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AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014
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Obstinate and
compassionate RK
swain succesfully
completed his long
years carier
successfully
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Dharamlal
Kaushik: BJ Ps
first non-tribal
state chief in
Cgrah
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Aamir Khan, KJ O
and Shilpa Shetty
praise Rani
Mukerji's
Mardaani
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Boxer Manoj
Kumar moves to
High Court over
Arjuna Award
snub
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Human beings
have come to the
world for creation:
Minister
Smart City to come up between
Bhopal and Indore
uring his recent Dubai visit,
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chauhan met CEO of Smart City
Dubai Abdul Latif Al Mulla.
Informing about specialities, Abdul
Latif evinced interest in develop-
ment of Smart City in Madhya
Pradesh. It was decided that the
company will explore possibilities of
developing Smart City between
Indore and Bhopal. For this, a team
of companys experts will visit the
state.
Smart City
Smart City is pioneering compa-
ny in the development of knowledge-
based commercial cities. So far, it
has developed 12 business town-
ships and 5 industry clusters. Smart
City Dubai is based on successful
models of Internet City, Dubai
Media City and Dubai Knowledge
City where knowledge-based compa-
nies are provided state-of-the-art
infrastructure environs and support
system. Smart City being developed
in Keralas city Kochi will be self-
reliant industrial township where
knowledge-based companies will
function. It will be Indias largest
business park.
Urban Administration &
Development Minister Kailash
Vijayvargiya, Higher & Technical
Education Minister Umashankar
Gupta and Industries Minister Smt.
Yashodhara Raje Scindia were pres-
ent on the occasion.
During Chief Minister
Chauhans discussions with compa-
nys officers, consensus was also
reached that the company will take
part in Global Investors Summit in
October at Indore.
Visit to Nakheel
Properties
headquarters
Chief Minister Chauhan and the
high-level delegation of MP also vis-
ited Nakheel Properties headquar-
ters in Dubai. CEO of Nakheel
Properties Sanjay Manchanda
apprised the Chief Minister about
the company. Nakheel is a real
estate developer in Dubai. It has
worked on a number of land recla-
mation projects including Palm
Islands, Dubai Waterfront and
World & The Universe Islands. It
has also worked on a number of
housing projects including The
Gardens, International City,
Jumeirah Island and Jumeirah Late
Towers. Its shopping malls include
The Dragon Mart and Ibn-e-Batuta.
RAJIV TIWARI
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Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan addressed an
interactive session during his recent Dubai visit. As the keynote
speaker, Chauhan dwelt in detail on industrial possibilities in Madhya
Pradesh and invited investors. During discussions with Chauhan in
thesession, anumber of investment proposals received for tourism,
food processing, renewable energy and infrastructure development
sectors. Theinvestors present on theoccasion evinced keen interest
in investment in Madhya Pradesh. Almost all assured the Chief
Minister to participate in Global Investors Summit in Indore in
October. At Dubais Hotel Crown Plaza, Chauhan gaveinformation
about Global Investors Summit at Indorein October in thepresence
of largenumber of Dubais noted industrialists, investors and distin-
guished citizens.
Chauhan specially underlined charismatic achievements of
MadhyaPradesh in infrastructuredevelopment and agriculturesec-
tors. Chauhan hoped that Global Investors Summit will turn out to be
a milestone for states industrial development and creation of job
opportunities for youths. Chauhan invited investors to the state
referring to policy of zero-tolerancefor corruption in thestate, indus-
try-friendly policy, human resources, relatively cheaper labour
power, efforts for skill development etc. Industries Minister Smt.
YashodharaRajeScindiaalso addressed theinvestors. Sheinformed
that any investor fromthecountry or abroad interested in investment
in MadhyaPradesh can obtain entireinformation onlineabout land
with just oneclick on theweb portal.
NEWS MAX
Dubais investors evince
great enthusiasm;
investment proposals received
How we look it !
Many undeserving people took
benefit of govt scheme in Cgarh
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh gov-
ernment has scrapped the post-
ing of 304 medical officers (MO)
recruited recently without prop-
er verification of their creden-
tials and decided to start fresh
recruitment process from
August. Earlier it was reported
that medical officers were
issued postings without verifi-
cation of their certificates.
Health department had
recruited 494 MOs, with mini-
mum qualification of MBBS,
and posted them at their
prospective duty stations. The
postings were allegedly done
without verifying their educa-
tional qualifications and profes-
sional credentials. Following
the expose, the department had
admitted to its mistake of carry-
ing out recruitments in a haste
and gave at least four chances
to MOs to get their credentials
verified.
However, the response was
very poor and only 190 of the
494 candidates turned up. After
final deadline for the verifica-
tion ended, the department
decided to sack 304 (61%)
recruited MOs. The MOs were
recruited for a probation period
of two years.
Hasty recruitment by the
department was flawed as many
Ayurveda (BAMS) and
Homoeopathic (BHMS) practi-
tioners also found their way to
the final list even when the
posts were reserved for MBBS
qualified doctors. Even some
MBBS students, who had not
completed their mandatory
internships, were also recruit-
ed.
Entire mess up happened as
health department, under pres-
sure from state government to
fill vacancies. Pratap Singh,
health commissioner, confirmed
sacking of 304 MOs and said the
file had been forwarded to the
state government for final
orders. He said action has also
been taken against the deputy
director, medical education,
Kirti Charan Uraon, who coor-
dinated the recruitment
process.
Incidentally, the state
health department had ordered
a probe into recruitment fiasco
after it came to light. Officials
admit resulting embarrassment
to the government could have
been avoided if proper laid down
procedures were adopted and
credentials of all applicants
were verified before issuing
their posting orders.
The MOs were being
appointed for a two-year proba-
tion period and their salaries
grade was fixed at Rs 15,600 to
Rs 39,100 + grade salary Rs
5,400 + payable sanctioned
allowances. It is learnt the
department would now, initiate
a fresh recruitment process.
Govt scraps posting of 304 medical officers
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AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG)
Chhtissgarh Explore
While the Chhattisgarh gov-
ernment has been trying to cover
up the widespread discrepancies
in the list of recipients of the Rs
40 crore Mukhyamantri Silai
(sewing) Machine and Cycle
Sahayata Yojanas by attributing
it to a computer glitch, investiga-
tions indicate that many unde-
serving people have taken benefit
of the scheme, targeted exclusive-
ly for women labourers in unor-
ganized sector, by fudging docu-
ments.
Wives of a singer, a shopkeep-
er, an electrician and a railway
employee have also been benefici-
aries of the government largesse,
which was actually meant to help
women labourers. As per govern-
ment claims, over 1.08 lakh
women across the state had bene-
fited from the scheme. As high-
lighted by media earlier, the list
of recipients of the scheme, pro-
vided by Chhattisgarh labour
department under RTI, includes
many centenarian women, aged
above 100 and even 200 years,
the 'oldest' being 532 years.
The list did not have many
addresses and other details
about the beneficiaries.
However, instead of ordering a
detailed inquiry into the discrep-
ancies, which certainly indicate
a possible scam, the government
has attempted to play it down by
claiming that these errors in age
and the addresses occurred
while data uploading by the
company.
While most of the addresses
in the list are wrong, incomplete
or non-existent, an RTI activists,
Sanjeev Aggarwal, who had filed
the RTI, tracked some of the
recipients. Though none of them
can be dubbed as "labourers" by
any standards, they still pos-
sessed the "hitgrahi" (benefici-
ary) certificate, issued by the
labour department, certifying
them as "labourers".
Aggarwal said, "It seems that
there is bungling in the imple-
mentation of the scheme and the
benefits have not reached to
those who actually deserved it".
He said the government should
immediately order an inquiry to
reveal the truth. Meanwhile,
Congress spokesperson, Shailesh
Nitin Trivedi has also demanded
an inquiry into the schemes and
dubbed it as a massive corruption
scandal.
When contacted, secretary,
labour department, Jiten Kumar,
admitted that housewives were
not entitled to get the benefits of
the scheme. However, he claimed
that besides women labourers, 52
other categories of beneficiaries
also existed. He said the entire
scheme was based on 'self-verifi-
cation' of profession by the recip-
ients and the department went
by their claims only.
"If someone has given false
action, we can only take action
against them", he said adding
that these women could have
given self-certifications of being
labourers.
RAIPUR
RAIPUR
School organizes meet
on good parenting
RAIPUR: Rungta International School,
Raipur, organized a one-day workshop on
good parenting recently. Speaking on the
occasion, educationist and school director
Jawahar Surisetti said the institution empha-
sizes effective development of children and
imparts a special pedagogy.
"While it is true that there is no single
definition or correct method of good parent-
ing, a few parenting tips could go a long way
in ensuring happiness of a child. It is impor-
tant that we discipline children in a way that
teaches them to be responsible by motivating
them to build their self-esteem," said Dr
Jawahar. Many parents find it rewarding to
schedule together time with their kids.
Creating a 'special night' each week to be
together and letting the kids help decide how
to spend the time is a good idea. Look for
other ways to connect- put a note or some-
thing special in your kid's lunchbox.
Studies have shown that children want
and deserve explanations as much as adults
do. Parents who reason with their kids, allow
them to understand and learn in a non-judg-
mental way. He further emphasised that the
expectations of parents should be clear.
"If there is a problem, describe it,
express your feelings and invite your child to
work on a solution with you. Be sure to
include consequences. Make suggestions and
offer choices. Be open to your child's sugges-
tions as well. Negotiate. Kids who partici-
pate in decisions are more motivated to carry
them out," he said.
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AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG) MADHYA PRADESH
Every school in Madhya Pradesh
to have toilet facility within a year
Sanction and distribution of
scholarships of students now online
Toilets will be constructed in all schools
of Madhya Pradesh within a year. Madhya
Pradesh will become the first state to fulfil
the wish of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. While reviewing status of toilets in
schools at an important meeting here,
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan
directed to take target of construction of
toilets in all schools within a year as a
challenge.
Chauhan reviewed availability of toi-
lets in schools at a high-level meeting of
departmental officers here. Chauhan said
that Maryada Abhiyan is underway in the
state. Apart from schools, target should
also be fixed to construct toilet in every
household. He said that arrangement of
water must be made positively wherever a
toilet is constructed.
Toilets should be constructed in a way
that they are useful and durable for long
time. Availability of toilets in schools
should be surveyed by launching a
campaign. Repairable toilets should
be repaired within time-limit. The toi-
lets having become totally useless
should be replaced with new ones. He
directed to improve design of school
toilets wherever necessary. He said
that toilets must have ventilators and
natural light.
It was informed at the meeting
that of one lakh 21 thousand 693
schools from primary to higher sec-
ondary levels in the state, 18 thou-
sand 619 schools need toilets. It was
informed that about 90 percent
schools have toilets.
The Chief Minister said that sur-
vey of cent percent schools in the
state should be undertaken and real
situation of useful and useless toi-
lets should be known. He reiterated
the Madhya Pradesh should become
the first state in completing this
scheme.
Through Samagra Education
Portal, one crore 84 lakh students
of government and private schools
of Madhya Pradesh are being pro-
vided online scholarships. For
this, data of all school students
has been compiled. Scholarships
are sanctioned and directly
deposited in eligible students
bank accounts by code-wise map-
ping of data with schools. Entire
process of sanction and distribu-
tion of scholarship has been made
online. The School Education
Department is undertaking this
process at a rapid pace.
Under Samagra Social
Security Mission, a student has to
apply and submit attested caste
certificate only once. Students
will not have to wander about for
this. Under this ambitious scheme
of the state government, now
arrangements for free text-books,
uniform and cycles are also being
made through Samagra
Education Portal. Mapping of 72
percent students i.e. one crore 35
lakh out of total one crore 83 lakh
students has been completed.
Scholarships worth Rs. 294 crore
have been sanctioned to 54 lakh
out of 80 lakh students. E-pay-
ment of Rs. 105 crore 65 lakh has
been made from the treasury to
beneficiary students.
Arrangements are being made to
give scholarships to talented girls,
who are only issue of their parents
provided that they secure over 60
percent marks and take admis-
sion as regular students in class
XI and XII. System of payment of
amounts is also prevalent under
Samagra Scholarship Scheme. It
is noteworthy that Social Security
Programme was adopted as point
number 37 of Sankalp-2010 in
Vidhan Sabha. Under it, 30 types
of scholarship schemes of 9
departments have been integrat-
ed without changing original
nature, scholarship rates and eli-
gibility norms of various schemes.
School Education Department has
been appointed as nodal depart-
ment for Integrated Scholarship
Scheme.
Bhopal
BHOPAL: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that
the state government is commit-
ted to providing quality health
services to people.
Unprecedented improvement
can be brought about in health
services with the cooperation of
private sector. He said that the
ideal situation would be that
states people get quality spe-
cialist facilities in the state
itself. Chauhan said that there
is no bar on opening private
nursing homes and hospitals in
residential areas, but complete
management of bio-medical waste is mandatory. Chauhan was
addressing concluding function of 12th state-level convention of MP
Nursing Homes Association here. The convention was convened to
contemplate on delivery of less expensive and quality health service.
Chauhan urged the Nursing Homes Association to constitute a com-
mittee and give suggestions to the state government within a month
as to which rules can be simplified to ensure smooth functioning of
nursing homes. He urged Directors of private nursing homes and
hospitals to motivate new generation of doctors to give services in vil-
lages and create conducive atmosphere for this. Chauhan said that
maternity and infant mortality rate can be brought down by part-
nering with health institutions working in private sector. Besides,
they can also effectively partner in discouragement of sex determi-
nation tests, give fillip to Beti Bachao Abhiyan and other health secu-
rity-related campaigns like Mamta Abhiyan. Chauhan said that pri-
vate medical colleges should be opened in view of shortage of doctors,
but they will have to maintain their reputation. Similarly, private
nursing homes will also have to meet all ethical norms honestly. The
state government will remove hurdles in establishment and running
of private nursing homes and hospitals.
CM seek s pr i vat e sec t or s
c ooper at i on i n heal t h sec t or
Bhopal
TOILET
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AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG)
Setting up of DNA
testing lab delayed
despite huge
investments: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(CAG) has pulled up Chhattisgarh police depart-
ment for making an idle investment of Rs 1.48
crores for over three years and delaying setting up
of a DNA testing lab at the State Forensic Science
Laboratory (SFSL) in Raipur. The CAG has stated
that for over three years, machinery and equipment
bought for the lab was not put to use due to delay in
completion of infrastructure and failure in hiring
skilled manpower to operate the same. According to
the latest CAG report, the state government had
sanctioned Rs 5.31 crore under Modernisation of
Police Forces (MOPF) scheme in 2007-08. Of these
funds, Rs 1.57 crore was released in August 2008 for
procurement of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
sequencer and other related equipment for setting
up of DNA testing laboratory.
The report states that test-checks of records of
the director, SFSL, in January 2013 revealed that
the equipment was procured in April 2010 through
state trading corporation (STC) at a cost of Rs 1.36
crore and installed in May 2010. The other items
required for setting up of equipment including lab-
oratory temperature controlling devices, environ-
ment protection glass dividers, and inverter with
battery, costing Rs 9.59 lakh were procured in
November 2009, even before procuring DNA
sequencer, In addition an expenditure of Rs 2.45
lakh was also incurred for electrification of the lab-
oratory which was completed in January 2011.
The report states that even after procuring the
equipment, the same could not be put to use due to
non-availability of trained manpower. The report
reveals that one year after procurement of DNA
sequencer, SFSL had requested the additional
inspector general of Madhya Pradesh in June 2011
to impart DNA training at SFSL, Sagar.
The report states that two officers of SFSL,
Raipur, one in the rank of senior scientific officer
(SSO) and another scientific officer (SO) were nom-
inated for the training which started in November
2011 and was in progress in November 2013.
However, one of the trainees quit the job in January
2013. The report notes that out of the total payment
of Rs 1.36 crore made to STC, scientific equipment,
lab equipment, chemicals costing Rs 1.25 crore were
not put to use till December 2012 and their 12-
month warranty period too had expired in May
2011. "Thus the "idle" expenditure amounted to Rs
1.48 crore," the report states. The report states that
due to various delays, the main objective of setting
up of DNA testing laboratory had also not been
achieved.
Centre has completed the
task of identifying locations
for setting up four ultra mega
steel projects (UMSP) in
Chhattisgarh to accelerate
the creation of increased steel
capacity in country.
According to officials,
Dilimili (Bastar), Dagori
(Bilaspur), Geedum
(Dantewada) and
Rajnandgaon have been iden-
tified as the final locations.
Union ministry of steel secre-
tary G Mohan Kumar recent-
ly met Chhattisgarh chief
minister Raman Singh in
New Delhi and discussed the
formation of special purpose
vehicles (SPVs) for develop-
ing these UMSPs.
During the meeting, the
chief minister emphasized
that a major portion of steel
produced in these UMSPs
should be utilized for develop-
ment of infrastructure in
state as iron-ore from state
would be mainly used for pro-
duction.
He also said that the state
government would ensure
that these projects add value
to Chhattisgarh and generate
employment for locals. It was
also decided that displaced
villagers would be rehabili-
tated in a modernized way
and be given employment,
health care and education
facilities.
The secretary (steel)
informed the meeting that a
target of producing 300 MT
per year till 2025-26 has been
set as per national policy. He
added that Chhattisgarh
would be a great contributor
in achieving this target.
Chhattisgarh chief secretary
Vivek Dhand said that the
state government has been
working towards acquiring
land, water leakage, infra-
structure, iron and coal leak-
age, power and environment
clearance for the projects.
Four ultra mega steel projects in the offing
RAIPUR TRAIL
Dharamlal Kaushik: BJPs first
non-tribal state chief in Cgrah
RAIPUR
First time after BJP came to power in 2003, the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh has got a non-tribal
as its state president with former speaker Dharamlal
Kaushik getting appointed for the post. As BJP is in power for
the third consecutive term, there had been a strong feeling
within party circles that non-tribals were not getting an
opportunity to hold party chief's post in the last ten years,
ever since Raman Singh took over as chief minister in
December 2003.
The post of state party chief has always been vested with
tribals in an apparent attempt to keep more than 33% of
tribal population in good humour and to quell possibility of a
demand for a tribal chief minister. There have been murmurs
within the party that leaders belonging to other communities
were not getting an opportunity as only tribal leaders were
being handpicked for state party chief's post.
With state's 33% of population being tribals, BJP had
sought to balance equations by bestowing the top post on
someone among them. However, another section within the
party still feel tribal leaders should get prominence in the
organisation, apparently to ward off the possibility of tribal
communities demanding leadership position in the govern-
ment. Veteran tribal leader Nandkumar Sai, who has now
been side-lined ever since BJP came to power, has always
been vocal about this stance and insists that a tribal should
head the government. Appointment of a new state party chief
has been necessitated following induction of tribal leader
Vishnudeo Sai into the Modi ministry. Sai, who had earlier
served as party chief for a period of five years, became state
party president again after another tribal leader Ramsewak
Paikra became home minister in December last year.
Former speaker Dharamlal Kaushik, who belongs to the
Other Backward Classes (OBC), had lost the November
assembly polls last year. Initially, there were indications that
he could get a ticket to contest Lok Sabha polls from Bilaspur
but it did not materialize.
RAIPUR
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AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG)
MADHYA PRADESH
Bamboo to provide employment
to 5 lakh villagers
Human beings have come to the
world for creation: Minister
The bamboo-based industries
will provide employment to 5 lakh
villagers during next 5 years. For
this, Madhya Pradesh State
Bamboo Mission is chalking out
Kisan Baans Yojana. Launch of
the scheme will not only increase
bamboo production, but will also
develop bamboo-based industries.
At present, there is a big gap
between production and demand of
bamboo. Bamboo is a multi-pur-
pose and fast-growing vegetative
species. Bamboo areas are under
immense pressure due to bamboo
being multi-purpose.
Due to ignorance, local people
are causing heavy damage to
bamboo production by cutting
bamboo clusters unscientifically.
Under the scheme, scientific pro-
duction of bamboo will stop dam-
age to production and farmers
will also get good income. Under
the scheme, bamboo will be used
in traditional bamboo industry
like furniture, bridges, fencing,
paper industry and use as food
product as well as non-traditional
uses like making of tiles, floors,
ceilings, shedboard and panels in
modern and costly cars, fibre
industry, energy production etc.
Bamboo has a wide market in the
country and world. But Madhya
Pradeshs bamboo-based industrys
contribution is still very less. For
increasing this contribution, Kisan
Baans Yojana has been drafted.
Bamboo can provide large-scale
employment opportunities in plan-
tation, maintenance, cutting, pro-
tection, transport and making
goods. One hectare of bamboo for-
est is more carbon plus than one
acre of other forests. Therefore, it
would be more beneficial to farm-
ers to get credit on bamboo than
carbon credit on trees.
Bhopal
Every human being has come
to the world for creation. One must
think something above I and
My. This was stated by Minister
of State for Higher Education
Deepak Joshi while inaugurating
Personality Development Cell at
Sarojini Naidu Government Post-
Graduate Girls College here
recently. The cell got started with
the lecture Nature Will Change
With Change In Views. Such lec-
tures will be delivered by the cell
every month. Joshi said that stu-
dents should have tendency to
always win or learn and defeat
should not be in their diction-
ary. He said that the cells
objective is to ensure students
all-round development in accor-
dance with Indian culture.
Joshi said that students
should be apprised about great
persons. He said that auditorium
of the college will be expanded.
Commissioner Higher Education
Sachin Sinha said that Personality
Development Cells have been
established for shaping students
abilities in the right direction. He
said that co-curricular activities
should be promoted to maintain
students academic career. Sinha
informed that educational
resources and students were dou-
ble in year 1980 but now China
has three-fold more in every sector.
It can become a source of inspira-
tion for youths.
Litterateur Kailash Chandra
Pant said that ours is country of
culture and traditions. We have to
move ahead following them. He
said that he hears footfalls of
change seeing enthusiasm of youth
power. Pant said that Personality
Development Cell will turn out to
be milestone for youths,
Minister of State for Higher Education Deepak
Joshi has said that new inventions should be made
for preservation of environment and energy. Such
machines should be made which use manpower
also.
Joshi stated this while inaugurating district-
level science exhibition under Inspire Award
Scheme at Government Subhash Higher Secondary
School for Excellence here. The exhibition will con-
tinue till August 21. Joshi interacted with students
who had brought models from various schools and
also inspected their science models.
Yogita Avadhwal, a student of class XII has
evolved a model of generating electricity from ash.
Similarly, Ku. Anjali Patidar and other students
have also prepared outstanding models on different
subjects. As many as 176 students are participating
in the exhibition.
Scientist Prabal Rai said that all government
school students must be taken on the tour of Science
Centre, Bhopal once. This will inspire students.
Scientist R.K. Rable said that students should not
place models in the exhibition by obtaining them
from market. They should prepare models using
their own creativity. Zila Panchayats CEO P.C.
Sharma also encouraged the students. District
Education Officer threw light on objectives of the
exhibition.
Manpower should also be
used along with machines
Bhopal
Cyber safety necessary
to ensure credibility of
IT-enabled services: CS
Bhopal: Chief Secretary
Anthony de Sa inaugurated a
state-level workshop on cyber safe-
ty here recently. The workshop was
organised by Madhya Pradesh
Agency for Promotion of
Information Technology (MAP-IT)
of Information Technology
Department. Additional Chief
Secretaries, Principal Secretaries,
Secretary-level officers and repre-
sentatives of all departments were
present on the occasion.
Chief Secretary de Sa said that
paying attention to cyber safety
has become imperative with
increasing use of information tech-
nology.
By ensuring cyber safety in
administrative sector, effective IT-
enabled services can be provided to
people effectively. Privacy and
secrecy norms should also be
adhered to for ensuring quality
and credibility of these services. It
has become imperative for every
person and department to know
about ways to keep safe their e-
mail and sites from hackers.
The Chief Secretary said that
e-mail policy of Madhya Pradesh
government has been chalked
out. Role of information technolo-
gy is very important in direct
deposit of scholarships and assis-
tance in beneficiaries bank
accounts. In this way, Madhya
Pradesh is ahead of a number of
states in this sector. The Chief
Secretary stressed the need for
imparting cyber safety training at
various levels.
Director General of Academy of
Administration Indraneel
Shankar Dani said that cyber
crimes have also increased with
increase in use of information tech-
nology. In this respect, government
departments should always
remain alert.
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Shuklapaksh-Tritiya
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Good time 6:06 am to 7:42 am
and 10:54 am to 2:05 pm and 5:18pm to
6:53 pm
29-08-2014- Friday -Bhadrapad Mah
Shuklapaksh-Chaturdashi
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and 12:31 pmto 2:05 pmand 5:17 pmto
6:53 pm
30-08-2014- Saturday -Bhadrapad Mah
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and 12:29 pm to 5:16 pm
31-08-2014- Sunday - Bhadrapad Mah
Shuklapaksh-Shashathi
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Bad time 5:15 pm to 6:51 pm
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and 2:05 pm to 3:40 pm
01-09-2014- Monday -Bhadrapad Mah
Shuklapaksh-Saptami
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Bad time 7:43 am to 9:18 am
Good time 6:08 am to 7:42 am
and 9:19 am to 10:54 am and 2:04 pm
to 6:50 pm
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Shuklapaksh-Ashatmi
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Bad time 3:39 pm to 5:14 pm
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By AACHARYA SARVESH
E-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com
Mobile: 9826609192
Vastu tips for Offices
Fire is believed to be a
powerful cosmic
cleanser. It's advisable
to burn earthen lamps
and incense sticks
morning and evening.
It is advisable to have
a nameplate outside
your door, for
opportunities to trace
you easily, according
to Vastu
It is advisable to have
your kitchen in the
South East corner of
your house, if it is not
possible, at least place
the gas stove in the
South-East of your
kitchen.
ASTROLOGY
6
AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG)
EDITORIAL
andit Nehru had eager-
ly accepted the intellec-
tual appeal of directing the
economy in a planned man-
ner towards a socialistic
goal. It was born in the days
when planned approach to
economic management was
thought to be a far better
way than the apparent
anarchy of the market place.
Successive Prime
Ministers had appreciated
the role that planning had
played in its time. But times
have since changed. Modi
stated that a new institu-
tion would have to be set up
based on creative think-
ing. And what will that cre-
ative thinking revolve
around? The Central gov-
ernment is no longer the
driving force of the economy.
The government would have
to provide an enabling envi-
ronment in which the pri-
vate sector would bring in
risk capital for investment.
There would have to be pub-
lic-private partnership in its
true sense.
Contemporary India is
much more federal in
nature than before. The
states are far important
players as partners in
progress. A new national
development and reforms
commission must nurture
and help evolve this new
and emerging reality. The
Prime Minister, along with
chief ministers, must be the
core team for taking this
process forward. The states,
including their chief minis-
ters had to line up before
the Planning commission to
get their plans sanctioned
and funds allocated. But the
changing Centre-state equa-
tions had made redundant
the physical planning of the
past. Consequently, the
Planning Commission
became a place for rehabili-
tating those who couldnt be
accommodated elsewhere.
This was surely not the way
the Planning Commission
was originally envisaged.
The need for change was
best articulated by none
other than the
Commissions erstwhile
deputy chairman, Montek
Singh Ahluwalia. In this
context, the Prime
Ministers radical move to
dismantle an outmoded
panel, is indeed welcome.
P
AS officer Dr Rajkishor
Swain has worked at
important designations in his
career spanning for over nearly
decades. He worked at principal
secretary of Agriculture,
Horticulture & Food
Procurement Departments as
well as Home Department
before superannuation. He has
worked as the Collector of
Damoh, Chhindwara and
Jabalpur districts.
A postgraduate and Ph.D in
Sociology, Dr Swain began his
career as assistant adviser in
the Department of Personnel
and General Administration on
July 1, 1986. His next posting
was as Administrator in the
Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation. He was posted as
Joint Secretary in the
Departments of Personnel and
General Administration and
Urban Development before
being appointed as Collector of
Damoh on August 1, 1990. He
worked as Damoh Collector till
October 1, 1994 before being
shifted to Chhindwara in the
same capacity. Dr Swain was
Chhindwara Collector from
October 1, 1994 to June 1, 1997
and Jabalpur Collector from
June 1, 1997 to June 1, 2000.
After postings as collector,
he was appointed at key posts
including Executive Director,
Directorate of Mines;
Commissioner, Department of
Women and Child Development;
Secretary, Panchayats
Department and Managing
Director, Energy Department.
He was appointed
Commissioner, Jabalpur
Division, on January 1, 2004,
and held this post till February
18, 2005. After this, Dr
Rajkishor Swain worked at sen-
ior posts including Secretary,
Technical Education and
Manpower Planning
Department; Secretary,
Agriculture Department;
Commissioner, Housing and
Environment Department and
Secretary, Public health
Engineering Department.
Dr Rajkishor Swain became
the Principal Secretary in the
Public Health and Engineering
Department on October 3, 2008.
His subsequently worked on key
posts including Commissioner,
Rehabilitation Department and
as principal secretaries in vari-
ous departments including agri-
culture; horticulture and food
processing and bio-technology
department. His last posting
was as Principal Secretary in
the Home Department. Dr
Swain received various in-serv-
ice training. He also received
short term training in
Netherlands.
Obstinate and compassionate RK swain succesfully
completed his long years carier successfully
PMs call to scrap Planning Commission
in tune with changing times
The Planning Commission, one of the most visible symbols of Indias
establishment since the early days of Independence, will be scrapped and
replaced with a new institution. For some, this is a break from the past
the Nehruvian past. The Planning Commission was no doubt inspired by
the experiment of planned development of Soviet Russia.
I
7
AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG) Must Read
Jaipur: Empowering the female heads of the families, Rajasthan
Chief minister Vasundhara Raje has launched Bhamashah scheme
from Udaipur, under which women will be benefitted by economic and
social welfare schemes, which will be given to them through direct cash
transfers. The Bhamashah scheme, launched on August 15, is a card
that comes with a bank account number registered in the name of the
female head of the family.
Bank accounts for 1.5 crore women in the state will be opened and
Rs 2000 will be deposited by the state government in the accounts. The
state government has set aside Rs 600 crore for the scheme, reports
media. Addressing a gathering at the launch of the scheme, Raje said
that since decades the country is following patriarchal system and
launching of this scheme will bring landmark revolution in the state
and Rajasthan will now move forward using women power.
A centralized helpline with toll free number (1800-180-6127) has
also been set up. Raje said Bhamashah Scheme was announced in
February 2008 during her last regime. Under the scheme, 45.78 lakh
women were enrolled, 29.07 lakh bank accounts were opened and 8000
cards were issued.
Raje launches
Bhamashah scheme
to benefit women
Mahila Samridhi Bank
Chairperson Rewabai has
brought an unimaginable social
and economic change in remote
Gandhawal village in Barwani
district. Far from luxurious city-
life, she lives in a small and old
house surrounded by hills.
Rewabai, who never visited
school, has completely changed
the social and economical status
of the residents of her village.
So far, she has approved a loan
of Rs. 65 lakh to prevent the
exploitation of poor fellow vil-
lagers at the hands of money
lenders.
Now, the women of her vil-
lage do not go to local money
lenders when they require
money. She holds meeting once
in a month with the villagers to
listen and address their griev-
ances. Recalling how Mahila
Samridhi Bank changed their
lives, she said, "For the first
time, the bank granted a loan of
Rs. 1,000. With this money, I
bought some chickens. Their
number grew three times in one
year. I sold some of them and
repaid the loan. I earned a prof-
it of Rs. 4000, a part of which
was spent on school fees of my
four children. I bought a sewing
machine and started sewing
clothes along with my husband.
As we opened a tailoring shop in
the village, people stopped going
to towns to get their clothes
stitched," she told, adding that
had the bank not lent the sum
to me, I would have continue to
work as labourer in others
field.
Sakhabai, another employee
of the bank, says she is dis-
charging all responsibilities of
the work despite the fact she
has also not visited a school
ever. Opening a steel box, she
says she keeps all necessary
documents and ledgers in the
box. "We are trying our best to
make illiterate women inde-
pendent. Earlier, we had to bor-
row money for seeds and other
purposes from professional
money lenders on high interest
rates by mortgaging our orna-
ments. But now, the bank has
made our life easy. We take loan
from it and repay it after some
time," she says. Kulantibai of
Kerari is happy because she has
a motorbike, which has solved
the problem of transport. "I lent
some money from the bank and
added the rest parked with me
and bought the bike. Now, I
don't face any problem to move
around here and there," she
informs.
She has already returned
the bank Rs. 10,000 of the total
Rs. 20,000 she had borrowed
last year. She is now busy in
convincing ladies of neighbour-
ing village to join the bank and
enjoy the benefits it offers.
Bank chairperson changes social
& economic status of villagers
Will Modi cut bureaucracy
to foster business?
In 2006, National Thermal
Power Corporation (NTPC) award-
ed a Rs 300 crore contract to the
Hindustan Construction Company
(HCC) to work on the Loharinag
Pala hydropower plant in the
Himalayas. Three years later, the
government suspended the project
indefinitely, after protests from
environmentalists.
After HCC sought costs and
compensation, arbitrators ruled in
its favour and awarded the compa-
ny Rs 75 crore plus interest. But
instead of paying, government
appealed to the countrys overbur-
dened court system, leaving HCC
facing a decade-long wait for pay-
ment. HCC is not alone. According
to Construction Industry
Development Council, about Rs
1,100 billion in contractors claims
from various government agencies
are stuck in disputes. While many
of these cases have been through
arbitration, officials almost reflex-
ive response to an unfavourable rul-
ing is to appeal, delaying settle-
ment for years. Protracted payment
disputes are one symptom of Indian
officialdoms typically adversarial
relationship with private business,
which bureaucrats tend to view
with suspicion and contempt.
Now, as Narendra Modi seeks
to reinvigorate Indias faltering
economy, tackling the bureaucracys
notoriously obstructive approach to
private enterprise will be crucial.
Historically, the bureaucracy has
never seen it as their role to nur-
ture or help business. Antagonism
between Indias officialdom and the
capitalist class has tangled roots.
Bureaucratic indifference, if not
hostility, to business may have
deeper origins in the colonial era,
when the role of Indian Civil
Services the precursor to todays
powerful Indian Administrative
Services was primarily to main-
tain law and order, and collect
taxes. India remains a notoriously
difficult place to do business. In the
World Banks most recent ease of
doing business survey, India ranked
134th out of 189 countries. Tax is
another major area of conflict.
According to Arun Jaitley, tax
demands of more than $66bn are
currently being disputed through
the court system, as companies and
individuals resist what they see as
excessive and unreasonable claims
by tax officials driven by the quest
to extract maximum revenues from
Indias narrow tax base.
Step forward Modi, who in his
13 years as chief minister of
Gujarat state gained a reputation
for slashing red tape and fostering a
bureaucratic culture of promoting
job-generating businesses. It seems
a tall order for the prime minister
to mimic this at a national level. Yet
there are grounds for optimism.
Bureaucracies are known to
respond to strong signals from top
leaders.
NEW DELHI
Barwani
When two young graduates of
the Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi in 2007 launched Flipkart,
an Amazon-inspired online book-
store, few Indians had ever bought
anything other than airline tickets
over the internet.
As a pioneer in the business,
Flipkart had to wrestle with obsta-
cles ranging from customers reluc-
tance to give credit card details
online or even a lack of credit
cards at all to suspicions that
the goods would never arrive.
Flipkart might have hoped its
early-mover advantage would help
it build an impregnable position in
Indias e-retail market, like
Chinas Alibaba, which accounts
for more than 80% of e-commerce
in its home market. Instead,
Flipkart with 22-million regis-
tered users and selling items from
apparel to electronics is defend-
ing its turf from aggressive rivals.
These include Amazon, its original
role model, and local challenger
Snapdeal, both of which are vying
for position in an industry that
observers say is poised to boom in
the coming years. Flipkart said
last month that it had raised Rs 60
billion in new equity for expansion
and improvements. A day later
Amazon, which launched in India
a year ago, said it would invest
another Rs 120 billiont.
Analysts believe it is a matter
of time before Snapdeal, backed by
eBay, also raises funds to remain
competitive. "Everyone is getting
more aggressive in defending and
growing their market share," says
Pragya Singh, a vice-president at
Technopak, a New Delhi-based
retail consultancy.
Flipkart says India too can cre-
ate a Rs 6000 billion e-commerce
company a role it aspires to fill
while Kunal Bahl, Snapdeals
co-founder, has described his ven-
ture as "identical" to the Chinese
group. But Indian retail analysts
suggest no single company will
establish such a dominant position
in Indian e-commerce, which looks
set to be a complex and bitter bat-
tleground. "Its going to be a multi-
player tussle," says Harminder
Sahni, MD of Wazir Associates, a
consumer consultancy. "India is
the last big market, and none of
these players will give up. They
are all going to want a share of
this pie."
Indian e-commerce is still in
its infancy compared with China,
but sales of goods over the internet
about Rs 140 billion annually
is projected to grow rapidly, poten-
tially rising within six years,
according to Technopak. Indias
exorbitant real estate prices give
e-commerce companies a cost
advantage over traditional retail-
ers, while buying items online, and
taking delivery at your doorstep is
ever more appealing in Indias con-
gested urban centres.
New Delhi: PM
Narendra Modi is seen to set
highest standards when it
comes to work ethics, in fact
from his Day-1 in office as
the Prime Minister he dis-
missed the clichd routine of
the babus and expected
them to be on their toes and
deliver their best perform-
ance to quicken the slow
paced mechanism of work in
government offices.
Now the Modi govern-
ment is preparing a list of
officials who have been
under the scanner for
minor/major defaults.
Penalties have been imposed on
the officials in the last ten years of
UPA regime and no action has
been taken against.
In fact these officials have
exercised their clout to bury the
files of the penalties against them,
theyve not only managed to avoid
consequences of their wrongdoings
but also been posted at favourable
places and positions.
Modi government now intends
to rake up the issue and has pre-
pared the first list of such officers.
As per the list, there are 34 offi-
cers from various ministries who
have penalties imposed upon
them.
Nashik: A textile cluster proj-
ect at Malegaon co-operative
industrial estate with a total proj-
ect cost of Rs
15.84 crore will
start its opera-
tions on a trial
basis from
August 26, 2014.
The project
Baliram Hiray
Hi-tech Textile
Cluster Services
Pvt Ltd which
was set up under
the scheme of the
Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSME) is
almost complete. We are in the
process of electrification, which
will be completed in the next
three-four days. We will start trial
operations from August 26.
Commercial operations will begin
within a week thereafter, the
report said quoting director of the
textile cluster project Prakash
Kankaria. The textile cluster
which is spread over two acres
with a built-up area of 39,276 sq ft
received an 80 per cent grant (Rs
12 crore) from the central govern-
ment, 10 per cent (Rs 1.5 crore)
from the state government and the
other 10 (Rs 2.34) from stakehold-
ers. Malegaon has about two lakhs
powerloom units but the units are
operated traditionally and have to
be modernised. They do not have
adequate amenities for pre-weav-
ing and post-weaving treatments.
The powerloom industry of
Malegaon, which is 130 years old,
has not yet been modernised. But
the advanced technologies at the
common facility centre would help
boost the powerloom units in the
town, it said, quoting Kankaria
as saying.
8
AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG) Commerce
On the third and last
day of Dubai visit, a high-
level delegation from the
state led by Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh
Chauhan held important
discussions on invest-
ment promotion. The dis-
cussions were held with
businessmen and
investors associated with
diamond business at
Dubai Multi Commodity
Centre (DMCC) and
EMAAR Group. Besides,
discussions were also held
with Air Arabia on start-
ing its operations in
Madhya Pradesh and at
networking lunch with
Dubai-based NRIs on
investment in Madhya
Pradesh.
The important meet-
ing at DMCC proved suc-
cessful in that it was
attended by over 50 big
industrialists associated
with business and value
addition of diamonds and
other gems. They were
informed that MP is the
only diamond-producing
state in the country. They
were also given detailed
information about
Diamond and Jewellery
Parks at Indore. The
investors evinced keen
interest towards Global
Investors Summit,
Indore. Another impor-
tant meeting was held
with EMAAR Groups
CFO Amit Jain and
other officers at worlds
tallest building Burj
Khalifa. This group is also
associated with Indore
Green Project. The group
consented to do survey for
a project near Bhopal.
Later, important discus-
sions were held with Air
Arabia on starting its
operations in Madhya
Pradesh.
Chief Minister
Chauhan held discussions
with Videocons Director
Aniruddha Dhoot during
lunch hosted by him.
During the lunch, the
Chief Minister met other
industrialists also includ-
ing IBPGs Chairman
Mohan Jasanmal and
other members of group.
On the second day of the
visit, the CM and the del-
egation visited Masdar
City and saw there the
Smart City Project.
Masdar University has
more than half Indians.
Here, the delegation met
a student from Bhopal
who is doing PhD.
Presentation of Ferrari
World was also made dur-
ing the meeting at the
Indian embassy. Ferrari
World is a global-level
amusement park. The
MK Group managing
Ferrari World is interest
in investment in Madhya
Pradesh. Discussions
were held to develop such
amusement park in
Madhya Pradesh. Parks
Chairman Yusuf Ali
expressed desire to visit
Madhya Pradesh to
explore investment possi-
bilities.
Bhopal
CM holds discussions on diamond business
entertainment sector & with Air Arabia
e-commerce: Flipkart faces challenge
from Amazon, Snapdeal
Modi govt preparing
list of babus under
scanner for defaults
Textile cluster to
start operations
on trial basis
NEWDELHI
Thousands of manufacturing units in
India have been forced to down shutters
amidst unbridled imports from China. But
manufacturing sector is now striving to
stage a comeback. Prime minister
Narendra Modi's dream to make India a
manufacturing hub, and, thereby, create
huge job opportunities is now shared by a
billion Indians.
A Noida-based trader, who earlier
owned a manufacturing unit for Diwali
wares and later turned a trader of Chinese
goods, is just a drop in the ocean. "Every
Diwali, we now go to China and order our
wares ranging from lightning items and
fancy replica of Indian gods and goddess-
es," he said. If he is to be believed, the prof-
it margin in trading the goods is 30-50%.
Most of the factories that these traders
owned are now being converted into show-
rooms or godowns for storing imported
goods. Much after Modi unveiled his vision
for a new, prosperous India in his maiden
and stirring Independence Day address
from the Red Fort on `Make in India', none
believes it's an easy job. Official statistics
reveal how quickly the Chinese imports to
India have grown in the last couple of
years. Imports have nearly tripled to Rs
3.13 lakh crore in 2012-13, from Rs 1.46
lakh crore in 2008-09. In 2009, a FICCI
(Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry) survey said 22
product categories imported from China
which were cheaper in the range of 10-
70%. Between 2009-10 and 2011-12, elec-
tronic goods import to India from China
was worth $9.45 billion and $14.29 billion,
respectively. Machinery worth $7.31 billion
was imported in 2011-12 compared with
$4.54 billion in 2009-10.
Ajay Shankar, member-secretary,
National Manufacturing Competitiveness
Council, believes that India has the feasi-
bility to achieve 12-14% average manufac-
turing growth over the next 10 years,
backed by the talent that has the potential
to drive innovation and take critical deci-
sion at the micro and enterprise level.
"Wares used in Indian festivals such as
lights, fireworks and holi pichkari, are all
being imported from China, which is
affecting Indian industry.
We believe that the erstwhile govern-
ment's rationalisation of import policy is a
prime reason. This needs to be addressed
to provide impetus to the Indian industry
and create employment avenues," said
Noida Entrepreneurs Association in a let-
ter to the prime minister.
9
AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG) Nation
Ebola outbreak will take at
least 6 months to control
Rajdhani Exp passengers
find cockroach in food
New Delhi:
In yet another
case of embarrass-
ment for the rail-
way department,
passengers, trav-
elling in the
Rajdhani Express
(New delhi to
Dibrugarh), found cock-
roach in their food
items on 17th August.
The travellers took
immediate action and
complained about the
incidents but the com-
pany is pressurizing
them to take their com-
plaint back. They are
being threatened to face
the consequences, if
they dont comply with
what company is asking
them to do.
Premsagar from
Gurgaon and Sunder
Shyam from Delhi gave
the detailed informa-
tion about the incident
saying that the catering
staff didnt let them file
the complaint easily
after finding cockroach
in food.
The staff was reluc-
tant towards handing
over the complaint
booklet to the passen-
gers but eventually had
to surrender to the
demands of disgruntled
travellers.
At a time when the
railway ministry claims
to run a special cam-
paign to improve the
quality of food delivered
in trains, this incident
is an eye opener. This
has been second such
instance in last one
month. Railway min-
istry slapped a fine of
Rs 1 lakh on IRCTC as
a passenger found cock-
roach in food on 23rd
July.
Comeback not easy for Indias manufacturing sector
Medecins Sans Frontieres, the medical
charity with extensive experience of dealing
with Ebola, says the current outbreak will
take at least six months to control. Their
assessment comes on the heels of World
Health Organizations field staff suggesting
the scale of current outbreak has probably
been underestimated. The forecasts of
experts are not reassuring.
Unlike most other epidemics, Ebola
Virus Disease (EVD) triggers dread as it has
a high fatality rate that can go up to 90%. To
add to the complications, as of now there is
no regulator-approved cure for it. Some
experimental cures are currently being tried
out on a limited scale, but they are nowhere
close to meeting the normal standards of
approval.
The death toll on account of the current
outbreak has already exceeded 1,200. There
are a few thousand Indians around in parts
of West Africa where the outbreak has been
reported. Fortunately, Indians have
remained unaffected till date.
The outbreak should make us revisit the
idea of reviving our public health system.
Public heath services are dissimilar to regu-
lar medical services. Its a specialized
branch of study which aims to train people
to control an entire populations exposure to
disease. It is preventive in nature. For
example, information can be constantly
scanned to identify the outbreak of some epi-
demic at an early stage and deal with it at
once. Public health services, unlike regular
medical services, need to be publicly funded.
As the aim is to take a birds-eye view of
health threats, there is no benefit for private
parties.
Indias public health services have large-
ly withered away over the last few decades.
Barring the odd state which retains a public
health department and invests in it, this
service is practically non-existent in India.
This was not always the case. India
under the British Raj arguably had better
public health services. Some of the research
that has been done in this area suggests that
one of the reasons governments have been
lax in this area is that there little political
gain from provision of public health services.
Typically, governments prefer to invest in
regular medical services as they are more
visible.
The Ebola outbreak and the manner in
which some of the countries in West Africa
are struggling to deal with it should make us
think again. It is highly risky to ignore the
vital area of preventive healthcare. We need
to set aside a part of state healthcare spend-
ing on creating an public health service sys-
tem. Among the many arguments in its
favour is good economics. Prevention is the
most cost effective strategy available.
New Delhi
New Delhi
-S. Mani
Email: sastrymani@hotmail.com
10
AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 , 2014 (MP & CG) SPORTS
Boxer Manoj Kumar moves to High
Court over Arjuna Award snub
oxer Manoj Kumar has filed a case
at the Delhi High Court seeking to
set aside the decision taken by the
Arjuna Award selection committee not to
consider him for the coveted honour and
the matter will come up on Tuesday, his
lawyer said.
Manojs lawyer said that the petition
also sought to stay conferment of the
Arjuna Award till the case is decided.
We have sought to set aside the decision
of selection committee not to consider
Manoj for the award and also to consti-
tute a new selection panel with more
sportspersons in it, Manojs lawyer
Rahul Mehra told . We have also sought
to stay the presentation of the award
itself till our case is decided, he said.
Sports Ministry, Sports Authority of
India and the Arjuna Awards selection
committee have been made the parties in
the case.
The controversial recommendation of
boxer Jai Bhagwan for the prestigious
Arjuna Awards had led to Manoj
approaching the sports ministry officials
whom he said had assured him that his
name would be added to the 15-athlete
list in a review meeting.
But the selection committee in its
review meeting on August 19 decided not
to make any changes in the original list,
which led to Manoj filing a case at the
Delhi High Court.
Dhoni vs Shastri vs Fletcher is a distraction India can do without
The last time MS Dhoni
spent a significant part of
his pre-match press confer-
ence talking about off-field
affairs, India lost a Test inside
three days. Then it was the James
Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja
brouhaha; this time it was the
Duncan Fletcher employment
status imbroglio. Dhoni typically
says nothing to the media. His
long rambling answers to ques-
tions are often a series of non-
sequiturs that leave everyone
guessing about what he really
thinks. So when he makes it a
point to say something concrete, it
makes you sit up and notice. He
was outspoken about Anderson
and on Sunday night, he was out-
spoken about Fletcher. While the
BCCI and new Director of
Cricket, Ravi Shastri, have clear-
ly stated Fletcher will report to
Shastri, Dhoni insisted Fletcher
was still the boss. He also subtly
criticised the board for placing
bowling coach Joe Dawes and
fielding coach Trevor Penney on
leave. "It's a bit tough on Trevor
(Penney) and Joe (Dawes), espe-
cially when fielders drop catches
and the fielding coach has to miss
the series, Dhoni said. Leave
aside the incongruity of Dhoni
criticising the BCCI, something
Firstpost sports editor Ashish
Magotra has explored here, the
contrasting statements are trou-
bling because they hint at a house
divided. If Shastri believes
Fletcher should answer to him
but Dhoni doesnt agree, what
happens? If Shastri disagrees
with Fletcher about a particular
aspect of team strategy but Dhoni
throws his weight behind
Fletcher, what happens?
Individuals can stake
a claim for a place in
the World Cup squad
ormer India captain Rahul
Dravid on Monday said
that the Indian team should
better win some ODI matches or
else they will be confused about
the team combination going into
the World Cup in Australia and
New Zealand.
"If you start losing games you
don`t know what your team com-
bination is. If you win and play-
ers` establish their positions in
the side, you have a better idea of
the team," Dravid told a reputed
cricket website, referring to the
five-match ODI series that start-
ed with a called-off match in
Bristol today. "There is no doubt
in the run up to the World Cup
that the team will try to have
some wins under its belt. They
want to have that confidence
going into the World Cup and
know what your team is," he said.
The ODI series against
England is very important from
India`s perspective, said Dravid.
"It is an important tournament
from India`s perspective because
they haven`t done well overseas
recently. Though they have done
well in the Champions Trophy
but in the last couple of series
they haven`t done well.
"From individual player`s
perspective it is also a great
opportunity. Just a limited num-
ber of games are left to go into the
World Cup and they can stake a
claim for a place in the World
Cup squad. There are actually a
few spots that are up for grabs
and players have to establish
themselves in the lead up to the
World Cup," Dravid was quoted
as saying the website.
Dravid feels that new faces
will bring renewed energy to the
team. "There will be fresh energy
in the team with fresh players
coming in. Players like Suresh
Raina, Sanju Samson and
Ambati Rayudu will be fresh. I
feel fresh conversations in the
dressing room will pick up the
team," said Dravid, who has also
mentored Samson in Rajasthan
Royals.
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My version is different, says Rosberg
ico Rosberg has questioned
Lewis Hamilton's version of
events after the Mercedes team
mates collided while contesting the
lead on the second lap of the Belgian
Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton told
reporters at Spa on Sunday that the
Formula One championship leader
had told a team meeting after the
race that he did it on purpose 'to
make a point'.
Rosberg, who has dismissed the
collision as a racing incident, said on
a video blog from Hamburg that he
saw it differently. "Definitely one of
the more difficult video blogs today,"
said the German. "I've been told
what Lewis said in the press and the
way he has stated his version of the
events. All I can say is that my view
of the events are very different.
"The thing is it's just better that
I don't now give all the details of my
opinion and things like that. I hope
you respect that," added the German.
"I prefer to just keep it internal."
Rosberg left Spa with a 29 point
lead over Hamilton, who retired from
the race with a damaged floor to his
car after picking up a puncture as a
result of his team mate's front wing
hitting his rear tyre.
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he only good thing about waking up at 5am to watch the
live telecast of a high-fashion event happening in Los
Angeles is that you can feel some satisfaction at sitting with
bed hair, in your jammies and being entirely within your rights
to pass judgements upon the carefully-cultivated, haute cou-
ture looks of the stars. Girls' Lena Dunham, however, has
robbed us of that solitary joy. She came out wearing the top of
her night suit and a massive, frilly skirt that made her look like
a doll cake.
Sarah Paulson, on the other hand, took the whole business
of being part of American Horror Story a little too seriously in
her off screen life. Her dress is clearly attacking her what
are those red spots? and we're *this* close to calling
Ghostbusters. Or David Attenborough, because we may have
last spotted what's on Paulson's dress in Planet Earth's explo-
ration of the deep seas. Speaking of horror, the real Minnie
Driver has been replaced by a life-sized bobble-head doll. It's
very scary, especially if you're watching her skeletal frame and
grinning face at twilight. Two moments of Indian pride: Mad
Men's January Jones wore a lovely red dress designed by
Prabal Gurung. Mindy Kaling wore Kenzo dress and looked
precisely as stylishly cute as we expect the creator and star of
The Mindy Project to be. It's a terrible shame that her show
wasn't nominated, but look at that, she came to watch the show
anyway. (It's the sort of thing that takes those of us who get
Bollywood awards shows by surprise.) There was a lot of red on
the red carpet and in a few cases, we're certain that the stylists
were so lazy that they just sliced up the actual red carpet and
velvet ropes, and wrapped the star in it. Like Allison Janney,
for instance.
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Emmys 2014: Breaking Bad, Modern Family take top honours
he popular comedy show Modern
Family won a record-tying fifth best
comedy series Emmy Award and a domi-
nant Breaking Bad captured the top drama
award and a trio of acting honors in the TV
ceremony. Bryan Cranston was honoured
as best actor in a drama for Breaking Bad,
proving that True Detective nominee
Matthew McConaughey's role as philo-
sophical cop Rust Cohle, didn't impress
everyone. "I have gratitude for everything
that has happened," said Cranston. His
win puts him in the same place as four-
time best drama actor award-winning
champ Dennis Franz. Cranston's co-stars
Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn were also hon-
ored in the category of best acting for
drama in a supporting role. "Thank you for
this wonderful farewell to our show," said
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan about
the series which is about a chemistry
teacher-turned-drug kingpin and the twist-
ed machinations of his life. McConaughey
was subjected to many 'too handsome' jokes
and light-hearted ribbing by the award
presenter Jimmy Kimmel. He was also the
object of adoration for Gail Mancuso, who
was given the award for best comedy direc-
tor for an episode of Modern Family. "If you
don't mind, Matthew McConaughey, I'm
going to make eye contact with you right
now," she said from the stage, holding the
actor's gaze for the remainder of her
speech. Woody Harrelson and his True
Detective co-star were given time to
indulge in friendly banter before announc-
ing that British actor Benedict
Cumberbatch of Sherlock: His Last Vow as
the winner of the best actor in a miniseries
award. "So you won an Oscar, (People mag-
azine's) Sexiest Man Alive and now you
want an Emmy, too. Isn't that a little bit
greedy?" said Harrelson while teasing his
fellow nominee.
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Emmys red carpet highlights
Amy Poehler's Beyonce
act and Bryan Cranston's
new moustache
Aamir Khan, KJO and Shilpa Shetty
praise Rani Mukerji's Mardaani
amir Khan took to Twitter to praise Rani Mukerji's performance in
Mardaani. After watching the film, Khan tweeted, Saw Mardaani
yesterday! Must watch, it can happen to anyone! Rani is superb. And so is
the new actor who plays the villain, Tahir Raj Bhasin Although Rani
Mukerji's debut film was Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, it was Aamir Khan's
Gulam that made her famous. Mukerji has always maintained that Khan
is one of her favourite actors. While Mardaani got mixed reactions from the
critics, it fared decently at the box office, minting Rs 15 crore in the open-
ing weekend.
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