P.K.Singhtook over as anew Chairman& Managing Di-rector of SteelAuthority of In-dia Limited.

P. Selvakumar,CGM, NLCLtook charge asDirector (Plan-ning & Projects),Neyveli LigniteCorp. Limited.

Madhu S Nair,CGM, CSL, hastaken over thecharge as Chai-rman-cum-MD,Cochin Ship-yard Limited.

Public Sector

Atul Sobti, Direc-tor (Power),BHEL, has takenover the chargeChairman & Man-aging Director,BHEL.

Rajesh Kishoreformer IAS officerGujarat 1980batch appointedI n d e p e n d e n tDirector of theBHEL.

S . J a v e e dAhmed, IPS(84)has taken overas new DGP ofUttar Pradesh

Rajiv SharmaIAS(82) CS,T e l a n g a n aempanelled asSecretary, GoI.

LM.Khaute,IPS(85) has beenappointed asthe new DGP ofManipur.

Bureaucracy

K.RatnaprabhaIAS,(81) ap-pointed as ChiefSecretary ofKarnataka.

Aditya PrasadPadhi IAS(83)has been ap-pointed as a CS,Odisha.

IASMrs Anita Praveen IAS officer Tamil Nadu

1989 batch, she is presently posted as PrincipalSecretary, Personnel, AR & Training Department,Chennai, has been assigned an additional chargeof Chief Executive Officer, Price Stabilization FundTrust (PSFT) at Joint Secretary level,Tamil NaduGovernment.

Mrs. Kavitha Vaibhav Padmanabhan IAS of-ficer Assam- Meghalaya 2006 batch, she is pres-ently posted as Joint Secretary, GAD, Govern-ment of Assam, has been appointed as DeputySecretary in the Department of Personnel andTraining (DoPT), Government of India.

Rakesh Kumar Gupta IAS officer Jammu&Kashmir 1986 batch, who is presently posted asPrincipal Secretary to Governor of J&K, has beenassigned an additional charge of Chairman,Jammu & Kashmir Special Tribunal, Governmentof Jammu& Kashmir.

Mrs.Krittika Jyotsna IAS officer AndhraPradesh 2014 batch she is presently in trainingas Probationer, her inter cadre transfer proposalfrom Telangana to Uttar Pradesh on the basis ofmarriage ground to Rahul Pandey IAS, has beenapproved by the ACC.

Saurabh Garg IAS, officer Odisha 1991 batch,who is presently posted as Joint Secretary Min-istry of Finance Departments of Economic AffairsGovernment of India,has been promoted as Prin-cipal Secretary to the level of Senior Administra-tive Grade in Government of Odisha.

Hanish Chhabra IAS officer Tamil Nadu 2006batch, who is presently posted as Deputy Secre-tary, Industries Department, Chennai, has beenappointed as Principal Secretary to DeputySpeaker, Lok Sabha Secretariat New Delhi .

Ajay Mittal IAS officer Himachal Pradesh 1982batch, who is presently posted as Additional ChiefSecretary, Transport, Social Justice & Empower-ment Department, Shimla, has been empanelledas Secretary, Government of India.

Raghav Chandra IAS,officer Madhya Pradesh1982 batch, who is presently posted as AdditionalSecretary & F A, Ministry of Agriculture & Coop-eration, New Delhi, has been empanelled as Sec-retary, Government of India.

Mrs.Aruna Sharma IAS, officers MadhyaPradesh 1982 batch, who is presently posted asDevelopment Commissioner & A C S, Panchayat& Rural Development, Social Welfare Department,Madhya Pradesh, has been empanelled as Sec-retary, Government of India.

Susheel Kumar IAS officer Uttar Pradesh 1982batch, who is presently posted as Additional Sec-retary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, UttarPradesh, has been empanelled as Secretary inGovernment of India.

Ms.Snehlata Shrivastava IAS officer MadhyaPradesh 1982 batch,she is presently posted asAdditional Secretary, Ministry of Finace GOI, hasbeen empanelled as Secretary (eqivalent) Gov-ernment of India.

M.Gopal Reddy IAS officer Madhya Pradesh1985 batch, who is presently posted as Joint Sec-retary (Police-1), Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA)GOI, has been empanelled as Additional Secre-tary, Government of India.

K.Gopal IAS officer Tamil Nadu1992 batch whois resently relieved of his responsibilities as Chair-man, Tobacco Board GOI on November, has beenappointed as Development Commissioner (Handi-crafts) (JS level ), Ministry of Textiles Govern-ment of India.

Anil Kumar Singh IAS officer AGMUT 1995batch, who is presently posted as Joint Secre-tary, Ministry of Power, has been appointed asJoint Secretary, Department of Justice, Govern-ment of India.

Ashim Khurana IAS officer Gujarat 1983 batch,who is presently posted as Chairman, Staff Se-lection Commission, has been given an additionalcharge of Secretary, Union Public Service Com-mission (UPSC), New Delhi

Former Secretary Defence RK Mathur hasbeen appointed new Chief Information Commis-sioner (CIC). He is retired 1977 batch IAS officerof Tripura cadre.

Keshav Deshraju IAS officer Uttrakhand 1978batch, who is presently posted as Secretary,Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Con-sumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Gov-ernment of India, has been appointed Indepen-dent Director of the Bharat Heavy ElectricalsLimited(BHEL), Government of India.

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Praveen Vashista IPS officer Bihar 1991 batch,who is presently posted as IG,SHR Governmentof Bihar, his appointment as Joint Secretary MinesGOI has been modified to Joint Secretary Minis-try of Home Affairs(MHA), New Delhi.

Mrs.Rekha Lohani IPS officer Orissa 1997batch, she is presently posted as as Deputy Di-rector Intelligence Bureau(IB), New Delhi, has beenappointed as Deputy Inspector General(DIG)CRPF New Delhi.

P.V Ramasashtry IPS officer Uttar Pradesh1989 batch, who is presently posted as InspectorGeneral(IG), National Investigation Agency(NIA),likely to be relieved this week to join as JointSecretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Gov-ernment of India.

Subhash Chandra IPS officer Uttar Pradesh1990 batch, who is presently posted as ADG/IG,Lucknow Zone, has been empanelled for the postsof Joint Secretary in Government of India.

Pratap Reddy IPS officer Karnataka 1991batch, who is presently posted as Joint Commis-sioner, Bengaluru, has been empanelled for theposts of Joint Secretary in Government of India.

Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi IPS officer Keralacadre 1991 batch, who is presently posted asIGP/Director, National Inst. of co-operative Man-agement Government of Kerala, has beenempanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary inGovernment of India.

Atul Verma IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh1991 batch, who is presently posted as DirectorForward Market Commission, Mumbai,GOI,hasbeen empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretaryin Government of India.

S.S Deswal IPS officer Haryana 1984 batch,who is presently posted as Director General,Haryana Armed Force, Haryana, likely to be re-lieved within a week from Haryana Governmentto join central deputation as Additional Director

General, Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB) Force Headquarters(HQ), New Delhi.

Himanshu Lal IPS, officer Odisha 2003 batchwho is presently posted as Joint Director, Enforce-ment Directorate(ED), with charge of Training andCoordination in ED GOI, has been transferred asDeputy Secretary, UIDAI, GOI, due to he had rec-ommended closure reports of National Herald case.

Ahmed Javed IPS officer Maharashtra 1980batch who is presently posted as Commissionerof Mumbai Police, has been appointed as India’sAmbassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,he isscheduled to superannuate in January, 2016.Javed will succeed Hamid Ali Rao, the incumbent

Ambassdor to Saudi Arabia.

January, 20162MIDNIGHT REPORTER

IFS Officer Vinay MohanKwatra Promoted ToJoint Secy In PMO

New Delhi: IFS officerVinay Mohan Kwatra wastoday appointed as JointSecretary in PrimeMinister’s Office.

Kwatra, a 1988 batchIndian Foreign Serviceofficer(IFS), was in Oc-tober appointed as Of-ficer on Special Duty inthe PMO. The Appoint-ments Committee ofCabinet has approvedempanelment of Kwatrato hold the posts of JointSecretary or equivalent

at the Centre. The ACC has also approved appointment ofKwatra as Joint Secretary in the PMO for the balance periodof his three-year central deputation tenure i.e. October 23,2018, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Train-ing said.

Kwatra was in October directed by the ACC to report inPMO with immediate effect in order to familiarise himself withthe work before Jawed Ashraf, a senior IFS officer who wasworking as Joint Secretary, relinquishes charge.

The ACC had then also asked Cabinet Secretary to as-sess the suitability of Kwatra to hold JS-level post in Govern-ment of India expeditiously.

Whistleblower IAS OfficerAshok Khemka Promoted

Chandigarh: Ashok Khemka, whistleblower Haryana cadreIAS officer who was repeatedly transferred and also investi-gated after he cancelled a controversial land deal involvingCongress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra,was promoted. Khemka was elevated to principal secretary.

A departmental promotion committee (DPC) headed bychief secretary D S Dhesi took a decision on Thursday in thisconnection, say sources. BJP-led Haryana governmentdropped a charge-sheet in November for professional mis-conduct filed against him by the previous Congress govern-ment. Currently, Khemka is looking after state archaeologyand museums department.

Five more IAS officers have also been promoted to thepost of principal secretary along with Khemka.

They all belong to 1991 batch of Indian AdministrativeServices. However, Khemka is senior most among them.

Khemka, 50, has faced 46 transfers in 22 years of hisservice despite the fact that he received outstanding rankingsin most of his ACRs apart from four appreciation letters fromthe government.

Khemka, who is from middle-class background, belongsto Kolkata. Before joining the civil services, he had topped IITKharagpur in computer science and engineering in 1988.

Sathiyamurthy Posted AsTamil Nadu Intelligence Chief

Chennai: Tamil Nadugovernment todayposted senior IPS officerK N Sathiyamurthy asthe chief of state intelli-gence, replacing SDavidson Devasir-vatham. The state HomeDepartment, in a notifi-cation, announced thechanges. However, newposting of Devasir-vatham had not beenannounced immediately.

Prior to the latestposting, Sathiyamurthywas the Inspector-General of Police (Central Zone),Tiruchirappalli, and he has held several other senior positions.

Jadhav Chief Secretary,Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka gov-ernment today appointedArvind Jadhav as the new ChiefSecretary.

Jadhav, a 1978-batch IASofficer, is currently the Chair-man of Karnataka Appellate Tri-bunal.

The appointment is with ef-fect from December 31, thegovernment notification said.

He succeeds KaushikMukherjee who is retiring fromthe service on superannuation.Mukherjee, who was to retireon September 30, was given

three months of extension.Amid reports that K Ratnaprabha, Additional Chief Secre-

tary, Commerce and Industries Department, and S KPattanayak, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department,were the front-runners, Jadhav’s appointment has come as asurprise as he would attain superannuation on June 5.

January, 20163MIDNIGHT REPORTER

BureaucracyAwesome Annual Report

Another HattrickJanuary(MR)Hattrick annual report presented

by T DGP Anurag Sharma, which was full of achieve-ments and new announcements.In short last yearwas peaceful in the state because of the strict law &order.Many initiatives added, off course which hap-pened for the first time in any state, that’s the reasontoday other state police is quite eager to adopt themfor the best out come.This is not cheating…..! Asany state police can give n take the systems ac-cording to their need, so here it’s an official deal.What'smore is crime rate decreased in 2015 and this iswonderful achievement.Just click the link and watchthe boss on screen:<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCwv5tFlf0>

Really RockingJanuary(MR) The AP DGP J.V.Ramudu is really

rocking with his team.As per the reports extremismhas been effectively controlled in Andhra Pradesh andto curb red sanders smuggling the stringent action hasbeen taken.The arrest of notorious smuggler GangiReddy is one of the example of the tight policing.As perthe reports cognizable crime and crime against womendecreased last year.The increase of rape, economicoffences and abetment of suicide care have been slightlyincreased in last year.Overall it’s a great performanceby the officer and his team.That’s the reason the officeris endorsed as ‘really rocking’…!

‘Shaken’ matlab‘Hila Diya’

January(MR)The picture of HyderabadCity Police is completely and rapidly changedin last years.The department has adoptedall new technology for the smooth policingand today the general public is comfortablydealing with their issues.The Hyderabadpolice chief M.Mahendar Reddy is the of-ficer behind the changes,who has shakenthe entire policing system with new tacticsand techniques.Talking about law & order,cyber crimes, women protection, traffic is-sues or friendly policing all implemented per-fectly & successfully.As per the reports thecity was quite cool in 2015 and the crimerates have came down.

‘No Rest’ issliye‘The Best’

January (MR) As per the annual reportthe Cyberabad Police Chief CV.Anand does itagain with the best result and this is becauseof his hard work with the policy of ‘no rest’.Inlast year the Cyberabad police recovered 79% of property of worth Rs.22.62 crores, whichhas been lost in various offences and anotherstrange news is the Cyberabad police has abig share of FIR cases in total number whichwere reported in the entire state.This showsthe activeness of the police and also the aware-ness into the public.Drop in the crime cases isa another big achievement which has to beappreciated.

January(MR)The GHMC Chief Dr.B.Janardhan Reddy is a versatileand hardcore officer, who is quite dedicated to his commitments.Fromthe beginning the officer is working hard to keep the city clean,to makethe roads smooth & to provide best services to the citizens. Let's dis-cuss on the recent initiatives, which are in news.The citizens startedregistering the complaints on the provided ‘consumer mobile app’ and theconcerned officers are doing their best to respond quickly.The app is thebest way to find a quick solution for any problem. Mr.Reddy is seeninspecting the major parks in the wee hours to check the basicfacilities.Infact the proposal to give the parks on hire to the educationinstitutes is the best thought.Apparently citizens are enjoying the smoothdriving. Surprise to see smooth roads after long gap...!

Jockey Janardhanon full speed

Century in GOLFJanuary(MR)Many of us may not be knowing that officer

P.V.Sunil Kumar is also a very good golf player, when it comesto policing he is in the front row for his excellentservices.Recently the officer got a first birdie in golf, which islike scoring a century or taking five wickets in cricket.What ashot ! said all the people who were present at the moment.

4 January, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Smart officeron ‘Smart Job’

January(MR)The SCB, CEO Sujatha Gupta,the hardcore lady officer is on screen fromthe day one and now the lady officer is in news for new initiative of ‘Smart Cantonment Area’. Yes! The officer is now on a task to change the look n hook of the area and as per the sources nowthe officer is quite busy on preparing the master plan of the same.As a apart of this initiative andalso to curb crime 320 colonies will get CCTV security soon.So, smart officer on smart job….!The lady officer's style of working reminds us a famous song again & again ‘ruk jana nahi tu kahihaar ke….! Really fantastic.

January(MR) ‘Ayutha Chandi Yagam’ was on screen, in which all the bigwigs took partvigorously.The participation of top babus & cops was also in news, in fact the three seniorbabus sitting ‘saath-saath’ wearing the same yellow color spiritual attire was a high lightone.In the picture the T CS Dr.Rajiv Sharma, Prl. Sec. S.Narsing Rao & S.P.Singh are seensitting together.Rare one, don’t miss it….!

Bigwigs in ‘Big One’

January(MR)One of the reputed ban-ner has taken the dates from officer AnjaniKumar for their next action movie ‘RealRider’ some of the action shorts wereleaked in the media…!!! Surprised ?, don'tbe…! The above story is not real, but sonit can be! As the officer is very fond ofriding the horse and this time he rode inback waters of Himayatsagar.Thanks tothe cameraman for providing this picture,which is real a awesome click…!!

Presenting the‘Real Rider’

January(MR)The Hyderabad Metro Rail Managing Director NVS.Reddyis the most happiest officer.Why ? As we have a genuine reason for hishappiness.After conducting HMRs first passenger trial run from Mettugudato Uppal the officer is seen quite excited, after lot of efforts and pains it’s acelebration time for the officer. Cheers !

The Most Happiest Babu

Nowadays the Medak District CollectorRonald Rose is making rounds.The young of-ficer who worked in Hyderabad on some keypositions is now in news for the best arrange-ments during Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagnam…!He succeed to impress with his work…. who ?Just guess !

The Adilabad SP Tarun Joshi continues hiswork with full ‘josh’ and his work is in discussionin the district.The news is Adilabad Police vis-ited Chennai to distribute relief material to theflood victims.Wow ! What a initiative ! hat's off…!

Vikramjit Duggal, Nalgonda SP is on job for24x7 and we have a proof of it.Yes, the officer isseen in office on Sundays and holidays too.Onone Sunday when he responded instantly to aSMS reflects his commitment.

Vijayawada, Collector Babu is the best.Apartfrom the development activities the officer playedthe key role in the completion of PattiseemaProject and other land acquisitions.Recently hereceived the Computer Society of India Nihilente-Governance Award for ‘e-POS system’.

Vijayawada Municipal Commissioner,Veerapandian is the talk of the town, for makingthe city clean and planting trees all over makingit beautiful. He is also successful in implement-ing change of all street lights to LED.

Most of the young officers are doing the awesome job in both states withzeal and commitment. ‘naya khoon hai nayi umangey,ab hai nayi javani…!

Youngistaan-5Rao is again ‘On Screen’

Janauary(MR)The RR Dist Collector M.Raghunandan Rao is mak-ing waves in the power corridors with his outstanding performance.Promotion of welfare schemes, priority to women,senior citizens & thedisabled, protecting the government land from encroachments, provid-ing better medical facilities in rural areas and off course the farmers arehis first priority. Recently after the ‘praja darbar’ when he was moving tohis chamber he saw a handicapped couple, he stopped for a while andasked them the reason for being at the Collectorate, took theirapplication,called the concerned officer on the spot directed him toexecute their request soon.Wow ! What an officer !

New initiative in RR Dist.

Laati Sey Nahi RoseSey Dar Lagta Hai….

Januray(MR)The RR Dist, SP Rema Rajeshwari is in discussion.Thetough lady officer is making rounds in the district with her bestperformance,especially in tightening the law & order and womenprotection.A new trend is initiated in the district, the cops are givingroses to the people who are not wearing helmet and now people aremore afraid of rose than the lathi …! Infact whoever is wearing the helmetthey are getting a chance for ‘Good Citizen Selfie’ with the police.The newtrend is getting viral on the social media and the district people arevigorously taking part in it by following the rules.This kind of new thoughtswill really change the mindset of the people….! Good initiative from thelady officer…..!

Solutions with ‘Web-Solutions’January(MR)Sandeep Sultania,Transport Commissioner is now work-

ing seriously on ‘Web solutions’ and the recently launched ‘e-Vahan Bima’is one such initiative that is first if it’s kind in the country.Today the websolutions are mandatory and the best way to reach the citizens.Theofficer and his team is also working to start e-licence & e-RC, soon in thestate.So, now transport department will be finding all the solutions withweb-solutions. Right Choice…!

5 January, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Don’t sit ideal and don’t waitfor anyone’s favor, just work &work & work…….! Work only cantake us to our destination, workcan make all your dreams cometrue, work sets identity & respectand off course successful lifebegins from work.But smart work-ing in a organized and a respon-sible way is also important.”

This is the definition of themost visionary and the most so-cialist and the well-known realtorMr.S.Ram Reddy,the presentPresident of CREDAI,Hyderabadand also the Chairman & Manag-ing Director of SMR Holdings,which stands as one of the reputedconstruction company in the en-tire South India.

Mr.Reddy is basically an Ar-chitect, student of School ofPlanning,Delhi who started hiscareer as a realtor in 1993 with a600 sq yard venture in Habsiguda.Though till date the company hassuccessfully completed more thanfifty five projects simultaneouslyin Bangalore and Hyderabad, butstill has attachment with the firstventure and it’s a wonderful oc-currence that his car moves au-tomatically whenever he passesfrom the venture.This is called thefirst love with the first work…..!

Mr.Reddy belongs to a verycultured family.His father an agri-culturalist & a freedom fighter, born& brought up in an atmosphere,where he only learned to ‘give backto the farmers and the society’.Every year organizing a immenseblood donation camp in thememory of his elder son is one ofthe best examples of his affectionand ‘give back’ policy.Apart fromthis he is involved into many eventsrelated to social responsibility.

CREDAI, Hyderabad has 175prominent realtors in its chapter,believes more in transparency &providing high quality services.Apparently customer protection,customer satisfaction and to es-tablish a smooth relation betweenboth is the main objective.Apartfrom CSR activities Chapter ini-tiate to aware realtors with the newtechniques and also improvementskill programmes for constructionworkers with the help of variousgovernment agencies.Chapter isalso active in major social projectsof the government.

Gentleman With Big Heart& Big Vision

On grand scale is ok, but keeping the designing elements simple is thebest way, Says Vaibhavi Shah, the young Interior Designer and the Princi-pal Architect of Kalpavriksh. Kalpavriksh is a design practice that offersarchitectural design consultancy services.By means of a holistic approach,the main objective is to create efficient, sensitive & responsible design. Itcrafts spaces with an accentuation of details." Our USP is custom de-signed residences", says Shah.

“I set up Kalpavriksh to pursue my interest, passion to design and seethe design come to life. Architecture gives me the opportunity to engage inboth creativity and technicality with the aesthetic and functional aspects ofdesign.” she added.

Vaibhavi said that “The key is to focus on a plan, get organized and findthe right balance between work and home. Planning & organizing is a vitalskill for an architect.” “As a person my father is inspiration for me and offcourse nature is my design inspiration.

Announcement:

Daredia coming upwith two new projects

Daredia Con-structions announcestwo new projects of 2lakh sq feet at Kompally.That would soon be abenchmark for businesshomes and happy fami-lies. The two prestigiousprojects are Daredia's

Pearl apartments and Daredia's Times Square,said the chairman Sikander Daredia. Moreover it’sa news that already the company has completeda big venture at the same place.

Chance pe DanceThe Telangana State gov-

ernment has decided to extendthe date for Building Penali-sation Scheme (BPS) and Lay-out Regularisation Scheme(LRS) by 30 days.What anews, let’s dance on this cha-nce. The last date to submit theLRS and BPS application onlinenow is January 31.

The State government released a GO pertaining tothe extension of receiving LRS and BPS applicationsonline. However, GHMC officials said they would onlyreceive the applications and the processing would betaken up only after the disposal of pending court caseand as per the High Court orders.

‘Simple’ like a SMILE

India one of the most preferred realestate markets in Asia Pacific

The Indian real estate market has won back favour among foreigninvestors to become one of the most preferred destinations in the AsiaPacific, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India.

Overseas funds accounted for more than 50% of all investment activityin India in the last one year, compared with just 26% for the whole of 2013,the consultancy firm said in a report titled Emerging Trends in Real EstateAsia Pacific 2016 released recently.

“Flows of foreign capital to India began increasing dramatically at theend of 2014, with the amount invested growing almost 200% year-on-yearby the middle of 2015,” the report said, citing data by Real Capital Analyticsthat provides information on commercial property.

Brighter days ahead for thereal estate sector

Indian real estate market is expected to witness an upswing in the year2016. Several policy reforms by the central government coupled with grow-ing GDP, controlled inflation, low fiscal deficit and improving liquidity areexpected to bring some good news for the industry.

The Indian real estate market has been in a state of inertia with lowsales volume and prodigious demand-supply mismatch for the last fouryears now. The years 2013-15 were particularly very non-productive forthe sector with unsold inventory in all top metros hitting the roof and sellersfinding a hard time to get good buyers. While factors like artificial inflation ofresidential inventory in certain cities, and crumbling infrastructure in othersare to be blamed; pan-India factors like a change of government in 2014and falling GDP prior to that also acted as major spoilers.

New investor-friendly rules towoo foreign funds

India's recent move to ease foreign investment norms in real estate willlikely boost overseas fund flows into a sector struggling with project delaysand weak demand, as the rule changes have by far been the most investorfriendly since the industry was opened up about a decade ago.

The new rules that became effective on Nov. 24 abolished the needfor a minimum prescribed project size and did away with a regulation thatstipulated foreign entities could only invest in the so-called "greenfield"projects. Fitch Ratings says the move would help double annual foreigninvestments into Indian real estate to $1.5 billion over the next two to threeyears. Investors have been shying away from Indian real estate as theindustry is grappling with project delays amid a labyrinthine approval pro-cess involving numerous authorities. That led to a slump in demand, asbuyers were worried about their investments getting stuck in stalled projects.A surge in interest rates till the middle of this year also hurt prospectiveinvestors as well as builders.

S.Ram ReddyPresident CREDAI, HyderabadCMD- SMR Holdings

6 January, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Public Sector P.K. Singh takescharge as SAILChairman

Mr. Prakash Kumar Singh, 57, has taken charge as Chairman, SteelAuthority of India Limited (SAIL) today. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Singhwas the Chief Executive Officer of SAIL’s Durgapur Steel Plant, a position hetook over in 2012. Earlier this year in July, 2015, he was also given theadditional charge of CEO, IISCO Steel Plant.

A distinguished alumnus of IIT, Roorkee in Metallurgical Engineering, Mr.Singh started his career in Bokaro Steel Plant in 1980. During his career inSAIL, he could bring about significant improvements within short span of time

in plants like ISP, BSL, BSP and DSP. By virtue of his leadership qualities he steadily rose to the position of the CEO,Durgapur Steel Plant in May, 2012. A technocrat par excellence, Mr. Singh is regarded as an expert in blast furnacetechnology and operations. He has also multifaceted experience ranging from planning, manufacturing, execution,quality control, supply chain and administration. With right blend of technical expertise and his leadership abilities,SAIL will benefit by way of faster stabilization and ramping up of its new facilities.

Atul Sobti appointed as CMD, BHELNew Delhi, January 1: On his appointment as Chairman & Man-

aging Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Mr. AtulSobti, 56, has assumed charge as CMD of India’s largest MaharatnaPublic Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise, here today.

Prior to this, Mr. Sobti was Director on the Board of BHEL, head-ing two crucial portfolios of Power and Finance. Earlier, he also heldadditional charge of the post of Director (Engineering, R&D). In addi-tion, he is the Chairman of Raichur Power Corporation Limited, aJoint Venture company of BHEL and Karnataka Power CorporationLimited. Before his elevation to the Board in December, 2013, he wasExecutive Director (Power) at BHEL, New Delhi, and was also hold-ing concurrent charge of Industrial Systems Group, a Bengalurubased unit of BHEL.

Significantly, as Director (Power), Mr. Sobti was responsible forspearheading and strategizing for the Power Sector business ofBHEL and under his stewardship, BHEL’s power business hasachieved major milestones including the highest ever capacity addi-tion/synchronization of 13,452 MW and 11,941 MW in financial years2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. In fact, in fiscal 2014-15, BHELexceeded Ministry of Power’s capacity addition target by 19%. Un-

der his leadership, the trend has continued in the current fiscal (2015-16) and BHEL has already commissioned/synchronised projects of around 8,000 MW, the highest ever in the first nine months of a financial year. He has beeninstrumental in strategizing and securing a series of orders from various state utilities including Telangana, AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Punjab besides Central Utilities like NTPC and NLC.Mr. Sobti is a ‘Mechanical Graduate Engineer’ with ‘Post Graduation in International Management’ and ‘Diploma inProject Management’. He has also undergone Advanced Management Programmes at IIM, Ahmedabad and AsianInstitute of Management, Manila.

Cabinet nod for ONGC’s Rs.5,000crore investment in ONGC Videsh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs onTuesday approved an investment of Rs.5,000 crore tobe made by public sector explorer ONGC into the eq-uity share capital of its foreign arm ONGC Videsh.

“The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs hasgiven its approval for investment of Rs.5,000 crore byOil and Natural Gas Company Limited (ONGC) intothe equity share capital of ONGC Videsh by conver-sion of existing loan of equivalent amount into equity,” a

cabinet communique said.The approved investment will strengthen the capital base of ONGC

Videsh, the statement said. “It will enhance the ability of ONGC to undertakeoverseas exploration and production business, thereby improving the en-ergy security of the country,” it added.

CWC Presents Dividend Chequeto Government of India

Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) achieved yet another recordturnover of Rs.1562 croreduring 2014-15 as against Rs.1528 crore ofpreceding year. This could be possible due to addition of constructedstorage capacity by 1.78 lakh MT. CWC also achieved highest ever GrossOperating Margin of Rs.209 crore as against Rs. 176 crore during 2013-14,registering a growth of 18.76%.

Keeping in view the excellent financial results, CWC has declared divi-dend for the year 2014-15 @ 54% as against 48% during the previous year.A cheque of Rs.20.21 crore presented by Harpreet Singh, Managing Direc-tor, CWC to Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & PublicDistribution on 30th December, 2015, towards dividend due to the Govern-ment of India, in the presence of Vrinda Sarup, IAS, Secretary (F&PD) andother senior officers.

NTPC Ltd and MIDHANI signMOU for R&D

NTPC Ltd and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) have signed anumbrella Memorandum of Understanding for Research and Developmentin the areas of mutual interest mainly materials and components develop-ment critical to existing power plants recently in Hyderabad.

Under this umbrella MoU, joint R&D projects will be taken up for devel-opment and testing of wear resistant, erosion resistant and corrosion resis-tant components for performance improvement and increased product life-cycle. The MoU was signed by R K Srivastava, Executive Director, NTPC-NETRA, and B.G Raj, Director-Finance, MIDHANI in presence of Dr. D.KLikhi, CMD, MIDHANI and other senior officials of NTPC and MIDHANI.

Coal India produces 9 percentmore in FY 2015

State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) produced 9 percentmore coal in the current fiscal than in 2014, the govern-ment said on Saturday.

In a tweet, coal secretary Anil Swaroop said: “Coalproduction by Coal India crosses nine percent over lastyear’s record production. Well done. Keep it going. Still avery long way to go.”

In the current fiscal, CIL’s production rose by 8.8 per-cent to 321.38 million tonnes from April to November against295.4 million tonnes in the year ago period, an official said.

For CIL, the government set a target of one billion tonnes of coal pro-duction by 2020. This year’s target was fixed at 550 million tonnes while lastfiscal’s target was missed by 3 percent with an output of 494.23 milliontonnes.

PFC & NTPC Awarded for Performance

R.Nagarajan, Director (Finance), PFC and D. Ravi,Director (Commercial), PFC receiving the CBIP Awardfor ‘Best Power Financing Company’ from Sushri UmaBharti, Union Minister of Water Resources, River De-velopment & Ganga Rejuvenation and Dr. Rampratap,Minister of Water Resources, Govt. of Rajasthan.

NTPC has been given CBIP Award- 2016 forbeing ” Best Performing Utility in Thermal PowerSector” and setting benchmarks for efficiencyand reliability with focus on technology. Awardwas received by A.K. Jha, CMD, NTPC fromSushri Uma Bharti, Union Minister.

SBI Launches “State BankSamadhaan”- A Self ServiceMobile App

State Bank of India launched aMobile App “State Bank Samadhaan”on Google Play Store. This is a Self-Service App and will enable SBI cus-tomers to avail a range of servicesand obtain commonly sought infor-mation, without visiting the branch.

The App will provide information about deposits, ad-vances, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, EMI cal-culation, SBI Branch and ATM Locations, SBI Holi-days and give direct access to various mobile appsviz., SBI Freedom, SBI Anywhere, SBI Buddy, SBIQuick, etc. While launching the App, Smt. ArundhatiBhattacharya, Chairman of State Bank of India, in heraddress said that, this step will further endear thebank to its customers, and will enhance customerdelight. A unique feature of the App is that it will enableany SBI customer to get on-demand his statement ofaccount and interest certificate on Housing Loan andEducation Loan securely on his registered email ad-dress 24 x 7. Customers will also be able to lodge andtrack their complaints through the App.

Inaguration of RenovatedPremises of Historic PNBBranch

Cabinet Minister Dr Harshvardhan in presence of MD& CEO PNB, Mrs Usha Anathsubramanian, inauguratedrenovated historic PNB branch at Chandani Chowk, Delhi.

Usha Anathasubramanian, MD & CEO, PNB ad-dressed the gathering and informed that it is not only the1st branch of PNB in India but also is a part of culturalheritage of our country. In this occasion Mrs UshaAnathasubramanian, MD & CEO declared the branch asa Heritage Branch and will be maintained accordingly.

Chief Guest of the occasion Dr Harshwardhan fo-cused on the life stature of our founder Punjab KeshariShri Lala Lajpat Rai and also mentioned that due to hisSwadeshi visionary PNB is one of the lead runners in theIndian Banking Industry. He appreciated the efforts of PNBin the implementation of various social schemes as PradhanMantri Jan Dhan Yojna, Mudra Yojna and Suraksha bandhanschemes. He also informed that as Chandni Chowk is anepicenter of Indian cultural heritage the branch may benamed as Heritage Branch.

On this occasion Rajesh Yaduvanshi, FGM Delhi andB.N.Mishra, Circle Head, Delhi were also present.

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Corporate Infosys plans campus inWarangal

The Telangana governm-ent’s efforts to take informationtechnology beyond Hyderabadand expand to Tier-II and Tier-III cities in the state is set to geta boost with IT bellwetherInfosys planning a campus in Warangal. The facility on the lines of its Mysurucampus will come up in the second biggest town in the state, about 150 kmfrom here. This was discussed during Infosys’s chief executive officer VishalSikka’s meeting with Information Technology Minister K.T. Rama Rao , sourcesin the state government told.

The proposed campus in Warangal will serve as a centre for the IT majorto train fresh engineering graduates. Located over 350 acres, Infosys’sMysuru campus is home to thousands of trainees and employees.

A formal announcement about the proposed Warangal campus is likelyto be made in February next year when the Bengaluru-headquartered com-pany will open its largest campus in Hyderabad. “Infosys also told us thatthere are many things they would like to do in terms of business plans. Once(Vishal) Sikka is back in February, we will share details,” the minister toldreporters after the meeting.

The new IT policy of Telangana - also set to be unveiled in February -proposes various sops to the companies looking to expand their operationsto Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Sikka invited Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao to inaugurate the campus at Pocharam on the outskirtsof Hyderabad.

This is the second campus of the company in Hyderabad. The Infosys ITSEZ is spread over 450 acres and when fully completed it will have a capac-ity for 25,000 employees. The first phase with a built-up area of 30 lakh sq. ft.with 16,000 employee-capacity comprises software development blocksand residential training facilities. Infosys’s existing campus at Gachibowli hasa capacity of 10,000 employees. Meanwhile, Infosys announced the launchof its solar PV power plant of 6.6 MW capacity at its Pocharam campus. “Withthis launch, combined with the existing 0.6 MW capacity rooftop solar plant,the Infosys campus in Pocharam will be one of the first corporate campusesin India that will be run completely by renewable energy,” the company saidin a statement.

GMR Infrastructure raises$300 mn from KuwaitInvestment Authority

Kuwait Investment Authority has signed a definitive agreement to invest$300 million (Rs.2,000 crore) in GMR Infrastructure Limited, it was announced.Kuwait Investment Authority, one of the largest and oldest sovereign wealthfunds of the world, agreed to subscribe to 60 year long Foreign CurrencyConvertible Bond (FCCB) due 2075 to be issued by GMR.

The conversion price of Rs.18 represents approximately 30 percentpremium to the 3 months average share price of GMR. The completion of thetransaction and receipt of funds is subject to fulfillment of customary closingconditions for transactions of this nature and procuring necessary approv-als. Announcing the transaction, GMR Group chairman G. M. Rao said this isthe largest bilateral investment of Kuwait Investment Authority in India. “Thisinvestment shows confidence of sovereign investors in the long term poli-cies being implemented by the Government of India, particularly in the infra-structure space,” he said. He thanked Kuwait Investment Authority for choos-ing GMR Group for their first bilateral investment in the country. GMR’sFCCB issuance is the longest tenor convertible issuance out of India and willhave several “equity-like” features such as long tenor, unsecured and sub-ordinated status and mandatory conversion. The proceeds from the FCCBwill be primarily used to repay certain outstanding obligations of GMR and itssubsidiaries, GMR Infra said in a statement. Farouq Bastaki of Kuwait In-vestment Authority, said they believe that GMR is well positioned to play animportant role in India, as the country aggressively expands its infrastruc-ture footprint in the coming years. “We look forward to participating in GMR’sgrowth as a long term investor and build a deeper relationship,” he said. GMRmanaging director Kiran Kumar Grandhi said they believe that this will be agame changer for GMR Group. “It will symbolise high quality investors’ con-fidence in the long term opportunity in GMR. It will help the company to meetthe challenges being faced by the sector and deleverage our debt exposure.This also represents one more milestone in the GMR’s turnaround journeyand strengthens our balance sheet and prepares the groundwork for ournext phase of profitable growth,” he said.

Meru Cabs launches ‘ride-share’to help curb pollution

Doing its bit to control air pollution, MeruCabs announced a new service throughwhich passengers can share their cabs ridewith others. The customers will be providedwith an option of sharing their Meru cabs

ride with other co-passenger who intends to travel in the same direction. Afixed 30 percent discount on the estimated trip fare would be applicable forthe customers who chose the “ride- share” option, the taxi company said.Customers will be charged a fixed fare which will be communicated to thembefore booking. The “ride-share” services were launched keeping in viewthe issue of traffic congestion and escalating pollution in the national capitaland its adjoining areas, said the company. “By choosing to share your per-sonal vehicle with others or sharing a CNG-fuelled Meru cab by Ride Share,citizens can now contribute to solving the city’s travel woes,” Meru CabsGroup CEO Siddhartha Pahwa said. The company has also introduced ‘Meru’sICE (In Case of Emergency) feature’, which allows passengers to sharedetails of their location with registered emergency contacts.

Dara Darita :Switzerland feeling thewarmth of Hyderabad

I am Dara Darita, runs a Publicityand Production company In Londonand been doing a market research inIndia for some time already. Even whenI have been on a sabbatical period fora few years, I've continued travelingand got new different projects for 2016.

People usually says that whenyou find yourself far away from home,there is a unique feeling of yearningthat only those who travel constantly,may experience. Friends, sounds, aro-mas..., it is inevitable not to be remindedof them when you are abroad. If youhave lived in Hyderabad for some time,this might happens to you. The city andits inhabitants tend to adopt you, andthen you become part of them. It is al-most impossible not to miss the friendlygatherings, the taste of the food, thecolors and aromas while driving acrossthe city...!

Hyderabad makes you miss it. Ihave traveled around the globe for manyyears and visited over 350 cities sofar. I have been in Europe, US, Centraland South America, Africa and Asia.Every country has its own special placein my heart but, Hyderabad got to be-come a very special for me. I person-ally consider Hyderabad my place. Itspeople, my family. my friends, my broth-ers and sisters. The city, my city. I ampart of them now. And I always will be...Impossible not to feel loved when somany Hyderabadies are in touch withme and they wish me the best.Thesewords come mainly from my heart, notonly from my mind. Even when I amabroad, in the cold weather of Switzer-land, I can feel the warmth ofHyderabad and its people. And thatmakes me miss them... Cheers myfriends!!! Till next time when I will beback there to celebrate again this beau-tiful friendship !!!

‘Microsoft to work with T-Hubto develop startups’

Microsoft Chief Executive OfficerSatya Nadella said Microsoft would liketo work with T-Hub to develop accelera-tors and startups. He said it during hisvisit to T-Hub, billed as India’s largesttechnology incubator. “Indian talent in thearea is dramatically growing and we cansee their dominance in the field,” he saidwhile addressing budding entrepreneurs.

On a private visit to Hyderabad,Nadella visited the facility located at theInternational Institute of Information Tech-nology (IIIT), Hyderabad. Telangana’sInformation and Technology minister K.T. Rama Rao took him around the T-Huband explained about various initiativesof the government. Earlier, Nadella metAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister .

Polish firm to set up $50 mnplant in Karnataka

Poland-based Ekolog Pita would set up a $50 million (Rs.330 crore) plant in Karnataka to manufacture cleantechnology equipment, an official statement said. An agreement to set up the plant, a high technology equipmentfactory to ‘Make in India’ and export clean technology equipment, was signed by Ekolog director Robest Jans andstate’s Additional Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha.

Extending his full support to the environment friendly plant, state Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande said: “Itis our duty to protect the environment and ecology.” Ekolog makes ELA reactors for wastewater treatment plants,technologies for biological and chemical phosphorus removal, de-nitrification and nitrification, separate bioreactorsfor wastewater treatment plant and cogeneration systems which supply electricity to power grids.

The Polish company also announced plans to establish an environmental technologies R & D centre for localengineers and students. Karnataka is wooing global investors to set up operations in the state and its ‘InvestKarnataka 2016' event is scheduled here February 3-5, 2016.

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CorporateCelebrations

Tera saath hai tho : The happening couple Tejas & RinaHindocha celebrated their wedding anniversary, lets dedi-cate the most touching and apt song ‘tera saath hai tho…!’to the couple.As per the ‘little bird’ the couple had a blast atThailand….! Wow what a place!

Made For Each Other: What a bash with full of music &masti.It was the anniversary of beautiful couple Sushil &Mamta Agarwal, where most of the elite gathering waspresent to wish the couple and heard saying ‘made foreach other’.

GoNat ‘Hits the Screen’ : The BNI GoNat Expo organized by BNI Hyderabad atHICC hit the screen, inaugurated by Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya. Wel-comed by main sponsor Abhishek Group Chairman Tej Narayan Agarwal &Director Abhishek Agarwal.One word Agarwals made the expo….! BNI,ED BharatShah, the man behind the event & it's success is now making rounds in thebusiness circles.

Another Feather: The young en-trepreneur of the town Rajeev Doshiadded another feather by announc-ing the outlet of BIKANERVALA.Infact it’s a news for the food loverswho were looking for the outlet nearto Basheerbagh area. Though Rajeevis also into another business, butright now focus will be onBikanervala...!!!

New Beginning: Health comes first !Yogic kriya expert Jyothi Jashnani has col-laborated with Soul Beauty & Wellness Cen-tre for ‘Fitness Wealth’- a complete holisticapproach for nutrition & wellness.Soul CEOHemlata Rathi announced the collaborationin an event.So, to enjoy healthy life lets learnsome tips and techniques from Jyothi-theawakening light….!!!

Roshan ‘roshan’ hua : Yes! It's true Roshan ‘roshan’hua…! Roshan Patel an-nounced his productioncompany with a tag line ‘youimagine-we accomplish’.Thisevent management companydeals with corporate & com-munity events like sangeet,wedding and etc.So, "der kisbaat ki lagavo Roshanva kophone"….!

Faces & Faces: Zimbiri from Bhutan ex-hibited her art ‘faces’ in one of the star hotelrecently, where many of the art lovers werepresent and appreciated the youngartist.Faces is about people and their wayof coping with society by wearing different‘faces’.Zimbiri father Ugen Tsechup,a re-puted business man is a real father, who isa source of encouragement for her draw-ings, which is although a creative affair.

Exclusively for Kids: TheGlamkids calendar for the newyear 2016 is launched in a starhotel.Beautiful pictures of thekids are on screen, who werelike the celebrities for thenight.Manisha Mehta & JyothiJashnani took the initiative,which is to be applauded.

Christmas Click :Vijaya Murthywith ‘Christmas Cake’, but the cel-ebration is on for another reasonand that is already on the screen.The pop album ‘Selfie Queen’ ofBaba Saigal released recently, inwhich performance of Vijaya as anartist is quite in discussion. More-over she performed in Englishshort film ‘Culprit’. Kya baat…!More announcements in comingdays….!

Prestigious One : Ajai KumarAgarwal, Director Eye PoppersConsulting Pvt. Ltd. and Ex Asst.General Manager, Central Bank ofIndia has been appointed as Ad-visor of SME Chambers for thestates of Telangana and A.P. for2years.SME Chamber of India is aleading National Organizationsince 22 years having pan Indiapresence with 45000 member.

Papa kehte hain bada naamkarega: Sons birth day and offcourse the father will be on cloudnine.If it would be possible thefather will pick the star from thesky as a birthday gift for theson.This kind of excitement ev-ery father has…..!This seasonproud paa Anand Mehta cel-ebrated his son Kabir Mehta’sbirthday.Moreover Raja SinghCelebrated son Aarnav &Balvinder Singh Bagga cel-ebrated son Karman Baggabirthday.Best wishes for the dar-ling betas….!!!

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When it comes to the classic look of a floral-print dress,flowers are always in season.It would be any flower orany petal the graphic daisy-print dresses attracts the en-tire gathering.Presenting the beautiful divas wearing flo-ral dresses and also propagating the importance of it.‘Midnight Reporter’ comes out this new year with thetheme of ‘floral’ and when it comes to flowers the veryfamous song comes in mind ‘phool tumhein bheja haikhat mein…..!’

Really, flowers have come across many generationsalong with humans and have made them happy and ener-getic on various occasions. Most of the time flowers andlife of human beings are interlinked in many aspects.It ispretty clear that flowers are an integral part of every walkof our life. They take an important place irrespective ofthe situation.So it can be considered that life of flowersand life of humans are twinned together.

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11 January, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Tourism

India climbs 13 steps on tourism ladderForeign exchange earnings of Rs 1,12,958 crore were recorded between January and

November, 2015 representing an increase of 1.0 per cent over the same period last year, whichwas pegged at Rs 1,11,889 crore. The Indian tourism industry has won accolades across theworld this year with the country also climbing 13 positions-from 65th to 52nd rank-in the tourismand travel competitive index, according to a World Economic Forum report.

India witnessed a large number of foreign tourist arrivals. "Foreign tourist arrivals fromJanuary to November, 2015 were 7.10 million, representing an increase of 4.5 per cent over thesame period of the previous year, which was 6.79 million. Foreign exchange earnings of Rs1,12,958 crore were recorded between January and November, 2015 representing an increaseof 1.0 per cent over the same period last year, which was pegged at Rs 1,11,889 crore," said astatement released by the Ministry of Tourism.

The government launched the e-Tourist visa initiative in November, 2014, which has nowenabled prospective visitors to apply for an Indian visa online from his/her country withoutvisiting the Indian Mission and also paying for the visa online. "During January-November, 2015,3,41,683 tourists arrived on an e-Tourist visa while during the same period last year, a totalnumber of 24,963 tourists arrived on an e-tourist visa registering a growth rate of 1268.8 percent," the statement said.

There have been several other initiatives taken by the government to give a push to thetourism industry. National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive(PRASAD) was another scheme under which a Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched inpursuance of the Budget announcements of 2014-15.

Eight projects have been sanctioned under PRASAD during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16,two for Mathura and one each for Gaya, Puri, Amritsar, Ajmer, Kamakhya and Amravati at anestimated cost of Rs 187.81 crores. "The Ministry of Tourism has launched a 'Welcome Booklet'for distribution at immigration counters to tourists arriving at international airports. The booklet isintended to be a helpful aid for foreign tourists immediately on arrival," the statement said.

Indian tourism received various other awards. For instance, at the World Travel Market(WTM) Africa 2015 held in Cape Town, South Africa in April 2015, the India Tourism Stand of theMinistry received the 'Best Feature Award' from the organisers of the event.

Sharjah to attract moretourists from India

Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), is focusing on Indiaas a major future market in which to promote Sharjah’s tourism potential. As part of itsoverseas promotion strategy, a delegation from the emirate held a series of workshops andmeetings with decision makers and major travel and tourism companies in India. The five-dayroadshow took place in December and covered four cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad andKochi. The delegation includes representatives from Sharjah’s hospitality and tourism sector,including Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, Air Arabia, Sharjah Air-port Travel Agency, and more.

SCTDA Chairman Khalid Jasim Al Midfa said: “Considering that India is one of the biggestmarkets exporting tourists to Sharjah, SCTDA concluded the promotional tours for this yearwith the India roadshow.”

He added: “The roadshow focused on promoting the prominent tourism projects comingup in the emirate as well as events and festivals such as Sharjah Water Festival and WorldChampionship Formula 1 Grand Prix and Aqua Bike championships which are set to takeplace in December this year.” Sharjah has been organising promotional tours throughout theyear targeting a range of markets to strengthen the emirate’s leading position as a globaltourist destination that attracts visitors from around the world. The emirate attracted morethan 135,000 tourists from India in 2014, recording a 23% increase compared to 2013.

Kerala nature park modelled on mythicalbird Jatayu to take flight next year

The first phase of the Jatayu Nature Park, an ambitious tourism project worth Rs 100crore in Kerala’s Kollam district, is all set to open in January 2016, project head Rajiv Anchaltold. The nature park project envelopes small mountains, valleys, cliffs and rock-formationsspread over 65 acres in Chadayamangalam and has been conceived to promote mythologi-cal, adventure and wellness tourism. The highlight of the project is a giant sculpture of Jatayu,the mythical bird that tried to rescue Sita from the clutches of Raavan in the Hindu epicRamayana. According to local legend, the bird fell here after it was struck down by Raavan.

The sculpture - measuring 200 ft long, 150 ft wide and 70 ft in height - is being describedas the largest bird statue in the world and will sit on top of a hill. It will house a 6D theatre andan audio-visual based digital museum that will show glimpses from the Ramayana.

Orlando Bloom Deported By IndianGovernment AFTER Being Hired ToPromote Tourism In The Country!

Orlando Bloom was brought to India by some of theirgovernment officials to promote tourism to the country -only when he arrived late Saturday night, the actor wasimmediately deported. Apparently Bloom, 38, tried to enterthe country in Delhi without a valid visa, and Indian cus-toms officials promptly put him on a flight right back toBritain! The Pirates of the Caribbean star was allowedaccess to the country shortly after, though, when India'sExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj granted him alegal visa. The actor flew back Sunday evening - and gotin! Politician Amar Singh, who initially brought Bloom to thecountry for the tourism project, explained what happenedwith the deportation:

"He had applied for an e-visa and didn't get a reply. Hisoffice thought that he would get the visa on arrival." At least one good thing will come of this:in addition to promoting tourism to India, Bloom is now a walking, talking example of howtourists should handle the visa process before they visit! Despite the deportation denial andmulti-flight hiccup, here's to a great trip to India, Orlando!

12 January, 2016MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Tourism could be India’s largestemployer and reduce genderimbalance: Vasundhara Raje

The most challenging question during our recent ResurgentRajasthan Summit was why India gets fewer tourists than a singlemuseum (the Louvre and Rajasthan gets less tourists than asingle monument (Angkor Wat in Cambodia). This question isimportant. Tourism is the world's biggest industry, it takes jobs topeople rather than people to jobs, requires less capital per jobcreated than most other industries, is more likely to employ womenthan men, and preserves culture in ways that the state nevercan. In the long term, tourism spurs dialogue between culturesand enhances world peace. Tourists bring the global to the local;the global outpouring of affection towards Paris is partly becauseit attracts more tourists than any other city. When you visit a city,state, or country, you become a stakeholder in its destiny.

The multiplier effects on jobs, poverty and inclusion of raisingIndia's current 7 million annual foreign tourists to 50 million are

immense yet hardly impossible - Malaysia gets 30 million and France 70 million. As a state whichoften gets the compliment of being "India's largest open-air museum", Rajasthan aims to contrib-ute to this target by raising our 1 million annual foreign tourists to 5 million in the next five years.

India's 240 million farm workers generate only 15% of our GDP; the Make in India mission willoffer them the choice of higher productivity by creating 100 million new manufacturing jobs. A VisitIndia mission - aimed at attracting 50 million annual foreign tourists - would create a similarnumber of new service jobs.

Telangana: A potential newtourism destination

The formation of Telangana has certainly improvedthe prospects of Adilabad emerging as a prime touristdestination in the near future. Telangana is a landlockedstate in South India and one of the 29 states in India. Anincreased number of visitors during the Christmas va-cation is a strong indicator to this. Though adventuresports enthusiasts were the first to come to the districtsome four years ago, it did not catch the imagination ofmany.

Adilabad has so far turned out to be an excellentplace for both leisure and adventure tourism, within theambit of eco-tourism and village tourism.

Nature and culture are possibly two genres thatwould be of interest to photographers. The government should promote nature tourism and toursto interior tribal villages like Jodeghat during the Adivasi festival season. The government shouldplan the development of tourism, keeping in view the fragility of the environment and interests ofthe locals. Tribal people living close to eco-tourism spots could help to offer accommodation totourists. It would generate income and make this new region sustainable in tourism.

Spotlight on Goa amidsttourism crisis in Russia

When Dattaram Sawant, General Manager of Goa Tourism Development Corporation(GTDC) was in New Delhi receiving an award for Goa being voted ‘Favourite Leisure Desti-nation in India’ at the 5th Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards 2015, nobody antici-pated a coming storm.

Four days later, a report by one of the newspaper stating that Russia “struck India off itssafe travel destinations list” saw hundreds of publications with misleading headlines in themedia. It was later confirmed that the report had misinterpreted a statement by a non-profitorganisation ‘Russian information centre’(RIC) operating in Goa.

After a prompt clarification by the ‘RIC,’ the Embassy of Russia in India and the ConsulateGeneral in Mumbai, the media published disclaimers and the turmoil has turned positive forGoa. More than 400 publications stating Goa is safe for Russian tourists appeared in theRussian media in the following days.

Spontaneous publicity, even for a wrong reason, brought Goa to the spotlight of discus-sions in both Russia and India. “After such destinations as Egypt and Turkey popular amongRussian tourists got closed for geopolitical reasons, the question now is how Goa can makegood use of the current situation and pull over the tourist flow from closed destinations”,Ekaterina Belyakova from the ‘RIC’ told RIR.

Both Turkey and Egypt attracted around seven million Russian tourists last year, Russiatourism (Federal Agency for Tourism) figures state. India, in contrast, received only around205,000 Russian tourists in 2014. In the first six months of 2015, Turkey and Egypt registered1.3 million and 1.2 million Russian tourists respectively, placing them third and fifth in the list ofcountries most visited by Russians. China and Thailand were 10th and 11th in the list whileIsrael and Vietnam occupied 22nd and 23rd positions respectively. India was not even on thelist of 25 most visited destinations for that period.

A Mixed Bag for Odisha TourismIt was a year of proposals for

Odisha's tourism sector. Even as theTourism Department focused on ag-gressive branding and marketing ofthe State's products within India andabroad, Odisha got little in terms ofinvestment in the sector.

Some ambitious proposals thatwere made last year could not beimplemented but Nabakalebara RathYatra of the Holy Trinity saw Puri being

included under the Central Government's Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmenta-tion Drive (PRASAD) scheme. Similarly, Bhubaneswar was included in the tentative list ofWorld Heritage Sites in April this year by a permanent delegation of India to UNESCO. On thecontrary, Odisha's Buddhist Circuit did not find place in Centre's 'Swadesh Darshan' projectthat aims at increasing tourist footfall in tourism circuits across the country.

Jal Utsav to promote water tourism in stateTo promote aqua sports and water tourism in the state, Madhya

Pradesh State Tourism Corporation (MPSTDC) is gearing up to orga-nize 'Jal Utsav' at Hanuvantia in the month of February. RecentlyMPSTDC, Indore, had inaugurated 10 bamboo huts and pine-woodcottages in Hanuvantia, a place near Indira Sagar Dam on the banks ofNarmada river, which has small islands as a new tourist attraction.Regional director, MPSTDC, Anil Saxena said, "The 10-day festival,'Jal Utsav', would be organized from February 12 to 21 in which wewould be setting up 100 Swiss tents for the tourists."

He added that activities such as hot air ballooning, water cruise, speed boats, canoeing,kayaking, parasailing, jetty and water-scooters would be part of the festival. "The spot wasthown open to tourists on December 26 and till now over 500 tourists have visited it," he said,adding that the tourism department has designed the the Rs 30 crore project as an interna-tional tourist location.

Maharashtra govt inks MoU with Pawan Hansto boost tourism

In a bid to give an impetus to tourism in the state,Maharashtra government has signed an MoU with privatehelicopter service company Pawan Hans.

"We have signed an MoU with Pawan Hans to boosttourism in Maharashtra. Along with locals, foreign touristsare especially found to be more inclined towards chopper

services for touring the state," Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told PTI.He said the MoU between Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation and Pawan

Hans was signed. Fadnavis further said that helicopter services will now be available fortourists looking to visit Elephanta Island, Ajanta and Ellora caves, Ganpatipule (a small townlocated in Ratnagiri district on the Konkan coast), Tarkarli (a tourist spot in Sindhudurgdistrict) and Aamby Valley.