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effort, just recently her luck blessed with Femina Miss Kolkata 2013 Title. Now that is not the end of a road , a most important challenge to bag Miss India 2013 title is yet her aspiring dream for which she has personally appealed everyone to bless her with votes. The voting is completely online on the internet where one have to visit a website "http://ww.itimes.com/ times-polls/miss-india2013", there there're option to select three contestants' photos which are provided by vote options. During logging into the iTimes website one has to first login with Facebook login , which is mandatory for voting. After clicking vote , one may also visit her personal Facebook page which appears in iTimes website itself, it's also important to comment, like and give a write-up in her blog page. To mention here that voting is unlimited and there are two awards associated with online voting which will also be helpful in making Sagarika Chhetri winner of 'Viewers Choice Award' later will make her win the title of 'Miss Digital Diva' by commenting & liking on her photos. The online voting closes on 22 March, so bagging her with an ample of votes to succeed other contestant in a row is vital.
ervation for the women in the panchayats in the rest of the country is at 33%. Not satisfied with the empowering women in the villages the Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling announced similar reservation for women in the municipal bodies. The state is probably also the only state in the country to have passed an Act in the Assembly making women equal inheritors to property. With these announcements,
Sikkim has become the leader and example of womens empowerment for the rest of the country. This pro women thrust of the government is also highlighted in politics of the state with 2 women members inducted into the present Cabinet and 7 women members in the State Planning Commission. Previously, Sikkim became the first state to have a woman as the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly. - Shri Pawan Chamling CM Sikkim
KAALRAV IS BACK
T h e Vi n a y a k a M i s s i o n s Sikkim University has been established in the state of Sikkim as per the Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University Act, 2008 (Act NO 11 of 2008). This is a state private University. It is lo-
cated at Tadong near Metro Point. This is established in order to cater the growing need of young generation for higher education in the state of Sikkim. Vinayaka Missions Sikkim
The only premier Engineering College in Sikkim, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) is gearing up for one of the biggest techno cultural fests in the region. A constituent College of the Sikkim Manipal University, SMIT boasts of an excellent infrastructure and State-of-the-Art Laboratories surrounded by mountains and cuddled by the waters of the river Teesta. Students, who hail from various parts of the country, will once again display their technical/cultural expertise during this annual extravaganza. Its that time of the year again, when Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technologys annual college fest Kaalrav takes centre-stage. KAALRAV13, The Voice of Time one of the most talked about Techno-Cultural College fests in the North-East is scheduled to be held from March 8 to 10. Seven sisters & one brother, KAALRAV 2013 has ... Page 3
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04 Mar, Gangtok : Smt. Rinchen Ongmu, IAS chaired her first coordination meeting with the Secretary and the Heads of Department, today, after taking over the charge of the Chief Secretary of the state. The Coordination Meeting of the heads of the departments and Secretaries with the Chief Secretary was held today at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok. At the outset the Smt Ongmu expressed her deep gratitude to the state government and the Chief Minister for having giving the opportunity of shouldering the responsibility of the state as Chief Secretary of the state. She also said that it will be a great privilege and honour for her to work with such experienced officers who are heading various departments of the state government and have contributed a lot to the development of the Sikkimese society. At the same time she also urged everyone to feel free to interact with her in their day to day activity and share their opinions and experiences in the interest of the state. This is a learning process and I am also a part of it, she said. Taking a review of the previous coordination meeting the Chief Secretary dealt about the decisions taken by the previous coordination meeting and urged the department heads to submit their action taken report on the 42 days tour of the Chief Minister to the office of the Chief Secretary. As of today total only 23 departments have submitted their report. The commitments given by the Chief Minister during the 42 days tour should be taken very seriously by the Heads of the departments, she added.
The Chief Secretary also dealt about the court cases, RTI cases, correspondence received from the Government of India, cases of land acquisition, decentralization and devolution of powers to the Local Self Government and the Panchayat. While talking about various administrative matters she categorically asked the Heads of the Departments to give their personnel attention in matters like court cases, RTI cases and correspondence from Government of India. She also stressed on the persistent monitoring and evaluation of various schemes going on in the state and urged the heads of the department to go for tour to get first hand information of the activities going on in the field. Talking about the administration of the state the Chief Secretary asked the heads of the departments to go in for surprise check of the attendance of the officers and staff to ensure punctuality in the office and also adhere to State Financial Rules while sending officers on tour outside the state. Referring to the Result Framework Document forwarded by the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India to the state governments she stressed on the Team Target which she said is required for the successful implementation of the projects. Citing example of infrastructure development she said that departments dealing with infrastructure can form a team for the projects so that there is proper coordination and cooperation amongst the departments for successful implementation of projects. Elaborating further she said that the Ecclesiastical Department
Is Bollywood to be blamed? "Blaming cinema for influencing young minds is not a fair assumption," says film historian SMM Ausaja. "Yes, the youth forms a major fraction of the cinema-going public, but every entrant in the theatre is aware of the film`s make-believe nature. Today`s generation is more educated, less gullible and doesn`t fall prey to fiction," Ausaja told reporters. Rewind over two decades into the film world - from Pran to Prem Chopra, from Shakti Kapoor to Ranjeet, the arch villains of the bygone era played rapists over and over again. Sometimes as a revenge tool and sometimes as a mark of men`s superiority over the fairer sex - whatever it was, rape unabashedly featured in film scripts. Mehboob Khan`s Amar, BR Chopra`s Insaaf ka Tarazu, NN.Sippy`s Ghar and Rajkumar Santoshi`s Damini are some examples. But change ensued. Today`s cinema doesn`t have
However, showbiz singularly cannot be blamed for the rise in crimes against women, noted Samir Parikh, director, Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Fortis Healthcare. "No one parameter can be blamed for the rise in any crime. But it is scientifically proven that watching aggression increases the tendency of aggression. Similarly, even if there are too many rape scenes in movies, the objectification of women itself can impact minds. If you promote that, it will have its impact," Parekh told reporters. The need of the hour, then, is perhaps, as veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi once put it, that our heroines "make more discerning choices". "Crass lyrics, voyeuristic camera angles, fragmented images of heaving breasts, swivelling navels, swinging hips rob women of autonomy. So much easier to blame than to reflect and share part of the blame. All sections of society including films need to analyse how we are part culpable," Shabana posted on Twitter.
cess to porn and no open sale of desi Playboys, and the families were largely conservative. Today`s generation has access to myriad forms of nudity, and they won`t watch a film just because of some skin show in it," he added. To some extent films may impact people`s psyche, but at the same time Parekh feels there are othre important factors that can`t be ignored in perpetuating sexual violence. "Like how people here just stand by and let things happen; the law and order of our country; the society - all crimes are a result of collective factors," he added. Perhaps then a vivid display of the consequences of rape can help in reducing such crime, once said psychologist Neha Patel. "When films show rape scenes, they often focus on the suffering of the girl instead of showing the consequences borne by the man. If this is shown, it might inculcate a feeling of fear in men," she said and added: "We have seen how ads send out subtle messages." IANS
Why is there a delay in bringing a tougher 07 Mar, New Delhi: Differanti-rape law in India? ences, multiple opinions and
oppositions yet again seemed to have delayed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill. The anti-rape Bill, which promises strong legislation to curb crime against women, seems to be drowned under the Cabinet dithering. The bill was not discussed by the Cabinet on Thursday after some amendments proposed Pg 3
to the very fact that a woman alone has the power to give birth to life, it can be assumed that Shrishti (creation) is a result of Shakti (power). Not just in India, respecting womanhood has been an integral part of many cultures. Else we wouldnt have referred to the earth as Mother Earth, to nature as Mother Nature and a nation as Motherland. However, such references have only been limited to the well-read and
All aspects of the feminine were worshipped. Even the Sun God - Surya rises only after chanting an ode to Goddess Usha and hence, teaches humanity to follow women. And on this note, heres hoping that the men in the country imbibe the teachings our scriptures are endowed with so that they can give women the due position and respect that they have been deprived of for centuries now.
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At two defining moments of his rule, Venezuela's theatrical leader Hugo Chavez took a small silver crucifix from his pocket and held it above his head.
ezuelans, especially the poor, who admired Chavez for standing up to a government they felt was increasingly corrupt and cold to their needs. The hint of more to come, plus the unashamed acceptance of responsibility by Chavez,
Iran, irritated Washington, which has long been the main foreign buyer of Venezuelan oil. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 2006 a day after then-U.S. President George Bush, he called Bush the "devil", triggering shocked gasps and wry smiles around the hall. "Yesterday the devil came here. Right here," Chavez said, crossing himself. "And it still smells of sulfur today." In mid-2011 he was the only vocal supporter of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi on the world stage, calling him a "beloved brother revolutionary" and condemning the NATO air strikes. "Bombing the brave L i b y a n people
the two states on the conduct of police personnel. Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, a bench of justices G S Singhvi and Ranjana Prakash Desai directed the two state governments to respond on Monday on the allegations of police brutality. The bench asked Attorney General G E Vahanvati and senior advocate Harish Salve to assist the court in dealing
proached them along with her father for lodging a complaint against harassment by a truck driver and his accomplices in Tarn Taran district. In another incident, Bihar Police had yesterday resorted to a baton charge and fired tear gas shells during a protest by contractual teachers outside the Assembly in Patna demanding regularisation of their jobs and pay parity with regular teachers. PTI
..Kalraav13 taken the endeavour to present all feelings which students could only experience but never explain. This three day mega event not only depicts t h e glory a n d splendour of SMIT but also the zest and passion of the students. The cultural events include Halloween parade, singing competitions, dance competitions, fashion show, dramatics among others. Technical competitions like programming contests, robotics, photo and video editing, web designing, hacking and more bring out the other important facets of the students. This year, Kaalrav also promises to be high on music and laughter like never before. On March 9, one of Mumbais best DJs, DJ Julz
will get behind the console and get you grooving on your feet with his music. Singer Shefali Alvares of Party on my mind fame will notch up the music with her high-on-energy performance on March 10. Thats not all. Stand up comedian, Umesh Pherwani, is also scheduled to perform at this prestigious engineering institute on the final day. Says Umesh, Im more excited performing at Kaalrav than I was when I was performing in the US or Amsterdam. I am really looking forward to performing at this beautiful place that Ive only heard of and seen in photographs. SMIT has tied up with Mumbais most rapidly growing advertising , PR , Event and Artist Management Company , E3 Entertainment Pvt Ltd to arrange for some of the finest artists from Mumbai and also provide extensive publicity to KAALRAV 2013.
made him a hero in some sectors. "I thank you for your loyalty, your valor, your exuberance, and I, before the country and before you all, assume responsibility for this Bolivarian militant movement," he said, instructing his fellow rebels to lay down their arms. Pardoned in 1994 by Venezuela's next president, Rafael Caldera, Chavez left jail and began a grassroots political campaign, eventually defeating a former Miss Universe to win a presidential election four years later. By doing so, the former paratrooper ended the grip of Venezuela's traditional parties and launched his self-proclaimed "Bolivarian Revolution" - named for Venezuela's 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar. Chavez changed the nation's name to the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" and appeared in front of huge paintings of Bolivar, sending a subliminal message to Venezuelans that he was the modern reincarnation of their historical idol.
That led to his first "crucifix moment". The stocky, wiry-haired Chavez - whose favorite attire remained the paratrooper's red beret and dark green uniform or a bright red shirt - became Latin America's most colorful and controversial leader. He soon became a household name from Middle America to the Middle East.
to save them? What a brilliant strategy by the mad empire," he mocked. "Where are the international rights? This is like the caveman era." He used similarly colorful language to condemn his domestic political opponents, calling them ruthless capitalist speculators, traitors and "los escualidos" - a squalid, bitter minority linked to the traditional political parties, which he said were venal and corrupt, that he defeated in 1998.
C A L L E D "MUSSOLINI, CASTRO"
Allies say Chavez was misunderstood abroad, the victim of an unstinting U.S.-led propaganda campaign. "They've called me a Mussolini or Fidel Castro or said I sleep with a book by Hitler for a pillow," Chavez once said. "But the people know the truth. They know who I really am." He combined traditional leftwing tenets of equality and wealth distribution with a fervent nationalism inspired by Bolivar. His critics regularly accused him and his government of being corrupt and inept, and of steering the country towards a Cuban-style authoritarian regime. Certainly, a clutch of opponents ended up in exile or jail, normally on graft charges they said were trumped up. Business detractors said his socialist reforms, including the expropriation of rural estates and the nationalization of much of the economy, including multi-billion dollar oil projects, destroyed jobs and scared off investors. A decade of high oil prices allowed Chavez to spend huge amounts on social programs that became the linchpin of his support among poor voters. They included his famous slum "missions" that provided free healthcare and education, plus subsidized food, clothes and even electronics, and are likely to be his biggest legacy. All of his political opponents have vowed to continue them, in some form or other. Chavez defended his "revolution" as a long-overdue crusade to close the yawning gap between rich and poor in Venezuela, which combines huge oil and mineral wealth with grinding poverty, widespread unemployment and rampant crime. His praise for communist Cuba and Fidel Castro, combined with his courting of other anti-U.S. states like
MARATHON TV SPEECHES
A garrulous public speaker, Chavez was perhaps best known for his famously rambling television broadcasts that mixed serious affairs of state with songs, folksy anecdotes, quirky behavior and other antics like bashing on his infant daughter's xylophone. His "Alo Presidente" ("Hello President") program on Sundays routinely lasted eight or nine hours or more, exhausting weary cabinet ministers sitting alongside him, as well as journalists and others required to follow it. Supporters hailed what they saw as his rare gift for communication - especially with Venezuela's poor majority and even detractors conceded that he displayed an uncanny charisma. Others said his aggressive leadership style was confrontational and counterproductive. Towards the end of his rule, his illness made him more philosophical. Chavez said he had ignored his doctors at his peril and he quoted the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, while also invoking the "spirits" of the plains of his youth. At times, he sounded much more conciliatory towards his political foes; at others he remained defiantly scathing. And he never lost his flair for the theatrical. When a U.S. newspaper quoted unnamed sources in September 2011 saying he had been rushed to a military hospital with kidney failure after a fourth session of chemotherapy prompting speculation around the world that he was at death's door - he summoned the foreign press corps to Miraflores the following morning. He emerged wearing a tracksuit, cap and catcher's mitt, and tossed a baseball back and forth with aides while cracking jokes with several sportswear-clad ministers.
SLUM HERO
In the early days of his rule, Chavez enjoyed runaway popularity levels of 80 percent or more, especially in the sprawling slums of the capital Caracas. His first big test surfaced three years in when he faced huge street protests and a buildup of withering criticism from political foes, business and labor leaders, Catholic bishops and even dissident soldiers. But when military officers briefly pushed him out in their own coup in 2002, Chavez proved himself to be a survivor and bounced back to power after two days incommunicado and under arrest, some of it at an island military base. In what he frequently refers to as his darkest moment matched only by the cancer diagnosis he said his friend and ally Fidel Castro broke to him in 2011 at a private Havana hospital - Chavez thought he was going to be assassinated. In an incredible 72 hours for Venezuela, a counter-coup by loyalist troops and demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of outraged "Chavista" supporters forced Pedro Carmona, who had briefly seized power, to resign and restored Chavez to the presidency.
RURAL ROOTS
Born the second of six sons of teachers in the cattleranching plains of Barinas state and raised by his grandmother Rosa Ines in a mudfloor shack, the young Chavez first aspired to be a painter or pitcher in the U.S. Major Leagues. Attracted by the chance to play baseball, he joined the army at 16 and was eventually promoted to lieutenantcolonel. Though mixing with left-wing rebels and plotting within the military from long before, Chavez burst onto the national stage when he led a 1992 coup attempt against then leader Carlos Andres Perez. The coup failed and Chavez surrendered, but he cut a dashing figure dressed in green fatigues and a red beret for a famous speech live on TV before being carted off to jail. His comment that the coup had failed "por ahora" ("for now") electrified many Ven-
skills with Evelyn Garrard,the author and trainer of the method from Australia.she has been working in Nepal and India for the last two months. The training started on 18th February and ended on 02th march where the teachers were taught LEM Phonics and the teachers were taught basic Model 1 of Phonics.All the teachers have expressed their gratitude towards the Prinipal Delay Anti-Rape ... by the home ministry ran into opposition. CNN-IBN has learnt that the Law Ministry has sent some recommendations and has reservations about replacing the word sexual harassment with rape saying that this limits it to just women-related crimes. Union minister of state for information and broadcasting Manish Tiwari said, "The fact that we came out with an ordinance shows that we are committed to women safety.
opportunity for them to get trained from such well qualified academician from Australia. Inorder to show gratitude and warm hospitality all the teachers and the students organized cultural programmes for Ms.Evelyn expressed that the beauty and the warm hospitality of people of Sikkim have mesmerized her. Why a bill came up and didn't come up, you have to ask the concerned ministries." While the NCW has welcomed the changed law as more women-centric, the Opposition was quick to demand a redraft of the anti-rape law to include 'sexual assault' along with 'rape' to keep the law gender-neutral. NCW chairperson Mamata Sharma said, "The use of word sexual assault was one of our recommendations. But now if they want to use
'rape' I think it is because they want to focus on women which is absolutely fine." The gov-
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