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Ajaz Khan wishes a dozen kids 09 for Gauhar Khan-Kushal Tandon

No corruption in electrification scheme, says Rajendra Shukla

BHOPAL: Energy minister Rajendra Shukla said in the assembly there was no corruption or lack of quality in the work being done under the Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification scheme in Shivpuri. Congress MLA KP Singh alleged that electricity poles erected under the scheme had fallen and wires had come off. He alleged that the staff of the energy department was demanding money from people for completion of work. Denying the charges, the minister said the project worth Rs 64.95 crore was awarded to Hethro power of Gurgaon on December 31, 2009. Under the project, hamlets with a population of 100 or above are being taken up for electrification and single point connections to 38,705 BPL families will be given.

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ujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that country can be developed only through self-dependence in energy. India has witnessed Green and White Revolutions. Now Saffron Revolution is needed. Energy is of saffron colour. He said that the Central Government should formulate a comprehensive Energy Policy . Narendra Modi was dedicating country's largest solar energy plant at village Bhagwanpur (Deken) in Neemuch district today . Presiding over the function, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that Madhya Pradesh will be made number one state in country . Public Relations, Energy, New & Renewable Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla and Minister of State for School Education Deepak Joshi were present on the occasion. Showering praise on Madhya Pradesh, Modi said that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has done a great service not only to Madhya Pradesh, but entire country by changing this once sick state into a developing one. He had linked Narmada with Kshipra and today earth and sky to tap solar energy through this plant. He said that power plants of upto 20 thousand MW capacity are lying shut mainly due to unavailability of coal. If such indifference towards energy continues then dreams of development cannot be fulfilled. India will have to work in mission mode to make the country strong and chalk out new policies. Modi

Self-reliance in energy key to country's development, says Modi

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said that development should be environment-friendly . He said that immense natural resources for energy are available in different parts of the country. Eastern India is heaven for hydro power generation, Western seashore area is best for wind energy and Gujarat and Rajasthan's plain desert areas for solar energy . If a policy is chalked out to tap these energies, neither coal nor petroleum import will be required. Modi had special words of praise for Madhya Pradesh for agriculture sector growth. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that this is a historic day for state's development. Madhya Pradesh has registered 3 major achievements during last 3 days. On the first, foundation stone for Infosys campus was laid at Indore, on the second day Narmada was

linked with Kshipra and on the third day country's largest solar energy plant has been inaugurated. Chauhan said that there is no shortage of power in Madhya Pradesh. At present, 11 thousand 600 MW power is available in the state. It will be increased to 14 thousand MW next year and 20 thousand MW in next 5 years. In the years to come, 2500 MW solar and wind energy will be generated. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor will change state's scenario. State is number one in the country in agricultural production. Madhya Pradesh is going to leave Punjab and Haryana behind in wheat production. Chauhan said that state government has changed policies in the interest of farmers. Provision for compensation has been made for loss of Isabgol crops in

Neemuch area. The Chief Minister said that adequate assistance will be given to farmers whose crops have suffered damage due to rains and hailstorm recently . Modi and Chauhan also inspected the solar plant. Country's largest solar power plant has been completed in a short of span on only 8 months. Additional Chief Secretary Renewable Energy S.R. Mohanty welcomed the guests and informed that Madhya Pradesh is becoming new power hub of the country. Rajya Sabha member Raghunandan Sharma, MLAs Omprakash Sakhlecha, Kailash Chawla, Rajendra Pandey, Dilip Singh Parihar, Yashpal Singh Sidodiya, Rajesh Yadav and ViceChairman of State Planning Commission Babulal Jain were also present on the occasion.

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Chhattisgarh Explore

March 3 to March 9, 2014 (MP&CG)

Five IPS officers transferred in CG

Raipur: In a minor reshuffle ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Chhattisgarh government has transferred five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. "The directive in this regard has been released from Mantralaya late last night. They will be in charge of new departments until further orders," an official said here Monday. As per the order, Superintendent of Police Korba, Ratanlal Dangi has been shifted as Commandant, 4th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) at Mana camp in Raipur. Dangi will be replaced by AIG, police headquarters, Amresh Mishra. SP Korea Ramgopal Garg will replace SP Balod T R Paikra, who will be the Commandant, 8th Battalion CAF, Rajnandgaon. Besides, commandant of 8th Battalion CAF, Rajnandgaon, BS Dhruv will be the new SP of Korea district.

PSUs didn't obtain mandatory

clearance from Centre before mining
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ublic sector undertakings did not obtain the mandatory clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) before undertaking mining in foreat areas in the state. Forest land measuring 835.616 hectares is being used for mining purposes by public sector undertakings (PSUs) in Chhattisgarh without approval of Union government. The MoEF mandates that compensatory afforestation should be undertaken on non-forest land to compensate for the diversion of forestland for mining and other non-forestry activities. Comensatory afforestation on forestland is allowed only when such non-forest land is not available. However, according to a review report of Chhattisgarh State Compensatory, Afforestation, Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) by CAG, PSUs have been mining on forestland even after their in-principle approval lapsed seven years ago. The report states that despite availability of non-forest land for compensatory afforestation (CA) in state, certificates of non-availability of non-forest land were given and CA was done in degraded forest area. The report also reveals that forest land measuring 77.500 hectares was used for development of an ecotourism centre by state government in violation of Forest Conservation (FC) Act. CAMPA unauthorisedly spent Rs 12.31 crore on purchase of vehicles, infrastructure and other eco-tourism activities in contravention to guidelines and instructions of Centre. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said recently that Rs 3.40 crore were recovered as fines from over 1,700 cases of illegal mining were reported during the last four years. The state also recovered Rs 13.64 crore as fines from 13,084 cases of illegal transportation of minerals during the same period. The Chhattisgarh government will use satellite imagery to detect activities of illegal mining and establish barriers to check unlawful transportation of minerals. Senior government officials have directed to take help of satellite imageries to intensify the drive against illegal excavation of minerals. However, government's own PSUs continue to flout norms while undertaking mining in the state.

Vivek Dhand new chief secretary of Chhattisgarh

Vivek Dhand, a 1981 batch IAS officer, was appointed Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh today, official sources said. He will succeed Sunil Kumar who is retiring on February 28. Dhand, who hails from Chhattisgarh itself, was Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development.

Six policemen killed in Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

In a tragic incident, six policemen were killed in Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Friday. Five police jawans, including a SHO were killed in the ambush. Earlier this month four Maoists were arrested in Dantewada district. The incident took place when a police patrol party headed by SHO, Kuwakonda, Vivek Shukla was on way to Shyamgiri Hills for security of an under-construction road near Kuwakonda-Bacheli, a senior police official told PTI. The patrol team comprising around 10 police jawans was moving on motorcycles when armed rebels opened indiscriminate firing on them, resulting in the death of SHO Shukla and five other policemen on the spot, he said. In 2010, the Leftwing guerrillas ambushed and massacred 76 security personnel in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh in the worst such attack since the Maoist rebellion erupted 43 years ago. Fearing leakage of their strategies ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Naxals are keeping a close watch on people who could act as informers and pass on information using mobile phones in villages of their hot-bed Bastar. In some pockets of restive Narayanpur district comprising a major part of the Abhujmad region, local cadres are visiting villages and collecting information about mobile users and even asking them to deposit the gadgets with rebels assuring to return them after the Lok Sabha elections.

Raipur: In a tragic incident, six policemen were killed in Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Friday . Five police jawans, including a SHO were killed in the ambush. Earlier this month four Maoists were arrested in Dantewada district. The incident took place when a police patrol party headed by SHO, Kuwakonda, Vivek Shukla was on way to Shyamgiri Hills for security of an under-construction road near Kuwakonda-Bacheli, a senior police official told PTI. The patrol team comprising around 10 police jawans was moving on motorcycles when armed rebels opened indiscriminate firing on them, resulting in the death of SHO Shukla and five other policemen on the spot, he said. In 2010, the Leftwing guerrillas ambushed and massacred 76 security personnel in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh in the worst such attack since the Maoist rebellion erupted 43 years ago. Fearing leakage of their strategies ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Naxals are keeping a close watch on people who could act as informers and pass on information using mobile phones in villages of their hotbed Bastar. In some pockets of restive Narayanpur district comprising a major part of the Abhujmad region, local cadres are visiting villages and collecting information about mobile users and even asking them to deposit the gadgets with rebels assuring to return them after the Lok Sabha elections.

Six policemen killed in Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

RTE flop show

in Chhattisgarh
POOR PROGRESS
In 2012-13, 59,000 of the 1.08
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As authorities have drawn up a calendar for the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act for 2013-14, a recent survey shows it was a flop show in Chhattisgarh in the past two years. The root cause of the problem is that many private schools are not even aware of the rules. The survey was conducted in nine districts by the RTE Task Force set up by the state government. Poor implementation has been the bane of the RTE Act. While nearly half of the 25% seats reserved in private schools for the poor under the RTE Act remained unfilled during 201213, the first year of implementation, the next year it was more than one-third. The survey covered 83

Rs 29 lakh cash, ammunition seized from Naxal hideouts

Rajnandgaon: In a major haul, a whopping Rs 29 lakh were seized from a Maoist dump in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, police said Tuesday . Besides, ammunition and electronic gadgets were also recovered from two separate Naxal hideouts in the region. "A joint squad of security personnel busted two Naxal camps in Sitagaon and Aundhi police station limits in the past two days and seized cash, live cartridges and electronic items," Inspector General of Police (Durg Range) Pradeep Gupta told reporters here. Cash worth Rs 28.95 lakh was recovered from a Naxal hideout in Nideli village forests under Aundhi police station limits last evening, he said. The joint contingent of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF) and local police team was on a search operation along the border of Rajnandgaon-Kanker district for past several days. On Sunday, it unearthed a Naxal dump in Pitemeta-Amakoda forests under Sitagaon police station limits and in Aundhi. The other recovered material include 10 live cartridges of 9 MM pistol and 12 bore gun, a magazine of Insas rifle, steel containers used in planting landmines, three cellphones, data cable, radio, batteries, Naxal literature and other related items, Gupta said. Prima facie it appeared that the recovered money was extorted from locals.

lakh seats under the RTE quota were vacant. In 2013-14, 37,000 seats remained unfilled. 27 schools didn't have compounds. Nine schools lacked separate toilets for girls. 23 schools didn't have good playgrounds. Drinking water in eight schools was not fit to drink.

schools in the state, including 14 aided, 33 unaided and 36 government schools. It found that 10 aided and 14 unaided schools did not provide even a single seat under the RTE quota in 2012-13, 24 were unaware of the basic rules, while the faculty of only 58 schools participated in RTE workshops conducted by the government. The survey also detected several other violations. Three dozen schools did not form School Development and Monitoring Committees, while only a few held special training for dropouts who had returned to the classroom. The survey found there is a shortage of teaching staff in 30 unaided and 24 aided schools. Half the schools didn't have ramps for physically challenged students.

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Now online assistance can be donated to CMs Assistance Fund benefit of Kanyadan Yojana even if they marry off daughters from home ow online assistance can be
donated to CMs Assistance Fund (Farmers Relief ) through website of MP Online. Even over Rs. 10 thousand donation can be given online or by depositing the same at MP Onlines kiosk. A receipt will be generated soon after deposit of money. Donated money is income taxfree. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan was apprised of it by Secretary Information Technology Shri Hari Ranjan Rao here today. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was presented a cheque of Rs. 5 thousand towards CMs Farmer Relief Fund by Dainik Kshitij Kirans editor Shri K.K. Saxena and Smt. Bhavna Saxena.

Loan recovery from affected farmers suspended

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that Re. 1 per kg wheat and price will be provided for 8 months to farmers who have suffered over 50 % crops loss by including their names in the list of beneficiaries. Chauhan said that maximum assistance will be provided by the state government to the affected farmers. Chauhan visited hailstorm-affected villages in Sehore district's tahsils Rehti, Nasrullahganj and Ashta including Chakaldi, Kothar Pipaliya, Kankariya, Harmau, Suned, Ladkui, Bhadakui, Gularpura and Kanyakhedi today . The Chief Minister took stock of crops and held discussions with hailstorm farmers. Consoling farmers, Chief Minister Chauhan said that state government stands by them. Chauhan said that hundreds of villages in 40 districts of the state have been affected by this natural calamity . For this, necessary instructions have been given to field staff. The field staff will survey every single field and ensure payment of proper relief and crop insurance amount to affected farmers. The Chief Minister said that farmers will be able to marry off their daughters from home this year. They will be given Rs. 25 thousand assistance each under

Governor donates one months salary for assistance to hailstormaffected farmers

Governor Shri Ram Naresh Yadav has donated his one months salary for assistance to hailstorm-affected farmers. The Governor has urged all industrialists, businessmen and wealthy people to extend maximum assistance for hailstorm-affected farmers. Principal Secretary to Governor Shri Vinod Semwal and all Raj Bhavan officers and employees have also decided to donate their one days salary for assistance to hailstormaffected farmers.

Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana even if affected farmers marry off daughters from home. Defaulter hailstorm-affected farmers will also be provided seeds and fertilisers by societies. Recovery of loan from affected farmers will be suspended. Payment of interest will be made by the state government. On girls' demand at village Kothra, the Chief Minister announced to open a high school from next academic session. In-charge Minister of Sehore district Rampal Singh, former Chairmen of corporations Rajendra Singh Rajput and Guru Prasad Sharma and Zila Panchayat Chairman Dharmendra Singh Chauhan were present on the occasion.

75 % population to get benefit of Food Security

Act; names of 3.70 cr people in Samagra portal
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Food Security Act has been implemented in Madhya Pradesh with effect from March 1, 2014. State's 75 percent population will be under the Act's purview. So far, over 3 crore 70 lakh 73 thousand people's names have been included in Samagra Portal developed by Food and Civil Supplies and Social Justice departments. Even before implementation of this Act, wheat and rice are being provided at the rate of Re. 1 under Annapurna Yojana through public distribution system in the state since January 1, 2014. As per Food Security Act, Central Government will provide wheat at the rate of Re. 2 per kg and rice at Rs. 3 per kg to the state government. However, both wheat and rice will be provided at Re. one per kg under Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana by giving additional subsidy to all eligible families. Food and Civil Supplies Department has made large-scale preparations for implementation of National Food Security Act. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) card holders and priority families will get its benefit. These include BPL families, beneficiaries of social pension scheme, building and other construction workers, Mukhyamantri Mazdoor Suraksha Card, forest rights patta holders, cycle rickshaw & handcart pullers, women domestic helps, urban vendors, registered bidi workers, landless kotwars, registered weavers and craftpersons, registered hair dressers, persons affected by defence agreement, registered railway porters, labourers of closed mills, registered persons with multiple disabilities and mentally retarded persons, inmates of old age homes, children of juvenile homes, porters and weighing assistants at mandis and all SC and SC domiciles of the state. In SC and ST category, income tax payers and class I, II and III officers and employees of state and Central governments have not been included in the scheme. According to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's announcement, all registered fishermen, drivers, conductors and calamity-affected families will also be provided subsidised food grains by including them in the category of priority families. In the SC and ST category, all income tax payers and Class I, II and III officers-employees of Central and state government have not been included in this scheme. Of total 3 crore 70 lakh 73 thousand persons registered on Samagra portal, 2 crore 84 lakh 3 thousand belong to rural and 86 lakh 70 thousand to urban areas. Registrations at Samagra portal are being done under supervision of collectors. Urban bodies are conducting survey in urban areas and Panchayats in rural areas with cooperation of Food Department. After implementation of National Food Security Act, every AAY ration card holder will get 35 kg food grains and families identified under priority families will get 5 kg per person per month. The state government has also decided that families having over 7 members will be provided 5 kg food grains per person under Antyodaya Anna Yojana. In this way, every eligible family will get over 35 kg food grains each.

Bhopal: Court summons Dow Chemicals in gas tragedy case

Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Bhopal, Pankaj Maheshwari issued a notice to Dow Chemicals on Friday to appear before the court on July 4 and present its stand with regard to the Bhopal gas leak disaster of December 1984. Bhopal Group for Information and Action, an NGO working with the gasaffected people, had filed an application seeking to make Dow Chemical America a party to the case. It contended Dow Chemicals was now the owner of the erstwhile Union Carbide Corporation.

Madhuri Dixit ousted from Bhopal airport VIP lounge

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit and producer Anubhav Sinha who were recently in Bhopal for the promotion of their upcoming movie `Gulaab-Gang` were asked to leave the VIP lounge in Bhopal airport. After the promotion when the two were waiting for their return flight to Mumbai, an airport official came to them, and took them to the VIP lounge. The official wished to get a photograph with the `dhak-dhak` girl, but she refused to pose as she was very tried with entire days of promotion. The official got angry and asked the actress to leave the lounge immediately. Madhuri Dixit, who has won 6 Filmfare Awards and honoured with Padma Shri Award in 2008, performs rare martial art forms for the movie.

PEB scam: Is BJP too arrogant to reply to Cong charges?

BHOPAL The Professional Examination Board (PEB) scam has shaken the state and the Opposition Congress is trying its best to derive political mileage. However, the BJP is surprisingly calm. Congress leaders feel that after the success in assembly polls the BJP is so confident of its success in Lok Sabha polls that it is not even caring to reply to Congress accusations. Congress leaders claimed some big personalities of the BJP are involved in the scam and will be named shortly . "This is the arrogance of getting 165 seats in assembly elections,'' Katare claimed" The BJP does not want to speak to the Opposition on the issue. They don't want to answer questions we are asking. But we will take up the issue continuously in the assembly, media and law courts till the truth is uncovered." While the PEB scam will top Congress agenda for general elections in the state, BJP leaders say there is no need to answer baseless allegations of the Congress. Katare said that more revelations of the BJP's involvement in the multi-crore PEB scam will be exposed in coming days.

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Raipur Trail

March 3 to March 9, 2014 (MP&CG)

AIIMS opens in Raipur

Raipur boy growing vegetables on rooftop

here are many people who have deep interest in harvesting but unfortunately do not have land. Animesh Tiwari, living in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, is one such person. Animesh worked hard on his dream and today he is a happy man growing broccoli, cabbage and vegetable on his rooftop. Animesh applied hydroponics method to grow vegetables on his rooftop. Animesh says that by adopting hydroponics one can grow a variety of vegetables and that too in sufficient quantity . He says this method neither requires lot of soil nor much of water. In fact, hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. The roof of Animesh is full of vegetables like chinese cabbage, broccoli, brinjals and capsicum. Animesh is a Law student and is preparing for UPSC exams. He loves gardening and this is why he thought of adopting hydroponics technique and grow vegetables on his roof. Animesh acquired knowledge of hydroponics by self study and collected material from his own sources.

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OUT OF SEASON VEGETABLES

RAIPUR: Union minister for health and family welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that our country requires more hospitals with well-equipped doctors and nurses. For states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir, Medical Council of India (MCI) has relaxed the rules, as now 20-acre land is being provided for these states. For proper healthcare of kids and pregnant women in rural parts of the country, 'Asha Scheme' has played an important role, he added. Referring to steps being taken to improve facilities at AIIMS, Raipur, Azad said 4089 posts of doctors, employees and other officers have been sanctioned. Azad was speaking during inauguration of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur recently. He said the UPA Government at the Centre had always focused on promoting setting up of more and more hospitals and medical colleges across the country. He also lauded the facility of e-Library at AIIMS, Raipur which is not present in any other AIIMS in the country. Chief Minister Raman Singh in his address in his address called the establishment of AIIMS as a milestone in the history of Chhattisgarh. He promised to take initiative to increase the 160bedded hospital with 1,000 beds. Singh thanked the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for its help and encouragement in bringing up the premium healthcare institution in Raipur. From now onwards, the people of the Chhattisgarh do not need to go to New Delhi for availing world-class health services as AIIMS has now been established in the State, the Chief Minister said, adding the institute will not only benefit the people of Chhattisgarh but also those in the neighbouring States. Singh said the State Government has established medical colleges at Jagdalur and Raigarh. While a medical college is being set up at Rajnandgaon, a new medical college is proposed for Sarguja. He also announced to set up Rs 120 crore cancer institute at Bilaspur and a cancer research centre at Manendragarh in north Chhattisgarh. Singh said the proposed centre to be set up at Manendragarh, at an estimated cost of Rs 45 crore, would cater to medical needs of tribals. Referring to a vast population in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand suffering from genetic disorder of sickle cell anaemia, Singh urged the union minister to set up a national level centre for treatment and research on the disease at Raipur. He said lack of infrastructure was not only a challenge being faced by health sector, but the state is also facing challenge of reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality rate (IMR) and other complex ailments.

he most important feature of this method is that one can grow vegetables even if it is not the season. This mehtod is inexpensive and one only needs some space on the roof and a small amount of money. When Anemesh started his production he invested mere Rs 14 thousand rupees. Today, he is happy man earning good profit.

MORE PRODUCTION
ydroponics helps in procuring 20 times higher output than traditional harvesting of vegetables. Animesh says that the roots of plants do not have to search for nutritions here and there. Necessary nutrition for the development of plants is readily available to plants in the watered pipes. This is ht ereason why cauliflower grows in about 45 days by this method, whereas in traditional method the cauliflower grows in about three to four months.

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nimesh has plastic pipes on his roof which have special holes at regular intervals in a particular design. He uses a special pot with mesh and fills it with coconut husk. Seeds are sown in this husk and then watered. When plants come out they are transferred into these pipe holes. The pipe contains water having potassium nitrogen and phosphorous. These ingredients help plants grow much faster.

Illegally built speed

breakers major health hazard
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The capital has seen a large number of speed breakers coming up in almost every locality of the city . These have been built illegally ignoring all norms and are proving to be a health hazard. Most often, instead of being a boon for road users they result in accidents and sometimes even take away lives of people. A vast majority of the speedbreakers that have proliferated in the city are dangerous, since they are not constructed as per rules and guidelines laid down by the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) which is the sole authority on road safety in India. They are ostensibly speed-breakers but the unscientific and illegal road humps do their job so overzealously that they are turning into back-breakers and neck-breakers. Residential areas like Devendra Nagar, Anand Nagar, Shailendra Nagar and Samta Colony have numerous speed breakers in violation of Indian Road Congress guidelines. The city traffic police are clueless on how to nip the problem as the more they remove these humps, the more they spring up on city roads every day . According to residents there are thousands of unauthorized/ unscientific road humps in the city . Yet more are coming up every other day in various localities. Traffic police cops say soon after any accident involving over speeding vehicles occurs, residents of the area seek a solution and the civic authorities agree to people's demand to construct a speed breaker to prevent future accidents. But in fact they only lay a road hump. There are no signboards ahead of speed breakers as a warning for motorists to slow down. Speed breakers must be painted with white stripes to ensure they are visible but this is never done. As per road engineering, a particular alignment is prescribed. Improper road alignment is proving dangerous for those driving on an average speed, as they tend to lose their balance and fall. None of the speedbreakers are perfectly made. Either they are too bumpy or are not aligned on both sides. The guidelines clearly specify that speedbreakers are expected to be 10 centimeters in height and 3.7 meters in breadth and should be painted in painted in black and white.City's traffic expert, Mayank Seth, said Raipur has more than 2,000 speedbreakers and barring a few, all are violating norms.

Raman Singh has played with the esteem of Chhattisgarh: Shukla

Raipur: BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece Karuna Shukla, who has joined Congress, Saturday attacked Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh, saying that he had "played with the pride and esteem of the state." Shukla said this after formally accepting the membership of Congress in the presence of PCC chief Bhupesh Baghel and the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly T S Singh Dev at the Congress Bhawan here. Shukla's decision to join Congress was announced by the party on Thursday . "Raman Singh has not only finished the tribal leadership in Chhattisgarh, but has also played with the esteem and pride of the state," she said. About the decision to join Congress, Shukla said after 32 years of service, she was going to her "in-laws house from her parents' house." "Congress is an old party . The contribution made by it for the nation cannot be forgotten. After spending half my life in BJP , I will spend the remaining life in Congress," she said. On a question on corruption, Shukla said," Congress has itself send its corrupt leaders to jail, but BJP is a party which has taken back Yeddyurappa for the sake of power."

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Mercedes Benz opens outlet in Bhopal

Bhopal: Leading automobile major, Mercedes Benz India opened its 62nd outlet in the country here today to meet the growing demand for luxury cars in Madhya Pradesh. "With the opening of this outlet, the company has established its network in 35 cities across the country to cater to the growing demand for luxury cars," MercedesBenz India Managing Director and CEO Eberhard Kern told reporters after inaugurating the new facility here. The company already has an outlet in Indore in MP. "The fascination for luxury cars has been fuelling the demand for Mercedes-Benz cars in Madhya Pradesh. "The inauguration of this facility with Benchmark Cars in Bhopal is part of our qualitative network expansion across the country and will be instrumental in reaching out to our growing customer base in and around Bhopal," Eberhard said. The company is also working on setting up a workshop in Bhopal, he said. "There is a lot of potential for Mercedes-Benz to grow in Madhya Pradesh and with this new facility, we are confident of reaching out to more customers in Bhopal and other cities like Gwalior and Jabalpur," Benchmark Cars Chairman Sanjay Thakker said.

Gross National Happiness parameter of satisfaction: Princess Wangchuk

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hutan's Princess Ashi Sonal Denchan Wangchuk inaugurated second international Dharm-Dhamma symposium here recently. The inaugural session was presided over by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Apart from India, Vedic and Buddhist scholars from USA, Norway, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar etc. are also attending the symposium. Princess Wangchuk said that similar values and philosophy of life of India and Bhutan cement emotional bonds between the two countries. She said that she has come here as a friend of India carrying Bhutan King's concept of Gross National Happiness. She said that norms of permanent satisfaction and development should be education, health and other resources available to common people. In the presidential address, Chief Minister Chauhan said that all human beings wish and aspire for long and happy life. A number of philosophies and ways of worship have come into existence as a result of this. Chauhan said that norms of happiness are different for different people. Some people find happiness in wealth and materialistic life. Indian philosophy

Gen VK Singh appears for Ph.D viva at BU

Former Army Chief General VK Singh on Monday appeared for a viva examination for his doctorate thesis at the Barkutallah University in Bhopal. Prof Kailash Tyagi, Singh's guide, said that the General arrived in Bhopal on Sunday night and appeared for the viva in the morning. General Singh is doing his doctorate on 'Security implications of rise of fundamentalism in Afghanistan: Its Global and Regional impact with special focus on Wakhan'. Wakhan is an Afghan territory sandwiched between China and Pakistan. Tyagi said Singh enrolled for his doctorate in 2009 and submitted the thesis in September last year. He was the only candidate who appeared for viva on Monday. His examiners included Prof SK Mishra who had come from Hissar for the purpose. Tyagi expressed hope that the former Army Chief may be awarded the PhD in a couple of days.

wishes happy and disease-free life for all. It teaches principle of Vashudhaiv Kutumbakam considering entire world as one family . He said that Lord Buddha's ideals of mercy, compassion, love, hu-

manism and Ashtang philosophy can pave way for happy life in world burning in fire of materialism. Chauhan said that this international Dharm-Dhamma symposium will give message of humanism to the world. Welcoming

Bhutanese Princess, he said that ties between India and Bhutan will not only continue but will also cement further. Senior Sri Lankan Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Chancellor of Sanchi Buddhist and Indic Studies University Ven Samdhong Rimpoche and Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar Vengala Upatista Nayak also spoke on the occasion. It was informed at the programme that Sanchi University's next session will commence with a new course. Chancellor of Sitagu International Buddhist Academy Vengala Ashin Nyanisara got released booklet of proposed new course by the guests. Chief Minister Chauhan got down from the stage to felicitate experts of Buddhist philosophy Prof. Dr. Ramashankar Tripathi, Prof. Lokeshwar, Prof. Angraj Choudhary, Prof. Sagarmal Jain, Prof. K. Ramkrishna Rao and Sanchi University's Prof. Samtham Rimpoche. At the outset, event's coordinator Prof. S.R. Bhatt welcomed the guests. Chief Executive Officer of Sanchi Buddhist and Indic Studies University Rajesh Gupta proposed a vote of thanks. The programme was conducted by Prof. Shashi Prabha Thakur. Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Surendra Patwa was also present on the occasion.

chargesheet in the district court against tainted IAS couple Arvind and Tinoo ate to the known sources of income. Lokayukta sources said Joshi, besides 17 others, in connection with the couple's assets disproportionthe

Chargesheet filed in IAS couple's disproportionate assets case

he Lokayukta Special Police Establishment (SPE) on Saturday filed a

Indore's Khajrana pond to get facelift

he Khajrana pond is all set to get a facelift, thanks to Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) which will set up a water treatment plant here with the help of a NGO. "We are working on a plan to make the water of Khajrana pond usable as till now, the pond was almost rendered useless due to many factors. The pond was given on a contract for fisheries a few years ago but later the pond was banned for all the activities," said IMC city engineer Dilip Singh Chauhan. He added that an NGO named Taru Leading Edge has approached the civic body evincing interest to set up water treatment plants at some ponds. "We will render technical support in the project as we did in setting up a water treatment plant in Indore zoo a few months ago. The plant in zoo will have capacity to treat 50,000 litres of water that can be used in irrigation, cleaning, gardening and other works. The water will be taken from a nullah flowing

chargesheet was filed against 19 perJoshi's father HM Joshi, mother Namrata Joshi, sisters Abha and Vibha, associate SP Kohli, his wife and sons Jaiswal and property broker Pradeep

sons, including the IAS couple, Arvind

Simat and Sahil, Delhi-based stamp venJain. The prosecution filed a 6,700-page chargesheet before Additional Session Judge BK Dwivedi on Saturday, in

dor, Raj Rani, insurance agent Seema

which they alleged the couple has additional Rs 41.37 crore assets from their come tax department had raided the crore. They had been charged under relknown sources of income. n 2010, the Inresidence of the IAS couple in Bhopal and unearthed assets valued at Rs 360 said the Joshi couple, his father H M Joshi, Dhani and Vibha Joshi were not present on Saturday in the court during today's hearing. evant sections of IPC. The prosecution Joshi, mother Nirmala Joshi, Abha

through the zoo," said the NGO coordinator, Megha Barve. Barve added that if given a nod by the IMC, the plant will be the first-of-itskind to treat pond water in the state. As a part of the plan, the civic body has diverted drainage water pipeline connected with the pond to drain out the water. "Besides, the fencing and sapling plantation work around the pond catchment area has been completed. The capacity of this pond will also be increased. The aim behind the project is to increase ground water level, reduce water pollution and to make the water useful for other works. Beautification work will also be carried out at the pond after getting a nod from MIC members to develop this pond as a picnic spot," said Chauhan. There are some encroachments around the pond and removing these structures from the locality will be a challenge for the officials concerned.

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he decision of Ramvilas Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) to go with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls is expected to severely affect Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U). Nitish Kumar, the chief anchor of the federal front comprising of regional parties offering a non-

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LJP decision to go with BJP will severely affect Nitish T

ha seats for Kushwaha community leaders. BJP's tie-up with Kushwaha, who parted ways with Nitish Kumar, is aimed at wooing non-Yadav, nonKurmi sections of OBCs and MBCs in Bihar. The alliance with the RLSP leader comes amid BJP projecting prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi's credentials as an OBC leader. Upendra Kushwaha is considered to have a grip over 6 percent of the 'Kushwaha' community electorates in the state. With Kushwaha gone too, Nitish seems to have lost a possible addition to his federal front. On the other hand, the BJP, the former ally (with 'antagonistic' ideology) of the incumbent JD (U), looks like to be living in a superior position, at least what the present says. According to political analysts, the BJP commands majority (around 17 per cent) of the 'upper caste' votes in the state and sizable portion of 'Baniya' votes (7 per cent) in the state. Now, with the saffron party parting ways with the Nitish Kumar's JD (U), the former holds less possibility of being weighed down by anti-incumbency wave, most expectant to play a part in the coming parliamentary elections. Additionally, after projecting Narendra Modi as BJP's prime ministerial nominee, the cadre votes are bound to be retained, and new additions being made more ef-

Congress and non-BJP alternative to the country , was counting on the support of former Socialist party members, including Paswan. But with LJP supremo aligning with the BJP, Nitish loses one anti-Modi voice in the state and about 4.5 percent of Dalit votes. Meanwhile, the BJP has also reached an important understanding with OBCs in Bihar. It has reached an alliance with Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), with the party likely to leave three Lok Sab-

fectively . However, with Nitish siding up with the UPA, the Muslim population, which is well spread over 10 constituencies in the state and share something around 18 percent to 70 percent of the vote share, is set to benefit the former the most, says the analysts. These Muslim dominated areas may play a deciding role in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. For the basic reason, Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which holds a major clout over a substantial number of Muslim votes in Bihar, but chances of his playing a spoilsport can't be ruled out, for him being out of power for about 10 years from the state politics now. Anti-incumbency feeling, which is surely seeping in the minds of Bihar's people, may come to Lalu's rescue, when needed the most. Conversely, he does hold 14.5 percent of the state's Yadav community votes firmly in his pocket. However, something that can play an imperative role in the upcoming parliamentary elections for the state leaders are the votes of Mahadalits (10%), and Most Backward Caste (21%), the political experts say . This is where Nitish comes into force once again. The veteran JD (U) leader is known to have planned well throughout his second term, on how to bag most of the 'Mahadalit' votes.

Debutant voters can alter country's political landscape I

n less than two months, India is going to vote to elect its next central government. With 762 million eligible voters, the 2014 general elections will be the largest electoral exercise ever conducted in the world, although this is nothing new for the world's largest democracy. Ever since the first national elections took place in 1951-52 over a four-month period with 173 million registered voters, Indian national elections have been the biggest democratic exercise in the world. Unlike those 173 million voters, most of who were poor and illiterate, the present voters recognise their rights and perceive party politics as a game changer for the country. What is remarkable about the forthcoming general elections that India's 149 million debutant voters will help select its 16th Lok Sabha members. That's about close to 20 percent of the total registered voters. Analysts say this post-liberalisation bunch of 149 million new voters thinks very differently and will heavily influence the general polls. Let's look at the numbers first. More than half of India's population is already under the age of 25 and 65 percent of Indians are

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below the age of 35, and in about two years, India will have the youngest population in the world with the average age of the country is expected to be around 29 years. The latest Census data tells us that the 378.6 million of the 762 million eligible voters are in the age group of 18-35. Moreover, young voters comprise the majority voters in 26 states, in-

cluding Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, which can heavily influence the political game at the centre. By only strength of numbers, the young population can make a difference to the political system of India. The Election Commission data shows about 90,000 voters, between the ages of 18 and 22, will be eligible debutant voters per Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1st January 2014, over 42,000 voters between 18 and 19 years of age were registered on an average in

each Lok Sabha constituency of this country . That's a staggering number, considering the winning degree of difference was less than this in 226 Lok Sabha constituencies in the last general election. Hence, understanding the aspirations of young voters and winning their votes become primordial for all parties. It will be difficult but interesting to read

the minds of young people whose votes might alter the political landscape of the country . Born after the great economic liberalisation to parents who just started to prosper owing to an increasing per capita income and a rise of nuclear families, India's young voters suffered scarcity of any sort much lesser than their parents and grandparents who had to manage large joint families with a meager salary that hardly grew over the years. Today's youngsters have grown up with the belief that they can fulfill their ambitions and earn good money if they work hard. They are well aware how corruption has crippled their country and are less likely to draw on their castes to accomplish tasks. The rise of actual youth participation will certainly influence the political scene at the centre but in what measure needs to be seen. What factors drive young people to vote? Will they choose young politicians over the old ones? What about religion - is it a concern for them, if yes, how are they going to choose representatives to address and prevent communal riots? Apart from a lack of job opportunities, women's safety and corruption, are the young people worried about Section 377 of the Constitution and dwindling of tolerance and freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy and in what degree and how would they like to resolve these issues? They results of 2014 general elections will hopefully hold the key to these crucial questions. - (Editorial by Dilip Ojha)

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Malwa region witnesses historic

confluence of Narmada and Kshipra
BHOPAL
Malwa region witnessed historic confluence of 2 holy rivers Narmada and Kshipra recently . Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani dedicated Madhya Pradesh government's ambitious Rs. 432 crore Narmada-Kshipra Link Project at Kshipra's originating point at village Mundla Dostar (Ujjaini) in Indore district. Advani said that this confluence will become a new centre of pilgrimage in the country . Abhishek of Lord Mahakal in next Mahakumbh will be done with Narmada water. This project has been completed in a short span of just 14 months. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi were among those present at the ceremony . Advani said that whenever he comes to Madhya Pradesh, he witnesses new proofs of development. He said that only 14 months ago, apprehensions were being expressed that Malwa will turn a desert. This project will be fruitful for Malwa region. In future, Malwa will also get water as a result of Chauhan's resolve to link Kali Sindh, Parwati and Gambhir rivers. Advani said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had announced river-link project to save the country from droughts and overcome shortage of dirking water. A task force for this was constituted headed by the then Minister Suresh Prabhu. Giving a ruling to this effect, the Supreme Court had Asia's largest solar power plant is all set to be inaugurated in Neemuch.

Dev Guradiya and Kevdeshwar temples to be renovated

The Chief Minister said that Dev Guradiya and Kevdeshwar temples will be renovated. He said that a 4lane road is being constructed upto confluence at Dev Guradiya. It will be upgraded to 6-lain if needed in future. At the outset, Advani, Gadkari, Baba Ramdev, Sushma Swaraj etc. unveiled a foundation plaque at the confluence point. They released Narmada water and worshipped Maa Narmada. directed in year 2012 to constitute a committee of ministers and officers and hold its meetings every 2 month. Advani said that a similar project was undertaken in Gujarat by flowing Narmada water into Sabarmati river and drinking water will be provided to 3 thousand villages and 72 towns in the region including Dewas and Shajapur. Crops will sway right from Ujjain to Neemuch and industries will get ample water. Chauhan that had special words of praise for Principal Secretary Water Resources Rajneesh Vaish and his team of engineers and employees. The Chief Minister said that rebuilding of the state has begun. Madhya Pradesh will be made number one state in the country with the cooperation of every section of society . State is making progress in agriculture sector. Now, 24x7 power is supplied in the state. Outstanding work is also being undertaken in industrial and technical sectors. A day before, foundation stone for Infosys has been laid at Indore.

Project

Narmada water will change destiny

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that Narmada water has come to change destiny of Malwa. The project will provide irrigation and drinking water to a large area in Malwa region. It will increase groundwater level. Malwa will have ample water and food. He said that the state government's resolve to bring Narmada to Malwa has been fulfilled today . Village Ujjaini will become a new pilgrimage centre. Chauhan said that under river-link project, Narmada water will be flown into Gambhir river at a cost of Rs. 2200 crore. Later, Kali Sindh and Parwati rivers will also be linked with Narmada following which 16 lakh acre will be irrigated

Malwa to turn green

Advani said that after NarmadaKshipra link, now Kali Sindh, Gambhir and Parwati rivers will also be linked with Narmada. Gradually, all Malwa rivers will be interlinked. Malwa will have plenty of water and turn lush green. He informed that the Supreme Court in one of its orders had observed in year 2012 that work of linking rivers is not being undertaken in the country . We are proud that Madhya Pradesh has done a commendable work in this direction.

Under Narmada-KshipraSimhastha Link Project, Narmada water has been brought to Kshipra's originating point at village Sisliya at a height of 348 meters through pumping at 3 places. From here, water will flow down through Kshipra river upto a distance of about 115 kilometers to Ram Ghat in City of Mahakal Ujjain. Project's capacity is 432 MLD. Confluence spot of Narmada and Kshipra has been given a beautiful shape. Narmada water falls like a waterfall from a height. On the upper side of the waterfall, image of Makarwahini Maa Narmada has been displayed as providing water to image of Kachhapwahini Maa Kshipra. Water pools, ghats and canals here are also attractive.

Centre of attraction

Prisoners and visitors to talk while seeing each other

tel was present on the occasion. Gaur inaugurated this facility in 2 separate rooms for under-trial and convicted prisoners. Under the system, a transparent glass has been put between prisoner and visitor due to which they can see each other while talking. Intercom facility has been provided so that they can hear each other clearly . This system is effective from security point of view also. Gaur also took stock of arrangements at the Central Jail. He got trial of video-conferencing from jail and inspected electronic system to keep watch over every part of the jail through CC TV cameras. He also held discussions with people coming to meet prisoners. On the appeal of women prisoners to transfer them to home district jail, Gaur asked DG Jail that if women prisoners in Bhopal jail apply to

BHOPAL
Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur launched intercom meeting

facility at Central Jail for meeting between prisoners and relatives. In visitors' room, prisoners and visitors will talk while seeing each

other. Earlier, a grill used to be between prisoners and visitors which has been removed now. Central Jail Superintendent M. R. Pa-

get transferred to home district jail then their application should be considered if there is arrangement to keep women prisoners there. Gaur checked quality of food served to prisoners and inspected kitchen. He inspected anganwadi in the jail being operated for women prisoners' children. He also sought information about various other issues. Gaur appreciated Bhajan sung by prisoners' cultural group. Gaur went round the jail hospital and held discussions with prisoner patients. Director General Jail Surendra Singh informed that there are 2895 prisoners in Bhopal Central Jail of which 2750 are males and 145 females. Of these, 1987 convicted prisoners, 948 under-trial prisoners, 18 NSA and 29 SIMI detainees.

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Uncertainty in RJD-Cong alliance gives BJP-LJP alliance upper hand

AAP MP unit intensifies poll preparation

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am Aadmi Party's (AAP) MP unit has intensified its poll preparations and is right now busy in creating a statewide network. AAP's state unit is using internet, CDs, social media, WhatsApp, SMSs and so on to reach out to its growing cadre and people in the state ahead of the parliamentary elections. "Mission 2014" is the name of the campaign under which AAP will fight the electoral battle in the state. The party's 12-member state campaign committee for Lok Sabha elections has also decided that as part of the campaign, 10 new members will be added from each booth and Rs 2014 will also be collected from each booth, which will be used for funding the elections in the state. Besides 500 trained workers would be sent to 230 assembly constituencies for campaigning. Two trained party workers will be sent to each one of the assembly constituencies. Of these two, one will be local party worker and other could be from other areas. AAP's 12-member state campaign committee has superseded the AAP's state unit for the next three months. AAP screening committee for Madhya Pradesh has sent a list of 250 probable candidates for 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, for which nearly 600 candidates have applied. The committee had conducted interviews of around 250 candidates and evaluated them according to an "evaluation format" created by the party's national leadership. Akshay Hunka, who is part of the five-member screening committee, said that they sent the list of 250 interviewed candidates with their comments to AAP leadership in Delhi for finalising the list. "Within a day or two, we will interview around 15 more probable candi-

Patna: The uncertainty in the RJDCongress alliance has given the BJPLJP alliance an upper hand in Bihar, as RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been trying hard for around 2 months to forge and alliance with the Congress. Lalu had broke his alliance with the Congress in 2009 and has been released from jail on bail in December on account of the fodder scam. The Congress-RJD-LJP alliance had won 29 Lok Sabha seats in 2004 Lok Sabha polls. However, the RJD managed to win only four seats fighting alone in 2009 while the Congress managed only two seats. Still hopeful of an alliance with Congress, Lalu said that it was not his party's sole responsibility for an alliance to defeat communal forces. The talks for seat sharing between RJD and Congress have not got finalized mainly over two Lok Sabha seats of Madhubani and East Champaran which has Lalu in dilemma. Congress has already agreed to contest 15 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats of Bihar and RJD on 25 seats, but the Congress is eyeing the above mentioned two seats. Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad is keen to contest from Madhubani as he had won it in 2004 and RJD legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui also wants to contest from the same seat as he had lost it to the BJP in 2009. The recent revolt by 13 of his 22 legislators has also put Lalu under pressure, although he managed to bring them back to the party with the promise of giving them party tickets to contest Lok Sabha polls. Lalu Yadav has said that the time for alliance is now over and the time has come to focus and concentrate to prepare for the poll campaigns. The RJD will now go to the ground for the political battle on its own, he said. Earlier, Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) had ditched Lalu for joining hands with the BJP led NDA. Lalu further said that there was no time for talking about alliance by sitting in Delhi and the party will now focus on getting ready for the poll campaigns. He will be in touch with Delhi over the telephone.

dates. By the end of this month or in the first week of March, we will be in a position to announce the final list of AAP candidates from MP", he said. According to the new evaluation format, such candidates who

have made significant contribution in social sectors, have a clean image, have no major criminal cases and have leadership qualities would be given preference in the selection process.

Cong has learnt nothing from BJP's unsuccessful 'India Shining' campaign
ty in 2004. The tone and message of both 'India Shining' in the past and 'Bharat Nirman' now are quite similar. However, those designing these campaigns forget the most important fact that Indian voters do not have a record of having been swayed by an advertising campaign - however well crafted. Regardless of the fact that television beams directly into living rooms - not only in cities and towns but also in those villages lucky enough to have uninterrupted power supply - the very fact that the Congress and the UPA have been caught in several scams has turned the campaign on its head. People are not talking about the highways and the airports built, but are calculating how much the ministers would have made while handing out the contracts for those. A government is remembered by what it does - on that count alone, the UPA II government is seen as the most ineffective government to have ruled India. Even apart from the facts and figures (the current and the 15th Lok Sabha has been without doubt the most unproduc-

oliticians in India do not learn from mistakes, neither from their own nor of others. The Congress party has gone for a Rs. 100 crore advertisement blitz to refurbish the image of Rahul Gandhi and the party before the 2014 general elections. They have not learnt from the unsuccessful 'India Shining' campaign of the Bharatiya Janata Par-

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tive in history, having passed only 165 bills), this government has been dogged by indecision and inertia from the very beginning. With some of India's finest brains at the top, the people expected a lot more 'Bharat Nirman' than actually happened. With the Congress ministers themselves making hay, the allies were never behind and the country witnessed the spectacle of collective looting of resources. Files vanished and no one seemed accountable. As for Rahul Gandhi, the very fact that he chose to give his first media interview a decade after joining 'active' politics shows that he has nothing much to say . Even in the interview it was apparent that he has no clear views on many issues. He has no administrative experience and he has not built up a core team of advisors that he can be proud of. Even the Gandhi surname has now been given a derogatory meaning with Modi calling him shahzada. It has to be understood that in India, the shahzada barb is going to stick more than any refurbishing done by Rs. 100 crores.

Congress faces rout even in its bastions

he Congress is predicted to perform just averagely in Karnataka, a State from which it must be hoping to reap rich electoral dividend. Ironically there is no other bastion it can depend on for the numbers. There are two major States which helped it make to power at the Centre in 2004 and 2009. The first is Maharashtra. The State has a Congress-Nationalist Congress Party Government and sends 48 members to the Lok Sabha. Surveys predict that the BJP-Shiv Sena combine will corner significantly over half the seats. In other words, the Congress can expect no windfall from here this time around. The second State that

catapulted the party to the Centre is Andhra Pradesh. But the Congress is facing a rout here, with opinion polls giving it a paltry two out of the 42 seats on offer. Even political commentators that have been very sympathetic to the Congress are finding it difficult to improve upon these figures to any substantial extent.

New Delhi: The curtains have finally been raised and the air has finally been cleared. The leader of CPI(M) Prakash Karat has declared that the 11 parties will join hands to work together in the direction of defeating United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and not to let the Bhartiya Janata Party win the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. At the end of the meeting of these 11 parties, the way for the third front has been carved. "11 parties will work together to defeat UPA and stop BJP from coming to power," said Karat. "BJP's policies are same as that of Congress; we will present the third alternative. The BJP and the communal forces must be defeated and prevented from coming to power. Will make sure Narendra Modi does not become the PM; Modi challenges secular edifice of India" "We urge other secular democratic parties and forces to urge our endeavour. We want to provide a people oriented developmental path. We have resloved to work towards strengthening the democratic framework," Karat added. Now when the third front has finally come into force the biggest question that will bug the mind of voters is that who will be the prime ministerial candidate for this front. An alliance of 11 parties is not a usual thing and each and every candidate for the most important post will face extreme opposition from the other end. For now the three politicians who will want to grab the opportunity with both the hands are Samajwadi Party's supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bihar Chief Miniter Nitish Kumar and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalitha.

11 parties will work together to defeat UPA and stop BJP: Karat

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Deepika Padukone - the next Queen Of Bollywood?

Ajaz Khan wishes a dozen kids for Gauhar Khan-Kushal Tandon

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replying continued asking media person that you tell me first that who are they? This question came as a big surprise before all as we all know that Ajaz was very much inclined towards Gauhar while staying in the mad house. In fact, Kushal many a time entered a brawl with him for increasing friendship with Gauhar. Later, when he was asked about the flowing reports that it is because of his intervention in the upcoming show "Khatron Ke Khiladi" that Kushal and Gauhar decided to quit the show Ajaz said this is not true, he has got nothing to do with it. In fact, he said that he always wishes both of them best of luck for their future life and may they get happily married and become parent of eleven to twelve kids. Well, Ajaz we just have a question to ask that when you are not aware about Gauhar and Kushal then how could you pray for their bright future and happy married life?

t is likely that Deepika will be called the next reigning queen of Bollywood. After delivering back to back blockbuster hits in the year 2013 and tantalizing her fans with impeccable performance in `Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani`, `Chennai Express`and `Ram-Leela`, there is surely no looking back for this leggy lass. Following the tremendous success of Bhansali helmed `Goliyon Ki Raasleela - RamLeela`, rumours are rife that Deepika has managed to bag his next `Bajiro Mastani`, and reportedly Bhansali has plans to cast Hrithik Roshan opposite her. It is crystal clear that Bhansali is mighty impressed with her per-

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formance in `Ram-leela` which landed her the Filfmfare Award for Best Actress, and also his next movie, respectively . Presently, the 28 year old beauty`s plate is full with her forthcoming movies `Happy New Year`, Kochadaiyaan - The Legend, and Imtiaz Ali`s next.. Looking back, her career took a significant turn after `Cocktail` for which she had earned critical accolades from all over. And it won`t be wrong to say that 2013 was completely her year and the way her career is marching ahead, probability is high that this year too she shall walk away with all the awards. Well, girl just let your hair down for a while and relax. You surely rule the hearts of many .

igg Boss 7 fame Ajaz Khan, who created lot of buzz in the house for hindering the love relationship of Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon recently refused to identify the two love birds. As per reports, Ajaz at an event said that he don't know who are Kushal and Gauhar. While attending an event when Ajaz was asked about his Khan Sahab and Kushal then he instead of

Shahrukh Khan makes fun of Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho'!

Mumbai: It seems that the much touted "Khan War" is still going on as recently Bollywood 'Badshah' Shahrukh Khan has again took a dig at his friend turned foe Salman Khan. While attending an event organized by Tag Heuer, a watch brand that SRK endorses, he apparently questioned filmmaker Kunal Kohli's taste in films, when he said that the last film he saw was Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho'. Shahrukh, who is popular for his perfect comic timing and wackiness, staged a 'rapid fire' round at the event with Kunal Kohli, for the audience's pleasure. The act was definitely a treat for all the audiences there but turned out to be a problem for the filmmaker as he got a little embarrassed with SRK's reply . The rapid fire suddenly turn into a problem for Kunal when, SRK asked Kohli the last film he

Amitabh Bachchan's Facebook page crosses 10 million 'likes'

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Amitabh Bachchan`s official page on Facebook has garnered 10 million likes. The 71-year-old actor, who has an equally impressive fan following on Twitter as well, thanked everyone and tweeted, "It is 10 million on Facebook!! whoopee! Thank you all". Bachchan is followed by Shahrukh Khan who has 7 million likes on the social networking site.

saw, and he replied "Jai Ho!", though the answer earned a lot of hooting from the audience but King Khan, turned that hooting into laughter with his wicked statement, "There is no accounting for taste." Later, even Kunal took to Twitter for expressing his tough time at the event. Kunal in his tweet stated, "Toughest, Most Fun part of "TagHeuer" event, Rapid Fire wth @iamsrk, his comebacks to answers had everyone in splits." Well, we hope that Salman Khan wouldn't mind SRK's approach as it was just to bring even more fun to the event.

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Miscellaneous

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ith the continual expansion of the 'cyber world' around us, more and more people and organizations are getting intertwined on the internet and other platforms, including the mobiles and the fast expanding 'cloud'. This on the one hand has proved to be a boon for the business, establishments, enterprises, education field, interpersonal relations and the society as whole; but at the same time has also become a preying ground for the unscrupulous elements thereby providing innumerable and innovative ways of cheating and defrauding. This defrauding can take place not only with respect to financial losses but also in relation to reputation, privacy and networking websites, including matrimonial websites. As a result, there is a continuous effort on the part of the Government to take such steps as will prevent and punish the cyber crimes and their perpetrators so that even the common man can tread on the cyber highway without fear of falling prey to unscrupulous elements. In this effort the Central Government is working in consort with all stakeholders. As per the Crime Data /information maintained by National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), 2,464 cases of crime such as hacking and others, were registered during 2013. Fighting cyber crime needs concerted efforts. Police and Public Order are State subjects under the Constitution and as such the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime including Cyber Crime and for prosecuting the criminals through Law Enforcement machinery within their jurisdictions. The Cyber space is virtual, borderless and anonymous. Anyone can open e-mail account in any name including fake name from any part of the world. Any user with any email address is allowed to register with social networking sites with any name including fake names. No background information check is performed by the social networking sites, which leads to creation of fake accounts by miscreants for committing crimes/ frauds. Most of the networking sites are located abroad. The servers of these social networking sites are also located abroad. A total of 3, 45, 37 and 45 cases of fake accounts/ profiles on various social networking websites were reported to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in the year 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 by various Law Enforcement Agencies. CERT contacted these social networking websites for disabling of fake accounts and for getting user access details of these fake accounts/profiles. In most of the cases, such fake accounts were successfully disabled in association with social networking sites, having offices in India. However, success rate is low in disabling accounts and getting information from social networking sites having offices abroad.

Fighting cyber Indelible ink: Mark on finger, a moment of pride crime needs concerted efforts I
ndelible Ink is popularly known as Voter's Ink to mark on voter's finger during elections to avoid fraudulent, multiple voting and malpractices. It is not an ordinary ink, once it is applied on the finger it remains for few months. The credibility of producing the special ink goes to the Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), the Government of Karnataka undertaking, which is supplying this ink to India and various foreign countries. In India it has been a great challenge for the government and the Election Commission to hold and complete the process of general elections. In achieving this and to eliminate the fake voting, the EC has introduced a measure, i.e. using Indelible Ink which is put on the left hand finger nail of the voter. The Indelible Ink cannot be removed by any chemical, detergents or oil, it remains for few months. Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL) specialized in manufacturing and supply of quality Indelible Ink, in association with the Election Commission of India, National Physical Laboratory, and National Research Development Corporation. It is the sole authorized supplier of this type of foolproof Indelible Ink in India having exclusive license granted by National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi since 1962. Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd. was established during 1937 by late Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, then the Maharaja of

Mysore province under the nomenclature "Mysore Lac & Paint Works Ltd". Apart from supplying indelible ink to Indian elections, Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd has been exporting the Ink to 28 countries across the world since 1976, to name some few countries are: Turkey, South Africa, Nigeria, Nepal, Ghana, Papua-New Guinea, Burkina Faso, Canada, Togo, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Cambodia etc. Interesting facts about indelible ink For 2009 general elections, MPVL supplied about 20 lakh vials of 10 ML size. Uttar Pradesh alone consumed about 19 lakh vials. Ink is applied on voter's finger as a line

from the top end of the nail to the bottom of the first joint of the left fore finger with effect from February 1, 2006. Earlier, the ink was applied on the joint of nail and skin. Electoral stain typically contains silver nitrate which stains the skin on exposure to ultraviolet light, leaving a mark that is impossible to wash off and is only removed as external skin cells are replaced. Usually indelible ink is in violet colour. Suriname country used orange ink in its legislative elections of 2005. In the case of proxy voting, ink is applied on the middle finger of the left hand of the proxy .

Jungle introduction camp for orphans held in Samardha

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Madhya Pradesh Eco-tourism Development Board organised a 2-day eco-tourism "jungle introduction camp" at Samardha ecotourism centre with the cooperation of voluntary organisation "Make A Difference" for orphan children of various ashrams. As many as 128 children between 10 and 18 years of age and 30 volunteer coordinators participated in the camp. The board made all arrangements for children including food, stay etc. through Samardha eco-tourism

committee run by local people. On the first day, children enjoyed trekking. Apart from giving knowledge about forests, wildlife and natural resources, children were taken for trekking under the supervision of committee's guides. They trekked upto Jamunjhora stop dam. During trekking, children were given detailed information about wildlife, their habitats, birds, their identification, food etc. Children were very keen to watch birds and identify them through telescope. Information regarding various subjects was given by experts and committee's

guides to children through subject-based activities. The children also watched stars through telescope in the night. On the second day, nature-based entertainment and adventure sports activities were held in the jungle camp in which children took part with enthusiasm. Subject experts conducted these activities. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Narendra Kumar and Eco-tourism Development Board CEO Satish Tyagi informed children about importance of forests and wildlife in their lives.

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Subrata Roy is a patriotic man: Kapil Dev on Sahara chief's arrest

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ormer Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev has expressed concern over the arrest of Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy and hoped that an "extremely patriotic person" like him will come out of this situation soon. "In Bangladesh, I came to know though TV channels that Saharasri has surrendered and is in police custody . I have known him as an extremely patriotic man who has done so much for the country . I wish that he comes out of this situation soon," Kapil said in a letter addressed to the media. Roy was arrested on Friday by Uttar Pradesh police after non-bailable warrant was issued by the Supreme Court for his failure to appear before it in a case of non-refund of Rs 20,000 crore to investors. He would be produced before the apex court on March 4. Roy has been kept at Kukrail guest house in Lucknow following court orders. Kapil, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain, said he has known Roy for a long time and that he tried getting in touch with Sahara Group chairman and his wife after his arrest. "I have tried hard to call him, but could not get in touch with him nor his wife. In the same context, I contacted a senior worker of Sahara as I was very worried for a possible negative reaction of Sahara Workers, for I know very well that his workers take him as their God," said Kapil. Kapil said he wrote the letter, supporting Roy , in the best interest of the country . "This I share in the best interest of the people of the country ."

BopannaQureshi claim Dubai doubles crown

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IPL spot-fixing: BCCI summons

Rajasthan Royals spinner Ajit Chandila

Brazil World Cup stadium roof partially collapses

ndia's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have won their fifth ATP World Tour doubles title and the first first since reuniting at the start of 2014 by beating Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The 'IndoPak Express' received 500 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings as they claimed victory in 68 minutes, winning 78 per cent of their service points and breaking the top seeds twice from seven opportunities, reports ATP Tour website. "We are happy to be back to winning ways and winning a title," said Bopanna. "We got back this year hoping to continue the streak and doing well. We started off well in Sydney . We lost to Zimonjic and Nestor there in the final and happy to win this title against them and get a little sweet revenge back." Qureshi said: "We had in our mind we had to go all out, because the last time we lost to them, and this time we just had to go out aggressively . I think we had a very aggressive mindset, and luckily it just paid off. I'm really happy that we ended up getting a win today ." It was Bopanna and Qureshi's first title together since the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Bopanna improved to a 10-17 finals record after lifting the Dubai trophy for the second time. He previously won it in 2012 with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi. Qureshi won his 10th title in 21 finals.

BELO HORIZONTE (BRAZIL)

The roof of Brazil's Mineirao World Cup Stadium has partially collapsed in rain and wind. Video footage published by newspaper Folha de S. Paulo shows three metallic plates falling into the pitch just minutes before the match between local rivals Cruzeiro and Minas Futebol, reports Xinhua. Nobody was hurt in the incident. According to the meteorological office, the weather conditions were not abnormal for Brazil's southeastern city of Belo Horizonte at this time of year. A met office spokesman said 10.6 mm of rain was experienced over three hours while winds did not exceed 36 km/h. Cruzeiro manager Marcelo Oliveira also criticised the state of the water-logged pitch. "Questions have to be asked. Is this pitch up to FIFA standard? I think the quality needs to be better," he said. The Mineiro stadium, which has been redeveloped at a cost of $300 million, will host six matches during this year's World Cup. Saturday's incident has renewed concerns about the safety of Brazil's 12 World Cup venues. Seven stadium construction workers have died so far while an October fire caused structural damage at Cuiaba's Arena's Pantanal, according to local prosecutors.

he Board of Control for Cricket in India has summoned former Rajasthan Royals off-spinner Ajit Chandila to appear before its disciplinary committee in New Delhi on Wednesday . Chandila is facing spot-fixing charges and was among a clutch of Rajasthan Royals players arrested by the police for fixing games in return for huge sums of money . (Click here for latest on IPL) The BCCI's Anti-Corruption Security Unit (ACSU) chief Ravi Sawani has recommended a ban between five years to life on Chandila. The bowler has been found guilty of violating multiple anti-corruption clauses. Sawani's report says Chandila had influenced other players to indulge in spot-fixing. He is also accused of

passing vital team information to the bookies. In September last year, the BCCI imposed a life ban on S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan. Rajasthan Royals players Sreesanth and Chavan were found guilty of spot-fixing during the sixth season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Another Rajasthan Royals player Siddharth Trivedi was handed a oneyear ban while Amit Singh was banned for five years. The case against India's under-19 World Cup winner Harmeet Singh, who also represented the Royals, was closed due to a lack of evidence. In September last year, the Haryana-born Chandila was granted bail by a Delhi court. The court said there were some "missing links" in the prosecution case and

the case would have to be re-examined. Baburao Yadav, a former domestic player, and Deepak Kumar, an alleged bookie, were also granted bail along with Chandila by Dharmesh Sharma, the Additional Sessions Judge, on personal bonds of Rs 50,000 with one surety of like amount each. "It is very surprising... There are some missing links in the case. I am sending the full file to the Commissioner of Police to let the case be examined...," the judge was quoted as saying. Chandila was charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) by the Delhi Police, but the court said Chandila's connection with the alleged organised syndicate was "too remote".

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Moreover, it has also put Antony's own track record under scanner as the Defence Minister of India. The forces hold a common complaint against him that he sat on important files related to the upgradation, modernisation and acquisitions in his 10 years tenure. The Indian submarnie fleet has gone down to 13 as compared to China's fleet of 50. Likewise, the purchase of 126 Rafale fighter jets from France to upgrade India's Air Force's ageing fleet has also been put on hold. However, the biggest disaster was the way Antony has dealt with the de-

March 3 to March 9, 2014 (MP&CG)

Trust deficit between defence minister and defence forces widen

fence chiefs. The age issue of Gen VK Singh festered and turned ugly due to Antony's approach. Leading further, the Ministry of Defence was in a state of panic upon the movement of two military units in Delhi in 2012 owing to the growing distrust between the Army and the Ministry . Antony yet again made a fool of himself by first attributing the killing of five India soldiers on the Loc by terrorists dressed in Pakistani army uniforms and then making a U-turn the next day blaming the Pakistan Army directly . Adding to these, Antony has

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he trust deficit between the Defence Minister AK Antony and the Indian defence forces seems to be widening with time. Even though the Defence Minister promptly expressed his grief on the resignation of Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi following another mishap, it still seems to underline the trust deficit between the two. The Indian Navy is currently saddled with an aging fleet with a wave of 11 sad mishaps involving warships in the past few months. The submarine INS Sindhuratna carried the dreading news of

the death of two officers "unaccounted for" during the mishap on board as it reached the Mumbai Harbour. As soon as Admiral Joshi resigned pertaining to the accident, the Defence Minister was quick to express his grief in order to clear the air on the resignation. It is quite evident in the South Block that the relations were not good between AK Antony and the Admiral following the string of disasters the Navy was witnessing under Joshi's leadership. The Navy's safety track record in under the scanner following 11 major and minor incidents involving warships and submarines over the last 10 months.

also seen some big alleged scams under his tenure. The AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth Rs. 4,600 crore and Rs. 10,000 crore commission in a Defence dewal involving Israel Aerospace Industries questions his squeaky clean image and his salutation as 'St Antony'. Admiral Joshi has become the first peace time defence chief in Indian India to quit active services. There is a huge question brewing up as whether AK Antony will go down in history books as one of the most incompetent Defence Minister India ever had.

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