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Attention AliaBhatt haters: Shejust proved she's

cooler than you

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Kolkata policeinvestigate caseagainst Dalmiyafor dishonouring

national flag

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New health policyto address health

issues of youngwomen

Investors shower praise on investment-friendly Infrastructure in MP

ppreciating the provisions forland availability, improved powersupply and road network,

investors submitted proposals to theChief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhanat Bengaluru during their one-to-one dia-logue session. The Chief Ministerinformed the potential investors andindustrialists that favourable investmentscenario prevails in the state and attrac-tive package has been offered to indus-tries. Chairman of Manipal GroupSudhakar Pai revealed his expansionplan and informed that Madhya Pradeshhas been given priority considering theinvestment friendly policies and atmos-phere. Others who met the Chief Ministerincluded representatives of RV College ofEngineering, Rural Shores, ARM India,Surin Automotive and Biocon.

Surin Automotive expressed willing-ness to set up a manufacturing unit atIndore. Its Joint Managing DirectorAman Choudhari greatly appreciated theland availability, improved power supply,BRTS and simplified official formalitiesand noted that the prevailing scenario is

beneficial for investors in all sectors. TheRural Shores, which impart basic techni-cal training to rural youth and arrangesassignments from corporate houses to bedone in rural areas, has also given pro-posal for setting up training units in thestate. Its head Neeraj Agrawal informed

that such units are operating in Chandand Sausar of Chhindwara district. Thetrained rural youth are executing assign-ments from big corporate like Airtel. TheChief Minister invited the Rural Shoresto explores possibilities for setting uptraining units in other districts.

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Bhopal: The Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChauhan has said that Indian values, circumstancesand specialities of states will be taken into accountwhile building up Smart Cities. Chauhan was hold-ing discussions with the industrial groups andpotential investors at Bengaluru. Chauhan said thatMadhya Pradesh is the fastest growing state. SmartCities will be developed according to the Centre’sguidelines. He also underlined possibilities of trans-forming old cities into Smart Cities.

On behalf of the state government Minister forIndustries Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, ChiefSecretary Anthony J.C. de Sa, Principal SecretaryIndustries Mohammad Sulaiman, Secretary HariRanjan Rao, Managing Director of TRIFACDeepak Ahuja,, Managing Director of MP StateElectronics Development Corporation M.Selvendran were present.

In the forenoon sessions multinational IBM’schief executive officer Amit Sharma, NetturTechnical Training Foundation NTTF’s managingdirector N. Reghuraj, Gokak Textiles Ltd’s execu-tive director H.S. Bhaskar and head of the delega-tion of Infosys Ltd Rohan Parikh met the ChiefMinister and held detailed discussions on invest-ment proposals. IBM discussed about starting state-of-the-art IT enabled services and facilities in citiesof Madhya Pradeh. Sharma said that the IBM hasan expertise in developing such facilities around air-ports and industrial cities. The Chief Minister appre-ciated the IBM’s initiative saying that MadhyaPradesh is offering the best package. He said thatthere are possibilities for business process outsourc-ing. Efforts for developing smart city betweenBhopal and Indore have been intensified. He invitedIBM to make a comprehensive presentation on theconcept of smart cities at Indore’s Global Investors’Summit. Holding discussions with prestigiousNettur Technical Training Foundation, which isoperating in nine states, Chauhan said that it is toppriority of the state government to make new gener-ation skilful and employable.

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Indian values, specialitiesof states to be taken intoaccount in Smart Cities

New financialinclusion push will

have transformative

effect on poor

3Congress MLAsseek time to replynotices

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Transit care centre for mentally ill andhomeless womento start functioning soon

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The Chief Minister paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Prime Minister of United KingdomNicholas Clegg at Bengaluru. Clegg informed the Chief Minister that a large trade dele-gation from United Kingdom will participate in Global Investors Summit to be held atIndore in first week of October 2014. Clegg said that he is aware of the growth story ofMadhya Pradesh. He remarked that Madhya Pradesh has done the right thing to attachtop priority to agriculture growth in its development strategy. Chauhan informed theDeputy Prime Minister that business delegates and reputed companies from across theworld have consented to attend the Global Investors’ Summit. He informed that about3000 representatives of industries from 20 countries are expected to participate in theGIS. Chauhan referred to Indo-British historical ties and said that there exist immenseopportunities of trade. Clegg appreciated the initiative and assured enthusiastic repre-sentation of United Kingdom. Chauhan apprising the Deputy Prime Minister of stridesof Madhya Pradesh in key sectors of economy, said that intensive efforts are being to makeMadhya Pradesh a Global Investment Hub. Chauhan informed that focus of the GlobalInvestors’ Summit is on agribusiness, food processing pharmaceuticals, health care, urbandevelopment, and infrastructure development, IT and ITEs, technical education, skilldevelopment, renewable energy, textile and handloom, tourism and hospitality and auto-mobile and engineering sectors.

Large delegation from Uk to participatein Global Investors Summit

Chakradhar Sangeet Samaroh has given a new identity toChhattisgarh state at national and international level : Paikra

On the occasion of birth

anniversary of Magician of

Hockey Major Dhyanchand

(National Sports Day), hockey

players and sports lovers of

Chhattisgarh have got the pres-

ent of International Astroturf

Hockey Stadium. Vidhan Sabha

Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal

inaugurated the stadium. In the

inaugural ceremony, players of

Indian hockey team played a

stupendous inaugural match, in

which India Team 'A' won the

match by 4-1. On the occasion,

several nationally and interna-

tionally reputed hockey players

were also present. On the occa-

sion, State Government's Sports

Department felicitated these

sportspersons.

Vidhan Sabha Speaker

Gaurishankar Agrawal said in

his address to the programme

that India has a glorious history

in the field of hockey sport.

India has won gold medal in

Olympics for eight times.

Magician of Hockey Major

Dhyanchand's birth anniver-

sary is observed as 'National

Sports Day' across the country.

And now onwards this day will

be remembered for one more

reason that is for inauguration

of International Astroturf

Hockey Stadium in

Chhattisgarh on this day. This

is the second International

Astroturf Stadium of

Chhattisgarh, after

Rajnandgaon. Both the stadi-

ums have been constructed by

state government under the

competent leadership of Dr

Raman Singh. Vidhan Sabha

Speaker thanked Dr Raman

Singh for this and said that con-

struction of this new stadium

was completed within the pre-

scribed time, as per the

announcement of Chief

Minister.

He welcomed the players of

Indian Hockey Team saying

that their presence is an honor

for the state. Mr Agrawal con-

gratulated Sports and Youth

Welfare Department and PWD

for completion of stadium con-

struction work on time. He

thanked Hockey Federation of

India for their guidance and

support in development of the

stadium. Presiding over the pro-

gramme, Lok Sabha Member

from Raipur Ramesh Bais said

that Dr Raman Singh's

Government has realized the

dream of hockey sportspersons

in Chhattisgarh by establishing

this stadium.

He said that he would

request Chief Minister to devel-

op another Astroturf in Raipur

for providing sportspersons a

proper place for practice.

Agriculture Minister Brijmohan

Agrawal also addressed the pro-

gramme saying that within just

14 years of its formation,

Chhattisgarh has created its

unique identity at national level

in the field of sports. Sports

infrastructure in state is devel-

oping at an expedited pace. He

congratulated sportspersons

and people of state on inaugura-

tion of the second International

Astroturf Stadium in

Chhattisgarh. Sports

Department Secretary Dinesh

Shrivastav read out the report

of stadium construction.

Chhattisgarh's Second Astroturf International HockeyStadium inaugurated on Major Dhyanchand's Jayanti

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

Home, Jail and Public Health

Engineering (PHE) Minister

Ramsevak Paikra inaugurated

Chakradhar Samaroh- the

national-level art and music fes-

tival yesterday at District

Headquarters Raigarh on the

occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. He

said that this annual event has

created a unique identity of

Chhattisgarh at national-inter-

national level in the field of art

and culture. Under the leader-

ship of Chief Minister Dr Raman

Singh, State Government extends

every possible aid for all the

annual cultural events like

Chakradhar Sangeet Samaroh.

This 10-day annual mega

music festival is organized by

State Government's Culture

Department in association with

Raigarh District Administration

and local Social Welfare-Cultural

Organizations, on birth anniver-

sary of King Chakradhar Singh

(Ganesh Chaturthi)-the great

musician of ancient Raigarh ter-

ritory. At the onset, In-charge

Minister of the district Ramsevak

Paikra worshipped Lord Ganesh

and paid floral tribute to the por-

trait of Maharaja Chakradhar

Singh. Thereafter he inaugurated

the 30th Chakradhar Samaroh by

lighting traditional lamps. On

first day of the event, renowned

Ghazal Singer Pankaj Udhas

mesmerized the audiences by

presenting beautiful ghazals of

famous urdu poets in his

melodius voice. Many other

famous artists of different genre

also staged their music and dance

performances in the programme.

In his address to the inaugu-

ral programme of the event,

Home Minister Paikra said that

Maharaja Chakradhar Singh had

glorified the name of

Chhattisgarh across the country

and abroad by nurturing the

indigenous music, art and artists

of the region. Every year during

this 10-day event, Maharaja

Chakradhar's immense contribu-

tion in conserving indigenous art,

music, literature and sports is

commemorated. Reputed and

renowned artists of the country

feel honored to be a part of this

mega music festival. The inaugu-

ral session was presided over by

MLA Roshan Lal Agrawal.

Minister Paikra said that

Chhattisgarh Government is con-

structing a magnificent auditori-

um in Panjri Plant of Raigarh, in

the memory of Maharaja

Chakradhar Singh. This auditori-

um will be utilized for organizing

art and music related activities

in a systematic manner. On the

occasion, Minister Paikra inau-

gurated the painting exhibition

by signing the logo of the event.

While presiding over the pro-

gramme, MLA Roshanlal

Agrawal said that this event is a

tremendous celebration of music,

dance and art. Wresting and

Kabbaddi sport are also the sig-

nificant parts of Chakradhar

Samaroh. He said that this event

is organized every year since last

thirty years and with each pass-

ing year, this annual music festi-

val is emerging as an important

event on the cultural map of the

country.

In his address to the pro-

gramme, Commissioner Bilaspur

Division Sonmoni Borah congrat-

ulated the organizing committee

for successfully organizing this

prestigious event. Raigarh is

known for preservation of cultur-

al heritage. The Kathak style

developed by Raja Chakradhar

Singh is famous as Raigarh

Gharana across the country.

Chairman of the organizing com-

mittee Kunwar Bhanupratap

Singh said in his welcome

address that Chakradhar

Samaroh is exploring new

heights of success with each pass-

ing year. Chief Minister of

Chhattisgarh Dr Raman Singh

has extended his valuable contri-

bution in organizing this presti-

gious event every year. On the

occasion, he appealed In-charge

Minister Ramsevak Paikra to

take necessary steps for conser-

vation of the playground in

Raigarh.

Raipur

RAIPUR

Nearly one lakh 32thousand women in stateavailing monthly pensions

Raipur: More than one lakh 32 thousandwomen of state are availing the monthly pensionof Rs 300 per beneficiary under Indira GandhiNational Widow Pension Scheme, operated byState Government's Social Welfare Department.Under this scheme, poor widow women of agegroup 40-79 years are provided monthly pension.Social Welfare Department officials informedtoday that under Indira Gandhi National WidowPension Scheme, one lakh 32 thousand womenhave been benefited. This includes 5862 benefici-aries from Raipur district, 5309 beneficiariesfrom Baloda-Bazar district, 6225 beneficiaries ofGariaband district, 5059 women of Mahasamunddistrict, 4575 beneficiaries of Dhamtari district,7028 beneficiaries of Durg district, 4718 benefici-aries of Balod district, 1968 beneficiaries ofBemetara district, 8996 beneficiaries ofRajnandgaon district, 2476 beneficiaries ofKabeerdham district, 4836 beneficiaries of Bastardistrict, 4080 beneficiaries of Kondagaon district,3464 South Bastar (Dantewada) district, 2599beneficiaries from Sukma district, 6460 fromNorth Bastar (Kanker) district and 3247 benefici-aries from Bijapur district. Department officialsinformed that 1452 women of Narayanpur dis-trict, 8492 women of Bilaspur district, 3282women of Mungeli district, 6327 women of Korbadistrict, 6014 women of Janjgir-Champa district,12028 women of Raigarh district, 3299 women ofJashpur district, 3212 women of Sarguja district,3967 women of Balrampur district, 3581 womenof Surajpur district and 3695 women of Koriyadistrict have been benefited under Indira GandhiNational Widow Pension Scheme.

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

Strict measures to prevent stampede-like incidents at religious places

Congress MLAs seektime to reply notices

Energy, New & Renewable

Energy, Public Relations and

Mineral Resources Minister

Rajendra Shukla has said that

large-scale and concrete safety

arrangements will be made at

Kamadgiri Parikrama Sthal in

Chitrokoot. He said that the nar-

row path near second

Mukharbind Mandir of Kamta

Nath will be widened. Parikrama

Sthal’s pathway’s narrow sections

will be identified and widened by

25 to 30 feet. Strict measures will

be taken to ensure that such inci-

dents do not recur. Shukla was

inspecting the site at Kamadgiri

Parikrama Sthal where stampede

occurred on Somwati Amavasiya.

Shukla said that all neces-

sary steps will be taken to ensure

that such incidents do not recur

at religious places. He said that a

proposal will be sent and got

sanctioned from the state govern-

ment to maintain Chitrakoot’s

temples and manage fairs on the

lines of Maihar Mandir

Prabandhan Samiti. He also laid

emphasis on enhanced funds for

Mela management and tight safe-

ty arrangements in view of

increasing number of devotees

turning out at Melas on festivals

in Chitrakoot. State-level Mela

Samiti will be activated to man-

age large Melas held on festivals

in the state. Kamadgiri

Parikrama Sthal’s 3 narrow paths

will be specially identified and

widened adequately. He said that

path will be widened by removing

yagya kund (Vedi) in front of sec-

ond Mukharbind Mandir.

Shukla said that Nagar

Panchayat will ensure adequate

drinking water and light arrange-

ments during Mela.

The Minister said that apart

from placing barricades by police,

all other possible measures will

be taken up to control rush of peo-

ple. State government will extend

every possible assistance in

organising large Melas. Shukla

directed to complete advance

security and safety arrangements

before Deepawali Mela in

Kamadgiri Parikrama. He direct-

ed district collector to chalk out

an action plan for a separate

pathway for devotees doing

Parikrama by crawling. Shukla

said that shopkeepers and beg-

gars should be removed from

Parikrama Path. Shukla along

with DGP Nandan Dube and

Principal Secretary Home B.P.

Singh inspected the incident site.

He sought information about the

incident from priests and local

people. Divisional Commissioner

K.P. Rahi and IG Pawan vastava

informed the Minister that deci-

sions have been taken for proper

arrangements on Kamadgiri

Parikrama and Mela manage-

ment by discussing 14 points at a

meeting of administrative offi-

cers, public representatives and

saints-seers after the incident.

Congress legislators Narayan

Tripathi and Dinesh Ahirwar

have sought time from the Vidhan

Sabha Secretariat to reply to a

notice over tendering resignation

from their assembly membership

under the anti-defection law.

The leaders were issued the

notice in view of their quitting the

party and joining the ruling

Bharatiya Janata Party in

Madhya Pradesh. Tripathi, who

represents Maihar in the state

Assembly, told that he met

Principal Secretary (Vidhan

Sabha) Bhagwandas Israni on

Thursday and sought time for a

month to reply to the notice as he

was occupied with some work. He

claimed that he had neither left

the Congress nor joined the BJP.

He said he met with Chief

Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan

for development of his region. His

meeting with senior BJP leader

Arvid Menon should be viewed in

context with the fact that he has

close relations with him for a long

time. On the other hand, Ahirwar,

a legislator from Jatara in

Tikamgarh, who also sought a

time of two months to reply to the

notice, admitted that he had

joined the BJP and was ready to

face the consequences. He reiter-

ated that he had joined the BJP

for the development of his region

and was prepared to contest.

However, he had sought time to

reply after consultation with legal

experts.

Meanwhile, Leader of the

Opposition Satyadev Katare stat-

ed that the whole state know that

both had quit the Congress and

had been engaged in anti-party

activities. He claimed both the

leaders should resign on the

grounds of morality. He demanded

that Speaker Sitasharan Sharma

also take a decision in the matter

at the earliest.

Bhopal

Bhopal : Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Maya

Singh has said that Madhya Pradesh

government has taken every possible

step to ensure farmers’ prosperity. It is

the result of farmer-friendly policies of

the state government that Madhya

Pradesh is getting Krishi Karman

Award consecutive for 2 years. The state

is also ahead in the race for this award

for third year. Smt. Maya Singh was

addressing Kisan Diwas and Balram

Jayanti function at Gwalior today.

Minister of State for General Administration Shri Lal Singh Arya

was also present. Smt. Maya Singh said that Madhya Pradesh is the

first state of the country to provide loans to farmers at zero percent

interest rate. The government has arranged farmers’ foreign tour so

that they can do farming with a mix of traditional and modern meth-

ods to increase their income. Agriculture scientists have been asked

to invent such crop varieties which can give more yield using less

water. Smt. Maya Singh said that the state government prevented

short supply of power despite adverse circumstances. Shri Lal Singh

Arya said that the country will become strong when farmers are eco-

nomically empowered. He urged farmers to avail benefit of Pradhan

Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana. Keynote speaker Shri Prabhakar Kelkar

said that instead of selling their crops directly, farmers should

undertake value addition through good packaging. Shri Ved Prakash

Sharma said that the state government has taken all the decisions

in favour of farmers. At the function, Kushabhau Thakare Award

was conferred to farmer Shri Ram Singh Kirar, Rajmata Vijaya Raje

Scindia Award to Shri Mahendra Singh Dwarakpuri, Mukhyamantri

Kisan Samman to Shri Ramesh Singh Kushwaha and special award

to Dr. Upendra.

State became pioneerin agriculture due tofarmer-friendly policies

Bhopal

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

Transit care centrefor mentally ill andhomeless women tostart functioning soon

Chhattisgarh that records about 13 percent of

mentally unfit population of women is coming up

with its first transit care centre for mentally unsta-

ble and homeless women in state capital which will

start functioning soon.

A 50-bed centre would provide the vulnerable

women with shelter, rehabilitation, health care and

legal aid under department of women and child wel-

fare in collaboration with a non-profit organization

Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

Highly placed officials at department of women and

child said the transit centre was ready with experts

and facilities and is waiting for final inspection by

officials concerned. The 50-bed transit centre for

mentally ill women is located at Godhi area about

22 kilometres from city.

Officials said that there was a need for efficient

and fast response mechanism to address post vio-

lence trauma of victims specially the destitute ones.

Transit centre would not only serve destitute

women but also those with the family. "Main con-

cern has been about the women under attack by

strangers and who go through abuse being defense-

less. While some are chased away by throwing

stones on them few are tied in rope to some roadside

pillar. They need help and assistance of all kind.

Hence, complete rehabilitation plan would include

counseling, legal aid, social and economic benefits,

emotional support," the officials said.

They added that ensuring protection from any

form of violence with short or long term psychologi-

cal treatment would be a part of rehabilitation.

While the centre is presently coming at Raipur,

there are plans to launch the same in Durg-Bhilai

as well. "All emergency numbers including 108,

181, 1091 could be called up for the service and the

ambulance would come to pick the women. For des-

titute women department would help tracing or

identifying the family of survivors too," officials

said. Shehzan Khan, programme manager of Lord

Buddha education society (RIMS) said, "We have

already started receiving patients through 108 and

181 health and women helpline numbers. The pur-

pose is to provide integrated service to destitute

mentally ill women not only with health aid but

ensure protection from any form of violence and

rehabilitate them by developing skills in them

through training. We will have one counselor and a

psychiatrist."

RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh govern-

ment has said it has framed rules for the

implementation the Private Placement

Agencies (Regulation) Act, the first by a

state, to check trafficking of women and

children to metro cities.

Principal secretary of home depart-

ment N K Aswal said, "Though the bill

was passed during July 2013 Vidhan

Sabha session, the Act was pending for

rules. Now that the rules have been

formed, its notification would be done

and it shall be ready for implementation

across the state. This would not only con-

trol human trafficking in state but also

help keep a check on local touts and mid-

dlemen."

Aswal said any agency approaching

Chhattisgarh's residents for employ-

ment would have to get them registered

as per the Act and follow the new rules.

"Licensed agencies would be able to pro-

vide employment only to women above

18 years of age under strict conditions

and time frame," he said.

According to the new rules, place-

ment agencies that have been in exis-

tence before this notification shall obtain

licence within 90 days of notification.

CID OSD (child cell) P N Tiwari said

any person violating the rules may be

imprisoned up to seven years or fined up

to Rs 1 lakh or both. Proper records

would be maintained by sub-divisional

magistrate, who is the controlling

authority, and photo identity card con-

taining details of the domestic worker

has to be produced by the agencies.

Welcoming the move, Supreme Court

advocate Ravikant, who has been active-

ly working against

human trafficking said,

"This law is a first in the

country and is a compre-

hensive piece of legisla-

tion. It clarifies stringent

monitoring of agencies

and would be an impor-

tant tool to protect child

rights, specially, tribal

girls and would help

reduce the atrocities

against girls and women

in Chhattisgarh."

Chhattisgarh has

been a prominent state

for trafficking girls and women to metro

cities to work as domestic help where

they get exploited, abused and are often

pushed into flesh trade.

Officials hope to get results within

six months of implementation of the Act

but there are apprehensions about

requirement of deciding minimum

wages, need of special court to handle

agency related issues and competent

authority to monitor the regulation of

Act.

Rules framed to end trafficking of women, kids

RAIPUR TRAIL

Power Grid celebratessilver jubilee function

RAIPUR

Power Grid, one of the largest power transmission utili-

ties in world, celebrated its silver jubilee at a function held in

the state capital on Saturday evening. Speaking on the occa-

sion, Power Grid's director (Personnel) Ravi P Singh threw

light on the company's impressive journey in the last 25 years

since its foundation in 1989. He said Power Grid owns and

operates about 1,08,307 circuit km of transmission lines at

different levels and 186 sub-stations. With a transformation

capacity of about 2,09,274 MVA as on June this year, this

gigantic transmission network is consistently maintained at

an availability of over 99%.

Power Grid's Chhattisgarh state executive director AK

Sinha spoke about the on-going activities and the massive

expansion of transmission system carried out in the state

during last few years.

Director Ravi P Singh felicitated the superannuated

employees from Chhattisgarh. The event concluded with a

Pandwani performance by Ritu Verma. Pandwani is a folk

singing style which entails musical narration of tales from

ancient epic Mahabharata.

The 8 hour long event had more than 300 members work-

ing for umpteen hours to make it a sweet memory for all par-

ticipants. The felicitation of the dignitaries with bouquet,

shawl was followed by lighting of lamp. The Handicrafts

Exhibition was yet another slot to showcase the innate talent.

The exhibits were sent from different regions of the POWER-

GRID by employees and their families. The Inauguration of

Handicrafts Exhibition was by Shobha Chaturvedi,

President, Srishti Mahila Samaj – Powergrid. “The

Handicrafts exhibition was awesome with various types of

ideas in physical form. It had diverse exhibits like canvas

paintings, oil paintings, card board carved models, nib paint-

ings etc. It was a great pleasure to be here to watch the exhi-

bition, said senior Powergrid officials.

General manager (Projects) Surendra Prasad welcomed

the guests while AGM (Operation and Maintenance) MC

Sahu proposed the vote of thanks.

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

Bhopal: MP government hasinvited industries from TamilNadu to set up manufacturingunits especially from textile andautomobile sectors to boostinvestment. Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chauhan said thiswhile addressing industry repre-sentatives from Tirupur andCoimbatore at a road show inCoimbatore, organised by theMadhya Pradesh government,for the Global Investors’ Meet tobe held in Indore on October 9and 10.

Chauhan said his governmentwas giving a boost to industrialdevelopment, especially manufac-turing. He mentioned about a fewinitiatives taken by the state gov-ernment to develop industrializa-tion like- the State framed aChief Minister’s self-employmentscheme that would give supportfor marketing, technology, train-ing and finance. He also men-tioned that the state follows aninvestor-friendly policy and pro-vides uninterrupted power supplyand has zero-tolerance for corrup-tion. The State has a single-win-dow system for industries andplans to include investmentunder the Public ServiceGuarantee Act to avoid delay ingetting any service from the gov-

ernment. Every Monday,investors will be able to meet theChief Minister even without anappointment, he said. Also speak-ing at the same meeting, Ministerfor Commerce, Industries, andEmployment Yashodhara RajeScindia said the BJP governmentwas focussing on industrial devel-opment. Participants from 20countries are expected for thefourth edition of the meet. OnOctober 8, an MSME conventionwould be organised. However, theprevious record of the state inimplementing the memoranda ofunderstanding (MoUs) signedduring previous investor summitsremains poor.

Out of 531 MoUs signedbetween 2007 and 2012, produc-tion has started in only 194MoUs and 27 MoUs have beencancelled while the remainingare yet to be implemented.

In rupee terms, only 17 percent of the investment commit-ted during the summit byMSME sector has been translat-ed to actual production duringthe five year period. Some of theindustry experts put the blameon lack of land availability nearthe city, scarcity of funds andalso on bureaucratic delays inclearing files.

MP invites TamilNadu industrialiststo invest in state

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana waslaunched in the state today. Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chauhan was the chief guest whileForeign Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj presidedover the function. Chauhan said that PradhanMantri Jan-Dhan Yojana will bring good days forthe poor. Foreign Minister Smt. Swaraj said thatthe scheme will fulfill dreams of the weaker sec-tions.

Chief Minsiter Chauhan said that thescheme will turn out to be boon for the poor. Theywill be saved from clutches of moneylenders. Theywill be able to get money immediately to meetcontingent needs. Enumerating benefits of thescheme, he said that now assistance amountsunder government schemes will be directlydeposited in beneficiaries’ bank accounts. Moneydeposited in bank will also be safer. Wastefulexpenditures will be curbed. Money will be multi-plied since interest will accrue on it when deposit-ed in banks. Chauhan said that banks used togive credit facility only to industrialists in thecountry so far. Farmers have also got credit cards.Under the scheme, every poor person will getoverdraft facility upto Rs. 5000 and the poor peo-ple will not have the burden of loan. He informedthat one ultra small bank will be opened in every5 km area for smooth implementation of thescheme. He said that war-footing work is beingundertaken to fulfil targets under the scheme. Tilldate, the target 10 lakh bank accounts was mettoday in the state. He said that the CentralGovernment is doing what it had said. PradhanMantri Jan-Dhan Yojana is a successful effort forinclusive development. Foreign Minister Smt.Sushma Swaraj said that government run with

people’s money.Through develop-ment works andrelief, a welfare gov-ernment returns themoney to people.Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana is a successfuleffort for helping the poorrealise their dreams.Under the novelscheme, Rs. onelakh insurancecover isa l s ob e i n gprovided free with opening of account. An accountholder will become eligible for Rs. 5000 overdraftafter successful transactions for 6 months. Withthis amount, a poor person will be able to realisehis dreams by starting small business. She saidthat the scheme will also give a new dimension towomen’s natural instinct of saving. They need nothide money in food grains containers and otherplaces now since they will be able to save it inbank. Micro finance plays important role in ful-filling ambitious dreams. Small saving is the axisof major economies. She said that scope of thescheme can be gauged by the fact that if average100 accounts are opened in 60 thousand bankbranches, then how much money will come intothe economy. The scheme will motivate to savemoney at minimum cost. She urged to turn thescheme into a mass movement. At the launch pro-gramme, nationwide launch of the scheme byPrime Minister Narendra Modi was telecast livefrom Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojanato bring good days for poor

Services for investors to be covered underPublic Services Delivery Guarantee Act

Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChauhan has said that servicesmeant for investors will be coveredunder Public Services DeliveryGuarantee Act so that they restassured about services. Chauhansaid that all necessary infrastruc-ture for economic development hasbeen completed in MadhyaPradesh. Chauhan had addressedrepresentatives of industrial housesat Bengaluru yesterday.

Chauhan reached Coimbatoreand interacted with industrialiststoday. These include C. KrishnaKumar of Shiva Texyarn, Vice-Chairman of Rangamma Steel K.Ilango, Managing Director ofAnnamalaiya Engineering Ltd. S.Chandrashekhar, ManagingDirector of Autoprint Machinery

Manufacturing C.N. Ashok andManaging Director of KPR Mills P.Natraj.

Chauhan said that MadhyaPradesh is talked about in the coun-try these days. It is surprising forexperts associated with develop-ment and economics as to howMadhya Pradesh has become thefastest-growing state of the country.He said that the state has under-gone a lot of changes as a result ofstate government’s concern fordevelopment and public welfare,framing progressive policies fordevelopment and use of availableresources with efficiency and fore-sightedness.

This change has become clearlyvisible with ensuring good gover-nance through use and help ofinformation technology, he added.

Describing investors as partners ofdevelopment, Chauhan said thatthe state government considersinvestors as its partners. He saidthat Madhya Pradesh will be fur-ther developed to eradicate povertyand provide fulsome employmentopportunities to youths. Describingcorruption as a major hurdle indevelopment, he said that state

government has taken measures toensure strict punishment to corruptofficials. He said that cases of cor-ruption are not hidden since thestate government wishes to punishevery corrupt person. Chauhaninformed that a new and moreeffective form of single-window sys-tem will come to the fore nextmonth. All legal and official formal-

ities of investors will be completedin just one go through single-win-dow system. Industries MinisterYashodhara Raje Scindia said thatstability of leadership and indus-tries’ trust in the political leader-ship are the prime requisites forindustrial development. She saidthat after making efforts of nation-wide significance to empower farm-ers and women, the state govern-ment has now taken initiative tomake investors partners in develop-ment of the state.

Chief Secretary Anthony de Sadwelt on state’s industrial scenario,positive reasons for investment andother specialities of the state. HariRanjan Rao informed about 181Services launched for redressingpeople’s complaints and informingthem about schemes.

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6 SEPTEMBER 01 TO SEPTEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)EDITORIAL

he new financial inclu-

sion push is necessary

for its own sake. Access to a

bank account and other

financial products can have

a transformative effect on

poor Indians. Around 100

million families are out of

the formal financial system,

severely limiting their

opportunities. Bringing

them in helps the govern-

ment to put in place future

economic reforms, such as

direct cash transfers, to cor-

rect the prevailing subsidy

regime. People will be

freed of the clutches of a

tyrannical bureaucracy

through cash transfers. In

short financial inclusion can

trigger a cycle of virtuous

developments while also

bringing in goodwill for the

NDA government.

This makes it critical for

the government to get

implementation right. It can

benefit from lessons learnt

from earlier failures. One

failure was the absence of

follow-up. Accounts would

be opened and remain dor-

mant, draining banks’

enthusiasm in the process.

On this occasion cash trans-

fers for a variety of schemes

— including rural employ-

ment guarantee pro-

grammes — and an over-

draft facility can be lever-

aged to keep accounts

active. The foundation for

this drive will be mobile

phone technology and local

agents for banks called busi-

ness correspondents.

Political backing is critical

for this drive as there will

be challenges along the way.

Reforms in other areas

will need Modi to take on

many interest groups

including the sangh parivar.

Without building political

capital, carrying out other

reforms will be more diffi-

cult. Financial inclusion is

the one area where a central

government can bypass

states to directly transform

lives. The success of the

drive to provide bank

accounts to 100 million fam-

ilies in a year will determine

this government’s efficacy.

T

iven the critical impor-tance of the U.S. to India,

Modi has wisely placed nationalinterests above personal humili-ation by shaking off visa-denialhumiliations heaped on him byWashington. These date back to2005, when the U.S. deniedModi a visa over his allegedinvolvement in anti-Muslimriots in Gujarat. Washingtonmaintained the ban for years,even though he had beencleared of any wrongdoing by aninquiry appointed by SupremeCourt.

The U.S. abruptly reversedcourse when Modi emerged asthe favorite to win the election,and in the wake of his over-whelming electoral mandate,Modi could have waited for U.S.officials to come calling. Instead,seeking to establish a mutuallyproductive relationship withWashington, he quickly accept-ed President Barack Obama'sinvitation to visit the White

House, thereby leaving no roomfor perceptions about bilateralstrains to damage India's ownforeign policy interests.

Nevertheless, the reality isthat U.S.-India relations havegradually lost momentum sincetheir heyday under Obama'spredecessor, George W. Bush,even though Washington hasquietly become India's largestarms supplier. Modiappears keen to reinvigorate thebilateral relationship. But hewill be visiting Washington at atime when Obama is beset withcrises at home and abroad and

appears increasingly underpolitical siege, including frommembers of his own DemocraticParty in the Senate. The con-trast between a newly empow-ered Modi and a fading Obamacould not be starker.

It is therefore unclear whatthe White House visit in lateSeptember can accomplish,other than drive home the mes-sage that all is well on the U.S.-India front. As if to highlighthow transactional aspects over-shadow strategic elements inthe relationship, Washingtonwill be expecting Modi to come

bearing gifts in the form of newbusiness and arms contracts.

Standing upfor India

But Modi has already shownthat he will unflinchingly standup for his perception of thenational interest, even if itmeans opposing the U.S. Hedemonstrated this in late Julyat the World TradeOrganization negotiations inGeneva on a new global tradefacilitation accord.

Failing to win last-minuteconcessions in relation toIndia's food-stockpiling pro-gramme, the Modi governmentvetoed the agreement, whichthe previous Indian adminis-tration had tentativelyapproved, drawing criticismfrom the U.S. and many of the158 other countries that hadvoted in favor of the deal.

Modi rises above U.S. humiliationbut stands up for India

New financial inclusion push will havetransformative effect on poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun to build political capital through a newfinancial inclusion scheme, named Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, which aims

to bring every household in India into the formal financial network byIndependence Day next year.

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7 SEPTEMBER 01 TO SEPTEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)Commerce

Economy grows 5.7% but poormonsoon matter of concern

India still a complex environment for FDI

India's real gross domesticproduct grew 5.7% on the year inthe April-June quarter, reflectingthe surge in consumption andinvestment brought on by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

But there is cause for concern.Rainfall during this year's summermonsoon season has been 18% lessthan average, according to theIndia Meteorological Department.This could reduce agriculturalyields, hurting India's economy.Food prices could climb, putting adamper on spending in rural areas,which house 70% of India's popula-tion.

Growth beat the 5% mark forthe first time in three quarters.Consumer spending, whichaccounts for around 60% of GDP,rose 5.6%, a 0.8-point improvement

from last fiscal year's 4.8%increase. This is the first data thatreflects change in economic condi-tions following the launch of theModi administration.

An executive at Nissan Motor'sIndian arm says the new govern-ment not only altered consumersentiment, but also fueled invest-ment by dealers. Monthly new-carsales had declined on the year for

18 months since December 2012,but they have been in positive ter-ritory since June. A number ofbusinesses are starting to sense arecovery in domestic demand.

The manufacturing sector grew3.5% after an overall decline lastfiscal year. The electricity, gas andwater supply sector showed partic-ularly sharp growth for the quarterat 10.2%.

MUMBAI

Despite the upsurge of oppor-tunities and hope, India remains acomplex operating environment forforeign direct investment. This isbecause India's investment slow-down over the last decade has beenlargely due to delays at the policy-making and operational stages ofprojects.

In its brief tenure so far, thenew government has indicatedthat it understands the need forconsistency between promises andaction. It has picked the infra-structure sector as a priority, fol-lowing up on a campaign pledge topromote jobs and asset creation inthis area. The government has

moved toward growth: invitingFDI in infrastructure, includingimprovements to the country'screaking railroads; unveiling plans

to build 100 "smart cities"; andannouncing a drive for better high-ways, ports and power infrastruc-ture. This is a welcome break from

the past. But in a complex marketsaddled with poor infrastructureand a struggling bureaucracy,growth will hinge on the imple-mentation of infrastructure andmanufacturing projects and thedevelopment of an enabling busi-ness environment that encouragesbusiness operations.

The government's plan toallow FDI of up to 49% in thedefense and insurance sectors isseen as key to reviving domesticmanufacturing. The defense budg-et is expected to increase by 8% ayear. Manufacturing would alsobenefit from a more transparenttaxation regime and simplifiedprocurement procedures. In themining, energy and power sectors,

an emphasis on infrastructuregrowth could lead to an increase insteel requirements. Yet the diffi-culties of implementation underprevious governments have leftIndia with the reputation of beinga challenging place to do business.In the past, many FDI-relatedprojects were delayed by politicalsquabbles at the implementationstage.

These are exciting times forinvestors in India, and companiesthat are prepared to face thedynamics of the business environ-ment can maximize this opportuni-ty and make investments with con-fidence. The India business storyhas not looked so promising in along time.

New Delhi

Mega Food Parks canrevive agriculture

New Delhi: The Mega FoodParks Scheme (MFPS), a flagshipprogramme in the food processingsector, facilitates establishment ofa strong infrastructure backed byan efficient supply chain. TheMega Food Parks have facilitiessuch as primary processing cen-tres, collection centres and a cen-tral processing centre. The foodprocessing units within a MegaFood Park use common infrastruc-ture required for processing, pack-aging, quality control labs, tradefacilitation centre etc, based ontheir needs. This clusterapproach makes food processingmore economically viable. Thestate-of-the art processing infra-structure gives them the requiredtechnical edge.

Mega Food Parks have thepotential to revive the agriculturein the surrounding areas byincreasing returns for farmers,besides creating large employmentopportunities in rural areas. EachMega Food Park is envisaged tocatalyse an investment of Rs. 250crore, leading to annual turnoverof about Rs. 400 – 500 crore.

Out of 30 proposed Mega FoodParks, 15 projects have been takenup so far. Of this, final approvalhas been accorded to 8 Mega FoodParks in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab,Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal,Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu andKarnataka. The cumulative proj-

ect cost of these Parks is Rs. 930crore. This includes grant ofRs.400 crore.

In-principle approval has beenaccorded to the remaining 7 proj-ects. 15 new Mega Food Parks arein the process of Governmentapproval.

Scheme for Cold Chain,Value Addition andPreservation Infrastructure

The Scheme for Cold Chain,Value Addition and PreservationInfrastructure intends to addressthe shortage of cold storage capac-ity. Huge gap of 9 to 10 milliontonnes of cold storage capacity wasidentified in the country by theTask Force on Cold Chains. Thescheme aims at providing integrat-ed and complete cold chain, valueaddition and preservation infra-structure facilities without anybreak, for perishables from thefarm gate to the consumer. Theassistance under the schemeincludes financial assistance(grant-in-aid) of 50% of total cost ofplant and machinery and techni-cal/ civil works in general areasand 75% for North East region anddifficult areas, subject to a maxi-mum of Rs. 10 Crore. Initially, 10integrated cold chain projects areunder implementation in differentparts of the country. Out of theseprojects, 8 have started commer-cial production.

Unique ID for all hallmarked jewellerysold across India on the anvil

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is workingto give a unique ID to each piece of hallmarked jew-ellery that is sold through registered jewellers and BISrecognised hallmarking centres, its director general,Sunil Soni informed at an ASSOCHAM event held inNew Delhi recently.

“We want to give unique ID/number for each hall-marked item and the same number will be there fornumber of pieces, this will help in curbing duplicationand help in traceability i.e. in case you happen to buyone such piece you can hold someone responsible if itis found to be sub-standard,” said Soni while inaugu-rating ‘7thInternational Gold Summit’ organised byThe Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industryof India (ASSOCHAM). “We are now trying to work outwith the associations of both hallmarking centres andjewellers to try to give a unique ID to each piece whichis hallmarked and consumers will start getting an

ATM size like a card while purchasing hallmarkedjewellery which will be fully traceable even throughmobile phone and the whole history could be checked,”said Mr Soni.

“There were some misapprehensions and opposi-tion and we are trying to get those issues sorted out,”he added.

There are over 13,000 licensed jewellers registeredby the BIS and over 300 hallmarking centres recog-nised by BIS across India and sale of hallmarked goldjewellery in the country is growing at an annual rateof 25 per cent and had touched 2.6 crore pieces lastyear, thereby showcasing that despite being voluntarythe demand for hallmarked jewellery in India is veryhigh, further informed Soni. He also emphasised onthe need to make the jewellery hallmarking system inIndia more reliable to improve the competitiveness ofIndian industry and protect Indian consumers in amuch better way.

NEW DELHI

A man in Chhattisgarh killed a ven-omous snake by biting it after he saw theblue krait slithering towards him in bed.Rai Singh, from Chhattisgarh, told hefeared the venomous blue krait was aboutto bite him and decided to bite the creature.“At nine o’clock in the evening while Iwent to sleep on my bed, I saw a snake andtried to shoo it away with a stick but itattacked me.

I bit it”, he told media persons. Hisneighbour R.S. Singh described the inci-dent as astonishing and said it was a mira-cle that he survived since this snake ishighly venomous. Kraits are one of the fourpoisonous snakes which account for themost attacks in India where 50,000 peopleare killed by venomous bites every year.

The krait is nocturnal and often wrig-gles into homes at night during the mon-soon season to keep dry. Its bites rarelycause pain and often go unnoticed by their

victims as they sleep. They are, however,highly venomous and up to 80 per cent oftheir victims die after suffering pro-gressive paralysis. There has been aseries of attacks on snakes on the Indiansubcontinent in recent years in which theywere bitten and killed by people who fearedthey were the prey. A gondh tribesman inMadhya Pradesh bit a snake and snappedit in half last year after it bit his hand ashe was fishing in a river. The year beforea farmer in Nepal bit to death a cobrawhich had bitten him as he worked in arice paddy. Now, animal rights cam-paigners are calling for greater under-standing of snakes.

According to Pooja Bhale, of thesnake rescue and awareness group, theProtecterra Ecological Foundation, mosthuman attacks on snakes are borne of igno-rance. “Snakes are the most misunderstoodcreatures and often victims of a lack ofinformation and awareness. People react inpanic without considering whether thesnake is venomous or not”, she said. They

only attack if they feel cornered or threat-ened, Ms Bhale said. “If the humans actcautiously and divert their attention, theycan save themselves as well as the snakes”,she added.

8 SEPTEMBER 01 TO SEPTEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)Miscellaneous

The Aam Aadmi Party isstill seen as a beacon of hope inPunjab’s bleak political land-scape but the State unit exem-plifies all that is wrong with it.When a founding member ofthe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),Shanti Bhushan said a fewdays ago that Arvind Kejriwal,despite his brilliance, lacks theskill to run an organisation, itfound immediate resonancewith party volunteers inPunjab. The State where theparty is still seen as a beacon ofhope in an increasingly bleakpolitical landscape — is a clas-sic case of all that is wrongwith the party today.

The other charge againstKejriwal — of his being dicta-torial and not respecting theparty’s founding principle of‘swaraj’ — is amply visible inthe AAP’s decision to not con-test the coming Assembly elec-tion in Haryana. The Haryanashocker, which may well leadto the party’s prematuredemise in the State, came at atime when the AAP had suc-ceeded in establishing itsstructure in most of the dis-tricts and when volunteerswere in a happy state of antici-pation hoping to replicate thesuccess in Punjab. Post the LokSabha election, Kejriwal cameto Punjab to thank the people.Amid the euphoria, the most

significant thing he said wasthat from then on he wouldmonitor the affairs in Punjabhimself. The AAP thenlaunched ‘Mission Vistaar’ toconsolidate its position and

establish a much-neededgrassroots structure in keyStates. In the last week of May,Yogendra Yadav resigned fromthe party’s Political AffairsCommittee (PAC). Partyfounder-member ManishSisodia was sent to Punjab toorganise the party.

Sisodia’s four-day tour wasfull of controversies. He wasbooed by supporters inLudhiana where he allegedlyshowed disrespect to a localmartyr. He apologised, butfailed to reach out and assuagehurt sentiments. Further,many workers who had

opposed the party’s candidatesduring the elections were sud-denly seen on stage with him,leading to much heartburn.Some of them are now incharge of districts. In the

words of an office-bearer fromPunjab: The visit was a disas-ter, but worse was to come.

Sisodia’s visit led to the for-mation of an eight-member adhoc State executive committeecomprising four elected MPsand four members who lost theLok Sabha election. It replacedthe earlier campaign commit-tee steered by Yogendra Yadav.Instead of getting to workimmediately for the two by-elections held on August 22,the committee did not hold anymeeting for more than amonth. It met for the first timeon August 24, after it became

clear that the party wasunlikely to win either of theseats contested by it. Both theparty candidates — HarjitSingh Adaltiwala from Patialaand Baljinder Kaur from

Talwandi Sabo — lost theirsecurity deposits. More than90 per cent of the volunteersfrom 18 district meetings saidthe party should contest theHaryana elections. The Stateexecutive committee also gavea unanimous opinion in favourof contesting. “What do we tellthe scores of workers calling useveryday to ask what theyshould do now?” asks ananguished member of the Stateexecutive. Yadav and theparty’s Haryana unit are wor-ried that the 4.5 lakh votesthat the AAP got will now go toother parties.

Chandigarh

AAP decision not to contest Haryanapolls may spell doom for party

Man bites and kills venomoussnake in Chhattisgarh

Role of statesin skilldevelopmentschemes vital

Raipur

New Delhi: Minister of State for SkillDevelopment, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs andSports, Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the role ofstates in skill development schemes and makingSkill India a reality is vital.

“The one common thing across almost all theseSchemes is the important role played by the StateGovernments - it is the States and their functionar-ies, who implement all these Schemes,” he said,speaking at the National Consultation Workshop on‘Industry- Career Centre- ITI Collaboration’ here. Hecalled for regular feedback from the states. “The dif-ferent situations prevailing in the States have also tobe borne in mind. So, all the North Eastern States,the hill States, and other geographies that pose chal-lenging situations for skill development will be treat-ed differently so that our citizens living in theseareas are nor deprived of the benefits of skill devel-opment,” Sonowal said. The Minister pointed outthat the ultimate objective of all skill developmentactivities is to ensure that the youth of this countryare gainfully employed. He suggested that all ini-tiatives being taken, such as model ITIs and careercentres, work towards this objective.

The Minister also emphasized the importance ofindependent and good quality third party certifica-tion to be adopted by institutes imparting skill devel-opment programmes as a means to bring accounta-bility and regulation over training. However, hepointed out that the success of all these initiativesand efforts ultimately depends upon the States, asthey have the ultimate authority to implement them.The Ministry has offered capacity building assis-tance to the State Skill Development Missions, andten states that agreed to accept this, have alreadybeen identified he said. Sonowal said that the mag-nitude of the skill development task is huge, and thesame cannot be addressed through governmentfunding alone. Further, the Ministry of Labour andEmployment has launched various initiatives tomeet the skill needs which include setting up ofmodel career centres supported by a National CareerService portal, assisting each State in developing oneITI as a model ITI, and finding new avenues to inter-act with industry, such as through flexi-MOUs.

A consumer forum hasdirected Indian railways to payRs 15,000 compensation to aretired serviceman, whose lug-gage was damaged by rats in atrain.

The Consumer DisputesRedressal Forum asked theIndian Railways to pay theamount to Delhi resident R KBansal. The forum said that thedamage of the baggage hap-pened due to lack of propermaintenance of the compart-ment due to loco shed staffwhere bogies are kept for clean-ing and maintenance for fur-ther departure but they neverbothered to care.

The forum`s bench alsocompromising members S RChaudhary and Ritu Garodiasaid that consequently suchincident occurred whichamounts to be deficiency on thepart of Railways and lack ofsupervision of Railway authori-ty. Bansal unnecessary sufferedloss due to lack of proper main-tenance and cleaning of thecompartment, added the forum.The forum held the Divisional

Railway Manager (DRM),Northern Railway, responsiblefor lack of maintenance at bigjunctions where hundreds oftrains leave everyday for jour-ney in which lakhs of peopletravel for various destinations.

R K Bansal was travellingon October 8, 2013 by KerelaExpress from New Delhi to

Ernakulum, when his bag wasdamaged by rats in a runningtrain and his clothes were torninto pieces.

Alleging negligence on thepart of the competent Railwayauthority, he lodged a complaintwith the forum seeking compen-sation of Rs 18,400 for damagedgoods.

9 SEPTEMBER 01 TO SEPTEMBER 07 , 2014 (MP & CG)MUST READ

Anna canteens to provide food to poorbut owners of small eateries up in arms

IAS officer Durga Shaktishowd door to SP leader

New Delhi: The 2010 batch IAS offi-cer Durga Shakti Nagpal has once againhit the headlinesafter she showedthe door to aSamajwadi Party(SP) leader onTuesday, who wasallegedly pressur-izing her to putaside her officework and listen tohim. IAS officerDurga who shotfame after shetook on the sandmining mafia inGautam BudhNagar is nowposted as theC h i e fD e v e l o p m e n tOfficer (CDO) inMathura.

According tor e p o r t s ,Jageshwar Yadav, who seemed to be in ahurry, constantly reminded her of hisconnection with the top notches in the SPled government. He wanted to talk to herregarding re-boring some bore-wells. Inreply the IAS officer told him that shewould hear him after she is finished withthe people who had been waiting to meether for a long time. She also asked him towait as she was in the middle of animportant work. However Yadav

became aggressive and reminded her ofhis connections with senior leaders of the

SP. She immedi-ately stood up andasked Yadav andhis four aides toleave her chamber.She also asked theguards to ensurethat her order wasfollowed strictly.

C h i e fMinister AkhileshYadav has report-edly asked officersto listen to SPworkers and solvetheir problems ona priority basis. Alarge number ofofficers allegedthat such orderswere the reasonbehind their fre-quent victimiza-tion.

The locals claim that the IAS officerhas been working hard to come up to theexpectations of the poor people who flockto her office in large numbers every day.

The suspension of IAS Durga, aftershe cracked down on the illegal sandmining mafia evoked sharp reaction fromopposition parties, including BJP andBSP. Finally the SP government had tocancel her suspension after facing hugeuproar of criticism.

Forum orders Railways to paycompensation for damage to luggage

In the budget proposals, the AndhraPradesh government has promised to takesteps to start “Anna canteens” to providefood at affordable prices for low incomegroups. However, roadside vendors and own-ers of small eateries strongly feel that thsesAnna canteens will deprive them of theirlivelihood. As part of this programme, 4Centres has been chosen for its implementa-tion. Anna canteens will be set up inVijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati andRajahmundry in its first phase. On pilotbasis, only breakfast is served at one Centre,whereas breakfast, lunch served at otherand all three meals at another Centre.

Naidu has directed officials to takenotice of issues, problems in pilot bases andbring it to him. Officials say that this is justtest plan and there will be necessarychanges in final menu after taking feedbackfrom people. Already a team of authorities,led by Minister of Civil Supplies Paritala

Sunitha, has visited Chennai and observedthe functioning of Amma Canteens there.So, good days are ahead for bachelors, poorwho would like to eat out as governmentcame forward to offer rich-diet at minimumcost. However, owners of roadside eateriesand tiffin centres are up in arms against thescheme. They say the scheme will not onlysnatch the livelihood of small vendors, it willalso give rise to corruption as the subsidizeditems can find their way into open market.The scheme may be yielding good results inTamil Nadu, but there is no guarantee it willsucceed here, tiffin centre owners say.

In fact, leaders of such vendor associa-tions from many cities have already startednegotiations with the government urging itnot to ruin the livelihood of thousands ofsmall scale vendors by introducing thescheme. Confirming their plans to fight thegovernment's `Anna Canteen' scheme toothand nail, T Venkateswara Rao, convener, APStreet Vendors Welfare Federation, saidthat they had met some officials of the

Mission for Elimination of Poverty inMunicipal Areas (MEPMA) at Hyderabadover the issue. "A MEPMA official advised usto urge the government to ensure that thescheme involves existing small eateries. Healso suggested that we meet municipaladministration and urban development min-

ister P Narayana. We will proceed as per hissuggestions," Rao said.

"I am sure that if the scheme is imple-mented without involvement of the existingsmall eateries then the livelihood of thou-sands of small scale eateries will be atstake," Rao added.

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op seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovicwere forced to take a backseat to America's lat-

est tennis sweetheart on Thursday, as 15-year-oldCatherine Bellis hogged the Flushing Meadowslimelight once again.

However, Bellis, who shot from obscurity tofame with a shock first round win over AustralianOpen finalist Dominika Cibulkova, could not deliv-

er the fairytale American tennis fans had hoped for,falling 6-3 0-6 6-2 to Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas.While former US Open champion Andy Murrayplayed in front of thousands of empty seats on theArthur Ashe Stadium court, hundreds lined up atthe entrances to a jam-packed Court 17, trying tocatch a glimpse of "CiCi" - the teenager's nickname.

With hoards more gathered around giantscreens outside the main stadiums, groans of disap-pointment could be heard across the sprawling USNational Tennis Centre as the crowd watched thematch slowly slip away. "I think what surprised meis that I could really, like, stay with these pros,"Bellis told reporters.

"I think today if I had played a little bit better,it would have been a different result. But, I mean,just that I can play with them is really good." It wasnot all bad news for the home fans as five-time U.S.Open champion Serena Williams sailed throughbrisk winds to land comfortably in the third roundof the year's final grand slam.

Gusty breezes led Williams to misfire for threedouble faults in her first service game before thetwo-time defending champion found her bearings toswat aside fellow American Vania King 6-1 6-0 in 56minutes. "It's so hard to play in the wind," said theworld number one, seeking her 18th career grandslam singles crown. "I'm very happy to get througha solid match with the conditions today." Wimbledonchampion Djokovic followed Williams onto theArthur Ashe Stadium court and was equally effi-cient, gliding past French veteran Paul-HenriMathieu 6-1 6-3 6-0.

Djokovic echoed Williams' sentiments afteradvancing. "It was very windy but I was able toadjust. I used my serve efficiently, getting them in,"said the Serb, who pounded in 75 percent of his firstserves, including 13 aces, without a double fault.

Sunil Narine, Andre Russell

choose CLT20 over Testsystery off-spinner Sunil Narine hasonce again chosen the Twenty20 for-

mat over Test cricket after opting out of thetwo-Test series against Bangladesh athome. Narine was a notable omission fromthe 13-man squad announced by the WestIndies Cricket Board (WICB) Friday for thefirst Test at the Arnos Vale Ground inKingstown, St. Vincent which starts Sep 5,reports CMC.

The 26-year-old is probably focusing onrepresenting Indian Premier League (IPL)champions Kolkata Knight Riders in theChampions League T20 which runs fromSep 13 to Oct 14 in India. He will be joinedby Jamaica all-rounder Andre Russell, whoalso opted out of the series to represent theKnight Riders. Without identifying Narineor Russell, the WICB said that two players

had chosen to play the CLT20 instead ofbeing considered for selection. However,the board pointed out that the players'decision would have no adverse effect ontheir future selection.

"Two players who were considered forselection to the Test squad have opted toplay in the Champions League which hasan ICC approved window on the interna-tional schedule. The players' decisions willnot have any deleterious effect on consider-ation for future West Indies selection," aWICB statement said.

Narine played in last week's three-match One-Day International (ODI) seriesagainst Bangladesh, taking four wickets.Last June, Narine was overlooked for thethree-Test series against New Zealandafter opting to remain in India with the

Knight Riders for the IPL final instead ofreturning for a preparation camp inBarbados.

He had been mandated to join the campby June 1, ahead of the first Test in

Jamaica which began June 8. At the time,the WICB Director of Cricket RichardPybus said that the Windies First Policyrequired all players to make themselvesavailable for team preparation.

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run ends at US Open

Saina ousted by Olympic championLi in World Badminton quarters

Kolkata police investigate case againstDalmiya for dishonouring national flag

complaint was on Thursdaylodged against Cricket

Association of Bengal (CAB) presi-dent Jagmohan Dalmiya for alleged-ly dishonouring the national flag,the police said. "A case underPrevention of Insults to NationalHonour Act, 1971 has been started in

Maidan Police Station following acomplaint of Kamal Dey who hadaccused Jagmohan Dalmiya of dis-honouring the national flag," DeputyCommissioner (South) of KolkataPolice, Murlidhar Sharma, said.Joint Commissioner of Police(Crime) Pallab Kanti Ghosh said,"we have receive a complaint againstJagmohan Dalmiya of dishonouringthe national flag. We are investigat-ing the case."

When asked to comment on thecomplaint, Dalmiya told PTI, "I haveno knowledge about it. I don't knowwhere this complaint has comefrom." The complainant Kamal Deysaid that he had lodged the com-plaint following the insult of nation-al flag in CAB during IndependenceDay celebrations on August 15.

aina Nehwal faltered forthe fifth consecutive time in

the women's singles quarter-finals of the World BadmintonChampionships when she wasousted in straight games by topseeded Chinese Li Xuerui at theBaller Super Arena here Friday.The reigning Olympic championdrubbed the seventh seededIndian 21-15, 21-15 in 45 min-utes to take an 8-2 lead in careermeetings.

Xuerui took advantage ofSaina’s erratic play and raced toa 9-4 lead before the Indianbrought the gap down to 10-8.But just when it seemed Saina isslowly getting her acts together,the Chinese regrouped herself

and increased her lead to 18-11before closing down the firstgame. The second game wasmore competitive as it was neck-and-neck fight between Sainaand Xuerui till the first fivepoints before the Indian pocket-ed four consecutive points tolead 9-5.

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Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom'made tax free in Maharashtrahe biopic on Indian Olympic boxer Mary Komstarring Priyanka Chopra has been declaredtax free in Maharashtra. The film has been

produced by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. "It iswonderful news. We have a compelling story to tell ofa strong, determined woman who has done the nationproud. It is our tribute to all the unsung sports peoplewho give so much to see the Indian flag flying high. Ifthis can act as a catalyst of hope for them, then itssomething we can all be proud of," Priyanka, who isplaying the five-time world champion in 'Mary Kom'said in a statement here. "We are grateful to RevenueMinister Balasaheb Thorat and government ofMaharashtra for lending their support to the film.This exemption right from release day will allow largesegments of society to experience the spirit of magnif-icent Mary," Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 MotionPictures (producer) said. While Bhansali's spokesper-

son said the tax free status will encourage audience torecognise and support the spirit of the film. Based onthe true story of MaryKom, the biopic chroni-cles the journey of a womanboxer who gave up her sportingcareer when it was at its peak toembrace the joy of motherhood. Aftergiving birth to two beautiful children,she made her comeback in the ring andwent on to become both a stronger womanand a stronger boxer. The film directed byOmung Kumar is set to release onSeptember 5. Earlier, various state govern-ments including Maharashtra, Bihar, UP and othershad granted tax exemption to Farhan Akhtar star-rer 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', a biopic on legendaryathlete Milkha Singh.

Don't get conned into watching this Emraan Hashmi filmhy Raja Natwarlal isn’tnamed Jannat 3 willremain a mystery. Like

Jannat 1 and its sequel, it is direct-ed by Kunal Deshmukh, starsEmraan Hashmi as a street smartcon man, involves a cricket basedheist, a love interest who foils theplan and three hundred improbablecontrivances to make the hero winthe heist. All three are the exactsame films that look exactly the

same, except for the hair onHashmi’s handsome, vacuum-pumplips. The only possible reason seemsto be that this film is produced by adifferent banner and the filmmak-ers didn’t have the rights over the‘brand name’. It doesn’t matter,because Raja Natwarlal is a confilm about con men, and it succeedswonderfully in conning you intocoming to see it. Raja Natwarlal isa Stupid Man’s Ocean’s 11. It’s shot

on foreign locales (South Africa, noless) so you’re supposed to beenticed and enthralled by itssophistication. It also features a bitof Dharamsala, for no reason otherthan the entire film crew wanting anice little holiday in the Himalayas.Hashmi plays Arjun, a sadak chaapcon man who does to people whatJason Statham does in the openingscene of Lock Stock and TwoSmoking Barrels with Deepak

Tijori as his wingman. Somehow,these gents come across a suitcasefull of money and Tijori gets killed.Arjun then plans to take revengeagainst the baddie responsible forhis friend’s death – Vardha Yadav(played to shocking restraint byKay Kay Menon). Raja Natwarlalcould have been a fine revenge heistmovie had the treatment not beenaimed at humans from theCretaceous Period.

Attention Alia Bhatthaters: She just provedshe's cooler than you

nd no, the memes you havehad such fun laughing at

have nothing to do with it. Infact, unless the jokes you havelaughed at the most have some-thing to do with a Sajid Khanfilm, there's little chance thatyou might have found the follow-ing remotely hilarious: "AliaBhatt is so dumb that she thinksIndia's national animal is TigerShroff". Ever since she saidPrithviraj Chavan was thePresident of India, Alia Bhattbecame synonymous with stu-pidity, the way Roadies is withChandigarh. In the same Koffeewith Karan episode, her col-leagues Varun Dhawan andSiddharth Malhotra had toofailed to answer the question butgot no meme love from the worldof Internet haters.

Now All India Bakchod hascome up with a new video titledGenius of the Year, a spoof on thethriving Alia memes and jokesdoing the rounds of the internet.

The video, which also starsArjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopraand Karan Johar, shows howAlia Bhatt trains under guysfrom AIB to turn into a persondeemed 'intelligent' by themasses.

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Irrfan Khan's Qissa finally finds release date in Indiafter gaining major appreciationat film festivals around theworld, the Irrfan Khan starrer

Qissa has finally been given anIndian release date. The Punjabi filmhas been given a theatrical releasedate thanks to PVR Director's Rare.It will run in cinemas fromSeptember 26.

The news was announced onTwitter by the head of PVR Director'sRare, Shiladitya Bora. The moviefeatures Irrfan Khan, TillotamaShome, Rasika Duggal and TiscaChopra in pivotal roles. It narratesthe complicated tale of a young girl

who is raised as a boy. Qissa isbacked by the National FilmDevelopment Corporation and hasbeen screened at various film festi-vals including TorontoInternational Film Festival,Mumbai Film Festival, Abu DhabiInternational Film Festival,International Film FestivalRotterdam and CuracaoInternational Film Festival. In Julythis year, Khan and Shome, whoplay father and daughter in themovie, were named the best actorsat the International Film Festivalof Queensland (IFFQ) in Australia.

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Climate Change IssuesNeed Better Attention

New health policy to addresshealth issues of young women

The New National HealthPolicy will address the risingincidence of reproductive ill-nesses in young urban women.The government is alarmed bythe reports of PolycysticOvarian Disease,Endometriosis and Fibroids --conditions associated withinfertility, which is increasinglyaffecting women even in theirteens. “As a medical man, I amdepressed by this new trend asreported to me by many reput-ed obstetricians and gynaecolo-gists. I feel we should reactwith speed and caution,” UnionHealth Minister Dr HarshVardhan has said. TheMinister, who was inaugurat-ing the golden jubilee celebra-tions of Laxmibai College,

Delhi, announced that hewould soon form a committee tosuggest measures for improv-ing the health profile of Indianwomen. Its outcome would bepart of the new national healthpolicy, he stated.

“Building a new generationof healthy women has a salu-tary effect on family, societyand nation because eachwoman works as professionalin her chosen field, mother andteacher of her children, and,above all, custodian of collec-tive values,” the Minister said.

Reducing maternal mortali-ty, improving nutritional levelsof women from less-privilegedbackgrounds and reinforcingmother-and-child developmentprogrammes are areas of primefocus, the Health Minister said.In addition, the new national

health policy would addressreproductive health, anaemiaand numerous other non-com-municable diseases which havetheir origin in lifestyle prob-lems, he added.

Dr Harsh Vardhan observedthat substance abuse, alco-holism and smoking are on therise among young women.Recently, the National Instituteof Mental Health andNeurosciences, Bangalore, hasopened an exclusive women’sward for victims of drug abuseand alcoholism. He said it wasan ominous signal for thenation as a whole and urgedsocial groups to aid the govern-ment in combating this chal-lenge.

“We are concerned by therising challenge of modernlifestyles marked by work

stress on the one hand and badeating, drinking and sleepinghabits on the other. The gov-ernment needs the help ofsocial, religious, student andphilanthropic groups to counterthis scourge,” Dr HarshVardhan said. On the presentmania to “keep fit”, Dr HarshVardhan pointed out that Yoga,

which is India’s gift to theworld, is the best way to keepin shape. It also gives mentalpeace and the power to focus,he stated.

The Minister cautionedagainst the prevailing mythson slimming through excessivegyming and putting oneselfthrough semi-starvation rou-

tines. “This is most dangerousat a stage of life when the bodyis undergoing many hormonalchanges and is constantlyburning energy. I would there-fore advise that a balancedmeal full of adequate calories istaken at fixed times every dayto build up resistance to dis-eases. It is also essential to dis-card junk food,” the Ministersaid. Dr Harsh Vardhanrecalled the image of RaniLaxmibai as the embodiment offeminism. He said, “The Rani ofJhansi balanced the role ofmother and leader perfectly.Her British enemy, GeneralHugh Rose, had doffed his capin admiration for her valour. Ina male-dominated age she wasa trail blazer. I would urgetoday’s young women to look upto her as a role model.”

he 18th Ministerial meeting ofthe BASIC countries-- Brazil,South Africa, India and China-

- has recently concluded in NewDelhi. It was attended by the envi-ronment ministers of the four coun-tries, ahead of the forthcoming UNClimate Summit meeting on 23rd ofSeptember. It will be hosted by theUN Secretary General Ban ki Moonin New York and will seek to create apolitical momentum for the climatenegotiation talks to be held in Lima,Peru in December.

The meeting emphasized onceagain that it was time for the devel-oped world to work in close coopera-tion with the four BASIC countriesto resolve the issues pertaining toclimate change. It said that the richnations must in fact take a lead indealing with pollution- induced cli-mate change and take suitableaction keeping in mind the ‘historicalresponsibilities ’. The Indian envi-

ronment minister PrakashJavadekar said later that it wasfound that on the mitigation frontactions taken by the developingcountries are more concrete than thedeveloped world. It is therefore hightime for the developed countries to

fulfil their promises in this regard.The Vice-Chairman of the NationalDevelopment and ReformCommission of China Xie Zhenhuapointed out that developing coun-tries were contributing 60% cut inthe mitigation field by cutting down

Green House Gas emissions. Thishas become possible thanks to thebig strides taken in renewable ener-gy sector in India and many othercountries. It is unfortunate thatdespite the dangers of global warm-ing in front of us not much is beingdone. What we see is a tusslebetween the developed and thedeveloping world on taking mostwanted measures. For instance, theKyoto Protocol which forms the cen-tral point of all efforts in the field ofenvironment and subsequent negoti-ations have put a responsibility ondeveloped nations to provide suffi-cient financial, technical and capaci-ty building support to the develop-ing countries to enable them to pur-sue mitigation efforts. This has nothappened.

The joint statement issued laterexpressed disappointment over thecontinued lack of any clear roadmapfor providing US$ 100 billion peryear by developed countries by 2020.They urged developed countries tohonour their obligations to provide‘new, additional and predictablefinancial support to developing coun-tries in a measurable, reportable and

verifiable manner’. It was in thisbackdrop that the New Delhi meet-ing of BASIC countries called uponthe developed countries to makeearly and substantial capitalizationof the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Italso underlined the need for all par-ties to communicate their intendednationally determined contributions(INDCs) as early as possible.

Climate change has also beenidentified as the biggest healththreat of this century. This mustmake the world sit up and resolveissues at the earliest. Urgent stepsneed to be taken to meet this chal-lenge. Obviously, most of the brunt ofthe implications of climate change isborne by the developing countries.But that is no reason for the devel-oped countries to take a back seat.Since climate change impacts areglobal in nature, adaptation meas-ures also need an internationalresponse. One hopes that the nextround of UN Climate summit meet-ing later this month will be moreproductive keeping in view the con-cerns of the developing nations. Thenext round of the BASIC ministerialmeeting will take place in SouthAfrica in October.

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