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AP CM LaunchesMee Bhoomi Mee Intikiprogramme at SankaramV illage in Anakapalli Mandal,APMee Bhoomi Mee Intiki2015programmebyAPCM.Earlier,theCMlaunchedtheMee BhoomiMee Intikiprogrammethataimsatupdatingdigitizedlandrecordsbyholdinggramsabhasineveryvillageofthestate.HealsolaunchedtheMee Bhoomi webportalthatwillmaintainallthedetailsoflandinthestate.Hesaidthatallthe2.24crlandsurveynumbersanddetailsofover72 Lakh pattadar passbook holders across the state will bedigitalized.NaidusaidthatthoughtheTDPGovthadlaunchedtheNeeBhoomiNeepattaprogrammein2003,thecongressgovernmenthadfailedtoimplementtheschemeproperly,leadingtoirregularitiesinlandtransactions.AP State Govt has started this Mee Intiki Mee BhoomiProgram from 10th August 2015 to 31st August 2015.APCMChandraBabuNaidugarusaidhisgovernmenthaslaunchedtheProgrammecalledMee Bhoomi Mee Intiki forthebenefitsofgenuinelandownersandtoputanendtobenamitransactions.Afreshsurveyof
AP CM Launches MeeBhoomi Mee Intiki
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lands across the state will be conducted after which the entireinformationwillbeuploadedonthewebsite.Alllandrevenuerecordswillbemadeavailabletothepeopleandeveryfarmerslandwillbelinkedtohis/herAadharnumberafterverification.APStateGovthasstartedthisMeeIntikiMeeBhoomiProgramfrom10thAugust2015to31stAugust2015.
FollowingarethesalientfeaturesoftheMeeIntikiMeeBhoomiprogram:
1)ApplicationswillbereceivedforthecorrectionsinRoR1B,Adangal,AadhaarNumber,SurveyNumber.
2)TheTahasildar,RevenueInspector,VRO,MandalSurveyor,andrepresentativesfromForest,endowments,waqfdepartmentswillbeavailableintheGramSabhas.
3)VillagemapwillbedisplayedandexplainedtotheGramSabha.
4)ThedetailsofPattadarswillbedisplayedinthevillageatleasttwodayspriortotheGramSabha.
5)TokenwillbeissuedtoeveryapplicationreceivedintheGramSabha.
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Website
A website was launched with all details of the land in the State. Officialsvisit every village before August 31 and you have to verify whether thedetails of your land, your name, name correctly spelt or not, type of land,use of land and every other detail is correct or not. Records would be correctedbased on your feedback. No farmer should face a problem in future regardinghis or her land after this programme, Mr. Naidu said.
Till now many farmers were not aware of survey number of the land,boundaries of land and their ownership was also not registered, children werefacing problems while dividing their fathers property. Mee Intiki Mee Bhoomiwould solve this and all other problems concerning the land.
His government was vowed to provide a corruption-free and efficientadministration to the people and similar IT-enabled programmes would beintroduced in other departments soon, Mr. Naidu said. There are 2.24 lakhsurvey numbers and 72 lakh pattadar passbooks (of farmers who hold theland) in the State and land use and ownership of land are different in many
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survey numbers.Addressing farmers, Anganwadi workers, schoolchildren and Telugu Desam party leaders and workers, Mr. Naiduexplained the measures taken to simplify the procedure to getcertificates and also warned that those committing fraud in issuinggovernment certificates and documents, like in the case of Pattadarpassbooks in Anantapur district, they would not be spared and sent tojail.
Centreneedtodoalotmore
On Centres help to AP, Mr. Naidu wanted the Central government tobe generous to the State, regarding special status, special packages toUttarandhra and Rayalaseema, funds for capital, Polavaram project,creating a new Railway Zone with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters.
Some help was given but a lot more has to be done, he said. He hassought an appointment with Prime Minister and would also meetCentral Ministers in this regard. Anakapalle MLA P. GovindaSatyanarayana presided. Ministers Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu and GantaSrinvasa Rao, MP M. Srinivasa Rao, MLCs and MLAs, CCLA AnilChandra Punetha, Collector N. Yuvaraj and others participated.
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NOWFOCUSONHYPERSONICBRAHMOSSIVATHANUPILLAI
BrahMosisnotonlythefirstbutalsotheonlysupersoniccruisemissile
atpresentintheworld.AndthishasputIndiainadifferentleague
altogether,saysA.SivathanuPillai,founderCEOandManagingDirector
ofBrahmosAerospace.HewasinthecityonSaturdaytodeliverthe
endowment lecture on the occasion of GITAM Universitys 35th
FoundationDaycelebrations.InanexclusivechatwithTheHindu,he
saidBrahMos,whichwasdevelopedincollaborationwithRussia,was
notonlyasuper-sonicmissile-butalsocanbelaunchedfrommultiple
platformssuchasaircraft,ship,submarineandland.Itcanbefiredat
threesecondsinsuccession,cantargetmultipletargetsandhasstealth
features.Mostimportantly,becauseofitslowtrajectoryandstealth
features,itisdifficulttobedetected,ithashighprecisionandcannotbe
interceptedbyanyanti-missilesystemduetoitssupersonicspeed,he
said.AccordingtoDr.SivathanuPillai,thefutureofmissiletechnology
dependsonfactorssuchspeed,accuracyandstealthfeatures.Andin
tunewiththatwehavealreadygraduatedfromtheBrahMosMark-III
stagetoMark-VIIandareworkingondevelopingahypersonicBrahMos.
OnhowBrahMoshadcomeintoexistence,Mr.Pillai,whohadbeena
closeassociateofformerPresidentA.P.J.AbdulKalam,said,Inthe
IraqwarwehadseenhowtheAmericancruisemissileshadwonthewar
forthem.Tillthenwewerefocussingonlongrangemissiles,strategic
missiles,defensiveonesandtacticalandballisticmissiles.TheIraq
experience prompted us to develop a cruise missile and we have
developedthebestoneintheworld.BrahMosiswayaheadofthe
AmericanTomahawkcruisemissilesonanumberofcounts.Theland
andseaversionhasalreadybeeninductedandtheunderwaterandair
versionisontestruns,hesaid.
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AIMATPROMISING CAREER,STUDENTSTOLD
DegreespresentedatIGNOUconvocationTheroleofeducationplaysveryvitaltofacethechallengesoflife.Studentsmusttakesmallstepstobuildapromisingcareerinfutureandbepreparedtoacceptthechallengesofsocietyaslessonsforlearning,unlearningandrelearning.ThiswasthemessagesharedbyH.LajipathiRai,ViceChancellor,Dr.B.R.AmbedkarUniversity,Srikakulam.Speakingatthe28thconvocationofIGNOUheldatitsregionalcentreatUshodayaJunction,MVPColony,onSunday,hetoldthegraduatestoputtheirbesteffortsinsimplifyingcomplexthingsintheworldandnevertoloseenthusiasminlifeandaimatpromotingethicalvaluesinanyprofessiontheypursue.Ontheoccasion,Prof.RaipresentedtheuniversitygoldmedaltoBandaruSrinivasu,astudentofDiplomainDairyTechnologyforstandingmeritoriousamongallthestudentsinIGNOUandalsopresentedthedegreestothestudentswhoattendedtheprogramme.RegionaldirectorS.RajaRao,inhisreport,saidthattwonewstudycentreswereestablishedandthreeproposalsforstudycentreswereintheactiveconsiderationfornotification.
TheMinisterofStateforSkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurship(IndependentCharge)andParliamentaryAffairs,ShriRajivPratapRudyinauguratetheSkillDevelopmentCentremadeoutofcontainers,inNewDelhionAugust11,2015.TheSecretary,MinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship,ShriSunilAroraisalsoseen.
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TheMinisterofStateforCulture(IndependentCharge),Tourism(Independent
Charge)andCivilAviation,Dr.MaheshSharmapresentedthe9thAnnualTODAYS
TRAVELLERAwards2015,atafunction,inNewDelhionAugust11,2015.
TheMinisterofStateforCulture(IndependentCharge),Tourism(Indepen-dentCharge)andCivilAviation,Dr.MaheshSharmaandtheAmbassadorofSingaporetoIndia,Mr.LimThuanKuan,atthe50thNationalDayoftheRepublicofSingapore,atafunction,OrganisedbytheHighCommissionofthe Republic of Singapore, in New Delhi onAugust 11, 2015.
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SkillTrainingtoYouthbyPSUs
AllthePublicSectorUndertakings(PSUs)undertheDepartmentofHeavy
Industry(DHI)havebeeninstructedtoprovidetrainingtoyouthintheirrespective
sectors.PSUs,likeBharatHeavyElectricalsLtd.,RajasthanElectricals&
InstrumentsLtd.,InstrumentationLtd.,AndrewYule&CompanyLtd.,Bharat
Pumps& CompressorsLtd., HooghlyPrinting CompanyLtd., Cement
CorporationofIndiaLtd.areprovidingtrainingonvarioussubjectssuchas
AdvanceManagementProgramme,GeneralManagementProgramme,Strategic
ManagementProgramme,YoungManagersProgrammes,operationofElectronic
Equipments,TestRepairatInstrumentlevel,TestandRepairofPrintedCircuit
Board,Cables,PowerSupply,MobileRepairing&Servicing,Refrigerationand
JAVA,C++,DotNet,VisualBasic,MSSQL,Oracle,MSOfficeetc.inthe
InformationTechnologySector.
PSUsunderDHIhavebeengiventhetargettoskill40,000personsintheyear
2015-16byNationalSkillDevelopmentCouncil.However,separatefundshave
notbeenallocatedtothePSUsfromthisDepartmentforthispurpose.The
performanceofPSUstowardsskilldevelopmentismonitoredonmonthlyand
quarterlybasistoimprovetheperformance.
ThisinformationwasgivenbyMinisterofStateintheMinistryofHeavyIndustries
andPublicEnterprises,ShriG.M.SiddeshwarainawrittenreplyinLokSabha
today.
SecurityclearanceforMedia
TheMinistryofHomeAffairshasrecentlystreamlined/relaxednationalsecurity
clearancenormsforcertainsensitivesectorsoftheeconomyincludingthemedia
sector.Thenewpolicyguidelinesareaimedatbringingaboutahealthybalance
betweenmeetingtheimperativesofnationalsecurityandfacilitatingtheeaseof
doingbusinessandpromotinginvestmentinthecountry.Theseguidelinesalso
includetheproposaltodoawaywithnationalsecurityclearanceformultisystem
operatorsinthemediasectorThiswasstatedbytheMinisterofStateforHome
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Affairs,ShriHaribhaiParathibhaiChaudharyinawrittenreplytoaquestionby
ShriVenkateshBabuT.G.intheLokSabhatoday.
RajivPratapRudyinauguratesSkillDevelopmentCentremadeout
ofContainers
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and
EntrepreneurshipShriRajivPratapRudyheretodayinauguratedtheSkill
DevelopmentCentremadeoutofcontainers.Fourcontainersareexhibitedat
6RajajiMarg,NewDelhi.
Speakingontheoccasion,theMinistersaid,themainideabehindthisexhibition
istopopularisetheconceptofusingContainerclassroomsinordertosave
timeandmoneyandfocusmoreonskilltraining,sothatthemissionofSkill
Indiabecomesasuccess.Secretary,MinistryofSkillDevelopmentand
EntrepreneurshipShriSunilArorasaid,thisisanovelexperimentandhasthe
potentialtotransformtheskillinglandscape.TheseContainersSkillCentres
havecreatedanextremelyinnovativemodelforskillingpeople.
TheSkillDevelopmentCentremadeoutofcontainerswasshownfirsttothe
PrimeMinisterofIndiaShriNarendraModiontheoccasionofthelaunchof
SkillIndiaon15thJuly,2015.PrimeMinisterhadlaudedthiseffortand
especiallymentionedabouttheusefulnessofthismodelinhisaddresstothe
gatheringonlaunchingofSkillIndiaCampaign.
Thisinnovationofconvertingrecycledcontainersintoclassroomsandpractical
labswillgreatlybringdownthecostsandeffortinvolvedindeveloping
infrastructuretomeettheskillingneedsofpeople.Themodularnatureofthese
containersmeansthattheycanbedisassembledandreinstalledatanother
location,ifneeded.ThiscommunityoutreachinitiativewillhelpGovernmentto
providehighqualityskilltrainingateventheremotestareasinthecountry.
TheseContainersaredesignedbeautifullyandprovideaprofessionallookand
feel.Thesecontainerscanbeconvertedintoclassrooms,restrooms,computer
labs,libraries,dormitories,simulationlabs,officespaces,receptions.The
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differentconfigurationscanbemappedaccordingtotheskillrequirementsand
needsoftheregiontocreateacompletetrainingcentre.Theadvantagethat
theseContainerSchoolsprovideistheabilitytoconducttrainingatanylocation
whereskillingisneeded,asthestructurecanbesetupanywhereinashort
time,withjusttheavailabilityoflandandanelectricityconnection.
Thereisgreatenthusiasmamongstthetrainingecosystemforthismodel.Several
UnionMinistersandabout40MembersofParliamenthavevisitedthe
demonstrationContainerSkillcentresatRajajiMargandhaveshowndeep
interestontheinauguralday.
MinistryofSkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurshipiscommittedtoreplicate
thismodelonalargescaletoreachoutandprovideskilltraininginlocations
whereadequateskilltrainingfacilitiesdonotexist.NSDChasalreadyfloated
anexpressionofinteresttoinvitevendorswhocouldfabricateandrefurbish
usedcontainersforuseasskillcentres.
ThisconceptofContainerSkillCentresisbeingtakenforwardbySafeducate,
thetrainingpartnerofNationalSkillDevelopmentCorporation(NSDC)under
theaegisofPradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojanalaunchedbyMinistryof
SkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurship.
CosmographytoCartography:AnExhibitiononHistoricIndian
MapsbeginsatNationalMuseuminNewDelhi
CosmographytoCartography,anexhibitiononhistoricIndianmapswas
inauguratedbytheMinisterofStateforCulture(IndependentCharge),Tourism
(IndependentCharge)andCivilAviation,DrMaheshSharmaatNational
MuseuminNewDelhitoday.Theexhibitionwasinauguratedinthepresence
ofUSAmbassadortoIndia,MrRichardVerma.Secretary,MinistryofCulture,
andTourism(AdditionalCharge),MrNKSinha,DG,NationalMuseum,Shri
SanjivMittalandShriPrshantKLahoti(KalakritiArchives,Hyderabd)were
presentontheoccasion.
Inauguratingtheexhibition,DrMaheshSharmasaidthatIndiahasarichcultural
heritage,andthatCosmologytoCartographyisawaytoknowthereal
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historyofIndia.Theexhibitionisaclassicalwaytoknowmoreaboutour
cultureandhistory,headded.HighlightingtheimportanceofIndianculture,Dr
MaheshSharmasaidthatIndiancultureisappreciatedallovertheworld.Mr
RichardVermasaidthatthemapscreatedinthe15thand16thcenturywere
remarkableinqualityandarecomparableinaccuracytothemoderndaymaps
preparedwiththehelpofsatellites.
DrMaheshSharmareleasedtwobooks,PurapashaankaalmeManavand
RaghogarhPaintingsfromNationalMuseumCollectionontheoccasion.He
alsoreleasedacatalogueontheexhibitionCosmographytoCartography
CosmographytoCartographywilldrawontheKalakritiArchive,collectedby
Shri Prshant Lahoti.TheArchive is believed to house Indias most
comprehensiveprivatecollectionofhistoricmaps.Twoobjectsintheexhibition
willalsobedrawnfromthecollectionsoftheNationalMuseum.Theexhibition
hasbeencuratedbyDrVivekNandaandDrAlexJohnson.
Throughaselectionofover72maps,theexhibitionshowcasestheevolution
andgrowthofmoderncartographyfromearlycosmologicalrepresentations
oftheWorldofMortals.Indoingsoitalsotestifiestothecompetingglobal
interestsandinfluencesreligious,economicandpolitical-whichhave
contributedtotheperceptionofIndiaasweunderstandittoday.
TheexhibitionfeaturesanextraordinaryvarietyofpaintedandprintedIndian
mapsproducedinthesub-continentandoutside,includingoriginalmanuscript
representations.ItalsocapturesthedevelopmentofIndianprintingindustry,
whichalthoughestablishedbytheEuropeans,cametobeheavilyinfluenced
byIndianartisticstylesandtechnology.Monumentaloriginalpaintingsof
profoundreligioussymbolismfromthe15thto19thCenturieswillbejuxtaposed
withhistoricalmapsofIndia,manyofwhichareuniqueandhaveneverbefore
beenplacedonpublicview.
Coveringthemesfrompilgrimagetoclashingempires,theexhibitionbegins
withJainandHinducosmologicalrepresentations,includingthedepictionof
theuniverseasavastCosmicMan.Thisprogressestomagnificentpainted
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hangingsonamonumentalscaledepictingsacredriversandpilgrimagesites,
andalsotorepresentationsofthepilgrimsdestination,thetemple.
TheexhibitionalsoincludescartographicdepictionsoftheancientEuropean
conceptionofthesubcontinent,andthefirstvaguelyaccuratemapsofIndia
madeinthewakeofVascoDaGamasarrivalin1498.Thisdocumentsthe
evolutionofmap-makingaspartofthemilitarycontestforsupremacyby
variousEuropeanpowersandultimatelythecartographicconsolidationof
IndiathroughthemapmakersoftheBritishRaj.
Duringthe16thCentury,PortugalhadavirtualmonopolyontheEuropean
interactionwithIndia.However,fromtheearly1600s,newpowersarrivedin
India,andthemapsoftheBritish,Dutch,French,DanishandFlemishspeak
abouttheirendeavoursandtheircomplexinteractionswithvariousIndian
players.
NationalYoungLeadersProgramme
TheMinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forYouthAffairsand
SportsShriSarbanandaSonowalhassaidthatanewCentralSectorScheme
titledNationalYoungLeadersProgramme(NYLP)wasintroducedin
December,2014inpursuanceofBudgetannouncementofHonbleFinance
Ministerin2014-15BudgetSpeech.Theprogrammeaimsatdeveloping
leadershipqualitiesamongtheyouthtoenablethemtorealizetheirfullpotential
andintheprocess,tocontributetothenation-buildingprocess.
InawrittenreplyintheLokSabhatodayShriSonowalsaid,the
objectiveoftheSchemeistomotivatetheyouthtostriveforexcellencein
theirrespectivefieldsandtobringthemtotheforefrontofthedevelopment
process.Itseekstoharnesstheimmenseyouthenergyfornationalbuilding.
TheNationalYoungLeadersProgrammehasthefollowingfive
components:
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(i)NeighbourhoodYouthParliament(NYP):NeighbourhoodYouth
Parliamentwouldprovideaplatformtotheyouthtoarticulatetheirviewson
varioussocio-economicdevelopmentissuesofconcerntothem.About2.98
lakhsyouthclubsunderNYKS(NehruYuvaKendraSangathan)shallstart
functioningasneighbourhoodyouthparliament.Thiswillgraduallybe
expandedtocoverallvillages.TheProgrammewillhelpindeveloping
leadershipqualitiesamongtheyouthandinactivelyinvolvingtheminthe
governanceprocess.Thewillalsobeanimportantstepinthedirectionof
goodgovernance.
ii)YouthforDevelopmentProgramme(YFDP):TheProgrammeaims
atchannelizingtheimmenseyouthenergytowardsthenation-building,by
involvingyouthinShramadaan(voluntarylabour).Theoutcomeofthis
ProgrammeshallbethattheyounggenerationleadstheShramadaan with
theentirecommunityjoiningit.TheProgrammewillhelpindevelopingthe
leadershipqualitiesoftheyouth.Intheprocess,itwillalsoleadto
conservationofenvironmentandcreationofassetsforthenation.
iii)NationalYoungLeadersAwards(NYLA):Theyoutharedoing
pioneeringworkinallthesectors.TheProgrammeaimsatmotivatingthe
youthtostriveforexcellenceintheirrespectivefieldsbyrecognizingand
rewardingtheoutstandingworkdonebythem.Suchexceptionallytalented
youthcouldserveasrolemodelsandmentorsforothers.
iv)NationalYouthAdvisoryCouncil(NYAC):TheCouncilisproposed
tobesetuptoseekactiveinvolvementoftheyoungleadersaswellas
otherstakeholdersinthedecision-makingprocessontheyouthrelated
issues.NYACshalladvisetheMinistries/Departmentsonyouthrelated
initiatives/issues.TheCouncilwillgiveeffectiverepresentationtoyoung
leadersfromallStates/UTs.
v)NationalYouthDevelopmentFund(NYDF):TheFundhasbeen
setupwiththeobjectivetomobilisefundsfromnon-budgetary
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resourcesalsoforyouthdevelopment.ThiswillenabletheDepartment
tofillthegapsintheongoingprogrammesasalsotakeupinnovative
programmesforyouthdevelopmenttocreateyoungleaders.
TheMinistersaid,NeighbourhoodYouthParliament:Duringtheyear
2014-15,4640NeighbourhoodYouthParliamentsatBlocklevelwere
organizedinequalnumberofBlocksacrossthecountry.Ineachprogramme,
about80youthfromaBlockparticipated.Similarly,during2015-16,4930
NeighbourhoodYouthParliamentsatBlocklevelwereorganized.Ineach
programme,about80youthfromaBlockparticipated
BluePrintforOldAgeHomes
Section19oftheMaintenanceandWelfareofParentsandSeniorCitizens
Act(MWPSCAct),2007mandatesthatStateGovernmentsmayestablishand
maintainsuchnumberofOldAgeHomesataccessibleplaces,asitmaydeem
necessary,inaphasedmanner,beginningwithatleastoneineachdistrictto
accommodateinsuchhomesaminimumofonehundredfiftyseniorcitizens
whoareindigent.Atpresent,thereisnoprovisionforsettinguporconstruction
ofOldAgeHomes,undertheCentralSectorSchemeofIntegratedProgramme
forOlderPersons(IPOP).ThisMinistryhasbeenprovidingfinancialassistance
toNonGovernmental/VoluntaryOrganisations,PanchayatiRajInstitutionsetc.
forrunningandmaintenanceofOldAgeHomeforindigentseniorcitizens.
ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforSocialJusticeand
Empowerment,ShriVijaySamplainawrittenreplytoaquestioninLokSabha
heretoday.
ReviewofCSSs
ThereviewofCentrallySponsoredSchemes/CentralSectorschemesrelating
totheWelfareofSCs/OBCs/SeniorCitizens/personswithdisabilitiesetc.isan
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on-goingprocess.TheschemeofGrants-in-aidtoVoluntaryOrganizations
workingforScheduledCasteshasbeenreviewedandrevisedwitheffectfrom
1.4.2014byenhancingfinancialassistanceby100%.Thecostnormsinrespect
oftheschemeofIntegratedProgrammeforOlderPersons(SeniorCitizens)
hasalsobeenrevisedw.e.f.1.4.2015andenhancedunderdifferentcomponents
rangingfrom70to110%,whichcovershonorariumtostaff,roomrent,costof
medicines,foodforrunningandmaintenanceofOldAgeHomes,DayCare
Centres,MobileMedicareUnitsetc.Similarly,costnormsfortheCentral
SchemeofAssistanceforPreventionofAlcoholismandDrugsAbusewere
revisedw.e.f.1.1.2015andenhancedunderdifferentcomponentsrangingfrom
80to100%coveringstaffhonorarium,roomrent,costofmedicinesandfood
fortheinmatesoftheDe-addictionCentres.TheschemeofAssistanceto
Disabledpersonsforpurchase/fittingofaids/appliancewasalsoevaluatedin
December,2012followingwhichitwasrevisedw.e.f.1.4.2014,toensure
betterdeliveryofthescheme.
ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforSocialJusticeand
Empowerment,ShriVijaySamplainawrittenreplytoaquestioninLokSabha
heretoday.
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RailwayE-TicketingInHindi/RegionalLanguages
E-ticketingwebsitewww.irctc.co.inisavailableinHindiwitheffectfrom
08.07.2015.Toensureglitch-freeavailabilityofe-ticketingservices,upgraded
e-ticketingsystemhasbeenlaunchedwithcapacitytobook7200ticketsper
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minuteasagainst2000ticketsperminuteearlierandithasbeendecidedto
developmulti-linguale-ticketingwebsite.
Mobileapplicationforpaperlessunreservedticketinghasbeenlaunchedat
Chennaion22.04.2015andonChurchgate-DahanuRoadsuburbansection
ofWesternRailwayinMumbaiwitheffectfrom08.07.2015.
ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforRailwaysShriManoj
SinhainawrittenreplytoaquestioninLokSabhayesterday.
AssistancetoBeneficiariesRegisteredunderJananiSurakshaYojna
(JSY)
Asper therecords, thetotalnumberofJananiSurakshaYojana(JSY)
beneficiariessince(inception)2005is8,37,19,668inthecountry.Underthe
JananiSurakshaYojana,DBTmodeofpaymentwasrolledoutinaphased
manneri.e.in43districtswitheffectfrom01.04.2013,in78moredistricts
witheffectfrom01.07.2013andextendedtoallthedistrictsacrossthecountry
witheffectfrom1.04.2015.DBTpaymentunderJSYismadethroughPublic
FinanceManagementSystem(PFMS)directlyintotheAadhaarlinkedbank
accountofthebeneficiaryorthroughcorebankingsolution.Detailsofamount
disbursedthroughDBTmodei.e.Aadhaarlinkedbankaccountorthrough
corebankingsolutionsasperPFMSgeneratedreportsincethelaunchofthe
initiativei.e.on1.4.2013isasfollows:-
JSYpaymentthroughPFMS(inrupees)
Aadhaarbasedpayments
PaymentthroughCoreBankingSolutionTotal5,53,35,874
171,84,65,628177,38,01,502
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AnamountofRs.5868.45crorehasbeenprovidedasfinancialsupporttothe
States/UTsduringthelastthreeyearsnamely,2012-13,2013-14and2014-
15forimplementationofJSYprogramthroughoutthecountry.Thescheme
providesforfinancialincentivetothebeneficiaryforinstitutionaldelivery.
However,italsoprovidesincentiveforhomedeliveryonlytoBPLcategory
mothers.TheschemealsoprovidesforfinancialincentivetoASHA(Accredited
SocialHealthActivists)formotivatingJSYbeneficiaryforinstitutionaldelivery.
Inviewofthis,thereisnorequirementoftechnicalsupportforimplementation
ofJSYscheme.
TheHealthMinister,ShriJPNaddastatedthisinawrittenreplyintheRajya
Sabhaheretoday.
SpecialQualityInspectionTeamtoCheckPackagedFoodProducts
SamplesofNestlsMagginoodleswerefoundtobecontainingmorethan
thepermissiblelimitof2.5ppmofleadandalsoviolatingthelabeling
requirementsaboutpresenceofMonosodiumGlutamate(MSG).Basedon
thetestresultsreportedfromdifferentstates,confirmingpresenceofLead
beyondpermissiblelimit,anorderdated05.06.2015wasissuedbytheFood
SafetyandStandardsAuthorityofIndia(FSSAI)directingM/sNestleIndia
Ltd.torecallitsMaggiNoodles.
TheimplementationandenforcementoftheFoodSafetyandStandardsAct,
2006primarilyrestswiththeState/UTGovernments.FSSAIregularlytakes
uptheissueofenforcementoftheprovisionsoftheActandtherulesand
regulations there under with theState/UT authorities through written
communicationsandinteractionsduringthemeetingsoftheCentralAdvisory
Committee,whichalsocomprisestheCommissionersofFoodSafetyofall
statesandUTs,foreffectiveimplementationoftheActandtherulesand
regulationsthereunder.
Surveillance,monitoring,inspection,randomsamplingandtestingoffood
productsareundertakenbytheofficialsofFoodSafetyDepartmentsofthe
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respectiveStates/UTstoensurecompliancewiththestandardslaiddown
underFoodSafetyandStandardsAct,2006,RulesandRegulationsmade
thereunder.Incases,wherefoodsamplesarefoundtobenon-conformingto
theprescribedstandards/regulations,actionistakenasperprovisionsofthe
FSSAct,2006.
TheFSSAIvideitscommunicationdated25thMay,2015advisedallthe
States/UTstodrawsamplesoftheMaggiNoodles(Nestle)andgetthesame
testedfromauthorizedlabs.TheFSSAIhadalsoadvisedtheCommissioners
ofFoodSafetyofalltheStates/UTsvideitscommunicationdated8thJune,
2015todrawandtestthesamplesofNoodlesandalliedproductsofother
brandsaswell.
TheHealthMinister,ShriJPNaddastatedthisinawrittenreplyintheRajya
Sabhaheretoday.
MonitoringofCSRActivitieis
UnderSection135oftheCompaniesAct,2013,profitmakingcompanies
aboveacertainthresholdarerequiredtospendatleast2percentoftheir
averagenetprofitmadeduringthethreeprecedingfinancialyears,onCSR
activitiesorspecifyreasonsforfailuretospend.Theyear2014-15beingthe
firstyearofimplementationofCSRunderthelegislation,itisprematureto
assessthelevelofcomplianceundertheprovisionoftheAct.
ThiswasstatedbyShriArunJaitley,MinisterofCorporateAffairsinwritten
replytoaquestionintheRajyaSabhatoday.
.CALLTOPRESERVETRIBALCULTUREFORPOSTERITY
Thereisaneedtoprotecttherichtraditionandcultureofthetribesfor
posterityasotherwisethefuturegenerationsmayhavetoreadaboutthemin
textbooks,PaderuMLAGiddiEswarihassaid.Expressingheranguishat
thefailinginterestinthetraditions,shesaidthatitwasunfortunatethata
groupofperformershadtobebroughtinfromoutsidetoperformthe
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traditionalDhimsa,whichwasapartandparcelofeverydaylifeoftribal
peopleinthedistrict.Worse,thedanceisperformedtotherhythmofalien
instruments,shesaidwhilespeakingattheofficialState-levelcelebrationsof
GirijanDivashereonSunday.Withaviewtopromotingawarenessonthe
richcultureandtraditionsofthetribesoftheScheduledAreasinthedistrict,
membersofdifferentSTwelfareassociationsorganisedcontestsandevents
fortheentirefamily.Arichspreadofvarioustraditionaltribaldelicacieswere
broughtbywomentoparticipateinthecontestforthebestpreparedtraditional
tribal food organised by the Girijan Bhavan on the occasion.
TREKAMIDSTLUSHGREENVALLEYS
ThelushgreenvalleysofKambalakondaEcoTourismParkwokeuptothe
buzzofmorethan20trekkersonSundaymorningwhomadetheirway
throughthethreekmtrekroutetostudynatureandenjoythepristineairof
theEasternGhats.OrganisedbyIndiaYouthForSocietyIYFS,thetreksaw
participantsofallagegroupstakingpartintheactivitywithenthusiasm.A10-
minutedrivefromthecity,Kambalakonda,isatrekkersparadise.However,
postCycloneHudhud,theplacesufferedextensivedamage.Membersof
IYFSorganisedthetrektoassessthecurrentsituationoftheparkandplanto
submitareporttotheForestDepartmenttoimprovethefacilities.Wewill
besendingareportforresumingactivitieslikeboatridingandrivercrossing
todrawchildrenandalsoenforcingsafetymeasuresforvisitors,said
PalakondaMadhu,president,IndiaYouthForSociety.Topopularisethe
parkasatrekkingspot,IYFSisworkingonavideoclipofKambalakonda
thatwillshowcasethebeautyoftheplace.Eventhoughtheparkislocated
soclosetothecity,notmanyareawareoftherichnessoftheforestcoverand
itsexcellentscopefortrekking.Wewanttohighlightthepotentialofthespot
sothatmanyotherscancomeandenjoynature,headded.Topopularisethe
parkasatrekkingspot,IYFSisworkingonavideoclipofKambalakonda
thatwillshowcasethebeautyoftheplace
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SLUMPINSUGARPRICETURNSBITTERFORJAGGERY
NotwithstandingthedamagewroughtbycycloneHudhudtothesugarcane
croplastyear,theAnakapallejaggerymarketisgoingthrougharoughpatch
andiscaughtwithhugestocksinitsinventory.ArrivalsthisyearintheAnakapalle
market,thebiggestintheStatewithaturnoverofmorethanRs.130crore,are
12lakhlumpsdownfromtheaverageof38-40lakhlumps,accordingtomarket
sources.Eachlumpweighs15kg.Asaresult,thepresentstockisamere1300
truckloads,significantlylowerthan2500-2800trucks,eachof10tonnes,
stockedeveryyear.ThejaggeryseasonstartsinNovemberandarrivalsendby
May.Inthenextthreemonths,thatisbyAugust,aboutone-thirdofthestockis
offloaded.Butinspiteoflowarrivals,wearestuckwith1300truckloads.The
demandhasbeenpoor,saysK.ButchirajuofImmidisettyRamakrishnaiah
Sons.Mr.Butchirajuattributesthelowdemandtotheslumpinsugarprices.
SugarisavailableatRs.2150aquintalwhilejaggeryisquotingatRs.2500,he
pointsout.Duringthecorrespondingperiodlastyear,sugarquotedRs.2,450
andjaggerycostRs.200more.Thesituationatothermajormarketsisnodifferent.
LaturandSholapurinMaharashtrahave2000truckloadsandKareliinMadhya
Pradeshanequalquantity.OwingtohighratesOdishaandJharkhandwhich
buyfromAnakapalle,coldstoragesarealsogettingjaggerydirectlyfrom
MaharashtraandMadhyaPradesh.Inviewofthehighrateshere,Anakapalle
tradersalsogot300truckloadsfromMaharashtrapayingarentofRs.21000
per10tonnes,apartfromthejaggerycost,andwereabletosellit.Arrivalsthis
yearattheAnakapallemarketare12lakhlumps,downfromanaverageof38-
40lakhlumps,accordingtomarketsources
NODECISIONTAKENYETONBAUXITEMININGYANAMALA
Thegovernmenthasnottakenanydecisionanditisnotrighttopoliticisea
celebration, inchargedistrictMinisterandFinanceMinisterYanamala
Ramakrishnuduhassaid.SpeakingattheofficialStatelevelcelebrationsof
InternationalDayofWorldIndigenousPeopleorganisedbytheTribalWelfare
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DepartmenthereonSunday,hefaultedArakuMLAKidariSarveswaraRao
forstagingaprotestatthevenue.Withoutdirectlymentioningbauxitemining,
hesaidtheStategovernmenthadnottakenanydecisionontheissue.No
governmentwouldtakeanydecisionthatisdetrimentaltointerestsofthe
people,andtheTDPgovernmentwascommittedtothewelfareofthetribals
andwouldnottakeanydecisionthatwouldaffecttheirlives,hesaid.Minister
forHRDGantaSrinivasaRaosaidtherewerehugereservesofbauxiteinthe
Agencyareainthedistrictandthegovernmentwouldtakeanydecisiononly
afterdueconsultationwiththepeople.ReferringtothestatementbyPaderu
MLAGiddiEswarithattribals,ifrequired,wouldtakeupanagitationtostop
bauxitemining,theMinistersaidthegovernmentwascommittedtoinclusive
development.TheTeluguDesampartyhasbeenintheforefrontoftheagitation
againstillegalminingofbauxiteintheAgencyareaforthebenefitofsome
corporates,TribalWelfareMinisterRavelaKishoreBabusaid.Earlier,the
policephysicallyremovedtheArakuMLAfromthevenueforstagingaprotest.
AnSTprofessorwhoquestionedtherationalebehindthegovernment
conductingtheofficialState-levelGirijanDivasinthecitywasalsopickedup
bythepolice.
CENTRESDECISIONONSPECIALTAGTOIMPACT
INVESTMENTFLOW
UncertaintyovergrantingspecialcategorystatustoAndhraPradeshislikely
to slowdown the investment flow intoVisakhapatnam, the industrial
headquartersoftheState.Industrysourcessaythatinvestmentproposalsin
andaroundthecitytothetuneofRs.5,000crorehavealreadybeenputon
holdanticipatingbenefitslikeIncomeTaxholidayandreimbursementofcustoms
andexcisedutiesoncethespecialtagisaccordedtotheState.EvenBJP
leaders,includingM.VenkaiahNaiduandArunJaitley,whoarenowholding
importantportfolios,had,duringthedebateontheA.P.ReorganisationBill,
insistedonextendingthespecialstatusfromfiveto10yearsastheState
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neededaslewofincentivesforitsreconstruction.Withtherecentannouncement
inParliamentbyUnionMinisterofStateforStatisticsandProgramme
ImplementationRaoInderjitSinghthatthespecialtagwouldnotbegivento
theState,thepromisemadebytheBJPbeforetheelectionsprovedtobe
hollow,thoughseveralrulingpartyleaderssubsequentlyissuedstatementsthat
theoptionofgivingspecialstatusorreimbursingtherevenuedeficitinsome
otherformwerestillunderconsiderationsoftheCentre.Whatever,asof
now,theendresultisthattheinvestorsaredisappointed.Wehadpinnedhigh
hopesonbenefitstobedoledouttotheinvestorsasacompensationfor
bifurcation.LossofHyderabaditselfwasabigblow.Wehopesomethingwill
materialiseinthedaystocome,CIIVizagzonechairmanNeerajSardasaid.
Afterbifurcation,ChiefMinisterN.ChandrababuNaiduhadannouncedthat
VisakhapatnamwouldbedevelopedlikeMumbai.Severalinvestorshave
putonholdtheirinvestments.WehopetheCentrewillrealisetheneedfor
givingspecialcategorystatus,ManagingDirectorofEisaiPharmaceuticals
(India)Pvt.LtdSanjitSinghLambasaid.Anotherinvestorhassaidthatwhether
itistheBJPortheCongress,committingbreachoftrustisnotnewforpolitical
parties.UnlessweexertpressureontheCentre,grantingofspecialstatus
maynotbeareality,hepointedout.
SPREADINGTHEMESSAGEOFCHINMAYANANDA
RededicatingthemselvestotheinspirationallegacyofSwamiChinmayananda
inhiscentenaryyear,membersofChinmayaMissionareplanninganumberof
inspirationalprogrammesfortheyouthinthecity.Markingthearrivalofthe
ChinmayaJyothiYatrainthecity,programmeswerebeingorganisedat
UkkunagaramonTuesdayandatBullayaCollegeonWednesdayforthebenefit
ofthegeneralpublic,ChinmayaMissionVisakhapatnambranchvicepresidents
A.VijayaMurthyandK.SatyanarayanatoldthemediahereonSunday.At
UkkunagaramthecavalcadeofChinmayaJyotiYatrawouldbereceivedat
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KurmannapalemandaSobhaYatracomprising60twoandfourwheelers
wouldaccompanyittoDelhiPublicSchoolpremises.Anumberofinspirational
programmeswerescheduledforstudentsandyouth.Intheafternoon,thevenue
wouldshifttoBhavansSchool,secretaryChinmayaMissionUkkunagaram
branchS.Kumarsaid.Aspeciallydesignedstate-of-the-artmobileplanetarium
screening3DshowsonArtofGodSymbolismwouldbeparkedattheDPS
UkkunagaramonTuesdayandSriSatyaSaiVidyaViharatMVPColonyon
Wednesday.OnWednesday,thecavalcadewouldreachtheChinmayaMission
atPedaWaltairandformostpartofthedaywouldbeatDr.LBullayyaCollege
inthecity.Anumberofinspirationaltalkswerescheduledforthestudentsof
thecollegeontheoccasion.ThespeciallydesignedbuscarryingChinmaya
AkhandaJyothiandinformationonlifeofthespiritualleaderwouldbeopen
forpublicduringthevisit.ThemembersoftheChinmayaMissionwouldbe
abletoviewtheexhibitionduringthehaltofthecavalcadeatthemission
premises.TheChinmayaJyotiYatrawasflaggedoffonMay8atErnakulam,
thebirthplaceofSwamiChinmayananda.Themissionplanstoreachoutto40
lakhpeoplethroughtheyatra.
BETTINGBIGONECOMMERCESPACE
Tomeetthewindsofchangesweepingacrossthehandloomindustry,Cooptex,
theTamilNaduHandloomWeaversCooperativeSociety,islookingtoramp
upitspresenceintheecommercespacebytyingupwithmoreonlinestoresto
targettheyoungergeneration.ItrecentlycollaboratedwithFlipkartandSnapdeal
tomakeavailableitsentirerangeofproductsonline.Wewillbetyingupwith
moreportalslikeMyntratoexpandourpresenceinthegrowinge-commerce
spaceand targetbothdomesticandoverseasbuyers,T.N.Venkatesh,
ManagingDirector,Co-optex,toldTheHindu.Theco-operativesocietyhas
alreadyclockedsalestothetuneofRs.10lakhthroughthee-commerceroute,
outofwhichRs.2lakhsalewasdonethroughFlipkartalone.Wehaveseen
greatresponsetoourcollectionsfromacrossIndiaafterourentryintothee-
commercespace.Togiveaninstance,todayanAssamesestudentstudyingin
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PuneUniversityorderedasareethroughourownportal,Mr.Venkatesh
said.OragnictouchTomeetthechangingtrendsandtoattracttheyounger
generation,Co-optexlauncheditslatestproduct,organiccottonsarees,at
itsshowroomhereatSuryabaghonSunday.Dyedwithenvironment-friendly
naturalandvegetablecolours,theaestheticdesignsofthesareesarewoven
bytraditionalweaversinandaroundtheNegammamareaofCoimbatore
districtinTamilNadu.Thecoloursusedareobtainedfromflowers,leaves
andseedsuchasturmeric,ecliptes,albaleaves,karungaliwood,musa
sapientum,floralbranchandannattoseed.Asmanyas14weaversco-
operativesocietieswith275weaversareinvolvedinmakingtheorganic
cottonsarees,saidMr.Venkatesh.Eachorganiccottonsaricomeswitha
tag containing the weavers photograph, name, age and a bit of his
background.Whenacustomerbuysagarment,theydontrealiseithas
gonethroughsomanyadepthands.So,wewantedtogivetheweaversan
identity,hesaid.SinceitslaunchinMarchthisyear,Co-optexhasdone
salesworthRs.1lakhofitsorganiccottonsareesalone.Thepricerangeof
thesesareesisfromRs.3,000toRs.4,000.Theproductisalsoavailableon
itsonlinestorewww.cooptex.com.Shortly,itwillbeintroducingorganiccotton
salwarkameezcollectionsandlinenshirtsformen.InAP,weareorganising
15exhibitionstillNovember10coveringmajorcitiesandtier-2townsto
populariseourorganiccottoncollections,Mr.Venkateshsaid.Co-optex
isexpectingtodooverRs.6.5crorebusinesssalesfromAPandTelanagana
regionduringtheupcomingfestiveseasonofVinayakChaturthi.Itisalso
lookingtofocusonmodernisingitsshowroomsacrosscitiesinabigway
andRs.8crorehasbeenallottedforthis.Thecompanyhasclockeda
businessrevenueofRs.306croreinthelastfiscal,withaprofitofRs.10
crore.WiththegrowthindemandforCo-optexproductsandleveragingon
theboomine-commerceplatform,Mr.Venkateshsaid,thetargetforthis
fiscalistocrossRs.325crore.Wewillbetyingupwithmoreportalslike
MyntraT.N.VenkateshManagingDirectorofCo-optex.
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TWOYEARRIFORRASHDRIVING
ThirdAdditionalChiefMetropolitanMagistrate,Gajuwaka,B.
SatyanarayanaonMondayfounddriverofatractortrailerguiltyof
causingdeathofapedestrianandsentencedhimtoundergo
rigorousimprisonmentfortwoyearsandtopayafineofRs.5,000.
AccordingtoAssistantPublicProsecutorMylapalliAdinarayana,
driverofthetractortrailer,AchantaViswanadam,droveinarash
andnegligentmannerandhitapedestrianA.Kondababuonthe
VedulanaravaMangalapalliroadonApril4,2007.
WOMANDIESOFSWINEFLU
A35yearoldwomansuccumbedtoswinefluwhileundergoing
treatmentataprivatehospitalhereafterSundaymidnight.The
woman,motheroftwo,wasaresidentofGaneshNagarinArilova
area.Shewasundergoingtreatmentforthelastoneweek.Swineflu
brokeoutagainafteragapofsixmonths.Morethan15caseswere
reportedduringJanuary-February.
CULTURALPROGRAMMEHELD
VisakhaNewWhiteOilTerminal,HPCL,onMondayorganiseda
culturalprogrammebyvisuallychallengedchildrenofNethra
Vidyalaya.Childrendisplayedtheirtalentsinmusic,folkdance,
singing,martialarts,andyogaattheterminal.HPCLemployees
applaudedthechildren.Theprogrammewasorganisedaspartofthe
CSRinitiative.HPCLGeneralManager,SouthCentralRetailZone,
G.S.V.Prasad,DGMSridharGoud,SeniorInstallationManagerD.
RamaRaoandothersencouragedthechildrenduringtheirperformance.Astall
displayingcraftsmadebythechildrenalsoimpressedmany.
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NHRCNOTICETOSTATEONDENIALOFHUDHUDRELIEF
Basedonacomplaintfiledallegingthatsocialexclusionoccurredin
providingreliefandrehabilitationtotheHudhudaffectedinthenorthcoastal
districts,theNationalHumanRightsCommissionhasissuedanoticetothe
StateGovernment.AccordingtoDalitBahujanSramikUniongeneral
secretaryPChittibabu,someNGOshadcarriedoutasurveyandbroughtit
tothenoticeofthecommissionthat2020families,mostofthembelongingto
DalitandBCcategories,didnotgetrelief.Italsomentionedsomecommon
issues.ThecommissioninitsnoticedatedJune20askedtheChief
Secretarytosubmitanactiontakenreportwithinfourweeks.Meanwhile,
theStateGovernmentonMondayissuedarevalidationorderfordisbursal
ofRs.10.46croretoVisakhapatnamdistricttowardsdistributionofrelief
towardsdamagecausedtohouses,householdarticles,pushcartsandother
assetsduetoCycloneHudhud.
PANELMEETMOOTSDETERRENTACTIONFORSMOOTH
FUNCTIONINGOFHOUSE
Disqualificationandrecoveryofcostsfrommembersforwastingtimeof
AssemblyamongsuggestionsSeveredeterrentaction,includingdisqualification
fromcontestingelections,recoveryofcostsforwastingthetimeoftheHouse
anddamagingpropertyandbringingoutaLegislativePerformanceActare
amongthesuggestionsmadetoimprovethefunctioningoflegislaturesata
meetingofEthicsCommitteeofAPAssemblyandCouncil.SpeakerKodela
SivaPrasadaRaosaiddiscussionsintheAssemblyweremeantforpeoples
welfareanddevelopmentandRs.10,000wasbeingspentforeveryminutethe
Housefunctioned.Legislaturesgaveanopportunitytodiscussbudget,
allocations,scrutinisehowthegovernmentsmoneywasspent,toavoidwastage
andtoquestioncorruptionandirregularities.Butevenbudgetapprovalwas
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notmadenow.Whileputtingthegovernmentonthematshouldbewelcomed,
declarationsweremadeonbringingtheHousetoastandstill,hesaidpointing
outthequalityoflanguagealso.Livetelecastshouldenablepeoplejudgehow
theirrepresentativeswereconductingthemselvesandtakinguptheircause.
Mr.PrasadaRaosaidmeetingswouldalsobeheldinVijayawadaandTirupati
inthenextfewmonthsandallthesuggestionswouldbeconsideredand
Oppositionwouldalsobeconsultedbeforecomingoutwithmeasuresfor
improvingthefunctioning.AssemblyDeputySpeakerandEthicsCommittee
ChairmanMandaliBuddhaPrasadsaidAndhraPradeshwastrail-blazerby
bringingoutCodeofConductundertheEthicsCommitteein1998.TheRajya
SabhacommitteewaslargelybasedontheAPmodel.Meetingswerebeing
conductedonthesuggestionoftheSpeakerthatviewsofintellectualsand
eminentcitizensshouldalsobetaken.Accountabilitytovoters,maintainingthe
dignityoftheHouse,disqualifyingforrunningintothewell,increasingthesittings
to100days,rulingpartybeingmoreresponsible,intensivetrainingbefore
everysession,formingEthicsCouncil,primacyofconstitutionalmorality,cutting
downonlivetelecast,restoringconventionsandcustomsthatcollapsed,
accountingthetimewastedbyparties,bringingoutalegislativecalendarand
EthicalPracticesAct,makingpartyhighcommandsanswerableandpenalising
themandcuttingsalariesfordisruptionwereamongthemeasuressuggested.
Disqualificationandrecoveryofcostsfrommembersforwastingtimeof
Assembly among suggestions
SORTOUTSCSTAFFPROMOTIONISSUE,PANELTELLSRINL
TheRINL,corporateentityoftheVisakhapatnamSteelPlant,wasgivenone
monthtosortoutthedecadeoldissueofpromotionsof284SCemployees.
NationalCommissionforScheduledCastesmemberP.M.Kamalammatold
themediahereonMondaythatincasetheRINLwasnotabletofindan
amicablesettlementfortheissue,thecommissionwouldconstituteacommittee
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tosuggestasolution.Themembergavethedirectionafteradetaileddiscussion
withthesteelplantmanagementandfailedtogetanysolutiontotheissue
concerningtheSCemployeeswhowerenotgivenpromotionsevenafterthe
lawwaspassedontheRuleofReservationinpromotions.AlsotheSC
promoteesweredeniednewscalesandwerenotgivenpayprotectionin
promotion,shenotedwithdismay.TheSCCommissionmemberinteracted
withsome30SCassociationsfromanumberoforganisations.Shetook
representationsfromthemontheimplementationoftheRuleofReservation
forSCsintheorganisationsandsaidthatthecommissionwouldstudythem
andtakeitupwithrespectivemanagements.Govt.faultedShefaultedthe
GovernmentfordiscontinuingscholarshipstoSCstudentsstudyingindistance
mode.ShealsocriticisedthecollegesforaskingSCstudentstopaythefee
upfrontandtakereimbursementfromtheGovernment.Inmanycollegesthe
managementsweretakinganadditionalamountuptoRs10,000fromSC
studentsdespitethefactthattheGovernmentwaspayingtheentirefeeofSC
students.InAndhraUniversitynoSCpersonwasappointedtoafocalpost
sinceitsinception,shesaid.InthedistricttherewasnoSCtahsildarorSHO,
shenotedandexpresseddispleasureoverthepoorimplementationofSC
(PreventionofAtrocities)Act.ShealsosaidthatSCswerenotgettingpriority
inawardofcontractsforscavengingwork.EPDCLwasnotfollowingthe
RuleofReservationandrostersystem.SCnationalpanelmemberholdstalks
with steel plant management
SOPSFORVIZAGITESATI-DAYFETELIKELY
ChiefMinisterN.ChandrababuNaiduwillmakeanannouncementon
regularisationofhousesitesbelow100squareyardsinarea,duringhis
IndependenceDayaddresshere.Adecisiontothiseffectwastakenbythe
GovernmentandaCabinetSubCommitteewoulddecideonthesitesmeasuring
morethan100squareyards.MinisterforPanchayatiRajCh.AyyannaPatrudu,
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addressingapressconferenceafterMr.NaiduheldareviewmeetingwithofficialsonIndependenceDaycelebrations,saidtheChiefMinisterwouldannouncethedecisionasIndependenceDaygifttosomethousandsoffamiliesinVisakhapatnamalone.CollectorN.Yuvaraj,ChairpersonofZillaPrajaParishadLalamBhavani,MLAsK.S.N.S.RajuandP.VishnukumarRajuwerepresent.SomeofthedecisionstakenduringthemeetingwereformationofBoardofDirectorsofVisakhapatnamMetropolitanDevelopmentAuthority,developmentofbeachesoncitycoastonalargescaletoboosttourism,creationoffacilitiesfortouristsatLambasingi,Paderuandotherplaces,completionofVUDAprojectsasperschedule,constructionofanauditoriumonthelinesofRavindraBharati,keepthecitypollutionfreeandacleancity,etc.ToughmeasuresTheChiefMinisterwantedtoughmeasurestobetakenagainstlandgrabbinginthecityandwelfareschemesmustbeimplementedinsuchawaythat people derived more benefit and satisfaction, Mr. Patrudu said.
RASIKAS OF VIZAG EXUDE WARMTH
PerformingbeforetherasikasofVisakhapatnamhasbeenveryhearteningandthewarmthoftheaudienceenvelopsme,CarnaticexponentBombayJayashriRamnathhassaid.AftermyperformanceonSunday,abiggroupofmoisteyedchildren,intheagegroup10to15,cameuptomeonthestageandaskedmetocomebacktoperformhere.Ittouchedmetothecore,shetoldTheHindu.Musicconcertshavetraditionallybeenasocialevent,wherepeoplegathertoenjoyit.And,inoldendays,theconcertsusedtobeattemples.Theyusedtogoontilllateinthenightandeveryonewouldstaybacktoenjoyit.Withthechangingtimes,thesocialisingaspecthasgoteroded.Commentingonthetrendofaudienceturningupatprogrammesorganisedbysomeknowngroupsandatspecificvenues,shesaidthatitwasanunfortunatedevelopmentandinawayapartoftheexhibitionismpromotedbythesocialmedia.Sharingprivatephotographsonsocialnetworkhasbecomeacompulsionformany,shesaid.Forinstance,therewasthissweetelderlygentlemanalldressedupintraditionalattirewho,aftermyconcertended,cameupandsaidthathewantedapicturewithmewhichhewantedtoshareonhissocialnetwork.Iwassurprisedhowa60-pluspersonwasdrivenbythecompulsionofexhibitionismofthesocialnetworkingsite,shesaid.IhavelearntdanceandpractisedittillIdecidedtofocusonlyonvocaland,eventoday,Isingasanaccompanimenttoperformances
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bydancerslikeLeelaSamson.Ihavecomposedmusicforballets.Infact,IamrightnowworkingalongwithAlarmelVallionSeetheMusicandHeartheDance,andaftereachpractisesessionIthinkthereissomuchtolearnfromher,shesaid,expressingsurpriseanddismayattheideathatCarnaticsingerswereunwillingtoperformasaccompanimenttoadanceperformance.IhavelearntdanceandpractisedittillIdecidedtofocusonlyonvocalBombayJayashri Ramnath Carnatic exponent
RINL CAUTIONS JOB ASPIRANTS
ThemanagementofRashtriyaIspatNigamLimitedhaswarnedaspirantsforjobsinthecompanynottofallpreytothepromisesbeingmadebyfraudsters.Reactingtoreportsinasectionofthemedia,themanagementexpressedconcernoverreportsthatsomeunscrupulouselementswereexploitingthecandidateswhohadappliedforvariousjobsinRINLVisakhapatnamSteelPantbypromisingselectionandtryingtoextracthugeamountsfromthem.PublicisherebyinformedthattheselectiontoanypostinRINLismadepurelyonthebasisofmeritbyfollowingstringentpolicies,proceduresandguidelineswhichdonotenableanyonetoinfluencetheselectionprocess,hemanagementsaid.Candidateshavebeenadvisednottobelievethehearsayclaimsandrumoursaboutmalpracticesintheselectionprocessandalsonottofallpreytofalsepromisesmadebyanybody.IfcandidateshaveanyspecificinformationorifanybodyapproachesthemwithpromisetosecurejobsfortheminRINL-VSP,theyshouldcomplainimmediatelytoChiefVigilanceOfficer,RINL-VSP,
o n t o l l - f r e e N o . 1 8 0 0 4 2 5 8 8 7 8 o r p o s t i n g t h e
i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e w e b s i t e w w w . v i z a g s t e e l . c o m .
NOW, FOCUS IS ON HYPERSONIC BRAHMOS
BrahMosisnotonlythefirstbutalsotheonlysupersoniccruisemissileat
presentintheworld.AndthishasputIndiainadifferentleaguealtogether,says
A.SivathanuPillai, founderCEOandManagingDirectorofBrahmos
Aerospace.HewasinthecityonSaturdaytodelivertheendowmentlecture
ontheoccasionofGITAMUniversitys35thFoundationDaycelebrations.In
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an exclusive chat with The Hindu , he said BrahMos, which was
developedincollaborationwithRussia,wasnotonlyasuper-sonicmissile
-butalsocanbelaunchedfrommultipleplatformssuchasaircraft,ship,
submarineandland.Itcanbefiredatthreesecondsinsuccession,can
target multiple targets and has stealth features. Features Most
importantly,becauseofitslowtrajectoryandstealthfeatures,itisdifficult
tobedetected,ithashighprecisionandcannotbeinterceptedbyany
anti-missilesystemduetoitssupersonicspeed,hesaid.Accordingto
Dr.SivathanuPillai,thefutureofmissiletechnologydependsonfactors
suchspeed,accuracyandstealthfeatures.Andintunewiththatwehave
alreadygraduatedfromtheBrahMosMark-IIIstagetoMark-VIIand
areworkingondevelopingahypersonicBrahMos.MakingofBrahMos
OnhowBrahMoshadcomeintoexistence,Mr.Pillai,whohadbeena
closeassociateofformerPresidentA.P.J.AbdulKalam,said,Inthe
IraqwarwehadseenhowtheAmericancruisemissileshadwonthewar
forthem.Tillthenwewerefocussingonlongrangemissiles,strategic
missiles,defensiveonesandtacticalandballisticmissiles.TheIraq
experience prompted us to develop a cruise missile and we have
developedthebestoneintheworld.BrahMosiswayaheadofthe
AmericanTomahawkcruisemissilesonanumberofcounts.Theland
andseaversionhasalreadybeeninductedandtheunderwaterandair
versionisontestruns,hesaid.NotfarbehindChinaConsideredtobe
thefatherofBrahMos,Dr.Pillai,saidthatIndiawasnotfarbehindChina
inmissileprogramme.TheyhavegotICBMs(Inter-continentalBallistic
Missile).EvenwecandevelopICBMs.ThelatestversionofAgnihasa
rangeof5,000km,anditisnotdifficulttoincreasetherangeto10,000-
km.Butthatisnotourpriority,hesaid.OnhisassociationwithDr.
Kalam,hesaidwithanemotionaltouch,Ihadbeenassociatedwithhim
forover45yearsandwilldomisshim.Itwashewhotaughtustodevelop
cost-effective technology with a cutt ing edge, he said.
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OVER 1 LAKH TO WATCH I-DAY CELEBRATIONS
Thedistrictadministrationismakingarrangementstoenableover1lakh
personstowitnessthefirstStateofficialIndependenceDayeventbeing
conductedonthebeachhere.Over15,000persons,includingVVIPsand
VIPs,willbegettingagrandstandviewoftheparade.Allarrangementsare
goingoninfullswingtoprovideatemporarysheltertotheinviteesand
otherswhoareexpectedtogatheratthevenueforthefunction.Thedis-
trictadministrationissettinguptwomassiveawningsonthebeachwitha
massiveLEDscreentohelpthegatheringwitnesstheproceedingslive.Six
screensTherearegoingtobesixscreensaroundtheBeachRoaditself.
TherewouldbeanelevatedplatformcreatedoppositetheViswapriyaFunc-
tionHallandthepublicwhowanttobetheretowitnessthegrandspec-
taclewouldbegiventricolourumbrellas,DistrictCollectortoldPrincipal
Secretary(GAD)MukeshKumarMeenaandSpecialSecretary(protocol)
N.V.RamanaReddyduringa reviewof thearrangementsontheBeach
RoadonTuesday.Theofficialsreviewedthelocationoftheparking,the
routethevehicleswilltakeandtheconvoyoftheChiefMinister.Theteam,
includingCommissionerofPoliceAmitGarg,IGAPSPBattalionsR.K.Meena,
andthevisitingsecretaries,wentroundtheVVIPenclosures,thegeneral
enclosuresandtherouteandminutelyinspectedthearrangements.They
alsowitnessedarehearsaloftheparadebythecontingents.Unarmedcon-
tingents like Scouts and Guides and students from residential schools
marched in unison with commendable precision. A contingent from
KorukondaSainikSchooljoinedrecently.PoliceCommissionerAmitGarg
and other officials inspect the arrangements at the venue
KV REGIONAL SPORTS MEET GETS UNDER WAY
Regional sports meet of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, BhubaneswarRegion,gotunderwayonTuesdayatKVMalkapuramandKVWaltair.WhileKVMalkapuramhosted theregionalcricketmeet,volleyball for
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girls,boxingforboys,andjudoandtaekwondoforbothboysandgirls
wereconductedatKVWaltair.Thefour-dayKVSRegionalU-19cricket
meethasseventeamsfromdifferentKVsoftheregionparticipating.
TheparticipatingschoolsareKV1Bhubaneswar,KV2Bhubaneswar,
KVKeonjhar,KVSambalpur,KVSrikakulam,KV1NausenaBaugh,and
KV2NausenaBaugh.Sportsandgamesinschoolhelpbuildall-round
characterofthestudentsandlayfoundationforbuildingsportperson-
alities,principalofKVMalkapuramD.Vijayasaidwhileinaugurating
thetournament.ThefirstmatchbetweenKVKeonjharandKV1Nausena
Baugh saw KV 1 Nausena Baugh win by eight wickets. The regional
sportsmeetatKVWaltairwasinauguratedbyDivisionalRailwayMan-
agerofEastCoastRailway,WaltairDivision,andChairmanofVidyalaya
Management Committee Chandralekha Mukherjee.
BANDH PARTIAL
Schoolsandcollegesinthecitywereclosedvoluntarily,whilemajor
commercialestablishmentsdownedtheirshuttersinthemorningon
Tuesdayinresponsetothebandhcallgivendemandingspecialstatus
forAP.ThebandhcallgivenbyPratyekaHodaSaadhanaSamitiwas
supportedbyCongress,YSRCongressandsomeLeftparties,while
CPI(M)expresseditssolidaritywiththeprotesters.Thepolicetook
away protestors, including CPI assistant State secretary J.V.
SatyanarayanaMurthy,APCCgeneralsecretaryDronamrajuSrinivas,
districtCongresspresidentP.Balaraju,convenorofdistrictcommittee
ofPratyekaHodaSaadhanaSamitiA.J.Stalin,amongothers,asthey
triedtostageaprotestatthebusyJagadambajunctionandother
places. The CPI, Congress and YSRC leaders and workers stopped
busesfromcomingoutofAPSRTCdepotsinthemorningforafew
hoursandlaterthebusesstartedplyingonsomeroutes.Almostnormal
service was restored by late in the afternoon.
15-08-201535HobbyIndiaFortnightly
IT DEPARTMENT OFFICE SOUGHT IN CITY
Rushikonda IT Park Association RITPA has urged Chief Minister N.
ChandrababuNaidutoopentheofficeofInformationTechnologyand
Communications in Visakhapatnam to promote investments in IT
sector. In a representation to Mr. Naidu, RITPA vice president O.
NareshKumarsaidVijayawadashouldhavearegionalofficeofthe
department being close to the proposed capital at Amaravati. He
pointedoutthatcurrentlytherewasnoofficeinthewholeofAPand
notasingleemployeewasworkinghere,asaresultofwhichitwas
affectingthepromotionofinvestmentsinthecity.Mr.NareshKumar
suggestedcreationofalandbankandsettingupofatleastnewIT
parkseachin100acrelayoutandestablishmentofNRIstartupvillage
with a provision to allot one acre per entrepreneur to promote
investments. He cited that IT zones could be developed near
Simhachalam abutting 200 ft LVPEI -Simahchalam Road.,
Anandapuram-Pendurti Road or near IIM-Vizag at Gambheeram.
STATE KEEN ON HOLDING ASSEMBLY SESSION IN VIZAG
AndhraUniversityhostedasessionoftheAndhraStateAssemblyin1954.ThepresentTDPgovernmentiskeenonhavingthewintersessionoftheAssembly in thecityagain,after60years,duringDecemberJanuary.SpeakerKodelaSivaPrasadareportedlythoughtofholdingoneAssem-blysessionheresincethecityhadhostedasessionlongtimeago.ThecityalsohostedthefirstCabinetmeetingofthisgovernment.Hede-putedMLAandmemberoftheEthicsCommitteeoftheAssemblyPithaniSatyanarayanatoidentifyasuitablevenueforthesessionandalsostudyotherfacilities.In1954,theAssemblysessionwasheldatTLNSabhaHallofAndhraUniversity,oneyearafterthelinguisticStatewasformedwithTanguturiPrakasamasChiefMinister.Soonafterthesession,thePrakasamgovernment lostaconfidencevoteonbanning toddy.This
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was the significance of the Assembly session held in the city. Mr.SatyanarayanawentroundAndhraUniversityandGITAMUniversitycampusesonTuesdaytoexamine the facilitiesavailable.HevisitedtheAUConvocationHall,Dr.AmbedkarAUAssemblyHall,Dr.YVSMurthiauditorium,PlatinumJubileeGuestHouse,andAUSenatehall.Thereis a possibility of the next session of Assembly being held inVisakhapatnam.GunturandVijayawadawereconsideredearlier.ButVisakhapatnamseemstobesuitablewhenitcomestofacilitiesandsafety,Mr.Satyanarayanasaid.HewouldgiveareporttotheSpeaker,andtheSpeakerandChiefMinisterwouldtakeadecision,theMLAadded.Whencontacted,CollectorN.YuvarajsaidsofarthedistrictadministrationhadnotreceivedanyinstructionsfromthegovernmenttogetreadyfortheAssemblysession.Thecityhostedonesessionofthe Andhra State Assembly in 1954
14 RED SANDERS LOGS SEIZED
Thedistrictpoliceseized14redsanderslogsfromacattleshedatLineKothuruvillageundertheYellamanchiliruralpolicestationlimitsonTuesday.The logs, each measuring three feet, were stacked in onecornerofthecattleshedthatbelongstoAppalanaidu,asmalltimefarmer. According to Yellamanchili Circle-Inspector Venkat Rao, thepoliceraidedthepremisesandseizedthelogs.TheCircle-InspectortoldTheHinduthathehadnoknowledgeaboutthelogsandwheretheycamefrom.AccordingtoMr.VenkatRao,itappearsthatthelogswerebeingtransportedanddumpedinahurryfearingcheckingattheoutpost.Weareinvestigatingthecase,hesaid.ThirdincidentThiswasthethirdincidentinthelastoneyearwhenhugequantityofredsanderswasseized in Visakhapatnamdistrict. In June lastyear, theTwoTownpoliceinVisakhapatnamcityseizedacontainertruck,loadedwithredsandersnearGokulTheatreinAlipuramarea.Thelogswerecamouflagedbehindbananaleavesandbananas.Afewdaysearlier,thesleuthsfromtheDirectorateofRevenueIntelligence(DRI)hadseizedacontainerintheportarea.TheDRIseizedthecontainerwith26tonnes
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of redsanders,valuedatoverRs.12crore,at theVisakhaContainerTerminalminutesbeforeitwastobeloadedintoaHongKong-boundship.ItwasalsobelievedthatthetruckseizedbytheTwoTownpolicewasalsomeanttobeshippedoutoftheportandthecargowasestimatedtobevaluedataboutRs.5crore.Thelogswerefoundinacornerofacattle shed that belongs to a farmer.
LOW PRESSURE TO BRING MORE RAIN
Theresalikelihoodofthesputteringmonsooncomingbacktolifein
Andhra Pradesh as a low pressure area over the west central and
adjoiningnorthwestBayofBengalpromisingtobringraininseveral
districtsinthenextfewdays.TheIndiaMeteorologicalDepartment
forecast heavy rain at many places in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram,
Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari districts on Tuesday and
Wednesday.TheforecastfortheI-Dayholidayismoderatetorather
heavyrainatafewplacesincoastalAndhraPradesh.Copiousrainfall
in June followed by a prolonged dry spell in July has brought the
spectreofdroughtupontheState.Meteorologistssaidadepression
intheBayofBengalisthebesthopefortheStateintheremaining
weeks of the monsoon.
CANCEL PUBLIC HEARING HRF
TheHumanRightsForumHRFhasurgedtheAndhraPradeshgovernment
todroptheproposaltosetupa4000MWsuperthermalpowerplantbythe
NTPCnearPudimadakainthedistrictandcancelthepublichearingonthe
project scheduled to be held on Wednesday. Reminding the State
Governmentthatpeopleoftheregionwerealreadyfacingseveralproblems
duetotheexisting2000MWSimhadripowerplantofNTPC,theproposed
4000MWplantandtheHindujaNationalPowerCorporations1000MW
which is almost ready, the scenario was disastrous for the people and
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environment,HRFgeneralsecretaryforAndhraPradeshandTelangana
V.S.Krishna and district president M.Sarat said on the eve of public
hearing.TheSimhadriplantandHNPCplantarejustabout20kmfrom
Pudimadaka. Thiswould mean a combined capacity of a staggering
7000MWonafairlysmallareaofland.Also,notveryfarfromthisarea
is the highlypolluting Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City. A single power
plantof1000MWisitselfaseriousthreattotheenvironment.Toimagine
7000MWinsuchasmallareaismind-boggling.This isarecipefora
humanandecologicaldisasterinthearea.Thenegativeconsequences
oftheseplantsonhuman,marinehealthandtheecologywillbemultiple,
causingirreparableandirreversibleinjuries,Mr.Krishnasaid.Bigthreat
Thecombinedpollutiononslaughtoftheseplantswillaffecthumanhealth
withina25kmradiusandagriculturewithinaradiusof80to100km.
TheyareathreatnotonlytoresidentsofPudimadaka,LalamKoduru,
Lovapalem, Jangireddypalem, Sitapalem, Krishnampalem, Duppituru,
T ikkavanipalem, Mutyalammapalem, Pittavanipalem, Devada,
SwayambhuvaramandothervillagesintheAtchyutapuram,Parawada
andPedagantyadamandalsbutalsotoVisakhapatnamcityitself.HRF
accusedtheStateGovernmentandMinistryofForestsandEnvironment
ofbeingcallousingrantingclearancesforsuchprojectswithoutcomplying
withstatutoryobligations.Nocomprehensiveandintegratedappraisal
ontheimpactofthesehighlypollutingprojectsonland,sea,livelihoods,
agriculture,ecology,waterbodiesandhealthofthepeoplewasdone.
GROUNDWATER TABLE IN CITY SHOOTS UP
AtSivajipalem,thelevelhasincreasedfrom6.8mto2.65m.Contraryto
thesituationintherestoftheState,Visakhapatnamhasregisteredan
increaseinthegroundwatertable,thankstoexcessrainfallandother
geologicalfactors. In thecityarea,thelevelhad increasedfrom6.56
metresinJuly2014to3.35metresinJuly2015.Inthedistrict,thelevel
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increasedfrom7.15metresinJuly2014to4.86metresinJuly2015.
TheStateGroundwaterDepartmentrecordsthelevelsin37identified
wells with piezometers. Though the peripheral areas are generally
stressed owing to increase in urbanisation, the levels have risen in
suchplacestoo.Forinstance,twowellsatGollalapalemandKanithi
Colonyhaveimprovedto3.33mand3.42mrespectivelyinJuly2015
comparedto4.66mand6.19m.thepreviousyear.AtParawada,an
industrialarea,thelevelhasimprovedfrom11.63mto4.51m.Similarly,
Pendurti,adevelopingarea,haswitnessedanincreaseinthewater
tablelevelfrom9.8mto3.57m.InAnandapuram,thelevelhasincreased
from6.88mto4.82m.AtSivajipalemintheheartofthecitythelevel
hasincreasedfrom6.8mto2.65m.Owingtoexcessrain,theaverage
levelinthedistricthasincreasedby2.3minJulyandtheaverageof
4.86mismuchbetterthanthedecadalaverageof7.15m,saysDeputy
DirectorofGroundwaterK.S.Sastry,describingthegroundwatersituation
assatisfactory.NaturaladvantageBecauseofitsproximitytothesea,
Visakhapatnamenjoysanaturaladvantage.Eventhegroundwatertable
is sloped towards the sea coast, and wherever there is rainfall it
recharges,hesays.However, there isadisadvantage too. If there is
overexploitation,seawateringresstakesplace.Mr.Sastrywarnsofdual
impactinthemonthsahead.Iftherearenorains,thereservoirslevels
wouldfallandgroundwaterexploitationincrease,resultinginstressing
out. Also, around 15,000 to 20,000 hectares of rabi crop is sown.
BASIC AMENITIES LACKING HERE
LocatedbetweenMudasarlovaandSimhachalam,andadjacenttothe
BusRapidTransportSystem,PineappleColonywasoncehometothose
whowereintopineapplecultivationontheslopesofSimhachalamhills.
Thecolonyallottedbythegovernmenttofarmersandlowincomegroups
intheearly1970swassparselyoccupiedtill1980.DesertedplaceTo-
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day,700peopleliveinthecolony.While80percentoftheoriginalresi-
dentshavemovedoutofthelocalityinsearchofbetterlivelihood,those
whostayheresaythattheplacelooksalittledesertedastheyhaveto
eitherreachSimhachalamorcitytomeettheirdailyneeds.Thereisno
hospitallocatedanywherenearthecolony.Andpeopleheredependon
the104mobilemedicalservicethatmakesanoccasionalvisittothe
place.Inanyemergency,weneedtocommuteatleast4kmto5kmto
reachthenearestprivatehospitalandafewmorekmtoreachthegov-
ernmenthospitalinSimhachalam,saysU.Bhairav,whohasbeenliving
inthecolonyforthelastfourdecades.Thenearestmarketfortheresi-
dentsisatArilovaorSimhachalam.Itisfromthesesplacestheresidents
gettheirgroceriesaswell.Whatappearstobetheonlypluspointhere
isaffordablerentals,ranginganywherebetweenRs.1,500andRs.2,000
foratwo-bedroomhouse.Butonehastomakesurewhetherthehouse
hasanattachedtoiletornot.Womenofthelocalitysaythatopendef-
ecationisstillprevalentandthattheyfinditextremelydifficulttoan-
swernaturescallduringnights.ThreatfromboarsOccasionally,wild
boarsenterthecolonyandwearescaredtoventureoutinthenight,
theysay.Thecolonyhasopendrainagefacilityandgarbageisclearedat
regularintervals.Residentswanttohaveindividualhouseholdlatrines
soon. Zone Commissioner: P.M. Satyaveni; Call centre: 2509932.
AsaramsempireofDeceit
Amurkymoney-lendingnexusthatwouldshameShylock,shadylanddeals and clandestine conspiracies to buy police officers andcircumventthejudicialprocess.Transactionsinarangeoffinancialinstrumentsworth hundreds of crores. Investments in little-knownAmerican companies. Suspect foreign currency transactionsworthhundreds of thousands of dollars.Allegations of rape andwitnessintimidation, it seems,arenot theonlycrimesself-styledholymanAsaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai are in the dock for.
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AsAsaramandSaicooltheirheelsinJodhpurandSuratjails,andatrialcourtissettobeginhearingtherapecaseagainstAsaram,Gujaratpolice allege they haveunearthed a stringof highly lucrative illicitbusiesventures,allpiggybackingontheunquestioningfaithofmillions.Andthedetails-containedinreamsofdocumentspolicesaytheyseizedfromanashramaidesapartment-readlikethelaundrylistofasmall-town businessman who has come into enormous wealth:
- Benami property deals and financial transactions-many of themallegedly in cash-adding up to more than Rs 2,200 crore.
- Cash loans totalling Rs 1,635 crore given to more than 500beneficiar ies in exchange for equal ly fat in terest rates.
-Rs156croreinvestedinsharesoftwoobscureUScompanies-SohamIncandCostas Inc-suspected tobe in violationof theForeignExchangeManagementAct(FEMA)asresidentIndiansarebarredfrommakinganydirect investment abroad.
-Rs8croreallegedlyearmarkedtobribepolice,judicialandmedicalofficers linked to the rape investigations againstAsaram and Sai.
Onpaper,thetotalcomestoamindbogglingRs4,500crore.Butinvestigators say theworthofAsarams shadyempirewill crosstheRs10,000-croremarkifthelandandrealestatearevaluedatmarket rates insteadof theoldcircle ratesusedby thepolice tovalue them.
Saiscounsel,however,rubbishestheallegations.NarayanSaiandtheothershavebeenfalselyimplicatedinthecasewiththeaimoftargetinghim andAsaramBapu, Kalpesh Desai, the defence counsel in thebribery case, told india today, referring to the financial wrongdoingalleged by the police following seizure of what they call highlyincriminatingdocuments.Desairefusedtodiscussthedetailssayingthe case is sub judice.
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Able Seaman Entry Level -
Salary $1600-1800/month.
Anordinaryseamancomes
onboardtolearnships
maintenance,painting,
cleaning,knot-making,
watch-standingduties,tying
downtheship,rigging,
lookoutresponsibilitiesand
othertypesofseamanship.
Accountant - Salary $3400-3600/
month.
Preparesbalancesheets,
profitandlossstatements,
andotherfinancialreports.
Responsibilitiesalsoinclude
analyzingtrends,costs,
revenues,financial
commitments,and
obligationsincurredto
predictfuturerevenuesand
expenses.Reports
organizationsfinancesto
management,andoffers
suggestionsaboutresource
utilization,taxstrategies,
andassumptionsunderlying
budgetforecasts.Mayrequire
abachelorsdegreein
accountingand0-2yearsof
experienceinthefieldorina
relatedarea.Hasknowledge
ofcommonly-usedconcepts,
practices,andprocedures
withinaparticularfield.Relies
oninstructionsandpre-
establishedguidelinesto
performthefunctionsofthe
job.Worksunderimmediate
supervision.Primaryjob
functionsdonottypically
requireexercising
independentjudgment.
Activity Coordinator -Salary $2000-
2800/month.
Organizesandprovides
programcontentforsocial
eventsforanorganizationor
groupofpeople.Requiresa
highschooldiplomaorits
equivalentand2-4yearsof
experienceinthefieldorina
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andprocedureswithina
particularfield.Relieson
limitedexperienceand
judgmenttoplanand
accomplishgoals.Performsa
varietyoftasks.Worksunder
generalsupervision;
typicallyreportstoa
supervisorormanager.
Administrative Assistant - Salary
$2400-3200/month.
Performsavarietyof
administrativefunctions.
Schedulesappointments,
givesinformationtocallers,
andtakesdictation.
Composesmemos,
transcribesnotes,and
researchesandcreates
presentations.Generates
reports,handlesmultiple
projects,andpreparesand
monitorsinvoicesand
expensereports.Mayassist
withcompilingand
developingtheannual
budget.Requiresahigh
schooldiplomawith0-2
yearsofexperienceinthe
fieldorinarelatedarea.Has
knowledgeofcommonly-
usedconcepts,practices,
andprocedureswithina
particularfield.Relieson
instructionsandpre-
establishedguidelinesto
performthefunctionsofthe
job.Worksunderimmediate
supervision.
Aerobic/Fitness Instructor -Salary
$1900-2000/month.
Responsibilities include providing
safe and educational group
exercise classes. Interacts with
exercise class participants to
ensure that exercises are carried
out in a safe and effective
manner. Teaches the class at the
appropriate level for all
participants. Suggests modified
exercises for individuals as
needed. Always starts and ends
class on time.
Assistant Bar Manager - Salary
$2600- 3000/month.
Youwillberesponsiblefor
managingthedaytoday
businessanddevelopyour
staffthroughtrainingand
ensurethehigheststandard
ofservicewhichwillexceed
thecustomersexpectation.A
knowledgeofcocktailsand
menudesignwouldbe
advantageous,alongwith
attentiontodetailanda
proventrackrecordof
achievingfinancialresults.
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Assistant Cabin Steward
Stewardess - Salary $1800-2000/
month.
Cleaningofassignedpublic
areasandpassengercabins,
passengerlaundryrequests
asdirectedbycabin
stewards.Noexperience
required.
Assistant Casino Manager -
Salary $2600-3000/month.
Responsiblefordaily
operationsofthecasino.
Performsaccounting
functionsandmanagesstaff.
ReportstoCasinoManager.
Assistant Chief Housekeeper -
Salary $2400-2600/month.
Responsibleformanaging
staffandoverseeing
operations.ReportstoChief
Housekeeper.
Assistant Cruise Director - Salary
$2600-2800/month.
Overseesandschedules
CruiseStaffandactivities
programsforpassengers.
Assistant Food and Beverage
Assistant - Salary $2300-2600/
month.
Generallyoverseestheentireoperation
ofthefoodandbeveragedepartment.
Responsibilitiesinclude,butarenot
limitedtorestaurants,lounges,and
banquetfacilities.
Assistant Head Chef - Salary
$4200-4600/month.
Responsibleforalloftheoperationsofthekitchens.Createsandupdatesmenustomaximizeprofitsandminimizeloss.Testsanddevelopsrecipes.Monitorscustomersatisfaction.Maintainsinventoryofkitchensuppliesandfood.Ensuresthatfoodandfacilitiesmeetall
governmentalregulations.
Assistant Hotel Manager - Salary
$4200-4500/month.
Ensurethattheday-to-dayoperationsoftheirvariousdepartmentsmeetthestandardssetbytheHotelmanager.Responsibleforpersonnel,accountingandofficeadministration,marketingandsales,purchasing,security,maintenance,and
recreationalfacilities.
Assistant Laundry Supervisor -
Salary $1400-1600/month.
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Managesthedaily
operationsofalaundry
department.Assignsand
reviewstheworkofa
laundryemployeesengaged
inreceiving,washing,
ironing,packagingand
deliveringlaundrytovarious
departments.
Assistant Pastry Chef- Salary
$1400-1600/month.
Reportingdirectlytothe
HeadPastryChef.The
PastryChefsmusthavea
minimumofthreeyears
experienceinthepastry
field.Adegreefromapost-
secondaryculinaryarts
programispreferred.
Assistant Production Manager -
Salary $2000-2400/month.
Responsibleforensuringthe
productionqualityofall
showsandpublicevents.
Assistant Salon Manager - Salary
$1600-2400/month.
Overseesstaffand
operationsofthesalon.
ReportstoSalonManager.
Assistant Shop Manager - Salary
$1800-2400/month.
Overseesstaffand
operationsofthegiftshop.
Assistant Shore Excursion
Manager - Salary $2400/3400/
month.
Responsiblefororganizing
andoverseeingshore
excursionsatvariousports.
Bar Manager - Salary $3000-3800/
month.
Responsibleforallbar
departmentactivities
includingaccounting
functions.
Bar Supervisor - Salary $2400-
2800/month.
AssistsBarmanagerwith
schedulinganddaily
operations.
Bar Waiter Waitress - Salary
$1800-3000/month.
Servesbeveragesto
passengersandreportsto
BarSupervisor.
Bartender - Salary $1800-2800/
month.
Servesbeveragesinlounges
andondeck.
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Bell Boy - Salary $1400-1800/
month.
Responsibleforroomservice
requests.Noexperience
required.
Bell Captain - Salary $1600-2200/
month.
Schedulesandoverseesstaff
functions.Entryleveltraining
provided.
Busboy - Salary $1200-1400/month.
Responsibleforbusingtables.
Noexperiencerequired.
Butcher - Salary $1500-2000/month.
Cuts,trims,bones,ties,andgrinds
meats,usingbutcherscutleryand
poweredequipment,suchaselectric
grinderandbandsaw,toportionand
preparemeatincookingform:Cuts,
trims,andbonescarcasssectionsor
primecuts,usingknives,meatsaw,
cleaver,andbandsaw,toreduceto
cookingcuts,suchasroasts,steaks,
chops,stewcubes,andgrindingmeat.
Cutsandweighssteaksandchopsfor
individualservings.Tendselectric
grindertogrindmeat.Shapesandties
roasts.Mayestimaterequirementsand
requisitionorordermeatsupply.May
receive,inspect,andstoremeatupon
delivery.Mayrecordquantityofmeat
receivedandissuedtocooks.
Cabin Steward Stewardess -
Salary $1400-2400/month.
Cleaningofassignedpublic
areasandpassengercabins,
passengerlaundryrequests.
Noexperiencerequired.
Casino Cashier - Salary $1600-
2600/month.
Thisjobconsistsofreceivingand
payingoutmoneyandkeepingrecords
ofexchangetransactionsinthe
shipboardcasino.Personsinthis
positionwillprovidecustomer
assistancethroughtheexchangeof
varioustypesofmonetarynotes,coins,
creditandcasinochipsandhelpful
information.Cashiersareresponsible
forsmooth,efficientandaccurate
monetaryexchange.Personsholding
thispositionarerequiredtomaintain
cagesecurityaswellasaccuracyof
variousreportsregardingauthorization
forms,reconciliationoftransactions
andexchangesummaryreports.
Cashiersmustalsoprovideexcellent
customerservicebyassistingand
providinghelpfulinformation.
Casino Dealer - Salary $1600-2800/
month.
Runningcasinogamessuch
asblackjack,rouletteand
baccarat.
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Casino Manager - Salary $3200-
4200/month.
Responsibleforall
operationsrelatedtocasino
departmentincluding
managementand
accounting.
Chief Housekeeper - Salary
$3400-4000/month.
Responsibleforall
operationsofthe
housekeepingdepartment.
Cleaner - Salary $900-1600/
month.
Responsibleforcleaning
assignedpassengerareas.
Noexperiencerequired.
Comedians - Salary $1600-2800/
month.
Performingliveshows,
extensiveexperience
required.
Computer Systems Hardware
Technician - Salary $3200-4800/
month.
Qualifiedcandidatewillhave
ahighschooldiplomaor
equivalent,relevantwork
experienceinacomputer
repairenvironmentand
mustpossessabasic
understandingofPC
configurations,operating
systems,majorsoftware
titlesandcurrenttechnology.
Computer Technician - Salary
$3200-4800/month.
Thejobresponsibilitiescanrangefrom
basicPCTechnicianworkto
implementinganetworkandworking
withhubs/routers/switches.
Cosmetologist - Salary $2200-3200/
month.
Providequalityfacial&body
treatments,waxing,and
Manicures&Pedicures.
Crew Purser - Salary $1400-2200/
month.
Provideadministrative
supportfortheshipandcrew
byprocessingcrew
paperworkandassistwithall
crew-relatedmatters.
Cruise Director - Salary $4500-
7000/month.
Responsibleforallonboard
entertainmentandactsas
masterofceremonies.
Cruise Staff - Salary $1900-2600/
month.
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Runningpassengeractivities,
assistingpassengerswith
luggageandproviding
customerservice.No
experiencerequired.
Dining Room Manager - Salary
$3200- 4000/month.
Overseesfoodandbeverage
departmentincluding
assigningworktasksand
implementingproceduresand
training.
Disc Jockey - Salary $1800-2200/
month.
Extensivemusicbackground
rangingfromvarious
decades.
Dishwasher- Salary $900-1400/
month.
Washesandstacksdishes.
Noexperiencerequired.
Doctor - Salary $4600-6200/month.
Providetreatmentto
passengersandcrew
members.Musthavecurrent
licenseandexperiencewith
varioustypesofmedicine
suchasemergency,internal
andprimarycare.
Electrician - Salary $2000-2600/
month.
AnElectricianTechnicianwill
beexceptedworkonelectrical
projectsandelectrical
maintenancewithlittle
supervision.Theposition
wouldbeexpectedtoinstall
andmaintainhighvoltageup
480vandlowvoltagedownto
12vdc.Thepositionwouldalso
requiretheabilitytoinstalland
maintainvariouscomponents
ofelectricalcontrolsand
automation.
First Cook - Salary $1800-2600/
month.
Idealbackground
includescookinginahotel/
resortorcountryclubwitha
strongfocusonguestservice.
Responsibleforsupervising
secondandthirdcooks;
performsculinarydutiesasset
bychiefchef.
Floor Supervisor - Salary $2200-
2600/month.
Responsibleforsupervising
cabinstewardsandensuring
cleanlinessofcabins.Entry
leveltrainingprovided.
Florist - Salary $1600-2000/month.
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Responsibleforperforminghandand
foottreatments,evaluatingclients
needsandrecommendingappropriate
treatments.
Night Auditor - Salary $2400-3000/
month.
Compareandreviewmultiplereportsto
ensurecompletenessandaccuracyof
thedailytransactionsprocessedinthe
differentoutlets
Ensurethatmanualchargesand
adjustmentsareapprovedbymanagers
orsupervisors
Ensurethatmanualtransactionshave
properdocumentation
Runcreditcardtransactionsinterface
forthemultipleproperties
Handleguestsrequestsasneeded
Comparedepositlogstothedaily
cashiersshiftreportsforaccuracyand
completeness
Identify,correctand/oraddressany
variancesfoundintheprocess
Maintainmanagementinformedof
situationsencounteredandany
decisionsmade
Nurse - Salary $2800-3800/month.
Graduateofanaccredited
SchoolofRegisteredNursing,
withcurrentlicensure;
AmbulatoryorSpecialtyarea
experiencepreferred;CPR
HealthcareProvider
certificationmandatory.
Pastry Chef - Salary $1400-2000/
month.
Culinarydegreeinpreferred.
Atleastfiveyears
experienceasaPastrychef
inahighvolumemultioutlet
fullserviceoperation.
Photographer - Salary $2000-2200/
month.
Strongdimensionaldesignand
technicalability.Responsiblefor
takingportraitsandprocessing.
Plumber - Salary $2000-2400/
month.
Pool Attendant/Lifeguards -
Salary $1600-1800/month.
superviseswimmers
andbatherstoprevent
accidentsandmake
suretheyfollowsafety
regulations
rescueswimmersin
difficultyandprovide
first-aidtreatmentif
required
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educatethecommunity
inwatersafety
placesignsorbarriers
towarnofdangerous
conditionsorareas,and
makesureusersare
awareofpotential
dangers
cautionpeople
behavinginanunsafe
mannerandexpel
thosewhorefuseto
cooperate
reportincidentsto
managementorother
authorities
designandimplement
emergencyprocedures
undertakebasicwater
qualitycontroland
testingprocedures
maintainrescue
equipment
careforlostchildren
performbasic
administrativeduties
suchaswritingreports.
Prep Cook- Salary $1400-1800/
month.
Preparesvariousfood
productsforrestaurantand
banquetoperations,guest
consumptionandenjoyment.
Entryleveltrainingprovided.
Production Manager - Salary
$2400-3200/month.
Overseesproductionshows
andsupervisingstaff.
Radio Officer - Salary $2400-2800/
month.
Receptionist - Salary $1800/2600/
month.
PrimarySkills:Word;Excel;
PowerPoint;Multi-line.Entry
leveltrainingprovided.
Restaurant Manager - Salary
$2600-3400/month.
Thepositionreportstothe
GeneralManagerandis
accountableforthe
operationalresultsforthe
shift.
Retail Sales Person - Salary
$1400-2200/month.
Provensalesability,
computerexperience,and
friendlyphonepersonality,
integrity,andenthusiasm
complementyourdesirefor
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Responsibleforperforminghandand
foottreatments,evaluatingclients
needsandrecommendingappropriate
treatments.
Night Auditor - Salary $2400-3000/
month.
Compareandreviewmultiplereportsto
ensurecompletenessandaccuracyof
thedailytransactionsprocessedinthe
differentoutlets
Ensurethatmanualchargesand
adjustmentsareapprovedbymanagers
orsupervisors
Ensurethatmanualtransactionshave
properdocumentation
Runcreditcardtransactionsinterface
forthemultipleproperties
Handleguestsrequestsasneeded
Comparedepositlogstothedaily
cashiersshiftreportsforaccuracyand
completeness
Identify,correctand/oraddressany
variancesfoundintheprocess
Maintainmanagementinformedof
situationsencounteredandany
decisionsmade
Nurse - Salary $2800-3800/month.
Graduateofanaccredited
SchoolofRegisteredNursing,
withcurrentlicensure;
AmbulatoryorSpecialtyarea
experiencepreferred;CPR
HealthcareProvider
certificationmandatory.
Pastry Chef - Salary $1400-2000/
month.
Culinarydegreeinpreferred.
Atleastfiveyears
experienceasaPastrychef
inahighvolumemultioutlet
fullserviceoperation.
Photographer - Salary $2000-2200/
month.
Strongdimensionaldesignand
technicalability.Responsiblefor
takingportraitsandprocessing.
Plumber - Salary $2000-2400/
month.
Pool Attendant/Lifeguards -
Salary $1600-1800/month.
superviseswimmers
andbatherstoprevent
accidentsandmake
suretheyfollowsafety
regulations
rescueswimmersin
difficultyandprovide
first-aidtreatmentif
required
5315-08-2015 HobbyIndiaFortnightly
educatethecommunity
inwatersafety
placesignsorbarriers
towarnofdangerous
conditionsorareas,and
makesureusersare
awareofpotential
dangers
cautionpeople
behavinginanunsafe
mannerandexpel
thosewhorefuseto
cooperate
reportincidentsto
managementorother
authorities
designandimplement
emergencyprocedures
undertakebasicwater
qualitycontroland
testingprocedures
maintainrescue
equipment
careforlostchildren
performbasic
administrativeduties
suchaswritingreports.
Prep Cook- Salary $1400-1800/
month.
Preparesvariousfood
productsforrestaurantand
b