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he State

JANUARY 05 TO JANUARY 11, 2015

Vol-03. Issue-15. 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

Deepika turns29, to star

in Piku,

Bajirao Mastani

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Badminton ace

Saina slams sports

ministry for Padma

Bhushan snub

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Investorsexpect moreModi magic

in 2015

nion Energy Minister Piyush

Goyal conferred award to

Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla at

national convention Power Focus on

excellent works in energy sector in

New Delhi. Amidst who is who of

energy sector, Goyal lavished praise

on MP for innovations in energy and

non-formal energy sector, increase in

power generation, improvement in

distribution system, separate feeders

for domestic and agriculture con-

sumers etc.

CM of Arunachal Pradesh, Energy

Ministers of Karnataka and West

Bengal, representatives of power gen-

eration and distribution companies

and investors participated in the con-

vention. During a penal discussion,

Energy Minister Shukla gave a

chronological account of dedicated

efforts made for power generation and

distribution in the state during last 12

years. He said that under leadership

of CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan, 24-

hour power supply to domestic con-

sumers and 10-hour for farmers has

been ensured under Atal Jyoti

Abhiyan. Shukla informed that total

power generation capacity including

long-term power purchase agree-

ments was 4673 MW in year 2003,

which has been increased to 13,398

MW now. It will rise to 15,398 MW in

year 2015 and 18182 MW in 2018. In

2003, as much as 2709 crore unit

power was supplied, which rose by 90

percent to 5139 crore units in 2014.

Capacity of states transmission sys-

tem in year 2003 was 4307 MW, which

has been increased to 11904 MW till

March 2014 and presently rose by 186

percent to 12317 MW.

Number of transformers in 11 KV

sub-stations was 2649 in 2003, which

has risen by 102 percent to 5360.

Length of 33 KV lines was 29070 km

and 11 KV lines 1.58 lakh km in year

2003, which have gone up by 55 per-

cent and 85 percent to 43910 km and

2.93 lakh km now. Referring to con-

stant increase in the number of con-

sumers, Shukla said that the number

of consumers in year 2003 was 63.96

lakh to one crore 9 lakh now.

Similarly, revenue collection has also

increased by 312 percent. He said that

transmission losses have been

reduced from 7.93 percent to 3 per-

cent. Similarly, AT&C losses have also

been almost halved.

Bhopal

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Bhopal: Forest Department has achieved success in translocation

of 7 swamp deer from Kanha tiger reserve to Van Vihar National

Park here today. This is a significant step towards conservation of

Ground Swamp Deer specie of Swamp Deer, which is on the

verge of extinction. Barasingha has the honour of being State

Animal of MP. The swamp deer brought under supervi sion of for-

est officers and doctors in a specially built vehicle have been

housed in conservation breeding enclosure prepared for them in

Van Vihar and are reported to be healthy and doing well. For

translocation of swamp deer from Kanha tiger reserve to Van

Vihar, capture strategy was chalked out after obtaining permis-

sion of Central and state governments. Capture process had

begun in Kanha tiger reserve on January 7 from 6 am. Tills 12.30

pm, seven barasinghas were captured in specially built Boma and

sent to Bhopal.

Capture process was led by Additional Chief Conservator of

Forests (Wildlife) Suhas Kumar Jain and Zonal Director of

Kanha Tiger Reserve Jasbir Singh Chauhan. Shubhranjan Sen of

Indian Wildlife Institute Dehradun, Director Centre for Wildlife

Forensic and Health Dr. A.B. vastaa, doctor of Van Vihar Bhopal

Dr. Atul Gupta, Assistant Director of Kanha Tiger Reserve

Rajneesh Kumar Singh and Dr. Sandeep Agrawal extended spe-

cial cooperation the capture operation.

NEWS MAX

7 swamp deer fromKanha tiger reservedoing well at Van Vihar

How we look it !

12 SakshiMaharaja's

remark sparks

outrage

4

Cgarh minister

seeks Centre's

assistance for

CBCS

implementation

3

BJP to take

stern action

against rebel poll

candidates

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Award to MP for excellentworks in energy sector


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With the beginning of fresh allotment of

coal blocks by the Centre, villagers of North

Chhattisgarh, the area which is rich in coal

reserves, have intensified their protest

against the move. As many as 17 gram sab-

has, falling under Hasdeo-Arand coalfield,

have passed a resolution opposing the real-

lotment of coal mines and have written to

higher authorities seeking dialogue on the

issue. "We won't allow any mining activity in

our villages and forests. Through this reso-

lution we have urged both the Centre and

state government to neither allocate coal

blocks to public sector undertakings nor to

private players," Umeshwar Singh Armo,

Sarpanch of Mandapur panchyat of the

region, said. Hasdeo-Arand coalfield, spread

over an area of 1,878 sq kms over Korba,

Surguja and Surajpur districts in north

Chhattisgarh, is located about 300 kms

away from the state capital. Of the total

area, 1,502 sq km area is under biodiversity-

rich forest cover. The coalfield has total esti-

mated reserves of 5.1709 billion tonne.

Around 30 blocks have been identified so far

in the region, of which 16 were allocated to

various public sectorand private players but

their allocations was subsequently cancelled

following the Supreme Court order. Mining

is operational in 3 blocks - Chotia by

Prakash Industries, Parsa East and Kete

Basan by a joint venture of Adani group and

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam

Limited. "Without taking consent of gram

sabhas, government has once again listed

coal blocks of our region for fresh auctioning

and allotment. It is violation of our rights,"

Armo said.

Villagers protest coal mines

re-allotment in Cgarh

Cgarh gearing up for student loan at low rateThe State Government has begun the

preparations to provide higher education loan

to students, at low interest rate, the way it was

provided to 900 youths in the State last year.

The BJP in its election manifesto had prom-

ised that it will provide higher education loan

to students at the interest rate of one per cent.

In a move to fulfill its promises, CM Raman

Singh had held a high-level meeting and decid-

ed to slash interest rate on higher education

loans.Interestingly last year, the State

Government had provided a total loan of more

than Rs17 crore to about 900 youths for their

higher studies.

The government is now considering to pro-

vide education loan to the youths in the 16

Maoist affected districts for higher education

free of interest. Each student could be given a

loan up to Rs4 lakh. Official sources said that

this year the number of students could rise as

the government plans to make it interest free.

The Technical Education Directorate has issued

directives to the principals and directors of all

the engineering colleges, pharmacy, manage-

ment, MCA, and diploma colleges in this

regard.Similarly, Engineering, Medical

Education, Agriculture Engineering and sever-

al other subjects have also brought under the

loan scheme.

In the circular the Higher Education

Department has said that the colleges and edu-

cational institutions should hold loan disbursal

camps in coordination with the banks. Besides,

they should also coordinate with the banks for

the implementation of the loan scheme the way

they had done last year.In such camps, applica-

tions from the students taking first year admis-

sion should be received. A department official

said the student whose family annual income is

less thanRs2 lakh could avail the loan.

If the student pays back the loan on time in

regular installments after moratorium, he will

be charged only one per cent interest rate.

Remaining interest, the State government will

pay by transferring it to the bank directly.

2 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)Chhtissgarh Explore

Raipur

RAIPUR

re-allotment in Cgarh


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3 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Children splash rainbow

colours at Bal Rang

BJP to take stern action against rebel poll candidates

Children of various states

were seen splashing rainbow

colours of their states traditional

costumes, songs and group dances

during ongoing National Bal Rang

here. People of all age groups

savoured childrens performance

focusing art and culture of various

states on the occasion. Students

from 22 states are participating in

the event on the premises of

Indira Gandhi Manav

Sangrahalaya.

Additi onal Chief Secretary

School Education S.R. Mohanthy

inaugurated National Bal Rang by

lighting a lamp. Commissioner

Public Instructions D.D. Agrawal,

Commissioner Rajya Shiksha

Kendra Smt. Rashmi Arun Shami

and Sangrahalayas Director S.K.

Choudhary etc. were present on

the occasion.

Mohanthy told children that

apart from education, character

building is also necessary in life.

Bal Rang plays important role in

this. Ones complete personality

development is impossible without

character building.

He expressed pleasure over

the fact that number of girls is

more among Bal Rang partici-

pants. She exhorted girl student to

be aware of their rights and not to

be misled by anyone through use

of their wisdom and presence of

mind. Girls who have been lagging

behind due to social evils should

come forward to prove their metal

now. Mohanthy exhorted students

to be enlightened about social

issues apart from pursuing educa-

tion and contribute to social serv-

ices like Swachchhata Abhiyan.

Mohanthy released a souvenir on

Bal Rang and Childrens

Newspaper brought about by stu-

dents. D.D. Agrawal informed that

Bal Rang started from year 1996

in MP.

It was given status of National

Bal Rang in 2005. It is 10th event

of National Bal Rang in which

about 500 students from 22 states

are participating. As many as 919

students participated in state

level competitions on 7 subject and

3000 students took part in Mini

India Exhibition. S.K. Choudhary

also spoke on the occasion. In the

second round of the event, group

dance competitions were held

between various states. Children

attired in traditional costumes

gave attractive dance performanc-

es. Scout camp, jungle camp, chil-

drens newspaper, childrens

police, childrens parliament and

other activities were also held.

Crafts exhibition put up by stu-

dents also drew attraction. In Mini

India exhibition, children present-

ed arts and culture of their states.

A large number of people visited

the exhibition on the theme of

Glorious India showcasing states

culture and heritage monuments.

MP BJP has said it

would take stern action

against its rebel leaders

who continue to be in the

fray for the January 31

civic polls in Bhopal,

Indore, Jabalpur and

Chhindwara despite the

party not giving them

ticket.

"We won't compromise

on discipline in the party

in the civic body elections.

All men have to abide by

party discipline. Even

indiscipline from big lead-

ers won't be tolerated,"

MP state BJP chief

Nandkumar Chauhan

said. Asked to comment

on Congress leaders who

are joining BJP in the run

up to the polls, he said

Congress is a "sinking

ship".

"They are jumping a

sinking ship and joining

BJP. We are inducting

them into the party to

ensure that BJP president

Amit Shah's dream of a

Congress-free India is

achieved," he said.

Chauhan said that

BJP is fighting elections

on the development plank

and expressed hope that

the party would sweep the

polls. He also dismissed

reports that CM Shivraj

Singh Chauhan and his

Cabinet colleague Kailash

Vijayvargiya have differ-

ences.

Bhopal

Bhopal


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4 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)

Chhattisgarh Higher

Education minister Prem Prakash

Pandey has urged the Centre to

provide teachers, study material

and funds to the state for ensuring

successful implementation of

choice-based credit system

(CBCS). Addressing a conference

of State Education Ministers at

Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi,

recently, the minister said that the

new system will allow students to

choose learning based on their

interests and aptitudes, bringingin a shift in focus from traditional

teacher-oriented education system

to student-centric education.

Union Human Resources

Development Minister Smriti

Irani, Minister of State, Upendra

Kushwaha and other state educa-

tion ministers were present at the

conference. Before implementation

of choice-based credit system

(CBCS) and semesterisation, there

is a need to ensure that the state

has appropriate number of teach-

ers, training facility as per cur-

riculum, new evaluation system

and study materials, Pandey said.

He asked the Centre to provide

additional funds for implementing

CBCS also known as Cafeteria

Approach in all educational insti-

tutes of the state and demanded

inclusion of its provision under the

National Higher Education

Mission.

Calling it a tough challenge,

the minister sought the Centre's

assistance in opening educational

institutions in remote areas,

ensuring full attendance of stu-

dents and teachers and providing

quality education. Pandey

informed the conference that theprocess of implementation of

CBCS has begun in the state and

Bilaspur University has included

choice-based credit system from

the current session. Irani informed

the conference that the Centre is

planning to open residential col-

leges on PPP model in remote dis-

tricts of the country.

Terming the local Women

Empowerment Centre Shakti as

the excellent initiative of the

administration, Bastar Divisional

Commissioner RP Jain said that

with the unity of women self-help

groups (SHGs), they would get

golden opportunity for further

progress.

Jain said that significant

increase in the income of the

SHGs could be ensured with the

availability of raw materials and

market. Working through the

medium of Federation, the way for

sanction of grant to them from the

State and the Central Government

would be opened, he said. Giving

information about the Centre,

Collector KC Devsenapati said

that the objective of Shakti was to

make market available to different

women SHGs working in the dis-

trict by providing them a single

platform. Under this, a Federation

would be formed for the SHGs. As

such, 300400 women could work

from a single platform. With this

the Federation could easily take

order from big organisations and

financial farms directly, he added.

Praising the initiative, the

Divisional Commissioner stressed

on effective work on market link-

age. With imparting training at

times, the women SHGs could be

updated with modern technique.

The possibilities for new opportu-

nities of getting works available in

other business areas should also

be considered. The Collector said

that all arrangements for training

have been done on the premises,

where training on textiles to

ready-to-eat food production, sani-

tary napkin etc would be impart-

ed. He said that the SHGs in

Bijapur have done good work in

textile production sector.

Cgarh minister seeks Centre'sassistance for CBCS implementation

Shakti gives marketaccess to women SHGs

from one platform

RAIPUR

Cgarh govt to save wild buffalofrom extinction get a boost

Raipur Raipur

In a landmark achievement, scientists at the National

Diary Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal, Haryana,

have successfully cloned the last surviving female wild

buffalo of Chhattisgarh, raising hope of saving the endan-

gered species from extinction.

This is also the first cloning of Asian wild buffalo

species in the world, a wildlife expert associated with the

cloning project told. The clone of the female wild buffalowas done in semi-captivity at Indian Council of

Agricultural Research, NDRI. A female calf was born on

December 11, 2013. Genetically it has been found to be

100 per cent wild buffalo, Dr R.P. Mishra, regional head,

Central India Wildlife Trust of India said.

The project was a part of the mission by the

Chhattisgarh government to save the wild buffalo,

declared as state animal, from extinction after the lone

female buffalo of Udanti wildlife sanctuary in

Chhattisgarh delivered male calves after several attempts

in natural mating, raising the prospect of extinction of the

breed. Following this, the Chhattisgarh government had

approached NDRI, as a last ditch attempt to save the

breed from extinction, to clone the female buffalo.

According to Dr Mishra, the female buffalos embryo was

transplanted on 27 domestic buffaloes in NDRA centre at

Karnal. While three of them conceived, only two fetuses

survived. One of them was born as a female calf on

December 11. Another is anticipated in the last week of

January this year. The clone has been named Deepasha.

Dr Mishra, who has been associated with conservation of

wild buffalo in Chhattisgarh for the past one decade, said

the population of the species in Udanti reserve forest has

come down from around 30 in 2001 to only six now. Of the

six surviving wild buffaloes, only one is female. Wild buf-

faloes have also been sighted in Indravati Reserve forest

in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh in the past. But, the area

has so far remained out of reach by forest officials due to

Naxal problem.

RAIPUR


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5 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY11 , 2015 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Ration cards to be issued in names

of senior women of familiesConsumers can choose fair price shop of their choiceA cabinet meeting chaired by

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

finalised MP Public Distribution

System (Control) Order-2014 to

streamline the PDS.

According to the new arrange-

ments, ration cards will be provid-

ed physically or electronically in

prescribed format to eligible fami-

lies. Ration cards will be issued in

the name of head of family. Senior

woman in every family not below

18 years of age will be considered

as head and issued ration card. If a

family does not have any woman of

18 years or above then ration card

will be issued in the name of senior

most male member.

When a woman member of the

family attains age of 18 years, the

ration card will be transferred in

her name as head of family. Time-

limit of 15 days has been pre-scribed for issuance and renewal

of ration cards in 3 working days

for issuance of duplicate ration

card.

Under the new arrangements,

provision of bio-metric distribution

system has been provided in

Burhanpur, Hoshangabad, Harda

and Khandwa where it has been

connected with Aadhar. Norms

pertaining to number and places of

fair price shops have also been

amended. For determining maxi-

mum fair price shops in an urban

area, total number of families will

be divided by 800. Every Gram

Panchayat will have a fair price

shop. As far as possible, one-third

of fair price shops in every rural

and urban area will be allotted to

institutions of women. They will be

run by saleswomen. Those institu-

tions will be regarded as womens

institutions where all members

and office-bearers are women.

Under the new arrangements, pro-

vision of 2 categories Antyodaya

Anna Yojana and priority families

has been made. Provision has

also been made to allot fair price

shops to womens self-help groups

in urban and rural areas apart

from already enlisted cooperative

societies and forest managementcommittees.

The task of transporting mate-

rial to fair price shops will now be

done by MP State Civil Supplies

Corporation. Role of lead societies

in the process has been abolished.

Places where fair price shops are

to be situated will be decided by

concerning urban body/Zila

Panchayat on the basis of number

of consumers in concerning areas.

It has also been provisioned for the

convenience of poor and needy con-

sumers that if a consumer fails to

lift his quota for a month then he

may obtain the same next month.

Material can be obtained in lump

sump or installments.

Provision of prescribed docu-

ments or bio-metric identity has

been made to check diversion of

material from fair price shop and

ensure that it reaches the eligible

consumers. Under the new

arrangement, a consumer can

choose a fair price shop of his

choice. Fine will be imposed on a

fair price shopkeeper on first com-

plaint and legal action will be

taken if found guilty again.

Bhopal

Buddhist University to benefitsociety, country and entire world

Forest Minister Dr. Gaurishankar Shejwar has said that

Sanchi Buddhist and Indic Studies University has been estab-

lished for various objectives including dissemination of knowl-

edge, philosophy, culture, studies and researches which willbenefit society, country and entire world. Dr. Shejwar was

inaugurating the maiden academic session of the university

at village Barla in Raisen district recently.

Dr. Shejwar said that the conclusions drawn from dissem-

ination of knowledge, philosophy, culture, studies and

researches will play an important role in re-establishment of

our public welfare values and culture. He said that our culture

will be preserved and flowing when people become patriotic.

We should be grateful towards whatever we get from nature.

He extended best wishes to newly admitted students.

First arrangement of comprehensive Buddhist

studies: Chancellor S. Rimpoche said that arrangements for

comprehensive Buddhist studies existed nowhere till date.

The conclusions drawn from studies and researches at the

university will guide society. The Chancellor said that any cul-

ture or tradition must be practiced apart from having knowl-edge about it. Researches and studies will be made logically at

the university, which will enrich Buddhist-Indian culture.

University to have 8 courses: Vice-Chancellor Dr.

Shashi Prabha Kumar informed that it has been decided to

open the university with 8 courses. In the first phase, course

on Buddhist philosophy was started from today in which 13

students from all over the country have taken admission. In

the next phase from January 12, course on Indian philosophy

will be inaugurated. Universitys Registrar Rajesh Gupta was

also present on the occasion.

Bhopal


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Vastu tips for o ffice

Office Vastu suggeststhat the owner or MD

should have a

rectangular table.

Pantry and lunch rooms

should be located in the

Southeast and

Northwest

according to Vastu tips.

Toilets should be

ideally located in the

Northeast and

Southwest in the officedesign.

All important

documents and papers

should be stored in

safes and cupboards

that face the Southwest

direction.

ASTROLOGY

6 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)Feature

Raigarh (Chhattisgarh): A

transgender in central India

has become the country's first

to win civic polls and be

declared mayor. Madhu Bai

Kinnar won the municipal elec-tion in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh

recently, beating her rival from

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

by more than 4,500 votes,

according to the state election

commission.

Video footage showed the

35-year-old Kinnar draped in a

saree, folding her hands and

greeting supporters who placed

marigold garlands around her

neck amid a blaze of camera

flashes. Kinnar, a member of

the Dalit caste, had been earn-

ing a living by singing and

dancing on trains, the Press

Trust of India reported, but she

stopped when asked to repre-

sent her community.

"People have shown faith inme. I consider this win as love

and blessings of people for me.

I'll put in my best efforts to

accomplish their dreams,"

Kinnar told reporters after win-

ning the election. Kinnar's win

comes nine months after India's

top court ruled that transgen-

ders be legally recognised as

gender-neutral.

ith 24.3 crore

internet users

expected to

increase to 50 crore by 2018

in India alone, the market

penetration through social

media is huge. India has an

estimated 3.3 crore twitter

users - up from 1.3 crore

users pre-2012. The nation

ranks number six globally for

highest number of twitter

users. Despite the fact that

the numbers are changing

with incredible speed, digital

media intelligence agency eStatsIndia.coms Social Media

Users and Usage in India 2014 Status Quo Report, does

give two interesting figures. It puts social networking

users in India at around 52% male and 48% female.

Thats actually an impressive figure it is not a large

disparity, surprisingly given the enormous inequality in

all other aspects of the daily male-female ratio in India.

Though using forms of social media such as twitter for

many women in the public

eye in India has not come

without its fair share of

risks. But the benefits of

using social media outweigh

many of the negatives. For

an entrepreneur there is

nothing so useful as being

able to connect with like-

minded individuals through

an open-platform, which

also, often advantageously,

eliminates the need to travel.

This provides an opportunity

to not only get to grips with

the market, but also to advertise ones product without

fighting to be heard through face-time in traditional con-

ference halls and at exhibitions. As the power of the

Indian internet infrastructure improves, expect the num-

ber of women on social media to make an increasingly

marked presence. After all, there are over a million voices,

which are quite subdued on the real-life streets of India,

wanting to be heard.

Social media giveswomen an opportunity

to be heard

First transgender mayor elected in Raigarh

New Delhi: Social Media gives women in India an opportu-

nity to be heard when it is often so difficult to have ones voice

heard in public. This is especially important for those who

want to stand on their own two feet and do business.W


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Giriraj Singh, the Minister of

State of Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises presided over the

Valedictory Session of the 2-day

Symposium on Growth and

Prospects of MSME Sector in

Emerging Scenario organised by

The National Institute for

Entrepreneurship and Small

Business Development (NIES-

BUD) in active association with

Confederation of Indian Industry

(CII) here. Speaking on the occa-

sion the Minister of State said

that Make in India is not merely

a slogan but a way of thinking for

the Government.

Singh emphasised that inten-

tion and belief in leadership are

vital for transforming the for-

tunes of any Sector including the

MSME Sector. Singh also elabo-

rated as to how emphasis upon

increasing the share of eco-friend-

ly khadi products in the MSME

Sector from the present less than

half a percent to 5% over the years

would generate large scale

employment opportunities mainly

for women who constitute half of

the population. This would also

transform the face of rural India.

Recalling the significant con-

tribution of the Sector to the

Indian Economy, Singh added

that MSMEs have the potential of

transforming themselves into a

vehicle of enabling the country to

regain her glorious ancient status

in the economic affairs of the

world. The Minister of State also

assured the delegates that the

Government is committed to

extend all possible help for main-

taining and improving competi-

tiveness of the micro and small

units in the emerging economic

scenario. Arun Kumar Jha,

Director General, NIESBUD,

briefly dwelling upon different

issues discussed during the

Symposium expressed the hope

that based upon the deliberations

of the Symposium, a Road Map for

the Sector in the Emerging

Scenario would be finalised and

presented to the Ministry.

Ashok Saigal, Managing

Director, Frontier Technologies,

representing CII, while emphasis-

ing upon the imperative of organ-

ising skill training in active asso-

ciation with Industry Associations

for achieving the desired results,

expressed hope that the Indian

MSMEs will get a great boost

from the emphasis being laid by

the Government upon increasing

the manufacturing activities in

the country. The two-day

Symposium was attended by more

than 400 delegates representing

different Government Ministries;

Industry; Industry Associations;

Academia; Financial Institutions;

Support Organisations and

Experts connected with the

Sector.

The recommendations as

emerged out of the deliberations

of the Symposium inter -alia

include easier, timely and cost

effective access to credit for

MSMEs; strict monitoring of

implementation of Public

Procurement Policy for MSMEs

and simplification of registration

and regulatory mechanisms for

micro and small units.

7 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

Zero percent interest loan

scheme for farmers to continue

Iron ore areas ofChhatarpur be reservedin favour of SAIL: CM

Centre asks C'garh toexpedite clearances to

mining projects

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a letter to Union Minister for Mines

Narendra Singh Tomar has urged him that the iron ore areas in Bijawar,

Bada Malehra and Bakswaha tehsils of Chhatarpur district, on which

mining concessions have not been sanctioned, should be reserved in

favour of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

The CM said in the letter that MPs natural wealth needs to be value

added in the state itself. It will create job opportunities and pave way for

development of mineral areas. The CM said that following reservation of

these areas, the state government will ensure time-bound action for giv-

ing prospecting permission on SAILs applications as per rules. The state

government will make every possible effort to set up a steel plant in MP.

Chouhan said that an appeal has already been made in writing to reserve

iron ore areas in Bijawar, Bada Malehra and Bakswaha tahsils of

Chhatarpur district in favour of SAIL. In the letter to Tomar, Chouhan

has urged him to reserve these areas and undertake prospecting at the

earliest.

Centre urged to extend paddy

milling period upto March 31CM Chouhan has urged the Central government to extend milling

period for paddy procured during Kharif marketing year 2013-14 upto

March 31, 2015. The CM in a letter to Union Food, Public Distribution

and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that rice received

after milling of paddy procured in 2013-14 and 2014-15 will meet require-

ments of public distribution system and other schemes in the state till

year 2016. In his letter, the CM informed that paddy production in MP

has increased from 14 lakh MT in year 2009-10 to 43 lakh MT in 2013-

14. As a result of limited milling capacity of states 337 rice millers, pro-

cured paddy in the state is not being milled within the time-limit pre-

scribed by the Central government.

The Coal Ministry has asked

the Chhattisgarh government to

expedite clearances to mining proj-

ects as the Centre has set a target

for Coal India to produce

1 billion tonnes of the dry

fuel by 2019. "The govern-

ment is endeavouring to

reach a production level

of one billion tonne by

2019. In order to achieve

this target, a comprehen-

sive strategy has been

worked," Coal Secretary

Anil Swarup said in a letter to the

state government. "One of the major

components of this strategy is to

operationalise such mine of Coal

India Ltd as have been languishingon account of various issues that

beset such projects," he said in the

letter to Chhattisgarh Chief

Secretary Vivek Kumar. The issues

relate to land acquisition, law and

order and other statutory clear-

ances, some of which are to be

resolved at the state level. "The

issues pending with the State relate

to coal mining projects of SECL

(South Eastern Coalfields Ltd) -- A

Coal India (CIL) subsidiary. There

are nine forest proposals pending at

the state level," Swarup said. Some

of the coal mining projects of SECL

pending in the state include Dipka

OC (Open Cast) mine, Pelma OC,

Jagannathpur, Chhal OC, BaroudOC and Kartali OC. The govern-

ment has set an ambitious target for

CIL to achieve coal production of

nearly 1 billion tonnes by 2019. Coal

and Power Minister Piyush Goyal

had earlier said the target of dou-

bling domestic production from the

current 462 million tonnes level was

possible.

The cabinet decided to contin-

ue the loans at zero percent inter-

est rate for farmers in 2014-15. As

per the decision, zero percent

interest rate will be applicable for

farmers who would repay loans

regularly and timely by the due

date (March 28 for Kharif crops

and June 15, 2015 for Rabi crops).

Farmers not repaying loans by

the due date March 28 for Kharif

crops and June 15, 2015 for Rabi

crops would pay 3 percent interest

from the date of loan deposit farm-

ers bank accounts till due date of

payment. Loans at commercialrate will be provided from the due

date till date of payment of loan.

The state government will provide

6 percent interest subsidy on base

rate 11 percent from issuance till

date of loan payment in case of

Kharif crops and during period of

due date for Rabi crops.

New Delhi

Bhopal

Raipur

Vast Potential of MSMEs

needs to be harnessed

Other decisionsThe cabinet sanctioned 7 posts for establishment of district-level office of Mineral Resources

Development Department in newly constituted Agar-Malwa district. These include one post each of Mining

Officer, Mining Inspector, assistant grade-2, assistant grade-3, assistant draughtsman, surveyor and peon.

The cabinet decided to provide second higher time-scale to assistants grade-3 and personal assistants work-

ing in establishment of MP High Court at par with Mantralaya. The cabinet sanctioned opening of 20 new

post-matric hostels of Tribal Welfare Department and creation of 100 posts for them. The cabinet sanctioned

filling up vacancies of 3 managers in Public Service Agency Autonomous Body of Public Services

Management Department through contract or deputation.


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8 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)NATION

A hard-line BJP MP has sparked outrage

by urging Hindu women to have at least

four children "in order to protect the

Hindu religion". Analysts say the com-

ments by Sakshi Maharaj are aimed at

stirring up tension with Muslims.

Opposition Congress party

spokesman Sanjay Jha called his com-

ments "ludicrous and provocative". Last

month, Sakshi Maharaj said the killer of

Mahatma Gandhi was a patriot. The

hardliner, who dresses in saffron robes,

is known for creating controversies. "The

concept of four wives and 40 children will

not work in India," the MP is reported to

have told a gathering in an apparent ref-erence to Muslim men, who are legally

allowed to have four wives. "The time has

come when a Hindu woman must pro-

duce at least four children in order to

protect Hindu religion." Critics say hard-

line Hindus regularly accuse Muslim

women of being breeding machines who

have lots of children in a bid to overtake

the Hindu population. Radical Hindu

outfits insist there is a real threat of theminority community becoming a majori-

ty, our correspondent adds. Sanjay Jha

wrote on Twitter: "There is only one way

to describe Sakshi Maharaj's ludicrous

and provocative call for Hindu women to

have four children; beyond a boundary."

Priyanka Chaturvedi, also of the

Congress party, wondered if women were

born only to have children. Sakshi

Maharaj won a seat in last year's gener-al election in the northern state of Uttar

Pradesh. In recent months, several BJP

figures have been in the news for making

controversial remarks. In December,

Minister for Food Processing Niranjan

Jyoti used an abusive term to refer to

non-Hindus. However, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi said he disapproved of

her language but refused to sack her.

New Delhi

12 Sakshi Maharaja's

remark sparks outrage

ICAR urged to have programme toimprove indigenous breeds of cattle

Union Agriculture

Minister Radha Mohan

Singh while addressing a

programme at National

Institute of Veterinary

Epidemiology and Disease

Informatics (NIVEDI) in

Bengaluru, urged upon

ICAR to have major pro-

grams to improve the indige-

nous breeds as the products

from the indigenous cattle

also have health attributes

to humans.

He said that empirical

evidence suggests that our

indigenous breeds of cattle

are relatively less prone to

diseases as compared to

exotic and cross-bred. He fur-

ther said that the efforts

should be made to improve

indigenous stock in terms of

production and productivity.

He mentioned that the best

indigenous breeds like Gir,

Tharparkar, Rathi, Sahiwal

etc. have better heat toler-

ance, feed conversion effi-

ciency and disease resist-

ance. Radha Mohan Singh

said that in the XII Five Year

Plan, the institute was

renamed as the National

Institute of Veterinary

Epidemiology and Disease

Informatics to expand its

research activities with 32

AICRP centers covering all

states and union territories

of the country. Singh men-

tioned that the role of scien-

tists of NIVEDI continues to

be in the prevention, control

and eradication of diseases

to help maximize animal pro-

duction and safeguarding

human health from those

diseases transmitted by ani-

mals and their products

using risk analysis data and

precise diagnostics. He urged

the institute to research and

study the aspects which

make the indigenous breeds

resistant to diseases. Singh

complimented NIVEDI for

developing excellence in sev-

eral frontier areas in veteri-

nary and animal sciences in

terms of specialized laborato-

ries, human resource devel-

opment, technology genera-

tion and dissemination. He

said that as the role of ani-

mal health and production

has an important place for

sustainable livestock produc-

tion systems in improving

the countrys economy,

NIVEDI has a role to play in

this direction. Singh congrat-

ulated the Indian Council of

Agricultural Research for

setting up of a world class

facility for research on epi-

demiology of animal diseases

at National Institute of

Veterinary Epidemiology and

Disease Informatics (NIVE-

DI) in Bengaluru.

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh

called upon the horticulture farmers to use modern

techniques and machinery as per international stan-

dards to produce horticultural products. He spoke

about showcasing imported moden equipments and

machinery and promoting their use by providing

subsidy for this purpose. He was speaking during a

function titled Horticulture Sangam jointly organ-ised by National Horticulture Board and

Horticulture Department of Government of

Karnataka at Lalbagh, Bengaluru.

Singh said that organisation of such events gives

inspiration to horticulture fraternity to work togeth-

er and facilitates the availability of horticulture

products of various states at single place. The ethos

behind organising this event is in consonance with

Integral part of Indian culture ie, Vasudhaiva

Kutumbakam. Attributing, horticultural production

at 275 million tonnes during 2014-15 (as per initial

estimates) to the efforts of farmers, Singh said that

Government has intergrated all horticulture pro-

gramme into Mission for Integrated Development of

Horticulture (MIDH), so that farmers and entrepre-

neurs are benefitted. Indian horticulture productssuch as, mango, lichi, grapes, saffron, have their

disctinct identity in global market. By exporting hor-

ticulture products, farmers have contributed in

increasing the countrys foreign exchange, he added.

Singh said that Government is facilitating the use of

advanced horticulture techniques through its

Horticulture Central Programmes so that farmers

can achieve high productivity with quality and effi-

ciency in cultivation of horticulture products.

Minister emphasises about the potential of

neem coated urea: Radha Mohan Singh while

addressing farmers in a function at the launching of

Neem coated urea organised by KRIBHCO, Hebbal,

Bengaluru, emphasised on the maximum use of

neem coated urea for increase of production and

reduction in production cost. He further said that

neem coated urea is helpful in reducing the pollu-

tion of water, soil and air. Singh said that India have

to import about 70 lakh ton of urea every year, which

affects the foreign exchange. He further said that

plants cannot absorb nitrogen found in urea to its

maximum extent as a result a large component of it

goes waste. By increasing the utility factor of nitro-

gen (through neem coated urea), the consumption of

urea can be reduced, he added.

New Delhi

Minister calls uponthe farmers to use

modern techniquesand machinery

New Delhi

Gandhinagar: Union Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma hassaid that India receives about 7 million foreign tourists annually with a target to get one per cent share

of the global tourist arrivals which is around 1.1 billion in three years. Addressing the plenary session of

the Pravasi Barati Diwas in Gandhinagar recently, the minister said tourism is one of the most important

socio economic activities globally and it is very relevant for Indias economy also. An investment of Rs 10

lakhs generates 18 jobs in agriculture, 45 jobs in manufacturing and 78 jobs in tourism sector, so tourism

has to be an important component of socio-economic development of the country, he added. Sharma said

the Union Government has introduced Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for 43 countries on

November 27, 2014. These countries covered around 42 per cent of the source market for Indian tourism

at the world level. Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs has been requested to include China, UK,

France, Germany, Spain and Italy also in the list of ETA countries.

India gearsup to

receive 1.1billion

tourists in3 years


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9 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

Maha govt to bring policy on renewable energy

Investorsexpect moreModi magicin 2015

India has emerged as one of the favorite emerg-

ing markets going into 2015 because of Narendra

Modi and his market oriented plans like Make in

India. The Sensex is up over 30% this year.

Corporate investors are also bullish on Modi.

Cyrus Mistry, the CEO of Tata Group, said he was

pinning a lot of hope on the Modis Make in India

initiative. Mistry said in his annual message to the

group that recent policy measures and the strategic

direction defined by the new government hold the

promise to re-ignite growth in future. Modis cam-

paign may gain momentum thanks in part to its com-

parison to China. Its large labour force may be able

to pick up where Chinas low cost manufacturing

focus has left off. The Indian economy, which

slumped below 5.5% in 2012 and 2013 is expected to

grow by 6.3% in 2015. Much of the positive sentiment

is due to Modi. By 2016 the countrys growth rate is

seen hitting 7% , likely beating Chinas.

Indian labour is cheaper, but less productive.

Recent news that Honda Motors was courting the

Gujarat, Modis home state, are symbolic to the

growing foreign company interest in India. India isback in the spotlight. Even though Modi is the star of

this show, investors also like Raghuram Rajan as the

Reserve Bank governor. Rajan has set the tone for a

more conservative monetary policy.

India is poised to continue doing well so long as

reform momentum continues. Under Rajan, India

has made big strides in getting inflation under con-

trol. Indias fiscal deficit during the April-November

period was 98.9% of the 2014-15 estimate, mainly

because of subdued tax revenue.

PM calls upon Indian diasporaacross the world to uniteas a positive global force

The Maharashtra government, in a first,

is bringing in a policy on renewable energy.Experts such as prominent nuclear scientist

Anil Kakodkar are in the core team that is

drafting the Integrated Policy for Renewable

Energy. We dont have a policy on renew-

able energy in the state. We are generating

power from the sun and wind, but in the

absence of a policy, the renewable sector is

insecure, said Maharashtra energy minis-

ter Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

The minister said that Kakodkar and

other experts would participate in drafting

the new policy. We have urged some experts

across the nation to participate in making

the policy for the state. We have sent letters

to nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar, Prakash

Godbole, an expert from the financial sector,

and Arvind Karandikar, who has in-depthknowledge of global solar industry, among

many others. They have given their consent

to work for the state, said Bawankule.

The state government has also asked the

Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan state govern-

ments to support Maharashtra in making a

policy on renewable energy. Both the states

are ruled by the BJP, and Rajasthans policy

is said to be the best in the nation, said the

minister. The energy department is plan-

ning to make the policy with the technical

support of Maharashtra Energy

Development Agency (MEDA), which works

in the field of promotion and development of

non-conventional and renewable sources of

energy.

According to the schedule, the draftwill be available in the public domain from

January 15 to 30 for suggestions and objec-

tions from the people or organisations.

Then, it will probably get the Cabinets nod

before February 15, Bawankule said. He

added that the policy would include power

generation from solar and wind and co-gen-

eration from bagasse and biogas. Both grid-

connected and off-grid power will be the

part of the policy. Grid-connected power

refers to the power that is generated and is

supplied to a power station from where it is

transmitted.

Mumbai

PM Narendra Modi called upon the

Indian diaspora across the world to

unite as a positive global force in the

cause of humanity. In his inaugural

address at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

at the Mahatma Mandir in

Gandhinagar, the PM recalled that

exactly 100 years ago, a Non Resident

Indian - Gandhi - had returned to India

to serve the people. Today, he said, hewas welcoming NRIs from across the

world as a Non Resident Gujarati.

The PM said NRIs are present

across the world, in more than 200 coun-

tries. "India is global because of you," he

told the gathering. He said that in the

past, Indians had travelled across the

world in search of opportunity, or to gain

knowledge and exposure. "Today, oppor-

tunities beckon you in India," he assert-

ed, adding that today, the world looks at

India with hope. He said times are

changing quickly, and India is rising

with great strength.

The PM exhorted the Indian diaspo-

ra to contribute to India`s success in any

way possible, including knowledge,

expertise or skills. The PM mentioned in

particular, the Namaami Gange project

to clean the River Ganga, and make it a

source of economic empowerment for 40

percent of India`s population. He said

he was sure all NRIs would be inspiredto contribute to this cause. The PM

welcomed the dignitaries from Guyana,

South Africa and Mauritius. He

recalled how Indian festivals such as

Holi and Diwali are enthusiastically

celebrated in Guyana. He recalled that

today - January 8th - was the founding

day of the African National Congress in

South Africa. He mentioned that

Mahatma Gandhi`s birth anniversary -

October 2 - is observed in Mauritius

with even greater vigour than it is

observed in India. The PM called upon

NRIs across the world to forge and take

pride in a common identity and her-

itage, and to use this strength collec-

tively. He said even if a solitary NRI is

present anywhere in the world, India is

alive and present in that corner of the

world through him. The PM said he

firmly believes that NRIs are a big

strength of India, and India can make

a global impact by reaching out tothem.

Dandi Kutir: Earlier, the PM inau-

gurated the Dandi Kutir museum locat-

ed opposite the Mahatma Mandir in

Gandhinagar. The three storey exhibi-

tion, housed in a dome shaped structure,

traces the life and times of Mahatma

Gandhi through various faces as bar-

rister, his struggles in South Africa,

return to India and successfully leading

the freedom struggle.

New Delhi

New Delhi


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lympic bronze-medallist Saina

Nehwal has been left disappoint-

ed after the Sports Ministry

decided to reject her application for the

prestigious Padma Bhushan award

this year, citing norms. Badminton

Association of India (BAI) had recom-

mended Saina's name for the award to

the Sports Ministry in August last year

but the ministry picked two-time

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil

Kumar as it felt he was a more deserv-

ing candidate.

"I heard that Sushil Kumar's name

was sent for Padma award as a special

case, while my name was not sent to

Ministry of home affairs by sports min-

istry. The ministry guidelines says

that there needs to be a gap of five

years between two Padma awards. So

if they can send his name, why they

didn't recommend my name as I have

completed the five years gap. I felt bad

about it," Saina, who was awarded the

Padma Shri in 2010, said.

The 24-year-old claimed that her

application was rejected last year also

on similar grounds but this year, the

ministry decided to recommend

Sushil's name even though he has not

completed the five-year norm after

being bestowed with the Padma Shri

in 2011. "Last year when I had sent my

file for the Padma Bhushan award, the

ministry said 'No Saina you can't apply

this year because you have to complete

five years for this.' So I again applied

this year for the award. So why my

name was not recommended this

year?," she asked. "After 2010, I had

won a Commonwealth Games gold

medal, first Olympic medal for bad-

minton, achieved a career-high rank-

ing of two and won so many super

series titles, so I thought I was deserv-

ing as well. But if the name has not

been sent then it feels bad," Saina

said. "I spoke to the higher officials

yesterday. They said Sushil's name has

already gone. I can only request them

to look into it. If we both can win that

would be really good. If his name has

been sent as a special case then why

my name has not been sent because

even if they go by the rules, my name

should be sent," she added.

Saina said she will be more than

happy if both she and Sushil get the

award. "Sushil is a great player but

then medal is a medal. We both won

medals at the Olympics. They could

have given the award to him after

2012 Olympics as a special case if they

had to. Why do it now? I am disap-

pointed," she said.

The cricket World Cup 2015 trophy was

unveiled here Friday amid cheers and cele-

brations that kickstarted its tour to several

cities in the country.

In addition to the preview of the presti-

gious trophy, a signature campaign was also

launched by international electronics giantLG, also the global sponsor of the ICC, to

announce the inaugural of the World Cup

starting Feb 14. The trophy will be taken to

five more cities - Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi,

Noida and Gurgaon. It will be handed over to

the champion team Mar 29 at the Melbourne

Cricket Ground.

A 30-feet bat was placed alongside the

trophy for the fans to write their messages

and convey their wishes to Team India.

Fans cheered

as the trophy was

unveiled and

clicked photo-

graphs on their

cell phones at the

slightest opportu-

nity.

Present at the

inauguration were

cricketer Manoj

Tiwary, former

cricketer Devang

Gandhi, former

Indian women's

team skipper

Jhulan Goswami

and chess grand-

master Dibyendu Barua and other

dignitaries. Tiwary was happy that

the campaign began from Kolkata

and was also delighted at having

made the 30 probables list for the

World Cup. A beaming Jhulan

believed that India would definitely

make the semi-finals of the quadren-

nial tournament. "In Australia the

conditions are different, pacy and

bouncy pitches, but I believe we can

at least make it to the semi-finals

this time around, I wish them good

luck," Jhulan said. Tiwary, Jhulan

and Gandhi also signed on the 30-

feet replica bat and a huge cricket

ball to convey their best wishes to

the team.

10 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)SPORTS

'Emotional' Kohli will take time to fill Dhoni'sboots, says Shahid Afridi

Cricket World Cup 2015 trophy unveiled in KolkataCricket World Cup 2015 trophy unveiled in Kolkata

Brilliant Sangakkara inchescloser to one of Bradman's

magical records

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal slamssports ministry for Padma Bhushan snub

he scoreboard has it's own story to tell.

This double century didn't come easy. It came on a

Wellington wicket where 15 wickets fell on Day 1. It came

on a wicket where the highest score by a Kiwi batsman was

69 (Kane Williamson). The second highest score by a Sri

Lankan batsman was 67 (Chandimal) and if you take him

out of the picture, the next highest by a Sri Lankan bats-man is 16.

It wasn't easy but the second Test track was another

opportunity for Kumar Sangakkara to show just how good

a batsman he really is. If you had any doubt that is. The

other day, he went by 12,000 runs in Test cricket and he did

it faster than anyone in the history of the game. Following

a 2014 season in which he scored 1,493 runs, including two

double centuries and three centuries, Sangakkara has kept

the runs coming at the start of the new year and who knows

how far he can take things.

Sangakkara's double century brought him within one

of matching Donald Bradman's record of 12. Brian Lara

got to nine while Ponting and Tendulkar only ever got to

six. At 37, Sangakkara isn't getting any younger but his

batting continues to improve and his average of 58.22 is

testament to that. Here's a look at how Twitter reacted to

his double ton.

T

O

Kolkata

Pakistan's flamboyant all-

rounder Shahid Afridi says that

Virat Kohli was "too emotional"

as a leader and it will take him

some time to fill in the captaincy

void left by Mahendra Singh

Dhoni's retirement from Test

cricket. Afridi said he was a big

fan of Kohli's cricketing skills

but he the Indian need to

improve as a leader of the pack.

Kohli is set to lead the team inthe final Test of the series

against Australia, starting 6

January in Sydney. "I felt disap-

pointed to learn about Dhoni's

retirement decision because he

is a fighting character and has

been a great leader for Indian

cricket. He has led many times

from the front for them," he

said. "Dhoni has changed the

face of Indian cricket and took

them to the pinnacle of success

and his captaincy will be missed

by the Indian team. He has ledthem well in all formats," Afridi

told a TV channel.


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11 JANUARY05 TO JANUARY 11 , 2015 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

f all goes as planned,

Bollywood actor AkshayKumar will reportedly

return to the world of reality

TV show again after "Dare 2

Dance" with MasterChef

India season four.The pro-

gramming team is trying to

get Akshay on board the

show as 'maha-judge'.

Nothing is finalised yet as

talks are still on, said a

source. Culinary experts

Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas

Khanna and Ranveer Brar

will judge the show, which is

aired on Star Plus and isexpected to premier January-

end. Akshay's love for food is

not a hidden secret. The

'Khiladi' of the tinsel town

judged the first season of the

Indian adaptation of the

internationally popular for-

mat as well. Expounding

about his role as maha-

judge, the source added, As

maha-judge, Akshay will

rule over what the three

judges say. For the upcom-

ing season, a lot of twists

and turns are planned start-

ing with 'only vegetarian'

condition. The show will see

chefs and food enthusiasts

from around the country

using their creativity for

fancy gourmet dishes, exotic

desserts and rich Indian

food -- but all vegetarian.

I

n

Shoojit

Sircar's

"Piku", she will

be seen teaming up with megastar

Amitabh Bachchan. She will play his onscreen daughter in the movie which is said to

be about the father-daughter relationship. Then in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic period

drama "Bajirao Mastani", Deepika will share screen space with her rumoured boyfriend Ranveer

Singh. This apart, she will also scorch the screen with her former beau Ranbir Kapoor in "Tamasha".

Deepika's film career started off with a bang in Bollywood with Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Om Shanti Om

in 2007. She consolidated her spot among the top rung Hindi film actresses when she gave four back-to-back hits

in 2013. In the year gone by too, Deepika continued to rule the hearts of many. She came together with King Khan onceagain for musical heist drama Happy New Year, which had a bumper opening. The movie, which featured the actress as

an enthusiastic dancer named Mohini, earned a record Rs.44.97 crore on the first day of its release. Deepika also experimented with

Homi Adajania's English language Bollywood entertainer "Finding Fanny", and she was also seen with megastar Rajinikanth in

Kochadaiyaan", touted as India's first motion capture photo-realistic 3D animated film.

Variety has been the key in the career of actress

Deepika Padukone, who turned 29 Monday.The New Year will be no different with

three movies as different as "Piku",

"Tamasha" and "Bajirao

Mastani" slated for

release.

egastar Amitabh

Bachchan says that

he has not been

asked by the Narendra

Modi government to be

part of its ad campaign

that stresses the need to

rise above caste and reli-

gion. He took to micro-

blogging site Twitter to

clear the air. "The news by

media that PM and PMO

have asked me to be

involved in a campaign

film, is incorrect !! Kindly

rectify .. thank you !" he

tweeted. Meanwhile, on

the big screen, the 72-

year-old will be seen in R.

Balki's Shamitabh.

Not part of Modi government's

ad campaign: Amitabh Bachchan

I

M

Akshay Kumar

to return to'MasterChef

India'?

Katrina is my favourite co-star, sheis not pretentious: Anushka Sharma

ctress Anushka

Sharma, who has

worked with various

actresses in the past, says

Katrina Kaif is her favourite

co-star and she doesnt

believe in the concept of cat-

fights in Bollywood. "As an

actress, we need to kill those

cat-fight things.

I called Kangana

(Ranaut) when I watched

'Queen', I called Deepika

(Padukone) after 'Cocktail'. I

was like more than excited

about it. "Katrina is my

favorite co-star because I

had such a good relationshipwith her. She is a real per-

son and not pretentious. I

had a great time working

with her (in 'Jab Tak Hai

Jaan'). I know she feels

happy for me," she said.

Anushka, who is currently

enjoying the success of "PK,

says she is very satisfied

with her career graph as an

actress and says she doesn't

like falling into brackets and

categories. Asked if she is

happy with whatever she

has achieved so far,

Anushka said: "I won't lead

my life little bit if I was not

happy. I know what I want

to do and I don't like falling

into brackets and cate-

gories." "I didn't want to do

too many films. Whatever I

have done, I have done best.

People give advices but I do

what I feel is right. I am

very satisfied right now. Iwanted to work in good films

and good directors and i

think my career graph is

going well," she added. PK

also features Aamir Khan,

Sushant Singh Rajput,

Sanjay Dutt and Boman

Irani.

Deepika Padukone turns 29, to

star in Piku, Bajirao Mastani

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PM dedicates Akodara village

in Gujarat as a digital villagen the occasion that marked 60years of the ICICI group, PM,

Narendra Modi dedicated Akodara Village

in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district as a dig-

ital village. The PM said Akodara had a

cattle hostel, which had contributed

immensely to improving incomes and

cleanliness in the village. He said more

and more villages across India would

adopt this model soon, emphasising that

rural development could emerge as a pow-

erhouse of economic development for the

country, according to an official release.

Congratulating ICICI Bank and thepeople of Akodara for creating a cashless

economic system, Modi said banks in India

should actually compete for achieving

maximum cashless transactions, as this

would be the best solution to the problem

of black money.

People in India, he said, had a propen-

sity towards saving, but this was targeted

towards gold. The challenge for banks was

to assure people that a bank account

would ensure easy access to their savings

whenever required. He said if banks were

able to do so, they could emerge as agents

of social transformation. The PM also

called upon banks to create one lakh

Swachhta Entrepreneurs within a year, to

make the Swachh Bharat vision a sus-

tainable reality. In addition, he compli-

mented the MD and CEO of ICICI Bank,

Chanda Kochhar for the way she had insti-

tutionalized the initiative of Swachh

Bharat within her organization. Noting

that the experience of the ICICI group

over the last sixty years would prove

immensely useful to India's economic

development in the years ahead, the PM

urged ICICI Bank to prepare a vision of

tangible goals which they would achieveby the time they celebrated the 75th

anniversary of ICICI group.

As an intermediate target, he also

asked the Bank to think of what goals they

could achieve by 2022, the 75th anniver-

sary of India's independence. Further, the

PM urged ICICI Bank to adopt a social

charter of such tangible goals. He said

many times one institution takes the lead

and others follow, generating momentum

towards a good cause. Governor of

Maharashtra, Vidyasagar Rao, CM ofMaharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis,

Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, and MD

and CEO of ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar

were present on the occasion.

Police have denied claims by

former minister Shashi Tharoor

that they pressured his domestic

helper to confess that the two

men had murdered his wife.

Delhi police said they were

treating the death of Sunanda

Pushkar as murder, nearly a

year after her body was found in

a hotel room. The police said Ms

Pushkar's death was "not natu-

ral and was due to poisoning".

Tharoor will be questioned

again in connection with the

death, reports say.

Tharoor said that he neverthought of any foul play in the

death of his wife, and that he

was anxious to see this case is

investigated thoroughly. A letter

written by Tharoor to Delhi

police chief BS Bassi in

November in which he makes

the allegation of coercion was

leaked to the media on

Wednesday.

In it Tharoor said a police

officer had "repeatedly physical-

ly assaulted" his domestic

helper during questioning and

tried to "intimidate" him into

"confessing that he and I mur-

dered my wife".

He also referred to a conver-

sation with Bassi and wrote: "As

you graciously agreed, such con-

duct is completely unacceptable

and illegal. It also amounts to

the use of physical coercion in

the attempt to frame an inno-cent man." "I would request you

to take immediate and appropri-

ate action against such unlawful

misconduct of the officer con-

cerned." Bassi told reporters

that he had received the letter

from Tharoor and investigated

the allegation. "I had spoken to

my officers about the allegations

made in the letter and learnt

that even though the person

(domestic helper) was sum-

moned, he was never tortured,"

he told reporters. Tharoor mar-

ried Ms Pushkar, a former

Dubai-based businesswoman, in

2010. She was found dead in a

five-star hotel in Delhi on 17

January last year.

The couple had became

embroiled in controversy over a

series of Twitter messages

before Ms Pushkar's death that

appeared to reveal he was hav-ing an affair with a Pakistani

journal ist. Ms Pushkar and

Tharoor later insisted they were

happily married and blamed

"unauthorised tweets" for

causing confusion.

Mumbai

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New Delhi

Sunanda Pushkar: Delhi policedeny Shashi Tharoor claim

Bangalore: A politician has honoured two don-

keys for their hard work and loyalty. The animals

were presented with awards here by Vatal Nagaraj,

who heads a regional political party. "I have decided to

honour all domestic animals like donkeys, dogs, buf-

faloes, cows and oxen, as they are more loyal thanhuman beings, hard-working, disciplined and obedi-

ent," says Nagaraj, who showered the animals with

rose petals during the event. Dressed up in shawls and

colourful beads for their moment in the spotlight, the

donkeys caused some amusement among observers at

the less-than-glamorous venue for the ceremony - the

city's inter-state bus station. Nagaraj says donkeys,

used widely as a working animal in India, are often

ignored. "No applications invited, no applications

received. And no juries set up to choose the candi-

dates... the most unique award ceremony in the

world," he said prior to the ceremony. And Bangalore

can expect more animal awards in the future; Nagaraj

has promised to honour them every month "in recog-

nition of their contribution to us". The politician is

known for carrying out unusual, headline-grabbing

protests. In 2011, he rode through the town of

Chamarajanagar on a buffalo to protest rising fuel

prices.

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