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EPFO launches e-Passbook
portal for members
NEW DELHI: Employees
Provident Fund Organization,
EPFO, Friday launched its e-
Passbook portal for its members to
access their accounts online. The
facility will be available on the
website- www.epfindia.gov.in. The
members Contd on page 4
Yeddyurappa quits BJP, to
launch new party Dec 9
BANGALORE: Former
Karnataka chief minister B.S.
Yeddyurappa Friday quit the BJP
and the assembly to launch his
own party, denting the Bharatiya
Janata Party's prospects in elec-
tions due Contd on page 4
India top rice exporter
in 2012
NEWDELHI: It's game India for
rice exports this year. The country
toppled Thailand for the first time
in three decades to emerge as the
top rice exporter but the latter won
the day in sugar exports.
According to the US Department
of Agriculture's latest report, India
exported 9.75 million tonne rice in
2012, beating Thailand, which
could ship only 6.5 million tonne,
slipping to the third slot after
Vietnam. Contd on page 4
AP Govt introduces
country's first SC/ST sub
plan implementation bill
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh
Government has introduced a Bill
in the Assembly aimed at ensuring
transparent, accountable and accu-
rate implementation of Sub-plans
for the welfare of Scheduled Casts
and Contd on page 4
CAIRO: Egypt's constituent
assembly early on Friday adopted
a draft constitution that will be
put to a referendum, replacing the
one abrogated after the fall of
Hosni Mubarak last year, chair-
man Hossam el-Ghiriani
announced.
Amidst tensions between the
opposition and President
Mohammed Mursi, Egypt's
Constituent Assembly approved a
draft Constitution. The final draft
of Egypt's first Constitution since
the fall of former president Hosni
Mubarak has been sent to Mursi,
who is expected to submit it for
public approval in a referendum.
The approval was hurried as
liberal and Christian members
did not participate in the whole
procedure, seeking to pre-empt a
court ruling that could dissolve
their panel with a rushed,
marathon vote. The move
advanced Contd on page 4
Egypt parliament passes
draft of new constitution
NEW DELHI: Former Prime
Minister Inder Kumar Gujral died
at the age of 92 in New Delhi on
Friday. Gujral, who headed the
United Front government for 11
months from April 1997 to March
1998, had been ailing for a long
time.
He was India's external affairs
minister during the 1991 Gulf War.
Gujral was India's 12th Prime
Minister and had been undergoing
dialysis for a year. He was hospi-
talised following a lung infection.
Born on December 4, 1919 in
Jhelum (now in Pakistan), Gujral
joined the freedom struggle at the
age of 11 and was jailed during the
Quit India Movement in 1942.
He was the author of the Gujral
Doctrine, a guide to India's policy
viz-a-vis its neighbours. He was a
writer and commentator on national
and international affairs as well as
theatre. Gujral breathed his last at
3.31 PM at Medanta Hospital in
Gurgaon, Home Minister
Sushilkumar Shinde announces in
Lok Sabha on Friday. After the
announcement, the two Houses
adjourned Contd on page 4
Former Prime Minister IK Gujral dies in New Delhi
Parl adjourned as mark of
respect to ex PM I K Gujral
B
oth Houses of Parliament
adjourned as a mark of
respect to former Prime
Minister Inder Kumar Gujral who
passed away this afternoon. Home
Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
informed both the Houses about the
sad demise of Mr. Gujral in a pri-
vate hospital Contd on page 4
Omar condoles demise of Gujral
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condoled the sad demise of
former Prime Minister of India, Mr. I. K. Gujral, describing it a great loss
to the Nation. Omar Abdullah said that the Gujral was a man of high prin-
ciples and stature. He said late Gujral's contribution to the Nation in vari-
ous capacities and as the 12th Prime Minister Contd on page 4
J&K Governor recalls his
days with P.M Gujral
JAMMU: N. N. Vohra, Governor
J&K, has expressed deep sorrow on
the passing away of Sh. I. K.
Gujral, former Prime Minister of
India, with whom he has served as
the Principal Secretary during
1997-98. Raj Bhavan spokesman
confirmed that the Governor had
written to Contd on page 4
NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir
was conferred with a special award
in "Excellence in Regenerating
Tourism" for the year 2012 by well-
known Conde Nast Traveller
Magazine at a glittering ceremony
here Thursday. Minister of State for
Tourism & Culture, Mr. Nasir
Aslam Wani, received the award on
behalf of J&K State.
J&K has been selected for the
"Special Excellence Award" for its
efforts in promotion of tourism in
the State. A record number of
tourists, both domestic and over-
seas, visited J&K this year. Several
national-level conferences and con-
ventions were also held in the State
this summer, which were attended
by a large number of visitors.
This latest award comes after
CNBC Awaaz Travel Awards earlier
this month adjudged Ladakh as the
best Contd on page 4
Conde Nast Travel Awards: JK bags "Excellence in Regenerating Tourism 2012
Former Prime....
for the day as a mark of respect to the
departed leader.
Gujral, an intellectual who propounded
the 'Gujral Doctrine' of five principles for
maintaining good neighbourly relations, had
left the Congress to join the Janata Dal in the
late-1980s. Capping a long political career
that saw him occupy positions in various
ministries under the late Indira Gandhi, who
made him Ambassador to the then superpow-
er USSR, Gujral became the surprise choice
of a motley group of regional parties to be the
Prime Minister of Janata Dal-led United
Front government in 1997.
With tussle among several claimants
including Mulayam Singh Yadav, Gujral
became the consensus choice after Congress
under Sitaram Kesri withdrew support to H D
Deve Gowda. It was another matter that the
experiment failed and in 10 months and the
nation was forced to go to polls.
He was the Information and Broadcasting
Minister when Emergency was imposed (on
June 25, 1975), which brought in arbitrary
press censorship. Since he refused to kowtow
to the powers-that-be, he was taken out of the
Ministry and sent by Indira Gandhi as
Ambassador to Moscow, a post he handled
with tact and finesse. He continued even dur-
ing the tenures of her two successors, Morarji
Desai and Charan Singh. After his stint in
Moscow, Gujral returned to India. Leaving
Congress in mid-1980s, he re-entered power
politics by joining Janata Dal.
A controversial decision of his tenure as
the Prime Minister was its recommendation
for President's rule in Uttar Pradesh in 1997,
which the then President K R Narayanan
refused to sign and sent it back to the govern-
ment for reconsideration. His wife, Sheila,
who died in 2011, was a poet and author and
his brother Satish Gujral is a prominent
painter and architect. He leaves two sons, one
of whom Naresh Gujral is a Rajya Sabha MP
and now an Akali Dal leader.
Parl adjourned ....
in Gurgaon. Later, the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day.
The union cabinet has convened a special
session Friday evening to pay homage to for-
mer Prime Minister I.K. Gujral.
EPFO launches ....
will now be able to download their e-pass-
book each month, if they are active and
Electronic Challan-cum-Return, ECR, is
being uploaded by their employer. In the case
of members who are not active or left service
and have not settled their account, the facili-
ty to download the passbook on request basis,
shall be available. Any EPFO member can
register him on the portal by using his photo
identification number such as PAN, Aadhar
card, Driving license, passport and voter ID
and use the mobile number as password. The
member can also add multiple ID numbers
after registration and can use any one for
login. Once registered, a member can down-
load the passbook by entering his or her
account number. If available, the passbook
will appear for download.
The facility, however, will not be avail-
able for members under exempted establish-
ments under the EPF Scheme 1952 (as the
fund details are maintained by the Trust) and
inoperative members. Under the e-Passbook
service, only one registration will be allowed
against one mobile number, and a member
can download the passbook for only one
account number under one establishment.
The e-passbook portal was launched by
Central PF Commissioner R C Mishra in
New Delhi. Speaking at the launching func-
tion, Mr Mishra said, the portal will bring
transparency and reduce corruption in the PF
system. He said, it will also help to empower
the employees in getting information as how
much money has been deposited in his or her
account.
AP Govt introduces ....
Scheduled Tribes.
The bill is first of its kind in the country to
prevent diversion of funds earmarked for SC
and ST welfare. The bill also provides provi-
sion of social audit of the Sub Plans every
year and promotes equal opportunities on
Social, economic and Human Resource
Development fronts.
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy who
introduced the bill in the Assembly appealed
all political parties to give suggestions for
enactment of strong Law.
India top ....
In 2011, Thailand had exported 10.7 mil-
lion tonne rice while India, which opened rice
export only in September last year, managed
to ship 4.8 million tonne.
However, in sugar exports, Thailand
maintained its second spot with an expected
shipment of 7.7 million tonne in 2012. On the
other hand, India could ship only 3.67 million
tonne after the export was freed up from
quota restrictions in July this year.
India has always had a price advantage
over Thailand, which sells at a premium in
the world market. The international price of
Thai rice ranges between $530 and $540 per
tonne while the same Indian variety fetches
anything between $375 and $385 in global
markets. "The steep variation in Thai and
Indian rice varieties is mainly because of the
Thai government's high support price to
farmers. The government paid farmers
15,000 baht per tonne for 100% white paddy
and 20,000 baht for fragrant paddy to fulfill
its election promise
Egypt parliament....
a charter with an Islamist bent that rights
experts say could give Muslim clerics over-
sight over legislation and bring restrictions
on freedom of speech, women's rights and
other liberties. The draft must now be put to
a nationwide referendum within 30 days.
Mursi said on Thursday it will be held
"soon". The Islamist-dominated Assembly
that has been working on the Constitution for
months raced to pass it, voting article by arti-
cle on the draft's more than 230 articles for
more than 16 hours. The lack of inclusion
was on display in the nationally televised
gathering: Of the 85 members in attendance,
there was not a single Christian and only four
women, all Islamists. But the Assembly
abruptly moved it up in order to pass the draft
before Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court
rules on Sunday on whether to dissolve the
panel.
Yeddyurappa quits ...
next year. The 69-year-old, credited with
bringing the BJP to power for the first time
in Karnataka and south India in 2008, will
formally launch the Karnataka Janata Party
Dec 9 at Haveri, some 400 km north of
Bangalore.
Accusing a section of the party leadership
of conspiring to "drive him out of the party
for which I gave 40 years of my life",
Yeddyurappa announced at a public meeting
at Freedom Park in the city centre that he had
sent his resignation from the BJP to party
president Nitin Gadkari.
He told Bopaiah that he was resigning
from the assembly on his own and urged him
to accept it immediately.
Yeddyurappa, who began his political
journey with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh, said his new party would contest all
224 assembly seats next year. The assembly
is 225-strong, with one nominated member.
Yeddyurappa is peeved that the BJP lead-
ership did not keep its promise to make him
the state BJP chief soon after he was forced to
give up the chief minister's post in July last
year over mining bribery charges.
He said he was leaving the BJP with a
"heavy heart" as "I have given my 40 years of
life to build it".
He said he had asked BJP ministers and
legislators supporting him not to quit the
party now as "I want the Jagadish Shettar
government to complete the term" which
ends May next. The BJP has 119 members in
the 225-seat assembly. Its term ends in May
next. Yeddyurappa and his supporters claim
that over 40 of these legislators, including
several ministers, were ready to join the new
party.
J&K Governor....
Sh. Naresh Gujral, M.P to convey his feelings
to all members of the late P.M's family and
wished eternal peace to the departed soul. In
his letter, the Governor recalled the very dif-
ficult time during which Gujral Sahib served
as P.M, and remembered that despite serious
challenges on various fronts, the P.M had
consistently maintained courtesy, decorum
and gentlemanliness in his dealings with one
and all. Vohra also recalled the fervent efforts
made by Gujral to foster friendly relations
with neighbouring countries, particularly
with Pakistan, and the several meetings he
had with Mian Nawaz Sharief.
Omar condoles....
of India is glaring.
Omar said that Gujral set five principles
known as Gujral Doctrine which included
establishing a good rapport with the neigh-
bouring countries and settling the dispute
through peaceful negotiations.
Omar said that late Gujral took part in the
Freedom Struggle of India and participating
in Quite India Movement. Gujral was great
lover of Urdu, he wrote various poetic pieces
in Urdu and spoke Urdu fluently.
In his condolence message, Omar
Abdullah expressed solidarity with the mem-
bers of bereaved family and conveyed his
sympathy to them. He also prayed for eternal
peace to the departed soul.
Conde Nast....
"Adventure Tourism Destination" for
2012. After receiving the award, the Minister
in his address, thanked the Conde Nast
Traveller magazine for its recognition of the
efforts put in by the State Government in pro-
motion of tourism activities in the State. "We
want to assure all stakeholders in the tourism
industry that J&K will continue to strive for
improving the quality of service offered to
the visitors and see high-end infrastructure is
created to increase footfall of visitors to the
State," he said. Speaking on the sidelines of
the function held at The Oberoi, here, Mr.
Nasir Aslam said both Conde Nast and
CNBC Awaaz Travel Awards are one of the
most accredited honours for travel and
tourism industry in the country and J&K win-
ning special awards this year from both the
groups augurs well for tourism industry in the
State.
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CMC Academy
organizes seminar on
latest technology
JAMMU: CMC Academy ( A Tata
Enterprise) successfully organized semi-
nars on the latest technologies like Cloud
Computing in IT sector and career oppor-
tunities in IT industry. These seminars were
conducted keeping in view the present job
scenario in state of Jammu and Kashmir
and relative skill gap prevailing. CMC
Academy has pioneered in skill develop-
ment and imparting IT trainings. CMC
Academy has organized seminars in Govt.
Women college Gandhinagar, IECS
Polytechnic, IMS Patoli and Presentation
convent Gandhinagar Jammu. These semi-
nars were carried out in a sight to aware the
students of Jammu and Kashmir regarding
the scope of IT in today's world. CMC is a
subsidiary of TCS( ASIA'a number one
software company). CMC Academy
Gandhinagar Jammu.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
AHMEDABAD: The wife of suspend-
ed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, famous for
taking on Narendra Modi, will contest
elections against the Gujarat Chief
Minister from his constituency
Maninagar in Ahmedabad. Shweta
Bhatt is the Congress' candidate.
Maninagar is a Modi stronghold - in
2007 he defeated the Congress candi-
date by around 75,000 votes. He has
held the seat since 2002.
Mrs Bhatt filed her nomination
papers today. She has reportedly
already begun campaign against Mr
Modi, who is looking at a third consec-
utive term at the helm in Gujarat. The
state goes to polls in two phases -
December 13 and 17. The votes will be
counted on December 20. "Yes, I will
be fighting against Narendra Modi
from Maninagar on a Congress ticket,"
Mrs Bhatt said.
"We have moved far away from
democracy in Gujarat and to restore it,
everyone has to do whatever they can.
Fighting against Modi is the logical
step in our quest for democracy and to
curb anti-democratic forces," she said.
Mr Bhatt is best known for alleging
that Mr Modi had asked the state
police to go slow against rioters in the
2002 Gujarat riots. In an affadavit in
March last year, he told the Supreme
Court that he was present at a meeting
in February 2002 after the Godhra
train burning incident, where, he
alleged, the CM said rioting mobs
attacking largely Muslim neighbour-
hoods should be allowed to "vent their
anger".
The chief minister and other police
officers, who were part of the meeting,
have said Mr Bhatt was not present at
the session where he alleges that Mr
Modi made these comments.
Mr Bhatt has claimed that he was
persecuted for taking on Mr Modi. He
was suspended in August last year by
the state's Home Ministry for not
showing up at work, for misusing his
official car, threatening a constable
and for involvement in an Arms Act
case.
On November 26, this year, the
Supreme Court stayed all proceedings
against Mr Bhatt in an FIR filed by
Gujarat Advocate General Tushar
Mehta that he had hacked his email
account and extracted important
information.
ALOK JOSHI: Senior IPS offi-
cer Alok Joshi
has been
appointed as
S e c r e t a r y ,
Research and
Analysis Wing. Joshi, a 1976
batch officer of Haryana Cadre, is
presently Special Secretary in
RAW under the Cabinet
Secretariat.
RAM JETHMALANI: The BJP
suspended sen-
ior leader and
Rajya Sabha
member Ram
Jethmalani from
the party for gross indiscipline.
Ram Jethmalani recently, openly
attacked the party for criticizing
the appointment of the new CBI
chief.
KANHAIYALAL GIDWANI:
F o r m e r
Congress legis-
l a t o r
Ka n h a i y a l a l
Gidwani, who
was chargesheeted in the Adarsh
Society scam, died in Mumbai
following a brief illness. He was
64-years-old.
ARVIND KEJRIWAL: Arvind
K e j r i w a l
announced the
name of his
newly formed
Political Party
as Aam Admi Party after two
months of its split from Anna
Hazare and his movement of India
Against Corruption at the
Constitution Club, New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: BJP leaders on
Friday met Chief Election
Commissioner VS Sampath to lodge
a protest over the government deci-
sion to pay cash to beneficiaries of
official schemes, saying the
announcement could influence vot-
ers in upcoming elections.
LK Advani told reporters that
such announcements should not be
made by a government once election
dates have been declared.
"There has been announcement of
direct cash transfer... The states
where elections are due should have
been excluded. They (government)
could not have done it under the
(election) code of conduct," Advani
said. Elections are due in Himachal
Pradesh and Gujarat in November-
December.
He said the Election Commission
assured party leaders that an appro-
priate decision would be taken keep-
ing "all factors in mind". The
Congress has described the govern-
ment's plan to directly transfer cash
to social welfare beneficiaries as a
"game changer" and a politically rev-
olutionary step. Meanwhile, nine
ministries have been asked by the
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to
immediately operationalise the direct
cash transfer scheme announced for
51 of the country's 640 districts,
including the opening of beneficiary
bank accounts. "I would request you
to get down to the immediate task of
operationalising direct cash transfers
in identified schemes in your depart-
ment," Principal Secretary in PMO
Pulok Chatterji wrote in a letter to
nine concerned secretaries in the cen-
tral government.
"The emphasis should be on hav-
ing a seamless- and trouble-free roll-
out of the programme, first in 51 dis-
tricts and subsequently as per the
agreed rollout plan," Chatterjee's let-
ter said, even as the finance ministry
has been asked to act fast on bank
accounts.
Each of these nine ministries have
been told not just to have the full list
of enitled beneficiaries in a digitized
form but also ensure they are linked
with Aadhaar numbers of the Unique
Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI). UIDAI chairman Nandan
Nilakeni, who also heads the institu-
tion's Technology Committee, was
asked to provide dedicated individu-
als to each of the nine implementing
ministries to assist them in their work
on digitizing the databases.
These initiatives follow the first
meeting of the National Committee
on Direct Cash Transfers chaired by
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Nov 26 during which it was decided
to launch the scheme in 51 districts
across 14 states from Jan 1, 2013.
The scheme is slated to become a
pan-India operation by end-2013.
It requires the money for welfare
schemes like those for pension,
scholarships and healthcare to be
directly deposited into bank accounts
of beneficiaries in a bid to curb
delays and leakages.
For the moment, food and fertilis-
er subsidies have been kept out of its
purview. The prime minister had said
Nov 26 that direct cash transfers
were becoming possible via innova-
tive use of technology and the spread
of modern banking across the coun-
try to cut waste and leakages in order
to target the beneficiaries better.
"We have a chance to ensure that
every rupee spent by the government
is spent truly well and goes to those
who truly deserve it," he told the
meeting, setting the agenda for what
some experts feel can be a game-
changer in the next elections.
BJP protests direct cash transfer scheme
CBI files chargesheet
against Abhishek Verma
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Friday filed a
chargesheet against Abhishek Verma, an
accused in the leakage of naval secrets, and two
others including his wife. Verma is also charged
with corruption and forgery. Verma, his
Romanian wife Anca Maria Neacsu and a
retired wing commander, Koka Rao, have been
named in the chargesheet, a Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) official said. The CBI June
9 arrested Verma and his wife for allegedly
receiving money from a Swiss arms company to
stall the blacklisting proceedings initiated
against it by the Indian government. They were
booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
NEWDELHI: The govt. is considering raising the limit of money
MPs can spend from the Local Area Development fund on educa-
tion institutions to Rs 1 crore, the Rajya Sabha was informed on
Friday. While there is no limit for MPLAD funds being spent on
government schools, Rs 50 lakh in a year can be provided for pri-
vate or NGO-run educational institutions, Minister for Statistics
and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena said during
Question Hour. Besides, there is a limit of Rs 25 lakh per
private/NGO- run education institution, he said adding two House
panels have recommended raising doubling of the limits to Rs 1
crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively in a year. "We are considering
that and very soon we will take a call," Jena said. He said
MPLADS fund cannot be used for creating any asset for commer-
cial use. "Movable assets like Porta Cabins are not allowed for any
purpose under MPLAD Scheme," he said. The funds can be used
for creation of community assets of developmental nature in prior-
ity sectors like drinking water, primary education, public health,
sanitation and roads. The minister said many state governments
were treating MPLAD and MLA LAD differently and the Centre
is impressing upon them to apply common parameters and sanction
work uniformly. "There has to be transparency on this," he said.
MUMBAI: Pressure is mounting on the NCP to
bring back Ajit Pawar into the Maharashtra Cabinet
after a white paper on irrigation in the state report-
edly gave a clean chit to the former deputy CM. Ajit
Pawar had been accused of under-performance and
having played a role in the multi-crore Maharashtra
irrigation scam. The white paper on irrigation was
tabled before the state Cabinet Thursday evening
and reportedly stated that no irregularities had been
committed in the implementation of 38 irrigation
projects in the parched Vidarbha region. The white
paper claimed that irrigation potential in the state
had registered a 28 % jump in the last 10 years.
Irrigation Minister Sunil Tatkare of the NCP made
the presentation at a two-hour-long meeting at the
state guest house Sahyadri here. The irrigation
potential has risen to 47.50 lakh hectares in 2010
from 37 lakh hectares in 2001, an increase of 28 per-
cent, as per the white paper, the sources said. The
rise in irrigated area has been a record 72 per cent at
29 lakh hectares, they added. Earlier , CM Prithviraj
Chavan had announced that the government would
come out with a white paper on irrigation. Talking to
reporters after the cabinet meeting, CM Chavan said
that the white paper comprises two volumes. It con-
tains information on escalation of costs of various
projects, delay in their completion, besides details
about irrigation projects. It also contains guidelines
for the future direction of projects and will be avail-
able on the state government website, he said.
Govt mulls raising MPLAD fund
to Rs 1 crore
Gujarat polls: Suspended IPS officer wife
Shweta Bhatt to contest against Narendra Modi
Pressure on NCP to bring back Ajit Pawar
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NEWDELHI: The deadlock in both
Houses of Parliament ended on
Thursday with presiding officers of
the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
allowing a debate on FDI in multi-
brand retail under rules that entail vot-
ing which will take place on Dec 4
and Dec 5. The Opposition had been
pressing the government to hold a
debate on FDI in Parliament with vot-
ing. While Lok Sabha Speaker Meira
Kumar allowed the debate under Rule
184, the discussion and subsequent
voting in Rajya Sabha will be held
under Rule 168.
"I have received 30 notices for dis-
cussion on FDI in multi-brand retail
under Rule 184. I have admitted the
motion to allow the discussion. The
date and the time will be decided
later," the Speaker announced. Leader
of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj
welcomed the decision of the
Speaker. Sources said the debate
could begin on Monday and a vote
held either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari
allowed the debate under Rule 168
after meeting leaders of all parties fol-
lowing continued disruptions in the
Upper House for the fifth day. After
the House was adjourned for the day,
Ansari called a meeting of leaders of
all parties at 1 pm and the deadlock
was resolved there. However, it
would be a political embarrassment if
the government fails to prove num-
bers on the floor of the House during
the voting. The Samajwadi Party,
which supports the UPA govt. from
outside, today, said it will vote against
the FDI in Rajya Sabha. It may be
noted that the govt. is in minority in
the Upper House. SP leader
Ramgopal Yadav said his party can
take two different stands in Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha. When
queried whether the party could have
different positions in the two Houses,
he said, "This happens many times.
This has happened in the past also."
With regard to Lok Sabha, SP
leaders have been saying that the
party will oppose FDI but have
remained ambiguous on voting.
Kamal Nath had stressed that the gov-
ernment wanted Parliament to func-
tion. While the UPA was till this
morning confident of its numbers,
SP's backtracking from its soft stand
has come as a cause of worry for the
govt. UPA partner DMK, which had
some reservations on the move, is
now backing FDI in retail while the
BSP, which supports the alliance from
outside, has not taken a tough stand
on the issue. Sources said the BSP
could support the govt. by abstaining
from voting to address its vote base.
Both Houses of Parliament to vote on FDI
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal on
Monday formally launched the Aam
Aadmi Party amidst loud cheers from
the people who had gathered at Jantar
Mantar to participate in the inaugura-
tion ceremony. Introducing the party,
Kejriwal said that it will seek to erad-
icate corruption at all levels in the
country.
"This party is result of our strug-
gle against corruption," said
Kejriwal, who had announced the
name of his party on Saturday.
Ahead of the launch, Kejriwal and
his colleagues took a pledge to
uphold the Constitution of India
under every circumstance. The
Constitution was formally adopted
on this day 63 years ago, in 1949, and
Kejriwal said the launch ceremony
was scheduled to coincide with the
anniversary. Kejriwal also paid hom-
age to the father of the Constitution,
Dr BR Ambedkar at his memorial,
Ambedkar Smriti before the launch.
His colleague Manish Sisodia
declared the name of the party to the
gathering in central Delhi's Jantar
Mantar and said: "It is our party."
Sisodia also announced the names of
the other 23 members of the national
executive body. These include
Sisodia himself as well as Prashant
Bhushan, Dinesh Waghela, Sanjay
Singh, Gopa Rai and Kumar
Vishwas.
"Kejriwal takes the position as the
national convenor. Pankaj Gupta
would be the national secretary,
Krishna Kanth would be national
treasurer of AAP," Waghela said.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal and his
colleagues visited Mahatma Gandhi's
memorial Raj Ghat. He also paid trib-
utes to BR Ambedkar. Kejriwal's
chose to launch his party Nov 26 as
the constitution of India was adopted
on this day in 1949.
NEWS IN BOX
SC to examine National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy
NEWDELHI: The Supreme Court has said it would examine the National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy that will bring 348 essential drugs under
price control, after it is notified by the Centre.
A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi granted two weeks time to the
Centre to issue notification and posted the matter for hearing on December
12. The court was hearing a public interest litigation plea filed in 2003 by
All India Drugs Action Network and others which had complained that cur-
rently only around 78 drugs are placed under the Drugs Prices Control
Order, making rest of the medicines beyond the reach of the common man.
Court rejects Zakia's plea against SIT
report
NEW DELHI: In a setback to the activists seeking investigation against
Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case, a Gujarat court on Tuesday rejected
Zakia Jafri's protest petition against the SIT closure report giving clean chit
to the Gujarat Chief Minister due to lapse of time.
In her complaint, Zakia had named Modi as prime accused and wanted
him to be called for deposition. Ametropolitan court rejected it saying that
she had failed to file petitions after numerous directions from the court.
"Zakia Jafri cannot file protest petition against SIT report giving clean chit
to CM Narendra Modi due to lapse of time," the court said.
Govt asks CBI to probe 24 NGOs
receiving foreign funds
NEW DELHI: Government has asked the CBI to probe alleged illegal
activities of 24 NGOs which received funds from abroad, Lok Sabha was
informed Tuesday. Minister of State for Home R P N Singh said different
state police forces were also asked to probe into the alleged irregularities of
10 other NGOs which received funds from abroad. The Minister said alto-
gether Rs 10,997.35 crore was received as foreign contribution by 23,172
NGOs across India in 2008-09, Rs 10,431.12 crore by 22,275 NGOs in
2009-10 and Rs 10,334.12 crore by 22,735 NGOs in 2010-11.
Singh said those NGOs whose cases were referred to CBI for investiga-
tion are Tamil Nadu Muslim Muneetra Kazagham, Coimbatore, Reach in
Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Abul Kalam Azad Islamic Awakening Centre, New
Delhi, Khwaja Khushal Charitable Trust, Muzaffarnagar, UP, Shri Arvind
Khanna, ex-MLA, Punjab, Anjumane Hussamia Educational Association,
Hyderabad. Other NGOs whose case have been referred are Vishwa
Dharmayatan Trust, New Delhi, Shri Ratnesh Khandelwal and nine others,
Mumbai, Shri Prakas C. Bhatt and four others, Mumbai, Heritage
Foundation, UP, IGEP Foundation, New Delhi, Samast Muslim Khalifa
Sunnatwal Jamat Navsari, Gujarat, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Madhya
Pradesh, Tuticorin Diocese Association, Tuticorin.
Centre to launch direct cash transfer
in 51 districts from Jan 1
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has called a
meeting of the cash transfer committee on Monday on implementing the
direct cash subsidy scheme through the Aadhaar based system. Union
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the Government will launch the
scheme on the 1st of January 2013 and the meeting is being held in the run
up to the event.
The Government payouts towards pensions, scholarships and subsidies
worth thousands of crores of rupees will be directly transferred to bank
accounts of beneficiaries in 51 districts spread over 15 States from the New
Year Day. Addressing the Indian Bankers Associations conference, BAN-
CON-2012, Mr. Chidambaram said initially the scheme will become oper-
ational in 51 districts. The entire country is proposed to be covered by the
end of 2013. Aadhaar- UIDAI, a 12-digit number serving as a proof of iden-
tity and address anywhere in the country, has already been issued to 21 crore
people. The scheme based on Aadhar aims at checking pilferage.
BANGALORE/CHENNAI: The deadlock between Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu over River Cauvery water sharing continued on Thursday as the former
refused to release any more water to the neighbouring state. The talks between
Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa and her Ktaka counterpart Jagadish Shettar in
Bangalore on the Cauvery water sharing row failed to produce any amicable
result. Speaking to reporters after holding 'failed' talks with Shettar, Jayalalithaa
said that Ktaka flatly refused to release any more water, maintaining the stale-
mate in the decades-old vexed dispute. "We requested 32 tmc ft water, but
Karnataka flatly refused to even give us another drop," she said. The duo met
heeding the SC's suggestion that both the CMs should meet and arrive at an
amicable solution. Ahead of the meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart,
Shettar had expressed confidence in solving the Cauvery water sharing stale-
mate. "Both neighbouring states are in distress. We have to find a solution in
the present circumstances. I am confident we would find so," he had told
reporters after unveiling the Ktaka Youth Policy-2012. This was the second
time in 15 years that the CM of the two states held bilateral talks on the water
row after 1997 when M Karunanidhi and JH Patel met in Chennai. Hearing the
issue, the SC had on Monday suggested that both CM should give it a try and
meet in a congenial manner and discuss the issue in the larger interest of farm-
ers of both states.
Cauvery water row: Talks fail, Karnataka
refuses to release water to TN
Zee journalists sent to 14
days judicial custody
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday
sent two Zee News journalists, arrest-
ed on an extortion complaint filed by
Congress MP Naveen Jindal's Jindal
Power and Steel Ltd., to 14 days' judi-
cial custody. Metropolitan Magistrate
Gaurav Rao sent the duo to judicial
custody till Dec 14. The two journal-
ists also moved a bail application to
which the court issued notice to police
and sought their response by Saturday.
Zee News chairman Subhash Chandra
would soon join the probe into allega-
tions that two journalists of his news
channel tried to extort Rs.100 crore
from industrialist and Congress MP
Naveen Jindal's company, the firm's
lawyer said Friday. The notice was
served to Chandra after an analysis of
call records of talks between
Chaudhary, Ahluwalia and Chandra
Kejriwal's 'Aam Aadmi Party' formally launched, vows to eradicate corruption
C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K
NEW YORK: Palestine over-
whelmingly won a historical UN
General Assembly vote which will
upgrade its status to non-member
observer state at the world body,
despite intense opposition from the
US and Israel. India was among the
138 nations in the 193-member body
that voted in favour while nine coun-
tries opposed the resolution that
sought upgrading the status of
Palestinian Authority from 'entity' to
'non-member observer state. Forty-
one countries abstained from the vot-
ing which took place Thursday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-
moon said "an important vote" has
taken place in the General Assembly.
"Friday's vote underscores the
urgency of a resumption of meaning-
ful negotiations. We must give new
impetus to our collective efforts to
ensure that an independent, sover-
eign, democratic, contiguous and
viable State of Palestine lives side by
side with a secure State of Israel,"
Ban said in his
remarks after the
votes were cast.
The symbolic vote
signified the huge
international back-
ing for Palestine
and came as a
stinging defeat for
Israel and the US.
The vote could
enable Palestine to
access bodies like the International
Criminal Court in The Hague, which
prosecutes people for genocide, war
crimes and major human rights vio-
lations. Some nations like the UK
have said Palestine could use access
to the ICC to complain about Israel.
In his address to the General
Assembly before the vote,
Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas said the vote will
"issue a birth certificate of the reality
of the state of Palestine"."...Our peo-
ple have witnessed, and continue to
witness, an unprecedented intensifi-
cation of military assaults, the block-
ade, settlement activities and ethnic
cleansing, particularly in occupied
East Jerusalem, and mass arrests,
attacks by settlers and other practices
by which this Israeli occupation is
becoming synonymous with an
apartheid system of colonial occupa-
tion, which institutionalises the
plague of racism and entrenches
hatred and incitement," Abbas said.
Palestine wins historical UN General Assembly vote
MARC GROSSMAN: The US
special envoy to
A f - P a k
(Afghani st an-
Pakistan), Marc
G r o s s m a n
announced his resignation after
being at the helm of diplomatic
affairs in the volatile region for
two years from 2010 to 2012.
ERNEST BAI KOROMA:
Sierra Leone,
the incumbent
President Ernest
Bai Koroma,
leader of the All
People's Congress was re-elected
as the President of the nation after
the electoral body declared results
of the elections.
JOAQUIM BARBOSA:
J o a q u i m
Barbosa sworn-
in as Brazil's
S u p r e m e
Court's first
non-White President at a packed
ceremony in the capital Brazilia.
JOSEPH E. MURRAY: Dr.
Joseph E.
Murray, The
performer of the
world's first
successful kid-
ney transplant and won a Nobel
Prize for his pioneering work died
at age 93.
MALALA YOUSUFZAI:
P a k i s t a n i
activist Malala
Yousufzai, who
was shot by the
Taliban for
advocating female education, has
been ranked sixth in the Top 100
Global Thinkers list.
PEOPLE IN NEWS
5
INTER NATIONAL
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
CAIRO: Renewed nationwide
protests erupted in Egypt as the
country's President Muhammed
Mursi stuck to his controversial
decree granting him sweeping
powers with protesters alleging
that the radical leader was fast
turning into a dictator. Clashes
broke out between police and
protesting youths near Cairo's
iconic Tahrir Square where
activists have been holding fort for
the past week.
The new demonstrations came a
day after Mursi held a meeting
with the nation's top judges to
defuse the crisis over the contro-
versial decree, but the meeting
failed to break the impasse as thou-
sands of people poured onto the
streets in a massive show of defi-
ance. Protests also spread to outly-
ing provinces including
Alexandria, second-biggest city
and central parts of the country.
After the meeting, Mursi dug in
his heels making it clear to the
judiciary that he did not infringe
on its authority by assuming
sweeping powers. Presidential
spokesman Yasser Ali said that
Mursi's recent decree would not be
subject to modification, noting that
the decree may have been "misun-
derstood" by the public.
The decree, issued by the presi-
dency on Thursday night, was met
with outrage by Egypt's opposi-
tion, who described it as an "attack
on democracy" and a "threat to
judicial independence."
The decree stated that presiden-
tial decisions will enjoy temporary
immunity from legal challenge.
The decree also protects Egypt's
Islamist-led Constituent Assembly,
tasked with drafting a new consti-
tution, and the Shura Council (the
upper house of parliament) from
dissolution by court order. "The
decree will only immunise the
President's sovereign decisions
(from legal challenges)," asserted
Ali, stressing the measure's tempo-
rary nature. Mursi expressed his
appreciation for the judiciary and
his desire that it remain independ-
ent as it is "the last resort for the
people to get their rights," Ali said.
Opposition parties and groups
have called for mass rallies and
"million-man" marches today to
protest the decree.
SL slams allegations
against govt in UN
report on civil war
SYDNEY: The Sri Lankan govern-
ment has slammed a UN report on
the country's civil war, saying the
allegations against the govt. are
'unsubstantiated and erroneous'.
The country' External Affairs
Ministry said that the report
'appears to be another attempt at
castigating Sri Lanka for militarily
defeating' the Tamil Tigers. The
UN in its report said the world bod-
ies own inadequate efforts to pro-
tect civilians in 2009 during the
bloody final months of the civil
war marked a 'grave failure' that led
to suffering for hundreds of thou-
sands of people.
The report also accused UN
staff in Sri Lanka's capital, The
report also accused UN staff in Sri
Lanka's capital, Colombo, of not
perceiving that preventing civilian
deaths was their responsibility and
accused their bosses at UN head-
quarters of not telling them other-
wise. Aseparate UN report released
last year said up to 40,000 ethnic
minority Tamil civilians may have
been killed in the war's final
months. The report accused the
government of working to intimi-
date UN staff, of withholding visas
of those critical of the govt. and of
planting false allegations against
them in the media. According to the
report, those accusations against
the government drew Friday's
rebuke from the Sri Lankan
Foreign Ministry.
DOHA: At least 17,000 participants
and nearly 200 countries are due to
attend the latest round of UN climate
talks later in the capital, Doha. One
of the main challenges will be raising
climate aid for poor countries at a
time when budgets are strained by
financial turmoil
Rich countries have delivered
nearly USD 30 billion in grants and
loans promised in 2009, but those
commitments expire this year. And a
Green Climate Fund designed to
channel up to USD 100 billion annu-
ally to poor countries has yet to begin
operating.
Borrowing a buzzword from the
US budget debate, Tim Gore of the
British charity Oxfam said develop-
ing countries, including island
nations for whom rising sea levels
pose a threat to their existence, stand
before a "climate fiscal cliff."
Creating a structure for climate
financing has so far been
one of the few tangible
outcomes of the two-
decade-old UN climate
talks, which have failed
in their main purpose:
reducing emissions of
heat-trapping gases that
scientists said are warm-
ing the planet, melting ice
caps, glaciers and permafrost, shift-
ing weather patterns and raising sea
levels. However, only the European
Union and a few other countries are
willing to join a second commitment
period with new emissions targets.
And the EU's chief negotiator, Artur
Runge-Metzger, admitted that such a
small group is not going to make a
big difference in the fight against cli-
mate change. "I think we cover at
most 14 per cent of global emis-
sions," he said. The US rejected
Kyoto because it didn't cover rapidly
growing economies such as China
and India. Some hope for stronger
commitments from US delegates in
Doha as work begins on drafting a
new global treaty that would also
apply to developing countries includ-
ing China, the world's top carbon
emitter. That treaty is supposed to be
adopted in 2015 and take effect five
years later.
Muhammed Mursi stands by decree amid protests
'India votes in favour of Palestine'
UN launching new round of 'Global Warming' talks In Doha, Qatar
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EDITORIAL
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
BY SHWETA BHAT
I
n the Indian way of thinking,
a human being is a positive
asset and a precious national
resource, which needs to be cher-
ished, nurtured and developed
with tenderness and care, coupled
with dynamism. Each individual's
growth presents a different range
of challenges and requirements,
at every stage. The catalytic
action of education in this com-
plex and dynamic growth process
needs to be planned meticulously
and executed with great sensitivi-
ty.
India has emerged as a global
leader and a strong nation at the
turn of this century. Education is
the key to the task of nation
building as well as to provide req-
uisite knowledge and skills
required for sustained growth of
the economy and to ensure over-
all progress. Maulana Azad, as
independent India's first Minister
for Education, had laid the foun-
dations of the education system
of our country and his ideas and
ideals continue to guide us for
achieving quality education to all
our children. The Right of
Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Act (2009) is indeed a
major step forward in concretiz-
ing Maulana's vision of free and
compulsory education for all. We
are now moving towards univer-
salisation of secondary education
through Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyan. Maulana had
also emphasized on technical and
higher education and we are
working relentlessly in that direc-
tion.
India, as we all know, is an
emerging economy with a very
favourable dependency ratio. If
we wish to earn the demographic
dividend, then we must provide
education and skills to all our
youth so that they can develop
themselves into human resources,
not only for the development of
our nation but also for the world.
However, even more important
than development of job skills is
the need to develop appropriate
values of tolerance, non-violence,
secularism and humanism
amongst children and youth. As
Mahatma Gandhi had said and
"What is really needed to make
democracy function is not knowl-
edge of facts, but right educa-
tion". Thus, we need to take a
holistic view of development of
education for empowerment of
our children and youth.
There are certain contextual
realities that we need to consider
while considering the importance
of education and skill develop-
ment in the present state of glob-
alization and emergence of
knowledge societies.
Firstly, there has been the
tremendous advancement in tech-
nology which has transformed the
nature of delivery systems in edu-
cation.
Secondly, the global
economies are becoming increas-
ingly integrated. Cross border
manufacturing processes and
global transactions in services
sector have created a demand for
education not only of "national
quality" but also which helps fur-
ther this process of globalized
economy.
Thirdly, in a knowledge econ-
omy, the wealth of anation will
not be measured in terms of its
natural resources but in terms of
its human capital. Thus, we need
to promote research and innova-
tion in our institutions and create
an eco-system of excellence right
from the elementary level upto
the institutions of high-end
research and innovation.
Another Important develop-
ment affecting our globe is the
awareness and the need for sus-
tainability and addressing issues
relating to global warming and
climate change. Education, must
inculcate the values of sustain-
able development in the minds of
our youth.
In this context, we need to
ensure access to quality education
for all so as to create an environ-
ment whereby the fruits of devel-
opment and growing opportuni-
ties are available to all sections.
Apart from expanding access to
elementary and secondary educa-
tion we have opened a number of
new institutions of higher learn-
ing in our quest for access to edu-
cation with equity and quality.
Several new initiatives such as
setting up of Meta-Universities,
design Innovation centres,
research parks, focus on research
and innovation are also under-
way.
Technology Enabled Learning
through the National Mission on
Education through ICT (NME-
ICT) is being implemented by my
Ministry to leverage the potential
of ICT in providing high-quality,
personalized, and interactive
knowledge modules over the
internet in a any-time, any-where
mode. You just saw, the Version
2.0 of Aakash tablet which is a
full-fledged tablet computer with
excellent specifications. IIT
Bombay, along with the Ministry
of has created several useful edu-
cational applications for the
Aakash tablet. Teachers &stu-
dents in the remotest corners of
our country can join a classroom
and benefit from lectures deliv-
ered by the best teachers.
However, even with all the
tremendous advances in technolo-
gy, it is important to have good
teachers for providing quality
education. The teacher education
system needs to be integrated
with higher education institutions
and university system to provide
opportunities for growth.
Ultimately, it is a good teacher
who first assesses the potential of
his/her student, and then leads the
student towards self-actualisa-
tion. In view of the tremendous
need for good teachers in our
education system, we propose to
undertake a National Mission on
Teachersand Teaching to address
all issues related to teachers in a
holistic manner across all levels
and sectors.
A little while ago, I had under-
scored the importance of sustain-
able development and its role in
education. We firmly believe in
"Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam".We
are eager to share knowledge and
culture with the world communi-
ty in order to develop an environ-
ment of peace and sustainable
development.
It is with this spirit that the
Government of India had pro-
posed to UNESCO to establish
the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of
Education for Peace and
Sustainable Development, as the
first Category-I institute of
UNESCO in the entire Asia. I am
thankful to UNESCO for having
accepted our request. This
Institute will blossom into a light-
house of knowledge and good
practices not only in Asia but the
entire world and will prove true
to its name of Mahatma Gandhi
who always stood for truth and
peace. I would also like to assure
UNESCO of full cooperation by
Government of India in the func-
tioning of this Institute.
Our vision is that India should
become a knowledge power in the
coming decade. This will mean
that every Indian must have
access to affordable education of
good quality. the thinking of
Maulana Azad and his visionary
perspectives on education will
continue to spread their fragrance
and guide us to build knowledge
and a learning society; a society
which aims at creating citizens
equipped with necessary knowl-
edge, skills and values to build an
inclusive, just and progressive
society.
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN INDIA
India, as we all know, is an emerging
economy with a very favourable dependency
ratio. If we wish to earn the demographic
dividend, then we must provide education and
skills to all our youth so that they can develop
themselves into human resources, not only for
the development of our nation but also for the
world. However, even more important than
development of job skills is the need to
develop appropriate values of tolerance,
non-violence, secularism and humanism
amongst children and youth. As Mahatma
Gandhi had said and "What is really needed
to make democracy function is not knowledge
of facts, but right education". Thus, we need
to take a holistic view of development of
education for empowerment of our children
and youth. There are certain contextual
realities that we need to consider while con-
sidering the importance of education and skill
development in the present state of globaliza-
tion and emergence of knowledge societies.
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EDITORIAL
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
BY JASWANT SINGH RANA
C
apital punishment is when a person
guilty of heinous crimes particular-
ly that of rape or murder is sen-
tenced to death. In India capital punishment
is carried out by hanging the accused by the
neck till the person is alive no more. In
developed countries this could be substitut-
ed by the electrical chair or shooting.
Countries like China have a strict capital
punishment policy and are said to carry out
the most number of executions by a country
in a year. However, what is much more
important is the type of crime that an indi-
vidual has committed which demands his
execution. For example in China and
Singapore, severe drug trafficking (that is,
carrying large amounts of drugs as stipulat-
ed by the national law) is considered to be
an offence for which the offender can be
executed. There have been protests about
these laws in these countries but as such, no
serious step has been taken by the respec-
tive governments to address this
issue.Capital Punishment has been abol-
ished in the European Union. Over there, it
is rather unpopular. However at times when
a court case related to murder of a child or
otherwise catches the eye of the people,
then there is a lot of support for reinstate-
ment of capital punishment. The Amnesty
International regards most of the countries
as Abolitionist which means that these
countries do not necessary use capital pun-
ishment but they still contain this form of
punishment in their laws.
The Government of India has all of a
sudden woken up to the number of mercy
petitions lying before it and has decided to
slowly and steadily, in a typical bureaucrat-
ic manner, get rid of them. Recently,the
president of India returned the 14 mercy
petitions giving rise to a debate on whether
capital punishment is really needed? And if
it is needed then what is the type of crime
to which it applies. It is a legal but rarely
carried out sentence in India. Imposition of
the penalty is not always followed by exe-
cution (even when it is upheld on appeal),
because of the possibility of commutation
to life imprisonment. Since 1995 it has
been used only three times, on Auto
Shankar in 1995, Dhananjoy Chatterjee in
2004, and Ajmal Kasab in 2012.
The number of capital punishments in
India is very less.Between 1975 and 1991,
about 40 people were executed. The num-
ber of people executed in India since inde-
pendence in 1947 is a matter of dispute;
official government statistics claim that
only 52 people had been executed since
independence, but the People's Union for
Civil Liberties cited information from
Appendix 34 of the 1967 Law Commission
of India report showing that 1,422 execu-
tions took place in 16 Indian states from
1953 to 1963, and has suggested that the
total number of executions since independ-
ence may be as high as 3,000 to 4,300. At
least 100 people in 2007, 40 in 2006, 77 in
2005, 23 in 2002, and 33 in 2001 were sen-
tenced to death (but not executed), accord-
ing to Amnesty International figures. No
official statistics of those sentenced to
death have been released.
Thus the question that arises here is, 'Do
we really need Capital Punishment?' There
have been times when an individual has
committed the gravest of all crimes and has
been awarded a death sentence but then the
Human Rights organisations have stepped
in and got the punishment reduced. Frankly
speaking, I find it difficult to understand
the logic of talking about human rights for
a person who has killed someone. Didn't he
too violate somebody's right to life?
What about the families who have lost
their relatives or friends or anyone close to
them? Can anything at all be done to com-
pensate them for their loss? I personally do
not believe that money can be a compensa-
tion for such people for what is money
going to do? Money is not going to get a
son back to his mother or a daughter to her
father. Yet the governments tend to follow
this policy. Of course if the
child/relative/friend has done some really
honourable deed like maybe saving some-
one or fighting for the country, then yes
they should be honoured and the whole
country should see that honouring ceremo-
ny for the life that was lost was lost for a
good cause.
Ever since I developed a analytical mind
of my own, I have believed that the people
should not be divided on the basis of gen-
der, caste, religion or anything for that mat-
ter. What they should be divided on should
be their deeds. I tend to classify people as
good and bad. People who tend to do bad
things like harm, injure or kill civilians, I
tend to see them as bad while the others
who try to help others need to of course be
seen in a good light because the world goes
on due to these good people, who live and
devote their life for others, these people can
be someone or anyone, they can be the
policemen who work day and night and
earn an honest living or they can be the
people on the road who helped an individ-
ual when he/she fainted.
Thus the question that arises is how
should the people who do not do good to
the society be punished? According to me,
people who have committed extreme acts
of violence, killed individuals or children
or been an accessory to the crime should be
given the capital punishment certainly.
However the others who have not done
such a serious crime need to be given a sec-
ond chance at life for no individual is inher-
ently good or bad, they tend to become that
way by the choices that they have made. If
any person is given a second chance in life
then they would certainly want to change
the way they have lived, and therein lies the
beauty of living a good life.
So we come back to the question of cap-
ital punishments. People who are given the
capital punishment need to be executed
within a reasonable time frame for if there
is a gap of ten years between the judgement
and the actual execution then people tend to
become a little more relaxed and view this
concept of capital punishment as something
that they can get away with. Thus these
executions need to be carried out within a
reasonable time frame. And that would
result in some sort of psychological
restraint in the minds of extremists and
future murderers.
What I would like to state in the end is,
though it is every individual's right to have
a life, this right shouldn't apply to those
who have destroyed lives.
For if it were to apply to them then
whatever evil is there hidden in every indi-
vidual would resurface. Thus the human
rights organisations must assume a respon-
sible role of appealing for the correct indi-
viduals.
People who do not have criminal record
and have not committed any serious crime
need to be aided and appealed for but those
who have killed individuals or been acces-
sory to murder have no right to command
an ounce of sympathy from any heart.
Capital Punishment in India:
should be Allowed or Banned
The Government of India has all of a sudden woken
up to the number of mercy petitions lying before it
and has decided to slowly and steadily, in a typical
bureaucratic manner, get rid of them. Recently,the
president of India returned the 14 mercy petitions
giving rise to a debate on whether capital punish-
ment is really needed? And if it is needed then what
is the type of crime to which it applies. It is a legal
but rarely carried out sentence in India. Imposition
of the penalty is not always followed by execution
(even when it is upheld on appeal), because of the
possibility of commutation to life imprisonment.
Since 1995 it has been used only three times, on
Auto Shankar in 1995, Dhananjoy Chatterjee in
2004, and Ajmal Kasab in 2012.
8
STATE
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Block Development
Councils were
deferred for a short
period: Soz
JAMMU: Reiterating that Block
Development Council (BDC)
elections were deferred to
empower Panchayats, the
President JKPCC Prof Saif-ud-
Din Soz on Thursday stated there
was broader understanding
between coalition partners for
the empowerment of Panchayat
Raj Institutions (PRIs) on the
pattern of 73rd amendment of
the Constitution of India by
incorporating best provisions in
the state Panchayat Raj Act.
Addressing a meeting of
Sarpanches and Panches at
Akhnoor today Soz said that the
polls for the Block Development
Councils were deferred for a
short period, for the purpose of
further empowering these insti-
tutions and to provide reserva-
tion to Women, SCs and other
sections.
Soz statement came a day
after the Former Minister and
MLA Inderwal Ghulam
Mohammad Saroori while
addressing Panches &
Sarpanches of Drabshallah and
Thatri block of Inderwal
Constituency, stated that the
BDC polls were deferred at the
behest of Union Minister for
Health and Family Welfare
Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had the
better understanding of
Panchayati Raj Institutions
(PRIs). He said that due to Mr
Azad the BDC election were
deferred because election exer-
cise will be futile unless
depressed class of society -
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes - and also women folk are
not represented at the block and
district levels in Panchayat raj
system in Jammu and Kashmir.
Soz, however campaigning
for coalition candidates Sham
Lal Bhagat (Congress
Candidate) and Dr Shenaz Ganai
(National Conference
Candidate) at Akhnoor said that
the poll for BDCs and district
bodies would also be held short-
ly after the necessary amend-
ments in the State Act. He said
that the issue of honorarium to
Sarpanches and Panches had
already been taken up with the
central government.
SRINAGAR: Opposition PDP
Friday lashed out at Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah for his remarks that
women Panchayat members were
being lured with make-up kits to
vote in upcoming elections, saying
the NC was trying to discourage
women from being empowered.
"Omar Abdullah's reference to
women being bribed with make up
kits and his attempt to cast asper-
sion on our sisters and mothers'
integrity shows that NC, through
such statements, intends to discour-
age women of the state from being
empowered and assigned the much-
deserved political space," PDP
spokesman Naeem Akhtar said.
Ahead of polls to four seats of
Legislative Council from Panchayat
quota scheduled for next month,
Abdullah had said yesterday, "PDP
leadership is luring Panchayat
members through various tactics
and money power. Women
Panchayat members are reportedly
being presented make-up kits to
tempt them to vote for PDP candi-
dates."
The PDP spokesperson said that
the chief minister's remark was not
only sexist but also gravely anti-
woman.
"Cursing the opposition for all
his failures was a stock response of
the Chief Minister but making such
demeaning remarks against the
mothers and sisters was completely
unacceptable," Akhtar said in a
statement.
The PDP spokesman said
women had defied considerable
social barriers in taking a plunge
into electoral process and are occu-
pying a seriously contested demo-
cratic space.
The chief minister through his
insensitive remarks has created a
hugely negative impression about
them, he claimed.
He said Abdullah's statement did
not go well with his claim to have a
degree from abroad or having any
modern day schooling.
"No Western or Islamic educa-
tion teaches such narrow- minded-
ness towards women. The chief
minister needs to take a lesson or
two on the place the woman occupy
in Kashmiri society and the value
and faith attached to mothers and
sisters," he said.
"The reason of the state being in
the throes of dark era is because of
feudal forces which relegated the
woman's role to space around
hearth," he said.
PDP lashes out at Omar for 'make-up kit' remark
25 farmers of valley will
participate in Agri- Tech
2012 Chandigarh
SRINAGAR: A group of 25 pro-
gressive farmers of valley were
deputed for participation in Agri-
Tech 2012- India's Premier
Biennial Agro Technology and
Business Fair from Ist December
2012 to 4th December 2012 at
Chandigarh. Sharad Pawar, Union
Minister for Agriculture Govt of
India will inaugurate Agro-Tech
2012 Event.
This event will feature display
of best products and techniques in
agriculture and could provide
opportunity for the farming com-
munity to learn about latest tech-
nologies advancements and latest
practices in the field of agriculture
which is sustainable and environ-
ment friendly. It is an international
business fair that attracts participa-
tion from all over the world,
besides large scale involvement of
the Indian Agriculture sector. In the
event international Pavilions of
Canada, Italy, Korea, Germany,
Netherlands, Uruguay, State India
Pavilions will display their prod-
ucts and technology.
On the concluding day there
will be technical workshop and
interactive sessions with farmers.
Project Coordinator Mushroom
S.R. Galotra is accompanying pro-
gressive farmers, interactiong with
touring farmers he said that the
main objective of participating in
Agro-Tech 2012 is to make farmers
aware about the latest research,
development in various field in
agriculture and allied sectors so
that farmers after their return back
shall apply same in their fields and
teach other farmers.
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Valley
witnessed the season's first major
snowfall Thursday night, pushing
the temperature below the freezing
point in the region on Friday.
The minimum temperature at
Gulmarg was minus 7.2 degrees
Celsius, a weather official told a
news agency. It was minus 5.2 at
Pahalgam, minus 8.2 at Leh town
and minus 5.2 at Kargil town.
In Srinagar, however, the mini-
mum temperature was 3.1 degrees
Celsius.
Higher areas in the Kashmir
Valley received heavy snowfall.
Around three-feet of snow accu-
mulated in the tourist resort of
Sonamarg. Gulmarg was covered
with a two-feet blanket of snow
Friday morning. Pahalgam too
received over two-feet of snow.
"The timely snowfall has
replenished most of the snow reser-
voirs in the hills, which will ensure
sufficient water discharge in the
rivers, springs and other water
resources in summer," an official
here said.
The weather office has forecast
a clear weather in the valley the
next two days. The western distur-
bance that was active over the state
has now weakened.
"The western disturbance has
now weakened and we are expect-
ing fair weather for the next few
days," said Sonam Lotus, in-charge
of the weather office here.
The western disturbance is the
term used for an extra tropical
storm in the Mediterranean Sea,
which causes sudden and heavy
rainfall in Pakistan, India, Nepal
and Bangladesh.
Kashmir gets season's first major snowfall
JAMMU:Prof. Bhim Singh
expose the merchants of vote-trade
in exchange of personal gains, pro-
mote personal business and seek
undue benefits from the National
Conference and governments since
Sheikh Abdullah's time. Hitting
hard for trading with the interest of
the people of Jammu, Prof. Bhim
Singh told the media this morning
that it was the BJP leadership in
1978 when they sold out the people
popular movement in Jammu
against Shiekh Abdullah's
govt.Prof. Bhim Singh, then MLA
and his hundreds of colleague,
mostly youth leaders were lodged
in jail. Entire Jammu stood as a
wall with Prof. Bhim Singh, who
was jailed under PSA. It were BJP
leadership that sold out the move-
ment to Sheikh Abdullah at the cost
of people of entire Jammu.
It were again BJP leadership of
Jammu which signed mid-night
secret agreement with the govern-
ment withdrawing the great people
movement in connection with Shri
Amarnath Shrine Land. Prof.
Bhim Singh reminded the people
through media that BJP leadership
betrayed the Panthers party candi-
date (Bhim Singh) in Udhampur
Parliamentary bi-election in 1988
by abstaining from poll in their
respective dominated areas.
Instead, Mr. Chaman Lal Gupta and
Co. started a campaign against Prof.
Bhim Singh that he has sold votes
to congress in the 1988 election.
Prof. Bhim Singh told the media
that the God has helped him to
answer the critics who had been
abusing him for twenty years as to
how the votes are sold and pur-
chased. He said that the great peo-
ple of Jammu voted BJP heavily in
the Assembly elections. Prof.
Chaman Lal Gupta and some oth-
ers, may be innocent were expelled
from the BJP by their own leader-
ship as they were found guilty for
selling the votes to the national
Conference and Congress.
Bhim Singh hits back at his critics
9
STATE
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Winter vacations in
Valley from Dec 03
SRINAGAR: The Government
today ordered that the winter vaca-
tions of the Government as well as
Private recognized Educational
Institutions of Kashmir Division
including Winter Zones of Jammu
Division for Schools upto Middle
Standard shall commence from
December 03, 2012 upto February
28, 2013, while High and Higher
Secondary Schools shall observe
winter break from December 15,
2012 upto February 28, 2013.
Chugging of trains
on Udhampur-Katra
rly lines by Mar 2013
JAMMU: Assessing the facilities
being provided to passengers at
Railway Station Katra, which is
likely to be commissioned by
March next year, the Divisional
Commissioner, Jammu Mr.
Pardeep Gupta asserted that state of
art amenities ought to be made
available for the convenience of
travellers.
Taking stock of the services at
Railway Station Katra for the
smooth and comfortable journey at
a high level meeting convened here
today, Mr. Gupta discussed various
issues which included shifting of
bus stand of Katra, parking of vehi-
cles and other facilities.
Divisional Railway Manager,
Firozpur Division Northern
Railway, Naresh Chand Goyal
informed that Ground Floor at
Railway Station Katra would
include current reservation, 2nd
Class booking, enquiry section, pil-
grim guide tourist assistance, VIP
lounge, Cloak Room, waiting hall,
Book stall, Tea stall, toilet block for
ladies & Gents and Catering area
besides First Floor accommodate 8
retiring rooms and Cafeteria func-
tioning by IRCTC.
He further apprised the
Divisional Commissioner about the
status of progress on various works
at Railway Station Katra and
assured that it would be operational
by March, 2013. About 14 passen-
ger trains would run between
Udhampur-Katra route section
which is expected to meet the
heavy influx of passengers.
The Div Com directed the
Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, to
ensure that no illegal construction/
encroachment would erupt nearby
Katra Railway Station and con-
struction would be executed strict-
ly according to Katra Master Plan.
SRINAGAR: A study on families
of disappeared persons (DPs) in
Jammu and Kashmir has thrown up
some startling data: more than 72
percent of those who disappeared
after being picked up by security
forces or militants in the last 23
years were innocent civilians. The
term 'DPs' is used to describe those
people who were picked up from
their homes or other places in the
presence of witnesses, family mem-
bers or friends, on suspicion of
being militants by security forces or
by separatists on suspicions of
being police informers and were
never seen again.
The study, titled 'Disappeared
Persons and Conditions of their
Families in Kashmir', was super-
vised by renowned sociologist B.A.
Dabla and supported by the J&K
chapter of Action Aid International.
The study encompasses over
700 cases of DPs in Kashmir and
discusses some of them in detail.
The study says the majority of DPs,
that is 99.84 percent, were males
and usually the sole earners for
their families. Most of them (83.33
percent) were in the age group of 21
to 35 and 37.14 percent of them
were married.
Although the disappeared were
predominantly from the Muslim
community, Hindus and Sikhs
formed 0.75 percent of the DPs in
Kashmir. But only 22.42 percent of
the DPs had militant affiliations
while a majority of them (72.72
percent) were innocent civilians,
the study claims.
Dependants of the DPs are
known as half-widows and half-
orphans as in the absence of their
bodies, the existing legal system is
unable to declare the wives as wid-
ows or the children as orphans.
"In the absence of the male
authority in the families of the DPs,
loss of patriarchal authority has
resulted in social disorganisation,"
said Dabla, principal investigator of
the study. "The resulting malad-
justment, social isolation and segre-
gation gave rise to deviance within
these families and juvenile delin-
quency outside. Thus crime thrived
and got a social basis," he said.
In addition, the study reveals
that social segregation and taboos
attached to the families of DPs have
given rise to health problems such
as hyper vigilance, fallback, sleep-
lessness, nightmares, trauma and
other emotional complications.
"Over 42 percent of the respon-
dents of our study admitted they are
experiencing nightmares," Dabla
said. The study reveals that fami-
lies of DPs have been complaining
of irritability, muscle tension,
melancholy and aggressiveness.
"The problem of violent behaviour
was quoted by 13.28 percent of the
respondents," Dabla said.
The major implication of the
psychological problems among
members of DP's families has been
drug addiction (23 percent). Also,
an increase in diseases otherwise
unknown to be associated with psy-
chological complications has also
been seen among the families of
DPs. "Respondents identified an
increase in diabetes, vision impair-
ment, hearing impairment, renal
and gastric problems besides arthri-
tis," Dabla said.
In its conclusion, the study
makes a strong case for improving
the lot of the families whose dear
ones disappeared due to one or the
other reason.
"The primary reason for the
social and economic deprivation of
the family members, especially the
wives and children called half-wid-
ows and half-orphans, is because
they have no legal status and cannot
claim rights as widows or inherit
properties as orphans.
"After they landed in their pres-
ent predicament, the members of
these families have not received
any positive and sympathetic
response from either the state or
society," the study says.
Majority of 'disappeared persons' in Kashmir innocent: Study
BDC Polls Deferred
Due to Azad's
Intervention: Cong
JAMMU: Congress today said
elections to Block Development
Council in Jammu and Kashmir
were deferred due to the interven-
tion of Union Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad so that vulnerable sec-
tions of society, like SC/ST and
women, get representation in
Panchayati Raj institutions.
"Due to Azad, the BDC election
was deferred because it will be
futile unless depressed class of
society - SC/ST - and women are
represented at the block and district
levels in Panchayat Raj system in
Jammu and Kashmir," senior
Congress leader and former
Minister G M Saroori said today.
He was addressing Panches and
Sarpanches of Bunjwah, Saroor,
Sarthal and Thatri areas of
Drabshallah and Thatri block of
Inderwal Constituency to garner
votes in favour of coalition candi-
dates for Legislative Council polls
in Jammu and Kashmir on
December 3.
Saroori said the Union Minister
for Health and Family Welfare was
in favour of deferment of Block
Development Council polls for a
short period in the interest of a
fully empowered Panchayati Raj
system.
JAMMU: The Government has
decided to add teeth to the existing
Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Sex
Selection/Determination Act
(PC&PNDT) by making certain
amendments in the existing rules to
incorporate the provision of three
years imprisonment and fine up to
rupees fifty thousand on the person
found running unregistered clinics.
The Jammu and Kashmir State
Supervisory Board (SSB) for
PC&PNDT Act proposes recom-
mendations to make amendments in
the rules by inserting a clause in
Rule 11 (2) of the PC&PNDT rules
2006 on the lines of amendment
made by the government of India,
which also provides for the confisca-
tion of equipments of the unregis-
tered Ultra Sound Clinics, were
today agreed upon at a meeting of
the Board, with the Minister for
Health, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma in the
chair. The meeting also endorsed
the recommendation to introduce
medical audit of the Ultrasound clin-
ics- centres to ensure proper moni-
toring of such clinics under the
PC&PNDT Act. The medical audit
of clinics would include scrutiny of
records in respect of all pre-concep-
tion or pregnancy related procedures
to curb the rampant misuse of med-
ical technology for sex-selection.
Accordingly the appropriate authori-
ties at Divisional and District levels
under PC&PNDT Act shall conduct
regular medical audit of the records
and the department shall devise a
mechanism and issue necessary
orders for implementation of med-
ical audit of all US Clinics/Centres.
Divisional Commissioner
Jammu, Mr. Pardeep Gupta,
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir,
Dr. Asgar Hussain Samoon,
Secretary Health and Medical
Education Mr. M. K. Devidi,
Director Health Services Jammu, Dr.
Madhu Khullar, Director ISM Dr.
Abdul Kabir Dar, Special Secretary
Law Mrs. Farhat Tabasum, Nodal
Officer PC&PNDT Dr. Nighat
Yasmeen, senior officers of Law,
Health, Social Welfare Departments,
heads of various units of Health,
Medical Education Departments and
senior Doctors, Radiologists attend-
ed the meeting.
Sham chairs PC&PNDT Act State
Supervisory Board meeting
SRINAGAR, NOV 30: Chief
Minister's Private Office at Srinagar
received as many as 187 deputa-
tions and 823 individuals from dif-
ferent parts of Valley during the
month of November who projected
their demands besides ensuring the
availability of essentials in their
respective areas. The demands were
subsequently forwarded to con-
cerned departments for their redres-
sal.
The major problems and issues
projected by general public were
concerned with the erratic power
supply, restoration of transmission
lines, shortage of Kerosene oil,
dilapidated condition of roads and
lanes, expediting the works present-
ly going on for proper drainage sys-
tem, extreme poverty cases, speedy
disposal of loan cases sponsored by
various departments to banks and
other day to day related issues and
problems. Pertinently an effective
follow up and monitoring system
has already been put in place to
ensure the concerns of the common
masses are addressed in a time
bound manner. The Chief Minister's
Private Office also provided coun-
seling and awareness to the people
seeking financial assistance for set-
ting of their income generating
units, besides poverty alleviation,
welfare and rehabilitation pro-
grammes launched by the
Government for the benefit and
upliftment of the people.
CM's Private Office receives 187 deputations, 823 individuals in Nov
10 INDIA AND THE WORLD
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
NEW DELHI: India and Sweden
signed a social security agreement
that will relieve their workers from
double taxation and provide for
cooperation in areas of labour mar-
ket expansion and orderly migra-
tion.
The agreement was signed by
Overseas Indian Affairs Minister
Vayalar Ravi and Sweden's Minister
for Social Security Ulf Kristersson.
Under the agreement, India
workers on short-term contracts of
up to two years will not be required
to make any social security contri-
bution in Sweden provided they
continue to make social security
payments India.
The relief will be available to
Indian workers even if an Indian
company sends its employees to
Sweden from a third country.
Officials said similar relaxation will
be provided to Swedish citizens
working in India.
As per the pact, Indian workers
will be entitled to "export" of their
social security benefits if they relo-
cate to India after completion of
their service in Sweden. Self-
employed Indians will also be enti-
tled to export of the benefits on their
relocation to India.
"The government of India has
taken the initiative to enagage in
dialouges with different European
countries to avoid double taxation
and enable people to go and work
there," Ravi said.
There are about 18,000 Indians
in Sweden most of whom are work-
ing as professionals and self-
e m p l o y e d .
According to
Indian labour
laws, all
employees and
e m p l o y e r s
falling under
the purview of
the Employees
Provident Fund
Act, 1952, are
required to
make mandatory contribution
towards provident fund. Amandato-
ry contribution fund is known by
different names in different coun-
tries, such as social security in the
US. The Swedish Minister said
Indian was the first Asian country
with whom Sweden has such an
agreement.
India has already signed similar
agreements with Belgium,
Germany, France, Switzerland, The
Netherlands, Luxembourg,
Hungary, Denmark, Czech
Republic, South Korea, Norway,
Finland, Canada and Japan.
Though professionals posted in
foreign countries continue to make
such payments in India, they are
compelled to pay social security tax
in the host countries too leading to
double contribution.
Speaking on the occasion,
Kristersson said there was scope for
further enhancing trade between the
two countries and highlighted
opportunities for Indian IT compa-
nies in Sweden.
"Sweden has a great opportunity
for companies engaged in
Information Technology sector.
There are 156 Swedish companies
operating in India and we hope to
have more. India is an open econo-
my and we want to explore more
opportunities here," he said.
Officials in the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs said the pact
will provide for cooperation in areas
of labour market expansion and
orderly migration. This is the fourth
such pact India signed this year.
India, Sweden sign social security pact
India, US to focus on development
to stabilise Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: With power games intensifying in
the wake of the withdrawal of foreign troops from
Afghanistan in 2014, India and the US have decided
to develop an economic development focused agen-
da to stabilise the country. The volatile situation in
Afghanistan and the prospects of cooperation figured
prominently during the talks between Foreign
Secretary Ranjan Mathai and visiting US under sec-
retary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman.
The two diplomats discussed a cluster of bilateral
issues, including ongoing efforts to implement the
landmark India-US civil nuclear deal, counter-terror-
ism and defence cooperation. The discussions saw a
meeting of minds and congruence of perspectives on
Afghanistan. "There was a discussion of develop-
ments in Afghanistan, including the road map to the
transition envisaged in 2014," said official sources
here Tuesday. "Both sides agreed that economic
development needs to be focussed on in
Afghanistan," said the sources. With the Asia-Pacific
region emerging as a new arena of regional competi-
tion, Sherman explained the US' rebalancing towards
Asia, called the Asia pivot strategy in diplomatic cir-
cles. The situation in West Asia in light of develop-
ments in Syria and violence in Gaza also figured dur-
ing the discussions. Mathai underscored India's inter-
est in importing LNG from the US. Besides Mathai,
Sherman also met External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid and National Security Adviser
Shivshankar Menon. During his discussions with
Sherman, Khurshid indicated that he looked forward
to engaging with the Obama Administration to take
our relationship forward. US President Barack
Obama met PM Manmohan Singh on the sidelines
of the ASEAN summit in Cambodia last week and
underlined that "India is big part of my plan".
India signs pact with China
to develop railways
NEW DELHI: India signed a pact
with China to enhance mutual techni-
cal cooperation between the two
Asian countries in the field of rail-
ways, an official statement said.
Under the memorandum of under-
standing (MoU), both the countries
will enhance mutual cooperation
across various areas of rail technolo-
gy including high speed rail, heavy
haulage and station development,
said a statement from the railway
ministry. The two sides will under-
take exchange of information on
policies, training and exchange pro-
grammes, site visits, joint sympo-
siums, it said. Both the countries
have also agreed that future coopera-
tion on railways between them will
be carried under the Infrastructure
Working Group constituted under the
India-China Strategic Economic
Dialogue. Railway Board chairman
Vinay Mittal signed the MoU with
Wang Zhiguo, China's vice minister
of railways. The MoU will remain in
force for 5 years.
NEW DELHI: India and some
other countries from Asia, Latin
America and Africa should find
a permanent place in UN
Security Council to reflect the
surge of developing economies
over the developed world, for-
mer Brazilian President Luiz
Inacia Lula Da Silva said.
"The world's political order
should reflect this reality and
not the balance of power after
World war II," he said and
added countries of Latin
America and Africa and an
important country like India
should find a place as perma-
nent members of the United
Nations Security Council.
Vice President M Hamid
Ansari, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and UPA
chairperson Sonia Gandhi were
among those present at the
lecture.
Silva said the global finan-
cial crisis of 2008, the impact of
which was being felt till date
and especially by the more vul-
nerable countries in Europe,
required a rethink about the
governance and economic sys-
tem across the globe. "Crises
and deadlock, when they occur
have also this advantage, they
force us to think," he said
quoting Nehru.
"Free market does not have a
magic wand to regulate them-
selves," Silva said and added
more regulatory measures were
required than measures like
"austerity and bank bail-outs."
The former Brazilian
President stressed the need for
developing a new psyche of
sustainable development based
on inclusion of poor citizens
and marginalised population.
Earlier speaking about India,
Silva said the country had
attracted attention of the world
when it was unified under the
doctrine of non violence under
the leadership of Mahatma
Gandhi. He said that along with
Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru had created a path for
social development of the
country.
WASHINGTON: India ranks
78th among 97 countries in
guaranteeing access to all civil
justice, a latest report released
on Wednesday said, while its
neighbouring country Sri
Lanka leads the South Asian
nations in most dimensions of
the rule of law.
The 'Rule of Law Index
2012' report by World Justice
Project's provides country-by-
country scores and rankings for
eight areas of the rule of law.
India, the report said, has a
robust system of checks and
balances (ranked thirty-seventh
worldwide and second among
lower middle income coun-
tries), an independent judici-
ary, strong protections for free-
dom of speech, and a relatively
open government (ranking
fiftieth globally and fourth
among lower-middle income
countries).
"Administrative agencies do
not perform well (ranking
79th) and the civil court system
ranks poorly (ranking 78)
mainly because of deficiencies
in the areas of court conges-
tion, enforcement, and delays
in processing cases," the report
said.
"Corruption is a significant
problem (ranking 83rd), and
police discrimination and abus-
es are not unusual. Order and
security including crime, civil
conflict, and political violence
is a serious concern (ranked
second lowest in the world),"
the report observed.
According to the report, Sri
Lanka outperforms its regional
peers in all but two dimensions
of the rule of law. "The country
also outpaces most lower-mid-
dle income countries in several
areas, ranking second in crimi-
nal justice, and third in the
dimensions of open govern-
ment, effective regulatory
enforcement, and absence of
corruption," it said. "On the
other hand, violence and
human rights violations related
to the legacy of a protracted
civil conflict are serious prob-
lems," the report said. Pakistan
shows weaknesses in most
dimensions when compared to
its regional and income group
peers, the report said.
"Low levels of government
accountability are compounded
by the prevalence of corrup-
tion, a weak justice system,
and a poor security situation,
particularly related to terrorism
and crime," it said, adding that
Pakistan scores more strongly
on judicial independence and
fairness in administrative
proceedings.
Ex-Brazilian Prez backs India as UNSC Permanent Member
India ranks 78th in guaranteeing access to civil justice: reports
11
DEFENCE
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
IAF Jaguar crashes
in North Sikkim
GANGTOK: A Jaguar fighter air-
craft of Indian Air Force crashed in
a forest near Lik in Upper Dzongu
in North Sikkim on Friday, with the
pilot suffering serious injuries.
The fighter jet crashed at 1:15
PM with the pilot, Flight
Lieutenant Yogesh Yadav, suffering
critical injuries and the wreckage
catching fire, Colonel Gurung of 27
Mountain Division stationed in
North Sikkim told reporters.
According to eyewitnesses,
there was a loud bang before the
pilot bailed out.
Local people reached the crash
site and rescued the pilot who was
conscious and taken to a school at
Lik, Col Gurung said.
The Army and Air Force were
trying to land a helicopter in the
schools grounds to evacuate the
pilot to Siliguri, he said.
If the helicopter is unable to
land, the pilot would have to be
carried from Lik to the North
Sikkim Highway from where he
would be taken by road, he said.
The fire, which broke out in the
wreckage of the aircraft, was under
control, Col Gurung said.
The aircraft had taken off from
Bagdogra airport near Siliguri in
West Bengal, he said..
India, Russia to hold naval
exercise off Mumbai coast
NEWDELHI: Three Russian war-
ships will enter Mumbai on
Wednesday to hold joint naval
exercises, code-named 'INDRA',
with the Indian Navy from
December 2.
The two-day naval exercises
will be held off the coast of
Mumbai from December 2 where
the Indian side would be represent-
ed by Delhi Class destroyer INS
Mysore and Tabar Class guided
missile frigate along with different
types of aircraft in the force, Navy
officials said.
The Russian side has come with
destroyer Marshal Shaponishkov,
fleet tug ship Alatau and fleet
tanker Irkut for the exercises, they
said. Navies of India and Russia
have been engaging each other in
joint drills for the last few years.
The Armies of the two sides also
hold their drills under the same
codename INDRA.
Recently, the Indian Army had
sent its troops to Russia for the
Army-to-Army exercises in a
province close to the China-
Mongolia border there.
NEW DELHI: IAF is planning to
enhance firepower of its fighter air-
craft Su-30MKI is set to be boosted
with plans afoot to equip them with
missiles of ranges with around 300
km. The plan is upgrade the first 80
Su-30MKIs to the level 'Super
Sukhois' which will have highly
advanced radars and weapon sys-
tems, IAF sources said here.
Su-30 MKIs have been inducted
into the IAF in four phases. The ones
to be upgraded are from the first
phase and the project is likely to be
completed in the next three to four
years, they said.
The plan is to equip the aircraft
with long-range stand-off missiles
upto the range of 300 km and a
Request for Information was issued
recently for procuring such a
weapon system from global vendors,
they said.
The missiles with range around
300 km would be in addition to the
290-km range BrahMos supersonic
cruise missiles which would be
equipped on around 50 aircraft of the
force.
The aircraft would also have the
highly-advanced Active
Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) radar along with the latest
avionics systems, they said.
The Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) will work with the
Russian help under a projected
expected to cost around Rs 10,900
crore for upgrading the Su-30 MKIs.
The IAF has a fleet of around 170
Su-30MKIs and it has plans to pro-
cure around 272 of them.
NEWDELHI: Five companies are
left in the fray to supply multi-cali-
bre assault rifles for replacing the
indigenous INSAS rifles of the
Indian Army.
In the global Request for
Proposal issued to 34 vendors, five
companies including American
Beretta and Colt, Israeli IWI,
Switzerland's Sig-Sauer and Czech
Republic's Ceska are left in the race
for the tender, Army officials said
Under the tender, the Army has
stated requirement for over 60,000
new assault rifles which should
have two barrels that can be used in
different types of operations, they
said.
The Army wants the new rifles to
be equipped with barrels of 7.62
mm and 5.56mm calibre bullets for
counter-insurgency operations and
conventional warfare respectively,
they said.
The sources said such a rifle
would also help in saving cost for
procuring two different types of
guns for troops. It would require
only three parts, including the barrel
and the magazine, to be changed
which would be possible at the unit
level only.
The Army wants the new guns
not to be heavier than 3.6 kgs,
almost half kilogram lighter than the
INSAS (Indian Small Arms System)
rifles. It has sought complete trans-
fer of technology from the vendors
so that the guns can be license pro-
duced at Indian ordnance factories.
The force also wants the rifles to be
equipped with under barrel grenade
launchers and capable of firing
indigenously- produced ammuni-
tion.
The INSAS rifles, designed by
the DRDO, were inducted into the
armed forces in the 90s. They have
been used in the Kargil War and
counter-insurgency operations also.
In its early days, the INSAS
rifles had faced reliability problems
in cold climate in places such as
Kashmir Valley and Siachen glacier.
Su-30Mkis To Be Upgraded To Super Sukhois
Five companies in race to supply
multi-calibre rifles to Indian Army
KOLKATA: US Space agency
NASA will decide by February
next year whether smaller space-
craft TESS could be used for
planet-hunting in the future.
TESS, which is proposed by
MIT for NASA's Small Explorer
programme, will be able to sur-
vey the entire sky unlike Kepler
that focusses on a fixed area.
The all-sky survey programme
is aimed at exploring transiting
exoplanets around closer and
bright stars.
"Transiting Exoplanet Survey
Satellite (TESS) is the future
spacecraft which is smaller than
the Kepler spacecraft.
By February, we will get to
know if TESS will work,"
Kepler's deputy science team
leader at NASA's Ames Research
Center in California, Natalie
Batalha, said after delivering a
lecture to students here.
Batalha said that if NASA
finds TESS feasible, then it could
be launched by 2016.
She said that the agency's
Kepler mission has discovered
2,300 planets, of which about 50
were in the habitable zone, but
not the right size. Kepler is the
first NASA mission capable of
finding Earth-size planets in or
near the habitable zone, the
region in a planetary system
where liquid water could exist on
the planet's surface.
In November, NASA's Kepler
Space Telescope, which was
launched to find potentially habit-
able, Earth-sized planets, suc-
cessfully completed its three-and-
a-half-year prime mission and
embarked on an extended one that
could last four years.
Launched on March 6, 2009,
scientists have used Kepler data
to identify more than 2,300 plan-
et candidates and confirm more
than 100 planets finding the
galaxy is teeming with planetary
systems, that planets are prolific
and hints that nature makes small
planets efficiently.
So far, hundreds of Earth-size
planet candidates have been
found as well as candidates that
orbit in the habitable zone, the
region in a planetary system
where liquid water might exist on
the surface of a planet, NASA has
said.
NASA to decide on use of smaller
spacecraft for planet-hunting
12
DEFENCE
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Cag Flays Defence
Ministry Offsets Contracts
NEW DELHI: India concluded
five offset contracts in the defence
sector worth Rs 3,410.49 crore that
were not in consonance with the
provisions laid down in the
Defence Procurement Procedure,
the CAG pointed out in its report
tabled yesterday.
The report states that India con-
cluded 16 offset contracts worth Rs
18,444.56 crore during the period.
"This was largely due to varying
interpretation of various authorities
about the legitimacy or otherwise
of the offsets being offered. The
Indian Offset Partners selected for
offsets in some cases were not
valid. The monitoring mechanism
for implementation of offset con-
tracts was weak," the report adds.
An offset is a mechanism to par-
tially compensate for the signifi-
cant outflow of a country's
resources in large purchases of for-
eign goods and services by making
the foreign supplier invest in indus-
try, in research and development,
among others in the buyer country.
The report adds that indigenous-
ly designed and manufactured
ammunition worth Rs 408.06 crore
was declared unserviceable without
an internal investigation.
"The unresolved problems in
the indigenous ammunition led to
import of ammunition costing Rs
278.88 crore to meet the demands
of the Army," the report states.
Indian Air Force to replace
Avro aircraft soon
NAGPUR: The Indian Air Force
will soon be phasing out the old
Avro aircraft and have sought a
request for proposal, a senior IAF
official said on Sunday. The Avro
aircraft will be replaced with mod-
ern ones. A request for proposal
has been sought by the authorities,
Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra, Air
Officer in-Commanding in-Chief
of IAF Maintenance Command
here, told reporters on the sidelines
of an air show at Sonegaon
Airbase. Similarly, the Sukhoi-30
aircraft, which is overhauled by the
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) exclusively, will be joined
by the IAF's Base Repair Depot
(BRD), Nashik in the work, the Air
Marshal said. Henceforth, the life
extension overhaul will be carried
out jointly by the public sector
company HAL and IAF's own
BRD, Nashik, he said. Meanwhile,
an air show was organised on the
occasion of the 80th anniversary of
IAF here.
NEW DELHI: CBI has sought
sanction of the Home Ministry to
a file chargesheet against arms
dealer Abhishek Verma in the
official secrets case relating to
confidential defence ministry
documents provided by his
estranged associate C Edmond
Allen.
CBI Director A P Singh said
on Tuesday that charge sheet in
the case would be filed after
clearance is received from the
Home Ministry which is manda-
tory in cases relating to the
Official Secrets Act.
Singh said a request has
already been sent to the Ministry
and after getting a response, the
agency would proceed to file the
chargesheet.
The CBI had registered a case
against Verma and unkwown gov-
ernment officials after a formal
complaint was received from the
defence ministry stating that doc-
uments purportedly provided by
US-based attorney C Edmond
Allen, Verma's business associ-
ate, were classified and violated
OSA.
It was decided to register a
case against Verma and unknown
officials of defence ministry
under section three of OSA (pass-
ing on sensitive information) and
120-B (Criminal conspiracy).
Allen had purportedly provid-
ed documents which deal with
acquisition and future plans of the
defence forces to CBI and other
investigating agencies.
The sources claimed that Allen
had alleged that these were pro-
vided by Verma to show his influ-
ence in defence circles.
CBI files chargesheet against Abhishek Verma
HYDERABAD: The Defence
Research and Development
Organisation is planning to set up a
long range missile testing centre at
coastal Machilipatnam in Andhra
Pradesh, a top official said on
Saturday.
DRDO chief V K Saraswat said
the organization has resolved issues
with the Ministry of Petroleum as
the area where the facility is likely
to come up falls under Krishna-
Godavari basin.
"We have intentions to set up a
launch site at Machilipatnam. We
have done all our initial spade
work. We are working with the state
government to get the land as
required. As far as our working with
the Ministry of Petroleum is con-
cerned we have amicably sorted out
the issue with them," Saraswat told
reporters.
He was in the city to participate
in 26th National Convention of
Aerospace Engineers and National
Seminar on Expanding Frontiers in
Aerospace Technologies-
Challenges and Opportunities.
The DRDO chief said the total
test facility needs around 260 acres
of land, which has already been
identified.
"As soon as the government
clearance comes for land we will
start creating infrastructure. It will
take three years to set up the centre
after the land has been handed over
to us. The total investment required
would be around Rs 1000 crore," he
added.
Replying to query on disputes
with Petroleum Ministry, Saraswat
said all the issues related to the KG
Basin operations have been
resolved.
"There is no dispute at the
moment. It is an engineering solu-
tion which has to be evolved and
that we successfully done," he
explained.
Ministries of Defence and
Petroleum were at loggerheads over
the issue of carrying operations in
some of the oil and gas blocks of
KG Basin as according to Defence
Ministry they fall under high secu-
rity zone.
The issue has reportedly been
brought to the Prime Minister's
notice and operations in some of the
blocks have been stopped forcing
companies that own them invoke
the Force Majeure clause.
DRDO to set up Missile Test Range in Andhra Pradesh
Russia to Conduct
Open Skies
Surveillance Flight
Over US
MOSCOW: Russian military inspectors
will begin a survey flight this week above
the US under the international Open Skies
Treaty, according to Russian defence min-
istry.
Russian experts will conduct the survey
flight over the US territory in a Tupolev
Tu-154 M/LK-1 aircraft between during
the period from Nov 25 and Dec 3, a
spokesman said.
The flight will start from the Travis Air
Force Base, California. Its maximum
range will be 4,250 km. During the flight,
Russian and US specialists will operate
surveillance equipment on board of the
aircraft as set out in the international Open
Skies Treaty. It will be the 36th survey
flight this year made by Russian special-
ists over the territories of the Open Skies
Treaty member states. Russia ratified the
treaty in May 2001.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan
Wednesday tested the Hatf-V
nuclear-capable ballistic missile
with a range of 1,300 km, with
the military saying that the
launch was aimed at strengthen-
ing the country's deterrence capa-
bility.
A statement from the military
described the test as a "training
launch" conducted by a strategic
missile group of the Army
Strategic Force Command.
The test of the medium range
ballistic missile, also known as
the Ghauri, marked the culmina-
tion of a field training exercise
aimed at testing the operational
readiness of the Army Strategic
Force Command.
The Ghauri is a "liquid fuel
missile which can carry both con-
ventional and nuclear warheads
over a distance of 1,300 km," the
statement said.
"The test consolidates and
strengthens Pakistan's deterrence
capability and national security,"
it said.
"The launch was monitored
by the 'National Command
Centre through the medium of
the National Command
Authority's fully automated
strategic command and control
support system", the statement
said.
The National Command
Authority controls the country's
nuclear arsenal.
The military said the strategic
command and control support
system enables "robust command
and control capability of all
strategic assets with round the
clock situational awareness in a
digitised network centric envi-
ronment" for decision makers at
the National Command Centre.
President Asif Ali Zardari and
Prime Minister Raja Pervez
Ashraf congratulated the Army
Strategic Force Command on
their training, which was "reflect-
ed in the proficient handling of
the weapon system in the field
and the accuracy of the training
launch".
Pakistan has tested a wide
range of nuclear-capable mis-
siles, ranging from the Hatf-IX
tactical missile with a range of 60
km to the Hatf-IV, this year as
part of efforts to strengthen its
nuclear arsenal to counter India's
conventional superiority
Pak test-fires nuclear-capable
ballistic missile Hatf-V
13
DEFENCE
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
LONDON : The US Navy is testing
a stealth drone set to be the world's
first unmanned, robot aircraft pilot-
ed by artificial intelligence rather
than a remote human operator.
In case the futuristic killer drone
completes all its sea trials then it
will be first aircraft capable of
autonomously landing onto an air-
craft carrier.
The X-47B drone is designed to
take off, fly a pre-programmed mis-
sion then return to base in response
to a few mouse clicks from its oper-
ato.
Regarded as the US military's
latest robot weapon, the aircraft
comes amid fears that the handing
over of warfare to artificial intelli-
gence could lead to disastrous
unforeseen consequences.
The difference between the X-
47B and a manned drone is that it
will not be driven movement by
movement by a remote - like a
remote control car.
Instead, it will be controlled by a
forearm-mounted box called the
Control Display Unit which can
independently think for itself, plot-
ting course corrections and charting
new directions.
The unmanned drone will be set
an objective by a human operator,
for example a target to look at, and
it will fly there using technology
such as Global Positioning System
(GPS), autopilot and collision
avoidance sensors.
Contractors hoisted the test pro-
totype of the X-47B Unmanned
Combat Air System on to the flight
deck of the aircraft carrier USS
Harry S Truman in preparation for
its first carrier-based testing.
A team from the US Navy's
Unmanned Combat Air System pro-
gramme office also embarked on
the carrier to oversee the tests and
demonstrations.
It is hoped that the X-47B,
which boasts a wingspan of more
than 62 feet, will demonstrate
seamless integration into carrier
flight deck operations through vari-
ous tests.
The size of a jet fighter, yet
without a tail fin, the stealth drone
is produced by Northrop Grumman,
which also produces the similar,
except larger and manned, B-2
Stealth Bomber, the report said.
The aircraft caused a stir over
the summer when it was mistaken
for a genuine UFO as it was trans-
ported through Washington DC on
its way for tests at a navy airbase.
It is not yet clear whether the
drone will be able to open fire with-
out explicit authorisation from its
controller.
US Navy tests aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence
Delivery of aircraft
carrier Admiral
Gorshkov delayed,
total cost remain
the same: Antony
NEW DELHI: The long-pending
delivery of aircraft carrier Admiral
Gorshkov has been further delayed
by around one year and is now
scheduled to be handed over to
India in the last quarter of 2013 but
total cost of the project would
remain the same, Lok Sabha was
informed on Monday.
The Russian-origin 44,500
tonne Kiev Class aircraft carrier,
now rechristened INS
Vikramaditya, was originally sup-
posed to be delivered in 2008 but
its handing over was further pushed
to December 2012 by the Russian
side.
"The delivery of aircraft carrier
Vikramaditya has been delayed to
the last quarter of 2013 against the
envisaged delivery schedule of
December 2012. The original
delivery date was revised from
August 2008 to December 2012,"
Defence Minister A K Antony said
here.
In reply to a written query, the
minister said original cost of the
project was finalised at $978.4 mil-
lion in 2004 for its delivery in 2008
but in 2010, it was "renegotiated
and revised" to $2.3 billion for
delivery in 2012.
"The total cost of the project
would remain at $2.3 billion at the
time of delivery in last quarter of
2013," Antony informed the
House.
CAPE CANAVERAL : Just in
time for Christmas, scientists have
confirmed a vast amount of ice at
the north pole on Mercury, the clos-
est planet to the Sun.
The findings are from Nasa's
Mercury-orbiting probe,
Messenger, and the subject of three
scientific papers released Thursday
by the journal Science.
The frozen water is located in
regions of Mercury's north pole that
always are in shadows, essentially
impact craters. It's believed the
south pole harbors ice as well,
though there are no hard data to
support it. Messenger orbits much
closer to the north pole than the
south.
"If you add it all up, you have on
the order of 100 billion to 1 trillion
metric tons of ice," said David
Lawrence of the Applied Physics
Laboratory at Johns Hopkins
University. "The uncertainty on that
number is just how deep it goes."
The ice is thought to be at least
1.5 feet (0.5 meters) deep and pos-
sibly as much as 65 feet (19.8
meters) deep.
There's enough polar ice at
Mercury, in fact, to bury an area the
size of Washington, D.C., by two to
2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep, said
Lawrence, the lead author of one of
the papers.
"These are very exciting
results," he added at a news confer-
ence.
For two decades, radar measure-
ments taken from Earth have sug-
gested the presence of ice at
Mercury's poles. Now scientists
know for sure, thanks to
Messenger, the first spacecraft to
orbit Mercury.
The water almost certainly came
from impacting comets, or possibly
asteroids. Ice is found at the sur-
face, as well as buried beneath a
dark material, likely organic.
Messenger was launched in
2004 and went into orbit around the
planet 1{ years ago. Nasa hopes to
continue observations well into
next year.
Columbia University's Sean
Solomon, principal scientist for
Messenger, stressed that no one is
suggesting that Mercury might hold
evidence of life, given the presence
of water. But the latest findings
may help explain some of the early
chapters of the book of life else-
where in the solar system, he said.
"Mercury is becoming an object
of astrobiological interest, where it
wasn't much of one before,"
Solomon said. The Open Skies
Treaty, which came into force Jan
1, 2002, establishes a regime of
unarmed aerial observation flights
over the territories of its 34 member
states to promote openness and the
transparency of military forces and
activities.
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister
A.K. Antony Monday told parlia-
ment that India was monitoring all
developments in the neighbour-
hood which could impinge on
national security and made it clear
that there was no conclusive proof
of Unidentified Flying Objects
(UFOs) over the border with
China.
Antony was replying to a ques-
tion in the Lok Sabha as to whether
the Army's Leh-headquartered 14
Corps had reported about mysteri-
ous UFOs flying over the
India?China border during the last
three years.
"Required measures have been
initiated through development of
infrastructure and operational
capabilities to achieve desired lev-
els of defence preparedness to safe-
guard the sovereignty, territorial
integrity and security of India,"
Antony assured the house.
Antony also said that the situa-
tion in Jammu and Kashmir is sta-
ble. "The situation in J&K has sta-
bilised due to the persistent proac-
tive counter?terrorist operations
carried out by the government," he
said in response to a separate ques-
tion on the situation in the state.
Providing details of killings in
Jammu and Kashmir during last
three years, Antony said that while
13 civilians were killed between
2009 and October 2012, 58 terror-
ist were gunned down during the
corresponding period last year. The
highest number of terrorists (245)
were killed in 2009.
Mercury's north pole has ice, Nasa spacecraft discovers
No proof of UFOs on India-China
border: Antony
New Delhi: India Friday urged the
international community to join
hands to eliminate risks of atomic
weapons falling into the hands of ter-
rorists and non-state actors.
"As a victim of terrorism for over
three decades, we are fully cognizant
of the catastrophic dangers that trans-
fers of WMDs (weapons of mass
destruction) to non-state and terror-
ists could entail," Foreign Secretary
Ranjan Mathai said at a workshop
here. "The international community
must join hands in eliminating the
risks relating to sensitive materials
and technologies falling into the
hands of terrorists and non-state
actors," he said. Mathai added that
India had highlighted the need for
early conclusion of negotiations on
the Draft Comprehensive Convention
on International Terrorism at the UN.
Highlighting its non-proliferation
standards, Mathai stressed that India
had enacted a slew of effective laws
and regulations and had put in place
institutionalized administrative
mechanisms to prohibit access of
WMDs to terrorists and non-state
actors. "India is committed to main-
taining effective national export con-
trols consistent with the highest inter-
national standards and is prepared to
make its contribution as a full mem-
ber of the respective multilateral
export control regimes," he said.
Mathai is sherpa (special representa-
tive) for the Nuclear Security
Summit. The two-day workshop is
being organized by India in coopera-
tion with the UN Office of
Disarmament Affairs.
Act against nuclear terror,
India tells world
14
ECONOMY
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
NEWDELHI: The country's fiscal
deficit during the April-October
period rose to Rs 3.68 trillion
($67.5 billion), or 71.6 per cent of
the budgeted full fiscal year
2012/13 target, government data
showed on Friday.
During the same period in the
previous fiscal year, the deficit was
74.4 per cent of the budget target.
Net tax receipts during the
April-October period stood at Rs
3.34 trillion ($61.6 bln) and the
total expenditure was about Rs 7.79
trillion. The government is aiming
to keep the deficit at 5.3 per cent of
GDP this fiscal year, a revision to
the target of 5.1 per cent in the
March 2012 budget.
Economists forecast that the
FY13 fiscal deficit will overshoot
the government target of 5.3%.
High current account deficit will
continue to impact the rupee.
The Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) grew at 5.3% versus 5.5% in
the first quarter of the current finan-
cial year. An ET Now poll had esti-
mated a growth rate of 5.3%. The
consensus estimates of the poll
range between 5% to 6%.
India's economy could gather
pace in the new year, putting behind
a dismal year, Goldman Sachs said
in a report released on Thursday.
Goldman Sachs said Indian econo-
my is expected to expand 6.5% in
2013 thanks to an improvement in
external demand and pick-up in
reforms, and further accelerate to
7.2% in 2014.
Its upbeat assessment was based
on "easing financial conditions, in
part driven by some reduction in
policy rates, a continuation of
reforms boosting confidence, and a
normal agricultural crop."
The investment bank pegged
2012 growth at 5.4% and listed a
number of measures to accelerate
the economy.
Fiscal deficit rises to $67.5 billion;
71.6% of budgeted target
India incurs Rs
1,59,567 crore on
import of coal in 3
years: Pratik Patil
NEW DELHI: India has incurred
Rs 1,59,567 crore expenditure on
import of coalduring the last three
years, minister of state for coal
Pratik Prakashbapu Patilsaid on
Tuesday.
The gap between projected
demand and domesticproduction of
coal is estimated to reach 185.50
million tones by 2016-17, he said.
The projected domestic produc-
tion is 795 million tonnesas
assessedby the Working Group for
formulation of the XII five year
plan for coal, Patil said in a written
reply in Lok Sabha.
"It is proposed to secure the
supplies both through domestic
production as well as import. For
enhancing domestic production a
number of new projects in public
sector coal companies have been
proposed to be taken up during the
XII Plan. Besides a number of cap-
tive blocks are also envisaged to
contribute in enhancing the produc-
tion in the XII Plan," he said.
The total expenditure incurred
on import of coal during the last
three years is about Rs 1,5 9,567
crore. A little amount of coal has
been exported to neighboring coun-
tries for several years.
Import and export of coal dur-
ing the last three years:(Quantity in
million tonnesand value in crore
rupees)
Forex reserves
rises $1.5 bn in the
week to Nov 23
KOLKATA: India's foreign
exchange reserves rose $1.456 bil-
lion in the week to November 23,
snapping a two-week fall and
arresting the rupee from falling
freely. The reserves stood at
$294.981 billion and more dollar
inflows are expected first week of
December amid positive market
sentiment on India's financial
reform.
Foreign currency assets rose
over $1.447 billion to $260.138 bil-
lion at the end of the week under
review, Reserve Bank of India said
in weekly statistical report released
Friday. Foreign currency assets
expressed in dollar terms include
the effect of appreciation or depre-
ciation of non-US currencies such
as euro, pound and yen held in the
reserves.
'Development
bank to be
finalised during
BRICS summit'
DUBAI: Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africaaim to con-
clude the setting up of a BRICS
development bank at the next sum-
mit of the grouping, which will
take place in Durban from 25 to 27
March next year.
South Africa's Deputy
International Relations and
Cooperation Minister Marius
Fransman said this would give a
major boost to some of the devel-
opment needs of these countries.
Fransman said South Africa's
overall trade with BRICS countries
has more than doubled from USD
9.2 billion in 2005 to USD 20.4 bil-
lion in 2010, while Africa's trade
with BRICS countries is expected
to reach one-third of total trade on
the continent in 2015, up from one-
fifth of total trade in 2010.
"At the last BRICS summit in
New Delhi in March, leaders of the
five countries considered a propos-
al to set up a BRICS-led South-
South development bank, funded
and managed by BRICS and other
developing countries.
"The International Relations
and Cooperation Department,
under an initiative led by Director-
General Ambassador Jerry Matjila,
is also considering setting up a
think-tank to look at diplomatic
and economic opportunities
between South Africa and its
BRICS partners," Fransman said in
a statement released here.
NEW DELHI: Gold imports in
value terms declined by 30.3 per
cent in the April-September period
of this year to $20.2 billion,
Parliament was informed on Friday.
During the April-September
period of 2011, the Gold imports
had increased by 66 per cent to $29
billion.
"Notwithstanding the increase in
international gold prices in 2012-13
(April-September), gold imports
have shown decline. Decline may
have occurred due to increase in
customs duty on gold imports by
government in January and March
2012," Minister of State for Finance
Namo Narain Meena said in a writ-
ten reply in the Lok Sabha.
For the entire 2011-12 fiscal,
gold imports stood at $56.2 billion.
"It may be noted that the interna-
tional gold prices have also
increased significantly in recent
years. Such behaviour of gold prices
assumes importance for building up
of positive expectations of gold
investors and hence might have
partly contributed to the increase in
gold imports in India," Meena said.
During April-September period
of 2012-13, the value of gold
imported by Government and public
sector stood at Rs 18,026 crore and
that of private sector is Rs 92,501
crore, Meena added.
In his Budget proposal, the then
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
had doubled the basic customs duty
on standard gold bars to four per
cent and on non-standard gold to 10
per cent. He also imposed one per
centexcise duty on unbranded jew-
ellery. In a separate reply, Meena
said the net remittances by NRIs
received in India in 2011-12 fiscal
stood at $63,469 million.
The net remittances received in
India in 2010-11 and 2009-10 stood
at $53,124 million and $51,791 mil-
lion respectively.
Gold imports drop 30% to $20
billion in April-September
NEW DELHI: The food ministry
has withdrawn its proposal to
almost double the price of sugar
sold in ration shops, fearing severe
criticism from opposition parties in
Parliament and likely voter back-
lash in Gujarat.
The proposal to raise levy sugar
prices for the first time in a decade
was on the agenda of the Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) this week. "The proposal
of raising levy sugar prices was
sent to the CCEAfor consideration.
But since the food ministry is
examining the implementation of
some of the Rangarajan commit-
tee's recommendations which
include directions on levy sugar,
food minister KV Thomas decided
to withdraw the proposal," said a
senior food ministry official.
This is the second time such a
proposal has been put on hold by
the government. Earlier in
September, when the proposal was
scheduled to be placed before the
CCEA, UPA chairperson Sonia
Gandhi and other senior ministers
opposed it.
The food minister skipped that
meeting to defer the proposal.
"This time, Thomas volunteered
to put off the proposal which could
have again raked up opposition
within the party, especially when
Parliament is in session and
Gujarat polls are round the corner,"
said a person familiar with the
development on the condition of
anonymity.
The food ministry has been
working on ways to cut subsidies
to reduce the fiscal deficit. The
price of subsidised sugar hasn't
been raised since 2001-02.
The government supplies
around 2.7 million tonne of sugar
to the poor and to defence forces at
below-market prices bearing a sub-
sidy of Rs 2,300-2 ,500 crore a
year. Currently, poor families get
500-1 ,300 gram of sugar per per-
son per month from ration shops at
Rs 13.50 a kg.
According to the proposal, the
government may fix a uniform
price for levy sugar across the
country in the price band of Rs
13.5 per kg to the zerosubsidy level
of Rs 25.37 per kg.
"With the deduction of every
rupee thereon, the government will
have to shell out a subsidy of Rs
270 crore. Now government has to
decide how much subsidy it wants
to pay for sugar distributed to poor
families," said a food ministry offi-
cial adding that the government
wanted to increase the price by at
least Rs 4 a kg. The Rangarajan
committee has recommended
doing away with the levy sugar
obligation and suggested that state
governments buy sugar from the
open market to sell it to poor fami-
lies through ration shops instead of
asking mills to sell 10% of their
production at a loss to the govern-
ment
Govt defers decision to raise ration sugar prices
15
ECONOMY
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
NEWDELHI: The UPAII govern-
ment on Tuesday rolled out its
biggest reform measure 'Direct
Cash Transfer' scheme. The scheme
is aimed at 10 lakh households.
Stating that the DCT scheme
will bring efficiency in the econom-
ic system, Finance Minister P
Chidambaramsaid that steps will be
taken to ensure all beneficiaries
have bank accounts. " The infra-
structure for the scheme is already
in place to ensure seamless transfer
the moment ministry credits the
money to Aadhar enabled
accounts," he said.
According to Chidambaram,
banking correspondents and minia-
ture ATMs will ensure distribution.
"We have already started this pro-
gramme, hope to complete by 31
December," he added.
Applauding the scheme the
PMO said that Aaadhaar Platform
and Financial Inclusion are twin
pillars of success. Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on Monday had
called upon his team members in
the government to work collective-
ly on the government's 'ambitious'
DCT initiative that could transform
the lives of a large number of peo-
ple and bring in financial inclusion.
The PM, who chaired the first
meeting of the Direct Committee on
Cash Transfers on Monday, said
that this initiative will test "the
implementation capacity of our
government" and all efforts should
be made to ensure that there is no
duplication of effort," a subtle hint
to the confrontation between vari-
ous ministries (primarily home and
finance) and the nodal agency
Unique Identity Authority of India
responsible for rolling out Aadhaar.
The government plans to roll out
the cash transfers synchronously
through Aadhaar enabled platform
and cover 51 districts by the end of
2012 and subsequently the whole
nation by the election year of 2014.
The government today spends
huge funds on schemes and pro-
grammes for the benefit of the com-
mon man and the under-privileged
sections of society aimed through
direct benefits like pensions, schol-
arships and healthcare benefits. The
government also provides over Rs 3
lakh crore in subsidies, which
should reach the targeted benefici-
ary, PM Singh had said.
NEW DELHI: The government
has raised Rs 932 crore through
disinvestment in PSUs during the
current fiscal and is working
towards achieving the Rs 30,000
crore target set for the year,
Parliament was informed today.
"During the current financial
year, government disinvested 10
per cent of NBCC and 5.58 per
cent ofHindustan CopperBSE -
0.68 % (HCL) out of its sharehold-
ing and realised an amount of Rs
124.97 crore and Rs 807.02 crore
respectively totalling to Rs 931.99
crore," Finance Minister P
Chidambaram said in a written
reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Chidambaram said "the govern-
ment is taking necessary action to
achieve the budgetary target of Rs
30,000 crore set for the financial
year 2012-13".
In reply to another question, the
Minister said the fiscal deficit tar-
get for the current year "will be
reassessed after mid-year review
depending on the pace of expendi-
ture and resource position of the
government".
The fiscal deficit for the current
financial year has been projected at
over Rs 5.13 lakh crore or 5.1 per
cent of GDP. In the April-
September period of 2012-13 fis-
cal, the deficit has touched 65.6 per
cent of the full year target.
Chidambaram had earlier said
that the fiscal deficit could go up to
5.3 per cent of the GDP in the cur-
rent fiscal in view of rising subsidy
outgo and subdued tax collection.
Last week, the government sold
5.58 per cent stake in HCL for
about Rs 808 crore at an average
price of Rs 156.56 apiece, with
bulk of the bids coming from LIC
and PSU banks.
The government has already
initiated the process of disinvest-
ment of 10 per cent of its stake in
NMDCBSE 0.19 %, 9.3 per cent in
MMTCBSE -0.10 % and 9.5 per
cent in NTPCBSE 1.26 %.
Besides, the Cabinet has also
okayed disinvestment of 12.1 per
cent in Nalco.
NEW DELHI: The government
plans to directly transfer money to
the bank accounts of cooking gas
customers even if they do not have
Aadhaar identification.
The rollout will start with a pilot
project in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands by April, and will be
extended to the rest of the country
in a year.
The oil ministry will also seek
Cabinet approval to end the sale of
subsidised kerosene and proposes
to transfer cash to the bank
accounts of consumers.
The twin proposals will help
remove malpractices in the oil
industry - diversion of subsidised
cylinders for commercial use and
adulteration of diesel with cheap
kerosene - and save the exchequer
Rs 15,000 crore a year.
"The plan is to sell all LPG
cylinders and kerosene at market
rates by 2013-14 to discourage
diversion, and it is possible even
without Aadhaar numbers. All we
have to do is to open no-frills bank
accounts. States will be responsible
for transfer of subsidy to individual
bank accounts," said one official,
requesting anonymity.
The matter was discussed on
Monday at a committee chaired by
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh,
but the government deferred an
announcement on Tuesday as it was
not sure about the launch date, offi-
cials said.
The government initially wanted
to begin direct transfer of subsidies
from January 1. But it was later
decided that the rollout be done
from April after adequate prepara-
tion to avoid the kind of chaos and
harassment that consumers faced
when the government suddenly
capped the supply of subsidised
LPG cylinders in September.
"The ministry is also consider-
ing raising the cap on subsidised
cooking gas cylinders. Six cylinders
are not enough... In fact, the
Nandan Nilekani-led task force was
not in favour of capping. The task
force did caution against such a
move," a senior government official
said on the condition of anonymity.
New Oil Minister Veerappa
Moily had instructed officials to
raise the cap on cylinders a day
before Diwali, officials said.
"The ministry did prepare a draft
note for the Cabinet, but lack of
funds proved to be the dampener.
The proposal has not been shelved,"
said an official with knowledge of
the matter.
The Nilekani-led task force
wanted the government to transfer
cash subsidies to the bank accounts
of all customers. In the second
phase, it suggested that subsidies be
transferred to only the poor based
on Aadhaar numbers, the official
said. The task force said in its report
that "this step of capping the sub-
sidised cylinders is not going to
serve any of the objectives for
which the task force was set up".
All Power Grid
substations will
be remotely
managed by 2013
GURGAON : All substations of
state owned transmission company
Power Grid will be unmanned and
remotely managed by next year,
chairman R.N. Nayak said
Tuesday.
In place of personnel, Nayak
said, "there will be cameras watch-
ing the functioning of devices and
equipment and the stations will be
totally managed remotely by the
National Transmission Asset
Management Centre at Manesar."
Addressing an international
conference here on high voltage
surge arresters technology, Nayak
said having eight persons per sub-
station was a waste of human
resources.
Surge arresters are critical in
transmission in limiting switching
and lightning surges on main
equipments like transformers, reac-
tors and circuit breakers.
Nayak also called for domestic
manufacturing of line arresters and
Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) cir-
cuit protection devices.
"Line arresters are the future.
We are ready to give our full sup-
port to the industry, but they should
focus on manufacturing line
arresters as these are urgently need-
ed in the transmission lines in north
Bengal, evacuating power from the
North Eastern States."
According to Power Grid, surge
arresters required for the 1,200 kV
National Test Station at Bina,
Madhya Pradesh, have been devel-
oped indigenously and are in oper-
ation since Feb 2012.
Power Grid has a pan India
presence with around 95,329 cir-
cuit?km of transmission network.
Haryana emerges one
of top performers in
economic growth
NEWDELHI : Bihar and Haryana
have emerged as the top two per-
formers among the major states in
terms of economic growth during
the 11th Five Year Plan.
According to a Planning
Commission report on state
finances, only Sikkim and Goa,
which are much smaller in size than
Bihar and Haryana have performed
better than the two states.
The report reveals that the nom-
inal Gross State Domestic Product
(GSDP) growth rate of Bihar and
Haryana was 21.9 per cent and 19.5
per cent respectively during the
11th Plan spread over 2007 to 2012.
None of the other major states
including Maharashtra, Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh
could record over 19 per cent
GSDP growth rate in nominal
terms. During the 11th Plan which
ended on March 31 this eyar,
Rajasthan is 18 per cent, Kerala at
16.9 per cent, Madhya Pradesh 16.8
per cent, Andhra Pradesh at 16.7
per cent and West Bengal at 16.4
per cent.
Gujarat is way behind and grew
at 16 per cent followed by
Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh at
15.3 per cent each. Punjab,
Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Assam,
Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur and
Tripura remained below 15 per
cent. The worst performers include
Jharkhand which recorded GSDP
growth rate of 9.2 per cent followed
by the Puducherry, Nagaland and
Manipur (all below 11 per cent).
Among all the states and union ter-
ritories, Sikkim recorded highest
GSDP growth rate of 31.6 per cent
during the five year period followed
by Goa at 22.9 per cent.
Govt rolls out Direct Cash Transfer
scheme for 10 lakh households
Direct subsidy transfers for LPG, kerosene to cut fuel bill by Rs 15,000 crore
Disinvestment in PSUs has fetched Rs 932
crore so far in FY-13, says P Chidambaram
16
FASHION
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K
H
aving smooth and glow-
ing skin is everyone's
dream specially women
are keenly interested in the beauty
of their skin. Glowing skin adds
the beauty of face and makes the
women prominent among others.
During winter skin become dry
and hard and there is need to take
special care of skin in summer sea-
son. Here are some natural tips for
your convenience that will make
your skin glowing and smooth and
you will feel the difference.
Have a look on these natural care
tips:
1. Rubbing a piece of papaya on
face and neck can give better
results regarding smooth and
glowing skin.
2. Make a paste of mashed banana
and milk and apply on face for 20
minutes. Then wash the face with
cold water. Your skin will glow.
3. Honey is the best for all types of
skins and you can apply honey on
face and neck for some minutes
and then wash. You will see that
your skin is much smooth and
glowing than before.
4. Mixture of honey and egg white
is also very useful for making skin
glow and smooth.
5. Paste of fresh fenugreek leaves
give better results for skin prob-
lems as pimples, early appearance
of wrinkles, blackheads and dry-
ness of face skin.
6. Mix lemon juice, honey and
vegetable oil together and apply
on face for 10 minutes and see the
results.
7. Cucumber is much better for
having soft, smooth and glowing
skin. Mix them in milk and use as
cleaners.
8. Apply Vaseline on your body
after shower and again take show-
er after 1 hour. Practice it twice in
a month. It will smooth your body
skin.
9. Boil cabbage in water and use
that water for washing your face. It
is much better for smooth and
glowing skin.
10. Apply a mixture of honey and
milk on your face as it will clean
your skin and you will find soft,
smooth and glowing skin.
The tips mentioned above are
much better for smooth and glow-
ing skin. If you apply it you will
definitely add your beauty and
quality of skin as well.
H
air straighter is a wonderful gift of
technology for beauty conscious
people to enhance their beauty.
This machine works in a way that it
straights the hair and give a new look. It
has a very simple look and works
like an iron. No doubt it gives
new look to users but if
used properly. If it is
used very often without
proper care, it can
harm the original
beauty of hair. Here
are some useful tips
to use hair
straighter properly:
* Wash your hair
with shampoo and
condition them as a
routine.
* Apply serum to
hair. For application of
serum, spread serum on
your palm, spread it and
rub on hair thoroughly.
* Blow dries your hair but don't
dry completely. To use straighter,
you hair must be little wet.
* It will be easy to straight short lengthy
hair but if you have long hair then divide
your hair in segments by using catchers or
pins and take hair in small portions.
* Select some hair and put them in hair
straighter and move the straighter slowly.
* Move the hair straighter from top to hair
ends. Don't stop while using straighter to
avoid hair burning.
* Repeat the procedure with
every selected section of
hair for 3-4 times for
finest result.
* Don't wrap the
wire around the
straighter very
after using it.
* Check the
wire from all
sides to make it
sure that its
wire is not
damaged from
any side.
* Put off the
straighter and
unplug it after using.
* Follow the special
instructions provided by
the manufacturer to prevent
any mishap.
Using a hair straighter can surely give a
new look but avoid using this machine as a
routine as it will make your hair split ended
but you can use it rarely to go in any party
of function.
How to Use Hair Straighter?
W
inter is a dry season. The skin
becomes dry, stretches and also
cracks. Foot is the worst effect-
ed during winters. Cracks, dry feet and
rough foot are common winter skin prob-
lems. You wear boots and shoes to cover
your feet and avoid feeling cold. However,
this doesn't mean that you would not care
for your foot. It is very important to look
after your feet in the winter season.
Winter foot care tips:
Wash: Cleaning feet is hygienic and also
protects it from infections and skin prob-
lems. Wash your feet regularly with warm
water to keep it clean and free from dirt.
Clean the toenails and corners as they are
spaces for bacteria to breathe.
Exfoliate: You should also exfoliate your
feet. This is one of the most important win-
ter foot care tips. Exfoliate the feet once a
day with a scrub to remove dead skin cells,
increase blood circulation and make the feet softer
and cleaner. Exfoliators also reduce soreness in the
foot that happens because of wearing high heels.
Mositurise: Make it a habit to mositurise the foot.
The feet doesn't have oil glands and so it becomes
dry. Dry feet is prone to cracks so apply a mois-
turiser twice everyday; once after you shower and
once before going to bed. You can also apply baby
oil or any other essential body oil to get soft, clean
and crack free heels.
Clean toenails: It is very important to clean the
toenails. Be it winter or summer, this foot care tip
is applicable for all seasons. Clean your toenails
and do not forget pedicure. If you do not have time
to visit the parlour, soak your feet in warm water.
Add little salt and a pedicure solution in the buck-
et. Use a scrub to exfoliate the feet and remove
dead skin cells. Wash with plain water and mois-
turise after drying it.
Wear socks: This is one of the best winter foot
care tips to protect the feet from damage and
roughness. Apply a moisturiser and then wear
socks whole day. You will not feel cold and also
prevent cracks and dry skin problems.
Basic Foot Care Tips For Winter
H
ave you reached above 40? Do
you miss that compliments
you received
when you were
25? You can still
look gorgeous
and fresh as you
looked when you
were below 30 by
following set of
i n s t r u c t i o n s
shared below:
* Never apply
local beauty prod-
ucts on your face
available in market.
* Make sure to keep your skin hydrat-
ed because skin becomes drier with age
growth so you should drink plenty of
water to look fresher.
* Keep your skin moist and lips wet to
get youthful look.
* Apply a moisturizer that will compli-
ment your skin tone.
* Don't apply makeup in routine if you
have dry skin.
* Don't use powder on your skin as it
will look drier and matte.
* You can use heavy foundation with
even skin tone.
* Apply makeup using proper brushes
as right brush will help you in applying
makeup more finely and easily.
* Keep in touch with a pro-
fessional beauty advisor
to know exact needs of
your skin.
* You are advised not to
keep your hair long if
you are above 40.
* If you change your
hair color, you should
also change your make-
up.
* Keep your eyebrows
well shaped and avoid
waxing after age of 40 as it
can sometimes pull off you skin and
cause much pain.
* Make use of eye pencil to define your
eyes in more proper manner.
* Mix a foundation with liquid mois-
turizer if it is bit heavy.
* Try a light reflecting foundation.
* Apply the blush to cheeks of your
face. Natural shades are more flattering
than blond ones.
* Apply lip balm on before you start
makeup to give it time to set.
* Eat healthy diet and don't give up
practice of morning walk and exercise.
* Avoid using too much sharp colors.
Beauty Guide for Women over 40
Tips for youthful, glowing skin
C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K
17
BOLLYWOOD
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
S
hootout at Wadala is an
upcoming Indian crime
film written and directed
by Sanjay Gupta. It is the sequel
to 2007 Bollywood film Shootout
at Lokhandwala based on the
book Dongri to Dubai written by
Hussain Zaidi's.
The film features an ensemble
cast that includes John Abraham,
Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut,
Tusshar Kapoorand Sonu Sood.
Actress Priyanka Chopra will be
appearing in a cameo appearance
and an item number-mujra song.
The film will dramatise the
first-ever registered encounter by
Mumbai police, where gangster
Manya Surve was shot dead,
which took place at Vidyalankar
Institute of Technology, Sangam
Nagar, Wadala, Mumbai on 1
November 1982. The film was to
release on January 18, 2013 but
later got postponed and now it
will release on
May 1, 2013.
After John
Abraham and Anil
Kapoor, Vivek
Oberoi has been
signed to play a
role in, Shootout
At Wadala.
The actor will
be playing the
character of
Dawood Ibrahim
in the film. What's
more interesting
is that for the first
time the character
will be called by
the same name.
It is based on
S. Hissain Zaidi's
book "Dongri to
Dubai - Six
Decades of The Mumbai Mafia".
Actress Priyanka Chopra will be
appearing in a cameo appearance
and an item number-mujra song.
John Abraham back with Shootout at Wadala
S
hah Rukh Khan was in the
news recently for his much-
hyped film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan"
which has been declared a huge hit
already. The film starred Katrina
Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the piv-
otal roles.
However, what gives a glimpse of
the energy of Shah Rukh is the news
that rather than celebrating the suc-
cess of his film he has got back to
work for his upcoming film
"Chennai Express" that stars
Deepika Padukone. The film is being
directed by Rohit Shetty.
The film is being shot in Goa
where Rohit Shetty had previously
shot all his films. The "Golmaal
series", "Singham" and "Bol
Bachchan" has been shot in this
locale and therefore
in the case of
"Chennai Express"
there is no differ-
ence. Deepika has
an interesting look
in this film unlike
the other films in
which she has been
seen. She portrays
the typical look of a
South Indian vil-
lage girl. She is sporting a half saree
and two long plaits. SRK on the
other hand has a very casual
wardrobe in the film."
The film has a train sequence that
has been touted as the most impor-
tant part of the film and it binds the
story together. Ascene from the sets
of the films have been published
which shows the train sequence
being shot. It seems like a repeat of
the climax, from the film, "Dilwale
Dulhaniya Le Jayenge". The only
difference this time around is
Deepika Padukone and not Kajol.
Also Deepika seems to be walking
past slowly rather than running to
board the train.
This film is slated for a release
next year.
Shahrukh-Deepika shoot for 'Chennai Express'
I
rrfan Khan, who is
currently basking in
the glory of rave
reviews coming his way
for his role in Ang
Lee'sLife Of Pi, has
signed Yash Raj Films'
Gunday to be directed by
Ali Abbas Zafar.
Irrfan will be seen
along side Arjun Kapoor,
Ranveer Singh and Priyanka
Chopra in this flick. The
actor will be playing the role
of an investigating officer in
the film. This would be
Irrfan's second film with
YRF afterNew York.
Gunday is set amidst the
most turbulent times in the
history of Kolkata (then
Calcutta) from 1971 to1988
and tells the story of Bikram
and Bala who rose from
being small time wagon
breakers and coal thieves to
becoming the biggest and
most powerful black market-
ing mafia-men.
Kareena & Imran to pair
up once again for Karan
Johar's film
Irrfan joins cast of YRF's Gunday Comedy Movie - Four Two Ka One Jimmy
Shergill, Nikita Anand, & Rajpal Yadav
F
our Two Ka One is an
upcoming comedy movie
starring Jimmy Shergill,
Nikita Anand, and Rajpal Yadav
these character will be in lead
roles. Its movie is is directed by
Anwer Khan andproduced by
Sunil Shah. Its music is directed
by Avishek Majumder, Rajan, and
JD Singh and the song of this
movie is sung by most famous
singer like Javed Ali, Kailash
Kher, Kunal Ganjawala, Krishna,
Mika Singh, Shilpa Rao and
Sunidhi Chauhan. Its scheduled to
be released on 7th December
2012. Khiladi 786 will also
release on same date.
A
fter receiv-
ing great
response for
their pairing in EK
MAIN AUR EK TU,
Imran Khan and
Kareena Kapoor will
be seen together in
yet another film.
Karan Johar has con-
firmed the news of
featuring the duo in
Dharma Productions' upcoming
film. The film will be directed by
Punit Malhotra who earlier direct-
ed the youthful film I HATE LUV
STORIES under the same banner.
Sources reveal that this film has a
love story vibe and is 'super fun
yet poignant'. Kareena and Imran
share a great chemistry in EK
MAIN AUR EK TU and are look-
ing forward to recreate the same
magic again.
The coming year has an excit-
ing lineup of films for Dharma
Productions including Ranbir-
Deepika starrer YEH JAWAANI
HAI DEEWANI with followed by
2 STATES with Arjun Kapoor and
Imran and Kareena film directed
by Punit Malhotra!
Deepika Padukone
gets hurt on the
set of 'Ram Leela'
B
ollywood actress Deepika
Padukone injured on the
set of 'Ram Leela'. She suf-
fered cuts and bruises while per-
forming high-adrena line steps for
a dance number. Her legs rubbed
through the rough surfaces. Despite
severely hurt, the actress did not
stop. After little medication, she
continued the shoot. Dippy was
shooting with her co-star Ranveer
Singh. "Several shots required
close contact between both the
leads. And the actress was left with
severe swelling and red gashes
since Ranveer sported many heavy
accessories and piercings in the
film. Some sequences required
Ranveer to hit Deepika's midriff
several times - not to mention,
swing her around and bang into it
as part of the choreography! To add
to the pain, the actress was also left
with several cuts on her feet by the
end of the shoot," says a source
close to Bhansali. "She surprised
all the crewmembers because she
refused to act like a diva," sums up
the source.
Ranveer Singh developed six
packs abs for the film. The film is
based on Shakespheare 'Romeo and
Juliet'. At first Kareena Kapoor was
signed for her wedding but later
she was removed as Bhansali did
not want to cast a married woman.
18 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
SYDNEY: Researchers have iden-
tified non-toxic nanoparticles that
can make radiotherapy more
affordable and also minimise its
side-effects in cancer treatment.
An international team, led by
Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology (RMIT), studied alter-
natives to gold particles, such as
bismuth-based nanoparticles.
Gold nanoparticles have been
shown to concentrate radiation used
in cancer but are highly expensive
and mildly toxic, according to an
RMIT statement.
Doctoral researcher Mamdooh
Alqathami from RMIT said the
team identified bismuth as an ideal
option, whose nanoparticles almost
doubled the dose of radiation to
surrounding cancerous tissue.
"Bismuth-based nanoparticles
are an attractive option as they cost
only a few dollars per gram, com-
pared with thousands of dollars a
gram for gold, and they are non-
toxic, reducing any side-effects
from potential treatments," said
Alqathami, researcher at the RMIT
School of Medical Sciences.
"By enhancing radiation in the
tumour, doctors may be able to
decrease the initial dose of radio-
therapy, which will hopefully result
in fewer side-effects for the patient
while having the same impact on
the cancer," said Alqathami.
"While further work needs to be
done before our findings can be
implemented into conventional
cancer treatments, this is an excit-
ing advance that gives us a promis-
ing focus for ongoing research,"
Alqathami added.
He collaborated with
researchers from RMIT's Health
Innovations Research Institute, the
University of Melbourne, the UK's
University of Surrey and the
Institute of Cancer Research.
Non-toxic 'Nanoparticles'minimise
side-effects in radiotherapy
TEXAS: Astronomers claimed that
they have discovered the biggest
ever black hole in the small galaxy
called NGC 1277 which is situated
around 250 million light years away
from our planet. This galaxy consti-
tutes the mass equal to 17 billion
suns. The biggest ever black hole sits
in the NGC 1277 galaxy in Perseus
constellation.
This gigantic black hole forms
around 14 percent of the mass of host
galaxy. When compared with the 0.1
per cent of the usual black hole, this
massive black hole adds the mass
which is equal to 17 billion suns.
The NGC 1277 galaxy as well as
many others would alter the theories
about how these galaxies and black
holes evolve. This galaxy is merely
10 percent of the mass as well as size
of the Milky Way, the galaxy in
which Earth is situated. Even though
the size of NGC 1277 galaxy is
small, but the gigantic black hole
which sits in the galaxy is 11 times
wider as the orbit of Neptune around
the Sun. A team member of the dis-
covery at The University of Texas at
Austin claimed that the galaxy is
almost the black hole and possibly
this was the first object in the genre
of galaxy-black hole systems. Apart
from this, the gigantic black holes
were also observed in huge blobby
galaxies known as ellipticals.
Astronomers observed that at the
moment there were three mecha-
nisms which explained association of
black holes with the properties of
their host galaxies. However which
of these theories best explains the
association is still under confusion.
The primary issue is the lack of prop-
er data. Astronomers merely have the
mass of less than 100 black holes
found in the galaxies. However,
measuring the mass of black holes is
time consuming and cumbersome at
the same time. Consequently, the
astronomers have developed Hobby-
Eberly Telescope Massive Galaxy
Survey in order to know about the
galaxies which are worth following
up. Astronomers studied about 700
galaxies out of 800 using their tele-
scope.
Biggest Ever Black Hole Discovered in NGC 1277
WASHINGTON: NASA sci-
entists have revealed new evi-
dence that shows huge areas
of ice on the surface of
Mercury - the planet closest
to the Sun.
Though much of Mercury
is boiling hot, its axis of rota-
tion is nearly parallel to the
Sun, which means the poles
of the planet are never hit by
its heating rays.
"The new data indicates
the water ice in Mercury's
polar regions, if spread over
an area the size of
Washington DC, would be
more than two miles (3.2km)
thick," said David Lawrence,
a researcher participating
with NASA's mission to study
Mercury.
Experts have long thought
these shadowy poles could
harbour frozen water and
other interesting materials.
In 1991, that theory got a
boost when a powerful tele-
scope in Puerto Rico detected
"radar-bright patches" at the
poles, often in spots where a
previous mission in the 1970s
had found large impact
craters.
For the first time, new data
from the Messenger space-
craft, which orbited Mercury
in 2011, allows for a detailed
model of the planet's mysteri-
ous poles.
Images from Messenger
confirmed the radar-bright
patches were all within cool-
er, shadowed regions, consis-
tent with the theory they
could be ice spots. The space-
craft's neutron spectrometer
also analysed hydrogen con-
centrations as a way of deter-
mining the presence of water,
which is composed of hydro-
gen and oxygen.
Ice deposits found at
Mercury's dark poles
WASHINGTON: The world's sea level
is rising 60 percent faster than the cen-
tral projections of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says a
new study.
S a t e l l i t e
measur ement s
show the sea
level is actually
rising at a rate of
3.2 mm a year
compared to the
estimate of two
mm a year in the
IPCC report.
Results were obtained by taking
averages from the five available global
land and ocean temperature series, the
journal Environmental Research Letters
reports.
The study was led by Stefan
Rahmstorf, professor of physics of the
oceans at the Potsdam Institute for
Climate Impact Research, Germany. It
included researchers from Tempo
Analytics, US, and Laboratoire d'Etudes
en Geophysique et Oceanographie
Spatiales, France
The researchers believe the findings
are important for keeping a track of how
well past projections match the accumu-
lating observational data.
"This study shows once again that
the IPCC is far from alarmist. But in fact
has under-estimated the problem of cli-
mate change. That applies not just for
sea-level rise, but also to extreme events
and the Arctic sea-ice loss," Rahmstorf
said.
The study involved an analysis of
global temperatures and sea-level data
over the past two decades, comparing
them both to
p r o j e c t i o n s
made in the
IPCC's third
and fourth
a s s e s s m e n t
reports, accord-
ing to a
Postdam state-
ment.
After remov-
ing the three known phenomena that
cause short-term variability in global
temperatures -- solar variations, vol-
canic aerosols and El Nino/Southern
Oscillation -- the researchers found the
overall warming trend at the moment is
0.16 degree Celsius per decade, which
closely follows the IPCC's projections.
Satellite measurements of sea levels,
however, showed a different picture
with current rates of increase being 60
percent faster than the IPCC's AR4 pro-
jections. Satellites measure sea-level
rise by bouncing radar waves back off
the sea surface and are much more accu-
rate than tide gauges as they have near-
global coverage; tide gauges only sam-
ple along the coast.
Tide gauges also include variability
that has nothing to do with changes in
global sea level, but rather with how the
water moves around in the oceans, such
as under the influence of wind.
Sea level rising 60 percent faster than estimated
Researchers wash
spinach clean of
deadly E.coli
WASHINGTON: Scientists using an
ultrasound-chlorine washing combo,
made a clean sweep of the deadly
E.coli pathogen from spinach leaves.
This way "we can reduce the total
number of food-borne pathogenic bac-
teria by over 99.99 percent", said Hao
Feng, professor of food science and
human nutrition, University of Illinois.
"Combining technologies is the key
to bridging the gap between our cur-
rent capacity and what USDA (US
Department of Agriculture) would like
to see. The use of ultrasound exposure
during chlorine washing gives the
industry a way to significantly enhance
microbial safety," he said. The USDA
is looking for proposed technologies
that can achieve a four- to six-log
reduction in pathogen cells (a six-log
reduction would achieve a million-fold
reduction in such bugs), the journal
Innovative Food Science and
Emerging Technologies reports. The
food processing industry can presently
achieve a one-log or tenfold reduction.
In comparison, the Illinois technique
yields a four-log reduction, according
to an Illinois statement. If even part of
a leaf escaped the full ultrasonic treat-
ment, it could contaminate the rest of
the produce, he said. Hao Feng and
team have used the technique on ice-
berg and romaine lettuce as well as
spinach with similar results.
19
YOUTH POLITICS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
JAMMU,NOV: The boycott of
classes by the students in MAM PG
College under the banner of
National Secular Forum (NSF)
against the failure of Jammu
University authorities to take action
against the private colleges violating
the norms with impunity and pre-
vailing corruption.
Alarge number of NSF activists
led by Sr. Vice-President of forum,
Surjit Choudhary assembled near
Front of MAM PG College and
block the road in some times.
They raised slogans against the
Director College Development
Council/ VC JU for failing to take
action against the private colleges
which violated the university
statutes, despite the fact he was
aware about the violations. The uni-
versity has admitted that private col-
leges had been violating the rules
and the matter wasreported to the
Vice-Chancellor who has failed to
take action against the violators,
Surjit said.
He alleged that it is a now open
secret that private colleges were run-
ning ETT institutions and Indira
Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) centers in the same prem-
ise where B.Ed course is being run-
without the permission of the varsi-
ty. "As per the reports of the inspec-
tion committees, many colleges are
running ETT course in the same
premise where B.Ed course is being
run without the permission of the
university. The inspection commit-
tees have recommended disaffilia-
tion of some colleges but the Vice-
Chancellor has yet not initiated any
action against these colleges," he
said.
Pushpinder Singh City Unit
President said that it raised many
doubts in the minds of the people
and the VC JU should make it clear
as to why he didn't take action and
remained silent on the whole issue.
He demanded the Chancellor
should conduct a thorough inspec-
tion of all private colleges by consti-
tuting a high-level panel to identify
the "violators" and all such institu-
tions should be disaffiliated with
immediate effect to send a strong
message around.
"We will not tolerate the shield-
ing of corrupt officers. We demand
that they should be shunted out from
the varsity administration to restore
credibility and transparency on the
campus. The authorities should shun
the pick and choose policy and initi-
ate action against all the blue eyed
people," Ravi Choudhary said.
Choudhary said there were
instances where the professors and
officers got appointments well
before their posts created for them.
There are several cases where pro-
fessors have been appointed without
checking their eligibility criteria.
"There is a need to conduct a fresh
inquiry to identify and punish these
people. The University authorities
have been adopting dallying tactics
to shield the officers due to political
pressure. The Vice-Chancellor
should come clean on the issue and
take strict action against them," Ravi
said. Among those who were pres-
ent in the Protest included,Ravi
Choudhary, Vikram Kumar, Ankit
Sharma, Pushpinder Singh, Vicky
Thakhur, Sunny, Babber Batt, and
others.
NSF protests JU's failure to act
against private colleges
Activisits of National Secular Forum (NSF) protesting against the failure of Jammu
University authorities
KANPUR: Police in Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh, on Monday baton charged
students who were protesting
against the varsity administration's
decision to hike examination fees.
The protests have been on since
Saturday, when the police allegedly
attacked students with canes, and
leaving them severely injured.
"We walked all the way to
Lucknow to get the examination fee
cancelled and we put our request
forward to the chief minister but
our pleas were unheard. We will
continue with our protest and we
will shut down all the colleges
today," said Garvidh Narang, a pro-
tester.
The protesters raised slogans
against the university and did not
allow anybody to enter the univer-
sity campus.
The agitated students com-
plained that they had appealed to
the university officials over the
issue of hiked examination fees and
handed over a memorandum but no
action was taken.
The college administration is
not available for comment.
Kanpur Police baton charge students
for protest against exam fee hike
PORT BLAIR: The students of Dr
B R Ambedkar Law College staged
a dharna in front of the Chief
Secretariat on Tuesday, following
the withdrawal of cooks at the col-
lege hostel for Women at
Muthialpet by the government.
For the past two years, the
women's hostel has had no cooks,
after the two cooks, who were
serving as part-time employees,
were promoted as Daily Rated
employees and posted as peons in
Tagore Arts College and
Bharathidasan College for Women.
The 33 inmates of the hostel from
various parts of the country,
including Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, were managing with food
from outside and some of them
also cooked light meals with some
difficulty. Eating outside proved to
be an expensive affair as compared
to the hostel food. However they
faced the worst scenario during the
two bandhs on September 17 and
20, when they could not get food
from outside. On Tuesday, the stu-
dents met the Law Secretary at the
Chief Secretariat and expressed
their grievances. "We would try to
bring at least one cook back for the
time being and would appoint new
cooks for the hostel," said
Soloman Raja, Principal of the
Law College.
Law students protest lack
of hostel cooks
SRINAGAR: Strong protests
erupted in volatile Nowhatta area
of Srinagar Wednesday against
the arrest of at least 20 youth and
three parents in nocturnal raids.
However police said only five
persons have been detained and
they are investigating the cases.
The residents of Nowhatta
took to streets Wednesday morn-
ing and held strong protest
demonstrations against police.
They alleged that police arrested
20 youth and three parents during
nocturnal raids in the area and
ransacked their houses.
The residents alleged that the
cops barged into their houses by
damaging the windowpanes and
doors. They demanded immediate
release of the detained persons.
The protesting residents chant-
ed slogans against the alleged
high-handedness of police. "They
arrested our wards without any
provocation," the residents
alleged.
They added that police have let
lose a reign of terror in the area.
The residents said that police
arrest their wards once there is
any incident in any part of
Srinagar. They said that police has
been ransacking their houses reg-
ularly.
Senior Superintendent of
Police (SSP) Srinagar, Syed
Aashiq Hussain Bukhari told
Greater Kashmir that police has
arrested five people. "We have
arrested five people for pelting
stones on November 25," the SSP
said, adding the cases are being
investigated.
A police spokesman
Wednesday evening, quoting
District Police authorities
Srinagar, said some detentions
have been made in Nowhatta area.
"The police are investigating
the matter and those found not
involved will be released.
The police are in touch with
the respectable in the area.
However, the allegations regard-
ing alleged ransacking is not cor-
rect," said the spokesman.
Nocturnal raids, arrests trigger
protests in Nowhatta
Youth demand commutation of
Afzal's death sentence
SRINAGAR: A group of youth Wednesday staged a candlelight demon-
stration here to seek commutation of
death sentence of Parliament attack
convict Afzal Guru. "We, the young
people of Kashmir, appeal to the
President (Pranab Mukherjee) to com-
mute the death sentence of Guru who
has already served more than a decade
in prison," a demonstrator said. The
youth had assembled at the Press Enclave here under the aegis of "Global
Youth Foundation". "The case should be reinvestigated to unravel the con-
spiracy behind the attack," Touseef Rana of the foundation said.
Teacher hacked to death,
students protest
BHAGALPUR: A school teacher was hacked to death by assailants in
Bihar's Bhagalpur district , sparking off protests by students and locals who
damaged public property across the town.
Vilayati Prasad, a senior teacher of a higher secondary school, was
hacked to death by unidentified persons while he was asleep in the school
premises in Kahalgaon town, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) K S
Anupam said.
20
EDUCATION WATCH
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
NEWDELHI: The Supreme Court
has expressed "strong displeasure"
over the manner in which the Bihar
government was treating school
teachers, dragging them to courts
for 35 years instead of treating them
honourably and giving them an
appropriate salary.
"The state government must
realise that in a country where there
is so much illiteracy, and where
there are such a large number of
first-generation students, the role of
the primary and secondary teachers
is very important," said the apex
court bench of Justice Surinder
Singh Nijjar and Justice H.L.
Gokhale in a recent judgment.
Pronouncing the judgment,
Justice Nijjar said: "They have to be
treated honourably and given
appropriate pay and chances of pro-
motion. It is certainly not expected
of the state government to drag
them to the court in litigation for
years together."
The court said: "We do record
our strong displeasure for the man-
ner in which the state of Bihar kept
on changing its stand from time to
time. This is not expected from the
state government."
The court said this while allow-
ing two petitions by the Bihar State
Government Secondary School
Teachers Association which had
challenged the high court orders of
Oct 31, 2007, and May 21, 2010,
quashing the July 7, 2006, order of
the governor merging the teachers
of the Subordinate Education
Service (Teaching Branch) male
and female cadre into Bihar
Education Service Class II.
The merger was challenged by
the Bihar Education Service
Association, giving rise to a third
round of litigation.
The apex court also took excep-
tion to the manner in which the
Bihar High court allowed the
reopening of the issue, which had
been decided twice by the apex
court, in earlier rounds of litigation.
"The manner in which the
learned Single Judge proceeded
with... to reopen the entire contro-
versy, and also the Division
Bench... in approving that approach
is also far from satisfactory," the
apex court observed.
Holding that the single judge of
the high court had no business to re-
open the entire controversy with
Bihar Education Service
Association challenging the merger,
the apex court said: "The law of
finality of decisions which is
enshrined in the principle of res
judicata (matter already judged) or
principles analogous thereto, does
not permit any such re-examination,
and the learned Judge clearly failed
to recognise the same."
"If the orders passed by this
court were not clear to the state
government or any party, it could
have certainly approached this
Court for clarification thereof. But
it could not have set up a contrary
plea in a collateral proceeding," the
judgment said, adding: "We do not
expect such an approach from the
state government, and least from
the High Court."
The Bihar government had set
up a three-member committee in
March 1976 to recommend as to
how the stagnation in government
services could be removed and pro-
motional opportunities enlarged.
The committee in its report said
that its recommendations should
come into effect from January
1977. Accepting the recommenda-
tions of the committee, the Bihar
government issued a notification on
April 11, 1977, and it was gazetted
April 27, 1977. The judgment
extracted two paragraphs of the
government decision July 3, 2007,
which said that in the year 1977 the
total number of created/sanctioned
posts of male and female teachers
were 2,465, against which total
working strength was 1,336. This
decreased to 880 by the years 2006,
and of this, if 301 units belonging to
Jharkhand are deducted, the total
comes to only 579.
The number of teachers in
schools were counted to assess the
financial burden on the state
exchequer on account of the imple-
mentation of the decision.
SC raps Bihar for dragging teachers to courts
NEW DELHI: Ireland plans to
offer "special scholarship" for
Indian students, said an Irish minis-
ter visiting India with a delegation
of 16 universities.
Minister for Education and
Skills of Ireland Ciaran Cannon
said Ireland also wanted its students
to come to India.
"India and Ireland have old ties.
May of our missionaries run
schools here," Cannon told in an
interview.
India, along with Brazil and
China, is one of our three priority
countries for Ireland's international
scholarships, he said.
"We want very strong education
ties with India. We not only want
Indian students to come to Ireland
but we also want Irish students to
come to India.
"Ireland to grow, needs trade. If
our students have international
exposure, it will be easier for us to
grow."
Several scholarships are on the
anvil for Indian students.
"In 2013 we will be offering 22
scholarships. These will be
extremely valuable: full fee waiver
and Rs.700,000 stipend for one
year.
"Last year, 15 scholarships were
awarded to Indian students, more
than to any other country," he said.
"To enhance ties with India, we
are planning special scholarship for
Indian students this year."
Several universities offer their
own scholarships as well.
"We have announced 10 scholar-
ships for Indian students," said Jim
Dowling, deputy president of
Dublin City University.
Cannon, with a team of repre-
sentatives from different Irish uni-
versities, is visiting New Delhi,
Bangalore and Mumbai, organising
education fairs for students.
The minister says Ireland prom-
ises job-oriented education.
"There is a strong link between
academics, industry and research.
Research and development is based
on the needs of the industry," he
added.
Cannon said the visa norm
allows a student to work for a year
after finishing their course and also
provides for further extension when
they find employment.
Cannon said: "The most popular
courses for Indian students are ICT,
life sciences, pharmaceutical, busi-
ness management, medicine. Some
students are also taking up hotel
management."
NEWDELHI: The quality of edu-
cation remains a concern and a
major challenge across the entire
education system in India, the US
envoy here, Nancy Powell, said
here Thursday.
"The government of India has
taken several positive steps
towards making basic education
available to every child in the
country through the Right to
Education (RTE) Act. However,
quality of education remains a con-
cern and major challenge across
the entire education system,"
Powell said.
Powell participated in the inau-
guration of 'All Children Reading
(ACR): A Grand Challenge for
Development' ? a two year initia-
tive which supports innovative
projects that improve reading skills
among primary grade children.
It is a multi?donor grant which
is a joint funding initiative of
United States Agency for
International Development
(USAID), World Vision and
Australian Agency for
International Development
(AusAID). "International assess-
ments and national surveys have
concluded, learning levels in India
are very low at the primary level,"
Powell said.
Referring 2011 annual status of
education report, conducted by an
NGO, Pratham, Powell said: "The
basic reading levels of children
have shown marked decline in
many states across north India,
with the number of children in
Class 5 able to read at a Class 2
level, dropping from 54 percent in
2010 to 48 percent in 2011."
Highlighting the importance of
the quality education, Powell, who
is the first woman US ambassador
to India said: "It is critical to pro-
vide children not only with a class-
room but also with the right kind of
instruction and environment to
teach them to read."
Out of the 32 organisations
across the globe five NGOs from
India are recognised and supported
under the programme Pratham
Education Foundation, Planet
Read, Pragya, Sesame Workshop
Initiatives India and the American
Institutes for Research.
According to USAID, for the
next two years each of these organ-
isations will be implementing inno-
vative activities both inside and
outside the classroom that are
expected to produce concrete read-
ing outcomes.
Out of the five grants, two
grants are given by the USAID to
NGOs Pratham Education
Foundation and Planet Read.
Ireland Plans Special Scholarship for Indian Students
IGNOU offers
online courses on
sustainability
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi
National Open University
(IGNOU) is offering two short-
term online programmes on sus-
tainability science and wetlands
management respectively for the
2013 session, a statement said
Friday. 'Appreciation Programmes
on Sustainability Science (APSS)'
and 'Appreciation on Sustainable
Management of Wetlands
(APSMW)' have 50 seats each.
The last date to apply is Dec 15.
"The major objective of APSS is
to build the capacity of policy mak-
ers, administrators, scientists and
educators as well as the general
public in the science and art of
environmentally, economically and
socially sustainable development,"
said the University in a statement.
"APSMW will enhance aware-
ness on the role of wetlands on
social, cultural and livelihood
dimensions of the dependent com-
munities," it added.
Established in 1985, IGNOU
was set up to provide cost-effective
education, especially to the poor. It
educates over four million students
in India and 36 other countries
through 21 schools of studies and a
network of 67 regional centres,
around 3,000 learner support cen-
tres and 67 overseas centres.
The university offers about 490
certificate, diploma, degree and
doctoral programmes.
US Ambassador rues quality of education in India
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SPORTS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
KHULNA (BANGLADESH):
Tamim Iqbal and Naeem Islam
scored half-centuries while Sohag
Gazi took four wickets as
Bangladesh beat the West Indies by
seven wickets in the first one-day
match in Khulna on Nov 30
Iqbal smashed a 51-ball 58 stud-
ded with eight fours and two sixes
while Islam finished with an unbeat-
en 50 as the hosts achieved a modest
200-run target with 9.2 overs to
spare, for a 1-0 lead in the five-match
series.
Gazi took 4-29, the best figures
by a Bangldeshi bowler on one-day
debut, to restrict the West Indies to
199 after they won the toss and opted
to bat. Iqbal and Anamul Haque (41)
put on a soild 88-run opening stand
to ensure the hosts, who were miss-
ing key all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan
through injury, did not spoil the good
work by their bowlers.
Iqbal thumped West Indian
spearhead Kemar Roach for two
fours and a six in one over to reach
his 24th one-day fifty before playing
straight into the hands of point off
spinner Sunil Narine.
Haque hit seven boundaries off
62 balls before giving a return catch
to West Indian skipper Darren
Sammy.
Islam, who hit six fours in his
sedate 79-ball knock,
shared a 45-run third
wicket stand with Nasir
Hossain (28) as the hosts
comfortably registered a
sweet comeback win
after losing the Test series
2-0.
West Indian captain
Darren Sammy said the
hosts were worthy win-
ners. Earlier, 21-year-old
off-spinner Gazi derailed
the West Indians by dismissing Chris
Gayle off the second ball of his one-
day career for 35 and had Marlon
Samuels (nought) in his second over.
Gayle, who hit four fours and two
sixes during his 40-ball knock, gave
the West Indies a sound 48-run start
with Lendl Simmons (13) but once
the spinners came on to bowl the
batsmen struggled.
The West Indies were in danger
of getting out for below the 150-
mark but Narine, who top-scored
with 36, added 57 for the ninth wick-
et with Ravi Rampaul (25) to lift the
total. Gazi, who also dismissed
Devon Thomas for 16, ended the
innings by trapping Narine leg-
before in the 47th over to improve on
Rubel Hossain's 4-33 against Sri
Lanka in Dhaka in
2009 -- the previous best ODI fig-
ures on debut by a Bangladeshi.
Darren Bravo also shaped well
for his 41-ball 35 which included
four fours and a six before he was
run out as the West Indies lost their
way from 100-3 to 133-8.
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak
dismissed big-hitters Kieron Pollard
(15) and Andre Russell (nought)
before taking the wicket of Rampaul
to finish with 3-39.
The second match will also be
played in Khulna on Dec 2.
NANJING: The pebble mascot named Nanjinglele was
unveiled at a ceremony here on Nov 29.
The word "lele" represents the sound of stones col-
liding together and is pronounced like the Chinese
word meaning happiness or joy, organisers said.
Nanjing has been famous for its colourful river-
stones or rain-flower pebble as Chinese call them.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president
Jacques Rogge said the mascot design was "inspiring".
"The design of Nanjinglele is truly inspiring and
will certainly capture the attention of the world's youth
and older generations alike. Not only does it incorpo-
rate aspects of the host city's majestic local stone, the
riverstone, but it is bright and vibrant and sets the tone
for a fun, colourful and energetic Youth Olympic
Games," he said in a letter sent to the organisers.
Nanjinglele was chosen following a nationwide
mascot design competition earlier this year. More than
1.2 million students from more than 900 colleges
across China participated in the competition.
Gurusaidutt,
Srikanth in semis
of Macau Open
MACAU : Indian shuttlers
R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and K.
Srikanth reached the men's sin-
gles semi-finals of the Macau
Open Grand Prix Gold hereo
Nov 30 by winning their
respective matches.
Twelfth seed Gurusaidutt
eased past Yan Kit Chan of
Hong Kong 21-11, 21-14 in 34
minutes at the Macau Forum,
equalling their head-to-head to
two-all.
The World No.51 Indian,
who reached a career high
ranking of 37 earlier in
February, cashed in on his
attacking smashes over his
opponent.
After being completely
dominated in the first game,
Chan tried fighting back in the
second. However, with the
score reading 16-14 in the
favour of the Indian,
Gurusaidutt took the last five
points in a jiffy to fix a date
against Chinese World No.65
Yuekun Chen, who beat the
Indian in the only meeting they
have had in 2010.
K. Srikanth on the other
hand had a tough battle against
Nan Wei of Hong Kong which
the Indian won 16-21, 21-19,
21-19 in one hour and two min-
utes in their first ever
encounter.
After battling hard till 15-
all, the World No. 90 Wei took
the first game away.
The second and third games
were again neck-and-neck
fights with both games reach-
ing 19-all. The World No. 109
Indian, who has jumped more
than 200 places in the rankings
since the beginning of the sea-
son, clinched the final two
points in both games to enter
the last four of one of the final
tier three tournaments of the
calendar. Doubles specialist
Ashwini Ponnappa lost both
her mixed and women's dou-
bles quarterfinal matches. In
mixed doubles action, top seeds
Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana
Natsir of Indonesia beat Tarun
Kona and Ashwini 21-9, 21-13
in 22 minutes. While Ashwini
and Pradnya Gadre lost 16-21,
21-12, 15-21 in 46 minutes to
Komala Dewi and Jenna Gozali
of Indonesia.
1st ODI: Bangladesh thrashes West Indies by seven wickets
NEWDELHI: Indian National Lok
Dal (INLD) leader and Indian
Amateur Boxing Federation chair-
man, Abhay Singh Chautala has been
elected as the President of the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA), while
Lalit Bhanot has been elected as the
General Secretary on Nov 30.
Bhanot, who was jailed along
with former IOA president Suresh
Kalmadi in connection with the
Commonwealth Gamescorruption
scam, was elected unopposed despite
serious objections from International
Olympic Committee (IOC).
The IOApolls were scheduled on
December 5, but with IOC member
Randhir Singh having withdrawn
from the Presidential race, Chautala
was elected the IOAPresident.
Four members of the new IOA
have been elected unopposed.
Virendra Nanavati has now become
the Senior Vice-President while N
Ramachandran has been elected as
Treasurer.
IOA's acting President Vijay
Kumar Malhotra had a series of
meeting with senior officials in the
wake of the IOC's latest threat to sus-
pend India if the IOA followed the
Government's Sports Code for the
polls.
The IOC has clearly stated that
tainted officials like Kalmadi and
Bhanot, who were jailed in connec-
tion with the Commonwealth Games
corruption scam, can't be part of the
Olympic movement.
Both Chautala and Bhanot have
court cases pending against them. It
now remains to be seen what stand
does the IOC take on this selection.
Abhay Chautala becomes IOA President,
Lalit Bhanot named Secretary General
Men's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Melbourne 2012
starts from Dec1
MELBOURNE: The Men's
Hockey Champions Trophy
Melbourne 2012 starts in
Melbourne, Australia from Dec1.
The nine day tournament will fea-
ture four top ranked teams in the
world and another regarded invita-
tional teams.
India are placed in Pool Aalong-
with reigning Olympic champions
Germany, England and New
Zealand. Pool B features Australia,
The Netherlands, Pakistan and
Belgium.
India takes on England in their
opener on Dec1 and will play
against New Zealand on Dec 2 and
Germany on Dec 4.
India's last medal in the elite
Champions Trophy was a bronze
they won in 1982 at Amsterdam.
Apart from recently concluded
Nine-a-side International Super
Series in Perth, the Champions
Trophy marks the first international
assignment for the Indians after their
debacle at the London Olympics.
Lalit Bhanot
Nanjing Youth Olympics mascot unveiled
Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal raises his
bat after scoring a half century
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SPORTS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
SCOTLAND: Anand
Pawar, Mumbai shuttler
won Scottish
International Challenge
tournament at the
Emirates Arena in
Scotland on 25
November 2012.
In the men's singles
final, Pawar performed
brilliantly against the
challenge from
Kazumasa Sakai of
Japan.
Pawar started off with a dis-
aster but soon recovered to
overcome No. 10 seed Japanese
10-21, 21-11, 21-17 in the 56-
minutes match. This was the
close victory in which the 26-
year old Pawar grabbed his 2nd
Scottish title after he first won
in 2010.
This was the seventh inter-
national title of Pawar and also
2nd in 2012. In April 2012,
Paward had grabbed French
International tournament. He
finished runner-up in Dutch
Open after a week.
Anand Pawar Won Scottish
Int'l Challenge Tournament
West Indies won the
Bangladesh Test
Series by 2-0
WEST INDIES: West Indies on 25
November 2012 won the second match of
the test series against Bangladesh at Sheikh
Abu Naser Stadium and sealed the series
with 2-0.
Tino Best the West Indies paceman
claimed his career best six-wicket haul to
help the team win the match against the
competitors, which was followed by the five
wicket haul in the first test against Dhaka.
With this defeat Bangladesh faced its
65th defeat in the 75 tests played till date,
since the time it got recognition as test play-
ing nations 12 years back. The list of defeat
also includes 34 defeats by an innings.
After marking this major win in the test
series, West Indies would be playing five
one-day internationals (from 30 Nov to 8
Dec) followed by a twenty20 international
match (Dec10).
PARIS: FIFA
and France
Football have
announced that
Lionel Messi,
Andres Iniesta
and Cristiano
Ronaldo are the
remaining three
candidates in the
running for the
2012 FIFA
Ballon d`Or.
The Argentine
has netted an
impressive 82
goals since
January, and
needs only three
more in 2012 to
equal Gerd
Muller`s record of
85 strikes for club and country in a
calendar year.
Messi helped Barcelona to the
Copa del Rey in 2011-12, while
also guiding Argentina to top spot
in their 2014 World Cup qualifica-
tion section.
Ronaldo played a key role in
Real Madrid`s Liga triumph last
term with his 46 league goals, and
also made it to the semi-finals of
Euro 2012 with Portugal.
Iniesta, meanwhile, triumphed
with Spain at last summer`s
European Championship, as well
as winning the Copa del Rey with
the Blaugrana.
Messi previously won the
Ballon d`Or in 2009, while also
picking up the prestigious trophy in
2010 and 2011 after it merged with
the Fifa World Player of the Year
award.
Ronaldo emerged victorious in
2008, but had to settle for second
spot in 2009 and 2011. Iniesta fin-
ished as runner-up in 2010.
Vicente del Bosque, Pep
Guardiola and Jose Mourinho have
been nominated for the Coach of
the Year prize.
Radamel Falcao, Neymar and
Miroslav Stoch are the three candi-
dates in the running to win the
Puskas award for goal of the sea-
son, while Marta, Abby Wambach
and Alex Morgan are in contention
for the Women's Player of the Year
title.
Bruno Bini, Norio Sasaki and
Pia Sundhage are the trio up for the
Coach of the Year trophy in
women`s football.
The winners of all of the awards
will be revealed at the Fifa Ballon
d'Or gala as part of a televised
show at the Zurich Kongresshaus
on 7 January 2013.
Messi, Ronaldo & Iniesta nominated
for 2012 FIFA Ballon d`Or
Messi ( R) Iniesta (C), Ronaldo ( L )
GUWAHATI: Pinki Jangra
emerged as the new national cham-
pion with a dominating victory over
N Tonibala Chanu of Arunachal
Pradesh while her team Railways
bagged the team's title at the senior
women's national boxing champi-
onship, which concluded on Nov
29.
Having beaten her biggest chal-
lenger for the title, Van Lal Duati in
the quarters, the 22-year-old
dynamo easily claimed the top
podium finish with a 14-point mar-
gin win in the fly weight division.
It was Pinki's maiden gold
medal at nationals in eight appear-
ances.
"The gold medal took a long
time coming; I came very close on
a few occasions in past and lost it in
the end. Now that I have won it, it
seems is every bit worth the wait. I
am extremely happy with my per-
formance over the last five days
and the win has given me a lot of
confidence as well. I look forward
to the national camp now," she said.
However, the bout of the day
came in the middle weight division
with Arafura Games silver medalist
Pooja Rani of RSPB prevailing 16-
7 over 2012 Asian Games bronze
medalist Kavita Goyat of Haryana.
Both boxers threw in a lot of
punches in the first round but it was
Goyat, a veteran in the sport, who
nosed ahead with a 1-0 lead.
In the second though, Rani came
back strongly with some heavy hit-
ting. Goyat still held the lead (5-4)
midway through the bout, but
seemed to be losing advantage.
Beginning of the third round the
tables turned in favour of the
Railways boxer, she started to dom-
inate the game with her cracking
jabs and three punch combination.
Sebastian Vettel became Youngest Triple
Champion in Formula One History
Sebastian Vettel of Germany, the Red Bull driver became youngest triple
champion in the history of Formula One on 25 November 2012 by finishing
6th behind Jenson Button in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel, 25 got himself
involved in opening lap collision and made very little damage to his Red Bull
car in the run in rain-swept conditions at Interlagos circuit. The only title rival
of Vettel was two-time champion Spaniard Fernnando Alonso who finished in
the second position in his Ferrari. However he had pre-race 13 points deficit
while Vettel won the title by merely three points.
Vettel was the third driver in the history of Formula One to win three con-
secutive titles. Others who have done this before are Michael Schumacher and
Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio. The Red Bull team of Vettel took the third
constructors' championship in the sequence on 18 November 2012 in Texas
and finished with 281 points while Alonso with 278 points.
NEWDELHI: The national capital
will play host to another chess meet,
the Rs.12 lakh AICF-AAI Cup Dec
20-30.
The six-player double round-
robin format category-18 tournament
will be played at the Airport
Authority of Incia Club (AAI) here.
All players, with an average rating of
over 2675 ELO points, would play
each other twice - once with white
pieces and next with black.
This is the second edition of the
AICF-AAI Cup, which was a cate-
gory-17 event last year. The tourna-
ment was won by Fabiano Caruana
of Italy in its inaugural edition and
the player has subsequently moved
into the top-10 of the FIDE world
rankings. All India Chess Federation
(AICF) secretary Bharat Singh
Chauhan said, "The list of players for
this tournament is the best line up
India have ever seen and we are
expecting very tough competition in
the ten days of the tournament."
This year's star attraction would
be GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek of
Poland. Wojtaszek is a top-50 player
and would be looking to add valu-
able rating points to his tally.
Leading the charge of challengers
against him would be GM Anton
Korobov of Ukraine, who boasts of a
2700+ rating and Russia's in-form
player GM Evgeny Alekseev.
Former national champion GM
K. Sasikiran would lead the Indian
challenge with 2008 World Junior
champion GM Abhijeet Gupa and
world's second youngest
Grandmaster and reigning Asian
champion Parimarjan Negi complet-
ing the line up.
Delhi to host chess meet in December
Pinki new national boxing champion;
Railways bag team title
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EMPLOYMENT NEWS
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FISHERIES, DISTT. REASI
ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE
Applications on prescribed format are invited from permanent resi-
dent of the Distt. Reasi for the establishment of the Carp fish ponds
/Trout units under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme "RKVY"'. The
application complete in all respect must reach this office by or before 20-
12-2012 . The application form and other details can be had from the
office of the undersigned on any working day from 10 AM to 4 PM. The
application forms will be scrutinized by the departmental technical com-
mittee as per the guidelines for ascertaining the feasibility of the site.
After the final selection the beneficiary has to execute an
agreement with the department duly authenticated by the 1st class
Magistrate for the successful implementation of the scheme.
Eligibility:- The applicant should be-
1. Unemployed
2. Permanent resident of J&K
3. Should have the sufficient land as required under the scheme with a
perennial and sufficient source of water which will be verified by the
technical committee of the department.
4. Proposed land should be free from any in cumbrances/mortgages.
Application should be attached with the attested copies of :-
1. Revenue documents of the proposed land.
2. Unemployed certificate issued by the Gazetted Officer.
3. Education qualification certificate. 4. Permanent resident certificate.
5. Category certificate if any. 6. Date of Birth certificate.
Assistant Director Fisheries
REASI
JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RESHAM GHAR COLONY, BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU.
NOTIFICATION NO: PSC/EXAM/2012/160
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of appear-
ing in the Departmental Examinations given here under:-
NAME OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION
1. Secretariat Assistant Course (SAC) Examination
2.Foundation Course Exam (Secretariat Assistants Training Course)
How to obtain the Application Form: From the Office of J&K Public
Service Commission at Srinagar/Jammu against a cash payment of
Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and processing
charges of Rs.10/ to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up in the
Commission Office at Srinagar/Jammu.
How to Submit Form: Application Forms complete in all respects have
to be submitted in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar in the spe-
cial envelope supplied by the Commission for the purpose or mailed by
registered post to the address of Controller of Examinations, J&K Public
Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo
Ground, Srinagar.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with
Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority.
Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be accom-
panied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges)
to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC
Offices at Srinagar/Jammu.
Last date for receipt of Application Forms: 10.12.2012
For Detail Visit: http://jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/NOTIFICATION_SAC.pdf
JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RESHAM GHAR COLONY, BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU.
NOTIFICATION NO: PSC/EXAM/2012/159
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of appear-
ing in the Departmental Examination the details of which are given here
under:-
NAME OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION:
ASSISTANT ENGINEER (ACCOUNTS EXAMINATION)
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Service Commission at Srinagar/Jammu against a cash payment of
Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and processing
charges of Rs.10/ to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up in the
Commission Office at Srinagar/Jammu.
How to Submit Form: Application Forms complete in all respects have
to be submitted in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar in the spe-
cial envelope supplied by the Commission for the purpose or mailed by
registered post to the address of Controller of Examinations, J&K Public
Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo
Ground, Srinagar.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with
Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority.
Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be accom-
panied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges)
to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC
Offices at Srinagar/Jammu.
Last date for receipt of Application Forms: 10.12.2012
For Detail Visit: http://jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_AE.pdf
JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RESHAM GHAR COLONY, BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU.
NOTIFICATION NO: PSC/EXAM/2012/164
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of appear-
ing in the Departmental Examination the details of which are given here
under:-
NAME OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION:
ACCOUNTS CLERK COURSE EXAMINATION (ACC)
How to obtain the Application Form: From the Office of J&K Public
Service Commission at Srinagar/Jammu against a cash payment of
Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and processing
charges of Rs.10/ to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up in the
Commission Office at Srinagar/Jammu.
How to Submit Form: Application Forms complete in all respects have
to be submitted in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar in the spe-
cial envelope supplied by the Commission for the purpose or mailed by
registered post to the address of Controller of Examinations, J&K Public
Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo
Ground, Srinagar.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with
Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority.
Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be accom-
panied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges)
to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC
Offices at Srinagar/Jammu.
Last date for receipt of Application Forms: 15.12.2012
For Detail Visit: http://jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_ACC.pdf
University of Jammu inviting
application for the post of Project
Fellow.
Project entitled :Isolation,
characterization and exploring
antioxidant properties of some
economically important bioac-
tive compounds from Arisaema
growing in J&K
Educational Qualification: The
candidate must have M.sc.
Biotechnology/Microbiology
with a minimum of 55% marks.
Applicant must possess working
knowledge of basic analytical
techniques used in natural prod-
uct research.
How to apply: The interested
candidates may submit their
detailed resume including contact
number along with relevent docu-
ments to the Dr. Madhulika
Bhagat, Principal Investigator-
UGC project,School of
Biotechnology, University of
Jammu, Jammu. Email: madhu-
likasbt@gmail.com on or before
06/12/2012
Sd/
Dr. Madhulika Bhagat,
Principal Investigator
UGC project
University
of Jammu
Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi
Shrine Board,
Katra
Walk-in-Interview
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Shrine Board invites eligible
candidates for "Walk-in-
interview" for the filling up
the 02 (two) vacant posts of
Acharaya (Sahitya & Hindi)
for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Gurukul, Charanpaduka,
Katra.
The interviews shall be
held at 10.00 am on
11/12/2012 at Vaishnavi
Dham, Jammu (near Railway
Station, Jammu). The applica-
tion form as well as detailed
employment notice are avail-
able on Shrine Board's
website www.maavaishnode-
vi.org.
Sd/
Add. Chief Exec. Officer
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board
Chaitanya Ashram, Talab Tillo, Jammu
Tele: 0191-2569910
Notice inviting applications for the engagement of Pujaris
who are willing to perform the PUJA DUTY at HOLY
CAVE during Shri Amarnathji Yatra-2013
1. Applications are invited from qualified and experienced PUJARIS
who are willing to perform the PUJADUTYat HOLYCAVE during Shri
Amarnathji Yatra-2013, as per the format given hereunder:-
Name, Date of Birth, Parentage, Permanent Residential Address,
Address for correspondence, Qualification (please attach attested
copies of the qualification), Experience (please attach attested copies
of the experience), Whether Puja duty performed earlier at the Holy
Shri Amarnathji Cave, if Yes, the details thereof be specified with
supporting documents.
2. The application form filled in should reach the office of the Additional
Chief Executive Officer Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, Chaitanya
Ashram, Talab Tillo, Jammu-18002 by or before 31st December 2012.
3. The shortlisted applications shall be called for interview for final
selection. The date of interview will be communicated separately.
4. The selected Pujaris shall be paid honorarium @Rs.500/- per day, for
each day of duty performance during the specified Yatra period.
5. Boarding and Loding facilities to the engaged Pujaris near the Holy
Cave shrine shall be provided by Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
Sd/-
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RESHAM GHAR COLONY, BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU.
NOTIFICATION NO: PSC/EXAM/2012/162
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of
taking the Departmental Examination the details of which are
given here under:-
Name of Departmental Examination:
SAC Part-I Departmental Examination
How to obtain Application Form: The Office of J&K Public
Service Commission at Jammu/Srinagar against a cash payment
of Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and pro-
cessing charges of Rs.10/ to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up
in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar.
Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be
accompanied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the pro-
cessing charges) to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K
Bank opened in PSC Offices at Jammu/Srinagar.Examination Fee:
The Scanable Application Form should be accompanied by a fee
of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges) to be
paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC
Offices at Jammu/Srinagar.
Submission of Application Forms:The Scanable Application
Forms shall be received at the counters set up for the purpose in
Commission Offices located at J&K Public Service Commission,
Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu /Polo Ground,
Srinagar on all working days (Monday to Friday) from 10 A.M. to
3 P.M. up to 15.12.2012 which shall be the last date.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along
with Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the
Competent Authority.
Last date Application Forms: 15.12.2012
For Detail Visit:
http://jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_SAC_I.pdfhttp://jkpsc.nic.in/
pdf/Notification_SAC_I.pdf
JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RESHAM GHAR COLONY, BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU.
NOTIFICATION NO: PSC/EXAM/2012/163
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of
taking the Departmental Examination the details of which are
given here under:-
Name of Departmental Examination:
Labour Inspector/Labour Officers Examination
How to obtain Application Form: The Office of J&K Public
Service Commission at Jammu/Srinagar against a cash payment
of Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and pro-
cessing charges of Rs.10/ to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up
in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar.
Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be
accompanied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the pro-
cessing charges) to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K
Bank opened in PSC Offices at Jammu/Srinagar.Examination Fee:
The Scanable Application Form should be accompanied by a fee
of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges) to be
paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC
Offices at Jammu/Srinagar.
Submission of Application Forms:The Scanable Application
Forms shall be received at the counters set up for the purpose in
Commission Offices located at J&K Public Service Commission,
Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu /Polo Ground,
Srinagar on all working days (Monday to Friday) from 10 A.M. to
3 P.M. up to 15.12.2012 which shall be the last date.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along
with Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the
Competent Authority.
Last date Application Forms: 15.12.2012
For Detail Visit: http://jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_Labour.pdf
J&K State Cable Car Corporation Limited
Zum Zum Complex, Rambagh, Srinagar
Advertisement Notification No. 02 of 2012
J&K State Cable Car Corporation Limited invites applications on
prescribed proforma from young energetic permanent residents of J&K
State for filling up of the following posts purely on contractual basis for
two years in the pay band of 5200-20200 with grade pay of Rs.1800/-.
Name of the Post: Jr. Ski Patroller Grade I
No of Posts: 6 (OM-3, RBA-1, SC-1, ST-1)
Minimum Qualification: 10+2 with atleast 50% of agg. Marks and hav-
ing Advance Ski Course Certificate and successful training in Ski rescue
and patrolling from a recog. institute and should have participate in
atleast two State/One National Level Ski Championships.
Additional Qualification: Graduate with atleast 50 % marks and hav-
ing 3 year experience in the relevant field will be given additional weigh-
tage during selection.
Age: Between 18 and 28 years as on 01/11/2012. Relax as per Govt rule.
Corporation may shortlist the candidates for interview as per norms.
The selected candidates will have to work at Gulmarg Gondola Project
as Ski Patroller/ Rescuers.
The application forms duly filled-in and accompanied by attested
(Self and Gazette Officer) Copies of educational qualification and other
certificates etc. should reach the office of the Managing Director, J&K
State Cable Car Corporation, Zum Zum Complex, Rambagh, Srinagar,
Kashmir through Registered Post/courier only by or before 15th Dec,
2012 upto 2.00 pm.
Sd/
Secetary
J&K State Cable Corp Ltd.
Application are invited for the
Posts of Senior Research Fellow,
Field Assistant in Central
Institution of Fisheries
Technology (CIFT)
Post Name : Senior Research
Fellow
Qualifications : MFSc/ Msc in
Industrial Fisheries/ MSc Marine
Biology/MSc Environmental
studies. (Candidates should pos-
sess 1st class or 60% marks or
equivalent overall GPA.)
Desirable : Knowledge in statisti-
cal analysis of date, NET quali-
fied.
No. Of Post : 01 Posts.
Age Limit : 35-40 Years.
Pay Scale : Rs.16000/-
How to Apply :Walk-in-
Interview will be held on 7th
December, 2012, 9.30 am for
SRF and 1.30 for Field Asst. at
CIFT, Cochin.
Interview date: 7/12/2012,
For More Information
http://www.cift.res.in/innercon-
tent.php?contentid=Mzkz
CIFT
Application are invited for the
Posts of Teachers, Junior
Lecturer, Clerk in Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Post Name : Teachers
Qualifications : Master degree
in the subject and BEd
.Intermediate / Senior Secondary
with JBT / Diploma/ Certificate
in the concern subject.
Preference should, however, be
given to trained graduates.
Trained graduate will have added
advantage.
No. Of Post : 22 Posts.
Age Limit : 40 Years.
Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800/- .
Application Fee : Application
should be accompanied by a
crossed Demand Draft (DD) of
Rs. 100/-, which is non-refund-
able, drawn in favour of
Aeronautics Education Society,
Sunabeda, payable at State Bank
of India, Sunabeda-2, Code No.
1304 only.
How to Apply : Candidates may
apply in the prescribed format
and send the duly filled-in appli-
cation form along with attested
photocopies of their testimonials
to The General Secretary, AES,
HAL Township, Sunabeda-
763002, Odisha, by ordinary
post/speed post/courier
Last Date: 11/12/2012.
For More Information
h t t p : / / h a l -
india.com/Careers/kpt/Recruitme
n t t -
TEACHING%20&%20NON%2
0TEACHINGAES_15-12-12.pdf
HAL
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MISC
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Alok Joshi
appointed
next RAW
chief
NEWDELHI:The Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
headed by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh cleared the
name of Mr Joshi, a 1976 batch
IPS officer as chief of Research
and Analysis Wing, an organisa-
tion entrusted with the task of
gathering external intelligence.
Mr Joshi (59), a 1976 batch
officer of Haryana Cadre who is at
present Special Secretary in RAW,
will take over the reins of the key
agency on December 30.
Mr Joshi will succeed Sanjeev
Tripathi whose tenure ends on
December 29.
Mr Joshi will hold the office
for a period of two years or until
further orders, whichever is earli-
er Joshi has served in Intelligence
Bureau(IB) and Haryana Police
with key operations in Nepal and
Pakistan to his credit.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) under Govt of India invites
applications for 46 Stipendiary Trainee (Category- II) posts. Eligible
candidates may apply for these posts through prescribed application for-
mat on or before 01-01-2013.
BARC Vacancies Details:
Total Number of Vacancies: 46
Name of the Post: Stipendiary Trainees (Category- II)
Disciplines:
1. Chemical Plant Operator
2. Fitter
3. Electrical
4. Electronics
Age Limit: Between 18 years & 22 years as on 01-01-2013.
Educational Qualification: Candidate must possess HSC (Physics,
Chemistry & Mathematics subjects)/SSC with a minimum of 60% of
marks in aggregate PLUS ITI certificate in Chemical Plant Operation /
Fitter / Electrical / Electronics.
Selection Process: Candidate will be selected on the basis of perform-
ance in written exam and Interview.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply for these posts through
prescribed application format given in the notification, fill it with given
mandatory details, affix passport size photograph along with photo-
copies of attested certificates, passport size photograph and a self
addressed unstamped envelope, the envelope should be super scribed as
Application for Stipendiary Trainees Category-II Discipline __ against
Advertisement No. 01/2012 should be sent to the Administrative
Officer-III, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Post Bag No. 01,
Yelwal Post, Mysore-571 130 on or before 01-01-2013.
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 01-01-2013
For Detail Visit: http://www.barc.gov.in/careers/vacancy134.pdf
BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH
CENTRE
Staff Selection Commission SSC
(Eastern Region)
Staff Selection Commission SSC (Eastern Region) has issued notifica-
tion for the recruitment of 11 Group B and Group C Selection Posts.
Eligible candidates may apply through prescribed application format on
or before 24-12-2012.
Total Number of Vacancies: 11
Group B Posts:
1. Junior Technical Assistant 06 Posts.
2. Scientific Assistant (Physical-Civil) 02 Post.
3. Senior Zoological Assistant 02 Posts.
Group C Post:
4. Taxidermist, Grade-III 01 Post.
Age Limit: Candidate should have not exceeding 28 years for Junior
Technical Assistant post, not exceeding 30 years for Scientific Assistant
(Physical-Civil) post, below 30 years for Senior Zoological Assistant
post and between 18 to 25 years for Taxidermist, Grade-III post as on 24-
12-2012.
Qualification: Matriculation, Graduate (Science/Computer Science),
M.Sc in (Physics/Chemistry/Zoology) as per post.
Application Fee: Rs 50/- for General candidates (No fee for SC-ST-PH-
EXSM-Women candidates). Pay fee through CRFS (Central Recruitment
Fee Stamps) available in post offices.
Selection Process: Selection will be done on the basis of performance in
Interview / Skill Test/ Computer Proficiency Test / Document
Verification.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their application in pre-
scribed format, along with CRFs, recent passport size photograph pasted
on application form, attested photo copies of all necessary certificates
must reach to the :- Regional Director, Staff Selection Commission (ER),
234/4, AJC Bose Road, Nizam Palace, Ist MSO Building, 8th Floor,
Kolkata-700020 on or before 24-12-2012.
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 24-12-2012
For Detail Visit: http://www.sscer.org/
R
anjit Sinha, the Bihar
Cadre Senior IPS Officer
of 1974 batch was
appointed as next director of
Central Bureau of Investigation
on 22 November 2012 for two
years. In the official order, it was
declared that Sinha would serve
as the CBI director for two years
starting from the date when he
joins the office. Sinha will be tak-
ing over the office from AP
Singh, the IPS of 1974 Jharkhand
Cadre, who is retiring on 30
November 2012.
About Ranjit Sinha
* Presently, Sinha is the
director general of Indo-
Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
force.
* He was the head of
Railway Protection Force.
* He has served at senior
positions in CBI at Delhi and
Patna
* Sinha served in CBI as the
DIG in Patna as well as Joint
Director (Anti corruption),
Delhi and Joint Director
(Administration) at the CBI
headquarters
* Ranjit Sinha served as the
IG (Operations) in CRPF in
Srinagar as well as IG (person-
nel) in Delhi
* He is an M. Phil from the
Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi.
* Sinha has received Police
Medal for Meritorious Service
in 1991 as well as President's
Police Medal for Distinguished
Services in 1997.
His name was cleared from
panel of three IPS officers by
Appointments Committee of
Cabinet, which is headed by
Prime Minister, Manmohan
Singh.
The selection committee head-
ed by Central Vigilance
Commissioner shortlisted names
of three senior IPS officers
including Ranjit Sinha and they
were SC Sinha- Director General
of National Investigation Agency
and Atul- Uttar Pradesh DG
(Home Guards).
Ranjit Sinha Appointed as CBI Director for Two Years
A
nil Dev Singh, the former
Chief Justice of Rajasthan
High Court on 19 November
2012 was appointed as the new
Chairperson of the Election
Commission of The Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) after S.Y. Quraishi
resigned from his post on 17
November 2012. This appointment
was done by Vijay Kumar Malhotra,
the Acting President of IOAat present.
With this appointment, the former
Chief Justice would be heading the
Election Commission of the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA). Two
other members of the election com-
mission panel would be are Justice
V.K. Bali (retd.) and Justice J.D.
Kapur (retd.).
The Acting President of Indian
Olympics Association, Vijay Kumar
Malhotra in his communication with
the International Olympics Committee
(IOC) explained that in selecting the
Chairperson for the IOA he followed
the Court Directives that was against
the Sports Code of the Government of
India. Whereas, the IOC in its commu-
nication on 18 November 2012 asked
the Election Commission members
and Vijay Kumar Malhotra to follow
the Olympic Charter and the constitu-
tion of Indian Olympic Association to
conduct the elections.
Anil Dev Singh became the new
Chairperson of IOA Election Panel
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Placements Misc. Misc. Education
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6.Rajput Girl 83 b MSc MEd Lect Govt. Job
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STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 (25 NOV-1 DEC), 2012
Field description:
Aeronautical Engineering is
one of the frontier branches of
engineering dealing with the study
of the principles and technology to
design, manufacture and maintain
highly sophisticated products such
as aircraft, missiles and space
satellites. The branch also special-
izes in the evolution and research
of commercial and military air-
craft, missiles, spaceships etc.
Eternal vigilance and mathemati-
cal precision happen to be the two
watch words for this academic dis-
cipline.
Education Details & Eligibility:
In India several technological
universities offer courses in
Aeronautical Engineering both at
undergraduate and post-graduate
levels. The basic eligibility criteria
for BE / B.Tech program is 10+2
Sc (with Physics, Chemistry and
Maths) or equivalent examination
with a fairly high percentage of
marks in the aggregate. One must
pass the qualifying exam i.e.IIT
JEE for admission into IIT's. For
M. Tech program in aeronautical
engineering one should have com-
pleted degree in (BE/B. Tech)
aeronautical engineering or any
other equivalent branches of engi-
neering.
Course Duration:
The duration of a course in
aeronautical engineering is four
years, ending with a degree recog-
nized by the ministry of education,
government of India. The diploma
courses are of 2-3 years duration.
Approximate Education
Expenses:
The Total expense for doing
Bachelor of Engineering in
Aeronautical Engineering is as fol-
lows.
* B.E - Rs.75000/year- (4 Years)
* M.E - Rs.75000/year- (2 Years)
Bank loans and private loans
can be easily arranged by directly
contacting the banks through the
college administrative.
Additional Courses:
Being an aeronautical engineer
a short term course in design could
be useful to enhance your Career.
The following things can be
undertaken/developed by the stu-
dent to boost up his/her career in
the particular field.
Design Courses:
* Pro-E.
* Catia.
* Ansys.
Higher Education Options:
After successful completion of
the Bachelor degree, the options
for higher education are plenty. A
person with the above degree can
opt for Master of Engineering or
do M.B.A.
Job Opportunities and Job
Roles:
Aeronautical Engineering
Courses imparts multi-faceted
training to students in areas like
manufacturing and development of
aircrafts and missiles. An aeronau-
tical engineer can also design, test
and contribute to the development
of advanced technologies in the
field of defense and space science.
In India aeronautical engineers
are mostly employed by
* ISRO (Indian Space Research
Organization) and
* The Defense Ministry.
One can also look for jobs avail-
able with the
* Civil Aviation Department,
* National Aeronautical
Laboratory,
* Defense Research and
Development Laboratories
(DRDO) and
* Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL).
A lot of job opportunities for
aeronautical engineers are also
available in countries like USA,
France, UK and Germany.
Therefore, aeronautical engineers
from India as well as from all other
parts of the world flock to these
countries. A good percentage of
Indians constitute the work force
of engineers and technical profes-
sionals in NASA.
Initially, candidates begin work
as graduate engineer trainees or
junior Engineers. Keeping in view
their performance, academic back-
ground and aptitude, they are
placed for training in the aircraft
maintenance/overhaul or support
section. On completion of training
they are placed as assistant aircraft
engineers or assistant technical
officers. They have to clear depart-
mental examinations for further
promotions. They may advance to
administrative or executive posi-
tions or become consultants.
Aeronautical engineers are assisted
by aircraft mechanics in mainte-
nance of aircraft frame, engine,
electrical system and other ancil-
lary fittings.
Approximate Salary Range:
These days Aeronautical
Engineering is a remunerative and
prestigious career option.
Although salary of most of the
Aeronautical Engineers depends
on academic excellence and skill
of the individual person, the aver-
age start up salary in this field
ranges from 1.5 lakh to 3.0 lakh
per annum. A highly skilled and
experienced Aeronautical Engineer
may get a salary of Rs 40,000-1.25
lakh per month. Generally the
salary and perks are better in pri-
vate sector than in government
sector like various fringe benefits
to their employees. The approxi-
mate starting salaries in the gov-
ernment /public sectors such as
HAL, NAL, are Rs. 8,000 to Rs.10,
000. Those working in research
organizations like ISRO and
DRDO are getting Rs. 12000 to Rs.
18000 per month. Engineering
graduates with management
degrees get a starting salary of
Rs.10, 000 to Rs.40, 000 per
month plus perks.
Career Option in Aeronautical Engineering
Take a challenge everyday
That tomorrow should be better than
today.
When I fight my innerself, I do lose
battles sometime
But the war with myself, is what I
win everytime.
I crib not, about what is gone
I forget the nights, start afresh every
dawn.
Present, is what, I create and enjoy
Content am I, like a child with his
toy.
What it is! matters, not to me
Coz I believe to see what can be.
Not blaming others, faults in me, is
what I see
Coz I believe if it is to be it is up to
me.
I just not know how to smile
But I believe in spreading a smile.
Its not easy to spread a smile,
For this, one needs to walk an extra
mile.
Step by step, step by step, is how I
tread the path
In sea of failures, to reach success, I
took a bath
The fun lay, not in the destination
But journey itself was a fascination.
Nothing came free, but with success
in mind
I payed the price, not just money, but
in every kind.
What it is to successful, had I
known
To reach it, double the efforts, would
I have sown.
I counted not the seeds in a fruit
But counted the fruits that came
from every root.
I hit the iron when it was hot
But ridicule in return is all I got.
BUT
When I touched the pinnacles, I saw
the viewpoints alter
Concern in return for a little hard
work, I think was a good barter
Concern in return for a little hard
work, I thought was a good barter
Take A Challenge Everyday
Spot the difference
A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom.
The little boy turned to his mother and said,"Mama, I don't want to go out there. It's dark."
The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don't have to be afraid of the dark," she explained. "God is out there. He'll
look after you and protect you."
The little boy looked at his mother real hard and asked, "Are you sure he's out there?"
"Yes, I'm sure. He is everywhere, and he is always ready to help you when you need him," she said.
The little boy thought about that for a minute and then went to the back door and cracked it a little. Peering out into the
darkness, he called, "God? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom?
Fun - time
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Born: February 13, 1879
Died: March 2, 1949
Achievements: She was the
first Indian woman to become
the President of the Indian
National Congress and the first
woman to become the governor
of a state in India.
Sarojini Naidu was a distin-
guished poet, renowned free-
dom fighter and one of the
great orators of her time. She
was famously known as
Bharatiya Kokila (The
Nightingale of India). Sarojini
Naidu was the first Indian
woman to become the
President of the Indian National
Congress and the first woman
to become the governor of a
state in India.
Sarojini Naidu was born on
February 13, 1879. Her father
Aghoranath Chattopadhyaya
was a scientist and philosopher.
He was the founder of the
Nizam College, Hyderabad.
Sarojini Naidu's mother Barada
Sundari Devi was a poetess and
used to write poetry in Bengali.
Sarojini Naidu was the eldest
among the eight siblings. One
of her brothers Birendranath
was a revolutionary and her
other brother Harindranath was
a poet, dramatist, and actor.
Sarojini Naidu was a bril-
liant student. She was profi-
cient in Urdu, Telugu, English,
Bengali, and Persian. At the age
of twelve, Sarojini Naidu
attained national fame when
she topped the matriculation
examination at Madras
University. Her father wanted
her to become a mathematician
or scientist but Sarojini Naidu
was interested in poetry. She
started writing poems in
English. Impressed by her poet-
ry, Nizam of Hyderabad, gave
her scholarship to study abroad.
At the age of 16, she traveled to
England to study first at King's
College London and later at
Girton College, Cambridge.
There she met famous laureates
of her time such as Arthur
Simon and Edmond Gausse. It
was Gausse who convinced
Sarojini to stick to Indian
themes-India's great mountains,
rivers, temples, social milieu, to
express her poetry. She depict-
ed contemporary Indian life
and events. Her collections
"The golden threshold (1905)",
"The bird of time (1912)", and
"The broken wing (1912)"
attracted huge Indian and
English readership.
At the age of 15, she met Dr.
Govindarajulu Naidu and fell in
love with him. a non-brahmin,
and a doctor by profession.
After finishing her studies at
the age of 19, she married him
during the time when inter-
caste marriages were not
allowed. It was a revolutionary
step but Sarojini's father fully
supported her in her endeavour.
Sarojini Naidu had a happy
married life and had four chil-
dren: Jayasurya, Padmaj,
Randheer, and Leilamani.
Sarojini Naidu joined the
Indian national movement in
the wake of partition of Bengal
in 1905. She came into contact
with Gopal Krishna Gokhale,
Rabindranath Tagore,
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Annie
Besant, C.P.Rama Swami Iyer,
Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru.
She awakened the women of
India. She brought them out of
the kitchen. She traveled from
state to state, city after city and
asked for the rights of the
women. She re-established
self-esteem within the women
of India.
In 1925, Sarojini Naidu
presided over the annual ses-
sion of Indian National
Congress at Kanpur. Sarojini
Naidu played a leading role
during the Civil Disobedience
Movement and was jailed
along with Gandhiji and other
leaders. In 1942, Sarojini Naidu
was arrested during the "Quit
India" movement and was
jailed for 21 months with
Gandhiji. She shared a very
warm relationship with
Gandhiji and used to call him
"Mickey Mouse".
After Independence,
Sarojini Naidu became the
Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She
was India's first woman gover-
nor. Sarojini Naidu died in
office on March 2 ,1949.
M
PEG-1, Layer 3 (MP3) is a standard for dig-
ital audio compression that has been
defined by the Moving Picture Experts
Group (MPEG). An MP3 file is an audio file that has
been compressed using this standard. Strictly speak-
ing, an MP3 player is an electronic device that is made
especially for playing these files. In a general sense,
however, any electronic device for playing digital
audio files might be referred to as an MP3 player,
regardless of the actual type of digital files that it
plays.
Sizes and Memory
MP3 players come in many sizes and storage
capacities, but they typically are portable devices that
are small enough to fit easily in the user's hand. Most
have enough memory to store hundreds or even thou-
sands of digital
audio files,
which usu-
ally are
songs. The
files usually are placed in an MP3 player's memory by
connecting it to a computer and transferring the files to
the device. Some advanced models of MP3 players,
however, might allow the user to download the files
directly from the Internet.
The smallest MP3 players use a type of memory
known as flash. Flash is very compact and uses very
little power, allowing for extremely small designs with
long battery life.
The limitation of flash-based MP3 players is that
they do not have a great deal of storage capacity. For
larger storage needs, hard disk-based MP3 players
were developed. These can have storage capacities of
more than 10,000 songs, but they must be larger than
flash-based players and generally are more expensive.
Features and Accessories
Many MP3 players have small screens that tell the
user the name of the song and other information about
it. The screen also might serve as a user interface,
allowing the user to execute commands or choose var-
ious options. Some of these devices even have touch-
screens, which allow their users to tap directly on the
screens to make choices or execute commands instead
of pressing buttons elsewhere on the devices. Most of
these devices come with earphones, and some models
have built-in speakers that allow users to listen to
MP3s without having to wear earphones.
Digital Hubs
Some non-portable MP3 players also have been
developed. Sometimes referred to as digital hubs or
media centers, these devices are crosses between
stereo components and computers. With network con-
nections - often wireless - they are able to access MP3s
and other digital content stored on computers on the
network. With a full array of standard audiovisual con-
nections, they are able to integrate with home enter-
tainment systems. These devices typically come with
remote controls and might use televisions as display
screens for menus and playback information.
One advantage of these digital hubs is that more
than one device can access the files at the same time.
All of the files can be stored in the hub, and MP3 play-
ers that have wireless connectivity can access the files.
This essentially turns an MP3 collection into a music
library that has multiple copies of every song.
General Knowledge
What is an MP3 Player?
Freedom Fighter: Sarojini Naidu
Location: Port Blair, Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
Founded In: 1896-1906 (By The British)
Served As: Prison during India's free-
dom struggle
C
ellular Jail was constructed under
the British rule, in the year 1906, to
serve as a prison for the Indian
activists who participated in India's free-
dom struggle. During that time, it was also
known as Kala Pani, meaning 'Black water',
the term that is used for deep sea and
implies exile. The jail is situated in Port
Blair, the capital of Andaman & Nicobar
Islands. Though the construction work on
the prison was started only in the year 1896,
the British had starting using Andaman &
Nicobar Islands as prison as early as 1857.
The islands were believed to be the perfect
place to serve as the prison venue, since
they were isolated from the mainland and
severed the links of the prisoners with their
family and their country completely. At the
same time, the prisoners could be used in
chain gangs to construct prisons, buildings
and harbor facilities. By the late nineteenth
century, the population of prisoners started
increasing at a fast pace. It was then that the
need for a high-security prison was felt by
the British and the foundation of the
Cellular Jail was laid in Port Blair.
Initially, the Cellular Jail was a puce-
colored brick building, for which the bricks
were brought from Burma (now Myanmar).
There were seven wings, with a central
tower serving as the fulcrum. Guards used
this tower for keeping a watch over the
prison inmates. Each and every wing of the
prison had three stories, with the total num-
ber of cells being 698. Each cell was 4.5 m
x 2.7 m in size and there was a ventilator in
each cell, situated at a height of 3 m. The
cells were built in such a way so as to pre-
vent any interaction between the inmates.
This solitary formation of the cells led to
the naming of the prison as the 'Cellular
Jail'. There were no dormitories in the
prison. Most of the prisoners that were
deported to the jail were independence
activists. The political prisoners of Cellular
Jail were repatriated to the mainland in
1937-38. The Andaman Islands came under
invasion by the Empire of Japan in the year
1942, in which the British lost. The jail,
which earlier housed prisoners of the
British, now became a penitentiary for the
British officers and soldiers.
Later, Indian Independence League
members were also imprisoned here, tor-
tured and then, killed. Under the Japanese
regime, two of the wings of the Cellular jail
were demolished. After the end of World
War II, the British reoccupied the islands in
1945. When India attained independence,
two more wings of the jail were pulled
down. After protests by the former prison-
ers and political leaders, the demolition was
stopped and the remaining three wings and
central tower were converted into a
National Memorial. Govind Ballabh Pant
Hospital was set up inside the premises of
the Cellular Jail in the year 1963. The hos-
pital has since been expanded and has 500
beds, with about 40 doctors serving the
local population. The Indian Ocean
Tsunami, which came in 2004, heavily
damaged the Cellular Jail of Port Blair.
Approximately a year back, on 10th March
2006, Govt of India organized the
Centenary celebrations of the Jail. A felici-
tation ceremony was also organized as a
part of the celebrations, where the
Government felicitated erstwhile prisoners.
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS: Cellular Jail
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A
n unidentified flying
object (UFO) is an object
which is observed in the
sky, but cannot be identified.
While people have been spotting
mysterious objects in the sky for
centuries, claims of UFO sightings
exploded in the wake of the
Second World War. Attitudes about
UFOs vary widely, with some peo-
ple believing that such objects
have a perfectly logical scientific
explanation, while others have
suggested that the origin of UFOs
is paranormal in nature. People
who support a paranormal expla-
nation for UFOs are sometimes
referred to as "believers," referenc-
ing the idea that they believe in
paranormal phenomena.
It may come as a surprise to learn
that the vast number of UFO sight-
ings reported each year are later
downgraded to "IFOs," or identi-
fied flying objects. Claims of gen-
uine UFOs are rare, and hard to
confirm, usually due to lack of
photographic evidence or reliable
witnesses. Some believers accuse
skeptics of suppressing evidence
which would support a more para-
normal explanation for UFOs,
arguing that there is a conspiracy
to hide the truth.
The UFO craze really started in
1947, when a pilot named Kenneth
Arnold reported seeing a flying
object which he likened to a
saucer, coining the term "flying
saucer" along the way. Arnold was
viewed as a reasonably credible
witness, and his sketches of the
mysterious object got a lot of
press, undoubtedly inflaming the
collective imagination. Today,
UFO believers can share informa-
tion about sightings, along with
conspiracy theories, on numerous
websites and forums.
When examining the history of
the UFO, it is interesting to note
that sightings greatly increased
after the close of World War Two,
when numerous nations started
experimenting with cutting-edge
aircraft. Experimental aircraft
associated with the military obvi-
ously have to be tested at some
point, and such aircraft often look
extremely strange. Due to security
reasons, sightings of experimental
aircraft cannot be confirmed or
explained, so it is possible that the
UFOs which believers think are
whizzing across the sky at all
hours are actually just extremely
sophisticated planes.
It should also be noted that
UFO sightings have historically
been very high in the Southwest, a
region which has been used as a
military proving ground for a very
long time. Other UFO sightings
around the world often happen to
occur near military bases and
research facilities, further support-
ing the idea that these unidentified
objects remain obscure for security
reasons, rather than mysterious
ones.
Some UFOs do indeed look like
aircraft of some form, leading peo-
ple to suggest that they are exam-
ples of alien technology, despite
lack of confirmation. Others take
the form of moving lights and ran-
dom floating shapes. In most
cases, mundane explanations like
the weather can be used to dismiss
UFO claims, but believers still
retain their hope that "the truth is
out there," as they say in the X-
Files series.
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
DOT TO DOT
A
philosophy professor
stood before his class
with some items on the
table in front of him. When the
class began, wordlessly he
picked up a very large and
empty mayonnaise jar and pro-
ceeded to fill it with rocks,
about 2 inches in diameter.
He then asked the students if
the jar was full. They agreed
that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them
into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into
the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it
was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded
with a unanimous "Yes."
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this jar rep-
resents your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your
partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was
lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your
house, your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued "there is no room
for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will
never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention
to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children.
Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work,
clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand."
The important
things in life
1 Bruce Lee was so fast that they actu-
ally had to slow film down so you could
see his moves.
2 The original name for butterfly was
flutterby.
3 Dogs and cats, like humans, are either
right or left handed.
4 Charlie Chaplin once won the third
prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike
contest.
5 Sherlock Holmes NEVER said
"Elementary, my dear Watson".
6 The Guinness Book of Records holds
the record for being the book most
often stolen from Public Libraries.
7 Bats always turn left when exiting a
cave.
8 The shortest English word that con-
tains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is
"feedback."
9 In England, the Speaker of the House
is not allowed to speak.
10 "Dreamt" is the only English word
that ends in the letters "mt."
11 Almonds are a member of the peach
family, and apples belong to the rose
family.
12 Peanuts are one of the ingredients of
dynamite.
13 The only 15 letter word that can be
spelled without repeating a letter is
"uncopyrightable".
14 In most advertisements, the time dis-
played on a watch is 10:10
15 Tigers have striped skin, not just
striped fur.
MOST INTERESTING FACTS
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GADGETS
STUDENT AGE
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TIME MACHINE
TABLET CLOCK
C
urrently hot in the 'home'
and 'office' category is
the Time Machine
Tabletop Clock. This kinetic
clock resembles something from
a museum which would make a
unique addition to any gift recip-
ient's home or office. Turn it on
and the clock's mechanism trans-
fers one of the chrome balls
every minute.
As time ticks on you can eas-
ily read hour and minute. Slowly
but surely they stack up through
the day. What a good way to help
someone watch their work
day literally pass by.
Living Rooms all around the
world are shaking with fear of
users actually taking swords and
attacking their big screens thanks
to a new hack for the Microsoft
Kinect that allows gamers to play
World of Warcraft without a key-
board.
It's no secret that the Kinect is
rapidly becoming the most hacked
device since the Hackintosh, but
students at the University of
Southern California's Institute for
Creative Technologies have taken
the next step in developing a soft-
ware hack which enables gamers
to use the motion device to
immerse themselves even deeper
into the online Mid-evil world.
The hack is called the "Flexible
Action and Articulated Skeleton
Toolkit, (FAAST) and it uses full-
body motion control. Gamer can
not only wield a sword or axe to
take out a feisty orc, but they can
also cast spells, making it nirvana
for those who secretly love to
dress up to play their favorite
game. And it's only a matter of
time before someone figures out a
way to use their light saber collec-
tion to battle someone online.
But with everyone creating
bold new uses for the Kinect and
porting it over to the PC, the sky is
truly the limit for what can be done
with this game changing device.
And it makes the world of
Minority Report that much closer,
but in a bold and exciting way.
Imagine editing video's just with a
snip of your fingers and a wave of
your hand? Designing in CAD
programs Tony Stark style. And
getting rid of the keyboard forev-
er?
V
odafone launched a solu-
tion, Secure Device
Manager, for its corporate
clients which will allow enterprises
secure company data on mobile
handsets and tablet PCs of their
employees.
Vodafone India is the first Indian
telecom operator to launch such a
service. Its UK parent offers the
solution in the UK and Germany
and has 18,000 active users.
"With the Bring Your Own
Device (BYOD) concept picking up
pace, increasing number of people
prefer smart phones and tablets to
access the company's data.
Securing these devices, and the data
has now become critical," Vodafone
India Director (Business Services)
Naveen Chopra said
BYOD is a policy now being
followed globally by corporates,
where employees are allowed to
bring personally owned mobile
devices to work place and using it
to access company resources like
email, file servers and databases as
well as their personal applications
and data. Vodafone Secure Device
Manager provides IT managers a
management console which allows
them to remotely manage security
policies, device settings, certifi-
cates, applications, operating sys-
tem etc, he added.
Clients would be charged at Rs.
175 per device per month and they
can scale depending on the require-
ment.
It allows users to remotely lock
or wipe all information from their
smart devices in case the device is
lost.
According to industry estimates,
companies spend 2-5 percent of
their IT budgets on security of
devices.
While earlier IT security was
limited to desktops and laptops,
increasing popularity of mobile
workforce and usage of smart
phones and tablet PCs is forcing IT
administrators to seriously consider
securing corporate information and
applications used on such mobile
devices. Also, the increasing trend
of BYOD is also fuelling demand
for securing these devices to protect
sensitive corporate data.
Vodafone launches security solution for corporate clients
N
orway's state-run telecom
giant Telenor said it
expects to achieve financial
break-even on its mobile operations
in India in 2013 following a tough
year in the South Asian nation.
Telenor's Indian unit Uninor said
one of its telecom zones in the most
populous state of Uttar Pradesh has
already balanced its books, repre-
senting a big achievement in a
growing but competitive and over-
crowded market.
"We've had a bumpy ride but
we're very, very satisfied with our
performance now," Telenor chief
executive Jon Fredrik Baksaas told
reporters in New Delhi.
"This achievement starts the
countdown towards a profitable
Uninor," he said.
Telenor has been rebuilding its
operations since its Indian unit was
among eight mobile operators
whose licences were cancelled by
India's Supreme Court earlier this
year on grounds that a 2008 permit
sale was under-priced.
Baksaas refused to be drawn on
reports Telenor, the largest phone
operator in the Nordic region, is in
talks with local firm Tata
Teleservices to combine operations
and enlarge its footprint in India's
vast mobile phone market.
Tata Teleservices part of the tea-
to-steel Tata conglomerate has
licences to operate in all of India's
22 mobile zones, making it an
attractive partner for Telenor, ana-
lysts say.
"Speculation is on every corner,"
Bakaas said. "Right now, we've got
a good structure and we're on target
to achieve overall break-even in
2013 so we have no further com-
ment."
Telenor, which has over 150 mil-
lion customers globally, won back
the right to operate in six cellular
zones in an auction earlier this
month after the Supreme Court can-
celled its previous 13 permits
awarded in 2008.
Telenor's six zones cover over 50
percent of India's population and
have a mobile penetration of as low
as 40 percent. "This is where the
real future growth is happening,"
Baksaas said.
Telenor sees India break-even in 2013
Microsoft Kinect Hacked to
play World of Warcraft
C
ube Laser Virtual
Keyboard. It wasn't long
ago that this would of been
a conceptual gadget, now it's a real-
ity
The laser keyboard wirelessly
connects to your tablet, phone, lap-
top (or any other compatible gadget
that could benefit from a keyboard)
via Bluetooth. It then projects a full
size 63 key QWERTY keyboard
onto any flat service which you can
then tap on like a regular keyboard.
It has a detection rate of 400 char-
acters per minute which will be
more than adequate for the majori-
ty of us. It can also be used as a
mouse replacement, in this mode
you swipe your finger on the virtu-
al mouse pad, kind of like touch
screen. You charge the virtual key-
board via USB, a full charge will
give you 150 minutes typing charge
HOT GIFT ALERT: Laser Virtual Keyboard
B
ody parts that are replaced
with bionic segments
which not only offer the
ability to function in an even more
efficient manner compared to the
original, and yet is far longer last-
ing. Perhaps mankind has just
taken another step closer to such an
age, where research engineers over
at Vrije Universiteit Brussel have
managed to develop a new pow-
ered transtibial prosthesis that is
capable of mimicking natural ankle
movement, while ensuring that it
uses energy in an efficient manner.
Rather they relying on powerful
motors which start and stop with
every step, this particular new sys-
tem will run a small electrical non-
stop, ensuring that it keeps stretch-
ing a rubber band, which will result
in energy that the bionic foot can
use as a source of motive power.
Through the act of lowering the
overall energy requirement of
prostheses, this means that you
need not use more batteries, and
smaller batteries are always a good
thing as it ensures that the overall
weight of the device remains low-
ered. Not only that, being smaller
would mean it is more quiet, while
more efficient motors also help
simplify design as well as imple-
mentation purposes.
Called the AMP-Foot 2.0, it
relies on a spring that is called the
plantar flexion (PF) spring, helping
accumulate energy from the dorsi-
flexion phase of stance while the
actuator is actually injecting ener-
gy into another spring, where the
latter is known as the push-off
(PO) spring - and that happens dur-
ing the complete stance phase. A
locking system will see energy
stashed in the PO spring, before
heel off (HO) occurs, which
remains within the system for a
release so that a push-off can hap-
pen. We do wonder just how much
something like this is going to cost
when it becomes publicly avail-
able.
Robotic ankle makes a splash
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27 Nov: The media is also known as the watchdog of the
nation and it plays a very important role in communicating to
the masses the fact that 'with great power comes great respon-
sibility'. However, big powerful media houses which are
responsible for imparting true and correct information to the
public have started to take their duties casually.
Two senior editors of Zee News, Sudhir Chaudhary and
Samir Ahluwalia, who were arrested for allegedly trying to
extort Rs 100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's group
for not broadcasting news reports on coal scam linking his
firm, were on Wednesday (Nov 28) remanded in two-day
police custody.
The forensic labs authenticated the video proof produced
by Jindal. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) is among the
companies named in the CAG report as one of the beneficiar-
ies of the controversial coal block allocations. Jindal group in
a statement said law was taking its own course and called it
unfortunate that Zee TV has come out with a comment that
the arrest of its editors in the case was a Black Day for the
media. Delhi Police said that after the arrest of the two jour-
nalists, it has sent a notice to Zee Group promoter Subhash
Chandra asking him to join investigations in connection with
the case. Meanwhile, Zee News has denied all allegations lev-
elled against the channel.
T
he newly-launched Aam Aadmi Party promises a revolution, according to convener
Arvind Kejriwal. The party representing part of the India Against Corruption (IAC) cam-
paign offers itself as an alternative to what it describes as a corrupt political establish-
ment. This is a welcome move. The Aam Aadmi Party raises issues like graft and inflation that
directly impact ordinary people. It promises to function minus nepotism and sectarianism. Most
importantly, it marks a political formation emerging from the Indian middle class, hitherto
ignored by parties pursuing big business, identity blocs or the rural poor for substantial gains. In
contrast, the middle class has been considered too small, insignificant and politically apathetic to
engage with. The Aam Aadmi Party challenges this perception, its birth marking a watershed
moment in middle class consciousness.The last few years have seen a steady growth in middle
class activism around social justice. This was exemplified in situations like the Jessica Lal case
where middle class protests combined with media coverage to impact events. Such conscious-
ness also peaked when ordinary citizens thronged Anna Hazare's anti-corruption satyagraha. The
Aam Aadmi Party both derives and distributes power within this class.However, in order to be
more than another naysaying party, this one will need to state not just what it opposes but also
what it supports. Some of its agenda for the future like bringing in an overarching Jan Lokpal
with few checks and balances is problematic. Some aims to steal Anna's thunder by promising
gram sabhas more muscle but leaving the details hazy. Some is utopian promising lawmaking
by referendum. Most is driven by one aadmi, Arvind Kejriwal. Crucially, none of the party's
agenda spells out how reforms, essential to a middle class seeking jobs and growth, can be har-
nessed for the best possible socio-economic development. Instead, the party currently seems
quite arty, embarking on a revolutionary road but unclear about how this proceeds.
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Is invoking media rights justified?
26 NOV: Every human tragedy in Bangladesh is grist to the
political mill. It is not surprising, therefore, that the deaths of
over 100 workers in the devastating fire in a garments facto-
ry near Dhaka have become a political issue in the country.
The government suspects the hand of saboteurs behind the
tragedy. Its opponents allege that such insinuations are actu-
ally aimed at shielding those responsible for the tragedy. Yet,
the disaster offered an opportunity for both sides to make
common cause on an issue that is crucial to the country's
economy. The garments industry is one of the three major
sources of revenue for Bangladesh, the other two being agri-
culture and manpower export. The three together provide a
large number of jobs to Bangladeshis at home and abroad.
Yet, the garments factories in the country have long been
among the most unsafe places of work. Fires and other acci-
dents in these units are common. The people who flock to
work there are too poor to worry too much about the condi-
tions in which they are forced to work. The government of the
day does not want the workers to protest too much about the
conditions lest production should be affected and the country
should lose precious foreign exchange earnings. Also, parties
in both the government and the opposition are anxious not to
upset owners of these factories who are powerful and wield
much influence in politics.
Unsafe at work
25 NOV: The ambitious direct cash transfer scheme, to be
launched from January one next year, will cover 29 welfare
schemes initially. Chidambaram said that 29 schemes are
ready to start from January 1 next year in 51 districts spread
across 16 states. The electronic cash transfers will be based on
Aadhar (Unique Identification Number) platform. The entire
country is targeted to be covered by the end of next year. The
speed with which the government plans to implement the
direct cash transfer system of handing out subsidies with the
scheme being rolled out in 51 districts from January next year
followed by 18 states from April 2013 underlines the percep-
tion of this being a game changer in the run up to the 2014
Lok Sabha elections. Needless to say, this is a welcome meas-
ure. Using the Aadhaar Unique Identification ( UID) for
opening bank accounts where the money for beneficiaries will
be directly transferred will ensure efficient, targeted delivery
while bringing millions of people, for whom opening a bank
account has been an impossible attainment, into the banking
system. Beyond streamlining massive government spending
on subsidies, there are obvious political, or more precisely
electoral, benefits to be had. But then, the opposition can't
really complain if the scheme slashes leakages and helps the
beneficiaries. There is another less obvious aspect to the
direct cash transfer system that will impact political funding.
Direct cash transfers system
28 Nov: The former president of the United States of
America, the late Ronald Reagan, once said that the best way
to kill something was to tax it.
The Supreme Court's suggestion that the government tax
diesel-fuelled cars in the national capital region to bring down
pollution has resulted in a number of people jumping to the
defence of diesel cars and raised the intensity of the diesel
versus petrol debate. Some experts have also suggested differ-
ential and higher annual taxes on diesel cars. Of the 1.8 mil-
lion cars sold each year in India - roughly 15 per cent use
diesel fuel - the significant majority are in the Rs 5-10 lakh
range; not surprisingly, most diesel cars fit into this bracket.
Carmakers have launched more than 40 new models of diesel-
fuelled cars, or plan to; car buyers expect the price differen-
tial between petrol and diesel fuel to persist for a very long
time, in spite of the additional 15 per cent they pay for diesel
variants. The subsidy bill on diesel is expected to be Rs 1 tril-
lion (or Rs 1 lakh crore), a heavy burden on a fiscally strapped
government that translates into higher taxes for the rest of the
people. But the proposed green taxes - whether annual or one-
time - will not reduce the subsidy bill in any meaningful way,
so the penalty will be borne by just a small segment of car
buyers.
29 NOV: From the day the Winter Session of Parliament
began, the Congress and the UPAGovernment which it leads
have been accusing the Opposition of stalling the proceedings
of the two Houses over the issue of foreign direct investment
in multi-brand retail. They have been telling the people that
the Opposition was wrong in demanding a vote on the execu-
tive decision of the Government to invite FDI in multi-brand
retail and, therefore, absolutely wrong in holding Parliament
to ransom to compel the regime to concede to that demand.
Yet, the fact is that the UPA Government and the Congress
had all along been adamant in rejecting that demand simply
because they were not sure whether the numbers were on their
side. The Congress especially preferred that Parliament be
disrupted while it worked behind the scenes to secure the con-
sent of key supporters like the DMK, the Samajwadi Party
and the Bahujan Samaj Party that had expressed their opposi-
tion to the decision on FDI.
While the last two parties had, after some persuasion and
perhaps arm-twisting, appeared willing to come on board -
whether they will vote for the motion or abstain remains to be
seen - the DMK had been holding out. That had led the
Congress to continue rejecting the Opposition's demand for a
discussion on FDI.
Congress plays dirty
30 NOV: One can ride a train on Calcutta's metro railway and
not know where exactly one is going. The names of the railway
stations are not what the places in the city are called. It is not
easy for all to remember at all times that Tollygunge sits above
the station named Mahanayak Uttam Kumar or that Kavi
Nazrul is where one gets down in order to come up at Garia. If
that sounds pretty confusing, it is part of Mamata Banerjee's
legacy as railway minister. The new names of metro railway
stations were the first hint of how she wanted to change things
in West Bengal. The old, familiar place names apparently did
not do enough for her political purposes. Renaming them after
great men from the past or modern-day celebrities was the stuff
of her populist politics. True, she was not the first to change
place or street names in Calcutta. Neither would she be the last.
The leftist regime had revelled in the name-changing game for
years. Changing names is often a marker of changing times. If
independent India changed plenty of place and street names
bearing associations of colonial rule, it was part of the country's
new history. It was perfectly understandable if the new names
were after national heroes and other symbols. However, what
Ms Banerjee did with the names of metro railway stations was
entirely different. It had nothing to do with history, geography
or even common sense; it was a brazen political stunt.
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JERUSALEM: India's 'silicon val-
ley' Bangalore has been rated
among top polluted megacities in
the world, claims a new study,
using data collected by NASA's
high-tech satellites. Scientists at
Tel Aviv University tracked pollu-
tion trends for 189 megacities,
including Mumbai, New York City
and Tokyo, by analysing eight
years' worth of data from three of
NASA's high-tech aerosol monitor-
ing satellites.
Northeast China, India, the
Middle East, and Central Africa are
currently leading in pollution
increase, including Bangalore, with
a 34 per cent average increase in
aerosol concentration between 2002
and 2010, website Tel Aviv
University's American Friends
(AFTAU) reported.
Europe and Northeast and
Central North America are seeing
the largest decreases in aerosol con-
centrations overall, the website
said. Among the cleanest cities
were Houston, with a 31 per cent
decrease over the time period;
Curitiba, Brazil, with a 26 per cent
decrease; and Stockholm, Sweden,
with a 23 per cent decrease.
Researchers led by Pinhas
Alpert of Tel Aviv University's
Department of Geophysics and
Planetary Sciences tracked pollu-
tion trends for 189 megacities met-
ropolitan hotspots where the popu-
lation exceeds 2 million.
Their method, published in the
American Journal of Climate
Change, is the first to provide stan-
dardised global testing of pollution
levels. Researchers found that the
thickest layers of global smog,
caused by traffic, industry, and nat-
ural minerals, among other factors,
are found over the world's megaci-
ties.
Some American cities were on
the list of increased pollution levels,
including Portland with a 53 per
cent average increase and Seattle
with a 32 per cent average increase,
but Alpert believes these numbers
reflect the multiple wildfires that
have been happening in the region
in the second half of the period
examined.
In the future, he hopes to devel-
op a method for separating such
natural causes of pollution from
man-made pollutants for more
accurate data. However, getting an
accurate measurement of pollution
is no easy task. On-the-ground
monitoring stations do not always
provide the most accurate picture;
monitoring stations depend heavily
on local positioning and some cities
put stations in urban centers, while
others build on the edge of a city.
Bangalore among top polluted megacities in the world: Study
IGNOU offers online
courses on sustainability
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU)
is offering two short-term online
programmes on sustainability sci-
ence and wetlands management
respectively for the 2013 session, a
statement said Friday. 'Appreciation
Programmes on Sustainability
Science (APSS)' and 'Appreciation
on Sustainable Management of
Wetlands (APSMW)' have 50 seats
each. The last date to apply is Dec
15. "The major objective of APSS is
to build the capacity of policy mak-
ers, administrators, scientists and
educators as well as the general pub-
lic in the science and art of environ-
mentally, economically and socially
sustainable development," said the
University in a statement. "APSMW
will enhance awareness on the role
of wetlands on social, cultural and
livelihood dimensions of the
dependent communities," it added.
Established in 1985, IGNOU was set
up to provide cost-effective educa-
tion, especially to the poor. It edu-
cates over four million students in
India and 36 other countries through
21 schools of studies and a network
of 67 regional centres, around 3,000
learner support centres and 67 over-
seas centres.
WASHINGTON: Impulsive
behaviour and materialism drive
cellphone use and instant messaging
addictions, comparable to compul-
sive buying and credit card misuse,
according to an American study.
"Cellphones are a part of our con-
sumer culture," said study co-author
James Roberts, professor of market-
ing at Baylor University`s
Hankamer School of Business.
"They are not just a consumer tool
but are used as a status symbol.
They are also eroding our personal
relationships." Previous studies
have shown that young adults send
an average of 109.5 text messages a
day or approximately 3,200 texts
each month, the Journal of
Behavioural Addictions reports.
They receive an additional 113
text messages and check their cell
60 times in a typical day and on
average. College students spend
approximately seven hours daily
interacting with information and
communication technology, accord-
ing to a Baylor statement.
Roberts, who co-authored the
study with Stephen Pirog III, associ-
ate professor of marketing at Seton
Hall University, found that material-
ism and impulsiveness drive cell-
phone addiction. Cellphones are
used as part of the conspicuous con-
sumption ritual and also act as a
pacifier for the impulsive tendencies
of the user, according to Roberts.
Impulsiveness, he noted, plays an
important role in both behavioural
and substance addictions.
This study is the first to investi-
gate the role materialism plays in
cellphone addiction.
Impulsive behaviour drives cellphone addiction
NEWDELHI: The Supreme Court
Friday issued notice to the central
government and four states on a peti-
tion challenging the constitutional
validity of Section 66Aof the ITAct
that provides for proceeding against
people posting annoying and incon-
venient comments on social net-
working sites like Facebook and
Twitter and other electronic medi-
ums.
An apex court bench headed by
Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued
the notice - also to Maharashtra,
West Bengal, Puducherry and Delhi
- after Attorney General G.E.
Vahanvati told the court that Section
66A has been grossly abused and
welcomed the court's intervention.
The SC was hearing the PILfiled
by Shreya Singhal, a student, after
people were arrested for violating
the IT Act for posting comments
critical of political leaders or events
on the social networking site
Facebook.
In its notice, the apex court
directed the Maharashtra govern-
ment to explain the circumstances
under which its police arrested two
girls from Palghar in Thane district
for posting comments on Facebook
on the November 18 shutdown for
Bal Thackeray's funeral.
"The Maharashtra government is
directed to explain the circumstances
under which the two girls - Shaheen
Dhada and Rinu Shrinivasan - were
arrested for posting comments made
by them on Facebook," a bench
comprising Chief Justice Altamas
Kabir and Justice J Chelameswar
said.
The bench asked the state gov-
ernment to file its response within
four weeks.The bench also made as
parties the governments of West
Bengal and Puducherry where simi-
lar incidents had happened in the
recent past. It also issued notice to
the Delhi government along with
them and sought their response with-
in four weeks and posted the matter
for hearing after six weeks.
The bench also made as parties
the governments of West Bengal and
Puducherry where similar incidents
had happened in the recent past.
It also issued notice to the Delhi
government along with them and
sought their response within four
weeks and posted the matter for
hearing after six weeks. The govern-
ment is coming out with guidelines
to ensure that Section 66A is not
misused, Vahanvati added.
"Please examine section 66A of
the Information Technology Act,
2000 and I will assist the court on
this issue," Vahanvati said. The AG
also referred to the guidelines which
say that cases to be registered under
the provision of the IT Act has to be
decided by senior police officials of
the ranks of DGP for cases pertain-
ing to rural areas and IGPfor metros.
"This can't be done by the head of
the police stations," the AG said,
adding that this was a matter which
required the court's consideration.
Meanwhile, senior advocate Mukul
Rohatgi, appearing for Shreya,
sought a direction from the court that
no cases be registered across the
country unless such complaints are
seen and approved by the DGP of
the state concerned.
Rohatgi said that the provision of
the IT Act, which gives power to
arrest, is "wholly unconstitutional"
and needed to be done away with.
Meanwhile, some other civil rights
group and NGOs submitted to the
court that they be also allowed to
intervene as parties to the ongoing
hearing on this issue.
While admitting the plea yester-
day, the Supreme Court had said,
"The way things have taken place, it
needs some consideration so that in
future it does not happen again."
"Children were arrested on the
charges of...and there was also a case
of (arrest of) a professor of Jadavpur
University that involved a chief min-
ister's cartoon," the court said.
The Section 66A of IT Act deals
with punishment for sending offen-
sive messages through communica-
tion service...which cause annoy-
ance, inconvenience, danger,
obstruction, insult, injury, criminal
intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill
will, the court observed.
The apex court bench of Chief
Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice J
Chelameswar asked Vahanvati to
appear before it after senior counsel
Mukul Rohtagi told the court that
Section 66A of the IT Act violated
constitutional provisions. The peti-
tion also sought issuance of guide-
lines to reconcile Criminal
Procedure Code Section 41 (power
of police to arrest without warrant)
and 156 (1) (police officer's power to
investigate cognizable cases) with
the Constitution's Article 19(1)(a)
(right to freedom of speech and
expression).
Facebook arrests: SC issues notice to govt on Section 66A of IT Act