We The State - Issue 51

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corruption he was expelled from the preliminary
membership of the Party. The ground reality is
BIPIN SASI
To oust the corrupt ruler, there is need for an un-corrupted opposition

Modis Formula :
for Bfors ,C for Coal Scam and so on .. When asked ew months back when Supreme Court Admalani challenged BJP for soft stand on vocate and Ex law minister , Ram JetEntire nation is looking towards Narendra Modi, the charismatic but controversial PM candidate of BJP for a corruption free India but he never speak about bringing back black money . He is not a mavtract the crowd by showing Gujrat model and blames the central government's 70 per cent exAs a bachelor, Mr. Modi lacks the usual baggage of make a quick buck. erick like Jethmalani and Ramdev. He always atto Kapil Sibal about the ABCD book on corruption He said its not just in congress , its everywhere , it is not just your prerogative or mine . Does Kapil Sibal mean that Competitive Corruption is going around. Since everyone is corrupt, Congress can be ..Anyways coming back to Modi the nation has witnessed the Prime Ministership for kingship. penditure towards non-developmental activities. sticky-fingered children or their spouses out to He never promise to bring black money but of Manmohan Singh .He is always projected as a weak PM in caricatures and Jokes . To our surprise , Even there are websites on Manmohan Singh jokes Nation do not want a Dr Do little like Manmohan Singh. The youth , the intellects , military and the entrepreneurs want a Strong PM like Modi who is never been alleged for promoting corruption .On the other hand, a common man speak about his choices like Kiran Bedi , Kejriwal, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Modi .They just forget that the ularity of a person ,it is decided by the power and political will. blames Congress who wrote new 'ABCD' book on corruption where A stands for Adarsh Scam , B government.
communal but bringing Modi in the catogory would be a foolishness .Many leaders pretend to be ta and Nitish but the future of India is decided by secular and do not want to support Modi like Mamthe people of India not by Mamta or Nitish or the
Congress party . It is time for Modi to take the path The powerful chord Mr. Modi strikes in core BJP
that no one within the party can challenge any we all know , Politics is a costly affair. Politicians need money and muscle power to win elections.
party in India for its stand on corruption.Reason
supporters, as well as much of the middle class, explains the inevitability of the party's decision to make him its standard bearer.The BJP could have focused on highlighting the corruption scandals
Then came the era of virtuous people like Anna started a movement against corruption .They inspired many people across the country, there have being extra careful about their processes or people
Hazare , Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi , who
and economic mismanagement that have plagued will now become as much a national referendum on Mr. Modi as on the incumbent Manmohan Singh
an unpopular government. Instead, the election
been reported instances of government officials pledging not to pay bribes anymore. Then came the movement spearheaded by Ramdev, for the repatriation of black money from Swiss and other foreign ronment-friendly . They store away their wealth in
journey to the Kingship is not decided by the popModis views on the fiscal deficit,
banks.India's corrupt politicians are quite envigreenbacks In February 2012, the director of the have $500 billion (INR 31342500000000) of illegal country .
How WE look it !
relations with China or the death penalty are clear sition than any other politician in the country .
Central Bureau of Investigation said that Indians funds in foreign tax havens, more than any other
. He evokes both deeper devotion and fiercer oppoNation wants a strong PM who can have its own
decisions, perhaps this might be the reason that Fans and foes alike view the 62-year-old three-term
Modi has cleared the path to the PM candidacy . Gujarat chief minister in starkly moral terms. For his legion of admirers, Mr. Modis elevation represents the triumph of merit, honesty and hard way up from tea stall attendant to the most coveted corrupt and strong ruler, the opposition must have work. NaMo, as hes nicknamed, has worked his position in Indias main opposition party . To oust a a strong contender. For Mr. Modi's fansincluding lieves that solutions for problems like corruption
Supreme Courts Stand on Corruption

The SC on 4 July 2011, ordered the appointment of a Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by former SC judge BP Jeevan Reddy to act as a watch dog and monitor investigations dealing with the black money . This body would report to the SC diThe two judge bench observed that the failure of the government to control the phenomenon of ness of the government.After all the efforts of
rectly and no other agency will be involved in this.
many of his 2.2 million followers on Twitterbeand development can be found under the strong leadership of Modi . Many says that he is communal , it is the ruling party that created the hype that if someone speaks about religion is communal.
black money is an indication of weakness and softthese virtuous people , India failed to bring back the money . If Jetmalani has to be be believed , each equally to everyone . citizen of India will get Rs. 3 lacs if distributed
Though , Swami Vivekanda preach the teachings of Hindutva we cannot call him communal .RSS leader Togadia and Akbaruddin Owasi can be
. . . C ar t o o n b y K G O JH A
kgo jha @red iff mail. com
BHOPAL September 16 to September 22, 2013
Capital
WE THE STATE
Case filed against Digvijay for allocating land to Asaram asharm

jay Singh in a tight spot. and alleging
ashram of Asaram Bapu has landed AICC general secretary and former chief minister Digvicorruption, senior Claiming violation of land allocation norms
Indore: Allocating a piece of land in Indore for
Decoding :
Namo Shiva
Errant ministers, MLAs squandering Shivraj's goodwill

crash course to hone up this skill. The brashness of some of Chouhan's men is feel its time the erhands and even feet. State minister for health Hardia, as per a
JABALPUR: While his worst critics show grudging respect for chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's faultless conduct and public dealing, his team seems to be in dire need for a
Manohar Dalal filed a petition in a special anti- corruption court demanding mer chief and others. Singh acres criminal minister
advocate
beginning to embarrant lot was asked to
rass colleagues, who hold their tongues, Mahendra
case against the forThe petitioner induring
formed the court that tenure as chief minisKhandwa road to Asaram Bapu over a lease of piece of land at that time was about Rs 5 crore. of land
his on
complaint, assaulted
a dazed farmer, Mahesh Mandloi recently. ficial residence to complain about BJP corporator Dilip Shah. Shah, he told Hardia, was trying to usurp his land in Pipilyahana. The minister, according to reports, got out of
ter had allocated 6.78 Re 1 in 1997 even when the value of the said be allocated below the market price until the Cabinet approves it. The CM has special power by the Cabinet later. market price but his decision should be ratified As per the rules, the government land cannot
Mandloi had gone to meet the minister at his of-
his chair punched and kicked Mandloi, who was too stunned to react. Thrown out of his office by
by which he can give land on lease below the Singh did not get approval of the State Cabinet
and hence incurred a loss of Rs 5 crore on the state exchequer, the petitioner said. manded to book Digvijay Singh, Asaram Bapu, Revenue Minister Pyarelal Kamay ( now dead) Trust under Sections 13( 1) a& b and 13( 2) of Prevention for Corruption Act. Dalal alleged corruption in the case and de-
Narayan Sai, then collector Gopal Reddy, then and one manager of Sant Asaram Gurukul Asaram is guru of Digvijay . For his guru, he
violated norms and in the process caused loss to regime of his shishya.
the State Government, Dalal said and added that Asaram established in State during the allocated for developing garden and yoga centre The ashram also came up during the regime of Singh (between 1998 and 2003), Dalal said adding The land which falls in the green belt area was
but Asaram illegally constructed ashram on it. that the purpose for which the land was allocated was defeated as ashram was established fact has come to fore during the probe by disprobe report with his petition. there. In the same period, the ashram had encroached upon 3.5 acre additional land. This trict administration. Dalal has attached the
odi is nicknamed as NaMo similarily Shiv-Sadhna in Madhya Pradesh. The NaMo mantra is supposed to sound at the 2014 Loksabha elections and Shiv Mantra in State Assembly Elections. Party workers and RSS leaders believe that Namo Shiva mantra may serve an astounding victory for BJP in upcoming polls. A successful victory of Shivraj in MP Assembly Elections will make Shivraj an alternative for Modi . Given Shivraj's stellar governance record, it is hardly surprising that many leaders in the BJP have come to see him as a counterweight to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Shivraj is a rising star in the BJP and his fortunes will rise even more if he scores a convincing victory in the assembly elections later this year. He has the support of party patriarch L.K. Advani as well as leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj. Shivraj has also kept the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh happy by supposedly dishing out patronage in various forms to its affiliated outfits in the state. However, a section of the Sangh led by Sah Sarkaryavah Suresh Soni is opposed to him. Soni is considered close to Rajnath Singh and this
his supporters, the victim went to Bhantant TI Ashok Tiwari took his application even as others advised him to keep within his limits.
warkuan police station to lodge an FIR. A reluc-
might affect Chouhan's prospects in future. Shivraj has not sought to play down the internal rivalry with Modi. As he prepares for assembly elections, Shivraj, for long an understated politician, has in recent times even taken to tweeting prolifically about his government's successes much like Mr Modi does.He is following the path of Modi when it comes to advertisement Campaigns. His advertisements were visible on Sahara Channel when the nation was mourning for the Uttarakhand Flood victims.His Posters now projects the development of State before and after he was CM. The posters with a slogan Fir Bhajpa Fir Shivraj clearly states that Shivraj do not need Modis mantra in state Assembly Polls. With Manmohan Singhs public appeal having lost teeth and Rahul Gandhis obviously immature and restrained politicking not cutting ice with the masses, Congress will be hard pressed to come up with a face that can propel the partys election campaign. On the other hand, while BJP does have a tempestuous political force called Narendra Modi leading the way for Central Leadership .
threatened and shouted at a senior police officer in Jabalpur. The man had dared to arrest Lodsault which left six injured, two critically . Lodhi's elder brother and uncle for leading an ashi clan was livid at the audacity of one of the female members, young Shradha Lodhi (the minly her husband and his friends were attacked with rods and clubs in full public view and left quent arrest by Jabalpur police apparently did who for obvious reasons declined to be named.
State minister for power Dashrath Lodhi also
ister's cousin), who had gone against the family
will to marry a man of her own choice. Recentwrithing on the road by Lodhi's kin. Consenot go down well with the minister. He gave full vent to his anger over the phone to the officer, will that Chauhan has earned by his humility to He narrated how Mohan Yadav, chairperson of tried to rough up a TI on the very second day of MP State Tourism Development Corporation, CM's jan ashriwad yatra. "Yadav tried to enter the helipad to welcome the CM and was stopped raged Yadav gave him a mouthful and advanced force watched helplessly ." In fact these people are out to squander good-
common man, pointed out a senior BJP MLA.
by TI Narwar police station, DK Saini. An enmenacingly while threatening to slap him as the
BEAURAUCRACY NEWS
Anthony J C De Sa to be new Chief Secretary of MP
Anthony J C De Sa, a 1980 batch IAS officer of the MP cadre will be next Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. Amongst the officers of 1980- batch, additional chief secretary ( home) IS Dani and additional chief secretary ( food and civil supplies) Antony De Sa were the frontrunners for the top job. As far as IAS officers of 1979- batch are concerned, Arvind Joshi and Teenu Joshi are under suspension after income tax raids and are on the verge of termination. Rajan Katoch, Bimal Julka and R Ramanujam are at the Centre on deputation while Snehlata Kumar is also posted in Madhya Pradesh Bhawan, New Delhi. Chauhan is highly impressed by Antoni De Sa in his role in successful procurement of wheat. De Sa will retire in October 2016 .
Bhagat is new DIG, CBI in Bhopal

Suverdhan Kumar Bhagat has joined as new DIG CBI in Bhopal. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
development on the front. One can wait and watch only.
16 IPS officers retiring in Sept

As many as 16 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) are retiring in September, 2013. The officers are: V Dinesh Reddy of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Rauf Ul Hassan, Farooq Khan and Abdul Hamid of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; Vinay Kumar Pandey of Jharkhand cadre; V K Panwar of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Ram Prem Khilnani of Maharashtra cadre; Y Joykumar Singh of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Jagdish Kumar of Punjab cadre; Ambrish Chandra Sharma, Sanjaya Srivastava and Prakash Tripathi of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Satyavrat of Uttarakhand cadre; Naparajit Mukherjee, Swapan Banerjee Purnapatra and Tapas Ranjan Ghosh of West Bengal cadre.
ASHOK KANTHA: Ambassador to China

The buzz is that ASHOK K KANTHA (1977 IFS) Secretary (East) in Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China
Nidhi Chibber to be Additional CEO

Nidhi Chibber is being appointed Additional Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Chhattisgarh. She is 1994 batch IAS officer.
JAISHANKAR: Ambassador to US
The buzz is that Dr. SUBRAHMANYAM JAISHANKAR (1977 IFS) Ambassador of India to China has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America in succession to Ms Nirupama Rao.
Who will be new DGP of Mizoram?

The speculations have started doing rounds as who make it as the new DGP of the state. Alok Kumar Verma, a 1979 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, is presently serving as DGP, Mizoram. Though there are not much takers but all it is going to unfold some interesting
Editorial
WE THE STATE
ASTROLOGY
18-09-2013- Wednesday- Bhadrapad Mah Shuklapaksh-Chaturdashi (Anant Chaturdashi) Positive direction -West and South Bad time - 12:19 pm to 1:50 pm Good time - 6:14 am to 9:16 am and 3:22 pm to 6:24 pm 19-09-2013-Thursday- Bhadrapad Mah Shuklapaksh-Poornima (Shradh Paksh Prarambh) Positive direction - North and West Bad time - 1:48 pm to 3:22 pm Good time - 6:14 am to 7:45 am and 10:48 am to 1:48 pm and 4:53 pm to 6:24 pm 20-09-2013- Friday- Ashwin Mah Krishnapaksh-Ekam Positive direction -North and East Bad time - 10:48 am to 12:19 pm Good time - 6:14 am to 10:47 am and 12:20 pm to 1:50 pm and 4:53 pm to 6:24 pm 21-09-2013- Saturday- Ashwin Mah Krishnapaksh-Dwitiya Positive direction - East and North Bad time - 9:16 am to 10:48 am Good time - 7:45 am to 9:15 am and 12:19 pm to 4:53 pm 22-09-2013- Sunday- Ashwin Mah Krishnapaksh-Tritiya Positive direction- East and North Bad time - 4:53 pm to 6:24 pm Good time - 7:45 am to 12:19 pm and 1:50 pm to 3:22 pm 23-09-2013- Monday -Ashwin Mah Krishnapaksh-Chaturthi Positive direction-South and East Bad time - 7:45 am to 9:16 am Good time - 6:14 am to 7:44 am and 9:17 am to 10:48 am and 1:50 pm to 6:24 pm 24-09-2013- Tuesday-Ashwin Mah Krishnapaksh-Panchmi Positive direction- South and East Bad time - 3:22 pm to 4:53 pm Good time - 9:16 am to 1:50 pm By AACHARYA SARVESH E-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com Mobile: 9826609192
Political parties playing with fire in UP

he communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar demonstrate the indifference of the Uttar Pradesh Government and its sectarian politics Political parties are playing with fire in the name of politics in Uttar Pradesh with an eye only on electoral gains. For them all is fair in elections. The recent communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar in which many people were killed is a classic example of how the indifference of the State administration in dealing with such violence, is manipulated by wily politicians to further their vote-bank politics. Otherwise, how does one explain the rioting and mayhem in areas where Muslims and Jats had lived in harmony? The current Jat-Muslim divide seems to have been carefully scripted. It is becoming increasingly clear that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is unable to rule the State. According to reports, the State witnessed sporadic communal violence frequently in the past year. The Muzaffarnagar clashes are only one of the 50 other communal clashes in recent times. With the Akhilesh Yadav-led Governments image on the decline, the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is a worried man. His eyes set on the 2014 election, Yadav is going all out to emerge as a king-maker. As often happens, trivial personal issues set off clashes which, if not dealt with firmly, degenerate into full-fledged communal riots. The Jats and Muslims had voted in tandem so far. But these tensions have sharpened the differences between them. There are various players in Uttar Pradesh who will lose or gain from the Muzaffarnagar violence. The SP and the BJP are hoping for a Hindu-Muslim polarisation to help them politically and electorally. Mulayam Singh Yadav hopes to widen his base in the Muslim-dominated region while the BJP is gamble on a Hindu polarisation. The BJP is dreaming of the golden period of the 90s
when it got 55 seats. The immediate impact of Muzaffarnagar incident could be an electoral benefit to both the ruling SP and the BJP. The Congress, which won an unexpected 22 seats in the 2009 election, is also aiming for a revival and return to power. The Congress hopes that the people of the State might vote for it in the Lok Sabha election, even if they prefer the regional parties for the Assembly poll. On the other hand, Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh is worried about the Jats, who have remained his staunch supporters. The RLD in alliance with the BJP won five Lok Sabha seats in the 2009 poll, but switched to the Congress in the 2012 Assembly poll, winning nine seats. With the Jats at the receiving end after the Muzaffarnagar riots, the RLD and the Congress may pay dearly in the 2014 poll. Ajit Singh fears that the Jat community, which
was led by his father Charan Singh, had remained loyal to the RLD but may now look elsewhere. The Jats, despite a mere six per cent votes, have considerable influence in determining the fate of several constituencies. The SP, which wants to expand its sphere of influence in the region, is looking at the minority votes. In Western Uttar Pradesh the Muslims hold sway in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies. Ajit Singh fears that he may lose the Jat support while the SP and the BJP may gain. Unfortunately, a blame-game is going on between the various political players at the cost of innocent victims. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is blaming the SP Government, fearing that if the riots help the SP and the BJP, it will be her party as well as the Congress, which will suffer a severe setback. That is why the Congress and the BSP are claiming that the whole thing is match-fixing between the BJP and the SP.
Modis anointment as PM candidate was inevitable

he BJP has bowed to popular mood. The anointment of Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate had become inevitable due to the intense pressure from the partys rank and file. If the patriarch, L K Advani is still sulking, that is his problem. His unrequited ambition for the top job has turned him into a dissident in a party, which owes a lot to him for its primacy in the polity . Other dissenters had no option but to fall in line, since otherwise, they would have become irrelevant. Sushma Swaraj saw herself as a potential prime ministerial candidate, but in the end, saw the writing on the wall and withdrew her objections. Murli Manohar Joshi was too old and too insignificant to worry the party leadership, but the veteran too came around in the nick of time. It was only Advani who held out. This is unexpected. After all, Modi was his protg like so many others Swaraj, Jaitley and so on. Instead of celebrating the rise of his onetime protg, Advanis sulk shows him in poor light, unwilling to step aside, so that the more able, more acceptable junior could take command of the party . If politics, ultimately, is about winning elections, the BJP could not have done any better than picking Modi to lead its campaign. Advani had led it with dis-
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astrous effects in 2009. Given that Modi has caught the imagination of the people, given that there is a groundswell in his favour throughout the country, it would have been a huge mistake had the BJP delayed the formal announcement about its prime ministerial candidate. Contrary to the argument that this should have been put off till after the coming round of assembly polls, the removal of all ambiguity and doubt will further embellish Modis credentials as a national campaigner and further boost the BJP performance in the assembly polls. Yes, the opposition will continue to harp on the 2002 communal riots and the alleged fake encounters under Modi. However, people are aware of the enormity of several such incidents under the Congress rule before and after 2002. Post-Godhra riots in Gujarat were communal, but are those in Assam a few months ago and now in Muzaffarnagar secular riots? Nonetheless, Modi has a huge task ahead of him. To begin with, he will have to prove to his own party that he is a team-man, taking everyone along. Second, he will have to soften his public image, and reach out to the minorities, which constitute nearly 18 per cent of the population. It is good that he is focus-
ing on a development agenda, and leaving untouched divisive issues. Economic development for all, growth for all, roti, kapda and makan for all, ought to be his drumbeat in the coming polls. Modi should use his public time to delineate his own programme of action, how he intends to change the character of governance, make it more purposeful, more meaningful to the lives of ordinary Indians. It is a huge task. The Congress-led UPA has been Modis greatest ally, always seeking to hide its own failings by constantly trying to demonise Modi. So what he should do is to infuse a new energy into the electoral campaign, by levelling with ordinary Indians as to how he would improve their lives. If he sounds sincere, he might most likely win the electoral battles ahead. If he does not, India may be condemned to suffer another corrupt and non-performing coalition. It is important for India that it has a clearcut option: to try Modi who has proved himself in Gujarat, or to suffer more of the same it has undergone in the last four years, albeit under another hotchpotch, in which the Congress holds all the cards. The choice is stark. And, as they say, the die is cast. share your views at editor@wethestate.com
Politics
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BHOPAL
fter Gujarat Chief Minister has been elevated as prime ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, leaders in Madhya Pradeshs ruling party have changed their tune. Leaders, who always avoided commenting on Modi, are now openly saying that he is welcome in Madhya Pradesh to address public meetings. They are now busy making preparations for the Mahakumbh of party workers
BJP leaders in MP change tune, say Modi is welcome

scheduled in Bhopal on September 25. Earlier, it was planned that the whole programme would be Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-centric, but now the theme has been changed and Narendra Modi would be seen everywhere. Earlier, none of the party leaders were ready to say a word about even the presence of Modi at the venue. In a recently-held special meeting of the BJP in Bhopal, State BJP president Narendra Singh Tomar had only expected that the Gujarat Chief Minister may come to attend the Mahakumbh. All the leaders in Madhya Pradesh felt that there was no role for Modi to ensure a victory in the elections in Madhya Pradesh. But after the party has endorsed Modi as prime ministerial candidate, party sources say the theme of the Mahakumbh would be NaMo Shivay, in which development and schemes of Shivraj would be displayed along with good governance and strong leadership of Modi. Party sources claimed that Modi has already given consent to remain present in the Mahakumbh and thus it has been decided to prepared lifesize cutouts of Modi that would be installed in different parts of the city and similarly, the stage would be decorated. The BJP leaders are also busy in changing the sequence of concluding speech. Earlier, Shivraj was to give the concluding speech at the programme, but it is being considered that Modi should conclude the programme. The State leaders have also invited senior party leader LK Advani in the programme, but they have not received any confirmation.
Cong poll mantra in Chhattisgarh: Free rice

RAIPUR
Congress, overcoming the shock of Jeeram Ghati carnage after its prolonged Kalash Yatra which was taken out to keep the memories of martyr leaders alive, organised a mammoth farmers meet here recently to show that now the party is all set for the offensive ahead of the Assembly poll due later this year. Addressing the gathering Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that now after the new Land Acquisition Act coming into existence no one can acquire farmers land forcefully . State Congress president Dr Charandas Mahant announced that if the party returned to power in Chhattisgarh, 35 Kg rice would be given to all, apart from income tax payee, for free. Notably, large number of people thronged the Kisan Sammelan. State Congress Chief Dr Mahant said that Jairam Ramesh was entrusted with very important task of development of villages, by the Prime Minister. Hitting hard at the BJP ruled State Government Dr Mahant held the State regime responsible for Darbha-Jeeram carnage which left Congress party mourning over death of its senior leaders including former central minister VC Shukla, former leader of opposition Mahendra Karma, Nand Kumar Patel, his son Deepak Patel and Uday Mudliyar besides 25 others. Mahant said that National President of our Party Sonia Gandhi has clearly said that we have to give first priority to our farmers. If we come to the power we will buy paddy at the support price of Rs 2000 per quintal, he added. He also alleged that State Government has given away almost 6 lakh acre of farming
land to the industries and big leaders, even water was also being sold by this Government, he alleged. Union Minister Jairam Ramesh termed the new land acquisition act historic and said it has been passed in both the houses. It is very effective law, he said. UPA Government had radically altered the archaic land acquisition law formulated in 1894. Having enforced this law now farmers interest, become matter of utmost
importance, the union Minister claimed. Jairam said that now without having permission from farmers no one can acquire their lands even by force. He said now fourfold compensation would have to be paid for land acquisition in rural areas. Similarly provisions have also been made for compensation in urban area. In urban areas compensation amount has been fixed as twofold.

story incomplete, but even your brain in the midway, where you can neither forget about the story, nor can you complete it. Or what if you read a quote somewhere and it is half written? The quote has no ending, no moral, and you do not know what to do about it, what to follow and what not! Maybe there are some things the conclusion of which can wait to be decided and some others for which the right time hasnt yet come. Which makes it totally a right decision to leave things where they are for a while. Because even making a correct decision a little later is way better than making a wrong decision in the right time. As no good decision is ever the result of a confusing thought process. When we do not know what to do, all we need to do is wait for something to happen, yes, just wait. This is what one sweet acquaintance of mine once taught me, If you dont know what to do and how to do it, just leave it on time, do not force yourself to take a decision until it is time you need to execute it. Sometimes, when the right time comes, decisions themselves make you make them, and guide you to work in the direction of getting them fulfilled. This itself is a big support system that helps us to raise ourselves up to the point where we usually make only correct decisions. But have you ever imagined how much time is enough and appropriate to leave a situation alone before the bubble blasts and there is no time left for you to decide what to do, how much time is
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Leave things incomplete, and youll leave an Incomplete Image of Yourself

hatever you start must be always finished. If you ever start something, treat it as if leaving it is impossible. Treat your work as if you are married to it and be married as if divorce is not a possibility . Have you ever left something halfway? I have. Many a things. In fact I have a collection of half done things. A collection of lots of incomplete write ups, that of all my incomplete paintings, of all the incomplete thoughts locked up in my mind, of all the half made plans and those of half executed too, of all the half done tasks and of all the halfway travelled dreams. Everything that we ever begin and leave halfway, remains incomplete until completed or reverted to nothing, to where it did not exist at all. Is it not right that not existing is sometimes better than being left incomplete? Sure it is hard to continue with something once problems arise, nothing works, and everything seems impossible. But would you like it if someone starts telling you a really interesting suspense thriller story and instead of reaching the conclusion, leaves it at the highest point of excitement, when you are just a part of the story itself and then you are only left with nothing but a whole night of excitement and anxiety awaiting you, thinking of what could the end possibly have been. The story has no climax and it leaves not only the
SWECHCHHA OJHA E-mail: swechchhaojha@gmail.com
left before everything gets ruined and the wait for what is going to happen now becomes Oh how I hope Id completed this work a little sooner..? We need to look for the point where the waiting ends and the working again for the decision begins. And how do we do this? Trial and error. Yes! Can we afford the trial and error in our actual life?? Yes. We can start off with practicing on small situations in our life, like making decisions regarding where to eat, what to wear for office, when to start working when the housemaid hasnt turned up, when to stop holding the cycle when your kid has learnt to take care of himself, when to stop expecting from others and start taking care of ourselves, etcetera etcetera. By doing this, by the time a big situation arises, or an actual crisis come into picture, we are totally in control of everything, and do not get scared of any of the two, waiting for the right time to make the decision, and leaving things incomplete, none of which can possibly be afforded. We mostly commit two kinds of mistakes in decision making related to the timing of making the decision. First one is making wrong, hasty decisions just to complete something while completely ignoring the need of waiting for the right time to make the decision. The second one is waiting so long before making the decision that the right time for it just goes away and then there is no way to complete what we were do-
ing, all the plans go into vain and nothing can save the thing from what can jokingly be called as being left at the altar, which is as bad as starting something and leaving it unfinished. And it doesnt matter much how far the thing was from being completed, whether it is half done or three fourth done, it is only incomplete and the remaining part doesnt prove to be worthy until it is actually into place! Just like it doesnt matter whether your new dress was going to make you look like a princess or supergirl if you just buy it and keep it in the cupboard and dont get to wear it at all. How does it matter what you had thought or planned if you do not execute it? How does it make you a good decision maker if you do not put efforts to finish what you started? And how does it make you a complete person if you dont even complete what you began to do once? I make a resolution to complete everything i have started or will start, to never leave things half done for more time than it is needed to be! I make a resolution to be a complete person, and I start with completing the things that i had once begun to do and had promised myself to finish! I make a resolution to not try to start things that I know i am going to leave halfway and drop in between. I make a resolution not overwork on something that is already done, but complete something that deserves to be done! I make a resolution to be happy always, without the guilt of being incomplete!! Do you? ers who come forward and demand it. This again questions the efforts of the government if the families of these sex workers dont accept them; if it serves nothing good to them. These schemes should have an empowering impact on these women. They should be provided with the vocational training and should be counseled regularly . Apart from making these women economically sound, they should also be made mentally tough that they shouldnt consider themselves as the aliens in the sophisticated society . The prostitution if practiced privately is legal in India and it has been an age old trend in the Indian society and no one today can even find out the approximate date from when this profession came into existence. It has been claimed that its been a part of our society even before Christ came into existence. Though surprisingly, the prostitution has still not undergone any specific legal recognition in the country . The law that deals with prostitution in our country allows the prostitute to thrive, but hide it completely from the public. Organized prostitution like the brothels, pimping, prostitution rings are illegal. As long as it is done individually and voluntarily, a woman can use her bodys attributes in exchange of any material benefits. So, it is clear that the prostitution is neither illegal nor legal in our country . In the midst of all these laws, many questions remain unanswered. One of them is that when the society will attain a level of thinking where they will be able to accept a situation which cannot be avoided but can be regulated? Why are there such higher rates of rape cases in our country even when the prostitution prevails? When the women in our country will be free of the preying eyes that follow them everywhere? When the women will gain the equality to live secured and happy life? Most importantly who will stop their awful journey TOWARDS THE HELL?
SHUBHRA TANDON E-mail: shubhra2112@gmail.com

What does the word woman means? A great scholar said that the word woman means one who relieves man of all his woes. This sounds quite hollow when we see at the pathetic condition of woman in our country. She may relieve a man of all his woes but she has become a commodity for a man. A woman is first used, then tagged as a used good and characterless and finally considered unlikely to even get married. This is the true condition of a woman in our country whose history is enriched with the sanctity, devotion, bravery and unconditional love. A woman was considered as the sustainer of life and its true! These raise questions that are we doing something to protect their lives or do we really respect a woman? We love our mother, protect our sister, desire a wife but do we respect womanhood? This brings a blurred image before us which can be cleared but we dont want to wipe the mist on it because we move with such a mentality which considers woman as a cheap commodity- use and throw. Recalling one of the shows on television which enacts the crimes across the country; anyone can come to the conclusion that major cases in country are related to rapes, woman exploitation, religious prostitution, child prostitution and woman trafficking. The Nirbhayas rape case that shudder the nation needs no explication. Also a year back terrifying incident; the baby Falaks case where a 2 year old girl was sold along with her elder sister and mother shivered the nation. Her brother was sold to work as a laborer. Her mother was continuously molested for several days and Falak was beaten to death. The case although helped the police to catch an ignominious trade of lives that shattered the lives of many women in the country but at the stake of a family! The other shocking case was of a disabled girl who was sold
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by her poverty-stricken father to the dalals in exchange of money to marry his other two daughters. The girl was forced into prostitution because that disabled girl had no other option. Years later she managed to rescue when her client was a police inspector who did everything to trap the people who were carrying out that illegal selling of bodies. Later on she was sent to a rehabilitation centre and was trained enough to earn a respectable living. This is a story of a single rape case, a forced prostitute and a helpless mother who lost her child because of this despicable trade. If we start collecting the stories of these prostitutes, it may prove to be a beginning of an endless journey . It is understandable that our country is adversely affected by poverty but is it justified that poverty becomes a reason to sell oneself ? The word prostitution means offering sexual favors for pay. This word actually kills a prostitute every second because any woman would never indulge in sex trade until there is a grave reason behind it. In 2007, the Ministry of Women and Child Development reported the presence of 2.8 million sex-workers in India with 35.47 percent entering the trade as child prostitutes before the age of eighteen years. Isnt it shocking for our country where education up to the age of 14 is free and compulsory; and apart from this there is a strict ban on child labor; still the girls of this country are forced into the hell of prostitution? India is one of the biggest markets for prostitution in Asia of which Mumbai alone accommodates about 2 million prostitutes. Arent the results shocking? The place which is the city of dreams and the economic capital of the country is also the capital of such inhuman act.
There can be many reasons other than poverty behind a woman being into the prostitution; one of the reason being the legacy- a penalty to take birth in the family of prostitutes, greed, social customs, ill treatment by parents and dejection in love who later turns them out to be a procurer or pimp and lastly uneducated women seldom find any other avenue to feed herself other than prostitution. In spite of many laws issued by the government for protecting the women, they are still the vulnerable creatures. Our laws are as hollow as the governance of our country; they are only formed but hardly followed, in fact never followed. Woman trafficking has become a routine crime and actually covers a part of the newspaper everyday . The plight of women in our country is easily concluded by the daily crime that affects a woman of every age; they are killed in womb, burned for dowry, used for pleasure and an endless list goes on. The country that was known to worship women seems to have lost all its values; today the respect for woman has gone deep inside the grave and day by day its depth is increasing and the conditions are such worse that it may take many years to amend everything even if we start today . The women in our country are illegally forced into prostitution. The government however took various steps to control it. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act or PITA is a 1986 amendment of legislation passed in 1956 as a result of the signing by India of the United Nations declaration in 1950 in New York on the suppression of trafficking. The act, then called the All India Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act (SITA), was amended to the current law. The laws intend in criminalizing various aspects of sex work. It also works for the rehabilitation of the sex work-
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Muzaffarnagar riots: Political parties fomented communal disharmony

ulayam Singh Yadav has congratulated his son for how the Muzaffarnagar riots have been handled, how effectively calm has been restored. Akhilesh Yadav himself has rejected all culpability , blaming a conspiracy to tarnish his image saying a trivial issue like eve-teasing was given a communal colour. He has appealed to all secular parties to remain united. But the Uttar Pradesh administration's failure to avert a crisis that was far from unforeseen cant be condoned. It's of special note that Muzaffarnagar doesn't have much of a history of communal tension, with the two dominant communities even voting alike often. The deterioration of the Jat-Muslim relationship against this backdrop is particularly disturbing, and gives support to Akhileshs allegation that some parties have been actively fomenting communal disharmony in the area. After the eve-teasing incident on August 27, such activities should have been checked as Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, intended to restrain unlawful assembly, was imposed in the area. Yet, provocative panchayat assemblies weren't restrained. Akhilesh has fired some top cops now. But had they been free to act independently of political pressure in the first place, communal tensions may never have escalated to breaking point. This encourages the suspicion that the SP itself hasn't been averse to feeding communal fires, gambling that this would consolidate the Muslim vote in its favour ahead of
the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Except, this strategy looks like it has misfired, with various Muslim groups now putting the blame for the Muzaffarnagar riots squarely on the SP, as its administration has presided over a definite deterioration in the law and order situation. In the absence of basic security, minorities can't hope to make educational
and economic progress. Unfortunately, the SP is hardly alone in continuing to play vote-bank games with an electorate that is more than ready to move ahead. BJP keeps playing the two steps forward one step backward routine when it comes to deciding whether to make development or Hindutva its campaign platform.
Congress appeases minority and majority communalisms by turn. Mamata Banerjee says Hindus and Muslims are flowers of the same branch, but offers a monthly allowance to imams alone. These are dangerous games. They cost innocent lives. And the electorate has begun seeing through them.
Minister blames media for Abujhmad inhabitants tourism downturn in CG living in pre-historic era
inister for PWD, Tourism and Culture Brijmohan Agrawal has blamed the national media of invariably relating Chhattisgarhs tourism potential with the insurgency problem. On the other hand, the same media would talk favourably and at length about the presence of large and prominent industrial houses in Chhattisgarh, he said while delivering the keynote address at a National Niche Tourism Summit organised recently jointly by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) at Hotel Babylon International in the city . Agrawal said that the world carries this misconception that Chhattisgarh is a Tribal State. As far as insurgency is concerned, people outside have this misconception that gun toting Naxals might be standing outside the Raipur airport. The fact is that Chhattisgarh has a booming industrial economy and all global steel producing majors are desirous of setting up their units in the State, he said. Agrawal said that Chhattisgarh has the highest per capita power consumption in the country . It also has the distinction of having the highest per capita cement consumption in the country. He said that it is Chhattisgarh where the dense forests have been saved by tribals themselves. In Uttarakhand you would get pilgrimage destinations
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while in Kerala you have locales for water tourism, but in Chhattisgarh you would find all types of tourist destinations. Agrawal said that Chhattisgarh also has many prominent temples across the State where more than 50 lakh tourists arrive every year. Chhattisgarh also needs to develop Agri and Industry tourism as people outside do not know that there is a high output of rice, potatoes and onions in the State besides mines for the industry , the Minister stated. Miloslav Stasek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in India in his address said that tourists from his country visit the golden triangle when they come to India. It will now be a great opportunity for the Czech tourists to visit Chhattisgarhs tourist destinations. Sebastian Domzalski, First Secretary from Embassy of the Republic of Poland in India said that about 30,000 to 40,000 Polish tourists visit India every year. We would certainly collaborate with the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board to bring tourists to Chhattisgarh. Santosh K Mishra, Managing Director, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board said that Chhattisgarh is the tourist destination with the biggest waterfall with almost half of the state under forest cover. It is also considered a rice bowl with 22,000 varieties of rice grown in one geographical area besides an exclusive Music Universitythe only of its kind in Asia besides having the endangered wild buffalo and the Bastar Maina which imitates human voice.
RAIPUR: Inhabitants of Bastars remotest area Abujhmad are still living in pre-historic era, thanks to apathetic attitude of the administration. Abujhmad does not have a proper road nor is the administration concerned about providing even basic facilities to the people of this area. The single skeletal road is in such a dilapidated condition that for the last five years not a single bus reached Orchha, the tehsil headquarters delinking the entire Abujhmad area from the district headquarters at Narayanpur. Notably, due to the bad condition of Orchha road, passenger buses, the only mode of transportation in the Red Terror Zone, could not reach Orchha leading to great inconvenience to villagers who have been virtually cut from the district headquarters as also from the rest of the State. And this situation is not created by insurgency but due to the big potholes and craters on this stretch which make it unmotorable. Heavy damage to vehicles due to jerks forced bus operators to limit their journey till Dhanora village only where villagers are forced to reach after traversing 20 km to catch the bus to reach district headquarters. Public representatives have repeatedly informed the matter to the district administration but no action has been taken yet raising the question on its sensitivity . According to sources, lakhs of rupees are spent annually on repair of roads by Public Works Department but this road is yet to see any repair during last several years. From district headquarters Narayanpur to Palli stretch of road has been given to Hyderabad-based Company KMC, but in the last eight months it failed to construct even 8 km road. Since, bus service is the lone mode of transportation in this remote area which too has been snapped by poor condition of road, people are facing problem not only in availing healthcare and day-to-day necessities but even the Public Distribution System is also in peril. On the other hand, bus operators say that presence of 5-6 feet deep potholes and craters on the road have forced them to withdraw their services as the vehicles suffer unbearable losses due to jerks forcing them to cut short journey till Dhanora village, 20 km from Orchha.
Glamour
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Bachchan Wins U.K. Award

An awkward moment for Mr. Bachchan , when a man during the Q&A session a man stood up and called Mr. Bachchan a goat.
The apartment of the Speaker of the House of Commons in the U.K. has hosted dignitaries like Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela. Now Amitabh Bachchan is the first Indian actor to be invited there. Wednesday, he received the Global Diversity Award, whose previous winners include Rev. Jesse Jackson and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. Mr. Bachchan, you deserve a decent audience, even if we were in a room six times the size of this room, it would still be full, John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons, said as he presented the award. The dimly lit dining room where the ceremony took place is plastered with huge portraits of former speakers looking down from the walls. Ornate light stands and furniture make the room resemble the setting of a period drama. Mr. Bercow said Mr. Bachchan, who has appeared in more than 180 films including 1970s Bollywood classics Sholay, Deewar and Don, deserved the award given how popular he is in the U.K., India and elsewhere. British actor Hugh Grant joked that he Googled Mr. Bachchans name. I am frankly quite angry about him. He is gigantic. He is superhumanly popular, loved, adored for his films. And not only is he a film legend but he is also a saint. He has done all these amazing things for things like diabetes or AIDS or animal welfare, Mr. Grant said in a speech.
There is also some stuff about injured film technicians, I mean, who cares about them? the actor added. After receiving the award, Mr. Bachchan spoke of his connection with the U.K. The 70-year-old said his father was one of the first Indians to have a PhD from Cambridge University . He also spoke about diversity and films. When we sit down inside a darkened hall to watch a film, we never ask the creed, caste, color of the person sitting next to us. We watch the same film, we laugh at the same jokes, we sing the same songs, we dance on the same moves, we cry on the same emotions, he said. There are very few institutions left in the world today that can boast of such kind of unity in diversity. And perhaps films are one such medium that brings all of us together, added Mr. Bachchan, whose latest film Satyagraha released in August. Mr. Bachchan, who also presents Indias version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? was the first Indian actor to have a waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London. Last year, he appeared on the streets of the U.K.s capital as he took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2012 Olympics. There was an awkward moment at Wednesdays event, when a man during the Q&A session stood up and called Mr. Bachchan a goat. But all was fine after Mr. Bachchan asked him to explain himself. Goat means Greatest Star of All Time, the fan said.
Tom Hardy to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond?
Indian-origin beauty queen becomes Miss
America 2014
ctor Tom Hardy is reportedly being considered to play the secret agent in the next James Bond film, once Daniel Craig finishes his contract with the franchise. According to the contract, Craig, who was last seen with "Sky-
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fall", is bound to star in two more "James Bond" movies. However, the search for his replacement has already begun and Hardy seems to fit the bill and is the most strong contender for the role of the famous spy . "Although Craig is signed up for the next two Bond films, the search for his replacement is already on,"
Daily Star Sunday newspaper quoted a source as saying. "Tom is right at the top of the wish list. He's been approached to gauge his interest and he's keen," the source added. Previously actors like Sean Conner, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, David Niven and Timothy Dalton have played the famous role.
Houston: Twenty-four-year-old Nina Davuluri today became the first contestant of Indian heritage to win the Miss America pageantNina, who aspires to become a physician like her father, will earn at least USD 50,000 in scholarships. Davuluri's parents and sister, along with more than 30 other supporters, watched her compete in the live ABC television broadcast from Atlantic City, New Jersey . Davuluri, in a canary-yellow evening gown, walked the runway after being named Miss America, waving and brushing away tears of joy . Contestants were judged on evening gowns, lifestyle/fitness, talent, a personal interview and an on-stage question. Davuluri was asked about the wisdom of TV anchor getting plastic surgery on her eyes to alter her appearance. Davuluri said she's against plastic surgery, but said people should make their own choice but be confident in their appearances.
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Report Card:
Promised vs. Delivered
fter the gang rape and murder of a young woman in December an attack that prompted nationwide protests Indian authorities promised a series of overhauls to boost public safety and police responsiveness. In December, for instance, the Delhi Police set up a dedicated womens hotline to deal with complaints of harassment and violence against women. Indias Parliament in March passed a law raising punishments for rape from life imprisonment to the death penalty and also criminalized offenses such as stalking and voyeurism. The Delhi Police, too, organized a series of workshops earlier this year, including some on gender sensitivity, to better train police personnel to handle cases of assault against women. In January, we reported on where four key proposals stood a month after the death of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student from her injuries in the December attack. But nine months after the attack which resulted in the death of the 23-year-old victim these widelypublicized measures remain far from being realized. Here is a review of their current status.
Additional Police Vans

What Was Promised: In a bid to improve police response times, the Home Ministry in December approved a longpending Delhi Police proposal to buy an additional 370 patrol vans. Why It Matters: Senior police officials have long complained that they dont have enough vehicles to adequately patrol a city of nearly 17 million people. In 2012, police operators received more than 8.2 million calls for aid that were handled by 620 vans and 115 police bicycle patrols, according to the forces annual report. Where It Stands: On June 24 more than six months after the Delhi gang rape 370 new vans were delivered to the Delhi Police. The delay, according to Rajan Bhagat, the police spokesman, was because of layers and layers of bureaucratic channels involved. Indias Finance Ministry gave the green light in February . It was only after this in March that we could finally place the order, Mr. Bhagat said.
Additional Female Police Personnel

What Was Promised: In January, Indias Home Ministry, which oversees the capitals police force, approved the addition of 2,506 female cops in New Delhi to ensure that at least a dozen are deployed in each of the capitals 180 police stations. Why It Matters: According to the proposal, a copy of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, there were some 83,000 police personnel in New Delhi at the end of 2012. Only 5,121, or about 6%, were women. Where It Stands: In January, Kuldeep Dhatwalia, a spokesman for the Home Ministry, told India Real Time that the plan needed approval from the Finance Ministry . In an interview with India Real Time this week, Finance Ministry spokesman D.S. Mallik said he could not confirm if the ministry had cleared the proposal. Girish Kumar, a police inspector handling recruitment, said the police force had not received additional funds for female officers. This year, he said, the police created posts for 1,434 women constables and 155 junior female inspectors using its existing hiring budget. But these women officers, he said, wont be in the field before March 2015, when their training is expected to end.
Infrastructure Improvements
What Was Promised: Speaking to reporters in January, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit stressed the need for functioning street lights and said the capitals government was taking action to ensure the citys infrastructure meets global standards. The government, she said, was planning to set up a task force to examine the condition of streetlights in the city and suggest necessary improvements. Another review, she added, would take place in February . Why It Matters: In 2010, about 70% of the citys 300,000 street lights were found to be out-of-order, according to a report by news wire IANS. A 2012 study by womens empowerment nonprofit Jagori also found that many areas, including prominent stretches of the capital, had insufficient
lights or had street lights that didnt work. Where It Stands: Ms. Dikshits office could not immediately confirm whether a task force had been set up to probe the condition of streetlights, or if a subsequent review took place in February . R.P. Gupta, the executive engineer for electricity at the Public Works Department the state-run body responsible for maintaining and developing infrastructure in New Delhi said he was not aware of a lighting task force. Yogendra Mann, a spokesman for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi the municipal body for most of the capital said he had not heard about it either. Mr. Gupta, however, said representatives from his department typically conduct daily checks to ensure roadways under its jurisdiction are sufficiently lit. An electrical engineer working with Mr. Gupta said the PWD plans to erect approximately 10,000 new electrical poles in the capital by Oct. 31. Mr. Bhagat, the police spokesman, said all concerned civic agencies had been informed about infrastructure lapses including 1,600 stretches of road with poor lighting in January . But he said police had not checked progress on improvements since it isnt the departments responsibility .
Regulation of Public Transport
What Was Promised: In December, Indias Transport Ministry reiterated a rule requiring drivers of all public vehicles to wear state-issued identity badges while carrying passengers. Speaking in the lower house of Parliament the same month, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde promised a crackdown on passenger-carrying vehicles without required permits. The bus on which the December gang rape occurred was privately run and did not have all the necessary permits. To help police better track buses, In-
dias Urban Development Ministry, in January, also ordered the installation of GPS devices and cameras on buses. Why It Matters: An estimated 200,000 public vehicles ply the citys roads, according to the Delhi Police. These include state-run and privately operated buses, auto-rickshaws and taxis. According to a report by The Times of India in December, nearly 100,000 drivers, or those operating about half of the citys public vehicles, dont have state-issued identity badges. Where It Stands: Anil Shukla, a senior traffic officer in the Delhi Police, estimated that a chunk of drivers ferrying public vehicles are still without state-issued identity cards. The progress has been quite slow, Mr. Shukla told India Real Time. The Delhi Police work with the state Transport Department to run background checks on people requesting identify cards. But not very many drivers have come forward to register, Mr. Shukla said. Between Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, the police imposed fines on 20,750 drivers for not wearing identity badges, Mr. Shukla said. Of these, approximately 12,000 were auto rickshaw drivers, 5,500 were taxi drivers nearly 1,000 were drivers of both state-run and private buses. In the same period, the police fined 48,000 public vehicles for operating without adequate permits and licenses, according to Mr. Shukla. In an email to India Real Time, a spokeswoman of the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd., a firm jointly managing the citys transport with state authorities, said about 4,500 of an estimated 5,000 public buses had installed GPS devices. The spokeswoman added that none of the citys buses had been fitted with on-board cameras. Are there other promises made in the wake of the December rape that you would like an update on? you can mail us at editor@wethestate.com
Commerce
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India Looks to Egypt for Cheaper Onions

ndia has started importing onions from Egypt for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, as the country grapples with a shortage of the vegetable which is a mainstay of the Indian diet. Egyptian onions are now on sale in India at around 10 to 15 rupees (16-24 cents) a kilogram cheaper than their Indian counterparts, traders in the culinary commodity said. They have received about 300 tons of onions from Egypt and about 36 tons from Pakistan in the past week, according to R. P. Gupta, director of the Maharashtra-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, which tracks the production and price of onions. Currently the cost of Indian onions for consumers is hovering at about 60 rupees a kilogram, and in August the vegetable was 245% more expensive than the same point in 2012, according to government data released Monday . Overall, food inflation rose in August by 18.8% compared to a year earlier, the wholesale price inflation figures said. India is one of the largest onion producers in the world and is usually a net exporter, but drought in the major onion producing regions, Maharashtra and Karnataka, during the growing season caused a shortage in Indias onion crop this year and pushed up domestic prices. Traders also blame bottlenecks in the supply chain for the shortage, while consumers believe hoarding by traders pushed up the onion prices. Typically, onions cultivated by farmers in far-flung villages go through around four intermediaries before reaching the local veg-
etable market in a semi-urban or urban area. A 2012 study by the Bangalore-based thinktank, Institute for Social and Economic Change, titled Competitive Assessment of Onion Markets in India, says middlemen involved in onion trade have an average of 20 years experience in the business and are able to dictate the price. One of the studys key recommendations was that government bodies such as the National Agricultural Marketing Federation of India should procure onions directly from producers and not from traders. Trade officials said more onions from over-
seas are on their way after the government had issued import permits to private traders to bring in about 25,000 tons of the vegetable from overseas. Separately, state-run international trading company PEC Ltd. and NAFED have also invited tenders to import onions. Ashok Valunj, director of the Onion-Potato Traders Association in Vashi, Mumbai, said although the quantity of imports is small compared to demand, getting onions from overseas may have some positive impact on suppressing the price for consumers. Some newly harvested onions from south-
ern-states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have started arriving on the market and crop from Maharashtra, the countrys biggest producer, is expected to hit the local market by the end of September or early October, pushing down prices further. For some, higher onion prices have been a blessing in disguise, prompting farmers to increase the area used to grow the vegetable in order to boost supplies in the coming months. Mr. Gupta of the NHRDF said onion production in 2013-14 is expected to be 10%-15% higher than last years 16.3 million tons.
Samsung Tries to Knock Out Indian Upstarts Much Panted After, but
the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers in the country making them a more attractive proposition. The 5 6.99 inch screen size smartphones, or phablets, grew 17 times on-year and the phablet share has steadily risen to 30% of the smartphone market, in the secondquarter of 2013, IDC said. But Samsung, which led the market with a 26% share of the total smartphone shipments in the second-quarter, has seen its market share steadily dropping, mainly driven by intense competition from local vendors, such as Micromax Informatics Ltd., Karbonn Mobiles Ltd., and others, according to IDC. These local players have successfully transitioned their lead in feature phones to smartphones the research group added. Nokia Corp. has also taken a knock in terms of its share of the Indian market as local upstarts have muscled in. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on Google Inc.s latest Jelly Bean software, has a 5.7 inch touch screen, a 13 megapixel camera, with a 2 megapixel front camera. The smartphone, which weighs 168 grams, has an inbuilt memory of 32 gigabits, with additional space on Dropbox. In India, the Galaxy Note 3 will support 11 local languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali. The Galaxy Gear smart watch comes with a 1.63 inch screen and a 1.9 megapixel camera. The watch, which allows users to make calls, display text messages, record videos and take photographs as well as tell the time, comes with a 32 GB internal storage capacity, which can be expanded up to 64 GB memory . Samsung has tied up with Vodafone India Ltd., to offer a promotional Internet subscription offer of 2 GB a month for two months for free. Galaxy Note III and the Galaxy Gear watch will be on sale in India from Sept. 25.
Can Rajan Save India?
amsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released its latest cellphonetablet computer hybrid the Galaxy Note 3 N9000, and its Galaxy Gear smart watch on to the Indian market Tuesday . The Galaxy Note 3 is priced at 49,900 rupees ($790) a piece and the Galaxy Gear at 22,990-rupees ($364) a unit. The release comes at a time when smartphones are enjoying something of a boom in India. Shipments of the multifunction devices to the country almost tripled year-on-year to 9.3 million units during April-June, data from technology research firm International Data Corporation, headquartered in the U.S. showed. The figures indicate a strong demand for handsets that allow users to browse the Internet, listen to music, watch videos and play games on the move. Operators have recently slashed subscription fees for using
ndias new central bank chief, Raghuram Rajan, has a herculean task ahead. Hes taken the helm at the Reserve Bank of India at a time of convulsions in emerging markets and a widespread loss faith in Indias growth story. Whats more, Mr. Rajans ability to enact change is circumscribed by the RBIs lack of independence. So what is Indias media focusing on? In large part, Mr. Rajans looks. Shobhaa De, a columnist in the nations Economic Times, Indias largest-selling business newspaper, gushes over the governor in a piece today . The guys put sex back in the limp Sensex, Ms. De writes in a piece that calls him a much-panted-after sex symbol. Some refer to Mr. Rajan simply as The Guv, with expectations that he can single-handedly change Indias turbulent economic course. The new governor seemingly is aware of the dangers of being set up to fail.
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Washington navy yard killer Aaron Alexis
arrested twice before over guns

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uthorities are investigating why a former US navy reservist walked on to a historic naval base in Washington DC, opened fire and killed 12 employees before police shot him dead. Aaron Alexis, 34, started shooting at the Washington navy yard just after 8am on Monday as many of the 3,000 employees were arriving for work on the base. It was later revealed later that he had been discharged from the US navy in 2011 after being arrested for a shooting incident while he was stationed at Fort Worth, Texas. It was at least the second time Alexis had been arrested for a gun-related incident. The computer firm Hewlett-Packard confirmed he was employed by one of its subcontractors on an IT project. At a late-night press conference, the FBI said Alexis had gained access to the base with his contractor's ID. As authorities began to piece together the details of what happened, Barack Obama lamented "yet another mass shooting" and called it a "cowardly act". Police released an initial list of seven people killed. They were Michael Arnold, 59; Sylvia Frasier, 53; Kathy Gaarde, 62; John Roger Johnson, 73; Frank Kohler, 50; Kenneth Bernard Proctor, 46; and Vishnu Pandit, 61. Other victims' names were being withheld until family were notified, officials said. All were civilian staff. Doctors at the MedStar Washington hospital centre said they were treating three victims. The chief medical officer, Janis Orlowski, said one police officer had multiple gunshot wounds to his legs and was undergoing complex surgery. It was unclear whether he would walk again, she said. Two other civilian patients were women: one shot in her shoulder, the other in her head and hand. The second woman's head wound was not serious: "She is a very, very, lucky young lady," Orlowski said. There was no indication of a motive. Addressing questions about whether it had been a terrorist attack, the mayor of Washington, Vincent Gray said: "We don't have any reason to think that at this stage." On Monday night, officers from the New York police department cordoned off a section of the tree-lined street in Brooklyn, where relatives of Alexis lived in a brownstone apartment. The navy yards incident began at about 8.15am, in building 197 of the
Former reservist, who killed 12 people, had been arrested in 2004 and 2010 and was discharged from the navy over one incident
complex, when many people were having breakfast in the basement cafeteria. A witness, Rick Mason, said a gunman was shooting from a fourth-floor overlook in the hallway outside his office. He said the gunman was aiming down at people in the cafeteria. Mason said he could hear the shots but could not see a gunman. He said there were multiple levels of security to reach his office. That "makes me think it might have been someone who works here", he told the agencies. A lockdown remained in effect for hours after the shooting. Sailors and civilians assigned to the Washington navy yard, as well as all personnel assigned to the nearby joint base Anacostia-Bolling, were advised to stay put while authorities continued to investigate the scene. In the confusion after the attack, police initially feared two other men dressed in "military-style" uniform had been involved, and launched a huge manhunt. They issued descriptions of two suspects, one said to have been a white man wearing a navy-style khaki uniform and carrying a pistol, the second described as black and wearing a drab olive military uniform and carrying a rifle. One of the suspects was quickly identified and ruled out of the investigation. The second was not eliminated from inquiries until later in the evening. At a 10pm press conference, police said the manhunt was over and lifted remaining restrictions on residents. Police in Seattle said Alexis was arrested in 2004 after an incident that he described to detectives as an anger-fuelled "blackout". Two workers on a
construction site told police that Alexis walked out of a next-door home on 6 May 2004, pulled a pistol from his waistband and fired three shots into the rear tyres of their parked car. Alexis later told police he thought the victims had "disrespected him". Court records reviewed by the Associated Press said he was released on the condition that he did not contact any of the workers According to a statement by Seattle police, Alexis's father told detectives his son had "anger management problems" associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. He had been an "active participant in rescue attempts on 11 September 2001", the Seattle police statement said. Alexis signed up for the reserves in 2007. In 2010, while he was based at Fort Worth in Texas, he was arrested after discharging a firearm into the ceiling of his upstairs neighbour. Police accepted his explanation that it was an accident, but it appears that the incident led to Alexis's discharge from the navy in 2011. After leaving the reserves, Alexis worked as a waiter and delivery driver at the Happy Bowl Thai restaurant in White Settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth, according to Afton Bradley, a former co-worker, quoted by the Associated Press. A former acquaintance, Oui Suthametewakul, said Alexis lived with him and his wife from August 2012 to May 2013 in Fort Worth, but that they had to part ways because he was not paying his bills. Alexis was a "nice guy", Suthametewakul said, though he sometimes carried a gun and would frequently complain about
being the victim of discrimination. Suthametewakul said Alexis had converted to Buddhism and prayed at a local Buddhist temple. Ty Thairintr, who attended Wat Budsaya, a temple in Fort Worth, said: "We are all shocked. We are nonviolent. Aaron was a very good practitioner of Buddhism. He could chant better than even some of the Thai congregants." Thairintr said that Alexis told him and others at the temple that he had taken a job as a contractor and he indicated to them he was going to go to Virginia. He last saw Alexis five weeks ago. "He was a very devoted Buddhist. There was no tell-tale sign of this behaviour," Thairintr said Hewlett-Packard said Alexis was employed as a subcontractor for The Experts, a professional services company based in Alexandria, Virginia. It said in a statement: "Aaron Alexis was an employee of a company called The Experts, a subcontractor to an HP Enterprise Services contract to refresh equipment used on the navy marine corps intranet (NMCI) network. HP is co-operating fully with law enforcement as requested." On its website, The Experts describes itself as providing "innovative and mission-critical IT, engineering and litigation professional services for federal, state and local governments and departments". It said in a statement: "The Experts would like to express our deepest condolences and sympathies regarding the incident that occurred at the DC naval yards. We are actively co-operating with the FBI and other authorities in relation to the investigation on the suspect."
11
Sports
WE THE STATE
Dont write off Sehwag, the best opener since Gavaskar: Sourav Ganguly
F
ormer India captain Sourav Ganguly has cautioned fans not to give up on Virender Sehwag, defended his choice of Indias all-time XI and said he prefers cricket to politics and wants to stay involved in the game. In an interview with NDTV , Ganguly was asked about everything from Englands use of the the Oval pitch as a toilet to how he prepares for episodes of Dadagiri Unlimited, the quiz show he hosts on Zee Bangla. And as we have come to expect from Dada, he doesnt hold back. He explains that he learned about hosting from watching Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan on KBC but he doesnt rehearse much before shooting. But while he is enjoying the experience, cricket is still very much his first love. He is full of praise for MS Dhoni and says Sachin Tendulkar has earned the right to retire to whenever he chooses. He is also reluctant to completely shut the door on the likes of Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan, who have all been dropped in recent times. Yuvraj Singh has been Indias great ODI player, Virender Sehwag is probably the best opening batsman I have seen after Sunil Gavaskar, his records speak about his ability, Ganguly told the channel. Sehwag is 3233, you cant write them off. Will they make a comeback, only time will tell because it depends on how they play and how many runs they get. He advises the players who will tour South Africa to play positively because it will be a hard tour and will test them to the fullest. He points out that India are much better travellers than they used to be even 20 years ago, aside from the blips against England and Australia a couple of years ago. There is an indictment of Sreesanth too, who Ganguly calls stupid if it turns out Sreesanth is guilty of fixing in the IPL.
Want to win Champions League T20 for Sachin Tendulkar: Harbhajan Singh
n an interview to a leading newspaper,
Harbhajan said: "Right now, my aim is to do well for Mumbai Indians. We have been
playing together for a few years now, we have looking forward to it."
won the IPL and this will be Sachin Tendulkar's
last Mumbai Indians' stint. So, we are all year that Harbhajan last played a Test match. It was against the Australians in March this
His last ODI was in June 2011. With 413 wickets ence is undeniable but with national selectors focusing on a combination of form, fitness and spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra 'Bhajji' is not worried about competition. Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra. But
in 101 Test matches, Harbhajan's huge experiyouth, he seems to have lost out to the younger
self. I know that if I am good at my craft, I will Tests was memorable, but it's history for me. I believe in looking forward and I sincerely beHarbhajan. Confident about his abilities, Harbhajan feels
"The only competition I believe in is with my-
do well. And, I don't dwell in the past. Yes, 100 lieve that I can take 150 more Test wickets," says his time-tested bowling formula still has a lot of
value. "I have done well following a certain recipe all these years and I am trying to perfect game," he says. those. The stock ball, the variations, the line and length - I am working on every aspect of my Harbhajan feels a stint in County cricket was
unnecessary . At a time when Gautam Gambhir (Essex) and Piyush Chawla (Somerset) are spending time in English cricket, Harbhajan County cricket before. I know my priorities and I am well aware of what I am supposed to do. If chose to holiday in the US. "I have played I thought County was the best option for me, I would have done that," the spunky spinner said. Harbhajan is in no hurry to rush his international comeback. He surely is taking one step at League will surely bring him back into the reckthe next few weeks. oning. There is a bit of lost ground to cover in
a time. A good showing in the Champions
The team is more important than any individual: Virender Sehwag
Bhubaneswar: Out-of-favour India opener Virender Sehwag feels that teams success is more important than individual feats of players. Sehwag, who is desperately eyeing a comeback in the national side, said he is more happy when he is able to contribute to the teams cause. For me the success of the team is always important then individual performances of players, Sehwag said at the inauguration of the two synthetic pitches at the Pragati Sporting Club here yesterday . I feel happy when I score a 40 or 50 and the team wins rather than when I score a double century and the team loses, he added. The Pragati Sporting Club is one of the countrys oldest cricket clubs and has produced international cricketers like former India opener Shiv Sundar Das. Sehwag, who scored only 27 runs in his last two Tests against Australia at home, is hoping for a place in the Test squad which will take on West Indies in a two-Test series in November this year.
12
Nation
WE THE STATE
Where Modis Nomination Leaves BJP Leaders

Narendra Modi, chief minister of the western state of Gujarat and head of the Bharatiya Janata Partys election campaign, has been nominated as the partys candidate to become prime minister if it wins nation Heres a look at what his nomination means for the partys wider leadership.
Narendra Modi
The nomination could damage hisrecently reported ambition to remain as leader of Gujarat until 2017, but that is outweighed by the prospect of him becoming the BJPs first prime minister since 2004. NaMo, as hes nicknamed, has worked his way up from tea stall attendant to the most coveted position in Indias main opposition party. But his journey hasnt been without controversy. The riots in his state in 2002, in which more than 1,000 people, mainly Muslims, were killed, cast a long shadow over his leadership. Accusations that he was complicit in the attacks, though never proved in court, are likely to continue to dog him as he takes up the role of prime ministerial candidate. He denies allegations of wrongdoing. His record as an effective administrator has been praised by business leaders who have flocked to Gujarat because of his industryand developmentfriendly policies and focus on improving infrastructure in the state. Supporters say the model in Gujarat, which has witnessed an economic boom during Mr. Modis leadership, is what India needs to lift itself out of the economic doldrums of recent years.
L.K. Advani
The co-founder of the BJP has never publically opposed Mr. Modis advance through the party ranks. But his actions indicate that he has reservations about appointing the divisive politician to the top job. Mr. Advani, 85, tested the partys loyalty toward him in early June when he offered his resignation after the elevation of Mr. Modi his onetime protg as election campaign chief. He didnt refer to Mr. Modi in his resignation letter but said he was unhappy with the direction the party was taking. The BJP veteran reneged when the party asked him to reconsider stepping down, but he was not granted any assurances that Mr. Modis rise through the ranks would stop. Mr. Advani has a long-held ambition to be prime minister, but he has been thwarted at each attempt. The party lost elections in 2009 when Mr. Advani was the prime ministerial candidate. In 2004 polls, when he was deputy to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the party was also defeated. By placing the Gujarat chief minister in line for the prime ministers job, the BJP has signaled that Mr. Advanis authority to direct significant moves is diminished, if not completely dead.
Rajnath Singh
The party president, who is close to Mr. Modis supporters in the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organization, has been acting as a broker between them and members of the BJP who are less inclined to support Mr. Modi. Mr. Singhs decision to name Mr. Modi as prime minister-inwaiting was more a matter of when than if. Choosing to do so before the state elections at the end of the year risks irking some in the party who say local polls are a litmus test for general elections. They say Mr. Modis love him or loathe him status could count against the party if he is promoted too soon. The opposite could also be true, however, and the groundswell of support for the 62year-old could be to the partys advantage if his nomination swings local elections in its favor.
ts over a month now that border tensions between India and Pakistan over ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir have flared; and there doesnt seem an end at all. Every few days we hear of Pak troops violating the ceasefire by targeting Indian posts and civilian areas by firing and shelling along the LoC. After his election victory, the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had stressed on the need to improve bilateral ties. Whereas from India, PM Manmohan Singh was among the first to congratulate Sharif, saying he hoped they could chart a new course by initiating peace talks. But the recent encounters along the border have vitiated the atmosphere for any such talks. The recent spate of attacks along the border began on 6th August 2013, when a heavily armed team of terrorists along with disguised Pakistani troops ambushed an Indian Army patrol along the LoC in the Poonch sector of J&K killing five Indian soldiers. And from then on Pakistan has routinely shot at Indian posts along the LoC. The act once again hurt the expectations of India that there could be better ties between the two rival South-Asian countries. Nawaz Sharif s return to power in Pakistan was considered as a ray of hope for both the countries. It was expected that the democratic
Sharifs seriousness for peace questioned
election in Pakistan would herald an upturn in ties between the two nuclear-capable rivals. But after Nawaz Sharif`s ascent to the PMs post no such thing happened. On one hand Nawaz was in favour of peace talks with India and on the other hand tensions on the national border flared. Under such circumstances, one is forced to question Sharif`s grip over affairs in his own country and his seriousness for peace. His hands could be tied by the dominant Pakistan army that ousted him the last time he held PM`s office there. Ex-Indian foreign secretary Lalit Mansingh had said that Sharif had shown willingness during his time in office to improve ties, citing the 1999 Lahore Declaration which set out steps to cool nuclear tensions. Probably, the Pakistani military does not want Nawaz Sharif to walk away with glowing laurels on his peace initiative with India and is frantically trying to control matters of foreign policy. Though, like all Pakistani politicians, Sharif is soft on terror elements, he seems also eager to mend ties with India for a lot of other reasons. Afghanistan is another thorn in Nawaz Sharif`s skin. Mischief mongers residing in Pakistan and Afghanistan are determined not to let the peace process take a meaningful shape and they certainly would like to keep India out from their backyard. However, Sharif has already admitted to the enormity of the problem and the necessity to tackle it with on priority basis. What Pakistan Army needs to realize is that by derailing the peace process and waging an indirect war with India, it will only bring more misery upon its country .
enior BJP leader Arun Jaitley hit the nail on the head when he said that the coming Lok Sabha election will be a referendum on the kind of leadership the country needs. All the issues over which the Congress-led UPA Government is in the dock, whether it be lack of policy direction or the multiple scams, stem from a weak leadership which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given the country . Mr Singh also has a fragile hold over his ministerial colleagues who appear to be making hay while the Prime Minister's glow fades. The dual-power centre which commentators often talk about is a direct outcome of Singh's supine nature. That the Prime Minister is not the master of his Government and is only too glad to cede authority is evident from his recent remark that he would be happy to work under Rahul Gandhi's leadership in the Congress. If Congress president Sonia Gandhi is seen as controlling the levers of power in the party, it's understandable. But when she commands the final say even in Government matters, the people have a right to be upset and angry over the devaluation of the authority of the Prime Minister's office. From all accounts, Singh has been no more than a rubber stamp of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and has tainted the office he holds. People who sympathise with him argue that he should not be blamed for the mess that the country's economy is in and for the many other omissions and commissions of the regime, because there are others who control the affairs. That is precisely the point: How can the Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy allow such transgressions? As the head of the Government, Singh is answerable to the people. He cannot turn around and pin the blame on the dark shadows that remote-control his regime, nor can he grumble about the compulsions of coalition politics for the wrongs that his regime has done. If Singh is unable to develop spine, he might as well vacate the position for someone more capable, resolute and with the courage of conviction. Singh is subservient because he has not won a Lok Sabha election. He was made Prime Minister by Gandhi. Having got the high post on a platter, first in 2004 and again in 2009, Singh has remained deeply indebted to the Congress president and her family ever since. While the gratitude is understandable, it has unfortunately adversely impacted his conduct as Prime Minister. He has over the years compromised both the credibility and the dignity of the office. In his initial blundering days when his conduct was still forgiveable, he was irritating as a pebble in the shoe; now that pebble has turned into a big stone. Given the grim situation, the people are naturally poised to veer away from him and his Government and look forward to a leader with proven skills of governance. They are unwilling to trust a person who is not his own man and whose authority is constantly challenged. Nor do they want a leader who talks of dreams but has no inkling of how to realise those dreams.
Manmohan no more than rubber stamp of Nehru-Gandhi dynasty
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corruption he was expelled from the preliminary

membership of the Party. The ground reality is

To oust the corrupt ruler, there is need for an un-corrupted opposition

party in India for its stand on corruption.Reason

Hazare , Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi , who

an unpopular government. Instead, the election

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Case filed against Digvijay for allocating land to Asaram asharm

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Errant ministers, MLAs squandering Shivraj's goodwill

beginning to embarrant lot was asked to

rass colleagues, who hold their tongues, Mahendra

case against the forThe petitioner induring

Mandloi had gone to meet the minister at his of-

warkuan police station to lodge an FIR. A reluc-

State minister for power Dashrath Lodhi also

ister's cousin), who had gone against the family

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Bhagat is new DIG, CBI in Bhopal

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16 IPS officers retiring in Sept

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Nidhi Chibber to be Additional CEO

Who will be new DGP of Mizoram?

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Modis anointment as PM candidate was inevitable

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Cong poll mantra in Chhattisgarh: Free rice

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Washington navy yard killer Aaron Alexis

arrested twice before over guns

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n an interview to a leading newspaper,

won the IPL and this will be Sachin Tendulkar's

"The only competition I believe in is with my-