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For a real clean chit, the BCCI must be brought under RTI
What's Kareena Kapoor's Demand To Join Twitter?
BJP using Chauhans image to neutralise anti-incumbency

which began from July 22, to neutralise the anti- incumbency factor against its MLAs in the state. The party has diligently drawn up a list of the issues which may go against its with the problem areas. MLAs. The Yatra of Chauhan aims at dealing paign of the party, prior to the state assembly Chauhans Yatra is the biggest political cam-
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tra taken out by Congress state president Kantilal Bhuria and leader of opposition Ajay Singh failed to make a significant impact in the state. Chauhan wants to take a lead over the Congress in election campaigning. candidates will be finalized. After the Janashirwad Yatra, the list of party The BJP is focusing on drawing political
haratiya Janata Party is making full use of the Janashirwad Yatra of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan,
mileage from the image of Chauhan and to deal with the issues which are being raised against the party . tion, deputy chairman, who is also looking afdone much for the people. Govind Malu, Mining Development Corpora-
elections and hence the party organisation is
doing everything it can to make it a success. ries of meetings to ensure that the Yatra gets a good response.
ter the arrangements related to the Yatra, maintains that the government in the state had He said the response from the public to the Ya-
The party leaders Prabhat Jha, Narendra Singh
Tomar and Arvind Menon had convened a seSources said the route chart of the Yatra has
tra of Chauhan was phenomenal and would grow as the Yatra proceeds.
also been made as per the survey report of the
MLAs. Chauhan will be giving more time to the areas where the partys position is said to be shaky . During the Yatra, a team of BJP leaders will also assess the winning potential of the asleaders for ticket distribution.
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pirants for tickets, including sitting MLAs. That will help in giving feedback to the party formation about the problems of the people in districts through collectors and local MLAs on There is probability of election model code of the atra. the basis of which he will be making anconduct coming into the force in the state after tion functions will also be held the Yatra beof conduct becomes effective. Congress party has not yet launched its elecTherefore, foundation laying and inauguranouncements during the course of the yatra. Chauhan has also equipped himself with in-
cause they will be banned after the model code tion campaign in the state. The Parivartan Ya-
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Will low-profile official IS Dani become states next Chief Secretary?

BHOPAL: It is highly likely that IS Dani, IAS officer of 1980 batch and additional chief secretary, home, will be the next chief secretary (CS) of the state. According to sources, Dani might be appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) in August and subsequently, will be appointed the chief secretary from September. Current chief secretary R Parashuram is retiring on September 30 and the state government is mulling over appointing new incumbent on his post before his retirement. Dani is said to be close to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and chief minister is also quite impressed with his working. In the present scenario, Antoni DSa is not leading the race for the post of CS although he is considered to be favourite of Parashuram. Danis lowprofile working is going in his favour. If Dani is made CS then he would supersede Devendra Singhai and Swadeep Singh, who are of 1978 and 1979 batches, respectively . Chief minister Chauhan prior to launching of his Jan Ashirwaad atra hinted to bureaucrats close to him about Danis elevation. Sources said preparations are also on to rehabilitate chief secretary R Parashuram, just after his retirement. State Election Commission Chairman Ajit Raizada is retiring in September and Parashuram could be appointed in his place.
Shivraj Singhs Self Branding
t may seem like a small beginning but it is significant for the signal it sends: the process of branding MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh has begun in earnest .Shivraj who has been the most efficient and successful administrator among the party's chief ministers, the modest man of the masses is now on T Shirts . The poll level strategy was discussed with party men at Manas Bhawan , Bhopal . All men were wearing T Shirts with Shivrajs Photo . It seems that Shivraj who called Modi his elder brother has now adapted his style of branding.
CS Parasuram directed to hold dignified Independence Day functions

Chief Secretary Parasuram directed to hold dignified Independence Day functions at State Capital Bhopal divisional, district and village levels. All freedom fighters, families of martyrs of Kargil war and MISA detainees of the State will be invited to State and district-level functions. The Chief Secretary sought information about role of Bhopal divisional commissioner and various departments in organising programmes at Bhopal. He directed to ensure attractive decoration and illumination of Government buildings on this auspicious day. He directed senior officers to be present at the function. Principal Secretary General Administration K Suresh informed that directives have been sent to ensure a dignified Independence Day functions at State Capital Bhopal division, district and village levels. Educational institutions have been asked to hold cultural, literary and sports activities as well as plantation programme. It has also been directed to hold competitions of chorus singing of National Song at schools and colleges and Independence Run at district headquarters. The meeting also discussed all necessary arrangements for Independence Day function, Additional Chief Secretary Home IS Dani, Principal Secretary to CM Manoj Shrivastava and other concerning officers attended the meeting.
Senior leaders of the BJP stay away from Chouhans Jan Ashirwad Yatra
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JP poll campaign chief Modi's image was conspicuously missing from them, leading to speculation of a rift between the two leaders. Modi was left out of the publicity material and campaign of Chouhans Yatra for reasons better known to the campaign designers that composed of Chouhans close confidantes.No national leader was present in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhans Jan Ashirwad Yatra that commenced from the temple town Ujjain. It indicates that the senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are afraid of Gujarat Chief Minister and partys election campaign committee chairman Narendra Modi and thus did not wish to lock horns with him. Observing Chouhans defiant mood over NaMo and Gujarat Chief Ministers stature and growing clout over the party the bigwigs thought it better to keep away from the show despite providing their consent earlier. Though everyone who missed the big occasion for Chouhan and the party that is desperate to return to power for the third consecutive term in the State have their own reasons for keeping off, but the fact remain that all the bigwigs made distance from the all important programme as NaMo was completely ignored from the publicity material of the Jan Ashirwad Yatra. The reason being obvious that Chouhan is also a prime ministerial contender and that is why he does not want to entertain his competitor within the party to flex his arms in his (Chouhans) territory . Main among those who were supposed to bless Chouhan and missed out at the last moment when he embarked upon a 60 day Yatra covering over 8,000 kilometers in 229 of the total 230 assembly constituencies of the State ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled later in the year, were Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and MP from Vidisha, Sushma Swaraj and national general secretary incharge for State Ananth Kumar besides veteran LK Advani, who has missed the first event of Chouhan ever since he assumed the office of the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Chouhans remarks before the launch of his road-show could not have helped the partys efforts to dispel the perception of an undercurrent of tension between the two saffron satraps. The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister pointedly tried to ignore Modis new stature as partys fresh mascot. LK Advani is our supreme leader. He and Atal Bihari Vajpayee are respected by all in the party . Advani is not just my mentor. He has mentored many others like me, said Chouhan. Though Chouhan tried to downplay the issue when reporters asked him about NaMo missing from publicity material by answering that it is a local issue and that is why national leaders have been avoided in publicity campaign. Asked whether Modi would be invited to join the Jan Ashirwad Yatra, Chouhan abruptly said, All central leaders will come for the concluding ceremony in Bhopal on September 25.
Editorial
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ASTROLOGY
31-07-2013- Wednesday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Navami Positive direction - South and East Bad time - 12:31 pm to 2:09 pm Good time - 5:59 am to 9:15 am and 3:47 pm to 7:03 pm 01-8-2013-Thursday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Dashami Positive direction - South and East Bad time - 2:09 pm to 3:47 pm Good time - 5:59 am to 7:37 am and 10:53 am to 2:08 pm and 5:25 pm to 7:03 pm 02-8-2013- Friday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Ekadashi Positive direction - West and South Bad time - 10:53 am to 12:31 pm Good time - 5:59 am to 10:52 am and 12:32 pm to 2:09 pm and 5:25 pm to 7:03 pm 03-8-2013- Saturday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Dwadashi Positive direction - West and South Bad time - 9:15 am to 10:53 am Good time -7:37 am to 9:14 am and 12:31 pm to 5:25 pm 04-8-2013- Sunday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Trayodashi Positive direction- West and South Bad time - 5:37 pm to 7:03 pm Good time - 7:37 am to 12:31 pm and 2:09 pm to 3:47 pm 05-8-2013- Monday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Chaturdashi Positive direction- North and West Bad time - 7:37 am to 9:15 am Good time -5:59 am to 7:37 am and 9:15 am to 10:53 am and 2:09 pm to 7:03 pm 06-8-2013- Tuesday - Shrawan Mah Krishnapaksh- Amavasya Positive direction- North and West Bad time - 3:47 pm to 5:25 pm Good time - 9:15 am to 2:09 pm By AACHARYA SARVESH E-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com Mobile: 9826609192
CBI ready to drop disproportionate cases

against Mulayam: Is there any underhand deal?
After vehemently opposing the proposed Food Security Bill, and threatening to vote against it in Parliament, the Samajwadi Party leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, has softened his stand. There are now reports that he may, in fact, vote for the Bill. So what has changed? Yadav had argued that the distribution of wheat, rice and coarse grains to more than two-thirds of the population at throwaway prices would distort the food market and hurt the interests of the farming community . Monthly provision of 25 kilograms of wheat at Rs. 3, rice at Rs. 2, and coarse grains at Re 1, would distort both supply and prices of these in the open market. There was merit in his contention. But overnight, he has dropped his opposition and is now ready to support the proposed legislation in the monsoon session beginning next month. Clearly , there has been an underhand deal between Yadav and the government. That the CBI is now ready to drop the disproportionate assets (DA) cases against him and his son and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav would suggest a clear trade-off. The DA case has been dangling over Yadavs head like a Damocles sword for several years. Whenever Yadav threatens to step out of line, the ruling party brandishes that sword to make him fall in line. But the amazing part is that the CBI is so blatantly working as a tool of the ruling party despite the recent admonition by the Supreme Court. A multi-member bench hearing the coal scam case had dubbed it as `a caged parrot doing the bidding of its political masters. The court had most sternly asked it to act independently and instructed the government to frame a legal mechanism to grant it working autonomy . Yet, the CBI did not desist from taking the most ridiculous position of absolving the former railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, in the cash-forposts scam and, instead, citing him as a witness against his own nephew. The CBI sought to ignore the tell-tale evidence of Bansals active role in perpetrating the scam. Likewise, the belated realisation that no case of DA could be made against Yadav and his close family members does not convince anyone. If at all it proves anything, it is that the CBI is determined to serve as an extension of the ruling party, harassing its
critics and rivals and bailing out its supporters and members. It is a frustrating situation when even the intervention of the Apex Court cannot imbue a wee bit of impartiality and fairness in the working of the countrys premier investigating agency . Small wonder then more and more citizens feel alienated from the system of governance. Growing disenchantment with the system cannot be good for the future of our democracy . (Please share your views at editor@wethestate.com)
GENERAL VASTU TIPS
Prefer North or East facing houses.
Keep more open land in North and East than South and West.
Boring or well or any pit should be in North-East.
Bhoomi Pujan should be performed in North-East or centre of house.
here are people who would throw any and every stone at Narendra Modi. It is their prerogative. A mix of prejudice, opportunism and inferiority complex accounts for the hatred of the Gujarat Chief Minister. The Gujarat riots were not the first in the country. Nor even the worst and the biggest. For those, it is hard to beat the record of various Congress governments at the Centre and in the states. But finding itself on the back foot due to his rising popularity graph, which, no doubt, has been boosted by the corruption and non-performance of the UPA government, the Congress leadership has taken its hate-Modi campaign to absurd lengths. The reported letter to the US President Barack Obama by 60-odd MPs, asking him not to lift the ban on issuing Modi a visa shows the members in very poor light. It reveals a very poor understanding of the Indian Constitution and of the limits to which they can go to settle political scores. Whether or not the US grants Modi a visa is for it to decide. Though it must be stated that its decision to deny him a visa was unfair and graceless. The then US ambassador to India had gratuitously taken the unusual step only to curry favour with the Congress-led UPA government. This was not in keeping with the US own record. Besides, who was to judge whose human rights record was better or worse. The US itself stands accused of flagrant human rights violations in the pursuit of its war against terror. Anyway, Modi had done very well without the US visa. And in good time when the need arises, there is little doubt that the US too would be more than willing to make amends, just as the European Union and the UK had in recent years.
Cong takes its hate-Modi campaign to absurd lengths
he government and the Planning Commission is flaunting the data of poverty reduction as proof of the success of its economic and inclusive growth policies One does not know the good that has been done to the poor of India by the pretentious wise folk sitting in the Yojana Bhawan offices of the Planning Commission, but there is no doubt that occasionally, these people come up with data that simply mocks at their poverty. Poverty, as every poor man knows, is not eradicated by the welfare schemes of the government. The only way out of poverty is hard work for the ordinary folk, and if you want to ask details about the rags to riches-route, then the man heading the biggest industrial conglomerate in India Mukhesh Dhirbubhai Ambani is the right man. His father Dhirbubhai rose from being a petrol pump attendant to setting-up the biggest industrial empire in his lifetime. His critics may slam him for using the government policy to his advantage or even manipulating it, but then let us admit, he was never a beneficiary of any welfare scheme. So, it is plain bad manners for the government and the Planning Commission to flaunt the data of poverty reduction as proof of the success of its economic policies. Indeed, in a country like India where even the people above the governmentdefined poverty line have to struggle to make both ends meet, it is ridiculous
Govt claims on poverty reduction are as hollow as ever
that someone flashes such data with a sense of achievement. Does Manmohan Singh really believe that people with a per capita expenditure of Rs 1000 a month in a city are above the poverty line? On top of it, the political discourse is trapped in stupid claims and counterclaims. If the Congress asserts that you can have a meal for Rs 12 in the streets of Mumbai and Rs 5 near Delhis famous mosque Jama Masjid, the BJP counters with the observation that you can have free meals at a Gurudwara or a temple. But the point is: Are we supposed to buy this argument as proof of liberation from poverty and the success of the governments policies of inclusive growth? The learned economist prime minister is so fond of American ideas, that one is tempted to convert this yardstick into dollar terms, and present him with a query. How much will Rs 1,000 be worth in dollars, sir? What would be the poverty line as defined dollars? Even if we assume the exchange rate of Rs 60 for a dollar and take a dollar day as the poverty line the per capita expenditure would have to be Rs 1,800 per month. In fact, the poverty debate has exposed the poverty of ideas among our politicians and the masters of the economy. Blaming the global economic environment is just one part of the story, the other major problem being the essential failure of the government to inspire faith among the domestic investors.
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Digvijaya Singh just called party MP Meenakshi Natrajan tunch maal

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igvijaya Singh just cant get it right now, can he? In the latest gaffe, the Congress General Secretary praised fellow party Secretary Meenakshi Natrajan at a rally in Madhya Pradesh by calling her a 100 percent tunch maal . Translated from Bhojpuri, the remark roughly means 100 percent sexy woman. Headlines Today reported, the Congress leader chose to praise Natarajan by first pointing out that she was hard-working, a social worker, Gandhian, honest and ended by calling her 100 percent tunch maal. Singh also said that he knew this because main purana johari hoon (am an experienced jeweller) to cheers from his audience. Natarajan chose not to react to the remark and refused to comment on it. The remark has sparked controversy given how inappropriate, sexist, and deeply offensive it is. Singhs remark highlights the sexist attitude that is prevalent among Indian male politicians where even praise for their female counterparts seems impossible without objectifying them as Singh has done. By referring to a hard-working party member as a maal, Singh has highlighted that women in Indian politics shall forever be seen in stereotypical roles: either a maal, a maa (mother) or a behen (sister). Singh also recently courted controversy by sticking to his comments that the Batla House encounter was fake, despite a court verdict convicting one person for the murder of a Delhi police official.
'I have been called Pigvijaya Singh'

been accused of playing to the gallery on minority issues, today accused Narendra Modi, RSS and BJP of spreading "blatant lies" and painting him as "anti Hindu". Here is his blog: I have the rare privilege to be the most abused person on Social Media by the Sanghis and the paid professionals hired by Modi operating from Sanskar Dham in Manipur Sanand near Ahemdabad. I have been called Dogvijaya Singh some time Pigvijaya Singh by the above mentioned "Gang" who would probably be younger than my grand children! Some time I am supposed to have converted to Islam and some time to Christianity. Blatant lies which the Sanghis are tought to spread during their training as their Pracharaks. But I dont blame them or their parents but blame the Sanskar imbibed in them at Sanskar Dham or at RSS Shakhas. I am a practicing Hindu. I was given Diksha by His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Dwarka and Joshi Math in 1983.I regularly pray every day for half an hour and have been doing this since 1969 when I was given Gayatri Mantra after I got my 'Yagyo Pavit Sansakar'. I have nine temples at my residence at Raghogarh in Guna District MP. Pooja is performed every day according to the traditions as prescribed by my religion. This has been going on for more than 14 generations in all the above temples. In four of them a permanent "Jyoti" is lit 24 into 7 throughout the year I am the Chairman of a Trust which is running a Ved Pathshala at Hanuman Temple at Awan near Raghogarh . There are over 80 students who are being tought Yajurved and other Vedic Rights all free of cost. My mother was deeply religious and inculcated religious values in all of us 5 siblings . She taught us to respect all religions and love and compassion for all human beings. She kept a fast on Ekadashi all her life. We have imbibed these values from her . I keep fast on all Ekadashis. All night Kirtans are held on every Ekadashi at my residence at Raghogarh a practice my Mother started. On every "Dol Gyaras" I walk barefoot for 3 Kms with the "Vimans" Have been visiting Pandharpur to pray at Vitho Ba's feet on every Asadi Ekadashi since last 21 years. Yet Sangh and BJP and their brigade call me anti Hindu! A good Hindu would always respect all other religion unlike the Sangh Brigade. My Guru Shankaracharya ji of Dwarka has been unable to explain the meaning of Hindutva which I believe was first used by Veer Savarkar a staunch Arya Samaji who was vehemently against Sanatan Dharm. The intolerance of the Arya Samaj towards Sanatan Dharm is well known . The Arya Samaj does not even allow the use of its premises for religious rites as per Sanatan Dharm. BJP's Hindutatva has nothing to do with Religion but a ploy to dupe unsuspecting Hindus. As a good practising Hindu it is my duty to stand up to all the falsehood the Sanghis and their paid professionals are spreading against Muslims Christians and other Minority Groups. Would all those who believe I am Anti Hindu please take note of this ? Or do they know a more devout Hindu in BJP and RSS? If they do I would like to meet him. I know what I am saying is going to fall on deaf years of the motivated "Sanghi Gang" nevertheless it is my duty to put it on record what I believe in.If you don't believe what I have claimed you are most welcome to be my guest at Raghogarh which is a 3 hours drive from Bhopal and cross check up yourself. I hope all others who have been wrongly influenced by the Sangh propaganda would try to understand me better! - Digvijaya Singh
logging a rant aimed at the Sangh Parivar, Digvijaya says he is a devout Hindu and that his critics in the BJP should see what he does. Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who has often
Rahul Gandhis answer to Modi: Khidkee.com

ith social media turning out to be the new holy grail for politicians and Twitter trolling coming only second in the line of priorities after rally addresses, the BJP and the Congress have upped their ante in the virtual space. The Congress, however, has a problem. Its biggest adversary Narendra Modi has literally entrenched himself on Twitter fanning extreme emotions in his followers, and some of his detractors. And just like how the party is struggling to pitch someone against the Gujarat CM in real life, theyre literally out of options in the social media. Rahul Gandhi, given his wobbly social media and PR back-up, has deliberately stayed away from platforms like Twitter, Facebook or blogging. While reformed Tweeters like Shashi Tharoor bring a semblance of sanity to the virtual space, a Manish Tewari or Digvijaya Singh adds precious little to the partys virtual image. Twitter regulars would know that Modi and the BJP have more numbers of official online ranters and defenders on their side than the Congress handful. Rahul Gandhis Khidkee, therefore, can be seen as an attempt to counter the Oppositions online surge, that too away from Twitter or Facebook. Manish Tewari, while bringing the curtains down on the Congress conclave, told his party men: You should not get unnerved by the strong language of the Opposition. You should remain polite but not soft. We are guessing he flaunted his recent exchange with Sushma Swaraj as an example. While not much is known about Khidkee and how it would help bolster Congress online dialogue with its target voters, we decided to walk through the site and figure out how it intends to work. Considering the site was launched just yesterday, its not right to jump to conclusions about how effective it is as yet. However, from the looks of it, Khidkee seems more like a social networking platform for Congress supporters and workers. A bit of a sandwich of Facebook and Twitter, the site allows you to follow other users, be followed and invite friends to join. It has a Members tab which gives you a list of all the members who have enrolled with the site and the email addresses that they used to sign in. The Profile page of the user lets you upload a picture, put down your contact address, location etc. There are three other tabs on the page, namely Posts, Groups, and Members. Clicking on the Posts tab leads you to a Facebook homepage-like feed which provides updates other members have put up. You can post your own picture, tag other users and post and update too. However, the posts feed can be customised by an user. The Groups page reveals a bunch of groups that you can be apart of, much like it works on Facebook only instead of Red Velvet cake lovers, youll get groups called Rahuls sycophants! In fact, you can choose from Digvijaya Singhs fans (true story , they exist), or Sonias followers etc. Actually , the Groups page could be a veritable feast for Opposition trolls. Say for example, the group called Digvijay Singhji. The group description reads: Digvijay Singhji is the tallest leader in congress par-
ty (of course after Soniaji an Rahulji). Digvijay Singhji is one of those few fearless leader left in Indian politics who does not fear to call spade a spoon when the spoon and spade seem to be the (sic) Evidently, all the 297 members of the group see nothing grammatically or intellectually disturbing about the unfinished spade-spoon analogy . How that is supposed to grease Congress connect with target voters is an answer that needs great imagination, unless of course the partys alternative to BJPs crazyHindus votebank is the brotherhood of English grammar murderers. Actually , this might be true. The other popular group is dedicated to AK Anthony , allegedly , the roll model leader. Evidently, there seems to be no official moderator from the Congress managing the site. Or if there are any, they arent paying much attention to the contents of the group. Otherwise, Rahuls sycophants would have been immediately banned by the party for placing unrealistic expectations on the Congress scion. The description reads: We are unabashed sycophants of Shri Rahul Gandhiji who is god sent to become the next prime minister of India. interesting anecdote. At the time the report was being filed, Rahuls sycophants had 232 members while Digvijay Singhji had 297. Of the several other groups happen to be one dedicated to the AIIMS, one of NGOs working for the grassroots while most others have been started of Youth Congress factions in various states. At present, however, Khidkee doesnt disseminate any valuable information about either the partys political position on various issues or about the governments policies. If you are expecting debates or discussions on much-debated policies like the Food Security Bill, the FDI etc, there isnt much of a discussion taking place on those lines. And from the plethora of groups that have mushroomed on it, Khidkee seems more like a Congress workers mutual admiration circle. One would have expected at least a handful of posts from its leaders, especially Congress poster-boy Rahul Gandhi as an introductory stance, but the platform has been left to users who are fast over-running it with inane demonstrations of their love for their party . Chances are, in such a virtual climate, no sensible dialogue will be sustained and the site will be taken over by troll cat-fights. What does a person, curious about the Congress political stance on national issues, gain from enrolling into the site? Nothing much, except for a lowdown on the innumerable Youth Congress groups across the country and believe-it-or-not proof of Digvijay Singhs hitherto unheard of charm.
Hey parents! Make the kid Strong, not a bully!

By: SWECHCHHA OJHA E-mail: swechchhaojha@gmail.com
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ave you ever been or have bullied someone? Hopefully not. Because the feeling that arises out of the thought is for sure a bad one. I know this is really different from the usual talking and chatting I do about life and its juices, but it is needed as much as that. What I am about to discuss is not easy to understand in general words. Examples are always a far better way than discussions in order to explain social conditions sometimes. Lets see these instances and wonder what happened here: Oh yeah!! And then the little brat snatched the chocolate box away from the poor little kiddo, hahahah!! What fun we had! Our little monster enjoys the life Ill say , haha.. You must be there the next time he shows his talent! Yeah! And then he snatched away the chocolate box I gave from my little baby!! Do you believe this?? He just came and took it! Just like that! I wonder how the parents would be! See the difference here? Parents of a Clever kid, and parents of a Real kid. She would be quiet and peaceful all day and her family was happy to have a sweet peaceful kid who never bothered anyone with useless questions about the trees, the stars, the bears, the jungles, the tigers, the dwarfs of Snowhite, Santa and his reindeers and what not, never demanded ice creams, chocolates or new pink frilly frocks, never quarrelled with her sibling, no complaints, no whining, no asking for a bedtime story or a picnic on the weekend, nothing, nothing at all. Little did they know that she was not just a peaceful kid, she was traumatized by the bullying she had to face in her school! And that..was what had made her this quiet kid she never used to be.
On one side, is the clever, shrewd shiny eyed kid who thinks he is the real super hero and can do anything that makes him look awesome and the sufferer look dumb and on the other is the poor little kid, who doesnt know any tricks or clever ideas, who just wonders why he was treated that way . And the other one, well, in one word, you may call that one a bully . Yes, a bully! The bully that will go to the school and study or not study but will make sure that he has harassed the other kid at least twice or thrice till the end of the day . I wonder and I have no idea what the bully gets out of making some other kid shy and embarrassed and let down, but whatever it is, it is a serious issue, for everyone involved, not only for the one who bullies and the one who is bullied, but even for the bystanders. Those who bully obviously develop all bad habits that exist, bad attitude, doing things to show off like smoking, using abusive language and the like. And do you think they become good people when they grow up? I can have a bet theyre those husbands who do not talk nicely to their spouses, those grown - ups who use abusive words in front of their kids, those who drive insanely rash on the highway and blame the traffic, those who damage their livers by drinking a lot and those who are bullied by life in the end! And thinking about the kid who is bullied, develop far more harm to their mental and emotional system. They develop feelings of anxiety, depression, sadness, loneliness, nightmares in the sleep, sleeplessness, lower grades in the school which again leads to sadness and more embarrassment and a permanently damaged self confidence that follows them not only through all their childhood, but also to their adulthood. We are sadly mistaken to assume that bullying affects a kid only till it lasts, but it mustnt either be news for us that is follows the person
throughout his life and once the time goes, there is nothing that can be done about it, or if it is, it is not as easy as we think. I have no idea about the exact statistics in India but I can say that there is a good number of kids bullied even in India, in schools, by friends, at times kids by older to them, and these days, online as well (sometimes this happens to and even grown ups at the workplace). We may be a little far behind other countries in so many other things, but in bullying, we are sure walking hand in hand with them! And whereas they have very well designed plans and programs to stop bullying in schools, we are still only planning to have plans that may or may not work. There is so much being done about ragging and nothing about bullying! This may seem a very little issue, but if we think about it, we say youth is the strength of our future and we are a young nation and things like that, but do you think it is going to work like this, it is going to work with a team of extremes which is being prepared in our schools right now, where one side has the extremely raw, clever, shrewd people and the other one has the extremely sad, depressed and frustrated ones? I think one might want to differ on this, because the real situation is in front of us and we even know what and how to do in order to stop the little kids from becoming either a baggage full of attitude and bad things, or of frustration and sadness. It is all about Humanity, that can be implanted in a childs heart in the very beginning itself. it is just a matter of choice, the choice that a parent can show to his kid, and ask him to decide what he thinks is better for himself, for others and for humanity . We are all teaching each other small and big things every moment without even knowing, then why cannot we just begin this teaching in a little more won-
derful way with our little ones? Kids. They are like wet sand on the beach, that wet sand which we can easily mould into any shape and it becomes a castle, a temple, a church or a sofa. Likewise, little children become what they are made. It is true they learn on their own, but what they have within their limits is what they can actually use for this learning and growing up process, and that limit and the raw material is provided to them by their closest grown - ups! And that, is Us. Yes, us! its true we cannot follow them to their school to keep an eye on their activities, but we can tell them what will be good and what will be bad, what will be right and what will be wrong, what will be truth and what will be lie, instead of laughing on what bad they do, that sometimes seems to us to be funny , and is not even a joke. If it is a joke, it will be that just because we are seeing the future ruin in front of our eyes and are not doing anything about it but are sitting on our couches, in front of our television screens watching soap opera, in our balconies and our living rooms and showing the circus of the ruining to our friends and neighbours. It takes just half an hour? To talk to your kid what he did in school today . Just half an hour or even less than that! Is this half hour so big for us to spare when compared to the happiness of not one, or two or twenty kids, but of a whole bunch of people, kids and grown-ups, of a country, the whole world sometimes. For what may seem to us a little thing, that small naughty act of an innocent child of snatching or slapping or laughing at n other kids, is not that small. It is a rather big one, to the society . So why do not we sometimes take out a little time to think about such small but still important things that can be made good by only a little thought on our side? Good luck for the good work. :Smiles: :Satisfaction: :Love:
SURROGACYA new ray of hope

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t was Oct 3, 1978 when the worlds second baby Kanupriya alias Durga was born in Kolkata. This was Indias first IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) baby. Since then India has become an International Surrogacy destination. Clinics in India in relation with surrogacy have become and are increasingly becoming more competitive in hiring of Indian females as surrogates. The Legal environment if discussed of is more friendly and favorable in our country. The Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Bill :2010 act as a guiding force thus giving Apex Court necessary directions. India is a country that recognizes the Intended/Commissioning parents as the legal parents. Pre birth orders through courts placing the names of intended parents on the birth certificate from the start are being recognized by many states. While there are many such other countries wherein the woman who gives birth to a child is considered as the childs legal mother. India is quite liberal and flexible with this issue thus recognizing intended parents as the only legal parents.
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INTENDED PARENTS SURROGATE FERTILITY CLINICS AND SPE CIALISTS LAWYERS SURROGACY AGENCIES It is very important to have a biological connection of such child with the parents in order to opt for surrogacy in India. The Law of land plays yet another important role. The intended parents need to have a full-fledged knowledge about surrogacy laws in their country in order to protect themselves from any exigencies. A conversation with their legal attorney becomes a need of an hour. In todays scenario opening of a fertility clinic in public interest requires no permission but every such clinic should comply with the procedures of The Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Bill :2010 ensuring that such services given are ethical, legal and for a social cause. (The writer is LLM from London and practicing as legal advisor in India.)
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Test results of Madhya Pradesh CM

and cabinet ministers to be made public
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Chhattisgarh to have second airport at Rajgarh

RAIPUR: An MoU for launching Chhattisgarh's second airport at Raigarh at a cost of Rs 280 crore was signed between state government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the chairmanship of chief minister Raman Singh recently . In a big relief to airline operators, Singh also declared that the tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will be reduced from 5% to 1%, as soon as the facility of international flights commence at Raipur airport. He said this while assigning the possession of 350 acres of land to AAI chairman V K Agrawal for development of the airport for international flights. The MoU was signed by civil aviation secretary Subodh Kumar Singh and V K Agrawal. Raigarh will be the state's second airport for domestic flights and its construction would commence soon. The state government has decided to provide land at the rate of Rs 1 to AAI for construction of this airport. The Raigarh airport will be developed in two phases under a timebound programme of three years. In the first phase, a 1,870m long and 45m wide runway will be constructed and in the second phase, a runway with a length of 2,000 metre will be constructed. In the first phase, the runway will be utilized for aircraft of capacity 138-179 seats. Estimated expenditure for development of this airport in the first phase will be Rs 120 crore and in the second phase, it will be Rs 160 crore. "Owing to the expedited industrial development in Raigarh, the need for a national airport was being felt since long. With the MoU now been signed, the airport development at Raigarh will gain pace," Raman Singh said. During the programme, Singh suggested that a statue of Swami Vivekanada be erected at Mana Airport of Raipur as a tribute on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary . Raman also said that keeping in view the progress in agricultural production and industrial development, a proposal to utilize the old Mana Airport for cargo flights has also been given. Agrawal considered the suggestions and accepted the proposal of erecting Swami Vivekananda's statue. He said that the design of the statue will be as per the proposal of state government, and it will be up within two months. Singh said that though the domestic airport was linking Raipur to metro-cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the need for international flights and more domestic flights has been felt. Hence, efforts are being made to commence international flights from Raipur as soon as possible.
n what would literally bring out the underlying emotions of ministers of Madhya Pradesh cabinet in public, Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to provide a copy of the results of Emotional Quotient (EQ) test of 26 ministers including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to an RTI activist. The EQ test strives to measure ability of applicants to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. Trust, honesty and motivation are some other factors which test scores throw light on. Ajay Dube had filed a petition in this regard, which said that in February 2009, 26 ministers of the BJP government underwent EQ test at a workshop organised by School of
Good Governance and Policy Analysis, a government-funded institution. Dube sought results of the tests under Right to Information Act, but the information was denied. He moved the State Information Commission, which, in March 2012, directed the government to provide him a copy of the results. According to Dube, the authorities provided him wrong information, so he moved the high court. Justice K K Trivedi today directed the government to provide the copy of results within a month. Dube said the government spent Rs. 8 lakh on the tests, designed and conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad Faculty member Indira Parikh and Delhi University Faculty member Girishwar Mishra. He claimed that most of the ministers performed below par, so the government was hiding the results. The test sought to measure the response of the participants in the areas of "Trust, Integrity, Emotional Expression, Interpersonal Connection, Intentionality, Compassion and Outlook among others", he said. (with agency inputs)
State govt refutes Plan Panel figures putting MP 26th among 30 states
BHOPAL: The state government is not happy with the Planning Commissions figures which state that Madhya Pradesh is 26th among 30 states in terms of per capita income. State government spokesman and health minister Narottam Mishra said the state is constantly registering improvement in the state of affairs and there is a significant decline in the number of poor. Mishra claimed that current scenario in the state has significantly changed as during Congress regime, the condition was alarming. Mishra also termed the parameters of assessing poverty as faulty . Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that the Central government was manipulating the figures of poverty in the country . Chauhan claimed that the recent figures released by the Planning Commission are creating confusion and a cruel joke with the poor. He said that the Planning Commission should present the real figures. He said that the definition of poverty made by the Centre and the Planning Commission was flawed and unfortunate. Chauhan alleged that the Central government was increasing the prices of petrol and diesel on regular basis and the UPA government had totally failed in checking inflation. Earlier, the figures released by the Planning Commission of India show that Madhya Pradesh stands on 26th position in terms of poverty. As far as per capita income in the state is concerned, it is Rs 771 for rural areas while in urban areas it is Rs 897. The per capita income in the state is far lower than several other states. In terms of per capita income for rural areas, Madhya Pradesh is only ahead of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha. In urban areas, only Odisha and Chattisgarh are below Madhya Pradesh in their per capita income.
Cong demands Raman Singhs resignation
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pposition Congress raised its pitch for resignation of Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, linking his name and four other ministers with a cooperative bank scam as a large number of its members marched towards his official residence on Thursday- forcing police to use force and water cannon to block them at various places in the state capital. Security personnel had erected barricades to seal all roads leading to chief minister's residence in Civil Lines much before noon. Heavy security was in place around the area to prevent Congress workers from marching towards Singh's residence. The main opposition had called for a gherao to press the demand for his resignation, registration of criminal offence against him and his four cabinet colleagues and for a CBI inquiry in the cooperative bank scam. Hundreds of Congressmen, who came from different parts of the state, gathered near the Congress office for a public meeting before marching towards the CM's residence. AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad, state Congress working president Dr Charandas Mahant and other senior leaders addressing the public meeting demanded Raman's resignation. Congress general secretary B K Hariprasad, who is in charge of
Chhattisgarh desk in the AICC, alleged that the state police had deliberately supressed the narco-analysis test CD and its findings after the accused named chief minister and four ministers. "But, the truth came out in public domain after six years. Now, the BJP owes an explanation to the people," he said. A large number of Congressmen were seen moving around, wearing masks of Raman Singh and other ministers carrying currency notes as their party leaders accused the BJP ministers of having received illegal gratification at a time when the state police was probing the fraud due to which the bank went bust in 2006. State Congress media cell in charge Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said that thousands of party men had courted arrest while 28 of them sustained injuries as the police used force to disperse them. Meanwhile, Youth Congress workers are distributing copies of the controversial CD in which the accused claimed that Raman and other ministers had received money from bank officials. Youth Congress members distributed this narco-analysis CD in Durg district. "We plan to distribute thousands of copies of this CD across the state, particularly in chief minister's constituency Rajnandgaon and constituencies of four other ministers whose names figured during narcoanalysis," opposition party sources said.
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What's Kareena Kapoor's Demand To Join Twitter?

Twitter is one of the best ways how celebrities can connect to their fans. But, everything about such social networking sites are not always positive. Many a times, celebrities face the heat and a lot of criticisms from the haters too. Possibly this is one of the reasons that have kept several Bollywood stars away from Twitter. And one such celebrity is Kareena Kapoor, who has never been on Twitter or Facebook. Kareena Kapoor had recently chatted with her fans on Twitter, as a promotional stunt for her upcoming movie Satyagraha. The beautiful actress chatted with her fans and had also revealed a lot of interesting facts about her married life with Saif Ali Khan. Kareena had also expressed her wish to join Twitter someday .
Will Katrina Buy An Apartment Near Ranbir's Home?

atrina Kaif is one of the most sought after and highest paid female stars of the Bollywood industry today . But, we were surprised to hear that despite being in the industry for almost a decade now, Kat is not yet a permanent owner of a dream paradise in Mumbai. It is said that the actress has been on house hunting for years now. But nothing seems to have finalised as of now. According to a leading daily, Katrina Kaif still lives in a rented Apartment in Bandra and doesn't yet own any apartment. It is said that the gorgeous actress has quite a few times had gone to check out new places, but she had dropped the plans.
Issaq Review: How Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet was murdered

The duo meet at Benares counterpart of a masque ball: Holi party. At this party, Rahul drinks bhang and stares into the camera creepily . Bachchi, on the other hand, reveals her inner rebel by wearing a pair of horns alongside her salwar kameez and stoically waist-jerks to the music of dhol. I hope feminist hearts are bursting with joy at the mere thought of this uplifting demonstration of girl power. Drunk boy sneaks up to girl in prayer room and kisses her. This, ladies and gentlemen, is romantic. Because theres nothing even mildly disturbing about an inebriated man forcibly kissing an unknown girl after barging into her house, right? Alls fair in love and war in Benares. Havent you seenRaanjhanaa? Then we meet the villains: the aforementioned sand-smuggling Maoists led by one Tamil man called Madrasi, a red-eyed, perennially-grumbling evil mama played by Ravi Kissen, a stepmom (Rajyashree Badola) and a fair, chubbycheeked policeman call Prithvi. The Kashyaps and the Mishras are in the business of capturing Benaress ghats. They are also in the extremely profitable business of sand smuggling. How does sand smuggling work? SUV-filled goons drive on to endless stretches of sand and camp there, taking truck-full of sand and silt away. Given how prolific these men are shown to be in Issaq, youd imagine Benares to be a desert of Thars proportions. Anyway, so this squabbling over who gets to smuggle more mud/sand make the families sworn enemies. Meanwhile, Bacchi and Rahul fall in love. Their moment under Cupids sun is not announced by a random song. It comes with the girls earth shattering declaration to her lover that she is a virgin. Boy responds with a disturbing expression on his face you usually associate with 12year-olds watching porn for the first time. Girl finds nothing creepy about it and then they end up singing a song together. The families are outraged, the sand smuggling Maoist is out for a kill and the policeman wants the girl. The least absurd thing that happens in the rest of the film is when a young Maoist shoots a bunch of policemen, chanting he wants Katrina Kaif. Were not yet sure what Prateiks talents are as an actor except denouncing surnames. And the most memorable role he has played till date was only second in importance to Genelia DSouzas hair clips inJaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa. In Issaq, Prateik mistakes himself to be in a Nike commercial. He runs in more languid slo-mo than Kajol in Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana Sanam and he jumps over more rooftops than Akshay Kumar has for Thumbs Up. And then theres his dialogue delivery, which is a scary reminder of how Katrina Kaif mangled lines inBoom. Not much is required of our Juliet. Dastur looks facewash-ad fresh and pretty . She wears a whole bunch of nice kurtis throughout the film. Brownie points to her for that. One wonders, however, what is a greater tragedy Romeo and Juliet or what Issaq made of that classic love story .
than there are mosquitoes in Kolkata. Its men spit compulsively and everywhere. Wiry old sadhus have elaborate chemistry labs with test tubes, beakers and flasks in their backyards. These sadhus can outdo Pooja Bedi with their sex-life advice, and they levitate with the same ease with which an average Indian man burps or scratches his crotch. Benares is also under grave threat from the Maoists who, being as imaginative as the films director, arent so pedestrian as to behave like real-life Maoists; they smuggle sand. Background set, lets move on to the story of the film. No spoilers here, just what the director has said already said Issaq is an adaptation of Shakespeares much-adapted Romeo and Juliet. The counterparts of Capulet and Montagues are Kashyap and Mishra. (If you missed this stunning usage of alliteration here, you should probably never watch a Bollywood film ever again.) The Kashyaps have a girl, Bachchi. The Mishras boy is called Rahul. Rahul, played by Prateik, is your average small-town lover boy who struggles to speak in English and hits on anything that has breasts. The only redeeming quality about our soon-to-be Romeo are those bronzed, toned biceps, tailor-made for banian commercials. Bachchi, played by newcomer Amyra Dastur, is a pretty girl who looks inexplicably pleased throughout the film.
o heres what we know about the Benares in which director Manish Tewari sets Issaq. There are more staircases in the city
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Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar has taken additional charge of the gubernatorial office in Manipur.
Nagaland Governer takes additional charge
High Court Justice Prakash Tatia be elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India? One can only wait and watch.
Will Justice Tatia be Judge of the SC ? Will Chief Justice of the Jharkhand
P C Jain to join as Director (Mktg), BEL on Sept 2

P C Jain, GM, BEL, will be joining as Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on September 2, 2013. He will succeed present incumbent H N Ramakrishna retiring in August, 2013.
agpal was the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Greater Noida until her suspension. Nagpal had cracked down on illegal mining in Greater Noida in the last few weeks, seizing nearly 300 trolleys of sand from the Yamuna river bed. She had also formed special flying squads to check the menace, rampant along the Yamuna and Hindon rivers in western Uttar Pradesh. Several IAS officers have now come out in support of Nagpal, and asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Alok
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Ranjan to revoke her suspension. Commenting on the suspension of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Durga Shakti Nagpal Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday alleged that the sand mafia is nowadays running the governments in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This sand mafia is also working in Madhya Pradesh, So, this sand mafia is nowadays running the governments in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, he added.
Five IAS officers to climb Mt Everest

Jaipur: State bureaucracy is stretching its limits a little too high. Five IAS officers from Rajasthan have found a place in the Indo-Nepal Mount Everest Civil Service expedition scheduled for next year. The officers are Rajesh Yadav, managing director of the Skill and Livelihood Mission, Roli Singh, senior deputy director at Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration, Mussorrie, Preetam B Yashwant, district collector, Rajsamand, Neeraj K Pawan, district collector, Bharatpur, and Manjit Singh, principal secretary at the social justice and empowerment department. The bureaucrats are gearing up to unfurl the tricolour at the worlds highest peak in May next year. The expedition is for over a period of two months. According to sources, some organisations promoting mountaineering and the central government will pay Rs 18 lakh for each individual participating in the expedition. Preetam B Yashwant said, I am very excited about the event. I am a trained mountaineer. When the proposal came, I said yes without batting an eyelid.
V U Bhaskar GM, BDL, is expected to take over the charge as Director (Production), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on August 1, 2013. He will succeed P K Srivastava who is retiring in July 13, 2013.
V U Bhaskar likely to join as Director (Prod), BDL on Aug 1
KS Pannu appointed Secretary Agriculture,Punjab Govt
Dr.Prajapati Trivedi has been given extension as Secretary (Performance Management) and Chairman, National Authority for Chemicals Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat, for a further period of one year.
P Trivedi gets ext as Secy, Chairman NACWC, Cab Sec
unjab IAS officer Kahan Singh Pannu, who while serving as the director general of school education (DGSE) had proceeded on leave earlier this month due to differences with education minister Sikander Singh Maluka, was transferred on Monday and appointed as secretary of the agriculture department. Pannu had not been attending office for more than two weeks now and, according to sources, his differences with the education minister had come to the fore during the investigation into the alleged scam involving the purchase of school books for libraries under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Sources said Maluka had bypassed Pannu and formed a team of three officials, which had allegedly purchased books in violation of the SSA rules. Maluka had later denied having formed a panel of three officials, who were later suspended by the Punjab government. Pannu had expressed his unhappiness over the way he was not informed and kept in dark allegedly by Maluka during the purchase of books. Later, he had conducted an inquiry into the 'books scam' on the directions of the Punjab government and the government had suspended the three officials appointed by Maluka on the basis of his report.
Jalaj Srivastava, a 1984-batch IAS officer, will be the new chairman of New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). Archana Arora, who is holding the post of NDMC chairperson, will move to Delhi government as an Additional Secretary, she said. Srivastava had served Delhi government as Tax Commissioner before he was transferred to Andaman and Nicobar in 2011. Srivastava also served as Principal Secretary, Shipping, Planning and Revenue in Andaman and Nicobar
Jalaj Srivastava appointed chairman NDMC
Ravi Kant is being laterally shifted in Department of Defence (DoD) to fill the slot of JS (G/Air) which was recently vacated by Subhash Chandra. Ravi Kant is serving as JS, Defence Production. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Ravi Kant poised to be laterally shifted as JS, DoD ?
urmurs are being raised in the tea industry against IAS officer MGVK Bhanu, who is currently the chairman of the Tea Board. In 2011, Bhanu was questioned by the CBI in a mining case involving the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of jailed former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy . Tea industry sources asked why a person who was being questioned by the CBI in connection with Coalgate scam was appointed to such an important position while the inquiry against him was still pending. "Shouldn't the authorities have asked him to take time off while the inquiry into the scam was still on? Bhanu has very good connections and it is proved by the fact that he was appointed at
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Why is tainted IAS officer in critical Tea Board post?

such a crucial position in the country," a source said. Bhanu is known to share a great rapport with Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Before going on deputation to Andhra Pradesh in 2004, he served as the secretary and commissioner to Gogoi. Gogoi is said to have played a major role in getting Bhanu appointed to his current post as tea board chairman. According to a report published in www.thehindu.com (on Nov 21, 2011), CBI officials questioned Bhanu regarding his role in granting iron ore mining leases to OMC in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The report continued to say that the CBI questioned Bhanu about overlooking the bids of other miners and favouring OMC. This was a claim made by Konda Reddy, a rival of Gali Janardhan Reddy. According to a re-
port carried by The Indian Express (on Nov 30, 2011), Y. Srilakshmi, another IAS officer grilled in the case, is learnt to have confessed that she did so under "tremendous pressure" from her higher ups including the former chief secretary Bhanu. The report adds that Bhanu, in his statement to the investigating agency on November 20, told officials that he was just taking orders from above and simply passed on instructions to his juniors. Bhanu officer is a 1985 batch IAS officer of the Assam cadre. He served as special secretary to the Andhra Pradesh chief minister from 2004-2009 on inter-cadre transfer and was said to have been very close to the late YSR. He was sent back to the parent cadre by the Andhra Pradesh government after YSR's death in a helicopter crash in 2009.
Downturn a catalyst for financial frauds?

NISHKAM OJHA Email: nishkamojha@gmail.com
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nly when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked- Warren Buffet Businesses worldwide are feeling the heat of the economic downturn and India being no exception. In their struggle to maintaining thinning margins, organisations often unknowingly expose themselves to huge financial and reputational risks. This is a result of the fact that when companies cut back on costs, they often increase their chances of being victims of fraud. The managements of large corporates have been forced focus on short term measures to address the risk of corporate failure.
Fraud has been always explained in term so the Fraud Triangle (The Fraud Triangle, was developed by the criminologist, Dr. Donald Cressey), this theory maintains that when fraud occurs it consists of three conditions generally present: Incentive/Pressure, Opportunity and Rationalizations. In a downturn, the pressure to commit fraud is at its high as financial pressures increase, unrealistic business targets are set and managements feel the need to maintain the expectations of the investors and stake holders. As the recession lumbers on, executives will face more pressure to meet revenue and earnings targets and demonstrate their ability to manage through a downturn. Further in attempts to reduce costs in ever thinning margins, companies generally try
to find recourse in measures like cut back in staff, which is more likely to adversely affect the very basic internal controls available (in form of maker checker and segregation of duties). Cost rollbacks in form of reduced checks and balances which may be in place, and/or cutting back on internal audits are amongst various other things which exposes an organisation to fraudulent behaviour from its employees both internally, as well as externally . As Companies often resort to go slow on increments and pay hikes or performance pays and delay promotions, employees feel the effects of the recession and in-turn also tend to find it easier to rationalise any fraudulent behaviour and corrupt doings. Management on the other hand, may rationalise fraudulent
activity such as account manipulation or sanctioning the payment of bribes to win business - believing it to be in the best interest of the company, employees and shareholders. Thus it is evident that during a downturn, the incentives and pressures increase, as do the opportunities to commit fraud, whilst rationalising the actions are made easier. When all of these circumstances co-exist, it creates a highly conducive environment for fraud to occur. The effects thereof are evident in both the actions of the organisation itself and the employees within the organisation. ( The writer of the article is Mumbai based Chartered Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner working for a reputed audit and investigation firm of India.)
India Panel of Bureaucrats Approves Jet Airways-Etihad Deal

$380 Million Deal to Go to a Cabinet Committee for Final Clearance
ejoice, Modi fans! Soon, it seems, there will be an Android phone dedicated to Narendra Modi. According to reports, Smart Namo, an independent body formed by Modi fans, has an-
Smart Namo: Coming soon, an Android smartphone for Modi fans
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n Indian government panel Monday approved a proposal by Jet Airways (India) Ltd. to sell a 24% stake to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, three months after the airlines revealed the $380 million deal. The proposal was approved at a meeting of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, a
panel of bureaucrats which examines foreign investment proposals. It will now be forwarded to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for final approval. The FIPB approved the deal with conditions, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram told reporters. He declined to elaborate on the conditions.
Directors of Jet, controlled by Indian businessmen Naresh Goyal, had in April decided to sell the stake to Etihad in an effort to raise cash and to also get access to Etihad's global network. The proposal was deferred in a June meeting of the FIPB as it wanted more details about the transaction agreement between Jet and Etihad due to concerns over effective control and ownership of the Indian carrier.
Coal scam: Narendra Modi lobbied for KSK, Shinde for Lanco
oalgate is fast turning out to be the great leveller in the Indian politics. ergys project in Chhattisgarh, KSK Mahanavelopment Corporation. have not been blackened due to the association with coal block allocation. No, not even that of Narendra Modi, the doyen of governance. According to a report in the Economic Times There is no politician whose hands di Power, and state-owned Gujarat Mineral Deturn out to be damning for Modi because of the controversies surrounding the company . Of this, it is the KSK project that is likely to According to a report in the Times of India jarat Mineral Development Corporation. heavyweights is Lanco Infratech, the report says. And for this the lobbying was done by none other than Parliamentary Affairs Ministhat time and Shinde power minister. Another company which got support from ter Kamal Nath and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. Nath was commerce minister at Patnaik for the Tata Group and Punjab Chief Others who sent such letters include, Naveen However, the most interesting instance is today, the government has submitted before in 2012, KSK Energy Ventures was also linked
the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament a series of letters that were written by ing for various companies. politicians to the screening committee lobbythe coal ministry, railways ministry and various state governments as members. The committee was responsible for vetting the applicanies and the governments of states where the captive coal mine to be allocated situated. lobbying. block allocation and so was the nerve centre of tions and proposals submitted by the compaThe committee played a pivotal role in the The letters submitted to the PAC are written The screening committee had officials from
to controversial DMK leader S Jagathrakment. It has been alleged Jagathrakshakans
shakan, a former minister in the UPA governcompany JR Power Gen Pvt Ltd was just fivement and Investment Corporation to apply for coal block. Within months after it got a coal block, JR day-old when it entered into a pact with the Puducherry Industrial Promotion Develop-
Minister Parkash Singh Badal for GVK Power.
that of Congress MP Vijay Darda, who lobbied in Maharashtra. According to the ET report, for allocation of blocks to his group.
for his own familys Lokmat Group, which was
setting up a power plant in Yavatmal district he had even met the prime minister to press the loot of the natural resources happened prominent political parties have been part of the malpractices. A parliamentary panel had recently said that
Power sold 51 percent stake to KSK Energy, it has been alleged. KSK Energy has, however, denied any wrong doing and said the stake through fresh subscription. was not bought from the existing holders but hanadi because his state was supposed to get port. The Guajrat chief minister has written two letters to the prime minister to get coal Modi lobbied for allocating coal to KSK Ma-
over 1993-2010, which effectively means all This is why we shouldnt expect the probe
between 2004 and 2008, says the ET report, gued for competitive bidding of the blocks.
adding none of them, including those from the NDA-ruled states, however, suggested or arAs per the report, Modi lobbied for KSK En-
electricity from the project, says todays ET reblocks allocated to KSK Mahanadi and Gu-
into the coalgate to see a logical conclusion. Nobody apart from the common people would that matter, to get to the bottom of the scam. want the CBI, or any investigative agency for
nounced it will soon launch a mobile phone by the same name. The official website for the device says, the Android phone will be the group members way of showing their dedication and respect to Modi. We are from land of Gujarat and in electronic smartphone business in China. NAMO stands for Narendra Modi and Next Generation Android Mobile Odyssey, says the description of the website. According to the brief product specifications posted on the website, the 5-inch SmartNamo smartphone will be powered by a MediaTek MT6589 SoC that includes a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and include Gorilla Glass 2 protection and a 13 megapixel camera. The phone, according to the website, will be available in four variants with 1GB or 2GB RAM and 16GB or 32GB of internal memory . There also seem to be plans to launch the phone with a Narendra Modi signature edition. Ammeet Desai, a Gujarati businessmen who has a mobile business in China, told The Wall Street Journal that they got the idea for this phone from China, where several products like MP3 players and smartphones are sold with branding of the leaders. The WSJ report claims that Smart Namo phone will cost Rs 16,000 at launch and have videos as well as apps related to Modi. The phone is expected to be released by end of August.
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Tourism
WE THE STATE
Translocation of lions: Gujarat lion experts not included in panel

BHOPAL
he Gujarat government has written to the Union Minister of Environment and Forests (MoEF) raising objections over the composition of the 12-member committee to chalk out the translocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. Gujarat has also objected to the first meeting of the committee, formed on orders of Supreme Court, scheduled to take place shortly in Delhi. While some of the names of committee members have been suggested by the apex court, it had also observed that the Union ministry was free to include lion experts from anywhere in the country . The letter says that lion experts from Gujarat have been ignored even as most of the existing members specialize on tiger conservation.The Gujarat government has objected to the meeting at a time when it had moved SC with a review petition seeking a fresh look into the judgment dated April 15, allowing the translocation. The letter, signed by chief wildlife warden CN Pandey, has requested the Union ministry to postpone the meeting till the outcome of the review petition. "We were taken aback when we heard that the committee has already announced its first meeting as we were under the impression that it will happen only after the SC disposes the review petition," said a senior Gujarat official. While admitting that such a letter has been dashed off to
the Centre, HK Dash, principal secretary of state forest and environment, refused to divulge any information about the contents of the letter. The 12 committee includes additional director general (wildlife), MoEF as the chairperson and has experts like AJT Johnsingh, Y B Jhala, Ravi Chellam, P R Sinha and M K Ranjitsinh besides chief wildlife wardens of MP and Gujarat. The committee will decide on the number of lions to be shifted, identify individual animals for shifting, monitor the shifting on behalf of the MoEF and provide technical inputs for translocation.
ORCHA : IT S TEMPLES SPEAK OF LIVING GODS

nce the capital of Bundela Rajput kings, Orchha appears straight out of a fairytale. Its magnificient temples, palaces and chhatris reveal sepia-tinted tales of regal splendour, devotion and love. Orchha lies on the Betwa River in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. Established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, Orchha means hidden in Bundelkhandi. It was named so because it was completely covered by forests before being found again. Orchha is a small town and most tourists club their visit t o Orchha with trip to Jhansi or Khajuraho. However, if you have time at your disposal, then it is worth spending in Orchha. Orchha is studded with monuments big and small. It reveals tales of battles between Kings and Emperors. Its temples speak of living Gods. In Orchha, Lord Ram is worshipped as a king and not as avatar of Vishnu. It is believed that Lord Ram rules Ayodhya during the day and travels to Orchha at night. Unlike palaces in tourist hotspots like Jaipur and Jodhpur, Orchhas palaces and fort has an understated charm. Even the Raj Mahal, the seat of the Orchha monarchs, has a simple faade.
capital in Garkhundar because of invasion by Tughlaqs and they retreated to distant Orchha. Orchha was founded by Raja Rudra Pratap in 1501 AD amidst the woody forests. Soon he went on to build the first fort in Orchha. By the early 17th century Orchha was attacked by Shah Jehan and it remained under the control of the Mughals for six years till 1641 AD. In 1783, Orchha was declared as the capital of Tehri. However, the true development of Orchha began when Maharaja Pratap Singh succeeded to throne in 1874. Since 1956, Orchha has been a part of Madhya Pradesh. FUN FACTS Lord Ram is worshipped as a king and not as avatar of Vishnu in Orchha. It is believed Lord Ram resides in Ayodhya during the day and sleeps in Orchha at night. Hence, Ram Raja Temple opens only for the eveningaarti (prayers). Rai Parveen Mahal was named after Raja Indrajit Singhs courtesan who was widely known for her music and poetry . Mughal Akbar after hearing of Rai Parveens beauty was so enamoured that he summoned her to Agra. Devoted to Raja Indrajit, Rai Parveen nonetheless appeared before the Great Mughal and conveyed her dilemma in verse to the emperor. Her verse implied that no one other than a dog or a crow would eat others leftover. The emperor got the message and allowed Rai Parveen to return to Orchha untouched.
TIPS Temperature during day and night fluctuates drastically in Orchha. Pack light clothing, hat, sunscreen and glares for summers. Light woolen is advisable for winters. No photography is allowed in Ram Raja temple. Get a good guide to take you all over the complex, including locked rooms, for a tip. CULTURE Orchha offers a lot in terms of culture ranging from architecture, mural paintings to interesting religious rituals. The Orchha fort is surrounded by battlemented wall and approached by a causeway over a fine bridge. The Jehangir Mahal and Raj Mahal shouldnt be missed for its architecture and other detail work. Exquisite murals on a variety of religious themes adorn the Raj Mahal and Laxmi Narayan. Strong colours and decorative designs characterize miniature shool of painting in Orchha. Natural colours were used to paint. The themes were mainly events from Ramayan, Mahabharat and Bhagavata Gita. Later under Bir Singh, court scenes with contemporary settings were also illustrated. The Ram Raj Temple is an exceptional blend of temple and fort architecture. Raj Mahal is a fine example of Mughal architecture. Though its facade is simple, the interiors house some splen-
did paintings. Typical stone jali (lattice) work and multifaced arches point to Mughal influence. The Diwan-i-Khaas, the most important feature inside the palace, is widely admired for its fantastic motifs. WHERE TO STAY There are limited accommodation options in Orchha. However there is a variety to choose from in terms of the location and ambience offered. Apart from budget, mid-range and luxury hotels and resorts, one can also find a few backwater resorts. Some of the backwater resorts offer tent accommodation facing Betwa River. Sheesh Mahal, once the palace of Bundelkhand kings, is now a Heritage hotel. MPTDC run hotel offers budget accommodation. WHERE TO EAT Eating options in Orchha are limited in terms of variety offered. A few restaurants are famous for serving vegetarian Indian food. Most of the restaurants are found on the Main Road. Apart from that almost all the hotels have in-house restaurants that serve Indian and Chinese cuisines.Non-vegetarian Indian and Continental cuisines are also served in some of the restaurants. BEST TIME TO VISIT Orchha is an all weather destination. However, summers can get very hot with temperature rising up to 48 degree Celsius. Winters are pleasantly cool. October to March is the best time to visit Orchha.
HISTORY Orchha was the capital of Bundelas, a Rajput clan who ruled several states in central India from the 16th century . Bundela Rajput king Rudra Pratap founded the city in 1501. The Bundelkhand rajas were pushed out of their
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NEW DELHI
Sports
WE THE STATE
For a real clean chit, the BCCI must be brought under RTI
I
n an interview late last year, Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan spoke about the manner in which the organization is run. The BCCI is not opaque. We are quite open to discussing how we function. I think a lot of systems are in place today, we are cooperating in a very professional fashion, Srinivasan had said. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then and perhaps its time for him to take back those words in a very professional manner. The BCCIs probe panel has found no evidence against his team Chennai Super Kings in the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal. The probe also found no evidence against Gurunath Meiyappan who is apparently just a Chennai Super Kings share holder and Rajasthan Royals ownerRaj Kundra in the match-fixing or spot-fixing Indian Premier Scandal. This clears the way for BCCIs so called president in exile N. Srinivasan to return to helm of the most powerful cricket board in the world. What would definitely surprise the masses is the speedy deliver of the verdict. In a country where millions of cases are pending in courts, this kind of speedy justice should set ka) -- was also cleared by the probe panel, on the ground that Goenka had retracted his statement. BCCI also claimed that Mumbai Police did not cooperate with them in the investigation, a claim that has been trashed by Mumbai Police. Mumbai Police says that fixing probe is underway and that Gurunath Meiyappan is not given any clean chit. Now the virtual clean chit means that Srinivasan, who had "stepped aside" from the BCCI president's post pending the completion of the inquiry, is now free to return to the hot seat. This clearly means that the so called probe that was carried out by BCCI was just to mute the growing clamor against BCCI and Srinivasan. The probe panels investigation finished just under two months, this has happened in a nation where the top-most force, the Delhi Police took 13 years to file a charge sheet against the accused in 2000 spot-fixing case naming Late cricketer Hansie Cronje as the prime accused. son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan just a cricket enthusiast. One wonders how a cricket enthusiast manages to get the team dugout and even celebrate the wining of the championship. Srinivasan could stage a comeback as BCCI chief as early as August 2 when the Board`s Working Committee and the IPL Governing Council meet in New Delhi to take a final call on the issue. Since the panel`s order is binding on the BCCI which makes it clear that Srinivasan will return as Board chief. Asked who will chair the August 2 meeting, Jagmohan Dalmiya said, "Let Mr Srinivasan decide. Let Srinivasan take his decision."
an example for the Indian judiciary . The panel consisted of two former judges of the Tamil Nadu high court, Jayaram Chouta and R Balasubramanian. The report gave an inconclusive reference to Meiyappan's alleged involvement in betting on IPL matches. The same could not be established because of alleged non-cooperation on the part of Mumbai Police, which had booked him for the offence, the report says. The report clearly said that Meiyappan may or may not have been involved. There is no proof available against him in front of the probe committee to accuse him of betting in IPL matches. Rajasthan Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra -who was accused of placing bets in IPL matches through his close aide (Umesh Goen-
Rajiv Shukla marks a return too

On who will chair the IPL GC meeting since chairman Rajiv Shukla has resigned, Dalmiya said, "I have requested him to continue. I have not accepted Shukla`s resignation." The recent turn of events clearly indicate that Dalmiya and his supporters are out of the picture and Srinivasan with his clout will inevitably make a return to BCCIs daily affairs. For all the fans of the game who thought that cricket will be cleaned up after the spotfixing scandal, well there is only one thing that can be said Theres always a next time!
Whats next for the power hungry Srinivasan?

Srinivasan remained defiant all throughout the scandal going to the extent of calling his
Sachin Tendulkar will be my hero for life, says Virat Kohli

MUMBAI
The Indian team for the upcoming ODI series in Zimbabwe is missing some key players, including inspirational captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who have been rested, but skipper for the tour Virat Kohli today described the squad as a strong one. I dont think experience matters, especially in limited overs game. You need 11 players, who are hungry for success, who are hardworking and whose vision is team victory . All 15 players are strong and it is a strong unit, which is good, said Kohli at a promotional event here for Mattel Toys. India are to play against Zimbabwe in a five-match series from July 24 to August 3. The squad is without Dhoni, R Ashwin, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma. Kohli said if the team performs in a manner similar to its display over the last month-and-a-half, then it will be good for Indian cricket. I cant guarantee. If we continue this way, it will be a good time for Indian cricket. A lot of things that would make people happy, he said. The team, led by Dhoni, first lifted the ICC Champions Trophy in England and then clinched the tri-series in the West Indies, in which Sri Lanka was the third outfit. The 24year-old, who has played 108 ODIs and also featured in the 2011 World Cup winning squad led by Dhoni, said he liked to lead from the front and set an example to others. I always like to lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is a natural thing for me, he said. Kohli, who has been made the face of superhero toy Max Steel, said he aimed to be fearless. The best quality is to not be afraid of anything. Even if you have seniors or players ance. Kohli termed veteran player Sachin Tendulkar as his superhero and said he dreamed to win matches for India after watching his idol bat. It has always been Tendulkar and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single-handedly . I just had a vision and got a chance to play with him and do something like that. He has been my superhero and he will be for my lifetime, he said. Asked if he ever wished for superpower, he said, When I was walking into bat in 2011 World Cup final when my idol got outI felt I was playing in a field where there is no one else apart from me, but 11 other Sri Lankan players. So it was totally quiet. So I wish I had some superpowers so I could do something really special. Kohli also slammed players alleged to have indulged in corrupt practices like spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League that rocked Indian cricket recently as villains who needed to be punished. Hero is a person who respects the game and does not corrupt the game. The one who doesnt (respect) or corrupts the game, they are the villains. They should be punished and they have been punished in the past, he said. A few Rajasthan Royals players, including Test pacer S Sreesanth and first class cricketers Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were arrested of spot-fixing in IPL by the Delhi police and are presently out on bail. Kohli termed his unbeaten knock of 133 against Sri Lanka in Hobart February, 2012 as special and said it gave him lot of confidence. Riding on his ton, India chased Lankas huge score of 320 and won by seven wickets.
with lot more experience in your team, you need to have confidence in your ability and think you can lead them. It is important you set an example with your performance quickly and then you gain respect. If the respect is mutual between players and captain then the side is successful. It comes from performance and when you win matches for the team, that inspiration spreads in the team, he said.
Kohli also welcomed all-rounder Parvez Rasool, the first player from Jammu and Kashmir in the national squad, as a deserving pick. It is a good sign that players are not just coming from major cities. You can see everybody is working hard and the thinking is not narrow-minded in India. It is a good sign that he (Rasool) has been selected. If he gets the opportunity to play a match then I am sure he will try to give a good perform-
new state of Telangana is likely to be announced by the government. Sources say that the top decision-making body of the Congress, its Working Committee, will formally endorse the move to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh , a decision which was taken by party president Sonia Gandhi a few days ago. Before that, Mrs Gandhi and the Prime Minister will meet with their allies who participate in the government to formally inform them of the road-map for India's 29th state. Hyderabad, sources said, will not be designated a Union Territory . Instead, the city with its booming economy powered largely by the IT industry , will be a shared capital for Andhra Pradesh and the new Telangana state. Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh who are from the two nonTelangana regions of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema had objected to statehood for Telangana, arguing that their voters would respond with retributive force. But the party has reportedly made it clear that it will not reconsider its stand; Chief Minister Kiran Kumar
India likely to get 29th State: Telangana

A
THE PROCESS FOR FORMATION OF THE NEW STATE
he actual formation of the state is expected to be completed by early next year. The cabinet will share its plans with President Pranab Mukherjee and the Andhra Pradesh legislature will be asked for insights. The PM will then set up a committee to negotiate consensus between the leaders from the three regions of the state for issues like how to share revenue and water. Both Houses of Parliament will have to then pass the resolution for the creation of a separate state. The five-decade struggle for a Telangana state was forced onto the contemporary national agenda in 2009 by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi or TRS, headed by K Chandrasekhara Rao. He fasted for 10 days, triggering huge rallies of support. In response, in December 2009, in a surprise announcement, the Centre said it was sanctioning statehood. But within days, the government backtracked as violent protests erupted in the other two regions-Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema.
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Nation
WE THE STATE
Reddy is upset but has been persuaded not to resign in protest, said sources. Telangana's future is imbricated with the national elections, now just months away . Andhra Pradesh has 42 parliamentary constituencies. The Congress has calculated that creating a new state will deliver strong returns. But just in case, it's weighing how to graph the ge-
ography for maximum electoral ground. So the government may seek to affix two districts from Rayalaseema to Telangana's existing 10 districts. This will ensure the new and old states have 20 parliamentary seats each, and that the stronghold of political rival Jagan Mohan Reddy is divided across the new border.
Parliamentary BJP asks women workers to canteen menu propagate achievements of party widely shared on social media site A
n alleged parliament menu that has gone viral on social media claims our MPs are forking out daily lunches for Rs 12.50. The subsidies involve telephone calls, air and rail fares, housing, water, electricity , personal assistants and highly subsidised food at the Parliamentary canteen according to the menu that is being widely shared on social media site What would you consider a hearty meal? Take your pick from the parliament house canteen menu : Tea Re. 1 Soup Rs.5.50 Dal - one katori Rs.1.50 Veg thali (dal, subzi,4 chapatis, rice/pulao, curd and salad) Rs.12.50 Non-veg thali Rs.22 Curd rice Rs.11 Veg pulao Rs.8 Chicken biryani Rs.34 Fish curry and rice Rs.13 Rajma rice Rs.7 Tomato rice Rs.7 Fish fry Rs.17 Chicken curry Rs.20.50 Chicken masala Rs.24.50 NEW DELHI BJP today asked its women workers to propagate the achievements of states where it is in power and highlights the "failures" of the Congress-ruled states as well as the Centre in the run-up to the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls. At a national executive meet of BJP's Mahila Morcha here, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj exhorted the women cadre to adopt a pragmatic approach while canvassing among women. "There is no point in talking about agriculture growth, GDP figures and so on. There is no need to tell the women about it. You talk to them about their pain... When you reach out to a woman from a slum, or a woman from an affluent section, talk to them about their specific concerns," Swaraj said. Citing an example, she said while talking with young women working in call centres, the women workers should discuss issues about their security . BJP strategy is to highlight issues affecting the women directly and price rise will be underscored prominently by the party . "Earlier rations were costly, now even milk, vegetables, power, water, education fees and medicines have become dearer... Even gas cylinders are being rationed now," she said. Swaraj also asked the BJP women workers to be ready for early polls. "Mission 2014 may even become Mission 2013 looking at the state of this government," she said. BJP plans to appoint two women workers at each booth across the country during the Lok Sabha elections.
Is Narendra Modi bigger than the party?
Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Partys youth recruitment drive slogan Join BJYM, Join NaMo has clearly established that Chief Minister Narendra Modi is the face of the party . The saffron party has announced a nationwide youth recruitment drive. By mobilising its cadre and through social media, it wants more youths to be associated with the party. The state BJP hopes to attract nearly 5 lakh cadres during its drive from August 5. Party workers will reach out to youth from colleges and educational institutes to join BJP in the name of Modi. However, Pradipsinh Jadeja, state BJYM president, said, It is not that Modi has become bigger than the party. The slogan was coined keeping in mind his popularity . National General Secretary Amit Shah was present at the state executive meeting in Gandhinagar on Saturday. State BJP president RC Faldu and state BJYM in-charge Shankar Chaudhry were also present.
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What's Kareena Kapoor's Demand To Join Twitter?

BJP using Chauhans image to neutralise anti-incumbency

elections and hence the party organisation is

The party leaders Prabhat Jha, Narendra Singh

also been made as per the survey report of the

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Will low-profile official IS Dani become states next Chief Secretary?

Shivraj Singhs Self Branding

CS Parasuram directed to hold dignified Independence Day functions

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

CBI ready to drop disproportionate cases

GENERAL VASTU TIPS

Prefer North or East facing houses.

Boring or well or any pit should be in North-East.

Bhoomi Pujan should be performed in North-East or centre of house.

Cong takes its hate-Modi campaign to absurd lengths

Govt claims on poverty reduction are as hollow as ever

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Digvijaya Singh just called party MP Meenakshi Natrajan tunch maal

'I have been called Pigvijaya Singh'

Rahul Gandhis answer to Modi: Khidkee.com

Hey parents! Make the kid Strong, not a bully!

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

SURROGACYA new ray of hope

The parties involved in surrogacy are:

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Test results of Madhya Pradesh CM

Chhattisgarh to have second airport at Rajgarh

Cong demands Raman Singhs resignation

over cooperative bank scam

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

What's Kareena Kapoor's Demand To Join Twitter?

Will Katrina Buy An Apartment Near Ranbir's Home?

Issaq Review: How Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet was murdered

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Nagaland Governer takes additional charge

P C Jain to join as Director (Mktg), BEL on Sept 2

Five IAS officers to climb Mt Everest

V U Bhaskar likely to join as Director (Prod), BDL on Aug 1

KS Pannu appointed Secretary Agriculture,Punjab Govt

P Trivedi gets ext as Secy, Chairman NACWC, Cab Sec

Jalaj Srivastava appointed chairman NDMC

Ravi Kant poised to be laterally shifted as JS, DoD ?

Why is tainted IAS officer in critical Tea Board post?

Downturn a catalyst for financial frauds?

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

India Panel of Bureaucrats Approves Jet Airways-Etihad Deal

Smart Namo: Coming soon, an Android smartphone for Modi fans

to controversial DMK leader S Jagathrakment. It has been alleged Jagathrakshakans

Minister Parkash Singh Badal for GVK Power.

for his own familys Lokmat Group, which was

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Translocation of lions: Gujarat lion experts not included in panel

ORCHA : IT S TEMPLES SPEAK OF LIVING GODS

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Rajiv Shukla marks a return too

Whats next for the power hungry Srinivasan?

Sachin Tendulkar will be my hero for life, says Virat Kohli

India likely to get 29th State: Telangana

BHOPAL July 29 to August 4, 2013

Is Narendra Modi bigger than the party?

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