M u k e s hKumar Suranahas taken overthe charge asChairmen & MD,HPCL.

Bharati S Sihag,IAS(83) Addl.Sec., Ministry ofSteel continuethe addl. chargeof CMD, NMDC.

Public Sector

Mrs.Leena Nair,IAS(82) will con-tinue with theaddl. charge ofChairman, Cof-fee Board.

Paul Antony, IAS(83) will continueas Chairman ofCochin Por tTrust till the regu-lar appointment .

Jayathilak, IAS(91) Chairman,Spices Board willhold the addl. cha-rge of Chairman,Rubber Borad.

Raj BalaVerma IAS, 83appointed asthe new ChiefSecretary ofJharkhand.

Bureaucracy

Mrs. RashmiShukla, IPS (88)has taken overas new PoliceCommissioner ofPune.

Mrs K.NandiniSingla, IFS (97)Jt. Sec. ap-pointed as Am-bassador of In-dia to Portugal.

Datta Padsal-gikar, IPS (82)CP, Mumbai willbe appointed asDGP of Maha-rashtra Police.

Alok Ranjan,IAS (78) term asa CS of UttarPradesh is ex-tended for threemonths.

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IAS IPSP.S Rawal RPF cadre officer 1982

batch who is presently posted as IG/CSC North Eastern Railway (NFR)Guwahati. has taken over the additionalcharge of DG RPF Railway board NewDelhi.

Muktesh Chander IPS officerAGMUT 1988 batch, who is presentlyposted as Special CP/ Traffic, has beenrelieved from Delhi Police to join Gov-ernment of Goa.

Rakesh Asthana IPS officerGujarat 1984 batch, who is presentlyposted as ADGP(Armed Units) inGandhinagar, will be appointed as ADG,CBI, Government of India.

Dharmendra Kumar IPS officerAGMUT 1984 batch, who is presentlyposted as Special Commissioner ofDelhi Police, Special Unit, PHQ,hasbeen relieved from Delhi Police to joinas ADG, CISF Headquarters

Hitesh Chandra Awasthi IPS, of-ficer Uttar Pradesh 1985 batch, who ispresently posted as DG, Telecom UttarPradesh Police is also in the race ofADG, CBI.

Md.Mustafa IPS officer Punjab1985 batch, who is presently postedas ADGP, Policy & Rules, Punjab Po-lice Chandigarh, has been appointedas DGP, Human Rights Punjab Police.

R.K. Mishra IPS officer Bihar 1986batch, who is presently posted as IGProvisioning, CRPF, Headquarters,New Delhi, has been transferred asIG, Pers at CRPF Headquarters, NewDelhi.

Arun Kumar Sinha IPS officerKerala 1987 batch, who is presentlyposted as ADG(Adm.)PHQ Kerala Po-lice, has been appointed as Director, Spe-cial Protection Group(SPG), New Delhi.

B.K Prasad IAS officer Tamil Nadu1983 batch, who is presently postedas Additional Secretary(F), Ministry ofHome Affairs(MHA),GOI, will trace themissing files related to terrorists IshratJahan case

** Prakash Mishra former IPS officer Odisha1977 batch, who is recently superannuated as DGCRPF New Delhi, has been appointed as Advisorto Uttarakhand Governor Dr. Krishan Kant Paul.

** Hardeep Dhillon IPS officer Punjab 1985 batch,who is presently posted as ADGP, Int.Punjab PoliceChandigarh,has been transferred as DGP, Law andOrder Punjab Police.

Sudhir Kumar former IAS officerBihar 1982 batch, who was formerChief Secretary grade officer workingas Road Construction Departmentunder charge of Deputy Chief MinisterTejaswi Yadav. He was with Lalu Prasad

during his tenure as OSD to Railway Minister hasbeen appointed as Advisor to the Government ofBihar. He is scheduled to superannuate on 31stMarch 2016.

Rajiv Gauba IAS officer Jharkhand1982 batch, who is presently postedas Chief Secretary Government ofJharkhand, has been appointed asSecretary, Ministry of Urban Develop-ment in Government of India

Hem Kumar Pandey IAS officerWest Bengal 1982 batch, who is pres-ently posted as Special Secretary,Environment, Forest and ClimateChange, Government of India, hasbeen appointed as Secretary, Depart-

ment of Official Language, Ministry of HomeAffairs(MHA), New Delhi.

G. Gurucharan IAS officerKarnataka 1982 batch, who is pres-ently posted as Special Secretary,Consumers Affairs has been ap-pointed as Secretary (PerformanceManagement), Cabinet Secretariat,

Government of India.D. N Narasimha Raju IAS officer

Karnataka 1984 batch, who is pres-ently posted as Additional ChiefSecretary(ACS) to Chief Minister, ChiefMinister’s Office(CM), Bangalore, willbe relieved shortly to join as Chief In-

formation Commissioner(CIC), Government ofKarnataka.

Pradeep Singh Kharola IAS officerKarnataka 1985 batch, who is pres-ently posted as Managing Director,Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Lim-ited, Urban Development Department,Government of Karnataka, will be ap-

pointed as Additional Chief Secretary(ACS) to ChiefMinister, Chief Minister’s Office(CM), Bangalore inplace of D.N Narasimha Raju IAS.

Nikunj Kumar Srivastava IAS of-ficer Madhya Pradesh 1998 batch,who is presently posted as PrivateSecretary, Ministry of Labour & Em-ployment, Government of India, ap-pointed as Joint Secretary, Department

of Personnel & Training GOI.

** Dr. Navneet Mohan Kothari IAS officer MadhyaPradesh 2001 batch, who is presently posted asAdditional Secretary Finance, Government ofMadhya Pradesh, has been appointed as PS toUnion Steel and Mines Minister Narendra SinghTomar

‘Varun’, as per his name he adores to be in water, that made him the most fasterand the ‘zib-zab-zoom’ swimmer on the International level.Recently he won three goldmedals at the Indo Sri Lankan International Master’s Swimmers Meet, which all cametogether to 14 medals, including seven gold.25 year old Varun is not normal like us, buthe excelled to such a level that even a normal person cannot, really a miracle.Allcredits to his great father officer Naveen Chand,IG & mother Aparna Chand,whotook their son to an International level.What an effort, just amazing ! Kudos to thecouple!

Paa & Maa ka‘Varun Beta’

Stunning SardarHarpreet Singh, IAS, has taken charge as the Principal

Secretary to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.After giving his bestin Civil Supplies, Commercial Taxes, IT & Labor Departmentnow the officer is in the key position.Right choice from thegovernment…!!! As the officer known for his stunning perfor-mance in the officers fraternity.

Second Inning…N. Ramesh Kumar, former Special Chief Secretary to Gover-

nor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, assumed charge as AndhraPradesh State Election Commissioner at his office at BuddhaBhavan.So, with this the officers second inning has started.

Mr. Ramesh Kumar retired from service after attaining super-annuation on and took charge of his new responsibility in accor-dance with the government’s orders.Later, speaking to the media,Mr. Ramesh Kumar said that the SEC was a significant institutionentrusted with conducting timely elections to local bodies.

Main Nikla Gaddi Leke...Andhra Pradesh Addl. DG (P&L) V.S.K.Kaumudi appointed

as Inspector General in the National Investigation Agency.Theofficer will be on the Central deputation for the period of fiveyears. The then batch topper has served in the Central Bu-reau of Investigation on deputation and cracked the 1996fodder scam, in which the then Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav,former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra and several others werearrested. He also worked as IG in the Economic OffencesWing of Crime Investigation Department in AP and investi-gated the Satyam Computers scandal and secured the con-viction of the prime accused Ramalinga Raju and others.

Pehchaan Kaun !So, got it or not ! The person in the picture is Koppula

Raju, IAS officer of 1981 batch, who joined Congress after hisvoluntary retirement.Mr.Raju recently seen in the ‘SamvidhanGaurav Yatra’ held at Mumbai.Once the officer was in discus-sion in the power of corridors and after the UPA governmentloss the elections the officer is not much witness on thescreen.Time - time ki baat hai….!!!

IFS** Mrs.Shubhdarshini Tripathi IFS of-

ficer 1994 batch, she is presently DeputyChief of Mission in Berlin has been ap-pointed as the Ambassador of India tothe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

** R.Masakui IFS officer 2001 batch,who is presently posted as Director inMinistry of External Affairs, has been ap-pointed as the Ambassador of India tothe Republic of Zimbabwe.

** Ravindra Singh former IAS officerUttrakhand 1979 batch,who is formerCulture Secretary GoI has been appointedas Advisor to Uttarakhand Governor.

** Ajit Kumar IAS officer Kerala 2006batch, who is presently Deputy Secre-tary in Cabinet Secretariat, has been ap-pointed as Dy Sec. in the PMO New Delhi.

Raj Bala Verma NewJharkhand Chief Secretary

Ranchi : Senior IAS Officer RajBala Verma appointed as the newChief Secretary of Jharkhand, of-ficials said. She replaces RajivGauba, who will join as the Secre-tary, Union Urban DevelopmentMinistry, the officials said. An IASofficer of 1983 batch, Verma is nowthe Principal Secretary of FinanceDepartment in Government here.

She began her official career in the administrative serviceas a Sub Divisional Officer in the state.

She also served in Personnel and General Administra-tion as well as Cabinet Affairs departments. Verma will takecharge as Chief Secretary tomorrow, official sources said.

She was born February 2, 1958, accordingly she is dueto retire in February, 2018. She is Post Graduate in Biology.

Her Husband J B Tubid is a former IAS officer andformer Home Secretary of Jharkhand.

Anupam Shrivastava To ContinueAs BSNL CMD For Full Tenure

Anupam Shrivastava will continueas Chairman and Managing Director ofstate-run BSNL for another four yearsfollowing the government’s decision afterreview of his first year of performance atthe PSU’s helm. “Anupam Shrivastava isconfirmed as Chairman and ManagingDirector, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limitedfor the balance period of his tenure afterexpiry of the first year on January 15,2016,” a BSNL order dated March 16 said.

Shrivastava, last year, was appointed CMD of BSNL for aperiod of five years or till the time of superannuation age of 60years. However, there was a condition that his confirmation asCMD would be taken up after review of his performance at theend of his first year of tenure.While confirming the development,Shrivastava told that “this is very crucial and turnaround timefor BSNL”. “I am thankful to government for reposing trust on mefor this task. The year is crucial for BSNL as next year payrevision of PSUs is due for which all employees are workingtogether to achieve growth at BSNL,” he said.

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BureaucracyTough Tour

Tiger trip ! These scorching hot days our T DGP AnuragSharma is on a tough tour.The boss has inspected the site toset a new station in the Maoist den - Eturnagaram forest atTupakulagudem, near Devadula project site. It’s a news, butthese kind of tough tours are routine for the officer that arekept confidential ! So, better to be hoshiyar & khabardar !!!

Yeh Aaram Ka Mamla Hai…After the T state budget the Principal Secretary Finance

K.Ramakrishna Rao & Secretary Navin Mittal are in a relaxmood. It’s a challenging task and the officers have put in theirbest efforts. No option to rest in Finance dept, but for a whileconsider the punch line ‘ ye aaram ka mamla hai…!’

Chuku Chuku Railu…What the AP CS S.P.Tucker will do now!? After shift-

ing the Secretariat the officers are facing tough time andasking to run special trains between Vijayawada -Hyderabad twice a week so that they can come Hyd. onSaturday to spend time with family & move on Monday toVijayawada.

Tadka…2,700 more buses to join the convoy of APSRTC

with the cost of around Rs.625 Cr, though it’s a hugeone , but the RTC is all set for this tadka…!!! The MD &VC N.Sambasiva Rao is working on proposal and verysoon the buses will hit the roads. Although the officer isalso looking into another aspects to generate more in-come for the development of the corporation. Overallhigh expectations !

Hot-Hot..The discussion is hot during this hot-hot

summer…!!!Who will be the next DGP of AP afterJV.Ramudu ! Though couple of the officers are in race,in which the senior officer S.A. Huda’s name is makingrounds.Whereas N.Sambasiva Rao is also in the racepredicted by some of the officers.As per the sourcesthe government has assured Mr.Huda for the supremepost earlier too, but unable to make it and for this timeprobably the government might consider his name.

Rocket Gupta Not one but we can give you many reasons for

endorsing the SCB, CEO Sujatha Gupta as “RocketGupta”! Firstly it’s just not easy to match her workspeed ! Secondly more than sixty boards in the entirecountry are keeping an eye on the SCB initiatives toimplement them in their concern boards.Presently eightythousand houses come under SCB, whereas they werejust twenty thousand when she took over.Hope theseexamples are enough to justify the endorsement !

Awaking EyesThe city police chief M.Mahendar Reddy has a vast

network,no doubt in it ! Apart from cops thousands of eyesare working for him throughout to and keep an eye on theculprits in the entire city…!!! It is his efforts that so far morethan fifteen thousand cameras were installed and many moreto follow. Thanks to this third eyes that cops succeed to catchAbhay kidnappers just in 18 hours.Hat’s off to Mr.Reddy &his awaking eyes !!!

No Excuse… The tough side of the cool officer ! When it comes to

irregularities, the GHMC Commissioner Dr.B.JanardhanReddy will not excuse anyone at any cost.One has to pay forthe lapse, doesn’t matter whoever he might be ! The corpora-tion has demolished around 180 ongoing constructions madejust in three days after the cut-off date, which are not eligiblefor regularization. It’s a message for the people, who takesthe system easy ! So, be khabardar !!!

Just Fabulous…The lady IPS officer D.Kalpana Naik upon request ap-

peared as a guest and made the day memorable with herfabulous speech at the Business Networking International,Artha Chapter. All the present entrepreneurs applauded &thanked the lady officer ! ‘Mahila Shakti’ , don’t take it forgranted !

Record…The SCCL has made a new record by registering a growth

of over 15% in production, turnover & profit in the year 2015-16.The net profit is Rs.1,020 Cr. Kya baat…!!! The versatileofficer and the CMD of SCCL N.Sridhar did it again and provedhis ability by handling the coal sector and as well venturinginto power sector.Really, the officer’s efforts have to be ap-preciated for his record performance…!!!

On ScreenOfficer Mahesh Chandra Laddha took over as the Addl.

Commissioner of Police Vijayawada City.The government hascreated the post exclusively in view of the growing impor-tance of the city.So, after a gap the dashing officer is again onscreen and all set to give his best in the happening city. Bestwishes…!!!

Hitting…The cricket fervor is onn…!! hitting & hitting…! Here

the tough officer & ACB Chief A.K.Khan is also in themood of hitting.Yes ! The bureau booked sixteen casesagainst people involved in Kalyana Laxmi & ShadiMubarak scam.Strange, People who made money out ofthe welfare schemes meant for marriages of the poorfamilies are now going to feel the heat in Khan’s regime.

Dhoom...The young officer Dr. Akun Sabharwal has set record in

setting up the the entire system of Drug Control Departmentin fully computerized manner through his best efforts.Thingsstarted moving fast & smoothly through online process. Onehas to agree that the work which was not done in last fiveyears has been done in a year. Applauds !

Fifty-FiftyAfter the promotion the will the Cyberabad Police Com-

missioner CV.Anand move or continue is the discussion inthe corridors of power?.It’s a tremendous performance bythe officer, now it remains to be seen whether his presencein Cyberabad is extended or another officer will take thecommand,that’s a government’s call ! Till then it’s fifty-fifty…!!!

Fifteen IAS & IPS officers got their choice cadre according to the CAT judgment.IASSomesh Kumar,Ronald Ross,G.Anantha Ramu,SS Rawat, Amrapali Kata & others will fallunder Telangana Cadre officers.Whereas IPS officer Santosh Mehra,Abhilasha Bisht andAnjani Kumar,were assigned to AP earlier, will be officers of Telangana cadre now.IPSMr.Ranganath, IAS C.Harikiran, Siva Sankar Lahoti and Srijana Gummalla will be treatedas AP cadre.

Lottery… Cadres by Choice

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Corporate BankingL&T Construction winsRs. 3,205 crore worth orders

The construction arm of heavy engi-neering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) haswon orders worth Rs.3,205 crore across itsvarious businesses, the company said. Thebuildings and factories business has baggedRs.2,018 crore of orders while its power

transmission and distribution division got Rs.710 crore of new orders both in the domestic andinternational markets, the company said in a BSE filing. In the construction segment, the company gotorders for a major turnkey high-rise residential project from a leading developer in Mumbai involvingcivil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and finishing works for six towers each with 55 to 60floors. It also got orders from various existing customers for the development of commercial andresidential spaces. For the power transmission part, it received a major turnkey order from PowerGrid Southern Interconnector Transmission System, a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of IndiaLtd (PGCIL) for the construction of a 400 kV double circuit transmission line linking Cuddapah toMadhugiri. It also won a project of PGCIL to construct a765kV double circuit transmission line atCuddapah. On the international front, L&T (Oman) LLC has received a turnkey order from OmanElectricity Transmission Company to construct 400 kV reactor transformers and associated works atSur and Izki substations, the company said.

CII elects Ramesh as Chairman of CII, SRRamesh Datla, Chairman and Managing Director, ELICO Ltd,

Hyderabad, has been elected as Chairman of CII, Southern Region for theyear 2016-17. In a release here, Mr Datla has been closely associated withthe CII and was the Deputy Chairman of CII Southern Region during 2015-16. He has been actively involved in various initiatives of CII nationally,including, entrepreneurship, technology, IPR and MSME development.

He is a Past Chairman of CII National Committee on Intellectual Prop-erty and National Committee on MSMEs. He is also a Past Chairman of CIIAndhra Pradesh State Council (2004-05). He holds a Master’s Degree inElectrical Engineering from Wichita State University,USA and a Post Gradu-ate in Electronic Design Technology, CEDT, Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore. Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor PrivateLtd, Bangalore has been elected as Deputy Chairman of CII Southern Re-gion for the year 2016-17. Mr Kirloskar, as an active member, continues toserve as a member of CII National Council since 2012. He is a Past Chair-

man of CII Innovation Council & Global Innnovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) Board. He alsoserves the Government of India Development Council for Automobiles and the National Council forElectric Mobility.

Get your boarding pass via Facebook MessengerFacebook Messenger has announced a tie up with the KLM Royal

Dutch Airlines where the air travellers will receive each and everyinformation related to their travel on Messenger - including boardingpass. Once you book ticket online and choose to receive info viaMessenger on the KLM website, the airline will send you itinerary,boarding pass, check-in confirmation and flight status through theapp, The Verge reported. With digital boarding pass, passengers will

be able to get through security and onto their flight. Passengers will also be able to chat with KLMsupport staff right inside the Messenger. “This is one that I’ve been personally eager to solve for awhile - removing stress and complication from air travel,” David Marcus, who leads the Messengerteam, was quoted as saying. KLM is Facebook’s “first airline partner,” and Facebook may go for moresuch partners, he added

Amazon launches ‘women only’ delivery stationAimed at empowering women and transforming their

lives, India’s leading online marketplace Amazon India onThursday announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind ‘womenonly’ delivery station. This initiative was launched with itsfirst delivery station in the capital city. Through this initia-tive, Amazon has taken the lead to engage with women,create unique relevant job opportunities and enable themto be achievers in this field. These dedicated Amazon India

women delivery stations will through their service partners be completely managed and run bywomen. Women at both these stations will deliver packages on two-wheelers, covering a radius of 2-3 kms from the delivery station. Samuel Thomas, transportation director, Amazon India, said theirvision is to create opportunities for individuals to realize their potential and transform their lives. “Weare proud to have pioneered the women only delivery station which is a first of its kind India specificinnovation from Amazon and look forward to help women across communities attain financial inde-pendence in life,” said Thomas.

Emirates looking to expandoperations in India

Emirates is looking to expand its operations in India and is nego-tiating with the Indian government for more seats, a top companyofficial said here. The airline, which is operating one A380 aircraft onMumbai-Dubai route, is also keen to operate more such flights butthe official said this would depend on the outcome of the negotia-tions, approvals and the facilities available at the airports. Emiratessenior Vice President Ahmed Hashim Khoorey was talking to report-ers on the sidelines of India Aviation 2016, where the airline is dis-playing A380.

“We have been given 2000 plus seats to operate from Mumbai in2014 that gave us capability to operate A 380,” he said.

He was optimistic about the outcome of talks for additional seats on Indian routes. “The bilateraltalks are on a fast track after Indian prime minister’s visit to UAE last year. We hope that we will havesomething very soon,” he said.

Emirates currently has more than 73 A 380 aircrafts in service. “We bring the A 380 to show ourcommitment to Hyderabad air show as well. It is a strong flagship carrier for emirates and it is abeautiful product. Serving A 380 depends on market demand and also depends on the airport, how itis ready to handle such an aircraft,” said Essa Sulaimaan Ahmad, VP India and Nepal said.

Essa said Emirates would run A 380 on commercially viable routes. He did not rule out Hyderabadfor its operation looking back how Emirates has grown over the past couple of Years.

“We started as first major international operations from here started with 8 aircrafts now we havedaily services with three 777 aircrafts,” he added.

Woes for Indians banks tocontinue in FY17: S&P

Global rating agency Standard andPoor’s today said Indian banking sectormight continue to face tough times overnext 12 months as their asset qualityand capitalsation under pressure. Theasset quality and capitalization of India’sbanking sector is likely to remain underpressure in due to tepid domestic in-dustrial activity, and subdued profitabil-ity and high leverage in some corporatesectors, S&P said in statement.

The stand-alone credit profiles andratings on some public sector bankc getlowered, given their weakening asset

quality and capitalisation. The non-performing loan ratios of Indian banks with highexposure to troubled sectors will continue to rise. The credit costs with a backlog ofprovisions will increase, said Amit Pandey, credit analyst with Standard & Poor’s. Thesefactors could strain the capitalization of banks with below-average profitability, particu-larly as capital demands are likely to soar as Basel-III norms get implemented. Ratingagency released report titled “Indian Banks Face An Uphill Road This Year”. S&P ex-pects loan growth in India’s banking sector to be 11-13% in fiscal 2017 (year beginningApril 1, 2016). The growth in retail loans will continue to outpace that in corporate loans,in line with the trend over the past two years. The profitability of Indian banks to declineover the next two to three quarters on recent cut in base lending rates, and their creditcosts are likely to remain high.

Indian-American Named President,CEO Of Bank Of The West

Indian-American Nandita Bakshi hasbeen appointed the President and ChiefExecutive Officer of Bank of the West, aunit of French banking giant BNP Paribas.Ms Bakshi, 57, will replace Michael Shep-herd as Bank of the West’s next Presidentand Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and isexpected to join the bank as a CEO-in-training on April 1 and will take the helmofficially on June 1. She earned a bachelor’sdegree in History at the University ofCalcutta and a masters in InternationalRelations and Affairs at Jadavpur Univer-sity. A New England News ‘Woman of theYear’ award recipient in 2002, Ms Bakhshialso serves on the board of the ConsumerBankers Association.

”I am excited to join Bank of the West,one of America’s most reputable banks.

Bank of the West is well positioned in the US market, and I am thrilled at the prospect ofleading an organisation with such a strong focus on customer service,” Ms Bakhshisaid in a statement. “We are pleased to welcome Nandita Bakhshi to Bank of the West.Her extensive experience in product and distribution, coupled with her visionary think-ing, relentless customer focus and values-driven philosophy will serve us well in takingBank of the West to greater heights,” head of international retail banking for BNP ParibasStefaan Decraene said. Bank of the West’s parent company BNP Paribas is revampingits US operations to meet new regulations. ”I am very pleased that Nandita Bakhshi isjoining Bank of the West. Her energy, innovative ideas and proven record of accom-plishments are a great combination with our strong franchise and corporate culture,” MrShepherd said. Ms Bakhshi previously held several leadership roles at TD Bank, themost recent being executive vice president and head of North American direct chan-nels where she was responsible for driving innovation in direct and electronic channelsto improve digital adoption and provide customers a unified banking experience.

Bank of America Loses SecondHead of Asia Industrial Banking

Bank of AmericaCorp. has lost its sec-ond co-head of Asiaindustrial banking withthe departure of Rich-ard Zhang for a Chi-nese online logisticscompany.

Zhang, 42, said heresigned recently andthis week joined TruckAlliance, a Guiyang-based company thatprovides an online

marketplace for Chinese truckers and shippers. Zhang said he will be based in Shang-hai as the firm’s chief financial officer, and is a partner in the company. Zhang’s resigna-tion follows the departure of the bank’s other former co-head of Asia industrial invest-ment banking, Patrick Steinemann. He was among at least 15 senior bankers cut in thesecond week of March, people with knowledge of the matter said at the time. Bank ofAmerica has appointed Shamus Hassan, head of energy and power investment bank-ing for the Asia-Pacific region, to take on the additional role of sole head of industrialbanking for Asia Pacific, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

Paul Scanlon, a Hong Kong spokesman at the bank, declined to comment.Zhang rejoined Bank of America in 2012 from Citigroup Inc. in the co-head role.

Before Citigroup, he worked at Merrill Lynch & Co. from 2003.Known as Huochebang in Chinese, Truck Alliance is backed by Tencent Holdings

Ltd. and DCM Ventures LLC, Zhang said. It currently has a user base of 1.5 millionregistered truck drivers and 300,000 registered logistic companies, he said.

5 April, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Public SectorSail appoints ceos in its threeintegrated steel plants

SAIL has appointed new Chief Executive Officers(CEO) to head its steel plants at Burnpur, Rourkela andDurgapur. Mr. R.K. Rathi has taken charge as CEO, ISP,Burnpur while Mr. Ashwini Kumar and Mr. A.K. Rath hastaken charge as CEO of Rourkela and Durgapur SteelPlant respectively. Mr. M. Ravi has been declared as theCEO designate for Bhilai Steel Plant and would takecharge of the plant with the superannuation of the present

incumbent. In the present challenging times for the steel industry, theseappointments at the helm would further strengthen SAIL’s thrust on rampingup production from new units, aggressive cost reduction and improvementin product mix in these three plants which have recently completedmodernisation and expansion program.

BHEL commissions 600 MW ThermalUnit in Telangana

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) hassuccessfully commissioned a 600 MW coal-basedthermal power plant in the state of Telangana.

The unit has been commissioned at the upcom-ing 2×600 MW Singareni Thermal Power Project(TPP) located in Adilabad district in Telangana. Theproject is being developed by Singareni CollieriesCompany Limited (SCCL), India’s second largest

coal mining company. With the commissioning of this unit, SCCL has nowsuccessfully diversified into the power generation business. Significantly,this is the second thermal plant commissioned by BHEL in Telangana withina short span of three months. Earlier in December, 2015, BHEL had com-missioned a 600 MW thermal power plant at Kakatiya in Telangana. Thesecond unit of Singareni TPP is also in an advanced stage of constructionand is expected to be commissioned shortly.

Memorandum of Understandingbetween HUDCO and MPHIDB

he Memorandum of Understand-ing was signed between Housing andUrban Development Corporation(HUDCO) and Madhya Pradesh Hous-ing & Infrastructure DevelopmentBoard (MPHIDB), today by Dr. M. RaviKanth, CMD, HUDCO and Shri NiteshVyas, IAS, Commissioner (MPHIDB),to provide a general framework underwhich the said parties would seek toco-operate and complement eachother’s capabilities and work together

by utilizing the respective strengths in the field of Consultancy and Capac-ity Building related to Housing & Urban Development Sector, includingprojects on Affordable Housing, Residential, Commercial, and Institutional.

Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI) the training wing ofHUDCO shall provide training to the officers/staff/employees of MPHIDBin the areas of housing and urban development.

HAL delivers Dornier structuresto Swiss firm

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd(HAL) on Friday announced it hasdelivered the first set of structuralassemblies to Swiss firm RuagAviation for its new generationDornier aircraft. “We have manu-factured and supplied the first of

the four ship-sets for which we received an export order four months ago,”HAL chairman and managing director T. Suvarna Raju said in a statementhere. The aero structures are being produced at the company’s transportaircraft facility in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Ruag’s managing director VolkerWallrodt received the first set early this week.

HAL, however, did not disclose the export order value in the statement.HAL has been manufacturing the twin-turboprop utility Dornier (Do-

228) for defence services and civil operations under production licencesince 1983. Ruag has been sourcing fuselage, wings and tail from HAL forDornier’s new generation aircraft (Do-228-212 NG) and assembling themat its other facility near Germany’s Munich.

Pawn Hans, HAL to set up helicopterMRO facility

Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL) and Hindustan Aero-nautics Ltd (HAL) have signed an agreement to setup a maintenance facility for both defence and civilhelicopters. The Maintenance, Repair and Over-haul (MRO) facility will be set up in New Delhi and itis expected to be operational by June 2016. A Memo-randum of Understanding (MoU) between PHL andHAL has been signed at India Aviation 2016, thecountry’s largest civil aviation conference and ex-hibition underway here. “PHL and HAL are collabo-

rating with each other for setting up MRO business for defence and civilhelicopter industry, which has a potential to provide an efficient, cost effec-tive, better turnaround time for the customers,” PHL said in a statement.The MoU was signed by top officials of the two companies in the presenceof Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju and Civil Aviation SecretaryR.N. Choubay and the chairmen of HAL and Pawan Hans.

CMD, BHEL felicitated atIIEST Shibpur convocation

Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEL was felicitated at the 2nd an-nual convocation of Indian Institute of Engineering Sci-ence and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, the erstwhile BengalEngineering College, having a rich heritage of 160 years,which was rechristened as IIEST. On the occasion, Sobtipresented the ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ to TathagatRoy, Governor of Tripura, in the presence of Dr. K.Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of ISRO. He also deliv-ered an address on ‘Accelerating Manufacturing throughInnovation’ to a distinguished gathering of eminent per-sonalities.

MTNL gets Rs.458 crore forsurrendering CDMA spectrum

The government has approved compensation ofRs.458.04 crore to Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd(MTNL) for surrender of 800 MHz CDMA spectrum, thecompany said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.“MTNL has informed BSE that government had approvedcompensation of Rs.458.04 crore to MTNL for surrenderof 800 MHz CDMA spectrum out of which Rs.428.95crore has been sanctioned for disbursal vide DoT (De-partment of Telecom) letter dated March 28, 2016 andMTNL has received the amount in its account on March30, 2016,” the filing with the BSE said.

The National Day of Mentally Challenged was cel-ebrated at NLC Learning & Development Centre bySneha Opportunity Services (SOS). Chief Guest ShriSarat Kumar Acharya , CMD, NLC, Smt. YogamayaAcharya & others were present during the occation.

NLC observes National Dayof Mentally Challenged

GAIL spuds first exploratorywell in Cambay Basin

GAIL has started drilling the first Exploratory Wellas Operator in its NELP-IX Block CB-ONN-2010/11 inCambay Basin. The process, technically called “spud-ding” in the well situated in Dugari village in TarapurTehsil of Anand District of Gujarat. GAIL (India) Limitedis the lead operator of the block with 25 per cent partici-pating interest in it. Other partners in this block areBharat Petro Resources Limited, Engineers India Lim-ited, Monnet Ispat Energy Ltd. and Bharat Forge Infra-structure Limited.

Drilling of target depth of 2,500 meters of this well isscheduled to be completed in 40 to 45 days followed bytesting for another 10 to 15 days. This will target CambayShale and Olpad formations. The consortium will drilleight exploratory wells in the initial Exploration Phaseas per minimum work commitment of Production Shar-ing Contract (PSC). While this phase will continue tillMarch 2017, Acquisition, Processing and Interpreta-tion (API) of 2D and 3D Seismic Data have alreadybeen completed.

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“One can achieve happiness and peace of mind in life by following some basic ethics Though it is challenginginitially, but in routine one can notice the change in life that is filled with joy, peace and adore”, says the renownedrealtor and CMD of ARK Infra Developers - G.Ram Reddy, who is also the President of CREDAI, Telangana State.Prominent realtor, speaker, adviser, guardian and a socialite ,who is known for his simplicity in the realty industry,is in a ‘heart to heart’ talk with MR.

ARK Infra is established by Mr. Ram Reddy in the year 1989,which stands for ‘Panch Sutra’, the five basicprinciples- sincerity,humanity,hard work, be good & do good to mankind.ARK Infra is incomparable in dealing withthe State & Central government projects like Defence Atomic Energy,Konkon Railways, Dept. of Science &Technology and many others. It is known for it’s expertise in the projects for corporate houses like Tata,Mahindra,Schnider etc.

Whereas the venture ARK Homes (560 Apts),Hyderabad & ARK Serene Country and ARK Cloud City,Bangalore were acknowledged with five star rating by CRlSIL, which is first of its kind honor.

Currently ARK is working on ARK Cloud City of 168 Apts at Bangalore and a joint. venture with Terminus Infranamed ‘Hamptons’of 68 exclusive Apts at Kondapur, Hyd.In fact three more projects are in pipe line. “ We areknown for the best service, quality and punctuality, that’s the reason clients trust us blindly. We also maintain therelation by delivering them excellent results with a no compromise, that’s our USP”, said Mr.Ram

The CREDAI President Mr.Ram believes that it’s good time for the realtors presently because of theproactive steps from the government , the possibility of growth of the industry has increased twice, investors areexcited and coming forward to invest in the industry.When compared to other metropolitans the rates inHyderabad are still quite affordable.

Mr.Ram is also a socialite, he runs a organisation that is into education of poor childrens by name ARKFoundation..The Foundation adopted a Govt. primary & high school in Nalgonda Dist.It’s quiet a news that thestudents benefited by the foundation are serving as engineers & doctors, some are doing their studies abroad.

What a happy family.Wife Sarala who is also the Director of the company assist Mr.Ram, elder daughterManasa did her Law from well-known Cornell University,New York and moving for further studies.Younger daugh-ter Meghna is doing her architecture from Manipal,all are doing top in their respective fields. agriculture isMr.Ram’s has a passion for agriculture, whenever he finds time he joins the work of semi organic farming. Hedesires to dedicate himself fully for farming and his foundation after a decade.

Blackstone makes firstinvestment in Hyderabad

Blackstone Group Lp has in-vested Rs.470 crore in an ongo-ing office park project inHyderabad’s Knowledge City,marking the global private equityfund’s first investment in the city,said two people familiar with thedevelopment, who did not want tobe named.

Bengaluru-based real estatefirm Salarpuria Sattva Goup has

raised the capital from Blackstone to fund its project at Knowledge City,where it is building 6.5 million sq. ft of office space that is partly leased. Theproject is expected to be completed in 4-5 years.

The investment is pegged to boost investor interest in the propertymarket of Hyderabad, at a time when the city is inching back to normalcyafter prolonged political unrest.

Bijay Agarwal, managing director, Salarpuria Sattva Group, confirmedthe transaction but did not give more details.

Salarpuria Sattva has a large residential and commercial office portfolioof projects in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Pune and Goa. Last year,it bought a 20-acre property in Hyderabad’s Tolichowki area from BayerBioscience Pvt. Ltd.

The office space sector saw steady growth in 2015 amid a prolongedslowdown in India’s residential space due to tepid demand, rise in prices andunsold inventory. Private equity funds and property developers bought officespace at a brisk pace with plans to build new information technology parksand special economic zones, in sharp contrast to the freeze on residentialproject launches.

Hyderabad Real Estate Awards 2016

Siliconindia have created a platform as an initiative to felicitate andrecognize real estate industry professionals who have contributed to theevolving landscape of the sector in the city by hosting the Hyderabad realestate awards 2016.The event is a continuation of the success of 12thedition of the awards.

Siliconindia is India’s largest professional news and media House. Overthe last one decade, Siliconindia magazine has emerged as the most trustedsource for news and information for professional Indians in U.S & India. TheSiliconindia website along with magazine and events offers a powerful com-bination that empowers professionals to challenge convention and createthe future of business.

Siliconindia is presented the Hyderabad Real Estate Awards 2016 on25th March 2016 at Manasarovar, the Fern Hotel, Begumpet, Hyderabad.This was an initiative to recognize the leading real estate industry profes-sionals who have played a vital role in the growth of the realty sector inHyderabad. The award ceremony was inaugurated with a welcome note byMr. Alok Chaturvedi, COO & Publisher, Siliconindia.

Your Attention Please-Presenting Mr.Ram

G.Ram ReddyCMD - ARK Infra DevelopersPresident CREDAI, Telangana State.

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YD DesignsOfficial & Original

The young architect & interior designer ofthe town Yalamanchili Divya is on the screenwith her innovations, creativity, new trend &designs, that give the original feel. “

“I believe in executing the final product thatreflects ones individual style, refining the thoughts and suggestions with the experience and aestheticsense to create custom made space to fit the needs & appeal.” says Divya.

About YDYD is an architects and interior designers company based in Hyderabad with strong experience

and creative flair. Lead by a very professional Director Divya, who made her own specific reputation inthe industry, intends to provide high standards in design, good-quality services and prompt support thatevery client deserves.

YD Architects and Interiors aims to provide professional service to its clients’ satisfaction byproviding service excellence, honoring deadlines, and personalized design according to clients’ require-ments.

Vision & ValueDelivering Bespoke and innovative designs down to the smallest detail.Companys passion for

creativity is expressed in everything they do. Customer driven,Bespoke designs,Seamless ServiceDelivery and Staff Well Being are the values.

ServicesYD offer highly innovative and contemporary residential interior with elegant touch according to the

taste and personality of clients to suit their needs and expectations.Designing and developing uniqueand immersive interiors for commercial environments, from hotels, bars, restaurants etc.A team ofcreative and skilled professionals renders architectural services in a timely and flexible manner, as perspecifications provided by the clients.YD has expertise in offering world-class residential and commer-cial architectural buildings to it’s clients.

YD also deals in Modular Kitchens and Wardrobes by choosing the color material according to thetaste of the clients.Company also provides hardware,fitting systems and electronic access controlsystems.

Divya

UK’s King’s College Hospital to set up facility in APKing’s College Hospital, one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals, will soon set up a 1,000-bed

world-class medical facility in Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati, Chief Minister ChandrababuNaidu has announced. “The King’s College Hospital has agreed to set up a 1,000-bed hospital inAmaravati immediately and make it their headquarters as they plan to set up 11 hospitals in differentparts of India,” Naidu said here.

“They will manufacture the equipment necessary for the hospitals in India itself. Not only do theywant to set up a world-class hospital but promote Health Tourism in India. The foundation for the hospitalin Amaravati will be laid in the first week of June,” he said. A ‘Health City’ of 6,387.67 acres has beenplanned in the capital and land has been reserved throughout the city for healthcare infrastructure. Amedical academy, and research centres are planned in the capital, providing access to workforce.

“Leading institutions like AIIMS and the Indo-UK Institute of Health have already shown interest insetting up hospitals in the capital,” he said. The Chief Minister said his government has set up an officefor Amaravati in London.

Indian residential property to attract$1 billion investment

Residential property in India is expected to re-ceive $1 billion investment this year, given its at-tractive rate of returns averaging at a high of 20-22per cent per annum, an industry expert said.

“Private Equity funds in Indian real estate sec-tor has already raised USD 420 million in the firsttwo months of this year, compared to USD 520 mil-lion for the whole of last year,” said Rubi Arya, ex-ecutive vice chairman of the Mumbai-based Mile-stone Capital Advisors Ltd.

Mid-segment housing and affordable housing can take returns to as high as 20-22per cent per annum through hybrid investing, that is capital security plus equity upside,she said.

“We feel that with the Real Estate Bill mandate, availability of deals for Private Equityfirms will certainly go up,” she said, adding that the reforms in the real estate sector willalso help further accelerate fund raising and investment opportunities both for residen-tial and commercial sectors. “With such positive developments, the India story is grow-ing by leaps and bounds and it is just a matter of time when this sector begins its upwardjourney once again, albeit after a prolonged period of gloom,” she added.

Costs on real estate construction are seeing stability with fuel prices down, whichleaves developers with overall margins for positive growth.

“Investors can look forward to far higher transparency and ease of doing businesswith developers with the recently passed real estate bill. This has led to a lot of warmingup of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Foreign Direct Investments towards Indian realestate,” she noted.

The availability of foreign capital will naturally increase with the government permit-ting NRI investments into domestic Alternate Investment Funds.

The Real Estate Investment Trusts will soon see listings by developers and thuslifting the commercial reality market to a highly profitable investment climate, accordingto Arya.

Milestone manages USD 800 million or 25 million sq ft residential, warehousing,commercial and office spaces since it began operating as PE funding concern in 2008.

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CorporateCelebrations

Ideal Couple: A grand episode in majestic Taj Falaknuma Palace, whereelite gathering stood up for a social cause called ‘teach for change’. Poweredby GD Group of Companies.MD Yogesh Gupta & Director Mohini Gupta wereseen receiving the memento from actress Sushmita Sen & LakshmiManchu.Let’s applaud for the Ideal couple Mr&Mrs Gupta, who took the initia-tive for the noble cause.

Shaadi Mubarak :The handsome chap Hanif’s wed lock with queen ofhearts Alizah Shirazi.The wedding was a royal affair followed by many eventsall lavish in prominent venues.Let’s wish the beautiful couple a very happymarried life…!!! We dedicate the most touched song of the film ‘Pardes’ to thenew couple ‘Do dil mil rahe hai magar chupke chupke…!!! Check it !

‘Hats off’ Head Table : Tremendous performance by the 7th Head Table ofBNI Artha..! T.Satish Kumar (Chapter Director), Ganesh Bankupalli (Mem-bership Co-ordinater) & Shilpa Shah’s (Secretary-Treasurer) term concludedlast month and in this six months the chapter has achieved the business ofRs.52 plus crores & in total crossed the business of Rs.200 crores (from thedate of inception), a milestone well achieved in less than 4 years. Growth,punctuality, discipline & strength are the other credentials of the head table.In total it was a smooth, speedy & a successful term !

What A Following: Occa-sion, birth day of EsaMohammed- the garment ty-coon of the town. Family. friends,well wishers, celebrations,warm wishes & blessings…!!!In hundreds & thousands ! Thenumber of wishes showed hisfollowing, that is immense andthe blessings, the touchedwords showed his lovingly na-ture. In conclusion Esa - agentlemen with a big heart…!!!

Go Green : Jayesh Ranjan, IT Secretary, Jayaraman, Director of DRDLand Vanitha Datla, Chairperson of CII, Telangana, signing an MoU to take up amega plantation drive at the CII’s annual meeting in Hyderabad .As per theMoU, 25 lakh saplings would be planted on a single day.

Fashion ‘On Screen’: Prin-cess International Institute ofFashion And Design inauguratedat Vijay-awada by Miss IndiaQatar Jyotsna Arora. The Insti-tute comes up with the best ca-reer opportunities for the studentsby offering the courses in fash-ion, interior & jewellery designing.The NRI designer & founder andDirector of the Institute AnisaBegum welcomed the guests &gathering. So, students go for theadmission and make yourdreams come true !!!

An Hour For EARTH : Good one ! ‘Earth Hour-2016’ celebrated atPeople’s Plaza.Initiative by Mohammad Khaleequr Rahaman & MohibBaig. Bonnya Lahiry Chattopadhyay, Rangoli Garg & Moonmoon Roylighting the event. Events like this will definitely bring awareness in thenew generation to save the environment.

Don’t miss it ‘EkDum Asli’ : Chicha’s -the new restaurantwhere one can tastethe ‘asli HyderabadiK h a n a ’ … ! ! ! T h r e eyoung chaps QutubAlam Khan,Aamir Baig& Fauzan Khan havecome up with theunique & traditional res-taurant at Lakdi-ka-pul,which is in discussionfor its delicious dishes& awesome taste fromthe day one.So, visit &enjoy the real taste ofHyderabad.

Celebrating with Pride :Kailash Diagnostic and Re-habilitation Centre cel-ebrated its 25th anniversary.The healthcare unit knownfor its best service & perfectconsultation in the entirehealth industry. Congratula-tions to the marvelous doc-tor Dr.Mohan Gupta &Dr.Shyam Sunder, who areserving from decades witha zeal & commitment. Timeto applaud their services !

Ruk Jana Nahin Tu KahinHaar Key….! :This popular in-spirational song dedicated to the‘Car Jewel -Chandra Prakash’,who successfully completed fif-teen years in the business of caraccessories along with partnerAnil. The Car Jewel is situated atMinisters Road. Mr.Prakash isalso celebrating his 16th mar-riage anniversary. Celebrations& congratulations !!!

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April Announcement

Zoom ! Are You Ready…What a deal! Shalini Modani took

charge as a ‘photographer’ in one of thepopular magazine of the town ! Thoughshe is new to this field it is her style ofclicking,that pulled her in a short periodin this profession.The eye-catchy ladyphotographer caught up while a corpo-rate shoot..!!!Believe it or not - now nonew deal till next year !All dates blocked!!! Amazing !

London Calling…Esha Hindocha ! known for her passion

towards fashion, is soon to enter the musicworld. Coincidentally, one of the member of areputed band from London heard her voicewhile she was singing in one of the bistro…!Though it was just for a change, but one can-not hide the talent for long time ! The bandmember got crazy with her voice & offered herto join the band ! Hope by now the contracthas been signed!!! London Calling !

Big Wala Screen…Saritha Kota, the versatile lady of the town

is on screen and this time she is in news for herhidden talent - acting.Yes ! Kota is noticed bysome of the reputed production companies in arecent film and very soon she will be seen withbig banners. Kota is into gifting, but actingseems to be her passion, it will hook her careersoon. We can see people requesting her for aselfie in coming days !!!

Jyothi Kalash Chhalke…Geet Gupta is the most favorite & preferred

lady in city.Be it any charity show, an art exhi-bition or an event she is seen on stage as oneof the special guest ! Can we say it is for goodluck & good sign or for the dramatic appear-ance ! If it is really for the luck, then we areready to sign a contract with her for the up-coming events and promotions ! This is theever best opportunity to be wealthy…!!! Geetare you with us…!!!

Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye…Padma Kalyan will be on screen soon ! this

time on reel screen.As per the ‘little bird’ it’s fora change she has decided to act, ‘Kuch meethaho jaye’ and that too without any secondthought,cause the young lady is also associ-ated with a ‘sweet experience’, which is into tra-ditional sweet, known for awesome taste &quality…!!!Ask, if not got yet- just grab it..!

Here We Go…The Zumba girl of the town has spread her

wings to fly and make people fly ! Yes, theAbhimanika Tavi has joined as lady pilot in oneof the private airways after a short term train-ing programme.Though she kept it confiden-tial, but we got this news through our ‘khabrilal’, spread across in gali-gali. Abhi - congratu-lations and let us know when you are taking usin clouds!

Ticket To Bollywood…These days yoga expert Rina Hindocha is

in discussion in the film nagri ‘Bollywood’ ….!As all the celebs are health conscious and theydon’t compromise to maintain their fitnessregularly. So, the news is production guild &top celebs are planning to come up with a yogasession with Rina to know some wonder tech-niques for her. “We have never seen such flex-ibility in any of the yoga expert & we wish tolearn healthy tips from her” said one of theceleb. So, Rina is soon to shift tobollywood…!!!

Brands Are Watching…Someone is watching the city model Sudha

Jain…! Yes as per the news the corporate & bigbrands kept an eye on her and checking all hershoots.For what ? off course to catch her fortheir product branding and promotions. Model-ling is her passion and how can a passionatemodel can be missed ! The day is near whenSudha will work for reputed brands ! It could belocal or national, brand is a brand like modelingis a modeling !

Season of Veni La…Yes ! it’s too hot and it’s a season of Vanilla !

We mean the most favorite flavor of ice creames!But here we are talking about a sweet lady VeniLa, who is known for her soft nature & caring inher entire fraternity. Quite favorite & in discus-sion in all the seasons! Why Veni La…!!!

The story behind is, one of her very closeBritish friend Dorothy decided this name for herand not just one as she holds many other nick-names kept by her family members & friends.Really interesting ! More stories in coming edi-tions !!!

Are You Listening…This is for Sruti Mashru, the young training

expert from the town making rounds all over.Generally in the training programmes peoplebusy in checking their mobiles, but it’s a newsfrom our ‘khabri lal’ that in the recent training ‘allwere listening’ seriously. Sruti ! how you donethat ! “We don’t miss a single word and try ourbest to observe all the points. Missing it is likelosing it” said one of the participant ! generally !Sruti be ready, as our entire team want to joinyour next programme. Let’s check what are wemissing!!!

Geet

Shalini

Sudha

Tavi

Kota

Esha

Veni

Rina

Padma

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11 April, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Rich cultural diversity, historic monuments of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal era, beautifulvalley of Kashmir and the tropical Malabar coast of Kerala, tourist destinations in India attractmillions of people from across the world every year.

Many tourist destinations, including the historic city of Agra, popularly known as the city of Taj,have emerged as one of the finest tourist destinations in Asia. Ipso facto, tourism in India hasshown a phenomenal growth, especially in the last two decades, with the Ministry of Tourismmaking concerted efforts by intensifying the “Incredible India” campaign.

The tourist attractions also include natural beauty stretching from the high mountains of theHimalayas, the Ganges and the sands of the Thar desert. The Incredible India campaign waslaunched in 2002 to project the country as an attractive tourist destination by showcasing differ-ent aspects of Indian history and culture.

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the tourism sector in India is expected togrow at an average annual rate of 7.9 percent till 2023, making the country the third fastestgrowing tourism destination over the next decade. According to the statistics issued by theTourism Ministry and the Bureau of Immigration, the number of foreign tourists in India was 5.78million in 2010, 6.31 million in 2011, 6.58 million 2012, 6.97 million in 2013, 7.68 million in 2014 and6.28 million in 2015 (Jan-Oct). Besides its rich cultural heritage well preserved in the historic citiesof Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Nalanda, Mumbai and Mysore, Indiahas ethnic culture, better known as “Unity in Diversity,” as the South Asian nation has millions ofresidents speaking varied languages and hundreds of dialects, follow a variety of religious tradi-tions and live in a multitude of urban and rural centers.

‘Incredible India’ driveshuge growth in tourism

Tourism

Antalya’s tourism sector eyes 10,000Indian weddings

Cnsidering that nearly 10,000 In-dian wedding ceremonies are heldabroad each year, tourism profession-als in Antalya aim to attract weddingtourists from India where nearly 10million wedding ceremonies are heldevery year and have a nearly $40billion share of the global weddingmarket. Tourism companies in Antalya

have focused on wedding tourism in an attempt to overcome the setback to the tourismsector caused by Russia, which started discouraging its citizens from visiting Turkey afterthe military jet downing incident last November. According to West Mediterranean Develop-ment Agency (BAKA) Secretary-General Mehmet Sýrrý Özen, the cost of all Indian wed-dings held abroad per year vary between $1 billion and $20 billion, adding that the Turkishtourism sector aims to hold at least 20 Indian weddings in Antalya a year. The agency alsoconducts focused studies regarding wedding tourism in India.

Wedding tourism has become increasingly popular for couples in Turkey and the worldin recent years. The major obstacle to wedding tourism in Antalya is that foreign airlinecompanies do not operate direct flights to the city. Organization consulting companies, whichhave been conducting research and development studies on the Indian market since 2013,introduced Antalya’s opportunities to many companies that present ideas about destinationweddings in the Far East, Sri Lanka and Dubai.As a result of these efforts, Indian companiesstarted introducing Antalya on their websites as a strong, new wedding destination, andinformed Indians about the city. As such, Indians have started thinking of Antalya as analternative wedding destination.

Black Panthers, the Face of WildlifeTourism in Karnataka

Wildlife photographers are now rallyingbehind the black panthers or black leopards inthe forests of Karnataka. In the last fortnight,Kabini safari zone in Nagarhole Tiger Reservehas recorded over a dozen sightings of thesemelanistic leopards.

The sighting of black panther in the tour-ism zone has tremendously increased demandfor wildlife safaris in Nagarhole in the last fewweeks. Similar sightings are being reported inthe safari zone of Kali Tiger Reserve (KTR) atDandeli, which has the highest number of blackleopards in the wild. Black leopards or melanis-

tic leopards are nothing but black mutated animals of the same species. Their pitch darkcolour, cat eyes and elusive nature makes the sightings prized ones.

An ongoing survey in Kali Tiger Reserve about the black leopards has some interestingfacts. About 14 per cent of the total leopard population in Dandeli Forests is black in colour.

Homes from Vijayanagar Era ToOpen Up for Tourists

If you are planning a trip to Hampi, you couldcheck into a homestay dating back to the 15thcentury. Thanks to the efforts of Kishkinda Trust,106 houses will soon be converted into businessmodels in the form of heritage homestays. Thisyear, at least six heritage homes will open its doorsto tourists. Many of the houses which are beinghandpicked by the trust were built in the 15th and16th centuries. The project is focussed on

Karnataka’s pride and the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO - Hampi and Anegundi.The Kishkinda Trust in Anegundi and the newly-formed Deccan Heritage Foundation

are working with entrepreneurs to renovate these dilapidated houses into swanky homestays.This project idea was mooted several years ago. Anegundi is known as the birth place ofLord Hanuman and is the first residential habitat of Vijayanagara dynasty. The owners ofmost of the old houses in Anegundi and Hampi live away from the heritage structures.According to the agreement, the property developers will pay the rent of these homestaysto the owners. The owners will get back the renovated homes after five years.

12 April, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Japan rolls out red carpetfor Indian Tourist

The Indian traveller is going places, and Japan is his hot new destination. An eight-and-half hour flight for a fare of just Rs29,000, a hassle-free multi-year, multiple-entry visa forjust Rs460, bullet trains with passes priced way lesser than Eurail services and A-list hotelsthat cost less than other Asian alpha cities - Japan has all the ingredients that go into themaking of a superb international holiday for the Indian tourist, and the rising numbers fromMumbai alone are a testimony to its increasing popularity. Japanese airline ANA will launcha brand new 787 Dreamliner for its Mumbai-Tokyo daily direct schedule. Buoyed by the bigdemand and bigger potential, ANA is pressing a custom-made Boeing into service on thesleep-in-Mumbai, wake-up-in-Tokyo route. “From the full-flat bed that suits the needs ofIndian flyers and staggered seats to ensure aisle for everyone in Business Class, to acomfortable Economy cabin in the wide-bodied plane and even Jain meals onboard, thenew plane will reflect a lot of research and feedback that we have got from our Indian flyers,”says Tsuneya Katagiri, general manager - Mumbai office, ANA, adding that the attractivefare of just Rs29,000 is part of the promotional campaign to create awareness about theairline - and Japan as a destination, especially in the MICE and tourist segment.

Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Te3n’s producers recently approachedthe tourism department with a proposal of co-branding with the film.

With a major part of the upcoming Bollywood thriller “Te3n” being shot in West Bengal, theAmitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer will soon be used by the state governmentto attract tourists. The producers of the film recently approached the tourism department with aproposal of co-branding with “Te3n”. “We will partner with the film but the manner in which we willbe associated is being worked out. Our advertising and marketing agency O&M is having talkswith the producers,” A R Bardhan, principal secretary, West Bengal tourism department, told PTI.

He said since the film is a thriller so they want a deal with the producers that West BengalTourism gets a credit in the trailer. “We may even have a Bengal tourism advertisement alongwith the film trailer because we are soon launching our TV commercial with Shahrukh Khan. Wewould want that TVC along with the trailer of the film,” the official said.

Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Te3n’to attract tourists to Bengal

Hussainsagar to Have AmphibiousTourist Bus Soon

A recreational amphibious vehicle with abilityto run both on water and road will be introduced atHussainsagar in the city to promote tourism.

The Telangana tourism and culture departmentproposes to introduce amphibious bus service inand around the Hussainsagar within six months’time. The bus runs like a normal coach on the roadbut, when in water, uses a hull to float and is pow-ered by jets and will be equipped with indispens-able accessories like life-jackets.

The state government has given green signalto the tourism department to introduce amphibious bus service at the earliest. The proposalfor such buses was made by minister for tourism and culture Azmeera Chandulal onThursday at review meeting with officials of the tourism department.

Speaking to Express, tourism secretary Burra Venkatesham said the government haddirected the department to proceed with the project. “Telangana will become the first state inthe country to procure the amphibious bus and no other state is operating such bus. Whenit becomes operational here, the service will give a fillip to tourism in Hyderabad,” he added.

Thailand to Focus on qualityTourism from India

Ranked as one of the top favourite international destination forthe Indian travellers, Thailand welcomed around 1.06 million visitorsfrom India in 2015. With this steady growth from India market, theSouth East Asian destination is now focusing on attracting qualitytourists rather than increasing numbers.

Speaking to T3, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourism& Sports, Kingdom of Thailand said, “In terms of figures the numberof Indian travellers to Thailand has grown up to 1.06 million, whichwas about 14 to 15 per cent increase. India now ranks number 6 in

overall international arrival to Thailand; after China, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and Laos. Interms of revenue, the spending of Indian travellers has increased more than the globalaverage. In 2016, we are aiming to be a quality destination. In the past, travellers had anotion that Thailand is a cheap destination. But this has actually changed; travellers havestarted maturing and are looking out for unique experiences. I believe that the travellersfrom the India market have matured as well. We can see this by the spending pattern, thechoice of hotels, and choice of destinations.” “This year, Thailand will be targeting qualitytourists, rather than focusing on numbers. We want tourists to stay longer and spend moremoney in Thailand. With new activities and destinations we believe we will achieve our targetof becoming a quality leisure destination”, added Wattanavrangkul.

Rajasthan wants tourists all day &night at Ranthambore

THE Rajasthan Forest Department is planning to throw open the Ranthambore NationalPark to tourists for the entire day - and night - in a move that wildlife activists say flouts “the basicprinciples of tiger conservation”. The park is currently open to tourists for six hours every day -three hours every morning and evening - from October to June. Forest Minister Rajkumar Rinwaconfirmed that two proposals, to open the park for tourists through the day and conduct nightvisits, were discussed during a recent meeting of the state wildlife board - the period will remainthe same. But activists said they would approach the Supreme Court to block the move, sayingit violates the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines issued to states ondirections from the apex court.

Odisha Government Goes forGreen in Tourism

The Forest and Environment Department has set its agenda clear for boosting ecotourism in the State. Over next five years, it plans to develop 100 destinations, draw in overtwo lakh tourists, generate employment for 2,000 locals, build capacity of 300 forest staffand create a brand for the State. While it has prepared a budget of Rs 100 crore for creatingadditional amenities and eco-friendly infrastructure, a dedicated Eco Tourism Cell is all setto be made operational in a week. The plan of action, presented before the all Secretariesmeeting earlier this week, was shared with all wildlife DFOs of the State here on Thursday.The officers were asked to map unique destinations, take local community on board andchart out a plan. The message was loud and clear. No mass tourism would be allowed andnumbers will be decided only after assessing carrying capacity.