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he StateMARCH 30 TO APRIL 05, 2015

Vol-03. Issue-27. Bhopal. Monday Page-12 Price-5/-

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

Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

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

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Adopt humanitarian approachduring procurement: CM

Bhopal

M Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said

that the state government will adopt

humanitarian approach during pro-

curement of wheat on support price from

farmers in view of natural calamity of hail-

storm. Discussions about quality of wheat are

also being held with Central government.

Chauhan was addressing farmers after inau-

gurating a 50,000 MT capacity steel silo at

village Mugaliya Kot in Bhopal district on

Saturday. State government has constructed

the silo at a cost of Rs 30 crore under PPP

mode with the cooperation of LT Foods

Limited. The CM said that 24 districts of the

state have been affected by untimely rains

and hailstorm. Survey work is on in these

districts at a rapid pace. He said that farmers

will be given full compensation against loss-

es. He said that special attention is being

paid in the state to basic facilities like irriga-

tion and power to make agriculture prof-

itable. The CM said that earlier 7.5 lakh

hectare was under irrigation in the state,

which has now been increased to 30 lakh

hectares. Referring to scientific and safe stor-

age of food grains, the CM said that 2 years

ago, number of gunny bags had fallen short

during procurement. Under such circum-

stances, it was considered to construct steel

silos. He congratulated departmental staff to

complete this work 6 months earlier than

schedule. Chauhan said that food processing

units will be promoted in the state to help

farmer get proper prices for their produce.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kunwar

Vijay Shah said that Central government has

lauded MP for better construction of steel

silos. He said that steel silos being construct-

ed at 8 places in the state will be completed

by June 30. The Minister said that farmers

will be provided proper facilities at Krishi

Upaj Mandis as well as storage sites. Bhopal

MP Alok Sanjar and MLA Rameshwar

Sharma also spoke on the occasion.

Principal Secretary Food and Civil

Supplies Ashok Warnwal informed that steel

silo is modern storage technique. Another

steel silo in the state will be inaugurated in

next 15 days. CMD of Dawat Industries Vijay

Arora informed that atmosphere in the state

is conducive to establish industries and state

government is making available all basic

amenities o industrialists willing to set up

units here. Arora informed that this plant

has been set up without any subsidy from

state government. At Mugaliya Kot steel silo,

35,000 MT wheat will be stored through coop-

erative societies of Bhopal district and 15,000

of Raisen district.

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Bhopal: Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chauhan has promised everypossible assistance to the farmers ofthe state affected by unseasonal rainand hailstorm. He said natural calami-ties are never invited. They just occur.The debate on crop loss and relief toaffected farmers is above politics, hesaid. The CM said irrigation hasincreased manifold from 7.5 lakh to 30lakh hectare. The arrearage has alsoincreased from 85 lakh hectare in 2003-04 to 107.11 lakh hectare in 2014-15.We ensured water in every field uptothe tail end. Nearly 4 lakh hectare areasuffered crop loss and affected fourlakh farmers. Major area remainsunaffected despite severe calamity. TheState Government is with the affectedfarmers who suffered heavy crop loss.In the history no state government inthe country ever distributed such ahuge relief like MP which provided arelief to them to the tune of Rs. 2600crore for Rabi and Rs. 600 crore for lossof soyabean crop. He said Congressgovernment never gave relief to farm-ers in such hard times. MP is the firststate to have distributed crop insur-ance of Rs. 20187 crore to 14 lakh farm-ers. We have made the practicalparameters of ensuring insuranceamount to the eligible farmers. The CMsaid he will approach the Governmentof India for making the farmer a unit ofgiving insurance amount by effectingrequisite amendments. He observedthat insurance companies collect pre-mium from the farmers and when theyare in need they return only premiumamount. The CM said developmentalworks would be deferred to give reliefto the farmers as development can stay

but not the farmers' lives. He said weare giving relief for loss of even Isebgolcrop. For loss of vegetables, the reliefamount is Rs. 26 thousand per hectare.We are amending RBC-6-4 to give max-imum relief to farmers. For loss of fruitbearing trees the amount of relief is Rs.500 per tree and for beetle leaves it isRs. 30 thousand per hectare. This timesurvey team will include officials fromAgriculture, Revenue and Panchayatand rural development. This will bejoint survey. The survey list will be dis-played at the Panchayat buildings.Objections regarding erratic surveywill also be responded quickly. Wehave even increased relief for the lossof cattle heads.We are giving interestfree crop loans. Cost of farming hasbeen reduced. So far as bonus is con-cerned, farmers are being asked to givesuggestions as to what format shouldbe decided for bonus amount. He saidthat farming should be linked to foodprocessing. Conventional farmingshould be replaced with modern meth-ods. Regarding payment of power bills,he said that why farmers honestly pay-ing the bill should suffer due to thoseirregular in paying the bills. Benefits ofcrop insurance scheme would beensured. Short term loan will be con-verted into medium term loan and theinterest amount for the period will bepaid by the government.

NEWS MAX

I will provide relief to affectedfarmers from state budget: CM

Atal BihariVajpayee: Agiant in Indianpolitics

Forensic sciencelab to be setup at Bhopal

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Raman Singh, kin made croresin PDS scam, alleges Congress

Raipur

Nearly one lakh workers migrated from Chhattisgarh to

other States in the last three years in search of higher wages,

the Assembly was informed. "As many as 95,924 people moved

out of the State for earning more wages since 2012," Revenue

Minister Premprakash Pandey said in a written reply to a query

of Leader of Opposition in Assembly T S Singhdeo (Congress).

The migration figures stood at 22,149, 27,830 and 45,945 in

2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively, he said. The highest

number of migration between 2012-15 was recorded in Janjgir-

Champa district (29,190) followed by Balodabazar (23,005),

Mahasamund (16,378), Bemetara (10,180), Rajnandgaon

(9,419), Mungeli (6,346), Raigarh (625), Bilaspur (456), Balod

(145), Jashpur (118) and Korba (62). However, no migration was

reported from the other districts, he added.

Nearly 1 lakh workers migratedfrom Cgarh since 2012

2 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)Chhtissgarh Explore

RaipurThe Congress on Wednesday

claimed that Chhattisgarh CMRaman Singh, his close relatives aswell as personal staff made severalcrores worth of "ill-gotten wealth"through the alleged scam in thestate's public distribution system(PDS). Party spokesperson AbhishekManu Singhvi cited "documentaryevidence", though unverified, topoint out that over Rs.34 crore weresent to the CM's house on June 8,2014, as "payment of ill-gottenwealth". Based on daily entries pur-ported to be from a diary of ShivShankar Bhatt, of the State CivilSupplies Corporation, the Congress

postulated "unprecedented corruption"by Raman Singh, his wife and herclose relatives, state ministers as wellas the CM's personal cook, courier andaides. The PDS rice scam is a tale of"ministers, CM, CM's close relatives,CM's close personnel and staff com-pletely immersed neck deep in corrup-tion," Singhvi told the media herewhere he distributed copies of thediary entries. "But it is also a tale ofsuppression of truth, of not allowingan independent agency to inquire, ofnot allowing a CBI inquiry or an inde-pendent inquiry by a sitting SupremeCourt or high court judge," he added.Linking the Chhattisgarh scam withthe education board scam in MP,

Singhvi described the two as an "unprece-dented web of nepotism", adding that theymade a "mockery" of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's "exhortations on corruptionor anti-corruption".

Earlier, the Chhattisgarh Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested 12 employees ofthe State Civil Supplies Corporation follow-ing a recovery of Rs.3.5 crore and several doc-uments that named government officials andministers as beneficiaries of the allegedscam. However, the Congress described thearrest as a "cover-up action" where the"smallest of the small fries" were madescapegoats. Among the seized documentsfrom these employees was the diary thatmentioned people with names similar to thatof the CM, his wife and her relatives.

RaipurThe Chhattisgarh Assembly

witnessed pandemonium withthe Opposition Congress slam-ming the BJP Government overits decision allowing the stateservice employees to attend RSScamps, alleging it was part of"saffronisation" process. Whilethe Congress members walkedout of the House shouting "saffro-nisation will not be allowed" and"stopsaffronisation", the BJPmembers countered them byshouting 'Jai Sri Ram'. Raisingthe issue during Zero Hour, AmitJogi and Satyanarayan Sharma(Congress) sought a discussion onthe issue.

"The State Government hasallowed its employees to join theRSS. It is a question of faith inthe Constitution. How can theState Government call the RSS anon-political outfit?" Jogi asked.Supporting Jogi, Sharma andother Congress members said itwas a very serious matter and

'saffronisation' of the administra-tion would not be allowed. Asthey kept on demanding a discus-sion on the issue, SpeakerGaurishankar Agrawal said hehad received their proposal fordiscussion and he will consider it.Unhappy with the ruling,Congress members sought animmediate discussion but theSpeaker turned down theirdemand, following which theywalked out from the Houseshouting slogans.

Countering the Congress leg-islators, BJP MLA MaheshGagda and others then startedshouting 'Jai Sri Ram'. TheRaman Singh Government hadlast month revoked the ban,imposed before Chhattisgarh wasformed by bifurcating MP in2000, on Government employeesparticipating in the activities ofRSS, the ideological mentor ofBJP. However, the ban onemployees participating in politi-cal activities is still in force.

Din in Chhattisgarh Houseover "saffronisation" process

Raipur

The Chhattisgarh

government informed

the Assembly that more

than 4,000 government

schools did not have toi-

lets as on February 19

this year. In a written

reply to the question

raised by Congress leg-

islator Brihaspat Singh,

Tribal Development

Minister Kedar Kashyap said, "Toilets were not con-

structed in as many as 4,068 government schools,

including 2,821 primary, 761 middle schools as well

as 486 higher secondary schools, as of February 19,

2015". "It is not possible to give any deadline about

when construction of toilets will be completed in

schools which lack such a facility", Kashyap said. As

per statistics, the highest number of government

schools with no toilet

facility is in Balodabazar

district which has 667

such schools, followed by

Jashpur (422 schools),

Surajpur (396 schools),

Jagdalpur (338 schools),

Gariyaband (288

schools), Bijapur (288

schools), Sukma (228

schools), Ramanujganj

(178 schools),

Kabeerdham (167 schools), Dantewada (164 schools),

Kanker (124 schools), Koriya (121 schools),

Ambikapur (119 schools), he said. Other districts

with schools which have no toilets are Korba (26

schools), Janjgir (33 schools), Bilaspur (27 schools),

Mungeli (90 schools), Rajnandgaon (28 schools),

Bemetara (54 schools), Dhamtari (81 schools) and

Kondagaon (42 schools), he said.

Over 4,000 Chhattisgarh schoolshave no toilets: Minister

3 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

HC rejects dismissed IAS officialArvind Joshi's bail plea

Bhopal

Online exam for 2-year B.P. Ed, M.P. Ed and M. Ed for year 2015-

16 will be held online on May 3. Entire process and guiding principles-

2015 are available on Higher Education Departments website

www.highereducation.mp.gov.in. Applicants will have to get themselves

registered through MP Onlines website www.mponline.gov.in from

April 11 to 26. Documents should be got verified till April 28, 2015 at

prescribed help centres. List of help centres is available on MP Onlines

website. Online admission test will be held on May 3. Students not get-

ting registered and lacking verification will not be allowed to appear in

admission test.

Admissions to M. Ed.,B.P. Ed and M.P. Ed

to be online

Bhopal

Home & Jail Minister Babulal Gaur has said that23rd Forensic Science Conference focusing on crimesagainst women is a laudable initiative. He informedthat apart from effective initiatives to curb crimesagainst women, the state government has also estab-lished womens helpdesk in every police station whereonly women police officers have been deployed.

Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju saidthat forensic expansion programmes could helpreduce large-scale pendency of criminal cases and alsotackle crime against women in a time-bound manner.Gaur and Rijiju was addressing the valedictory func-tion of the 23rd All India Forensic Science Conference.The Union minister also laid the foundation stone forthe new Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL)in Bhopal. The new laboratory that would be con-

structed by the National Building ConstructionCorporationat a cost of Rs 53.72 crore, would havedivisions for digital forensics, forensic DNA, narcoticdrugs, toxicology and ballistics among others. At least300 forensic science experts participated in the two-day conference themed on 'Role of Forensic Science incountering crime against women'. The conference wasorganised by the directorate of forensic science servic-es (DFSS) of the union home ministry. Gaur furthersaid that forensic science is very significant in crimi-nal justice delivery system.

He said that forensic science techniques need tobe upgraded and made less time consuming and lesscostly. The Home Minister said that physical evi-dences are vital for criminal investigation. Importantdecisions have been taken on the basis of physical evi-dence from ancient times till date.

JabalpurThe MP High Court has reject-

ed the anticipatory bail applica-

tion of IAS officer Arvind Joshi

who was dismissed from service

for allegedly amassing wealth

beyond known sources of his

income. Turning down his bail

plea, Justice G S Solanki said that

the applicant is "involved in a con-

spiracy to create a forged docu-

ment in regard to insurance poli-

cies and other documents related

to investment".

The court observed that "it is

revealed from the order sheets of

trial courts that despite warning,

he (Arvind) was not present in the

court at the time of hearing of his

bail application. Therefore, the

possibility of his fleeing from the

justice cannot not be ruled out".

"The bone marrow transplantation

could have been done before filing

this bail application since there

was no hurdle for him to take such

special treatment", the court said

in response to Arvind's plea that

he suffers from blood cancer which

requires bone marrow transplant

within three months. Earlier,

Lokayukta Special Senior

Prosecutor Pankaj Dubey opposed

Joshi's bail saying that he has

amassed 3,151 per cent wealth dis-

proportionate to known sources of

his income. He contended that

Arvind amassed ill gotten wealth

of Rs 43,20,23,416, which is a huge

amount. "Thus, a different

approach is required for considera-

tion to grant bail to the applicant.

While the court has already reject-

ed the bail application of the co-

accused dismissed IAS officer

Tinoo Joshi who is the applicant's

wife on October 30, 2014," he con-

tended.

Arvind had been absconding

since August last year and the

Lokayukta police made 35 futile

bids to arrest him. Besides, the

trial court in Bhopal had issued

arrest warrants against him 15

times, Dubey told the court. The

Lokayukta police had raided the

official residence of the Joshis and

unearthed huge wealth amassed

by the couple in December 2010,

ten months after the Income Tax

department carried out searches

at their Bhopal residence.

Bhopal

Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) MP president andMP Nandkumar SinghChauhan declared thenew state executive hereon Saturday. Chauhandeclared the names ofnew state office bearersand working committeemembers while theremaining working com-mittee has remainedunchanged. There areeleven vice presidents inthe new state executiveincluding three women,one organizational gener-al secretary, four generalsecretaries, eleven secre-taries including fourwomen, one treasurer,six spokespersonsbesides a dozen leadershave been named in thepanel for debates onnews channels. The vicepresidents named in thenew state body includeDilip Singh Bhuria,Raghunandan Sharma,Rakesh Singh, UshaThakur, Anju Makhija,

Ansuiya Uike,Vedprakash Sharma,Ajaypratap Singh, VijeshLunawat andManoranjan Mishra.Arvind Menon remainsthe organizational gener-al secretary while thegeneral secretariesnamed in the new statebody include VinodGotiya, Banshilal Gurjar,Arvind Bhadoriya andManohar Untwal.

The Secretariesnamed in the new statebody include GaneshSingh, Madan Mohan,Tapan Bhowmik, PadmaShukla, Rajo Malviya,Sampatiya Uike, NeetaPateriya, SartenduTiwari, Sandhya Rai andVinod Panthi. ChetanKashyap has been named

as the treasurer in thenew state body, GovindArya state office in-charge, SatyendraBhushan Singh stateoffice secretary, RajendraSingh Rajput state officeco-in-charge, HiteshVajpayee state media in-charge and Sanjaykhoche is the new stateco-media-in-charge. Thespokespersons named inthe new state bodyinclude Vijendra SinghSisodiya, BabusinghRaghuvanshi, VishwasSarang, RameshwarSharma, DipakVijaywargiya and RoopPamnani. While thepanel for debates onnews channels includePrahlad Patel, RakeshSharma, Govind Malu,

Shailendra Sharma,Prakash Mirchandani,Shailendra Pradhan,Rajo Malviya, RajneeshAgarwal, Sukhprit Kaur,Shailendra Thakur, RajChadda and DivyaNagpal Gupta. One newmember Dhruv NarayanSingh has been includedin the state executivecommittee while theother members remainsame. BJP national vicepresident and MP organi-zational in-charge VinaySahastrabuddhe has con-gratulated the newlyappointed office bearers.The newly constitutedstate executive is bal-anced and integrated andit would furtherstrengthen theorganization.

Attention has beenpaid to provide represen-tation to all the regions ofthe state besides all sec-tions of the society havebeen accommodated inthe new state body,Sahastrabuddhe said.

Forensic science lab tobe set up at Bhopal

BJP state executive announced

4 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)

Cgarh to provide 2per cent housingquota to transgenders

Raipur

In perhaps the first such step in the country,

the Chhattisgarh government is all set to provide

2 per cent special housing quota in its schemes

for transgender people. The move, which comes

more than a year after the epic ruling of the apex

court recognising transgender people as the third

gender, is likely to benefit over 3000 transgender

people in the state. In it's ruling, the apex court

had also directed the governments to provide

transgender people with quotas in jobs, education

and basic amenities in line with other minorities.

Incidentally, this year Chhattisgarh had elected

the country's first transgender mayor, Madhu

Kinnar (35). Madhu won the mayoral polls from

Raigarh, beating her BJP opponent by more than

4,500 votes in the recent MC elections in the

state. Confirming the grant of 2 per cent quota to

transgender, Additional Commissioner

Chhattisgarh Housing Board, AK Saxena said

orders have been received from the government

in this regard. He said from now on transgender

would have the special quota in all housing

schemes announced by the government. He said

in case no transgender applies for the housing

scheme, the quota would be later converted to the

general category. Raigarh Mayor, Madhu Kinnar,

appreciated the move for quota in housing and

said that it would go a long way in providing

basic amenities to transgender people.

Chhattisgarh government had last year also

announced to pay for the "sex change" of trans-

gender people. Under the proposal, which is still

to be implemented, the government had in prin-

ciple decide to pay transgender people the cost for

operations of their undeveloped organs for con-

verting them into a man or a woman.

Chhattisgarh government Director Public

Relation, Rajat Kumar said a proposal to the

effect has been sent by the Social welfare depart-

ment to the health department and its modalities

were being worked out. Once the same finalised,

the scheme would be implemented, as per the

government's earlier announcement, he said.

Raipur

More than 1,000 posts of specialist

doctors lie vacant in Chhattisgarh,

state health minister Amar Agrawal

told the assembly. Agrawal said 1,201

posts of specialists doctors were sanc-

tioned till January 31, of which 192

posts were filled while 1,009 remain

vacant. In a written reply to the House

on a question from Congress legislator

Brihaspat Singh, the health minister

said as against 3,257 posts of staff

nurses, 2,011 posts have been filled

while 1,246 posts lie vacant. Singh also

sought to know the number of posts

sanctioned for Block Medical Officers

(BMO), Chief Medical and Health

Officers (CMHO), staff nurses,

Auxiliary Nurse Midwifes (ANMs), and

pharmacists as on January 31 in the

state and how many of these were

vacant. Agrawal informed the House

that "all 163 sanctioned posts of Block

Medical officers and all 27 posts of

Chief Medical and Health Officers are

vacant till 31 January this year." The

minister said that in-charge officers

have been deputed wherever BMO and

CMHO vacancies are vacant. As

against the sanctioned 6,105 posts of

ANM, 5,539 posts have been filled and

566 posts are vacant, he said. He said

out of 1,197 sanctioned posts of phar-

macists, 985 posts have been filled,

while 212 posts are vacant. Singh also

sought to know how many primary

health centres and sub health centres

are being run from its own buildings.

The minister said that 174 primary

health centres and 1,429 sub-health

centres do not operate from their own

buildings.

1000 posts of specialist doctorslie vacant in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR TRAIL

Goitre major cause ofhealth concern in CgarhRAIPUR

While the widespread prevalenceof goitre, a common iodine deficiencydisease (IDD), has become a majorcause for health concern inChhattisgarh, a recent survey hasraised serious doubts on the quality ofiodised salt being distributed by gov-ernment through its PublicDistribution System (PDS). A surveyconducted in four districts of the stateby health department and UNICEF, incollaboration with Pt JNM MedicalCollege last year, has revealed thatiodine content in the iodised salt(Amrut Namak), distributed in PDS,was less than 15 PPM, the prescribedlimit of Government of India. In fact inJashpur, nearly 50% of the 98 saltsamples collected from the PDS fellshort of the prescribed iodine limit of15 PPM. Similar was the situation inthe other districts of Raigarh, Surgujaand Bilaspur where 28.4%, 30.8% and31.8% of PDS salt samples respective-ly had iodine content less than the gov-ernment's prescribed limits. Accordingto the report, even the iodised salt soldin open market in these districts hadlower iodine content.

The survey, conducted among chil-dren between 6-12 years of age, alsorevealed that Jashpur had the high-est prevalence for IDD. Goitre preva-lence was found to be over 5% in alldistricts. Of total 10,967 children(2,700 children from 30 schools fromeach identified district) were exam-ined for goitre. The diagnosis wasentirely based on the inspection and

palpitations of the neck. As per thereport of the clinical examination ofthe children, prevalence rate of goitrewas highest in Jashpur (16.1%) andlowest in Bilaspur (5.3%). Datarevealed that goitre was higheramong males in Bilaspur (6%),Surguja (9.6%), and Raigarh (17.7%)whereas it was higher in females inJashpur district (17%). Iodine defi-ciency, based on urinary iodine excre-tion levels, revealed that iodineintake was lowest in Jashpur (11.5%)followed by Raigarh (64.1%), Bilaspur(65.2%), and Surguja district (71.9%).Interestingly, the survey team foundthat majority households of theseidentified districts were getting saltfrom Public distribution system(PDS). Chhattisgarh government hadintroduced a scheme of distribution of

iodised salt through PDS, theChhattisgarh 'Amrut Namak' brandof iodised salt for those below thepoverty line. During survey it wasobserved that procurement of ediblesalt through PDS was highest inRaigarh (96.6%), followed by Jashpur(89.6%), Bilaspur (55%), Surguja(54.2%). The data also revealed thatthe overall awareness on benefits ofiodised salt was poor in all familiesacross all districts. The report hasrecommended that government regu-latory system needs to ensure avail-ability of adequately iodised salt atconsumer level for all in state toachieve universal salt iodisation. Thereport points out that low iodine con-tent in the PDS salt could be due tobulk procurement and long and faultystorage.

5 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Cong MLAs call off protest; to reach out to farmers

BhopalThirty colourfully decorated auto-

rickshaws will eccentrically race 500 kilo-meters from Khajuraho to Kipling Campat Kanha (MP) on November 3 to be thefirst to reach an elephant called Tara andraise 1 million pound for the purpose ofarresting the dwindling population of ele-phants. The fund-raising adventure wasannounced by Prince Charles, heir to theBritish throne, and his wife Camilla, theDuchess of Cornwall, at a reception attheir London residence Clarence House inthe presence of the Indian HighCommissioner Ranjan Mathai and hiswife Gita. Ninety per cent of the world'sAsian elephants have been wiped out inthe last 100 years.

Charles and Camilla are joint presi-dents of the Elephant Family charity,which was established by the latter's latebrother Mark Shand, a conservationistwho rescued Tara in India and wrote a

bestselling book about it called 'Travels onmy Elephant'. Elephant Family wasfounded by Shand in 2002 to save theAsian elephant, especially those in India,from extinction. Shand had an unusualattachment for Tara. After his death,Camilla touchingly wrote in the UK'sTimes: "They say elephants never forget.Tara never forgot him and neither willwe." An Elephant Family booklet said:"The race will not merely be a test ofspeed, but of agility, wit and character."The rickshaws will speed past the eroticsculptures of Khajuraho, theBandhavgarh National Park before arriv-ing at Kipling Camp. There will be a teamof two in each rickshaw. In June, the rick-shaws that will participate in the contestwill roam around. On June 28, the fleetwill be auctioned at Sotheby's to racersand backers and drivers. The moneyraised from the auto rickshaw race will goto the Elephant Family.

500km auto rickshawrace in MP to

save elephants

Bhopal

Failing to get an assurance from the MP

government on their demand for relief to

rain and hailstorm-hit farmers, Congress

MLAs formally called off their agitation but

pledged that they will now reach out to vil-

lages to mount pressure on the government

and ensure that farmers hit by the recent

rains and hailstorm get due compensation

under the second phase of their protest.

AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh

offered lemon juice to leader of opposition

Satyadev Katare and MLAs to break their

indefinite hunger strike.

"The BJP government was insensitive to

the problems of the farmers. Now, our MLAs

will head for villages to ensure that the

farmers get compensation for their damaged

crop," Singh, told reporters at the main gate

of the Assembly. He alleged that rampant

corruption was plaguing the survey going on

to access the damage to the crops. The lower

rank officials of the revenue department,

patwaris are asking for commission from

farmers to survey their damage crops, he

alleged. Singh further said the state govern-

ment has turned worthless and autocratic

and that his party MLAs will awaken it to

ensure that farmers get relief and compen-

sation. On being asked that out of more than

55 Congress MLAs, only 30 participated in

the protest, he said they didn't take part as

they were too religious and are observing

Navratri fast. The former state CM said that

the protest was not called off following the

notice served to MLAs to vacate the assem-

bly premises by the assembly security offi-

cials. Congress MLAs had trooped into the

well of the House and squatted minutes

after the one-day session of assembly to pass

second supplementary budget for the cur-

rent fiscal was adjourned sine die on March

24. The Congress MLAs' demands included

compensation for rain and hailstorm-hit

farmers within a fortnight, waiving off their

electricity dues and suspension of recovery

of loans from them, Rs 150 per quintal

bonus for wheat.

Death of MP Governors son:Autopsy inconclusive, familydoes not suspect foul playBhopal

An autopsy has failed to iden-tify the cause of death of MPGovernor Ram Naresh Yadav's sonShailesh, an accused in the themulti-crore Vyapam scam in MP,according to UP police, even as hisfamily said they do not suspect anyfoul play. Police said viscera sam-ples have been preserved. "Thepostmortem report says that causeof death could not be ascertained.Viscera and heart of Shailesh havebeen preserved," SeniorSuperintendent of Police (SSP)Yashasvi Yadav said. Police hadsaid that prima facie the deathappeared to be due to brain haem-orrhage or heart attack. Policemaintained that the deathappeared to be natural. A section ofmedia and some Congress leadershave raised suspicion over thedeath of Shailesh Yadav. ButShailesh's elder brother KamleshYadav, who is an Uttar PradeshCongress member, told reporters,"It is a natural death. The matter will beclear when the final report comes. We don'tsuspect any foul play." Governor RamNaresh Yadav, who is ailing, was beingtaken in an air ambulance from Bhopal toLucknow to attend the last rites of his son.

A team of doctors was accompanyingYadav and he will be admitted to SanjayGandhi Post Graduate Institute of MedicalSciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow for treat-ment. Ram Naresh Yadav, 86, who himselfhas been named as an accused in the scam,was admitted to Bansal Hospital a few daysback following respiratory problems. TheGovernor is likely to remain in Lucknow till

the 13th day post-death rituals, sourcessaid. Ram Naresh Yadav has challenged inthe High Court the inclusion of his name asan accused and sought immunity.Shailesh's name had cropped up in themulti-crore scam for allegedly fixing therecruitment of 10 candidates as Grade IIIteachers.

In his statement to the Special TaskForce (STF) probing the ProfessionalExamination Board (PEB) scam, VeerpalYadav had alleged that he handed over a listof 10 candidates and Rs three lakh to hisfriend Vijay Pal, who gave the money andnames allegedly to Shailesh at Raj Bhawan.

he National Institute ofImmunology (NII) today signedMemorandum of Understanding

with various Delhi colleges for participationof its Scientists/ faculty in teaching of under-graduate students in these colleges under aprogramme titled as Science Setu. This fol-lowed a speech by the Prime Minister on thelast Teachers' Day, wherein he had calledupon Indian scientists to actively involvethemselves in teaching in schools and col-leges. Subsequently the Ministry of Science& Technology had sent a communication totheNational Institute of Immunology (NII)through the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) on which the NII had taken a followup action. NII held consultations with theteaching community of various colleges andas of now 10 Delhi University Collegesagreed to be partners in the Science Setuprogramme. NII has formally signed MoUs

with them today. More colleges are likely tobe recruited. The programme generated agreat deal of goodwill and excitement amongthe academic community, and will benefitboth NII and the partner institutions. Underthis programme, every permanent facultymember of NII is expected to spend at least12 hours per year in an undergraduate col-lege. NII intends to commence this pro-gramme w.e.f. the new semester startingfrom July 2015 or even earlier during thesummer vacation at the colleges as per theneeds of individual partners. A quiz wasalso organized for undergraduate studentsto mark the occasion and the winning andrunners up teams were awarded prizes.Apart from the faculty and the staff of NII,principals, teachers and students from thepartner colleges also participated in signifi-cant numbers in the launch function ofScience Setu.

6 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)EDITORIAL

n the process, Vajpayee's popu-larity came to match that ofIndira Gandhi - a woman he

admired for her guts even as he hatedher politics. He also became the coun-try's best known national leader afterIndira Gandhi and her fatherJawaharlal Nehru - until NarendraModi stole the show in 2014. Alwaysseen as a moderate in a party wheresome other leaders espousedHindutva ideology, the bachelorpolitician was often called the "rightman in the wrong party". uccess did-n't come easily for Vajpayee, who wasborn on Christmas Day in 1924 inGwalior into a family of moderatemeans. His father was a teacher.Vajpayee would later recall his earlybrush with poverty.

Vajpayee did his Masters inPolitical Science, studying at theVictoria College in Gwalior in MP andat the DAV College in Kanpur inUttar Pradesh, where he first con-tested - and lost - elections on behalfof the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, theBharatiya Janata Party's predeces-sor. By then he had embraced theRashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh(RSS). But even as he struggled towin electoral battles, his commandover Hindi, his ability to agree-to-dis-agree, and his envious oratorybrought him into limelight in a man-ner that it could never fade away. His

first entry into parliament was in1962 through the Rajya Sabha. It wasonly in 1971 that he won a Lok Sabhabattle. He was elected to the LokSabha seven times in all - and to theRajya Sabha twice. Vajpayee spentmonths in prison when IndiraGandhi imposed Emergency Rule inJune 1975. When the Janata Partytook office in 1977, dethroning theCongress nationally for the first time,he became the foreign minister. Thelowest point in his career came whenhe lost the 1984 Lok Sabha election,that too from his birthplace Gwalior.And the BJP he led ended up withjust two seats in the 545-member LokSabha. In no time, Vajpayee waseclipsed by his long time friend L.K.

Advani. Although they were the bestof friends publicly, Vajpayee neverfully agreed with Advani's advocacyof Hindutva. When Hindu mobsrazed the Babri mosque in 1992, hiswas a lone voice in the Hindu nation-alist pantheon who didn't soundhappy. When Hindu hardliners cele-brated, Vajpayee was full of personalremorse and called it the "worst mis-calculation".

It was precisely this persona ofVajpayee - one merged in Hindutvayet seemingly not wholly willing tobow to it - that won him admirers cut-ting across the political spectrum.This trait made him the prime minis-ter when BJP's allies concluded theyneeded a moderate to steer a hardlin-

er party widely seen as pro-Hindu.Vajpayee proved to be an astutepolitician, at times seen as a states-man. He combined the compulsionsof politics with his BJP's rightwingideology but would seldom budgefrom the USP of his high ethicalpedestal. His first stint as primeminister in 1996 lasted 13 days,from May 16 to 28. The second oneran for 13 months, from March 19,1998. But he learnt his lessons fromfailures to preside over a NationalDemocratic Alliance (NDA) thattook office on Oct 13, 1999, andcompleted a five-year term. His wasthe first multi-party coalition in

India to do so. His government testeda nuclear device in May 1998, a littleover a quarter century after the firstsuch explosion when Indira Gandhiwas prime minister. In doing this,and despite global censure, he thrustIndia into the nuclear club - untilthen restricted to a privileged few. Itwas an action that finally resulted inthe path-breaking India-US nucleardeal of 2008. In 1998, Vajpayeelaunched a widely acclaimed diplo-matic initiative by starting a busservice between New Delhi andLahore in Pakistan. Its inaugural runin February 1999 took Vajpayee toPakistan. The service was suspendedafter the 2001 terror attack on Indianparliament that nearly led to war

between India and Pakistan. Thefreeze between the two countries,including an eyeball-to-eyeball con-frontation on the border for nearly ayear, was finally cracked in the springof 2003 when Vajpayee, while inKashmir, extended a hand of friend-ship to Pakistan.

That led to a historic summit inJanuary 2004 with then presidentPervez Musharraf in Islamabad, aremarkable U-turn after the failedsummit in Agra of 2001. Vajapyeewas not known as "Atalji", a namethat translates into unyielding, fornothing. He could go against thegrain of his party if he saw it deviatefrom its path. There were times whenVajpayee would withdraw into ashell, due to disagreements withparty colleagues, at times forcingthem to mollify their icon.

Vajpayee wrote several books andHindi poetry. He was a master ofpauses, an expert at evading replies,often shrugging off tough posers witha huge laugh, a cold stare or a longpause. When he stepped down in May2004 after an election that he wasgiven to believe he would win, itmarked the end of a long and eventfulpolitical career. Almost since then,Vajpayee has suffered from frailhealth, so much so that the BharatRatna was taken to his house andgiven to the bed-ridden Atalji.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Agiant in Indian politics

NII to promote science education in colleges under Science Setu programme

In the six decades he was in electoral politics, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, presented theBharat Ratna, catapulted from one who lost one election after another to a colossus who eventuallybecame India's only non-Congress prime minister to last a full five years in office. In the short but

tumultuous period he presided over the destiny of the world's largest democracy, Vajpayee - theconsummate politician - stunned the world by making India a declared nuclear state in 1998 and then

almost went to war with Pakistan before making peace in the most dramatic fashion.

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7 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)Nation

RAIPUROpen transformers at low heights and

dangling cable wires at busy patches ofRaipur spell danger for people on road andyet officials are oblivious. The transformerswhich were repaired are left open with nakedwires. The webbed and hanging electricwires tied to poles have also become anobstruction for movement of commuters par-ticularly in areas like Shankar Nagar,Anupam Nagar, Saddu, near RajbandhaMaidan, Moudhapara and Purani Basti.These are few areas under threat whilemany other narrow lanes, congested andpopulated areas at Kushalpur,Changorabhata, Gudiyari,

Malviya Road, Pandri, Mowa Road alsohave transformers at very low height lyingopen. Anti-social elements make best use ofillegal use of electricity during festivals likeGanesh Chaturthi, Durga puja and otherfamily functions, which hardly gets reported.Officials in electricity department of RaipurMunicipal Corporation and ChhattisgarhState Power Distribution Company Limitedinformed that open transformers and dan-gling wires were being fixed on a stretch inShankar Nagar. An official said that though

they ensure and make efforts against illegalutility of electricity, the issue of open trans-formers was a cause of concern and residentscould directly get in touch with electricitydepartment to get the problem solved."However, those which are opened for repairwork are always closed back by workers.With dangling cable wires, it's not much of athreat as we leave marginal cable as an extra

for emergency purposes. Even if they hangdown, the thickness and hardness is strongenough not to risk life," the officer said. Headded that cables would be arranged on thepoles so that they don't get webbed and lielow. A resident of Shankar Nagar, who didn'twant to be named, said that despite severalcomplaints, wires hang loosely, which canlead to short circuit. There have been inci-

dents in the past when wires touching theroof of homes in congested areas haveclaimed life of few children last year butremain in the complaint diary of the depart-ment. "One blow of wind will make thewebbed wires get tangled with trees andbranches, causing electricity failure andinjury to people," Ranjeet Singh of AnupamNagar said.

Open transformers, dangling cable wiresspell danger for people in Raipur

17 New Mega Food Parksto provide big boost tofood processing sector

New DelhiThe Central Executive

Committee of Federation of IndianMicro and Small & MediumEnterprises (FISME) has unani-mously elected Dr. SangamKurade as President for the year2015-16 during the executivemeeting held recently in NewDelhi. A reputed food technologistand the promoter of a successfulbusiness unit based in Goa- ZuariFoods and Farms Pvt Ltd, Dr.Kurade has been an executivemember of FISME and the VicePresident of Goa IndustriesAssociation before assuming thepost. A Masters in food technologyfrom the University of Hawaii, anMBA in Business Marketing atthe Pacific Western University, hecompleted his PhD in FoodTechnology from the University ofTennessee. Setting up like a typi-cal high-tech start-up at microscale to manufacture world classbutton mushrooms in 1994, he ledthe growth of the enterprise froma 100 kg/day production facility tothe one producing button mush-rooms 7000 kg/day. A consistentinnovator, he experimented withmushroom compost using sugar-cane baggase and innovated withalluvium from nearby river for

casing mixture setting up a sus-tainable, eco-friendly facilitywhere nothing goes to waste. Eventhe spent compost is convertedinto rich bio-fertilizer. For his suc-cessful innovations he was con-ferred ICARs Mushroom GrowerAward-2014 also. Besides his longassociation with industry bodiessuch as FISME, GIA and GoaChamber of Commerce, he hasbeen associated with NationalInstitute of Food TechnologyEntrepreneurship andManagement (NIFTEM), all agro-food processing state institutionsand committees set up byGovernment of Goa and alsoBureau of Indian StandardsCommittee for Foods & Spices,Govt. of India as Member. Dr.Kurade will assume charge fromfirst April 2015.

New Delhi

To give a major boost to the food processing sector

by adding value and reducing food wastage and loss

at each stage of the supply chain with particular focus

on perishables, Ministry of Food Processing

Industries is implementing Food Mega Food Parks

Scheme in the country since the year 2008. Financial

Assistance upto Rs. 50.00 Crore is provided for setting

up Mega Food Parks for creation of modern infra-

structure facilities for food processing along the value

chain from farm to market. Total 42 Mega Food Parks

have been sanctioned by the Government for setting-

up in the country.

Currently, 25 projects are under implementation,

Expression of Interest (EoI) was invited on all India

basis on 10.02.2014 with the last date of 31.07.2014 to

fill up vacancies. Ministry received 72 proposals and

after going through a stringent and transparent

process of scrutiny, 17 suitable proposals from 11

States of the country have been selected and approved

for implementation. This step of the Government will

create huge modern infrastructure for food processing

sector and provide impetus to the growth of the sector.

These 17 newly selected Mega Food Parks are likely

to attract investment of around Rs. 2000 crore in mod-

ern infrastructure, additional collective investment of

around Rs. 4000 crore in 500 food processing units in

the Parks and an annual turn-overof Rs. 8000

crore.These Parks, when fully functional, will create

employment for about 80,000 persons and benefit

about 5 lakh farmers directly and indirectly. The

timely completion of these Mega Food Park will pro-

vide a big boost to the growth of the food processing

sector in the concerned state, help in providing better

price to farmers, reduce wastage of perishables, add

value to the agricultural produce and create huge

employment opportunities especially in rural areas.

These will also help in stabilizing prices of food prod-

ucts and contain inflation in the country.

Dr. Sangam Kuradeelected FISME President

8 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

BhopalThe 8th Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (MP

Exportech-2015) held by MP Laghu UdyogNigam with the cooperation of Central andstate governments concluded here. As manyas 75 foreign buyers and 110 representativesof 17 countries participated in the meet. Inall, 85 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) worthRs. 1051 crore were signed between buyersand sellers, which will convert to workorders in coming days. Samyak Industries,Jabalpur received Rs. 1.50 crore order fromMega Splits Limited, Bulgaria for Krantibrand rice. Chief Guest and PrincipalSecretary Industries Mohammad Sulemansaid that the Exportech has created anatmosphere of enthusiasm between buyersand sellers. During meetings with ambassa-dors and high commissioners of variouscountries, they urged him to hold such meetsin their countries. Definitely, this will helpstates units get opportunity to export theirproducts. Special guest and CommissionerIndustries V.L. Kanta Rao said that this is

a major exposure to MPs MSMEs.Commerce & Industries MinisterYashodhara Raje Scindia said that effortsare being made to provide maximum facili-ties to foreign investors in MP. Labour lawshave also been amended due to whichinvestors can obtain only 2 permissions

instead 17. Similarly, all clearances aregiven at one place through single windowsystem. Representatives of SAARC and CIScountries, Africa, Latin America, EasternEurope and Asian countries and importerstook part in the meet mainly Afghanistan,Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Nepal,

Hungary and Dubai. States entrepreneursare displaying plastic and packaging materi-al, spices and organic products, processedand unprocessed food product, herbal prod-ucts and medicines, textile yarn & fabric,engineering and machine products (electri-cal products, fabrication, casting, fixtures &fittings, power & transformer equipments,insulation condensers and heat exchangers).

Entrepreneurs to participate in HanoverTrade Fair-2015

Industries Minister Smt. Scindia has

invited states micro and small entrepre-

neurs to Hanover Trade Fair-2015 to be

held in Germany. Smt. Scindia said that

entrepreneurs interested in taking part in

this fair display of their products in MP

Pavilion in this exhibition may contact

Commissioner Commerce and Industries,

MD of MP Laghu Udyog Nigam and Vice-

President of CII MP C.P. Sharma.

85 EOIs worth Rs. 1051 crore signedbetween buyers and sellers

Advance reservation period forbooking reserved train ticketsincreased from 60 to 120 days

The Ministry of Railwayshas decided to increase theAdvance Reservation Period(ARP) for booking accommoda-tion in trains from 60 days to120 days (excluding the date ofjourney). Accordingly, w.e.f. 1stApril 2015 the booking in trainsfrom train originating stationswill open and remain availablefor 120 days. For instance, as on1.4.2015, for trains leaving on28th July 2015, the reservation

can be obtained for journeycommencing on all daysbetween 1.4.2015 upto28.7.2015. There will, however,be no change in case of certainday time Express trains like TajExpress, Gomti Express, specialtrains etc, where lower timelimits for advance reservationsare at present in force. Therewill also be no change in thecase of the limit of 360 days forforeign tourists.

Mega Chhattisgarh coal mineto boost Gujarat power output

RaipurThe Centre has alloted Gare Palma Sector I coal mine in Chhattisgarh, having annual

capacity to produce 55.50 million metric tonnes (MMT) of the fuel, to a Gujarat Government-run power company. Gare Palma Sector I is one of the biggest mines in the country and it hasbeen allotted to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation by the Union Coal Ministry.Chhattisgarh government spokesman said the mine's annual production capacity is enough torun power plants of 8,000 MW for the next 30 years. "At present, our total installed capacityof coal-based plants is 3,930 MW, for which we get 17.37 MMT of coal. Within the next threeyears, we have planned to set up two new plants, one at Sikka (Jamnagar district) havingcapacity of 500 MW and another at Vanakbori (Kheda district), having capacity of 800 MW," hesaid. "Thus, if we add that 1,300 MW, our total installed capacity of coal-based plants will reach5,230 MW. To achieve that capacity, we will need additional 25.82 MMT of coal. Luckily, GarePalma Sector I mine will give more than required coal to take our total capacity to 8,000 MWin future," said the government spokesman.

KolkataThe country's 550 odd

sugar mills can produce

at least 2,500 MW of

electricity if they install

high-power boilers

which will involve an

investment of Rs.150

crore for each mill, an

industry official said

here. "The sugar mills

can produce 2,500-3,000

MW of power from

bagasse (a sugarcane

byproduct) if they install

120 kg (capacity) high-

pressure boilers," former

president of Indian

Sugar Mills Association

(ISMA) O.P. Dhanuka

told IANS. He said now

around 100 sugar mills

have installed 33 kg

capacity boilers to pro-

duce power. Uttar

Pradesh is leading on

this front with 37 mills

producing electricity fol-

lowed by Maharashtra,

Chhattisgarh and Bihar.

"Most of the energy gen-

erated from the 33-kg

capacity boilers is con-

sumed locally by the

mills to run their opera-

tions," he said.

According to Dhanuka,

who has himself imple-

mented the project of

extracting power from

bagasse, each of the

mills is producing about

25 MW of power. Of this,

10 MW is consumed to

run mill operations and

15 MW is supplied to

power companies. "15

MW of electricity per

mill is estimated to be in

surplus category which

can be sold," he said.

Dhanuka said state gov-

ernments need to come

forward to help sugar

mills become "power

generating houses" by

providing tax holidays

and other incentives.

"Already state govern-

ments are promoting the

use of bagasse and buy-

ing the electricity pro-

duced. Clearance is easy

to get as this process to

extract electricity from

the sugar byproduct is

eco-friendly and saves

the nation's coal

reserves," he said.

9 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

Experts from Europe to impartgreen guidance to Kolkata SMEs

Sugar mills can be future powerhouses: Industry official

KolkataKolkatas Jadavpur University and UKs Aston

University with the help of international experts in opera-

tions management are on a mission to introduce green and

lean initiatives in Indian small and medium-sized enterpris-

es. As part of a Rs. 5.5 crore project funded by jointly funded

by both the universities SMEs would be trained on best prac-

tices in the supply and value chain processes. The idea is to

improve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per-

formance by implementing a green supply chain manage-

ment model which is based on sustainability. This will

reduce wastes and costs, improve performance with minimal

or no damage to the environment. Professor Prasanta K Dey

of Aston Business School in Birmingham said their efforts

are aimed at elimination of wastes, reducing cycle time, re-

engineering the manufacturing process, improving supply

chain effectiveness, enhancing competence of process and

manpower by training, energy saving, incorporating reverse

logistics systems, reducing resource consumption and

enhancing green productivity.

It is estimated that there are around 3.6 crore micro,

small, and medium scale enterprises in India and we are not

imparting some ground-breaking technology but just shar-

ing ideas on how to do it, he said. To start with ten SME

units have been selected in the state of West Bengal initial-

ly with whom the experts will work for a period of 18

months. An ambitious target of a 20 per cent improvement

in their performance has been set up. We will also guide

them in inventory management and demand forecasting.

Information and communication technology can also be a big

enabler in this. Recycling and reduction of waste is another

important focus area, Dey said. Prior to the ongoing project,

they did a research comparing the environmental perform-

ance of SMEs in India and UK and found that Indian SMEs

have more environmental targets but fewer methods in place

for monitoring performance. The Indo German Chamber of

Commerce and the Federation of Small Medium Industries

is supporting the project.

10 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)SPORTS

MelbourneAustralia became the first team to clinch

five cricket World Cup titles crushing tra-

ditional rivals New Zealand by seven wick-

ets in the final of the 11th quadrennial

tournament at the majestic Melbourne

Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday.

New Zealands hopes of trouncing their

trans-Tasman big brothers and 2015

World Cup co-hosts in the latters back-

yard fizzled out as they were reduced to

39/3 in the 13th over. Grant Elliot (83) and

Ross Taylor (40), however, sought to defy

the odds with a 111-run stand for the

fourth wicket. But four-time World Cup

champions Australia got the ascendancy

eventually by bowling out their neighbours

for a bare 183 in 45 overs. Admirably sup-

ported by inspiring fielding, Australia

seamers Mitchell Starc (2-20), Mitchell

Johnson (3-30), James Faulkner (3-36) and

spinner Glenn Maxwell (1-37) were all over

the Black Caps, who lost the final seven

wickets for barely 33 runs.

The low total meant that Australia

needed only to bat sensibly to capture their

fourth title in the last five editions. And

they did, getting over the line with contri-

butions from skipper Michael Clarke (74 in

72 balls), Steven smith (56 not out) and

David Warner (45). New Zealand hopes

soared when Australia lost opener Aaron

Finch (0) in the second over of the inning.

The right-hander gave a return catch to

left-arm pacer Trent Boult.

But opener David Warner scored a

stroke-filled 45 in 46 deliveries to diminish

the pressure on the home team. After he

fell to Matt Henry, Smith and Clarke con-

solidated the innings by playing risk-free

cricket. Clarke, who will retire from One-

Day International (ODI) cricket after this

World Cup, notched up his 58th fifty. Smith

scored his seventh ODI fifty and stitched a

partnership with the 33-year-old that took

Australia home. Shane Watson remained

not out for two. on the first ball of the 34th

over, Smith pulled pacer Tim Southee for a

boundary to trigger wild celebrations in the

Australian camp and among an applauding

crowd in the MCG stadium.Earlier, New

Zealand won the toss and had a nightmar-

ish start losing skipper Brendon McCullum

(0) in the very first over. The right-handed

batsman had his stumps shattered by left-

arm pacer Starc.

Australia crush New Zealand,claim historic fifth Cup title

Top performers of 2015 World Cup

Australian skipper Michael Clarke has said he would like to see fivefielders outside the 30-yardcircle instead of the currentfour during powerplays toallow bowlers more protectionduring field restrictions inOne-Day International (ODI)cricket. Currently only fourfielders can be placed outsidethe 30-yard circle during powerplays which helps batsmen to scoreat a brisk pace. His sentiments are similar to Indian captainMahendra Singh Dhoni who felt that the current ODI rules areloaded heavily in favour of the batsman. Clarkes comments add morefuel to growing calls by several experts who demand a change in therules. The 2015 World Cup has seen a rise in match scores as newrules have facilitated batsmen to score freely.

After Dhoni, Clarkecalls for changes inODI field restrictions

Martin Guptill547

Kumar Sangakkara541

Brendan Taylor433

AB de Villiers482

Shikhar Dhawan412

Mitchell Starc22

Trent Boult22

Umesh Yadav18

Morne Morkel17

Mohammad Shami17

Martin Guptill237 *

Chris Gayle215

David Warner178

AB de Villiers162 not out

Tilakaratne Dilshan161*

Tim Southee7/33

Mitchell Starc6/28

Trent Boult5/27

Mitchell Marsh5/33

Imran Tahir5/45

Top 5 runs-scorers Top 5 wicket-takers 5 individual scores 5 bowling figures

11 MARCH 30 TO APRIL 05 , 2015 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

Katrina unveils her statueat Madame Tussauds

ctress Katrina Kaif hasbecame the latest Indian tobe featured at the Madame

Tussauds museum here. The muse-um is marking 15 years since itsfirst Bollywood statue was created.Katrina was at the museum for theunveiling, reports bbc.com. Katrinacollaborated closely with the

musuems sculptors and artists todecide a dancing pose and outfit forthe figure, having given a sitting inMumbai where all the measure-ments required to create an accuratelikeness were gathered. A team of 20artists worked on the figure, whichcost around 150,000 pounds toproduce.

ctress TamannaahBhatia is most likely toreplace Shruti Haasan,

who recently walked out of a yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingualbeing produced by PVP Cinema.The film also features actorsKarthi and Akkineni Nagarjuna.Shruti pulled out of the projectciting dates issue. After Shrutiwalked out of the project, themakers approached

Tamannaah, and shes almostconfirmed. The official confirma-tion should be out very soon, asource from the films unit said.Shruti, who is currently busywith four projects in her kitty,was paired with Karthi in themovie. On Friday, the makerssent a legal notice to Shruti forexiting from the project. IfTamannaah comes on board, itwill be her third project with

Karthi after Tamil actionerPaiyya and Siruthai. Beingdirected by Vamsi Paidipally, thefilm is set to be the remake ofFrench drama TheIntouchables. According tosources, Nagarjuna is essayingthe role of a patient, and Karthias his caretaker. Meanwhile,Tamannaah will soon startingshooting for Telugu projectBengal Tiger with Ravi Teja.

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Kareena Kapoorturns down NachBaliye 7?

Vidyut Jammwalwont be part ofSujoy Ghoshs next

ctress KareenaKapoor has report-

edly turned down an offerto judge a forthcomingdance reality TV showNach Baliye 7?, sayingshe has no plans to ven-ture into the smallscreen. According tosources from the makersof Nach Baliye, its pro-ducer Ekta Kapoor is ona lookout for the fourthjudge for the show. Andshe had her eyes onglamourous HeroineKareena. Kareenasteam got back sayingthat currently she wantsto focus on films and shedoesnt want to do TV atthis point of time in hercareer, said a source.

Earlier there were alsotalks that Kapoor wasplanning to zero in onVidya Balan to completea quartet of judges on thereality show.Meanwhile, authorChetan Bhagat hasalready been signed forthe Star Plus show,which will go on air inMay. Her sister Karismahas judged the show inthe past, and Kareenamade an appearance onthe reality TV show topromote her film backthen. On the professionalfront, Kareena is prep-ping up for Salman Khanstarrer BajrangiBhaijaan and AbhishekChaubeys Udta Punjab.

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Tamannamay

replaceShrutiHaasanin PVPsbilingual

ctor VidyutJammwal, who ismost popular for his

work in Commando,has confirmed he wontbe part of filmmakerSujoy Ghoshs nextproject, which will bebased on the novelThe Devotion ofSuspect X, also fea-turing Saif Ali Khanand Kangana Ranaut.I didnt see myself in a film ofthis genre. Id met Sujoy a few times but Ihadnt signed any contract or committedmyself to the film. It (the story) soundedinteresting, but it just wasnt for me. Sujoyis a great director with an amazing sensi-bility and Id like to work with him in thefuture, Vidyut said in a statement.The actor has two films in the pipeline forrelease Yaara, directed by TigmanshuDhulia opposite Shruti Haasan, the shootof which is almost complete; andCommando 2?, which will be produced by

Vipul Shah and will start soon. Talkingabout Yaara, he said: Im really excitedabout it. Its been a tremendous experienceplaying characters that span age groupsacross every aspect. The vibe on the sets isso positive and everyone is very upbeatabout the film. Working with Tishu siragain has been a phenomenal experienceand Ive gained such nuanced learningsfrom him are hard to explain in words.Vidyut hopes the sequel to Commandotakes the franchise forward.

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NATION

Edu policy: States raise concernover no-fail rule till Class 8

New DelhiSome states have

expressed concern overthe controversial no-failpolicy up to Class-VIII,saying it has led to asharp fall in academicexercise, at a high-levelmeeting on the proposedNational EducationPolicy, consultations forwhich are expected to beover by December. At ameeting of state educa-tion ministers and secre-taries here, MPEducation Minister Paras Chander Jainargued that automatic class promotion hasled to a situation where a student neitherfails up to Class VIII and nor gets promotedafter that. Automatic class promotion up toClass VIII under the policy has led to sharpfall in academic exercise and students areunable to cope up with examinations in the

upper classes failing in the process, Jainsaid at the meeting, chaired by HumanResource Development Minister SmritiIrani. Some other states including Assam,Nagaland, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan areunderstood to have voiced similar concerns.Reforming the school examination system isone of the themes for consultations on the

new education policy. Talking to reporters,School Education Secretary Vrinda Sarupparried a question on the government'sstand on the issue, saying the thematicgroups are gathering views which may becomplementary or different from that issue."Essentially, everybody is talking aboutquality of education. It is a structured dis-

cussion, not to say this has to be reverted.Quality has wide dimensions," she said.Last year a panel headed by then EducationMinister of Haryana Geeta Bukkal had rec-ommended re-introduction of class promo-tions in its report. The controversial policycame into effect with the enactment of theRTE Act allowing students to get promotedup to Class VIII regardless of their academ-ic performance.

The participants were hopeful that thenew education policy would address theissue comprehensively. The draft report ofthe education policy would be put up beforevarious stakeholders and the CentralAdvisory Board of Education following com-pletion of the consultation process. Around2.5 lakh consultation meetings would beheld at the village level, about 6,600 meet-ings at the block level, 626 deliberations atthe district level and 3,500 meetings inurban local bodies. The government has setup a task force to monitor the consultationprocess.

New Delhi

Given the challenges of building

smart cities, a Special Purpose

Vehicle (SPV) will be created for each city

to be included in the Smart Cities scheme,

said M.Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban

Development. Speaking on the smart cities

initiative at a Conclave organized by a

media group here, Naidu said that efficient

deployment of human and physical

resources is one of the objectives of the

scheme.

Venkaiah Naidu elaborated that the

present deficit in physical, social, economic

and institutional infrastructure will be

bridged to make the cities more livable and

drive the economic growth. He said that

this infrastructure deficit will be bridged by

retrofitting of identified areas of a city and

redevelopment of areas which are not

amenable to retrofitting to enable such

areas conform to the norms of smart city. In

addition, pan-city schemes like efficient

public transport systems including ring

roads, e-governance initiatives etc. will also

be undertaken under brownfield develop-

ment. Stating that present conditions in

urban areas are in a bad state, any

improvements in infrastructure and other

amenities would make a difference to the

quality of living, Venkaiah Naidu said that

the objective of smart cities building is to

enable such changes in a sustainable man-

ner for long term results. Smart solutions

will be applied to places and projects to

enable efficient utilization of limited

resources like land, water, power etc.

Venkaiah Naidu said that building smart

cities does not mean putting in place glossy

skyscrapers. It is all about imparting a

human face to urban development so that

the aspirations of socio-economic advance-

ment are fulfilled through adequate

employment and livelihood opportunities.

Venkaiah Naidu stressed that ICT

solutions would play an important role

in improving urban governance and

enhancing the efficiency of resource use.

The Minister said that Smart Cities and

the New Urban Development Scheme for

500 cities would be launched next

month.

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Special Purpose Vehicles toimplement Smart Cities Project