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he StateSEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014

Vol-02. Issue-50. Bhopal. Monday Page-12 Price-5/-

POSTAL REGD. MP/BHOPAL/4-323/2013-15

Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Online edition available at wethestate.com and wethestate.blogspot.in

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Was a littlenervous to step

into the shoes of Rekhaji: Sonamon Khoobsurat

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India ReportCard: Raina tops

the class; Kohlibrings up the rear

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Minister concernedat institutes,

varsities mush-rooming in country

Gender budgeting simplemented in NG

omen and Child Development

Minister Maya Singh hascalled for implementing genderbudgeting in non-government institutionsalso. She said that desired results cannotbe achieved until we become sensitivetowards women at every level of society.Maya Singh was addressing MadhyaPradesh: Strengthening of Gender-sensi-tive Budgeting here today. UN WomensRepresentative for India, Bhutan andMaldives Su Rebecca Reichman said thatMadhya Pradesh is the role model forgender budgeting in the country. In thestate, system of gender-sensitive budgetwas introduced for the first time in thecountry.

The Minister said that gender budg-eting in the state began from year 2007.MP is the second state in the countrywhere gender budget is tabled in VidhanSabha. She said that emphasis has beenlaid on effective implementation of gen-der responsive budget in Womens Policyand Vision Document. She informed thatRs. 7593 crore was provisioned in genderbudget in year 2007-08, which rose to Rs.

26 thousand 233 crore in year 2013-14.This shows state governments commit-ment. She said that this systems sole

objective is to bring half of states popula-tion to the mainstream.

Singh said that women should not beconsidered as mere beneficiary in genderbudgeting concept. This should includethat how far women are to be empoweredthrough it economically, socially, cultural-ly and politically so that they can playeffective role in decision-making of socie-ty and government. She said that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is verysensitive towards women and children.He wishes to end disparity of women. Hisgoal is to ensure womens security andhonour.

The Minister expressed pleasure andpride that the state government hasimplemented a strategy under whichevery womans interests are being safe-guarded right since birth till old age.Referring to Ladli Laxmi Yojana andother schemes, she said that 50 percentreservation has been given to women inPanchayats and local bodies for leader-ship development among them.Describing the seminar as important,

Maya Singh said that this will definitelylead to effective implementation of gen-der budgeting and allocation of maximumamounts for women-centric schemes of various departments.

UN Womens RepresentativeReichman said that implementation of gender-responsive budget is vital for

womens empowerment. Additional Chief Secretary Aruna

Sharma said that officers associated withgender budgeting should especiallyaddress the issues that benefit womenboth directly and indirectly. She said thatapart from numerical data, qualityresults and effects should also be kept inview while undertaking genderbudgeting.

Bhopal

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Bhopal: Women in the state will bemade internet-savvy under e-ShaktiProject. Under the campaign, 5 lakhwomen will be trained about importanceand use of internet though a campaignin 63 days. This was informed at a meet-ing chaired by Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chauhan here recently. Womenand Child Development Minister MayaSingh and Chief Secretary Anthony deSa were also present on the occasion.

Chief Minister Chauhan soughtinformation about e-Shakti Project. Hesaid that women interested in use of internet should be identified during basic training. Arrangements should bemade to impart advance training tothem. He said that use of internet willopen new opportunities of growth forwomen. Their self-confidence willincrease.

The meeting was informed thatawareness camps will be held in all 313development blocks of the state under e-Shakti Project. Information about inter-net will be given to 90 thousand angan-wadi workers of Women & Child

Development Department, 70 thousand ASHA workers and ANMs of HealthDepartment, 30 thousand women policepersonnel of Home Department andmembers of Shaurya Dals, 30 thousandwomen sanitation workers and class IV women employees, one lakh 80 thou-sand girl students and 20 thousandwomen farmers.

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5 lakh women to be internet-savvy, training under

e-Shakti Project to be imparted

Efforts on to makeBargi a national

project: Uma

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Couplesapproach pvtdetectiveagencies to keeptab on spouse

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Third higher pay scaleto govt staff; smartphones forstudents; rent forgovt accommodationshiked

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chauhan has said that birth of a girlchild is a

matter of pride and

respect forfamily. Ladli

Laxmi Yojanaaims to

ensure this.The scheme

should beconducted

with this spir-it. It was informed that now the state

government will give a certificate inplace of national savings certificate.

Ladli Laxmi will be paid Rs. one lakh atthe age of 21 through e-payment. The

department will monitor health andeducational activities of every Ladli

Laxmi. It was informed that a study onimpact of the scheme by Academy of

Administration has found that 77 per-cent families have used schemes

amount for girls education or haveinvested for familys betterment.

Birth of girl childmatter of pride: CM


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2 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)Chhtissgarh Explore

Eye donations in Chattisgafall short of targets by 79%

Couples approach pvt detectiveagencies to keep tab on spouse

Even after the reduction of its

cornea collection targets by near-

ly 60%, from 700 to 300, last year,

the National Programme for

Control of Blindness (NPCB) in

Chhattisgarh has fallen short by

79%, as it managed to collect only

64 corneas in 2013-14.

If available figures for thelast four fiscals are any indica-

tion, the NPCB's programme of

cornea collection in Chhattisgarh

has been miserably falling short

of achieving its targets. And the

situation might not be different

even in the current fiscal as in

the first six months (Jan-June)

the NPCB has collected only 32

corneas. What is in fact ironical is

that even after shifting the goal

post last year, from 700 to 300,

the NPCB's cornea collections

have consistently gone down, as

compared to 2010-11 when 173corneas were collected. The

cornea collections in 2011-12 and

2012-13, when the target was

700, were 107 and 96 respectively,

and they fell to 64 in the last fis-

cal when the target was reduced.

When contacted, Dr Subhash

Mishra, NPCB's State

Programme Officer, attributed

the low collections to lack of

awareness among people. He said

not people in the state come for-

ward for eye donation and this

was adversely affecting the pro-

gramme. However, there are oth-

ers in the state's health depart-

ment who blame the failure of the

programme to the "lack of drive"

in those who are managing it.

"When 100 odd corneas can be

collected in higher targets, why

does the collection fall with target

reduction," they question? Even

the state government's pro-

gramme of "I pledge my eyes" has

been a nonstarter, as no volun-

tary pledges have been obtained

for the last few years. An official,

requesting anonymity, said blam-

ing the low collections on lack

awareness isn't the correct way of

dealing with the situation, since

creating awareness about the pro-

gramme is also the job of NPCB.

"Their guidelines to the state and

district health societies clearly

include promotion of eye donation

through various media", the offi-

cial said.

Health department officials

reveal that at present there are

1021 people in Chhattisgarh

requiring cornea transplants.

This number was assessed in a

recent survey conducted by the

health department this year.

These people have been identified

and final list of patients is being

prepared, the officials said.

Claims and counter claims on

this issue apart, its true that in a

state like Chhattisgarh where

'jadu tona' (witchcraft) and black

magic still play a major part in

the lives of many, particularly in

the rural and tribal areas, myths

and misplaced beliefs overshadow

sane logic and scientific temper

when it comes of organ donations.

In addition the state also has no

facilities to carry out organ dona-

tion, except corneas.

While it's well known that

organ donation from a brain dead

person can help giving lives to

eight people directly, besides sav-

ing or improving the lives of 50

others through tissue donation,

Chhattisgarh has no infrastruc-

ture to carry out such trans-

plants.

On the lack of facilities for

organ transplantation from brain

dead patients, Dr Vivek

Choudhary, chairperson of Organ

transplantation committee said,

"there is no super speciality hos-

pital in the state". He said once

the super speciality comes up at

DK hospital, these facilities may

start.

Suspicious over partner's midnight calls and

messages, city couples are approaching private

detective agencies to keep a tab on their spouse.

While pre-marital investigations were common,

women have become eager to track if their husbands

are dating. A detective agency claims to receive

nearly 30 cases from city every month, most of

which, are queries from people with a high-profile

background, willing to pay a hefty fee between Rs

45,000 and 80,000.

"Finding husbands checking their mobile phones

in midnight is a common fear among wives but

their suspicions are further aroused when they hear

whispers from under the quilt or washroom. That's

when they approach us," Balaji Birada, director of

Dolphin detective agency said. The Nasik based firm

has at least four local detectives in Raipur who con-duct physical surveillance for the client, keep a

watch for 15 days, click pictures and make videos of

suspicious movements etc.

Dozens of women in Raipur have been swarming

the women cell as well with application to seek call

detail records. Police officials, instead, try counsel-

ing which forces women to hire private detective

agents. According to women cell in charge Ragini

Mishra, at least two cases of betrayal or suspicion on

spouse are received every day from women belong-

ing to different strata. "Most of them have com-

plaints about husbands chatting late in night,

unusual activities, lame excuses and change inbehavior. Everyone wants call detail records, which

we can't share. We counsel the couple and ask them

to lodge a complaint in case they face some prob-

lem," Mishra said.

Since social networking on phone has taken a

high in society, such complaints have increased fur-

ther. Even women from remote areas come com-

plaining about deceiving husbands, she added.

A woman who has been married for two years

said that she had hired a detective few months ago

to check on her husband as she had caught him

twice at a restaurant and a hotel after which he

made flimsy excuses of official meeting. "Not only

had his nature changed towards me, he wasn't ascrazy about me as he used to be. Later, I found

everything to be true; he was dating an office col-

league soon after nine months of our marriage. A

divorce case is underway," she said. Birada opined

that couples lacked accountability. From Raipur,

pre-marital investigation includes check on sexuali-

ty, person's professional credentials, past and pres-

ent affairs and reality check about the said commit-

ment, he said.

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World facing major challen

A cabinet meeting chaired by

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chauhan here recently decided to

grant third higher pay scale to the

government employees who have

got benefit of only 2

promotion/time-bound promo-

tion/time scale since appointment

in government service and whohave completed 30 years or more

in service as on July 1, 2014 or

thereafter. The decision will entail

a burden of Rs. 418 crore on the

exchequer.

Service period for third higher

pay scale will be calculated on the

basis of current service since

assuming post after being directly

recruited through

competitive/selection test. The

government servants who are eli-

gible for time scale on the basis of

service period and whose promot-

ed posts time scale pay

scale/grade pay is less in accor-

dance with service rules, their

educational qualifications pre-

scribed in service rules will not beconsidered for eligibility for time

scale/pay scale.

Mukhyamantri GrameenParivahan Yojana

The cabinet decided to imple-

ment Mukhyamantri Grameen

Parivahan Yojana for making

available safe and convenient pub-

lic transport service in remote vil-

lages and tribal areas of the state.

This will also help socio-economic

growth in these areas. Under the

scheme, those roads will be consid-

ered as rural roads which connect

villages to the nearest main roads

or with blocks/tahsils (except dis-

trict headquarters). These roads

may also include parts of main

roads, but not more than 10 kilo-

meters long. The public transportvehicles to be plied on these roads

will be given a specific colour for

their unique identity so that they

are not misused in other areas.

Mukhyamantri Grameen

Parivahan Sewa will be inscribed

on both sides of the vehicles,

which will be equipped with GPS.

Lifetime motor vehicle tax will be

realised for the vehicles of

Mukhyamantri Grameen

Parivahan Yojana at the rate of

one percent. Permit will be issued

for 5 years and additional motor

vehicle tax will not have to be paid

on renewal. For providing employ-

ment through this scheme, capi-

tal/interest subsidy will be given

under Mukhyamantri Swarozgar

Yojana. The Service will be moni-

tored by a state-level committee.

District/Regional Transport

Officers will monitor the scheme

at district level.

Karigar Samriddhi Yojana

The cabinet decided to imple-

ment Mukhyamantri Karigar

Samriddhi Yojana for betterment

of traditional craftspersons. Under

the scheme, Technical Education

& Skill Development Department

will arrange training and certifica-

tion of informally trained

craftspersons. Under the pilot

project of the scheme, first of allregistered workers of Building &

Other Construction Workers

Welfare Board will be imparted

training. Under the scheme, 5000

construction workers will be certi-

fied at a cost of about Rs. 3 crore.

The scheme will first be launched

in Indore, Bhopal, Sehore and

Jabalpur districts. Craftspersons

engaged in various skilled works

for generations will benefit from

the scheme and path of their pros-

perity will be paved.

Smart phones f or students

As per Sankalp-2013, the cabi-

net decided to provide Smart

phones for students taking admis-

sion in the first year in colleges

under Higher Education

Department. Students having 75

percent attendance till distribu-

tion of smart phones will be eligi-

ble for smart phones. Students of

all government colleges will get

this facility without any bar.

Revised Integrated ChildProtection Scheme

The cabined accorded sanctionto implement Integrated ChildProtection Scheme for rag street,picker, beggar and destitute chil-drens rehabilitation in accordancewith revised fiscal norms. Underthe scheme, such children are pro-vided overall protection and nour-ishment. At present, State Project

Assis tance Unit, State ChildProtection Committee and State

Adoption Resources Agency at thestate level and Child ProtectionCommittees, Childrens WelfareCommittees, Juvenile JusticeBoards and government and pri-vate juvenile homes exist in thestate. Under 12th Five-Year Plan,the Central Government hasrevised fiscal norms of the schemefrom year 2014-15. The state gov-ernment will have to bear addi-tional burden of Rs. 66 crore 54lakh 33 thousand as state shareunder the scheme during 3 yearsfrom year 2014-15 to 2016-17. Forensuring adequate staff in jails,the cabinet sanctioned creation of 10 posts of Deputy SuperintendentJail, 72 of AssistantSuperintendent Jail, 389 of Chief Warder and 1340 posts of Warders.

Third higher pay scale to govt staff; smafor students; rent for govt accommodatio

3 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Housing & Environment

Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya

has said that climate change has

become a major challenge for the

world. It is a matter of concern-

ing India, too.

Vijayvargiya was inaugurat-

ing a 2-day national seminar

Environment, Climate Change

and Indian Philosophy: From

Crisis to Solution organised by

Environmental Planning and

Coordination Organisation

(EPCO) here recently. Transport

Minis ter Bhupendra S ingh,

Chhattisgarhs former

Agri cult ure Mini ste r

Chandrashekhar Sahu and MLA

Vishwas Sarang were present on

the occasion.

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

that Indias role will be important

in dealing with the challenge of

climate change. He said that cli-

mate is undergoing rapid

changes as a result of wanton and

indiscriminate exploitation of

nature for vested interests by

other countries. India is a coun-

try which never discriminated

against nature. Nature has been

regarded as a part of Indian cul-

ture. It has come to the fore from

study of Indian culture that it

treats trees as holy as land. He

expressed sorrow that even wells

are losing their existence due to

fast depleting water level.

Vijayvargiya said that dis-

cussions are being held on effects

of climate changes throughout

the world. In India, farmers are

bearing the brunt of climate

changes while 60 percent farmers

are doing farming through natu-

ral processes. Under such circum-stances detailed discussions

should be held on climate

changes . Vi jayvargiya hoped

that conclusions of the seminar

will help in dealing with the chal-

lenge of climate change.

Bhupendra Singh said that

works in science and technology

sector are being undertaken con-

stantly in the state. Entire world

has accepted Indian Philosophy.

In science sector, other countries

will have to adopt Indian

Phi losophy. S ingh said thatchallenges of climate changes can

be faced only with the help of

Indian philosophy. Principal

Secretary Urban Administration

and Development S.N. Mishra

said that effects and results of

climate changes have come to the

fore before all. Not only educated

ones, climate change has also

become a matter of concern forcommon people. He said that

time has come now to ponder over

and chalk out strategies to deal

with this matter.

At the outs et, EPCO s

Executive Director Ajatshatru

welcomed the guests. He dwelt in

detail on the subject. At the inau-

gural session, T. Jayaraman of

Tata Social Science Institute,

food policy analyst Deve ndra

Sharma, Executive Director of

IRADE Jyoti Parekh, EPCOs

Director General Pramod Vermaetc. were also present on the

occasion. The sessions thereafter

were addressed by T.

J aya ra ma n, J yo ti P a re kh,

D eve nd ra S ha rm a, Sa nj ay

Vashis hth, Ajay Jha, Afs ar

Jaffri, Manish vasatava, Su

Vanita Suneja etc.

Bhopal

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4 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)

Number of cance patients rising

alarmingly: Expe

India is not yet prepared to fight cancer despitethe nation adding about a million new patients

annually, warns a top healthcare expert. "The num-

ber of cancer patients in India is rising alarmingly

and from year 2020 onwards, the nation will add

more than two million new cancer patients every

year," R. K. Chaturvedi, adviser to metals and min-

ing major Vedanta's cancer hospital project said

here recently. He said the country is home to near-

ly three million cancer patients.

"In India people pay money to become a cancer

patient," remarked the 59-year-old Chaturvedi,

referring to the rising consumption of tobacco prod-

ucts such as gutkha, which contribute to some 30

percent of total cancer deaths. "In tobacco, there are

300 cancer chemicals and 4,000 harmful chemicalsbut people love to buy tobacco products to become

victims of mouth or throat cancer," said Chaturvedi,

who has served India's Armed Forces Medical

Services for 32 years.

He said other factors that have led to a rise in

cancer cases are "people's unplanned daily routines,

liking for fast food and Western lifestyle, mainly in

urban India". Vedanta Resources Plc is setting up

the 350-bed Vedanta Cancer Hospital and Research

Centre at Naya Raipur, the upcoming capital of

Chhattisgarh adjacent to the existing capital.

The hospital will come up at a sprawling 50-

acre plot with an investment of nearly Rs. 350 crore

and is expected start functioning partially by the

year-end. "People are getting addicted to luxuriouslifestyles and avoid physical work. There is hardly

any space for exercise or walking in their daily

schedules, but they have created a lot of space for

liquor and tobacco," said Dr. Chaturvedi. He said

the number of breast cancer patients too is rising in

India, with women who "prefer late child birth and

hate to breastfeed" being particularly vulnerable.

"There is a perception that cancer is not curable,

but it is very much curable if it is diagnosed in early

stages, when the tumours are very small in size.

But India lacks a good public healthcare system and

the majority of cancer patients die because they get

medical access only in an advanced stage," he

observed.

He added that 50 percent of all forms of cancer

are curable if treatment is provided in time, but in

rural India, patients waste their most precious time

with local doctors who lack facilities of diagnosis

and finally turn to bigger hospitals only in the last

stages. "In India, 70 percent cancer patients get

treatment very late. The government too is respon-

sible for it as it has no public awareness programme

about cancer at the village level.

Even six decades after the launch of

national programme for eradication of

leprosy, Chhattisgarh continues to havethe highest prevalence rate (PR), of two

to four cases per 10,000 people, in the

country. The other 33 states in India have

already achieved the elimination level of

less than 1 case per 10,000 people.

According to Nationa l Lepros y

Control Programme (NLCP) data of

March 2014, 18 districts across the coun-

try still have an annual new case detec-

tion rate (ANCDR) of more than 50 cases

per one lakh population. While two of

these districts, Mahasamund and

Raigarh, fall in Chhattisgarh, Odisha has

the highest numbers of six districts, fol-

lowed by Gujarat that has five.

The data also reveals that 41 districts

in 11 states/UTs have PR of more than

two cases per 10,000 people.

Chhattisgarh tops the list with 11 such

districts. It is followed by Orissa (10),

Gujarat (6), Maharashtra (4), Bihar (3)

and West Bengal (2). One district each in

Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram,

Delhi and D&N Haveli has a PR of more

than two.

Disturbingly, Chhattisgarh has

shown an increase in new cases in last

two years. As compared to 8,115 news

cases in 2012-13, Chhattisgarh had 8,519

cases registered in the last fiscal, almost

5% higher.

When contacted, director health serv-

ices Dr Kamalpreet Singh attributed the

increased detection to state government's

efforts to identify people suffering from

the disease. "The number is high but

there is nothing to panic as our effort is to

detect as many new

cases as possible and

put them under treat-

ment," he said.

While this strategy

would initially show a

rise in number of cases,

it would eventually go

down, he said.

Admitting that the l ep-

rosy PR in

Chhattisgarh is still

higher than rest of the

country, Dr Singh said

it has come down considerably from 10

cases per 10,000 people in the last

decade. "We will be undertaking more

awareness campaigns as there is a social

stigma still attached to the disease andpeople hesitate to report it in early

stages," he said.

Health officials attribute the high PR

rate of leprosy, particularly in districts

adjoining Odisha, to socio-economic fac-

tors, under-nutrition, unhygienic living

conditions and general poverty prevailing

in these areas.

Chhattisgarh has maximum cases of le

RAIPUR TRAIL

CG records second highestmalaria cases this year

RAIPUR

As many as 47 people died of malaria in Chhattisgarh in

2013, according to senior health department officials. As

many as 152,303 people, mostly in rural areas, were afflicted

with malaria in 2013. In 2012, 129,397 people were hit by the

disease and 11 died, according to the information available

with the state health department. The state has recorded the

second highest number of cases of malaria in the country this

year. The state alone accounts for almost 13% of the total

malaria cases in the country with almost 39,000 people

falling prey to the disease.

According to the latest data of the Directorate of National

Vector Borne Diseas e Control Programm e (NVBDCP ),

Chhattisgarh reported 38,781 cases from January to June

this year, second only to neighbouring Odisha, which report-

ed a whopping 1.30 lakh cases. According to the data,

Jharkhand trails with 26,588 cases followed by Madhya

Pradesh (18,793) and Tripura (13,375).

During the same period, the total number of malaria

cases recorded across the country was 3.19 lakh cases, which

claimed 107 lives. Luckily, so far no fatality has been report-

ed this year from Chhattisgarh. However, last year 43 people

had died due to the disease in the state. While maximumnumber of three deaths this year has been recorded from

Madhya Pradesh, doctors say the toll could be higher across

the country, as many fatalities that occur in private hospitals

are not reported. According to health officials, "Malaria con-

trol in Chhattisgarh is a complex issue because of vast tracts

of forest land with tribal settlement." The officials said major-

ity of cases in the state are reported in Bastar division, which

includes Dantewada and Kanker districts. Unplanned growth

of cities, rapid industrialisation, labour concentration at proj-

ect sites and movement of population across the borders are

some of the reasons for high number of malaria cases in the

last few years. On the positive side, there has been a consid-

erable reduction in cases and deaths since 2010," said V

Jaiprakash, state nodal officer, NVBDCP.Jaiprakash said the

easiest, cheapest and most environment-friendly method to

control malaria is by preventing the mosquito from laying eggs. "Avoiding or eliminating water collection can do this

with ease", he said adding that a little caution by the people

can go a long way in malaria prevention.

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5 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Moral education in schoChief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chauhan has said that moral edu-cation will be taught as a subjectin schools of Madhya Pradesh fromnext year. The Chief Minister wasaddressing a state-level teachersfelicitation function on TeachersDay here today. He gave awaystate-level awards to 14 teachers.

Chauhan said that arrange-ments will be made to seek s ugges-tions from academics for improve-ment in quality of education.Discussions will be held with theCentre to re-introduce Board

exams of class V and VIII. He saidthat objective of education is toinculcate knowledge, skill and

civic sense manners among stu-

dents. A teacher grooms finehuman beings. In changing times,teachers honour should be

enhanced and the teachers should

also pay more attention to dis-charging their duties in rightearnest. Teaching is a mission

which shapes future of state andcountry. Former Chief MinisterKailash Joshi said that educationshould be in accordance with pres-ent-day requirements of the coun-try. Our country boasts of guru-shishya tradition.

School Education MinisterParas Jain said that teachers haveensured success of School ChalenHam Abhiyan. Abrogation of sec-tion 30 of Right to Education Actshould be considered. Panchayats& Rural Development Ministerand in-charge of Bhopal districtGopal Bhargava said that teacherimparts knowledge to young gen-

eration. Knowledge is priceless. Attention should be paid to protec-tion of culture. Tribal Welfare

Minister Gyan Singh said thatteacher teaches to follow path of righteousness. The state govern-ment is making constant efforts toimprove quality of education.Minister of State for School HigherEducation Deepak Joshi said that39 thousand vacancies of teachersin the state will be filled up.Education paves way for moving ahead in life, he added.

At the functio n, awardeeteachers were given away Rs. 25thousand each, shawl, coconut andcitation. Teachers conferredPresidents Medals last year werealso felicitated on the occasion.

One teacher each standing first instate-level symposium was alsohonoured.

Bhopal

More than 13.85lakh bank accounts

opened in MP

Bhopal: More than 13.85 lakhbank accounts have been opened inMadhya Pradesh so far underPradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana.Of these, 9.93 lakh bank accounts

have been opened in rural areasand 3.91 lakh in urban areas.Maximum 11.59 lakh accountshave been opened by public sectorbanks. Besides, HDFC, ICICI, Axisand IndusInd private banks havealso opened 13,435 accounts. Asmany as 49,744 accounts havebeen opened in MadhyanchalGramin Bank Sagar, 72,688 inCentral Madhya Pradesh Bank,Chhindwara and 1.03 lakhaccounts have been opened byNarmada-Jhabua Rural Bank.

Madhya Pradesh will becomepioneer in the country in achieving the target of opening bank

accounts of all families. In thestate, financial inclusion model(Samriddhi) is already being implemented since year 2011,which will help in achieving thistarget. Under Samriddhi modelover 2400 ultra small banks havebeen opened in the state so farhaving over 76.50 lakh bankaccounts. These banks have trans-acted business of Rs 1800 crore so

far. At present, banks and localadministration are undertaking a

joint survey for Pradhan MantriJan-Dhan Yojana. Bank accountsof about 40 lakh families are esti-

mated to be opened in the state.Under the scheme, all bankaccounts will be opened byJanuary 26, 2015. It is expectedthat target of opening 40 lakhaccounts will be achieved beforethat date going by the way bankaccounts have been opened tilldate. It is noteworthy that everyfamily will be given the benefitbanking facility under of PradhanMantri Jan-Dhan Yojana launchedon August 28 last. On opening abank account under the scheme,the account holder will be givenRuPay debit card and Rs one lakhaccident insurance cover. After 6

months satisfactory operation of the account, the account holderwill get Rs 5000 overdraft facility.In future, micro financing facilitiesas well as benefits of pensionschemes like Swalamban throughthe scheme will be provided to peo-ple of unorganised sector. There isa provision of depositing amountsof government schemes directly inbank accounts of beneficiaries.

Efforts on to make Ba national project: UBhopal: Union Water Resources and River

Development Minister Uma Bharti has said thatMadhya Pradeshs achievements in agriculture andirrigation sectors are spectacular and exemplary.Suitable amendments will be made in processes of

Accelerated IrrigationBenefit Programme(AIBP) accommodating states suggestions.

She said that earnestefforts will be made todeclare Bargi as nationalproject. Bharti reviewedfunctioning of regionalinstitutions working inMadhya Pradesh under

Union Water ResourcesMinistry, at NarmadaBhavan here recently.Water ResourcesMinister JayantMalaiya, Minister of state for Narmada ValleyDevelopment Lal Singh

Arya and officers of Central, MadhyaPradesh andChhattisgarh govern-ments were present onthe occasion.

The Union Ministersaid that states adjacentto borders and coastalones develop soon, butlandlocked states likeMadhya Pradesh have to develop on their ownstrengths. It is a matter of happiness that MadhyaPradesh has implemented irrigation projects to aug-ment irrigation potential so fast and ensured develop-ment using its own strengths that it has become a fastgrowing state and example for entire country.

Bharti specially praised execution of irrigationprojects under Bundelkhand Package in Madhya

Pradesh. She said that a team of fast working states

including Madhya Pradesh will be constituted to sharetheir experiences with the state working slow on irri-gation projects to accelerate pace of their work.

Water Resources Minister Jayant Malaiya saidthat going by the way irrigation facilities have beendeveloped in Madhya Pradesh despite limited

resources efficiently, it can be said that MadhyaPradeshs irrigation potential will increase to one crorehectare. A target has been set to increase irrigationpotential to 40 lakh hectares in next 2-3 years.

Lal Singh Arya said that Narmada ValleyDevelopment Authority has created irrigation facilityin 2.86 lakh hectares. Presentation of regional institu-tions working under Union Water Resources Ministrywas made on the occasion.

NEW DELHI


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By AACHARYA SARVESHE-Mail: [email protected]

Mobile: 9826609192

Vastu tips for health

Always sleep withhead towardsSouth or East.Never sit or sleepunder theexposed beam.Face East or North while eatingyour meal.

An ideal kitchen

should be locatedin South-east.

Avoid kitchen inNorth-east as ittends to createhealth problems inwomen.

ASTROLOGY

6 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)EDITORIAL

arendra Modi's aver-sion to the media is

well known. Even at thebeginning of his Teachers'Day speech, Modi took a jibeat the media, narrating howtelevision channels once sen-sationalised the fact thatstudents cleaned a school inGujarat. By using the statemachinery to reach out tothe youth, Modi has ensuredthat his message reaches theyouth directly without anyspin or angle imposed by the

media. The entire Teachers'Day programme was well co-ordinated. From Leh toImphal, from Bastar toKerala, every part of Indiawas touched upon by theprime minister's PR drive.

Modi also reaffirmed thefaith of looking at a long term in office when he saidthat there will be no compe-tition to him till 2024. Byhighlighting education forthe girl child and linking it

to his cleanliness drive, thePM asserted that he wasmore eager to get the basicsright before going for big bang reforms. To solve thehuge problem of unemploy-ment, Modi indicated thatvocational learning and skilldevelopment will be one of

his major focuses. On thequestion of whether he is atough headmaster or afriendly person, Modiminced no words to say thathe is a task master andexpects people to work hard,so that he can work harder.This can also be interpreted

as a fair warning to anyslackers in his cabinet.Further, by sharing funnyanecdotes with the studentsand voicing one-liners likework hard, play hard,Modi tried to strike a chordwith the youth. His bodylanguage was casual and he

tried to break the perceptionof being a very serious per-son. This is an entire gener-ation of youth that may befar removed from the 2002Gujarat riots, which wassupposed to be the darkesthour of Narendra Modi'spolitical career.

N

Modi reached out to th

generation that will bfirst-time voters in 201There are two ways to interpret Narendra Modi's massive outreach

programme with the youth of India on Teachers' day. Estimates suggestthat 10 to 20 lakh students heard the Prime Minister live in a free chatwhere Modi shared different nuggets of his life experience and his

philosophy. One way of seeing it is that Modi genuinely believed in bringingthe focus back on teachers, a job often less desired, especially at the schoollevel. Another interpretation says that it was Modi's way of reaching out tothe generation that will be first-time voters in 2019. While there is no easyway to judge if teaching will become a career option for youngstersafter listening to Modi's speech, the politician Modi definitely man-

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7 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)COMMERCE

BHOPAL: A cabinet meeting endorsed revision of royalty on minorminerals and dead rent. Earlier, revision was made on March 3, 2010.This revision has been made in view of market rates of minor mineralsand public interest. The committee constituted to recommend revisionstudied royalty on minor minerals in other states, inflation, increase intransportation cost of minor mineral due to increase in market rates sofar, royalty calculation etc. In view of proposed increase in royalty rates,the committee also proposed to revise dead rent. This was endorsed bythe cabinet today.

Cabinet hikes royalty on minor minerals

The Union Cabinet chaired by the PrimeMinister gave its approval for theMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homoeopathy between IndiaBangladesh. The signing of the proposed MoUwill enhance bilateral cooperation between thetwo countries in the areas of traditional medi-cine and homoeopathy. This will be of immenseimportance to both countries considering theirshared cultural heritage. The MoU shall alsoprovide a structured frame work for cooperationbetween the two countries for the promotion of Indian traditional systems of medicine and home-opathy in Bangladesh.

There are no additional financial implicationsinvolved. However, financial resources necessary toconduct research, training courses, conferences / meetings will be met from the existing allocatedbudget and existing plan schemes of theDepartment of AYUSH. The total exports of Ayushproducts from India in 2012-13 was Rs.2167.57crore. Indias exports of herbal and Ayush productsto Bangladesh for 2013-14 was Rs. 31.85 crore.India is blessed with well-developed systems of tra-ditional medicine including medicinal plants, which

hold tremendous potential in the global health sce-nario. Traditional medicine is an important elementof Bangladeshs health policy. Ayurveda, Unani, andHomoeopathy are important traditional health care

systems existing in Bangladesh. A large population in Bangladesh is using

Indian traditional medicine and homoeopathy,ayurveda, unani and homoeopathy systems of med-icine. Both countries share a common heritage withrespect to Ayurveda and Unani systems of medicineas well as a shared history in homeopathy.Moreover, there are a large number of medicinalplants, particularly those found in the tropicalregion, which are common to the two countriesgiven similar geo-climatic factors.

India, Bdesh to cooperate ifield of traditional systems o medicine and homoeopathy

Government puts AgricuSector on Fast Track

The Government has taken anumber of initiatives to boost agri-culture production, develop highquality seeds, increase storagecapacity and steps to reach thebenefits of various research worksfrom lab to land.

Speaking to media persons,Union Agriculture Minister, Radha

Mohan Singh enumerated variousinitiatives taken by Governmentsince its formation in May 2014.

The Government has launchedRastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY) to promote use of organicfarming and reduce dependence onchemical inputs, the minister said.

Making a mention of SoilHealth Card Scheme, he said thatthese cards will be issued to 3 crorefarmers during current year and5.5 crore cards each during nexttwo years. Also 100 mobile soiltesting laboratories will be madeavailable during the current year,he added. Singh said that during

August 2014, 5 new customisedfertilizers have been approved, so

that farmers may get requirednutrients for their fields.Mentioning initiatives inHorticulture Sector, Shri Singhsaid that with the launch of Saffron Park recently at Pampore(J&K), facility for processing pack-aging, e-auction of saffron will beavailable. Under a new initiativenamed Chaman the horticulturecrops would be mapped throughremote sensing (Satellites). He fur-ther said that under Indo DutchCooperation project centre of excellence have been approved inJalandhar (Punjab), Baramati( M a h a r a s h t r a ) ,Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala),which would develop modern tech-nique for fruits and vegetables.

Radha Mohan Singh said thatunder National Agroforestry Policy2014 a platform will be provided tostimulate component of farming system which will lead to meeting the ever increasing demand of tim-ber, food, fuel, fodder, fertilizer,fibre and other agroforestry prod-ucts; conserving the natural

resources and forest; protecting the environment & providing environmental security; andincreasing the forest/tree cover.Singh further added thatGovernment have also taken allpossible steps to meet the chal-lenge of drought and have

announced a subsidy of 50% indiesel, seeds, where 50% rainfalldeficit has been reported. Anadditional allocation of Rs. 700crore under Mission of IntegratedDevelopment of Horticulture(MIDH) during current year foravailability of fodder has been

made, he added. In addition, waiv-er of duty on import of de-oiledsoya extract, groundnut oil cake,sunflower oil cake, canola oil meal,mustard oil cake, rice bran andpalm kernel cake to increase avail-ability of feed ingredients will alsobe given, he said.

New Delhi

New Delhi

Other decisionsThe cabinet sanctioned amendment in Work Allocation Rules for

transferring subjects pertaining to Madhya Pradesh Tirth-sthan EvamMela Pradhikaran from Culture Department to Religious Trusts andEndowment Department.

The cabinet sanctioned Rs. 3.50 lakh for kidney transplant of Usama Khan of Bhopal who is a gas victim.

The cabinet endorsed Chief Ministers order d ated July 22, 2014 for

considering demands of recognised organisations.The cabinet sanctioned pay scale of 5500-9000 instead of secondhigher pay scale to class III assistants grade-3 and telephone operators of Governors Secretariat.

The cabinet decided to relax the condition land purchased after April 30, 1999 in the context of providing special rehabilitation packageagainst land affected by additional submergence of first time tank levelupto 262.13 meters of Indira Sagar Project.

The cabinet decided to allot 4.29 hectare remaining governmentland to Sasan Power Project at collectors guideline rate of 2014-15.


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8 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)MUST READ

Diesel cars no longer

Bor wildlife sanctuabecome 47th Tige

Reserve in the CouNew Delhi: The Minister of State

(Independent Charge), Environment,Forests & Climate Change and theChairperson of the National TigerC o n s e r v a t i o n

A u t h o r i t y ,P r a k a s hJ a v a d e k a rr e c e n t l y

approved therecommendationon a proposalfrom the State of Maharashtra fornotifying theBor Sanctuary,New BorSanctuary andthe New BorE x t e n d e dWildlife Sanctuary as a core/critical tigerhabitat of a tiger reserve (13812.14 ha. or138.1214 sq.km.).

The Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, notifiedby the State in 1970, is rich in biodiver-sity with a wide variety of flora andfauna, including tiger, co-predators, preyanimals and birds. The habitat is scenicand is on the boundary of Nagpur andWardha districts, amidst the Satpura-Maikal landscape, forming catchment of the river Bor. The sanctuary is also animportant corridor between Tadoba-

Andhari and Pench Tiger Reserves of theState. Bor is the 47th tiger reserve in the

country and the 6th tiger reserve of Maharashtra. With Project Tiger cover-age, the reserve would receive funding and technical support which would

strengthen tiger conservation, besideseco-development to benefit fringe people.

The Minister also approved the rec-ommendations of the TechnicalCommittee of the Authority for a projectfrom the Wildlife Institute of India toestablish ecological baselines for long term monitoring of tigers, co-predatorsand prey species in the Dibang WildlifeSanctuary and adjoining landscapes in

Arunachal Pradesh, besides supporting the extension of an ongoing researchproject on intensive monitoring andstudy of tiger dispersal in the KanhaTiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh.

Rise in tiger skin seizures raisesdoubts over conservation efforts

references shift as price differentialbetween petrol, diesel narrows. Car

manufactures are changing strategies asdemand for diesel cars drops. Diesel cars areno longer a craze. While some car manufac-turers are putting capacity addition plans of diesel cars on hold, others are mulling overreducing prices of diesel variants.

Market leader Maruti Suzuki hasalready shelved its diesel engine capacityexpansion plan. However, the company is ontrack to introduce its small 800 cc dieselengine, which is expected to power Celerioand Wagon R and its light commercial vehi-cle thereafter. "The craze for diesel cars is

almost ending. However, certain section of customers will continue to prefer diesel carswith fuel efficiency being the biggest driving factor," said Puneet Gupta, associate direc-tor, IHS Automotive Sales Forecasting.

In fiscal 2015, petrol cars are back inaction again. According to industry players,sales of diesel cars declined for the first timein the last three years, while those of petrolcars have grown 13-14%. At present, a dieselcar charges a premium of Rs 1-1.5 lakh over

a petrol variant. "Maruti Suzuki is looking at bringing this down to around Rs 50,000 orso. The company is designing the enginefrom scratch and the pricing would beaggressive," said a person familiar with thedevelopment. Experts believe other OEMs(original equipment manufacturers) arelikely to follow the market leader.

"Companies havemade commitmentsfor diesel enginem a n u f a c t u r i n g .Going ahead, manu-facturers will haveto work towardsreducing costs andmaking diesel vehi-cles more viable forcustomers," said anofficial of anotherauto manufacturer.

The situation isin complete contrast

to that of 2011,when almost everycar maker was look-ing at catering to

the sudden increase in demand of dieselcars. Almost five years ago, diesel carsaccounted for almost 40% of overall sales. Asthe price gap between the two fuels contin-ued to increase, the share of diesel cars alsowent up. According to industry estimates, infiscal 2013, the share of diesel cars went up

to 58%. This was the year when demandreached its peak to 62% in favour of diesel inNovember, when the price differencebetween the two fuels reached Rs 32.

In January 2013, the governmentallowed oil marketing companies to increaseprices of diesel by 50 paise a month. Thediesel segment, which was the only saving grace for automakers in a slowing market,started seeing a decline to 53% (of the over-all Car sales) by the end of fiscal 2014.

With uncertainty growing over fuelprices, manufacturers are forced to changetheir plans. However, efforts are in thepipeline to make diesel cars an attractive

proposition for customers. Hyundai MotorIndia said that the company has a flexibleengine manufacturing plant, which givesthem an advantage to make changes as perdemand. "The share of diesel cars hasdropped to 50% in overall industry sales inthe first quarter of the current fiscal.However, diesel is still the preferred fuel inthe utility vehicles segment and has a highshare in premium compact and sedans," saida Maruti Suzuki spokesperson.

P

he alarming rise in

poaching of tigers has

raised serious questions over

the efficacy of conservation

efforts aimed at preserving

the big cats in the country.

Sample this: eight cases

of tiger skins seizures from

poachers were reported in as

many months this year,

according to the latest figures

of the National Tiger

Conservation Authority

(NTCA). The fact

that it is three

less than

that

the number of cases

recorded by an NGO working

in the field may not come as aconsolation.

According to NTCA, three

of these cases were reported

in Maharashtra, and two

each in Tamil Nadu and

Andhra Pradesh. In compari-

son, there were five cases in

the previous year two in

UP and one each in Kerala,

MP and Karnataka. No cases

were reported from Tamil

Nadu in 2013.

For a tribal, even Rs

5,000 is a big amount for a

tiger skin. But our decoy

found that the starting price

in the shady interna-

tional mar-

ket is

around

`1

crore. China is the biggest

market for tiger skins, as peo-ple there regard possessing it

as a matter of pride. Its body

parts are used in traditional

Chinese medicine to enhance

virility, said a senior forest

department official.

Putting the overall tiger

deaths this year so far at 41,

forest officials said this could

be due to various other fac-

tors like ageing, territorial

fighting and fatal injuries. A

majority of the deaths, 12,

were reported in Madhya

Pradesh that has the largest

number of tigers in the coun-

try in its 6 reserves, followed

by 8 in Tamil Nadu, and five

in Assam and Uttarakhand.

In 2013, there were 63

tiger deaths with

Karnataka, which reported-

ly has 10 per cent of the

countrys big cats,

accounting for 14

deaths, while

Maharashtra

comes

second

with

10 and

Madhya Pradesh with 9.

But, Wildlife ProtectionSociety of India, NGO

engaged in wildlife enforce-

ment, recorded a higher num-

ber of poaching and seizures

in the country this year dis-

puting the government fig-

ures. It reported 11 cases of

poaching and seizures.

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The Union Minister of

Human Resource

Development, Smriti Zubin

Irani has said that a new

Central University for

Himalayan Technology will

soon be set up in

Uttarakhand. The Institute

will also have international

faculty, the Minister said.Smriti Irani expressed

concern at the large numberof Institutes and Universitiesmushrooming in variousparts of the country with nostandard facilities or full fac-ulty. She asked the States tomonitor such Institutes toensure that they conform to

the standards. The Ministeralso supported a strong Know Your College drivewhereby it would be possibleto get the details of Collegeson the website, which wouldhelp the students to makecorrect choices.

The Minister sought thehelp of states to create anenabling environment foreducation of children in back-ward areas, minorities,women, weaker sections andtribal zones. Special steps arebeing taken by the Ministryto meet needs of higher edu-cation of students from theNorth-east in the form of col-laborative efforts with pre-mier institutes of the country,

she said. Irani highlightedthe need for a Rashtriya

Aavishkar Abhiyaan to makescience interesting for chil-dren. The fragmentationbetween the Primary,Secondary & HigherEducation should be removedand skill development shouldstart at the school level whilecontinuing up to the higherlevels, she added. Technologywill be leveraged for empow-ering the students and teach-ers. For this, the Ministryproposes to launch a largenumber of Massive OpenOnline Courses (MOOC) andalso establish a National e-Library by the end of thisyear, she explained.

9 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)TURNING INDIA

The Government is encour-aging setting up of MedicalColleges in the country to pro-vide better health facilities tothe people and train medicalstudents. However, due topaucity of land the MedicalColleges cant meet therequirement about minimumland required for setting up anew Medical College. In viewof this problem, theGovernment has provided arelaxation. A Medical Collegecan now be set up in two piecesof land if one continuous pieceof land is not available.

To facilitate the establish-ment of Medical Colleges,relaxation was granted to setup a Medical College in twopieces of land. However, thisrelaxation was available to aMedical College only if therewere less than two MedicalColleges in existence in thatdistrict. To remove restriction

of two Medical Colleges in adistrict to avail of the relax-ation, amendment in regula-tions has already beenapproved by the Ministry forpublication in the Gazette of India. However, there is noproposal allowing foreign med-ical colleges to establish med-ical educational institutions inthe country. The amendmentsmade in the MCI regulationsinter-alia include the following:Relaxation in the norms forsetting up of a medical collegein terms of requirement forland, faculty, staff, bed/ bed

strength and other infrastruc-ture; enhancement of maxi-mum intake capacity at MBBSlevel from 150 to 250; enhance-ment of age limit for appoint-ment/extension/re-employ-ment against posts of teach-ers/dean/principal/ director inmedical colleges from 65-70years. Besides the Centre willprovide financial support toState medical colleges, under

the scheme of Strengthening and upgradation of StateGovernment Medical

Colleges, to increase postgrad-uate seats in various disci-plines or to start new postgrad-uate medical courses. Use of Government hospital ownedand managed by Central/StateGovernment has been permit-

ted for establishment of newmedical college by anyState/Central Government by

entering into a MOU for thispurpose. The Centre has alsoapproved establishment of eight AIIMS-like institutions(six in first phase and two insecond phase) in the countryunder PMSSY.

New Delhi

Medical Colleges can now set up in two pieces of lan

Minister concerned at instit varsities mushrooming in co

RBI asks banks to create public awareness abMumbai: Given that the general

public continues to face problems inopening bank accounts despite severalmeasures initiated by the Reserve Bankof India to simplify KYC norms, the RBIhas asked banks to give wide publicityto the same.

The Reserve Bank of India, in therecent times, has been taking severalmeasures to simplify KYC requirementsto help the common man open bankaccounts. It is, however, observed that

despite such measures the general pub-lic is still facing problems in opening abank account as these measures havenot been given adequate publicity and

the common man still lacks awarenesson the basics of opening a bankaccount, an official notification saidyesterday. In order to address theseissues, create public awareness and givewide publicity to these KYC simplifica-tion measures, the apex bank has issueda press release together with a posterand a booklet comprising a few commonquestions relating to Know YourCustomer (KYC) norms for opening bank accounts.

Plastic less than40 microns banned

in Madurai

New Delhi

Madurai: Plastic that is less than 40

microns in thickness has been banned from

within the city limits of the southern temple

city of Madurai with effect from September11.

A circular to this effect has been issued by the

Corporation of Madurai. The usage of banned

plastics by manufacturers or wholesale mer-

chants would attract fine and legal action; the

report quoted Commissioner, C Kathiravan as

saying. Kathiravan referred to the February

2011 notification from the Ministry of

Environment and Forests that is applicable

across the country. According to the Plastic

Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011,no person shall manufacture, stock, distribute

or sell any carry bag made of virgin or recycled

or compostable plastic, which is less than 40

microns in thickness.

Appealing to users and manufacturers to

cooperate in bringing about the change to pro-

tect the environment effectively, the

Commissioner said that the Corporation of

Madurai has formed special teams to makes

checks at random in all areas.

The move has been appreciated by con-

sumers who have asked officials to ensure that

manufactures print a declaration on their prod-

ucts, guaranteeing thickness of over 40

microns. They also highlighted the need forawareness campaigns to advocate recycling and

limit the use of plastic.

Earlier, Tamil Nadu government had

banned the use of plastic in temples. Plastic has

been banned from temples administered by the

government, and temple authorities have start-

ed implementing the ban, reports said. As a

result, devotees with plastic bags are being

stopped outside the temple and asked to trans-

fer contents to a bamboo basket or cloth bag

before entering the temple.

The move comes a year after the govern-

ment announced that plastic will be banned

inside temples as the bags clog drains of the

ancient temples. The ban is being implemented

in temples in Chennai, Madurai and Thanjavur.

Other cities are following suit. In June, the

Agra district administration had decided to

strictly implement the ban on use of polythene

in the city, with an aim to curb the rising pollu-

tion in Yamuna. As for the Goa government, it

banned the sale of plastic national flags during

the Independence Day celebration last month.


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o make India familiar with her Imphal-basedboxing academy, Olympian boxer M C Mary Komwants actor Priyanka Chopra, who acted in the

biopic 'Mary Kom', to become its brand ambassador. "Iwill soon approach her to become the brand ambassa-dor of my boxing academy. Hopefully she will agree,"Kom told PTI from Imphal. She said the film releasedlast week has brought the spotlight on boxing and nowshe wants to open branches of her boxing academy inother cities of India. Set up in 2006 at the LangolGames Village residential complex in Imphal West dis-trict, the M C Mary Kom Boxing Academy has around

33 in-residence student boxers at present where theyare trained under her guidance."If Priyanka endorses the academy it will be good forboxing because I need support from different quarters.It will help us attract young talent into the sport," saidthe only woman boxer to have won a medal in all thesix world championships including the 2012 Olympics.Kom has already got a 3.3 acre land in Imphal fromthe Manipur government and funds worth Rs 4 crorefrom the central government to upgrade the academy'sinfrastructure. She said the new campus would beready within a year with all facilities and hostel for boysand girls to host around 100 boxers."Anyone can come there for training. We will have inter-national level facilities," the boxer said adding that once

the expansion is complete she plans to open branches inother states with Chopra as the brand ambassador. When

asked whether filmmakers should have opted for a talentfrom the north-east rather than Chopra who does not haveMongloid features like a Manipuri, she supported the pro-ducers who said that a mainstream Bollywood actresswould make the movie a hit. "Someone from the northeast

could have played my role but then the movie might nothave become a hit.

ctress Sonam Kapoor was initially apprehensive to take upthe role in 'Khoobsurat' remake as she did not want to becompared to Rekha, who starred in the original 1980 film.

"I was a little nervous to step into the shoes of Rekhaji. I was doubtful at first because compar-

isons will be there as Rekhaji had done thefilm so brilliantly and people will question

how I will do it. But after reading thescript, I was a bit relaxed. I found thecharacter to be female-driven, it is an

author backed role," Sonam told."There is not much that I have taken from her

character as my role is quite different from the original," shesaid. The 29-year-old actress plans to show the film to the vet-eran actress. "When I told her about this film (remake of

'Khoobsurat') she gave me her blessings. She is excited aboutthe film. She is a close friend and we show her all our films,"Sonam added. In real life, Sonam says she is more like her char-acter Mili. "None of my characters in the films that I have doneso far are close to me but this one is. 'Khoobsurat' is more like

me. Rhea (producer sister) and Shashanka Ghosh (director)very sneakily worked on the role.

I was not aware about it till I read the first draft. This is thefirst time the character was written specifically for me," Sonamsaid. "Initially, I was upset as everyone watching the film willthink I am very clumsy and crazy. After 'Aisha' people felt I waslike that character which was not the case," she said. Sonam isknown for her 'bindaas' attitude and fashionista image morethan her film roles but the actress says she won't change herself for anyone.

11 SEPTEMBER 08 TO SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

Where Hrithik, Katrina andall the world's bronzer met

Was a little nervous to step into the shoesWas a little nervous to step into the shoesof Rekhaji: Sonam on Khoobsuratof Rekhaji: Sonam on Khoobsurat

Ranbir is a good frienno problem between

us: Arjun Rampal

Mary Kom will ask Priyanka to becomeher boxing academy's brand ambassador

new poster for Siddharth Anand's evocativelytitled Bang Bang has been released online. Noprizes for guessing it has Hrithik Roshan and

Katrina Kaif staring into the camera, sporting identi-cally bronzed limbs. This one, however, is a feast forKaif's fans who have had to deal with Roshan's shinychest hogging the limelight in all the Bang Bang postersthat have been released so far. Not that Roshan hasreally covered up for this one either, but you do see Kaif in what looks like a haute couture interpretation of anegligee complete with a peekaboo hot pink bikini top.

As is the case with the other posters, the lead charactersare shown holding revolvers.

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ctor Arjun Rampal has quashed reports claiming atiff between him and his co-star Ranbir Kapoor dur-ing the shoot of "Roy". He said they are good friends

and there is no animosity between them. On being askedabout the tiff, Arjun said: "Ranbir and I are very goodfriends. There has never been any sort of problembetween us.""I hope that there will be no problem between us infuture as well," added Arjun who played Ranbir's elderbrother in successful political drama "Raajneeti". The 41-year-old was present at the poster launch of his movie"Daddy" here. Reportedly, Arjun, who has shot for some of his portions in "Roy", had to wait for the next schedulebecause Ranbir was unavailable for the shoot, hence, thedelay. Besides, it was also being said that initially Ranbirwas to do just a cameo in "Roy", but later the length of hisrole was increased. The current schedule of director

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construction work of AIIMS iRae Bareli: Congress presi-

dent Sonia Gandhi visited theDariyapur sugar mills area wherean AIIMS is under construction.She inspected the ongoing workand talked to the engineers. TheUPA Government had sanctionedan AIIMS at Rae Bareli.

Sonia called on the staff of theconstruction company and labour-ers at the AIIMS site. Sheexpressed her concern over com-plaints of extortion calls there.She said her officer on special

duty had taken up the issue withthe Superintendent of Police, whohad assured him to set up a tem-porary police outpost there.

Later Sonia visitedMadhupuri village near theupcoming AIIMS building. Thelocals asked the Congress MPwhether they would get jobs inreturn for their land acquired forthe AIIMS. Sona said that effortswere on in this regard.

On the last day of her two-dayvisit to Rae Bareli, Sonia inaugu-rated a dual solar water pumpsystem and inspected the develop-ment works in her parliamentary

constituency. Gandhi inaugurated170 dual solar water pump sets atSanehi village under Rahi blockand later visited several villagesto monitor the developmentworks. Gandhi met the people andgave a patient hearing to their

problems during her visit toRaghunathpur Kateli, Maheri,Bhadokar, Madhupuri andNathula villages. NearPeetambarpur village, an oldCongress worker, Surya NathSingh, sought her help for getting medical treatment to whichGandhi directed her OSD to dothe needful.

In Bhadokhar, the women andother villagers demanded a highschool for the children andapprised Gandhi of their problemsrelating to power and water forirrigation. The Congress presi-

dent assured them that she wouldtake up the issue.

A large number of peoplesought financial assistance fromSonia for medical purposes ordemanded jobs for their children.Some also sought her intervention

in police cases due to property dis-putes. In Jhakrasi, she apprisedof the state of self-help groups andurged to involve more and morewomen in them. Gandhi also vis-ited the house of Dinesh PratapSingh (MLC). Later she left forNew Delhi from Fursatganjairport. Sonia Gandhi met around1,000 people, including 42 delega-tions, for about three hours at theBhua Mau guest house and heardtheir grievances. On the first dayof her visit, Gandhi had ques-tioned the BJPGovernment at theCentre on its failure to control

prices even after 100 days of theNarendra Modi rule. She was alsopeeved over the problems of thepeople of her constituency andhad assured the people that shewould talk to Chief Minister

Akhilesh Yadav about it.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhiwho visited Amethi recently accusedNarendra Modi led BJP government of for-getting its priorities. While talking to thereporters in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district,Rahul said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modiis playing the drums in Japan but ignoring crisis of water, power and prices in India."Rahul Gandhi said that the residents of

Amethi had put up some difficult questionson power cuts in the district. He said thatprices of vegetables are rising at an alarm-ing rate. He alleged that BJP governmenthas forgotten about the promises it madeduring campaigning for elections. "This gov-ernment has forgotten its promises on cor-

ruption, on power, on water, on prices. 100days are over, where is the result?

Vegetables are more expensive and there areserious power and water crises," he ques-tioned. Gandhi said that there are multiplevoices in the Congress but these voices willonly bring a solution to the party.

He said that such tensions prevail inevery political party and he will deal with it.Replying to the allegations of Rahul, BJP

leader Ram Madhav said that UPA govern-ment is responsible for the power crisis inthe country. He said that Bharatiya JantaParty is only working to resolve the issue.

Also, Venkaiah Naidu slammed RahulGandhi and said why should anyone listento him when his own party members don't.

eadly communal violence inMuzaffarnagar in August-

September last year marked thebiggest failure of the StateGovernment of Uttar Pradesh; ayear later, the continued plight of thevictims is proof that the SamajwadiParty regime is still to get its acttogether. The riots not only claimed62 lives and injured more than ahundred others but also displacedmore than 50,000 people, many of them Muslims. Eyeing the minorityvote-bank in the run-up to the gener-al election, which at that time was alittle over six months away, localSamajwadi Party leaders had in the

aftermath of the riots promised pub-lic housing and other freebies to thedisplaced persons. Leading the listwith his tall promises was SP leaderNahid Hasan, who eventually lostthe parliamentary election to BJPleader and former MLA HukumSingh. With that, the housing plansdissipated but only until the next

electoral battle emerged. As the par-ties now prepare for a by-poll inKairana, necessitated by Singh'svacating of his Assembly seat, relief and rehabilitation promises are onceagain doing the rounds. The leadershave already offered to move the vic-tims out of the temporary relief camps into permanent settlements.This serves the dual purpose of

pleasing the party bosses as well, forwhom the camps remain a source of grave embarrassment. In fact,Lucknow was so desperate to get ridof the camps that Samajwadi Partychief Mulayam Singh Yadav had ear-lier claimed that those living therewere not genuine riot victims butpolitical workers from rival parties,

trying to give the ruling outfit a badname. Given that the ruling partypatriarch hardly acknowledges thepresence of relief camps or the plightof riot victims, it is no surprise thatthe Government has done preciouslittle to improve their conditions, notto mention work towards the re-set-tlement of those who lost theirhomes and livelihoods.

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