story

'Hamari AdhuriKahani'

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Sania Mirzaagrees to

participatein AsianGames

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Bhopal tohave National

MentalHealth

RehabilitationCentre

Farming scenario transformed in MPhe farmers who were turning away

from their ancestral occupation of

farming in the previous decade, have once

again engaged themselves in farming

with renewed vigour as a result of sus-

tained efforts by the state government to

turn farming a lucrative proposition. On

one hand farming cost has been brought

down and on the other considerable

increase has been made in the income

through farming. While the farmers have

started applying latest farming tech-

niques, the state government has

earnestly implemented national agricul-

ture programmes. By its credible achieve-

ments, MP has left behind traditionally

major agrarian states like Punjab and

Haryana.

ProductionMP has become pioneer in the country

in total food grains production. In year

2003-04, total food grains production was

2 crore 20 lakh 87 thousand MT in MP,

which is expected to exceed 3 crore 86

lakh MT this year. Similarly, MP has out-

classed Uttar Pradesh in wheat produc-

tion and become number 2 in the country

in this respect. Wheat production in MP

was 73 lakh 65 thousand MT in year2003-04, which is estimated to rise to

about 175 lakh MT in year 2013-14.

YieldApart from production, MP has also

succeeded in increasing farm yield. Food

grains yield in year 2003-04 was 1,177 kg

per hectare, which is estimated to be 1614

kg per hectare in 2013-14. Wheat yield

was 1,879 kg per hectare in year 2003-04,

which is likly to be 2,602 kg per hectare

this year.

First in countryDuring recent years, MP has stood

first by clocking the highest agriculture

growth rate in the country. In year 2012-

13, states agriculture growth rate was

20.16 percent. It was 19.85 percent in

year 2011-12. According to advance esti-

mates, agriculture growth rate in MP is

24.99 percent in year 2013-14. In yet

another creditable achievement, MP

achieved 9.04 percent agriculture growth

rate against the target of 2.5 percent

fixed for 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-11).

As compared to this agriculture growths

national target was 4 percent against

which only 2.5 percent was achieved.

MP is already pioneer in production of

pulses, oilseeds and gram. As a result of

these achievements, MP has been con-

ferred prestigious Krishi Karman Award

for last 2 years in a row. The state hasalso bagged Agriculture Leadership

Award on the recommendation of an

expert committee headed by Father of

Indian Green Revolution and agriculture

scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.

Special effortsChief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chouhan, a farmer himself, had started

committed efforts from Day One in office

to boost farming in the state. He con-

vened Kisan Panchayat for direct dia-

logue with farmers and seek their advice

to remove their problems. At the

Panchayat, farmers expressed their viewsunhesitatingly and the Chief Minister

went on implementing their advice one

after another.

TechniquesSide by side apprising farmers of bet-

ter farming technique, they are also being

provided good implements. A number of

farmers have been sent on foreign tours

to learn new techniques. Custom hiring

centre scheme has been launched in MP

to make available benefit of costly agri-

cultural machinery to farmers. They are

also getting better equipments through

Krishi Yantradoot Yojana. With the coop-

eration of international organisation

Norman Borelog, Mexico, research is

being made on maize at SIMIT Centre,

Jabalpur. JAICA from Japan is partner-ing in research on soybean in selected dis-

tricts. The number of agriculture univer-

sities in the state has gone upto 2 with

the establishment of Vijaya Raje Scindia

Agriculture University, Gwalior. Special

schemes have been started for small and

marginal farmers. Arrangements have

been made for advance storage of fertilis-

ers. Fertilisers have been imported and

provided directly to farmers.

For better coordination between agri-

culture and allied sectors, Agriculture

Cabinet has been constituted whose deci-

sions are considered cabinet decisions.

Special attention has been paid to

increase irrigation facility. Novel scheme

like Balram Talab has been launched for

effective use of rainwater in farming. In

the earlier decade, total area under irri-

gation in the state was 7.50 lakh hectare,

which has been increased to 27 lakh

hectare now. Irrigation facility has also

been provided to farmers by completing

irrigation projects which were lying

incomplete for long.

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BHOPAL: Subsidy, relief and

bonus worth Rs. 12 thousand 345

crore 27 lakh were provided to MPs

farmers last year. This benefited one

crore 49 lakh 14 thousand 620 farm-

ers. This is for the first time in thehistory of country that farmers have

been provided such huge amount of

assistance in one single year. It is also

remarkable that the amount has been

deposited directly mainly in the bank

accounts of farmers.

Relief worth Rs. 3 thousand 48

crore 50 lakh was distributed against

losses to crops due to natural calami-

ty benefiting 47 lakh 51 thousand

farmers. Bonus worth Rs. 1,327 crore

73 lakh was given to 12 lakh 82 thou-

sand 527 farmers on procurement of

paddy, maize and wheat on minimum

support price. Of this, Rs. 233 crore 95

lakh was paid as bonus on paddy, Rs.

12 crore 99 lakh on maize and Rs.

1,080 crore 79 lakh on wheat.

Meanwhile, Rs. 2504 crore 4 lakh

was distributed to 17 lakh 80 thou-

sand 221 farmers under National

Agriculture Insurance Scheme.

Farmers Welfare and Agriculture

Department has given away Rs. 237

crore 46 lakh to one lakh 79 thousand

872 crore farmers as subsidy. Energy

Department also gave subsidy to

farmers worth Rs. 4 thousand 667

crore to 15 lakh 84 thousand on agri-

culture pumps. Cooperatives

Department gave away Rs. 560 crore

39 lakh to 31 lakh 37 thousand farm-

ers as subsidy on interest-free loans to

farmers last year.

NEWS MAX

Over Rs. 12,000 croreassistance provided tofarmers in one year

India would like

to cooperate

and learn from

New Zealand

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Licences ofdoctorsconducting sexdeterminationtest should becancelled

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CM Helplineprovingeffective

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Geriatric OPD facilities denied to senior citizens: Forum

In an effort to motivate

youth to join defence forces,

Indian Army officials are

organizing motivational lec-

tures in schools and colleges

in Chhattisgarh. Being

organized under the initia-tive of central command

headquarters, Major

Sandhya Nair and Captain

Parek Joshi motivated stu-

dents here recently, by giv-

ing them insight on life in

the Army, various entry

schemes, age and education-

al criteria.

During the interactive

session, students raised a

number of questions which

projected their inquisitive-

ness. Lectures were held at

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla

University, NH Goel

International School,

Kaanger Valley Academy

and Rawatpura Sarkar

Institute.

Kaanger Valley principal

Kavita Khullar appreciated

the move. She said, "I am

glad that students of XI and

XII experienced such valu-

able lecture which in a way

will help them explore and

choose new options." She

said this career counselling

session shed light on the life

of an army professional

which holds a respectable

livelihood.

Programme to create

awareness on UN functions

Delhi Public School,

Raipur, conducted a sequel

of Model United Nations

(MUN) recently. The event, a

concept encouraged by

United Nations itself, helps

create awareness among

participants on the way UN

functions.

27 students from class

IX to XII took part in the

conference. Students were in

the guise of foreign dele-

gates from 27 nations and

after counting the votes

thrice, the agenda 'women

empowerment' was chosen.

The debate started on a

gradual note with a delegate

from Iran grabbing the first

opportunity to raise his

motion on the topic women

empowerment. Issues like

women safety, women

empowerment, women edu-

cation figured predominant-

ly in the discussion. The

show was a replica of

UNESCO guided by the

executive body comprising of

three student members.

An emergency situation

like abduction of 25 girls in

Afghanistan also formed a

part of the discussion.

Making of resolution to set-

tle global issues like women

education was also done in

the conference. Principal

Raghunath Mukherjee gave

away prizes to the student

delegates. Devjeet Meghani

delegate of Ukraine was

awarded for best position

paper. Best country profile

went to Shivansh Trivedi

delegate of Iraq. Yashi Jain,

delegate of Norway, and

Satya Sanatan Mohapatra,

delegate of Japan, got the

best delegates recognition.

The show was interesting

and knowledgeable and

received wide applause from

all quarters.

Programmes organised tomotivate students to join Army

20 medical students to beexpelled from hostels

Eco-tourism to be pro-

moted in ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh minister

for tourism Ajay

Chandrakar has said

Chhattisgarh has identi-

fied some regions with a

very high potentiality for

eco-tourism.

The green state has

launched an eco-tourism

project covering three

potential tourist tracks -

Raipur-Turtiria-Sirpur,

Bilaspur-Achanakmar and

Jagdalpur-Kanger ValleyNational Park. In addition,

a number of herbal gardens

and natural health resorts

have been created with

increased local participa-

tion. Chandrakas said the

use of ethno-medicine,

which has been practiced

by aboriginal tribes since

centuries, predating even

Ayurveda, is also being pro-

moted in Chhattisgarh.

The major eco-tourism

attractions, which are get-

ting prime attention in

Chhattisgarh, include the

protection and develop-ment of the wildlife areas,

camping grounds and

trekking facilities.

With so many initia-

tives, Chhattisgarh is des-

tined to become the most

favorite eco-tourism desti-

nation in India and few

among best in the world.

The Minister said said

expansion of

tourism will not

only curb Maoist

menace but also

generate employ-

ment for tribal

youths in Bastar

and Sarguja region.

The Minister further said

the Chhattisgarh is also

unique in its wildlife popu-

lation and has 3 National

Parks and 11 Wildlife

Sanctuaries, housing some

of the rare wildlife and birdspecies.

With so much of variety

for eco tourism,

Chhattisgarh promises to

be an ideal holiday destina-

tion for nature lovers,

wildlife enthusiasts and

also for those who want to

discover the unique tribal

life of the region.

Cracking the whip on students of

Raipur Medical College, college council

has decided to expel over 20 students, who

have been occupying hostel

rooms for several years despite

failing in course. Medical college

dean Dr A Chandrakar alleged

that students are not interested

in pursuing their careers

because of their poor academic

score and have been overstayingin hostels. He said trouble brew-

ing on campus was a handiwork

of such students. "It has become

necessary to weed such elements out," he

said, adding that the council had decided

to get rooms vacated from their possession.

Recently, college authorities had expelled

a student of 2009 batch from the hostel as

he had failed to clear his first academic

year. Sources said, of students identified

by authorities, 10 are from 2008 batch,

seven from 2007 and remaining from 2005

and 2006 batch. Sources said there have

been incidents when students have been

involved in fracases and clashes. In most

incidents, involvement of students with

poor academic record has come to the fore.

Limiting the number of attempts to reap-

pear in an exam, sources said if a first year

students fails, he will get four chances to

clear his exam. Similarly, a student failing

in second and third year will get three and

two chances respectively.

2 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)Chhtissgarh Explore

Chhattisgarh Senior Citizen

Welfare Forum (SCWF) has

accused government run Dr BR

Ambedkar Hospital authorities of

restricting the geriatric OPD facil-

ities to pensioners rather than

making it available to all senior

citizens visiting the hospital.

State president of the forum,

SK Bhargava said that the facili-

ty, which was meant for the con-

venience of senior citizens, has

been restricted. It was started

two years ago and worked well

till recently and served the needs

of the aged. Bhargava claimed

that despite approaching the hos-

pital authorities nothing had

been done. "Why does the hospi-

tal discriminate between pen-

sioners and non-pensioners when

the purpose of the geriatric OPD

is to provide convenience to the

elderly, who cannot wait in long

queues with the general public?"

he said.

When contacted, hospital's

medical superintendent Dr Vivek

Choudhary denied any policy of

discrimination with non-pension-

ers. He insisted that the facility

is available for all.

Notwithstanding Dr Choudhry's

claims, another senior citizen,

Umakant Tewari, a resident of

Tatibandh Housing Board

Colony, confirmed that he had

also been facing this problem for

last few months. "As we have to

go through the usual hospital

crowd, we are given medicines

only for seven days instead of a

month, forcing us to make weekly

visits," said Maniklal Bachani, a

senior citizen. He said many like

him have to undergo the travails

of visiting hospital and wait in

endlessly queues.

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3 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Khan River Rejuvenation Project

to be completed in 2 phases

CM Helpline proving effective Krishi Mahotsavashould not be a ritual

The Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chouan has called for

associating maximum farmers,

public representatives and

social organizations with Krishi

Mahotsava. He said that MP

leads the country in agriculture

with 24.99 percent agriculture

growth rate.

This is, indeed , creditable,

but we cannot afford to rest on

laurels, he added. He said that

Krishi Mahotsava should not be

a mere ritual. It should be

meaningful and its message

should be propagated to maxi-

mum people engaged in farm-

ing. They should be motivated

and guided to take to progres-

sive farming. It may be men-

tioned that Krishi Mahotsavawould be organized from

September 25 to October 20 in

the state.

The Chief Minister held a

video conferencing as part of

the efforts to make the

Mahotsava a success, here

recently. The Chief Secretary

Anthony D Sa was also present

on the occasion. The Chief

Minister directed that district

wise agricultural and related

works should be identified and

planned efforts be made to

achieve the targets fixed for

them. He said that chalking out

a programme is easy but exe-

cuting it is challenging. Krishi

Mahotsav is an endeavour for

the benefit of farmers.

Chauhan said that func-

tions under the Mahotsav

should be organized after prop-

er assessment of local circum-

stances. The farmers should be

motivated to maximize farm

output, he said. He stressed the

need for greater awareness to

further increase farm yield.

During the Mahotsav farmers

should be educated about croppatterns, availability of farm

inputs and measures to boost

production. In every district the

areas should be identified on

the basis of geographical loca-

tion, climate, irrigation and

power availability. Agriculture

Plan of every district should be

chalked out.

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra

Mahajan chaired an important

meeting on rejuvenation and

cleaning of Indores Saraswati-

Chandrabhaga (Khan) rivers in

New Delhi recently. The meeting

discussed to prepare detailed

project report in 2 parts. First

part may be completed before

Simhastha and in the second part

the project will completed.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chouhan presented at the meet-

ing a project costing Rs. 2719

crore to rejuvenate both rivers.

He informed that the government

is committed to ensure that devo-

tees get clean water for holy dip

during Simhastha to be held in

year 2016. The first phase of the

project is proposed to be complet-

ed before December 2015. Sewer

treatment works will be under-

taken during this phase. Under

the second phase, planning for

next 5 years will be done. Union

Urban Development Minister

Venkaia h Naidu, Rive r

Development & Ganga

Rejuvenation Minister Uma

Bharti, Union Minister of State

for Rural Development Santosh

Gangwar, Union Rural

Development Minister Nitin

Gadkari and Minister of State for

Forests & Environment Prakash

Javadekar and MPs Urban

Administration and Development

Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya

and senior officers attended the

meeting. The meeting discussed

to ensure prevention of inflow ofeffluents, running of sewerage

treatment plant with full capaci-

ty, re-settlement of population

from river banks and ensure con-

tinuous flow of clean water in the

rivers. Discussions were also held

to ensure better environment in

Indore and Ujjain, availability of

clean water and facilities to devo-

tees during Simhastha-2016.

Mahajan said that it should

be introduced as pilot project.

Mahajan said that Kshipra and

other rivers will also become

clean after these rivers of Indore

in Ganga Basin are cleaned andrejuvenated. She said that the

project should be implemented by

forming a committee headed by

the Chief Minister. Union

Minister Nitin Gadkari said

that PPP mode should also be

used for mobilising funds. He said

that officers from Indore should

visit Nagpur to study the use of

treated waste water in industries.

He suggested that possibility

should also be explored to use

Khan river as a waterway. Union

Minister Venkaiah Naidu also

spoke on the occasion.

Uma Bharti said that her

ministry will work for these

rivers of Ganga Basin. She reiter-

ated her commitment to rejuve-

nate rivers. Union Minister

Javadekar also put forth sugges-

tions. Indores Mayor Krishna

Murari Moghe informed about

sewage line works being under-

taken by municipal corporation.

Divisional Commissioner Sanjay

Dube informed that the river is

78 km long which flows for 33

kms in urban areas. The two

rivers have also become polluted

due to temporary and permanent

encroachments. He informed that

there are 33 slums in the river

areas. About 10 thousand families

need to be re-settled for the proj-

ect. Roads leading to the river,

footpaths and green belt will have

to be developed. Water needs to

be released from Narmada-

Kshipra link project for 4-5 years

after which water catchment area

will come up here. SPV is also

proposed to be constituted for the

project. Six sub-schemes includ-

ing that of sewerage will have to

be chalked out. Total 6 DPRs will

be prepared.

Prof. Vinod Tare of IIT,

Kanpur gave a presentation on

making the river perennial. It

was decided that Prof. Tare and

Divisional Commissioner will

present an action plan under

National River Mission. In the

first phase, Indores sewerage

system will be linked with sewertreatment plant.

CM Helpline is proving effec-

tive in solving problems of states

people. Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chouhan talked to 5 appli-

cants of CM Helpline over tele-

phone from Mantralaya here

today. Giving information about

disposal of their complaints, the 5

applicants expressed gratitude.

Zafar Khan of Private Bus

Employees Union, Jaora has also

written a letter to the Chief

Minister congratulating him for

this revolutionary initiative for

solving common peoples prob-

lems. He has written in the letter

that he had registered 4 com-

plaints on CM Helpline 181 and

all 4 complaints were redressed

within 3-4 days. Chief Minister

Chouhan talked from Mantralaya

to Santosh Kumar Tiwari of vil-

lage Rampur in Sidhi district. Heinformed that he had complained

about non-payment of maternity

assistance. The complaint was

redressed and dues were paid.

Similarly, Mangilal Choudhary of

Manasa in Neemuch district had

complained about dirty water

coming out of taps. Thanking the

Chief Minister, he said that the

complaint has been redressed.

Hatim Singh Yadav of village

Kamthara of Datia district had

registered a complaint on 181

about handpump becoming dys-

functional. He informed CM that

the complaint has been

redressed. Neeladhar Dhakad of

Mandideep in Raisen district had

complained about non-receipt of

Samagra User ID. He informedthat he has received the ID.

Umesh Kumar of Amarwara in

Chhindwara district had com-

plained about tripping of electric-

ity often in the night in Niazi

Ward. He informed the Chief

Minister that the complaint has

been redressed and electricity

supply is all right now.

Revolutionary weapon

for disposal of

peoples problems

Zafar Khan of Private Bus

Employees Union, Jaora has

also written a letter to the Chief

Minister saying that Chouhan

has given an effective weapon to

people for getting redressed

their problems. Now, problems

are solved within 3-4 days. He is

himself witness to it. He had

complained that bus drivers

were not linked with Samagra

Yojana since they did not have

Password ID. Following it, the

Transport Department provided

Password ID after 3 days.

Similarly, a complaint was

made for insurance amount of

Rs. 50 thousand through cooper-

atives not paid in the case of bus

driver Kishore even one year

after his death. Insurance

amount was paid 2 days after

registration of complaint on CM

Helpline. Zafar Khan has con-

gratulated the Chief Minister

for his development-centric

vision and launching of CM

Helpline.

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Govt to auditstate run hospitalsto improvehealth facilities

In a bid to improve health facilities across state,

Chhattisgarh government has started an audit of

state run hospitals to assess manpower situation,

primarily doctors and equipment, and redeploy

them from places they are surplus into areas where

there is a shortage.

Confirming the move, principal secretary

health, Dr Alok Shukla, said the exercise is being

undertaken to take "corrective" steps as regards to

posting of doctors and allocation of existing machin-ery to places where they are required. He said the

audit would bring out the real picture and help gov-

ernment decide allocations for optimal use. As a

part of on-going audit, Dr Shukla is slated to review

working of orthopaedic ward of Dr Ambedkar

Hospital on Tuesday.

Dr Shukla will review both clinical and aca-

demic resources available with department and

assess its utilization vis-a-vis patient's visits and

surgeries conducted in the hospital. Hospital

sources said a format has been designed by the

department in which all information pertaining to

number of patients visiting OPD and surgeries con-

ducted in OTs would be entered along with equip-

ment available. These would be analysed with

available strength of doctors in order to see if man-

power and machinery was being used in an opti-

mum manner or are in excess.

Sources said audit would also indirectly assess

performance of individual doctors and identify

those who are either overworked or underworked.

This would help identifying existing problems in

regards to allocation of work and corrective meas-

ures would be taken to make optimal use of the

available resources, said officials.

A senior doctor said the process will also help in

identifying "shirkers" who have been avoiding work

and drawing salaries without doing their jobs.

"There are many doctors who remain busy with

their private practices and hardly spend time in

hospital", he said.

Officials said the audit would also assess need

of availability of high-tech diagnostic equipment

and see whether the same were being utilized to

their potential. In case hospital is found having

equipment in excess of required needs, they will be

deployed to other hospitals in the state.

Micro, small and medi-

um enterprise (MSME)

has emerged as a dynamic

sector in countrys econo-

my over the years. MSMEs

play an effective role in

providing maximum

employments involving

low capital investmetn as

compared to major indus-

tries.

As per wish of Chief

Minister Shivraj Singh

Chouhan, employment

opportunities are being

created in the state

through medium, small

and micro enterprises. As

many as 97 thousand 744

MSMEs have been set up

in the state during last 5

years at a cost of Rs.

2478.62 crore. During

these 5 years, these

MSMEs have provided jobs

to 2 lakh 23 thousand 693

persons.

Along with major

industries, micro, small

and medium enterprises

have also been invited to

Global Investors Summit

to be held at Indore in

October to invest in MP.

Priority is being attached

to simplifying rules and

amending policy to ensure

increase in quantum of

investment and creation of

maximum number of job

opportunities in the state.

Over 97,000 MSM units set up in 5 years;

jobs provided to over 2 lakh people

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Puppet shows to encourage

tribals to raise their issues

BHOPAL

Crossing technical hurdles in

remote tribal regions, CGNet Swara

(voice of Chhattisgarh) team is out on a

two-month tour of Chhattisgarh organ-

izing puppet shows and educating peo-

ple on how to use basic mobile phones

(not smartphones) to spread news in

local dialect. Giving voice to those, who

wish to be heard and taken seriously so

that they don't pick up arms and join

Maoist movement, Swara's puppets

have proved an easy and entertaining

medium creating awareness among

tribals.

CGNet Swara is a voice-based por-

tal, freely accessible via mobile phone

and allows anyone to report and listen

to stories of local interest. Reported sto-

ries are moderated by journalists and

become available for playback online as

well as over phone. Service works

round-the-clock.

"Awareness programmes, street

plays, seminars have become obsolete

and routine now. Puppets attract crowd

and easily connect to people," said

founder of CGnet Swara, Shubhranshu

Choudhary. People throng and sur-

round the Swara team, while puppet

journalist Ramnath encourage tribals

to raise their issues via recording on

mobile phone to CGNet Swara. Another

puppet who plays 'Mobile chacha',

explains them about the significance of

being a citizen journalist simply by

using a phone. Others Changu-Mangu

are entertainers who crack jokes in

between. The tour is supposed to cover

more than 50 villages in two states and

the team converses in Hindi,

Chhattisgarhi and Gondi. Locals are

trained on how to make calls and then

they undergo contests so as to make

them aware of which number to call

upon, for how long they could record

their message etc, said Choudhary.

Replying to a question, he said

mobile network in interior areas is not

good, but over a period of time locals

have gathered enough information and

are aware about the location in a village

that has best network from where they

can make or receive calls without inter-

ruption.

Puppetry as a medium was never

used before in tribal areas, so it is a hit

with villagers, says Gokaran Verma,

who has trained 30 tribal volunteers to

perform in the street shows. Naresh

Bunkar who works for tribals in

Kawardha district said, "I use CGNet

Swara to raise issues of tribals and

have succeeded in helping them solve

more than 50 complaints in one year.

We have been successful in getting

bribes returned from corrupt officers,

opening schools and hospitals in remote

areas." Swara has been receiving 1,000

calls daily from Gujarat to West Bengal

including Andhra Pradesh,

Chhattisgarh, MP and Odisha. Its suc-

cess earned Shubhranshu Choudhary,

the journalist who conceptualized

CGNet Swara, 2014 Google Digital

Activism Award.

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5 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

District level agriculture science

fairs and exhibitions to be heldAs per wish of Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan, district

level agriculture science fairs and

exhibitions will be held during

Krishi Mahotsav from September

25 to October 20. Farmers and agri-

culture experts will share technolo-

gies and experiences at the agricul-

ture fairs and exhibitions to be par-

ticipated by Agriculture and allied

departments. A number of activities

will be conducted by various

departments during this period.Women & Child Development

Department will organise special

nutrition day at anganwadis.

Villagers and farmers will welcome

Krishi Raths not with bouquets

and garlands, but with 2 to 5 kg

wheat or rice, maize, moong, urad,

arhar, gram, soybean etc. These

food grains will be used by Womenand Child Development

Department in preparation of

nutrition diets. Animal Husbandry

Department will distribute veteri-

nary and animal husbandry kits to

selected beneficiaries. Besides,

artificial insemination of cattle,

veterinary castration and vaccina-

tion camps will also be held. The

Cooperatives Department will con-

duct drive to distribute Kisan

Cards throughout the month.

During Mahotsav, the Energy

Department will propagate state

governments scheme Naveen

Pump Krishak Anudan Yojana to

motivate farmers to take perma-

nent pump connections, distribute

concerning pamphlets and launch

a special drive to accept applica-

tions under the scheme. Flat-rate

scheme for permanent agriculturepumps will also be publicised and

awareness will be brought about

among farmers for paying bills in

April and October. Panchayats &

Rural Development Department

will launch new works under

Mera Khet-Meri Mati Yojana

throughout the month. A month-

long drive will also be undertaken

to launch Sudoor Gram Sampark

Evam Khet-Sadak Yojana in

remote villages.

The Forest Department will

distribute sanction-letters and

saplings to farmers on payment

from Krishi Kranti Raths. District

level Agriculture Science Fair and

Exhibitions and development block

level agriculture symposiums will

also be held.

Two-fold increase in

area under

horticulture in MP

Apart from increasing area

under horticulture in MP, modern

technology is also being promoted

in the sector. Area under horticul-

ture in the state has increased

from 5 lakh 17 thousand hectare in

year 2004-05 to 14 lakh 66 thou-

sand hectare. This amounts to 183

percent increase compared to 2004-

05. Yield and distribution of high

quality horticulture plants and

hybrid seeds of vegetables, spices,

medicinal and aromatic plants has

increased constantly. Total horti-

culture production in the state was

40 lakh 62 MT during year 2004-

05, which has risen by 477 percent

to 234 lakh 55 thousand MT now.

Fruit area has gone up in 10years from 48 thousand hectares to

2 lakh 10 thousand hectares. This

is 337 percent increase. Similarly,

production of fruits has also

increased by 460 percent during 10

years to 57 lakh 81 thousand MT

now compared to 10 lakh 32 thou-

sand MT in year 2004-05.

Bhopal

Rewa, Singrauli to be developedas a modern cities


Chauhan has said that Rewa will

be developed as a modern city with

all necessary facilities. Chauhan

was addressing a district-level

Antyodaya Mela at Rewa recently.

He inaugurated and laid founda-

tion stones of works costing Rs.

258 crore 20 lakh and distributed

benefits of Rs. 58 crore 20 lakh to 4

lakh 58 thousand beneficiaries.

Energy and Public Relations

Minister Rajendra Shukla andForest Minister Dr. Gaurishankar

Shejwar were also present on the

occasion. The Chief Minister said

that an industrial corridor will be

developed from Rewa to Sidhi-

Singrauli. Irrigation from

Bansagar dam has increased

wheat production in Rewa and the

district. Now it supplies wheat to

other districts. District will be fur-

ther enriched by promoting other

crops also. The Chief Ministercalled for ensuring success of

Krishi Mahotsav to be started from

September 25. He said that worlds

biggest solar power plant will be

established at Gurh in Rewa dis-

trict.

Energy and Public Relations

Minister Rajendra Shukla said

that a network of canals and roads

has been laid in the district. White

Tiger Safari is nearing completion.

He also dwelt in detail on other

development works in the district.

Singrauli to be energy city

Chauhan has said that

Singrauli will be developed as

energy city. Apart from othermeasures, industrial area will also

be developed for all-round develop-

ment of the district. He said that

Rs. 100 crore will be spent on

infrastructure development in

Singrauli during 5 years. It will be

connected with air and rail facili-

ties. Central School will also be

established there, he added.

The Chief Minister said that

Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami

Yojana has been launched to make

youths entrepreneurs. Its objective

is to impart self-employment train-

ing to youths and help them in

establishing industries. He said

that guarantee of loan from Rs. 10lakh to Rs. 1 crore will be given by

the state government. He said that

wheat and rice is being provided to

the poor at the rate of Re. one per

kg. Under the scheme, there is pro-

vision to benefit 24 categories of

beneficiaries. He said that camps

should also be held in villages to

give benefit of the scheme to those

who have been left out.

Licences of doctors conducting

sex determination testshould be cancelledWomen and Child Development Minister Maya

Singh has suggested to cancel licences of doctors con-

ducting sex determination test and strict action against

the parents involved in this. Singh was addressing a

seminar Female Foeticide a Curse held here recent-

ly to mark 21st foundation day of MP Human Rights

Commission. Singh said that social crimes like female

foeticide need to be considered seriously. It is

unfortunate that educated class of society is

involved in it. She said that girls have right to

be born. They cannot be deprived of thishuman right. She said that there is no place

for mindset of gender discrimination in the

present age. Society should come forward

to change this mindset. Singh

asked the Chief Secretary

Anthony de Sa to

ensure strict imple-

mentation of PCC

& DT Act in all dis-

tricts and action

should be taken in

registered case to

set example.

Singh said that

Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chauhan has resolved to

eradicate mindset of gender discrimination. He has

given the biggest blow to this narrow-minded thinking

by launching Ladli Laxmi Yojana. Beti Bachao Abhiyan

and Swagat Laxmi are next schemes in this series.

Society has also been associated with state govern-

ments efforts to support women right from birth to old

age. Obviously, it will yield good results. Apart from

decline in maternal and infant mortality rate, sex ratio

has also improved remarkably in the state and that too

within a short span of a couple of years. Situation will

improve further in the days to come. She said that the

Chief Minister deserves congratulations for giving pro-

tection and honour to women and empowering them.

The Women and Child Development Minister thanked

the commission for organising this seminar on the sen-

sitive and burning issue and inviting responsible per-

sons to participate. She hoped that conclusions drawn

at the seminar will guide the society. Commissions

acting Chairman Dr. Veerendra Mohan Kanwar said

that main provisions of PCC & DT Act should be imple-

mented strictly in the state. All sonography machines

found to be conducting sex determination tests must be

seized. Prosecution in such cases also needs to be accel-

erated. He said that more cases will be detected if strict

watch is maintained in districts. Doctors take oath to

respect life as soon as it is con-

ceived in womb. If they act

according to this conduct then

infant morality rate can be

reduced.Chief Secretary

Anthony de Sa said that this

issue needs continuous aware-

ness. DGP Nandan Dube said that

girls should be given full opportunities

to move ahead.

40-bed hospital to be

re-opened at Malikheri soonHome Minister Babulal Gaur has directed to

re-open the 40-bed hospital at Malikheri soon. On

finding hospital closed at Malikheri, Gaur enquired

about it from residents. They informed that the 40-

bed hospital constructed in year 1990 by Gas Relief

Department is lying closed for last one year. Gaur

directed Deputy Director Gas Relief K.K. Dube to

re-open the hospital soon. Dube assured to do the

needful soon.

Bhopal

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17-09-2014- Wednesday -Ashwin Mah

Krishnapaksh-Navami

Positive directions -South and West

Bad time 12:26 pm to 2:00 pm

Good time 6:11 am to 9:18 am

and 10:52am to 12:25 pm and 3:34 pm

to 6:42 pm

18-09-2014-Thursday-Ashwin Mah

Krishnapaksh-Dashami

Positive directions-North and West



and 10:52 am to 1:58 pm and 5:07pm to

6:41 pm

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Krishnapaksh-Ekadashi

Positive direction-North and West

Bad Time 10:52 am to 12:25 pm


and 12:26 pm to 1:59 pm and 5:06 pm to

6:40 pm

20-09-2014- Saturday -Ashwin Mah

Krishnapaksh-Dwadashi

Positive directions-North and West

Bad time 9:18 am to 10:52 am


and 12:25 pm to 5:05 pm

21-09-2014- Sunday - Ash win Mah

Krishnapaksh-Trayodashi (Trayodashi

Shradh)

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and 1:54pm to 3:26pm

22-09-2014-monday-Ashwin Mah

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(Chaturdashi Shradh)Positive direction-East and North

Bad time 7:46 am and 9:18 am

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and 9:19am to 10:50am and 1:54pm to

6:29pm

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Krishnapaksh-Chaturdashi

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Good time 9:18 am to 1:53 pm

By AACHARYA SARVESH

E-Mail: [email protected]

Mobile: 9826609192

Vastu tips for PlotsWhile purchasing a plot,

examine if that any

roads that might be

running on the north and

the east side of your

plot, should be lower

than the corresponding

site levels.

It is also good if a road

runs alongside the plot

and ends at the

northeast corner.

While house hunting foryourself, make sure that

you do not purchase a

flat that is located

opposite to crossroads.

Avoid all lands opposite

to a T or Y intersections.

This is considered highly

inauspicious.

ASTROLOGY

6 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)EDITORIAL

n small towns, cities and

even in metros and big

cities kirana shops still

dominate and fulfil the dailyneeds of a family. Though

the dynamic transformation

is going on but definitely

retail stores and malls have

been transforming the retail

industry from unorganized

to organized. Still a way to

go as organized retail sector

is just 5% of the total retail

sector in India.

Malls have changedshopping experience

Malls are not only a

shopping place but a place to

rejuvenate, socialize and

entertain. In big retail

stores you get everything

under one roof from branded

clothes, grocery, electronics

to foot wear. Without a doubt

malls have changed the

shopping experience of

Indians. Doing shopping in

the scorching heat of the sun

has been replaced by AC

shopping. Youth take this as

a status symbol. Visiting

malls and buying branded

products satisfy their thirst

for better quality of life.

Teenagers do come to show

off. Certainly shopping

malls are bringing in a new

culture in India which is dif-

ferent from the traditional

culture as far as shopping is

concerned.

India offers an immense

market opportunity because

of increased income and

changed lifestyle of middle

class families. In 2001 there

were just three malls in

India. The number grew to

343 by 2007. As of May 2013,

India had a total of 570 oper-

ational malls. As per the

data from Bangalore-based

Asipac Consulting, number

of malls in 2013 has doubled

since 2008. There is another

format of mall known as

Family Entertainment

Centre. Family

Entertainment Centres gen-

erally have amusement sec-

tion, food court, and retail.

How successful aremalls in India?

It has been seen that

many a time mall is opened

with huge expectations but

faced shut down. This

includes Full Stop Mall on

Palm Beach Road, the

Marine Drive of Navi

Mumbai, Gold City Mall in

Navi Mumbai, Star City

Mall in Delhi and many

more. Also in many malls

70-80 percent spaces remain

vacant. Poor selection of site

is one of the major reasons.

Experts advise to do a thor-

ough research before open-

ing a mall in any area.

Success actually depends

upon its location, demo-

graphic factors, and spend-

ing power of the local popu-

lation.

Some of the largest malls

in India are: PhoenixMarket City Mumbai

(Mumbai, Maharashtra),

Metro Junction Mall

(Kalyan, Maharashtra),

LuLu International

Shopping Mall (Kochi,

Kerala), The Great India

Place (Noida) and Z Square

shopping Mall (Kanpur,

Uttar Pradesh). All in all

malls have changed the

lifestyle of consumers in

India and helped the retail

sector to become more

organized.

I

Growing mall culture in

India is changing lifestyles

Bullet train between Mumbai and AhmedabadMUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led govern-

ment has made its intention clear to push ahead plans for a

bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Railway

minister Sadanand Gowda also chose Mumbai-Ahmedabad

and Mumbai-Goa routes among nine corridors in all, for trial

runs of semi-high speed trains at 160-200km per hour. A

pilot project of trains at a maximum speed of 160 km/hr was

completed on July 3 on the Delhi-Agra route. The train cov-

ered a distance of 200km in 90 minutes, against the earlier

120 minutes. While bullet trains will require a separate cor-

ridor, semi-high speed trains can run on existing tracks.

A Western Railway official said, "We will have to under-

take some minor works such as strengthening of bridges and

fencing to prevent cattle from coming on to tracks. Any col-

lision with cattle can also cause derailment." The official fur-

ther said a train running on a semi-high speed of 160 kmph

will be able to save only 45 minutes to an hour on the WR

corridor. He said, "A train's speed will have to be regulated

as there will be other trains in the path, which will not be

able to match a semi-high speed train." On the Mumbai-Goa

route, a trial run of trains at 150 kmph was successfully car-

ried out back in 2003. The official said, "The trial showed the

track as fit for running trains at 160kmph.

However, the only hitch is Konkan

railway operates on a

single track.

A study will

have to carried

out to estab-

lish actual

savings in

time.

Mumbai: Indias retail sector has grown enormously from Haat,

Weekly Bazaars to posh, sophisticated and swanky shopping

malls. A few years back our mothers used to go to kirana ki

dukan to buy grocery which now is available in grocery stores.


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7 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)

Radha Mohan Singh, Union

Minister of Agriculture, met

Grahame Morton, High

Commissioner of New Zealand,

here today. Minister stated that the

relations between the two coun-

tries have been traditionally

friendly which is exemplified by

the fact that there have been regu-

lar visits at the highest level from

both the sides. In the recent past,

Indian Commerce & Industry

Minister visited New Zealand in

May, 2011. Prime Minister of New

Zealand, John Key accompanied

with Trade Minister Tim Groser

paid a state visit to India in June,

2011. This was followed by a visit of

Indian Parliamentary Delegation

led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira

Kumar April, 2012 in which

Radha Mohan Singh was member,

Singh said. Minister said that

though a number of bilateral agree-

ments have been signed in differ-

ent domains of agriculture and

allied sectors, there is no formal

institutional framework of coopera-

tion in the priority areas at the

country level. A Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) on Technical

Cooperation on Plant Quarantine

Issues was signed in 1999.

Minister said that India would

like to cooperate and learn from the

experience of New Zealand in the

areas of livestock, processing, cold

chain management, animal breed-

ing and germ plasm exchange of

apple, cherry etc., as well as kiwi

cultivation and its post-harvest

management and protected cultiva-

tion of high value crops. Singh said

that many New Zealands companies

are interested in working with India

in harvesting, grading, storage,

transportation and marketing of

agricultural produce in India.

Besides, these, there is also scope for

cooperation in the rejuvenation of

Indias marketing and distribution,

including food safety and bio-securi-

ty. Minister said that the grasslands

in New Zealand are of more animal

carrying capacity as compared to

India. India would like to learn

from New Zealands experience and

expertise in the field through regu-

lar exchange programme by way of

visit of experts and training pro-

grammes on grassland develop-

ment. India would also have inter-

est in scientific exchanges in the

field of pasture management.

Singh said that India would like to

explore the possibility of coopera-

tion in this field to acquire the pro-

cessing technology available in

New Zealand and their promotion

in the Indian agriculture. It is

expected that with such vast scope

for collaboration and cooperation

between the two countries in the

agriculture and allied sector, India

would be benefitted from expertise

and experience of your country and

at the same time this would also

open business opportunity for New

Zealand Government and entrepre-

neurs.

India would like to cooperate and

learn from New Zealand: Minister

Bring Health into international

diplomatic formatGiven the scary global disease

burden scenario, it is necessary for

giving Health a permanent place

in the format of international

diplomacy. Countries need to both

externalise and internalise health

paradigms as, in the globalised

world, there is no room for compla-

cency. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union

Health Minister, said here recent-

ly, No country, however rich and

powerful, has the capability to

marshal all the intellectual and

physical resources that are neces-

sary to fight the rising burden of

communicable as well as non-com-

municable diseases. They want to

reach out to give as well as receive

cooperation. It is time to institu-

tionalise this in the rubric of inter-

national diplomacy.

Returning from where he

attended a multilateral meeting

organised by World Health

Organisation (WHO) of 11 health

ministers of the south-east Asia

region, the Minister said, I have

informally proposed that a region-

al meeting of foreign and health

ministers under one roof be held as

a first step, and WHO agreed in

principle to build upon the idea

and make it a reality.

He pointed out that this is the

age of regional strategies and

global initiatives. For instance,

the just-concluded Dhaka meet

saw the adoption of a resolution

titled Regional strategy for

strengthening the role of the

health sector in civil registration

and vital statistics. A

Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) on traditional medicine was

signed between India and

Bangladesh and an existing MoU

on cooperation against kala-azar

involving India, Bangladesh and

Nepal was expanded to include

Thailand and Bhutan.

No country is an island.

Globalisation does not only mean

the conversion of the world into a

common market. It also means the

freedom to exchange ideas and col-

laborate in achieving a human

development goal, Dr Harsh

Vardhan added.

Dr Harsh Vardhan addressed

the opening session of the regional

conference and went on to have

bilateral meetings with the health

ministers of Bangladesh, Nepal,

Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,

Maldives, Timor-Leste and

Indonesia. He also called on the

Prime Minister of Bangladesh,

Sheikh Hasina.

As a WHO Adviser-Consultant

in the early 2000s, Dr Harsh

Vardhan had visited most of the

countries of the region to assist

them in polio eradication. Today,

the entire region has become polio

free with not a single new case

reported for over three years.

I have made clear to my inter-

locutors that I want the best les-

sons from the world of public

health care to flow through Indias

systems. They too appreciated that

India too has a lot of success sto-

ries to share, Dr Harsh Vardhan

said.

For example, Bangladeshs

community clinics, its emphasis on

making women the chief benefici-

aries of progressive policies based

on evidence of its multiplier effect,

have combined to improve its over-

all health profile. Sri Lanka has

drastically reduced its maternal

and infant mortality rates.

Maldives has practically eradicat-

ed malaria. Indonesias success

with health insurance holds out

lessons for India which is in the

process of introducing universal

health insurance.

The Health Minister also had

substantive talks with Dr

Margaret Chan, Director-General

of WHO, and Dr Poonam

Khetrapal Singh, the Regional

Director. Both the senior func-

tionaries agreed to back Indias

focused initiatives on fighting

measles, vaccine preventable dis-

eases and other non-communicable

diseases.

The health ministers adopted

the Dhaka Declaration on vector-

borne diseases which calls for

adoption of steps to control and

eliminate malaria, lymphatic filar-

iasis and kala-azar. About 1.4 bil-

lion are vulnerable to malaria, 871

million to lymphatic filariasis and

147 million to kala-azar. Fifty two

percent of the worlds dengue-vul-

nerable people live in these 11

countries.

New Delhi

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8 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)TURNING INDIA

ike most of the towns in

India, Varanasi too is an

unplanned town with heaps of

pollution and associated haz-

ards. But what makes it differ-

ent from the rest of the towns

in India is its historical back-

ground of being the most

ancient city, its spiritual con-

nection, river Ganga and above

all the status of the town as

Prime Minister Narendra

Modis constituency.

Consequently, Varanasi is

drawing huge attention.

Varanasi is considered to

be an eternal city of the

supreme Lord Shiva. It is also

known as the Hindus Kasha

(meaning brightness). Apart

from everything, the cyclic

view of life and death is obvi-

ous and tangible at Varanasi

and its ghats. The city situated

on the west side of river Ganga

symbolizes the setting sun and

the citys connection with

death because of cremation

centres. The city on the east

side symbolizes life and

rebirth. Morning and evening

prayers provide spectacular

view.

The

cultural

capital

Combining everything, PM

wants to develop Varanasi as a

national hub for culture and

heritage in India. Even during

his election campaigns Modi

stated the big plans for

Varanasi. He at that time

promised to change the town

into the intellectual capital of

the country. To achieve this

many missions have been

planned and one of these is

mission Kashi Vision. The

team to accomplish the task

comprised of top professionals

including Sheryl Sandberg of

Facebook and professionals at

Google. The team will work on

the beautification, mapping

and finding and beautifying

hot tourism spots in and

around Varanasi.

More and more employ-

ment opportunities are

required for the progress and

development of any city, town

or nation. Working on the same

lines and with same motive,

new jobs will be generated by

reviving the cottage, handi-craft and handloom industries

in Varanasi. Not only this but

work to upgrade civic ameni-

ties will also be done. Apart

from this, educational institu-

tions such as the Banaras

Hindu University and

Sampurnanand Sanskrit

University will also be given a

face-lift. NGO Sulabh

International has been given

the task of cleaning and main-

taining six of the ghats at

Varanasi.

evelopmentplans

The Varanasi Cantonment

railway station has been listed

in the list of 24 railway sta-

tions across India to be upgrad-

ed. The face-lift will include

the replacement of concrete

floors by granite floor, modern

waiting room, spruced up plat-

forms and addition of new

eateries. For the initial

upgrades the government has

sanctioned Rs 12.5 crore.

Along with the beautifica-

tion of 84 ghats in the holy city,

a proposal has been made todevelop three more ghats

Lohiya, Rajnarayan and

Malviya. Rs 17.7 crore has

been sanctioned to revamp and

maintain famous ghats along

Ganga in Varanasi. Shortly,

Varanasi is also expected to get

a mini Prime Ministers Office

(PMO) to monitor the develop-

ment work. It will consist of a

committee of local people along

with a senior IAS officer and

other government employees.

The office will also include

journalists from print and TV

media. The Government has

released Rs 5,000 crore to pro-

mote religious tourism in

Varanasi. To accomplish the

mission roads inside the town

are being widened and at cer-

tain places illegal construc-

tions have been removed.

NR IGangaFund

The town will also get

water and sewage treatment

plants. Work on garbage dis-

posal is also going on. Keeping

all the development and trans-

formation in mind, the BJP

government in its first budget

announced more than Rs 6,300

crore for Namami Gangaplan,

Rs 2037 crore for rejuvenating

the river and Rs 4200 crore for

developing a navigation corri-

dor. For the development and

beautification of ghats, Rs 100

crore has also been announced.

To collect more funds for spe-

cial projects government has

announced a NRI Ganga

Fund.

L

PM wants to develop Varanasi as a

national hub for culture and heritage

Burhanpur to be developed as a world tourist destinationBhopal: Chief Minister

Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said

that Burhanpur will be devel-

oped in planned way for under-

lining it on world tourism map.

Chauhan was addressing a func-

tion at Burhanpur today. On the

occasion, the Chief Minister

announced construction of a sta-

dium at a cost of Rs. 98 crore

and Rs. one crore each for devel-

opment works of Nepanagar and

Shahpura urban bodies. He

inaugurated and laid foundation stonesof development works costing Rs. 46

crore. MP and State BJPs President

Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan was also

present on the occasion.

Chief Minister Chauhan said that

Burhanpur will be brought in the cate-

gory of worlds most beautiful cities. He

said that this city is already a Smart

City. Now, the government will develop

it in the modern context. Referring to

state governments developmentschemes, he said that Krishi Mahotsav

will be observed throughout the state

from September 25.

He exhorted public representatives

to work towards making the event

meaningful. He said that the state gov-

ernment is the government of common

people. State government is committed

to welfare of every section of society in

whose favour schemes have been

implemented. He said that state

government is going to provide

large-scale jobs to youths through

Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami

Yojana. Apart from training, the

government will help them avail

loans of Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. one

crore whose guarantee will be

taken by the state government.

He said that Prime Minister

Narendra Modi has laid founda-

tion of prosperous Indian through

Jan-Dhan Yojana.The Chief Minister inaugurated

MIC conference hall of Burhanpur

Municipal Corporation constructed at a

cost of Rs. 23 lakh. He assured for sur-

vey of construction of flyover, model bus

stand and railway over-bridge at

Burhanpur. He said that major indus-

tries will be set up in Burhanpur on the

basis of availability of land.

MP seeks co-operation ofSingapore for manufacturinghub, tourism promotion

Bhopal: The Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chauhan has sought co-operation from

Singapore in developing MP as manufactur-

ing hub, promoting tourism, setting up voca-

tional training institute and civic manage-

ment. He was holding discussions on areas of

co-operation and development priorities with

a 15-member delegation of Singapore led by

the Emeritus Senior Minister and former

Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong

at Mantralaya here recently. Chauhan said

that Singapore can extend co-operation in

setting up vocational training centre and

infrastructure building. He extended a warm

welcome to Tong and said that exchange of

views will guide the state.

Referring to essentials of development

underlined by Tong in his address on

National Day of Singapore, Chauhan said

that responsible leadership, good governance

, coordination with people and government-

people trust are the elements the state gov-

ernment has strictly adhered to. He said that

good governance remains the top priority. He

apprised the delegation of key measures like

public service delivery guarantee Act, C.M.

Helpline 181, e-tendering, e-payment and e-

measurment.

Chauhan informed about government-

people relationship in governance saying that

all welfare schemes have been founded on

insightful inputs from the prospective stake-

holders. Giving details of how MP has made

strides, he said that MP has scored highest

11.08 percent economic growth rate in thecountry. It has highest agriculture growth

rate of 24.99 percent. He talked about entre-

preneurship development among youth and

building of four new industrial corridors.

Describing Singapore as investment gateway

in South Asia, Chauhan said that a team of

top officers and experts will be sent to

Singapore for exploring trade and investment

opportunities.

Development milestones impress

Tong: The Chief Secretary Anthony De Sa

gave a detailed presentation on how MP has

made tremendous progress in all sectors.

Impressed by the vision and development

milestones, Tong observed that job creation

is a challenging task. In view of friendly rela-tions between Japan and India, he under-

lined possibilities of investment by the

Japanese companies as Japan wants to

expand its trading base. Singapore can effec-

tively play the role of a catalyst. He said that

maximum number of young entrepreneurs

should be associated with manufacturing sec-

tor as it holds immense potential at global

level.


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9 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

Govt to set up strong coal regulator for the sector

Bhopal to haveNational Mental HealthRehabilitation CentreBhopal: A

National Mental

H e a l t h

Rehabilitation

Centre costing

Rs. 50 crore will

be established at

Bhopal. An

announcement to

this effect has been made

in the Central Budget.

This was informed by

Union Minister for Social

Justice and

E m p o w e r m e n t

Thavarchand Gehlot in a

meeting with Chief

Minister Shivraj Singh

Chouhan here recently.

Gehlot also informed the

Chief Minister about Rs.

125 crore assistance

being given by Social

Justice Department and

other Central depart-

ments.

The Chief Minister

directed officers to

ensure early allotment of

land and other formali-

ties for the proposed

national institute.

Detailed proposals

regarding schemes for

disabled and weaker sec-

tions should be sent to

the Union Social JusticeMinistry. In this connec-

tion, separate meetings

with the Union Minister

for Social Justice should

also be held.

Gehlot informed

that the department has

sanctioned Rs. one crore

13 lakh for establish-

ment of rehabilitation

centres for hear-

ing impaired

children at

Sagar, Harda,

Hoshangabad,

Seoni and

Dewas. The

Social Justice

Department has

also sanctioned scholar-

ships worth about Rs.

350 crore for disabled

persons.

The Union Ministry

for Social Justice will

organise camps and ben-

efit about 15 thousand

disabled persons in every

district of MP. Artificial

limbs worth Rs. 20 to 25

lakh will be distributed

at every camp.

Distribution of motorised

tricycles will be begin

from MP. Grant will be

released to 23 sanctioned

District Disabled

Rehabilitation Centre

through a campaign. A

modern unit of manufac-

turing of artificial limbs

will be set up at Ujjain at

a cost of Rs. 5 crore. Babu

Jagjivan Ram Hostels

costing Rs. 40 crore will

be constructed for sched-

uled caste students inthe state. Gehlot has

already sanctioned 20

such hostels proposed by

the state government.

It was informed dur-

ing the meeting that the

Union Ministry for Social

Justice will send a senior

officer from MP to Japan

for training.

Rs. 1.15 lakh crore invested inMP; 5 lakh entrepreneurs tobe raised in state in 5 years

The government is working in the direc-

tion of setting up of a strong coal regulator

for the sector and is in the process of making

a framework for the body. Announcing the

100-day achievement, minister of state for

power and coal also said the financial

restructuring of the sick electricity boards

and e-auction of coal to provide fuel is in the

process. The government is also targeting

coal production of about 1 billion tonnes of

by 2019, in order to power the thermal

power plants. "The Coal Regulatory

Authority proposed earlier was a toothless

and non-statutory body. We want a strong

regulator and are working out the frame-

work for it," said Goyal. On the e-auction

and de-allocation of the blocks by the

Supreme Court, Goyal said, "At the moment,

we don't have a Plan B, but for every sce-

nario we are keeping ourselves ready.

Whatever the Supreme Court decides on

coal block de-allocation, we will ensure that

action from our side is

implemented immedi-

ately," said Goyal. "As

regards the e-

auction-

i n g ,

it is

a

primary part of the

whole process of pro-

viding coal and we will

respect that," he

added. Deen Dayal

Upadyay Gram Yojana

in which Rs 43,000 crore will be invested for

rural feeder segregation of agricultural and

domestic power lines has also been launched

by the government. The government has

also given a go ahead to the long-term trans-

mission projects worth Rs 12,272 crore after

coming to power. The ministry of

power said, "Coal-based electricity

generation from June to August 2014

grew by a record 21% compared to

corresponding period last year. CIL

has given an in-principle decision to

purchase 250 additional rakes (for Rs

5,000 crore) to evacuate more coal.

Moreover, the government is expediting

build-out of three critical railway lines in

Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha,

which could potentially yield 60 million tons

per annum by 2017-18 and up to 200 million

tons by 2021-22. Automatic transfer of link-

ages is being allowed from old and ineffi-

cient plants.

New Delhi


Chouhan has said in New Delhi today

that out of the MoUs inked for invest-

ment of Rs. 2 crore, MoUs worth Rs.

one lakh 15 thousand crore have

already materialised in MP so far. He

said that apart from major industries,

MP government is paying special

attention to laying a network of small

and cottage industries and raising

young entrepreneurs. As many as 5

lakh young entrepreneurs will be

raised during the next 5 years. He

informed that a single-window sys-

tem in real terms has been imple-

mented to facilitate investors in MP.

Power

Chief Minister Chouhan

informed that 14,000 MW power is

available in MP whereas other places

in the country are facing power crisis.

Apart from meeting its requirements,

the state is also supplying power to

Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Availability of power in the state will

go up to 18 thousand MW by year

2017. He said that not only thermal

power plants, MP is also attaching

priority to alternative energy sources.

The state will become a hub of renew-

able energy in years to come. This

year, the state will get 2500 MW

solar power. The state governmenthas chalked out policies keeping

future needs in view, he added.

Agriculture-irrigation

Chouhan informed that only 7.5

lakh hectares were under irrigation

in MP in the previous decade, against

which now 27 lakh hectares are being

irrigated. Narmada-Kshipra Link

Project has been completed in the

state. In future, Narmada will also be

linked with Kali Sindh and Gambhir

rivers. Kane-Betwa Project is also

proposed. The Chief Minister

informed that MP tops in food grains

production in the country. The state

registered 20 percent agriculture

growth rate last year despite less

arable lands and 19 percent in the

year preceding it. This year, the state

has posted 24.99 percent agriculture

growth rate. Concrete steps have

been taken to make agriculture prof-

itable. Apart from other schemes,

facilities like interest-free agriculture

loans and bonus have also been pro-

vided to farmers.

Industries

Referring to industries, the CM

informed that out of MoUs inked for

investment worth Rs. 2 crore, MoUs

worth Rs. one lakh 15,000 crore have

materialised in Madhya Pradesh so

far. Apart from major industries, net-

work of small and cottage industries

is also being laid. MP Yuva Udyami

Yojana has been launched to raiseyoung entrepreneurs under which the

state government provides loan guar-

antee for Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. one crore.

Apart from 5 percent loan subsidy for

5 years, young entrepreneurs are also

provided technical know-how and

assisted in marketing of their prod-

ucts. A target has been set to raise 5

lakh entrepreneurs in 5 years.

Assistance for entrepreneurship was

provided to 44 thousand youths lastyear.

Global Investors Summit

The Chief Minister said that MP

is an ideal place for investment. Land

bank comprising 20 thousand

hectares has been developed for

industries. No discrimination is made

in the state in the name of region,

religion, caste etc. Whoever comes to

MP becomes a part of it. Industrial

peace and skilled manpower are

added atractions. New ITIs have also

been opened and courses have been

changed in the old ones as per pres-

ent-day requirements of industries.

The CM said that law & order sit-

uation in the state is very good. Now,

there is no enlisted dacoit gang in

Chambal. Investors are now heading

towards Chambal also. Industrial pol-

icy of the state is investor-friendly.

Separate policies have been chalked

out for different areas. TRIFAC has

been made a single-window where

officers of all concerning departments

will sit. He said that he himself

works like a CEO and meets

investors every Monday. Chouhan

said that it is for the first time in the

country that foreign countries have

become partners in a Global Investors

Summit.

Focus

About sectors to be focused in

Global Investors Summit, the CM

said that special focus has been laid

on food processing. It will lead to

value addition of agriculture products

and generate jobs. Other focus sectors

include information technology, tex-

tiles, power plants, wind energy, solar

energy, pharmaceuticals, educational

institutions, tourism etc.

Bhopal


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New Delhi: Former BCCI president

Shashank Manohar on Saturday said that

the amendment of the BCCI constituition in

2012 regarding president's post was done to

ensure that BJP heavyweight Arun Jaitley became

board chief in 2014 instead of N Srinivasan going for a

second term. In 2012, BCCI constituition was amend-

ed wherein an incumbent from a different zone can

become president if his name is proposed and second-

ed by the zone which has the turn to elect the chief.

"I believe that the members decided in favour of

amendment of the constituition so that decks arecleared for Mr Arun Jaitley (erstwhile DDCA president

and BCCI vice-president) to become the BCCI presi-

dent from East Zone. It was specifically done for Mr

Jaitley as he was the unanimous choice of the mem-

bers," Manohar told PTI in an interview today.

The Nagpur-based lawyer, one of the most respect-

ed voices in BCCI during his time, made it clear that

he has no intentions of taking up any post in the

world's richest cricket body.

"Let me make it very clear. I am not contesting any

elections nor will I ever make a comeback in any

capacity in BCCI during my lifetime. I was the BCCI

president and I have played my innings. I would like to

keep it like that. I have no intentions of making a come-

back. Yes, if my help is required, I am ready to offer my

expertise," Manohar gave a straightforward reply. Asked if

there are suitable people to become BCCI president,

Manohar answered,"There are plenty of people who are

capable enough. I would have loved to see Mr Jaitley take

over. I will not be able to comment, if he is in a position to

take up the job. Mr Sharad Pawar and Mr Jagmohan

Dalmiya have also been BCCI presidents earlier and are

capable to handle the top job."

Laishram Sarita Devi looks winded.

She sits in a corner of the boxing ring

at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in

Delhi and drinks in big gulps of air. She

has been sparring for roughly ten

minutes, alternating two minutebouts with one minute of rest. The

sweat streams off her face as she

jumps up and prepares to do battle

again. Outside the ring roughly 40

other girls were shadow boxing but

Sarita is one of three women - Mary

Kom and Pooja Rani are the others -

who will be competing in the 2014

Asian Games in Incheo n, South

Korea. Thats why she is in the ring. With the

tournament a week away, she needs to hone her

ring craft until she is a tightly controlled spring,

full of tensile strength and kinetic energy. After

she is done sparring, a coach gets in the ring

with Sarita wearing punching pads. They workon combinations for a while but it is clear Sarita

is tiring. Her punches still come in a flurry, but

the thump they make no longer echoes around

the room. She stops and the physiotherapist

then spends several minutes carefully stretch-

ing her out in the corner of the ring. One leg is

pushed back over her head as she lies on her

back, then the other. Her shoulders are rubbed,

then her neck.

10 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)SPORTS

Sania Mirza agrees to participate in Asian Games

We all know Mary Kom but SaritaWe all know Mary Kom but Sarita

Devi is a World Champion tooDevi is a World Champion too

Asian Games: Indianwomen footballers

beat Maldives 15-0

BCCI Constitution amended for ArunJaitley not N Srinivasan: Shashank

ndian women's football team began its

Incheon Asian Games campaign on a

high, beating the Maldives 15-0 in their first

Group A match at the Namdong Asiad Rugby

field here Sunday. Winger Sasmita Malik and

midfielder Kamala Devi were the star per-

formers, scor ing five goals each. The

Maldivians failed to take even a single shot at

the Indian goal. Captain Bembem Devi, strik-

ers Bala and Prameshwori Devi and defenderAshalata Devi were the other scorers.

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In a significant development, Sania

Mirza has agreed to play in the

upcoming Asian Games, two days

after AITA announced that they would

allow top players to miss the Incheonevent, keeping in mind their require-

ments on the professional circuit. Sania's

decision means that the Hyderabadi has

put on line 900 ranking points, which she

had to defend on the tour during the

period of the Asian games, to be held

from September 20-30.

Sania will miss the Wuhan WTA event

which has 900 points on offer. She

though will play in Tokyo, where she is

defending champion but now points in

that tournament have been reduced to

475 from 900. "I was feeling weird, I was

not feeling happy with my decision, so I

thought I will play. I know I am sacrific-ing 900 points, but sometimes you have

to take a decision," Sania told PTI before

leaving for Tokyo. After the Games, Sania

will compete in China Open, starting

September 29. Sania and Cara Black are

fourth in the race to Singapore, the year-

end championship but the Indian hoped

that she will be able to earn enough

points in Tokyo and Beijing to remain in

top-8.

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11 SEPTEMBER 15 TO SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

What does thestorm in a D-cup

say about us?ven as Deepika Padukone is

talking about her new film

Finding Fanny, it has found

Deepika Padukones cleavage. The

cleavage show headline turned into

a storm in a D-cup when Deepika hit

back hard. Yes! I am a woman. I

have breasts and a cleavage! You got

a problem!!?? she shot back. "It's a

compliment! You look so great that we

want to make sure everyone knew! :)"

But sometimes a (presumably

shame-faced) smiley isnt enough.

The non-apology just stirred the pot

further. Pulled the story as more

celebrities jumped into the Twitterfray. Karan Johar was

appalledshocked and disgusted.

Homi Adjania, her Finding Fanny

director called it regressive shit.

Arjun Kapoor called it a new low.

Not such a new low really. Not

that long ago already done a nip

slip on the same Deepika Padukone.

Of course, its a little rich for

Bollywoods celeb brigade to put on

an indignant #IStandWithDeepika

act. Its a path-leader when it comes

to treating women as peek-a-boo

commodities. If wrapping them in

white sarees and dousing them in

waterfalls and monsoon showers or

hypersexualized item numbers were

not enough, it has even turned rape

into titillation and created stars who

have built entire careers as filmi

rapists. The rape counter might be

lower in films these days than those

old bachao bachao heaving bosom

rape scenes but speaking of cleavage

the film Grand Masti had entire dia-

logues about darshan of "doodh fac-

tories and erections setting off bur-

glar alarms. But that does not excuse

the media either.

Our media wants to have it both

ways. There are high-pedestal uplift-ing values of empowerment and

fighting misogyny reserved for our

front pages and op-ed pages. And

even the film review page which will

wag its fingers at movies for catering

to the lowest common denominator.

But the entertainment pages come

with a wholly different standard a

booby trap.

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Vidya Balan looks forward to lovestory 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani'

We will do a lot of

promotions forHappy New Year onBigg Boss: Salman

ersatile actress Vidya Balan is looking

forward to shoot Mohit Suri's Hamari

Adhuri Kahani. She says i t would be her sec-

ond intense love story after her debut film

Parineeta. The film's shoot starts in October.

"I try and give every character I play a par-

ticular look. So this ('Hamari...') is definitely

towards that...we are preparing for it," the

35-year-old said here Thursday at an event

to raise funds for the underprivileged.

"All I can say is that it is an intense love

story and I haven't done (such) a love story

after 'Parineeta', and so I am looking for-

ward to it," she added. Vidya is particularly

excited about working with Suri. "Mohit Suri

is a director whose work I have always

enjoyed immensely. (Mahesh) Bhatt saab is

writing the script, so it's all come together

beautifully," she said. Her co-star in the film

will be Emraan Hashmi.

"Working with Emraan always feels

good. This would be our third film together,"

said the actress, who has earlier worked

with the serial kisser of Bollywood in "The

Dirty Picture" and "Ghanchakkar". "Hamari

Adhur i Kahani" is reportedly based on

Bhatt's life and it's scheduled for a June

release next year.

The first promo of the third season of Aamir Khan's new show Satyamev

Jayate will launch exclusively on Twitter. The popular show, which rais-

es important social issues in the country, airs on Star Plus, and its new

season will go on air soon.

With the success of rise in online conversation around the show in the last

two seasons, this time, the makers and channel have decided to engage the

audience in unique ways on social networking platform Twitter.

Star Plus will delight fans by giving them the power to unlock and enable

the release of the promo of the new season, on Twitter, before any online or

offline platform. "The Satyamev Jayate promo releases when the ticker reach-

es 100! Be the first to see it, #MumkinHai . Click now: http://flwcs.co/ON," read

a tweet from the Twitter handle "Satyamev Jayate".

The broadcaster will become the first broadcaster to use the

'Flock to Unlock' card that will incentivise followers to drive

engagement and awareness about the show and unlock exclu-

sive content on the micro-blogging platform, said a statement

from Twitter.

Fans are encouraged to tweet with hashtag

#MumkinHai to generate the required num-

ber of tweets needed to unlock the video

and be the first to view it. Gayatri

Yadav EVP, Marketing and

Communications, STAR India

describes Satyamev

Jayate" as a peoples

brand and that "digital

has played a key role in

this".

"This is our way of

engaging our digitalaudience and involving

them in conversations

for the show at the out-

set of breaking the cam-

paign. We are happy to

partner with Twitter f

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