CM Chauhan talks

3 directly to callers
of CM Helpline

We

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

he State

PM: Ayurveda
can make a
global impact,
like Yoga

Saina Nehwal,
K Srikanth win
China Open

10

titles

Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Clean River Bright

Future theme of
this years
pavilion of Ministry
of Water Resources

Manak,
Premchand
Guddu,
Sajid Ali
resign

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Best State Award to MP

for empowerment of disabled
NEWS MAX

Chauhan launches web

broadcasting service of
Radio Azad Hind
Bhopal

Gwalior Collector will be conferred

disabled in the state where certifi-

National Award for creating best

cates have distributed to 6 lakh 46

overnment of India has

hurdle-free facilities for disabled

thousand 890 disabled persons and

decided to confer Best State

persons at public places. National

artificial limbs and accessories to

Award for year 2014 for

Award will be given to Indore for

68 thousand 182 disabled persons.

empowerment of disabled to MP.

rehabilitation of disabled persons.

Lives of 3,705 disabled persons

The Award instituted by Union

Two persons from MP have also

have been made easier through cor-

Ministry of Social Justice and

been selected for National Awards

rective surgeries.

Empowerment will be conferred by

as best role models for disabled

Benefit of National Indira

President

Pranab Mukherjee at

empowerment works. They include

Gandhi Disabled Pension Scheme

Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on

Dr. Rohit Trivedi, Bhopal (vision

is being given to one lakh 49 thou-

December 3, 2014.

impaired) and Su Rabia Khan

sand 146 persons in the state and

The Central Government has

(vision impaired). All these awards

Social Security Pension to one lakh

also selected Gwalior and Indore

will be conferred on December 3

94 thousand 52 disabled persons.

districts for National Awards for

in New Delhi.

Assistance of Rs. 500 per month is

2014 for empowerment of disabled.

How we look it !

Planned efforts for reha-

being given to 48 thousand 744 per-

bilitation and welfare of dis-

sons with multi-disability and men-

abled persons have been

tally disabled ones. Scholarships

made in MP on the initiative

are being provided to 67 thousand

of

Singh

48 disabled students studying in

Chauhan. Lives of disabled

various institutions. Disabled per-

have undergone a pleasant

sons are experiencing ease follow-

change as a result of commit-

ing 91 thousand 219 public build-

ted efforts by the state gov-

ings made hurdle-free in the state.

ernment and they are contin-

Marriages of 5,443 disabled per-

uously moving forward along

sons have been solemnized in the

with all sections of society. So

state. Loan facility of over Rs. 72

far, 8.10 lakh disabled per-

lakh has been made available to 65

sons have been linked with

disabled beneficiaries of the state

Sparsh Abhiyan in MP. As

by National Disabled Finance and

many as 1191 camps have

Development

been held for welfare of the

Faridabad.

CM

Shivraj

Corporation,

Bhopal: CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched web broadcasting service of Radio Azad Hind here today. Radio Azad
Hind, which is dedicated to freedom movement-self-rule of the
country, the unique and first community radio, was started on
March 25, 2012. Now, its online service will be available daily
from 7 am to 10 pm. Congratulating listeners on the occasion,
CM Chauhan said that this radio has entered a new era from
today. It has carved its distinguished identity within a short
time. Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Surendra
Patwa, Principal Secretary Culture Manoj vastava and
Director Culture Smt. Renu Tiwari were also present on the
occasion. Under the campaign for creating mass awareness
about innumerable freedom fighters and unknown warriors of
India's freedom movement, Radio Azad Hind is the first community radio station in the country, which took the initiative to
include contents of over 170 community radio stations in its
broadcasts. Radio's website was also developed to globalise it
through word space, internet etc.

Diabetes can be prevented

by improving lifestyle
CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said diabetes can be prevented by improving lifestyle. The CM was addressing diabetic
children, who visited CM House to meet Chauhan here today.
The CM exhorted children to study hard and do not worry.
Diabetes is curable. For this, improve lifestyle and restrain eating habits. Dr. Shachin Shukla of Krishna Diabetes and
Research Foundation was also present on the occasion.

Chhattisgarh Explore

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Medicines found

Sterilization deaths

contaminated, pharma companies raided

No time to politicise
issue: CM

RAIPUR
The

government

has

ordered judicial probe into

Dr Singh said, Its no

the death of eleven women

time to politicise the issue.

after mass sterilization at a

camp

organized

by

It was an extremely unfortu-

the

nate incident and the gov-

Chhattisgarh government at

ernment is committed to

Takhatpur in Bilaspur dis-

find the truth and punish

trict. Many more women

have

been

the guilty The Government

hospitalized.

vide better medical assis-

Modi, on Twitter, expressed

concern over the unfortu-

had tarnished BJP's image.

points, including if standard

nate tragedy and called on

Opposition Congress has

protocol was followed at

state officials to investigate

demanded resignation of

these camps, circumstances

and take action.

Raman Singh and Amar

that led to the incident,

The Chhattisgarh gov-

Agrawal. CM, Dr Raman

whether medicines used at

ernment has suspended four

Singh, who visited the ailing

the camps were of standard

senior doctors and trans-

women at Bilaspur hospital,

quality,

ferred the Director Health

himself announced the sus-

Services, Dr Kamalpreet

pension of the doctors. The

Singh, in connection with

CM announced that a judi-

taken to avoid recurrence of

the botched up sterilisation

cial probe will be conducted

such incidents and others,

surgeries. The government

in the botched up sterilisa-

has also initiated criminal

tion

proceedings against laparo-

guilty in the probe, will be

scopic

RK

punished severely, whether

Gupta, who conducted the

they are owners of pharma-

surgeries. Dr Gupta has

ceutical units, distributors

since

or doctors. Nobody will be

been

Dr

arrested.

case. Those

found

who

are

those

accountable for this incident, measures that can be

as per an government statement.

Medicines
contaminated with
zinc phosphide
A preliminary report of

spared, he said.

an inquiry committee has

lations that Chhattisgarh

Probe panel formed

revealed medicines given to

minister

Amar

Agrawal could be divested of

his portfolio. Ruling BJP
sources said the party central leadership is annoyed
as sterilization deaths at a
government-run

health

A single-member commission under retired judge

Anita Jha was constituted to
probe the botched sterilisation surgeries. The state
government has also asked

the victims were contaminated with zinc phosphide, a

rodent killing chemical.
This could have led to
death of 13 women. Bilaspur
divisional

tance to the patients. Our

first priority is to save the
life of the patients. Not ruling out negligence on the
part of doctors, the CM said,
"Prime facie the medicos
appear to be at fault". Senior
Congress leader Digvijaya
Singh tweeted, "8 people die
in a Sterilisation Camp in
Chattisgarh.

Govt

must

take a stern action against

them. Can't imagine how
could this happen? And that

Meanwhile, there are specuhealth

right to know. Instead of

tion

officials

taking the responsibility the

stated. The doctors and staff

government was trying to

have been asked to strictly

destroy evidence by burning

follow the standard protocol

stocks

while performing the sur-

alleged.

geries.

UN organization
seeks accountability
for deaths

commissioner

Sonmani Borah said traces

too in Health Minister's

Constituency!
resign."

Joint

He

must

Director,

Health Department Dr RN
Pandey has issued orders for
immediate suspension of all
the sterilisation camps for
women in the Bilaspur district till further orders are
received from the State
Government. The in-charge
doctors of institutions where
aseptic and invasive proce-

operations,

Pharma companies
raided

is making all efforts to pro-

Prime Minister Narendra

surgeon

would be held for sterilisa-

Chhattisgarh
department

health

raided

pharma

two

companies,

The

of

medicines,

UN

he

Population

Fund and the International

Planned

Parenthood

Mahawar Pharma Pvt Ltd

Federation

at

Kavita

come out against any forms

in

of incentives for adopting

Bilaspur, suspected manu-

contraceptives and sought

facturers of drugs adminis-

accountability

tered on victims of botched

Chhattisgarh sterilisation

sterilizations. Anticipating

deaths.

Raipur

and

Pharmaceuticals

(IPPF)

have

for

raids, one of the firms burnt

Babatunde Osotimehin,

down drug stocks in its

executive director of the

backyard. Officials claimed

Fund know by its acronym,

they were able to retrieve

UNFPA,

some samples from burned

Melesse, the director-gener-

stocks. Their pharmaceuti-

al of the IPPF, said in a

cal company premises were

statement: "It is critical to

sealed and seized drug sam-

ensure the quality of service

ples were sent for analysis

for all contraceptive meth-

to Central Drug Laboratory,

Kolkata. The raids followed
government's decision to
ban

sale

of

antibiotic,

Ciprocin, manufactured by
these two companies, which
were locally purchased by
Bilapsur health authorities.

Rahul blames govt

and

Tewodros

ods, as well as the availability of a full range of modern

contraceptives, which must
always be chosen freely by
fully-informed

men

and

women, without any forms

of incentives." The heads of
the organisations, which
describe themselves as "are

dures are adapted to per-

Congress vice president

strong advocates of rights-

found in Ciprocin 500mg

form such operations would

Rahul Gandhi has said that

based family planning," wel-

The state government has

tablets, manufactured by

be alerted beforehand to

the government and the

comed the investigations

global attention. Besides,

also announced

Mahavar

take

health

were

into the deaths, adding, "We

TV footage of state minister

sation of Rs. two lakh to the

the probe panel to submit its

of

snowballed into a major con-

report within three months.

troversy that has grabbed

camp in Takhatpur, has

laughing and smiling after

a compen-

kin of each of the victims.

zinc

phosphide

were

Pharmaceutical

precautions.

Chief

minister

Pvt Ltd. These tablets were

Health

squarely responsible for the

call for all those responsible

distributed among women,

Officers, civil surgeons and

tragedy.

truth

to be held accountable to

superintendents

and

Medical

He

said

will

who underwent steriliza-

hospital

should come out, as people,

avoid impunity for those

well with the senior party

investigate the untoward

tions at three camps in

would be inspecting the hos-

particularly the families of

who provide services at low

leaders, who feel the tragedy

incident

Bilaspur district.

pitals where such camps

those who have died, have a

standards."

the tragedy did not go down

The

commission
on

number

of

37.13 lakh chicks distributed to 76,000 families in 3 yrs

Raipur
The Chhattisgarh Government
has been providing material support to
poor families to take up poultry farming as a source of livelihood, officials
stated. The State Animal Husbandry
Development Department has distributed nearly 37.13 lakh chicks to more than 76,000 beneficiaries during the past three years under the State
Government s Backyard Scheme. This includes the beneficiaries of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other
Backward Classes and general category as well. During
2011-12, 14.29 lakh chickens were distributed to 25,000 ben-

eficiaries whereas in year 2013-14 nearly 13.24

lakh chicks were distributed to 26,000 beneficiaries. Likewise, in year 2012-13, 9.60 lakh chickens
were distributed to nearly 24,000 beneficiaries.
Animal Husbandry Department officials
recently informed that under backward scheme,
poor families are encouraged for poultry farming
and chickens are distributed to them. Under the scheme,
each beneficiary is provided chickens and poultry feed of
total worth Rs 1200. To the beneficiaries of SC/ST category,
the Government provides 90 per cent subsidy. General and
OBC beneficiaries are given 75 per cent subsidy under the
scheme.

Govt sets up retail network

for forest-based medicines

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Government has developed an elaborate retail network for medicines made out of forest produce. The Government s retail network for
marketing of these products comprise Non-wood Forest Produce Marts which have
been opened at six locations in the State besides Sanjeevani Centres established in
32 different locations, officials informed. Other than Raipur, the Sanjeevani Centre
retail outlets are being operated at district headquarters of Durg, Bilaspur,
Ambikapur, Kanker and Jagdalpur also, they informed. During the last nine years,
forest medicines worth Rs 2.17 crore have been sold. Last year, the quantity of products sold increased by three times. The State governments Ayush Department have
given license to 102 forest medicines produced by Forest Medicine Processing
Centres of State, under Cosmetic and Forest medicine processing units in 5 dists
Rich forest resources of Chhattisgarh are now being utilised for commercial manufacturing of valuable Ayurvedic herbal medicines.

MADHYA PRADESH

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

Home Minister Gaur gives

message of health and
fitness with rock band
Bhopal

(MP & CG)

CM Cha uha n t a lk s
dire c t ly t o c a lle rs
of CM H e lpline

Bhopal: CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan held direct telephonic

talks with 5 complainants of

CM Helpline and sought status of redressal of their complaints here recently. CMs
phone call to know about

Home and Jail Minister Babulal

their problems was a pleas-

Gaur met children, youths and young

ant surprise for the com-

couples in their own style during

plainants. The CM asked

Rahgiri Day at Boat Club here on

Komal

Sunday

Lathpahadi

morning.

Gaur

got

Patel

of
under

village
Barji

snapped selfies with youths and

Gram Panchayat in Katni

children and did not hesitate to

district whether his com-

shake a leg on the stage with mem-

plaint was redressed or not.

bers of rock dance club. The Boat

The

Club reverberated with youths

informed that a madam had

slogan of health is wealth.

visited the village and got

elated

applicant

Gaur also met volunteers of

the problem solved. His complaint was that anganwadi does not

RSS present at the Boat Club during

open on time. Children loiter around on lakes shore. There were

Rahgiri and posed for photograph

other complaints also against the anganwadi, which have been

with them. He undertook cleaning

solved after registration of complaint on 181. The madam referred

with broom along with volunteers to

to by the complainant was an officer of Women and Child

give message of Swachchh Bhopal,

Development Department.

Swachchh

Raisen district informed the CM that electricity supply in the vil-

Bharat

and

Clean

Vinod Sharma of village Bineka of

lage is regular but problem of low voltage still persists. The CM

Bhopal, Green Bhopal.

directed Secretary Public Service Management to seek factual

He stooped to shake hands with a

small child who had come on chil-

tainment facilities like rail engine,

arrangements for Rahgiri Day so

position today itself and inform Principal Secretary Energy about

drens cycle to participate in cycling

model of warship and cruise have

that any lacuna may be detected and

it. He also directed to intimate him when problem of voltage is

on the occasion. It was first occasion

been provided to citizens at the Boat

rectified. He posed question about

solved.

for youths brimming with fervour

Club. Upper Lake is one of the

arrangements to all including youths

informed that amount of compensation has been deposited in the

and enthusiasm were being encour-

largest fresh water lake in Asia. It

and they replied Maza Hi Maza,

account of his namesake. The negligence was committed since

aged by senior leader and the Home

should be developed.

Rahgiri Main Koi Kami Naheen.

fathers name was also same. In this case, the CM directed to

Ganga Ram of village Thikri of Barwani district

Minister to keep health and fit say-

Arrangement of police band has

Anand Hi Anand Hai. Vyavasthayen

inform concerning district collector for immediate action and

ing the youths will remain fit like

also been made during Rahgiri Day

Ek Dam Theek Hain. (There is noth-

deposit the amount in the account of actual beneficiary.

him in old age if they pay attention to

which plays sonorous tunes.

ing

Dharmendra Jaiswal of village Dharna Kalan and

health and do regular exercise.

said that he visited the Boat Club to

Nothing

Gaur said that a number of enter-

elicit views of people regarding

arrangements are perfect).

Gaur

but

enjoyment
lacks

in

all

around.

Rahigiri.

All

Krishna

Thakur of village Gondi Hinotiya of Seoni district informed that

their problems have been solved after registration on 181.

Global campaign to increase tourism

to continue till Simhastha-2016

Bhopal
CM

Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said

that global level marketing of MPs cultural

specialties, heritage and natural beauty will
be undertaken. The campaign will be continued till Simhastha-2016. Action plans have
been chalked out for tourism events to be
held during the period to ensure presence of
MP on world tourism map. Theme of the government calendar for year 2015 will be
tourism. The CM was reviewing MP tourism
campaign at Mantralaya here and directed
to start immediate preparations for chalking
out calendar of important tourism events.

Special sanitation drive

at tourist destinations
Directing for a special drive to sanitise
and beautify tourism destinations, the CM
said that states beauty is unprecedented.
Water bodies, jungles, wildlife and heritage
of culture and art exist simultaneously.
Information about them should be dissemi-

nated to domestic and international tourists.

He directed to re-conceptualise Khajuraho
Dance Festival. Chauhan said that he will
himself visit tourist destinations. Civic facilities for tourists will be boosted through
cooperation of local people. Describing
Deepdan Mahotsav on Narmada Jayanti,
famous Bhagoria festival, Ganesh immersion of Malwa region and Durga Puja of
Mahakaushal region as important from the
point of view of religious and cultural
tourism, Chauhan said that these are of

special attraction for international tourists.

The CM directed to start tourism activities
at Bargi Bandh Sagar, Indira Sagar and
Tawa reservoirs.

Simhastha Kumbh 2016

Directing for marketing of Simhastha
Kumbh as a unique global level tourism
activity, Chauhan said that NRIs should
also be invited for Simhastha Darshan. He
directed to organise international seminars
on Yoga, climate change, status of women,

respect to all religions, moral values etc.

during the Simhastha. He also directed to
start preparations for international seminars on Yoga Vidya and Ayurveda. The CM
instructed to make Simhastha-2016 at
Green Kumbh by undertaking an intensive
sanitation drive before it takes place.
International marketing of Simhastha-2016
will get underway from March 2015 at
International Tourism Mart in Germany.
The meeting was informed that
Pachmarhi Mahotsav will begin from
December 25 and state level Jheel
Mahotsav will be held from February 13 to
15. Houseboats will arrive at Indira Sagar
and Tawa reservoirs before these events.
Forest Department will chalk out rules
regarding water tourism before December
31. The CM will hold road shows in Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad to invite
investment in tourism sector. A calendar of
major tourism activities and events will be
prepared. At the meeting, Secretary to CM
Hari Ranjan Rao informed about action
plans for proposed tourism events.

RAIPUR TRAIL

State to produce
fish Chinese style

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Experts discuss
transportation plan for
Greater Raipur Region

RAIPUR
................................................................................
The needs of every class of people would be
incorporated in the extensive transportation plan
for

Greater

Raipur

Region,

Housing

and

Environment Secretary Sanjay Shukla informed.

He stressed on the preparation of a transportation
plan which is favourable for the coming 50 years for
Raipur and nearby urban areas, according to the
intention of the State Government and keeping in
mind the future needs of the commuters.
Addressing a one-day workshop on Regional
Mobility Plan for Greater Raipur Region recently,
Shukla said that public transportation could prove
its significance only when it fulfills the needs of
every group. While terming the development of
RAIPUR
The

Chhattisgarh

Fisheries

Department has developed as many as

28 Chinese style hatcheries to provide a
major push to fish production in the
State. The Chinese hatchery system is
considered to be most suitable for the
production of quality fish seeds. Apart
from the Chinese style hatcheries
owned by the Fisheries Department,
the

State

Co-operative

Fisheries

Federation has nine and the private

fish seeds production units have 25
Chinese style hatcheries for fish seeds
production. In all, the State has 62
Chinese style hatcheries, 57 fish seeds
production farms and as many as 721
reservoirs for fish seeds production.

After acquiring the status of a self-

by the State government that the fish

accessible transportation arrangement along with

reliant state in producing electricity,

seeds production has significantly

the development and extension of Raipur a consid-

Chhattisgarh has now become inde-

increased in last 13 years. During 2012-

erable challenge, he advised working on an exten-

pendent in terms of producing fish

13, the State managed to produce

sive plan to meet the challenges.

seeds. Fisheries Department officials

104.37 Crore standard fry fish seeds

He provided emphasis on formation of a 'Core

here stated that the State needs 96.92

against the production of 28.68 Crore

Committee' for the early preparation of the trans-

crore standard fry seeds for fish farm-

fish seeds in 2000 01.

ing in all water reservoirs, while it suc-

As per the reports, the State pro-

cessfully recorded production of 119

duced 33.29 crore fish seeds in 2001

crore standard fry fish seeds during

02, 32.33 crore fish seeds in 2002 03,

201314.

36.78 crore fish seeds in 2003 04,

Besides, the Department has 35 fish

46.13 crore fish seeds in 2004 05,

seeds farm, the Federation has one and

50.55 crore fish seeds in 2005 06,

the private producers have 21 seeds

59.17 crore fish seeds in 2006 07,

farms. Similarly, the Department has

64.96 crore fish seeds in 2007 08,

589 reservoirs, while the Federation

67.50 crore fish seeds in 2008 09,

and private producers has 127 reser-

76.28 crore fish seeds in 2009 10,

voirs for producing fish seeds. It is an

83.96 crore fish seeds in 2010 11 and

outcome of various schemes launched

90.96 crore fish seeds in 2011 12.

Educational institutes running

without accreditation face action
Raipur
Higher education department has
issued letters to superintendents of police
(SPs) via state public commission for taking immediate action against educational
institutes running without accreditation.
Chief lokayukta SN Srivastava has
asked state government to provide list of
non-accredited universities operating illegally in state. Srivastava has instructed higher education
department to submit details of vice-chancellors' official
address and mobile numbers of illegal institutions within 15
days. Chief lokayukta said the degrees awarded by these

universities operating illegally are invalid

and students are being misled. Higher
education department additional director
RB Subramanyam presented the report on
behalf of state government, and informed
public commission that state government
has taken serious note of complaints.
Education department officials said except
23 universities, no other university has
been accredited in Chhattisgarh. Few of
the non-accredited universities in state, include CMJ
University, Novelty University, Karnataka State Open
University, Mysore and SAM Hedgebotes Institute of
Agriculture Technology and Science Allahabad.

portation plan. In the workshop, jointly organised

by the Naya Raipur Development Authority and
Lee Associate Asia, New Raipur Development
Authority (NRDA) Vice Chairman SS Bajaj said
that the work is underway in the direction of promoting cheap, easy and clean public transportation
in Naya Raipur region. He said that along with
Raipur, a large number of people from the nearby
areas, including Bhilai and Durg come to the city.
Looking to that perspective, a plan is being prepared to speed up work on an all-round action plan.
After preparation of the plan, it would be implemented in a phased manner.
Participation
Municipality,

of

Nagar

Municipal

Corporation,

Panchayat,

Government

departments and other social organisations is

important in the preparation of a useful regional
mobility plan for the greater Raipur area, he added.
Bajaj said that the advisors, looking to the problems
of transportation, road accidents, parking and security of other vehicles like cycle and rickshaw, would
conduct surveys and studies for the preparation of
regional mobility plan. Under the study, survey,
study and analysis of social economic development,
present land use and present situation of transport
and problems of greater Raipur area would be done,
he added. The advisors will carry out scientific
study and analysis through modern scientific system with the aid of computer software. Through
which, plan would be prepared for development of
such 15 important traffic squares in the greater
Raipur region, which are problematic as far as
transportation is concerned. The advisors will give
suggestion regarding institutional arrangement for
strategy for easy transportation in greater Raipur
region and for its implementation.

MADHYA PRADESH

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Army Officials had failed to assess

recruitment
rally number of participants
Gwalior
Army recruitment rally normally
draw big crowds, but officials associated with the whole process failed miserably to assess the number of prospective job seekers. Army officials expected that 5-10 thousand candidates
would turn up. But nearly 25,000 candidates from the nearby districts presented themselves at the local Mela
Ground. There was no arrangement to
cater to such a large number and in haste
the rally was cancelled at the last minute.
This annoyed the candidates who started protesting. According to sources, someone
spread the rumour that one candidate has
died and this resulted in stampede as candidates started running in all directions.
Enraged job aspirants went on a rampage,
Inspector General Adarsh Katiyar told
media. With little police force to man the
mob and no barricading at all to control the
inflow of candidates, trouble started when a
group of aspirants pushed others in front of
them to get first chance for the mandatory
run in the first qualifying round. When
aspirants continued to create ruckus, army
authorities announced change in schedule of
rally. Then a few police constables used mild
force canes to put aspirants in order. The
result was a stampede and, as aspirants
retreated, some among them started pelting
stones. Additional force was also deployed

for the occasion arrived at the scene and

started cane-charging trouble-makers. The
candidates ran amok and, while shouting
slogans, resorted to heavy brick-batting.
"As per initial information candidates
went on rampage after a change in the
schedule of rally. No casualties have been
reported so far," said Sarabjeet Singh, chief
of the state intelligence wing. Some candidates torched vehicles and damaged property. Police had to cane-charge the candidates
and lob tear gas shells to disperse the candidates. Some candidates were injured.

According to PTI, six persons suffered

injuries in the stampede, and were later discharged after being provided medical treatment. This also created law and order situation as many candidates ventured out in
the local areas and started created problems. Finally, arrangements were made to
send the candidates back to their respective
places. Meanwhile, Gwalior SSP Santosh
Kumar Singh said a report on the incident
has already been sent to police
headquarters at Bhopal. "We have asked SPs in
various districts under Gwalior, Chambal

and Sagar divisions

to take appropriate
action against miscreants being identified on
the basis of photographs
and video footage available with us here in
Gwalior", the SSP said.
"Apart from this we are trying to ascertain
what went wrong. All necessary measures
will be in place to avoid reoccurrence of such
incidents."
A PIL (public interest litigation) was
also filed in the high court bench at Gwalior
by advocate Raju Sharma and Umesh Vohre
seeking probe into the incident and compensation for the victims. Raju Sharma said
a probe by an independent agency be
ordered considering various aspects like
damages, injuries, event mismanagement,
failure of various government agencies,
attempts to outrage women's modesty etc.
The PIL is likely to come up for hearing
during next week.

Acquire virtue of sanitation in life, says CM

Bhopal
CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan
called for acquiring virtue of
sanitation in life. Sanitation is
necessary for health. The CM
was launching Bal Swachchhata
Mission at Rasheedia School in
Barkheri here recently. On the
recommendation of Childrens
Cabinet, he announced construction of a common building for
the schools being run on the
premises of Rasheedia School.
On the recommendation of
Childrens Cabinet, the CM also

announced construction of
schools boundary wall, develop a
sports ground and teaching of
vocational education in the
school. He exhorted children to
work hard and move forward in
life. Nothing is impossible in the
world. You will be hit if keep fit.
Take part in gymnastics and
sports to maintain health. Pay
attention to sanitation in house,
family and locality. Join Prime
Ministers Swachchhata
Abhiyan. Toilets will be constructed in all schools in next
one year. No hurdle will be

allowed to come in higher education of students. Remembering

Indias first Prime Minister late
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the
CM said that Pandit Nehru had
laid foundation of modern-day
India. Minister of State for
School Education Deepak Joshi
said that sanitation is necessary
to be healthy. Develop Clean MP
for Clean India. MP Alok
Sanjar said that apart from
physical sanitation, ideological
and mental cleanliness is also
necessary. MLA Surendranath
Singh informed about requirements of the school. Head of the
School Cabinet
Kumari Deeksha
Chauhan delivered
CM Chauhan also participated in Bal Chaupal on the schools premises. He
the welcome address.
announced Rs. one lakh each for anganwadi number 596 and 602, which organCabinets Spokesman
ised the Chaupal. He inaugurated painting exhibition of Bal Chaupal and disAjay Dhurve presenttributed prizes to winners of fancy dress and painting competitions. Chauhan
ed decisions. Officeplanted a sapling on the premises. He also inspected Government Girls Higher
bearers of school
Secondary Schools classes. Chairperson of Child Rights Protection Commission
union welcomed the
Smt. Usha Chaturvedi, Zila Panchayats Chairperson Smt. Meena Himmat Singh,
CM. Chauhan got
MLA Rameshwar Sharma, Additional Chief Secretaries Smt. Aruna Sharma and
students hands
Sudhi Ranjan Mohanthy, corporator Smt. Archana Sengar, other public represenwashed to give mestatives, students and teachers were present on the occasion.
sage of sanitation.

CM at Bal Chaupal

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Vastu tips for office

Employees who need to
improve their
performance should first
be located in the
Western region and then
shifted to the Southeast.
Placing images of Gods
and deities towards the
right of mirrors is
considered auspicious
from a financial point of
view.
The staircase is best
located in the South,
West and Southwest
locations in the office
design.
If the office has a
temple, it should be
placed in the Northeast
portion of the office
design.

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

PM: Ayurveda can make

a global impact, like Yoga

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi recently said the biggest challenge to
Ayurveda comes from people who have dedicated their life to it. They too do
not trust it fully, he said. Seeking to dispel the notion of Ayurveda and
Allopathy being competing streams of medical science, the Prime Minister
described Ayurveda as a way of life. He said a disease can be cured by
Allopathy; and if a person adopts Ayurveda, he can ensure that he remains
healthy and free of disease.

NEW DELHI

He called upon practitioners of

Ayurveda to be dedicated to
Ayurveda not just as a profession, but as a service to
mankind. He was speaking at
the valedictory function of the
6th World Ayurveda Congress.
The Prime Minister said that
Yoga had acquired global recognition for people who wanted a
stress-free life and were moving
towards holistic healthcare.
Similarly, if Ayurveda is presented in the right spirit as a way of
life, it too can acquire acceptance. The Prime Minister said it
is essential for Ayurveda to
reach people in a simple, effective way. For this, the modes of
treatment should also be better
packaged. Narendra Modi said
space has to be created in international medical and science
publications, for articles on
Ayurveda. But the effort for this
has to come from the practitioners and researchers of Ayurveda,
he added.

'Seekho aur Kamao' to provide placement

based skill training for minorities
New Delhi
The skill development scheme "Seekho aur
Kamao" translated 'learn and earn' and
other skill development initiatives of the
Ministry of Minority Affairs will provide
ensured placement based skill training for
minorities.
These schemes were discussed in the
first meeting of the Consultative Committee
for the year 2014-15 recently chaired by
Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Najma
Heptulla and Minister of State, Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi.
Further, they also discussed the skill
development component under MultiSectoral Development Programme which
envisages that at least 10 per cent of the
allocation given to the State would be earmarked for activities related to skill training to minority youth. The committee was
also informed about the upcoming scheme
Upgrading the Skills and Training in

Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development

(USTTAD) and launching of Maulana Azad
National Academy for Skills (MANAS).
Members of the committee including
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhary, Anwhar

Raajhaa,
Asaduddin
Owaisi,
ET
Mohammed Basheer, Idris Ali and MI
Shanavas (Lok Sabha) and Joy Abraham
and Mohammed Adeeb (Rajya Sabha)
attended the meeting.

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NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Industry body unhappy for delay

in sanctioning power connections

Jammu

Members of industry body

Bari Brahmana Industries
Association (BBIA) are unhappy
with the Power Development
Department for the delay in
sanctioning power connections
to industrial units here. They
have appealed to the CM to
intervene in the matter.
At a meeting held here
recently,
under
the
Presidentship of Annil Suri,
they discussed the casual attitude of Power Development
Department towards the industrial sector in respect of release
of new connections / additional
power loads in favour of the
units
located
in
SIDCO
Industrial
Complex,
Bari
Brahmana.
During the meeting, members showed strong resentment
towards the delay tactics adopted by the office of the Power
Development commissioner for
not holding the meeting since
last six months for the sanction

of new connections/additional
load of the industrial units, it
said.
The unit holders have experienced immense suffering as
they have already invested
crores of rupees on the plant
and machinery which is sitting
idle due to non-release of power
connections in spite of power
load available at 50X2 MVA
Station at Bari Brahmana.
The
Development
Commissioner power is not
bothered about the Government
Orders for time bound clearance
of Power Sanction cases which
clearly shows the negative attitude of the Department towards
the Industrial Sector which is
providing employment to lakhs
of youth of the State, the BBIA
release added. Under the circumstances, BBIA has appealed
to the CM Jenab Omar Abdullah
to intervene in the matter and
issue necessary orders to clear
the pending cases on urgent
basis which will provide great
relief to the industrial sector.

Sanchi dairy products to

be made global brands
Bhopal

in foreign countries have been examined.

Good market for them is available in East

anchi dairy products will be made

global brands. CM

Africa, Australia and UAE. It was also

Shivraj Singh

informed that the Dairy Federation paid

Chauhan has said every possible

about Rs. 561 crore to dairy producers in

efforts should be made to develop State

September, which is 57 percent more than

Dairy Federation as one of the best organisa-

last year. In all, 27 percent more milk was

tions in the world.

collected than last year in the period from

Chauhan was reviewing activities of MP

April to August this year.

State Dairy Federation here. Chief Secretary

During year 2013-14, 8.25 lakh litre milk

Anthony de Sa was also present on the occa-

was collected against the target of 8.1 lakh

sion. Chauhan said that a study of best work

litres. Constant efforts are being made in the

in the world in dairy sector should be made.

state to increase milk collection. Presently,

Modern fiscal and administrative manage-

160 liter milk per day is being collected on an

ment, production techniques and aggressive

marketing should be done. Chauhan directed

provided products are reasonable rates. For

imum incomes from dairy products are a big

average from every primary cooperative soci-

to review functioning of the federation.

this, rates of purchase and sale should be log-

economic

families.

ety. Efforts are underway to increase this fig-

Redundant and unproductive expenses

ical. Chauhan directed for efficient commer-

Therefore, it is necessary that economic con-

ure to 500 litres per day by year 2018-19. As

should be cut down and a report to this effect

cial management of income and expenditure

dition of dairy federations is sound. He said

many as 2.3 lakh members are engaged in

should be presented. Market rates should be

to strengthen fiscal condition of dairy federa-

that no indifference will be tolerated in this

milk production through 6,387 dairy cooper-

competitive. Animal rearers should be given

tions. The CM said that dairy federation is a

work. The meeting was informed that possi-

ative societies of the 5 Dairy Federations in

proper price of milk products and consumers

means to improve lives of the poor. The min-

bilities of expansion of Sanchi brand product

the state.

support

for

poor

TURNING INDIA

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Huge relief for senior citizens Involvement of women

PM launches Digital Life

Certificate for Pensioners

into dairy sector should

be enhanced: Minister

New Delhi
The Prime Minister, Narendra
Modi, recently launched "Jeevan
Pramaan" an "Aadhar-based Digital
Life Certificate" for pensioners, in a
move that could eventually benefit over
a crore pensioners. The Prime Minister
said that after the push towards selfcertification, this digital life certificate
was another enabling mechanism which
would benefit the common man.
The proposed digital certification
will do away with the requirement of a
pensioner having to submit a physical
Life Certificate in November each year,
in order to ensure continuity of pension
being credited into his account. The
Department of Electronics and IT has
developed a software application which
will enable the recording of the pensioner`s Aadhar number and biometric
details from his mobile device or computer, by plugging in a biometric reading device. Key details of the pensioner,
including date, time, and biometric
information will be uploaded to a central database on real-time basis, ultimately
enabling
the
Pension
Disbursing Agency to access a Digital
Life Certificate. This will conclusively
establish that the pensioner was alive
at the time of authentication. The earlier requirement entailed that a pensioner either personally presents himself

New Delhi
Union Agriculture Minister

Radha

Mohan Singh has stressed the need to further enhance the involvement of women
into dairy sector so that India can lead the
world in the sector. Addressing the Golden
Jubilee celebrations of National Dairy
Development Board in Anand, Gujarat, he
said that the Government is set to remove
all bottlenecks and inertia in the growth of
the sector to further emulate, growth of
Gujarat, in whole of country.
Radha Mohan Singh said that value of
before the Pension Disbursing Agency,
or submits a Life Certificate issued by
authorities specified by the Central
Pension Accounting Office (CPAO). At
present, 50 lakh individuals draw pension from the Central Government
alone. A similar number draw pension
from State and Union Territory
Governments. Several PSUs also provide pension benefits. Over 25 lakh
retired personnel draw pension from the
Armed Forces.
The Aadhar-Based
Digital Life Certificate will go a long
way in reducing hardship which so

many senior citizens have to go through

to produce a Life Certificate every year.
The software application system will
be made available to pensioners and
other stakeholders on a large scale at no
extra cost. It can be operated on a personal computer or a smartphone, along
with an inexpensive biometric reading
device. This facility will also be made
available at Common Service Centres
being operated under the National eGovernance Plan, for the benefit of pensioners residing in remote and inaccessible areas.

milk produced in India is now more than

the value fetched by rice/paddy. We are
the biggest producer of the milk in the
world and even export skimmed milk powder whereas I remember, as a kid in school,
consuming British milk powder in 1960s.
Highlighting the Government initiative to
protect indigenous breed of cow, the
Agriculture Minister said that Indigenous
breeds of cows are about 83% of total number of cows, if their productivity goes up,
even marginally, total milk production
shall

grow

beyond

our

expectations.

Indigenous cows are tolerant to climate

Clean River Bright Future theme of this years

pavilion of Ministry of Water Resources

change as well. The Government is work-

tial in river basins of India,

Flood forecasting, Glimpses of
Rehabilitation
and
Resettlement works of Tehri
Dam Project, Sardar Sarovar
Project, Bargi Project, Indira
Sagar Projects, Omkareshwar
Project, Water Falls at
Amarkantak,
Water
Conservation, Maps on interlinking of rivers and Film on
Ken-Betwa Link Project have
also been displayed.
Children represent the
next generation and constitute
one of the most important clientele groups in focus for awareness campaign of the Ministry.
Accordingly a student corner
has been provided in the pavilion where a pantomime show,
which is a traditional art form
and the quiz show on various
aspects of water are also being
organized throughout the
duration of the fair to attract
and educate children especially
the students about issues
relating to water resources
management.

focus on Agriculture in Union Budget. PMs

New Delhi
Minister of state for Water
Resources, River Development
and Ganga Rejuvenation Prof.
Sanwar Lal Jat inaugurated
the pavilion of Ministry of
Water
Resources,
River
Development
and
Ganga
Rejuvenation
at
India
International Trade Fair -2014
here recently.
The theme of the pavilion
for the year is: CLEAN
RIVER-BRIGHT FUTURE. In
view of expansion of the
Ministry after inclusion of
River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation, the theme of the
pavilion has been selected carefully to make the pavilion relevant in the present context.
The Ganga River plays significant role in lives of the people
living in cities on its banks.
Accordingly, the message
matching with the theme of the
pavilion is being exhibited
through interactive models and
other means to spread aware-

ness and education among visitors. The central attraction of

the pavilion is a large size
working model of Ganga at
Allahabad, showing GangaYamuna Sangam alongwith
prominent landmarks of the
Allahabad city.
The subject of the central
model has also been selected,
depicting present day status of
Ganga at Allahabad and efforts
for its rejuvenation. Various
models of Water Cycle,
Gangotri
Glaciers,
River
Yamuna at Delhi, Spillways
Scrolling
Display,
Power
Generation,
Rain
Water
Harvesting, Lift Irrigation

System.
Evapo-retardation
along with generation of clean
solar electricity have also been
exhibited.
The models and exhibitory
materials are being explained
to the visitors by resource persons of relevant fields. Display
items and posters related to
Effects of climate change on
Hydrological cycle, Water and
Disasters, Global Warming,
Data Collection and management, River Engineering,
Impacts of major pollutants in
water on human body, Ground
water flow in aquifers,
Artificial recharge of ground
water, Water resources poten-

ing on Gokul Mission worth Rs. 500

crores to promote the breed.
Underlining the importance of farmers
in the economy, Radha Mohan Singh said
that Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri
recognized this and

Atal Bihari Vajpai

took it further, now it is our great fortunate

that Prime Minister Modi has given special
Gram Sinchai Yojana will ensure proper
irrigation. First time in the history we
have introduced soil health cards to check
non judicious use of fertilizers and we are
committed to provide these cards to all
farmers within three years.
Radha Mohan Singh said that banks
were nationalized long back but poor man
never felt empowerment from these institutions. Our Prime Minister recognized the
need and launched Jan Dhan Yojana
which has so many benefits for the poor
man. Within short period more than six
crore accounts have been opened which
shows there no fault in the system but in
the intention of the people in governance.
Agriculture Minister said that Mahatma
Gandhi experimented Satyagrah first time
from

Chamaparan,

which

is

my

Parliamentary constituency , following him

Sardar Patel launched Cooperative movement from the land of Gujarat. I salute
Gujarat, Tribuvandas Patel and Dr. Kurien
who significant contribution to cooperative
dairy movement in the country.

POLITICS

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Cong opposes Polavaram project, says

large number of tribals will be displaced
RAIPUR
Opposition Congress is mounting pressure on CM Raman Singh to make his stand
clear on neighbouring state's controversial
Polavaram project that could lead to displacement of people in Southern tip of
Maoist affected tribal Bastar region, even as
Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh explore
areas of mutual interest for development.
Both the CMs have maintained that the
issue was not discussed as it was under 'subjudice' before the apex court.
Andhra Pradesh Government has said
that Polavaram is a very important project
and the Andhra Pradesh government has
already spent Rs 6,000 crore on it. Hence
they have urged the Chhattisgarh government to co-operate (with AP) in constructing
it. An AP Government spokesman said that
we have allayed their apprehensions about
submergence of villages on their side and
assured that the best rehabilitation and
resettlement package will be given.
But Leader of Opposition in the
Assembly TS Singhdeo and former CM Ajit
Jogi said the state should have taken a
strong stand before Andhra Pradesh on the
matter. "A large number of villages in
Sukma face threat of submergence, leading

to large scale displacement of tribals," Jogi

said. Jogi said the project needs to be
opposed strongly as state's vast rich mineral

resources would go under submergence and

it will also pose a serious threat to rich biodiversity of the region. Chhattisgarh govern-

Manak, Premchand
Guddu, Sajid Ali resign
Bhopal

rotesting the denial of party

ticket to their supporters for
the forthcoming local body polls
in MP, state Congress Committee's
vice president Manak Agrawal, ex-MP
Premchand Guddu and senior leader
Sajid Ali have resigned from their
posts. Agrawal was demanding ticket
for his supporter Pramila Goyal for
Itarsi Nagar Palika's chairmanship,
but it was given at the last moment to
Madhvi Mishra, a loyalist of former
Union Minister Suresh Pachouri and
All India Mahila Congress president
Shobha Oza. "I resigned from the post
of state unit's vice president yesterday
as the party leadership has not kept
its promise on the issue of giving ticket," Agrawal said.

Guddu quits
Internal dissention in the
Congress party appears to be increasing by the day. After the resignation of
former State Congress vice-president,
Manak Agrawal, it was the turn of former Congress MP Premchand Guddu
to resign from all party posts. Guddu
is peeved with the ticket distribution
of the Congress party for the civic
polls and has charged that the

ment has been in a fix after BJP government

at Centre declared it as a priority project in
an apparent attempt to woo Seemandhra.
Chhattisgarh and Odisha have, however,
been opposing it.Several cases, including
those filed by Chhattisgarh and Odisha governments, have been pending against the
proposed project to be set up on the
Godavari river, 42km upstream of Godavari
barrage. The 2,160-metre long dam's catchment area is 3,06,643 sq km. At least 63,691
hectares of forest land in Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and Odisha may be submerged. Andhra Pradesh and undivided MP
had entered into an agreement on August 7,
1978, for the project aimed at irrigation,
power generation and augmentation of
water in Krishna basin. Without taking the
then MP government into confidence,
Andhra had surveyed the area likely to be
submerged and prepared a project report.
The report indicated that 2,717 people of 680
families, 42 pucca and 300 'kutcha' houses
would be affected. About 2,398 hectares
would be submerged. In 2006, Maoists also
opposed Polavaram project. The guerrillas
on many occasions took out rallies in Andhra
and launched awareness campaign in
Bastar against it.

9 nominations for Mayors,

1942 for Chairpersons
and 13577 for
corporators on last day
Bhopal

Congress candidate for Mahidpur

municipality chairman Kayyum
Nagori is a Students Islamic
Movement of India (SIMI) activist.
Guddu also slammed State Congress
president Arun Yadav for distributing
tickets arbitrarily.

Sajid Ali resigns

Senior Congress leader Syed Sajid
Ali has resigned from all the party
posts as he felt that Muslim community was ignored in ticket distribution.
Sajid Ali resigned from the posts of

party general secretary, election committee membership and also as a delegate in the PCC. In a letter to PCC
chief Arun Yadav, Sajid Ali wrote that
he is tired of requesting to the party
about giving representation to
Muslims, and now feeling that justice
has not been done, he is resigning
from his posts in the party. "It was a
genuine demand that Muslim candidates should be given tickets in
regions where they have sizeable population. Unfortunately, this didn't
happen and hence I took the decision",
said Sajid Ali.

According to latest information, 69 candidates filed

nominations for the post of
Mayor, 1942 for Chairperson
and 13577 for the post of corporator during urban body
elections-2014 till 8 pm on
last day today. Since
November 5 till date, 93
nominations have been filed
for Mayors post, 2596 for
Chairperson and 20628 nominations have been filed for
corporators post.
Nine nominations were
filed in Katni, 6 Khandwa, 6
Gwalior, 10 Dewas, 10
Burhanpur, 5 Ratlam, 14
Rewa and 5 Satna, 17 Sagar
and 7 nominations were filed
in Singrauli municipal corporations.
Nominations will be
scrutinised on November 13
and can be withdrawn by
November 15. The same day,
final list of candidates left in
the fray will be published.
Polling for first phase will be
held on November 28 and

second phase on December

4. Counting for the first
phase will be held on
December 2 and second
phase on December 6.

40 symbols for election

of Mayor/ Chairperson
and 33 for corporator
In addition to symbols
reserved for national political parties, State Election
Commission has prescribed
40 free election symbols for
election of Mayor and
Chairperson. Similarly, 33
election symbols have been
prescribed for election of corporator.
Election symbols allotted
by Election Commission of
India will be allotted to
national parties including
Bahujan
Samaj
Party,
Bharatiya Janata Party,
Communist Party of India,
Communist Party of India
(Maxist), Indian National
Congress and Nationalist
Congress Party.

SPORTS

10

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Kohli masters another chase

as India whitewash Sri Lanka
Ranchi

his Indian counterpart

skipper triggering a mini collapse. Lanka

kipper Virat Kohli led from the front

as India geared up to

almost had the twist in the tale after

with a gritty unbeaten century as a

the

tour

Mendis (4/73) claimed the wickets of Stuart

dominant India completed a resound-

before the World Cup

Binny and R Ashwin in successive deliver-

ing 5-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka by win-

with

ies as Kohli remained stranded at the other

ning

series triumph.

the

fifth

and

final

One-day

Australia
a

memorable

end.

International by three wickets here today.

Watched on by his

The collapse that began with Rayudu's

Opting to bat, Sri Lanka rode on their skip-

GCA president Amit

wicket meant India lost five wickets for 81

per Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 116-ball

Shah,

Patel

runs but Kohli held his nerves and took on

139 to put up a challenging 286 for eight at

played a perfect cameo

Mendis, stepping out to hit a big six and a

the JSCA International Stadium Complex,

remaining

unbeaten

four to turn the match in India's favour.

before Kohli (139) guided India home with

on 17 from 14 balls in

Scripting yet another run chase, Kohli

eight balls to spare.

an undefeated 57-run

brought back the memories of his 77 not

Kohli struck 12 fours and three sixes

partnership from 32

out in their run chase against England in

during his 126-ball captain's knock as

balls. Chasing a fight-

January last year, in the first match at the

Axar

India boosted their confidence ahead of the

ing his 21st century and the fourth this

ing 287, India looked in firm control with

venue. It was their best ever fight on the

tough upcoming tour of Australia. A

year. Incidentally, Mathews too scored the

Kohli and Rayudu (59 from 69 balls) put-

gruelling tour that came up suddenly, and

screaming Kohli sealed the issue by hitting

same number of runs runs in setting up

ting on 136 runs for the third wicket, but

heavy dew played a big role in their nar-

Mendis for a six over long-on after complet-

respectable score, but the day belonged to

the latter was unfortunately run out by the

row defeat.

The story behind the iconic Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth

win
China
Open
titles
picture of Sachin's last innings

is worth a thousand words,

A Ait picture
captures the emotions that stay
etched in our minds forever. Last year
around this time, emotions were running
high in the cricketing world -- Sachin
Tendulkar was playing in his last international match of his career.
To the delight of the fans, the final
swansong witnessed just about everything
- Glimpses of old Tendulkar, the straight
drive, the back foot punch through extra
cover and the raising of the bat towards the
crowd. But during this period, an iconic
image emerged from Sachin's farewell Test
at the Wankhede Stadium - that of Sachin
Tendulkar walking out to bat for one last
time in international cricket and looking
towards the heavens.
The picture clicked by Atul Kamble of
Mid-day newspaper encapsulated all the
emotions in one frame. He won the prestigious Wisden-MCC Cricket Photograph of
the Year 2013 award for the photo. We
caught up with Kamble to understand the
process that went into taking the iconic picture and what the photograph meant to
him. It was Sachin Tendulkar's last match
so as a photographer, I had the same
amount of curiosity that a die hard cricket
fan has. I had this one thing in mind. It
was his last match so I needed to click a

memorable picture which I would

remember forever. My Sports editor Clayton Murzello always tells
me "Concentrate on off-beat pictures more and not action". Most
photographers concentrate on
action so I had my Sport editor's
instructions in my mind that day.
The match started on 14
November and Sachin came to
bat that afternoon. Most papers
the next day carried a photo of
Sachin walking down the dressing room
steps with the crowd in the backdrop. I too
had clicked that picture but wasn't
impressed with it.
But the next day, I told myself, I have
to get a good one today. I had prepared
myself. I had been covering cricket since
1996 at the Wankhede stadium so I knew
in which areas of the stadium you get proper light. In my mind, I knew that there
should be a framing of Sachin coming out of
the dressing room. At Wankhede, when you
get out of the dressing room, the sun light
directly beams on you in the gap between
the MCA pavilion stand and the main
pavilion. Play starts at 9.30 am, so I had
taken my position from 9 am itself, exactly
opposite the pavilion near the North Stand
at the Tata End. After a survey, I thought
this framing was proper. The rest of the
photographers were approximately 20-25
feet away on either side of me. I positioned
myself in such a way that I could see the
dressing room staircase, the crowd and the
sunlight streaming in. In most cases,
Sachin looks towards the heavens after
reaching the ground, but given that this
was the morning sun and because of its
positioning, almost all of Wankhede on the
dressing room side is covered with shadow
for nearly one hour.

leading shuttler
I ndia's
Saina Nehwal clinched

the women's singles title of

the $700,000 China Open
Super Series Premier but
compatriot
Kidambi
Srikanth grabbed all the
headlines by pulling off the
biggest upset of his career

when he beat twotime

Olympic
champion Lin Dan
to win the men's
singles title here
Sunday.
While
sixth seeded Saina
won her second
Super Series title
of 2014, after
Australian Open in June, by
overcoming Japanese Akane
Yamaguchi 21-12, 22-20 in
42
minutes,
Srikanth
stunned the five-time World
Champion Chinese 21-19,
21-17 in 46 minutes at the
Haixia
Olympic
Sport
Center. Srikanth on the eve
of the summit clash said that
it was his childhood dream to
play 'Super' Dan in a final,

that too in his own backyard.

Come Sunday, he not only
fulfilled his dream but went
one step better by ousting
the legendary Chinese in
straight games to earn his
first win in three outings
against Dan. Srikanth,
ranked No.16 in the world,
took off well and fast by
going into a 9-4 lead in the
first game.

Don't blame Srinivasan only,

BCCI should face the music too
we know for sure.
N ow
The fig leaf covering N

Srinivasan
has
been
removed. He is the target of
an investigation, under the
supervision
of
Indias
Supreme Court no less. This
is no small thing. As
Firstpost
sports
editor
Ashish
Magotra
has
detailed, the playbook for
Srinivasan and the BCCI
has been to point out the
(suspended) board president
was never the subject of an
investigation. Not only was
that untrue, the Supreme
Court
made
it
clear
Srinivasan is guilty of some
sort of impropriety or misde-

meanour.
The
ground, then, has
shifted considerably
and the tremors
must have been
heard within the
BCCIs corridors of
power. Former board
president Shashank
Manohar,
a
Srinivasan advocateturned-opponent, has
fired the first salvo,
saying the BCCI is at
its lowest ebb today
because of the ambitions of one man. But that is
an attempt to rewrite history. The BCCI is at this point
because of the BCCI. Every

single person on the board,

not just Srinivasan, bares
some responsibility for the
sorry state of the game in
India.

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So is this new PK
song starring
Aamir, Anushka

NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Furious Sonakshi ready to hang KRK after

he nominates her for Bollywood butt contest
K

amaal R Khan has done it again. Objectifying

actresses on Twitter and tagging them is not new
for this actor, but this time he has been rightly
reprimanded by none other than Bollywood actress
Sonakshi Sinha. On Wednesday, the actor, during his
usual banter on Twitter said, "Pls RT this if you think
tat @SonakshiSinha has biggest butt in Bollywood."
While Kamaal's comments about Bollywood celebrities is not new, what came as a pleasant surprise is
unlike other celebrities, Sonakshi Sinha chose to react to
his tweet.

Single, white, female Kalki

finally finds a flat to stay in Mumbai

ere is a list of things that can be considered a

"vaste" (read: Waste) of (your) time: poster
releases of PK, the controversies surrounding
them, the guessing game about Aamir Khan's character in the film, efforts to spot Sushant Singh Rajput in
the trailer and listening to the new PK song, which is
aptly called "Waste of Time". Remember Hrithik
Roshan in Koi Mil Gaya? Picture him, just about half
his height, with scary bug eyes, arched eyebrows and
flappy ears, and you have Aamir Khan of PK. Also,
while you are at it, try to recall Preity Zinta's horrible
haircut from Lakshya and replace Zinta's face with
Anushka Sharma's. Et voila, you know the two actors
in "Waste of Time". Now, to imagine the picturisation
of this song, try to recall Katrina Kaif dancing in a
row of fountains, in a sheer dress, in Jab Tak Hai
Jaan. Now replace Kaif with Khan, in a hat and floral-printed shirt. The rest of the time, Sharma
babysits Khan around New Delhi wiping his
sweaty head and his milkshake moushtaches as he
stares at her with his creepy stalker eyes.

Mamta Kulkarni, husband

detained in Kenya for
alleged drug trafficking

0's hit actress

Mamta
Kulkarni and
her husband, Vicky
Goswami, were
detained in Kenya
today for alleged
drug trafficking.
According to media
reports the actress
and her husband
are currently being
questioned by the
police and if found
guilty, she will be
deported to India while her husband will be deported
to United States. Goswami, who previously lived in
Dubai, was arrested for trafficking mandrax and was
sentenced for 25 years, however, later he was released
because of his good conduct. Kulkarni debuted with
Tirangaa in 1992 and has several hits like Krantiveer
(1994), Karan Arjun (1995) and Baazi (1996). The
actress was considered the pin-up girl of the 90s and
acted with several big stars in her time. However, in
2001, after Dev Anand's film Censor, she renounced
filmdom and went away with Goswami to Dubai.
Media reports claim that Goswami was let off last
year in November and he along with Kulkarni shifted
to Nairobi from Dubai. Reportedly the couple converted to Islam and own a real-estate and hotel business.

here are some things you would

understand only if you have lived
in Mumbai traffic, local trains,
the stench of the sea, the divide between
SoBo and the rest of Mumbai and what a
nightmare house hunting can be. And if
you thought that celebrities are shielded
from the woes of having to deal with nagging brokers, irate landlords and absurd
housing society laws, let actress Kalki
Koechlin set you straight. Recently The
Times of India reported Koechlin has finally found a place to stay. After Koechlin separated from her Anurag Kashyap, she
moved out of his house in Andheri and
rented a place near Kashyap's bungalow.
After the year-long lease ended, she started
looking for a new place and that's when the
ordeals began. The actress recounts, "I had
earlier found a place and really liked it, but

just when I was about to get it, the

woman met me and drastically
increased the price. Then, at
another place, as soon
as they found
out that it is
for a celebrity,
they refused as they
said that they didn't
want media and stuff
there. Plus being a gori
skin, there is a huge
stereotype attached
to how you will be."
Koechlin also
took to Twitter
to complain
about the difficulty of finding
a place.

Did Neetu Singh crop

Katrina Kaif from
family photograph?
K

atrina Kaif has been trying hard to please her

future in-laws. From visiting the ailing would be
dad-in-law Rishi Kapoor in hospital to taking
would be momin-law Neetu
Singh out for dinner, Kaif has been
doing everything
that's expected of a
Kapoor bahu but it
seems it still isn't
enough for her beau
Ranbir Kapoor's
mom. On one hand,
media is abuzz with
the news that the
actress will be
moving in with Ranbir and on the other, a photograph
shared by Neetu Singh on her Instagram account is making
headlines because apparently Singh cropped Kaif out of it.
The photograph was initially posted by Kapoor's cousin
Natasha Nanda and had Kaif standing at the back.
However, when Singh chose to share the same photo, she
decided to crop the actress out of it and keep only her family members. It is difficult to say what might have prompted
Singh to such a step.

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NOVEMBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 23 , 2014

(MP & CG)

Draft civil aviation policy geared to

face new global & domestic demands
New Delhi

he Draft Civil Aviation Policy which is

geared to face new global and domestic
demands in terms of providing better services and conveniences to fliers, and recommends that airports are to be designed as
multi-modal hubs was released here
recently.
Releasing the Draft Civil Aviation
Policy, Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok
Gajapathi Raju Pusapati said, It is a step
towards making civil aviation a vibrant
sector in our country, to rise to its full
potential, adding that the new Civil
Aviation Policy is expected to be in place by
January 2015.
The Draft has been released for consultation with public and stakeholders
within three weeks, after which six to
seven groups of experts would be constituted to interact with stakeholders and
review the inputs received during the
process. Also speaking on the occasion,
Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, V
Somasundaran highlighted the salient
features of the Draft Civil Aviation Policy
in terms of better services and conveniences to flyers. The Draft notes that
airports are to be designed as integrated
multi-modal hubs, so that they provide
the best possible service levels as well as
potential for growth. An integrated

multi-modal hub should include rail,

metro, bus and truck connectivity as well
as accommodation and other services, he
added.
While developing airports, it is equally
essential to ensure that related sectors
such as access to manufacture, business,
tourism and pilgrim centres are developed.

This needs to be done in association with

other Central Government Departments as
well as the State Government/Union
Territory, he said.
Further, the six metropolitan airports
at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata,
Bangalore and Hyderabad would be developed as major international hubs and

would in future be the main

access points for international travel to and from
India. Significantly, the
Draft puts emphasis on
rationalizing the cost of
Aviation Turbine Fuel
(ATF). Due to high rates of
taxes, the cost of ATF in
India is 40 to 45 per cent
higher than the international costs. Steps will be
taken in association with
the Ministry of Finance and
State Governments to
rationalize the rate of taxes
so that our costs are competitive.
Regarding development
of the cargo sector, the
Government proposes to
substantially develop the
transport of cargo by air for
which there is considerable
potential. To achieve the objective, the six
metro airports will be developed as regional cargo hubs, integrating multi-modal
transport facilities, cold chains and other
commodity specific requirements. The
Draft Civil Aviation Policy is also available
on the website of the Ministry of Civil
Aviation: civilaviation.gov.in.

Need for creation of job opportunities

in services & manufacturing sector: FM
New Delhi
Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley has stressed the
need for creation of jobs in the services and manufacturing
sector so that the large segments of under-employed population in the agriculture sector could get meaningful
employment. The Finance Minister was speaking at the
Services Conclave 2014 here recently. He highlighted the
importance of the services sector exports to compensate for
the deficit in the merchandise exports.
Jaitley said that the Government is making efforts to
raise the share of manufacturing sector from 15 per cent to
25 per cent of GDP. Highlighting the sectors of the economy that could spearhead the growth in the services
exports, hesaid that the Indian pharmaceutical sector has
the potential of providing global quality health care in a
very cost effective manner. Noting that there was an abundance of quality scientists and research professionals,
Jaitley stressed that India could become a hub for settingup of R&D sectors. Further, considering that tourism sector needed a push by providing quality hotels, faster
domestic travel, easier visa/visa-on-arrival/E-visa facili-

ties and cleaner trains etc., Jaitley said the

tourism sector could be a driver of services
export from India.
As far as the entertainment sector is concerned, he noted that 1/6th of the global eyeballs emanated from India and hence there
was an immense scope for services export
from this sector. The Minister highlighted
that India could become a regional hub for
providing quality education.
Earlier, delivering the special address,
Minister of State for Commerce and
Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman said that
there was an immense untapped potential in
the services sector that needs to be harnessed for increasing the share of Indias
export in the global services arena.
Sitharaman listed the sectors of entertainment, wellness, hospitality and professional
services that could provide a suitable platform for services export from India.

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